JPH06334828A - Facsimile equipment with optical abbreviation number revision function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform quick and accurate revision and to leave no room for doubt by revising the content of data relating to the facsimile equipment having an abbreviation dial registration function automatically through the transmission by a concerned party being a source of revision. CONSTITUTION:When the facsimile equipment is in the reception standby state, a network control unit 7 is used to monitor whether or not an incoming call reaches a public communications line. When any incoming call is in existence, the mode is transited to the reception mode and data are expanded while receiving data and whether or not OMR data are included is decided. When not included, usual facsimile reception is continued as it is and the received data are printed, and when included, reading is executed and whether or not older data with respect to revision object data are in existence is decided, and when not in existence, the mode is restored to the standby state because no revision is called for. When in existence, the data are revised based on a received content and a registration content revision document is printed out. When the mode sending a revision reception notice is not set in the opposite party, the opposite party is dialed for setting of the transmission mode.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly, to an OMR shortened number changing function configured so that a registered speed dial number and information related thereto can be changed by facsimile communication. And a facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, facsimile machines having various functions have been provided, but many speed dial registration functions are often provided as one of them. As is well known, speed dial registration is a one-touch selection of the facsimile number of the communication partner with a large number of digits, or if the number of registrations is large, it is shortened to a three-digit number including special symbols. There are many. In addition, in the currently known facsimile, it is general that the registered speed dial number is changed through the operation panel of the facsimile. On the other hand, looking at the usage status of speed dials for facsimiles, for example, in companies etc., the number of facsimiles of customers or business partners registered as abbreviated numbers is tens, and in many cases, hundreds. When the number is changed, the name of the other party is changed due to a change in organization, or the name of the person in charge is changed, in general, a notification is sent from the other party by postcard, etc., and the registration is changed one by one from the operation panel of each facsimile machine. I was supposed to do it.

However, as described above, when the number of registrations increases, the management becomes troublesome. Especially, when one facsimile machine is shared by a plurality of departments, whether or not the registration content changing process is executed reliably. It's often unclear what to do. Generally, in facsimiles using abbreviated numbers, it is rare to check the number one by one when sending, and even if it is confirmed, it is only to check whether the other party is correct or not. It is rare. If the registered content is not changed in this way,
There is a possibility that facsimile data may be transmitted to the wrong destination, or a problem that the destination name or the person-in-charge name before the change is described may be transmitted. In addition, it is often uncertain whether or not the notification has been sent to the other party, and whether or not the notification has been accepted has been acknowledged on the side that sent the change notification. In particular, unlike a telephone conversation, a facsimile does not immediately notice the mistake of the other party, and there is a high risk that confidential information will be transmitted to a third party.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and in a facsimile having a speed dial registration function, when the registered contents are changed, the contents are surely and promptly changed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine capable of doing the above.

[0005]

In the present invention, in order to achieve the above object,
In a facsimile machine that has the function of registering the telephone number of the communication partner as a speed dial that combines a few digits or symbols and numbers, the registration number change notification in the facsimile data sent from the communication partner is optically read. A means for automatically changing the registered speed dial number or destination name is provided. Further, when the registered contents are changed by the means, a function of printing out the contents is provided,
Further, it is characterized by having a function of automatically transmitting a notification indicating that the registered contents are changed to the communication partner by facsimile.

The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a basic embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a system control unit for controlling the entire facsimile, a memory unit 2 for compressing or storing the image information as it is, and an encoding / decoding unit for compressing / decompressing the image information. 3, a communication control unit 4 for executing processing such as a communication protocol, a scanner unit 8 for reading a document image or a received image document and converting it into an electric signal, and image information based on the binarized electric signal. A plotter unit 9 for writing a sheet on paper, an operation display unit 10 for inputting various instructions and information and various displays, an image scaling unit 11 for scaling an image, and a hard disk for storing image information.
A hard disk device 12 is connected via a bus line 13, and the communication control unit 4 has a modem 5 and an NC.
It is configured to be connected to a public communication line via a U (network control unit) 7.

The operation and control example of this apparatus will be described in detail with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. 2 and the notification format examples shown in FIGS. In FIG.
When the facsimile is in the reception standby state (standby state), it is monitored whether or not there is an incoming call on the line via the NCU (ST1, 2), and if there is an incoming call, the mode is changed to the receiving mode and reception is started (ST3). . Next, the data is decompressed while receiving it, and it is judged whether or not the OMR data is included in the received data (ST4). If the OMR data is not included, normal facsimile reception is performed and printing is performed (ST).
5). If it recognizes that the received data contains OMR data, it executes the reading,
When the reading is normally executed (ST6), it is determined whether or not there is old data with respect to the data to be changed, and if there is no corresponding data, it is not necessary to change, and the process returns to step 1 and the standby state is set. (ST7). On the other hand, if the corresponding old data exists, it is changed to the received content (ST8, 9) and the registration content change form as shown in FIG. 3 is printed (ST).
9).

Next, the mode setting is determined, and if the mode is not set to notify the other party that the content of the speed dial registration has been changed, the line is disconnected (ST1
0, 11), if the mode is set to send a change acceptance notification to the other party, the other party requesting the change of registration content is dialed and the registration change acceptance notification in the format shown in FIG. 4, for example, is sent. After the facsimile transmission, the line is disconnected (ST12, 13, 14). As described above, if the speed dial and its related information are changed according to the OMR data in the facsimile reception data, the above-mentioned problems can be solved.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, when a facsimile is received from a communication partner and a request for changing the speed dial contents by OMR data is received, the request is read and automatically changed. If you have a function and a function to notify the user of the facsimile device by printing the change and a function to notify the communication partner who requested the change that the request was accepted and the change was made. Although described, it is not necessary to have all of the functions in implementing the present invention, and various other modifications are possible. For example, based on the function of changing the registered content of the speed dial by receiving a facsimile from the other party, the printing of the change notification and the notification to the other party may be appropriately added as necessary. Further, not only according to the manuscript received via the telephone line as the facsimile data, but also when the registered contents of the own facsimile device are changed, by directly reading the manuscript in which the changed contents are described by the OMR data by the facsimile device, The change processing can be performed in the same manner. According to this method, the registered content can be changed without performing a complicated operation of the facsimile device.

[0010]

As described above, the present invention is configured such that the speed dial registered in the facsimile machine and the data contents related thereto are automatically changed by the facsimile transmission from the party who made the change. Therefore, since the change was made accurately and promptly, and the change requester was also notified that the change process was performed, the change process became even more reliable, and the change content definitely arrived at the destination. The problem of wondering whether or not it will be solved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of reception control of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a change content display document issued in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a change processing acceptance notice sent to a communication partner in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 system control unit, 2 memory unit, 3 encoding
Decoding unit, 4 communication control unit, 5 modem, 6 NC
U, 7 telephone line, 8 scanner section, 9 plotter section, 10 operation display section, 11 image scaling section, 12
Hard disk device.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile device having a function of registering a telephone number of a communication partner as a speed dial that is a combination of a small number of digits or symbols and numbers, and notifies a registration number change notification in the facsimile data transmitted from the communication partner. A facsimile apparatus having an optical shortening number changing function, which is provided with means for optically reading and automatically changing the registered speed dial number or destination name. 2. A facsimile device having a function of registering a telephone number of a communication partner as a speed dial which is a combination of a small number of digits or symbols and a notification of a registration number change in facsimile data transmitted from the communication partner. It is characterized by having means for optically reading and automatically changing the registered speed dial number or destination name, and a function for printing out the registered content when the registered content is changed by the means. Facsimile machine equipped with optical shortening number changing function. 3. A facsimile device having a function of registering a telephone number of a communication partner as a speed dial which is a combination of a small number of digits or symbols and a notification of a registration number change in facsimile data transmitted from the communication partner. A means for automatically changing the registered speed dial number or the name of the other party by optically reading, and a notification indicating that the registered content is changed when the registered content is changed by the changing means, A facsimile apparatus having an optical shortening number changing function, which has a function of automatically transmitting a facsimile to the communication partner.