JPH10107839A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal equipment in which connection procedure in formation to a provider is automatically generated and trouble of registration of the connection procedure information is saved. SOLUTION: A RAM 7 stores in advance a basic log-in script to a server. Based on data sent from the server after a line with the server is closed, the type of the server is discriminated. Then a basic log-in script corresponding to the discriminated type of the server is selected form the RAM 7 and a user ID or the like is added to the log-in script to generate a complete log-in script. The complete log-in script is overwritten in the RAM 7. After that, the log-in procedure is executed automatically with the server based on the stored information in the RAM 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device connectable to a computer communication network such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, computer communication networks such as the Internet have become widespread. If this computer communication network is used, it is possible to communicate with communication terminals not only in Japan but also abroad simply by paying the communication cost to the nearest contract provider (connection company to the computer communication network). As a computer communication network, communication by a personal computer communication network (for example, NIFTY-Serve) is frequently performed.

The protocol required for connection to the Internet is generally PPP (Point to Point Pro).
In general, the protocol required for connection to the personal computer communication network is often non-procedure, and the log-in procedure for the provider is also different from each other. Moreover, even in the same computer communication network, the log-in procedure may be different for each provider. Therefore, when contracts are made with a plurality of providers, it is necessary to perform different login procedures for each computer communication network or each provider, which is troublesome. In order to solve this problem, it is common that a login procedure for each provider is registered in advance and an auto login function is provided for automatically performing a login procedure based on the procedure information.

[0004]

However, in order to set the auto-login function, the registration of the log-in procedure must be performed by key operation at least once, and it is not possible to set the auto-login function. It was very time-consuming.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to automatically create connection procedure information for a provider and to save the trouble of registering connection procedure information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device capable of performing the above.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, storage means for storing basic connection procedure information for a server providing a connection service with a computer communication network. Determining means for determining the type of server based on data transmitted from the server after the line to the server is closed, and storing basic connection procedure information corresponding to the determined type of server And selecting means for selecting the connection procedure information and using the connection procedure information to create complete connection procedure information.

[0007] In the invention described in claim 2, in the invention described in claim 1, the creating means adds the user identification information to the selected basic connection procedure information to complete the connection procedure. The information is created, and the information is rewritten and stored in the storage means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the connection procedure with the server is executed based on complete connection procedure information stored in the storage means.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
Basic connection procedure information for the server is stored in the storage means. The server type is determined based on data transmitted from the server after the line to the server is closed. Then, basic connection procedure information corresponding to the determined server type is selected from the storage unit, and complete connection procedure information is automatically created using the connection procedure information.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the second aspect is provided.
In addition to the operation of the invention described in (1), complete connection procedure information is created by adding the user identification information to the basic connection procedure information selected by the selection means. Then, the complete connection procedure information is rewritten and stored in the storage means.

According to the invention described in claim 3, according to claim 1 of the present invention,
After the complete connection procedure information is stored in the storage means, the connection procedure with the server is automatically executed based on the stored information.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication terminal device T has a function for connecting to a computer communication network in addition to the G3 and G4 facsimile communication functions.

The CPU 1 controls each unit of the communication terminal device T via the bus 12 and performs an encoding process described later.
Executes programs for decryption processing, image conversion processing, binary / text conversion processing, mail editing processing, communication procedure processing, and the like.

The reading unit 2 includes a charge coupled device (CCD).
The image on the document is read by ice) or the like, and binary black and white image data is output. The recording unit 3 includes a printer of an electrophotographic system or the like, and records data received from another G3 or G4 facsimile apparatus or a computer communication network on recording paper.

A display unit 4 such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) displays the operating state of the communication terminal device T and data. The operation unit 5 includes ten keys, speed dial keys, one-touch dial keys, various function keys, and the like necessary for operating the communication terminal device T.
The numeric keypad or one-touch dial key also has a function for inputting characters such as alphabets.

A ROM (Read Only Memory) 6 stores a program necessary for the operation of the communication terminal device T. RAM (Random Access Memory) 7 as storage means
SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) or Flash Memory (Flash EEPROM; Flash Electr)
It is composed of an Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) and stores temporary data generated when the program is executed, and also stores a login script table T1 (see FIG. 3) described later.

In this embodiment, the determination means and the creation means are constituted by the CPU 1, the ROM 6, and the RAM 7.
The image memory 8 is a DRAM (Dynamic Ramdom Acces
s Memory) and temporarily stores image data to be transmitted and received image data.

DSU (Data Line Terminating Equipment; Digital Se
rvice Unit) 9 is connected to the digital line L1. Data transmitted on the digital line L1 is transmitted according to a baseband transmission method. For this reason, DSU
Numeral 9 converts the transmission data as a digital signal into a change in voltage and sends it to the digital line L1, and converts the voltage change on the digital line L1 into a digital signal as reception data. The DSU 9 also has a function of generating and detecting various facsimile control signals.

The modem 10 modulates and demodulates transmission / reception data, and has a data modem function in addition to a conventional FAX modem function. NCU (Network Control
l Unit) 11 has a function of closing and opening the analog line L2 and detecting the transmission and reception of dial pulses corresponding to the fax number of the other party.

FIG. 2 schematically shows a data flow in the communication terminal device T according to the present embodiment. Note that, in the figure, the encoding / decoding unit 21, the image conversion unit 2
2. Binary text converter 23, mail editor 2
4. The auto dialer 25 indicates a function executed by the CPU 1 based on a program stored in the ROM 6.

The encoding / decoding section 21 converts the image data into an MH (Modified Huffman) system and an MR (Modified REA).
D) Encoding or decoding is performed by an encoding method such as a method or an MMR (Modified MR) method. Hereinafter, the image data encoded by these encoding methods is referred to as “G3 format image data”. The image memory 8 stores the G3 format image data.

At the time of transmission, the image conversion unit 22 converts G3 format image data into TIFF (Tag Image File For), which is a general image format used by computers.
mat), and from TIFF to G3 format image data upon reception. Here, TIFF is the United States
This is a standard format for image files proposed by Aldus (currently merged with Adobe Systems). Instead of specifying a standard data format, TAG is used for image data attributes.
The feature is that it is defined as (tag) information. For this reason, in the case of the TIFF format, the data format can be recognized by reading the standardized tag information described in the first several hundred bytes of the image file.

TIFF is not limited to black and white binary,
Various Classes that handle monochrome multi-valued, full color, etc. are defined. One of them, Class F, defines G3 format image data. Therefore, the image data can be converted to TIFF by adding TIFF header information of Class F to the head of the G3 format image data. Hereinafter, the G3 format image data to which the Class F TIFF header information is added is referred to as “TIFF image data”.

The binary / text converter 23 converts the binary data into text data when transmitting, and converts the text data into binary data when receiving, as required. There are computers on the Internet that cannot handle binary data e-mail.
When transmitting binary data such as F image data, it is necessary to temporarily convert the data into text data. Text data handled on the Internet is IETF (Internet
In RFC (Request For Comments) 822, a document issued by the Engineering Task Force,
It is defined as a 7-bit code.

Therefore, the binary / text converter 23
Is MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension)
Data conversion is performed using base64 or the like in s).
According to this base64, 6-bit binary data is composed of 64 characters (uppercase, lowercase alphabet,
It can be replaced with one of numbers, +, /) and padding (=), and can be converted to text data. MIME is defined by RFC1521 (definition of MIME header), RFC1522, and RFC1590. In addition, when e-mail can be transmitted in binary data, such as NIFTY-Serve, binary
The text converter 23 converts the binary data TIFF
The image data is output to the mail editing unit 24 as it is.

The mail editing unit 24 transmits a TIFF
TI converted to image data or text data
Mail header information is added to the FF image data to edit the data into an electronic mail format. Upon reception, the mail header information is removed from the data in the electronic mail format, and only the TIFF image data converted to the TIFF image data or text data is extracted. Internet and NIFT
Since it is defined that predetermined header information is added to an e-mail such as Y-Serve, the TIF
At the beginning of the F image data, “From:” (sender), “T
o: ”(destination),“ Subject: ”(title),“ Cc: ”(copied and distributed),“ Date: ”(date), etc. are added.

The auto dialer 25 calls the DSU 9, the modem 10 or the NCU 11 to call the telephone number read from the login script table T1 in the RAM 7.
To the other party's phone number data.

Next, the login script table T1 stored in the RAM 7 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the login script table T
In 1, a type of a plurality of servers providing a connection service to a computer communication network and a basic login script (connection procedure information) corresponding to each server are registered.
The server type and the login script are registered in advance. Basic login scripts include:
The user ID and password required for executing the login procedure with the server are not registered, but are registered only when an e-mail communication operation described later is performed.

Next, an outline of an operation up to a login procedure at the time of electronic mail communication will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. This flowchart shows the operation in the case where the first communication is performed with the server that has newly contracted. This flowchart proceeds under the control of the CPU 1 based on the program stored in the ROM 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, when dial-up is performed for a predetermined server (S1), a predetermined response signal is transmitted from the server. The type of the server is determined based on the response signal (S2). Then, a basic login script corresponding to the determined server type is read from the login script table T1, and the login procedure is executed with the server using the basic login script. It is created and registered (S3).

Next, the details of the flowchart of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
In this case, NIFTY-S is used as the server type.
FENICS-ROAD2 (hereinafter simply referred to as ROAD2) and FENICS-ROAD3
(Hereinafter referred to simply as ROAD3), the A Internet, and the B Internet will be described as having four types. Note that, similarly to the above, this flowchart is based on a program stored in the ROM 6,
The process proceeds under the control of the CPU 1.

As shown in FIG. 5, for example, by operating the keys of the operation unit 5, the telephone number of the server to which a new contract has been made is input, and the user ID and password are input (S11). Next, dial-up is performed based on the input telephone number (S12), and an incoming call is waited. After an incoming call, first, "$ P" is transmitted (S1
3) It is determined whether or not the response signal from the server to "$ P" is a signal indicating "command error" (S14). If the signal does not indicate “command error”, it is determined that the server type is ROAD2,
"@ User-ID" and "@" in the login script data corresponding to ROAD2 shown in table T1 of FIG.
In the “Password”, the user ID and the password input in S11 are registered (S15).
As a result, the basic login script data corresponding to ROAD2 is rewritten to complete login script data. Further, in S15, a login procedure is executed with the server based on the complete login script data (S15). Thereafter, although not shown in the flowchart, the flow shifts to an e-mail communication operation.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S14 that the signal indicates a "command error", the server type is determined to be other than ROAD2, and the response signal from the server is "HOST NAME?" It is determined whether it is "*" (S16). "HOST NAME
? "*", It is determined that the server type is ROAD3, and ROAD shown in the table T1 of FIG.
"@Use" in the login script data corresponding to
r-ID ”and“ @Password ”, the S11
The user ID and the password input in are registered respectively (S17). As a result, the basic login script data corresponding to ROAD3 is rewritten to complete login script data. Furthermore, this S17
Then, a login procedure is executed with the server based on the complete login script data (S17). Thereafter, the operation shifts to an e-mail communication operation.

In step S16, if the response signal from the server is not "HOST NAME?"
It is determined that the response signal is other than OAD2 or OAD3, and it is determined whether the response signal from the server is “USERNAME:” (S18 in FIG. 6). In the case of “USERNAM:”, it is determined that the server type is the Internet A, and “@USERNAM” in the login script data corresponding to the Internet A shown in the table T1 of FIG.
The user ID and the password input in S11 are registered in "E" and "$ PASSWORD", respectively (S19). As a result, the basic login script data corresponding to the Internet A is rewritten to complete login script data. Further, this S19
Then, a login procedure is executed with the server based on the complete login script data (S19). Thereafter, the operation shifts to an e-mail communication operation.

On the other hand, in S18, "USERN
If it is not "AME:", it is determined that the response signal is other than ROAD2, 3 and A-Internet, and it is determined whether or not the response signal from the server is "Username:" (S2).
0). In the case of "Username:", it is determined that the server type is B Internet, and "@Username" and "@Password" in the login script data corresponding to B Internet shown in the table T1 of FIG. , The user ID and the password entered in S11 are registered (S2
1). As a result, the basic login script data corresponding to Internet B is rewritten to complete login script data. Further, in this S21,
A login procedure is executed with the server based on the complete login script data (S21). Thereafter, the operation shifts to an e-mail communication operation.

In S20, if the response signal from the server is not "Username:", it is determined that the server type is other than ROAD2, ROAD3, A-Internet and B-Internet, that is, RA
It is determined that the login script is for a server that has not been registered in M7 in advance, a display indicating that the server is not registered is displayed on the display unit 4 (S22), and the line is opened (S2).
3), this process ends.

Then, once the above processing is performed, the next time the table T is used in response to a response signal from the server,
1 and a corresponding complete login script is selected, and the login procedure is performed using the complete login script.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the following operations and effects can be obtained. (1) If you enter your user ID and password for the first time,
After that, a complete login script is automatically created and registered. For this reason, it is possible to easily log in the second and subsequent times by using this complete login script.

(2) Based on a response signal from the server,
The type of server can be accurately determined. For this reason, it is possible to reliably create a different login script and execute a login procedure for each server.

(3) Since basic login scripts corresponding to various servers are registered in advance, the type of the server is automatically determined according to a response signal from the server, and a complete login script is prepared for a beginner. But it can be easily created.

The above embodiment may be modified as follows. Even in such a case, at least the same operation and effect as those of the above embodiment can be obtained. (A) Instead of TIFF format, BMP (Bitmap) format,
JPEG (Joint Photograhic Experts Group) format,
A GIF format, an EPS format, an IFF format, a PICT format, or the like may be used.

(B) Internet and NIFTY-S
Application to computer communication networks other than erve.

[0043]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. According to the first aspect of the invention, the connection procedure information for the provider can be automatically created, and the trouble of registering the connection procedure information can be saved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
In addition to the effects of the invention described in the above, complete connection procedure information is easily created and stored in the storage means by adding the user identification information to the basic connection procedure information selected by the selection means. .

According to the invention described in claim 3, according to claim 2
In addition to the effects of the invention described in above, after the complete connection procedure information is stored in the storage means, the connection procedure with the server can be automatically executed based on the stored information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a communication terminal device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a data flow in the communication terminal device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a login script table.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the communication terminal device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of creating a login procedure.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of creating a login procedure.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... CPU constituting discriminating means and creating means, 6 ... ROM constituting discriminating means and creating means, 7 ... RAM constituting constituting storing means, discriminating means and creating means.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing basic connection procedure information for a server that provides a connection service with a computer communication network, based on data transmitted from the server after a line between the server and the server is closed. Determining means for determining the type of server, and creating means for selecting basic connection procedure information according to the determined server type from the storage means and creating complete connection procedure information using the connection procedure information A communication terminal device comprising: 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the creating unit creates complete connection procedure information by adding user identification information to the selected basic connection procedure information, and rewrites and stores the complete connection procedure information in the storage unit. 2. The communication terminal device according to 1. 3. The communication terminal device according to claim 2, wherein a connection procedure is performed with a server based on complete connection procedure information stored in said storage means.