KR100245030B1 - An apparatus and a method for tel/fax dialing using calling number - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention stores a sender's telephone number provided from a comprehensive information communication network to a receiver, and when the receiver wants to transmit telephone and fax data, it can dial to the receiver using the stored sender's telephone number.

According to the present invention, when a sender sends a general call and a fax data to a telephone by using a sender's telephone number provided from a comprehensive information communication network, the inconvenience of dialing every time can be eliminated, thereby improving user convenience in using a multifunction device. .

Description

Telephone / Fax Dialing Apparatus and Method Using Caller's Phone Number Provided by Integrated Information and Communication Network

The present invention relates to a telephone / fax transmission and reception, and more particularly, to a terminal and a terminal used in connection with an integrated information communication network, and an apparatus and method for dialing a telephone / fax using a sender telephone number provided by the integrated information communication network. will be.

In the present specification, a multifunction device having a facsimile function will be described as an example.

In general, a multifunction device, as is well known, is a multi-function terminal made by combining terminals existing as individual components such as a facsimile machine, a scanner, a printer, a copier, and having a function of interworking with a computer, that is, a computer interface Refers to Multi Functional Product (MFP) with function.

In the related art, when a multifunction apparatus is connected to a general information communication network and used, the user has to inconvenience dialing a receiving telephone or fax number each time in order to transmit data.

In addition, when a user transmits fax data or uses a telephone, in most cases, a telephone or a fax remembers the receiving telephone or fax number even though the receiving side is often the same each time. There was an inconvenience to write a note.

Accordingly, the present invention was devised to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to eliminate the inconvenience of dialing each time when a sender transmits fax data by using a sender's telephone number provided from a general information communication network. The purpose of the multifunction device is to increase user convenience.

1 is a block diagram showing a multifunction machine with a fax function for practicing the present invention;

2 is a conceptual diagram showing a protocol for obtaining a sender's telephone number through a comprehensive information communication network according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing a sender number device according to the present invention;

4 is an exemplary view showing execution using a sender number device according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart showing a telephone / fax transmission method using a sender number device according to the present invention;

6 is a block diagram showing a form in which a sender's telephone number is stored in a sender number storage according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols of Major Parts of Drawings>

10: central processing unit 20: network unit

30: modem 40: printing unit

50: memory 60: reading

70: operation panel 71: sender number setting

72: number selection key 73: dialing start key

74: cancel dialing key 75: function key

76: LCD 90: caller ID device

91: sender number control unit 92: sender number display unit

93: sender number selection unit 94: sender number storage unit

Telephone / fax dialing apparatus using the sender telephone number provided by the integrated information communication network of the present invention for achieving the above object is a sender number storage unit for storing the sender telephone number provided as a service in the integrated information communication network, and the sender number storage A sender number display unit for displaying a sender's telephone number stored in the unit for the user to select; a sender number selection unit for allowing a user to select a sender's telephone number displayed in the sender number display unit; And a sender number control unit which controls to dial the selected sender phone number when selecting the sender phone number displayed on the sender number display unit.

Preferably, the sender number selection unit selects a sender number setting key for selecting a function for using the stored sender phone number and a sender number displayed on the sender number display unit when the sender number setting key is input. And a dialing start key for dialing the selected sender's telephone number, and a dialing canceling key for canceling the operation of dialing the sender's telephone number.

Preferably, the sender number display unit and the sender number selection unit are configured in the same panel.

In order to achieve the above objects, a telephone / fax dialing method using a caller's telephone number provided by the integrated information communication network of the present invention includes determining whether a communication line and a communication line are established, and as a result of the determination, the communication line has been established. And obtaining and storing the sender's telephone number from the integrated information communication network, displaying the stored sender's telephone number, and selecting and dialing a desired number from the displayed sender's telephone number. .

Optionally, the dialing further comprises canceling the dialing operation.

Hereinafter, the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention described above will be described in more detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a multifunction peripheral having a fax function for practicing the present invention.

As shown, the central processing unit 10 controls the system according to a predetermined program. The memory unit 50 stores program data, protocol data, and text data, and accesses or stores data under the control of the central processing unit 10.

In addition, the operation panel 70 has a plurality of keys capable of generating key data of the system, and when the key data is generated, a liquid crystal for inputting it to the central processing unit 10 and displaying the display data of the central processing unit 10. It has a display device (LCD). The reading unit 60 scans an image of an original and provides it to the central processing unit 10 as digital image data.

On the other hand, the modem 30 is analog-modulated output the output data of the central processing unit 10 and demodulates and outputs the analog receiving input. The network unit 20 is operated under the control of the central processing unit 10 to form a call loop with the ISDN and to interface signals between the modem 30 and the telephone line.

The printing unit 40 also prints the received data by the control signal from the central processing unit 10. The sensor unit 80 detects the remaining amount of recording paper or detects an original and provides it to the central processing unit 10.

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the sender number device 90 according to the present invention.

As shown, the sender number storage unit 94 stores the sender's telephone number provided as a service in the integrated information communication network (ISDN) as described in FIG.

Here, the form in which the sender's telephone number is stored is sequentially stored as shown in FIG. 6, and when the sender's telephone number exceeds the maximum capacity n stored therefrom, from the beginning of the sender number storage 94 It is restored again sequentially.

The sender number selection unit 92 transmits the fax data from the sender telephone numbers stored in the sender number storage unit 94 or selects a sender telephone number for making a call.

On the other hand, the sender number display unit 93 displays the sender's telephone number stored in the sender number storage unit 94 for the user to select.

The sender number control unit 91 controls to dial the selected sender telephone number when selecting the sender telephone number displayed on the sender number display unit 93 by the input of the sender number selection unit 92.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a protocol for obtaining a sender's telephone number through a comprehensive information communication network according to the present invention.

First, when a ring is generated by the sender, the generated ring signal and the sender's telephone number provided by the ISDN as a service are delivered to the receiver, and the receiver hooks off the received ring signal. In this case, the sender stops ring generation and sends the fax data to the receiver.

When transmission of the fax data transmitted by the sender is finished, the sender sends a disconnect request to the receiver, and the receiver releases the connection, thereby releasing the data transmission channel.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

First, it is determined whether the integrated information communication network and the communication line are established (step S50).

As a result of the determination, when the communication line is set, the sender telephone number is obtained from the integrated information communication network (step S61), and as shown in FIG. 6, the sender telephone number is sequentially transmitted to the sender number storage 94. (Step S62).

In order to transmit the telephone and fax data using the stored sender telephone number, the sender number control unit 91 determines whether the sender number setting 71 has been input (step S71).

As a result of the determination, when the sender number setting 71 is input and the stored sender phone number is used, as shown in FIG. 6, the sender number display unit (shown in FIG. Displayed on the liquid crystal display 76 of step 93 (step S72).

The number to be dialed among the displayed sender's telephone numbers is selected by moving up / down using the number selection key 72 of the sender number selection unit 92 (step: S81), and the dialing start 73 is entered to enter the number. Dial the selected sender's telephone number (step S82).

Here, the dialing operation may be canceled by inputting the canceling dialing 74 during the dialing.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Therefore, changes in the future embodiments of the present invention will not be able to escape the technology of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of having to dial the receiving telephone or fax number every time when the multifunction apparatus is connected to the integrated information communication network to transmit data.

In most cases, the sending side of a telephone or a fax is often the same on the receiving side each time. Therefore, when a user sends a fax data or uses a telephone, the user remembers the receiving side telephone or a fax number or takes a note. Eliminate the hassle of having to do.

Claims (5)

A sender number storage unit storing a sender telephone number provided as a service in a comprehensive information communication network; A sender number display unit which displays a sender's telephone number stored in the sender number storage unit for the user to select; A sender number selection unit for allowing a user to select a sender phone number displayed on the sender number display unit; And a sender number control unit for controlling to dial the selected sender telephone number when selecting the sender telephone number displayed on the sender number display unit by input of the sender number selecting unit. Phone / fax dialing device. The method of claim 1, wherein the sender number selection unit A sender number setting key for selecting a function for using the stored sender phone number; A number selection key for selecting a sender telephone number displayed on the sender number display unit when the sender number setting key is input; A dialing start key for dialing the selected sender's telephone number; And a dialing cancel key for canceling an operation of dialing the caller's telephone number. The telephone / fax dialing apparatus using the sender telephone number provided by the integrated information communication network according to claim 1, wherein the sender number display unit and the sender number selection unit are configured in the same panel. Determining whether a comprehensive information communication network and a communication line are established; If the communication line is set as a result of the determination, obtaining and storing a caller's telephone number from the integrated information communication network; Displaying the stored sender phone number; And dialing a desired number among the displayed sender telephone numbers, using the sender telephone number provided by the integrated information communication network. The method of claim 4, wherein the dialing step A telephone / fax dialing method using a sender's telephone number provided by an integrated information communication network, further comprising the step of canceling a dialing operation.

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