JP2000115328A - Communication equipment, method and storage medium thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the convenience of operations by informing the operator the possibility of retrieval of a destination through voice recognition, when the voice data corresponding to registered destination data are in existence in outputted telephone directory data so as to allow the operator to immediately discriminate whether or not at which destinations in the telephone directory automatic dial function through voice recognition is available. SOLUTION: Since a letter 'V' is displayed at the right end of the display at the time of displaying the telephone directory data on an LCD 306 of the facsimile terminal, when voice data for voice recognition corresponding to destination data registered in the displayed telephone directory data is resistered, the operator observing the indication can recognize availability of destination retrieval through the voice recognition. Even when a voice recognition key 322 is not depressed, the letter 'V' denoting the availability of destination retrieval through voice recognition can be displayed, in response to the display operation of the telephone directory. Thus, an operator making operation of the telephone directory data can recognize the availability of destination retrieval through voice recognition.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus, a method, and a storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus, in order to easily dial a destination, a function of registering a plurality of destination numbers with a one-touch key or an abbreviated key, an abbreviation of a destination and a number are registered. Known are those equipped with a telephone directory function for selecting a desired destination from among them while displaying them, and these functions are used.

[0003] In order to improve convenience, a technology has been proposed in which a voice recognition function is provided to recognize a destination dial number.

[0004]

However, in a facsimile apparatus, there has been a demand for further improvement in convenience by a voice recognition function. That is, it is possible to use both the destination recognition function by voice recognition and the conventional telephone directory function, and it is very convenient for the user to associate and manage the two functions.

However, since the amount of voice memory required to register one voice data is large, if the number of destination data that can be registered in the telephone directory data and the number of voice data that can be registered in the voice memory are equal, A very large capacity is required for the voice memory, and the cost burden becomes large for an inexpensive device.In addition, if the number of phonebook data that can be registered is set according to the number of voice memory that can be registered, the number is too small. It becomes a phone book function that cannot endure actual use. Therefore, setting the number of registerable telephone directory data to a value larger than the number of registerable voice data is a reasonable specification in terms of the apparatus configuration.

In this case, when the telephone directory function is used to display the telephone directory data in a list, it is determined which destination data registered in the telephone directory data is associated with the voice data or not. The registration status was unknown to the operator. That is, it is very inconvenient because it is not possible to determine whether or not it is possible to dial the destination registered in the telephone directory by voice recognition.

Therefore, the present invention manages the destination data registered in the telephone directory data and the registered voice data in association with each other, and when displaying the telephone directory data by the operation of an operator, the displayed telephone directory data is added to the displayed telephone directory data. If the registered destination data corresponds to any of the voice data, the operator is notified that the destination can be searched by voice recognition, so that the automatic dialing function by voice recognition enables It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication device, a method, and a storage medium that can immediately determine whether or not the device can be used, and can greatly improve the convenience of operation.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a communication apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is a communication apparatus which performs dialing and communicates with a destination, wherein the communication apparatus is registered in telephone directory data. Management means for managing the correspondence between the destination data and the stored voice data; output means for outputting the telephone directory data by an operation of an operator; and the output means corresponding to the destination data registered in the output telephone directory data. When voice data is present in the management means, a notifying means is provided for notifying the operator that a destination search by voice recognition is possible.

[0009] In the communication device according to the second aspect, the first aspect is as follows.
The output means displays the telephone directory data by a key operation of the operator.

In the communication device according to the third aspect, the communication device according to the second aspect is provided.
Wherein the notifying means displays on the screen on which the telephone directory data is displayed that the address search by voice recognition is possible.

In the communication device according to the fourth aspect, the communication device according to the third aspect is provided.
The communication device according to the above, wherein the notifying means displays that the destination search by the voice recognition is possible simultaneously with the display of the telephone directory data.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the communication device according to the first aspect, the voice recognition is performed on the destination data registered in the telephone directory data that is not notified that the destination search is possible. In such a case, a reason display means for displaying that the voice data corresponding to the destination data is not registered is provided.

[0013] In the communication apparatus according to the sixth aspect, the communication apparatus according to the fourth aspect.
In the communication device according to the first aspect, the notifying unit displays the information prior to the start of voice recognition.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the communication apparatus according to the first aspect, there is provided a voice data registration unit for registering voice data in a voice memory and a telephone directory data registration unit for registering destination data in telephone directory data. Wherein the management means manages the correspondence between the registered voice data and the destination data registered in the telephone directory data.

[0015] The communication device according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the communication device according to the seventh aspect, further comprising a search unit configured to compare input voice data with the registered voice data to search for telephone directory data. It is characterized by the following.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the communication apparatus according to the first aspect, there is provided communication means for connecting to a line and communicating with a remote communication apparatus, reading means for reading an original, and reading the read original. It is characterized by comprising transmitting means for transmitting by the communication means, recording means for recording data received from the line by the communication means on a recording medium, and communication means for making a call.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the communication apparatus according to the seventh aspect, the telephone directory data registration means registers a plurality of destination data including at least a destination abbreviation and a destination number. I do.

The communication device according to the eleventh aspect is the communication device according to the seventh aspect.
The communication device according to the above, further comprising: voice conversion means for converting characteristics of the input voice data into extracted digital data, wherein the voice data registration means registers the converted digital data.

In a communication method according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in a communication method for making a dial call to communicate with a destination, correspondence between destination data registered in telephone directory data and stored voice data is managed, Outputting the telephone directory data by an operation of an operator, and, if the voice data corresponding to the destination data registered in the output telephone directory data exists, indicating that the destination search by voice recognition is possible. And a step of notifying an operator.

A storage medium according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is executed by a CPU in a communication device, and outputs telephone directory data by an operation of an operator in a storage medium storing a program for making a dial call and communicating with a destination. And when the voice data corresponding to the destination data registered in the output telephone directory data exists, a step of notifying the operator that a destination search by voice recognition is possible. I do.

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the communication device, method and storage medium of the present invention will be described. The communication apparatus according to the present embodiment is applied to a facsimile apparatus equipped with a cordless telephone of an analog low power system and having a function satisfying the ITU recommendation G3 standard.

This facsimile apparatus includes a color reading section and a color recording section, has a color copying function and a color image communication function, and also supports selecting a destination abbreviation stored for the purpose of facsimile or telephone conversation. Phone book function that automatically dials the destination number
A voice recognition function of recognizing a destination abbreviation selected by the telephone directory function by voice using a voice recognition unit.

The color reading section is constituted by a hand scanner unit detachable from the main body, and is capable of reading not only sheet-shaped documents but also book documents. The reading sensor incorporated in the hand scanner unit is a contact-type color sensor that outputs RGB colors in a line-sequential manner. The reading width is B4 width and the reading resolution is 200 dpi.

The color recording section is of an ink discharge type, and includes a color cartridge in which an ink tank of each color of CMYK and an ink discharge section are integrated, and a monochrome cartridge in which an ink tank of only black ink and an ink discharge section are integrated. One of the cartridges is mounted, and binary data is printed on recording paper at a recording resolution of 360 dpi.

According to the specifications of the color recording section, the maximum recording width is B4 width in the case of monochrome recording regardless of which cartridge is mounted. Is the maximum A4 width.

Further, the facsimile apparatus uses the G3
It achieves a maximum modem speed of 9600 bps in the mode and has an ECM mode which is an error retransmission function of image transmission.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the facsimile apparatus. In the figure, reference numeral 101 denotes a CPU as a control unit of the apparatus. A ROM 121 stores programs and various fixed data. Reference numeral 118 denotes a DRAM used as a work memory for various programs, an audio data such as an answering machine, and a storage memory for monochrome image / color image data. The total capacity of the DRAM is 2 MB, of which 0.5 MB is used as a work memory. The remaining 1.5 MB is used for storing image data and audio data.

Reference numeral 124 denotes registration data required for the system (various software switches, telephone directory data, voice registration data for voice recognition, device IDs such as device telephone numbers and abbreviations).
An SRAM for registering and storing data), and is backed up by a battery so that data is not lost due to power cutoff.

Reference numeral 102 denotes a known facsimile modem having a function required for the ITU recommendation G3 mode. The facsimile modem 102 has a 29, V.S. 21, V
In addition to the 27 ter, this type has a DTMF recognition function and a voice codec function for recording voice into a DRAM and reproducing voice from a DRAM or the like.

Reference numeral 103 denotes a base unit for performing wireless communication with the slave telephone 105 in the analog low power system.
It is a known unit that controls wireless communication according to an instruction from 01. Reference numeral 104 denotes a connection switch for analog signals (cross point SW), and a handset 106, a microphone 107, a speaker 10
8, a known circuit for freely switching the connection of analog signals between the NCU 109, the audio input terminal of the CPU 101, the modem 102, and the base unit 103.

Reference numeral 106 denotes a telephone handset of the apparatus main body,
107 is a microphone for voice input, 108 is a speaker, 10
9 is a known NCU for interfacing with a line.

Reference numeral 120 denotes a known run-length circuit that generates a run-length code from monochrome binary raw image data, inputs the run-length code, and outputs monochrome binary raw image data. Reference numeral 111 denotes a real-time clock (RTC) as a clock IC.

Reference numeral 125 denotes a hand scanner unit (HS)
U), a color contact sensor (CS) 112 and a rotary encoder 116 for measuring a moving distance on a document.
And is detachably connected to the apparatus main body by a curl cord. An encoder detection circuit 113 generates moving distance data (rotational speed information of the rotary encoder) from the output signal of the rotary encoder 116 and notifies the CPU 101 of the data.

An image processing unit 114 is a CPU 101
When the color raw image data is stored in the DRAM 118 according to the instruction of (1), the analog RGB signal output from the color contact sensor 112 (line-sequential 200 dpi resolution)
i) is input, converted to 90 dpi digital data of 8 bits each of RGB (24 bits per pixel), and when performing color copying directly, an analog RGB signal (line sequential) output from the color contact sensor 112 is input. A resolution of 200 dpi) is input, converted into 360 dpi binary YMCK digital data, and any converted data is supplied to the DMA controller 117.

The color raw image data (90 dpi,
When RGB) is stored in the DRAM 118, the DMA controller 117 transfers color raw image data to the DRAM 118, and when color copying is performed directly, the DMA
The A controller 117 sends 360 dp to the recording control unit 119.
Transfer the binary YMCK data of i.

Further, the monochrome raw image data is transferred to a DRAM.
118, the color contact sensor 112
Analog RGB signal output from
00 dpi), converts it into monochrome binary 200 dpi digital data, and supplies it to the DMA controller 117. When performing monochrome copying directly, the analog RG output from the color contact sensor 112 is used.
A B signal (line-sequential resolution: 200 dpi) is input and converted to monochrome binary 360 dpi digital data.
A is supplied to the A controller 117. When the monochrome raw image data is stored in the DRAM 118, the DMA controller 117 transfers the monochrome binary image data to the DRAM 118.
The A controller 117 sends a monochrome 2 to the recording control unit 119.
Transfer the value image data.

The operation of such a facsimile apparatus will be supplemented.

(1) Copying with the scanner mounted on the main unit is in the direct mode, and the read data is
The printing is performed by the recording unit 120 while reading the sheet document without storing the page in the RAM 118. DRAM1
If the reading resolution is matched to the recording unit 120 because the page storage in the storage unit 18 is unnecessary and the memory does not overflow even at a high resolution, the reading data becomes data in the sub-scanning direction 360 dpi. The copy size is up to B4 width for monochrome, and up to A4 width according to the specifications of the recording unit 120 for color.

(2) When the scanner is taken out from the main body and used for copying as a hand scanner, a memory mode is set, and the read data is always stored in the DRAM 118 as pages. This is because the printing speed of the recording unit 120 is slower than the speed at which a human performs a hand scan without stress, and once the page is stored in the DRAM 118, the hand scan is executed at a high speed and the process is terminated. Can be.

If the reading resolution is set to 360 dpi in accordance with the recording unit 120, the data capacity of one page is too large and occupies the DRAM 118, which hinders the operation of the apparatus or increases the capacity of the DRAM 118. For example, the reading resolution is 200 dpi for monochrome and 90 d for color.
pi.

For the same reason, in the case of monochrome,
The copy size is up to B4 width, but in the case of color, the copy size is limited to A6 (or official postcard size) or less. By the way, the data capacity of one page of B4 size at about 200 dpi monochrome is about 700 KB, color 9
At 6 dpi, the data capacity of one page of A6 size is about 6
00 KB, and can be stored in the DRAM 118.

When data is compression-encoded and stored in the DRAM 118, it is possible to further increase the size and resolution. However, as will be described later, compression-encoding takes time because it is performed by software, and the execution speed of the hand scan is increased. There is a disadvantage that it goes down. Adding hardware for high-speed compression encoding results in a significant increase in cost.

(3) The original transmission with the scanner mounted on the main body is in the direct mode, and the read data is transferred to the modem 102 via the DRAM 118 without accumulating pages. The facsimile apparatus reads a document on a sheet and transmits the document to a partner facsimile apparatus.

(4) When the original is sent out by taking out the scanner from the main body and using it as a hand scanner, the mode is the memory mode, and the read data is always stored in the DRAM 118 as pages. This is a measure for the communication speed of the modem 102 to be slower than the speed at which a human performs a hand scan without stress. it can. The reading resolution and size have the same specifications for the same reason as the item (2) described above.

The recording control unit 119 converts the input data into a data format recordable by the recording unit 120. Recording unit 12
Reference numeral 0 denotes a known color printer portion of an ink ejection system, which records an image while moving a cartridge in which an ink tank and an ink ejection section are integrated in the main scanning direction of recording paper. Whether the color cartridge or the monochrome cartridge is mounted depends on the arrangement of the electrical contacts between the recording unit 120 and the cartridge.
The PU 101 can be determined.

The resolution conversion circuit 115 is a known circuit that inputs monochrome binary image data and performs resolution conversion.
It is used for enlargement / reduction of a monochrome image, and also used for matching the resolution of a monochrome image received from a line with the resolution of the recording unit 120.

Reference numeral 122 denotes an operation panel as an operation unit of the apparatus, which is provided with various keys, display lamps, and an LCD display as shown in FIG. In addition, microphone 11
7 and speaker 118 are arranged on operation panel 122.

Reference numeral 126 denotes a sensor for detecting the attachment / detachment state between the hand scanner unit 125 and the apparatus main body. The output of the sensor allows the CPU 101 to operate in a sheet mode for reading a sheet document or a hand scan for reading a three-dimensional object such as a book document. Mode.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the appearance of the operation panel 122. In the figure, reference numeral 106 denotes the main body handset described above. Reference numeral 302 denotes a function key for various registrations and settings. Reference numeral 303 denotes a message or call content as voice data as DR.
A recording key used when recording on the AM 118.

Reference numeral 304 denotes a reproduction key used when the CPU 101 reproduces audio data recorded in the DRAM 118 by the MODEM audio codec. An erase key 305 is used to erase various data stored in the memory. Reference numeral 306 denotes a backlit LCD that can display 16 characters of two lines, and is used to output the status of the apparatus, various messages, and input by an operator.

Reference numeral 307 denotes a color LED which is turned on when a color mode is selected by the color / monochrome key 308. An image quality key 309 is used to select an image quality in the monochrome mode.

Reference numeral 310 denotes a key which also functions as a telephone directory key for calling the telephone directory and a set key for confirming contents such as registration, and is hereinafter referred to as a set key or a telephone directory key. Reference numeral 311 denotes an up cursor key. Reference numeral 312 denotes a down cursor key. 313 is a left cursor key. 314 is a right cursor key. These keys are used for display control operations.

Reference numeral 315 denotes a transmission key for facsimile transmission. A reception / print key 316 is used for facsimile reception and printing of a received image. 317
Is a copy key for executing copying. A stop key 318 is used to interrupt the operation of the apparatus being executed. 319 is an opening of the microphone. Reference numeral 320 denotes a numeric key unit. 321 is the microphone 319 while the line is connected.
Is activated to output on the line and output the sound on the line to the speaker 108.

Reference numeral 322 denotes a voice recognition key for executing destination automatic dialing by voice recognition. Reference numeral 323 denotes an answering key for automatically recording the communication contents of the called telephone partner in the DRAM 118. Reference numeral 324 denotes a handset key for calling the cordless handset phone 105 from the main body and executing an extension call. A hold key 325 sends a melody to the other party while holding the call state. 326 is a redial key for automatically dialing the telephone number of the other party who called last time.

In this embodiment, by pressing the redial key 326, a character input mode described later can be switched between a katakana input mode and an alphabet input mode. For example, when inputting katakana on the screen of the LCD 306, the user presses the redial key 326 to select the katakana input mode. Up and down cursor keys 311, 31
Pressing 2 causes the LCD 306 to display, for example, a line “K”. After pressing the left and right cursor keys 313 and 314 and moving the character selection cursor (_) under, for example, “C”,
By pressing the set key 310, the character input is confirmed.

327 is for switching a call to a call waiting call when a call waiting is received during an outside line call.
A catch key used to switch from the switched call waiting call to the original call.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a task of the communication device. The software of this device is a multitask OS 21
2 provides an environment in which each task can perform parallel operations at the same time. Hereinafter, each task will be described.

Reference numeral 201 denotes a state monitoring task, which has a function of monitoring each event that occurs in the apparatus and, when detecting the occurrence of an event that needs to change the state of the apparatus, notifying the necessary task of the information. For example, operation panel 1
When the key information from the operation task 22 is detected, the operation task 2
The necessary key information is transmitted to the network control task 02 and the line control task 203, and the function of the apparatus is started.

An operation task 202 receives a key code A information from the state monitoring task 201, determines an operation mode, issues a start command to a task for executing a function, and based on the key code A information.
The display function on the operation panel 122 is controlled.

Reference numeral 203 denotes a line control task,
09 to receive a call from the line, capture a line to transmit a dial signal in response to a dial request command from the operating task 202, or execute a line disconnection to terminate communication. Execute.
The transmission key 315 and the reception / print key 316 are detected from the key code B information from the state monitoring task 201 in the line connection state, or the signal on the line is analyzed to determine whether the caller is a telephone or a facsimile. If the facsimile is determined automatically, a communication start command for facsimile is issued to the communication task 205.

A dial control task 204 has a function of transmitting various dial signals to the exchange in response to a dial start command from the line control task 203 or the communication task 205. 205 is a communication task,
Various facsimile communications (execution of communication procedures and transmission of image data) are executed by a communication start command from the line control task 203.

Reference numeral 206 denotes a reading task, which controls the hand scanner unit 125 and the image processing unit 114 to read a document in response to a reading start command from the operating task 202.

Reference numeral 207 denotes an encoding / decoding task, which executes encoding and decoding processing of image data by software in response to various encoding / decoding start commands from the communication task 205, the reading task 206, and the recording task 209. For this reason, the present device greatly reduces the hardware cost for code decoding. However, the processing time is longer than that of the hardware. Known MH for monochrome images
Applying the encoding method, RGB multi-valued DPCM
A known encoding method to which a Huffman code is assigned is applied to the method (a method of calculating a difference value between adjacent pixels with each bit value of RGB).

Reference numeral 208 denotes a voice recognition task, which analyzes the voice generated by the user input from the handset 106, compares the voice with the voice data (a plurality of voices) registered in advance, and detects and notifies a match. This is software that includes a known speech recognition algorithm. The speech recognition task 208 is activated by a speech recognition start command from the operating task 202. Termination of the voice recognition task 208 is performed by the voice recognition task 208 itself.

The result of voice training (voice registration) and voice recognition is returned to the operating task 202 as a voice recognition result command.

(1) Speech registration The data to be compared and analyzed for speech recognition is stored in the SRAM 12
4 in the voice registration memory. Handset 10
6. Audio input from microphone 107, NCU 109,
Alternatively, the voice input from the slave unit 105 through the line or the base unit 103 is transmitted to the
4 to the CPU 101 as audio data.
The CPU 101 performs various operations on the voice data, creates data for voice recognition, and registers the data in the voice registration memory in the SRAM 124. For example, the CPU 101 extracts features of audio data, converts the features into digital data after the extraction, and registers the digital data. Then, the result of the voice registration (OK / NG) is returned to the operating task 202 as a voice recognition result command.

(2) Voice Recognition The voice input from the handset 106, the microphone 107, the NCU 109, or the voice input from the slave unit 105 through the line or the base unit 103 is converted into voice data through the cross point SW 104 by the CPU 1.
Enter 01. The CPU 101 performs various operations on the voice data, compares the obtained data with the data registered in the voice registration memory in the SRAM 124, selects the closest data, and uses the result as a voice recognition result command as an operation task command. Return to 202.

A recording task 209 stores the requested image data in response to a recording start command from the report task 210 or the print task 211.
It has a function to print with. Reference numeral 210 denotes a report task, which includes a communication management report in which a communication history is recorded and an SRAM.
This is software for creating various reports for creating a function setting list such as registration information 124 in character data, developing it into image data, and requesting the recording task 209 to record it.

Reference numeral 211 denotes a print task in which image data that needs to be automatically recorded at all times is stored in the DRAM 118.
It has a monitoring function of issuing a recording start command to the recording task 209 when image data that needs to be recorded is detected.

Next, registration and operation of the telephone directory function in the facsimile machine will be described.

[Telephone Directory Registration (New Registration)] The maximum number of registered telephone directory data is 100. By operating the up and down cursor keys 311 and 312 of the function menu on the LCD 306 arranged on the operation panel 122, a display screen for telephone directory registration is set. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display screen for telephone directory registration. On the screen of the LCD 306, input and display of characters of 2 lines × 16 digits are possible. In the first line of FIG. 4, “Tenwacho Aki 70 Ken” is displayed, and in the second line, “Set key text” is displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an input screen when registering a telephone directory. When the set key 310 is pressed on the screen of FIG. 4, the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG. 5A, and a character can be input to the edit cursor (indicated by the inverted display (■) in the figure) on the first line. Will be possible. The second line is displayed as "A Iueo <br/> Aiweo → end", input method of the character is shown. Then, as shown in FIG.
Enter “Yamashita” on the first line, and enter “TEL” on the second line.
= 03 1234 5963 "," Yamashita "is displayed on the first line, and" Complete "is displayed on the second line, as shown in FIG. As a result, after one data is registered in the telephone directory, the screen is switched to the next screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a voice data registration screen. The maximum number of registered voice data is 15. On the first line of the screen shown in FIG. 5A, “Onsei Data @ Tokurou?” Is displayed on the second line.
5 "is displayed. Here, “saw 15” indicates the number of remaining registrations. When registering audio data,
Select "Sur". Then, when "SUL" is selected and audio data is registered, a screen shown in FIG. On the first line of the screen, "Tsukute Tokurou?"
"Sul → Sinai" is displayed on the second line. "Sur"
Enter the next destination by selecting. Return to the standby state by selecting “No”.

[Telephone Directory Registration (Registration of Registered Contents)] FIG. 7 is a view showing a display screen when the registered contents of the telephone directory are modified. When the telephone book key 310 is depressed in the standby state, and the up / down cursor keys 311 and 312 are operated to select the telephone number whose registration is to be corrected, “→ Kimura Takuya” is displayed on the first line in FIG. "Kimura Masashi" is displayed on the screen. Here, when voice data for voice recognition is registered, a letter “V” is displayed at the right end.

In the state shown in FIG.
When the button is pressed, the display shown in FIG. Screen 1
Is displayed as "■ uneven Takuya" th row, is displayed as "A Lee <br/> Ueo Aiweo → end" on the second line, input method of the character is shown. Then, a character can be input at a portion indicated by the cursor (edit cursor ■, character selection cursor _).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a selection movement of a candidate character. "Other ■ Ratakuya" in the first line of the figure (a), the second line is "other Chitsuteto → end" is displayed. Up / down / left / right cursor keys 311, 312, 313, 3
When selecting and moving a candidate character at 14, the upper editing cursor (■) is moved with the “* #” key. The correction of the abbreviation is made by moving "Owari" with the left and right cursor keys 313 and 314. "Tamura Takuya" on the first line in the same figure (b), "TEL = 04 0123 0123" on the second line
Is displayed.

When there is no change in the number, the set key 310 is pressed as it is. On the other hand, when the number is to be changed, the delete key 305 is pressed and the dial is re-input as shown in FIG.

When the voice data is set in the registration before the change, whether or not to change the voice data is selected. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a registration screen of audio data. In FIG. 9A, “Onsei Data ヲ Completion?” Is displayed on the first line, and “→ Sul Sinai” is displayed on the second line. Here, when "SUL" is selected, it is set whether or not the voice data is replaced and registered. In the same line (b), “Onsei Data Receiving?” Is displayed on the first line, and “→ Sur Sinai” is displayed on the second line.

[Phonebook registration (deletion)] Phonebook key 310
Is pressed, and the up / down cursor keys 311 and 312 are operated to select the telephone number to be deleted. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen when telephone directory data is deleted. In FIG. 9A, “→ Kimura Takuya” is displayed on the first line, and “Kimura Masashi” is displayed on the second line. Here, when the erase key 305 is pressed, the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG. On the first line, "Kimura Takuya" and on the second line, "Set Kite
”Is displayed.

When the set key 310 is pressed, the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG. In the first line, “Kimura Takuya” is displayed, and in the second line, “Kyomura Shimita” is displayed. After the deletion, the telephone directory is displayed as shown in FIG. “→ Kimura Masashi” is displayed on the first line, and “Yanaki Vita” is displayed on the second line. Here, the arrow “→” indicates the next candidate deleted. At this time, if audio data is registered in the erased data, the audio data is also erased together.

[Search of Phone Book] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen when a search of the phone book is performed. When the telephone directory key 310 is pressed in the standby state or after the line is captured, the screen shown in FIG. “→ Aikawa” is displayed on the first line, and “Inoue V” is displayed on the second line. Abbreviations registered and sorted in the order of the Japanese syllabary are displayed. When the down cursor key 312 is pressed, the display is switched to the display shown in FIG. The first line is “Aikawa” and the second line is “→ Inoue V”
Is displayed.

Further, when the upper cursor 311 is pressed, the display is switched to the display shown in FIG. “→ Inoue V” is displayed on the first line, and “Ishikawa” is displayed on the second line. When a user's abbreviation is selected and the right cursor key 314 is pressed, a detailed display (number display) is displayed.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen when performing number display (detailed display). When the right cursor key 314 is depressed while “→ Inoue V” is displayed on the first line and “Ishikawa” is displayed on the second line, the display is switched to FIG. In the first line, “→ Inoue V” and in the second line, “TEL = 04
74 12 1234 "is displayed. When the up and down cursor keys 311 and 312 are pressed from this state, the same operation as when the up and down cursor keys 311 and 312 are pressed from the state immediately before the detailed display is performed is performed. Then, when the stop key 318 is pressed, the display returns to the display of “TEL =” when the line is in the standby state and the line is being captured.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen when a user's abbreviation is selected and the set key 310 is pressed. In the first line of FIG.
V ", when" Ishikawa "is displayed on the second line, when the set key 310 is pressed, if the line is being acquired, the set key 310 is pressed to display as shown in FIG. Make a call. “Inoue” is displayed on the first line, and “0474 12 1234” is displayed on the second line.

When the line is not being captured, the set key 310
Is ignored. In this case, as shown in FIG.
"Ishikawa" remains displayed on the line.

[Registration of Voice Data] The following screen is displayed after registering the telephone number when registering the telephone directory. FIGS. 14, 15 and 16 are diagrams showing screens when audio data is registered. On the first line of FIG.
"→" is displayed on the second line. Here, when "SUL" is selected, the screen is switched to the voice registration screen shown in FIG. In the first line, "SHUWAKI AKE TECTOR" is displayed.

When the receiver is picked up, the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG. On the first line, "Phi-Onno Atoni" is displayed, and on the second line, "Ohanasikta @ sai" is displayed.
A beep is heard and the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG. "Ohanashikuta @ sai" is displayed on the first line.

Speak the name to be registered to the receiver. When the voice is detected, the screen of FIG. 15A is displayed. On the first line, “ON SECURE INPUT” is displayed. Voice input is performed three times in a row. And
“Kaisekichu” is displayed on the first line of FIG.

Since voice registration of voice data is performed three times consecutively for one case, it is displayed that the voice registration is performed twice on the screen shown in FIG. In other words, the first line displays “KAIKISEISHIYO” and the second line displays “ATO2KAI”.

As in the case of the first time, the voice is registered for the second time and the third time. If the registration has been successful up to three times, the screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed and the registration of the audio data is completed. After the display of "On-Site Edit" is displayed on the first line of FIG. 7A, the screen is switched, and the display of "No." is displayed on the first line of FIG. Then, when the receiver is put down, the screen shown in FIG. In the first line, “Onsei Data ヲ” is displayed, and in the second line, “Complete”.

When one voice data is registered, whether or not to perform the next registration is selected on the screen shown in FIG. In the first line, “Tsukute Tokurou” is displayed, and in the second line, “→ Sul Sinai” is displayed. When "Sur" is selected, the screen returns to the abbreviation registration screen at the time of telephone directory registration.

[Operation for Making a Call by Voice Recognition] FIGS. 17 and 18 are diagrams showing screens for making a call by voice recognition. When the telephone is pressed by pressing the voice recognition key 322 and then off-hook of the handset 106, when the voice recognition key 322 is pressed, a screen shown in FIG. 17A is displayed. In the first line, "SHUWAKI AKE TECTOR" is displayed. When the receiver is lifted, 1 in FIG.
The second line displays "Phionno Atoni", and the second line displays "Ohanashikutasai".

A sound "P" sounds and the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG. On the first line, "Ohanashikutasai"
Is displayed. When the name registered at this screen is said to the receiver, the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG.
On the first line, “ON SECURE INPUT” is displayed.

If the name matches the registered name, the registered name and telephone number are stored in FIG.
It is displayed as shown in FIG. In the first line, "Kimura Takuya" and in the second line, "TEL = 0123456789"
Is displayed.

Here, when "ON" is set to "ON" in the setting of the apparatus, calling is started as it is. When “Set key gusset” is set, the screen switches to the screen shown in FIG.
When the button 10 is pressed, the screen shown in FIG.

[Operation for Making a Call by Depressing the Voice Recognition Key After Off-Hooking the Handset] FIGS. 19 and 20 are diagrams showing a screen when making a call by pressing the voice recognition key after off-hooking the handset. It is. “TEL =” is displayed on the first line of FIG. When the voice recognition key 322 is pressed, the display switches to FIG. On the first line, "Phi-Onno Atoni" is displayed, and on the second line, "Ohanasikta @ sai" is displayed.

A sound "P" sounds and the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG. On the first line, "Ohanashikutasai"
Is displayed. When the registered name is spoken to the receiver during this screen, the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG. On the first line, "Onseiyuryokuchu" is displayed. If the said name matches the registered one, the registered name and telephone number are shown in FIG.
It is displayed as shown in FIG. In the first line, "Kimura Takuya" and in the second line, "TEL = 012345678"
9 "is displayed.

Here, if the setting is set to "Auto" in "On-Shin-Shinoki-no-Dosa", the call is started as it is. If “set key gusset” is set, the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG.
When the button is pressed, the screen shown in FIG.

[Deletion of Voice Data] FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a screen when voice data is deleted. Display the abbreviation for which you want to delete audio data in the phonebook. Redial key 32
When the user presses No. 6 and the name and the telephone number are determined as they are, the screen is switched to the voice data setting screen shown in FIG. On the first line, "Onsei Data @ Comp." Is displayed, and on the second line, "→ Sul Sinai" is displayed.

When "Sinai" is selected, the screen is switched to the screen shown in FIG. In the first line, "Conohoistator", in the second line, "Shokyo? → Sul Sinai"
Is displayed. When "SUL" is selected, the audio data is deleted and displayed as shown in FIG. In the first line, "Whice ヲ" and in the second line, "Shokyo Shimashita"
Is displayed. Thereafter, the screen returns to the telephone directory screen and the process ends.

[Sound Data Swapping] FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a screen when sound data is swapped. After displaying the abbreviation in the telephone directory and pressing the redial key 326 to confirm the name and the telephone number as they are, when the registration of the voice data is selected by selecting "Sulu Sinai" and selecting "Sulu", FIG.
And audio data can be replaced. On the first line, “Onset data recovery?” Is displayed, on the second line, “→ Sur Sinai”.
The procedure for replacing voice data is the same as the operation for registering voice data.

Next, a detailed operation when dialing a destination by voice recognition will be described. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an outline of the voice recognition processing. When performing voice registration in the telephone directory or when performing voice recognition using the voice recognition key 322, the operating task 202 issues a voice recognition start command to the voice recognition task 208 to start voice registration processing and voice recognition processing.

The voice recognition task 208 includes the handset 1
A / D conversion circuit built in the CPU samples analog audio data inputted from the microphone 06 or the microphone 107, converts it into digital data, takes it into the task as audio input data, and performs arithmetic processing. When the arithmetic processing is completed, a speech recognition result command is returned from the speech recognition task 208 to the operating task 202.

FIG. 24 shows the contents of the speech recognition start command. The command type is divided into command 0 to command 6. Command 0 is used to delete the specified voice registration data from the voice registration memory in the SRAM 124. Commands 1 and 2 are used to request voice registration processing. Commands 3 and 4 are used to request speech recognition processing. Command 5
And 6 are used to request a speech recognition process, and the speech recognition task 20 which has received these commands.
Numeral 8 deletes the voice registration data of the registration number specified by the command from the comparison target and recognizes it. Command 2,
4 and 6 request a reason code if the result is NG.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the contents of the speech recognition result command. Command types are command 1 to command 4.
Divided by Commands 1 and 2 are used to notify the result of voice registration. Commands 3 and 4 are used to notify the speech recognition result.

If the "display reason code" switch item, which is a soft switch on the SRAM 124, is turned on, the voice registration process or the voice recognition process fails.
Is satisfied, the "reason code" indicating the reason of NG is reflected in the voice recognition result command (commands 2, 4). FIG.
FIG. 6 shows the contents of the reason code. By displaying the reason of NG on the operation panel 122 based on these reason codes, it is possible to provide important guidance at the time of manufacturing inspection or at the time of user use.

The reason code R01 indicates that there is no voice registration data to be compared. The reason code R02 indicates that there is no valid voice input data due to silence or noise. The reason code R03 indicates that there is no matching data. The reason code R04 indicates that the number of registrations is full due to the capacity of the voice registration memory in the RAM 124 being exceeded. Reason code R05 indicates that the input time has been exceeded by voice input for 3 seconds or more. Reason code R06 indicates that the input volume is too high depending on whether the voice is too loud or close to the microphone. Reason code R07 is stop key 3.
This indicates that the processing has been interrupted by the user due to turning ON of 18 or on-hook of the handset 106.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing the relationship between the telephone directory data managed by the operating task 202 and the voice registration memory managed by the voice recognition task 208, and the contents of the data in each table. In the figure, the phone book data managed by the operating task 202 is shown in the upper dotted line. Telephone directory data is roughly divided into two types, and one is a telephone directory data table common to users. The telephone directory data table includes a plurality of blocks including destination data such as an abbreviation, a destination number (telephone number), a voice registration flag (voice registration), and a voice registration number (registration number).

When the telephone directory data table is used, a destination abbreviation is uttered by pressing the voice recognition key 322, and the destination is dialed using a common telephone directory by voice recognition.

The other is a personal telephone directory table.
The structure of this personal telephone directory table is the same as that of the telephone directory data table, but is managed by a personal ID table. The personal ID table is composed of a plurality of blocks including an abbreviation, a voice registration flag (voice registration), a voice registration number (registration number), and a personal telephone directory table address.

When using the personal telephone directory table, the user presses the voice recognition key 322 to enter the personal ID (in the example of FIG. 27,
"Miyuki", "Tetsuya"). By performing voice recognition on this, the personal telephone directory table is designated from the personal ID table. Then, the abbreviation of the destination is uttered continuously, and the destination is dialed using a personal telephone directory by recognizing the voice.

In the upper dotted line of FIG.
The structure of the voice registration memory managed by the voice recognition task 208 is shown above. The voice registration memory is composed of a total of 15 blocks each including data of a registration number, a state, an exclusion flag, and a registration address. The registration number corresponds to the registration address, and the registration address is a substantial address of a RAM area where digitally encoded audio data is stored. The status indicates a registration status and an empty status.

The exclusion flags correspond to the commands 0, 1,
When any of the commands 2, 3, and 4 is received, all of them are reset to OFF, and when any of the commands 5, 6 is received, the exclusion flag of the registration number specified by the command is set to ON. If the exclusion flag is ON, the exclusion flag is excluded from the comparison target during the speech recognition processing. The registration numbers in the voice registration memory correspond one-to-one with the registration numbers described in the telephone directory data table, the personal ID table, and the personal telephone table.

FIG. 28 and FIG. 29 are flow charts showing the voice recognition processing procedure. This processing program is RO
It is stored in M121 and executed by the CPU 101. First, a variable N is initialized to a value 0 (step S
101). The facsimile apparatus is in a standby state and waits until the voice recognition key 322 is pressed (step S10).
2) When the voice recognition key 322 is pressed, the LCD 30
6 is displayed with the telephone directory data (step S102A).
At this time, if the registered data for voice recognition is registered with respect to the destination data registered in the displayed telephone directory data, a letter "V" is displayed at the right end thereof simultaneously (see FIG. 7). The operator can know that the destination search by voice recognition is possible. The screen of the telephone directory data once displayed may be automatically switched to the guidance screen of the next step S103 after a predetermined time, or may be switched by an operator's key operation. When the telephone directory data is displayed on the screen of the LCD 306, the destination data registered in the telephone directory data displayed by the operator pressing the up and down cursor keys 311 and 312 may be changed.

Further, a guidance display and a guide tone are output (step S103). The display output at this time is the screen content shown in FIGS. 17 and 19 described above, and a guide tone “beep” is output from the speaker 108 together with the display.

Then, the operation task 202 issues a speech recognition start command (command 3 or 4) to the speech recognition task 208 (step S104), and activates speech recognition processing by the speech recognition task 208. At this time, the voice recognition task 208 sets all exclusion flags of the voice registration data to OFF.

[0117] The user utters the destination abbreviation and waits for the voice recognition processing to end (step S105). When the voice recognition processing ends, the voice recognition task 208 returns a voice recognition result command to the operating task 202.

Then, it is determined whether the result of the voice recognition processing is OK or NG (step S106). NG
In the case of, whether or not to attach a reason code is determined by the voice recognition result command (step S121), and if the reason code is attached, the NG reason corresponding to the reason code is displayed on the operation panel 122 (step S122). Then, an error display is performed (step S123), and the process shifts to a standby state. On the other hand, when the reason code is not added, an error is displayed as it is and the processing shifts to the standby state.

Here, for example, L in step S102A
Speech recognition is performed on the destination data registered in the telephone directory data without the letter "V" at the right end of the common telephone directory data displayed on the CD 306 or the personal telephone directory data displayed on the LCD 306 in step S124. Is performed, the NG reason "No voice registration data to be compared" of the reason code R01 is displayed in step S122.

On the other hand, if the result of the voice recognition processing is OK in step S106, the telephone book data table is searched based on the registration number answered by the voice recognition result command to find the corresponding item (step S107). ). It is determined whether or not the corresponding item is a "personal ID" (step S108). If the item is a personal ID, personal telephone directory data is displayed on the operation panel 122 (step S12).
4) Returning to the processing of step S103, the voice recognition processing is performed again to search for a destination in the personal telephone directory table.

Here, when the personal telephone directory data is displayed in step S124, as described above, the registration data for voice recognition is registered for the destination data registered in the displayed telephone directory data. In this case, the letter "V" is displayed at the right end at the same time (see FIG. 7), so that the operator can know that the destination search by voice recognition is possible. The screen of the telephone directory data once displayed may be automatically switched to another screen after a predetermined time, or may be switched by an operator's key operation.

On the other hand, if the corresponding item in step S107 exists in the common telephone directory data table or in the personal telephone directory table, the destination abbreviation is displayed on the operation panel 122 in order to show the user the speech recognition result. Is performed (step S109). That is, when dialing a destination from the personal telephone directory table, the user utters twice a personal ID and a destination abbreviation.

Then, it is determined whether or not facsimile transmission operation is performed (step S110). If facsimile transmission operation is performed, step S112 is performed.
If the facsimile transmission operation has not been performed, it is determined whether or not the switch item of "wait for audio data set key" on the SRAM 124 is set to set key wait (step S111).

If the set key wait is set, or if the facsimile machine is operated, it is determined whether or not the set key 310 has been pressed (step S112). Perform dialing. On the other hand, if the switch item is not set to wait for the set key but is set to automatic in step S111, the process shifts to dialing without pressing the set key 310.

As described above, when the facsimile transmission operation is being performed, it is necessary to press the set key 310 in order to avoid the possibility of transmission due to erroneous recognition.

On the other hand, in the case where the operation shifts to dialing without depressing the set key 310 during an operation for a telephone call, it takes time for the user to confirm the destination display. Move to execution.
That is, after setting the T time in the timer in the RTC 111 (step S118), it is determined whether or not the stop key 318 has been pressed (step S119). If not, the timer has exceeded the T time. Is determined (step S120). If the timer has exceeded the time T, dialing is executed. On the other hand, if the timer has not exceeded the T time, the process returns to step S119. On the other hand, if the stop key 318 is pressed in step S119, the process shifts to the standby state.

Here, the T time set in the timer is a time registered in the SRAM 124 in advance, and can be freely changed by a user operation.

On the other hand, if the user looks at the abbreviation displayed on the operation panel 122 and finds an erroneous address recognition while waiting for the set key 310 to be pressed to execute dialing in step S112, The voice recognition process may be performed again by pressing the voice recognition key 322, and it is determined whether the voice recognition key 322 has been pressed (step S113). If the voice recognition key 322 has not been pressed, the process returns to step S112. If the voice recognition key 322 has been pressed, a value 1 is added to the variable N (step S114).

Then, it is determined whether or not the variable N is equal to or greater than the number of registrations (step S115). If the variable N is equal to or greater than the number of registrations, the flow shifts to step S123 to display an error. On the other hand, if the variable N is not equal to or greater than the number of registrations, the operating task 202 excludes the displayed destination (step S11).
6) Speech recognition task 208 to perform speech recognition again
, A voice recognition start command (command 5 or command 6) for limited recognition is issued (step S117). Thereafter, the process returns to step S105.

The voice recognition task 208 turns on the exclusion flag of the voice registration data to be excluded, and executes the voice recognition process again. As a result, if the recognized abbreviation display is incorrectly recognized again, the voice recognition key 322 may be pressed again without pressing the set key 310. A new speech recognition process is performed in a state where the previously recognized destination and the current recognized destination are excluded.

As described above, in the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, when the telephone directory data is displayed on the LCD 306, the voice data for voice recognition corresponding to the destination data registered in the displayed telephone directory data is registered. In this case, the letter "V" is displayed at the right end, and the operator can see the display to know that the destination search by voice recognition is possible.

In the above-described embodiment, a message indicating that the destination search by voice recognition is possible is displayed. However, a voice may be output instead of or together with the display. Further, the display mode is not limited to the letter “V”, but may be an appropriate symbol, numeral, letter, color, or a combination thereof.

In the above embodiment, the voice recognition key 3
22 is pressed, and then steps S103 and S103 are executed.
At 124, the letter "V" indicating that the address search by voice recognition is possible together with the display of the telephone directory data is displayed.
Even when the voice recognition key 322 is not depressed, when the operation of the telephone directory (new registration, content correction, registration deletion, search) is performed, as shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 11, FIG. 12, and FIG. Displaying the letter "V" indicating that search is possible is as described above. Therefore, when operating the telephone directory, the operator can know that the destination search by voice recognition is possible.

Further, in the above embodiment, when operating the telephone directory, as shown in FIG. 7, FIG. 11, FIG. 12, and FIG. Although displayed, a plurality of pieces of destination data may be displayed and operated at the same time.

Further, after the initialization processing is completed in step S101 and before the voice recognition key 322 is pressed in step S102, it is displayed that telephone directory data is displayed and a destination search by voice recognition is possible. The letter "V" may be displayed. Thus, the operator can determine whether or not to press the voice recognition key 322 after confirming that the destination search by voice recognition is possible by looking at the letter “V”.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a facsimile apparatus has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to an information processing apparatus such as a portable information terminal or a personal computer.

Further, the present invention may be applied to a system constituted by a plurality of devices, or may be applied to an apparatus constituted by one device. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a case where the present invention is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus. In this case, by reading out a storage medium storing a program represented by software for achieving the present invention into a system or an apparatus, the system or the apparatus can enjoy the effects of the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a memory map of the ROM 121 as a storage medium. FIG. 28 and FIG. 2 executed under the management of the multitask OS are stored in the ROM 121.
9 and the like are stored.

[0139] The storage medium is not limited to the ROM, and may be, for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk,
A magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a DVD, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, or the like can be used.

Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written into a memory provided on a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, based on the instructions of the program code, The case where the CPU of the function expansion board or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by the processing.

[0141]

According to the communication apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, when making a dial call and communicating with a destination, the destination data registered in the telephone directory data by the management means and the voice data stored therein are stored. The correspondence is managed, and the telephone directory data is output by the output means by the operation of the operator,
When the voice data corresponding to the destination data registered in the output telephone directory data exists in the management unit,
Since the notifying means notifies the operator that the address search by voice recognition is possible, it becomes possible to immediately determine at which address in the telephone directory the automatic dial function by voice recognition can be used, and Can greatly improve the convenience. The same effect can be obtained with the communication method according to the twelfth aspect and the storage medium according to the thirteenth aspect.

According to the communication device of the present invention, the output means displays the telephone directory data by the key operation of the operator, so that the operator can easily display the telephone directory data.

According to the communication apparatus of the third aspect, the notifying means displays on the screen on which the telephone directory data is displayed that the address search can be performed by the voice recognition. You can judge immediately by looking at.

According to the communication apparatus of the fourth aspect, the notifying means displays that the destination search by the voice recognition is possible simultaneously with the display of the telephone directory data.
There is no time difference between the telephone directory data and the display indicating that the destination search by voice recognition is possible.

According to the communication device of the fifth aspect, when the voice recognition is executed for the destination data registered in the telephone directory data that is not notified that the destination search is possible, the reason display means is provided. Since it is displayed that the voice data corresponding to the destination data is not registered, even if the operator performs voice recognition by mistake, the reason can be immediately known.

[0146] According to the communication device of the sixth aspect, the notifying means displays the information prior to the start of the voice recognition.
It is possible to know at an appropriate timing whether or not a destination search by voice recognition is possible.

[0147] According to the communication device of the present invention, the audio data registration means for registering the audio data in the audio memory,
Telephone directory data registration means for registering the destination data in the telephone directory data; and the management means manages the correspondence between the registered voice data and the destination data registered in the telephone directory data. Audio data corresponding to the destination data registered in the data can be reliably managed.

According to the communication device of the present invention, since the telephone directory data is searched by comparing the voice data input by the search means with the registered voice data, an accurate search result can be obtained. Can be.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication device for connecting to a line and communicating with a remote communication device, a reading device for reading a document, and a transmitting device for transmitting the read document by the communication device. Means, a recording means for recording data received from the line by the communication means on a recording medium, and a communication means for making a telephone call, so that the present invention can be applied to a facsimile apparatus or the like.

According to the communication apparatus of the present invention, since the telephone directory data registration means registers a plurality of destination data including at least a destination abbreviation and a destination number, the destination data of a plurality of communication partners are registered. can do.

According to the communication apparatus of the eleventh aspect, there is provided a voice conversion means for converting the characteristics of the input voice data into extracted digital data, and the voice data registration means is provided with the converted digital data. Is registered, so that the recognition rate of voice data can be increased,
By storing only the characteristic portions, the memory capacity can be reduced.

According to the storage medium of the thirteenth aspect, in the storage medium which is executed by the CPU in the communication apparatus and stores a program for making a dial call and communicating with the destination, the telephone directory data is stored by the operation of the operator. The procedure for outputting, and when there is voice data corresponding to the destination data registered in the output phone book data, including a procedure for notifying the operator that the destination search by voice recognition is possible, The expandability and versatility of the communication device can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a facsimile machine.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a task of the communication device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of an operation panel 122.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display screen of telephone directory registration.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an input screen when registering a telephone directory.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an audio data registration screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display screen when correcting the registered contents of the telephone directory.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating selection movement of a candidate character.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a registration screen for audio data.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen when deleting telephone directory data.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen when a search of a telephone directory is performed.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen when performing number display (detailed display).

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a screen when a user's abbreviation is selected and a set key 310 is pressed.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a screen when registering audio data.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a screen when registering audio data.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a screen when registering audio data.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a screen when making a call by voice recognition.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a screen when making a call by voice recognition.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a screen when making a call by pressing the voice recognition key after off-hook of the handset.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a screen when making a call by pressing the voice recognition key after off-hook of the handset.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a screen when audio data is deleted.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a screen when replacing audio data.

FIG. 23 is a diagram schematically showing a speech recognition process.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the contents of a speech recognition start command.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing the contents of a speech recognition result command.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing the contents of a reason code.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a relationship between telephone directory data managed by an operating task 202 and a voice registration memory managed by a voice recognition task 208, and the contents of data in each table.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart illustrating a voice recognition processing procedure.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart illustrating a voice recognition processing procedure.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a memory map of a ROM 121 as a storage medium.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 CPU 102 Modem 121 ROM 122 Operation Panel 124 SRAM 125 Hand Scanner Unit (Scanner) 202 Operate Task 208 Speech Recognition Task 306 LCD 322 Speech Recognition Key

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A communication device for making a dial call to communicate with a destination, comprising: management means for managing a correspondence between destination data registered in telephone directory data and stored voice data; Output means for outputting data; and if the voice data corresponding to the destination data registered in the output telephone directory data exists in the management means,
A communication unit for notifying the operator that a destination search by voice recognition is possible; 2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said output means displays said telephone directory data by a key operation of said operator. 3. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the notifying means displays on the screen on which the telephone directory data is displayed that the destination search by the voice recognition is possible. 4. The communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said notifying means displays, at the same time as displaying the telephone directory data, that the destination search by the voice recognition is possible. 5. When voice recognition is performed on destination data registered in the telephone directory data to which notification that the destination search is possible is not made, the voice data corresponding to the destination data is not registered. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a reason display unit for displaying a message. 6. The communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said notifying means displays the information prior to the start of voice recognition. 7. An audio data registration unit for registering audio data in an audio memory, and a telephone directory data registration unit for registering destination data in telephone directory data, wherein the management unit is configured to store the registered audio data and 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein correspondence with destination data registered in the telephone directory data is managed. 8. The communication apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a search unit configured to search the telephone directory data by comparing the input voice data with the registered voice data. 9. A communication unit connected to a line for communicating with a remote communication device; a reading unit for reading an original; a transmitting unit for transmitting the read original by the communication unit; 2. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising: a recording unit that records the received data on a recording medium; 10. The communication apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said telephone directory data registration means registers a plurality of destination data including at least a destination abbreviation and a destination number. 11. An audio data converting means for converting characteristics of the inputted audio data into extracted digital data, wherein the audio data registering means registers the converted digital data. 8. The communication device according to 7. 12. A communication method for making a dial call to communicate with a destination, wherein correspondence between destination data registered in telephone directory data and stored voice data is managed, and said telephone directory data is stored by an operation of an operator. And when the voice data corresponding to the destination data registered in the output telephone directory data exists, notifying the operator that a destination search by voice recognition is possible. A communication method, comprising: 13. A procedure for outputting telephone directory data by an operation of an operator on a storage medium which is executed by a CPU in a communication device and stores a program for making a dial call and communicating with a destination, A step of notifying the operator that a destination search by voice recognition is possible when voice data corresponding to the destination data registered in the book data is present.