JP2001086309A - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily grasp the existence/absence of a registered transmission destination and the by-one-easy-step dial of its registration destination. SOLUTION: This machine has a by-one-easy-step dial. In such a case, whether a destination number inputted to perform transmission matches with a destination number registered in the by-one-easy-step dial is retrieved, and when the inputted destination number matches with the registered destination number, the by-one-easy-step dial that has already been registered is displayed on an operating part 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus (a facsimile function, a printer function, a facsimile apparatus) capable of registering a transmission destination in a memory (registering a transmission destination in one-touch dialing) and transmitting using a one-touch dial function.
(Including a digital multifunction peripheral having a copy function).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile machine, as a means for simplifying input and saving the trouble of storing and retrieving a number,
A one-touch dial function for inputting a series of destination numbers and a transmission mode with one key, and a speed dial function for a combination of about two or three keys are provided.

A facsimile apparatus having such a one-touch dial function is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-48.
No. 863 discloses a technique in which when registering a destination, a duplicate destination registration is stopped and a registered number is displayed.

[0004]

As described above, it is widely practiced to register a transmission destination in a memory, call it using a one-touch dial function or a speed dial function, and transmit it. When the number of registered transmission destinations is large, operability is improved by using a table in which transmission destinations are associated with one-touch dials (or speed dials), destination labels, and the like.

However, in the case of a device used by a plurality of operators, the destination label may be abbreviated even if there is a destination label. If the operator is not the operator who mainly manages the device, the destination of the transmission destination (which one-touch dial) You may not be able to determine if you are registered for.

[0006] Therefore, although the transmission destination is already registered in the one-touch dial (corresponding to the one-touch dial), some operators (inexperienced operators) often directly enter the numbers, There is a case where it does not make sense to register the destination address in the one-touch dial.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of easily grasping the presence / absence of registration of a transmission destination and the one-touch dial of the registration destination.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus having a one-touch dial function, wherein a destination number input for transmission is registered in the one-touch dial. A search means for searching whether the number matches the registered number, and when the input destination number matches the registered destination number,
And a notifying means for notifying the already registered one-touch dial.

[0009] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a second aspect.
The described invention is a facsimile apparatus having a one-touch dial function, in a case where a correspondence list of a destination number and a one-touch dial is printed on recording paper, a printing means for adding a specific mark to the overlapping destination number and printing the same. It is characterized by having.

[0010] In order to achieve the above object, a third aspect is provided.
The described invention is characterized in that a facsimile apparatus having a one-touch dial function has a function of aggregating overlapping destination numbers when the number of one-touch dials for which destination numbers are not registered becomes equal to or less than a predetermined number. It is assumed that.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is searched whether or not the destination number input for transmission matches the destination number registered in the one-touch dialing, and the input destination number is compared with the registered destination number. If they match, the registered one-touch dial is notified, so that when resending to the same destination, the one-touch dial function can be used, and transmission is performed by a simple operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a correspondence list of the destination numbers and the one-touch dial is printed on the recording paper, a specific mark is added to the duplicated destination numbers and printed. Number duplication is easily determined,
This makes it easy to search for a key to be deleted when the setting keys of the one-touch dial are exhausted.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the number of one-touch dials for which a destination number is not registered becomes equal to or less than a predetermined number, overlapping destination numbers are aggregated. Conversely, since the destination number can be freely registered for each operator, it is convenient when there are a plurality of operators.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the facsimile apparatus. The facsimile apparatus includes an FCU 1 for controlling a facsimile, an SAF 2 for storing image data, and a storage device 3 for storing various data.
A scanner control unit 4 for reading a document, an operation unit 5 for performing various kinds of operation processing and display, an ADF control unit 6 for controlling an automatic document reading device, a paper feed control unit 7, and an output unit for printing and outputting on recording paper 8 and a network control NCU 9.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of the operation unit, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a print example of recording paper. This content will be described later.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a first control example (corresponding to the first aspect of the present invention). When an operator inputs a destination number on the operation unit 5 (S1), the one-touch dial registration number already stored in the storage device 3 (the destination number is registered in association with a specific one-touch dial). A comparison is made (S2), and only when they match, the fact that the user has already been registered is displayed on the operation unit 5. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, it is displayed that the destination number is registered in one-touch dial “004”.

As described above, by displaying the one-touch dial of the destination number, it is possible to encourage the use of the highly convenient one-touch dial function from the next time. If an LED is mounted on the one-touch key, the key may be blinked to notify the operator of the location of the key. Operation unit 5
Although the example of the display is given, it is also conceivable to give a warning by voice. If the destination number is not registered in the one-touch dial (n in S2), normal communication is performed.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a second control example (corresponding to the second aspect of the present invention). When the registered one-touch dial number is printed on recording paper (S1
1), only the part where the destination number is duplicated (y in S12), Is printed before the mark (S1).
3), and output (S14). For example, in the example of FIG. 3, since the one-touch dial “001” and “008” overlap, both are marked with *. The mark may be shaded.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a third control example (corresponding to the third aspect of the present invention). When used by a plurality of operators, even if they are registered repeatedly, it is preferable that the registration can be freely performed for convenience until the number of remaining one-touch dial keys becomes the set value. Also,
When the one-touch dial key reaches the set value in consideration of the memory amount, a warning is issued on the operation unit 5, and it is possible to prompt the operator to perform the integration and to perform the integration.

For this purpose, as shown in FIG. 6, first, the number of remaining one-touch dials is set (S21). For example, assume that the number of one-touch dials is 10, and the number of remaining registrations is 3,
It is assumed that up to seven can be registered. Then, registration is performed one by one (S22), and when registration is completed up to seven (S23).
Y), since only the remaining three can be registered, the aggregation is displayed on the operation unit 5 (S24), and when the operator inputs a key of aggregation OK (y in S25), the FCU 1 unifies the duplicate numbers. Is performed (S26).

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is searched whether or not the destination number input for transmission matches the destination number registered in the one-touch dial, and the input destination number is registered. If the destination number matches, the registered one-touch dial will be notified, so when resending to the same destination, the one-touch dial function can be used and transmission can be performed with simple operation be able to.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the correspondence list of the destination numbers and the one-touch dial is printed on the recording paper, a specific mark is added to the duplicated destination numbers so as to be printed. In addition, it is possible to easily determine the duplication of the destination number, and thus, it is possible to easily search for a key to be deleted when the setting keys of the one-touch dial are exhausted.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the destination number can be freely registered for each operator until the remaining number of free one-touch dials reaches the set value, so that the convenience when there are a plurality of operators is improved. Can be enhanced. Further, since the same numbers are aggregated, it is possible to cope with a shortage of memory.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display example of an operation unit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of recording paper printing.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a first control example.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a second control example.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a third control example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 FCU 2 SAF 3 Storage device 4 Scanner control unit 5 Operation unit 6 ADF control unit 7 Feed control unit 8 Output unit 9 NCU

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus having a one-touch dial function, wherein: a search means for searching whether a destination number input for transmission matches a destination number registered in one-touch dialing; A facsimile apparatus comprising: notifying means for notifying the registered one-touch dial when the registered destination number matches the registered destination number. In a facsimile apparatus having a one-touch dial function, when a correspondence list of a destination number and a one-touch dial is printed on recording paper, a printing means for adding a specific mark to the duplicated destination number and printing the same is provided. A facsimile machine comprising: 3. A facsimile apparatus having a one-touch dial function, wherein a function is provided for aggregating overlapping destination numbers when the number of one-touch dials for which destination numbers are not registered becomes equal to or less than a predetermined number. Facsimile machine.