JP2002044315A - Communication terminal with copy function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal with a copy function that can stop each function such as a communication function and a copy function without switching the mode during operations of each function. SOLUTION: The communication terminal is provided with a main control section 1 that can operate the communication function and the copy function in parallel, a communication function stop key 8a and a copy function stop key 8b that stops copying during the operation of the copy function.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device having a copying function, which has a plurality of functions such as a communication (facsimile) function and a copying function, and has a stop key for each function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some facsimile apparatuses having a copy function are capable of operating a copy function in parallel to copy a document while transmitting image data read into an image memory by facsimile. Widespread.

[0003] In this model, there is a case where the user wants to stop the transmission while copying during facsimile transmission.
In such a case, once the mode is switched to the facsimile mode, the stop key is operated to stop the operation.

If it is desired to stop the discharge of the recording paper during facsimile transmission during the discharge of the recording paper of the copy, the recording paper is discharged by operating the stop key after switching to the copy mode. Had been canceled.

[0005]

However, the number of operations is large, and it is necessary to check the mode, which has caused an erroneous operation.

Further, there is a device having a so-called reservation function that allows a document of a next job to be read during facsimile transmission and facsimile transmission of the next job to be continued after the end of the running job. In the case of such a model, for example, when the user wants to cancel a reserved job for facsimile transmission during the operation of the copy function, more operations such as mode switching, stop key operation, job selection, and stop key operation are required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a communication terminal device with a copy function capable of stopping a function such as facsimile or copy without switching modes while the function is in operation. The purpose is to provide.

In addition, even when the communication terminal device has a reservation function, a communication terminal device with a copy function can be selected from among jobs in execution of a corresponding function or a job being reserved without switching the mode. It is a further object to provide.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a communication terminal device with a copying function according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises: a main control unit capable of operating a communication function and a copying function in parallel; A communication function stop key for stopping communication during operation of the communication function and a copy function stop key for stopping copying during operation of the copy function are provided.

As a result, by operating the communication function stop key during communication and the copy function stop key during copying without switching the mode, each function can be stopped simply and without error. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device having a copying function, wherein the communication terminal device further comprises a PC (personal computer) printer function. Can be operated in parallel with
A print stop key for stopping printing while the PC printer function is in operation is further provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, when any one of the function stop keys is operated, a list of jobs being reserved and being reserved is displayed on the display unit while the corresponding function is being executed. Can be selected from the list, and the selected job can be deleted by re-operating the function stop key.

The job list can be identified by displaying a destination name and a facsimile number in the case of facsimile, the copy time and number of copies in the case of copy, and the ID of a transmission source personal computer in the case of PC print. It was done.

Thus, even in a device having a reservation function, it is not necessary to repeat a troublesome operation, and a job of another function is not accidentally deleted.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of a communication terminal device with a copying function according to the present invention.

Here, as the communication terminal device of the present invention,
Although the configuration of the facsimile apparatus F with a copy and PC printer function is shown, a communication terminal apparatus with a copy function without a PC printer function may be used.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main control unit for controlling the following units; 2, an NCU for controlling a network to a communication line; 3, a modem for modulating and demodulating a signal for facsimile communication of image data; 4 is an image memory for storing image data, 5 is a RAM for storing print output information and variable information, and 6 is an RO for storing a control program.
M.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a display unit composed of a liquid crystal screen or the like; 8 an operation unit composed of numeric keys and various operation switches; 9 a reading unit composed of a flatbed scanner or the like; Output recording unit, 11 is P
A PC interface for receiving data from a C (personal computer).

In the facsimile apparatus F, a reading section 9 reads a document image and converts the read image data into an NCU.
2. A facsimile transmission function for transmitting via the modem 3, a facsimile reception function for printing out received data on recording paper by the recording unit 10, and recording the image data read by the reading unit 9 by the recording unit 10. It has a copy function for printing out on paper and a printer function for receiving personal computer data via the PC interface 11 and printing from the recording unit 10 on recording paper.

The facsimile machine F has a reservation function for each of the above functions. That is, for example, another facsimile transmission can be reserved during facsimile transmission, or a copy can be reserved during facsimile reception.

According to the present invention, the operation unit 8 is further provided with a facsimile stop key 8a, a copy stop key 8b, and a print stop key 8c. The function can be stopped without switching the mode while each function is operating.

FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 are flow charts showing the basic operation of the facsimile machine F when the facsimile stop key 8a, copy stop key 8b and print stop key 8c are operated, respectively.

When the facsimile stop key 8a is operated, a list of jobs in transmission and reservation is displayed on the display unit 7 if facsimile transmission is being performed, and a list of jobs for facsimile reservation is displayed if transmission is not being performed (FIG. 2). 101-103).

When the fax stop key 8a is operated again, if a facsimile transmission is being performed, the job being transmitted is stopped.
If the transmission is not in progress, the operation is terminated by operating the cancel key. If the cancel key is not operated, the shift key is used to select the job to be deleted from the jobs being reserved, and the facsimile stop key 8a is operated again to cancel the job. It is removed from the reservation (104-108).

Here, in order to be able to identify which job, a list is displayed on the display unit 7 so that the destination name and the FAX number can be known. Although only the facsimile transmission is targeted for cancellation here, the reception may be canceled while confirming the destination.

In this embodiment, the fax stop key 8a is operated twice to make the user confirm the cancellation, but the transmission may be canceled by one operation. Further, the mode may be set in advance so that whether or not to confirm can be switched.

When the copy stop key 8b in FIG. 3 is operated and the print stop key 8c in FIG. 4 is operated, the same operation as when the facsimile stop key 8a is operated is performed (201 to 2 in FIG. 3).
08, 301 to 308 in FIG. 4).

In the case of copying, it is necessary to specify the job to be deleted. Therefore, the time when the document is read, the number of copies, the ID code, and the like are displayed on the display unit 7. Similarly, in the case of a PC printer, the ID of the personal computer of the transmission source may be displayed.

Note that, in order to more accurately perform the job determination, a part of the image or a reduced image may be displayed on the display unit 7. In particular, this is effective for a copy in which information for specifying a job is small.

As described above, even when a reservation function is provided, the facsimile stop key 8a, the copy stop key 8b,
By operating the print stop key 8c, it is possible to cancel only the execution of each function or only the reserved job.

Further, by using the display section 7, it is possible to combine all the stop keys into one. That is, when a common stop key (not shown) is operated, a guide for selecting a function is displayed on the display unit 7, and after selecting one of them, the stop operation can be performed for the selected function.

Although not shown in the figure, in the case of a communication terminal device having a PC scan function for transferring a read image to a PC, in the case of the facsimile device F having the stop keys 8a, 8b and 8c, Similarly, a PC scan stop key may be provided.

[0034]

As can be understood from the above description, according to the communication terminal with copy function of the first aspect, since the communication function stop key and the copy function stop key are provided, respectively, Even during the mode selection, each function can be stopped without switching the mode.

According to the second aspect, the print stop key is also operated for the PC printer function so as to stop the operation, so that the present invention is also applicable to a composite communication terminal device having a copy function and a PC printer function.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a device having a reservation function, the user can select a job from the job list on the display unit and cancel the job.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of a communication terminal device with a copy function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a basic operation of the communication terminal device with a copying function according to the present invention when a fax stop key is operated.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a basic operation of the communication terminal device with a copy function of the present invention when a copy stop key is operated.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a basic operation of the communication terminal device with a copying function of the present invention when a printer stop key is operated.

[Explanation of symbols]

F Facsimile machine with copy and PC printer functions 1 Main control unit 7 Display unit 8 Operation unit 8a FAX stop key 8b Copy stop key 8c Print stop key

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A main control unit capable of operating a communication function and a copying function in parallel, a communication function stop key for stopping communication while the communication function is operating, and a copying function for stopping copying while the copying function is operating. A communication terminal device having a copy function and a stop key. 2. The printer according to claim 1, wherein said main controller is capable of operating a PC printer function in parallel with each of said functions, and further comprising a print stop key for canceling printing while the PC printer function is operating. Communication terminal device with copy function. 3. When any one of the above stop keys is operated, a list of reserved jobs can be displayed on the display section while the corresponding function is being executed, and an arbitrary job can be selected from the displayed jobs. 3. The communication terminal device with a copying function according to claim 1, wherein the job selected by re-operating the stop key can be deleted.