JP2002135400A - Communication equipment, storage medium, mobile phone, and communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide facsimile equipment that matches data in response to the intention of a user in the case of exchanging data between a providing source of the data and a transfer destination. SOLUTION: The facsimile equipment is provided with a communication function between a master set A and slave sets B and with a function of exchanging telephone directory data mutually between the master set A and the slave sets B. When the telephone directory data given from the master set A to the slave sets B have the same contents as the telephone directory data already registered in the slave sets B acting like transfer destinations, a CPU 10 displays a menu on which a user can optionally select whether or not the telephone directory data are overwritten.

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 which can exchange telephone directory data and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a facsimile apparatus having a communication function as a master unit and a slave unit, a memory built in each of the master unit and the slave unit is used, and a telephone number of a destination is recorded as telephone directory data. There is a function to register both the master unit and the slave unit. The telephone directory data can be exchanged between these master units and slave units one by one or collectively. In a typical example of this type of facsimile apparatus, the main body of the apparatus is used as a master unit, while a handset for talking is mainly used as a slave unit.

[0003]

Incidentally, since the base unit is used not only for facsimile communication but also for telephone calls, the telephone directory data registered in the base unit corresponds to the same destination name for each case. 2 for telephone and facsimile communication
It may be possible to have different types of telephone numbers. In addition, each of the master unit and the slave unit does not necessarily have a memory of the same capacity, and there may be a difference between the master unit and the slave unit in the allowable number of data registration and the data size.

[0004] Therefore, if the telephone directory data is automatically exchanged between the parent device and the child device, there is a possibility that data which is originally unnecessary is registered on one side or data is duplicated. However, there is a problem that consistency of telephone directory data cannot be obtained due to registration of data not intended by the user. This is not limited to the relationship between the parent device and the child device, but also applies to, for example, a relationship in which telephone directory data can be exchanged between a portable telephone and a facsimile device. This is true for all communication systems including at least two exchangeable communication means.

[0005] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above points, and a communication apparatus which can reflect a user's intention when exchanging data between a data provider and a transfer destination, It is an object to provide a storage medium, a mobile phone, and a communication system.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a communication device according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a communication device between a device main body and a portable telephone or between a device main unit and a child device. A communication device having a function of exchanging various data between the device main body and the mobile phone or the slave unit, the communication device having a communication function between the device main body and the mobile phone or the slave unit. When exchanging data with one of them, or one of the device itself or the slave unit as the transfer destination, and the other as the provider, transfer the data according to the contents of the data given by the provider. It is characterized by having data exchange control means for selecting conditions.

According to such a communication device, when data is exchanged between the device main unit and the portable telephone or between the device main unit and the slave unit, the data is exchanged according to the content of the data provided by one of the providers. Thus, the data exchange between the data providing source and the destination can be flexibly performed according to the selected transfer condition.

A communication device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the communication device according to the first aspect, wherein the data exchange control means transmits data provided from the providing source to the transfer destination. The user is allowed to arbitrarily select whether or not to overwrite.

According to such a communication device, in addition to the effect of the communication device according to claim 1, for example, when data is exchanged between the master unit and the slave unit, the data is transferred to the master unit as a transfer destination. If the data contains the same contents as those already registered in the device or the child device, the user can freely select whether or not to overwrite the data at the transfer destination. Data consistency on both machines.

Further, the communication device according to the third aspect of the present invention is the communication device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the data exchange control means transmits the data to the transfer destination when the providing source transfers the data to the transfer destination. When the number of data registrations at the transfer destination reaches the allowable number as a result of the registration, the user is notified to that effect.

According to such a communication device, in addition to the effect of the communication device according to claim 1 or 2, for example, while a plurality of data are collectively transferred and registered, the number of data registered at the transfer destination is reduced. Since the user is notified that the allowable number has been reached, the user can surely know that there is data that has not been registered.

A communication device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the communication device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the data exchange control means transmits the data including specific attribute information to the communication device. Prohibit registration at the transfer destination.

According to such a communication device, in addition to the effect of the communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, for example, a telephone number which requires input of a recite number as specific attribute information, Phonebook data including phone numbers that do not need to be registered in either the child device or the parent device are prohibited from being registered in either one of them. Can be exchanged only in accordance with the purpose of use.

A communication device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the communication device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the device main body and the portable telephone, or the device main body and the child device. Each of the devices is provided with storage means for storing data exchanged between them, while data exchanged with each other includes:
The telephone directory data stored in the storage unit is used, and the data exchange control unit exchanges the telephone directory data between the device body and the portable telephone, or between the device body and the slave unit. At this time, it is checked whether registered telephone directory data has been added or changed in at least one of the storage means, and the fact is displayed.

According to such a communication device, in addition to the effect of the communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a communication between the device main body and the portable telephone or between the device main body and the slave unit. When exchanging telephone directory data, the user can be notified that the telephone directory data has been added or changed at one of the transfer destinations.

Further, the storage medium according to the present invention has a communication function between a device main body and a portable telephone, or between a device main unit and a slave unit, and the device main body and the portable device are connected to each other. A storage medium storing a program for controlling a communication device having a function of mutually exchanging various types of data with the portable telephone or the slave unit, wherein the storage medium stores any program of the device main body or the portable telephone. When exchanging data with one or the device itself or one of the slaves as a transfer destination, while exchanging data with the other as a provider, the transfer conditions are set according to the contents of the data provided by the provider. Characterized in that a program including a data exchange control program for selecting a program is stored.

According to such a storage medium, by operating the CPU based on the stored program,
The operation of the communication device according to claim 1 can be realized.

The portable telephone according to the present invention is a portable telephone having a function of mutually exchanging various data with a communication device. When exchanging data with one of the destinations as the destination while exchanging the data with the other as the source, if the data given from the source contains the same content as the data already registered at the destination, Is characterized by having data exchange control means for arbitrarily selecting whether or not to overwrite the data.

According to such a portable telephone, the same effect as that of the communication device according to the second aspect can be obtained.

In the communication system according to the present invention, at least two types of data can be exchanged with each other.
A communication system provided with communication means of a communication device, wherein one of the communication means is used as a transfer destination, and the other is used as a provider when exchanging data. Is characterized by having data exchange control means for arbitrarily selecting whether or not to overwrite the data when the data contains the same content as the data already registered at the transfer destination.

According to such a communication system, it is possible to obtain the same effect as the communication device according to the second aspect or the portable telephone according to the seventh aspect.

Further, the communication system according to the ninth aspect of the present invention has a communication function with a plurality of slave units using the device main unit as a master unit, and exchanges various data between the plurality of slave units. A communication system having the function of
When exchanging data with one of the plurality of slave units as a transfer destination and exchanging data with the other as a provider, a data exchange control unit for selecting a transfer condition according to the content of data provided from the provider is provided. It is characterized by having.

According to such a communication system, when exchanging data between slave units, the communication device according to claim 1,
Alternatively, an effect similar to that obtained by the portable telephone according to claim 6 can be obtained.

A communication system according to a tenth aspect of the present invention has a communication function between a device main body and a portable telephone, and between the device main body as a master and a slave.
A communication system having a function of mutually exchanging various data between the device main body and the mobile phone and the slave, wherein one of the mobile phone and the slave is a transfer destination. On the other hand, when exchanging data with the other as a provider, a data exchange controller for selecting a transfer condition in accordance with the contents of the data provided from the provider is provided.

According to such a communication system, when data is exchanged between the portable telephone and the slave unit, claim 1
The same effect as that obtained by the communication device described in (1) or the portable telephone described in claim 6 can be obtained.

[0026]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus in a communication system in which a portable telephone can be used as an embodiment of the communication apparatus according to the present invention. The facsimile apparatus as a communication apparatus shown in FIG. 1 has a main unit A as a main unit of the apparatus, and a plurality of handsets mainly based on a cordless system for telephone calls as a sub unit B. In addition, mobile phone C is attached to base unit A.
, And the facsimile apparatus can transmit and receive voice signals and facsimile data to and from the other party via the portable telephone C.

As shown in FIG. 1, master unit A has a CPU 1
0, NCU 11, RAM 12, modem 13, ROM 1
4. NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM)
15, gate array 16, codec 17, DMAC1
8, reading unit 21, printing unit 22, operation unit 23, display unit 2
4, a wireless communication unit 25, an external connection unit 26, and the like. CPU10, NCU11, R
AM 12, modem 13, ROM 14, NVRAM 15,
Gate array 16, codec 17, and DMAC1
8 are mutually connected by a bus line 27. The bus line 27 includes an address bus, a data bus, and a control signal line. The gate array 16 includes a reading unit 21, a printing unit 22, an operation unit 23, a display unit 24, a wireless communication unit 25,
And the external connection section 26 are connected. A public telephone line 28 is connected to the NCU 11. On the other hand, the portable telephone C is connectable to the external connection unit 26.

The CPU 10 controls the operation of the entire facsimile machine. The NCU 11 is connected to the public telephone line 28 and performs network control. The RAM 12 provides a work area for the CPU 10 and a storage area for various data. Modem 1
Reference numeral 3 performs facsimile data and modulation / demodulation of voice data in order to mutually convert a digital signal into a voice signal. RO
M14 stores data such as programs to be executed by the CPU 10 and set values. The NVRAM 15 stores various flags, setting data, and the like. Especially this NVR
The AM 15 is used to register telephone directory data described later as a dial memory. The gate array 16 has C
It functions as an interface between the PU 10 and each of the units 21 to 26. The codec 17 performs encoding and decoding of facsimile data and voice data. The DMAC 18 mainly writes and reads data to and from the RAM 12.

The reading section 21 includes an image sensor, an LED light source, and the like, and reads an image such as a character or a figure from a document. The printing unit 22 prints an image such as a character or a figure by, for example, an inkjet method. Operation unit 23
Has a group of key switches such as numeric keys and character keys,
A command corresponding to the key operation of the user is transmitted to the CPU 10.
The display unit 24 includes a display such as an LCD, and displays an operation state, operation guidance, and the like. Wireless communication unit 25
Is provided with a wireless communication antenna, a high-frequency signal processing circuit, etc., and exchanges various data and signals with the slave unit B. The external connection unit 26 is a port for connecting the portable telephone C with a cable, and exchanges data and signals with the portable telephone C. Note that the slave unit B includes an NVRAM or a display as a dial memory similarly to the master unit A, but a detailed illustration thereof is omitted for convenience. The mobile phone C is capable of making a call with the other party via a mobile communication network, and is provided with an NVRAM or the like as a dial memory (not shown) inside, but it is widely used. Therefore, the detailed illustration and description thereof will be omitted.

The point of the facsimile apparatus is as follows. In this facsimile apparatus, telephone directory data including a destination name and its telephone number are separately registered in the respective dial memories of the master unit A and the plurality of slave units B. I can put it. Of course, the telephone directory data is also registered in the dial memory of the portable telephone C. Then, between the parent device A and the child device B, between the parent device A and the portable telephone C, between the child devices B and B, or between the child device B and the portable telephone C, Data can be exchanged bidirectionally, one at a time or collectively.

Incidentally, the respective dial memories of the master unit A, the slave unit B and the portable telephone C do not always have the same capacity. As a result, for example, in the base unit A,
The maximum allowable registration number of the telephone directory data is set to 100, while the maximum number of the child device B is set to 50. In the case of the mobile phone C, the number is 500. Further, the format of telephone directory data is different in each of master unit A, slave unit B, and portable telephone C. For example, in base unit A, one destination name is limited to 10 characters or less for one telephone directory data, and a plurality of telephone numbers of up to 20 digits can be set for one destination name. This is because the base unit A is used for calling a telephone number for telephone and talking with the other party by voice, and for the same party also calling a facsimile communication telephone number for facsimile communication. It is. On the other hand, since the slave unit B is generally limited to voice calls, for example, one destination name is limited to eight characters or less per one telephone directory data. Only one telephone number within can be set. Such telephone directory data includes, in addition to the destination name and telephone number, attribute information for distinguishing between telephone and facsimile communication, and an attribute for indicating a secret number that cannot be displayed unless a recite number is entered. Information can be included.

Thus, for example, when transferring and exchanging telephone directory data from parent device A to child device B, when the telephone directory data contains the same contents as the telephone directory data already registered in child device B Is displayed under the control of the CPU 10 so that the user can select a transfer condition such as whether to overwrite the telephone directory data in the dial memory of the slave unit B or not. After that, processing according to the user's selection operation is performed. Whether or not the phonebook data contains the same content is determined based on the phone number included in the phonebook data, but may be based on both the destination name and the phone number. The number of characters, the number of digits, etc. may be browsed to make the determination. Of course, when transferring and exchanging the telephone directory data from the slave unit B to the master unit A, or between the master unit A and the mobile phone C, between the slave units B and B, or between the slave unit B and the mobile phone C, The same is true when exchanging telephone directory data between.

On the other hand, usable character types may differ between devices. For example, when kanji data is transferred to a model that does not accept kanji, it must be converted to alphabets, katakana, and the like. In this case, since the kanji data includes data relating to the phonetic characters for the normal sort processing and the search processing, the data may be converted directly into the phonetic characters using the data. Conversely, when transferring character data to a model that can use kanji, there is a high possibility that another character type can be used at the transfer destination, so the character data is transferred as it is. If it is not convenient to transfer the character data as it is, the user may be requested to input data each time or collectively.

Also, for example, when the telephone directory data of the child device B is collectively registered in the parent device A, since the maximum allowable number of telephone directory data of the parent device A is larger than that of the child device B, It is likely to be registered, but not always. Therefore, when collectively registering the telephone directory data, when the data registration number reaches the maximum allowable registration number, the fact is displayed under the control of the CPU 10. After confirming this display, the user can take appropriate measures thereafter. Of course, the case where the telephone directory data is collectively registered from the parent device A to the child device B, or between the parent device A and the portable telephone C, between the child devices B and B, or between the child device B and the portable telephone C The same applies to the case of registering the telephone directory data at a time.

Further, telephone directory data including a secret number as attribute information, telephone directory data including a telephone number for facsimile communication, and a telephone including a telephone number “090” generally assigned to a portable telephone. For book data and the like, registration from one to the other can be prohibited under the control of the CPU 10.

That is, the CPU 10 transfers one of the device body and the portable telephone, or one of the device body and the slave unit to the transfer destination, while providing the other when providing data exchange. Data exchange control means for selecting a transfer condition according to the content of data originally given is realized.

The ROM 14 has a communication function between the device body and the portable telephone, or between the device body and the portable telephone or the portable device. A storage medium storing a program for controlling a communication device having a function of mutually exchanging data of any one of a device body and a mobile phone, or a device body or a slave device When the data is exchanged using the other as the provider, the program including the data exchange control program for selecting the transfer condition according to the content of the data provided by the provider is stored. The medium is realized.

Next, the operation of the facsimile machine will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the master unit A
The telephone directory data registered in the main unit A is mainly transferred to the slave unit B or the portable telephone C.
The operation performed above will be mainly described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when transferring telephone directory data, and FIGS. 3 to 7 are explanatory diagrams for explaining examples of display screens at the time of processing of transferring telephone directory data.

First, when the telephone directory data is transferred, a selection screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 24. In response, the CPU 10 determines whether the slave unit B or the mobile phone C has been selected by the user as the transfer destination (S1). When there are a plurality of slave units B, the numbers of all the slave units B are displayed on the selection screen.
The user can specify the desired slave unit number from among them.

When the slave unit B or the portable telephone C is selected as the transfer destination (S1: YES), the CPU 10
It is checked whether or not the telephone directory data has been added / changed since the previous transfer (S2). If the telephone directory data has been added / changed in S2 (S2: YES),
The CPU 10 displays this on the screen (S16),
Thereafter, the process proceeds to S3, and if the telephone directory data has not been added / changed (S2: NO), the process directly proceeds to S3. Thereby, if there is no addition / change of the telephone directory data, the function key corresponding to “return” in FIG.
By using the stop key provided in the telephone directory, it is possible to escape from the telephone directory data transfer processing.

Next, the CPU 10 displays a selection screen as shown in FIG. 4 on the screen of the display unit 24, and determines whether or not the all-item transfer mode is selected by the user (S3). In the present embodiment, the case where the telephone directory data is transferred from the master unit A to the slave unit B and the case where the telephone directory data is transferred from the master unit A to the portable telephone C is almost the same, but the portable telephone C Is selected, the all-transfer mode may not be selectable, and only the one-transfer mode described later may be selected.

When the all data transfer mode is selected (S3:
YES), the CPU 10 executes an all-item transfer registration process for transferring and registering all the telephone directory data registered in the NVRAM 12 of the master unit A to the slave unit B (S).
4). During the execution of the all-item transfer registration process, a transfer-in-progress screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 24.

During the transfer of all data, the CPU 10 checks whether or not each telephone directory data contains a telephone number for facsimile communication (S5).

If there is telephone directory data including a telephone number for facsimile communication (S5: YES), the CPU 10
A command to prohibit registration of the telephone directory data is issued to the slave unit B (S6). In the slave unit B that has received the registration prohibition command, registration processing is performed except for telephone directory data including a telephone number for facsimile communication.
Note that, with regard to telephone directory data including a telephone number for facsimile communication, registration of only the telephone number for facsimile communication may be prohibited. Also, from the main unit A to the sub unit B
Instead of issuing a registration prohibition command, the telephone directory data to be prohibited from being registered may not be transferred.

Further, the CPU 10 checks whether or not the same contents are already registered in the slave unit B for each piece of telephone directory data, using the telephone number included in the telephone directory data as a criterion for determining the identity. (S7).

If the telephone directory data having the same content has already been registered in the slave unit B (S7: YES), the CPU 10
In order to allow the user to select whether or not to overwrite the corresponding telephone directory data, an overwrite selection screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed (S8).

In accordance with the display of the overwrite selection screen, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the user has selected overwrite (S9).

When overwriting is selected (S9: YE
S), the CPU 10 issues an overwrite command to the slave unit B so that the corresponding telephone directory data is overwritten and registered in the slave unit B (S10). In the slave B that has received the overwrite command, the telephone directory data transferred from the master A in response to the overwrite command is registered instead of the registered data.

Further, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the transfer of all the telephone directory data has been completed (S11), and finally completes the transfer of all the telephone directory data (S11: YES). Finish.

In S11, if the transfer of all the telephone directory data is not completed and the transfer is being continued (S11: NO), the CP
U10 determines whether or not a status command has been received from the slave unit B indicating that the data registration number has exceeded the maximum allowable registration number (S12).

If the data registration number of the slave unit B reaches the maximum allowable registration number and the status command is issued from the slave unit B to the master unit A (S12: YES), the CPU 10
Displays a message screen as shown in FIG. 7 and presents the number of completed transfers at that time (S13), then interrupts the transfer of all items and ends the telephone directory transfer process. Here, FIG.
In the above, “XX” indicated by a denominator by a denominator indicates the total number of telephone directory data in the parent device A that was to be transferred collectively, and “**” indicated by a numerator in FIG.
This shows the number of telephone directory data registered in the slave unit B after the actual transfer. This allows the user to know how much of the phonebook data could not be transferred, and if necessary, deletes the phonebook data from the slave unit B and newly transfers it from the master unit A to the slave unit. B can transfer the telephone directory data.

On the other hand, when the number of registered data of the slave unit B is less than the maximum allowable registration number and the status command is not issued from the slave unit B to the master unit A (S12: NO),
The CPU 10 returns to S4 and continues the all-item transfer registration process.

If the user does not select the overwriting in S9 (S9: NO), the CPU 10 proceeds to S6.
Similarly to the above, a command to prohibit registration of the corresponding telephone directory data is issued to the slave unit B (S14).
Proceed to 11. In the slave unit B that has received the registration prohibition command in S14, the registration processing is performed except for the telephone directory data that is duplicated with the master unit A. In addition, master unit A
Instead of issuing the registration prohibition command to the slave unit B, the telephone directory data itself to be prohibited from being registered may not be transferred. When the user does not select overwrite, the corresponding telephone directory data may be newly registered in the slave unit B as another telephone directory data.

In S7, if the telephone directory data transferred from master unit A has not been registered in slave unit B yet (S7: NO), CPU 10 causes the telephone directory data to be newly registered in slave unit B. Proceed to S11.

In S5, if the data is not telephone directory data including a telephone number for facsimile communication (S5: NO), C
The PU 10 proceeds to S7.

In S3, when the one-transfer mode is selected without the user selecting the all-transfer mode (S3: NO), the CPU 10 sets the NVRAM
12, a list of the telephone directory data registered in the telephone number 12 is displayed on the screen, and one telephone directory data designated by the user from the list is transferred to the slave unit B and registered. (S15), and thereafter, the telephone directory transfer process ends. Note that the CPU 10 may also execute the processing of S5 to S10 when performing the one-transfer registration processing.

If the transfer destination is not selected in S1 (S1: NO), the CPU 10 displays a selection screen as shown in FIG. 4 until the transfer destination is selected.

Therefore, according to the facsimile apparatus, when the telephone directory data is exchanged between the parent device A and the child device B, the telephone directory data is already registered in the child device B as the transfer destination. When the same contents as the telephone directory data are included, the user can freely select whether or not to overwrite the corresponding telephone directory data in the child device B, so that the parent device A and the child device B can be selected according to the user's intention. Data consistency in both cases can be achieved. The same can be said for the case where the telephone directory data is transferred collectively from the slave unit B to the base unit A, and the case where the telephone directory data is transferred collectively between the base unit A and the portable telephone C.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

For example, the present invention can be applied to a stationary telephone having a dial memory. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to telephone directory data used for dial input but also to an e-mail address used for sending an e-mail, and other types of data that can be used in a plurality of communication devices. It doesn't matter.

As a communication system, at least the master unit A
And whether or not it is possible to exchange data between the base unit A and the mobile phone C, and whether or not the base unit A and the mobile phone C Any device can be used as long as data can be exchanged between the devices B, B, and is not limited to a device in which both the child device B and the portable telephone C can be connected to the device main body serving as the master device A. When exchanging data between the slave units B, B, the data may be exchanged directly between the slave units or may be exchanged via the master unit. Also, it does not matter whether the connection method between the devices is wireless or wired.

In the above embodiment, the operation on the main unit A has mainly been described.
The same operation can be performed in. As a specific example, the telephone directory data can be transferred from the mobile phone C to the master unit A. At this time, "090" indicating the secret number, the mobile telephone number of the other party, etc. is shown in the telephone directory data. "
When "0" is included, registration of the telephone directory data can be prohibited.

On the other hand, when data is transferred from master unit A to slave unit B or portable telephone C, for example, the same display is displayed on slave unit B or portable telephone C as in the display on master unit A. May be performed, and the display accompanying the data transfer may not be performed on the slave unit B or the mobile phone C.

Further, if the number of registered data of the slave unit B has reached the maximum allowable number of registrations (S12: YES),
Although only the number of transfer completions at that time is presented, a configuration in which the remaining unregistered data is replaced with already registered data may be performed subsequently.

The portable telephone C may be set to a mode of transferring telephone directory data upon detecting that the portable telephone C is connected to the master unit A.

[0068]

As described above, according to the communication apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention, the device main body, the portable telephone,
Or when exchanging data between the main unit and the slave unit,
Since the transfer condition is selected according to the content of the data provided from one of the providers, the data exchange between the data provider and the transfer destination is performed according to the selected transfer condition. It can be flexibly achieved.

According to the communication device of the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the communication device of the first aspect, for example, when data is exchanged between the master unit and the slave unit,
If the data contains the same content as the data already registered in the parent device or child device as the transfer destination, the user can freely select whether or not to overwrite the data at the transfer destination. Data consistency in both the master unit and the slave unit can be achieved as desired.

Further, according to the communication device of the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the communication device described in claim 1 or 2, for example, when a plurality of data are transferred and registered in a batch. Since the user is notified that the number of data registrations at the transfer destination has reached the allowable number, the user can reliably know that there is data that has not been registered.

According to the communication apparatus of the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the communication apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, for example, input of a recite number as specific attribute information Phonebook data including phone numbers that require a phone number or phone numbers that do not need to be registered in either the slave unit or the master unit are prohibited from being registered in either of them. Only data corresponding to both purposes can be exchanged with the slave unit.

Further, according to the communication device of the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, in addition to the effect between the device main body and the portable telephone or the device. When the telephone directory data is exchanged between the main unit and the child device, the user can be notified that the telephone directory data has been added or changed at one of the transfer destinations.

According to the storage medium of the invention described in claim 6, the operation of the communication device described in claim 1 can be realized by operating the CPU based on the stored program.

Further, according to the portable telephone of the invention described in claim 7, it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the communication device described in claim 2.

Further, according to the communication system of the invention described in claim 8, it is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the communication device described in claim 2 or the portable telephone described in claim 7.

Further, according to the communication system of the present invention, when exchanging data between the slaves, the communication device according to the first aspect or the portable telephone according to the sixth aspect. The same effect as described above can be obtained.

According to the communication system of the present invention, when exchanging data between a portable telephone and a slave unit, the communication apparatus according to the first aspect or the communication apparatus according to the sixth aspect. The same effect as that obtained by the portable telephone can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus in a communication system in which a portable telephone can be used as an embodiment of a communication apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when transferring telephone directory data.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a display screen during transfer processing of telephone directory data.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a display screen at the time of telephone directory data transfer processing.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display screen at the time of telephone directory data transfer processing.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a display screen at the time of telephone directory data transfer processing.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a display screen at the time of telephone directory data transfer processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 CPU 11 NCU 12 RAM 13 Modem 14 ROM 15 NVRAM 16 Gate array 17 Codec 18 DMAC 21 Reading unit 22 Printing unit 23 Operation unit 24 Display unit 25 Wireless communication unit 26 External connection unit 28 Public telephone line A Base unit B Handset C Mobile phone

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Claims (10)

[Claims] A communication function is provided between a device main body and a portable telephone or between a device main body and a child device using the device main body as a master device, and various functions are provided between the device main body and the portable telephone or the child device. A communication device having a function of mutually exchanging data of any one of the device main body and the portable telephone,
Alternatively, when exchanging data with one of the device main unit or the slave unit as a transfer destination and the other as a provider, a transfer condition is selected according to the content of data provided from the provider. A communication device comprising data exchange control means. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein said data exchange control means arbitrarily selects whether or not to overwrite data provided from said provider at said transfer destination. 3. The data exchange control unit according to claim 2, wherein the provider transfers and registers the data to the destination.
The communication device according to claim 1, wherein when the number of registered data at the transfer destination reaches an allowable number, the communication device notifies the user of the fact. 4. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the data exchange control unit prohibits data including specific attribute information from being registered at the transfer destination. 5. A storage means for storing data exchanged between the main unit and the portable telephone or between the main unit and the slave unit. On the other hand, as data to be exchanged with each other, telephone directory data stored in the storage unit is used, and the data exchange control unit includes the device main body and the portable telephone, or the device main body and the slave unit. 5. When exchanging the telephone directory data between the storage unit and the storage unit, confirming whether registered telephone directory data has been added or changed in at least one of the storage units and displaying the fact. The communication device according to any one of the above. 6. A communication function between a device main body and a portable telephone, or between a device main unit and a slave unit with the device main unit as a master unit, and various functions are provided between the device main unit and the portable telephone or the slave unit. A storage medium storing a program for controlling a communication device having a function of exchanging data of one of the device body and the mobile phone,
Alternatively, when exchanging data with one of the device main unit or the slave unit as a transfer destination and the other as a provider, a transfer condition is selected according to the content of data provided from the provider. A storage medium storing a program including a data exchange control program for the same. 7. A portable telephone having a function of exchanging various kinds of data with a communication device, wherein one of the communication device and the device is set as a transfer destination while the other is set as a transfer destination. When exchanging data with the provider as the source, if the data provided from the provider includes the same content as the data already registered at the transfer destination, it is arbitrarily determined whether or not to overwrite the data. A portable telephone having data exchange control means for selecting. 8. A communication system comprising at least two communication means capable of mutually exchanging various data, wherein one of the communication means is provided as a transfer destination while the other is provided. When exchanging data as a source, if data provided from the provider includes the same content as data already registered at the transfer destination, the user is arbitrarily selected whether or not to overwrite the data. A communication system comprising data exchange control means. 9. A communication system having a communication function with a plurality of slaves using an apparatus main body as a master, and a function of mutually exchanging various data between the plurality of slaves, When exchanging data with one of a plurality of slaves as a transfer destination and the other as a provider, the apparatus has a data exchange control means for selecting a transfer condition according to the content of data provided from the provider. A communication system, comprising: 10. A communication function between a device main body and a portable telephone, and between a device main unit and a slave unit with the device main unit as a master unit. A communication system having a function of exchanging data with each other, wherein one of the portable telephone and the slave unit is a transfer destination, while the other unit is a data exchange source, A communication system comprising data exchange control means for selecting a transfer condition according to the content of data provided from a provider.