JP2002169643A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make an input operation of e-mail address simple. SOLUTION: This communication terminal has a storage part 5a for storing a part of an e-mail address, operation keys 8a, 8b that one operates for displaying the part of the e-mail address, an alphabet input keys 8c, and a control part 1 that integrates the e-mail address that is inputted with the alphabet input keys 8 and is displayed with the part of the e-mail address displayed by the operation of the operation keys 8a, 8b to register it as a destination mail address.

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 an electronic mail communication function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, with the development of communication networks representing the Internet, communication terminal devices having both functions of electronic mail and facsimile have been developed.
When sending an e-mail, the mail address of the other party is specified, and when performing facsimile transmission, the telephone number (facsimile number) of the other party is specified.

[0003] A mail address or telephone number can be registered in advance with a one-touch key, and an e-mail or facsimile can be transmitted by designating a partner only by one-touch operation.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional communication terminal device, when specifying an e-mail address as a destination or registering an e-mail address with a one-touch key, a part of a frequently used e-mail address is used. However, there is a problem that it is troublesome to input every time. In particular, even when inputting an e-mail address similar to an already registered e-mail address, it was necessary to input all characters.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to provide a communication terminal device in which an input operation of an e-mail address is simplified.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a communication terminal device according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises: a storage unit for storing a part of an e-mail address; An operation key operated to display a character, an alphabet input key, a mail address input and displayed by the alphabet input key, and a part of the mail address displayed by operating the operation key are integrated into a destination mail address. And a control unit for registering as a control unit.

[0007] Here, "part of the e-mail address" refers to the domain name of the Internet e-mail address,
There are a top domain (for example, “com (company)” indicating an organization name, a “jp (Japan)” indicating a country name, and the like), and a domain further including a subdomain (for example, “co.jp”). It also includes calling an already registered one-touch e-mail address and making the whole part of the e-mail address, or deleting unnecessary portions and making a part of the e-mail address part.

According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, a part of the e-mail address stored in the storage unit is displayed in a list format by a predetermined operation. That is, a list of domain names registered in advance or a list of mail addresses registered as an address book are displayed.

According to a third aspect, in the first or second aspect, the storage unit stores a part of each of the e-mail addresses.
The number of times registered as a destination mail address is further stored, and a part of the e-mail addresses are displayed in the descending order of the number of registrations.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a communication terminal device. Although the configuration of the facsimile apparatus F having an e-mail function is shown here, the present invention is not limited to this, and is an apparatus capable of designating an e-mail address and having an e-mail communication function. Should be fine.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main control unit which comprises a CPU and the like, and controls the following units. 2 sends a dial signal to a telephone line L and controls connection to the telephone line L.
CU 3, a modem for modulating and demodulating signals for performing facsimile communication and e-mail communication, 4 for an image memory for temporarily storing image data, 5 for a RAM for storing various data, 6 for a control program, etc. R stored in advance
OM, 7 is a display unit composed of a liquid crystal display, LED, etc., 8 is an operation unit having various operation keys, 9 is a reading unit for reading an image from a document, 10 is a facsimile-received image or data received by e-mail. And a recording unit that records (prints out) an image read from the reading unit 9 on a predetermined recording sheet.

Note that the communication means is not limited to this configuration, but is configured to be connected to an ISDN line (digital line) or the like via a DSU (not shown) without including the modem 3 and the NCU 2. You may.

Here, a mail address memory 5a is provided in the RAM 5 as a storage unit for storing a part of an electronic mail address. This mail address memory 5a
Includes a one-touch memory for registering a mail address in correspondence with a one-touch key. Further, in addition to the one-touch key for specifying an e-mail address by one operation, the case of a shortened key for specifying an e-mail address with a few operations is also included.

The facsimile apparatus F can be switched between an e-mail mode and a facsimile mode by a mode key (not shown). If an e-mail address is designated in the e-mail mode, the image is converted to an e-mail format. Convert and send email to that email address. On the other hand, if a telephone number is designated in the facsimile mode, the telephone number is called and facsimile transmission is executed.

In the present invention, an operation key operated to display a part of the mail address, an alphabet input key 8c, a mail address input and displayed by the alphabet input key 8c, and a display by operating the operation key And a control unit 1 for registering a part of the e-mail address and registering it as a destination e-mail address.

The mail address registered as the destination mail address is used at the time of immediately following mail transmission, and can be registered in a one-touch memory or the like. As a result, when specifying an e-mail address as a destination or registering an e-mail address with a one-touch key,
You don't have to enter a part of your frequently used email address every time. Also, when inputting an e-mail address similar to an already registered e-mail address, it is not necessary to input all characters, and the input operation of the e-mail address is simplified.

Here, "part of the e-mail address" means the domain name of the Internet e-mail address,
There are a top domain (for example, “com (company)” indicating an organization name, a “jp (Japan)” indicating a country name, and the like), and a domain further including a subdomain (for example, “co.jp”). It also includes calling an already registered one-touch e-mail address, deleting an unnecessary part, and making it a part of the e-mail address.

The "operation keys" are keys corresponding to a part of the display unit 7, and include a soft key 8b whose key function changes according to the displayed contents, and a mail address registered by one-touch operation. An address key 8a for calling is also included. In the case of the soft key 8b, a part of the mail address is displayed on a part of the display unit 7 as it is.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a form of a communication network to which the facsimile machine F is applied. Here, the facsimile apparatus F can access the gateway GW of the access point via the telephone network N1. When facsimile communication is performed, image data can be transmitted / received to / from the facsimile apparatuses F1 to Fn of the other party via the telephone network N1.
PC of the other party through a communication network such as
Communicate with C1-PCn.

When transmitting an e-mail, the facsimile machine F sends a call to the gateway GW of the access point and transmits transmission data together with the e-mail address of the other party. Then, the gateway GW converts the transmission data into an e-mail format and transmits the e-mail to the destination specified by the e-mail address. Here, the gateway GW transmits a facsimile procedure signal (IRA: Internet R) from the facsimile apparatus F.
outing Address).

Note that the configuration of the communication network is not limited to this, and the facsimile apparatus F may convert transmission data into an electronic mail format and perform communication via the Internet N2 or the like. Also, here, the case where the communication network is formed by the telephone network N1 and the Internet N2 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the communication network may include ISDN.
Public networks, LANs, leased lines, combinations of these, etc.
Includes all telecommunication lines.

FIG. 3 shows the operation of the facsimile machine F by the transition of the display on the display unit 7. (A) After inputting characters with the alphabet key 8c, (b) calling the address book by operating the address key 8a and specifying one mail address from the address book, (c)
The designated mail address is inserted at the cursor position of the character input by the alphabet key 8c, and is integrated and displayed. After that, the cursor position is moved, characters are deleted and added, and editing processing becomes possible.

FIG. 4 shows a case where a part of the mail address is assigned to the soft key 8b. The display contents of the soft key 8b are changed by the next key 8d,
The function can be changed. In FIG. 4A,
What is displayed next by operating the next key 8d,
Indicates that it is a part of the mail address (“.com”, “.co.jp”, “.ne.j” in the figure).
p "). FIG. 4B shows a soft key 8 of “domain”.
A case is shown in which a part of the mail address is displayed in a list by operating b.

That is, a part of the e-mail address stored in the e-mail address memory 5a is displayed in a list form by a predetermined operation. This facilitates selection of a part of the mail address. In this list display, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3B, in addition to displaying a list of domain names registered in advance, a case where a list of e-mail addresses registered as an address book is displayed as shown in FIG. 3B is included. In.

Also, the number of times each of a part of the e-mail addresses has been registered as the destination mail address can be stored in the mail address memory 5a, and the part of the e-mail addresses can be displayed in descending order of the number of registrations. . In the example of FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 4A, some of the top three mail addresses are automatically assigned to the soft key 8b in the descending order of the number of registrations, and mail addresses that cannot be displayed as the soft keys 8b thereafter. Are subject to list display in descending order of the number of registrations, as shown in FIG. This makes it easy to select a part of frequently used mail addresses.

Next, the operation of the mail address registration process is shown in FIG. 5 in a flowchart (100 to 107). If the key input is an end key, the registration process is terminated. If the key input is a character input, the character is registered in the input buffer (100 to 1).
03). If the key input is the address key 8a,
One-touch registered mail addresses are displayed in a list, and the selected mail address is inserted into the input buffer (104 to 107).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart (200 to 213) showing another operation of the mail address registration process. First, enter a user name (200), and then enter a mail address using the alphabet key 8c.
The input character is registered (201, 202). If a domain is entered using the soft key 8b, a domain name corresponding to the soft key 8b is registered (203, 204). If the input is a domain key of the soft key 8b, a list of domain names is displayed, and a domain name selected from the list is registered (205 to 208). When a domain name is registered, the number of times of use is incremented (209).

When the input of the mail address is completed, if the end key is operated, the mail address is registered in the memory,
The soft keys 8b are registered in the soft keys 8b in order from the domain name having the largest number of uses (210 to 21).
3).

[0029]

As can be understood from the above description, the communication terminal device according to each of the first to third aspects of the present invention has a mail address input and displayed by an alphabet input key, and an operation key. The e-mail address that is frequently used when specifying an e-mail address as a destination or registering an e-mail address with a one-touch key is registered as a destination e-mail address by integrating a part of the e-mail address displayed by the operation Part of the
You do not have to enter it every time. Also, when inputting an e-mail address similar to an already registered e-mail address, it is not necessary to input all characters, and the input operation of the e-mail address is simplified.

In particular, since a part of the e-mail address is displayed in a list form by a predetermined operation, it is easy to select. Further, in the third aspect, some of the e-mail addresses are displayed in the order of the number of registrations, so that it is easy to select a part of the frequently used e-mail addresses.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a communication terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a form of a communication network.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition of a display unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of screen transition of the display unit.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the communication terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation of the communication terminal device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 F Facsimile machine 1 Main control unit 5a Mail address memory 7 Display unit 8a Address key 8b Soft key 8c Alphabet key

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) H04N 1/00 H04N 1/00 C 5K036 107 107Z 5K101 1/32 1/32 Z // H04M 1/274 H04M 1/274 F-term (reference) 5B020 AA02 DD11 FF53 GG05 GG22 5C062 AA02 AA13 AA29 AB20 AB25 AB38 AB41 AB43 AB44 AC02 AC05 AC22 AE08 AF02 BA00 5C075 AB90 BA05 FF90 5E501 CB02 EA10 FA23 FB23 5K027 BB02 DD01 BB02 DD01 KK01 KK02 LL01 NN02 NN03 NN18 NN19 NN21 PP03

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing a part of an e-mail address, an operation key operated to display a part of the e-mail address, an alphabet input key, and input and displayed by the alphabet input key. A communication terminal device comprising: a control unit that integrates a mail address and a part of the mail address displayed by operating the operation key, and registers the mail address as a destination mail address. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a part of the e-mail addresses stored in the storage unit is displayed in a list format by a predetermined operation. 3. The storage unit further stores the number of times each of a part of the e-mail addresses has been registered as a destination mail address, and the part of the e-mail addresses is displayed in descending order of the number of registrations. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal device is configured to: