JP2002335363A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide facsimile equipment that can display all setting items on the way of tracing hierarchies or at an uppermost layer by disregarding genre classification of the hierarchical structure. SOLUTION: A main control section 1 allows all setting items of the lowermost layer to be displayed on a display section by an operation of a prescribed key of an operation section 3 when classification contents of other layers than the lowermost layer are displayed or selecting an item of a list display included in the setting items of the uppermost layer.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a facsimile apparatus which presents a large number of setting items in a hierarchical manner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a facsimile apparatus, ringtone, volume, time, originator, speed dial,
There are many setting items such as passwords. These setting items are set to initial values at the time of shipment of the apparatus, but can be changed to arbitrary values by the user after installation of the apparatus.
Also, among the setting items, there are setting items of a type to be set if necessary at the time of actual transmission, such as time designation transmission and confidential transmission.

A number of such setting items are called "sound settings".
Each category such as “function setting” is managed in a hierarchical structure subdivided hierarchically from a large classification. When setting a parameter, the user selects a function from the initial menu, and sequentially follows the hierarchy of the category to reach the lowest layer, so that the user can search for the final setting item.

[0004]

However, since the categorization as described above is determined based on the criteria of the device provider,
In some cases, it is difficult for the user to understand which category the final purpose setting item is classified into. Therefore, for example, if the category of “Sound setting” and “Function setting” exists in the initial menu and the alarm setting is classified into the category of “Function setting”, the user tries to set the alarm and sets “Sound setting” in the initial menu. "And go down to the bottom layer, it is not possible to find the alarm setting item of the final purpose.

[0005] As described above, if the user mistakenly follows the root of the hierarchical structure, the user must return to the initial menu and re-select a category, or return to an intermediate layer and re-select from that layer. In particular, in the case of a model having a large number of setting items such as a multifunction device and having an enormous number of setting items, the operation of searching for the final target setting item becomes complicated, and the operability is reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. When the classification contents of a layer other than the layer presenting all the setting items are presented, all the setting items are displayed. By providing a mechanism that can request presentation by selecting items or performing predetermined key operations, when a mistake is noticed while traversing the hierarchy or when it is desired to omit the procedure of tracing the hierarchy, the hierarchical structure An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus with good operability capable of presenting all setting items regardless of genre division.

[0007]

A facsimile apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is a facsimile apparatus in which a plurality of setting items are classified hierarchically, and the classification contents for each layer are presented in the order of the layer depth. Means for accepting a request for presentation of the setting item presentation hierarchy when presenting classification contents of a hierarchy other than the setting item presentation hierarchy for presenting all the setting items, and setting all the setting items in response to the presentation request. Means for presenting.

In the first invention, when a plurality of hierarchically categorized setting items are presented with the categorized contents of a hierarchy other than the one presenting all the setting items, a request for presentation of all the setting items is made. Is accepted and all setting items are presented.

[0009] Therefore, when the user notices a mistake in the selection of a classification during the tracing of the hierarchy or at the time when the user reaches the lowest level, or when he wants to omit the procedure of tracing the hierarchy, the user can categorize the hierarchical structure. Can be ignored and all setting items can be presented.

A facsimile apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention provides the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein:
An item for requesting presentation of all setting items in the setting item presentation hierarchy is included.

In the second invention, presentation of all setting items is performed by:
It can be requested by selecting an item in the hierarchy that presents the classification contents.

Therefore, when it is desired to omit the procedure for following the hierarchy, the user can select all the items and can present all the setting items regardless of the genre of the hierarchical structure.

A facsimile apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is the facsimile apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein the means for accepting a request for presentation of the setting item presentation hierarchy when presenting classification contents of a hierarchy other than the setting item presentation hierarchy. Comprises means for detecting the occurrence of the presentation request by detecting that a predetermined key operation has been performed.

[0014] In the third aspect of the present invention, all the setting items can be requested by a predetermined key operation when the contents of classification of a layer other than the layer for presenting all the setting items are presented.

Therefore, when the user is in the middle of tracing the hierarchy, or when he or she has noticed a mistake in the selection of the classification when he or she has reached the hierarchy where all the setting items are presented, or wants to omit the procedure for tracing the hierarchy, Can display all the setting items by ignoring the genre division of the hierarchical structure only by a predetermined key operation.

[0016]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. The main control unit 1 not only controls the hardware units of the facsimile apparatus through the bus, but also encodes the image data of the document based on the software stored in the ROM 6 by using an encoding method such as MH, MR, MMR. Alternatively, software such as a communication procedure including encoding / decoding for decoding is executed.

The main control unit 1 executes software stored in the ROM 6 and presents a hierarchy (hereinafter, referred to as a hierarchy) that presents all of a plurality of hierarchically classified setting items.
In the case where the contents of classification of a layer other than the lowermost layer) are presented, a request to present the lowermost layer by selecting a user item in the first level menu, pressing the menu key of the operation unit twice twice, or the like is accepted. All the setting items of the lower layer are presented on the display unit 2.

The display unit 2 includes a liquid crystal display device and the like, and displays an operation state of the facsimile apparatus and image data of a document.
Each time the menu key of the operation unit 3 is pressed once, the display unit 2 displays a menu table of each hierarchical level as shown in FIG. 2 in a hierarchical order, and displays a list in the first hierarchical level. In response to the selection of a request item or the pressing of the menu key twice when presenting a menu table of a layer other than the lowest layer, a list of the lowest level menu table, that is, all setting items is displayed.

The operation unit 3 displays a menu table of setting items in a hierarchical order or ignores the hierarchical level according to the number of times of depressing, in addition to the ten keys, speed dial keys, and one-touch dial keys necessary for operating the facsimile machine. And various function keys such as a menu key for displaying all setting items.

The reading section 4 reads an original by using a CCD or the like and outputs image data of a black and white binary original. The recording unit 5 includes an electrophotographic printer or the like, and records image data of a document received from another G3 facsimile machine or a computer.

The ROM 6 stores software necessary for the operation of the facsimile machine. The RAM 7 is composed of an SRAM, a flash memory, or the like, and stores temporary data generated when executing software. The RAM 7 is provided with a menu table (see FIG. 2) for storing hierarchically structured setting items for each layer.

The image memory 8 is composed of a DRAM or the like, and stores image data of a document. The modem 9 is a modem for performing facsimile communication of image data of a document read by the reading unit 4, and is connected to an NCU 10 for closing and opening an analog line.

Next, an example of a menu table display procedure of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to a flowchart of a display procedure using a conceptual diagram of the menu table of FIG. 2A and a flowchart of FIG. Hereinafter, a case where the setting items are hierarchized into two layers will be described as an example. First, when the menu key is pressed, the uppermost first-level menu table is displayed, and the messages in the table are sequentially displayed by scrolling according to the shift key operation (S1).

In the meantime, it is monitored whether any record in the message is selected (S2), and when a record is selected, the selected record starts from the start number to the end number.
The messages of the second level menu table corresponding to the items up to are displayed, and the messages of the table are sequentially displayed by scrolling according to the shift key operation (S3).

For example, when "sound setting" in the first level menu table is selected, "0: ringtone" and "1: volume" in the second level menu table are displayed. When “Function setting” is selected, “2: Time” and “3: Source”
"4: Speed dial", "5: Password", and "6: Alarm" are displayed. If "Communication reservation" is selected,
"7: Timed transmission" and "8: Confidential transmission" are displayed. Further, when "list" is designated, all records of No. 0 to No. 8 of the second hierarchy menu table are displayed.

In the meantime, it is monitored whether any record in the message is selected (S4). When a record is selected, the setting function N stored in the selected record is monitored.
o. Activate the setting registration process corresponding to, and register the information input and confirmed by the operator using the operation unit in the corresponding item.
(S5).

Another example of the menu table display procedure of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention is shown in the flowchart of the display procedure using the conceptual diagram of the menu table in FIG.
And the flowchart of FIG. First,
By pressing the menu key once, the uppermost first-level menu table is displayed, and the messages of the table are sequentially displayed by scrolling according to the shift key operation (S11).
.

In the meantime, it is monitored whether or not any record in the message is selected (S12). When a record is selected, the selected record starts from No. to End N.
The messages of the second level menu table corresponding to the items up to o. are displayed, and the messages of the table are sequentially displayed by scrolling according to the shift key operation (S13).

For example, when "sound setting" in the first level menu table is selected, "0: ringtone" and "1: volume" in the second level menu table are displayed. When “Function setting” is selected, “2: Time” and “3: Source”
"4: Speed dial", "5: Password", and "6: Alarm" are displayed. If "Communication reservation" is selected,
"7: Timed transmission" and "8: Confidential transmission" are displayed.

In the meantime, while monitoring whether any record in the message is selected (S14), it is monitored whether the menu key is pressed twice (S15). When the menu key is pressed twice while the message of the first level menu table is displayed, all the records of No. 0 to No. 8 of the second level menu table are displayed (S1).
6). When any record is selected, the setting registration process corresponding to the setting function No. stored in the selected record is started, and the information input and confirmed by the operator using the operation unit is set in the corresponding item. Register (S17).

[0031]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the contents of classification of a plurality of hierarchically classified setting items other than the hierarchy presenting all the setting items are presented, all the setting items are displayed. Accepts a presentation request and presents all setting items, so if you notice a mistake in selecting a classification while traversing the hierarchy or at the bottom of the hierarchy, or if you want to skip the procedure for tracing the hierarchy, etc. Furthermore, there is an excellent effect that the user can present all the setting items regardless of the genre division of the hierarchical structure.

In the second invention, the presentation of all setting items is
Requests can be made by selecting items in the hierarchy that presents the classification contents, so when the user wants to omit the step of traversing the hierarchy, the user simply selects the item and ignores the genre of the hierarchical structure and presents all setting items It has an excellent effect that it can be performed.

According to the third aspect, when the classification contents of a layer other than the layer presenting all the setting items are presented, all the setting items can be requested by a predetermined key operation. When the user notices a mistake in the selection of a classification on the way or when the user has reached the hierarchy where all the setting items are presented, or wants to omit the procedure for tracing the hierarchy, the user can perform the hierarchical structure by performing only a predetermined key operation. This provides an excellent effect that all setting items can be presented regardless of genre division.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a display procedure using a conceptual diagram of a menu table.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an example of a menu table display procedure of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of another example of a menu table display procedure of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 main control unit, 2 display unit, 3 operation unit, 4 reading unit,
5 recording unit, 6 ROM, 7 RAM, 8 image memory, 9
Modem, 10 NCU.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus in which a plurality of setting items are classified hierarchically and the contents of classification of each layer are presented in order of the depth of the layer. A facsimile, comprising: a means for receiving a request for presentation of the setting item presentation layer when presenting classification contents of a hierarchy other than the above, and a means for presenting all setting items in response to the presentation request. apparatus. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the classification contents of the classification presentation hierarchy for presenting the classification contents include an item for requesting presentation of all setting items of the setting item presentation hierarchy. 3. When a classification content of a layer other than the setting item presentation layer is presented, the means for receiving a request for presentation of the setting item presentation layer detects that a predetermined key operation has been performed. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting occurrence of the presentation request.