JP2003264653A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily register the kind of a destination and an electronic mail address into a one-action dial or an abbreviated dial and to perform a transmission according to the registered electronic mail address and destination kind. <P>SOLUTION: An operation part 50 is provided with three page sheets 61, 62 and 63 placed to display a plurality of destination kinds such as To, Cc and Bcc, for example, and to be respectively successively turned out corresponding to the displayed destination kinds and microswitches SW1, SW2 and SW3 for detecting the selection of each page sheet by turning out the relevant three page sheets 61, 62 and 63. When a one-action dial key 65 is turned on in a step S11 of a figure 3, the destination kind corresponding to the page sheet turned out and displayed on the top among the three page sheets 61, 62 and 63 is automatically designated and registered. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

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 such as an internet facsimile device for transmitting and receiving image data via the internet using electronic mail.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an Internet facsimile communication system using an Internet facsimile apparatus for transmitting and receiving image data via the Internet using electronic mail has been disclosed in ITU-T Recommendation T.264. Proposed at 37. In this Internet facsimile machine,
SMT an electronic mail including image data to a mail server device (gateway device) on the sending side and a mail server device (gateway device) on the receiving side via the Internet.
The Internet facsimile machine on the receiving side accesses the mail server apparatus on the receiving side by the POP3 method to receive the e-mail including the image data,
The received image data is printed using the image recording unit.

In an Internet communication terminal apparatus such as an Internet facsimile apparatus, when an electronic mail is created, an electronic mail address of a destination is specified for each type of method for designating a destination of the following electronic mail address (hereinafter referred to as a destination type). It is specified by inputting. (A) To: To specify a regular destination address that is not the copy destination. (B) Cc: The destination address that is the destination of the copy is Cc
Specify with. The destination designated by Cc is also displayed in the email addressed to another person, so that it is possible to know to whom the copy is sent. (C) Bcc: Used to specify a destination to send a copy like Cc, but unlike Cc, the destination name specified in Bcc is not displayed in an email delivered to another person. When the sender specifies his e-mail address in Bcc, a copy of the sent e-mail is delivered to the sender, so that it can be confirmed that the e-mail sent by him reaches the mail server device. It should be noted that, in each destination type, the destination address can be sent by delimiting with a comma or a semicolon and sent to a plurality of destinations.

[0004]

However, conventionally, it is possible to input an e-mail address for each destination type and directly send it by dialing, but register the above destination type together with the e-mail address in the one-touch dial or speed dial. I couldn't.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to easily register the destination type and the e-mail address in the one-touch dial or the speed dial, and to send with the registered e-mail address and the destination type. Another object is to provide a communication terminal device such as an internet facsimile device which can be used.

Another object of the present invention is to store an electronic mail address in a one-touch dial or speed dial, and to easily specify a destination type immediately before an instruction to send an electronic mail, etc. The present invention is to provide a communication terminal device.

[0007]

A communication terminal device according to the present invention, in a communication terminal device for transmitting an electronic mail, selectively selects from a plurality of destination types of a method of designating the destination for each electronic mail address of the destination. Input means for designating one destination type, storage means for storing one pair of the designated destination type and the e-mail address of the destination as destination information for one-touch dial or speed dial, one-touch dial or speed dial When the dial is operated, the destination type and email address of the one-touch dial or speed dial corresponding to the above operation is read from the storage means, and the email address of the destination information corresponding to the above operation is read. A sending unit that sends an e-mail with the destination type of the destination information corresponding to the above operation,
The input means displays a plurality of destination types and corresponds to the displayed destination types, and a plurality of page sheets placed so that each of them can be sequentially turned, and by turning the plurality of page sheets. Switch means for detecting selection of each one page sheet.

Further, in the communication terminal device, preferably, before transmitting the electronic mail, the destination type of the read destination information is changed to the destination type input by using the input means. It is characterized by further comprising a changing means for controlling.

Further, a communication terminal device according to another invention is
A storage means for storing the e-mail address of the destination as destination information of the one-touch dial or the speed dial, and the e-mail address of the one-touch dial or the speed dial corresponding to the above operation when the operation of the one-touch dial or the speed dial is performed. In a communication terminal device including a sending unit that reads out from a storage unit and sends an electronic mail to an electronic mail address corresponding to the above operation, a plurality of methods of designating the destination for each electronic mail address of the destination An input unit for selectively designating one destination type from the destination types is provided, wherein the input unit displays a plurality of destination types and corresponds to the displayed destination types,
By selecting a plurality of page sheets placed so that they can be sequentially turned, and selecting one page sheet by turning the plurality of page sheets, the destination type corresponding to the selected page sheet is selected. A switch means for detecting selection, and before sending the e-mail, when the one-touch dial or speed dial is operated after the destination type is designated by the input means, the sending means, Read out the one-touch dial or speed dial email address corresponding to the above operation from the storage means, and send the email to the email address corresponding to the above operation with the destination type designated by the input means. Is characterized by.

Further, in the above communication terminal device, preferably, the plurality of destination types in the method of designating a destination preferably include To and Cc.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an Internet facsimile machine 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This Internet facsimile machine 20
Is a device that transmits an electronic mail via the Internet 40. For each electronic mail address of a destination, a plurality of destination types (To, Cc, Bcc) of the method of designating the destination are described.
The input unit for selectively designating one destination type from (including) and a type changing key 5a for sequentially and cyclically displaying and designating one of the plurality of destination types is provided in the operation unit 5. The main control unit 1 stores a pair of the destination type designated by the type change key 5a and the email address of the destination in the dial registration memory 7a in the RAM 7 as the destination information of the one-touch dial or the speed dial (see FIG. 3 in steps S14 to S17), when the one-touch dial or the speed dial is operated, the destination type and the email address corresponding to the above operation are read from the dial registration memory 7a, and the destination information corresponding to the above operation is stored. The electronic mail is transmitted to the electronic mail address with the destination type of the destination information corresponding to the above operation (steps S65-S71 in FIG. 6 or steps S85-S9 in FIG. 7).
It is characterized by 1).

Further, in the Internet facsimile machine 20, the main control section 1 inputs the destination type of the destination information read from the dial registration memory 7a using the input means before transmitting the electronic mail. It is characterized in that processing (step S65A in FIG. 6 or step S85A in FIG. 7) for controlling to change to the destination type is executed.

Internet facsimile machine 2 of FIG.
0 is, for example, ITU Recommendation T. 37, etc., has an Internet facsimile function for transmitting and receiving image data via the Internet using e-mail.
The M7 includes a dial registration memory 7a, and a facsimile number and / or an e-mail address and a destination type for sending by one-touch dialing and speed dialing, and their names (when a name is not entered, the name is not entered). The facsimile number or the e-mail address is displayed in advance) and is registered in the dial registration memory 7a.

The one-touch dial is the operation unit 5
Is a method for specifying and dialing a destination (one-touch) by turning on one of the keys, and speed dial is a method for specifying and dialing a destination by inputting a shortened number using the operation unit 5. is there.

The Internet facsimile machine 20 has the following two operation modes. (A) Internet Facsimile Mode: This is an operation mode in which an e-mail including image data is transmitted using the Internet facsimile function, and the e-mail address stored in the dial registration memory 7a or the telephone directory memory 7b is displayed and the start key is displayed. When is turned on, Internet facsimile transmission processing is executed. (B) Normal facsimile mode: an operation mode in which image data is transmitted via the public telephone line L, when the e-mail address stored in the dial registration memory 7a or the telephone directory memory 7b is displayed and the start key is turned on. Then, the normal facsimile transmission process is executed. Switching between these two operation modes can be performed by turning on the Internet facsimile key of the operation unit 5 to change the normal facsimile mode to the Internet facsimile mode or from the Internet facsimile mode to the normal facsimile mode.

In FIG. 1, the Internet facsimile machine 20 has a facsimile communication function of the conventional G3 system and the like and an Internet facsimile function, and also has a V.V. A hardware CODEC circuit 9 having a communication capability of 34 modes and V.34 of ITU-T recommendation. It is provided with a CODEC program 6a in the ROM 6 having a communication capability of 17 modes or less. The main control unit 1 is specifically configured by a CPU, is connected to the following hardware units via a bus 13 and controls them, and also executes various software functions described later. The image reading unit 2 reads a document with a scanner using a CCD or the like and outputs dot image data converted into monochrome binary. The image recording unit 3 is a printer device such as an electrophotographic system, and prints out and records the image data received by facsimile communication from another facsimile device as a hard copy. The display unit 4 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a CRT display, and displays the operating state of the Internet facsimile machine 20 and displays image data of a document to be transmitted and received image data. To do.

The operation unit 5 is provided with character keys, a ten-key for dialing, a speed dial key, a one-touch dial key, and various function keys necessary for operating the Internet facsimile machine 20. Here, as described above, the operation unit 5 sequentially changes the Internet facsimile mode and the normal facsimile mode to the Internet facsimile key, the destination type, and the key from To to Cc each time the key is turned on once.
In addition, a type change key 5a for displaying and changing from Cc to Bcc and from Bcc to To and an enter key for confirming this after the change are provided. The display unit 4 may be of a touch panel type so that some or all of the various keys of the operation unit 5 may be substituted.

The ROM 6 stores in advance programs for various software required for the operation of the Internet facsimile machine 20 and executed by the main control unit 1, where the programs are V. 1 of the ITU-T recommendation.
17 mode, V.I. 32, V.I. 27 ter, V.I. 26bi
In addition to the CODEC program 6a having a communication capability based on s etc. for encoding and decoding image data, the one-touch dial and speed dial registration processing of FIG. 2 and the email address registration processing of FIG. The facsimile number registration process of FIG. 4, the facsimile transmission process of FIG. 5, the one-touch dial process of FIG. 6, the speed dial process of FIG. 7, and the type change input process of the email address of FIG. 8 are included. The RAM 7 is composed of an SRAM, a flash memory, or the like, is used as a working area of the main control unit 1, and stores temporary data generated when the program is executed. As described above, the RAM 7 includes the dial registration memory 7a and the like. RAM
When using flash memory as 7,
The contents of the data are not lost even when the power is cut off due to movement of the device. The image memory 8 is composed of a DRAM or the like, and stores image data to be transmitted or received image data. The RAM 7 and the image memory 8 may be hard disk memories.

The fax modem 10 is a public telephone line L
Is a modem that has the function of a fax modem for normal facsimile communication. NCU (Network Control Circuit: Network Control Uni)
t) 11 is a hardware circuit for closing and opening a DC loop of the analog public telephone line L and having an automatic dialing function, and connecting the fax modem 10 to the public telephone line L as necessary. . Where NC
U11 detects the ID receiving terminal activation signal and the normal telephone call signal in the calling telephone number notification service, and if necessary, 1 in the calling telephone number notification service.
A secondary response signal and a secondary response signal can be emitted.
It should be noted that the NCU 11 is connected to a predetermined terminal adapter and DS
U (Subscriber line terminator: Digital Service
e Unit), and may be connected to a digital line (for example, ISDN line) of the baseband transmission system.

The LAN interface 12 is connected to the main control unit 1 via a bus 13, and the main control unit 1 is connected to a local area network (hereinafter referred to as LAN) 3.
It is an interface circuit for connecting to 0, and executes known processing such as signal and protocol conversion. Here, the LAN 30 is connected to the LAN interface 12 of the Internet facsimile machine 20, a mail server device 31, a router device 32, another personal computer (not shown), and the like.

The mail server device 31 is connected to the router device 32 via the LAN 30. Furthermore, the router device 3
2 is connected to a destination mail server device (not shown) via the Internet 40. When the image data is attached to the mail body or the like from the Internet facsimile machine 20 and sent by mail, an e-mail including the image data is sent using the SMTP procedure via the LAN interface 12 and the LAN 30 to the mail server device 31.
In response to this, the mail server device 31
The Internet mail is packet-transmitted to the destination Internet facsimile machine 20 via the LAN 30, the router device 32, the Internet 40, and the destination mail server device (not shown). On the other hand, when a packet of an electronic mail is received, the electronic mail is received by the mail server device 31 from the destination Internet facsimile device 20 via the Internet 40, the router device 32, and the LAN 30, and the Internet facsimile device 20 receives the mail server device 31. When a received e-mail is periodically accessed by a POP3 procedure at a predetermined cycle, the e-mail is received from the mail server device 31 via the LAN 30 and the LAN interface 12. The line connection to the Internet 40 is not limited to a dedicated line or the like, and may be a dial-up connection using the public telephone line L.

The internet facsimile apparatus 20 of the present embodiment configured as described above has the above-mentioned CODEC circuit 9 and CODE in addition to the ordinary facsimile communication function such as the G3 system and the internet facsimile function.
It has a C program 6a. In the facsimile communication function, the dot image data read by the image reading unit 2 is encoded by the CODEC program 6a in the ROM 6 or the CODEC circuit 9 according to the encoding system such as MH, MR, MMR defined by the facsimile communication standard. Then, the encoded data received from the facsimile machine of the other party is transmitted to the facsimile machine of the other party, while the encoded data received from the facsimile machine of the other party is stored in the CODEC program 6a in the ROM 6.
Alternatively, the image data is decoded by the CODEC circuit 9 and output from the image recording unit 3 as a hard copy.
The image memory 8 stores image data as needed, and conversely outputs the stored image data as needed.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the one-touch dial and speed dial registration processing executed by the main controller 1 of FIG. In the processing of FIGS. 2 to 8 below, “display” means to display on the display unit 4.

In step S1 of FIG. 2, first, it is judged whether or not the electronic mail address registration key is turned on,
If YES, the electronic mail address registration process of FIG. 3 is executed in step S2, and then the process returns to step S1. On the other hand, if NO in step S1, it is determined whether or not the facsimile number registration key is turned on in step S3. If YES, after executing the facsimile number registration process of FIG. 4 in step S4,
Return to step S1. If NO in step S3, other registration processing is executed in step S5, and then the process returns to step S1.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the electronic mail address registration processing (S2) which is the subroutine of FIG.

In step S11 of FIG. 3, it is determined whether or not the one-touch dial key is turned on or the speed dial number is input, and step S11 is determined until YES.
Process is repeated, and if YES, step S
It is determined whether or not the e-mail address has been registered in the one-touch dial or speed dial number designated in 12, and if YES, the process proceeds to step S13, while N
When it is O, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S13, the registered email address is displayed in the dial registration memory 7a, and the process proceeds to step S14. Then
In step S14, it is determined whether or not the e-mail address (and the name; the input of the e-mail address is required, but the input of the name is not required) is input,
If YES, the electronic mail address (and name) input in step S15 is stored in the temporary memory in the RAM 7. Further, in step S16, after executing the type change input process of the electronic mail address which is the subroutine of FIG. 8, the process proceeds to step S17, and the electronic mail address stored in the temporary memory is already registered in another one-touch dial or speed dial number. If YES, the rejection buzzer is rung in step S18, and the process returns to step S11. On the other hand, if NO in step S17, the e-mail address stored in the temporary memory in step S19 and the destination type (and name) indicated by the type flag KF are stored in the dial registration memory 7a, and then in step S20. It is determined whether or not the registration end key is turned on. If NO, the process returns to step S11, while if YES, the process returns to the original main routine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the facsimile number registration processing (S4) which is the subroutine of FIG.

In step S21 of FIG. 4, it is determined whether the one-touch dial key is turned on or the speed dial number is input, and step S21 is determined until YES.
Process is repeated, and if YES, step S
It is determined whether or not the facsimile number is already registered in the one-touch dial or speed dial number designated in step 22. If YES, the process proceeds to step S23 while NO.
If so, the process proceeds to step S24. In step S23, the registered facsimile number is displayed in the dial registration memory 7a, and the process proceeds to step S24. Next, in step S24, it is determined whether or not a facsimile number (and a name; input of a facsimile number is required, but input of a name is not required) is input, and when YES is determined, in step S25. The entered facsimile number (and name) is stored in the temporary memory in the RAM 7, and it is determined in step S26 whether the enter key is turned on. If YES in step S26, it is determined whether or not the facsimile number stored in the temporary memory in step S27 is a facsimile number already registered in another one-touch dial or speed dial number. If YES, it is rejected in step S28. After sounding the buzzer, the process returns to step S21. On the other hand, if NO in step S27, the facsimile number (and name) stored in the temporary memory in step S29.
Is stored in the dial registration memory 7a, and then step S3
At 0, it is determined whether the registration end key is turned on,
If NO, the process returns to step S21, while if YES, the process returns to the original main routine.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a facsimile transmission process executed by the main control section 1 of FIG.

In step S31 of FIG. 5, first, in the normal facsimile mode, it is determined whether or not the Internet facsimile key is turned on in step S32. If YES, the process proceeds to step S33.
If NO, the process proceeds to step S36. In step S33, it is determined whether or not the Internet facsimile mode is set. If NO, the process proceeds to step S34, while YES is determined.
If so, the process proceeds to step S35. After changing to and setting the Internet facsimile mode in step S34, the process returns to step S32. On the other hand, after changing to the normal facsimile mode and setting in step S35,
It returns to step S32.

Next, in step S36, it is determined whether or not the one-touch dial key is turned on. If YES, the process proceeds to step S37, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S38. After the one-touch dial process of FIG. 6 is executed in step S37, the process returns to step S32. In step S38, it is determined whether or not the speed dial key is turned on. If YES, the process proceeds to step S39, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S40. After the speed dial process of FIG. 7 is executed in step S39, the process returns to step S32. On the other hand, in step S40, the process for the other keys is executed, and the process returns to step S32.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the one-touch dialing process (S37) which is the subroutine of FIG.

In step S51 of FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the Internet facsimile mode is set. If NO, the process proceeds to step S52, while if YES, the process proceeds to step S62. In step S52, it is determined whether or not the facsimile number is registered in the designated one-touch dial. If NO, the process proceeds to step S53, and if YES, the process proceeds to step S55. Step S
In 53, the rejection buzzer is sounded, and step S5
After displaying "unregistered" in 4, the process returns to the original main routine. On the other hand, the name of the destination or the facsimile number (when the name is not registered) is displayed in step S55, and it is determined in step S56 whether or not a document is set in the image reading unit 2, and if NO, step S57. On the other hand, if YES, step S59.
Proceed to. In step S57, the rejection buzzer is sounded, and "original setting" is displayed in step S58, and then the process returns to the original main routine. On the other hand, step S5
In 9, it is determined whether the start key is turned on,
The processing of step S59 is repeated until YES, and Y
When it becomes ES, the original image is read using the image reading unit 2 in step S60, converted into image data and stored in the image memory 8, and normal facsimile transmission processing is executed in step S61, that is, the public telephone line. The image data is facsimile-transmitted via the L in the G3 mode, and the facsimile transmission process of FIG. 5 ends.

In step S62, it is determined whether or not the e-mail address is registered in the designated one-touch dial. If NO, the process proceeds to step S63. If YES, the process proceeds to step S65. Step S
At 63, the rejection buzzer is sounded, and "unregistered" is displayed at step S64, after which the process returns to the original main routine. On the other hand, in step S65, the destination name or facsimile number (when the name is not registered) is displayed, and in step S65A, the email address type change input process of FIG. After that, in step S66, it is determined whether or not a document is set on the image reading unit 2, and N
When it is O, the process proceeds to step S67, and when it is YES, the process proceeds to step S69. In step S67, the rejection buzzer is activated, and in step S68, "original set" is displayed, and then the process returns to the original main routine. on the other hand,
In step S69, it is determined whether or not the start key is turned on, and the process of step S69 is repeated until YES, and when YES, the document image is read using the image reading unit 2 in step S70 and image data is read. Stored in the image memory 8 and the Internet facsimile transmission process is executed in step S71.
That is, an electronic mail including image data is packet-transmitted via the Internet, and the facsimile transmission process of FIG. 5 is completed.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the speed dial processing (S39) which is the subroutine of FIG.

In step S70 of FIG. 7, first, it is determined whether or not the abbreviated number is input, and the process of step S70 is repeated until YES, and when YES, the process proceeds to step S71. Next, in step S71, it is determined whether or not it is the Internet facsimile mode. If NO, the process proceeds to step S72, while YES.
If so, the process proceeds to step S82. In step S72, it is determined whether or not the facsimile number is registered in the designated speed dial number. If NO, the process proceeds to step S73, and if YES, the process proceeds to step S75. In step S73, the rejection buzzer is sounded, and "unregistered" is displayed in step S74.
Return to the original main routine. On the other hand, the name of the destination or the facsimile number (when the name is not registered) is displayed in step S75, and it is determined in step S76 whether or not a document is set in the image reading unit 2.
If NO, the process proceeds to step S77, while if YES, the process proceeds to step S79. In step S77,
The rejection buzzer is rung, the "original set" is displayed in step S78, and then the original main routine is returned to. On the other hand, in step S79, it is determined whether or not the start key is turned on, and the process of step S79 is repeated until YES, and when YES, step S80
In step S8, the original image is read by the image reading unit 2, converted into image data, and stored in the image memory 8.
1, the normal facsimile transmission process is executed, that is, the image data is facsimile-transmitted in the G3 mode via the public telephone line L, and the facsimile transmission process of FIG. 5 ends.

In step S82, it is determined whether or not the electronic mail address is registered in the designated speed dial number. If NO, the process proceeds to step S83, and if YES, the process proceeds to step S85. Step S
At 83, the rejection buzzer is sounded, and "unregistered" is displayed at step S84, and then the process returns to the original main routine. On the other hand, in step S85, the destination name or facsimile number (when the name is not registered) is displayed, and in step S65A, the email address type change input process of FIG. After that, it is determined in step S86 whether or not a document is set on the image reading unit 2, and N
When it is O, the process proceeds to step S87, and when it is YES, the process proceeds to step S89. In step S87, the rejection buzzer is activated, and in step S88 "original set" is displayed, and then the process returns to the original main routine. on the other hand,
In step S89, it is determined whether or not the start key is turned on, and the process of step S89 is repeated until YES, and when YES, the document image is read using the image reading unit 2 in step S90 and image data is read. Stored in the image memory 8 and the Internet facsimile transmission process is executed in step S91.
That is, an electronic mail including image data is packet-transmitted via the Internet, and the facsimile transmission process of FIG. 5 is completed.

FIG. 8 is a sub-routine of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 and FIG.
6, S65A, S85A).

In step S101 of FIG. 8, "TO" is displayed as the type of electronic mail address, and step S
After the type flag KF is set to "TO" in 102, it is determined in step S103 whether the type changing key 5a is turned on. If YES, step S10
If NO, the process proceeds to step S104.
In step S104, it is determined whether or not the enter key is turned on. If YES, the process returns to the original routine, and if NO, the process returns to step S103. Then, "CC" is displayed as the type of the e-mail address in step S105, "CC" is set in the type flag KF in step S106, and it is determined in step S107 whether or not the type change key 5a has been turned on.
If S, the process proceeds to step S109. If NO, the process proceeds to step S108. Then, in step S108, it is determined whether or not the enter key is turned on, and YE
If S, the process returns to the original routine, while if NO, the process returns to step S107. Further, "BCC" is displayed as the type of the electronic mail address in step S109, and "BC" is displayed in the type flag KF in step S110.
C "is set, and it is determined in step S111 whether or not the type changing key 5a is turned on. If YES, the process returns to step S101, while if NO, the process proceeds to step S11.
Go to 2. In step S112, it is determined whether or not the enter key is turned on. If YES, the process returns to the original routine, and if NO, the process returns to step S111.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a plurality of destination types (including To, Cc, Bcc) of the method of designating the destination for each electronic mail address of the destination.
An input means for selectively designating one destination type from among the plurality of destination types, and a type changing key 5a for sequentially and cyclically displaying and designating one of the plurality of destination types is provided in the operation unit 5,
The main control unit 1 uses a pair of the destination type designated by the type change key 5a and the destination e-mail address as the destination information of the one-touch dial or the speed dial in the RAM.
When the one-touch dial or the speed dial is operated, the destination type and the e-mail address corresponding to the above operation are read from the dial registration memory 7a and correspond to the above operation. An e-mail is sent to the e-mail address of the destination information with the destination type of the destination information corresponding to the above operation.
Therefore, the destination type and the e-mail address can be registered in the one-touch dial or the speed dial, and the registered e-mail address and the destination type can be transmitted.

Further, in this embodiment, in the Internet facsimile machine 20, the main control unit 1 is used.
Processing for controlling the destination type of the destination information read from the dial registration memory 7a to the destination type input using the input means before sending the email (step of FIG. 6). S65A or step S85A in FIG. 7) is executed. Therefore, the destination type of the registered destination information is changed to the type change key 5 immediately before the transmission.
It can be changed very easily by using a and the operability can be greatly improved.

<Second Embodiment> FIGS. 9, 10 and 1
FIG. 1 is a top view showing first, second, and third states of a part of an operation unit 50 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is characterized in that an operation unit 50 shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is provided in place of the type changing key 5a of the operation unit 5, and other configurations are the first.
3 is similar to that of the first embodiment, but the process of designating the destination type (for example, step S16) is unnecessary in the e-mail address registration process of FIG. 3, and when the one-touch dial key 65 is turned on in step S11, three sheets The page type is characterized in that the destination type corresponding to the page sheet displayed at the top of the page sheets 61, 62, 63 is automatically designated and registered.

Further, in step S65A of FIG. 6 or step S85A of FIG. 7, the type change input process of the electronic mail address of FIG. 8 is not executed, but step S3 of FIG.
6, the destination type of the destination information (e-mail address and destination type) corresponding to the abbreviated number input by the one-touch key turned on in 6 is displayed on the page sheet 6 of the operation unit 50.
1, 62, 63 are turned to select, and the same one-touch key or the enter key (these are confirmation keys) that are the same as the previous ones are turned on to select the registered destination type later by the operation unit 50. Control to change to the destination type. It should be noted that the process of changing the destination type immediately before transmission may not be executed.

The operation unit 50 shown in FIGS. 9 to 11.
Indicates a plurality of destination types such as To, Cc, and Bcc, and corresponds to the displayed destination types, and three page sheets 61, 62, 63 placed so that each of them can be sequentially turned. And the three page sheets 61,
Micro switches SW1 and SW for detecting selection of one page sheet by turning 62 and 63
2, SW3. Here, the three page sheets are To page sheet 61 and Cc page sheet 62.
And a Bcc page sheet 63.

A rectangular left side sheet placing area 51 is provided on the left side of a plurality of binder rings 71 provided in the central portion of the operating section 50, while a rectangular right side sheet placing area 51 is provided on the right side thereof. A storage area 52 is provided. When all the three page sheets 61, 62, 63 are in the left side loading area 51, they are placed on the left side loading area 51 in the order of page sheets 63, 62, 61 from below. Placed, and a plurality of holes 72 are formed in the left edge portion of these page sheets 61, 62, 63, and these holes 72 pass through the binder ring 71,
The page sheets 61, 62, 63 are configured to be movable to the right side loading area 52 by rolling one by one from the left side sheet loading area 51. Each page sheet 61, 6
A page sheet projecting portion 61a that displays To, a page sheet projecting portion 62a that displays Cc, and a page sheet projecting portion 63a that displays Bcc are formed at the lower edge portions of the reference numerals 2, 63, respectively. Also, each page sheet 6
1, 62, 63 have the same shape at the same position on each sheet and 9
Two holes 65 are formed, and the nine one-touch dial switches 65 and the destination name describing portion 53 registered therein are exposed through these holes 65. On the other hand, in the vicinity of the lower edge portion of the right-side sheet placing portion 52 and immediately below it, three micro switches SW1 and SW are provided.
2, SW3 are provided. Here, the micro switch S
W1 is provided at a position such that when the To page sheet 61 is rolled up and placed on the right side sheet placing section 52, the page sheet projecting portion 61a presses the micro switch SW1 to turn it on, and the micro switch SW2 is When the Cc page sheet 62 is turned up and placed on the right side sheet placing section 52, the page sheet projecting portion 62a causes the micro switch S to move.
The micro switch SW3 is provided at a position where it is turned on by pressing W2. When the Bcc page sheet 63 is turned up and placed on the right side sheet placing section 52, the page sheet projecting portion 63a pushes the micro switch SW3. It is installed at a position where it is turned on.

In this first state, as shown in FIG.
The three page sheets 61, 62, 63 are on the left side loading area 5
It is mounted on 1 and has three micro switches SW1,
Both SW2 and SW3 remain off, so that the three page sheets 61, 62, and 63 are in the left side placement area 51, of which the To page sheet 61 is at the top, and the To destination type is To. Select. That is, when one of the one-touch dial switches 65 is turned on, the destination type of To is automatically selected and the destination of the turned-on one-touch dial switch 65 is designated.

Next, one page sheet 61 is turned over from the first state and placed on the right side sheet placement area 52. In this second state, as shown in FIG. 10, the two page sheets 62 and 63 are placed on the left side loading area 51, while the one page sheet 61 is placed on the right side loading area 52. Thus, the page sheet projecting portion 61a is in a state of pressing the micro switch SW1 downward. At this time, the micro switch SW1 is turned on, while the other two micro switches SW2 and SW3 are both turned off. At this time, the Cc page sheet 62 is at the uppermost portion in the left side sheet mounting area 51. , Cc destination type is selected. That is, when one of the one-touch dial switches 65 is turned on, the destination type of Cc is automatically selected and the destination of the turned-on one-touch dial switch 65 is designated.

Further, one page sheet 62 is turned over from the second state and placed on the right side sheet placing area 52. In this third state, as shown in FIG. 11, one page sheet 63 is placed in the left side placement area 51, while two page sheets 61 and 62 are placed in the right side placement area 52.
Placed on the page sheet protruding portions 61a and 62
a is in a state of pressing the microswitches SW1 and SW2 downward, respectively. At this time, the micro switches SW1 and SW2 are on, while the other one micro switch SW3 is still off. At this time, in the left side sheet mounting area 51, the Bcc page sheet 63
Is at the top and selects the Bcc destination type. That is, one of the plurality of one-touch dial switches 65
When one is turned on, the destination type of Bcc is automatically selected and the destination of the turned-on one-touch dial switch 65 is designated.

The three page sheets 61, 62, 6
When all 3 are in the right side sheet placing area 52, the page sheet projecting portions 61a, 62a, 63a are in the state of pressing the microswitches SW1, SW2, SW3 downward, respectively. At this time, the micro switch SW
1, SW2 and SW3 are on, and at this time, there is no page sheet in the left side sheet placement area 51, and the destination type cannot be specified. In the present embodiment, the destination type cannot be specified and an error occurs. It becomes processing. At this time, To may be automatically selected as the destination type.

In the second embodiment, when the destination type is designated when registering the speed dial, the number of the speed dial is designated by using the ten keys, but the destination type is designated by the operation unit 50. Page sheets 61, 62,
63 can be used.

In the second embodiment described above, the type changing key 5a of the operating section 5 is replaced by the operating section 50 shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, and when the one-touch dial key 65 is turned on in step S11. Then, among the three page sheets 61, 62, 63, the destination type corresponding to the page sheet displayed at the top of the page sheets that has been rolled up is automatically designated and registered. Therefore, the destination type and the email address can be registered in the one-touch dial or the speed dial, and the registered email address and the destination type can be transmitted by using the operation unit 50. In particular, since the destination type can be specified by using the operation unit 50 with an extremely simple operation, the operability can be greatly improved.

Further, in step S65A of FIG. 6 or step S85A of FIG. 7, the type change input process of the electronic mail address of FIG. 8 is not executed, but step S3 of FIG.
6, the destination type of the destination information (e-mail address and destination type) corresponding to the abbreviated number input by the one-touch key turned on in 6 is displayed on the page sheet 6 of the operation unit 50.
It is controlled by turning 1, 62 and 63, and by turning on the same one-touch key as the previous one, the registered destination type is controlled to be changed to the destination type later selected by the operation unit 50. Therefore, the destination type of the registered destination information can be changed very easily by using the operation unit 50 immediately before the transmission, and the operability can be greatly improved.

<Modification> In the second embodiment described above, the destination type and the e-mail address are registered in the dial registration memory 7a for one-touch dial or speed dial, but only the e-mail address is registered. The designation of the destination type may be configured to be performed using the operation unit 50 in step S65A of FIG. 6 or step S85A of FIG. 7 immediately before transmission. As a result, the destination type of the registered destination information is set to the operation unit 50 immediately before the transmission.
Can be specified and set very easily using
Operability can be greatly improved.

In the above embodiments, an example of the Internet facsimile machine 20 is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is connected to a public network such as a public telephone network or a public digital line network, or the Internet,
For example, it can be applied to a communication terminal device including a data communication device.

[0056]

As described above in detail, according to the communication terminal device of the present invention, in a communication terminal device for transmitting an electronic mail, a plurality of destinations of the method of designating the destination for each electronic mail address of the destination. One-touch dial or a pair of input means for selectively designating one destination type from types (for example, including To and Cc), a pair of the designated destination type, and an e-mail address of the destination. When a one-touch dial or a speed dial is operated, a storage means for storing it as destination information of the speed dial and a destination type and an e-mail address of the one-touch dial or the speed dial corresponding to the above operation are read from the storage means. , E-mail with the destination type of the destination information corresponding to the above operation, for the email address of the destination information corresponding to the above operation A plurality of page sheets mounted so that the input means displays a plurality of destination types and corresponds to the displayed destination types, and each can be sequentially turned, Switch means for detecting that one page sheet is selected by turning a plurality of page sheets. Therefore, according to the present invention, the destination type and the email address can be easily registered in the one-touch dial or the speed dial, and the registered email address and the destination type are transmitted. In particular, the destination type can be specified only by turning the page sheet, and the destination type can be specified extremely by operation.

Further, in the communication terminal device, preferably, before transmitting the electronic mail, the destination type of the read destination information is changed to the destination type input by using the input means. Further, there is further provided a changing means for controlling. Therefore, the destination type of the registered destination information can be changed very easily by using the input means immediately before the transmission, and the operability can be greatly improved.

Further, according to the communication terminal device of another invention, a storage means for storing the e-mail address of the destination as the destination information of the one-touch dial or the speed dial, and when the one-touch dial or the speed dial is operated. In a communication terminal device comprising: a one-touch dial or speed dial e-mail address corresponding to the above operation from the storage means, and a sending means for sending an e-mail to the e-mail address corresponding to the operation, For each e-mail address of the destination, an input means for selectively designating one destination type from a plurality of destination types of the method of designating the destination is provided, and the input means displays and displays the plurality of destination types. It corresponds to the destination type, and multiple page sheets are placed so that they can be turned one by one. And a switch means for detecting the selection of the destination type corresponding to the selected page sheet by turning each of the plurality of page sheets to select one page sheet, and sending the e-mail. Before specifying, when the one-touch dial or speed dial is operated after the destination type is specified by the input means, the transmission means stores the e-mail address of the one-touch dial or speed dial corresponding to the operation. The electronic mail is read from the means and is sent to the electronic mail address corresponding to the above-mentioned operation by the destination type designated by the input means. Therefore, the destination type of the registered destination information can be specified and set very easily by using the input means immediately before the transmission, and the operability can be greatly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an Internet facsimile machine 20 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a registration process of one-touch dial and speed dial executed by a main control unit 1 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an electronic mail address registration process (S2) which is a subroutine of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a facsimile number registration process (S4) which is a subroutine of FIG.

5 is a flowchart showing a facsimile transmission process executed by the main control unit 1 of FIG.

6 is a flowchart showing a one-touch dialing process (S37) which is a subroutine of FIG.

7 is a flowchart showing a speed dial process (S39) which is a subroutine of FIG.

8 is a subroutine for changing the type of an electronic mail address, which is a subroutine of FIGS. 3, 6 and 7 (S16, S65).
It is a flowchart which shows A, S85A).

FIG. 9 is an operation unit 5 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
It is a top view which shows the 1st state of a part of 0.

10 is a top view showing a second state of a part of the operation unit 50 of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a top view showing a third state of a part of the operation unit 50 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Main control unit, 2 ... Image reading unit, 3 ... Image recording section, 4 ... Display, 5 ... operation part, 5a ... Type change key, 6 ... ROM, 6a ... CODEC program, 7 ... RAM, 7a ... dial registration memory, 8 ... Image memory, 9 ... CODEC circuit, 10 ... fax modem, 11 ... NCU, 12 ... LAN interface, 13 ... bus, 20 ... Internet facsimile machine, 30 ... Local Area Network (LAN), 31 ... Mail server device, 32 ... router device, 40 ... Internet, 50 ... operation part, 51 ... Left side seat placement area, 52 ... right side sheet placement area, 53 ... Name description section, 54 ... One-touch dial switch, 61 ... To page sheet, 61a ... Page sheet protrusion, 62 ... Cc page sheet, 62a ... page sheet protrusion, 63 ... Bcc page sheet, 63a ... Page sheet protrusion, 65 ... hole, 71 ... Binder ring, L: public telephone line, SW1, SW2, SW3 ... Micro switch.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal device for transmitting an electronic mail, wherein input means for selectively specifying one destination type from a plurality of destination types of a method of designating the destination for each electronic mail address of the destination, A storage means for storing a pair of a designated destination type and a destination e-mail address as destination information of the one-touch dial or speed dial, and the above operation when the one-touch dial or speed dial is operated. The one-touch dial or speed-dial destination type and the email address are read from the storage means, and the email information of the destination information corresponding to the above operation is emailed with the destination type of the destination information corresponding to the above operation. The input means displays a plurality of destination types and displays the displayed destination types. Corresponding to the selected page sheet, a plurality of page sheets are placed so that they can be sequentially turned, and one page sheet is selected by turning the plurality of page sheets. A communication terminal device comprising: switch means for detecting selection of a destination type. 2. Before sending the e-mail,
The communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising: a changing unit that controls the destination type of the read destination information to be changed to the destination type input using the input unit. 3. A storage means for storing an electronic mail address of a destination as destination information of a one-touch dial or a speed dial, and a one-touch dial or a speed dial corresponding to the operation when the one-touch dial or the speed dial is operated. In a communication terminal device having an e-mail address read from the storage means and sending means for sending an e-mail to an e-mail address corresponding to the above operation, the destination is designated for each e-mail address of the destination. The input means for selectively designating one destination type from the plurality of destination types of the method described above, wherein the input means displays a plurality of destination types and corresponds to the displayed destination types, and sequentially turns each By placing a plurality of page sheets placed so that Switch means for detecting that the destination type corresponding to the selected page sheet is selected by selecting each one page sheet, and the destination type is selected by the input means before sending the e-mail. After the designation, when the one-touch dial or the speed dial is operated, the transmission means reads the e-mail address of the one-touch dial or the speed dial corresponding to the operation from the storage means,
A communication terminal device, characterized in that an electronic mail is transmitted to an electronic mail address corresponding to the above-mentioned operation with a destination type designated by the input means. 4. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of destination types in the method of designating a destination include To and Cc.