JP2006013855A - Telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone system which is very convenient for a user to read a content by clearly displaying the content of facsimile image information which is received from a telephone line, even in a display unit arranged in a slave machine, whose width is substantially the same as that of a receiver. <P>SOLUTION: A telephone system includes a master machine 10 for receiving the facsimile image information from the telephone line; and the slave machine 100 to be connected to the master machine 10 by radio waves. The master machine 10 comprises a character recognizer 30 for extracting a character area from the facsimile image information, recognizing the character, and converting it into a character code; and a transmitter 50 for transmitting the character code to the slave machine 100. The slave machine 100 comprises a receiver 110 for receiving the character code transmitted from the master machine 10; and the display unit 130 for displaying the received character code. The content is easily read, even when the display unit 130 is small in size by displaying the character, which is converted, based on the character code obtained by the character recognition of the facsimile image information, in the display unit 130 of the slave machine 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone system including a parent device capable of receiving fax image information and a child device having a telephone child device function of the parent device, and the parent device and the child device wirelessly transmit and receive fax image information.

A facsimile apparatus, which is an example of a conventional telephone system, includes a master unit and a slave unit connected by wireless communication, and a display unit is provided in the slave unit. The received fax image could be displayed. In addition, there was a child device that can know that the parent device has received a fax.
JP-A-8-126054 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-199084

  In the conventional facsimile apparatus, since the handset is only about the size of the handset, the screen of the display unit provided in the handset is narrow. Therefore, a large amount of clear images cannot be displayed at a time. In addition, even if the operator knows that the slave unit has received a fax from the display unit of the slave unit, the screen of the display unit of the slave unit is narrow, so the display screen of the master unit etc. I had to confirm the contents.

  Therefore, the present invention can clearly display the contents of facsimile image information received from a telephone line even on a display unit provided in a handset that is only about the size of a handset, and is extremely convenient for user interpretation. The purpose is to provide a telephone system.

  The telephone system of the present invention is a telephone system that includes a parent device capable of receiving fax image information and a child device having a telephone child device function of the parent device, and the parent device and the child device can communicate wirelessly. The base unit extracts a character area from the first display unit for displaying the fax image information received via the telephone line, the image storage unit for storing the fax image information, and the stored fax image information. A character recognition unit that recognizes the character and converts it into a character code, a recognition result storage unit that stores a character code that is a recognition result of the character recognition unit, and a character code stored in the recognition result storage unit. When the master unit receives a facsimile image, the transmitter recognizes the image by the character recognition unit and transmits the recognition result to the slave unit by the transmission unit. A first control unit that controls, the slave unit receives a recognition result transmitted from the master unit, a second display unit that displays the received recognition result, And a second control unit that displays on the second display unit when the reception unit receives a recognition result from the parent device.

  According to the present invention, since the fax image information received by the master unit is once converted into a character code and then transmitted to the slave unit, it can be clearly displayed even on a narrow screen of the slave unit, which is useful for user content interpretation. Very easy to use.

1st invention is the telephone system which is equipped with the main | base station which can receive fax image information, and the subunit | mobile_unit which has the telephone subunit | mobile_unit function of the said main | base station, and the said main | base station and a subunit | mobile_unit can communicate by radio | wireless. The master unit extracts a character area from the first display unit for displaying the fax image information received via the telephone line, the image storage unit for storing the fax image information, and the stored fax image information. A character recognition unit that recognizes a character and converts it into a character code, a recognition result storage unit that stores a character code that is a recognition result of the character recognition unit, and a character code stored in the recognition result storage unit And a first control unit for controlling the image to be recognized by the character recognition unit when the master unit receives the facsimile image and transmitting the recognition result to the slave unit by the transmission unit; Equipped with a handset A receiving unit that receives the recognition result transmitted from the master unit, a second display unit that displays the received recognition result, and a second display unit when the receiving unit receives the recognition result from the master unit. And a second control unit to be displayed. With this configuration, when fax image information is received by the master unit, the fax content converted into text code is automatically sent to the slave unit.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the base unit includes a recognition rate calculation means for calculating, as the recognition rate information, a numerical value indicating what percentage of all the characters of the fax image information received for the recognition result of the recognition unit is recognized. Is characterized in that the recognition rate information is transmitted to the receiving unit of the slave unit. With this configuration, the user can know the recognition rate of the character code sent from the parent device to the child device. If the recognition rate is low, the user device outputs it to the display unit or printing unit. The facsimile image information prompts the user to confirm the contents.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a timer unit for recording the time when the fax image information is received, a partner information acquisition unit for acquiring the partner information for transmitting the fax image information, and a partner information storage for storing the partner information. The control unit transmits the time when the fax image information is received and the other party information together with the converted character code and the recognition rate information to the slave unit via the transmission unit. With this configuration, the facsimile image information converted into the character code displayed on the slave unit and displayed on the display unit can be correlated with the fax image information displayed on the display unit of the master unit. is there.

  The fourth invention is characterized in that the slave unit is provided with notifying means for notifying that when the recognition rate information received from the master unit is lower than a predetermined numerical value. With this configuration, the user can know from the slave unit that the master unit has received unclear fax image information, and can output the fax image information directly by the master unit and quickly confirm the contents. It is possible to respond.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when the recognition rate information calculated by the character recognition unit is lower than a predetermined ratio, the first control unit of the master unit displays the fax image information on the first display unit in an enlarged manner. It is characterized by controlling to do. With this configuration, when the user receives an unclear fax image, the user can check the enlarged received image on the display screen on the parent device side.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of a telephone system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a master unit and a slave unit.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the reference numeral 200 has a function of storing a received fax (hereinafter referred to as FAX) document in an internal memory and printing it on a sheet when necessary, and an image of the received FAX document. This is a base unit of a cordless facsimile telephone apparatus having a function of generating character code information based on the information and transmitting it to a handset of the cordless telephone apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 300 denotes a cordless facsimile telephone apparatus that can receive a character code string wirelessly transmitted from the master unit 200 shown in the figure and can browse the received character string. It is. Reference numeral 310 denotes a child device display for displaying a character string received from the parent device 200.

  FIG. 2 shows a facsimile telephone apparatus as an example of the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram showing the configuration of the master unit and the configuration of the slave unit.

  As shown in FIG. 2, reference numeral 10 is a master unit of the cordless telephone apparatus with FAX shown in FIG. 1, and shows only main parts.

  The base unit 10 converts the received FAX document as image information in the internal memory, a character recognition unit 30 that recognizes characters from the stored image information and converts them into character codes, and converts them. A recognition result storage unit 40 that stores character codes, a transmission unit 50 that transmits the stored contents to the child device, and a control unit (first control unit) that controls each unit in the parent device and the flow of data in each unit. ) 70, a display unit (first display unit) 80 for displaying received facsimile image information, and a printing unit 81 for printing facsimile image information.

  As shown in FIG. 2, reference numeral 100 denotes a cordless handset of the cordless facsimile telephone apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and shows only main parts.

  The slave unit 100 includes a receiving unit 110 that receives the recognition result transmitted from the master unit, a display unit (second display unit) 130 that displays the received recognition result, each unit in the slave unit, and data of each unit And a control unit (second control unit) 120 that controls the flow.

  The operation of the facsimile telephone apparatus as an example of the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 3 to 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the master unit, and FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the slave unit. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, first, when the master unit 10 receives a FAX document, it displays facsimile image information on the display unit 80 and accumulates it in the image storage unit 20 (A1). Next, the character recognition unit 30 extracts a predetermined area from the facsimile image information, recognizes the character, and converts it into a character code (A2). It is determined whether or not the character recognition is successful and has been successfully converted into the character code (A3). If successful, the character code is stored in the recognition result storage unit 40 (A4). The control unit 70 adds the area size of the extracted facsimile image information to the recognized area size in the control unit 70 (A5). It is determined whether or not the recognized area size has reached the area size of the entire image information and the entire area has been recognized (A6), and if recognized, the character code of the recognition result is transmitted to the slave unit by the transmitting unit 50 (A7).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 70 reads the facsimile image information received from the telephone line and stored in the image storage unit 20 from the image storage unit 20 and displays it on the display unit 80 (A10). Printing is performed by the printing unit 81 (A11).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the slave unit 100 checks whether a recognition result has been received (A8). When the receiving unit 110 receives the character code, the character code of the recognition result is converted into a character string and displayed on the display unit 130 which is a display (A9).

As described above, according to the telephone system of the first embodiment of the present invention, the content received on the display, which is the display unit of the slave unit, is finally viewed and the content is confirmed by going to the place where the master unit is installed. Judgment can be made.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, the telephone system of Embodiment 2 of this invention is demonstrated.

  FIG. 6 is a facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram showing the configuration of the master unit and the configuration of the slave unit. In FIG. 6, a recognition rate calculation unit 60 that calculates, as recognition rate information, what percentage of the entire characters of the facsimile image information the recognized part is added to the components in FIG. 1.

  The operation of the facsimile telephone apparatus as an example of the telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the facsimile telephone apparatus as an example of the telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the master unit, and FIG. It is a figure explaining operation | movement. In FIG. 7, B1 to B2 are the same as the processes from A1 to A2 in FIG.

  It is determined whether or not character recognition succeeds after B2 and has been successfully converted into a character code (B3). If successful, the character code is stored in the recognition result storage unit 40 (B4), and the control unit 70 extracts it. The area size of the received facsimile image information is added to the recognition success area size in the control unit 70 (B5). The area size of the extracted facsimile image information is added to the recognized area size in the control unit 70 (B6). Next, it is determined whether the recognized area size has reached the area size of the entire facsimile image information and the entire area has been recognized (B7). Recognition rate information, which is a numerical value indicating how many percent of all characters have been recognized, is calculated and transmitted to the slave unit by the transmitting unit 50 (B8).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8, in the slave unit 100, the control unit 120 checks whether the reception unit 110 has received the character code and the recognition rate information as the recognition result (B9). When received, the recognition result character code converted into a character string and the recognition rate information are displayed on the display unit 130 as a display (B10).

  As described above, according to the telephone system of the second embodiment of the present invention, whether or not the contents should be confirmed by going to the place where the base unit is installed by looking at the received contents and the recognition rate information finally displayed on the display. Judgment can be made.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, a telephone system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described. FIG. 9 is a facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram showing the structure of the parent device and the structure of the child device. In FIG. 9, the component in FIG. 6 includes a timer unit 90 that records the time when the fax image is received, and a partner information acquisition unit that obtains partner information that is sender information from the telephone line when receiving a fax. 91 and a partner information storage unit 92 for storing partner information are added.

  The operation of the facsimile telephone apparatus as an example of the telephone system according to the third embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the master unit, and FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the slave unit. In FIG. 10, C1 to C7 are the same as the processes from B1 to B7 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, when the recognition of the entire area is completed in C7, the time recorded when the facsimile image information is received is read from the timer unit 90 (C8), acquired by the partner information acquisition unit 91, and stored in the partner information storage unit 92. Is read out (C9). The character code, the reception time, and the partner information of the recognition result are transmitted to the child device 100 by the transmission unit 50 (C10).

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the slave unit 100, the control unit 120 checks whether or not a character code as a recognition result has been received (C11). When received, the character code of the recognition result converted into a character string, the recognition rate, the reception time, and the partner information are displayed on the display (C12).

  As described above, according to the telephone system of the third embodiment of the present invention, not only the reception contents finally displayed on the display but also the time when the facsimile image information is received and the other party information of the transmission destination of the facsimile image information. It can be used as a material for judging whether or not the contents should be confirmed by going to the place where the parent device is installed.

(Embodiment 4)
Next, the telephone system of Embodiment 4 of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 12 is a facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram showing the configuration of the master unit and the configuration of the slave unit. In addition, in FIG. 12, the alerting | reporting part 140 which alert | reports when recognition rate information is low is added to the component in FIG.

  The operation of the facsimile telephone apparatus as an example of the telephone system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the handset of the facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the control unit 140 determines whether the recognition rate information received from the receiving unit 110 is equal to or less than a certain value (D1). If so, the notification unit 140 notifies the user. (D2).

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the user can immediately know that facsimile image information having a low recognition rate has been received based on the notified information, and can quickly respond such as confirmation by the master unit. Can be taken.

(Embodiment 5)
Next, a telephone system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the telephone system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention is the same as that shown in FIG. The operation of the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the master unit of the facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the control unit 70 of the parent device 10 determines whether or not the recognition rate information calculated by the recognition rate calculation unit 60 is equal to or less than a certain value (E1). The enlarged facsimile image information read from the unit 20 is displayed on the display unit 80 (E2).

  As described above, according to the telephone system of the fifth embodiment of the present invention, when a user receives a document with a low recognition rate based on the notified information, the content is displayed on the display unit of the master unit without any particular operation. I can know.

The present invention relates to a technique for displaying characters contained in the content of received fax image information on a slave unit, and automatically receives the fax image information content converted into character codes when a fax is received by the master unit. Since it is possible to display clear character information on the display screen of the slave unit, it is suitable for a telephone system.

1 is an external view of a base unit of a facsimile machine that is an example of a telephone system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Configuration block diagram of a facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of a telephone system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention Flowchart for explaining the operation of the base unit of the facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Flowchart for explaining the operation of a base unit of a facsimile machine as an example of a telephone system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Flowchart for explaining the operation of the handset of the facsimile apparatus as an example of the telephone system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Configuration block diagram of a facsimile telephone apparatus as an example of a telephone system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention The flowchart explaining operation | movement of the main | base station of the facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The flowchart explaining operation | movement of the subunit | mobile_unit of the facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. Configuration block diagram of a facsimile telephone apparatus as an example of a telephone system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention The flowchart explaining operation | movement of the main | base station of the facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. The flowchart explaining operation | movement of the subunit | mobile_unit of the facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. Configuration block diagram of a facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of a telephone system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention The flowchart explaining operation | movement of the subunit | mobile_unit of the facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. The flowchart explaining operation | movement of the subunit | mobile_unit of the facsimile telephone apparatus which is an example of the telephone system which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Parent machine 20 Image memory | storage part 30 Character recognition part 40 Recognition result memory | storage part 50 Transmission part 60 Recognition rate calculation part 70 Control part (1st control part)
80 display section (first display section)
81 Printing unit 90 Timer unit 91 Partner information acquisition unit 92 Partner information storage unit 100 Slave unit 110 Receiving unit 120 Control unit (second control unit)
130 Display unit (second display unit)
140 Notification Unit 200 Master Unit 300 Slave Unit 310 Slave Unit Display

Claims (5)

A telephone system comprising a master unit capable of receiving fax image information and a slave unit having a telephone slave unit function of the master unit, wherein the master unit and the slave unit can communicate wirelessly,
The master unit includes a first display unit that displays fax image information received via a telephone line, an image storage unit that stores the fax image information,
A character recognition unit that extracts a character area from stored fax image information, recognizes the character, and converts it into a character code;
A recognition result storage unit that stores a character code that is a recognition result of the character recognition unit;
A transmission unit for transmitting the character code stored in the recognition result storage unit to the slave unit;
A first control unit that controls the character recognition unit to recognize the image when the base unit receives a facsimile image, and transmits the recognition result to the slave unit by the transmission unit; Prepared,
The slave unit receives a recognition result transmitted from the master unit;
A second display unit for displaying the received recognition result;
A telephone system comprising: a second control unit configured to display the second display unit when the receiving unit receives a recognition result from the base unit. The master unit includes recognition rate calculation means for calculating, as recognition rate information, a numerical value indicating what percentage of the entire characters of the fax image information received for the recognition result of the recognition unit is recognized, 2. The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the recognition rate information is transmitted to a handset. A timer unit for recording the time when the fax image information is received in the master unit;
A partner information acquisition unit that acquires the partner information that transmitted the fax image information;
A partner information storage unit for storing the partner information,
The said control part transmits the time which received the said fax image information, and the said other party information to the said subunit | mobile_unit via the said transmission part with the said converted character code and the said recognition rate information, The transmission part characterized by the above-mentioned. The telephone system described. The telephone system according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a notifying unit for notifying the slave unit when the recognition rate information received from the master unit is lower than a predetermined numerical value. When the recognition rate information calculated by the character recognition unit is lower than a predetermined ratio, the first control unit of the base unit enlarges and displays the fax image information on the first display unit of the base unit The telephone system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the telephone system is controlled so as to.

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