JP2006020046A - Information communication apparatus and method of controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information communication apparatus which inputs both forms of a normal telephone number input and an input utilizing an ENUM, and also to provide a method of controlling the apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The method of controlling the information communication apparatus includes steps of: inputting the telephone number of a communication destination to a basic operation screen 200 by an operation/display unit 105; pressing an ENUM button 206, thereby transmitting the telephone number of the communication destination inputted to this basic operation screen 200 to a DNA server by a domain transmitter 161 by converting the telephone number to the address information of an ENUM format; and receiving the address of an internet resource corresponding to the telephone number of the communication destination returned from the DNS server, in response to this by an NAPTR-RR receiver 162 to acquire the address. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information communication apparatus and a control method therefor, and more particularly, to an information communication apparatus and a control method therefor that enable both normal telephone number input and input using ENUM (tElephone NUmber Mapping).

  The number of nodes connected to the network is increasing day by day.

  As the use of interconnected networks, particularly the Internet, becomes increasingly popular, the amount of information and resources that can be connected via these interconnected networks has increased tremendously.

  Most of these resources are described in a way that is specific to the basic architecture of the network itself.

  For example, these resources are typically described as referenceable using a node address such as an Internet IP address (eg 203.126.226.111) or an E.164 telephone number (eg +1 650 566 9020).

  For devices connected to the network, there is no difficulty in referencing network resources according to the scheme described above.

  However, this primitive way often becomes an obstacle when people try to access information and resources on the network.

  This is because this approach is less intuitive than the way humans refer to resources.

  The problem of being unintuitive in this way has been recognized from the beginning for IP addresses.

  In light of this, the original Internet researchers developed the Domain Name System (DNS).

  By using DNS, it is possible to use a domain name that can be interpreted by a name server and is easy to remember.

  In DNS, the name server returns an IP address associated with a domain name.

  However, in this DNS, it is not easy to retrieve many other types of numerical information (or for other machines) associated with the network device besides the IP address.

  Therefore, as a technique for extracting information other than the IP address, ENUM (telephone number mapping) that can obtain a plurality of addresses of a partner having a plurality of communication means by recently searching a DNS using a telephone number as a key. A configuration called is proposed.

  ENUM is an international agreement for telephone numbers by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU-T). Based on the 164 recommendation, a telephone number is converted, a domain name, which is ENUM format address information, is created, and the domain name is sent to the DNS to make an inquiry. In this case, the address of the communication partner can be obtained in the URI format.

In Patent Document 1, the user inputs the name or identifier of the other party to the interface device, sends it to the DNS server in the form of a domain name, and the DNS assigns a name assignment pointer resource record (NAPTR-) corresponding to the identifier. RR) is received, a telephone uniform resource locator (URL) is extracted based on the NAPTR-RR, and a method can be called by dialing the telephone number included in the telephone URL. .
JP 2003-125099 A

  However, the configuration described in Patent Document 1 is a composite that has a plurality of functions such as copying, faxing, and scanning only by acquiring the other party's telephone number using the name or identifier of the other party in the domain name format. It is not possible to execute communication by obtaining the address of the other party using the Internet resource by using a normal telephone number input screen in the machine.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, in an information communication apparatus having a normal telephone number input screen, communication can be executed by obtaining the address of the other party using ENUM without greatly changing the existing input method. An object of the present invention is to provide an information communication apparatus and a control method thereof.

  In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is an information communication apparatus having a telephone number screen capable of inputting a telephone number of a communication partner, by making an inquiry to a DNS server using address information in ENUM format. DNS inquiry means for obtaining an address of at least one Internet resource corresponding to the telephone number of the communication partner, telephone number input means for inputting the telephone number of the communication partner on the telephone number screen, and input on the telephone number screen An instruction means for instructing the converted telephone number of the communication partner to be converted into address information in the ENUM format, and the telephone number of the communication partner input by the telephone number input means based on the instruction of the instruction means Converting means for converting the address information into address information in the ENUM format.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the conversion means is at least one of a country code, a region code, an area code, and a top level domain used for conversion into the address information in the ENUM format. Setting means for preliminarily setting default information including two, and the converting means includes the default information set by the setting means and the telephone number of the communication partner input by the telephone number input means. Based on the above, the telephone number of the communication partner is converted into address information in the ENUM format.

  Further, the invention of claim 3 is the telephone number of the communication partner inputted in the telephone number screen, the address information converted into the ENUM format converted by the conversion means in the invention of claim 1 or 2. And ENUM-format address information display means for displaying the information together.

  Further, the invention of claim 4 is the invention of claim 3, further comprising default information display means for displaying the default information set by the setting means in a display area of the ENUM format address information display means, The ENUM format address information display means converts the default information displayed by the default information display means according to the input of the telephone number of the communication partner input by the telephone number input means into the default information. It is characterized by sequentially displaying additional information on the ENUM format address information.

  The invention of claim 5 displays the address of the Internet resource corresponding to the telephone number of the communication partner acquired from the DNS server by the inquiry by the DNS inquiry means in any of the inventions of claims 1 to 4. Internet resource address display means for executing, and service execution means for executing a desired service using the address of the Internet resource displayed by the Internet resource address display means.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, further comprising display means for displaying log information of service execution by the service execution means so as to be distinguishable from execution of other services. .

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the control method of an information communication apparatus provided with a telephone number screen capable of inputting a telephone number of a communication partner, the telephone number of the communication partner is displayed on the telephone number screen by a telephone number input means. The instruction means instructs to convert the telephone number of the communication partner input on the telephone number screen by the telephone number input means into address information in ENUM format, and based on the instruction from the instruction means, the telephone number The telephone number of the communication partner input on the screen is converted into ENUM format address information by the conversion means, and the DNS server is inquired by using the ENUM format address information converted by the conversion means. The DNS inquiry means obtains the address of at least one Internet resource corresponding to the previous telephone number. To.

  According to the present invention, by inputting the telephone number of the communication partner on the telephone number screen and instructing to convert the telephone number of the communication partner input on the telephone number screen into address information in the ENUM format, The telephone number of the communication partner input by converting the telephone number of the communication partner input on the telephone number screen into ENUM-format address information and inquiring to the DNS server using the converted ENUM-format address information. Because it is configured to acquire the address of at least one Internet resource corresponding to, it is possible to execute communication by obtaining the address of the other party using ENUM without greatly changing the existing input method. There is an effect.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an information communication apparatus and a control method thereof according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information communication apparatus 100 to which the present invention is applied.

  In FIG. 1, the information communication apparatus 100 is connected to a network 170 through a network interface 108, and is connected to a DNS 190 that performs conversion of a domain name that is ENUM format address information used in ENUM technology and NAPTR-RR through the Internet 180. It is configured to be possible.

  The information communication apparatus 100 can be connected to a telephone line through an NCU (Network Control Unit) 125 for controlling a telephone line in a FAX (facsimile) unit 120. Fax communication using the telephone line is performed by this telephone. Done over the line.

  The information communication apparatus 100 includes a system control unit 101 that controls the entire information communication apparatus 100, a scanner unit 103 that reads a document image at a predetermined resolution, and a printer unit that records and outputs an image at a predetermined resolution. 104, an operation / display unit 105 having various operation keys and various display units used in the operation of the information communication apparatus 100, an image storage unit 102 for storing an image read from a scanner unit or a received image, A FAX unit 120 that performs a fax transmission process, a real-time iFAX unit 130, a session connection control unit 140 that controls a peer-to-peer session connection via the Internet, and an Internet fax via e-mail E-mail iFAX unit 150 for processing and ENUM technology Is connected to an ENUM unit 160 that controls information transmitted to and received from the DNS 190.

  Further, the FAX unit 120, the real-time iFAX unit 130, the session connection control unit 140, the e-mail iFAX unit 150, and the ENUM unit 160 are TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) / UDP (Transmission Control Protocol) that performs protocol control of the Internet transport layer and network layer. The user datagram protocol (IP) / IP (Internet Protocol) control unit 107 is connected to the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107. The TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107 is connected to the network interface 108 that controls communication below the data link layer. Is connected to the network 170 and accesses the Internet 180 through the network 170.

  In the FAX unit 120, a communication image processing unit 121 that performs processing for converting the resolution, size, coding rule, and the like of the image in accordance with the receiving side capability at the time of transmission is connected to the bus 106 in the FAX unit 120, and further communication is performed. The image processing unit 121 includes a T.P. A T30 control unit 122 that controls 30 protocols is connected, and a modem 123 that modulates and demodulates analog signals and digital signals is connected to the T30 control unit 122. Further, a voice call unit that is a handset is connected to the modem 123 124, NCU 125 for controlling connection with the telephone network, and speech encoding / combining unit 127 for converting speech signals using PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) and ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) are connected in parallel. The voice encoding / combining unit 127 is connected to a real-time transfer control unit 128 that controls a real-time transfer protocol such as RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol), and the real-time transfer control unit 128 performs TCP / UDP / IP control. Connected to the unit 107.

  In the real-time iFAX unit 130, a communication image processing unit 131 is connected to the bus 106 in the real-time iFAX unit 130. A T30 control unit 132 for controlling the 30 protocol is connected to the T30 control unit 132. A T38 control unit 133 that controls the 38 protocol is connected, and the T38 control unit 133 is connected to the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107.

  The session connection control unit 140 is connected to the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107.

  In the e-mail iFAX unit 150, a communication image processing unit 151 is connected to the bus 106 in the e-mail iFAX unit 150, and the communication image processing unit 151 further includes an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) control unit 153; A T37 control unit 152 that controls 37 protocols and controls Internet fax is connected in parallel, and an SMTP control unit 153 is connected to the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107.

  The ENUM unit 160 includes a domain name transmission unit 161 that transmits a domain name to the DNS 190 when using the ENUM technology, and a NAPTR-RR reception unit 162 that receives a NAPTR-RR transmitted from the DNS 190, respectively. 106 and the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107, and the domain name transmission unit 161 and the NAPTR-RR reception unit 162 are not directly connected.

  In order to perform transmission using the information communication apparatus 100, the user first inputs a telephone number on the operation / display unit 105.

  In the case of normal fax transmission without using ENUM, when a telephone number is input, image data captured by the scanner unit 103 by the system control unit 101 is sent to the FAX unit 120 via the image storage unit 102. Then, a dial signal for calling the communication network is sent from the NCU 125 in the FAX unit 120, and fax communication is performed through the telephone line 126.

  When communicating using the ENUM technology, the ENUM communication 206 is selected by pressing the ENUM button 206 before and after the telephone number is input in the operation / display unit 105.

  When the ENUM communication is selected, the input telephone number is sent to the domain name transmission unit 161 in the ENUM unit 160 by the system control unit 101 and converted into an ENUM format domain name by the domain name transmission unit 161. The domain name is sent from the network 170 to the DNS 190 on the Internet 180 through the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107 and the network interface 108 from the name transmission unit 161, and a NAPTR-RR is requested.

  DNS 190 to which the domain name has been sent returns NAPTR-RR corresponding to the registered domain name to information communication apparatus 100.

  When receiving the NAPTR-RR at the network interface 108, the information communication apparatus 100 is sent from the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107 to the NAPTR-RR receiving unit 162, and the NAPTR-RR receiving unit 162 receives the NAPTR-RR from the received NAPTR-RR. The communication means that can be received by the communication partner and the address of the communication partner when the communication means is used are extracted in the URI format, and if the priority order of the communication means is registered, the priority order is taken out and the operation is performed. / Display the communication means and addresses on the display unit 105 in order of priority.

  If the priority order is not registered, the extracted communication means and address are displayed.

  When the user selects an arbitrary communication means from the communication means displayed on the operation / display unit 105, communication is performed by the communication means selected by the user to the destination of the telephone number initially input by the user.

  If the communication means to the other party includes a communication means other than a facsimile such as an IP telephone and can be used by the information communication apparatus 100, when the communication means is selected, Communication with the other party is performed by the communication means.

  Next, in the information communication apparatus 100, a diagram showing an operation screen displayed on the operation / display unit 105, processing when fax transmission using a telephone line, which is an existing telephone number input, is performed, and information communication This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing a flowchart showing the processing flow of the apparatus 100.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a basic operation screen 200 and a telephone number input button 203 that are initially displayed on the operation / display unit 105.

  The basic operation screen 200 is a touch panel type, and a function registered in the button can be executed by touching the button displayed on the screen with a finger.

  The screen configuration of the basic operation screen 200 includes a message display field 201 at the top and an operation display field 202 below it.

  In the description of the operation screen displayed on the operation / display unit 105 in the information communication apparatus 100, the blacked column at the top of the operation screen is the message display column 201, and the lower column is the operation display column 202. Suppose that

  In the message display field 201 at the top of the basic operation screen 200, “Please specify a destination” is displayed, and a telephone number can be entered.

  In the operation display field 202, a button 208 that allows the user to select the transmission image quality from among standard, high image quality, and super high image quality and select the type of document to be transmitted from text, text / photo, or photograph is arranged. The density of the original can be adjusted with buttons 204 and 205.

  At the right end in the operation display column 202, an ENUM button 206 used when using the ENUM technology and a job management screen display button 207 for displaying a job management screen are arranged.

  Further, a telephone number input button 203 is arranged on the right side of the basic operation screen 200, and a telephone number or the like is input to the message display field 201 using the telephone number input button 203.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the information communication apparatus 100.

  When a user transmits a fax using a telephone line, first, an original to be transmitted is placed on the scanner unit 103, and the ENUM button 206 is not pressed on the basic operation screen 200 displayed on the operation / display unit 105. (NO in step 1101), the fax number of the communication partner is input (step 1102).

  If the ENUM button 206 is not pressed within 5 seconds after entering the fax number (NO in step 1103), the information communication apparatus 100 starts fax transmission using the telephone line for the entered number.

  Then, the system control unit 101 sends the image data captured by the scanner unit 103 to the image storage unit 102 and stores the image data in a FAX format such as MH, MR, MMR, or JBIG.

  The image data stored in the image storage unit 102 is sent to the FAX unit 120, and processing for fax transmission using a telephone line is performed.

  In the FAX unit 120, first, in the communication image processing unit 121, the image data is converted in accordance with the capability on the receiving side, such as the resolution, size, and coding rule of the image.

  When the image data is converted in the communication image processing unit 121, the T.30 control unit 122 uses a transmission control protocol for realizing fax communication over a telephone line. 30 protocol control is performed, and the modem 123 modulates data from a digital signal to an analog signal. The NCU 125 transmits a dial signal for calling a communication partner via a telephone line, and the telephone line to the communication partner. The transmission of fax data is started using 126 (step 1104).

  When communication is started, the communication is registered as a job.

  A process in which the communication is registered and managed as a job after the communication is started will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing flow for managing jobs.

  When fax transmission is started, a fax transmission job using a telephone line is registered as an incomplete job in the job management screen A800 shown in FIG. 8 (step 1302).

  The detailed description of the job management screen A800 will be given later in the description of communication using ENUM.

  During fax transmission, the job management screen A800 is displayed on the operation / display unit 105, and if the cancel button 813 is not pressed on the job management screen A800 (NO in step 1302), it is performed until communication is completed (in step 1303). NO).

  When cancel button 813 is pressed on job management screen A800 (YES in step 1302), fax transmission is stopped (step 1305).

  When transmission is completed without the cancel button 813 being pressed during transmission and the job is completed (YES in step 1303), the job is registered in the completed job (step 1304), and the basic operation screen 200 is displayed on the operation / display unit 105. indicate.

  By pressing the job management screen button 207 on the basic operation screen 200, the job management screen can be displayed, and the completed job button 811 can be pressed on the job management screen to confirm the completed job.

  Next, in the information communication apparatus 100, a diagram showing an operation screen displayed on the operation / display unit 105 and a flowchart showing a processing flow of processing when communication is performed using the ENUM technology are shown. This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, when performing communication using the ENUM technique, the ENUM button 206 is pressed on the basic operation screen 200 shown in FIG. 2 (YES in step 1101).

  As a result, the ENUM telephone number input start screen 300 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the operation / display unit 105.

  FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an ENUM telephone number input start screen 300 displayed on the operation / display unit 105 when the ENUM technique is used.

  In the ENUM telephone number input start screen 300 shown in FIG. 3, a black message display field 201 at the top of the screen displays a destination number display field 301 for inputting a telephone number and a domain name converted to ENUM format. An ENUM domain name display field 302 is arranged.

  In addition, a cancel button 207 that was not on the basic operation screen 200 is displayed in the lower right of the operation display field 202 at the bottom of the screen. When this cancel button 207 is pressed, the communication process is canceled and the operation / A basic operation screen 200 is displayed on the display unit 105.

  In the destination number display field 301, a display 303 that prompts the user to input a number at the input position of the telephone number is displayed in a blinking manner.

  In the ENUM domain name display field 302, “3.1.8.e164.arpa” is displayed by default (step 1106), and the content means “81” indicating the country code and the area code. "E164.arpa" meaning "3" or ENUM TLD.

  Since TLD or the like is displayed in this way, the user is not burdened with respect to inputting the telephone number, and the existing telephone number input is not greatly changed.

  It is assumed that the contents to be displayed can be changed for the TLD displayed as default in the ENUM domain name display field 302.

  When the input of the telephone number of the communication partner is started from the ENUM telephone number input start screen 300 (step 1107), the number input simultaneously with the input is converted into the ENUM format (step 1108), and the ENUM domain name display field 302 is displayed. The converted number is displayed (step 1109).

  When a number is input by the telephone number input button 203, the system control unit 101 sends the input number to the domain name transmission unit 161, which converts the input number into ENUM format ( Step 1108), the converted number is sent to the operation / display unit 105 for display.

  In this conversion processing, the operation / display unit 105 may be provided with a conversion program for converting to the ENUM format, and the operation / display unit 105 may convert the program into the ENUM format.

  In this case, when the number is converted by the operation / display unit 105, the converted number is sent to the domain name transmission unit 161.

  FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of the ENUM telephone number input screen 400 showing how the input telephone number is converted into the ENUM format simultaneously with the input.

  In the ENUM telephone number input screen 400, the input telephone number is displayed in the destination number display field 301, and the number converted into the ENUM format is displayed in the ENUM domain name display field 302.

  Here, a procedure for converting a telephone number into a domain name in the ENUM format will be described.

  When converting the telephone number “03-5297-2311” into the ENUM format, first, the ITU-T E.E. 164 specified in Appendix A of Recommendation 164. Number 164.

  If it does so, it will be "+ 81-3-5297-2311", Next, the head + and a number will be left and other characters will be deleted.

  If it does so, it will become "+8135229772311", and then a character other than a number will be deleted.

  Then, “81352977231” is obtained, and then a dot “.” Is inserted between the numbers.

  If it does so, it will be "8.3.5.2.2.9.7.2.1.1", and next, a number is reversed.

  Then, “1.3.2.7.9.2.5.3.1.8” is obtained, and then the character string “.e164.arpa” is added at the end.

If it does so, it will become "1.3.2.2.7.9.2.5.3.1.8.e164.arpa", and this will become a domain name sent to DNS.

  The ENUM technique is also used in the procedure in which the ENUM button 206 is pressed after entering the telephone number on the basic operation screen 200 displayed on the operation / display unit 105 of the information communication apparatus 100 before inputting the telephone number (YES in step 1103). The communication used can be performed.

  By doing this, it is possible to select communication using ENUM simply by pressing the ENUM button 206 after inputting an existing telephone number.

  If the ENUM button 206 is not pressed within 5 seconds after inputting the telephone number (NO in step 1103), fax transmission using the telephone line is performed to the destination of the input telephone number (step 1104). ).

  The time from the input of the telephone number until the ENUM button 206 is pressed is 5 seconds by default, but the setting can be changed.

  If the ENUM button 206 is pressed within 5 seconds after the telephone number is input (YES in step 1103), it is determined and input so that communication using the ENUM technology is performed to the other party of the input telephone number. The telephone number is sent to the domain name transmission unit 161 by the system control unit 101, and the domain name transmission unit 161 converts the telephone number into the domain name (step 1105). The converted domain name is the system control unit. The domain name sent again to the operation / display unit 105 by 101 and converted into the ENUM format is displayed on the operation / display unit 105 (step 1110).

  In this case as well, a conversion program is provided in the operation / display unit 105, the input telephone number is converted into a domain name by the operation / display unit 105, and the system control unit 101 is converted by the operation / display unit 105. Alternatively, the domain name may be sent to the domain name transmission unit 161.

  When the input number is converted into a domain name in the ENUM format and can be sent to the DNS 190, the input number is displayed in the destination number display field 301, and the domain name in which the number is converted into the ENUM format is displayed as ENUM. It is displayed in the domain name display field 302 (step 1110).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an ENUM telephone number input screen 500 on which the input number and the domain name converted into the ENUM format are displayed.

  In the ENUM telephone number input screen 500, the input telephone number is displayed in the destination number display field 301, and the domain name converted into the ENUM format is displayed in the ENUM domain name display field 302.

  When the domain name is displayed, when the DNS inquiry button 501 is pressed by the user (step 1111), the information communication apparatus 100 makes an inquiry to the DNS 190 from the domain name transmission unit 161 in the ENUM unit 160, and the NAPTR-RR reception unit 162. The response result is received (step 1112).

  Even if the DNS inquiry button 501 is not pressed, if communication using ENUM is selected, the DNS 190 may be automatically inquired after entering the telephone number.

  A process in which the information communication apparatus 100 inquires the DNS 190 and receives a response result will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow in which the information communication apparatus 100 inquires the DNS 190 and receives a response result.

  The DNS 190 inquiry is sent from the domain name transmission unit 161 in the ENUM unit 160 to the DNS 190 on the Internet 180 connected through the network 170 via the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107 and the network interface 108. (Step 1201).

  When the domain name is sent, the DNS 190 on the Internet 180 sends back the NAPTR-RR registered corresponding to the domain name to the information communication apparatus 100.

  The information communication apparatus 100 to which the NAPTR-RR is sent back receives the NAPTR-RR at the NAPTR-RR receiving unit 162 via the network interface 108 and the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107 (step 1202).

  Based on the received NAPTR-RR, the NAPTR-RR receiving unit 162 extracts the communication means that can be received by the communication partner and the address of the communication partner when the communication means is used in the URI format (step 1203). If the priority is registered in the communication means, the priority is also taken out.

  If the priority is registered in the communication means (YES in step 1113), the system control unit 101 displays the communication means and address for the communication partner on the operation / display unit 105 reflecting the priority (step 1116). ).

  Here, FIG. 7 shows a partner URI screen 700 that displays the communication means and address to the communication partner reflecting the priority order.

  In the partner URI screen 700 displayed on the operation / display unit 105, in the message display field 201, the telephone number of the partner input in the destination number display field 301 and the domain converted into the ENUM domain name display field 302 are displayed. The name is displayed.

  The operation display field 202 includes a partner URI display field 704 for displaying the communication means and address for the communication partner together with priority, and a user inquiry field 703 for asking the user to select a communication means.

  In FIG. 7, a user inquiry column 703 displays an inquiry that asks the user to use Internet fax using e-mail, which has been registered with the highest priority.

  In the partner URI display field 704, communication means and addresses to the communication partner are displayed from the top in the order of registered priorities.

  The first “iFAX_eMail: info@fuji.co.jp” indicates the Internet fax communication and address using e-mail, and the second “iFAX_IP: info@fuji.co.jp” is the Internet that can communicate in real time. The fax communication and address are shown. The third “FAX_PSTN: +8133558521” shows the fax communication using the telephone line and the address. The fourth “Tel_sip: info@fuji.co.jp” shows the Internet phone and the address. Show.

  When the user selects “Yes” in response to an inquiry “Attach an image to an e-mail and send it” displayed in the user inquiry field 703, communication is performed using the selected communication means. Is started.

  When the user selects “No” and the communication means with the highest priority is rejected, the second priority displayed in the destination URI display field 704 can be transmitted in real time. An inquiry asking whether to use the Internet fax is made in the user inquiry column 703.

  In this way, the communication means having the highest priority is inquired in the order of priority in order of selection of the communication means until the communication means is determined (step 1117).

  If the communication means continues to be rejected by the user and the communication means with the lowest priority is rejected, the communication means with the highest priority is inquired again until the communication means is selected. You can continue.

  If the priority order of communication means to the other party is not registered in the DNS 190 (NO in step 1113), the communication means and address to the communication partner are displayed on the operation / display unit 105 as shown in FIG. (Step 1114).

  FIG. 6 is a URI display screen 600 that displays the communication means and address to the communication partner extracted from the NAPTR-RR when the priority order of communication means to the other party is not registered in the DNS 190.

  In the operation display field 202 of the URI display screen 600, the extracted communication means, address, and the like are displayed.

  As communication means and address, fax communication using a telephone line, Internet fax communication using electronic mail, Internet fax communication capable of real-time communication, and Internet telephone are displayed.

  The user selects a communication means by touching a button displayed on the left side of the communication means to be selected with a finger from among the communication means displayed on the screen (step 1115).

  As described above, when the priority order of the communication means or the like is registered in the DNS 190 (YES in Step 1113), the communication means is selected in Step 1117 and the priority order is not registered (Step 1113). In step 1115, a communication means is selected.

  When the communication means is selected, next, communication with the other party is started by the selected communication means (step 1118).

  Now, communication processing using the selected communication means will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing each processing flow in which communication is performed by various selected communication means.

  When an Internet fax capable of real-time communication is selected, the system control unit 101 stores the image data captured by the scanner unit 103 in the image storage unit 102 in the TIFF-FX format (step 1401). The received image data is sent to the real-time iFAX unit 130.

  In the real-time iFAX unit 130, the communication image processing unit 131 converts the image data in accordance with the receiving side capability and converts the image resolution, size, code rule, etc., and the converted image data is the T30 control unit 132, T38. The control unit 133 performs Internet fax processing in real time, and Internet facsimile transmission is started in real time to a destination on the Internet via the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107, the network interface 108, and the network 170 (steps). 1402).

  If Internet fax using e-mail is selected, the system control unit 101 asks the user about the format of the image file in the operation / display unit 105 (step 1403), and the image captured by the scanner unit 103 is displayed. Data is stored in the image storage unit 102 in a file format designated by the user, such as PDF, Tiff, JFIF or the like (step 1404).

  Then, the image data stored in the image storage unit 102 is sent to the e-mail iFAX unit 150.

  In the e-mail iFAX unit 150, the communication image processing unit 151 converts the resolution, size, code rule, and the like of the image data in accordance with the reception side capability.

  The converted image data is transmitted to T.30, which is a transmission control protocol for realizing G3 facsimile communication on the IP network. In the T37 control unit 152 that controls 37, the image data is processed to be attached to the e-mail, and the processed e-mail is transmitted from the SMTP control unit 153 to the mail address of the destination.

  The e-mail attached with the image data transmitted from the SMTP control unit 153 is transmitted from the SMTP control unit 153 to the other party on the Internet 180 via the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107, the network interface 108, and the network 170. (Step 1405).

  When fax communication using a telephone line is selected, the system control unit 101 stores the image captured by the scanner unit 103 in the image storage unit 102 in a FAX format such as MH / MR / MMR / JBIG. (Step 1406), and the stored image data is sent to the FAX unit 120.

  In the FAX unit 120 to which the image data has been sent, first, the communication image processing unit 121 converts the image data into the resolution, size, code rule, etc. of the image in accordance with the receiving side capability.

  The converted image is a transmission control protocol for realizing facsimile communication on a telephone line. 30 protocol control is performed by the T30 control unit 122. When the protocol control is performed, the modem 123 modulates data for transmitting a digital signal through an analog line. A dial signal for calling is sent to the telephone line 126, and transmission of fax data to the communication partner is started (step 1407).

  When an Internet telephone is selected, the session connection control unit 140 starts a peer-to-peer session connection with a partner on the Internet 180.

  When a session is established with the other party, the user performs communication by Internet telephone through the voice call unit 124 which is a handset.

  The voice spoken from the voice call unit 124 is converted into a digital signal by a voice encoding / combining unit 127 by processing such as PCM or ADPCM.

  The converted digital signal is transported in packet units to a communication partner on the Internet 180 connected to the network 170 via the real-time transfer control unit 128, the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107, and the network interface 108. .

  On the other hand, the voice from the communication partner is carried by the digital signal from the Internet 180 and the network 170 via the network interface 108, the TCP / UDP / IP control unit 107, and the real-time transfer control unit 128. The digital voice is converted into a voice signal by the conversion section 127, and the user can listen to the voice of the communication partner by the voice call section 124.

  In voice transmission / reception, in order to establish a call, processing for transmitting / receiving voice in real time is performed by controlling a real-time transfer protocol such as RTP in the real-time transfer control unit 128 (step 1409).

  Thus, when communication is started (step 1118), the communication is managed as a job (step 1119), and a job management screen is displayed on the operation / display unit 105.

  Job management will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow in which a job that has started communication is managed.

  When communication is started, the communication is registered as an incomplete job as a job and displayed on the operation / display unit 105 (1301).

  Here, FIGS. 8, 9, and 10 show examples of job management screens displayed on the operation / display unit 105. FIG.

  FIG. 8 shows a job management screen A800 displayed on the operation display unit 105 when a fax using a telephone line is selected and transmission is started.

  The screen configuration of the job management screen A 800 will be described. The message display field 201 displays “Job management screen.” The operation display field 202 displays a button display field 801 and a job display field 802. ing.

  In the button display column 801, a completed job button 811, an incomplete job button 812, a cancel button 813, a report print button 814, and a fax basic screen button 815 are arranged from the left.

  By pressing a completed job button 811 in the button display field 801, the completed job is displayed in the job display field 802 below the button display field 801.

  The incomplete job button 812 is highlighted with diagonal lines in the sense of indicating the contents of the incomplete job.

  By pressing a cancel button 813, an incomplete job displayed in the job display field 802 can be deleted.

  By pressing the report print button 814, the log information of the job displayed in the job display field 802 is printed from the printer unit 104 when the job is completed, and the log information can be confirmed on paper.

  By pressing the fax basic screen button 815, the display is changed from the job management screen to the fax basic screen, and communication such as a new fax transmission can be performed on the fax basic screen.

  The job display field 802 is configured to display the document number, the communication means, the communication state, the partner and ENUM, and the number of pages as communication log information.

  In the job display field 802 of the job management screen A800, log information indicating that fax transmission using a telephone line that is an incomplete job is being transmitted is displayed.

  In addition, job selection buttons 820 and 822 and a job number display field 821 are displayed on the right end of the job display field 802.

  The job number display field 821 displays “1/3”, which means that the first job among the three incomplete jobs is displayed in the job display field 802.

  The log information of other jobs is displayed in the job display field 802 by adjusting the job number displayed in the job display field 821 with the job selection buttons 820 and 822 arranged above and below the job number display field 821. be able to.

  If the cancel button 813 is pressed on the job management screen A800 (YES in step 1302), the communication is stopped (1305).

  If the cancel button 813 is not pressed (NO in step 1302), communication is continued (NO loop in step 1303 and NO in step 1302).

  When the communication is completed (YES in step 1303), the job for which communication has been completed is registered from the uncompleted job to the completed job (step 1304), and the first basic operation screen 200 is displayed on the operation / display unit 105.

  The completed job is displayed when the job management screen button 207 is pressed on the basic operation screen 200.

  Note that the process for terminating the Internet telephone is performed by the session connection control unit 140 releasing the session with the established partner.

  Next, two examples of means for displaying that ENUM is used on the job management screen when communication using ENUM is performed will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 9 shows a job management screen B900 that is an example of displaying incomplete jobs of real-time Internet fax communication using ENUM.

  In the job display field 802 of the job management screen B900, as a log information, a one-page document having a document number of 00017 is waiting to be transmitted in real time via an Internet fax to the other party at the telephone number 35853211 using ENUM. The job is displayed.

  The communication partner is displayed as “E3585311” (reference numeral 902 in FIG. 9), which indicates that the communication is using ENUM by adding the letter “E” to the beginning of the input telephone number. ing.

  FIG. 10 is also a job management screen C1000 that displays an incomplete job having the same content as the job displayed on the job management screen B900 shown in FIG.

  In the job management screen C1000, the communication partner is displayed as “1.1.2.3.5.5.8.5.3.1.8.e164.arpa” in the job display field 802 (FIG. 10). 1001).

  This is a display of the domain name in which the telephone number entered as “5853211” is converted into ENUM format, and the communication using ENUM is the same as “E35853211” displayed on the job management screen B900. Show.

  The present invention can be used in an information communication apparatus that performs communication using the Internet.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to input both the normal telephone number input and the input using the ENUM, and by inputting the telephone number of the communication partner, it is possible to cope with the telephone number of the communication partner. It is possible to obtain at least one address of an Internet resource such as an Internet fax or an e-mail address.

1 is a block diagram of an information communication apparatus 100 to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a basic operation screen 200 and a telephone number input button 203 that are initially displayed on the operation / display unit 105. The block diagram which shows the ENUM telephone number input start screen 300 displayed on the operation / display part 105 when using an ENUM technique. The block diagram of the operation screen which shows a mode that the input telephone number is converted into an ENUM format simultaneously with an input at the time of using ENUM technique. The block diagram which shows the screen 500 after ENUM telephone number input by which the telephone number which input was completed is converted into the domain name of an ENUM format, and is displayed when using ENUM technology. URI display that displays the communication means to the communication partner extracted from the NAPTR-RR and the address of the communication partner when using the communication means when the priority order of the communication means is not registered when using the ENUM technology FIG. The block diagram which shows the other party URI screen 700 which displays the communication means and address to a communication other party reflecting a priority at the time of using ENUM technique. The block diagram which shows job management screen A800 which shows the incomplete job of the fax transmission using a telephone line. The block diagram which shows the job management screen B900 which displayed using ENUM and the communication other party by the symbol which shows ENUM, and the telephone number as input in the job management screen at the time of ENUM technology use. The block diagram which shows the job management screen C1000 which displayed using ENUM and the communication other party by the domain name of the ENUM format on the job management screen at the time of ENUM technology use. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the information communication apparatus 100. The flowchart which showed the processing flow which the information communication apparatus 100 inquires of DNS190 and receives a response result at the time of using ENUM technique. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow for managing a job that has started communication in the information communication apparatus 100. The flowchart which showed each processing flow in which communication is performed by the various communication means selected.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Information communication apparatus 101 System control part 102 Image storage part 103 Scanner part 104 Printer part 105 Operation / display part 106 Bus 107 TCP / UDP / IP control part 108 Network interface 120 FAX part 121 Communication image processing part 122 T30 control part 123 Modem 124 Voice call part 125 NCU
126 Telephone line 127 Speech encoding / combining unit 128 Real-time transfer control unit 130 Real-time iFAX unit 131 Communication image processing unit 132 T30 control unit 133 T38 control unit 140 Session connection control unit 150 Email iFAX unit 151 Communication image processing unit 152 T37 control Unit 153 SMTP control unit 160 ENUM unit 161 domain name transmission unit 162 NAPTR-RR reception unit 170 network 180 Internet 190 DNS
200 Basic operation screen 201 Message display field 202 Operation display field 203 Telephone number input button 300 ENUM telephone number input start screen 301 Destination number display field 302 ENUM domain name display field 400 ENUM telephone number input screen 500 ENUM telephone number input screen 600 URI display screen 700 Destination URI screen 800 Job management screen A
801 Button display field 802 Job display field 900 Job management screen B
1000 Job management screen C

Claims (7)

In an information communication device equipped with a telephone number screen that can input the telephone number of the communication partner,
DNS inquiry means for obtaining an address of at least one Internet resource corresponding to the telephone number of the communication partner by making an inquiry to a DNS server using address information in ENUM format;
Telephone number input means for inputting the telephone number of the communication partner on the telephone number screen;
Instruction means for instructing to convert the telephone number of the communication partner input on the telephone number screen into the address information in the ENUM format;
An information communication apparatus comprising: conversion means for converting the telephone number of the communication partner input by the telephone number input means based on an instruction from the instruction means into address information in the ENUM format. The converting means includes
Further comprising setting means for presetting default information including at least one of a country code, a region code, an area code, and a top level domain used for conversion to the ENUM format address information;
The converting means includes
Based on the default information set by the setting means and the telephone number of the communication partner inputted by the telephone number input means, the telephone number of the communication partner is converted into address information in the ENUM format. The information communication apparatus according to claim 1. ENUM-format address information display means for displaying the address information converted into the ENUM format converted by the conversion means together with the telephone number of the communication partner input on the telephone number screen. The information communication apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. A default information display means for displaying the default information set by the setting means in a display area of the ENUM format address information display means;
The ENUM format address information display means includes:
In addition to the default information displayed by the default information display means in response to the telephone number input by the telephone number input means, the ENUM format address information converted by the conversion means is sequentially displayed. The information communication device according to claim 3. Internet resource address display means for displaying the address of the Internet resource corresponding to the telephone number of the communication partner acquired from the DNS server by the inquiry by the DNS inquiry means;
5. The information communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising service execution means for executing a desired service using an address of the Internet resource displayed by the Internet resource address display means. . 6. The information communication apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising display means for displaying log information of service execution by the service execution means so as to be distinguishable from execution of other services. In the control method of the information communication apparatus provided with the telephone number screen capable of inputting the telephone number of the communication partner,
Enter the telephone number of the communication partner on the telephone number screen by telephone number input means,
Instructing by the instruction means to convert the telephone number of the communication partner input on the telephone number screen by the telephone number input means into address information in ENUM format,
Based on the instruction by the instruction means, the telephone number of the communication partner input on the telephone number screen is converted by the conversion means into address information in ENUM format,
The DNS inquiry means obtains the address of at least one Internet resource corresponding to the telephone number of the communication partner by making an inquiry to the DNS server using the ENUM format address information converted by the conversion means. A control method for an information communication device.

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