JP2007221718A - Facsimile apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily register in a memory, identification information of an opposite-side station to restrict reception in a facsimile apparatus comprising a reception restriction function. <P>SOLUTION: From among telephone numbers of reception history information stored in a data storage unit 15, telephone numbers meeting all following four extraction conditions are extracted as selection candidates when newly registering a telephone number for reception rejection (S31-S34) and displayed on a display unit (S35), and any telephone number is selected and registered therefrom (S36). As a first extraction condition, the number of times of reception is the set number of times Is or more (S31), as a second extraction condition, the telephone number is not coincident with all telephone numbers stored as transmission history information (S32), as a third exraction condition, the telephone number is not coincident with all telephone numbers stored as telephone directory information (S33) and as a fourth extraction condition, the telephone number is not coincident with all telephone numbers stored as an out-of-target list (S34). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a reception restriction function.

When a facsimile reception that does not require one-sided advertisements using facsimile communication is received (hereinafter referred to as annoying facsimile reception), reception of other necessary facsimiles is hindered, and recording paper and ink are consumed wastefully. Problem arises.
On the other hand, in Patent Document 1, the identification information (TSI) of a partner station that does not want communication is registered in the memory in advance by the user, and the identification information of the calling station is registered when a facsimile is received. If it matches the identification information, a facsimile apparatus having a camouflage reception function that erases memory without printing after memory reception is shown. In this case, it is conceivable to reject the data reception itself and disconnect the line instead of impersonation reception. Here, the identification information of the partner station that does not wish to communicate is registered in the memory by a numeric keypad operation by the user.
In this way, the function of performing facsimile reception from a partner station corresponding to pre-registered information and receiving data forgery or rejecting data reception is hereinafter referred to as a reception restriction function.
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However, there is a problem that it is very troublesome for the user to manually input the identification information of the partner station for receiving the nuisance facsimile by using a numeric keypad.
On the other hand, it is also conceivable that identification information of a partner station is stored in a memory as a facsimile reception history, and a partner station whose reception is restricted can be selected from the reception history. However, even in this case, it is very troublesome to select the information of the partner station for receiving the nuisance facsimile from a large number of reception history information in which the partner station for receiving the nuisance facsimile and the other station for the other are not mixed. There was a problem.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to allow a user to easily identify identification information of a partner station subject to reception restriction in a facsimile apparatus having a reception restriction function. An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of registering memory.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises storage means for storing identification information of a reception-restricting counterpart station (hereinafter referred to as reception-restricted counterpart station storage means), and the identification information stored in the storage means This is applied to a facsimile apparatus having a reception restriction function for restricting facsimile reception from a partner station having identification information that coincides with. And the characteristic of this invention exists in the point provided with the component of (1)-(4) shown below.
(1) Transmission history storage means for accumulating and storing identification information of the counterpart station when facsimile transmission is performed.
(2) Reception history storage means for accumulating and storing identification information of the counterpart station when a facsimile is received.
(3) Among the identification information stored in the reception history storage means, those that satisfy the extraction condition including the condition that they do not match at least the identification information stored in the transmission history storage means are extracted for a predetermined display Identification information extraction / output means to be displayed on the section.
(4) In accordance with an operation input through a predetermined operation unit, the identification information of the other station for reception restriction is newly selected from the identification information extracted by the identification information extraction / output means, and the reception restriction partner is selected. Reception restriction partner station selection / registration means to be stored in the station storage means.
In general, the user does not restrict the other station that has transmitted data from his / her facsimile machine as a target of reception restriction. Therefore, according to the above configuration, when the user newly registers the identification information of the partner station for reception restriction, the object of reception restriction is clearly selected from the identification information of the partner station stored as the facsimile reception history. Those that do not become are excluded, and only the identification information of the partner station that can be subject to reception restriction is extracted and displayed as a selection candidate on the display unit. As a result, the user can easily select and register information for which reception restriction is desired from among a large number of pieces of reception history information in which a partner station for receiving a nuisance facsimile and a partner station that is not.

In addition, the facsimile apparatus having the above-described configuration further includes a reception count unit for counting the number of receptions for each identification information stored in the reception history storage unit, and the extraction condition of the identification information extraction / output unit is Further, a configuration may be considered that includes a condition that the number of receptions counted by the reception number counting means is a predetermined number or more.
In this way, by adding to the extraction condition (AND condition) that the number of receptions is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of times, the selection candidates of the other stations for which reception is restricted are further narrowed down, and the other stations for which reception restrictions are desired Easy to choose.
In general, a user often wants to make the other station a subject of reception restriction only when annoying facsimile reception is repeated a plurality of times. That is, in many cases, a partner station for receiving a nuisance facsimile that occurs only once or a very small number of times does not intend to register as a reception restriction target even if the memory is consumed. Therefore, with the above configuration, there is no particular problem even if the selection candidates of the partner station for which reception is restricted are further narrowed down.
In addition, each facsimile apparatus having the above-described configuration is newly identified by the reception restriction partner station selection / registration unit out of the identification information extracted by the identification information extraction / output unit and displayed on the display unit. Non-selected identification information storage means for storing information that has not been selected as identification information of the counterpart station for reception restriction is further provided, and the extraction condition of the identification information extraction / output means is further stored in the non-selected identification information storage means. It may be configured to include a condition that it does not match the stored identification information.
In general, it is considered that a partner station that has not been selected by the user through the reception-restricted partner station selection / registration unit in the past is a partner station that is not subject to reception restriction. According to the above configuration, the identification information of the partner station that the user did not select as the reception restriction target is selected as the selection candidate many times each time the process of the reception restriction partner station selection / registration unit is executed. Can be prevented from being displayed on the display unit.

Further, if the identification information is a telephone number, it is preferable for the user to easily recognize. In this case, the facsimile apparatus described above further includes a telephone directory storage means for storing candidate telephone numbers of a partner station to be selected at the time of facsimile transmission, and the extraction condition of the identification information extraction / output means However, it may be configured to include a condition that it does not match the telephone number stored in the telephone directory storage means.
In general, the user does not set a destination station whose telephone number is registered by a so-called telephone directory function as a reception restriction target. Therefore, according to the above configuration, the partner station that is clearly not subject to reception restriction is further excluded from the reception history. As a result, the selection candidates of the partner station for which reception restriction is performed are further narrowed down, and the user can more easily select the partner station for which reception restriction is desired.
The reception history storage means is configured to store and store the reception related information in association with the identification information of the counterpart station when the facsimile is received. It is also conceivable that the output unit is configured to display the related information associated with the extracted identification information on the display unit. Here, the related information accumulated and stored in the reception history storage means is information including, for example, facsimile reception date / time information and the number of receptions.
Thereby, the user can easily specify the information to be subject to reception restriction among the information of the partner station displayed as the selection candidate by the reception date and the number of receptions.

  According to the present invention, when the user newly registers the identification information of the partner station for reception restriction, the identification information of the partner station stored as the facsimile reception history is not clearly subject to reception restriction. Those are excluded, and only the identification information of the partner station that can be subject to reception restriction is extracted and displayed on the display unit as a selection candidate. As a result, the user can easily select and register the one for which reception restriction is desired from among a large number of reception history information in which a partner station for receiving a nuisance facsimile and a partner station that is not.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings for understanding of the present invention. In addition, the following embodiment is an example which actualized this invention, Comprising: It is not the thing of the character which limits the technical scope of this invention.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the facsimile apparatus X according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the facsimile apparatus X receives a facsimile, and FIG. 3 is a facsimile of the facsimile apparatus X. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing at the time of transmission, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of reception rejection destination telephone number registration processing of the facsimile apparatus X, and FIG. 5 is an example of a reception rejection destination telephone number registration screen of the facsimile apparatus X. FIG.
In the following description, the term “partner” is synonymous with a partner station (facsimile facsimile machine) for facsimile communication.

The facsimile apparatus X according to the embodiment of the present invention stores the telephone number (an example of identification information) of the other party for reception refusal in the storage means, and stores the telephone number that matches the telephone number stored in the storage means. This is a facsimile apparatus having a reception rejection function (an example of a reception restriction function) that does not receive a facsimile from the other party when there is a facsimile reception request from the other party.
As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile machine X includes an operation unit 11, a display unit 12, a scanner unit 13, a printing unit 14, a data storage unit 15, a CPU 16, a ROM 17, an image processing unit 18, a telephone line control unit 20, and the like. ing. In addition to the components shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile machine X includes components included in a general facsimile device, but the description is omitted here.
The operation unit 11 is composed of sheet keys, operation buttons, and the like operated by the user, and is an input interface that receives an operation input by the user.
The display unit 12 is configured by a liquid crystal display panel, an LED lamp, or the like, and displays information provided to the user.

The scanner unit 13 includes, for example, an image sensor such as a contact image sensor (CIS: Contact Image Sensor), and reads an image from a document using the image sensor.
The printing unit 14 outputs (forms an image) an image based on received facsimile data (image data) received through the telephone line 4 and original image data read by the scanner unit 13 on a predetermined recording sheet. . For example, an image is formed on a thermal recording paper by a thermal recording method, and an image is formed on a so-called plain paper by an ink jet method or an electrophotographic method.
The data storage unit 15 is a non-volatile memory configured by, for example, a flash memory, an EEPROM, or the like, and includes facsimile data to be transmitted and received and various related data, various setting information input by the user through the operation unit 11, and the like. Is memorized.
For example, the data storage unit 15 stores telephone book information, which is a set of candidate telephone numbers that are candidates for selection in facsimile transmission (an example of a telephone book storage unit).
The CPU 16 is a calculation unit that performs various controls and calculations of the facsimile apparatus X as a whole.
The ROM 17 is a memory in which control programs and arithmetic programs executed by the CPU 16 and data to be referred to when the CPU 16 executes the programs are stored.
The image processing unit 18 is configured by, for example, a DSP (Digital Signal Processors) and the like, and compresses image data to be stored in the data storage unit 15, data expansion processing (restoration processing) when reading the image data, data format conversion Various image processing such as these are performed.
The telephone line control unit 20 is configured by an NCU (Network Control Unit), a modem, or the like, and performs dial-up, negotiation processing for determining a communication method with a communication partner (partner station), and the like. It transmits and receives facsimile data to and from the facsimile apparatus.

Next, a procedure of processing at the time of facsimile reception in the facsimile apparatus X will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. S11, S12,... Shown below represent identification codes of processing procedures (steps). Further, the processing of the CPU 16 described below is realized by the CPU 12 executing a program stored in the ROM 17.
The processing shown in FIG. 2 is executed when the telephone line control unit 20 detects a call from another facsimile apparatus through the telephone line 4 and receives a facsimile reception request.
<Step S11>
First, the CPU 16 determines whether or not the destination of facsimile communication is a destination for reception rejection registered in advance by the user (S11).
Here, in the data storage unit 15 (an example of a reception-restricted counterpart station storage unit), a telephone number of a destination for reception rejection registered by the user is stored. In this step S11, the CPU 16 determines that the telephone number of the other party obtained from the other party through the telephone line control unit 20 matches one of the reception refusal telephone numbers stored in the data storage unit 15. It is determined that the destination is a reception-rejected destination. The process of registering the telephone number of the other party for reception refusal will be described later.
<Steps S16 and S12>
If the CPU 16 determines in step S11 that the destination is a reception refusal destination, the CPU 16 disconnects (line disconnects) the telephone line 4 (S16), and ends the reception process.
On the other hand, if the CPU 16 determines in step S11 that it is not the other party whose reception is refused, the CPU 16 performs a facsimile reception process through the telephone line control unit 20 (S12). This facsimile reception process is the same as that performed by a general facsimile machine.

<Steps S13 to S15>
When the facsimile reception process (S12) ends, the CPU 16 executes a reception history storage process (S13 to S15).
In this reception history saving process, first, the CPU 16 determines whether or not the telephone number of the other party of this facsimile reception already exists in the reception history information stored in the data storage unit 15 (S13). .
If the CPU 16 determines that the telephone number of the other party does not exist in the reception history information, the CPU 16 associates the telephone number of the other party with the related information corresponding to the current facsimile reception in the data storage unit 15. Additional storage is performed (S14), and then the processing at the time of reception ends. The telephone number of the other party and the related information stored in step S14 constitute newly updated reception history information. Here, the related information of facsimile reception includes reception date and time information and the number of receptions (= 1).
On the other hand, if the CPU 16 determines that the destination telephone number exists in the reception history information, the CPU 16 updates the related information associated with the destination telephone number existing in the reception history information of the data storage unit 15 to the latest contents. Update (S15), and then terminate the processing at the time of reception. Specifically, the reception date / time information is updated to information on the current reception date / time (latest reception date / time), and the reception count is incremented by 1 (counting up).
As described above, when the facsimile is received, the CPU 16 receives the telephone number (an example of identification information) of the destination (partner station) and the reception related information (reception date and time of reception). The history information is accumulated and stored in the data storage unit 15 (an example of a reception history storage unit) (S13 to S14).
For each telephone number of the reception history information stored in the data storage unit 15, the CPU 16 that performs processing (S14, S15) for counting the number of facsimile receptions from the other party of the telephone number is received by the reception number counting means. It is an example.

Next, the procedure of processing at the time of facsimile transmission in the facsimile apparatus X will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
The process shown in FIG. 3 is executed when a predetermined facsimile transmission operation is performed through the operation unit 11.
<Step S21>
First, the CPU 16 controls the scanner unit 13, the image processing unit 18, and the telephone line control unit 20 to execute facsimile transmission processing (S21). Specifically, the CPU 16 specifies the other party's telephone number according to the operation input of the operation unit 11 by the user, causes the scanner unit 13 to read the document image, and causes the image processing unit 18 to perform image processing of the document image. Further, the CPU 16 makes a call to the telephone number of the other party through the telephone line control unit 20 and executes a document image transmission process.
Next, the CPU 16 determines whether or not the telephone number of the other party of this facsimile transmission already exists in the transmission history information stored in the data storage unit 15 (S22).
<Steps S22 and S23>
Next, when it is determined in step S21 that the telephone number of the other party does not exist in the transmission history information, the CPU 16 adds the telephone number of the current party (transmission destination) to the transmission history information in the data storage unit 15. Store (S23), and then terminate the process at the time of transmission.
On the other hand, if the CPU 16 determines that the telephone number of the other party is present in the transmission history information, the CPU 16 terminates the transmission process.
As described above, when the facsimile is transmitted, the CPU 16 uses the telephone number (an example of the identification information) of the transmission destination (the partner station) as the transmission history information, and the data storage unit 15 (an example of the transmission history storage unit). Are stored and stored (S22 to S23).

Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, the procedure of the reception refusal destination telephone number registration process in the facsimile machine X will be described.
The process shown in FIG. 4 is executed when a predetermined reception rejection destination registration start operation is performed through the operation unit 11.
<Steps S31 to S34>
First, when registering a new telephone number for rejecting reception, the CPU 16 satisfies the following four extraction conditions from the telephone numbers of the reception history information stored in the data storage unit 15. Extract as selection candidates.
The first extraction condition is a condition that the number of receptions counted by the CPU 16 in steps S14 and S15 is equal to or greater than a predetermined set number Is. In step S31, telephone number extraction processing based on the first extraction condition is performed. The set number Is is a numerical value that can be arbitrarily set according to a predetermined operation input through the operation unit 11 by the user.
The second extraction condition is a condition that it does not match any of the telephone numbers stored as the transmission history information in the data storage unit 15 (does not exist in the transmission history). In step S32, telephone number extraction processing based on the second extraction condition is performed.
The third extraction condition is a condition that it does not match any of the telephone numbers stored as the telephone book information in the data storage unit 15 (does not exist in the telephone book). In step S33, telephone number extraction processing based on the third extraction condition is performed.
The fourth extraction condition is a condition that it does not match any of the telephone numbers stored as a non-target list (an example of stored information in the non-selected identification information storage unit) in the data storage unit 15 (does not exist in the non-target list). It is. This excluded list will be described later. In step S34, telephone number extraction processing based on the fourth extraction condition is performed.

<Step S35>
Further, the CPU 16 causes the display unit 12 to display a reception refusal partner registration screen, which is a screen for registering the telephone number of the partner refusing reception (S35).
FIG. 5 shows an example of a reception rejection destination registration screen.
As shown in FIG. 5, on the reception refusal destination registration screen, the destination phone number (all or part of the phone numbers included in the reception history information) d1 extracted by the CPU 16 by the processing of steps S31 to S34 is displayed. Listed as selection candidates.
Further, on the reception refusal destination registration screen, for each destination telephone number d1 displayed as a selection candidate, the related information (information stored in the data storage unit 15 in steps S14 and S15) associated therewith is displayed. A certain latest reception date and time d2 and the number of receptions d3 are also displayed.
In addition, CPU16 which performs the process of step S31-S35 is an example of an identification information extraction and output means.

<Step S36>
Further, the CPU 16 extracts the telephone number being displayed on the reception refusal destination registration screen, that is, the processing of steps S31 to S34 (corresponding to the processing of identification information extraction / output means) according to the operation input through the operation unit 11. The telephone number of the new recipient for rejection of reception is selected from the received telephone numbers and stored in the data storage unit 15 (an example of the reception-restricted counterpart station storage means) (S36, reception-restricted counterpart station selection / registration means) Example).
As a specific example, the CPU 16 detects the operation content of the cursor movement / decision button 11a which is a part of the operation unit 11 during the display of the reception refusal partner registration screen shown in FIG. Then, the following processes (1) to (3) are executed.
(1) In response to the operation of the up arrow part or down arrow part of the cursor movement / decision button 11a, the cursor (inverted display part in FIG. 5) pointing to one of the destination telephone numbers d1 displayed in the list is moved.
(2) In accordance with the operation of the left arrow portion or the right arrow portion of the cursor movement / decision button 11a, switching is performed between setting or canceling the selection flag for the destination telephone number d1 corresponding to the cursor. In FIG. 5, a check mark d4 indicates that a selection flag is set.
(3) In response to the operation of the determination unit of the cursor movement / determination button 11a, all the telephone numbers for which the selection flag is set are stored in the data storage unit 15 as the telephone number of the other party for receiving rejection ( sign up).

By the processing of steps S31 to S36 described above, the user rejects the reception by an easy operation of selecting one or a plurality of telephone numbers from among the telephone numbers listed as selection candidates by a cursor movement operation or the like. You can register the phone number of the other party.
In addition, from the phone number of the other party stored as a facsimile reception history, those that are clearly not subject to reception refusal (those that exist in the transmission history or phone book) are excluded, and the other party who can be subject to reception refusal Only the previous telephone number is extracted and displayed on the display unit 12 as a selection candidate.
Furthermore, since the related information (reception date / time d2, reception count d3) is also displayed together with the extracted telephone number (selection candidate), the user can select the destination to be rejected for reception, It can be easily identified by the number of receptions.
As a result of the above, the user can easily select and register the one whose reception refusal is desired from among a large number of reception history telephone numbers in which both the other party receiving the unwanted facsimile and the other party are not.

<Steps S37 and S38>
Further, among the telephone numbers extracted and displayed on the display unit 12 by the processes of steps S31 to S35, the CPU 16 is not selected as the new telephone number of the other party for rejection of reception in the process of step S26. A process of confirming (inquiring) the user whether or not (the one for which the selection flag has not been set) is added to the exclusion list referred to in step S4 and stored in the data storage unit 15 is executed. (S37).
Here, when information to be added is input through the operation unit 11, the CPU 16 excludes the telephone number that has not been selected as the telephone number of the new recipient for rejecting reception in the process of step S 26. The data is added to the list and stored in the data storage unit 15 (non-selected identification information storage means) (S38), and then the reception rejection destination telephone number registration process is terminated.
On the other hand, when information indicating that the information is not to be added is input through the operation unit 11, the CPU 16 ends the reception rejection destination telephone number registration process as it is.
In general, in many cases, a destination that the user has not selected as a destination for incoming call rejection in the selection process in step S36 is a destination that is not subject to reception rejection. Accordingly, the telephone number of the other party that the user did not select as the reception refusal object by the processes of steps S37, S38, and S34 is displayed as a selection candidate many times each time the process of step S35 is executed. It is possible to prevent waste displayed on the screen.

In the embodiment described above, the reception refusal function (function not to receive) is shown as an example of the facsimile reception restriction function. However, the contents of the reception restriction include impersonation reception as disclosed in Patent Document 1. Conceivable.
In the embodiment described above, the telephone number of the other party is used as information for identifying the other party. In addition to this, other identification information such as the identification information (TSI) shown in Patent Document 1 is adopted. It is also possible to do. In this case, the third extraction condition based on the phone book cannot be applied.
It is also conceivable to exclude other extraction conditions other than the second extraction condition from the conditions for extracting a new reception rejection telephone number selection candidate from the telephone numbers of the reception history information.
Further, in the embodiment described above, an example in which the CPU 16 counts the number of receptions for each destination telephone number at the time of facsimile reception and stores it in the data storage unit 15 as a part of reception history information is shown. . In addition, each time a facsimile is received, the CPU 16 additionally stores the telephone number of the other party as reception history information in the data storage unit 15, and counts the number of receptions for each telephone number during the extraction process in step S31. An extraction configuration is also conceivable.

  The present invention can be applied to a facsimile machine.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a facsimile machine X according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing when the facsimile apparatus X receives a facsimile. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing at the time of facsimile transmission of the facsimile apparatus X. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of reception rejection destination telephone number registration processing of the facsimile apparatus X. The figure showing the example of the reception refusal other party telephone number registration screen of the facsimile apparatus X.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Operation part 12 ... Display part 13 ... Scanner part 14 ... Printing part 15 ... Data storage part 16 ... CPU
17 ... ROM
18 ... Image processing unit 20 ... Telephone line control units S11, S12, ... Processing procedure (step)

Claims (7)

Reception of a facsimile from a partner station having identification information coincident with the identification information stored in the reception-restricting partner station storage means, which has reception-restricting partner-station storage means for storing identification information of the partner station for receiving restriction A facsimile apparatus having a reception restriction function for restricting
Transmission history storage means for accumulating and storing identification information of the counterpart station when facsimile transmission is performed;
A reception history storage means for accumulating and storing identification information of the counterpart station when a facsimile is received;
Of the identification information stored in the reception history storage means, those that satisfy the extraction condition including the condition that at least the identification information stored in the transmission history storage means does not match are extracted and displayed on a predetermined display unit Identification information extracting / outputting means,
In accordance with an operation input through a predetermined operation unit, the reception restriction counterpart station storage means by selecting new identification information of the reception restriction counterpart station from the identification information extracted by the identification information extraction / output means Receiving limit partner station selection / registration means to be stored in
A facsimile apparatus comprising: A reception number counting means for counting the number of receptions for each identification information stored in the reception history storage means,
2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the extraction condition of the identification information extracting / outputting unit further includes a condition that the number of receptions counted by the reception number counting unit is a predetermined number or more. Among the identification information extracted by the identification information extracting / outputting unit and displayed on the display unit, information not selected as the identification information of the new receiving restriction partner station by the receiving restriction partner station selection / registration unit Comprising non-selected identification information storage means for storing
3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a condition that the extraction condition of the identification information extraction / output unit does not match the identification information stored in the non-selected identification information storage unit.   The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is a telephone number. A telephone directory storage means for storing candidate telephone numbers of a partner station to be selected at the time of facsimile transmission;
5. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the extraction condition of the identification information extraction / output unit further includes a condition that it does not match a telephone number stored in the telephone directory storage unit. When the reception history storage means receives a facsimile, the reception related information is accumulated and stored in association with identification information of the counterpart station,
6. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification information extracting / outputting unit also displays the related information associated with the extracted identification information on the display unit.   The facsimile apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the related information accumulated and stored in the reception history storage means includes one or both of facsimile reception date / time information and the number of receptions.

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