JP2007235438A - Communication terminal apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal apparatus capable of preventing erroneous transmission or the like, by preventing the input of data strings of a wrong FAX number. <P>SOLUTION: A facsimile machine 1 accepts the input of a numeral string of an opposite-party FAX number (ST1), then instructs the input of a numeral string formed by reversely arranging the numeral string of the received FAX number from its tail end (ST2), and accepts the input of the numeral string arranged in reverse (ST3). Then, the machine checks the previously input numeral string of the FAX number against the later input numeral string (ST5). As a result of the checking, if the arrangement of the later input numeral string exactly matches the numeral string, formed by reversely arranging the previously input numeral string of the FAX number from its tail end, facsimile transmission operation is permitted (ST6); but if there is no match facsimile transmission is not permitted (ST7). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal device, and more particularly to a communication terminal device capable of preventing erroneous transmission and the like by preventing input of a data string such as an incorrect FAX number.

In a conventional communication terminal device such as a facsimile machine, a destination FAX number is input by operating an input key such as a numeric keypad, and document data is transmitted to the destination FAX number. For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, this type of facsimile apparatus is required to input the destination FAX number twice in succession, and if the first and second input numbers do not match, There is a function of preventing erroneous transmission of document data by providing an erroneous transmission preventing function that cannot be transmitted, thereby preventing an erroneous destination FAX number from being input.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-200058

  However, in the above-described erroneous transmission prevention function, if an operation of inputting the same number twice in succession is repeated many times, an incorrect number may be input twice. In particular, in the operation of entering the same number twice in succession, when entering the second time, it is easy to enter without remembering the material etc. on which the number is written, Easy to enter the wrong number twice in a row. However, in the above-described erroneous transmission prevention function, even if an incorrect number is input twice in succession, it is not determined that it is an incorrect number.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal apparatus capable of preventing erroneous transmission and the like by preventing input of a data string such as a wrong FAX number.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application provides a first data string input by the transmission operation in a communication terminal device having a data transmission function of transmitting transmission data by a predetermined transmission operation. And a data string collating unit that collates the second data string that is input following the first data string, and the collation by the data string collating unit results in the second data string representing the first data string. And a transmission operation permission means for permitting the transmission operation of the transmission data based on the information of the first data string when it is determined that they match those arranged in the reverse order from the end. Here, the data string indicates a number, a letter, a symbol, or a combination of them. As this data string, for example, there are a numeric string such as a FAX number or a telephone number, an array composed of combinations of letters, numbers and symbols of an e-mail address.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is the communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the first data string is a destination FAX number or a numeric string of telephone numbers, and the second data string is The first data string is a numeric string in which the destination FAX number or the telephone number digit string is arranged in reverse order from the end thereof, and the data string collating means, when an instruction to start a transmission operation is input, The first data string and the second data string are collated, and the transmission operation permission unit is arranged to collate the first data string in reverse order from the end by the collation by the data string collating unit. If it is determined that the telephone number matches the received telephone number, a facsimile transmission operation to the destination FAX number or a dial operation to the destination telephone number is permitted.

  The invention according to claim 3 of the present application is the communication terminal device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising data registration means for registering the data input by the transmission operation, and by collation by the data string collation means, Registration operation permission for permitting the data registration means to register information of the first data string when it is determined that the second data string matches the first data string arranged in reverse order from the end. Means are provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the communication terminal device, the first data string input by the transmission operation and the second data string are collated, and the second data string is the first data string. When the transmission data is determined to match the data arranged in reverse order from the end, the transmission data transmission operation based on the information of the first data string is permitted, so the operator inputs a data string necessary for the transmission operation. At this time, unless the data string in which the data string is arranged in reverse order from the end is input correctly, the communication terminal device cannot perform the subsequent transmission operation. However, it is usually difficult to input a data string in which the original data string is arranged in reverse order from the end unless referring to a document or the like in which the original data string is described. For this reason, since the operator can refer to the material or the like in which the data string is described in the second input, it is possible to prevent the wrong data string from being input twice in succession. Therefore, it is possible to confirm that the original data string input by the operator is accurate, so that it is possible to prevent erroneous transmission based on the information of the data string input incorrectly.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first data string is a destination FAX number or a numeric string of telephone numbers, and the second data string is the destination FAX number or telephone of the first data string. The transmission operation permission means permits a facsimile transmission operation to the other party FAX number or a dial operation to the other party telephone number. When inputting a destination FAX number or a destination telephone number, the user enters the number while referring to a document on which the number is posted. Therefore, it is possible to correctly input a destination FAX number or a telephone number in which an incorrect number is easily input, thereby preventing erroneous transmission and the like.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when it is determined by collation by the data string collating means that the second data string matches the first data string arranged in reverse order from the end, Since the registration operation permission means for permitting the registration operation of the information of the data string is provided, it is possible to register the first data string after confirming that the input first data string is accurate, and the wrong FAX It is possible to prevent data such as numbers from being registered.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The facsimile apparatus 1 is a so-called multi-function machine having both a copy function and a facsimile function, and as shown in the figure, a main control unit (CPU) 2, an NCU (Network Control Unit) 3, a modem 4, and an operation Unit 5, display unit 6, ROM 7, RAM 8, storage unit 9, image reading unit 10, image memory 11, CODEC (Coder and Decoder) 12, and image recording unit 13. They are connected to each other via an internal bus 14. Hereinafter, the configuration and function of each unit will be described in order.

  The main control unit 2 has a function of comprehensively controlling each unit of the facsimile apparatus 1 in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 7. Further, the main control unit 2 has a function as a digit string collating unit (data string collating unit) that collates a numeric string of the inputted FAX number with another numeric string inputted following the numeric string of the FAX number. The transmission operation permission means for permitting the facsimile transmission operation to the FAX number when it is determined in the collation by the number string collating means that the other numeric strings match the FAX number digit strings arranged in reverse order from the end. And the function as data registration means for storing and registering the data input by the transmission operation in the registration memory 9a of the storage unit 9, and the collation by the numeric string collating means, the other numeric strings are FAX numbers. And a function as a registration operation permission means for permitting the data registration means to perform a FAX number registration operation.

  The NCU 3 is controlled by the main control unit 2 to control connection with a public telephone line network (PSTN) 15 that is a communication line and to send a dial pulse corresponding to the FAX number or telephone number of the communication partner. And a function of detecting an incoming call.

  The modem 4 is a fax modem having a normal facsimile communication function connected to the public telephone line network 15. This modem 4 has a function of modulating transmission data, which is a digital signal, to an analog voice signal in order to deliver transmission / reception data to / from the public telephone line network 15 via the NCU 3, and the public telephone line network 15 to the NCU 3 A function of demodulating an analog audio signal received via the digital signal into digital signal reception data is provided.

  Although not shown, the operation unit 5 includes various input keys arranged on an operation panel provided in the facsimile apparatus 1. These input keys include a numeric keypad for inputting numbers such as FAX numbers and telephone numbers (including symbols such as * and #), a character input key for inputting characters, symbols, and the like, a one-touch key, an abbreviated key, and the like. The operation unit 5 is provided with a transmission start key for inputting an instruction to start a facsimile transmission operation.

  The display unit 6 displays various types of information such as the operation state of the facsimile machine 1, displays a FAX number or a phone number digit string input using the input keys, and instructs the operator to perform the next operation. Displays operations etc. The display unit 6 is a liquid crystal display (LCD) installed on the operation panel. The display unit 6 may be a touch sensor type liquid crystal display device. When the display unit 6 is a touch sensor type liquid crystal display device, the input keys of the operation unit 5 and the like can be provided in the touch sensor type liquid crystal display device.

  The ROM 7 stores various programs necessary for the operation of the facsimile apparatus 1 such as facsimile transmission / reception processing executed by the main control unit 2. The RAM 8 is used as a working area of the main control unit 2 and is composed of SRAM, DRAM, SDRAM or the like. The RAM 8 temporarily stores data that needs to be stored during control by the main control unit 2, such as data generated when the program is executed. Further, the RAM 8 temporarily stores information relating to a data string such as a FAX number or a telephone number input by a transmission operation. The storage unit 9 is a storage device that incorporates a recording medium composed of a hard disk drive or a flash memory. The storage unit 9 is provided with a registration memory 9a for storing data such as a FAX number input by a transmission operation when the data is registered.

  The image reading unit 10 reads a document with a scanner using a CCD or the like, and outputs dot image data converted into monochrome binary. The image memory 11 encodes the image data read by the image reading unit 10 and stores it in a compressed state. The CODEC 12 encodes (encodes) the read image data by the MH, MR, MMR method, or the like in order to transmit or store the read image data. Further, the image data received in the compressed and encoded state is decoded (decoded) for recording by the image recording unit 13. The image recording unit 13 is, for example, an electrophotographic printer device. The received image data received by facsimile communication from another facsimile device or the image data of a document read by the image reading unit 10 by a copy function is recorded on a recording sheet. Record.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2, an operation when the facsimile apparatus 1 inputs a FAX number and performs facsimile transmission will be described. First, a document to be transmitted by an operator is set on a document table (not shown), and a destination FAX number (for example, a number consisting of a numeric string “0751392684”) is input using a numeric keypad or the like of the operation unit 5. The facsimile apparatus 1 accepts the input of the destination FAX number (step ST1), and temporarily stores the input FAX number number string in the RAM 8. Subsequently, an operation for inputting a numeric string in which the destination FAX numbers are arranged in reverse order from the end (for example, “Please input the destination FAX number in reverse order from the end.”) Is displayed on the display unit 6. (Step ST2). In order to prevent the operator from inputting the reverse number sequence while looking at the display unit 6, it is desirable not to display the previously input FAX number on the display unit 6 at this time. When the operator inputs this reverse number sequence using the numeric keypad, the facsimile apparatus 1 accepts the input of the number sequence (step ST3), and temporarily stores the input number sequence in the RAM 8.

  Next, the transmission start instruction is input by pressing the transmission start key (step ST4). When this transmission start instruction is input, the numeric string of the FAX number input first (first data string) is compared with the numeric string of the reverse order of the FAX number input later (second data string). (Step ST5). In this collation, a numeric string obtained by rearranging the numeric strings input later in reverse order is compared with the numeric string of the FAX numbers input in advance, and collation is performed to determine whether they are completely matched. Or, check each number from the beginning of the numeric string of the fax number entered earlier and each digit from the end of the numeric string entered later to see if the numbers match each other. Also good.

  As a result of this collation, the sequence of the numeric strings input later exactly matches the sequence of the numeric sequences of the fax numbers previously input in reverse order from the end (“486293570” in the above example of fax numbers). For example, the facsimile transmission operation is permitted (step ST6), and the reading operation of the transmission original and the dial operation of the FAX number are started. On the other hand, if the arrangement of the numeric strings input later does not exactly match the arrangement of the numeric strings of FAX numbers in reverse order from the end, the facsimile transmission operation is not permitted (step ST7) and the facsimile transmission is not permitted. Permission. It is determined whether or not this non-permission of facsimile transmission has been repeated a predetermined number of times (for example, 3 times) (step ST8). If it is within the predetermined number of times, the process returns to step ST3 and a numeric string in which FAX numbers are arranged in reverse order from the end. The operation to be input is displayed again on the display unit 6. Alternatively, the process may return from step ST1 to redoing the input of the destination FAX number. When the non-permission of facsimile transmission is repeated a predetermined number of times (step ST8), the facsimile transmission operation is not executed and the process is terminated as it is.

  As described above, if the facsimile apparatus 1 cannot determine that the later-arranged number sequence is exactly the same as the previously-entered number sequence of FAX numbers in reverse order from the end, The transmission operation to the destination FAX number is not executed. However, normally, an operator who has input a destination FAX number cannot correctly input a numeric string in which the FAX numbers are arranged in reverse order from the end unless referring to a document in which the FAX number is described. Therefore, since it is possible to prevent the operator from inputting the second number because he / she remembers when inputting the FAX number for the first time, it is unlikely that the wrong number is input twice. In this way, when an operator inputs a FAX number, it is possible to input the number more accurately by referring to a document or the like so that the operator can input the number more accurately, and an incorrect destination FAX number is input. Can be prevented.

  Although the case where the facsimile transmission operation is performed has been described above, in the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, when performing the registration operation of assigning and registering the input FAX number to a one-touch key, a shortened key, etc. Verification can be performed. That is, a numeric string such as a FAX number input when registering with a one-touch key or an abbreviated key is used as a first data string, and a numeric string in which the numeric string is arranged in reverse order from the end is input as a second data string. Thus, after confirming that there is no input error in the FAX number or the like, it can be stored in the registration memory 9a. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an incorrect FAX number or the like from being assigned to the one-touch key or the shortened key.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, the specification, and the drawings. Is possible. For example, in the above embodiment, a facsimile apparatus is taken as an example of the communication terminal apparatus, and the case where the first data string is a numeric string of the destination FAX number has been described. However, the communication terminal apparatus may be a telephone. In this case, the first data string is a numeric string of telephone numbers, and the predetermined operation is a telephone number dialing operation and a telephone call operation. The communication terminal device may be a communication terminal device having an e-mail transmission / reception function. In this case, the first data string is composed of numbers / characters / symbols representing all or part of the e-mail address and combinations thereof. A data string, and a transmission operation based on the information of the data string is an e-mail transmission operation.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the facsimile apparatus 1 which concerns on one Embodiment of the communication terminal device concerning this invention. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure of a facsimile transmission operation in the facsimile apparatus 1;

Explanation of symbols

1 Facsimile device (communication terminal device)
2 Main control unit (CPU)
3 NCU (network control circuit)
4 Modem 5 Operation unit 6 Display unit 7 ROM
8 RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 Memory | storage part 9a Memory 10 for registration 10 Image reading part 11 Image memory 12 CODEC
13 Image recording unit 14 Internal bus 15 Public telephone network (PSTN)

Claims (3)

In a communication terminal device having a data transmission function for transmitting transmission data by a predetermined transmission operation,
The data string collating means for collating the first data string input by the transmission operation and the second data string input subsequent to the first data string, and collation by the data string collating means, A transmission operation permission means for permitting the transmission operation of the transmission data based on the information of the first data string when it is determined that the second data string matches the first data string arranged in reverse order from the end thereof. And a communication terminal device. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,
The first data string is a destination FAX number or a numeric string of a telephone number, and the second data string is a reverse order of the destination FAX number or the telephone number of the first data string in reverse order from the end. Number sequence arranged in
The data string collating means performs collation between the first data string and the second data string when an instruction to start a transmission operation is input,
When the transmission operation permission unit determines that the second data string matches the first data string arranged in reverse order from the end in the collation by the data string collation unit, the transmission operation permission unit moves to the destination FAX number. A communication terminal device that permits a facsimile transmission operation or a dialing operation to the destination telephone number. In the communication terminal device according to claim 1 or 2,
Data registration means for registering data input by the transmission operation;
When it is determined in the collation by the data string collating means that the second data string matches the first data string arranged in reverse order from the end thereof, the information on the first data string in the data registering means A communication terminal device comprising a registration operation permission means for permitting the registration operation.

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