JP2007324670A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a user-friendly communication device in which transmission takes place when a destination inputted by a user matches address information stored in a predetermined storage section. <P>SOLUTION: The communication terminal 10 comprises a section 102 for receiving a designation of data transmission and input of address information; a searcher 104 for searching a predetermined address information storage using the address information received at the input receiving section 102 as a search key, and extracting the address information matching the search key; a section 108 for transmitting data to a destination by permitting that address information as the destination, when only one piece of address information is extracted at the searcher 104; and a section 106 for presenting a plurality of pieces of address information when there are a plurality of pieces of address information extracted at the searcher 104, and receiving a selection of address information of the destination among the plurality of pieces of address information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal device.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a reading means for reading a document image, an operation means for inputting transmission destination information, a predetermined transmission destination information storage means for storing only transmission destination information, and a number or a character input by the operation means or On the display means, a search means for extracting transmission destination information from the transmission destination information storage means that matches the first digit or character or the front numeric string or character string with the numeric string or character string, and a list of transmission destination information extracted by the search means Display means displayed on the display means, a transmission destination selection means for selecting a transmission destination from the display list displayed on the display means, and a document image read by the reading means is transmitted to the transmission destination selected by the transmission destination selection means. A facsimile apparatus including a transmitting means.

As a result, it is said that destination information can be input efficiently and operation errors can be easily detected during facsimile transmission.
JP 2004-221774 A

  By the way, in places where many people come and go, such as offices, it is necessary to prevent documents and data including confidential information from being transmitted from the facsimile apparatus or the like to an unspecified outside. Therefore, the data is not transmitted as it is to the transmission destination input by the user, but only when it is confirmed that the data matches the destination information stored in the predetermined storage unit, the data transmission is permitted. Methods have been proposed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is in a communication apparatus that performs transmission when a transmission destination input by a user matches destination information stored in a predetermined storage unit. The purpose is to provide a technology that improves usability.

According to the present invention,
An input receiving unit for receiving input of destination information together with a data transmission instruction;
A search unit that searches a predetermined destination information storage unit using the destination information received by the input reception unit as a search key and extracts destination information that matches the search key;
A transmission processing unit that, when the destination information extracted by the search unit is one, permits the destination information as a transmission destination and transmits the data to the transmission destination;
When there are a plurality of pieces of the destination information extracted by the search unit, a selection receiving unit that presents the plurality of destination information and receives selection of destination information as a transmission destination from the plurality of destination information When,
Including
When there are a plurality of pieces of destination information extracted by the search unit, the transmission processing unit suspends transmission of the data until the selection receiving unit receives selection of the destination information, and the selection receiving unit When the selection of the destination information is accepted, a communication terminal device is provided that permits the destination information as a transmission destination and transmits the data to the transmission destination.

  The communication terminal device of the present invention includes, for example, an Internet facsimile machine, a multi-function machine, a G3 or G4 facsimile machine connected to a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), a telephone, an IP telephone, an e-mail terminal, a mobile phone A portable terminal such as a telephone or a PDA, or a computer such as a personal computer can be included.

  The destination information can be, for example, a telephone number, a facsimile number, an Internet facsimile number, an e-mail address, an IP address, and a part or all of a name. The predetermined destination information storage unit can be, for example, an electronic address book in the communication terminal device, an external storage device, and a database provided by a directory service connected via a network.

  In this way, in the communication terminal device that transmits data when the destination information input by the user matches the destination information stored in the predetermined destination information storage unit, the extracted destination information is one item. In this case, since the transmission process is performed immediately, user convenience can be improved.

  Registration of the destination information in the predetermined destination information storage unit can be performed based on the approval of a person having authority such as an administrator in advance. Further, which destination information storage unit is to be searched can be set in advance based on the approval of the authority having the administrator or the like. Thereby, it is possible to prevent data from being transmitted to a destination other than the destination information stored in the destination information storage unit.

  In the communication terminal device of the present invention, the transmission processing unit, when the search unit does not extract destination information that matches the search key, the input reception unit receives the input of the data to the destination information. It is possible to prevent transmission.

  In this way, when the destination information input by the user does not match the destination information stored in the predetermined destination information storage unit, the user can be prevented from transmitting data, and confidential data or the like is not intended. It can be prevented from being sent to the destination.

  In the communication terminal device of the present invention, the transmission processing unit may be configured such that when the search unit does not extract destination information that matches the search key, the input receiving unit receives an input when a predetermined release condition is satisfied. The received destination information is permitted as a transmission destination, and the data can be transmitted to the transmission destination.

  In this way, confidential data or the like is prevented from being transmitted to an unintended transmission destination, and data is transmitted to a destination other than the transmission destination whose destination information is stored in a predetermined destination information storage unit as necessary. be able to. Furthermore, when the number of cases is 0, an input mistake or the like can be noticed, and erroneous transmission can be prevented.

  The communication terminal device of the present invention may further include an authentication processing unit that receives input of authentication information and authenticates a user based on the authentication information, and the transmission processing unit authenticates the user by the authentication processing unit. As a cancellation condition, it is possible to permit the destination information received by the input reception unit as a transmission destination and transmit the data to the transmission destination.

  The communication terminal device of the present invention may further include a user information acquisition unit that acquires user information of a user who transmits the data, and the transmission processing unit includes the destination information received by the input reception unit, the user Transmitting the information and the data to a predetermined manager as the release condition, allowing the destination information received by the input receiving unit as a destination and transmitting the data to the destination it can.

  In the communication terminal device according to the present invention, the destination information storage unit may be a directory server database.

  It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a conversion of the expression of the present invention between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when the transmission destination input by the user and the destination information memorize | stored in the predetermined memory | storage part correspond, the usability in the communication apparatus which transmits can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the description will be omitted as appropriate.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a network configuration including a communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, the communication terminal apparatus 10 is, for example, a network facsimile apparatus, a multifunction machine, an Internet fax machine, or the like. In another example, the communication terminal apparatus 10 may be a G3 or G4 facsimile apparatus connected to the PSTN, a telephone, an IP telephone, an e-mail terminal, a portable terminal such as a portable telephone or a PDA, a computer such as a personal computer, or the like. Good.

  The communication terminal device 10 includes a communication unit 12, an operation unit 14, a display unit 16, a control unit 18, a storage device 20, and an interface unit (I / F) 22. In FIG. 1, the configuration of parts not related to the essence of the present invention is omitted. For example, a scanner unit, image processing unit, recording unit, modem, NCU (Network Control Unit), audio output unit, sound collection unit, audio processing unit and the like are not shown.

  The communication unit 12 includes an interface function for performing communication with a telephone 30, a fax terminal 31, and the like via a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) 24, an e-mail terminal 33, an IP It has an interface function for communicating with the telephone 34, the Internet fax terminal 35, the portable terminal 36, and the like. The network 26 is, for example, the Internet or a LAN.

  The telephone 30 may be another mobile phone terminal (not shown) connected via a radio base station (not shown) and a radio relay station (not shown). The fax terminal 31 is another G3 or G4 fax terminal that communicates through the PSTN 24. The e-mail terminal 33, the IP telephone 34, the Internet fax terminal 35, and the mobile terminal 36 are a communication terminal device such as another computer, another IP telephone terminal, and another Internet fax that communicate via a network such as the Internet or a LAN. It is a terminal.

  The operation unit 14 receives instructions such as various settings and inputs from the user of the communication terminal device 10. The operation unit 14 is, for example, an operation button, a switch, a lever, a keyboard, a touch panel, or the like. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 14 includes a dial key (ten key) provided on an operation panel (not shown), a facsimile communication instruction key, a broadcast designation key, a transmission start instruction key, an edit instruction key, and the like. The display unit 16 performs various information display, operation screen display, operation and status display of the communication terminal device 10, and the like. The display unit 16 is, for example, a lamp, LED, CRT monitor, liquid crystal display, or the like.

  The control unit 18 controls the entire device of the communication terminal device 10. The storage device 20 can include a program area that stores a program that controls the operation of the communication terminal apparatus 10, and a work area that is used as a work area when the program is executed by the control unit 18.

  The interface unit 22 communicates with a plurality of directory servers (shown as “servers” in the figure) 42 connected via the network 40. Each directory server 42 has a database (not shown) in which various information is stored. The communication terminal device 10 transmits a search condition to the directory server 42 to execute the search, and acquires a search result from the directory server 42. The communication terminal device 10 causes the directory server 42 to execute a search based on LDAP, for example, using a directory service based on LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol).

  In the present embodiment, the database of the directory server 42 contains address information having a plurality of attributes for a plurality of registrants, such as name, company name, department, telephone number, fax number, IP fax number, mail address, etc. Is stored.

  In the present embodiment, when the destination information is input together with the data transmission instruction from the user, communication terminal apparatus 10 inquires predetermined directory server 42 using the input destination information as a search key. When the destination information that matches the search key is extracted from the directory server 42 that is the inquiry destination, the communication terminal apparatus 10 performs processing for transmitting data using the destination information as the destination. Moreover, the communication terminal device 10 does not transmit data immediately when the destination information that matches the search key is not extracted. Thereby, it is possible to prevent data from being transmitted to a destination other than the destination information stored in the database. In addition, since the data is not transmitted even when the manually entered destination information is incorrect, erroneous transmission due to an input error of the destination information can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the registration of the destination information in the database of the directory server 42 can be performed based on the approval of a person having authority such as an administrator in advance. In addition, which database is to be searched can be set in advance based on the approval of an authority such as an administrator. Thereby, it is possible to prevent data from being transmitted to a destination that is not authorized by an authorized person.

  In FIG. 1, communication via the network 40 and the network 26 is performed by the communication unit 12 and the interface unit 22, respectively. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be performed by the same interface unit.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing in detail the configuration of the control unit 18 and the interface unit 22 of the communication terminal apparatus 10 shown in FIG.

  In the figure, the constituent elements surrounded by broken lines indicate functional unit blocks constituted by the control unit 18 and the interface unit 22. Each component surrounded by a broken line of the communication terminal apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 2 includes a CPU, a memory of an arbitrary computer, a program that realizes the components of this figure loaded in the memory, a hard disk that stores the program, etc. It is realized by an arbitrary combination of hardware and software, centering on the storage unit and network connection interface. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various modifications to the implementation method and apparatus.

  The communication terminal device 10 includes an input reception unit 102, a search unit 104, a selection reception unit 106, a transmission processing unit 108, an authentication processing unit 110, and a user information acquisition unit 112.

  The input receiving unit 102 receives an input of destination information from the user together with a data transmission instruction via the operation unit 14. The destination information is information indicating a transmission destination with which the communication terminal apparatus 10 performs communication, and can be, for example, a telephone number, a facsimile number, an Internet facsimile number, an e-mail address, an IP address, or a name.

  The search unit 104 searches a predetermined destination information storage unit using the destination information received by the input receiving unit 102 as a search key, and extracts destination information that matches the search key. In the present embodiment, the predetermined destination information storage unit may be a database included in the directory server 42. The search unit 104 searches the database of the directory server 42 via the interface unit 22. Here, destination information such as addresses, fax numbers, IP fax numbers, and mail addresses of a plurality of registrants is registered in the database of the directory server 42 searched by the search unit 104. In the present embodiment, the database to be searched by the search unit 104 is specified in advance by the administrator of the communication terminal device 10, and the database is permitted to transmit data from the communication terminal device 10. It is assumed that destination information of the approved transmission destination is registered. In this way, data can be prevented from being transmitted to a transmission destination that is not permitted or approved.

  When there is one destination information extracted by the search unit 104, the transmission processing unit 108 performs processing for permitting the destination information as a transmission destination and transmitting data to the transmission destination. Specifically, the transmission processing unit 108 instructs the communication unit 12 to transmit. When receiving a transmission instruction from the transmission processing unit 108, for example, when performing facsimile transmission by memory transmission, the communication unit 12 starts memory accumulation using permitted destination information as a transmission destination. When performing scanner transmission, dialing is started with the permitted destination information as the transmission destination. As a result, when the destination information is one, the data is transmitted without the user confirming the destination information again, so that it is possible to save the user's trouble and processing time, and to improve usability. it can.

  When there are a plurality of pieces of destination information extracted by the search unit 104, the selection receiving unit 106 presents the plurality of destination information and selects destination information as a transmission destination from the plurality of destination information. Accept. The selection receiving unit 106 can display a plurality of pieces of destination information on the display unit 16. Further, the selection receiving unit 106 can receive selection of destination information from the user via the operation unit 14.

  When there are a plurality of pieces of destination information extracted by the search unit 104, the transmission processing unit 108 suspends data transmission until the selection receiving unit 106 receives selection of destination information. When the selection receiving unit 106 receives a selection of destination information, the destination information is permitted as a transmission destination and data is transmitted to the transmission destination.

  The authentication processing unit 110 receives input of authentication information from the user via the operation unit 14 or the like, and authenticates the user based on the authentication information. Here, the authentication information can be a combination of an ID and a password, for example. In addition, various methods that are normally used for performing user authentication can be used. In the present embodiment, the authentication processing unit 110 authenticates whether or not the user has an administrator or authority registered in advance.

  The user information acquisition unit 112 acquires user information of a user who transmits data. The user information can be a user ID, for example.

  Further, the transmission processing unit 108 can perform any of the following processes when the search unit 104 does not extract destination information that matches the search key. As a first process, the transmission processing unit 108 does not execute transmission of data to the destination information for which the input receiving unit 102 has received an input.

  As a second process, when the destination information matching the search key is not extracted by the search unit 104, the transmission processing unit 108 receives a destination that the input receiving unit 102 has received an input when a predetermined release condition is satisfied. The information is permitted as a transmission destination and data is transmitted to the transmission destination.

  The transmission processing unit 108, for example, permits the destination information received by the input reception unit 102 as a transmission destination and transmits data to the transmission destination on the condition that the user is authenticated by the authentication processing unit 110. . Here, the authentication processing unit 110 can authenticate the user when the user is an authorized person such as an administrator. Thereby, if it is an authorized user, it can transmit data to the transmission destination which is not registered beforehand, and can prevent an unauthorized user from transmitting data without permission.

  The transmission processing unit 108 also cancels transmission of destination information received by the input receiving unit 102, user information acquired by the user information acquiring unit 112, and data for which a transmission instruction has been issued to a predetermined administrator, for example. As described above, the input information received by the input receiving unit 102 is permitted as a transmission destination, and data is transmitted to the transmission destination. Thereby, when data is transmitted to a transmission destination that is not registered in advance, the administrator can grasp the contents.

  The notification unit 114 performs a non-permission notification when the transmission processing unit 108 does not permit data transmission. The notification unit 114 displays a message indicating that data cannot be transmitted via the display unit 16. In addition, when the search unit 104 does not extract destination information that matches the search key, the notification unit 114 displays on the display unit 16 a message that notifies that there is no destination information that matches the input destination information. You can also. In another example, the notification unit 114 can output a message, a warning sound, or the like from a speaker (not shown) or the like.

  Next, the operation of communication terminal apparatus 10 in the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the communication terminal device 10. Hereinafter, description will be given with reference to FIGS.

  When the destination information and the transmission instruction are input (YES in S100), the search unit 104 searches the database of the predetermined directory server 42 using the input destination information as a search key, and matches the search information with the search key. Is extracted (S102). When the destination information is extracted (YES in S104) and the extracted destination information is one (NO in S106), the transmission processing unit 108 permits the destination information as a transmission destination, and sends data to the transmission destination. The transmission process is started (S112).

  On the other hand, when the destination information is extracted (YES in S104) and there are a plurality of pieces of extracted destination information (YES in S106), the transmission processing unit 108 instructs the selection receiving unit 106. The selection receiving unit 106 displays a transmission destination selection screen including a plurality of pieces of destination information extracted by the search unit 104 on the display unit 16 (S108). When the user selects destination information as a transmission destination (YES in S110), the transmission processing unit 108 permits the selected destination information as a transmission destination and starts a process of transmitting data to the transmission destination. (S112).

  If the destination information is not extracted in step S104 (NO in S104), the transmission processing unit 108 determines whether there is a permission condition set (S114). Under what conditions transmission is permitted can be stored in a storage unit (not shown). If permission conditions are set (YES in S114), the transmission processing unit 108 performs processing for satisfying the permission conditions (S116).

  For example, when the cancellation condition is that the user is authenticated by the authentication processing unit 110, the transmission processing unit 108 notifies the authentication processing unit 110 to perform processing for authenticating the user. The authentication processing unit 110 allows the user to input authentication information, and performs processing for authenticating the user based on the input authentication information. When the user is authenticated, the authentication processing unit 110 notifies the transmission processing unit 108 to that effect. When the transmission processing unit 108 receives a notification from the authentication processing unit 110 that the user has been authenticated, the transmission processing unit 108 determines that the permission condition is satisfied (YES in S118), and transmits the destination information received by the input receiving unit 102 as the transmission destination. And start the process of transmitting data to the destination (S112).

  In addition, for example, when the destination information received by the input receiving unit 102, the user information acquired by the user information acquiring unit 112, and the data instructed to be transmitted are set as a release condition, The transmission processing unit 108 receives user information from the user information acquisition unit 112 and transmits the user information together with the destination information received by the input receiving unit 102 and data to be transmitted to a predetermined administrator. If transmission to a predetermined administrator is possible, the transmission processing unit 108 determines that the permission condition is satisfied (YES in S118), and permits the destination information received by the input reception unit 102 as a transmission destination. Processing for transmitting data to the transmission destination is started (S112).

  If no permission condition is set in step S114 (NO in S114), or if the permission condition is not satisfied in step S118 (NO in S118), the transmission processing unit 108 notifies the notification unit 114. The notification unit 114 performs a non-permission notification indicating that transmission of data to the destination information received by the input reception unit 102 is not permitted (S120). The process ends as described above.

  As described above, according to the communication terminal device 10 in the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent data from being transmitted to a transmission destination that is not registered in advance, and to improve user convenience. Can do. In addition, erroneous transmission of data can be prevented.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, these are the illustrations of this invention, Various structures other than the above are also employable.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the predetermined destination information storage unit is the database of the directory server 42 outside the communication terminal device 10 has been described as an example. However, the predetermined destination information storage unit is provided in the communication terminal device 10. May be.

It is a block diagram which shows the network structure of the communication terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic functional block diagram of the communication terminal device of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the communication terminal device of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Communication terminal device 12 Communication part 14 Operation part 16 Display part 18 Control part 20 Storage device 22 Interface part 24 PSTN
26 Network 30 Telephone 31 Fax Terminal 33 E-mail Terminal 34 IP Telephone 35 Internet Fax Terminal 36 Mobile Terminal 40 Network 42 Directory Server 102 Input Reception Unit 104 Search Unit 106 Selection Reception Unit 108 Transmission Processing Unit 110 Authentication Processing Unit 112 User Information Acquisition Unit

Claims (6)

An input receiving unit for receiving input of destination information together with a data transmission instruction;
A search unit that searches a predetermined destination information storage unit using the destination information received by the input reception unit as a search key and extracts destination information that matches the search key;
A transmission processing unit that, when the destination information extracted by the search unit is one, permits the destination information as a transmission destination and transmits the data to the transmission destination;
When there are a plurality of pieces of the destination information extracted by the search unit, a selection receiving unit that presents the plurality of destination information and receives selection of destination information as a transmission destination from the plurality of destination information When,
Including
When there are a plurality of pieces of destination information extracted by the search unit, the transmission processing unit suspends transmission of the data until the selection receiving unit receives selection of the destination information, and the selection receiving unit When receiving selection of the destination information, a communication terminal device that permits the destination information as a transmission destination and transmits the data to the transmission destination. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,
The transmission processing unit is a communication terminal device that does not execute transmission of the data to the destination information received by the input reception unit when the search unit does not extract destination information that matches the search key. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,
If the destination information matching the search key is not extracted by the search unit, the transmission processing unit sends the destination information received by the input receiving unit as a destination when a predetermined release condition is satisfied. As a communication terminal device for transmitting the data to the transmission destination. The communication terminal device according to claim 3.
An authentication processing unit that receives input of authentication information and authenticates a user based on the authentication information;
The transmission processing unit permits the destination information received by the input receiving unit as a transmission destination, and sets the data to the transmission destination as the release condition that the user is authenticated by the authentication processing unit. Communication terminal device to transmit. The communication terminal device according to claim 3.
A user information acquisition unit for acquiring user information of a user who transmits the data;
The transmission processing unit is configured to transmit the destination information, the user information, and the data received by the input receiving unit to a predetermined administrator, and the destination received by the input receiving unit is set as the release condition. A communication terminal device that permits information as a transmission destination and transmits the data to the transmission destination. In the communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The communication terminal apparatus, wherein the destination information storage unit is a directory server database.

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