JP2008011185A - Communication terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal device which outputs history about registration of designation operation such as speed dialing, etc., and can specify a network identifier of a destination from an archive record. <P>SOLUTION: The device is provided with an operation unit 101 which receives registration operation of a user; a registration information memory unit 105 which mutually associates and memorizes designation operation information 105A which defines designation operation for specifying the network identifier 105B of 1 and the network identifier 105B of the 1; a date and time acquisition unit 401 which acquires registration date and time information 401A which shows date and time in which registration operation to the registration information memory unit 105 is carried out; and an output unit 402 which outputs registration information 402A which mutually relates the designation operation information 105A, the network identifier 105B of the 1, and the registration date and time information 401A acquired by the date and time acquisition unit 401. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal device having an archive function.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a communication terminal device such as a facsimile machine or a telephone, a so-called speed dial function for designating a communication partner with a relatively simple operation has been put into practical use. The speed dial function is a function for designating a network identifier by inputting a speed dial number by associating a destination network identifier (for example, a telephone number or a mail address) with a speed dial number in advance.

  In addition, a communication terminal device such as a facsimile has a function of creating, as an archive record, a data table including a destination name, image quality mode of transmitted / received image data, start date / time, time, number of sheets, communication result, etc. for each communication. It has been put into practical use. Since the archiving function normally records user operations, when communication is performed using the speed dial function, the speed dial number used for input is recorded instead of the network identifier of the other party. Is done. The archive record created in this way is stored in, for example, an external device connected to the communication terminal device, and is viewed by the administrator of the communication terminal device as necessary.

  However, the registered contents of the speed dial number can usually be changed independently of the archive record. For this reason, when the correspondence relationship between the speed dial number and the network identifier is changed, there occurs a situation in which the speed dial number included in the archive record is different from the network identifier corresponding to the change before and after the change. In this case, it becomes impossible to specify the network identifier of the other party from the archive record.

  In connection with this, there has been proposed a communication terminal device that prohibits registration or deletion when a telephone number registered in a one-touch key, which is one of the speed dial functions, is reserved for communication (Patent Document). 1).

JP 2002-223285 A

  However, even the technique described in Patent Document 1 is not sufficient because no measures are taken when communication reservation is not in progress (that is, in a normal standby state).

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device that can output a history related to registration of a designation operation such as abbreviated dialing and can identify a network identifier of a counterpart from an archive record.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the first invention is a communication terminal device that creates an archive record, and specifies an operation unit that accepts a user's registration operation and one network identifier based on the user's registration operation. A registered information storage unit that stores the specified operation information that defines a specified operation to be performed and the one network identifier in association with each other, and a date and time acquisition unit that acquires the date and time when the registration operation to the registered information storage unit was performed And an output unit that outputs registration information in which the designated operation information, the one network identifier, and the date and time acquired by the date and time acquisition unit are associated with each other.

  2nd invention is 1st invention, Comprising: The memory | storage part which memorize | stores information is further provided, The said output part outputs the said registration information to the said memory | storage part, The said memory | storage part memorize | stores the said registration information To do.

  3rd invention is 1st or 2nd invention, Comprising: The display part which displays arbitrary information is further provided, The said output part outputs the said registration information to the said display part, The said display part is The registration information is displayed on the screen as an image.

  A fourth invention is any one of the first to third inventions, further comprising a recording unit that forms an image on recording paper, wherein the output unit outputs the registration information to the recording unit, and the recording unit The unit records and discharges the registration information as an image on a recording sheet.

  A fifth invention is any one of the first to fourth inventions, further comprising a communication unit for communicating information with an external device via a network, wherein the output unit stores the registration information. The information is output to the communication unit, and the communication unit transmits the registration information to the external device.

  According to the first invention, there is provided a communication terminal device for creating an archive record, an operation unit that accepts a user registration operation, and a designation operation for designating one network identifier based on the user registration operation. A registration information storage unit that stores the specified operation information that defines the ID and the network identifier of 1 in association with each other, a date and time acquisition unit that acquires the date and time when the registration operation to the registration information storage unit was performed, the specified operation information and 1 Output unit that outputs registration information in which the network identifier and the date and time acquired by the date and time acquisition unit are associated with each other, one network identifier associated with the specified operation information from the registration information output from the output unit It is possible to confirm the date and time when the registration operation is performed. Therefore, even if one network identifier associated with the designated operation information is changed, the network identifier of the communication partner can be specified from the archive record by referring to the output registration information.

  According to the second invention, since the first invention further includes a storage unit for storing information, the output unit outputs registration information to the storage unit, and the storage unit stores registration information. The history of the registration information can be confirmed by reading the registration information stored in the past in the storage unit as necessary. Therefore, it is possible to identify the network identifier of the communication partner recorded in the archive record by collating the history of registration information with the archive record.

  According to the third invention, the first or second invention is further provided with a display unit that displays arbitrary information, the output unit outputs registration information to the display unit, and the display unit is registered. Since the information is displayed on the screen as an image, the user can visually recognize that the network identifier associated with the designation operation has been registered along with the registration date and time.

  According to the fourth invention, it is any one of the first to third inventions, further comprising a recording unit that forms an image on a recording paper, and the output unit outputs registration information to the recording unit, and the recording unit Since the registration information is recorded on the recording paper as an image and discharged, the registration information can be confirmed by accumulating the recording paper on which the registration information is recorded, and the network identifier associated with the designation operation is It is possible to confirm whether or not it has been changed.

  According to the fifth invention, any one of the first to fourth inventions, further comprising a communication unit that communicates information with an external device via a network, and the output unit includes registration information Is transmitted to the communication unit, and the communication unit transmits the registration information to the external device, so that it is possible to suppress the data volume stored in the communication terminal device.

  Hereinafter, a facsimile apparatus as an example of a communication terminal apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment>
<Configuration of Facsimile Device 100>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a facsimile apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a history record 107A, and FIG. 3 is an example of an archive record 107B. FIG. The facsimile apparatus 100 includes an operation unit 101, a display unit 102, an image reading unit 103, a recording unit 104, a registration information storage unit 105, a communication unit 106, and an external device 107.

  The operation unit 101 includes mechanical switches such as numeric keys, character keys, speed dial keys, one-touch keys, and various function keys necessary for operating the facsimile apparatus 100. When these keys are operated by the user, the operation unit 101 receives data input such as a FAX number or a mail address of a destination to which the image data is transmitted, execution commands for various commands, and the like.

  In particular, the operation unit 101 accepts a user registration operation. That is, it also has a function of accepting designated operation information 105A, network identifier 105B, archive record creation command, and the like registered in the registration information storage unit 105.

  The display unit 102 is a general display configured by a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays various types of information as images on the screen. Note that a touch panel display may be applied to the display unit 102 so as to have a part or all of the functions of the operation unit 101.

  Although not shown, the image reading unit 103 optically reads an image formed on a document with a scanner using a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or the like, and CODEC (COder-DECoder; encoder) A decoder) or the like generates, for example, image data that has been converted into black and white binary data and encoded. The generated image data is stored in an image memory constituted by a DRAM (Dynamic RAM) or the like.

  As a scanning method at the time of document reading, there are an ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) method and an FBS (Flat Bed Scanner) method, but any method may be used.

  As encoding methods for image data, MH (Modified Huffman), MR (Modified READ), MMR (Modified MR) and the like are defined as facsimile communication protocols. Here, an encoding unit (not shown) may be further provided in addition to the image reading unit 103, and the encoding unit may perform encoding by CODEC or the like.

  The recording unit 104 is an electrophotographic printer or the like, and prints out and records image data received from another facsimile apparatus by facsimile communication or image data received by a communication network as a hard copy. The recording unit 104 does not necessarily have to be printed out by an electrophotographic method, but may be printed out on thermal paper by a thermal head method.

  In the registration information storage unit 105, for example, a nonvolatile memory is applied, and designation operation information 105A that defines a designation operation for designating one network identifier 105B and one network identifier 105B based on a user registration operation. Are stored in association with each other.

  The designated operation information 105A and the network identifier 105B are input by a registration operation on the operation unit 101 by the user. As a result, a general speed dial function or one-touch dial function is realized, and the user can specify a destination with a small number of input operations.

  Here, the designation operation information 105A is information defining a designation operation for designating one network identifier. For example, assigning a telephone number to the abbreviated dial number “01” means that the telephone number is defined to be designated by an operation of operating the operation unit 101 and sequentially inputting “0” and “1”. . Therefore, the designated operation information 105A in this case is “01”.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the designated operation information 105A includes “name of partner” associated with information defining the designated operation. For example, if the telephone number assigned to the speed dial number “01” is the telephone number of “Osaka branch”, the “name of the other party” associated with the information defining the designation operation is “Osaka branch”. It is.

  The network identifier 105B is information (network identification information) for identifying the other party of the facsimile apparatus 100 in the network to which the facsimile apparatus 100 is connected. For example, if the network is a “public line network”, a line number such as “telephone number” or “FAX number” is equivalent, and if the network is “Internet”, “mail address”, “URL”, etc. Corresponds. Here, a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) 200 will be described as an example of a network to which the facsimile apparatus 100 is connected.

  When the user inputs the designated operation information 105A and the network identifier 105B from the operation unit 101, the facsimile apparatus 100 registers the “partner name” and the network identifier 105B in the designated operation information 105A. In the case where the designation operation information 105A that defines the designation operation for designating one network identifier 105B has already been registered, the “partner name” and the network input by the registration operation performed at that time are registered. The identifier 105B is overwritten.

  The communication unit 106 includes, for example, an NCU (Network Control Unit), a MODEM (Modulator DEModulator), a CODEC, and the like. Realize transmission and reception.

  The communication unit 106 has a network interface and is connected via a LAN (Local Area Network) 210 to an external device 107 that also serves as a storage unit of the present invention. The external device 107 stores a history record 107A and an archive record 107B to which a nonvolatile memory is applied.

  The external device 107 does not necessarily have to be provided outside the facsimile apparatus 100, and may be built in the facsimile apparatus 100. Further, the history record 107A and the archive record 107B may be stored and stored by being stored in a portable storage medium such as a CD-R or a memory card, respectively. That is, any configuration may be used as long as the history record 107A and the archive record 107B created in the facsimile apparatus 100 can be stored.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the history record 107A is a data table that stores all network identifiers 105B associated with the past for each of a plurality of designation operations. Each data includes registration date / time information 401A (see FIG. 4) acquired at the time of the registration operation, “name of partner” associated with the network identifier 105B defined by the designation operation, and the like. To do.

  In the present embodiment, the designated operation information 105A is created separately for the case where it is input by a one-touch key and the case where it is input by an abbreviated dial number, but it may be created by the same table. Of course. The history record 107A stored in this way is browsed by the administrator of the facsimile apparatus 100 as necessary.

  The archive record 107B is a data table created when an instruction to create the archive record 107B is given and the facsimile apparatus 100 communicates image data. As shown in FIG. 3, the archive record 107B includes a management number, destination name, image quality mode, start date and time, required time, number of sheets, communication result, and the like.

  Here, in the case of communication with a partner registered in the registration information storage unit 105 as the partner name included in the archive record 107B, the designation operation information 105A and the partner name associated therewith are displayed. including. On the other hand, in the case of communication with the other party not registered in the registered information storage unit 105, the network identifier 105B is included. Here, the archive record 107B may be created separately for transmission and reception. The archive record 107B stored in this way is browsed by the administrator of the facsimile apparatus 100 as necessary.

  The facsimile apparatus 100 includes an MPU 108, a ROM 109, and a RAM 110, and has a function as a microcomputer.

  The MPU 108 performs input signals from the operation unit 101, data calculation based on the input signals, generation of output signals, control of display contents on the display unit 102, and the like. That is, the MPU 108 controls each component of the facsimile machine 100. The function of the MPU 108 for controlling each component of the facsimile machine 100 will be described in detail later.

  The ROM 109 stores programs executed by the MPU 108 and data necessary for control, and the RAM 110 temporarily stores data necessary for overall control by the MPU 108. Thereby, various functions of the facsimile machine 100 are realized.

<Function of Facsimile Device 100>
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the facsimile machine 100. The facsimile apparatus 100 includes a date acquisition unit 401, an output unit 402, and an archive record creation unit 403. These are functional blocks realized by the MPU 108 operating according to a program stored in the ROM 109 while using the RAM 110 as a temporary working area.

  The date and time acquisition unit 401 acquires registration date and time information 401A indicating the date and time when the registration operation to the registration information storage unit 105 is performed. Specifically, the registration date / time information 401A is generated by acquiring the date / time when the registration operation was performed by a timing circuit (not shown) or the like, that is, the date / time when the designated operation information 105A and the network identifier 105B were registered. Note that the registration date / time information 401A does not necessarily have to be acquired by a timing circuit or the like, but may be acquired by referring to SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) via the communication unit 106.

  The registration date / time information 401A acquired here, the designated operation information 105A and the network identifier 105B registered by the registration operation are sent to the output unit 402.

  The output unit 402 generates registration information 402A in which the designated operation information 105A, the network identifier 105B of 1 and the registration date / time information 401A are associated with each other on the RAM 110, and outputs them as necessary.

  Examples of the output destination of the registration information 402A include the display unit 102, the recording unit 104, and the communication unit 106. The display unit 102 to which the registration information 402A is input displays the registration information 402A on the screen as an image. The recording unit 104 to which the registration information 402A is input records the registration information 402A as an image on a recording sheet and discharges it.

  In addition, the communication unit 106 to which the registration information 402 </ b> A is input transmits it to the external device 107 via the LAN 210. Then, the external device 107 includes “name of destination” and network identifier 105B included in the registration information 402A in a column corresponding to the designated operation information 105A included in the received registration information 402A in the table of the history record 107A. The registration date / time information 401A is newly added to update the history record 107A.

  The output of the output unit 402 can select a part or all of the output destination according to a command from the user. Further, the output destination is not limited to the display unit 102, the recording unit 104, and the communication unit 106, and a speaker (not shown) capable of outputting audio may be provided to output the registration information 402A as audio information. .

  Further, the output unit 402 may call the history record 107A and output it to the display unit 102 or the recording unit 104. As a result, it is possible to check the registration history of all designated operations registered in the registration information storage unit 105. Further, by saving the output registration history, it is possible to identify the network identifier 105B of the communication partner from the archive record 107B.

  In the present embodiment, the output unit 402 generates registration information 402A, and outputs the generated registration information 402A to various configurations (display unit 102, recording unit 104, communication unit 106, etc.) as necessary. Although described as software, a generation unit (not shown) that generates the registration information 402A and various interfaces (not shown) between the generated registration information 402A and various configurations may be provided separately as hardware. . Here, the various interfaces include, for example, a display interface that is an interface with the display unit 102, a printer interface that is an interface with the recording unit 104, a network interface that is an interface with the communication unit 106, and the like. It is.

  The archive record creation unit 403 has a function of creating an archive record 107B indicating the communication history of the facsimile machine 100 according to the presence / absence of the archive record creation command information 403A. As shown in FIG. 4, the archive record creation command information 403A is generated on the RAM 110 when there is an input for creating the archive record 107B from the operation unit 101.

  When creating the archive record 107B, the archive record creating unit 403 records the communication partner in the “partner name”. The operation in which the archive record creating unit 403 records the “partner name” is executed as follows.

  First, when the communication to be recorded is “transmission”, the communication partner is designated in advance by the user when the communication is started. The archive record creation unit 403 stores information (input operation) input by the user for designating the other party, and when the communication is actually performed, the information is stored in the “destination name” of the archive record 107B. Record as.

  For example, when a speed dial function is used and a destination is specified by a speed dial number (ie, specified operation information 105A), the speed dial number is recorded as “name of destination”. In addition, when a telephone number (network identifier) is directly input in order to designate a destination, the input telephone number is recorded as a “partner name”.

  On the other hand, when the communication to be recorded is “reception”, the “destination name” is recorded based on the information notified from the other party. In this case, if the network identifier of the other party is notified from the other party, the notified network identifier is recorded as “partner name” in the archive record 107B. Alternatively, when the character string information indicating the “partner name” is notified from the partner, the character string information is directly recorded in the archive record 107B.

  The archive record creation unit 403 compares the notified network identifier with the network identifier 105B stored in the registration information storage unit 105, and extracts the corresponding designated operation information 105A (ie, abbreviated dial number). May be recorded.

  The archive record 107 </ b> B created by the archive record creation unit 403 is stored in the external device 107 via the communication unit 106 and the LAN 210.

<Operation of Facsimile Device 100>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a registration procedure in the registration information storage unit 105. When the facsimile apparatus 100 is on and in a standby state, a registration operation is started by performing a predetermined operation on the operation unit 101. For convenience of explanation, the standby state of the facsimile machine 100 is referred to as a standby state after power is turned on and a predetermined initial setting is executed, but other processes may be performed in parallel. Of course.

  When the registration process is started, the user inputs the designated operation information 105A and the network identifier 105B and registers them in the registration information storage unit 105 (step S501). When the designated operation information 105A and the network identifier 105B are registered in step S501, the date acquisition unit 401 generates registration date information 401A indicating the registration date in the registration information storage unit 105 (step S502).

  The registration information 402A is generated by associating the designated operation information 105A and the network identifier 105B input in step S501 with the registration date / time information 401A generated in step S502 (step S503).

  A selection is made as to whether or not to output the registration information 402A generated in step S503 to the display unit 102 (step S504), and a selection is made to output the registration information 402A to the display unit 102 by a user operation. In this case, Yes is selected, and the registration information 402A is output to the display unit 102 and displayed as an image (step S505). On the other hand, if the user selects not to output the registration information 402A to the display unit 102, No is selected and step S505 is skipped.

  Also, a selection is made as to whether or not to output the registration information 402A generated in step S503 to the recording unit 104 (step S506), and a selection is made to output the registration information 402A to the recording unit 104 by an operation from the user. If yes, Yes is selected, the registration information 402A is output to the recording unit 104, recorded as an image on the recording paper, and discharged (step S507). On the other hand, if the user selects not to output the registration information 402A to the recording unit 104, No is selected and step S507 is skipped.

  In addition, a selection is made as to whether or not to output the registration information 402A generated in step S503 to the communication unit 106 (step S508), and a selection is made to output the registration information 402A to the communication unit 106 by an operation from the user. If yes, Yes is selected and registration information 402A is transmitted to the external device 107 via the communication unit 106 and the LAN 210 (step S509).

  Then, the external device 107 registers the “partner name” and the network identifier 105B included in the registration information 402A in the column corresponding to the designated operation information 105A included in the received registration information 402A in the table of the history record 107A. The date / time information 401A is newly added to update the history record 107A (step S510).

  As described above, in the facsimile apparatus 100 (communication terminal apparatus) that creates the archive record 107B, the operation unit 101 that receives the user's registration operation and the one network identifier 105B are designated based on the user's registration operation. Registration information storage unit 105 that stores the specified operation information 105A that defines the specified operation and one network identifier 105B in association with each other, and registration date / time information that indicates the date and time when the registration operation to the registration information storage unit 105 was performed Since it includes a date acquisition unit 401 that acquires 401A, and an output unit 402 that outputs registration information 402A in which the designated operation information 105A, the network identifier 105B of one, and the registration date information 401A are associated with each other, it is output from the output unit 402. The registered information 402A is associated with the designated operation information 105A. Registration operation of one of the network identifier 105B it is possible to confirm the date and time that have been made. Therefore, even if one network identifier 105B associated with the designated operation information 105A is changed, it is possible to specify the network identifier 105B of the communication partner from the archive record 107B by referring to the output registration information 402A. Become.

  The information processing apparatus further includes an external device 107 (storage unit) that stores information. The output unit 402 outputs registration information 402A to the external device 107, and the external device 107 stores registration information 402A. By reading the registration information 402A stored in the past in the external device 107, the history of the registration information 402A can be confirmed. Therefore, it is possible to identify the network identifier 105B of the communication partner recorded in the archive record 107B by collating the history of the registration information 402A with the archive record 107B.

  The display unit 102 further displays arbitrary information. The output unit 402 outputs registration information 402A to the display unit 102. The display unit 102 displays the registration information 402A on the screen as an image. It becomes possible to visually recognize that the network identifier 105B associated with the designated operation is registered together with the registration date and time.

  The recording unit 104 further forms an image on the recording paper. The output unit 402 outputs the registration information 402A to the recording unit 104. The recording unit 104 records the registration information 402A as an image on the recording paper and discharges it. The registration information 402A can be confirmed by accumulating the recording paper on which the registration information 402A is recorded, and it can be confirmed whether or not the network identifier 105B associated with the designation operation has been changed. It becomes.

  Furthermore, the communication unit 106 further performs communication of information with the external device 107 via the network, the output unit 402 outputs the registration information 402A to the communication unit 106, and the communication unit 106 stores the registration information 402A. Since the data is transmitted to the external apparatus 107, it is possible to reduce the data capacity stored in the facsimile apparatus 100.

<Modification>
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the thing of the content demonstrated above.

  For example, the facsimile apparatus 100 which is a communication terminal apparatus of the above embodiment may be a multi function peripheral (MFP) having functions as a scanner, a printer, and a copier in addition to the facsimile function.

  Note that the present invention may have a circuit configuration capable of performing the above-described processing. Moreover, it is not limited to each process mentioned above.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of log | history recording. It is a figure which shows an example of an archive recording. It is a functional block diagram of a facsimile machine. It is a flowchart which shows the registration procedure to a registration information storage part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Facsimile apparatus 101 Operation part 102 Display part 104 Recording part 105 Registration information storage part 105A Designated operation information 105B Network identifier 106 Communication part 107 External apparatus 107A History recording 107B Archive recording 401 Date acquisition part 401A Registration date information 402 Output part 403 Archive recording Creation department

Claims (5)

A communication terminal device for creating an archive record,
An operation unit for accepting a user registration operation;
A registration information storage unit for storing designation operation information defining a designation operation for designating one network identifier and the one network identifier in association with each other based on the registration operation of the user;
A date and time acquisition unit for acquiring registration date and time information indicating the date and time when the registration operation to the registration information storage unit was performed;
A communication terminal apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs registration information in which the designated operation information, the network identifier of 1 and the registration date and time information are associated with each other. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,
A storage unit for storing information;
The output unit outputs the registration information to the storage unit,
The said memory | storage part is a communication terminal device which memorize | stores the said registration information. The communication terminal device according to claim 1 or 2,
A display unit for displaying arbitrary information;
The output unit outputs the registration information to the display unit,
The said display part is a communication terminal device which displays the said registration information on a screen as an image. A communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A recording unit for forming an image on the recording paper;
The output unit outputs the registration information to the recording unit,
The communication unit is a communication terminal device that records and discharges the registration information as an image on a recording sheet. A communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A communication unit for communicating information with an external device via a network;
The output unit outputs the registration information to the communication unit,
The communication unit is a communication terminal device that transmits the registration information to the external device.

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