JP2009060202A - Communication device and data acquisition program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication device capable of acquiring telephone book data stored in an external storage means, and selecting and storing user's desired telephone book data with a simple method, and to provide a data acquisition program. <P>SOLUTION: A compound machine 1 acquires a telephone book data stored in a cellular phone 2, prepares a format of a mark sheet for telephone book registration to be used to select optional telephone book data in the telephone book data and prints the mark sheet. A user marks telephone book data that the user wants to register in the compound machine 1 in the printed mark sheet. The compound machine 1 reads the mark sheet by a reading part 43 and stores the telephone book data marked by the user. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication apparatus capable of acquiring and storing data stored in an external storage unit, and a data acquisition program applicable to a computer of the communication apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a communication apparatus such as a facsimile apparatus or a telephone apparatus has a function of storing a communication destination telephone number or mail address as communication destination data together with a communication destination name. This is what is called a telephone directory. A conventional communication device (hereinafter referred to as a first communication device) can acquire communication destination data stored in a storage unit of another communication device (hereinafter referred to as a second communication device). At that time, the user selects the communication destination data to be acquired by the first communication device by performing a key operation or the like on the second communication device, and the selected communication destination data is transferred to the first communication device. There was technology to transfer. (Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-101632 A

  In Patent Document 1, the second communication device that is the acquisition destination of the communication destination data is operated to select the communication destination data to be transferred to the first communication device, but there are many pieces of communication destination data to be transferred. The user has to perform considerable key operations, and the operation is complicated, requiring a lot of work time. In addition, it is very difficult for a user who is unfamiliar with the operation of the communication device.

  Further, in Patent Document 1, it is possible to transfer all communication destination data stored in the telephone directory of the second communication device to the first communication device. However, for example, when all the communication destination data is transferred to the first communication device in order to save the user from selecting the communication destination data one by one, careless communication destination data is inadvertently transferred. As a result, the personal information may flow out as a result of transfer to the first communication device.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can acquire communication destination data stored in an external storage means, and can acquire communication destination data desired by a user by a simple method and operation. It is an object to provide a communication device and a data acquisition program that can be selected and stored.

  In order to achieve this object, the communication apparatus according to claim 1 is a communication destination data storage means for storing communication destination data including printing means, destination data for specifying a communication destination, and destination name. An acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of communication destination data stored in an external storage unit, and a selection for selecting any communication destination data among the plurality of communication destination data acquired by the acquisition unit Instructing the printing means to print the selection sheet according to the creation means for creating the format of the work sheet based on the plurality of acquired communication destination data and the format of the selection sheet created by the creation means Corresponding to the selection result input by the input means, the input means for inputting the selection result of the communication destination data selected based on the selection sheet, and the input means The destination data selected from said plurality of communication destination data that, characterized in that it comprises a storage control means for storing in said destination data storage means.

  The communication device according to claim 2 is the communication device according to claim 1, wherein the creation unit includes a mark sheet to which a mark entry column is added in correspondence with a plurality of communication destination data acquired by the acquisition unit. The selection sheet is used to create a format of the selection sheet. The input unit detects a mark on the mark sheet based on a reading result of the mark sheet read by the reading unit, and selects information on the detected mark. As a result, the storage control means selects communication destination data corresponding to the mark information input by the input means from the plurality of communication destination data, and stores it in the communication destination data storage means. It is a thing to let it be.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the communication device according to the second aspect, when the one communication destination data includes a plurality of destination data, the creating unit includes a plurality of destinations included in the one communication destination data. An individual selection mode for creating a mark sheet format in which arbitrary destination data can be individually selected from the data, and a mark sheet format for selecting a plurality of destination data included in one communication destination data at a time are created. And a batch selection mode.

  The communication device according to claim 4 determines whether or not the communication destination data acquired by the acquisition unit is stored in the communication destination data storage unit in the communication device according to claim 2 or 3. And a determination unit configured to generate a mark sheet format excluding communication destination data stored in the communication destination data storage unit based on a determination result by the determination unit.

  The communication device according to claim 5 is the communication device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein a calculation unit that calculates a remaining number of communication destination data that can be stored in the communication destination data storage unit, and the reading Counting means for counting the number of communication destination data corresponding to the mark information read by the means, and when the number of communication destination data counted by the counting means is greater than the number of cases calculated by the calculation means, And notifying means for notifying that effect.

  The data acquisition program according to claim 6 is the communication device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the generation unit acquires the communication destination data by the acquisition unit so that a part of the communication destination data is unreadable. A mark sheet format is created by converting a part of the communication destination data.

  A data acquisition program according to claim 7, comprising: a printing unit; and a communication destination data storage unit that stores communication destination data including destination data for specifying a communication partner and a destination name. A data acquisition program that can be applied to an acquisition step of acquiring a plurality of communication destination data stored in an external storage means, and any communication destination among a plurality of communication destination data acquired by the acquisition step A creation step for creating a format of a selection sheet for enabling selection of data based on the plurality of acquired communication destination data, and the printing unit according to the format of the selection sheet created by the creation step A print instruction step for instructing printing of the selection sheet, and selection of communication destination data selected based on the selection sheet. An input step for inputting a result; and a storage control step for selecting communication destination data corresponding to the selection result input in the input step from the plurality of communication destination data and storing the data in the communication destination data storage unit. It is characterized by.

  The data acquisition program according to claim 8 is the data acquisition program according to claim 7, wherein the creation step adds a mark entry column corresponding to a plurality of communication destination data acquired by the acquisition step. The mark sheet is used as the selection sheet, and the format is created. The input step detects a mark on the mark sheet based on the reading result of the mark sheet read by the reading unit, and the detected mark The information is input as a selection result, and the storage control step selects communication destination data corresponding to the mark information input in the input step from the plurality of communication destination data, and stores the communication destination data. It is characterized in that it is stored in the part.

  The data acquisition program according to claim 9 is a data acquisition program applicable to a computer of an information processing apparatus that is connected to a printing unit and can instruct printing of the print data to the printing unit. The acquisition step of acquiring a plurality of communication destination data stored in the section, and the mark sheet format that enables selection of any communication destination data among the plurality of communication destination data acquired by the acquisition step is acquired. A creation step for creating based on a plurality of communication destination data, and a print instruction step for instructing the printing unit to print the mark sheet using the format of the mark sheet created by the creation step as the print data. It is characterized by.

  According to the communication apparatus according to claim 1, the communication destination data stored in the external storage unit is acquired, and a format of a selection sheet used for selecting arbitrary communication destination data is created. Print. Then, by inputting the selection result of the communication destination data selected by the user based on the selection sheet, the communication destination data corresponding to the input selection result is stored in the communication destination data storage means. Therefore, the user can easily select the communication destination data to be stored in the communication destination data storage unit while referring to the selection sheet and comparing the acquired communication destination data with each other. Can be easily stored in the communication device. Further, even when a large number of communication destination data must be selected, desired communication destination data can be easily stored in the communication device without imposing a burden on the user's selection operation.

  According to the communication device of the second aspect, the communication destination data stored in the external storage means is acquired, and a mark sheet format used for selecting arbitrary communication destination data is created and printed. . Then, by reading the mark sheet, the communication destination data corresponding to the detected mark is stored in the communication destination data storage means. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the communication device according to the first aspect, the user refers to the mark sheet, and easily compares the communication destination data acquired and stores the communication destination data stored in the communication destination data storage unit. Can be selected. In addition, the user can select communication destination data by a simple method simply by adding a mark to the mark entry field of the printed mark sheet, and can easily store desired communication destination data in the communication device. it can. Further, even when a large number of communication destination data must be selected, desired communication destination data can be easily stored in the communication device without imposing a burden on the user's selection operation.

  The communication device according to claim 3 includes an individual selection mode and a batch selection mode. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the communication device according to claim 2, in the individual selection mode, a mark sheet that allows individual destination data to be individually selected from among a plurality of destination data included in one communication destination data. Create a format. Accordingly, it is possible to cause the user to select desired destination data from among a plurality of destination data included in one communication destination data, and to store only the selected destination data as communication destination data in the communication destination data storage unit. it can. Further, by not storing destination data that is not used by the communication device among the destination data included in the communication destination data, it is possible to prevent personal information from being inadvertently leaked. On the other hand, in the batch selection mode, a mark sheet format is created that enables a plurality of destination data included in the communication destination data to be selected in a batch. Therefore, it is not necessary for the user to add a mark to each of a plurality of destination data included in one communication destination data, and desired communication destination data can be easily stored. In this way, according to each mode, a mark sheet can be created in a format that is easy for the user to use, which is easy to use.

  According to the communication device of the fourth aspect, when the external communication destination data stored in the external storage means is acquired and the format of the mark sheet is created, the communication destination already stored in the communication destination data storage means Create a mark sheet format excluding data. Therefore, in addition to the effect of the communication device according to claim 1 or 2, the same communication destination data is not stored in the communication destination data storage means redundantly, and the memory of the communication destination data storage means is used effectively. be able to. Also, when the user adds a mark to the mark sheet, it is not necessary to consider the storage status of the communication destination data storage means.

  According to the communication apparatus according to claim 5, when the number of communication destination data corresponding to the mark information read by the reading unit is larger than the remaining number of communication destination data that can be stored in the communication destination data storage unit. , To that effect. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, even if more communication destination data than can be stored in the communication destination data storage means is selected on the mark sheet, the user Can quickly confirm that, and can re-select the communication destination data.

  According to the communication device of the sixth aspect, when the external communication destination data stored in the external storage means is acquired and the format of the mark sheet is created, a part of the communication destination data is made unreadable. Then, a part of the acquired communication destination data is converted to create a mark sheet format. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, even if the communication destination data described in the printed mark sheet is seen by a third party, some of the data is unreadable. It is possible to prevent the leakage of personal information.

  According to the data acquisition program of claim 7, by applying this program to the computer of the communication device, each means in the communication device of claim 1 can be made to function equally, An effect equivalent to the effect of the invention can be achieved.

  According to the data acquisition program of claim 8, by applying this program to the computer of the communication device, in addition to the effect of the data acquisition program of claim 7, in the communication device of claim 2 Each means can be made to function in the same way, and an effect equivalent to the effect of the invention in claim 2 can be obtained.

  According to the data acquisition program of claim 9, by applying this program to the computer of the information processing apparatus, the communication destination data stored in the external storage unit is acquired, and arbitrary communication destination data is selected. The format of the mark sheet used for the printing can be created and printing can be instructed to the printing unit. Therefore, using the mark sheet printed by the printing unit, the user can select communication destination data to be stored in the communication destination data storage unit while comparing the acquired communication destination data. In addition, the user can select communication destination data by a simple method simply by adding a mark to the printed mark sheet.

  Hereinafter, a preferred first embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of a communication apparatus and external storage means according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a multifunction device 1 that is an example of a communication apparatus and a mobile phone 2 that is an example of an external storage unit.

  The multifunction device 1 is provided with a combination of functions such as an inkjet printing function, an image reading function (scanner function), and an image data communication function (facsimile transmission / reception function) in addition to a normal telephone function. is there. For example, when transmitting image data, the multifunction device 1 reads an original using the image reading function, and transmits the image data of the read original to the other party using a communication function. Further, when the image data is received by the communication function, the content of the image data is printed on a predetermined recording sheet by using the printing function. The multi-function device 1 can also be used as a printing device or a scanner device while being connected to a personal computer, for example. In addition, the image reading function and the printing function can be linked to use as a copier.

  A control unit 31 is provided in the multifunction machine 1. The control unit 31 includes a CPU 32, a ROM 33, a RAM 34, and an EEPROM 35. The CPU 32, the ROM 33, the RAM 34, and the EEPROM 35 are connected to each other by a bus (not shown).

  The control unit 31 includes a display unit 41, an operation unit 42, a reading unit 43, a printing unit 44, a speaker 45, a power supply detection unit 46, a LAN I / F unit 47, an NCU 48 to which a handset 49 is connected, and a transfer I. / F unit 50 is connected. Note that the power connector 15 is connected to the power detection unit 46 via the power cable 14. A LAN 17 is connected to the LAN I / F unit 47 via a LAN cable 16, and the Internet 18 is further connected via a router device (not shown). However, the LAN control unit 47 may be connected to the Internet 18 by a wireless LAN without using the LAN cable 16. A public telephone line (PSTN) 20 is connected to the NCU 48 via a communication cable 19.

  The CPU 32 controls the operation of the entire multifunction device 1. The ROM 33 stores various operation programs to be executed by the CPU 32, constants used for various processes, display data to be displayed on the display unit 41, data in a telephone function, and the like. The operation program includes a digital information acquisition program and a telephone directory data storage program which will be described later. Further, the ROM 33 also stores the format of the phone book data registration mark sheet. Although this format will be described later, it is data serving as a template for printing a mark sheet. The RAM 34 provides a work area for the CPU 32 and the like.

  The EEPROM 35 stores various kinds of digital information, and the stored digital information is read from the EEPROM 35 as required by a command of the CPU 32. The EEPROM 35 has a telephone directory storage area 350 (not shown), and can store a plurality of telephone numbers and mail addresses in correspondence with the destination name. The user can freely associate name information (destination name data), reading information, telephone number information, and mail address information (destination data) by operating the keys on the operation unit 42 to obtain phone book data (destination data). Can be stored in the telephone directory storage area 350. That is, it has a telephone directory registration function.

  In addition, phone book data acquired from external storage means such as the mobile phone 2 can also be stored in the phone book storage area 350. The phone book data is a phone book data No. This phonebook data No. is managed in units. Address name, reading, phone number, mail address and the like are associated with each other. Note that it is not necessary to include all these items as the phone book data, and it is sufficient that at least a telephone number or an e-mail address is included.

  Similarly, simple key numbers used for the one-touch key function and the abbreviated dial function are sequentially stored in the EEPROM 35 when the user inputs information to be stored through the operation unit 42.

  The display unit 41 displays a setting menu, operation guidance, and the like, and is displayed by reading display data from the ROM 33 by processing executed by the CPU 32 based on one of the above-described operation programs. The operation unit 42 has various operation keys. When the user presses the various operation keys, the pressed information is transmitted to the CPU 32, and the CPU 32 performs processing according to the pressed information.

  The reading unit 43 includes, for example, an image sensor, an LED light source, and a document feed motor (all not shown), and reads an image image from a facsimile document or the like under the control of the CPU 32. As will be described in detail later, the reading unit 43 also reads a mark sheet for registering telephone directory data. The printing unit 44 prints images such as characters and graphics in monochrome or color by a thermal method or an inkjet method. As will be described in detail later, a mark sheet for registering telephone directory data is printed under the control of the CPU 32.

  The speaker 45 is, for example, for outputting voice data as a guidance message when setting the answering machine recording function and reception voice data recorded by the answering machine recording function to the outside. Play and output data. The power detection unit 46 detects that commercial power is turned on. Specifically, the power source detection unit 46 detects that the commercial power source has been turned on to the main body 11 when the power cable 14 and the power connector 15 are inserted into a power outlet.

  The LAN I / F unit 47 is a processing unit that implements a communication function as an Internet facsimile machine. That is, the LAN I / F unit 47 is an interface circuit for connecting the CPU 32 and the like to the LAN 92, and performs processing such as protocol conversion. In addition to the multifunction device 1, a client computer, a mail server, a router device, and the like are connected to the LAN I / F unit 47. The LAN I / F unit 47 is connected to the Internet 18 via a router device (not shown). With such a network configuration, the multi-function device 1 can transmit and receive data to and from external storage means connected to the LAN 17 and the Internet 18. When the multifunction device 1 functions as an Internet facsimile machine, the LAN I / F 47 transmits / receives an electronic mail attached with an image mail to / from a mail server on the LAN 17. This electronic mail is further transmitted / received to / from the other party device via a large number of mail servers on the LAN 17 or the Internet 18.

  The NCU 48 is a processing unit that realizes a communication function as a G3 facsimile apparatus and a communication function as a telephone apparatus by being connected to the PSTN 20. That is, the NCU 48 is a hardware circuit that performs operations such as closing and opening of the DC loop of the analog PSTN 20, and is connected to the PSTN 20 as necessary.

  The transfer I / F unit 50 includes an interface such as RS232C, and transmits phone book data to the mobile phone 2 via a transmission path formed by a cable (wired), or a mobile phone via a transmission path (wired). 2 is used to obtain telephone directory data transmitted from 2.

  However, the transmission path is not limited to that formed by a cable. For example, the transfer I / F unit 50 includes a wireless transmission / reception unit and a transmission / reception antenna, and transmits telephone book data to the mobile phone 2 via radio waves via a transmission path formed in a wireless space, or a transmission path (wireless space). Alternatively, the telephone directory data transmitted by radio waves from the mobile phone 2 may be acquired. Further, the transfer I / F unit 50 includes an optical transmission / reception unit and a projector / light receiver, and transmits telephone book data to the mobile phone 2 as an optical signal via a transmission path formed in a wireless space, or a transmission path ( Alternatively, telephone directory data transmitted as an optical signal from the mobile phone 2 via a wireless space may be acquired.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile phone 2 will be described with reference to FIG. If the mobile phone 2 is a mobile information terminal having a communication function capable of information processing, other types are also included. As shown in FIG. 1, a control unit 51 is provided inside the mobile phone 2. The control unit 51 includes a CPU 52, ROM 53, RAM 54, and EEPROM 55. The CPU 52, ROM 53, RAM 54, and EEPROM 55 are connected to each other by a bus (not shown). A wireless communication unit 56, a display unit 22, an operation unit 23, a speaker 24, a microphone 25, a battery 58, and a charging circuit 57 are connected to the control unit 51.

  The CPU 52 controls the overall operation of the mobile phone 2. Further, when there is a request for phone book data from the multifunction device 1, the CPU 52 performs control to read out the phone book data corresponding to the request from the EEPROM 55 and transmit it to the multifunction device 1 via the transfer I / F unit 26. This process will be described later.

  The ROM 53 stores various operation programs to be executed by the CPU 52, constants used for various processes, display data to be displayed on the display unit 22, data in a telephone function, and the like. The RAM 54 provides a work area for the CPU 52 and the like. The EEPROM 55 stores various data such as image data, text data, and telephone directory data. The stored data is read from the EEPROM 55 as required by a command from the CPU 52.

  The EEPROM 55 stores various kinds of digital information, and the stored digital information is read from the EEPROM 55 as required by a command of the CPU 52. Further, similarly to the EEPROM 35 of the multi-function device 1, the phone book storage area 550 is provided, and phone book data (communication destination data) such as the telephone number of the other party is stored. As in the case of the multi-function device 1, the telephone number of the other party, which is phone book data, is sequentially stored in the EEPROM 35 as the user inputs information to be stored through the operation unit 23. It is also possible to store phone book data acquired from external storage means such as another mobile phone in the phone book storage area 550 of the EEPROM 55.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing telephone directory data 551 to 553 stored in the telephone directory storage area 550 of the EEPROM 55. As shown in FIG. 2, the phone book data 551 to 553 are stored in the phone book data No. It is managed in units of phonebook data No. On the other hand, it consists of name information, reading information, telephone number information, mail address information, address information, and memo information. Note that it is not necessary to include all these items as the phone book data, and it is sufficient that at least phone number information or mail address information is included.

  FIG. 10 shows specific data contents when the phone book data 551 is in vCard format. Here, as shown in FIG. 10, the phone book data 551 is a data group that starts with “BEGIN: VCARD”, in which specific information of vCard is written, and finally ends with “END: VCARD”. . Further, when there are a plurality of phone book data, there are a plurality of data bundles that start with “BEGIN: VCARD” and end with “END: VCARD”.

  Further, in FIG. 10, each item of personal information is written in a predetermined format between “BEGIN: VCARD” and “END: VCARD”. As each item, “N (name)”, “SOUND (phonetic)”, “TEL (phone number)”, “EMAIL (mail address)”, “ADR (address)”, “NOTE (memo)”, etc. It is prepared. The input value that follows each item is specific input data (name, reading, address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.) input or designated by the user for the item.

  It is also possible to specify the details of an item by adding “;” after the item and writing the attribute. For example, “TEL; WORK; VOICE” shown in FIG. 10 represents a work phone number, “TEL; CELL” represents a mobile phone number, and “TEL; X-ABCMAIN; VOICE” represents an organization's representative phone number. ing. Some of these attributes specify, for example, a home or school telephone number. The same can be said for other property elements such as “MAIL” and “ADR”.

  The display unit 22 displays a setting menu, operation guidance, and the like, and is displayed by reading display data from the ROM 53 by processing executed by the CPU 52 based on one of the above-described operation programs. The operation unit 23 has various operation keys. When the user depresses various operation keys, the depressing information is transmitted to the CPU 52. The transmitted press information is processed by the CPU 52 in accordance with the press information. The wireless communication unit 56 includes an antenna 56a, and exchanges audio signals and various data with the multifunction device 1 or another mobile phone 2 using a control channel or a call channel. The speaker 24 and the microphone 25 are configured so as to be able to talk with other communication devices.

  The transfer I / F unit 26 includes an interface such as RS232C, and transmits telephone book data to the multifunction device 1 via a transmission line formed by a cable (wired) or transmits from the multifunction device 1 via the transmission line. The phone book data that is received is obtained. However, the transmission path is not limited to that formed by a cable, and may be formed by radio waves or optical signals as described above.

  Subsequently, a series of operations according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a series of operations of the digital information acquisition program in the multifunction machine 1.

  First, in FIG. 3, when “digital information acquisition mode” is selected from the menu of the multifunction device 1 by a key operation on the operation unit 42 of the user, the CPU 32 starts a digital information acquisition program and acquires digital information. The mode transition process is started (S10). Here, the transition process to the telephone directory data acquisition mode when acquiring telephone directory data from the mobile phone 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the transition process (S10) to the digital information acquisition mode.

  As described above, when the transition process to the digital information acquisition mode (S10) is started, the transfer I / F unit 50 is activated as shown in FIG. 4 (S11).

  Next, the CPU 32 displays a terminal type selection screen on the display unit 41 (S12). The terminal type indicates what kind of terminal the digital information acquisition target is. In this embodiment, the terminal type is a mobile phone. Subsequently, the CPU 32 determines whether or not a terminal type selection operation by the user has been detected through the operation unit 42 (S13).

  When determining that the terminal type selection operation has not been detected (S13: NO), the CPU 32 repeats the determination in S13 until it is determined that the terminal type selection operation has been detected. On the other hand, if the CPU 32 determines that a terminal type selection operation has been detected (S13: YES), the CPU 32 causes the display unit 41 to display an information type selection screen (S14). The information type indicates what kind of information the digital information to be acquired is. For example, in addition to telephone directory data, various types of digital information such as image data and text data are included.

  Subsequently, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the information type selected by the user is phone book data through the operation unit 42 (S15). If the CPU 32 determines that the information type selected by the user is phone book data (S15: YES), the CPU 32 issues a read request command for requesting reading of the phone book data to the mobile phone 2 from which digital information is to be acquired. The read request command is issued and transmitted to the mobile phone 2 through the transfer I / F unit 50 (S16).

  At this time, a transmission path is formed between the transfer I / F unit 50 of the multifunction device 1 and the transfer I / F unit 26 of the mobile phone 2, and the multifunction device 1 is connected to the mobile phone 2. .

  On the other hand, if the CPU 32 determines that the information type selected by the user is not telephone directory data (S15: NO), the CPU 32 corresponds to the information type selected by the user for the mobile phone 2 from which digital information is to be acquired. A read request command for requesting data reading is issued, and this read request command is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 through the transfer I / F unit 50 (S17).

  In S14, a plurality of information types may be selected, or all information types stored in the EEPROM 55 of the mobile phone 2 may be selected. In this case, a read request command for requesting reading of data corresponding to each of the plurality of information types selected by the user is issued, and this read request command is sent to the mobile phone 2 through the transfer I / F unit 50. Send.

  Subsequently, the CPU 32 determines whether or not a read response command has been received from the mobile phone 2 through the transfer I / F unit 50. (S18). The read response command corresponds to a command indicating a response from the mobile phone 2 indicating that the read response command is responded. When determining that the read response command is not received from the mobile phone 2 (S18: NO), the CPU 32 repeats the determination until the read response command is received. On the other hand, when it is determined that the read response command has been received from the mobile phone 2 (S18: YES), the CPU 32 ends the process of shifting to the digital information acquisition mode and returns to the operation of the digital information acquisition program shown in FIG.

  At this time, when the CPU 52 of the mobile phone 2 transmits a read response command via the transfer I / F unit 26, the requested digital information stored in the EEPROM 55 is transmitted via the transfer I / F unit 26. To the multifunction device 1. In the present embodiment, when a phone book data read request command is received from the multifunction device 1, the phone book data 551 to 553 stored in the phone book storage area 550 of the EEPROM 55 are transmitted. When other digital information is designated, data corresponding to the digital information is transmitted.

  In FIG. 3, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the requested digital information has been acquired from the mobile phone 2 (S20). When determining that the requested digital information has not been acquired from the mobile phone 2 (S20: NO), the CPU 32 repeats the determination in S20 until the requested digital information is acquired. On the other hand, when determining that the requested digital information (phone book data) has been acquired (S20: YES), the CPU 32 sequentially stores the digital information acquired via the transfer I / F unit 50 in the RAM 34 (S30). If for some reason information cannot be acquired after a predetermined time, an error display may be displayed and the program may be terminated.

  Next, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the digital information stored in the RAM 34 is vCard format digital information (S40). In the case of the phone book data stored in the EEPROM 55 of the mobile phone 2, it takes the vCard format as shown in FIG. Therefore, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the received data is the phone book data by checking whether or not the information “BEGIN: VCARD” exists in the digital information. Note that whether or not the file is in the vCard format can be identified by checking whether or not the file extension data is “vcf”.

  However, the multifunction device 1 according to the present embodiment can acquire the phone book data from the storage unit of various devices in addition to acquiring the phone book data from the mobile phone 2. Accordingly, there is telephone book data in various formats such as CSV format and text format other than vCard format. In addition to the vCard format, it is determined whether or not the phone book data is a format that can be taken by the phone book data such as CSV format and text format. If the phone book data cannot be determined only based on the format, the contents of the digital information are analyzed, and the phone book data is determined based on whether or not the digital information can be stored in the phone book storage area 350 of the multifunction device 1. It may be determined whether or not.

  If the CPU 32 determines that the acquired digital information is not digital information in the vCard format (S40: NO), since it is digital information other than the phone book data, the CPU 32 proceeds to a printing process for printing the digital information ( S90). On the other hand, if the CPU 32 determines that the acquired digital information is vCard format digital information, that is, phone book data (S40: YES), whether or not to store the phone book data in the phone book area 350 of the multi-function device 1 is determined. Is determined (S50). This determination is made based on an input operation performed by the user via the operation unit 42. For example, the CPU 32 displays a message asking whether to store the acquired phone book data in the phone book storage area 350 on the display unit 41. With this configuration, the user can select a desired process via the operation unit 43.

  If the CPU 32 determines that the phone book data is not stored in the phone book area 350 of the multifunction device 1 (S50: NO), the CPU 32 proceeds to a printing process for printing the phone book data (S90). On the other hand, if the CPU 32 determines that the phone book data is stored in the phone book area 350 of the multi-function device 1 (S50: YES), the CPU 32 reads the phone book data stored in the RAM 34 and proceeds to the vCard information analysis process (S60). ).

  Next, the vCard information analysis process (S60) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the vCard information analysis process (S60). The vCard information analysis process (S60) analyzes the phone book data acquired from the mobile phone 2 as described below, and converts the phone book data into the format of a phone book registration mark sheet described later according to the analysis result. To register.

  The format of the phone book registration mark sheet is a template for creating print data for printing a mark sheet based on the phone book data acquired from the mobile phone 2, as shown in FIG. The format of the phone book registration mark sheet is stored in advance in the ROM 33, and is read from the ROM 33 and stored in the RAM 34 for use when generating print data for the mark sheet. FIG. 11 shows an example of the format of the phone book registration mark sheet. The format shown in FIG. 11 includes an information column, a storage destination address column, a mark column, and a mark position information column. In addition, a frame indicating a unique pattern for identifying a mark sheet (a mark sheet identifying unit 61 described later) and a region for displaying a plurality of phone book data (a phone book data display unit 62 described later). Information on the lines, titles and explanations (guide section 64 described later) described on the mark sheet, and the like are included in the format (not shown).

  The information column is a column for registering information (item name) to be printed as a mark sheet in the phone book data acquired from the mobile phone 2. For example, the phone book data No. , Name information, three telephone number information, mail address information, and the like are registered in the information column. Note that. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that information (item name) is registered in advance in the information column. However, this information field may be configured so that the user can freely register and use information. The storage destination address column is a column for registering the storage destination address of the information registered in the information column. The mark column is a column indicating whether or not a mark column for a user to add a mark to the information registered in the information column is added to the mark sheet. The mark position information column is information indicating coordinates from a sheet reference position of a mark sheet (a position of a mark sheet identification unit 61 described later). This mark position information is also registered in advance.

  In the format shown in FIG. 11, each piece of information (item name) in the phone book data, the storage location of the information, the mark column, and the mark position information are associated with each other. Therefore, when the multifunction device 1 prints a phonebook registration mark sheet based on this format and the user adds the mark, the information added by the user is obtained from the cellular phone 2. It is possible to associate which information (item name) corresponds to the data.

  In FIG. 5, first, the CPU 32 determines whether or not there is unanalyzed information in the digital information indicating the telephone book data (hereinafter referred to as telephone book data) (S61). In this embodiment, the phone book data No. It is assumed that analysis is performed in units, and first, information analysis is performed on the phone book data 551 (phone book data No. 001). If the CPU 32 determines that there is no unanalyzed phone book data (S61: NO), it ends the vCard information analysis process and proceeds to the digital information acquisition program shown in FIG. On the other hand, if the CPU 32 determines that there is unanalyzed phone book data (S61: YES), the phone book data NO. It is determined whether or not the phone book data has been stored in the phone book storage area 350 of the multifunction machine 1 (S62). Specifically, the input value following each item “N (name)”, “SOUND (phonetic)”, “TEL (phone number)”, “EMAIL (mail address)” of the telephone directory data 551 shown in FIG. And the name information, phone number information, and mail address information of the phone book data stored in the phone book storage area 350 of the multifunction device 1 are determined.

  When the CPU 32 determines that the phone book data to be analyzed, for example, the phone book data 551 is already stored in the phone book storage area 350 (S62: YES), the CPU 32 finishes the information analysis on the phone book data 551, and It is determined whether there is analysis phonebook data (S61).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the phone book data stored in the mobile phone 2 is acquired and the mark sheet format is created, the communication destination data stored in the phone book storage area 350 is excluded. Therefore, the same phone book data is not stored in the phone book storage area 350 repeatedly, and the memory of the phone book storage area 350 can be used effectively.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the phone book data 551 is not stored in the phone book storage area 350 (S62: NO), the information included in the phone book data 551 is stored in the phone book storage area 550 of the multifunction device 1. It is determined whether there is a possible item (S63). Specifically, information corresponding to name information, reading information, phone number information, and mail address information, which is the configuration of the phone book data that can be stored in the phone book storage area 550 of the multifunction device 1, is the phone book data 551. It is determined whether or not it exists.

  If the phone book data to be analyzed is composed of only items that cannot be stored in the phone book storage area 550 of the multifunction device 1, such as “ADR (address)”, the CPU 32 stores the phone book data in the multifunction device 1 in the phone book storage area 550. It is determined that there are no storable items (S63: NO), and the next phone book data is analyzed without registering it in the mark sheet format (S61).

  On the other hand, the phone book data 551 includes “N (name)”, “SOUND (phonetic)”, “TEL (phone number)”, and “EMAIL (mail address)”. Therefore, the CPU 32 determines that there is an item that can be stored in the phone book storage area 550 of the multifunction device 1 (S63: YES), and determines whether the phone book data 551 includes name information or reading information. (S64).

  Since the phone book data 551 includes the name information “Taro Yamada” and the reading information “Taro Yamada”, the CPU 32 determines that the name information is included (S64: YES). Data converted into “XXX” so that a predetermined part of the mail address information cannot be read is generated, and the storage location of the converted data is stored in the RAM 34 in association with the telephone number information or the mail address information ( S65). In the mark sheet format, the storage address of the converted data is registered.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the phone book data stored in the mobile phone 2 is acquired and registered in the format of the mark sheet, the printing unit prints the phone book data so that a part of the phone book data cannot be read. As described above, a part of the acquired telephone directory data is converted and registered in the mark sheet format. Therefore, even if the telephone book data written on the printed mark sheet is viewed by a third party based on the registered contents in such a format, the leakage of personal information can be prevented.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 32 determines that the name information or reading information is not included in the phone book data (S64: NO), the next selection mode is selected without converting the information contained in the phone book data. The process proceeds to determination of whether or not it has been made (S66). For example, when the analysis target is the phone book data 553, the name information and the reading information are not included, so the predetermined part of the phone number information and the mail address information included in the phone book data 553 is converted to “XXX”. No processing is performed.

  When the process of S65 ends or when it is determined NO in the process of S64, the CPU 32 determines whether or not the selection mode is selected (S66). The selection of the selection mode may be configured such that a selection mode selection screen is displayed on the display unit 41 and the selection mode is selected by a key operation of the operation unit 42 by the user.

  The selection mode includes an individual selection mode and a batch selection mode. In the individual selection mode, among the information included in the phone book data, whether to store each of the phone number information and the mail address information in the phone book storage area 350 of the multifunction device 1 can be individually selected. In this mode, information on whether or not a mark is necessary is registered in the mark column of the format of the phone book registration mark sheet. On the other hand, the collective selection mode refers to the phone book data No. In this mode, information on necessity of the mark is registered in the mark column of the format of the phonebook registration mark sheet so that all information managed in units is stored.

  In S66, when the CPU 32 determines that none of the two selection modes is selected (S66: NO), the determination of S66 is repeated until either is selected. On the other hand, if the CPU 32 determines that the selection mode has been selected (S66: YES), the phone book information and mail address are stored in the storage address field in the format of the phone book registration mark sheet according to the selection mode selected as described above. The information storage destination address is registered, and information on the necessity of the mark is registered in the mark column (S67). That is, registration in the format of the phone book registration mark sheet for the phone book data determined to be possible to be registered in the phone book in S63 is performed. The phone book data 551 includes address information, but this item is considered to be unregisterable in the format and is excluded. Further, when converted data is generated in S65, the storage address of the converted data is registered in place of the storage address of the phone book information and mail address information before conversion.

  Specifically, FIG. 12A shows an example of a format registered based on the individual selection mode. As shown in FIG. 12A, when the individual selection mode is selected, a call is made to each of the three telephone number information and one mail address information included in the telephone book data 551. Information on the necessity of the mark is registered in the mark column of the format of the book registration mark sheet. That is, “◯” indicating that a mark is required is registered in the mark column for each of the telephone number information and the mail address information “0351891111”, “0901827111”, “0351892111”, and “taro@aaa.co.jp”.

  On the other hand, an example of a format registered based on the batch selection mode is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12B, the phone book data No. “○” indicating that the mark is required is registered in the mark column. In the case of the collective selection mode, in this embodiment, the phone book data No. “○” indicating that the mark is required is registered in the mark field of “”, but the present invention is not limited to this. You may newly provide the mark column which selects all the information of a unit.

  As described above, the present embodiment includes the individual selection mode and the batch selection mode. Therefore, in the individual selection mode, the user is allowed to select a desired telephone number or mail address from among a plurality of telephone numbers or mail addresses included in one telephone book data, and the telephone number or mail address is selected as the telephone book data. Can be stored in the telephone directory storage area 350. For example, a user who does not use mail can select not to store a mail address. Also, by not storing in the phone book storage area 350 phone numbers and email addresses that are not used by the multifunction device 1 among the phone numbers and email addresses included in the phone book data, personal information is prevented from being inadvertently leaked. be able to.

  On the other hand, in the batch selection mode, it is not necessary for the user to select each of a plurality of phone numbers and mail addresses included in one phone book data, and desired phone book data can be easily stored. . Thus, by providing the above two modes, it is possible to provide a mark sheet that can be easily selected by the user, and it is easy to use.

  When the processing of S67 is completed, as a result, the format of the phone book registration mark sheet in which the contents of the phone book data 551 are registered is obtained as shown in FIG. Specifically, the storage address of the phone book information and mail address information included in the phone book data stored in the RAM 34 (the storage address of the conversion data if there is conversion data in S65), the mark A format in which the column and each mark position information are associated with each other is obtained.

  As described above, when the format is registered for the phone book data included in the phone book registration mark sheet, the CPU 32 returns to S61 and returns to the determination of whether there is unanalyzed phone book data. As described above, when the CPU 32 performs processing on all the phone book data stored in the RAM 34 (S61: NO), the vCard information analysis processing (S60) ends, and the digital information acquisition program shown in FIG. Move to operation.

  In FIG. 3, the CPU 32 shifts to the multi-function device phone book analysis process (S 70). The multifunction machine phone book analysis process is a process for calculating the number of empty phone book data stored in the phone book storage area 350 of the multifunction machine 1. Here, the multifunction machine telephone directory analysis process (S70) will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the MFP phone book analysis process.

  In FIG. 6, first, the CPU 32 calculates the number of empty phone book data stored in the phone book storage area 350 of the multifunction machine 1 (S71). Specifically, the number of phone book data currently stored may be subtracted from the maximum number of phone book data that can be stored in the phone book storage area 350. Alternatively, the memory capacity used in the current telephone directory storage area 350 may be subtracted from the maximum memory capacity that can be stored in the telephone directory storage area 350.

  Subsequently, the CPU 32 converts the calculated number of available phone book data in the phone book storage area 350 into data, and registers it in the format of the phone book registration mark sheet. In this way, by registering the number of available phone book data in the format, the number of available phone book data is printed on the mark sheet, and the user can quickly confirm the number of selectable phone book data.

  As described above, when the multifunction peripheral phone book analysis process ends, the CPU 32 proceeds to the operation of the digital information acquisition program of FIG. 3 and starts the mark sheet printing process (S80). The CPU 32 creates print data for printing the mark sheet according to the format of the phone book registration mark sheet. Here, in addition to the data shown in FIG. 12, information on the mark sheet identification unit 61, the plurality of phone book data display units 62, the mark unit 63, and the guide unit 64 included as the format of the phone book registration mark sheet is also printed. Created as data.

  How to combine these pieces of information into print data is determined by, for example, storing reference print data in advance in which the arrangement relationship of each piece of information on the print data is stored in the ROM 33 or the like. It is created by arranging information and expanding it into print data (bitmap data). When the print data is created in this way, the CPU 32 issues a print instruction to the print unit 44. The phone book registration mark sheet printed in this manner is shown in FIGS. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the configuration of the phone book registration mark sheet when the individual selection mode is selected. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the configuration of the phone book registration mark sheet when the batch selection mode is selected.

  The mark sheet shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 includes a plurality of areas as described below, that is, a mark sheet identification unit 61, a plurality of phone book data display units 62, a mark unit 63, and a guide unit 64. The mark sheet identification unit 61 is symbolized and printed with a graphic such as a black square, for example, and can later obtain information for identifying the type of the mark sheet when the mark sheet is read by the reading unit 43. This identification information is associated with the format of the phone book registration mark sheet so that even if there are a plurality of formats, it is possible to distinguish which format the throat mark sheet corresponds to. Yes.

  Each of the plurality of phone book data display sections 62 displays a predetermined number of phone book data (here, for convenience of illustration and description, only three phone book data are provided with reference numeral 62). Each phone book data display section 62 is associated with the item name registered in the information column according to the contents registered in the format of the phone book registration mark sheet (see FIG. 12). Name information, reading information, telephone number information, and mail address information are read out from the address registered in the storage address field and printed.

  The mark part 63 is for selecting the contents registered in the format of the mark book for registering the telephone directory. The user paints the mark portion 63 associated with the information (item name) included in each phone book data with a pencil, a pen, or the like, and thereby each phone book data or each phone book data corresponding to the mark position. Information is selected. The mark position and each information included in the phone book data are associated with each other in the format of the phone book registration mark sheet.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when the individual selection mode is selected, the phone book registration mark sheet is marked for name information, reading information, phone number information, and mail address information included in the phone book data 551 to 553. In contrast to the fact that the part 63 is added, the telephone book registration mark sheet when the batch selection mode is selected shown in FIG. In order to indicate that the phone book data is selected in units, the phone book data No. A mark portion 63 is provided at a position corresponding to.

  The guide unit 64 indicates the number of phone book data that can be selected by the user, and the number of available multifunction device phone books obtained in the multifunction device phone book analysis process (S70) is printed. Therefore, the user can check the number of empty spaces shown in the guide unit 64 when adding a mark to the mark sheet.

  As described above, when the phone book data acquired from the mobile phone 2 or the mark sheet on which the mark portion 63 is printed is printed, the user can select the desired information from the information to which the mark portion 63 is added in the printed mark sheet. The mark portion 63 is marked with a pencil or the like, and the data to be registered in the phone book storage area 350 of the multifunction device 1 is selected.

  Next, a telephone directory storage program for reading a mark sheet with a mark added by the user and storing it in the telephone directory storage area 350 of the multifunction machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a series of operations of the telephone directory storage program.

  In FIG. 7, first, when a phone book data storage mode is selected from a menu provided in the multifunction device 1 by a user's key operation on the operation unit 42, the CPU 32 starts a phone book data storage program. When the phone book data storage program is started, the CPU 32 instructs the display unit 41 to display a message instructing to set the mark sheet in the reading unit 43. When the user performs a key operation on the operation unit 42 so that the user sets a mark sheet and starts reading the document, the CPU 32 instructs the reading unit 43 to read the document (mark sheet). (S101). Subsequently, the CPU 32 stores the read data read by the reading unit 43 in the RAM 34 (S102).

  Next, the CPU 32 analyzes the stored pattern of the read data, and determines whether or not the read data includes a pattern of the mark sheet identifying unit 61 indicating a mark sheet for registering telephone directory data (S103). When the CPU 32 determines that the read data does not include the pattern of the mark sheet identification unit 61 (S103: NO), the CPU 32 prompts the display unit 41 that the read document is not a mark sheet and that the mark sheet is set. Is displayed (S104), and the telephone directory data storage program is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the CPU 32 determines that the read data includes a pattern indicating a mark sheet (S103: YES), the CPU 32 detects the mark added by the user and stores the mark position information of the detected mark in the RAM 34. Further, the CPU 32 counts the number of phone book data corresponding to the detected mark, and compares the number with the number of empty phone book storage areas 350 of the multifunction device 1 (S105).

  Here, as a mark detection method, the coordinates indicated by the mark position information in the format shown in FIG. 12 are calculated from the sheet reference position (position of the mark sheet identification unit 61) determined to be a mark sheet, and the mark portion is sequentially 63 is read. Whether or not a mark is written in the mark part 63 is determined by, for example, counting the number of black pixels in the mark part 63 and determining whether or not the number of black pixels exceeds a predetermined threshold value. to decide. Furthermore, as a method of counting the number of marked phone book data, in the individual selection mode, when a plurality of phone numbers and mail addresses included in one phone book data are marked, it is counted as one. Is done. That is, the phone book data No. One unit is counted.

  Subsequently, as a result of the comparison in S105, the CPU 32 determines whether all the numbers of marked phone book data can be stored in the phone book storage area 350 of the multi-function peripheral (S106). If the CPU 32 determines that all items cannot be stored (S106: NO), the display unit 41 displays that all items cannot be stored and that the mark is to be redone (S107), and ends the telephone directory data storage program.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the number of marked phone book data read by the reading unit 43 is larger than the remaining number of phone book data that can be stored in the phone book storage area 350, this is indicated. Notice. Therefore, even if more than the number of phone book data that can be stored in the phone book storage area 350 has been selected on the mark sheet, the user can quickly confirm that fact and select the phone book data again. be able to. In this case, the mark position information stored in S105 is unnecessary and is deleted.

  On the other hand, if the CPU 32 determines that all cases can be registered (S106: YES), since the mark position information of the mark portion 63 where it is detected that the user has been marked can be specified in the previous S105, the mark Read the storage address corresponding to the position information. Next, the CPU 32 stores the information stored in the read storage destination address in the telephone directory storage area 350 (S108).

  In the case of the individual selection mode, for example, if a mark is given by the user to the name information “Taro Yamada” and the telephone number 1 “0351891XXX” included in the phone book data 551, the mark position information (x, y ) = Read the storage location A of the name information “Taro Yamada” from (a, b), and the storage location B of the telephone number 1 “0351891XXX” from the mark position information (x, y) = (ad). Then, the CPU 32 stores the name information “Taro Yamada” and the telephone number 1 “0351891111” stored in the storage destinations A and B in the telephone directory area 350 as one telephone directory data. The storage destination address “C” is the storage destination address of the data converted so that a part of the information cannot be read. Therefore, the storage destination address “C” is replaced with the original unconverted data associated in S65. Then, it is stored in the telephone directory storage area 350.

  On the other hand, in the case of the collective selection mode, for example, if a mark is given by the user to the phone book data 551, the CPU 32 uses the collective selection mode from the mark position information (x, y) = (a, a). It is determined that there is, and the storage destinations A to G are read using the format of FIG. Then, the CPU 32 stores all the information stored in the storage destinations A to G in the phone book area 350 as one phone book data. If the storage destination address of the data converted so that a part of the information cannot be read, such as the storage destination address “C”, the original data that has not been converted is replaced as described above. In the above, it is stored in the telephone directory storage area 350.

  Further, the determination of whether or not the mode is the batch selection mode is not limited to the determination based on the mark position information (x, y) = (a, a) as described above, and the batch selection mode and the individual selection mode can be distinguished. As such, the mark sheet identification information 61 may be set to a predetermined pattern.

  As described above, the data in the format as shown in FIG. 12 is used not only when the print data of the mark sheet is created but also when the necessary phone book data is read and stored in the phone book storage area 350 by reading the mark sheet. The Therefore, it is necessary to retain at least the telephone book data until it is stored in the telephone book storage area 350.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the telephone used for selectively acquiring telephone book data from the digital information stored in the mobile phone 2 and further selecting arbitrary telephone book data. Print as a book registration mark sheet. Then, the printed mark sheet is read by the reading unit 43. As a result, the mark added by the user is detected, and the corresponding information is stored in the telephone book storage area 350 of the multifunction device 1 as telephone book data. Therefore, the user can store only desired phone book data by a simple method only by marking the mark portion 63 for the phone book data printed on the mark sheet.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the phone book data acquired from the mobile phone 2 is printed on the phone book registration mark sheet, and the user reads the mark sheet to which the mark is added. This is stored in the book storage area 350. On the other hand, in the second embodiment described below, a selection sheet to which a selection number for selecting phone book data acquired from the mobile phone 2 is printed is printed, and the selection number is selected by the user via the operation unit 42. Is entered, the phone book data corresponding to the input number is stored in the phone book storage area 350.

  Here, the second embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Since the second embodiment can be realized by substantially the same configuration as that of the multifunction device 1 and the mobile phone 2 in the first embodiment described above, the description of the device configuration is omitted. However, in the second embodiment, the format of the selected sheet is stored in the ROM 33. Furthermore, the telephone directory data acquired from the mobile phone 2 is registered in the format of the selection sheet, and a program for printing the selection sheet based on the format of the selection sheet and the selection number printed on the selection sheet are input, and the selection number A program or the like for storing the telephone book data corresponding to is stored in the telephone book area 350 is stored in the ROM 33.

  FIG. 13 shows the format configuration of the selection sheet when the individual selection mode is selected. In the format shown in FIG. 13, in addition to the information column and the storage destination address column, a number addition column and a selection number column are provided. In the number addition column, information indicating whether or not the selection number is added to the selection sheet is input according to the selection mode. The process for determining whether or not to add a selection number is basically the same as the process for determining whether or not to add information “◯” indicating that a mark is required to the mark field of the mark sheet in the first embodiment. It is.

  FIG. 13 shows a format when the individual selection mode is selected, so information “◯” indicating that a selection number is added to each piece of information (item name) included in the telephone book data 551. Is input. In the selection number column, a selection number associated with each item name input in the information column is input in advance. Note that when the batch selection mode is selected, the phone book data No. “○” indicating that a mark is required is registered in the number addition field. When the batch selection mode is selected, in this embodiment, the phone book data No. “○” indicating the addition of a number is registered in the number addition column of “No.”. You may newly provide a number addition column which selects all the information of a unit.

  Then, similar to the format of the phone book registration mark sheet, the information of the phone book data acquired from the mobile phone 2 and the storage address are registered in the format of the selected sheet, and the print data of the selected sheet is stored. Create and print a selection sheet with a selection number.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration of a selection sheet printed based on the format shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. A section 71, a telephone directory data display section 72, a selection number section 73, and a guide section 74. Selection sheet No. The unit 71 displays a unique number for identifying the selected sheet. This unique number is associated with the format of the selected sheet. The telephone directory data display unit 72 displays a predetermined number of telephone directory data. The selection number section 73 displays a number for selecting the contents registered in the format of the phone book registration mark sheet. The guide unit 74 indicates the number of phone book data that can be selected by the user, and the number of available multifunction device phone books obtained in the multifunction device phone book analysis process (S70) in the first embodiment is printed. Yes.

  First, the user selects the “Register phone book data from selection sheet” menu from the menu via the operation unit 42. Next, the selection sheet No. assigned to the selection sheet. The unit 71 is input, and then the selection number unit 73 to be stored in the telephone directory storage area 350 of the multifunction device 1 is selected. The CPU 32 receives the input selection sheet No. Based on the format of the selection sheet having “”, the storage address of the data corresponding to the input selection number is read, and the information stored at the address is stored in the telephone directory storage area 350. If comprised in this way, it will not be restricted to the mark sheet in 1st Embodiment, The telephone directory data which a user desires among the acquired telephone directory data will be selected, and it will be made to memorize | store in the telephone directory storage area 350 of the multifunction device 1. Can do.

  The present invention has been described based on the first and second embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Something can be easily guessed.

  For example, in this embodiment, the multifunction device 1 acquires and stores the phone book data stored in the mobile phone 2 via the transfer I / F unit 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and at least from a device having a storage function. What is necessary is just to acquire telephone directory data. For example, the phone book data may be acquired by reading the phone book data stored in a USB memory stick or a memory card that can be attached to and detached from the multifunction device 1. Moreover, you may acquire telephone directory data via LAN from PC which has a telephone function.

  In this embodiment, the phone book data acquired from the mobile phone 2 is stored in the RAM 34 and used for the subsequent processing. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is stored in the phone book storage area 350 of the multifunction device 1. In addition, the telephone directory data not marked on the mark sheet may be deleted. At this time, the phone book data acquired from the mobile phone 2 and the phone book data stored in advance in the phone book storage area 350 of the multifunction device 1 are stored in a distinguishable manner, and the phone book acquired from the mobile phone 2 is stored. It is advisable to register only the data in the mark sheet format.

  In this embodiment, the description has been made on the assumption that the phone book data is in the vCard format. However, the information analysis processing as in S60 is similarly performed for other formats (CSV format and text format), You may comprise so that it may register on the mark sheet | seat for book registration.

  In addition, as a configuration of the phone book registration mark sheet, for the predetermined information included in one phone book data, the mark part 63 may not be added as essential information constituting the phone book data. For example, the name information included in the phone book data is likely to be selected by the user. If such information is configured to be registered in the telephone directory storage area 350 without adding the mark part 63, it is not necessary to mark the mark part 63 corresponding to the name information one by one. Will improve.

  Further, the digital information acquisition program of the present embodiment is not limited to being applied in a communication device, but may be applied in an information processing device such as a PC. In this case, it is assumed that processing up to S80 (mark sheet printing processing) in the processing of FIG. 3 is performed by an information processing apparatus such as a PC, and a printing instruction is issued to a printer apparatus connected to the PC or the like.

It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the communication apparatus which concerns on this invention, and an external memory | storage means. It is a figure which shows the telephone directory data 551-553 memorize | stored in EEPROM55. It is a flowchart which shows a series of operation | movement of a digital information acquisition program. It is a flowchart which shows the transfer process to digital information acquisition mode. It is a flowchart which shows vCard information analysis processing. 6 is a flowchart showing a multifunction peripheral phone book analysis process. It is a flowchart which shows a series of operation | movement of a telephone directory storage program. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the structure of the phonebook registration mark sheet at the time of individual selection mode selection. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the structure of the phonebook registration mark sheet at the time of batch selection mode selection. This is a specific data content when the phone book data 551 is in vCard format. It is explanatory drawing which shows the format of the mark sheet for telephone directory registration. (A) It is a figure which shows the example of the format registered based on the individual selection mode. (B) It is a figure which shows the example of the format registered based on batch selection mode. It is a figure which shows the example of the format of the selection sheet | seat registered based on individual selection mode. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the structure of the selection sheet | seat at the time of individual selection mode selection.

Explanation of symbols

1 MFP 2 Mobile phone 32 CPU
33 ROM
34 RAM
35 EEPROM
350 Phonebook storage area 55 EEPROM
550 Phonebook storage area 551 Phonebook data 552 Phonebook data 553 Phonebook data

Claims (9)

Printing means;
Communication destination data storage means for storing communication destination data including destination data and a destination name for identifying a communication partner;
Obtaining means for obtaining a plurality of communication destination data stored in an external storage means;
Creation means for creating a format of a selection sheet for enabling selection of arbitrary communication destination data among a plurality of communication destination data acquired by the acquisition means based on the plurality of acquired communication destination data When,
A print instruction means for instructing the printing means to print the selection sheet according to the format of the selection sheet created by the creation means;
Input means for inputting a selection result of communication destination data selected based on the selection sheet;
A communication apparatus comprising: storage control means for selecting communication destination data corresponding to a selection result input by the input means from the plurality of communication destination data and storing the selected communication destination data in the communication destination data storage means. The creation means is a mark sheet added with a mark entry column corresponding to a plurality of communication destination data acquired by the acquisition means as the selection sheet, and creates its format,
The input means detects a mark on the mark sheet based on the reading result of the mark sheet read by the reading means, and inputs information of the detected mark as a selection result,
The storage control means is configured to select communication destination data corresponding to the mark information input by the input means from the plurality of communication destination data and store the communication destination data in the communication destination data storage means. The communication device according to claim 1. When one of the communication destination data includes a plurality of destination data,
The creation means includes an individual selection mode for creating a mark sheet format that allows individual destination data to be individually selected from among a plurality of destination data included in one communication destination data, and a plurality of destination data included in one communication destination data. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a batch selection mode for creating a format of a mark sheet that enables batch selection of destination data. A determination unit that determines whether the communication destination data acquired by the acquisition unit has been stored in the communication destination data storage unit;
4. The communication according to claim 2, wherein, based on a determination result by the determination unit, the creation unit creates a format of a mark sheet by excluding communication destination data stored in the communication destination data storage unit. apparatus. Calculating means for calculating the remaining number of communication destination data that can be stored in the communication destination data storage means;
Counting means for counting the number of communication destination data corresponding to the mark information read by the reading means;
5. A notification means for notifying that when the number of communication destination data counted by the counting means is larger than the number of cases calculated by the calculating means. A communication device according to claim 1.   3. The mark sheet format is generated by converting a part of the communication destination data acquired by the acquisition unit so that a part of the communication destination data is unreadable. The communication device according to any one of 5. A data acquisition program applicable to a computer of a communication device including a printing unit and a communication destination data storage unit that stores communication destination data including destination data and a destination name for specifying a communication partner,
An acquisition step of acquiring a plurality of communication destination data stored in an external storage means;
Creation step of creating a format of a selection sheet for enabling selection of arbitrary communication destination data among a plurality of communication destination data acquired by the acquisition step based on the acquired plurality of communication destination data When,
According to the format of the selection sheet created by the creation step, a print instruction step for instructing the printing unit to print the selection sheet;
An input step of inputting a selection result of communication destination data selected based on the selection sheet;
A data acquisition program comprising: a storage control step of selecting communication destination data corresponding to the selection result input in the input step from the plurality of communication destination data and storing the selected communication destination data in the communication destination data storage unit. In the creation step, a mark sheet added with a mark entry column corresponding to a plurality of communication destination data acquired in the acquisition step is used as the selection sheet, and the format is created.
The input step detects a mark on the mark sheet based on a reading result of the mark sheet read by the reading unit, and inputs information of the detected mark as a selection result,
In the storage control step, communication destination data corresponding to the mark information input in the input step is selected from the plurality of communication destination data and stored in the communication destination data storage unit. The communication device according to claim 7. A data acquisition program applicable to a computer of an information processing apparatus connected to a printing unit and capable of instructing the printing unit to print print data,
An acquisition step of acquiring a plurality of communication destination data stored in an external storage unit;
A creation step for creating a format of a mark sheet that allows selection of arbitrary communication destination data among a plurality of communication destination data acquired by the acquisition step, based on the acquired plurality of communication destination data;
A data acquisition program comprising: a print instruction step for instructing the printing unit to print a mark sheet using the mark sheet format created in the creation step as the print data.

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