JP2018007075A - Communication device, control method thereof, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in which in order to register a destination by referring to a transmission history at a time of registering the destination with an address book, registration is not possible without transition to a transmission history screen once.SOLUTION: A communication device includes display means and storage means for storing an address book with which a destination is registered, has display means display a registration screen corresponding to a type of destination to be registered when the destination is registered with the address book, displays an instruction unit to instruct to refer to a transmission history on the registration screen, has the display means display the transmission history corresponding to the type of destination to be registered according to an instruction to the instruction unit, and registers a destination of the transmission history selected from the displayed transmission history with the address book.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication device, a control method thereof, and a program.

  Some communication apparatuses that perform conventional e-mail, facsimile, and file transmission can register destination data of a transmission history in the address book from the transmission history screen when setting the destination in the address book (Patent Document 1). reference).

JP2013-106103A

  However, in the above conventional technique, a transmission history screen is displayed, and the destination selected on the transmission history screen is registered in the address book. For this reason, a user who has opened a destination registration screen for an address book in order to register the destination in the address book must once close the destination registration screen and display a transmission history screen. For this reason, the user cannot register the destination while referring to the transmission history in a series of screen transitions from the address registration screen to the address book, which is a burden on the user who is unfamiliar with the operation.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems of the prior art.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for registering a destination while referring to a transmission history with a simple operation when registering the destination in an address book.

In order to achieve the above object, a communication apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention has the following arrangement. That is,
Display means;
Storage means for storing an address book in which a destination is registered;
A control unit that displays a registration screen corresponding to the type of destination to be registered on the display unit and displays an instruction unit that instructs the registration screen to refer to a transmission history when the destination is registered in the address book; ,
In response to an instruction to the instruction unit, history display means for displaying a transmission history corresponding to the type of destination to be registered on the display means;
Registration means for registering a destination of the transmission history selected from the transmission history displayed by the history display means in the address book.

  According to the present invention, when registering a destination in the address book, the destination can be registered while referring to the transmission history with a simple operation. Therefore, even a user unfamiliar with the operation can easily register the destination while referring to the transmission history. effective.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The accompanying drawings are included in the specification, constitute a part thereof, show an embodiment of the present invention, and are used together with the description to explain the principle of the present invention.
1 is a block diagram illustrating a network configuration according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the MFP according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a home screen displayed on the operation unit of the MFP according to the first embodiment. 6A and 6B are diagrams for explaining transition of an operation screen displayed when a user registers an address book in the MFP according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart for describing new registration processing of destination data to an address book in the MFP according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining processing for displaying a transmission history of a selected destination type in S505 of FIG. 5 and allowing a user to select a destination. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining transition of an operation screen displayed when a user registers an address book in the MFP according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a flowchart for explaining new registration processing of destination data to an address book in the MFP according to the second embodiment. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission history stored in the storage of the MFP according to the first embodiment. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments do not limit the present invention according to the claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are not necessarily essential to the solution means of the present invention. .

[Embodiment 1]
First, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a network configuration according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  An MFP 101, an MFP 102, a mail server 103, and a PC 104 are connected to the network 100 so that they can communicate with each other. An MFP 101 and a FAX (facsimile apparatus) 106 are connected to the public line network 105 so that they can communicate with each other. In the first embodiment, an MFP 101 is illustrated as an example of an image transmission apparatus, and a PC 104, an MFP 102, and a facsimile apparatus 106 are illustrated as examples of a transmission destination. The MFP is a multi-function processing device (Multi-function Peripheral) having a printing function, a scan function for reading and transmitting or storing a document, a copy function, a box function for storing data, a facsimile transmission / reception function, and the like. The PC is a general personal computer.

  Consider a case in which the MFP 101 attaches image data obtained by reading a document to an e-mail and transmits it to the MFP 102 or the PC 104. At this time, the MFP 101 designates the mail address of the MFP 102 or the PC 104 as a transmission destination, and transmits an e-mail to the mail server 103. The mail server 103 stores the received e-mail as an e-mail to be received by the MFP 102 or the PC 104 in a mail box provided in a storage (not shown). The MFP 102 or the PC 104 receives the e-mail transmitted from the MFP 101 from the mailbox of the mail server 103 using the set e-mail receiving account. Further, the MFP 101 designates the telephone number of the FAX 106 as a transmission destination and transmits the image data obtained by reading the document to the FAX 106 by facsimile. The network 100 is described as a local network, but may be the Internet.

  As described above, the MFP 101 is arranged in a network in which a mail address and a FAX number can be designated as a transmission destination. However, the network configuration is not limited to a wired network as long as it can transmit images, and may be a network configuration that connects wirelessly to an access point (not shown).

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of the MFP 101 according to the first embodiment.

  A control unit 110 including a CPU 111 controls the overall operation of the MFP 101. The CPU 111 expands in the control program RAM 113 stored in the ROM 112 or the storage 114, executes the expanded program, and performs various controls such as reading control and printing control. The ROM 112 stores a control program that can be executed by the CPU 111. The ROM 112 stores a boot program, font data, and the like. A RAM 113 is a main storage memory of the CPU 111 and is used as a temporary storage area for developing various control programs stored in the work area, the ROM 112, and the storage 114. The storage 114 stores image data, print data, various programs, and various setting information. In the first embodiment, a flash memory is assumed as the storage 114, but an auxiliary storage device such as an SSD, HDD, or eMMC may be used.

  In the MFP 101 according to the first embodiment, one CPU 111 executes each process shown in a flowchart to be described later using one memory (RAM 113), but other modes may be used. For example, it is possible to execute each process shown in the flowchart described later in cooperation with a plurality of CPUs, RAMs, ROMs, and storages. Also, a part of the processing may be executed using a hardware circuit such as ASIC or FPGA.

  An operation unit I / F (interface) 115 connects the operation unit 116 and the control unit 110. The operation unit 116 displays information for the user and accepts input from the user. The reading unit I / F 117 connects the reading unit 118 and the control unit 110. A reading unit 118 reads an image of a document and converts the image into image data such as binary data. The image data generated by the reading unit 118 is transmitted to an external device via the public network 105 or the network 100, and is printed on a sheet by the printing unit 120. The printing unit I / F 119 connects the printing unit 120 and the control unit 110. The CPU 111 transfers image data to be printed (image data to be printed) to the printing unit 120 via the printing unit I / F 119. The printing unit 120 prints an image on a sheet (paper) fed from a paper feed cassette based on the image data.

  The control unit 110 is connected to the network 100 by the communication unit I / F 123. The communication unit I / F 123 transmits image data and various types of information inside the apparatus to an external apparatus on the network 100, and receives print data and various types of information from the information processing apparatus on the network 100. Transmission / reception methods via the network 100 include transmission / reception using the above-described electronic mail and file transmission using other protocols (for example, FTP, SMB, WEDAV, etc.). Further, the MFP 101 has a WEB server function, and can display a history of transmission / reception jobs and various setting data on the PC 102 by accessing from the PC 102 using the HTTP protocol.

  The control unit 110 is connected to the public network 105 by controlling the FAX communication unit 122 by the FAX unit I / F 121. The FAX unit I / F 121 is an I / F for controlling the FAX communication unit 122. The FAX unit I / F 121 controls connection to the public network 105, control of a facsimile communication protocol, and the like by controlling a modem and NCU for facsimile communication. .

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the home screen 308 displayed on the operation unit 116 of the MFP 101 according to the first embodiment.

  The operation unit 116 includes a touch panel 301 that displays an operation screen, an LED 310, and an LED 311. The touch panel 301 receives an instruction (touch, drag, flick, etc.) from the user as a touch panel. The user directly touches each image (touch image) displayed on the touch panel 301 with an object such as a finger or a stylus, and instructs execution of each function based on the displayed image. Here, each button (instruction unit) is a divided area of the area where the image is displayed, and when touched by the user, control related to the content displayed on the button is executed.

  The screen of the touch panel 301 shown in FIG. 3 shows a state where the home screen 308 is displayed. Home screen 308 is a screen for instructing execution of each function of MFP 101, and includes buttons for copying, facsimile transmission (fax), scanning, media printing, and the like, and is a screen for selecting a function to be executed by MFP 101.

  A status confirmation button 305 is a button for displaying a screen (status confirmation screen) for confirming the state of the MFP 101. By displaying this status confirmation screen, the user can confirm the transmission history. A fax button 302 is a button for displaying a fax transmission screen (not shown) of the MFP 101. The user of the MFP 101 inputs a destination by referring to a telephone number or an address book from this fax transmission screen, and transmits the image data obtained by the reading unit 118 to the destination by facsimile.

  A scan button 303 is a button for displaying a scan selection screen (not shown) of the MFP 101. The scan selection screen displays a screen that allows the user to select a transmission means such as e-mail transmission (E-mail), SMB, FTP file transmission, and Internet fax (I-fax) transmission. Furthermore, the user can display the transmission setting screen by touching the displayed selection display.

  An address book button 304 is a button for displaying the address book screen of the MFP 101. This address book screen will be described later with reference to FIG.

  An LED 310 and an LED 311 notify the user of the state of the MFP 101. The LED 310 is lit while receiving or executing an e-mail or print job, and the LED 311 is lit when an error occurs in the MFP 101. A stop button 306 is a button that instructs cancellation of various operations, and is a resident key that is always displayed on the operation unit 116. The home button 307 is a button that displays the home screen 308 and is a resident button that is always displayed on the operation unit 116.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the transition of the operation screen displayed when the user registers an address book in the MFP 101 according to the first embodiment. 4 and 7, the display of the resident buttons such as the stop button 306 and the home button 307 shown in FIG. 3 is omitted.

  The address book screen 400 shows an example of a screen displayed when the address book button 304 is touched on the home screen 308 in FIG. On the address book screen 400, the destination data registered in the address book is displayed as a list, and the destination data can be scrolled and displayed by dragging the screen. A new registration button 401 is a button for instructing a transition to a screen for registering new destination data in the address book. When the black star mark 402, “a”, “ka”, “sa”, “ta” key at the bottom is touched, the destination data in the address book is displayed with the first character of the destination name “a” line, ”And display whether it is a line. In the case of English characters, the first character of the destination name is displayed by filtering with alphabets. When the user touches the black star mark 402, all destination data is displayed without filtering. Here, for example, as shown by a destination 404, when the user touches the destination data, a check mark is entered and the destination is confirmed. When the user touches the confirmation button 403, a transmission screen in which the destination data of the designated destination 404 is set. Transition to (not shown).

  The destination type screen 410 is displayed when the user touches the new registration button 401 on the address book screen 400. The destination type screen 410 includes a fax 411, an e-mail 412, an I-fax 413, and a group 414 as destination types. When the user touches the fax 411, the screen changes to a new fax registration screen 430 for registering new destination data for facsimile transmission in the address book. When the user touches the email 412, the screen changes to an email new registration screen 420 for newly registering destination data for sending an email in the address book. When the user touches the I-fax 413, a transition is made to an I-fax new registration screen (not shown) for newly registering destination data for Internet facsimile transmission in the address book. Further, when the user touches the group 414, a transition is made to a broadcast transmission registration screen (not shown) for performing broadcast transmission. The return button 415 is a button for instructing to return to the previous screen. When the user touches the return button 415 on the destination type screen 410, the screen returns to the previous address book screen 400. Similarly, return buttons 415 are arranged on the screens 420, 430, 440, and 450, respectively, so that it is possible to return to the previous screen.

  The new email registration screen 420 is displayed when the email 412 is touched on the destination type screen 410. In the new e-mail registration screen 420, the destination type 422 is “E-mail”, a name 423 and an e-mail address 424 are displayed, and each input screen is displayed when the user touches each. In the first embodiment, by displaying a transmission history button 421 for transitioning to the email transmission history screen 440 in the new email registration screen 420, an email is registered during registration of a new email destination. The destinations included in the transmission history of can be referred to.

  The new fax registration screen 430 is displayed when the fax 411 is touched on the destination type screen 410. In this new fax registration screen 430, the destination type 432 is "Fax", the name 433 and the fax number 434 are displayed, and each input screen is displayed when the user touches each key. In the first embodiment, by displaying a transmission history button 431 for referring to the fax transmission history screen 450 in the new fax registration screen 430, the fax transmission history can be displayed during registration of a new fax destination. The destination can be referenced.

  The e-mail transmission history screen 440 filters the transmission history stored in the storage 114 into e-mails as destination types, and displays the start time of each mail and the e-mail address of the destination. As shown in FIG. 9, the transmission history stored in the storage 114 stores a reception number, a transmission result, a start time, a communication time, a job type (destination type), a destination, and the number of transmission pages.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transmission history stored in the storage 114 of the MFP 101 according to the first embodiment.

  On the e-mail transmission history screen 440, the destination touched and selected by the user is highlighted as a transmission history destination 441. Then, the e-mail address of the selected destination is set in the e-mail address 424 of the new e-mail registration screen 420. Thus, the user can easily register a new e-mail from the past e-mail transmission history. In FIG. 4, the email address “user24@ares.abc.co.jp” selected on the email transmission history screen 440 is set as the email address 424 on the new email registration screen 420.

  The fax transmission history screen 450 displays a start time (transmission date and time) and a destination telephone number by filtering the transmission history to a fax as a destination type. The destination touched and selected by the user on the fax transmission history screen 450 is highlighted like a transmission history destination 451. Then, the selected destination (fax number) is set in the fax number 434 of the new fax registration screen 430. Thus, the user can easily register a new fax number from the past fax transmission history. In FIG. 4, the fax number “5678 9012” selected on the fax transmission history screen 450 is set as the fax number 434 on the fax new registration screen 430. The confirmation button 425 on the new email registration screen 420 and the confirmation button 435 on the new fax registration screen 430 are buttons for confirming registration on this registration screen.

  Here, although the transmission history screens 440 and 450 display the transmission history by filtering, the transmission history may be prepared in the storage 114 for each destination type and displayed. By doing so, for example, it is possible to prevent the destination display of the e-mail transmission history from being automatically erased because the maximum storage number has been reached by another fax transmission history.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for describing new registration processing of destination data to the address book in the MFP 101 according to the first embodiment. Each operation (step) in this flowchart is achieved by the CPU 111 developing and executing a control program stored in the ROM 112 or the storage 114 in the RAM 113. 5, the CPU 111 displays the home screen 308 on the operation unit 116, the address book button 304 is instructed on the screen, the address book registration screen 400 is displayed, and the new registration button 401 is touched. Is started.

  First, in step S <b> 501, the CPU 111 displays a destination type screen 410 on the touch panel 301 of the operation unit 116. In step S502, the CPU 111 determines whether one of the fax 411, the e-mail 412, the I-fax 413, and the group 414 displayed on the destination type screen 410 has been touched. If touched, the process proceeds to step S503. To do. If none of the destination type screen 410 is touched, the process returns to S501.

  In step S <b> 503, the CPU 111 displays a new destination screen for the type of destination selected in step S <b> 502 on the touch panel 301. The new destination registration screen is, for example, the new email registration screen 420 when the above-described email 412 is selected, or the new fax registration screen 430 is displayed when the fax 411 is selected. When the names 423 and 433 are selected on the new destination registration screen, a name input screen (not shown) is displayed. When the name of the destination data to be registered is input, the input name is displayed in the names 423 and 433. Further, when an e-mail address 424 is selected, an e-mail address input screen (not shown) is displayed. When an e-mail address is input, the input e-mail address is displayed on 424. When the fax number 434 is selected, a fax number input screen (not shown) is displayed, and when the fax number is input, the entered fax number is displayed on 434.

  In step S504, the CPU 111 determines whether the transmission history 421 or 431 is instructed on the new registration screen. If so, the process proceeds to step S505. If not, the process proceeds to step S508. In step S505, the CPU 111 selects a transmission history of the destination type selected in step S502. The process of S505 will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S506, the CPU 111 determines whether a destination is selected on the transmission history screen displayed in step S505. If the destination is selected, the process advances to step S507, and the selected destination is set as a destination on the new destination screen. Then, the process proceeds to S503. In S507, for example, as described above with reference to FIG. 4, the CPU 111 sets the destination of the transmission history selected in S506 as, for example, an e-mail address 424 or a fax number 434 as a new destination registration destination.

  In step S508, for example, in the case of the new email registration screen 420 or the new fax registration screen 430, the CPU 111 determines whether the destinations such as the email address 424 and the fax number 434 have been input. If there is no input, the process returns to S503.

  In S509, the CPU 111 determines whether or not the confirmation buttons 425 and 435 have been touched to register the destination information set on the new destination registration screen. If touched, the process proceeds to S510, and if not, the process proceeds to S503. In S510, the CPU 111 sets the new destination information set on the new destination registration screen in the address book, stores it in the storage 114, and ends this processing.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the process of displaying the transmission history of the selected destination type in S505 of FIG. 5 and allowing the user to select a destination.

  In step S <b> 601, the CPU 111 reads the transmission history data of the destination type selected in step S <b> 502 from the storage 114 and stores it in the work buffer of the RAM 113. In step S602, the CPU 111 displays transmission history data in order from the latest data from the work buffer saved in step S601. In step S603, the CPU 111 determines whether any destination data is touched in the displayed transmission history data. If it is determined that the destination data is touched, the process proceeds to step S604. If not, the process returns to step S602.

  In step S604, the CPU 111 reverse-displays the destination data selected in step S603, for example, as the transmission history destinations 441 and 451 in FIG. 4 so that the user can recognize the destination data. In step S605, the CPU 111 determines whether the return button 415 on the transmission history screen has been touched. If it is determined that the button is touched, the process proceeds to step S606. If not, the process returns to step S604. In step S606, the CPU 111 sets the destination data selected in step S604 to the e-mail address 424 or the fax number 434 on the previous screen, for example, the new e-mail registration screen 420 or the new fax registration screen 430, and ends this processing. To do.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, when a destination is newly registered in the address book, a list of past transmission history data can be displayed, and a destination to be registered can be selected and registered from the history display. . At that time, a list of corresponding transmission history data can be displayed and selected depending on whether the destination is an e-mail destination or a fax destination.

  Conventionally, if you want to refer to the transmission history when registering a destination in the address book, you must return to the home screen, select the display of the transmission history, and then perform an operation to register in the address book. It was a time-consuming operation.

  On the other hand, in the first embodiment, the user's operability is improved because the transmission history can be selected from the registration screen of the address book and the destination data of the transmission history can be referred to. Further, by storing destination data in the transmission history for each destination type, even if the maximum number of other types of destination data is reached, the transmission history of the desired destination type is not deleted. The history becomes easier to refer.

  In the first embodiment, the e-mail and the fax have been described as the transmission history. However, in the case of an I-fax, a group destination, and the like, the transmission history can be similarly set with reference to the transmission history. Furthermore, the present invention can be similarly applied to file transmission such as SMB, FTP, and WBDAV.

[Embodiment 2]
Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, when a new destination is registered in the address book, a transmission history button is provided on the new registration screen, and when the transmission history button is pressed, a new destination registration process in the address book with reference to transmission history data is performed. An example of execution will be described. Note that the network configuration, MFP configuration, and the like according to the second embodiment are the same as those of the above-described first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the transition of the operation screen displayed when the user registers an address book in the MFP 101 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Here, parts common to FIG. 4 are denoted by the same numbers.

  When the user touches a new registration button 401 on the address book screen 400, a new registration screen 700 is displayed. On the new registration screen 700, a destination type 701, a name 702, an e-mail address 703, and a fax number 704 are displayed. Here, when the user touches each, each input screen can be displayed. After inputting data through the input screen, the input data is reflected in each item of the new registration screen 700. Can do.

  When the user touches the transmission history button 705 on the new registration screen 700, a new registration screen 710 for a destination using the transmission history is displayed. Here, when the e-mail 711 on the new registration screen 710 is touched, an e-mail transmission history screen 440 is displayed. When the user touches the fax 712, the fax transmission history screen 450 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed.

  Here, when the user touches the destination data 441 on the email transmission history screen 440, the screen transitions to the email new registration screen 420. At this time, the email address “user24@ares.abc.co.jp” of the destination data 441 selected on the email transmission history screen 440 is set in the email address 424 of the new email registration screen 420. . When the user inputs a name 423 and the like and then touches the confirmation button 425 on the new email registration screen 420, the data input on this screen is registered in the address book as a new email destination.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for describing new registration processing of destination data to the address book in the MFP 101 according to the second embodiment. Each operation (step) in this flowchart is achieved by the CPU 111 developing and executing a control program stored in the ROM 112 or the storage 114 in the RAM 113.

  First, in step S <b> 801, the CPU 111 displays a new registration screen 700 and executes new destination registration control. In this new destination registration control, when the destination type 701 is selected, a screen (not shown) for selecting the destination type is displayed. Further, either the mail address 703 or the fax number 704 is displayed according to the type of the selected destination, and the others are not displayed. When the name 702 is selected, a name input screen (not shown) is displayed. When the name of destination data to be registered is input, the input name is displayed in the name 702. When the e-mail address 703 is selected, an e-mail address input screen (not shown) is displayed. After the e-mail address is input, the input e-mail address is displayed in 703. When the fax number 704 is selected, a fax number input screen (not shown) is displayed. After the fax number is input, the input fax number is displayed on the screen 704.

  Next, proceeding to S802, the CPU 111 determines whether or not the transmission history button 705 has been touched on the new registration screen 700. If so, the process proceeds to S803, and if not, the process proceeds to S807. In step S <b> 803, the CPU 111 displays a new destination registration screen 710 using the transmission history illustrated in FIG. 7 and causes the user to select a destination type. In step S804, the CPU 111 determines whether the type of destination is selected on the new destination registration screen 710. If the type of destination is selected, the process proceeds to step S805. If not, the process returns to step S803. In step S805, the CPU 111 executes a process of displaying a transmission history screen corresponding to the type of the selected destination and causing the user to select transmission history data in accordance with the flowchart of FIG. 6 described above, similarly to step S505 in FIG. The process advances to step S806, and the CPU 111 displays the destination data selected on the transmission history screen on the new registration screen, and advances to step S807. As a result, for example, the destination data selected on the transmission history screen 440 is displayed like the email address 424 of the new registration screen 420 of FIG.

  In step S807, the CPU 111 determines whether the e-mail address 424 has been input. If it has been input, the CPU 111 determines whether the confirmation button has been touched. If touched, the process advances to step S809; otherwise, the process returns to step S802. In step S809, the CPU 111 sets the new destination information set on the new destination registration screen 420 in the address book, stores it in the storage 114, and ends this processing.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, a new destination can be registered using the transmission history by selecting the transmission history on the new registration screen for the destination.

  In this way, on the new registration screen for the destination in the address book, a button for instructing to refer to the transmission history is displayed on a part of the transition screen, so that the transmission history can be easily referred to when registering the destination in the address book. Thus, user operability can be improved.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention supplies a program that realizes one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or apparatus read and execute the program This process can be realized. It can also be realized by a circuit (for example, ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, in order to make the scope of the present invention public, the following claims are attached.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Network, 101, 102 ... MFP, 103 ... Mail server, 104 ... PC, 105 ... Public network, 111 ... CPU, 112 ... ROM, 113 ... RAM, 114 ... Storage, 116 ... Operation part, 120 ... Printing part

Claims (9)

Display means;
Storage means for storing an address book in which a destination is registered;
A control unit that displays a registration screen corresponding to the type of destination to be registered on the display unit and displays an instruction unit that instructs the registration screen to refer to a transmission history when the destination is registered in the address book; ,
In response to an instruction to the instruction unit, history display means for displaying a transmission history corresponding to the type of destination to be registered on the display means;
Registration means for registering the destination of the transmission history selected from the transmission history displayed by the history display means in the address book;
A communication apparatus comprising: The control means includes
When registration of a destination in the address book is instructed, a selection screen for allowing the user to select the type of the destination is displayed on the display means.
A registration screen corresponding to the type of destination selected by the user via the selection screen is displayed on the display means;
The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein control is performed so that the instruction unit is displayed on the registration screen. Display means;
Storage means for storing an address book in which a destination is registered;
Control means for displaying an instruction unit for instructing to refer to a transmission history on a registration screen for registering a destination in the address book;
A selection unit that causes the display unit to display a selection screen that allows the user to select the type of destination to be registered in response to an instruction to the instruction unit;
History display means for causing the display means to display a transmission history corresponding to the type of the displayed destination selected on the selection screen;
Registration means for registering a destination selected from the transmission history displayed by the history display means in the address book;
A communication apparatus comprising: A storage means for storing the transmission history
The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission history includes a transmission date and time, a destination type, a destination, and a transmission result.   The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the destination type includes electronic mail and facsimile. A control method for controlling a communication device having display means and storage means for storing an address book in which a destination is registered,
A control step of displaying a registration screen corresponding to the type of destination to be registered on the display means and displaying an instruction unit for instructing the registration screen to refer to a transmission history when registering a destination in the address book; ,
A history display step of causing the display means to display a transmission history corresponding to the type of destination to be registered, in response to an instruction to the instruction unit;
A registration step of registering the destination of the transmission history selected from the transmission history displayed in the history display step in the address book;
A method for controlling a communication apparatus, comprising: A control method for controlling a communication device having display means and storage means for storing an address book in which a destination is registered,
A control step of displaying an instruction unit for instructing to refer to a transmission history on a registration screen for registering a destination in the address book;
A selection step of causing the display means to display a selection screen that allows the user to select the type of destination to be registered in response to an instruction to the instruction unit;
A history display step of causing the display means to display a transmission history corresponding to the displayed destination type selected on the selection screen;
A registration step of registering the destination selected from the transmission history displayed in the history display step in the address book;
A method for controlling a communication apparatus, comprising:   The program for functioning a computer as each means of the communication apparatus of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5. Display means;
Storage means for storing an address book in which a destination is registered;
Control means for displaying a registration screen for registering a destination in the address book and including an instruction unit for accepting an instruction to display a transmission history;
History display means for displaying a transmission history on the display means in accordance with an instruction to the instruction unit;
Registration means for registering the destination of the transmission history selected from the transmission history displayed by the history display means in the address book;
A communication apparatus comprising:

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