JP2836782B2 - Communication terminal device - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a communication terminal device such as a facsimile device, and more particularly to a communication terminal device that facilitates management of communication charges. (Prior Art) In managing a communication terminal device such as a facsimile device, a communication charge is one of important factors. Therefore, a facsimile apparatus having a charge management function has been conventionally proposed. The charge management function of this conventional facsimile machine calculates a communication charge for transmission to a specific communication partner registered in advance, and records the calculated communication charge in a management report. However, in such a conventional communication terminal device, since only the communication fee with a specific communication partner registered in advance can be calculated, the communication fee with other than the specific communication partner cannot be known, which is inconvenient. . Further, each time the operator wants to know the communication fee, it must be recorded in the management report. Therefore, the user cannot know the communication fee during the communication, which is not only inconvenient but also wasteful of report paper. (Object of the Invention) Accordingly, the present invention determines the type of the network and the basic charge based on the telephone number of the communication partner, calculates and displays the communication charge from the communication time, and calculates the communication charge and the integrated charge for a predetermined period. The purpose of the present invention is to always display the communication charges with all the communication partners and also display the integrated charges for a predetermined period, thereby facilitating appropriate management of the communication terminal device. (Structure of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a data storage means in which data relating to a network and a basic charge are stored using a telephone number as a parameter, and a data storage means based on a telephone number of a communication partner. Basic charge discriminating means for discriminating a basic charge according to the type of line network to be searched and communicated, clocking means for measuring communication time, information for discriminating the basic charge by the basic charge discriminating means, and timing of communication time by the clocking means. Communication charge calculating means for calculating the current communication charge based on the information; integrated charge calculating means for adding the communication charge during a preset period to calculate an integrated charge; and integration calculated by the integrated charge calculating means. A charge storage means for storing the charge, a display means for displaying and outputting the communication charge or the accumulated charge, and an operating means for inputting an instruction to output the accumulated charge, and When an output instruction is given, the accumulated charge is read from the charge storage means and displayed on the display means, and during communication, the latest communication charge calculated by the communication charge calculation means is automatically displayed and output on the display means. It is characterized by the following. Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on embodiments of the present invention. 1 to 5 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus which is a communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine,
The facsimile apparatus 1 includes a scanner 2, a plotter 3, an operation unit 4, a liquid crystal display unit 5, a management report 6, a parameter memory 7, a battery 8, a clock circuit 9, an image memory 10, a communication control unit 11, a modem 12, and a network control device 13. , Data compression / playback unit
14, Central processing unit 15, ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM
(Random Access Memory) 17, Character generator
It has 18 mag. The scanner 2 scans the set document, reads image information, and converts it into an electric signal. The plotter 3 records the image information sent from the external line and the image information read by the scanner 2 on a recording sheet. The operation unit 4 constitutes operation means for an operator to operate the facsimile machine 1, and the operation unit 4 is provided with a liquid crystal display unit 5. The liquid crystal display unit 5 is one of display means formed by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays information from the facsimile machine 1 to an operator. The management report 6 has a printer, and prints a communication partner name, a communication time, a communication fee, and the like on a print sheet. The parameter memory 7 constitutes a data storage means in which data necessary for calculating the communication charge is stored in the form of a table using the telephone number as a parameter.
It is backed up by the battery 8. Clock circuit 9
Constitutes a means of timing the current Japan time,
It is used for calculating communication time and setting a basic nightly charge.
The image memory 10 temporarily stores the image information read by the scanner 2 and the image information sent from the external line.
Reference numeral 11 controls the external network and the modem 12, and executes a facsimile control procedure based on the CCITT (International Telegraph and Telephone Advisory Committee) recommendations. The modem 12 is a modem, and the network controller 13
Controls the connection between the external line and the facsimile machine 1.
The data compression / reproduction device 14 compresses the image information read by the scanner 2 and reproduces the image information sent from the external line into the original information. The central processing unit 15 controls each unit such as the scanner 2 and the plotter 3 on the basis of a command from the operation unit 4 and a signal from an external line inputted through the network control unit 13. Basic charge discriminating means for discriminating the type of the network and the basic charge, communication charge calculating means for calculating the communication charge from the communication time and the basic charge, and the accumulated charge by adding the communication charge during a preset period. Integrated charge calculating means for calculating
Is composed. The ROM 16 stores a control program for the facsimile machine 1 and a charge calculation / display program of the present invention, and the RAM 17 stores calculated communication charges and the like. That is, the RAM 17 is a charge storage unit that stores the communication charge and the accumulated charge. The character generator 18 stores character patterns displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5 and the management report 6, and outputs predetermined characters to the liquid crystal display unit 5 and the management report 6 according to an instruction from the central processing unit 15. The liquid crystal display unit 5 and the management report 6 constitute a display unit for displaying a fee. Next, the operation will be described. In managing the facsimile machine, the communication fee is an important factor. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when data is transmitted, that is, a communication charge (including a communication charge for polling reception) at the time of communication other than reception is calculated, displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5, and displayed. In such a case, the management report 6 is printed (displayed) on a report sheet to improve the usability of the communication fee. Hereinafter, the operation of the communication fee calculation and the fee display in the facsimile machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the network to be used is NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) network, KDD (International Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) network or F
A (facsimile) network is determined based on the telephone number, and then a basic charge for communication with the partner station is set. The communication charge is calculated from the basic charge and the communication time, displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5, and displayed (recorded) on the management report 6 as needed. That is, in step S _1, it determines whether KDD network. This determination is made by checking the first three digits of the dial. If the first three digits are 001, it is an international telephone identification number, so it is determined that the network is a KDD network. When the KDD network, in step S _2, sets the basic fee. This setting is performed by checking the country code and the area code of the dial, and is set from a data table stored in the parameter memory 7 in advance. The basic charge is set on the basis of 6 seconds, and a weekday charge, a night / Sunday charge, or a late-night charge is set according to the communication time. When not KDD network at step S _1, in step S _3, N
It is determined whether or not it is a TT network, that is, whether it is an NTT network or a facsimile network. This determination is made based on whether the first three digits of the dial are 161 or 162, and the first three digits of the dial are 161 or 162.
Alternatively, if it is 162, it is determined that the network is a facsimile network. When it is NTT network in step S _3, step S
_{At 4} , it is determined whether or not it is an area office. This discrimination is made by dial 1
The determination is made based on whether or not the digit is 0. When the first digit of the dial is 0, it is determined that the area is an area office. If the partner station is a toll office, then in step S _5, and determines whether or not the other station is neighbor. This determination is performed by determining whether to search a table of neighboring station number in the parameter memory 7 is toll number of its own station, the base charge adjacent stations from the parameter memory 7 in step S ₆ when a neighbor table Look up and set. This basic fee is set at a certain number of yen per second, for example, 30 yen per 80 seconds. In Step S ₅ when not adjacent station, the distance from the area code and the area code of the partner station of its own station is calculated based on the data of the parameter memory 7 at step S _7, in step S _8, the other station A basic charge is set by looking up the parameter memory 7 in a table from the distance. The basic fee is set to a certain number of seconds and a yen, and a weekday fee, a night / Sunday fee, or a late-night fee is set depending on the communication time. When other station toll station in step S _4, step S ₉
Then, the basic charge is set by table lookup from the parameter memory 7. This basic fee is set at a certain number of yen per second, for example, 10 yen per 180 seconds. In step S _3, when the facsimile network, step
In S _10, the distance based on the data of the parameter memory 7 and a area code of area codes and other station of the self station and other station calculates, at step S _11, the distance between the other station, the transmission mode ( Based on the standard mode or the facsimile in mode) and the document size, the parameter memory 7 is looked up in a table to set a basic charge. This basic fee is set at a certain number of yen per message, for example, 40 yen per message. In this manner, based on the base rate is set, in step S _12, calculates the communication fee. This communication charge is calculated by multiplying the basic charge by the communication time or by multiplying the basic charge by the number of transmission pages. The communication fee calculated in the step S ₁₂ in step S _13,
As shown in FIG. 3, a fee is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5, and the flow ends. Therefore, the communication charges with all the communication partners can be automatically displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5 for each communication without being output to the management report 6 or the like each time, so that the communication charges can be easily known. it can. As a result, the use state of the facsimile machine 1 can be known in the form of a communication fee, and the facsimile machine 1 can be appropriately and easily managed. In addition, the facsimile apparatus 1 displays an integrated charge of a communication charge for a predetermined period as shown in FIG. 4 according to a command from the operation unit 4. The predetermined period can be arbitrarily set by the operator using the operation unit 4. For example, the predetermined period may be determined as a period from reset to reset, or may be set to a certain date from a certain date, or a certain date. Further, the communication fee and the accumulated fee for each communication are recorded on a management report sheet 19, for example, as shown in FIG. The communication charge for each communication is stored in the RAM 17 and is automatically displayed during and after the communication, and is read out by an instruction from the operation unit 4 when necessary and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5 and the management report 6. You. The accumulated charge is added to the communication charge for each communication and stored in the RAM 17. At the same time, when necessary, the integrated charge is read out by an instruction from the operation unit 4 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5 or the management report 6. Therefore, the management of the facsimile machine 1 can be performed more appropriately and easily. When performing broadcast transmission, the communication charge is calculated based on the transmission time required for transmission to all broadcast stations, and the liquid crystal display unit 5 is displayed. In the above embodiment, the liquid crystal display unit 5 and the management report 6 are used as the display means, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the management report 6, or the liquid crystal display unit 5 and the management report 6 In addition, the information may be displayed on a normal recording sheet of the facsimile apparatus. (Effects) According to the present invention, since a basic charge corresponding to the type of the line network is determined and the communication charge is calculated and displayed, it is possible to know the communication charge with any communication partner. The calculation and display of the communication charge are also performed during the communication, so that the latest communication charge during the communication can be known. In addition, since the accumulated charge accumulated during the predetermined period is automatically displayed according to the output instruction for the predetermined period, the accumulated charge during the period can be similarly known. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately and easily manage communication terminal charges.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 are views showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus which is a communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the facsimile apparatus, FIG. The figure shows the flowchart of the charge calculation and display program.
FIG. 5 is a front view of the liquid crystal display unit showing the display state of the communication charge, and FIG. 5 is a front view of a management report sheet showing the display state of the communication charge. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Facsimile apparatus (communication terminal device), 2 ... Scanner, 3 ... Plotter, 4 ... Operation part (operation means), 5 ... Liquid crystal display part (display means), 6 ... Management report (display means) 7) Parameter memory (data storage means) 8 Battery 9 Clock circuit (time measuring means) 10 Image memory 11 Communication control unit 12 Modem 13 Network Control device, 14 data compression / reproduction device, 15 central processing unit (basic charge discrimination means, communication charge calculation means, integrated charge calculation means), 16 ROM, 17 RAM (charge storage means), 18 ... Character generator, 19 ... Management report paper.

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(57) [Claims] A data storage means in which data relating to a network and a basic charge are stored using a telephone number as a parameter, and a data charge means is searched based on a telephone number of a communication partner to determine a basic charge according to a type of a communication network to be communicated. Basic charge discriminating means, time measuring means for measuring the communication time, and communication charge calculating means for calculating the current communication charge based on the basic charge discriminating information by the basic charge discriminating means and the communication time measuring information by the clocking means. , An integrated charge calculating means for calculating an integrated charge by adding a communication charge during a preset period, a charge storing means for storing the integrated charge calculated by the integrated charge calculating means, and displaying the communication charge or the integrated charge. Display means for outputting, and operation means for inputting an output instruction of the accumulated charge, and when an output instruction is issued from the operation means, the accumulated charge is stored in the charge storage means. While for the read out display output on the display unit, the communication terminal apparatus, characterized in that for automatic display output on the display means the most recent communication Price calculated by communication fee calculating means in communication.