JP3408490B2 - Internet facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine that can be connected to the Internet, and more particularly to an Internet facsimile machine that has improved operability by making it easy to distinguish a telephone number from an electronic mail address. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Internet facsimile machines capable of selectively transmitting a facsimile and an electronic mail are becoming popular. This Internet facsimile machine inputs an e-mail address when transmitting an e-mail via the Internet, and inputs a telephone number when carrying out a facsimile transmission via a public network (telephone line) to respectively perform transmission. To do.

The electronic mail address and telephone number can be registered on a one-touch display board or the like.

[0004]

Conventionally, when printing what is registered on a one-touch display board or the like for performing two types of communication, the size of the paper surface to be printed is limited. If the name, e-mail address, and telephone number are printed, it is not possible to provide sufficient space to display the e-mail address and telephone number separately. Since they are displayed mixedly, there is a problem that it is difficult to distinguish at a glance whether the information displayed for a certain recipient name is an email address or a telephone number. L
In the case of displaying on a CD as well, there is a similar problem that it is difficult to distinguish at a glance whether it is an e-mail address or a telephone number, because of the size of the LCD to be displayed. Also, fax number (phone number)
When sending to a person who owns both the email address and the e-mail address, there is a case where it is sent to a means different from the intended receiving means of the recipient.

Therefore, the present invention provides an electronic mail address,
An object of the present invention is to print and display a telephone number, a one-touch abbreviated number, and a destination name in a state that is easy to see and distinguish between an e-mail address and a telephone number.

Further, according to the present invention, by displaying the e-mail address and the telephone number in an easily distinguishable manner, it is possible to prevent transmission to a means different from the intended receiving means of the other party. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve the above object, the present invention is the destination name, telephone number, and stores the e-mail address, stored data email
Email registration flag to determine whether it is an email address
Storage means for storing the state, the operation means for performing the operation of reading out the telephone number and the electronic mail address from the storage means, and the operation means for reading out based on the state of the mail registration flag. either one of the telephone number and the e-mail address and outputs an inverted state, and output means for outputting the other in a normal state of the telephone number and the e-mail address read by the operation means Prepare

With such a configuration, when an electronic mail address, a telephone number, a one-touch abbreviated number, and a destination name are printed and displayed, the electronic mail address and the telephone number are printed in a state that is easy to see and distinguish between the electronic mail address and the telephone number. And display can be performed. Further, it is possible to prevent transmission to a means different from the intended receiving means of the other party.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the output means is a display section.

With such a configuration, when displaying an e-mail address, a telephone number, a one-touch abbreviated number, and a destination name, the e-mail address and the telephone number can be displayed in a state that is easy to see and distinguish between the e-mail address and the telephone number. it can.

The present invention is also characterized in that the output means is a printing section.

With this configuration, when printing an e-mail address, a telephone number, a one-touch abbreviated number, and a recipient's name, it can be printed in a condition that is easy to see and distinguish between the e-mail address and the telephone number. it can.

Further, the present invention provides that when the printing unit prints a one-touch list or one-touch sheet,
It is characterized in that the output is controlled in the inverted state.

With such a function, when printing an e-mail address, a telephone number, a one-touch abbreviated number, and a recipient's name, it can be printed in a condition that is easy to see and distinguish between the e-mail address and the telephone number. it can.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the display section controls the output in the inverted state during a transmission operation.

With such a function, when displaying an e-mail address, a telephone number, a one-touch abbreviated number, and a destination name, the e-mail address and the telephone number can be displayed in an easily recognizable manner. it can. Further, it is possible to prevent transmission to a means different from the intended receiving means of the other party.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the control of the output in the inverted state is executed based on the inverted code set in the header of the character string code when reading the character string code. .

With such a function, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the stored e-mail address or telephone number data should be highlighted. Further, by changing the setting of the reverse code, it is possible to easily select which of the electronic mail address and the telephone number is displayed in reverse.

The present invention is also characterized in that a part of the electronic mail address is displayed in reverse video.

With such a function, what is displayed or printed can be arranged according to the user's preference while maintaining the easiness of distinguishing the electronic mail address and the telephone number.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail based on specific examples shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention.
In the present invention, the ordinary facsimile apparatus is provided with the LAN control unit 3. When sending an e-mail, insert the original into the scanner 2 and enter the address L from the operation panel 8.
By inputting through the one-touch display board which is the CD display board 9 and pressing the start button, the scanner 2 reads the original and converts it into a TIFF file.
It is attached as an attachment file to an electronic mail and transmitted as an electronic mail via the LAN control unit 3.

From the operation panel 8, in addition to the transmission operation, L
It is possible to perform a registration operation for displaying a telephone number and an e-mail address on the CD display board 9. It is also possible to input Roman letters such as an e-mail address. RAM6 is the registered destination name,
It stores an e-mail address and a telephone number, and further includes a table of bits for storing the state of the MAIL registration flag described below, and also stores reverse display information described below.

FIG. 2 shows a check flow when dial data is registered in the present invention. In step 21, the check-in routine is started, and in step 22, the user gives an instruction to register the corresponding number. In step 23, it is judged whether or not the registration data of the corresponding number is for MAIL. If it is for MAIL, that is, if it is an electronic mail address, the process proceeds to step 24. If it is not for MAIL, that is, if it is a telephone number. Go to step 25.

In step 24, control is performed to set the MAIL registration flag for the bit corresponding to the corresponding number on the table storing the state of the MAIL registration flag. In step 25, control is performed such that the MAIL registration flag is not set to the bit corresponding to the corresponding number on the table. Proceeding to step 26, the check routine ends.

Based on the state of the MAIL registration flag controlled as described above, it is possible to judge whether or not the registered one is a mail address.

FIG. 3 shows a check flow at the time of printing.
In step 31, the check flow for printing is started.
In step 32, when the one-touch key, the speed dial or the like is pressed, the address of the leading table of dial numbers is referred to. In step 33, it is determined whether or not the mail registration flag is set based on the state of the MAIL registration flag stored in the bit corresponding to the corresponding number on the table. If the mail registration flag is set, the process proceeds to step 34.
If not standing, go to step 35.

In step 34, the inversion instruction information is set in the line information code (1 byte) at the beginning of the format shown in FIG. 5, and the process proceeds to step 35.

In step 35, it is determined whether or not the reference for all dial numbers is completed. If completed, the process proceeds to step 36. If not completed, the process proceeds to step 36.
Go to step 37.

At step 37, the table address of the next dial number is set, and the routine proceeds to step 33. The loop of step 33-step 35-step 37-step 33 is repeated until the reference for all dial numbers is completed, and when the reference for all dial numbers is completed, the process proceeds from step 35 to step 36.
In step 36, the edit data is passed to the print task, and the process proceeds to step 38 to end this check routine. In the printing task, printing processing is performed, and printing in which the character designated according to the edit data is reversed is performed as described below with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8.

FIG. 4 shows a check flow when the LCD is displayed. In step 41, a check routine for display is started. In step 42, the one-touch number is searched from the table. In step 43, it is determined whether or not the MAIL registration flag on the table relating to the corresponding number is set. If the flag is set, step 44
And if the flag is not set, proceed to step 45.

At step 44, a reverse instruction is given when the LCD is displayed, and the routine proceeds to step 46. In step 46, the reversed character is displayed on the LCD according to the reversing instruction in step 44, and the process proceeds to step 47.

In step 45, a normal display that is not reversed is displayed on the LCD, and the process proceeds to step 47. Step 47
Then, the check routine at the time of display ends.

FIG. 5 shows the format of each line. The format of one line consists of a 1-byte line information code, a maximum of 94 bytes of character data (maximum 188 bytes if there is an inter-character pitch code), and a 1-byte line feed code. In order to perform the inversion instruction, the inversion information is stored in 1 bit of the line information code in the format of one line shown in FIG. As a result, the reversal process can be performed by reading this line information code.

FIG. 6 shows an example of printing a one-touch list or one-touch sheet. In FIG. 6, “<03> M
The entire lines of "AIL 1" and "<04> MAIL 2" are reversed and printed. Other phone numbers (<0
1>, <02>, and <05>) are printed without being inverted.

FIG. 7 shows a display example on the LCD. In this example, the telephone numbers are <01>, <02>, and <0.
5> is displayed in a state where the entire display is not reversed normally, and is the mail address, that is, <03> and <04>.
Is displayed in the state in which the inversion processing is performed.

FIG. 8 is a print example of another one-touch list or one-touch sheet. In this example, “<03>” and “<04>” in the line representing the email address
Only the part ">" and the part "(MAIL)" are inverted. As in this example, by inverting only the one-touch key number portion, it is possible to distinguish between the telephone number and the mail address, and it is easier to see than when displaying the entire line by inverting processing. .

FIG. 9 shows a display example on the LCD. Similar to FIG. 8, only the one-touch key number in the display of the e-mail address is reversed and displayed. The present embodiment is not limited to this, and the telephone number may be reversed. Further, this changeover switch may be provided so that the user can set the preferred one. Further, although the image is displayed in reverse video, it is possible to use not only the reverse display but also various methods for distinguishing the telephone number and the mail address. For example, underlining. If the printer is a color printer, the color may be changed.

[0039]

According to the present invention, an electronic mail address and a telephone number can be distinguished from each other for printing, displaying, etc., so that the user can easily see and distinguish them.

Further, according to the present invention, since the display is made easy to distinguish the electronic mail address and the telephone number,
It is possible to prevent transmission by a transmission means different from the intended transmission means.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an Internet facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a registration process of mail addresses and the like according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a reversal process during printing according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a reversing process at the time of display in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a concept of a data format in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a printing example of a one-touch list or one-touch sheet according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of an LCD display unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a printing example of another one-touch list or one-touch sheet according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another display example of the LCD display unit in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 printer 2 scanner 3 LAN control unit 4 Modem section 5 CPU 6 RAM 7 ROM 8 Operation panel 9 LCD display board

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-11-88633 (JP, A) JP-A-11-215338 (JP, A) JP-A-5-207214 (JP, A) JP-A-11-74984 (JP , A) (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04N 1/00-1/00 108 H04N 1/32 H04M 11/00-11/00 303

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A destination name, a telephone number, and an e-mail address are stored , and the stored data is stored in an electronic mail.
Email registration flag to determine whether it is an email address
Storage means for storing the state of the above, an operation means for performing an operation of reading out the telephone number and the electronic mail address from the storage means, and the telephone number read by the operation means based on the state of the mail registration flag . and an outputting unit operable to output an inverted state either one of the e-mail address, and outputs the other of the telephone number and the e-mail address read out by the operating means in the normal state Internet fax machine. 2. The Internet facsimile machine according to claim 1, wherein the output unit is a display unit. 3. The Internet facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output unit is a printing unit. 4. The Internet facsimile apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the printing unit controls output in the inverted state when printing a one-touch list or a one-touch sheet. 5. The Internet facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display unit controls output in the inverted state during a transmission operation. 6. The control of the output in the inverted state comprises:
6. The internet facsimile apparatus according to claim 4, wherein when the character string code is read, it is executed based on an inverted code set in the header of the character string code. 7. The Internet facsimile machine according to claim 1, wherein a part of the electronic mail address is displayed in reverse video.