JPH0275255A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation by using an external storage means so as to manage such data as destination telephone number. CONSTITUTION:An IC card insertion port 15 is provided to an equipment main body and an IC card reader 30 is provided in the equipment main body to read information from the IC card 10 when the IC card 10 is loaded. With the IC card 10 loaded, the information stored on the IC card 10 is read by an IC card reader 30 and the mode is brought in which an abbreviation number stored on the IC card 10 is usable. Sine the IC card 10 is used as an external storage means to manage such data as destination number, the operation of registering additional information is not complicated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine that is capable of managing the telephone number of the other party even through external storage means.

[Background of the Invention As is well known, a cofacsimile device is a device that can send and receive necessary image information, but in this case, it is necessary to connect a telephone line in order to establish a communication connection with the other party. . In order to shorten the process of connecting a telephone line, a speed dial function is usually provided.

In addition to the speed dial function, if the facsimile machine is equipped with an additional function such as the name of the recipient, you can do so by operating the multiple numeric keys and function keys on the facsimile machine. You need to register.

The number of speed dials that can be registered is determined by the capacity of the memory built into the main body of the facsimile machine.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, in conventional facsimile machines, when registering additional information such as a name in addition to the speed dial function, it is necessary to register additional information such as a name in addition to the speed dial function. The registration is performed using the numeric keypad or multiple function keys.

Therefore, the operation for registration is extremely troublesome.

In addition, the number of registered speed dials etc. is determined by the capacity of the built-in memory of the device, so if the memory capacity is exceeded, it will be impossible to store any more information such as line numbers etc. Become.

In addition, when using such a facsimile machine for business purposes, the abbreviated number used for the office is usually used exclusively for customers, so even if you register a personal abbreviated number for a friend, the memory capacity will be limited. As the amount of resources decreases, it is impossible to utilize them effectively.

The present invention takes these points into consideration and proposes a facsimile machine in which the telephone number of the other party can also be managed using external storage means.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve a series of problems, this invention provides the following:
It has an IC cart insertion slot and an IC card reading device, and is characterized by being able to manage the telephone number of the other party, etc. using the IC cart installed.

[Function] The main body of the device is provided with an IC cart insertion slot 15, and inside the main body of the device is an IC cart reader 30 for reading the information when this IC card 10 is inserted.
is provided.

When the IC card 10 is attached, the information stored in the IC card 10 is read by the IC cart reader 30, and the IC card 10 is placed in a lying state in which the abbreviated number and the like stored therein can be used. Therefore, by inputting an abbreviated number stored in the IC cart 10 using the ten keys on the main body of the device, a call can be automatically made to the telephone line corresponding to the abbreviated number.

By using the IC cart 10 that can be freely attached as described above as an external storage means, it is possible to manage the destination number, etc., and there is no need to worry about overflowing the memory capacity, etc.

In addition, even when adding additional information such as a name to an abbreviated number, the additional information can be recorded using the IC cart function, making the registration operation extremely simple. .

[Embodiment] Next, a first example of a facsimile device according to the present invention will be described.
This will be explained in detail with reference to the figures below.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the entirety of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, which has a flat housing 2, and a document mounting table 3 is provided on the upper surface thereof.

3a is a side plate for regulating the width of the document. In addition, the device housing 2
An operation display section 5 is provided at the top of the front surface of the computer, and by operating the numeric keypad or multiple function keys provided here, the information is displayed on the display section 6 and the corresponding process is executed. be done.

In the present invention, the facsimile device 1 is further configured so that the IC cart 10 can be detachably attached thereto. Therefore, in this example, an IC cart insertion slot 15 is provided on the side surface 2a of the housing 2, and an IC cart insertion slot 15 is provided here.
An IC card reading device 30 (described later) that reads data on the IC cart 10 when the cart 10 is attached is built into the main body of the device.

As is well known, the IC car IN10 is an IC cart used for electronic notebooks, etc., and for example, an IC cart attached to an electronic notebook 20 as shown in FIG. 10 can also be used.

In addition, in FIG. 2, 21 is a display section, 22 is an operation key,
23 is also an operation key.

By operating specific keys among these keys,
The IC cart 10 can store this information in memory. For example, the destination telephone number and its corresponding abbreviated number can be obtained by operating appropriate keys among the operation keys 22.
You can memorize them.

Further, when additional information such as the name of the other party is to be stored in addition to this information, the data is similarly input using an appropriate function key of the operation keys 22 or 23. For example, if you want to store the destination name as additional information, use the katakana key provided in addition to the numeric keypad (including cases where it is configured to double as the numeric keypad or LJ function key). The information will be stored.

Here, the data format stored in the IC cart 10 is the same as the format of the IC used in electronic notebooks and the like.

l! 11. - For example, a data format as shown in Figure 3! ·And it is sufficient. In this example, the telephone number is stored in addition to the identification code for the telephone number (additional ID), and then an identification code for additional information (additional ID) is inserted. Information is stored.

By using such data format I,
When the IC card 10 is inserted into the facsimile machine 1, this data format will be read by the IC cart reader 30.

Of course, when facsimile machine 1 is used to store abbreviated numbers and additional information, it goes without saying that the data format shown in FIG. 3 is used.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a communication control means 50 having such an IC cart reading device.

In the figure, 52 is a CPU that manages communication control. 53 is a ROM in which various control programs are stored; 54
is a RAM that stores various information. In this example, this RA
M54 is used as an image memory.

The image information read by the image reading unit 55 is supplied to the modem and network control circuit NCUδ7 via the interface 56.

In addition, the image data manually generated from the line is transferred to the modem and NC.
The signal is supplied to the recording section 59 via the tJ 57 and the interface 58, where it is recorded. Further, the telephone number of the other party at the time of transmission is supplied to the display section G via the interface 60, so that the telephone number and the like are displayed.

Further, when the IC cart 10 is attached to the main body of the facsimile machine 1, the IC card reader 30 reads the IC card, and the data is supplied to the CPU 52 via the interface 40, and is stored in the RAM 54 as necessary. written.

Part of the data is further supplied to the display unit 6 via the interface 60, so that only the information specified on the operation display unit 5 out of the information stored in the IC card 10 is displayed on the display unit 6. At the same time, a telephone line or the like corresponding to the information is connected.

In this way, when the IC car 1' 10 is used as an external recording means and the IC cart 10 is installed, the telephone number of the other party can also be managed by the IC cart 10 by reading the information.

For this reason, it will be possible to use electronic notebooks and electronic memos, which are currently becoming widespread, as human-powered devices. You can easily store abbreviated numbers and accompanying information on your IC card 1 using
It becomes possible to store memory above 0-9~.

Key operations can be performed using an electronic notebook or electronic notebook, so the operations are relatively simple. Therefore, there is an advantage that the telephone number and additional information can be registered more easily than when using a facsimile machine. Of course, since an electronic notebook or electronic memo is used in the human-powered device, the number of function keys other than the numeric keypad provided on the operation display section 5 of the facsimile machine body can be reduced, which reduces the cost of the facsimile machine. can be achieved. Furthermore, by replacing the IC card 10, the memory capacity becomes infinite.

Furthermore, when managing phone numbers etc. using such an IC cart, since the phone number and additional information are personal, it is necessary to minimize the damage if the operation is compromised. I can do Meroko.

[Effect of the invention] As explained above, this invention provides an IC car
・In addition to using Nato as an external recording means, this IC
When the card is inserted, the IC cart can be used to manage the telephone number of the other party.

According to this configuration, since manual input to the IC cart is performed using an electronic notebook or an electronic memo, there is an advantage that a telephone number or additional information thereon can be registered in a relatively simple manner.

Since electronic notebooks and electronic memos, which are currently in widespread use, can be used as input devices, the number of operation keys that must be provided on the facsimile machine body can be significantly reduced, and the cost of the facsimile machine itself can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the necessary information can be registered every time the IC card is replaced, the necessary number of registrations can be secured without being limited by the memory capacity. IC
When using a cart, the phone number and additional information are personal, so it has various features such as the ability to use shortened numbers and other information without any personal weight.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a zero piece facsimile device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of an electronic notebook, and FIG.
The figure is a diagram of the data format used at that time, and FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an example of communication control means according to the present invention. 1...Facsimile device 5...Operation display section 6...Display section 10...-rc car j. 15...Car l insertion slot 30...IC cart reading device 4' 50... Communication control means ≧ 7 50: Communicating = 389-!

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A facsimile machine characterized by having an IC card insertion slot and an IC card reading device, so that the telephone number of the other party can be managed using the inserted IC card.