JPH03185955A - Facsimile equipment with card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate a fault such as operation mistake or the like completely by using a card with a sender name and a destination dial number stored thereon and entering the name of the destination to specify the destination from a character enter key. CONSTITUTION:When key entry is implemented while an IC card is loaded to an IC card reader-writer 14, the IC card information corresponding to key input information is retrieved. When the retrieval is finished, the result of retrieval is displayed on a display section 11. If no object information exists, the step is restored and when object information exists, the step is proceeded. In this case, the retrieval of partial coincidence or the like is implemented, then there is possibility of displaying plural objects, and in such case, the step to select a desired destination is required from the plural objects. When the destination dial number is obtained as above, the number is set to a transmission circuit in a transmission-reception control section 16. When a transmission start command is given, a calling signal is outputted to a telephone line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Al Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile machine equipped with a card reader capable of reading cards such as IC cards.

(b) Conventional Technology When attempting to send a document to the other party using a conventional facsimile machine, the user can directly enter the other party's telephone number using the numeric keypad or enter the number assigned to the other party. I am trying to dial the number.

(Problem to be solved by the C1 invention)However, even in the case of the above price, since numbers are entered using the numeric keypad, there is a possibility that mistakes may occur on the numeric keypad. When operating the numeric keypad while looking at a telephone number list, there was a risk of not only making a mistake in operating the numeric keypad, but also misreading the number list.

An object of the present invention is to provide a factor 2 device with a card reader that can solve the above-mentioned disadvantages by using a card with a memory function such as an IC card.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems This invention provides a card reader capable of accepting a card in which a destination name and a destination dial number are stored, a character input key for inputting the destination name, and a manual input key. a display device for displaying the entered characters; and means for reading out a destination dial number corresponding to the destination name entered manually from the character input key from a card inserted in the card reader and passing the read destination dial number to a facsimile control unit. (e)
Operation In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when a document is to be sent to a recipient, a card is first inserted into the card reader. The card stores a list showing the correspondence between destination names and destination dial numbers.

With the card readable by a card reader, the recipient's destination name is entered manually using the character input keys.

At this stage, the name of the destination is entered manually instead of the number, so even if an operational error occurs, the operator will immediately know the error. When the necessary characters have been entered, the destination dial number corresponding to the input characters (destination name) is read out from the card and passed to the fujigori control section.

(f) Embodiment FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a fudge apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates character input keys including Roman letters keys, hiragana keys, and the like. The operator uses these character input keys to input the name of the other party. 2 is an IC card reader/writer. This IC card reader/writer accepts an IC card storing a plurality of destination names and destination dial numbers, and reads out the destination names and destination dial numbers. The phone number search section 3 uses character input keys l and IC
The device is connected to a card reader/writer 2 and reads out a destination dial number corresponding to the destination name inputted with a character input key 1 from an IC card inserted in the IC card reader/writer 2. Then, the read dial number is output to the facsimile control section 4. The facsimile control unit 4 waits for a transmission key (not shown) to be pressed, and then outputs a calling signal to the other party via the transmitter/receiver unit 5 using the above-mentioned dial number.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the facsimile machine. The character input key 10 is a key having a Roman character conversion function and a hiragana conversion function, and the display section 1) displays characters including Kanji characters input with the character input key 1O, and displays other information. The CPU 12 controls the entire fuji storage device, and the memory 13 includes ROM and RA.
Contains M. The IC card reader/writer 14 accepts an IC card in which a destination name and a destination dial number are stored, and reads the information. Function keys 15 include a send key and other keys.

Further, the transmission/reception control section 16 controls the CP in the transmission mode.
It converts the data passed from the UI 2 into serial and outputs it to the telephone line, or converts the data manually input from the telephone line in reception mode into parallel and passes it to the CPU 2.

FIG. 3 shows the arrangement format of information stored in the IC card. As shown in the figure, a plurality of pairs of the name of the other party and the dial number of the other party are stored.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic control procedure of the CPU 12 in the transmission mode. IC in IC card reader writer 14
When the key is pressed with the card inserted (nl
), the IC card information corresponding to the key human power information is searched (n2). In this case, the search may be performed by matching the entire destination name, but it is also possible to perform a search by partially matching the beginning, partially matching the suffix, or the like. When the search is completed, the search results are displayed on the display unit 1). If there is no target information, return to the previous step, but if there is target information, proceed to n4. In this case, if you perform a partial match search, multiple candidates may be displayed, but in such a case, you will need to select the desired destination from the multiple candidates. come. When the destination dial number is obtained as described above, the number is set in the transmission circuit in the transmission/reception control section 16. When a transmission start command is issued (n6), a calling signal is issued to the telephone line (n8).

As described above, the operator does not need to operate a numeric keypad or the like because the dial number of the destination to which the message is desired can be entered manually. That is, there is an advantage that the manual processing of numerical values, which tends to occur with conventional fujiguri devices, is eliminated.

Note that instead of the character input key 10, it is possible to use a key whose key top is a sheet on which the name of the other party is written. Furthermore, it is also possible to use a liquid crystal display with a touch panel that integrates the character input keys 10 and the display section 1). In this case, the position of the key and the character assigned to that key are displayed on the display section 1). When using this touch panel display, it is possible to display the name of the other party and its dial number stored in the IC card. In addition, if the data stored on the IC card side (destination name and destination dial number) is stored as a display font, there is no need to convert the data to display font data in CPU 2, which reduces the burden on the CPU 12. You can also.

(g1 Effect of the Invention According to this invention, a card in which a plurality of destination names and destination dial numbers are stored in advance is used, and in order to specify a destination, the name of the destination can be entered using the character input keys. Because it is done manually, it is possible to completely eliminate the shortcomings that tend to occur with conventional facsimile machines, such as mistakes in operating the numeric keypad and misreading the recipient's phone number.Furthermore, card information can be stored on a computer, etc. Since cards can be easily updated by use, it is very convenient to have cards for various purposes, such as business and private.

2 is a block diagram of the control section of the same embodiment, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of display on the display section, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the control section of the same embodiment.
This is a flowchart 1 showing the general operation of U.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A card reader capable of accepting a card in which a destination name and a destination dial number are stored; a character input key for inputting the destination name; and a display device for displaying input characters; A facsimile device with a card reader, comprising means for reading a destination dial number corresponding to a destination name inputted from a character input key from a card inserted in the card reader and passing the read destination dial number to a facsimile control section.