JPH03214845A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the erroneous operation and to easily confirm and edit abbreviated dialing by displaying stored call originating information at the time of abbreviated dialing operation. CONSTITUTION:When a key matrix on an operation panel is operated to select abbreviated dialing, a flag is set to '0' through a keyboard control part 111, and a CPU 101 executes the control corresponding to the program in a ROM 105 to read out abbreviated dialing call originating information stored in a RAM 106. A ROM 109 of a character generator is referred through an LCD controller 108 to display call originating information on an LCD panel; and in the case of the absence of desired information display, the scrolling operation is performed through the matrix 112 to display following call originating information on the panel 110 by scrolling. Thus, the erroneous operation of call originating of abbreviated dialing is prevented and dialing is easily confirmed and edited. Broadcast destination stations registered as a group are called in the same manner.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a communication device, and particularly to a communication device that stores call information of a partner station and uses it for call processing.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, facsimile apparatuses have been known in which telephone numbers, abbreviations of destination stations, etc. are registered in advance, and image communication is performed using these registered data.

For example, in response to a specific speed dial key operation or one-touch key operation, the selection number of a desired destination station is memorized, and the selection number registered in the memory is used in response to the speed dial key operation or one-touch dial key operation. A facsimile device is known that calls a partner station and performs image communication.

Conventionally, speed dialing cannot display the registered contents on a button like one-touch dialing, so in order to check the registered contents during operation, the user had to refer to a list output as a speed dial registration list in advance.

Also, when performing broadcast transmission from the past, what about broadcast transmission? A method is known in which a plurality of partner stations are registered in one-touch 1- for each group, and multicast transmission to the plurality of partner stations is commanded by the manual effort of one one-touch key. In this method, when storing the group registration number for broadcast transmission, the members of the group (such as the station name), and the member's telephone numbers, the record output unit is used to output a one-touch dial registration list as a report. Confirmation was carried out using this squirrel.

In such one-touch dial registration of conventional devices, the registration number of the one-touch keys or the abbreviated number of speed dialing constituting the broadcast transmission group is associated with the one-touch key number used as the group registration number. Group members and their phone numbers are not directly output.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the conventional apparatus using the above-mentioned speed dial system has the following drawbacks.

(1) The only way to check the registered contents before operating the speed dial is to output the registered list 1 as a report.

(2) In one-touch dialing, a confirmation operation is always performed as part of the operation, whereas in speed dialing, the operation must be temporarily interrupted to perform confirmation operation.

(3) Recording and outputting reports many times for confirmation is problematic in terms of cost.

Or, it takes time to confirm.

In addition, with conventional devices that perform broadcast registration, the only way to check the contents of broadcast group registrations is to record and output a report each time, which is cumbersome to operate (and takes time to process). Because it is not possible to output data for each group, it becomes troublesome to check the members in a group. Solution 1b [Means for Solving the Problem] 1. In order to solve the problem of strike, the present invention provides the following: 1) In connection with the νj speed dial operation of Fi In a communication device that stores a predetermined speed dial operation and sends a call to a corresponding partner station using calling information of the corresponding partner station when a predetermined speed dial operation is performed, a predetermined operation means that is operated when performing a speed dial operation. operation} The call information stored in connection with the speed dial operation is displayed on the IN, and the call is made to the Aio station after confirming the display of the call information, or the call is made from multiple broadcast destination stations. In a communication device that records and records call information for each group, and when a predetermined group setting operation is performed, broadcasts to the other station of the group using the calling information of the corresponding other station. A configuration is adopted in which call information and related information of broadcast destination stations stored for each group are displayed in accordance with the operation of the operating means.

"Operation" According to the above configuration, as part L of the speed dial operation, it is possible to have the user confirm the speed dial registration contents. Further, by performing a predetermined operation, the user can confirm the calling information and related information of the broadcast destination station registered as a group.

[Examples] The present invention will be described in detail below based on examples shown in the drawings.

First Embodiment A first embodiment is shown in FIGS. 1-3. Here, an embodiment will be described regarding the display of speed dial registration contents of a facsimile machine that performs group broadcasting.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a control system of a communication device adopting the present invention.

In FIG. 1, Lot is a CPU, 102 is a line control device for transmitting and receiving, and 103 is a general public line.
A communication line such as a dedicated line.

Further, reference numeral 104a. 104b is a printer and scanner that outputs and reads images, and 105 is a CPU.
ROM stores the IOI program, 106 is a RAM that stores user data such as speed dial phone numbers and names, 107 is a timer, and 108 is an LC.
A D control unit, reference numeral 109, is a character generator ROM for generating display fonts for the LCD.

Code 110 is a 740x540 dot (horizontal x vertical) LCD
The display character is composed of 16 x 16 dots and can be displayed in 46 characters x 33 lines. The LCD panel 110 displays a list of speed dial registrations and various messages. If the display cannot be completely displayed, use the scroll function to supplement the display.

Reference numeral 111 is a keyboard control unit that performs input/output to the keyboard, and reference numeral 112 is a key matrix that performs key input and output.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the operation panel. Reference numeral 301 is a start button used to start a predetermined process; reference numeral 30
2 is a stop/clear button that commands to stop processing and clear data; 303 is a numeric keypad for inputting and registering phone numbers; 304 is a scroll key for scrolling the display in units of one line or a predetermined line; 305
Reference numeral 306 indicates a scroll key for switching the display of the next page, and reference numeral 306 indicates an LCD. These operation systems and display systems correspond to the LCD panel 110 and key matrix 112 in FIG.

The CPUIOI shown in FIG. 1 performs control according to the flowchart shown in FIG. When using a registered speed dial for sending or group registration, use "*" and a 3-digit number to make the speed dial. Therefore, the control shown in FIG. 2 will be executed when the "*" key is pressed manually.

When using speed dialing, first enter "*" in step Sl even if the registration number is unconfirmed. and,
In step S2, a flag F to be used later is set to "0", and then in step S3, a desired first address in the speed dial registration list is called from the RAM 106. This first address becomes the address corresponding to the first line of the registration list at the time of setup.

Next, the amount of data that can be displayed on the panel is called from the RAM 106 from the start address called in step S4,
This is used as a list in step S5.LC. It is displayed on the D panel 306. If the registration list you want to check is not displayed, press scroll key 3 in step S7.
By inputting 04 and 305, the start address of the data to be recalled at any time is changed and stored in the memory, while confirming the desired registered data. By storing the start address in memory, it can be called from the same screen next time.

If you only want to check the data here, step S
You can press the stop/clear button 302 at 6 to return to the original screen display and then exit.If you use speed dial, enter the 3-digit number that is the registration number while referring to the displayed registration list. (Steps S6, S8, S9, S10) After entering the three-digit number, that is, the registration number, call up the corresponding phone number, name, etc. from the memory in Step Sll, and send it directly in Step S12. start,
When the transmission is completed, the screen display is returned to the original state in step S13, and all operations are ended in step S14.

Although an LCD panel was used as the display panel in the above embodiments, it is also possible to replace it with another display medium such as a CRT or LED. Also, at the beginning of the speed dial, "*"
Instead of manually pressing , the display can also be started by pressing a new key with a name such as the ``abbreviation'' key. In addition to the function of moving the screen up and down by scrolling, it is also possible to easily realize a function of manually inputting a two-digit or three-digit registration number to display the corresponding registration number in the list at the beginning.

In addition, in the above embodiment, each speed dial is input once, and the only operation to be performed is sending, but it is also possible to manually enter multiple speed dials in a row, and perform timer transmission, polling, group transmission, etc. You can transfer directly to all operations that generally use speed dialing, such as registration. Further, by using a touch panel on the display panel instead of inputting the registration number using the numeric keypad, it is also possible to directly select a desired number from the displayed registration list.

According to the above embodiment, when entering a specific key that must be entered when using speed dial, the list of speed dial registration list is displayed on the panel, so that confirmation of the registration number is part of the operation. It can be easily done as Furthermore, since the list is always displayed when using speed dialing, it is possible to prevent erroneous operations and has excellent effects such as being able to easily edit the contents of registered data.

Second Embodiment FIG. 4 and subsequent figures show an embodiment regarding display of registered contents of facsimile machines that perform group broadcasting.

In this second embodiment, the structure of the control system is the same as that in FIG. The structure of the operating system is shown in FIG. The difference from the configuration in Figure 3 is that the group confirmation key 3
08 and a timer broadcast key 307 are provided.

In the apparatus of the second embodiment, it is assumed that the group registration process for broadcast partner stations is performed in the same manner as in the conventional procedure. It is also assumed that time-specified broadcasting using the timer broadcasting key 307 can be performed as before. Group confirmation key 308 is used to start confirmation of group registration contents, which will be described later.

FIG. 4 shows the display processing procedure executed by the CPU i o i to confirm the broadcast registration group.

In step 541 of FIG.
8 is input, the memory 10 is inputted in step S42.
The group abbreviation and the number of members in the group are loaded from memory for each group registration number association registered from 6 onwards, and these are displayed on the display panel 3 in step 343.
Displayed on 06. The display state at this time is shown in FIG.

Here, data such as the group number of the 14 group, the number of registered partner stations, and the abbreviation applied to the entire group are displayed. The character display area of the LCD panel 306 is 46 characters x 33 lines, and in the example shown in Fig. 5 there are 14 lines, so information for all groups is output on the l screen.
If the display spring level does not match the display, scroll key 304,
305 to scroll the display in steps S44, S5 and S6 so that all data can be checked.

This scrolling may be performed line by line, or an appropriate scroll unit such as one screen, half screen, etc. may be set. Separate scroll keys may be provided to scroll in multiple units, such as one line or one screen.

After confirming each group, the user can display the data in that group by pressing the step key or by pressing the group number displayed on the LCD panel 306 with the numeric keypad 303. This key manual force is detected in step S47, and if the stop key is human force, the group confirmation process is stopped through the route sl8, sl19.

If a group number has been input, the process proceeds through route a and processes steps 348 to S54.

It is assumed that after route b, display processing for confirming other registered data, etc., continues.

In step 548, information about the l group corresponding to the manually entered group number is read from the memory 106, and in step S49, a list of the members and telephone numbers of the group, or the number of members, is displayed on the LCD panel as shown in FIG. 306. If there are too many members to fit on the display screen, scroll processing is performed in steps 350 to S52 in the same manner as described above.

Incidentally, if a number that is not registered as a group number is input, it is preferable to display an appropriate warning and prompt the user to press the key again.

Further, in a state where the correct group number is input and the list of constituent members is displayed as shown in FIG. 6, key input is accepted in step S54, and processing is switched according to the content. For example, if the start button 301 is pressed, the process advances to step S55, and broadcast transmission of one group currently displayed as shown in FIG. 6 is started. Alternatively, when the timer broadcast key 307 is pressed, the process moves to step S56 and enters the timer broadcast setting mode for the displayed group, and sets the broadcast time, loads the original, etc., and enters the timer broadcast state. shall be.

If the group confirmation key 308 is manually pressed again, the process returns to step S41 and the above-described process is repeated. Further, when the stop/clear button 302 is pressed, the process returns to the standby state before the input of the confirmation key 308.

According to the above embodiment, by pressing the group confirmation key 308, the contents of the broadcast group registration, that is,
You can now easily check the group registration number, group members, member phone numbers, number of groups, number of group members, etc., to prevent erroneous operations in broadcast communication, and to easily edit registered data contents. It has excellent effects such as:

Although two embodiments have been described above regarding facsimile devices, the same configuration is not limited to the communication method, and can of course be applied to various data terminals, telephones, and other communication devices.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, calling information of a partner station is stored in connection with a predetermined speed dialing operation, and when a predetermined speed dialing operation is performed, the calling information of the corresponding station is stored. Displaying call information stored in connection with a speed dial operation when operating a predetermined operation means that is operated when performing a speed dial operation in a communication device that calls a partner station using call information of a station Then, after confirming this call information display, a call is made to a thousand stations, or the call information of multiple broadcast partner stations is recorded and overlapped for each group, and a predetermined group setting operation is performed. In a communication device that broadcasts a broadcast to a group of partner stations using the calling information of the corresponding partner station, the broadcast partner station's information recorded/received for each group according to the operation of a predetermined operating means is used. Since we have adopted a configuration that displays call information and related information, users can be asked to confirm the speed dial registration details as part of the speed dial operation.
・In addition, users can confirm the calling information and related information of broadcast partner stations registered in a group by a predetermined operation, which prevents erroneous operations, and also allows users to confirm speed dialing, broadcast group registration contents, etc. It has excellent effects such as making editing easier.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication device adopting the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the device in FIG. 1, and FIG. An explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the operation panel of the device, FIG. 4 is a flowchart of broadcast group confirmation processing, FIGS. 5 and 6 are explanatory diagrams of display examples for broadcast group confirmation, and FIG. 7 is a broadcast group confirmation process. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an operation panel necessary for confirmation. 101-...CPU 102...Line control device 103...Line 104a...Printer 104b...Scanner 105...ROM106
...RAM 107-...Timer 108...
・LCD control unit 109--Character generator ROM 301...
・Start button 302...Stop/clear button 303...Numeric keypad 304...Scroll key 305...Scroll key 306...LCD panel 3 07...Timer broadcast key 3 08...Group confirmation Key

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) Calling information of a partner station is stored in connection with a predetermined speed dialing operation, and when a predetermined speed dialing operation is performed, the calling information of the corresponding partner station is used to call the partner station. In a communication device that makes a call, displaying call information stored in connection with the speed dial operation when operating a predetermined operation means operated when performing the speed dial operation, and confirming the display of the call information. A communication device characterized in that a call is made to a partner station via a communication terminal. 2) The calling information of multiple broadcast partner stations is stored for each group, and when a predetermined group setting operation is performed, the calling information of the corresponding partner station is used to broadcast to the partner stations in that group. What is claimed is: 1. A communication device for displaying calling information and related information of broadcast destination stations stored for each group in response to an operation of a predetermined operation means. 3) The communication device according to claim 2, wherein by selecting a desired one of the calling information and related information of the broadcast group being displayed, broadcast communication for that group is started.