JPH0371760A - Callee data registration method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm the confirmation of a called terminal equipment with dialing by allowing a caller facsimile equipment to extract a callee data included in an initial identification signal received directly from a called facsimile equipment and displayed as a character, storing the data tentatively and registering the data stored tentatively as it is according to a prescribed registration procedure. CONSTITUTION:A callee data registered by a called terminal equipment 20 at the call of a callee is included in an initial identification signal sent from the called terminal equipment 20 to a caller terminal equipment 10 prior to facsimile communication of an original, and the callee data included in the initial identification signal upon the receipt thereof is extracted and registered to a prescribed location. Thus, the called terminal equipment 20 is confirmed by dialing, and character information such as a name is registered to an opposite party by registering its own name for each terminal equipment and a trouble of operation such as conversion and input from a dial code into a character code is not required.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for registering called party data in a facsimile machine.

[Background of the invention]

Generally, a facsimile machine having an easy-to-use dialing function such as speed dialing has a called party data memory that records called party data including at least a called party number. In addition, in the standard connection procedure, the communication network is controlled by dialing the called party's number, and when the communication path between the facsimile machines from the calling party to the called party is established, the An initial identification signal is transmitted that can be verified by the calling party.

The functional blocks of the facsimile machine when making a call will be described with reference to FIG. 2, and the signal transmission procedure during a call will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional block configuration when a general facsimile machine makes a call. The facsimile machine has a button section 11 a character display section 2. Operation panel control section 3
．． System control unit 4. Memory management section 5. Information memory section 6
1 communication control unit 7. and a communication network control section 8. The button section l has a dial button and function buttons such as transmission and reception, and outputs button operation information to the operation panel control section 3.

The character display section 2 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display board and an operation panel control section 3.
Displays the information entered in text. The operation panel control unit 3 receives button operation information from the button unit 1, converts the code, and transfers it to the system control unit 4, and also converts the code of character information input to the character display unit 2 under the control of the system control unit 4. output and display the characters. When the system control section 4 receives information to be stored, it records it in a predetermined area of the information memory section 6 via the memory management section 5, and retrieves the recorded information when necessary. The memory management section 5 executes writing, reading, and erasing of the information memory section 6 under the control of the system control section 4. The information memory section 6 includes a called party data memory for storing called party data. The communication control unit 7 is connected to the system control unit 4 and controls the procedure from making a call through the communication network control unit 8 to forming a communication path to the other party, and after the communication path is completed, the system control unit 4 directly exchanges data and signals with the connected device. The communication network control section 8 is connected to a communication network via a communication line 9.

FIG. 3 is a call control procedure diagram showing a basic example when making a call.

When the calling side facsimile device 10 makes a call to the communication network 30, the communication network 30 completes preparations for receiving the dial number and returns a dial tone. On the calling side, the dialing tone is heard through the receiver or the speaker, or when a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the off-footer operation of the calling, the dialed number of the called party is transmitted to the communication network 30.

The communication network 30 connects the called side facsimile machine 20 using the received dial number, and sends a calling signal to call the facsimile machine 20 .

When the called party is called by the calling signal and responds, the response signal is sent back to the communication network 30, so the communication network 30 transmits to the calling party a switching instruction signal for switching from communication control to system control for facsimile communication. In this way, when the facsimile machines 10 and 20 of the calling side and the called side are directly connected through a communication path, an initial identification signal is first transmitted from the called side to the calling side.

The initial identification signal includes a digital identification signal (DIS), called terminal identification information (C8I), and non-standard equipment information (NSF) according to the CCITT recommended standard. The called terminal identification information (C8I) includes the telephone number of the called terminal. Also, non-standard equipment information (NSF) is sent out first.1.
Contains the standard identification number and extended identification code of the called terminal. The extended identification code can include the name of the called terminal using letters and numbers.

However, devices with different systems, models, manufacturers, etc. may not include character information and only have standard basic functions, and are connected as partner devices.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional methods for registering called party data include making calls using simple operations, such as button calling to call a pre-registered called terminal with a single button operation, or pre-setting a dial number (called party number) to be automatically dialed in response to a speed dial. register. Also,
In devices with additional functions, the name of the connected party is registered together with the number of the called party, and when a simple operation call is made, the name of the destination is displayed on the character display of the device to confirm the destination.

Next, a conventional method will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the conventional method of registering a call button.

First, the device inputs a "call button registration request" as setting mode information, for example, by the registrant's registration button operation (9
01)L, the device then inputs one call button operation information as designated button information (902). Next, the device inputs the number dialed by the registrant's dial operation (903), but the first input (904) is input as the called party's number and is temporarily stored, and the number is displayed (90
5) Do. After the registrant confirms that the displayed number is the called party number, the registrant receives and inputs the operation information of the setting button to be operated (906)
The device records the display information at a predetermined position in the storage area corresponding to the specified button operated in step 902 (907), waits for the next dial operation information, and returns to step 903.

When the dial number is entered for the second time in step 904, the device converts the operated dial number into characters as the name of the called party, stores the time, and displays it on the character display (911). The registrant confirms the displayed characters and operates the setting button, so the device inputs the operation information for the setting button (912) and performs step 90.
The display information is recorded at a predetermined position in the storage area corresponding to the designated button operated in step 2 (913), and the registration procedure is completed.

If the amount of characters displayed on the character display is large, all information can be input in - times.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, in the conventional called party data registration method, the registrant dials at least the called party's number (up to 12 digits for domestic connections), and then inputs an additional extension number and the called party's name using the dial button. In operation, the name in particular is configured to be displayed in kana characters on a character display, confirmed, and registered by character conversion, so dialing the called party number is unavoidable, but it takes a lot of character conversion. There are problems in that the operation of registering the characters of the called party's name, which requires careful attention, is time-consuming and complicated with many opportunities for mistakes.

An object of the present invention is to include called data registered at the called party's terminal when calling the called party in an initial identification signal transmitted from the called party's terminal to the calling party's terminal prior to facsimile communication of the document. It is an object of the present invention to provide a called party data registration method that solves the above problems by extracting the called party data included when receiving this initial identification signal and registering it in a predetermined position.

Means for Solving Problem C] The called party data registration method according to the present invention is a method for registering called party data of a facsimile machine that receives predetermined called party data from a called party using a predetermined initial identification signal when making a call. in memory,
In the called party data registration method for recording called party data that includes a called party number that is called by a predetermined simple operation (for example, speed dialing) and is automatically dialed and is displayed on a character display section, the facsimile device , the called party number is dialed, the called party data contained in the initial identification signal received from the connected called party device is retrieved and displayed on the character display section, and then the displayed called party data is is stored and registered in a predetermined area of the called party data memory using predetermined operation information.

〔Example〕

Next, the called party data registration method of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of a normal facsimile machine, and since the outline of the components was explained in the previous chapter, the explanation will be omitted.

First, the operation panel control section 3 inputs the called party number from the button section 1 using the connection dial number, and temporarily stores it in the memory management section 5 via the system control section 4. Information is displayed on the character display section 2, for example, a liquid crystal display, via the operation panel control section 3 (101)
do. Next, the system control unit 4 transfers the dial number temporarily stored in the memory management unit 5 to the communication control unit 7, and the communication control unit 7 calls the communication line 9 via the communication network control unit 8 and automatically dials the number. By making a call (102), a communication path is formed to the called device. The system control unit 4 directly receives an initial identification signal from the called device via the communication network control unit 8 when the communication control unit 7 completes the procedure for confirming the formation of a communication path with the connection destination (103). The system control unit 4 extracts the called party number from the received initial identification signal, temporarily stores it in the memory management unit 5 (104), and identifies the called party name (105).The called party name is extracted. (106) When completed, temporarily store it in the memory management unit 5 (107),
It is displayed on the character display section 2 (108).

Here, when the caller wishes to register, the button operator sets a call button registration request as the setting mode information, so the system control unit 4 receives the setting mode information of the call button registration request from the button unit 1. Receive (109). The system control unit 4 sets the mode according to the received information, and then receives one of the call buttons as designated button information based on the operation information (110), so it retrieves the called party number stored in the memory management unit 5 (111). , the called party data memory of the information memory unit 6 is stored and registered in the storage area corresponding to the designated button received in step 110 (112). Next, when the called party name is stored (113), the system control unit 4
retrieves the called party name from the memory management unit 5 (114),
Recorded in the corresponding storage area of the instruction button in the same way as the called party number (
115) and ends the registration procedure. If no setting mode information is received in step 109 and if there is no called party name in step 113, the registration procedure ends and a connection is made to the next procedure.

In this embodiment, the called party number and the called party name are treated separately and extracted and stored. However, the order may be reversed, or both may be extracted and then stored. When the setting mode is speed dial, step 110 receives the speed dial number operated by a predetermined speed dial operation procedure. Even if the name of the called party is not registered, any information included in the initial identification signal can be displayed and registered.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the called party data registration method of the present invention, the calling party's facsimile machine extracts the called party data that is included in the initial identification signal directly received from the called party's facsimile machine and can be displayed in text. By temporarily storing the data and registering the temporarily stored data as is by following the prescribed registration procedure, you can confirm the called terminal by dialing, and
The information contained in the initial identification signal can be received and registered as is using the terminal information set on the called terminal, so character information such as names can be registered to the other party by simply registering the own name for each terminal, and many For each destination, there is no need to input and convert dial codes into character codes one by one, and the user only needs to confirm the received characters.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the called party data registration method of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the main parts of a normal facsimile machine, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the called party data registration method of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a conventional example. 1...Button part, 2...Character display part,
4...System control unit, 6...Called party data memory, 7...Communication control unit, 8...
...Communication network control unit, 10... Calling side device, 20
. . . Called device, 30 . . . Communication network. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] When making a call, the called party data memory of the facsimile machine receives predetermined called party data from the called party using a predetermined initial identification signal. In a called party data registration method of recording called party data including a calling party number and displayed on a character display section, the facsimile machine dials the called party number and the called party is connected as a result. Retrieving the called party data included in the initial identification signal received from the device and displaying it on the character display section, and then storing the displayed called party data in a predetermined area of the called party data memory according to predetermined operation information. A called party data registration method characterized by registering called party data.