JPH04124969A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability by extracting the dial number by country assigned by an assigning by country means from the above dial number by country storing means, continuously, editing it with a domestic dial number inputted from the above domestic dial number input means into a full dial number and notifying to the said automatic dialing means by dial input control means. CONSTITUTION:Among input keys by country 25, a 'U.S.A.' key is pressed for instance. Thus, a device control part 1 recognizes that it is an overseas dial, extracts a dial number by country '001-1' corresponding to the 'U.S.A.' key by a dial number by country storing part 10, holds it in a memory that graphic display is omitted temporarily and displays as 'U.S.A.=001-1'. Continuously, the domestic dial number of a opposite destination, '203-796-5665' for instance, is inputted by a dial key pads 24. Thus, the device control part 1 edits into a full dial '001-1-203-796-5665' by the dial number by coutry '001-1' held temporarily and the inputted domestic dial number of the opposite destination '203-796-5665'.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and is aimed at simplifying full dial operations in overseas facsimile communications, and includes country-specific dial number storage means for storing country-specific dial numbers; The dial input control means includes a country specification means for specifying the destination country, a domestic dial number input means for inputting a dial number in the destination country, a dial input control means, and an automatic dialing means, the dial input control means comprising: The country-specific dialing number specified by the country-specific dialing means is extracted from the country-specific dialing number storage means, and then edited into a full dialing number together with the domestic dialing number input from the domestic dialing number inputting means. The automatic dialing means is configured to dial the destination based on the notified full dial number.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to improvements in facsimile machines.

In recent years, the spread of facsimile has been remarkable, and facsimile communication with overseas has also become more popular. It is increasing rapidly.

The present invention relates to an improvement in the method of specifying a destination dial number in facsimile communication with overseas countries.

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and inventions] Conventionally,
The destination dial number for overseas facsimile communications is often specified using pre-registered speed dialing or one-touch dialing. It is common to enter the country-specific dialing number (the destination's domestic dialing number) each time.

However, the method using speed dialing involves memory errors, and the method using one-touch dialing involves pressing errors, both of which may cause erroneous delivery.

For this reason, it is often the case that recipients who would suffer great damage if a message is delivered incorrectly are intentionally designated with a full dial number.

When using this full dial number, it is necessary to find out the country-specific dialing number of the recipient and the domestic number of the recipient in advance, but the domestic dialing number of the recipient can easily be found on the recipient's business card, etc. Even if the country-specific dialing number is known, the country-specific dialing number is often not written on the business card, and there is a problem in that it takes a lot of time to look up the country-specific dialing number.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine that can easily specify a country-specific dial number.

32 is a country-specific dial number storage means for storing country-specific dial numbers; 30 is a country-specific designation means for specifying the destination country; 31 is a domestic dial number input means for inputting the dial number of Items to be input: 33 is a dial input control means (33), and 34 is an automatic dialing means.

Destination country [Function] The country-specific dial number is stored in the country-specific dial number storage means 3 in advance.
Let me remember it in 2.

The dial input control means 33 extracts the country-specific dial number specified by the country-specific specification means 30 from the country-specific dial number storage means 32, and then extracts the country-specific dial number specified by the country-specific dial number storage means 32, and then extracts the country-specific dial number specified by the country-specific dial number storage means 32.
It is edited into a full dial number together with the domestic dial number inputted from the input terminal, and the automatic dialing means 34 is notified of the edited full dial number.

Thereby, the automatic dialing means 34 dials the destination using the notified full dial number.

As described above, by inputting a domestic dial number after specifying the country using the country specifying means 30, the overseas destination is dialed, so that the operability during full dialing is improved.

〔Example] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one embodiment, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation section of one embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation example.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a facsimile machine to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, l denotes a device control section (corresponding to the dial input control means 33), which controls each section of the device to perform facsimile communication and also controls the input of dial numbers.

Reference numeral 2 denotes an operation section, and as shown in FIG. 3, a display section 21.2 displays operation guidance and the like. Dial keypad 24 (numeric keypad,
(corresponds to the domestic dial number input means 31); 1 country-specific input key 25 (corresponds to the country-specific designation means 30);

Stop key 22 for stopping operations, etc. Start key 2
Equipped with 3rd class.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an automatic dialing section (corresponding to the automatic dialing means 34), which dials the destination via the NCU section 8 based on the dial number notified from the device control section 1.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a country dial number storage unit (corresponding to the country dial storage means 32), which is composed of a non-volatile memory and has the following information stored in advance:
Country-specific dialing numbers are registered.

In addition, this facsimile machine has a reading section 3 that reads the original.
, a compression unit 4 that compresses the read image data, a restoration unit 6 that restores the received image data, a recording unit 5 that records and outputs the image data, an NCU unit (network control unit) 8 that controls the line, and a facsimile communication control unit. It is composed of a communication control unit 9 and the like.

Note that the country-specific dial number may be registered in advance as a device, or may be registered by the user in the same manner as one-touch dial registration.

FIG. 3 shows the main parts of the operation surface of the operation section 2. As shown in FIG.

The country entry key 25 for specifying the country is composed of a plurality of keys corresponding to each country, and the name of the country is engraved on the top of the key, or a label or the like is affixed to the key top according to the name of the country at the time of registration.

The dial keypad 24 is used for inputting dial numbers in the destination country including one's own country, as well as for inputting operations necessary for facsimile communication. When entering a full dial number for a destination overseas, use the dial keypad 24 to input the full dial number, that is, the country-specific dial number of the destination, and the domestic dial number of the destination in this order.

In the facsimile machine having the above configuration, overseas dialing is performed by the operations and controls described below.

The operation procedure is performed according to the operation guide displayed on the display unit 21, as shown in FIG. 4, and the data flow is shown in FIGS.

(Operation I) Set the original.

As a result, the device control unit 1 displays a dial number input guide along with the date, time, etc. as an initial screen.

(Operation ■) Among the 25 country entry keys, for example, "United States"
Press the key. (Fig. 2 ■) As a result, the device control unit 1 recognizes that the dial is to an overseas destination, and extracts the country dial number roo14 J corresponding to the "USA" key from the country dial number storage 10. ), are temporarily held in a memory (not shown), and displayed as ``United States=OO1-IJ'' as shown in FIG.

(Operation ■) Next, enter the dial number of the destination country, for example, r203-796-5665J using the dial keypad 24.

As a result, the device control unit 1 performs a full dial r001-1-203-796- by using the country-specific dial number ro01-IJ held at - time and the input destination domestic dial number r203-796-5665. 5665
Edit to ``.

(Operation ■) Press the start key 23.

Thereby, the device control section 1 notifies the automatic dialing section 7 of the edited full dial number r001-1-203-796-56654, and the automatic dialing section 7 dials the destination via the NCU section 8.

As described above, when making an overseas communication using full dial, you can dial an overseas destination by specifying the country using the country entry key 25 and then entering the destination's domestic dialing number using the dial keypad 24. be done.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention provides a facsimile device in which country-specific dial numbers are stored in advance, and when dialing overseas, after pressing the country-specific input key, the domestic dial number of the destination is specified. This makes it easier to dial even when using full-dial overseas communications, improving operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment,
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operating section of one embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the operation. In the figure, 1 is the device control unit, 2 is the operation unit, 3 is the reading unit, 4 is the compression unit, 5 is the recording unit, 6 is the restoration unit, 7 is the automatic dialing unit, 8 is the NCU unit, and 9 is the communication control unit , 10 is a country-specific dial number storage section, 21 is a display section, 22 is a stop key, 23
is a start key, 24 is a dial keypad, 25 is a country input key, 130 is a country specification means, 31 is a domestic dial number input means, 32 is a country dial number storage means, 33
34 is a dial input control means, and 34 is an automatic dialing means.゛kumii Figure Figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] Country-specific dial number storage means (32) for storing country-specific dial numbers, and country-specific specification means (32) for specifying destination countries.
0), a domestic dial number input means (31) for inputting a dial number in the destination country, and a dial input control means (
33) and an automatic dialing means (34), the dial input control means (33) having a country specifying means (33).
0) is extracted from the country dial number storage means (32), and then edited into a full dial number together with the domestic dial number input from the domestic dial number input means (31). and notifying the automatic dialing means (34), the automatic dialing means (34) dialing the destination based on the notified full dial number.