JPH04134967A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To register the facsimile (telephone) number of a call destination immediately without a special operation by providing a means for registering the called telephone number stored in a temporary storage means in an idle one action or abbreviated dialing area. CONSTITUTION:A means 3 temporarily storing the called telephone number and a means retrieving the free one action or the abbreviation after a communication is finished and registering the called telephone number stored in the temporary storage means 3 in the free one action or the abbreviation when there is the free one action or the abbreviation are provided. In this case, the telephone number of the call destination inputted by an operator is temporarily stored, and after the communication is finished, the telephone number stored in the temporary storage means is registered in the idle one action or the abbreviated dialing area based on an operator's intention. Thus, it is possible to register the telephone number of the call destination with a simple operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and more particularly, to a facsimile device in which a facsimile (IT talk) number of a call destination can be registered without any special operation.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as this type of facsimile device, for example, the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 167274/1983 is known.

This device includes means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers of communication destinations, means for detecting a telephone number dialed by a telephone,
a control means for controlling writing or reading of the telephone number data detected by the detection means into the storage means; and an automatic dialing means for automatically dialing based on the telephone number data read from the storage means. It is prepared.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The above-mentioned prior art is capable of registering the destination telephone number stored in the temporary storage unit in the storage means by operating a selection key on the keyboard, Although it is possible to read telephone number data from the device and automatically dial a call, this device
Enter your new phone number (facsimile number) using the so-called "One Touch" button (hereinafter simply referred to as "One Touch").
Alternatively, when registering for speed dialing (hereinafter simply referred to as "speed dialing"), it was necessary to switch to a dedicated function mode.

However, switching the mode in the middle of the operation as described above complicates the operation and is troublesome for the operator.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional technology, and to instantly retrieve the facsimile (telephone) number of the called party without any special operations. An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile device that can be registered.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above object of the present invention is to provide a means for temporarily storing a called telephone number in a facsimile machine, and to search for an empty one-touch or shortened number after communication is completed, and to provide a facsimile device that searches for a vacant one-touch or shortened number. If the vacant one-touch or shortening,
This is achieved by a facsimile machine characterized in that it is provided with means for registering the called telephone number stored in the temporary storage means.

[Effect]

In the facsimile device according to the present invention, the called destination telephone number input by the operator is temporarily stored, and after the end of the communication, it is stored in the above-mentioned temporary storage means in a blank one-touch or abbreviated form based on the operator's will. Since you can register the phone number you are calling, you can easily register the phone number you are calling from.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a facsimile machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a CPU that controls the entire device, and 2 is a read-only storage device (R) that stores programs, data, etc. required by the CPU 1.
OM), 3 is a read/write storage device (RAM) for storing temporary data, 4 is a scanner for reading images, 5 is a plotter for outputting images, 6 is an operation display unit,
7 is an encoding/decoding unit; 8 is an image storage device (memory); 9
Reference numeral 10 indicates a communication control unit for controlling communication, 10 a network control device for connecting and controlling the apparatus to a line network, 10a a telephone connected externally to the apparatus, and 11 a system bus.

FIG. 1(a) is a flowchart showing the main operations of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment configured as described above. The operation of the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment will be explained below based on FIG. 1(a) and FIG. 2.

Regardless of whether it is normal communication or broadcast communication, the destination telephone number entered by the operator using the numeric keys on the operation display section 6 is
It is stored at a predetermined location within RAMa. After the communication is completed (steps 21 and 22), it is checked whether there was an error in the communication (step 23), and if there is an error, the process returns to the standby state (step 34).

If there is no error in the communication, check whether the mode for registering the called telephone number is selected (step 24); if it is the registration mode, proceed to the registration flow from step 25 onwards. If not in registration mode, waiting letter v
Return to A (step 34).

When registering, first, a search is made to see if there is a vacant one-touch slot (step 25). If there is no vacancy after one touch, then a search is made to see if there is any vacancy (steps 26 and 28). If there is no vacancy in either one-touch or shortcut, the process returns to the standby state (step 34).

If a vacant space is found by one-touch or shortening (step 26 or 29), the vacant one-touch or shortening position (number) is stored in a predetermined position in RAM39. Alternatively, the called destination telephone number previously stored in the RAM 3 is registered in the abbreviation area (step 27).

After that, there was RTI (called station identification information) in the previous communication,
And when registering the RTI in RAM3 (step 3
0 and 31), the RTI is registered in the RAM 3 as a one-touch or abbreviated label (step 32).

In other cases, no registration will be made.

Finally, output a report containing the registration details so far (
Step 33) and returns to the standby state (Step 34).

According to the above embodiment, when the operator wishes to register, the facsimile machine searches for an empty one-touch or abbreviation position, and if there is an empty one-touch or abbreviation, the corresponding origin is displayed there. Since the called telephone number is registered, the operator's operational effort is significantly reduced.

In addition, if there is no one-touch or shortening of the vacancy, as described later, you may check the passage of time, delete the oldest registered data, and register a new destination phone number there. .

FIG. 1(b) is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation of the facsimile machine of this embodiment in a standby state.

As mentioned above, when registering the called destination telephone number stored in the RAM 3, a flag etc. should be set to distinguish it from the (normal) one-touch or short registration registered by the user in the function mode. And at the same time,
Also register the registered date, time, etc. Thereafter, when the above-mentioned automatically registered calling destination telephone number is used, the date 1 time etc. are updated and the above-mentioned flag is reset.

In the standby state, step 41 searches for one-touch or shortcuts whose flags are set at regular intervals.
), check the date and time, and compare it with the current time (step 42), for example, if 24 hours or more have passed (step 43), clear it. Note that when erasing, the user's consent may be obtained (step 44).

According to the above embodiment, the call destination phone number automatically registered by the facsimile device is automatically deleted depending on the usage status thereafter, so the one-touch or shortcut phone number quickly becomes full. It is possible to avoid this.

In each of the above embodiments, judgments such as whether or not to perform automatic registration, whether to register the RTI of the communication partner, and whether or not to delete the automatically registered contents after a predetermined time elapse are made.
Since the request is made to the operator (user), it is also possible to use only some of the functions.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiment shows an example of the present invention, and it goes without saying that the present invention should not be limited thereto.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a facsimile device includes a means for temporarily storing a called telephone number, a means for temporarily storing a called telephone number, and a means for searching for a vacant one-touch or abbreviation after a communication is completed, and By providing a means for registering the called telephone number stored in the temporary storage means in the vacant one-touch or shortening when there is a shortening, the facsimile I of the called party can be saved without any special operation. telephone)
This has the remarkable effect of realizing a facsimile machine in which a number can be registered immediately.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing details of the operation of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the facsimile machine according to the embodiment. 1: CPo, 2: ROM, 3: RAM
, 4-scanner, 5: plotter, 6: operation display section, 7:
Encoding/decoding unit, 8: Image storage device (memory), 9: Communication control unit, 1 network control device, 10a: External telephone set, 1
1 Niji Stem Bath. Figure (Part 2) (b) Search flow diagram in standby state

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile device, a means for temporarily storing a called telephone number, and after the end of communication, searching for a vacant one-touch or shortening, and when there is a vacant one-touch or shortening, the temporary one-touch or shortening is A facsimile device comprising means for registering a called telephone number stored in a storage means. (2) The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the telephone number registration means also registers the RTI of the communication partner. (3) In addition to the above-mentioned means, the one-touch or abbreviated telephone number registered by the user in the function mode is distinguished from the one-touch or abbreviated telephone number registered by the telephone number registration means, and the telephone number registration means 3. The facsimile machine according to claim 1, further comprising means for erasing registered one-touch or abbreviated telephone numbers if they are not used for a certain period of time.