JPH04192663A - Facsimile device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the annihilation of necessary information with an erroneous registration operation, etc., by outputting an original registration content as a report on recording paper in the case of eliminating the original registration content by overwriting the registration content in order to store the fresh registration content to a prescribed key operation. CONSTITUTION:The data of the already registered original registration content is converted by an image processing section 4 to the data to be outputted in the prescribed format suited to reading by a machine when the registration content is overwritten in order to store the fresh registration content to the prescribed key operation already stored with the registration content by an operating section 1. The original registration content is outputted on the recording paper by a recording section 3 in the prescribed format based on the data after the conversion. Further, the original registration content outputted to the recording paper is read and the read registration content is stored by being corresponded to the prescribed key operation. The fresh telephone number is easily and safely registered into the single-touch key or abbreviated dial number in this way.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a facsimile device that can call a destination by one-touch key operation or speed dial operation, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a facsimile device that can call a destination by one-touch key operation or speed dial operation. Concerning registration of telephone number to number.

A facsimile machine has been commercialized that simplifies operations for calling the other party by providing one-touch keys and speed dial numbers. In such facsimile devices, it is necessary to register in advance to associate telephone numbers with one-touch keys and speed dial numbers, but there is a limit to the number of telephone numbers that can be registered. Therefore, in order to register a new phone number when a phone number is registered to all one-touch keys and speed dial numbers that can be registered, you must overwrite any of the already registered phone numbers with the new phone number. There must be. In this case, the original telephone number data that was registered until it was overwritten will disappear and the registration will be deleted. but,
You may need this original phone number again, and you may accidentally overwrite it for a frequently used phone number.

Furthermore, in order to register a new telephone number, the user must appropriately select a one-touch key or speed dial number to which the telephone number should be registered. Particularly, as described above, if a telephone number is registered in all the registrable one-touch keys or speed dial numbers, this selection must be made carefully.

As mentioned above, when registering a new phone number to a one-touch key or speed dial number, there is a risk that necessary information (telephone number) may be lost due to operational errors. In order to avoid such a situation, in the past, when selecting a one-touch key or speed dial number for registering a new phone number, the selection operation took time to be careful, or a confirmation process was required. Registration operations became complicated due to various operations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile device that can solve such problems and easily and safely register a new telephone number to a one-touch key or speed dial number (predetermined key operation). shall be.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention associates each of a plurality of telephone numbers with a predetermined key operation, and the predetermined key operation corresponds to a plurality of telephone numbers. In a facsimile machine having a function of processing a call using the telephone number associated with the key operation when any one of the key operations is performed, a storage means for storing predetermined registered contents including a telephone number; a converting means for converting the data of the registered contents in order to output the registered contents in a predetermined format suitable for machine reading; recording means for outputting the registered contents on recording paper in the predetermined format based on the recorded data; reading means for reading the registered contents outputted on the recording paper; and a predetermined key in which the registered contents are already stored. When the registered content is overwritten in order to store new registered content in response to an operation, the data of the original registered content that has already been registered is converted by the conversion means, and the predetermined data based on the converted data is a first control means for controlling the converting means and the recording means so that the recording means outputs the original registered content on a recording paper in a format; and a reading means for reading the registered content outputted on the recording paper. and second control means for controlling the reading means and the storage means so that the storage means performs registration based on data of the registered contents obtained by the reading.

Further, as described in the second claim, each of a plurality of telephone numbers is associated with a predetermined key operation, and when any one of the predetermined key operations is performed,
In a facsimile machine having a function of performing call processing using telephone numbers associated with the key operations, predetermined registered contents including telephone numbers associated with each of the predetermined key operations are stored. a storage means; a management means for managing information regarding the use of a telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation; When selecting a key operation to which a number should be associated from the predetermined key operations, if there is a key operation to which a telephone number is not associated among the predetermined key operations, select the key operation to which a telephone number is not associated. selection means for selecting a key operation based on the information managed by the management means when a telephone number is already associated with all of the predetermined key operations; and a new registration. The apparatus further comprises an output means for outputting registered contents when other registered contents are already stored in response to a key operation selected by the selection means for storing the contents.

In this case, as described in the third claim, the management means manages information regarding the frequency of use of the telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation, and the selection means When telephone numbers are already associated with all operations, the key operation corresponding to the least frequently used telephone number among the telephone numbers is selected based on the information. I can do it.

Further, as described in a fourth claim, the management means manages information regarding the last use date and time of the telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation, and the selection means manages information regarding the last use date and time of the telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation If telephone numbers are already associated with all operations, the key operation is configured to select the key operation corresponding to the telephone number with the oldest last use date and time among the telephone numbers based on the information. You can also do that.

E-1 According to the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, when the registered contents are overwritten in order to store new registered contents in response to a predetermined key operation in which the registered contents have already been stored, The original registered content data is converted to data for output in a predetermined format suitable for machine reading, and the original registered content is output on recording paper in a predetermined format based on the converted data. be done.

The original registered content outputted on the recording paper can be read and stored in association with a predetermined key operation.

According to the facsimile device according to the second aspect, when storing new registered contents, if there is a key operation to which a telephone number is not associated among the predetermined key operations, the telephone number is If a key operation that is not associated is selected and a telephone number is already associated with all of the predetermined key operations, information regarding the use of the telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation is A key operation is selected based on the key operation. Then, the key operation selected from the predetermined key operations in this way becomes the key operation with which the telephone number included in the new registration content should be associated. At this time, if other registered contents have already been stored for the selected key operation, the stored registered contents are output.

According to the facsimile apparatus according to the third aspect, information regarding the frequency of use of a telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation is managed, and when storing new registered contents, the information regarding the frequency of use of the telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation is managed. If telephone numbers have already been associated with all of the telephone numbers, the key operation corresponding to the least frequently used telephone number among the telephone numbers is selected based on the information.

According to the facsimile apparatus according to the fourth aspect, information regarding the last use date and time of the telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation is managed, and when storing new registered contents, the predetermined key If telephone numbers have already been associated with all operations, the key operation corresponding to the telephone number with the oldest last use date and time among the telephone numbers is selected based on the information.

1 example - Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile machine embodying the present invention. The facsimile device of this embodiment, like a general facsimile device, includes an NCU (network control unit) (8) for connecting to a telephone line;
Modem (7) that modulates and demodulates image signals; Communication control device (6) that performs encoding and decoding for communication;
), an image processing unit (4) that performs shading correction, etc.
A recording unit (3) that outputs the received image on recording paper, a reading unit (2) that reads the image of the transmitted document, an operation unit (1) that allows the user to operate the facsimile machine, and a control unit that controls each operation of the facsimile machine. It is equipped with a main control section (5) for controlling.

Furthermore, in the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment, a plurality of one-touch keys are provided and telephone numbers are registered in advance on these keys, thereby simplifying the operation for calling the other party's office. In order to facilitate the registration of telephone numbers to one-touch keys, a one-touch key management table (9) is provided to manage information regarding the use of telephone numbers associated with each one-touch key.

Note that almost the same functionality can be achieved by creating a speed dial number and registering a phone number to it, but the configuration for this is also the same as that for one-touch keys, so the following is how it works: Now, only the one-touch keys will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation when newly registering a telephone number to a one-touch key in the facsimile machine of this embodiment. The telephone number registration operation will be explained below based on this figure.

When the operation for selecting the one-touch key for registering a new phone number is activated by a predetermined key operation, etc. (
Step #10) First, it is checked whether the one-touch key is vacant (whether there is a one-touch key with an unregistered telephone number). As a result, if there is a vacant one-touch key, a new telephone number is registered in the vacant one-touch key (step $1110). That is,
A new phone number and accompanying data (name, name,
name, etc.) is stored in association with that one-touch key.

On the other hand, if there are no free one-touch keys and phone numbers are already registered for all one-touch keys,
Proceed to step (#30).

In step (#30), based on the information managed by the one-touch key management table (9), the least frequently used phone number is found among the phone numbers associated with each one-touch key, and the phone number Select the corresponding one-touch key as the one-touch key to which the new phone number should be registered. Then, since another phone number is already registered in the one-touch key selected here, delete this registration (step #60), and register a new phone number for the one-touch key (step #70). ). That is, a new telephone number and associated data (name, appellation, etc.) are stored in a memory provided in the main control unit (5) for storing registered contents in association with the one-touch key.

As shown in Figure 3, before deleting the registration of the original telephone number in the step (#60), it is possible to confirm whether or not it is OK to delete the registration. It is possible to avoid accidentally deleting registered contents (steps #40, #50, #120). That is, after selecting the one-touch key in step (#30), first,
The registered content associated with the one-touch key is output and confirmed by the user (step #40). Possible output means for outputting the registered contents include a display device provided in the operation section of the facsimile machine, a recording section (3) for outputting to recording paper, a speaker for outputting as audio, and the like. The user confirms this output and manually specifies whether or not to delete the registration.
1. If it is determined that it is OK to delete, the process proceeds to step (#60) based on this designation, and thereafter the same processing as in the flowchart of FIG. 2 is performed. However, since the confirmation operation (steps #40 and #50) has already been performed, the report output (step #80), which will be described later, may be omitted. On the other hand, if it is determined that it should not be deleted,
The process advances to step (#120) and the registration operation is interrupted.

According to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3, steps for confirming deletion of registration (#40),
50), but since the one-touch key for registering a new telephone number is automatically selected, the operation for registration is still easier than in the past.

By the way, in order to select the one-touch key as described above in step (#30), it is necessary to manage information regarding the frequency of use of telephone numbers in the one-touch key management table (9). To deal with this, the system may be configured to perform the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. In other words, one-touch key management table (9)
It is sufficient to store data representing the number of times each one-touch key is used, and increase the value of the data representing the number of times each one-touch key is used each time the one-touch key is used for communication. However, when a new telephone number is registered in a one-touch key, the data on the number of times the one-touch key has been used shall be initialized. As a result, the data on the number of times a one-touch key has been used stored in the one-touch key management table (9) represents the number of times the telephone number corresponding to that one-touch key has been used (frequency of use).

In addition to the method of selecting the one-touch key to which a new phone number should be registered, in addition to the method based on the frequency of use described above, there are two ways to select the one-touch key with the most recent use date and time among the phone numbers associated with each one-touch key. Another option is to find your old phone number. In this case, the flowchart showing the operation when registering a new phone number to the one-touch key is shown in Figure 4, and the step (#2
30) corresponds to step (#30') in FIG. In the one-touch key management table (9), it is necessary to manage information regarding the date and time of last use of the telephone number. For this purpose, the system may be configured to perform the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, data representing the last use date and time of each one-touch key may be stored in the one-touch key management table (9), and the last use date and time of the one-touch key used may be updated every time the one-touch key is used for communication.

However, when a new telephone number is registered in a one-touch key, the data on the last use date and time of the one-touch key is initialized (for example, when the new telephone number is registered). As a result, the data on the last use date and time of the one-touch key stored in the one-touch key management table (9) represents the last use date and time of the telephone number corresponding to the one-touch key.

The registered contents deleted in the step (#60) are output as a report on recording paper by the recording section (3) in step (#80). Here, the contents of the report (deleted registered contents) are output on recording paper in a predetermined format suitable for machine reading by performing data conversion in the main control section (5).

An example of the output of this report is shown in FIG. In this figure, (A) to (G) are portions of the report output in a format suitable for reading by a machine, and represent telephone numbers, names, etc. The contents of this part can be re-registered to a predetermined one-touch key by reading them with the reading section (2).

The re-registration operation will be explained below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the re-registration operation. As shown in this flowchart,
At the time of re-registration, when the recording paper on which the registered contents are output as a report is set as a document in the facsimile machine (step #410), first, in step (#420) it is checked whether the start key has been turned on. judge. Here, it is assumed that the re-registration operation is started by a predetermined start key, and when the start key is not turned on,
It enters communication mode and performs normal image transmission operations. On the other hand, when the start key is ON, the process advances to step (#430), and when the one-touch key is specified by manual operation (step $1430), the next step (#440) is to set the document as a document. The content of the report (registered content) is read from the recorded recording paper.

Then, the content of the read report is stored as re-registration data in the memory that stores the registered content in the main control unit (5) in association with the one-touch key specified in the step (#430). Step #450). In addition, in the step ($430), the one-touch key to be registered is specified by manual operation, but the one-touch key to be registered is specified by manual operation.
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the one-touch key to be registered is automatically selected based on the information regarding the usage frequency or last usage date and time of the telephone number managed in the one-touch key management table (9). 30.
#230), and if a one-touch key in which a telephone number has already been registered is selected, a report may be output (steps #80 and #280).

As described above, according to this embodiment, the one-touch key for registering a new telephone number is automatically selected, and the deletion of the original registration and new registration are performed as a series of operations, so that the registration operation is easy. It becomes easier.

If the registered content is overwritten, the original registered content is output as a report, so there is no risk of necessary registered content being lost due to an erroneous registration operation or the like. Furthermore, the registered contents outputted on the recording paper as a report can be easily re-registered by reading the contents with the reading section (2).

As explained above, according to the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, the registered contents are changed in order to store new registered contents in response to a predetermined key operation such as a one-touch key operation or a speed dial operation. If the original registered content is overwritten and deleted, the original registered content will be output as a report on recording paper, so you can prevent necessary information (registered content) from disappearing due to incorrect registration operations, etc. It can be prevented.

Moreover, this report can be output in a format suitable for machine reading, so if the registered contents output as a report are needed again, the registered contents can be easily retrieved using the reading function of the facsimile device. Can be re-registered.

Furthermore, according to the facsimile apparatus according to the second claim,
When registering a new phone number to a predetermined key operation such as one-touch key operation or speed dial operation, the predetermined key operation to which the new phone number should be registered is automatically selected, so the user can perform the key operation. Registration operations become easier as there is no need to select.

Moreover, if another registration has already been performed for a predetermined key operation selected for new registration, the registration contents of the already registered registration are output. Therefore, the configuration can be such that it can be confirmed from this output whether or not the original registration can be deleted before a new registration. With this configuration, if there is a possibility that the original registration content will be used in the future, you can leave the original registration as is without deleting it, so you can avoid accidentally deleting the necessary registration content. You can prevent it from being put away. Furthermore, it is also possible to configure the system so that deletion of the original registration and new registration can be performed as a series of operations in response to automatically selected key operations without performing the above-mentioned confirmation. In this case, fewer operations are required to register a new telephone number, which saves the user's time and effort. Then, if the original registered contents are output as a report on recording paper using the recording function of the facsimile device, the original registered contents are saved on the recording paper, so that the registration operation can be performed with peace of mind.

Furthermore, if the report is outputted on recording paper in a format suitable for reading by a machine, as in the facsimile device according to the first aspect, when the registered contents outputted as a report are needed again, the facsimile device can be used. It is convenient because it can be easily re-registered using the reading function of the device.

According to the facsimile apparatus according to the third or fourth claim, when selecting a predetermined key operation for registering a new telephone number, the telephone number associated with each predetermined key is selected. An appropriate key operation is selected by selecting the one least frequently used or the one with the oldest last use date and time.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily and safely register a new telephone number to a predetermined key operation such as a one-touch key operation or a speed dial operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile device embodying the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are flowcharts showing operations when newly registering a telephone number to a one-touch key in the facsimile device; FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the process for managing information regarding the frequency of use of a telephone number in the one-touch key management table, and FIG. 6 shows the process for managing information regarding the date and time of last use of a telephone number in the one-touch key management table. Flowchart, Figure 7 is a diagram showing an output example of the registered contents registered in the one-touch key as a report, Figure 8
The figure is a flowchart showing an example of the operation when re-registering registered contents outputted on recording paper as a report. (1)...Operation unit. (2)...Reading unit (reading means). (3) Recording unit (recording means). (5) Main control unit. (9)...One-touch key management table (management means)
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Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) Each of a plurality of telephone numbers is associated with a predetermined key operation, and when one of the predetermined key operations is performed, a call is made using the telephone number associated with the key operation. A facsimile device having a function of performing call processing, comprising: a storage means for storing predetermined registered contents including telephone numbers associated with each of the predetermined key operations; and a predetermined format suitable for reading the registered contents by a machine. a converting means for converting the data of the registered contents to be output on a recording sheet; a recording means for outputting the registered contents on a recording sheet in the predetermined format based on the data converted by the converting means; and a recording sheet. a reading means for reading the registered contents outputted to the register; and a reading means for reading the registered contents outputted to the register; The converting means converts the data of the original registered contents by the converting means, and outputs the original registered contents on recording paper by the recording means in the predetermined format based on the converted data. and a first control means for controlling the recording means, the reading means reading the registered contents outputted on the recording paper, and the storage means reading the registered contents outputted on the recording paper based on the data of the registered contents obtained by the reading. A facsimile apparatus comprising: second control means for controlling the reading means and the storage means to perform registration. (2) Each of a plurality of telephone numbers is associated with a predetermined key operation, and when one of the predetermined key operations is performed, a call is made using the telephone number associated with the key operation. In a facsimile device having a function of performing call processing, a storage means for storing predetermined registered contents including a telephone number associated with each of the predetermined key operations; and a telephone number associated with the predetermined key operations. and a management means for managing information regarding the use of the storage means, and in order to store new registered contents in the storage means, when selecting a key operation to be associated with a telephone number included in the new registered contents from the predetermined key operations. If there is a key operation to which a telephone number is not associated among the predetermined key operations, the key operation to which a telephone number is not associated is selected, and all of the predetermined key operations are already If a telephone number is associated, a selection means for selecting a key operation based on the information managed by the management means, and a key selected by the selection means for storing new registered contents. A facsimile apparatus comprising: an output means for outputting registered contents when other registered contents are already stored for an operation. (3) The management means manages information regarding the frequency of use of telephone numbers associated with the predetermined key operations, and the selection means is configured such that a telephone number has already been associated with all of the predetermined key operations. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein if the telephone number is used, the key operation corresponding to the least frequently used telephone number among the telephone numbers is selected based on the information. (4) The management means manages information regarding the last use date and time of the telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation, and the selection means is configured to manage information regarding the last use date and time of the telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation, and the selection means is configured to manage information regarding the date and time of last use of the telephone number associated with the predetermined key operation; 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein if the telephone number is attached, the key operation corresponding to the telephone number with the oldest last use date and time among the telephone numbers is selected based on the information.