JPH04225673A - Facsimile device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability by changing the registration position of a display screen especially in accordance with the action defect and use frequency of an one operation program key. CONSTITUTION:A center control part detects the action defect of the one operation program key, the operation function of the one operation program key which becomes action-defective is assigned to a spare one operation program key area 21c which is displayed in LCD 21, the display of the one touch program key concerned in LCD 21 is changed, the central control part sequences the use frequency based on the selection time of respective one touch program keys and the registration position of the respective one touch program keys concerned in the one touch program key area 21c of LCD 21 is changed so as to be displayed based on the sequenced result concerned.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine that changes the registered position of a display screen in response to malfunction of a one-touch program key and frequency of use.

0002

[Prior Art] Many conventional facsimile machines are equipped with a one-touch programming function, which allows you to specify various program transmissions such as time-specified transmission, and to input multiple destination telephone numbers by pressing down on a resistive film. There is one in which the operating functions of each one-touch program key are assigned to registered positions on multiple screens and registered. In the display range of this screen, 20 to 30 one-touch program keys are displayed, and by switching the display screen, 100 to 30 one-touch program keys are displayed.
It is possible to register the above destination phone numbers.

[0003] This one-touch program function simplifies the procedure for transmitting to frequently sent destinations and improves the operability of the facsimile machine. Furthermore, the contents of the program transmission and the destination telephone number assigned and registered to the one-touch program key can be changed by a predetermined registration operation on the operation unit.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in such conventional facsimile machines, the frequency of use varies depending on the destination phone number registered in the one-touch program key, and the one-touch program key that is most frequently used Program keys are also more likely to fail. Furthermore, if a one-touch program key malfunctions for a different reason, there is a problem in that the destination telephone number assigned to the malfunctioning one-touch program key cannot be specified. In order to change the registered contents, a series of registration procedures must be repeated, which is complicated and burdensome for the operator.

In addition, since the number of one-touch program keys displayed on one screen was around 20 to 30, it was necessary to switch screens to find the desired one-touch program key, and searching for the one-touch program key was time-consuming. There is also the problem that it places a burden on the operator.

[0006]

[Means for solving the problem] The invention according to claim 1 includes:
A plurality of one-touch program keys for specifying destination phone number registration and various program transmissions are displayed on the display panel, and the display screen of the display panel displays the operation function, registration position, and instruction message prompting the operation procedure for each one-touch program key. In a facsimile machine equipped with an operation section that switches and displays information based on the operation of the one-touch program key, when the one-touch program key is operated, a malfunction of each one-touch program key is detected based on the output from the one-touch program key. and an allocation means for allocating the operating function of the one-touch program key detected as malfunctioning by the operating state detection means to a spare one-touch program key, and detecting the malfunction of the one-touch program key and assigning the operating function of the one-touch program key detected as malfunctioning by the operating state detection means. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the operation function of the one-touch program key is assigned to a spare one-touch program key, and the display of the one-touch program key on the display panel is changed. A plurality of one-touch program keys for specifying are displayed on a display panel, and an operation section that switches and displays the operation function, registered position, and instruction message prompting the operation procedure of each one-touch program key by operating the display screen of the display panel. a facsimile apparatus comprising: an ordering means for counting the number of presses of each one-touch program key and ordering the frequency of use of each one-touch program key based on the number of presses; and the display panel based on the ordering result. a display position changing means for changing the registered position of each one-touch program key on the display panel, and ordering the frequency of use of each one-touch program key, and changing the registered position of each one-touch program key on the display panel based on the ordering result. It is characterized by being changed and displayed.

[0007]

[Operation] In the invention as claimed in claim 1, there is provided an operating state detection means for detecting malfunction of each one-touch program key based on an output from each one-touch program key when the one-touch program key is operated; An allocation means is provided to allocate the operating function of a one-touch program key that is detected to be malfunctioning by the detection means to a spare one-touch program key. The one-touch program key is assigned to a spare one-touch program key, and the display of the one-touch program key on the display panel is changed. Therefore, the operating function of the malfunctioning one-touch program key can be immediately switched to the spare one-touch program key.

In the invention according to claim 2, there is provided an ordering means for counting the number of presses of each one-touch program key and ordering the frequency of use of each one-touch program key based on the number of presses; a position changing means for changing the registered position of each one-touch program key on the display panel, which orders the frequency of use of each one-touch program key, and adjusts the registered position of each one-touch program key on the display panel based on the ordering result. are changed and displayed. Therefore, the one-touch program keys can always be displayed on the display panel in order of frequency of use.

[0009]

[Example] Next, a detailed description will be given based on an example. 1 to 4 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus according to the invention according to claims 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the facsimile device 1. The facsimile device 1 includes an I/O IF 2, an I/O control unit 3, a buffer memory 4, a central control unit 5, a hard disk 6, a floppy disk 7, an operation port 8, and a communication It includes control units 9 to 12, a power supply unit 13, and the like. The main parts of each of the above sections are connected by a bus 14.

[0010] A digital copying machine 15 as an external device is connected to I/0 IF2, and the digital copying machine 15 has reading means for reading image information of a document at high speed;
and recording means for recording and outputting image information on recording paper at high speed. The image information of the original read by the reading means of the digital copying machine 15 is input to the facsimile communication device 1 via the I/0 IF2, and the image information output to the digital copying machine 15 via the I/0 IF2. is recorded and output on recording paper by the recording means of the digital copying machine 15.

The I/O control unit 3 includes an encoding/decoding unit, and controls the input/output of image information to and from the digital copying machine 15 via the I/O IF 2, and also controls the encoding of image information. Performs encoding and decoding processing. That is, the I/O control unit 3 connects the digital copying machine 15 via the I/O IF2.
Controls the output of image information to the digital copying machine 15 to control the recording operation of the digital copying machine 15, and also controls the input of image information from the digital copying machine 15 to control the reading operation of the digital copying machine 15. .

The central control unit (operating state detecting means, allocating means, ordering means, registered position changing means) 5 includes a CPU (Ce
ntral Processing Unit), ROM
(Read Only M-emory) and RAM (
A basic program for the facsimile apparatus 1, a one-touch program key assignment processing program of the present invention, a registration position change processing program, etc. are stored in the ROM. The RAM stores various data necessary for controlling the facsimile device 1, data related to image information read and recorded by the digital copying machine 15, and the like. The central control unit 5 controls each part of the facsimile machine 1 based on the program in the ROM and the data in the RAM, executes the sequence of the facsimile machine 1, and performs the one-touch program key assignment process and registration position of the present invention. Execute change processing.

The hard disk 6 and floppy disk 7 are mainly used as image memories, and store received image information and image information read by the digital copying machine 15. The image information in the hard disk 6 and floppy disk 7 is stored as a file for each message, and each file is managed by the central control unit 5. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation port 8 includes a CPU 16, a memory 1
7, dictionary ROM18, clock 19, LCD controller 2
0, LCD (Liquid Crystal Disp)
21, a video RAM 22, a touch panel controller 23, a touch panel 24, etc., and each main part is connected to a system bus 25. Further, the operation port 8 is connected to the central control section 5.

The CPU 16 controls each part according to a program stored in the memory 17 to perform bit map data development processing for displaying on the LCD 21 the contents input from the touch panel 24 and various information transmitted from the facsimile machine 1 to the operator; Executes screen display switching processing. In addition, the CPU 16 executes L according to instructions from the central control unit 5.
The process of allocating the display position of the one-touch program key displayed on the CD 21 and the process of changing the registered position are executed.

The memory 17 stores a program for executing a program for the CPU 16 to execute a bitmap data development process and a screen display switching process. The dictionary ROM 18 stores dictionary data for displaying Japanese on the LCD 21. Clock 19 has LCD 2
This is a clock for displaying the time in the 1st class.

The LCD controller 20 controls the LCD 21 according to instructions from the CPU 16 to display various information. Various information is displayed on the LCD 21 as shown in FIG. 3, and the screen configuration includes a message area 21a,
An icon area 21b and a one-touch program key area 21c are displayed. The one-touch program key area 21c in FIG. 3 is designed so that 25 destinations (5 in length x 5 in width) can be registered on one side, and 8 cards are prepared in card format. Card switching is performed by operating the card key 21d located above the one-touch program key area 21c.

Therefore, 200 destinations can be registered in the one-touch program key area 21c, but in this embodiment, the 8th card area is used as a spare key so that the user cannot register it, and the registerable destinations are There are 175 locations. Video RAM22 is LCD2
1 is stored, such as bitmap data for developing registration position data of one-touch program keys at the operation port 8 or destination data of each one-touch program key.

The touch panel controller 23 transfers input contents operated on the touch panel 24 to the CPU 16. The touch panel 24 is formed of a transparent resistive film,
A contact area of the resistive film is formed in accordance with the screen configuration of the LCD 21, and the touch panel 24 is set to be superimposed on the display screen of the LCD 21. Therefore, the operator operates while viewing the screen of the LCD 21 through the touch panel 24.

Returning to FIG. 1, the communication control units 9 to 12 include:
Different lines, for example, ISDN, DDX-C,
DDX-P, PSTN, etc. are connected, and each communication control unit 9 to 12 performs call origination/reception processing and communication control processing for each connected line, as well as communication data modulation/demodulation processing, etc. , performs facsimile communication by executing facsimile communication procedures with the other party's facsimile device.

The power supply unit 13 converts an external AC power supply into DC and voltage, and supplies power to each part of the facsimile machine 1. Note that the facsimile device 1 has an RS
A personal computer 26 is connected via a -232C interface, and the personal computer 26 can process received image information and transmitted image information.

Next, the operation will be explained. The present invention performs an operation test of each one-touch program key in the one-touch program key area 21c displayed on the LCD 21 of the operation port 8, and performs an assignment process in which a malfunctioning one-touch program key is assigned to a one-touch program key on a spare card. The feature is that the frequency of use of the one-touch program keys is ordered based on the number of selections of the program keys, and a registration position change process is performed in which the registration position of the one-touch program key is changed in accordance with the ordering.

First, the one-touch program key assignment process will be explained based on FIG. 4. Now, a destination is selected by the operator's operation of the one-touch program key of the operation port 8, but if a certain one-touch program key malfunctions, the one-touch program key operation for that destination becomes impossible. In this case, in this embodiment, when the system icon in the icon area 21b shown in FIG. 3 is selected by the operator and a key test is instructed, the key test is started and the first card is Start the test from the one-touch program key displayed as number 1 (step S1
).

At this time, a message for notifying the start of the key test may be displayed in the message area 21a to prompt the operator to operate the keys. Then,
A timer that waits for the output of an on-signal by operating the one-touch program key is started (step S2), and the on-signal output of the one-touch program key is checked to determine whether the operating state of the key is normal (step S3).
). When the ON signal is output, it is determined that the one-touch program key of that key number is normal, and the process moves to the next key number, and the test is repeated until the last key number (steps S4 and S5).

If the ON signal is not output in step S3, it is checked whether or not cancellation of the test has been instructed (step S6), and if cancellation has been instructed, the test process is interrupted, terminated, and canceled. If no instruction is given, the timer is checked to see if it has timed out (step S7). When the on signal is output before the time-out, it is determined that the one-touch program key of that key number is normal, and the process moves to the next key number, and the test is repeated until the last key number (step S4, S5). If the ON signal is not output even after the time has elapsed, a message is displayed in the message area 21a indicating that the one-touch program key is determined to be malfunctioning and its registered destination will be assigned to the eighth spare one-touch program key area 21c. and informs the operator (step S8).

Next, it is checked whether "OK" has been inputted by the operator in response to the message (step S9), and if "OK" has not been inputted, the process moves on to the next key number and the last key The test is repeatedly executed up to the number (steps S4, S5). When "OK" is input, the operation function of the one-touch program key determined to be malfunction is assigned its registration destination to the one-touch program key in the eighth spare one-touch program key area 21c, and a predetermined spare key number is assigned. (Step S10). Then enter this spare key number (
+1), move on to the next key number process, repeat the test until the last key number, and end this process (
Steps S4, S5).

Next, one-touch program key registration position change processing will be described with reference to the display screen of the LCD 21 in FIG. Now, when the operator searches for a desired destination from the one-touch program key area 21c displayed on the LCD 21, this is done by operating the telephone directory icon in the icon area 21b. When the operator searches for the destination one-touch program key, presses the desired one-touch program key, and outputs an on signal, this on signal is transmitted to the CPU 1 of the operation port 8.
6 and transmitted to the central control unit 5 as key information.

In the central control section 5, the destination telephone number is developed based on the transmitted key information, and the developed destination telephone number is transmitted to the communication control sections 9 to 12.
In steps 12 to 12, a call is made to the destination facsimile terminal. At this time, the central control unit 5 counts the number of uses of the selected destination, adds (+1) to the number of uses of the currently selected destination, and when the transmission process is completed, the number of uses of the other destinations is counted. compared to the number of times. As a result of this comparison of the number of uses, the destinations are ordered from the most used destinations to the most frequently used destinations, and according to this ordering, the L
The registered positions of the one-touch program keys in the one-touch program key area 21c displayed on the CD 21 are sequentially changed to the display position of the first card from the most frequently used one.

Therefore, in the facsimile machine 1, when a failure is detected in a touch key in the corresponding area of the touch panel 24 for each one-touch program key, the corresponding destination is automatically assigned to a spare one-touch program key. If the touch panel 24 is damaged, you can replace the touch panel 24 without replacing the entire touch panel 24.
4 can be continued to be used, and the service life of the touch panel 24 can be extended.

[0029] Furthermore, since the registration position of the one-touch program key is automatically changed in order of frequently used destinations,
Operations when searching for many registered destinations are now easier.
The operational burden on the operator can be reduced. As a result, the operability and convenience of the facsimile device can be improved.

[0030]

According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, malfunction of a one-touch program key is detected, and the operating function of the malfunctioning one-touch program key is assigned to a spare one-touch program key, and the operation function of the malfunctioning one-touch program key is assigned to a spare one-touch program key. Since the display of the program key is changed, the operating function of the malfunctioning one-touch program key can be immediately switched to a spare one-touch program key.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the frequency of use of each one-touch program key is ordered based on the number of times the one-touch program key is selected, and the registered position of each one-touch program key on the display panel is changed based on the result of the ordering. Since the one-touch program keys are displayed on the display panel in order of frequency of use, the one-touch program keys can always be displayed in descending order of frequency of use.

As a result, the operability and convenience of the facsimile device can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an operation port in the facsimile machine of FIG. 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 3: LCD in the operation port of FIG. 2 according to the present invention.
The figure which shows the example of a display.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a program for allocation processing according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Facsimile machine 2 I/0 IF 3 I/O control section 4 Buffer memory 5 Central control section 6, 7 Hard disk 8 Operation ports 9 to 12 Communication control section 13 Power supply section 14 Bus 15 Digital copying machine 16 CPU 17 Memory 18 Dictionary ROM 19 Clock 20 LCD controller 21 LCD 21a Message area 21b Icon area 21c One-touch program key area 21d
Card key 22 Video RAM 23 Touch panel controller 24 Touch panel 25 System bus

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: A display panel displays a plurality of one-touch program keys for specifying destination telephone number registration and various program transmissions, and displays the operation function, registration position, and instruction message prompting the operation procedure of each one-touch program key. In a facsimile machine equipped with an operation unit that is switched and displayed by operating a display screen of a display panel, when the one-touch program key is operated, malfunction of each one-touch program key is detected based on the output from each one-touch program key. an operating state detection means for detecting the malfunction of the one-touch program key; and an assignment means for allocating the operation function of the one-touch program key detected as malfunctioning by the operation state detection means to a spare one-touch program key; A facsimile machine characterized in that the operation function of a one-touch program key that has malfunctioned is assigned to a spare one-touch program key, and the display of the one-touch program key on the display panel is changed. 2. A display panel displays a plurality of one-touch program keys for specifying destination telephone number registration and various program transmissions, and displays the operation function, registration position, and instruction message prompting the operation procedure of each one-touch program key. In a facsimile machine equipped with an operation unit that is switched and displayed by operating a display screen of a display panel, the number of presses of each one-touch program key is counted, and the frequency of use of each one-touch program key is ordered based on the number of presses. an ordering means and a registration position changing means for changing the registered position of each one-touch program key on the display panel based on the ordering result, and ordering the use frequency of each one-touch program key based on the ordering result. The facsimile apparatus is characterized in that the registration position of each one-touch program key on the display panel is changed and displayed.