JPH0429454A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize facsimile equipment capable of using the function of one- touch key most suitable for each of plural operators by providing a means to input a user ID, and a means to store inputted telephone number and various kinds of user information in accordance with a user. CONSTITUTION:The one-touch registration of a transmission destination is performed by inputting an ID decided proper to each operator by using ten keys after depressing the user ID input key of a display operating part. Thence, a correspondent mode is selected by depressing the function key of the ten keys. The telephone number of an opponent on whom the one-touch registration is desired to perform is inputted by using the ten keys, and a one-touch key to register the telephone number of the opponent is selected and depressed. One-touch transmission is performed by inputting the ID decided proper to each operator by using the ten keys after depressing the user ID input key of the display operating part. After that, a transmission original is set and the one-touch key in accordance with the telephone number of the opponent desired to transmit is depressed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and in particular, the present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and particularly to a facsimile machine, which transmits a transmission destination or various user programs, TTI (Trans-
Mitter Terminal Identific
The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having a function of one-touch registration of user information such as a facsimile machine.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, in order to simplify the sending operation, the sending (recipient)
2. Description of the Related Art Facsimile machines are known that have a one-touch registration function for user information such as a telephone number (fax number) or various user programs.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the one-touch registration function of conventional facsimile machines, only one user information, that is, one destination or user program, can be registered for one one-touch key. It was common.

For example, when one facsimile machine is shared by several operators, the destinations may be completely different depending on the operator, or when the frequency of use of destinations varies significantly between operators. Also,
Conventionally, only one destination can be registered for one one-touch key, which is often inconvenient due to the number of one-touch keys.

Further, with regard to user programs, a similar problem will occur if the programs used by different operators may be completely different, or if the frequency of use of the programs is significantly different.

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, improve the function of one-touch keys, and enable a plurality of operators to independently An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine that can utilize the most suitable one-touch key function.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above-mentioned object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine having a function of registering the telephone number (fax number) of the destination party, various user information, etc. in a one-touch key compatible manner, by inputting a user ID. This is achieved by a facsimile apparatus characterized in that it is provided with means for storing the telephone number, various types of user information, etc. corresponding to input users.

[Function] In the facsimile device according to the present invention, the facsimile device has a one-touch registration/sending function, and includes means for inputting a user ID, and means for storing a telephone number, various user information, etc. corresponding to the input user. By providing this, it becomes possible to store the above phone number, various user information, etc. for each user ID at the time of registration in a one-touch key compatible manner, and at the time of transmission, the above stored contents are recalled and used for each user ID. It becomes possible to
This makes it possible to realize a facsimile machine in which a plurality of operators can each use the one-touch key function most suitable for each operator.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows a facsimile machine (
1 is a block configuration diagram of a device (hereinafter also simply referred to as an “apparatus”). In the figure, 1 is a display operation unit including one-touch keys 2 that are operated by the operator, and 3 is a C that controls the entire device.
PU, 4 is a storage device (ROM) that stores programs, data, etc. required by the CPU 3, and 5 is a storage device (RAM) that stores temporary data. The RAM 5 has one-touch registration memory 6, which will be described later.
is provided as an accessory. Further, 7 is a scanner for image input, 8 is a plotter for output, 9 is an image information encoding/decoding section, and 10 is a communication control section for connecting this device to a communication line via the network control device J1. It shows.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of the above-mentioned display operation section. In the device shown in this example, the display operation section includes:
A numeric keypad, one-touch keys, function keys, a user ID input key 2 display area, a start button, and the like are provided. In addition, here, the numeric keypad is a key used for inputting a user ID or destination phone number, etc., the one-touch key is a key used for specifying or selecting a selection in one-touch registration or one-touch transmission, and the function key is a key used for one-touch registration or one-touch transmission. The call key is used to display the mode to be selected on the display unit when selecting a mode such as the above mode, and the user ID input key is used to specify the user ID input mode.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the operation procedure of the facsimile machine of this embodiment configured as described above. 5A shows an operation procedure for one-touch registration of a destination, and FIG. 2B shows an operation procedure for one-touch transmission using registered information. This will be explained in detail below.

First, the operation procedure for one-touch registration of a destination shown in FIG. 1(a) will be explained.

The operator enters the user ID on the display operation section shown in Figure 3.
After pressing the input key (User ID), each operator uses the numeric keypad to input an ID unique to each operator (step 2).

Next, when you press the function key, various modes such as one-touch registration or one-touch transmission will be displayed on the display, so use the numeric keypad to select the appropriate mode (here, one-touch registration #J mode) Select (step ■).

In the next step (2), use the numeric keypad to enter the telephone number of the person you are attempting to register with one-touch.

Furthermore, in step (2), the one-touch key for registering the telephone number of the other party input in step (2) is selected and pressed.

By the above operation, the telephone number of the other party input in step (2) is set to the one-touch key selected in step (2).

What is important here is that the one-touch key and the telephone number of the other party set in the above operation correspond to the user ID input first.

Next, the operation procedure for performing the one-touch transmission shown in FIG. 1(b) will be explained. The operator inputs the user ID entry key (User ID) on the display operation section as described above.
), then use the numeric keypad to input an ID unique to each operator (step 2).

Next, place the original to be sent (step ■) and press the one-touch button corresponding to the phone number of the recipient you want to send (
Step ■). Through the operations up to this point, the device can obtain the destination telephone number corresponding to the one-touch key input in step (2) from the comparison table of one-touch keys and telephone numbers registered corresponding to the user ID.

Finally, in step (2), when the operator presses the start button, the transmission operation to the destination telephone number obtained in the above process is started.

What is important here is that the one-touch key and telephone number of the other party set in the above-mentioned registration operation are called in correspondence with the user ID input at the beginning of this operation.

This allows each user to use this device as if it were a dedicated device.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, an example was explained in which the present invention was applied to one-touch registration and one-touch transmission of a recipient's telephone number, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, it can be used for the aforementioned user programs (relay request program, transmission time designation, etc.) or for TTI setting registration and transmission.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, in a facsimile machine having a function of registering the telephone number (fax number) of the destination party, various user information, etc. in a one-touch key correspondence, the user ID By providing a means for inputting the telephone number and a means for storing the telephone number, various user information, etc. corresponding to the input user, multiple operators can each use the one-touch key function most suitable for each operator. This has the remarkable effect that it is possible to realize a facsimile machine that has the following features.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the operation procedure of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the facsimile machine according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a detailed diagram of the display operation section thereof. It is a diagram. l: Display operation unit, 2: One-touch key, 3: CPU, 4
: ROM, 5: RAM, 6: One-touch registration memory,
7: Scanner, 8: Plotter, 9: Image information encoding/decoding section, 10: Communication control section, 11, Network control device, ■~■:
Operation steps. Figure (a) One-touch registration operation Press the 7 and 10 keys (ID number) ■ Select the one-touch registration mode using the [=■Koni=[] key■ Input the recipient's phone number using the 10 keys■
Press one of the one-touch keys (b) One-touch transmission operation ■Rosan =
10 keys (ID number) ■ Select the original to be sent ■ Press one of the one-touch keys ■ Press the [=Sanyo ■] key Diagram display one-touch key 10 key

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a facsimile machine that has a function of registering the telephone number (fax number) of the destination party and various user information in a one-touch key correspondence, there is a means for inputting a user ID, and the telephone number ( 1. A facsimile device comprising means for storing a fax number), various user information, and the like.