JPH05153221A - Abbreviated dial registration control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the same line number from being registered in accordance with plural abbreviated dial keys and to register multiple line numbers by deciding whether the line number which is registration-instructed is previously registered or not and executing a registration processing. CONSTITUTION:When the instruction of the abbreviated dial registration control of the line number is inputted through an input part 3, the line number is stored in a storage part 9. An abbreviated dial registration part 8 is searched and it is checked whether the number which is the same as the line number stored in the storage part 9 exists or not. When the line number is not registered, the line number stored in the storage part 9 is registered in the abbreviated dial registration part 8 in accordance with the abbreviated dial key which is selected/inputted next. The registered line number and the corresponding abbreviated dial key are displayed in a display part 4 and it is informed to an operator. When the inputted line number is previously registered in the abbreviated dial registration part 8, the effect is displayed in the display part 3 and a processing is terminated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for controlling registration of speed dials including one-touch dials in dial communication devices such as telephones and facsimiles, and in particular, speed dials suitable for keeping registration contents useless. It relates to a registration control method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, in telephones, facsimiles, etc., for the purpose of improving the efficiency of calling operations to the other party, for example, from page 35 of "RIFAX 112 Instruction Manual" issued by Ricoh Co., Ltd. As described on page 36, it is called a one-touch key dial function or abbreviated key dial function, and is provided with a function for automatically making a call to the other party corresponding to this key with a few key operations. That is, the line numbers of a plurality of destinations are registered in association with different one-touch dial keys or speed-dial keys, and the operator depresses these one-touch dial keys or speed-dial keys so that the device itself Automatically extracts the line number of the other party corresponding to the pressed key or the speed dial and makes a call to this line number. As described above, by using the one-touch key dial function or the speed-dial dial function, it is possible to reduce the trouble of inputting a telephone number, and improve the operability at the time of calling a telephone or a facsimile.

Further, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-16071, in a facsimile, the transmission execution mode and the registration mode of the speed dial are automatically switched on the basis of whether or not a document is set. , There is one that reduces the load on the operator. Further, as described in the specification and the drawing of Japanese Patent Application No. 3-311215 by the proposer of the present invention, the speed dial is automatically registered by a facsimile to improve the efficiency of the registration operation of the operator. There is something.

However, in such a conventional technique, the same line number as the already registered line number can be registered separately. This may result in multiple registrations of speed dials including one-touch dials for the same line number, resulting in inefficiency.

[0005]

The problem to be solved is that in the prior art, the registration of the speed dial including the one-touch dial can be duplicated and the registered contents are wasted. is there. An object of the present invention is to solve these problems of the prior art, prevent duplication of registration of speed dials including one-touch dials, reduce waste of registration contents, and improve device performance. It is to provide a control method.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the speed dial registration control method of the present invention comprises: (1) a plurality of speed dial keys which are predetermined for each speed dial key including a plurality of one-touch dials. A speed dial registration unit for registering the line number is provided, and the line number corresponding to the pressed speed dial key is read from the speed dial registration unit based on the operator's pressing of the speed dial key, and the read line In a speed dial registration control method of a dial communication device for making a call to a number, a storage unit for storing a line number input by an operator when registering a line number corresponding to a speed dial key in a speed dial registration unit is provided. Then, the speed dial registration section is searched based on the line number stored in this storage section, and the line entered by the operator is entered in this speed dial registration section. After the same was confirmed that the line number is not the issue, the operator has input, characterized in that it registered with the speed dial registration unit. Further, (2) a speed dial registering unit for registering a plurality of line numbers defined in advance corresponding to each speed dial key including a plurality of one-touch dials, and a line number inputted by the operator at the time of making a call are stored. A dial that is provided with a storage unit and automatically registers the dialing destination stored in the storage unit in the speed dial registration unit based on the operator's instruction when calling the dial input by the operator. In the speed dial registration control method of the communication device, when the call destination dial is automatically registered in the speed dial registration unit at the time of calling, the speed dial registration unit is searched based on the line number stored in the storage unit, and this speed reduction is performed. Characteristic that speed dial registration for the line number stored in the storage unit is performed after confirming that the line number stored in the storage unit does not exist in the dial registration unit. To. (3) In the speed dial registration control method according to (1) or (2) above, the area code of the dial communication device is registered in the speed dial registration unit, and the entered registration target is entered. If the line number that includes the area code includes the area code and this area code is the same as the area code of the dial communication device registered in the speed dial registration section, the area number entered Delete the external station number,
The speed dial registration unit is searched and registered based on the line number from which the area code is deleted. (4) In the speed dial registration control method according to (1) or (2) above, if the entered line number to be registered does not include the area code, the operator Prompting for the line number including the area code, and only for the line number including the area code,
The feature is that the speed dial registration unit is searched and registered.

[0007]

In the present invention, the registration processing is performed after determining whether or not the line number instructed to be registered has already been registered. This allows the same line number to be used for multiple speed dial keys (including one-touch dial keys).
There is no need to register in correspondence with, and more line numbers can be registered.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a first embodiment of the processing operation relating to speed dial registration control of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the configuration of the facsimile used in the implementation according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numerals 1 and 11 denote facsimiles for performing speed dial registration control including the one-touch dial of the present invention, which are connected via a line 10. Then, the facsimile 1 includes a scanner unit 2 that reads the image information of the transmission document.
Image information of an input unit 3 for inputting operation instructions from an operator, a display unit 4 for displaying and outputting the communication status during transmission / reception, a plotter unit 5 for printing out the received image information, and image information of the line 10. A network control unit 6 for controlling transmission / reception of data, a main control unit 7 for controlling the overall operation of the facsimile 1, and a line number of a transmission destination are registered in correspondence with respective keys of the speed dial key group 12 of the input unit 3. Speed dial registration section 8
And the storage unit 9 for temporarily storing the line number to be registered, which is input by the operator of the facsimile 1 during the registration operation of the speed dial. The facsimile 11 may have the same configuration as the facsimile 1. With such a configuration, the facsimile machine 1 of the present embodiment provides the operator with an efficient shortcut key dial function (including a one-touch key dial function).

The processing operation according to the present invention of the facsimile machine 1 having such a configuration will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Although the speed dial registration operation is described here, the speed dial includes a one-touch dial. When the operator inputs an instruction for speed dial registration control of a line number (telephone number) via the input unit 3 of FIG. 2 (step 101) and a line number to be registered is input (step 102). , This line number is stored in the storage unit 9 of FIG. 2 (step 10
3). Then, the speed dial registration unit 8 in FIG. 2 is searched to see if there is the same number as the line number stored in the storage unit 9 in FIG. 2 (step 104). If this line number is not registered (step 105), it is made to correspond to the speed dial key selected and input next (steps 106, 1).
07, 108) and the line number stored in the storage unit 9 of FIG. 2 is registered in the speed dial registration unit 8 of FIG. 2 (step 109). At this time, the registered line number and the corresponding speed dial key are displayed on the display unit 3 of FIG. 2 to notify the operator. If the input line number is already registered in the speed dial registration section 8 in FIG. 2 in step 105, the fact is displayed on the display section 3 in FIG. 2 (step 110), and the process is terminated. .. In this way, in this embodiment, duplicate registration of the speed dial in the facsimile is prevented. By displaying such a registration processing status on the display unit 3 of FIG. 2, the operator can perform the registration operation of the speed dial without confusion. Further, the operator can easily confirm the result of the registration operation by printing out the list of registration contents including the registered result by the plotter unit 5 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a second embodiment of the processing operation relating to the speed dial registration control of the present invention. Particularly, it is a processing operation in a facsimile or the like that automatically performs a speed dial registration operation. First, when the operator inputs a line number to initiate a call (step 301), the line number is stored in the storage unit (step 302). When a registration instruction is input from the operator (step 303), the speed dial registration section is searched,
It is confirmed whether or not there is the same number as the line number stored in the storage unit (steps 304, 305). If this line number is not registered in the speed dial registration section, an unused speed dial key is selected (step 306). If there is no unused speed dial key (step 307), a display indicating that registration is not possible is output (step 308), and if there is an unused speed dial key, the line stored in the storage unit corresponding to that key is stored. Register the number and display the registration contents (key corresponding to the line number) (step 30).
9). Then, call connection control processing is performed (step 3).
10). If the line number stored in the storage unit is already registered in the speed dial registration unit in step 305, the fact that the line number has been registered is output to the display unit (step 311) to notify the operator. , And proceeds to step 310 to end the processing. In this way, by applying to a facsimile etc. that has an automatic speed dial registration function,
Further, efficient registration processing can be performed.

Generally, in the registration of one-touch dial or speed dial, the area code of the line number to be registered is
If it is the same as the area code installed by your device, register the line number excluding this area code. However, if a line number having the same area code as that of the own device is instructed to be registered with a line number including this area code, there is a possibility that the line may be registered in duplicate. In addition, it is useless to register the line number of the same area code as the own device with the line number including this area code. It is desirable to register without the station number.
The process of the present invention relating to such an area code will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a third embodiment of the processing operation relating to the speed dial registration control of the present invention. In particular, it shows the processing for registering the line number of the same area code as that of the own apparatus, except for the same area code as the own apparatus, and is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. It can be implemented in combination with each of the first and second embodiments. First, when the speed dial registration instruction of the line number, the line number to be registered, and the storage are made (step 401), the number of digits of this line number is confirmed (step 402). This line number is, for example,
If it is “1234 5678” and is smaller than the number of digits (N = 10) including the area code “03” and the like (step 4).
03), it is judged that the input line number has the same area code as the own device, and step 10 in FIG.
Registration control processing based on the search of the dial registration unit 8 of FIG. 2 indicated by 3-110 is performed (step 404). The entered line number is, for example, "03 1234 56".
78 ", the number of digits including the area code" 03 "(N = 10)
If the above is the case, the number from the beginning of this line number and
It collates with the area code of its own device which is registered in the dial registration unit 8 or the like (step 405). If the results of this collation match (step 406), the number corresponding to the area code is deleted from the input line numbers (step 407), and step 404 is performed based on the remaining line numbers.
Is processed. Also, if the collation results do not match,
The processing of step 404 is performed based on all the input line numbers. In this way, by performing the processing related to the area code, it is possible to more efficiently perform the speed dial registration operation. Note that, here, the speed dial registration includes the registration of the one-touch dial. Further, in the present embodiment, the area code is identified based on the number of digits of the line number. However, for example, the area code is identified based on the recognition of the number from the beginning of the input line number. Anything is fine.

However, for example, in a dial communication device such as a mobile telephone that moves in an area having a different area code, it is necessary to register all the area code of the line number.
The processing operation in such a case will be described below. Figure 5
Fourth processing operation relating to speed dial registration control of the present invention
3 is a flowchart showing an example of the above. In particular, it necessarily shows the processing relating to the registration of the line number including the area code, and is carried out in combination with each of the first and second embodiments shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 or FIG. be able to. First, when the speed dial registration instruction for the line number, the line number to be registered, and the storage are made (step 501), the presence or absence of the area code of this line number is confirmed (step 502). If this line number is, for example, “03 12345678” and includes the area code “03” (step 503), FIG.
The registration control process based on the search of the dial registration unit 8 shown in FIG. 2 shown in steps 103 to 110 is performed (step 504). Also, if the input line number is, for example,
If the area code "03" is not included in "1234 5678", input of the line number including the area code is prompted using the display unit or the like (step 505). If the input of the line number including the area code is confirmed, step 504 is performed. In this way, by registering the speed dial with the area code always provided, it is possible to prevent the malfunction of the speed key dial function of the dial communication device that moves in the area having the different area code. Note that, here, the speed dial registration includes the registration of the one-touch dial.

As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, in the facsimile of this embodiment, during the speed dial registration process, it is searched whether or not the line number instructed to be registered has already been registered. .. As a result, it is possible to prevent speed dial registration of the same line number, and avoid useless registration operations and unreasonable reduction in the number of registrations.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. For example, the invention is not limited to facsimiles, but can be applied to dial communication devices such as telephones, and can also be applied to devices that register character identification information of the other party such as an address corresponding to a line number.

[0015]

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the duplicated line numbers for one-touch dial registration or speed dial registration, facilitate the operation of one-touch dial and speed dial registration, and save the waste of registered contents. It is possible to improve the performance of the device.

[0016]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a first embodiment of a processing operation relating to speed dial registration control of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a configuration relating to the present invention of a facsimile used for carrying out speed dial registration control of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a second embodiment of the processing operation relating to speed dial registration control of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a fourth embodiment of the processing operation relating to speed dial registration control of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a fourth embodiment of the processing operation relating to speed dial registration control of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Facsimile 2 Scanner Section 3 Input Section 4 Display Section 5 Plotter Section 6 Network Control Section 7 Main Control Section 8 Speed Dial Registration Section 9 Storage Section 10 Line 11 Facsimile 12 Speed Dial Key Group

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A speed-dial registration means for registering a plurality of line numbers defined in advance corresponding to each speed-dial key including a plurality of one-touch dials is provided. In the speed dial registration control method of the dial communication device, which reads out the line number corresponding to the pressed speed dial key from the speed dial registration means, and makes a call to the read line number, When registering the line number corresponding to the dial key to the speed dial registration means above,
A line storing the line number input by the operator is provided, and the speed dial registration unit is searched for based on the line number stored in the storage unit, and the line input by the operator is input to the speed dial registration unit. A speed dial registration control method, characterized in that the line number input by the operator is registered in the speed dial registration means after confirming that there is no same line number as the number. 2. A speed dial registration means for registering a plurality of line numbers which are predetermined corresponding to respective speed dial keys including a plurality of one-touch dials, and a line number inputted by the operator at the time of calling. When the dial entered by the operator is called, the dial of the calling destination stored in the storage is automatically registered in the speed dial registration means based on the instruction of the operator. In the speed dial registration control method of the dial communication device, the speed dial registration means is automatically registered based on the line number stored in the storage means when the call destination dial is automatically registered in the speed dial registration means at the time of calling. Search for
Speed dial registration control characterized by performing speed dial registration for the line number stored in the storage means after confirming that the speed dial registration means does not have the same line number stored in the storage means. Method. 3. The speed dial registration control method according to claim 1, wherein the area code of the dial communication device is registered in the speed dial registration means, and the input registration is performed. If the line number to be targeted includes the area code, and the area code is the same as the area code of the dial communication device registered in the speed dial registration means, the object of registration is The speed dial registration control method, wherein the area code is deleted from the line number, and the speed dial registration means is searched and registered based on the line number from which the area code is deleted. 4. The speed dial registration control method according to claim 1 or 2, when the input line number to be registered does not include an area code. A person who has entered the area number including the area code, and searches and registers the speed dial registration means only for the area number including the area code. Dial registration control method.