JPH0556240A - Communication terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily register destination data in a facsimile device by means of a namecard. CONSTITUTION:A reading part 10 reads a character image from the namecard which is a first original a data RAM 12A registers the read character image, and a CPU 52 adds the registered character image when an image read from a transmission original which is a second original is transmitted and controls the transmission.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device, for example, a communication terminal device for adding a destination name of facsimile machine (hereinafter referred to as "FAX") to a FAX transmission document by using image data obtained from a business card or the like and transmitting the same. It relates to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, FAX has been remarkably improved in function.
A convenient communication device that can store several phone numbers and makes a call with a simple operation, the so-called one touch dial or speed dial, and adds the name and sending time of the calling station and sends it. I'm running.

[0003]

However, although these automatic calling, so-called auto-dial function can be easily applied to the registered number, it is not possible to specify to whom the calling number belongs. In many cases, the address cannot be specified. In many cases, it is not possible to register the address to the FAX itself, and although there are some expensive devices that can be registered, the destination data such as the company name, department name, and name of the other party can be registered with the dial keys (0 to 9). Since it is also used for input, the operation is complicated and the usability is poor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional example, and its object is to obtain a FAX.
The point is to provide a communication terminal device capable of easily registering an address to itself.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the object, a communication terminal device according to the present invention is a communication terminal device that communicates with another terminal via a line, and a reading unit that reads an image from a first document and an image read by the reading unit. And a transmitting means for adding and transmitting the image registered by the registering means when transmitting the image read from the second original to be transmitted.

[0006]

According to this structure, the reading means reads the image from the first original, the registration means registers the image read by the reading means, and the transmitting means transmits the image read from the second original to be transmitted. When this is done, the image registered by the registration means is added and transmitted.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. <First Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows an F according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
It is a front view which shows the external appearance structure of AX. In the figure, 1
Is a FAX main body, 2 is a document / business card inlet, and 3 is a slider (paper guide) for adjusting a guide width when reading a business card (a) and when reading a document (b). Reference numeral 4 denotes a transparent tablet, which is designed so that a business card 5 inserted from the intake port 2 is guided under the transparent tablet to designate a desired reading area of the business card 5 visually observed through the transparent tablet 4. 6 is a display device, the company name of the business card that is read out and cut out, the department name,
Display image data such as name. Reference numeral 7 denotes a keyboard portion which can be used to instruct various keys as described later.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the FAX according to the first embodiment. In the figure, the FA of this embodiment is
X is composed of a reading unit 10, a recording unit 20, a microcomputer system 11, an operation panel 7, a power supply 54, a transparent tablet 4, a display unit 6, a MODEM 45, an NCU (network control unit) 46, a telephone 47, and a motor driver 34. The subscriber telephone line 55 is connected to the NCU 46.

In the reading section 10, the reading motor 32 is driven and controlled by the motor driver 34, and the rotating reading roller 31b is driven by the driving roller 31 in cooperation with the feeding roller 31 to feed the original. The reflected light when 50 is irradiated is condensed on the lens 51 by the mirror 49, an electrical analog signal is obtained by the CCD image sensor 13 via this lens 51, and converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 33. And an optical system that

In the recording section 20, the recording motor 35, which is driven and controlled by the motor driver 34, controls the rotation of the platen roller 36, conveys the recording paper 39, and the thermal head 37, which has obtained print information by the head driver 38, It has a printing mechanism for printing on the recording paper 39 conveyed.

The microcomputer system 11
Has a CPU that controls the entire FAX, a ROM that stores various programs, and a RAM that is used as a work area for various programs, and further controls a reading control unit 42 that controls information from the reading unit 10 and a motor driver 34. Drive control unit 40, recording control unit 41 that controls recording unit 20, MODEM control unit 15 that controls MODEM 45, transmission data control unit 43 that controls each transmission data during transmission and reception, and other display, input, It has the other control part 44 which controls a power supply etc.

Next, the operation panel 7 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a top view showing the structure of the main part of the operation panel 7 according to the first embodiment. In the figure, the keyboard portion denoted by 7 is a reading instruction key 7-1 and an enter key 7.
-2, a dial key 7-3, and a registration key 7-4.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the paper loading operation according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the method of using the transparent tablet 4 according to the operation described in FIG.

The business card which is the destination by the operator is the import port 2
When the reading instruction key 7-1 is pressed, the reading unit 10 reads the read image data under the control of the microcomputer system block 11 and the work RAM 12B.
Is temporarily stored (step S1, step S2). Next, the operator cuts a necessary cutout portion of the business card 5 which is visually inspected from above the transparent tablet 4 through the tablet, for example, a pen and the like on two sides of a quadrangle-shaped vertical and horizontal sides enclosing a company name ( (Refer to FIG. 5).
The confirmation key 7-2 is used for confirmation (step S3). In this way, the image image data of the area corresponding to the input coordinate information is cut out from the image image data stored in the work RAM 12-B to obtain the work RAM.
The image data is stored in another area 12-B (not shown) and is sent to the display unit 6 to display this image data (step S4). At this time, the display unit 6 is provided so that the bit information is thinned out from the read image data. This is because it is difficult with the present technology to make the resolution of the CCD image sensor 13 for reading and the display density of the display unit 6 the same. That is, for example, the resolution of the sensor can be 8 dots / mm, but the display density of the display is about 3 to 4 dots / mm. The image is displayed at about twice the size, and a large display is required, which is not preferable in terms of cost and mounting.

Further, since the name data has large characters, there is no problem in reading even if the characters are slightly crushed by thinning out the bits. In addition, although a little small character such as company name and department name is crushed a little and becomes difficult to read, when searching for desired name data from these plural name data stored in the data RAM 12A, Even if it is difficult to read the department name, there is no problem if the name is clearly readable.

After the company name, the department name, the name, etc. are sequentially selected through the transparent tablet 4 and only the desired image information is selected and fetched (steps S3 to S5). The first letter of the last name is used as the label of "A" line, K line, ..., W line which is also used as the dial key 7-3, and is registered in the data RAM 12-A by the registration key 7-4 (step S7). ..

Further, the transmission original is read by the reading unit 10 and temporarily stored as image data in the work RAM 12B (step S8). Then, when the previously stored destination data is added to the beginning of the original data, the destination is searched (steps S9 to S10), the bit image data is developed at the beginning (step S11), and the modem 15 is used. It is sent (step S12).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example when the sending side device receives the sending data according to the first embodiment, and 6-1 searches for a desired destination from the destination data read from the business card and stored and added. The sent destination data, 6-2 is the additionally sent sending date and time data, 6-3 is the title added to the read destination data, and when the destination data and the read original are developed as an image in the memory, the ROM 14 It is generated by a charac- ter generator stored in advance in and is additionally transmitted.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the character string to be registered or read and recognized as a bit image can be directly viewed through the transparent tablet.
Characters can be easily read, a desired recognition range can be designated from the character range, and destination data can be easily registered in the FAX using a business card. Moreover, since the destination name is automatically added to the transmitted manuscript simply by calling the destination, it is not necessary to enter the destination in the manuscript or to send an additional page for the destination, which is convenient.
Also, if you are in a hurry without registering in the FAX memory, you can continue to read the business card of the other party or your own business card and simply insert the original and the address and sender name will be automatically added and sent. So this is also useful and useful.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart for explaining the processing procedure when the entire name card is filed as address data according to the first modification of the first embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a display section corresponding to the operation of FIG. It is a figure explaining the display state of. When a business card is inserted into the paper feed port and the import processing key 7-1 is pressed, the image of the business card is read (steps S51 to S51).
52) (see (8-1) in FIG. 8). If the enter key 7-2 is pressed without specifying the area (No in step S53),
It is instructed whether to register the fetched data or add an address (see (8-2) in FIG. 8). Operator registered (Yes)
When the key 7-10 is pressed, the process proceeds to the reading leading character (label) input process for search (step S57, see (8-3) in FIG. 8), and the kana key 7-also used as the dial key.
In step 3, the user inputs the desired number of readings for retrieval, presses the registration completion key 7-4, and the data RAM 12A is sorted and stored in the order of aiue by the preceding label characters (step S58). In step S54, the address (No) key 7
When -20 is pressed, the process waits until the transmitted document is set in step S59 (see (8-4) in FIG. 8), and when the document is set, it is fetched (step S60) and the destination data previously read. Is added (step S64) and is sent out via the modem 15 (step S65).

FIG. 9 is a flow chart for explaining the processing procedure when the name information on the sender side according to the second modified example of the first embodiment is also added via a business card or added to a transmission original and transmitted. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the display state of the display unit corresponding to the operation of FIG. A business card is put in the paper feed port,
When the processing key 7-1 is pressed, the image of the business card is read (steps S101 to S102). Cutout processing of necessary parts of image image, etc. (step S103
Through S105), after the same processing as described above is performed, a flag (not shown) for determining whether two business cards have been taken in is determined (step S106), and the first card (step S106).
If it is No, it is previously described whether or not to register ((8-
2)), and the registration process is performed (step S10).
8 to S109) are performed. When the second business card is received (Yes in step S108), the above-described flag set process is performed in step S110, and step S102 is performed.
Then, the process similar to the process for the first sheet is performed. After reading one or two business cards, the above-mentioned ((8-
As in 4)), the system waits until the transmitted document is set (step S111), and the document is read (step S1).
12) After that, it is determined whether or not the two business cards are read by the flag being set (step S113).

In the case of one sheet (No in step S113),
In step S119, it is determined whether the sender name is added, that is, the sender name is already registered ((9- in FIG. 9-
See 1)). If you have already registered, and add it,
Press the Yes key 7-10 and use the Kana key 7-3, which also serves as a dial key, to input search characters ((9-2) in FIG. 9).
Then, a search is performed (step S120, (9- in FIG. 9).
See 3)).

When the number of sheets is two (step S113: Ye
In step s), the flag is reset (step S114), the data of the first sheet is set as the address, and the data of the second sheet is set as the sender data. (Step S121), and the data is sent out via the modem 15 (Step S122).

<Second Embodiment> FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the arrangement of the essential parts of a FAX according to the second embodiment. The FAX according to the present embodiment is provided so that the read business card can be recognized by character recognition of the characters in the area designated by the transparent tablet 4 and can be coded to reduce the memory usage per case and store a larger number of cases. It is a fax with an electronic business card file.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 16 is a recognition processing unit, which is shown in FIG.
The other control unit 44 is connected to the FAX. The recognition processing unit 16 includes a feature extraction LSI 17, a classification LSI 18,
It is composed of a classification dictionary ROM 19 and a dictionary ROM 20.

The FAX of this embodiment temporarily stores and holds the image data of the business card read by the reading unit 10 in the work RAM 12B, and when the recognition area is designated by the transparent tablet 4, the image data stored in the work RAM 12B is stored. A data portion corresponding to the designated area, that is, the cut-out character data is subjected to arithmetic processing by the feature extraction LSI 17, and the result of the feature vector obtained by this operation and the classification L
The SI 18 is compared with the standard vector in the classification dictionary ROM 19, and the recognized character candidates are sent to the display unit 6 and displayed. When the recognition process of one address data is completed, the data RA
It is stored in M together with the reading data of the recognition result, or is additionally transmitted as address data together with the transmission original as necessary.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart for explaining the paper loading operation according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 13 is FIG.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display state of the display unit corresponding to the operation of FIG.

Business card reading processing (steps S201 to S201)
After S202) is performed in the same manner as described above, the initial values of the items to be described later are set (step S203), and the display unit 2
A message prompting the operator to specify the recognition area for the company name of the first recognition item is displayed (see (13-1) in FIG. 13). The operator traces the company name (character string) of the business card 5 seen through the transparent tablet 4 from above the transparent tablet 4 by tracing with a pen or the like the two sides of a quadrangle-shaped vertical and horizontal pattern to establish the recognition area. Then (Yes in step S204)
s), the recognition process is performed in the next step S205.
That is, the recognition processing of the image image of the area corresponding to the coordinate information input in step S204 is performed from the image image data stored in the work RAM 12B. These recognition processes, that is, algorithms for extracting character candidates by cutting out individual characters, comparing with a feature extraction standard vector, and the like are known in various documents and the like, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, in step S206, based on the recognition result (if there is similarity, it is displayed as a candidate: (13-2) in FIG. 13).
Display) so that the operator can select. Then, in Steps S207 to S208, the company name of the recognition result is confirmed (Yes key 7-10 is pressed), or another candidate is selected (No key 7-20 is pressed, another candidate is selected in Step S211). If it is determined (Yes key 7-10 is pressed), it is determined in step S209 whether all items, that is, company name, department name, name, etc. have been input. If No, the next item is determined in step S210. The message display processing for prompting the operator to specify the recognition area is performed (in this case, the input of the department name is prompted: (1 in FIG.
3-3)), and returns to the area designation step S204.

As described above, steps S204 to S211 are repeated, and when the final item is determined, the data is stored in the data RAM 12-A as one item of data in step S212, and the recognition input process ends. At that time, if it is arranged that the first one letter of the last name furigana of the recognized name or an arbitrary number of letters is sorted in the order of Iwayo, it will be convenient at the time of searching.

Further, at the time of document transmission, the transmitted document is read (step S213), the desired name data is called from the registered address data (step S215), and it is developed into a bit image (step S216). , Is added to the beginning of the original captured as a bit image and is sent out (step S218).

The present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices or an apparatus composed of a single device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus. Furthermore, if the bit image data such as the additionally transmitted address data, sender data, and transmission date and time can be printed out, it can be saved as a communication record together with the transmission original, which is convenient.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, F
The destination data can be easily registered in the AX using a business card.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external configuration of a FAX according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view showing a configuration of a main part of an operation panel 7 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a FAX according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining a paper loading operation according to the first embodiment.

5 is a transparent tablet 4 according to the operation described in FIG.
It is a figure explaining the usage method of.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example when a partner device receives transmission data according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a processing procedure when the entire face of a business card is filed as address data according to a first modification of the first embodiment.

8 is a diagram illustrating a display state of a display unit corresponding to the operation of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart for explaining a processing procedure in which name information on the sender side according to a second modification of the first embodiment is also registered via a business card or added to a transmission original and transmitted.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a display state of the display unit corresponding to the operation of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a FAX according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of taking in paper according to the second embodiment.

13 is a diagram illustrating a display state of the display unit corresponding to the operation of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 FAX Main Body 2 Paper Intake Port 4 Transparent Tablet 5 Business Card 6 Display 7 Operation Panel 10 Reader 11 Micro Computer System 12A Data RAM 12B Work RAM 13 CCD Image Sensor 14 ROM 15 MODEM Controller 20 Recording Unit 31a Conveyor Roller 31b Reading Roller 32 Reading motor 33 A / D converter 34 Motor driver 35 Recording motor 36 Platen roller 37 Thermal head 38 Head driver 39 Recording paper 40 Drive control unit 41 Recording control unit 42 Reading control unit 43 Transmission data control unit 44 Other control unit 45 MODEM 46 NCU 47 Telephone 48 Fluorescent lamp 49 Mirror 50 Original 51 Lens 52 CPU 54 Power supply 55 Subscriber telephone line

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal device for communicating with another terminal via a line, a reading means for reading an image from a first original document, a registration means for registering an image read by the reading means, and a transmission target. A communication terminal device, comprising: a transmission unit that adds and transmits the image registered by the registration unit when transmitting the image read from the second document. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the registration means includes a designation means for designating an area to be registered by the registration means from an image read by the reading means. 3. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the first original is a business card. 4. The registration means includes a recognition means for performing character recognition based on a character image read from the business card, and a storage means for storing a result recognized by the recognition means as a code. 4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising: a converting unit that converts the code stored in the storage unit into an image, and an image adding unit that adds the image converted by the converting unit to the image of the second document. Communication terminal equipment.