JPH06178007A - Image communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify proper control of the corresponding relation between the position of a single-action key and the registered data by providing a control table to define the corresponding relation between the position of the single-action key and the storing address of the registered data. CONSTITUTION:A memory part 3 includes a position control table 3a and a registered data storing part 3b which consists of the nonvolatile an rewritable RAMs. The dial number, the address name, etc., of the opposite party are stored/registered in the part 3b. Meanwhile the conversion data are stored in the part 3a to define the corresponding relation between the position of a single-action key provided on a control panel 4 and the address of the data stored in the part 3b in a table from. Thus it is possible to freely correct the corresponding relation between the position of the single-action key and the registered data just by rewriting the contents of the table 3a and without repeating the deletion and the registration of data.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is applied to, for example, a facsimile machine of a telephone network, and relates to an image communication apparatus in which a dial call is made by a single shortening operation, so-called one-touch operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a telephone network facsimile machine, a dial number of a frequently communicated destination is registered together with data such as a destination name, and this registered data is selectively called by operating a one-touch key on an operation panel. Some are equipped with a one-touch dial function that automatically makes a dial call according to the registered data that is called.

As shown in FIG. 2, a conventional device of this type has an operation panel 4 on which a large number of one-touch keys are arranged and data such as a dial number and a destination name of the destination for each destination. When the one-touch key on the operation panel 4 is pressed, the memory unit 3 that stores the address at the address corresponding to the position (for example, the key number) of the one-touch key on the operation panel 4 is pressed. The destination data stored in the address corresponding to the position of (1) is called, and the line control unit 7 is caused to make a dial call by the called destination data.

In the above-mentioned one-touch dial function, the dial number (telephone number) of the other party is stored and registered in the memory unit 3, and the storage address of the registered data and the position of the one-touch key on the operation panel 4 are mutually set. By making them correspond, it is possible to automatically make a dial call to a specific partner by a simple operation of pressing a one-touch key.

Further, by storing and registering the data of a plurality of destinations at the address corresponding to one one-touch key, the broadcast communication to the plurality of destinations can also be performed by operating the one-touch key. Like

Each one-touch key on the operation panel 4 has a one-to-one correspondence with a storage address of registration data. Therefore, when registering the data of the other party, the user can arbitrarily specify the position of the one-touch key corresponding to the storage destination of the registered data.

[0007]

However, according to such a configuration, there is a problem that the management of the correspondence between the position of the one-touch key and the registered data is troublesome.

The above problem occurs for the following reasons. That is, if the one-touch dial function is used for a while, it is necessary to add or delete registration data during that time.

However, in the conventional device as described above, since the one-touch keys on the operation panel 4 correspond to the storage addresses of the registration data in a one-to-one correspondence, when the registration data is added, the registration is performed. It is necessary to search for an empty one-touch key corresponding to an address in which no data is stored, and specify and register this empty one-touch key.

When the registered data is deleted, the one-touch key at the position corresponding to the deleted registered data becomes empty. Therefore, there are gaps where no data is registered.

As a result, the arrangement of the positions of the one-touch keys becomes cluttered, and the user takes time and effort to find the key position corresponding to the intended other party, resulting in an erroneous call due to an incorrect key position. The danger also increases.

However, it is often troublesome to correct the correspondence between the key position and the registered data because the deletion and re-registration of the data must be repeated many times. There are also many registration risks. For example, sensitive confidential documents may be accidentally sent to competitors.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to provide an image communication apparatus capable of easily and appropriately managing the correspondence between the position of a one-touch key and registered data. To do.

[0014]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a rewritable non-volatile memory,
A management table is provided to define the correspondence between the position of the one-touch key and the storage address of the registered data, and the management table is used to manage the correspondence.

[0015]

According to the present invention, with the above-described configuration, the correspondence relationship between the key position and the registered data can be freely modified only by rewriting the contents of the management table without repeatedly deleting or registering the data. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily and properly manage the correspondence between the position of the one-touch key and the registered data.

[0016]

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

In the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a main part of an image communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 4 is an operation panel in which a large number of one-touch keys are arranged, and 3 is an SRAM whose power is backed up. Is a non-volatile memory unit, 7 is a line control unit including a dial calling circuit, and 10 is a line.

The memory unit 3 is provided with a position management table 3a and a registration data storage unit 3b. Both of them are configured by using a nonvolatile and rewritable RAM.

The registration data storage unit 3b stores and registers data such as the dial number and destination name of the other party.

The position management table 3a stores, in a table format, conversion data defining a correspondence relationship between the position of the one-touch key on the operation panel 4 and the storage address of the registration data in the registration data storage section 3b. There is.

The operation of the image communication apparatus configured as described above will be described below. In the above-mentioned device, the position of the one-touch key on the operation panel 4 and the storage address of the registration data in the registration data storage unit 3b are independent of each other. The correspondence between the two is defined by conversion data in a table format that is rewritably stored and registered in the position management table 3a.

Therefore, the position of the one-touch key on the operation panel 4 and the data storage unit 3 can be obtained only by rewriting the conversion data of the management table 3a without replacing each address of the data of the registration data storage unit 3b.
The correspondence with the registered data of b can be changed easily and freely.

With this, the correspondence between the key position and the registration data can be arbitrarily corrected and the correspondence between the position of the one-touch key and the registration data can be easily and properly managed without repeating the deletion and registration of the data. Can be done.

A more specific embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the facsimile apparatus 1 to which the technique of the present invention is applied. In the figure, a central control unit 2 centrally controls the operation of the entire apparatus by using a memory unit 3 which provides a work area and the like.

The memory unit 3 is backed up so that the stored data can be retained even when the power is cut off. The memory unit 3 is provided with the position management table 3a and the registration data storage unit 3b described above.

The following blocks are connected to the central control unit 2 via a system bus 9 including an address bus and a data bus.

The reading unit 5 is composed of an image sensor such as CCD, an optical system, and the like, and reads image information from a document at the time of transmission or copying.

The recording section 6 prints and records the received image information and the like on recording paper by a recording method such as thermal transfer, heat sensitivity, and electrophotography.

The line control unit 7 has an NCU (line control unit), a calling signal detection unit, a dial calling circuit, etc., and interfaces with the line 10.

The communication control unit 8 includes an encoding and decoding processing unit according to a predetermined method, and a function required for facsimile communication such as a modem.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the operation panel (operation unit) 4. The operation panel 4 includes an LCD unit (liquid crystal display device) 1
1, a numeric keypad 12, a function key 13, a stop key 14, a copy key 15, a start key 16, a one-touch key 18 and the like are arranged and used for an interface with a user.

The LCD section 11 is used for system display of the operating state of the apparatus, time, etc., interactive display at the time of data input for one-touch dialing, edit monitor display, etc.

The function key 13 is used for setting and switching various functions. This function key 13
It is also used for switching functions such as registration and editing in the one-touch dial function.

The stop key 14 is used to cancel / cancel the operation, the copy key 15 is used for the copy operation, and the start key 16 is used to start / confirm / execute the operation.

The one-touch key 18 is used to specify a position corresponding to registration data and input characters such as a name when performing a registration operation using the one-touch dial function.

The one-touch key 18 is covered with various one-touch sheets 17, and the position (number) of each key is displayed by the one-touch sheet 17. This one-touch sheet 1
In 7, the name of the other party can be entered.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the operation at the time of registration of the one-touch dial function. (A) is the operation of the conventional device and (b) is the operation of the device of the present invention.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show the data storage method performed in the memory unit 3, where FIG. 6A shows the storage method in the conventional apparatus and FIG. 6B shows the storage method in the apparatus of the present invention.

In the conventional device, as shown in FIG.
By pressing the function key 13, the one-touch dial function registration mode is entered. In this registration mode, first, the position of the one-touch key is designated by pressing an arbitrary one-touch key. next,
Enter data such as the other party's dial number (telephone number) and name. After that, when the execution operation is performed by the start key, as shown in FIG. 6A, the input data is stored in the address corresponding to the position of the designated one-touch key, and the registration is completed. With this storage method, the position of the one-touch key (01, 02, ..., 05) and the storage address of the registration data (add-01, add-02, ...,
add-05) are fixedly associated with each other in the same order.

On the other hand, in the device of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), after the function key 13 is operated to enter the registration mode of the one-touch dial function, first, the dial number (telephone number) or name of the other party is called. Enter data such as and confirm with the execution operation using the start key. The input data is stored in the registered data storage unit 3a, and the storage address at this time is appropriately designated as the address of the empty area. After that, by depressing an arbitrary one-touch key, the position of the one-touch key is designated and confirmed by the execution operation by the start key. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the data stored earlier and the key position specified later are stored in the management table 3b.
Written in and registered. As a result, one-touch key positions (01, 02, ..., 05) and registration data storage addresses (add-01, add-02, ..., add-0)
5) is indirectly associated with the management table 3a.

FIG. 7 shows an example of editing a registered position (exchange, insertion, slide movement) performed by the one-touch dial function in the device of the present invention.

Editing for exchanging registered positions is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), first, the function key 13 is operated to enter the edit mode of the one-touch dial function, and the function key 13 is used to select the exchange mode. After that, when the move source and the move destination are designated by the one-touch keys and the execution operation is performed, the corresponding relationship between the key position and the address in the management table 3b is exchanged, whereby the exchange of the registered position is completed. .

Editing for inserting a registered position is performed as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the one-touch dial function edit mode is entered by operating the function key 13, and the insert mode is selected by the function key 13, and then the position of the movement source is designated. next,
Specify the position to move to and execute the operation. Then, by the processing of rewriting the data in the management table 3b, the positions after the position of the movement destination are moved down one by one, and the insertion is performed with the position of the movement source entering the gap created by this movement. .

Editing for slidingly moving the registered position is performed by the function key 13 as shown in FIG. 7C.
After entering the edit mode of the one-touch dial function by further operation and selecting the slide movement mode by the function key 13, first, an empty position is designated, and then a position to be slid is designated.
This specification can specify multiple positions. When the position to be slid by the execution operation is determined, the determined position is moved up (or moved down) to fill the empty position.

Further, a buffer (not shown) for storing registration data of at least one location of the one-touch key is provided,
It is also possible to realize the above-mentioned one-touch key position editing function by repeating the transfer of registration data between the one-touch key registration data storage unit and the buffer.

[0047]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a rewritable non-volatile memory is used, and a management table defining a correspondence relationship between the position of a one-touch key and the storage address of registered data is provided. Since the correspondence between the key position and the registered data can be freely modified by simply rewriting the contents of the management table without repeatedly deleting or registering the data,
This has an effect that the correspondence between the position of the one-touch key and the registered data can be managed easily and appropriately.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part of an image communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a main part of a conventional image communication device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a facsimile device to which the technique of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an operation panel on which one-touch keys are arranged.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation flowchart at the time of registration of the one-touch dial function, in comparison with the related art.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a data storage method performed in a memory unit in comparison with a conventional method.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data storage method performed in a memory unit in comparison with a conventional method.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of editing a registered position performed by a one-touch dial function.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of editing a registered position performed by a one-touch dial function.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of editing a registered position performed by a one-touch dial function.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Facsimile device 2 Central control unit 3 Non-volatile memory unit (RAM) 4 Operation panel 5 Image reading unit 3a Position management table 3b Registration data storage unit 6 Recording unit 7 Line control unit 8 Communication control unit 9 System bus 10 Line 11 LCD Part (liquid crystal display) 12 Numeric keypad 13 Function key 14 Stop key 15 Copy key 16 Start key 17 One-touch sheet 18 One-touch key

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image communication device having a one-touch dialing function for automatically making a call based on registration data designated by the operation of the one-touch key, wherein the position of the one-touch key is made by using a rewritable nonvolatile memory. An image communication apparatus including a management table that defines a correspondence relationship between a registration address and a storage address of registration data.