JPH08256250A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To register individual information such as on destinations high in transmission frequency or the like in different memory according to users by providing memory storing individual information classified by users. CONSTITUTION: This equipment is provided with a FAX function part 1, a printer function part 3, a scanner part 5, a screen control part 9 for controlling a display part 7, an operation part 11 and also an FDD part 17 for reading and writing the individual information which is the FAX number of the destination whose transmission frequency is high, the address of a transmission destination and the number of times of the transmission for the respective users to a medium 15 such as a freely loadable and unloadable floppy disk. The display part 7 and the screen control part 9 sort the FAX numbers of the destination whose transmission frequency is high and the addresses of the transmission destinations (the individual information) loaded from the medium 15 for the respective users in the order of the number of times of the transmission and display them. Also, the ID number or the like of the user is added to the individual information stored in the medium 15, the individual information inputted by the operation part 11 and the ID number or the like are compared and the stored individual information is displayed at the display part 7 only when they match.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus for transmitting / receiving and recording image data via a telephone line or the like, and in particular, it registers personal information such as a destination having a high transmission frequency in a memory different for each user. The present invention relates to a facsimile machine capable of performing the above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a facsimile apparatus for transmitting / receiving and recording data via a telephone line or the like is known, and a schematic configuration diagram of such a conventional facsimile apparatus is shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, this facsimile apparatus has a FAX function unit 1 having an image data image processing function and a transmission / reception function via a public line, and a printer function unit having a function of expanding received data on a page memory and printing it on paper. 3, a scanner unit 5 that reads a document image to be transmitted and converts it into an electric signal, a screen control unit 9 that controls a display unit 7 that displays an operation menu, the state of the device, and the like, and inputs various instruction signals. The FAX function unit 1 has a nonvolatile keypad for registering personal information such as a destination FAX number register which is frequently transmitted by the user. A registration memory 13 including a memory was provided.

In the above conventional facsimile apparatus,
Some personal computers have a mode in which the personal information can be registered for each individual, but the personal information is stored in the one non-volatile memory (backup memory) 13, so that the larger the number of users, the greater the number of users. However, there is a drawback that the memory capacity increases and that the number of users who can register is limited when the memory capacity is reduced. Further, in the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus, since many users share the same one registration memory 13 and use it, the personal information is leaked to others, which is a security problem.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to register personal information such as destinations having a high transmission frequency in different memories for each user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device capable of performing the above.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a facsimile apparatus for transmitting / receiving and recording image data via a telephone line or the like, and an individual such as a destination having a high transmission frequency for each user. It is characterized by comprising means for storing information. The invention according to claim 2 is
2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is configured such that a memory provided for each user so as to store the personal information and a memory for each user can be freely taken in and out. And a read / write unit for reading / writing. Claim 3
The invention described in claim 1 is the facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile apparatus further comprises display means for displaying the personal information from the memory sorted in the order of the number of transmissions thereof. . The invention according to a fourth aspect is characterized in that, in the facsimile apparatus according to the first aspect, individual information for identifying a user is added to the personal information stored in the memory.

[0006]

According to the above structure, each user can automatically perform the work manually registered from the operation unit, and the nonvolatile memory unit included in the conventional device can be automatically operated. Even if the number of users increases, memory capacity can be increased by registering to individual FDD media instead of registration.
There is no need to set a limit on the number of users who can register. Also,
Since the transmission information loaded from each individual medium is automatically displayed when performing FAX transmission, the transmission information search work performed by the conventional device is reduced. Also,
By adding individual information to the contents registered in the media, there is a security effect that prevents others from using their own media, and a privacy protection effect.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus embodying the present invention. In FIG. 1, this facsimile apparatus has a FAX function unit 1 having an image processing function of image data and a transmission / reception function via a public line, and a printer function unit having a function of expanding received data on a page memory and printing it on paper. 3, a scanner unit 5 that reads a document image to be transmitted and converts it into an electric signal, and a screen control unit 9 that controls a display unit 7 that displays an operation menu, the state of the apparatus, and the like.
And an operation unit 11 having a ten-key pad for inputting various instruction signals, operation keys and the like, and a medium 15 such as a floppy disk which is provided for each user and can be freely taken in and out. The FDD unit 17 for reading / writing the FAX number, the destination address of the recipient, and the personal information of the number of transmissions.

The display unit 7 and the screen control unit 9 are also provided.
Is the media (floppy disk) for each user 1
The fax numbers of the destinations with high transmission frequency loaded from No. 5 and the destination addresses (personal information) are sorted and displayed in the order of the number of transmissions. Further, individual information such as an ID number, an employee number, and a personal identification number is added to the personal information stored in the medium 15 in order to identify the user, and the personal information (FAX number, transmission destination) is added. Address) is displayed on the display unit 7, the operation unit 1
The personal information input from 1 is compared with the personal information added to the personal information, and the personal information is displayed only when the both match.

Next, the personal information display and registration operation of the above facsimile apparatus will be described with reference to the operation flowchart of FIG. First, in step 101 of FIG. 2, when the user inserts his / her own floppy disk (medium) 15 into the FDD section 17, the medium 1
From 5, the individual information (ID number, employee number, personal identification number) added to the personal information of the user is read (step 103).

Next, when the user inputs his / her individual information from the operation unit 11 (step 105), the individual information from the medium 15 is compared with the individual information from the operation unit 11 (step 107). ), Both have the same number and proceed to the next step. That is, if both of the above are the same, in step 109, personal information (F
The AX number and destination address) are displayed on the display unit 7. Then, the user refers to the displayed personal information and determines whether or not the destination of this time is included in the displayed personal information (step 111). If there is, the user automatically specifies it. The transmission data is transmitted from the scanner unit 5 (step 113), the number of transmissions of the personal information in the medium is reset (step 115), and the destination of the personal information is accompanied by the reset. Fax numbers and addresses are sorted and registered in descending order of the number of transmissions (step 11).
7).

If the current destination is not in the displayed personal information in step 111, the user inputs a new destination from the operation unit 11 and prepares for transmission.
The FAX number and address of the transmission destination are automatically registered in the medium 15 (step 119), and then the transmission data is transmitted (step 12).
1). In this case, this newly registered personal information is added to the end of the smallest number of transmissions. Although only the personal information is displayed on the display unit 7 in this embodiment, the transmission data stored in the medium 15 may be displayed together with the personal information. In this embodiment, a floppy disk is used as the personal information registration means, but an IC card such as a flash memory, a RAM with a backup power supply, or an HDD may be used.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible for each user to automatically perform the work manually registered from the operation unit, and the non-volatile memory provided inside the conventional device. By registering in the FDD media instead of registering in the memory section, the memory capacity can be increased even if the number of users increases.
There is no need to set a limit on the number of users who can register. Also,
When the FAX transmission is performed, the transmission information loaded from the medium of each individual is automatically displayed, so that the search work for the transmission information performed by the conventional device is reduced. In addition, by adding individual information to the contents registered in the media, there is a security effect that prevents others from using their own media, and a privacy protection effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a personal information display and registration operation of the facsimile apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional facsimile apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... FAX function unit, 3 ... Printer function unit, 5 ... Scanner unit,
7 ... Display unit, 9 ... Screen control unit,
11 ... Operation unit, 13 ... Registration memory,
15 ... Media (FDD), 17 ... FDD section,
101-121 ... each step,

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus for transmitting and receiving image data through a telephone line or the like and recording the image data, the facsimile apparatus including means for storing personal information such as a destination that is frequently transmitted for each user. apparatus. 2. The memory means is provided with a memory provided for each user so as to store the personal information and a memory for each user so that the memory can be freely taken in and out, and the personal information is read / written from the memory. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a reading / writing unit. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the facsimile apparatus includes a display unit for displaying the personal information from the memory in a sorted order of the number of times of transmission. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein individual information for identifying a user is added to the personal information stored in the memory.