JPH08298583A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To sufficiently apply the most of the resources with which a facsimile equipment is provided by reading address registration form, storing address book information and processing printing of the address of a postcard, etc., by a plotter based on this information. CONSTITUTION: When the plotter 3 of a facsimile equipment 1 is used, address registration form is recorded and outputted, necessary address book information is entered in the recorded and outputted address registration form and the form is set to a scanner 2, the scanner 2 of the facsimile equipment 1 reads the address registration form, the address book information entered in the address registration form is recognized as characters and the characters are stored in an address book storage part 11. The address registration form is made to be recorded and outputted by the plotter 3 and address book information is entered in this address book registration form. Thus, address book information is made to be stored in the address book storage part 11 of the facsimile equipment 1, this address book information is retrieved, the information is made to be displayed and outputted on a display part, this address book information is utilized and the information is recorded and outputted as an address to a postcard.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine having an address book function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Facsimile machines having various functions have emerged with the spread thereof, and in particular, various facsimile machines for managing destination information have been conventionally proposed.

For example, in the information processing device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-117554, a telephone number, an address,
Equipped with a storage unit to store name and other information, when sending,
Send the telephone number, address, name, and other information of your own station in the storage unit, and when receiving a call, obtain the telephone number, address, name, and other information of the other station that is sent from the other station Register / update to.

When this information processing apparatus is applied to a facsimile apparatus, when receiving a call, the information of the other party can be known from the information such as the telephone number transmitted from the other party's facsimile apparatus, and the telephone number of the other party can be obtained. Addresses and other information can be acquired and managed automatically.

Further, a destination dial designation system (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-75734) has been proposed in the past, and this destination dial designation system is used in a document communication device having an automatic calling / receiving function. When dialing is specified, in addition to the destination dial registered in advance in the document communication device,
It is characterized by providing a means for designating a destination dial from an address book floppy created by a document creation device or the like.

When this destination dial designation method is applied to a facsimile device, the destination telephone number can be called from the floppy of the external storage device to make a call.

Further, conventionally, a storage means for storing a plurality of individual data including at least a name and a telephone number, a search means for searching the corresponding individual data from the storage means by a search item keyed, and a searched individual data. There has been proposed a telephone (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-137858) which is provided with an output means for outputting data.

When this telephone is applied to a facsimile apparatus, it is possible to retrieve a telephone number stored in the storage means based on the name and call a facsimile destination based on this telephone number.

Further, conventionally, the address information inputting means for inputting the sending address information from a magnetic recording card magnetically recording the sending address information such as the sending party and the facsimile telephone number thereof, and the address information inputting means. Address information storage means for storing the transmitted address information, transmission destination selection means for selecting a transmission destination from the transmission address information stored in the address information storage means, transmission destination information and transmission source for the selected transmission destination Cover creating means for creating a facsimile transmission cover including information, calling to the selected destination to establish a communication line, transmitting the contents of the created facsimile transmission cover, and then facsimile Equipped with a transmission means for transmitting the content of the transmission text, saving labor for facsimile telephone number registration and making a call to the destination. Facsimile means achieves labor saving prevented and the display generated (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-285457) have been proposed.

[0010]

However, in such a conventional facsimile apparatus, the various functions of the facsimile apparatus are not fully utilized,
There was still room for improvement.

That is, when the information processing apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-117554 is applied to a facsimile machine, when receiving an incoming call, the other party is notified by information such as a telephone number transmitted from the other facsimile machine. Information of the other party, and the other party's telephone number, address, and other information can be automatically acquired and managed, but the resources such as the scanner and plotter of the facsimile machine are fully utilized. However, there is still room for improvement.

Further, in the destination dial designation method described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-75734, when the destination dial is designated, in addition to the destination dial registered in advance in the document communication device, a document creation device, etc. Although it is possible to make a call by specifying the destination dial from the address book floppy created in, even if this destination dial designation method is applied to a facsimile machine, sufficient resources such as a scanner or printer of the facsimile machine are available. It could not be utilized and there was room for improvement.

Further, in the telephone disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-137858, it is possible to retrieve the telephone number stored in the storage means on the basis of the name and make a call based on this telephone number. Even if this telephone is applied to a facsimile machine, the resources of the scanner, plotter, etc. of the facsimile machine cannot be fully utilized and there is room for improvement.

Further, in the facsimile apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-285457, the transmission destination is selected from the magnetic recording card in which the transmission address information such as the transmission partner and the facsimile telephone number is magnetically recorded. However, the resources such as the scanner and plotter of the facsimile machine cannot be fully utilized, and there is room for improvement.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile machine which manages and utilizes the address book information by utilizing the recording means and the reading means of the facsimile machine and which effectively utilizes the information.

[0016]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus including a reading means for reading image information of an original document and a recording output means for recording and outputting the image information, based on a facsimile communication procedure. , In a facsimile machine that performs facsimile communication with a partner facsimile machine,
Address book storage means for storing address book information such as addresses, names and telephone numbers of a plurality of recipients for each recipient, and format memory for storing a format of an address book registration form of a predetermined format for entering the address book information Means, format output control means for recording and outputting the address book registration sheet by the recording and outputting means based on the format stored in the format storage means, and the address book in which the reading means is filled with the address book information. A recognition means for recognizing the address book information from the image information of the address book registration paper read by the reading means when the registration paper is read, and a display means for displaying and outputting the address book information stored in the address book storage means. Selecting means for appropriately selecting and operating the address book information for each destination from the address book information displayed on the display means; and the recognizing means. The recognized address book information is stored in the address book storage means, and the address book information of the destination selected by the selection means among the address book information stored in the address book storage means is postcarded by the recording output means. The above object is achieved by including an address book management means for recording and outputting as destination information.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 2, the facsimile apparatus further comprises a time counting means for timing the current date and time, and the address book management means stores the address book storage means. Date and time information when the address book information is recorded and output to the postcard as destination information is acquired from the timekeeping means, and the acquired date and time information is stored as one of the address book information of the destination stored in the address book storage means. At the same time, a predetermined recorded mark indicating that the address book information is recorded and output may be added to the recorded and output address book information.

Further, for example, as described in claim 3, the reading means reads the image information of the received postcard, and the recognizing means is written on the postcard from the image information read by the reading means. Recognizing the information about the sender, the address book management means stores the sender information recognized by the recognition means in the address book storage means as the address book information, and receives the postcard in the registered address book information. A predetermined reception mark indicating that it has been given may be added.

Further, for example, as described in claim 4, the address book storage means sends facsimile reception permission / inhibition information indicating whether or not the destination registered in the address book information is facsimile receivable. Each address list information is stored as the address book information, and when the address book management unit performs facsimile communication with the destination registered in the address book information stored in the address book storage unit, the address list information of the destination is recorded. The facsimile receivable information may be registered and the facsimile receivability information may be displayed when the address list information is displayed on the display unit.

Further, for example, as described in claim 5, the address book management means is a destination of the address book information stored in the address book storage means for the identification information transmitted from the other party during facsimile communication. Each time it is stored as the address book information, the address book information stored in the address book storage means is searched based on the identification information transmitted from the other party at the time of facsimile reception, and is displayed on the display means. The address book information of the searched destination may be displayed together with the identification information.

Further, for example, as described in claim 6, the address book storage means also stores the address book information of the self, and the facsimile machine stores the self address book stored in the address book storage means. When the address book information of is changed, the address book information of the self is sent to the destination registered in the address book information of the address book storage means by a predetermined communication protocol, and the address book information of the other party is sent from the other party. The address book management means further comprises communication control means for receiving address book information, and the address book management means uses the other party of the address book storage means based on the address book information of the other party received by the communication control means from the other party. You may update the address book information about.

[0022]

According to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the format output control means, based on the format stored in the format storage means, provides an address book registration sheet of a predetermined format for entering address book information, The recording and outputting means for recording and outputting the image information records and outputs the address and the address book information such as an address, a name and a telephone number for each address on the recorded and outputted address book registration sheet, and the reading means of the facsimile apparatus. When set, the reading means reads this address book registration form.

From the image information on the address book registration sheet read by the reading means, the recognizing means recognizes the address book information written on the address book registration sheet, and the address book managing means recognizes the address book information by the recognizing means. Is stored in the address book storage means.

Then, the address book information stored in the address book storage means is displayed on the display means, and from the address book information displayed on this display means, the address book information is appropriately selected for each destination by the selecting means. Then, the address book management means causes the record output means of the facsimile device to record and output the address book information of the destination selected by the selection means as the destination information.

Therefore, the address book registration sheet for entering the address book information is recorded and output by the recording and outputting means of the facsimile machine, and the address book information written on the address book registration sheet is read by the reading means of the facsimile machine, The address book information can be stored and managed in the address book storage means, and the address book information can be recorded and output to the postcard as a destination by the recording and outputting means of the facsimile apparatus.

As a result, the address book information can be taken in and recorded and output by using the recording output means and the reading means provided in the facsimile machine, and the resources provided in the facsimile machine can be fully utilized. It is possible to improve the usability of the facsimile device.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 2, the facsimile device further comprises a timekeeping means for timing the current date and time, and the address book management means stores the address book information stored in the address book storage means. The date and time information when recorded and output as the destination information on the postcard is acquired from the timekeeping means, the acquired date and time information is stored as one of the address book information of the destination stored in the address book storage means, and the recorded and output address is also stored. By adding a predetermined recorded mark to the recorded information indicating that it was recorded and output, it is possible to confirm that the address book information was recorded and output as destination information on the postcard, forgetting to post the postcard or overlapping it on the same destination. It is possible to prevent the postcards from being exposed.

Further, for example, as described in claim 3, the reading means reads the received image information of the postcard, and the recognition means relates to the sender described in the postcard from the image information read by the reading means. Recognizing the information, the address book management means stores the sender information recognized by the recognizing means in the address book storage means as address book information, and a predetermined receipt mark indicating that the registered address book information has received a postcard. With this, when the postcard is received, the sender's address book information can be easily loaded into the address book storage means by using the reading means of the facsimile device, and the confirmation that the postcard has been received. And the resources of the facsimile machine can be used more effectively, and the postmarks It is possible to perform the physical easily.

Further, for example, as described in claim 4, the address book storage means, for each destination, facsimile reception availability information indicating whether or not the destination registered in the address book information can be received by facsimile. Memorized as address book information,
When the address book management means performs facsimile communication with the destination registered in the address book information stored in the address book storage means,
When registering the facsimile receivable information in the address book information of the destination and displaying the address book information on the display means,
Displaying the facsimile reception / non-permission information can also prevent an error in facsimile transmission to the other party who cannot receive the facsimile, and can further improve the usability of the facsimile device.

Further, for example, as described in claim 5, the address book management means stores the identification information transmitted from the other party during the facsimile communication for each address of the address book information stored in the address book storage means. The address book information stored in the address book storage means is searched based on the identification information sent from the recipient when the facsimile is received, and the address of the destination searched together with the identification information is displayed on the display means. By displaying the registered information as well, the identification information in the facsimile communication can be automatically registered as the address book information, and the address book information can be displayed at the same time as the identification information during the facsimile communication. The destination can be recognized more reliably.

As a result, the reliability and operability of facsimile communication can be further improved.

Further, for example, as described in claim 6, the address book storage means also stores its own address book information,
When the facsimile apparatus changes its own address book information stored in the address book storage means, the address book information of the self is registered in the address book information of the address book storage means by a predetermined communication protocol. The address book management means further includes communication control means for receiving the address book information of the other party from the other party while transmitting the information to the other party's address book information received from the other party by the communication control means. If you update the address book information of the other party in the address book storage means based on this, if you change the address, it will be registered in the address book information of the address book storage means without giving a postcard for changing the address. You can notify the recipient of the address change or the changed address book information by facsimile communication, and if the address is changed, the address book information is automatically updated. Rukoto can, it is possible to carry out the management of the address book information even more easily.

[0033]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The examples described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are attached thereto. However, the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. The present invention is not limited to these modes unless there is a statement to limit the above.

1 to 9 are views showing a first embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a first facsimile device according to the present invention.
It is a circuit block diagram of an Example.

In FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 includes a scanner 2, a plotter 3, an encoding / decoding unit 4, a character recognition unit 5, a communication control unit 6, a modem 7, a network control unit 8, an operation display unit 9, and a system. A control unit 10 and an address book storage unit 11 are provided, and the above units are connected by a bus 12.

The scanner (reading means) 2 is, for example, a CC
An image scanner using a D (Charge Coupled Device) is used and is equipped with an ADF (automatic document feeder). A plurality of facsimile originals or postcards, or an original such as an address book registration sheet in which address book information described later is set in the ADF, and the ADF is a reading unit of the scanner 2 for each set original. To send to.

The scanner 2 scans the original conveyed from the ADF and reads the image information of the original.

When the original is a postcard or an address book registration sheet, the image information read by the scanner 2 is transferred to the character recognizing section 5 described later, and is recognized by the character recognizing section 5 to store the address book. Stored in the section 11 as address book information.

As the plotter (recording output means) 3, for example, a thermal recording device using a thermal element, a laser recording device, an ink jet recording device or the like is used, and the plotter 3 receives received image information on recording paper. And scanner 2
The image information read by is recorded and output.

As will be described later, the plotter 3 records and outputs the address book data stored in the address book storage unit 11 on a recording sheet, or, as shown in FIG. Address book registration form 20 for entering information such as name information, address, and telephone number, which distinguishes whether it is station information
And outputs the address information and the sender information to the postcard 21 as shown in FIG.

The encoding / decoding unit 4 is intended to shorten the transmission time of image information and improve the efficiency thereof. The image information is compressed (encoded) at the time of transmission, and the encoded image is received at the time of reception. The information is reproduced (decoded) into the original information.

The character recognition unit 5 operates under the control of the system control unit 10 and uses the ordinary character recognition method.
Characters are recognized from the image information read by.

That is, as described above, the scanner 2 reads the address book registration sheet 20 or the postcard 21 in which the address book information is entered, and the address book registration sheet 20 or the postcard 21 read by the scanner 2 is written. The system control unit 10 recognizes the characters such as name, address, telephone number, etc.
Output to.

A modem 7 is connected to the communication control unit 6, and the communication control unit 6 exchanges facsimile control signals with a partner facsimile machine to set communication functions and exchange various control information. The facsimile communication procedure is executed by performing.

A network control unit 8 is connected to the modem 7, and a line L (for example, a telephone line) is connected to the network control unit 8. The modem 7 operates under the control of the system controller 10 to modulate a transmission signal and demodulate a reception signal.

The network control section 8 operates under the control of the system control section 10 to automatically receive an incoming call from the line L,
Also, the automatic call processing to the line L is performed.

Therefore, the communication controller 6, the modem 7
The network control unit 8 functions as a communication control unit as a whole.

As shown in FIG. 4, the operation display section 9 has a stop key 31 for stopping the processing, a start key (selecting means) 32 for starting the processing, and a linear density selection key 33 for selecting the linear density of the transmission image information. , A number dial key 34 for inputting destination telephone numbers and numerical information of address book information, an address book key 35 for selecting an address book mode for operating the address book data, and a selection key (selecting means) 36 for performing a selection operation. And one-touch key 37 to select and operate one-touch dial
In addition to providing various operation keys such as, for example, a display unit (display means) 38 formed of a liquid crystal display or the like, various operation commands such as a transmission operation are input from each of the operation keys, and in particular, Various operations are performed to operate the address book data described later.

Further, the display section 38 of the operation display section 9 displays the content of the command input from the operation keys and various information notified from the facsimile apparatus 1 to the operator.

System control unit (address book management means) 10
Is a ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Acc
ess Memory) and CPU (Central Processing Unit)
And the like, and the ROM stores the system program of the facsimile device 1 and also stores an address book management program, which will be described later, and various data and system data necessary for executing the address book management program. Has been done.

Further, the ROM stores the format data of the address book registration sheet 20 shown in FIG. 2, and the CPU of the system control unit 10 stores the address book registration sheet in the ROM when printing of the address book registration sheet is requested. The format data of the address book registration form 20 is read out, and the address book registration form 20 is recorded and output by the plotter 3. The format data of the address book registration sheet 20 is not limited to that stored in the ROM, and may be stored in the address book storage unit 11, for example.

The RAM of the system control unit 10 stores various data necessary for the CPU of the system control unit 10 to control the facsimile apparatus 1, data such as calculation results, and particularly for executing address book management processing. Stores various data required in.

The CPU of the system control unit 10 controls each unit of the facsimile apparatus 1 based on the program in the ROM while using the RAM as a work memory to execute the processing as the facsimile apparatus 1.
The address book management process described later is executed.

The address book storage unit 11 is composed of, for example, a RAM, and stores address book information such as its own / other party's discrimination information, name or / and name, address, and telephone number in a predetermined format.

The address book information in the address book storage unit 11 is managed by the system control unit 10, and the registration and change of the address book information in the address book storage unit 11 are performed by the system control unit 10.

Next, the operation will be described.

The facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment records and outputs the address book registration sheet 20 on which the address book information is entered by the plotter 3, and reads the address book entry sheet 20 on which the address book information is entered by the scanner 2, After recognizing the characters, the address book information is stored in the address book storage unit 11, and the plotter 3 performs the printing process of the postcard address or the like based on the address book information.

First, the recording output process of the address book registration form 20 and the acquisition process of the address book information filled in the address book registration form 20 will be described below.

The operator of the facsimile apparatus 1 presses the address book key 35 of the operation display unit 9 to record and output the address book registration sheet 20.

When the address book key 35 is pressed, the system control unit 10 displays a menu in the address book mode, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, "1. destination search, 2. address book format read, 3. 6 is displayed on the display section 38 of the operation display section 9 as shown in FIG.
As shown in, it is checked whether the address book registration format printing is selected (step S1).

In order to record and output the address book registration sheet 20, the operator of the facsimile apparatus 1 is required to
Select "3. Address book format print" and press the start key 32.

When the address book format printing is selected and the start key is pressed, the system controller 10 stores the ROM in the system controller 10 or the address book storage unit 1.
The format data of the address book registration form 20 stored in 1 is read and transferred to the plotter 3,
Then, the address book registration sheet 20 shown in FIG. 2 is recorded and output on a recording sheet (step S2).

When the address book registration form 20 is printed out,
The operator of the facsimile device 1 fills in the address book registration form 20 with necessary address book information such as distinction between own station / other station, name, address and telephone number, and the address book information is recorded on the address book registration form 20. Then, the address book registration form 20 in which the address book information is entered is next scanned by the scanner 2 of the facsimile apparatus 1.
The address book information is registered in the address book storage unit 11 of the facsimile apparatus 1.

In order to read the address book registration form 20, the operator of the facsimile device 1 sets the address book registration form 20 in which the address book information is filled in on the scanner 2 and sets the address book key on the operation display unit 9. 35 is input, the address book mode menu is displayed, and “2. Read address book registration format” (see FIG. 5) is selected.

When the address book key 35 is turned on, the facsimile apparatus 1 operates as described above to display the display section 3 of the operation display section 9.
8, the address book mode menu is displayed to check whether the read address book registration format is selected (step S3). When the read address book registration format is selected, the scanner 2 is driven to scan the scanner. The address book registration form 20 in which the address book information set in 2 is entered is read (step S4).

The system control unit 10 transfers the image information of the address book registration sheet 20 read by the scanner 2 to the character recognition unit 5, and the character recognition unit 5 transfers the image information transferred to the address book registration sheet 20. The entered characters are recognized and transferred to the system control unit 10. The system control unit 10 acquires the address book information from the character information recognized by the character recognition unit 5, and stores the address book information in the address book storage unit 11 corresponding to each entry field of the address book information on the address book registration form 20. The data is accumulated in the area (step S5).

At this time, the system control unit 10 causes the character recognition unit 5 to sequentially perform character recognition for each column of the address book registration sheet 20, and the recognized character is the own / other station identification column of the address book registration sheet 20. , The name, the address, and the telephone number are discriminated as the character information and stored in the corresponding data storage area of the address book storage unit 11.

As described above, the plotter 3 of the facsimile apparatus 1 is used to record and output the address book registration sheet 20, and the necessary address book information is entered in the recorded and outputted address book registration sheet 20 and the scanner 2 Then, the scanner 2 of the facsimile apparatus 1 reads the address book registration sheet 20, recognizes the address book information written on the address book registration sheet 20 as characters, and stores it in the address book storage unit 11.

Therefore, the plotter 3 and the scanner 2 of the facsimile device 1 can be utilized for managing and utilizing the address book information, and the resources of the facsimile device 1 can be effectively utilized.

Further, since the address book registration form 20 is recorded and output by the plotter 3 and the address book information is entered in the address book registration form 20, the address book information can be easily entered and the address book management can be performed. It can be done easily.

In this way, when the address book information is stored in the address book storage unit 11 of the facsimile apparatus 1, the address book information is searched and displayed on the display unit 38, and output.
By using this address book information, it is possible to record and output as an address to a postcard.

That is, the operator of the facsimile apparatus 1 uses the facsimile apparatus 1 to search the address book and print the address of the postcard by pushing the address book key 35 of the operation display unit 9 to Enter the mode and select "1. Search destination".

As shown in FIG. 7, when the destination search is selected (step S11), the system control unit 10 selects a predetermined order from the address book information stored in the address book storage unit 11, for example, IUEO Order, or read in memory order, etc., the name of the address book information, that is, the destination,
As shown in FIG. 8, it is displayed on the display section 38 of the operation display section 9 (step S12).

In FIG. 8, the up and down arrows "↑"
Although "↓" is described as being displayed on the display unit 38, this arrow key indicates an operation method of scrolling the address book information in response to the operation of the selection key 36 in FIG. .

The operator pushes the start key 32 when selecting and confirming the destination of the name displayed on the display unit 38 as the destination for the postcard printing, and subsequently, when searching, pushes the selection key 36. Then, the name of the next address book information is displayed on the display unit 38 by scrolling up and down.

When the destination of the displayed name is not selected as the destination for postcard printing, the start key 3 is pressed.
The name of the next address book information is sequentially displayed on the display unit 38 by the selection key 36 without inputting 2, and the start key 32 is input only for the selected partner to confirm the selection.

When the operator completes the selection of the intended other party, he / she presses the start key 32 twice to end the selection operation.

The system controller 10 proceeds to step S12.
When the destination is displayed, it is checked whether or not the selection is confirmed (step S13). When the start key 32 is pressed and the selection is confirmed, the destination is marked as the selected and confirmed destination, or the system control unit 10 The destination is confirmed by fetching it in the internal RAM or the like (step S14), and it is checked whether the selection key 36 has been pressed to select the destination (step S1).
5).

When the destination is selected in step S15, the process returns to step S12, and the operated selection key 36 is operated.
Accordingly, the next destination is read from the address book storage unit 11 and displayed on the display unit 38 (step S12), and it is checked whether the destination has been selected and confirmed (step S13).

If the selection of the destination is not confirmed in step S13, the process proceeds to step S15 to check whether the destination has been selected (step S15). If the destination has been selected, the process returns to step S12. Similarly to the above, according to the operated selection key 36, the next address is set to the address book storage unit 1.
1 is read out and displayed on the display unit 38 (step S1
2) It is checked whether the destination has been selected and confirmed (step S13).

If the destination is not selected in step S15, it is checked whether or not the selection is completed depending on whether the start key 32 is pressed twice (step S16). If the selection is not completed, the process returns to step S15 to select the destination. Check whether or not the same as above.

In step S15, the destination is not selected,
In step S16, when the start key 32 is pressed twice and the selection is completed, as shown in FIG. 9, a display prompting the user to select either facsimile transmission or postcard printing is displayed on the display unit 38.
Then, it is checked which of the facsimile transmission and the postcard printing is selected (step S17).

When postcard printing is selected in step S17, the system control unit 10 sequentially reads out the address book information of the selected and confirmed destination from the address book recording unit 11,
As shown in FIG. 3, the postcard set on the plotter 3 records and outputs the destination information such as the address, name, and zip code of the destination (step S18).

When the printing of all the destinations of the selected and confirmed destinations is completed, the destination search / postcard printing process ends.

In this destination printing, as shown in FIG.
You can also print your own address, name, etc., that is, the sender's address, name, etc.

As described above, the postcard address can be printed by using the plotter 3 of the facsimile apparatus 1, and the resources of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be effectively used.

When the facsimile transmission is selected in step S17, the telephone numbers of all the selected and confirmed destinations are read from the address list storage section 11 and the facsimile transmission is performed (step S19).

Therefore, the destination of the facsimile transmission can be selected from the address book information stored in the address book storage unit 11 to perform the facsimile transmission, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved.

In the address search / postcard printing process,
When neither postcard printing nor facsimile transmission is performed after searching the destination, that is, when only checking the address book registered in the address recording unit 11, after performing the destination search, press the stop key 31. By doing this, you can finish the destination search / postcard printing process,
The address book information in the address book storage unit 11 can be easily searched.

Although not shown, the facsimile machine 1
By operating the operation display unit 9, the address book information stored in the address book storage unit 11 can be recorded and output by the plotter 3 in the same format as the address book registration sheet 20 shown in FIG. By recording and outputting the address book information, the address book information stored in the address book storage unit 11 can be confirmed by a list.

10 and 11 are diagrams showing a second embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the date and time when the postcard is printed can be confirmed, and is applied to the same facsimile machine as the facsimile machine 1 of the first embodiment.

Therefore, the same components as those of the facsimile apparatus of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 10 shows a facsimile apparatus 4 of this embodiment.
It is a circuit block diagram of 0, the facsimile device 40,
The timepiece module 41 is added to the facsimile apparatus 1 of the above embodiment.
However, it is added.

Further, the address book storage section 10 of the facsimile device 40 is provided with an area for registering the postcard printing date and time in addition to the address information, the name / address / telephone number of the own / other station, as the address book information. 11 and accordingly, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11, in the address book registration form 42, a column for entering postcard printing date and time in addition to the own / other station distinction information, name, address and telephone number (in FIG. 11, “95.12. Fifteen
... "is displayed as the postcard printing date and time).

The clock module 41 has an oscillating circuit, a frequency dividing circuit, etc., clocks the current date and time, and outputs it to the CPU of the system control unit 10.

Then, the system control unit 10 determines the RO
The address book management program stored in M includes a program for managing the postcard printing date and time.

In the present embodiment, when postcard printing is performed in the address search / postcard printing process shown in FIG. 7, the system control unit 10 stores the postcard in the address book storage unit 11 at the other party. The postcard printing date and time is stored in the postcard printing date and time area of the address book information.

Therefore, when the destination is searched for by the destination search processing, it is possible to search only the destination for which the postcard printing date / time is registered, and conversely, only the destination for which the postcard printing date / time is not registered is searched. You can also do it.

Although not shown, the facsimile apparatus 4
Like 0 in the facsimile machine 1 of the first embodiment, 0 indicates the address book information stored in the address book storage unit 11 by the operation of the operation display unit 9 as the address book registration sheet 42 shown in FIG.
It is possible to record and output by the plotter 3 in the same format as the above, and by recording and outputting the address book information, it is possible to confirm the address book information stored in the address book storage unit 11 in a list and print the postcard. It is possible to easily confirm whether or not the postcard is printed by the date and time column, and when the postcard is printed, the date and time can be easily confirmed from the list.

As a result, it is possible to easily confirm whether or not the other party has posted a postcard such as a New Year's card, and prevent mistakes and forgetting to post a postcard such as a New Year's card to the same party again. can do.

12 and 13 are diagrams showing a third embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

In this embodiment, postcard image information can be read, registered in address book information, and changed. This is applied to the same facsimile machine as the facsimile machine 1 of the first embodiment. It was done.

Therefore, the same reference numerals used in the facsimile apparatus of the first embodiment will be used as they are in the following description.

In the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the scanner 2 can set the postcard and read the image information of the postcard.

The system control unit 10 reads the postcard image information into the ROM, acquires the sender information from the image information, stores it in the address book storage unit 11 as the address book information, and indicates that the postcard has been received. A postcard information acquisition program that marks the address book information is stored.

Next, regarding this postcard information acquisition processing,
explain.

In the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, when the address book key 35 of the operation display section 9 is pushed, the address book mode menu is displayed on the display section 38. As shown in FIG. 12, in addition to the menu items of the address book mode menu of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5, an item of “5. read postcard” is added, and the operator receives the postcard sender information. To register the information in the address book information, set the postcard on the scanner 2 and select "5. Read postcard".

As shown in FIG. 13, when the postcard reading is selected (step P1), the system control section 10 starts driving the scanner 2 (step P2), and the scanner 2 is started.
The image information of the postcards set in is read one by one, and the characters related to the address book information such as the name and address of the sender are recognized by the character recognition unit 5 from the read image information of the sender field of the postcards (step P3). .

Next, the system control unit 10 checks whether the address book information of the recognized sender is already registered as the address book information of the address book storage unit 11 (step P
4) When registered, it checks whether the address book information in the address book storage unit 11 and the address book information acquired this time match, and determines whether the sender's address book information has changed. (Step P5).

If there is no change in step P5, a reception mark indicating that the postcard has been received is added to the address book information of the sender in the address book information in the address book storage unit 11 (step P6), and the scanner 2 is set. It is checked whether the processing has been completed for all the postcards (step P7).

When all the postcards have not been processed in step P7, the process returns to step P3, and the same process is performed from the next reading of the postcard by the scanner 2 and the character recognition of the read image information (step P3). It is checked whether the address book information of is already registered in the address book storage unit 11 (step P4).

If the sender's address book information has been changed in step P4, it is determined whether the sender's address book information has been changed (step P5). If there is a change, the sender's address registered in the address book storage unit 11 is determined. The registration information is updated with the address book information acquired this time, and the receipt mark is added (step P8).

Next, it is checked whether the processing has been completed for all the postcards (step P7), and when the processing has not been completed for all the postcards, the process returns to step P3 and the postcard reading processing is performed in the same manner as described above.

In step P4, when the sender's address book information acquired this time is not registered in the address book information of the address book storage unit 11, the acquired address book information is stored in the address book storage unit 1.
In addition to registering in the address book information of No. 1, a reception mark indicating that a postcard has been received is added (step P9), and it is checked whether the processing has been completed for all postcards (step P7).

At step P7, when the processing has not been completed for all postcards, the process returns to step P3,
In the same manner as described above, the postcard reading process is performed, and when all the postcards are processed, the postcard reading process is finished.

As described above, the received postcard is read by the scanner 2, the sender's address book information is acquired, registered in the address book information of the address book storage unit 11, and the address book information can be updated. Therefore, the management of the address book information can be performed easily and easily, and the scanner 2 can be effectively used.

Further, a receipt mark indicating that a postcard has been received can be added to the acquired address book information of the sender in the address book storage unit 11, and it is easy to determine whether or not a postcard such as a New Year's card has been received by the address book information. Can be confirmed.

14 and 15 are diagrams showing a fourth embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the FAX telephone number is added to the address book information to easily determine whether or not the facsimile can be sent to the other party, and the destination is selected from the address book information, and the FAX is sent.
It is designed to enable facsimile transmission using an X telephone number, and is applied to a facsimile machine similar to the facsimile machine 1 of the above embodiment.

Therefore, the following description will be given using the same symbols used in the facsimile apparatus of the first embodiment.

In the facsimile device 1 of this embodiment, as the address book information, there is an area for registering the FAX phone number in addition to the own station / other station distinguishing information, the name, the address and the telephone number. It is provided and accordingly, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the address book registration form 50 is provided with a field for entering a FAX telephone number in addition to the information for distinguishing between own station / other station, name, address and telephone number.

When the address book key 35 is pressed, the system control section 10 displays the address book mode menu on the display section 38, and when the destination search is selected here, FIG.
5, the names of the address book information are displayed on the display unit 38 from the address book storage unit 11 in a predetermined order, and the FAX telephone number storage area of the address book information of the destination of the address book storage unit 11 is displayed. Check if the fax phone number is registered.

When the FAX telephone number is registered, as shown in FIG. 15, it is possible to perform facsimile transmission to the destination, such as "FAX OK" at a predetermined position of the display unit 38, for example, next to the name. Is displayed.

In FIG. 16, the up and down arrows "↑"
Although “↓” is described as being displayed on the display unit 38, this arrow key is used to display the address book information in response to the operation of the selection key 36 of FIG. 4, as in the case of FIG. The operation method for scrolling is shown.

Therefore, when the destination is searched and the intended destination is displayed, the name of the destination and the fact that the facsimile transmission is possible are displayed at the same time.
Facsimile transmission can be reliably performed, and the usability of the address book information, and thus the usability of the facsimile device 1 can be improved.

16 and 17 are views showing the fifth embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the character code communicated during facsimile communication is registered as a part of the address book information, and the character and the address book information are displayed as the partner information during the facsimile communication.
This is applied to a facsimile machine similar to the facsimile machine 1 of the embodiment or the fourth embodiment.

Therefore, the same reference numerals as those used in the facsimile apparatus of the first embodiment are used as they are in the following description.

As shown in FIG. 16, the facsimile device 1 of the present embodiment stores address book information in the address book storage unit 11 in addition to the own / other station distinction information, name, address and telephone number. , FAX telephone number and facsimile transmission (FA
X) is provided with an area for registering the name of the destination, and the name of the destination is registered by a character code such as an alphabet in the storage area for the name of the destination in this FAX.

Although not shown, in the address book registration form of this embodiment, in addition to the information for distinguishing between own station / other station, name, address and telephone number, FAX telephone number and destination name in FAX are also included. There are columns to fill in.

During facsimile communication, the facsimile machine 1 communicates with the other facsimile machine by using the CSI signal (when the other facsimile machine is not manufactured by the same manufacturer or manufactured by the same manufacturer). Called terminal identification signal) and TS
The other terminal is recognized by exchanging the I signal (transmitting terminal identification signal). Further, the facsimile machine 1 exchanges its own terminal name with a dedicated code when the partner facsimile machine is a facsimile machine manufactured by the same manufacturer or a facsimile machine manufactured with the same specifications during facsimile communication. With this special code, it is possible to recognize the partner terminal and simultaneously acquire the partner name.

Therefore, the facsimile apparatus 1 acquires the destination name from this dedicated code when the own terminal name is transmitted from the facsimile apparatus of the other party by the dedicated code during facsimile communication, and the address of the address book storage unit 11 is acquired. The acquired destination name is stored in the FAX destination name of the destination information of the record information, and the fact that communication is in progress and the destination name are displayed on the display unit 38 of the operation display unit 9 as shown in FIG. Is read from the address book information of the address book storage unit 11 and displayed, and at the same time, the acquired FAX destination name is displayed as, for example, the FAX name.

Further, on the address book registration sheet having the same structure as the storage area of the address book storage unit 11 shown in FIG. 16, information on the own / other station distinction, name, address and telephone number, FAX telephone number and FAX is displayed. If the address book registration sheet is read by the scanner 2 by filling in the respective fields of the recipient's name, the facsimile machine 1 recognizes each content described in the address book registration sheet, especially the letters of the fax recipient's name. Address book memory 1
Register to the address book information of 1.

As described above, if the FAX destination name is registered in the address book information of the address book storage unit 11 obtained by reading the address book registration sheet during facsimile communication, the address book is registered during facsimile communication. The name of the address book information and the fax destination name in the storage unit 11 are read out, and the destination of the fax communication is displayed on the character as the destination and the fax name as shown in FIG.

Therefore, during facsimile communication, the destination of the facsimile communication can be displayed by both the name of the address book information in the address book storage unit 11 and the FAX recipient name.
It is possible to reliably identify the destination of facsimile communication.

As a result, the reliability and operability of facsimile communication using the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved.

18 and 19 are views showing a sixth embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

In this embodiment, address book information is exchanged between facsimile machines having the same functions as the facsimile machine of the present invention, and the telephone number of the facsimile machine 1 and the address of the owner of the facsimile machine 1 are changed. If there is such a problem, the address book information is automatically updated, and the present invention is applied to the same facsimile machine as the facsimile machine 1 of the first embodiment.

Therefore, the same reference numerals as those used in the facsimile apparatus of the first embodiment are used as they are in the following description.

In the facsimile apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the ROM of the system control unit 10 stores a communication program for exchanging the address book information in the address book storage unit 11 with the facsimile machine of the other party. The address book information is exchanged with the facsimile machine of the other party based on the communication program.

That is, the facsimile apparatus 1 of this embodiment
In FIG. 5, when the address book key 35 of the operation display unit 9 is pressed, the address book mode menu is displayed on the display unit 38. The address book mode menu is shown in FIG. 5 as shown in FIG. In addition to the menu items of the address book mode menu of the first embodiment, an item of “5. address change notification” is added, and the operator can set the address book information in the address book storage unit 11 of his / her own facsimile apparatus 1. When there is a change in his / her own address book information, select "5. Address change notification" to send the changed address book information to the facsimile machine of the other party by facsimile communication, and the facsimile machine of the other party also sends the changed address book information. It receives the address book information of the device and updates its own address book information.

This address change notice is given as shown in FIG.

For the sake of simplicity, the address book information in the address book storage unit 11 of the facsimile machine 1 of this embodiment is changed, and the facsimile machine 1 is changed to a partner facsimile machine having the same function as the facsimile machine 1. Make a call,
The following is an explanation of notification of change.

When a change occurs in the content of the address book information registered in the address book storage unit 11, the operator of the facsimile apparatus 1 operates the address book key 35 to enter the address book mode to enter the address book mode. In the menu, select "5. Address change notification" shown in FIG.

When the address change notification is selected, the facsimile machine 1 calls the other facsimile machine, and the other facsimile machine (callee) receives the CED signal (callee terminal identification signal) and the DIS signal (digital identification). Signals) and NSF signals (non-standard function identification signals).

Upon receiving these signals, the facsimile machine 1 reads out the address book information from the address book storage unit 11 and notifies the partner facsimile machine of the address book information by the NSS (J) signal.

The partner facsimile machine receives the received NSS.
(J) The address book information of the partner facsimile machine, that is, the facsimile machine 1 is taken out from the signal, and the address book information of the partner facsimile machine (facsimile machine 1) corresponding to the address book information of its own address book storage is updated. .

Then, the partner facsimile machine is an NSS.
When the address book information is normally received from the facsimile device 1 by the (J) signal, the CFR signal (reception preparation confirmation signal) is transmitted, and when the facsimile device 1 receives the CFR signal, the DCS signal (digital command signal) and the TCF signal are received. When a signal (training check) is transmitted and a CFR signal is received from the facsimile machine of the other party, notification of address change or the like is transmitted by PIX as image information.

When the facsimile device 1 completes the transmission of the image information for one page, the facsimile device 1 sends an EOM signal (message end signal), and when the other facsimile device receives the EOM signal, it sends an MCF signal (message confirmation signal). After the transmission, the DIS signal (digital identification signal) and the NSF signal are transmitted.

The facsimile apparatus 1 uses the DIS signal and N
When the SF signal is received, the DIC signal (polling reception declaration signal) is transmitted, and when the partner facsimile machine receives the DIC signal, the partner facsimile machine transmits its own address book information by the NSS (J) signal and polls the address book. Send information.

When the NSS (J) signal is normally received, the facsimile apparatus 1 sends out a DCN signal (disconnection command signal) to end the facsimile communication.

Then, the facsimile machine 1 uses the NSS
The address book information is retrieved from (J), and the address book information in the address book storage unit 11 is updated based on the retrieved address book information.

Therefore, when there is a change in the address book information of the address book storage unit 11, the address book information of the own machine is transmitted to the facsimile machine of the other party by facsimile communication and the address book information of the facsimile machine of the other party is sent. It can be automatically updated, and it receives address book information of the other party's facsimile machine from the other party's facsimile machine, and updates the address book information of the other party in its own address book information based on the received address book information. be able to.

Therefore, when the address is changed, it is possible to directly update the own address book information registered in the facsimile machine of the other party without giving a postcard of the address change. Since the address book information of the facsimile machine 1 can be acquired and updated, the update registration operation of the address book information can be simplified, the facsimile machine 1 can be used more effectively, and the facsimile machine 1 The usability can be further improved.

The invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described above based on the preferred embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say.

For example, in each of the above embodiments, the address book information is stored in the address book storage unit 11 such as a RAM fixedly provided in the facsimile machine. However, the address book storage unit for storing the address book information. Reference numeral 11 is not limited to a RAM or the like fixedly provided in the facsimile device 1, but, for example,
It may be a magnetic storage device such as a hard disk or a floppy disk detachably attached to the facsimile device 1, or a memory card or the like.

Needless to say, the address book registration sheet is not limited to the ones shown in the above embodiments.

[0161]

According to the facsimile machine of the present invention, the format output control means displays the address book registration sheet of a predetermined format for writing the address book information on the basis of the format stored in the format storage means. Is recorded and output by the recording output means for recording and outputting, and the address book information such as address, name and telephone number is entered for each address on the recorded and output address book registration sheet, and is set in the reading means of the facsimile machine. Then, the reading means reads the address book registration form.

From the image information on the address book registration sheet read by the reading means, the recognizing means recognizes the address book information written on the address book registering sheet, and the address book managing means recognizes the address book information by the recognizing means. Is stored in the address book storage means.

Then, the address book information stored in the address book storage means is displayed on the display means, and from the address book information displayed on this display means, the address book information is appropriately selected for each destination by the selecting means. Then, the address book management means causes the record output means of the facsimile device to record and output the address book information of the destination selected by the selection means as the destination information.

Therefore, the address book registration sheet for entering the address book information is recorded and output by the recording and outputting means of the facsimile machine, and the address book information written on the address book registering sheet is read by the reading means of the facsimile machine, The address book information can be stored and managed in the address book storage means, and the address book information can be recorded and output to the postcard as a destination by the recording and outputting means of the facsimile apparatus.

As a result, it is possible to take in and record and output the address book information by using the recording output means and the reading means provided in the facsimile machine, so that the resources provided in the facsimile machine can be fully utilized. It is possible to improve the usability of the facsimile device.

In this case, as described in claim 2, the facsimile apparatus further comprises a timekeeping means for timing the current date and time, and the address book management means postcards the address book information stored in the address book storage means. The date and time information when recorded and output as the destination information is acquired from the timekeeping means, the acquired date and time information is stored as one of the address book information of the destination stored in the address book storage means, and the address book information is recorded and output. By adding a predetermined recorded mark that indicates that the postcard was recorded and output, it is possible to confirm that the address book information was recorded and output as the destination information on the postcard, and forget to post the postcard or overlap the postcard on the same destination. Can be prevented.

[0167] Further, as described in claim 3, the reading means reads the image information of the postcard received, and the recognizing means extracts the information about the sender described in the postcard from the image information read by the reading means. Upon recognition, the address book management means stores the sender information recognized by the recognition means in the address book storage means as address book information, and adds a predetermined receipt mark to the registered address book information indicating that a postcard has been received. By doing so, when you receive a postcard,
Using the reading means of the facsimile machine, the sender's address book information can be easily loaded into the address book storage means, and it is possible to easily confirm that the postcard has been received, thus saving resources of the facsimile machine. Not only can it be used more effectively, but postcards can be easily managed by the reception mark.

[0168] Further, as described in claim 4, the address book storage means, for each destination, facsimile reception availability information indicating whether or not the destination registered in the address book information can receive the facsimile. When stored as information, the address book management means performs facsimile communication with the destination registered in the address book information stored in the address book storage means, and registers the facsimile receivable information in the address book information of the destination. When the address book information is displayed on the display means, if the facsimile receivability information is also displayed, it is possible to prevent an error in facsimile transmission to the other party who cannot receive the facsimile, and to improve the usability of the facsimile device. It can be further improved.

Further, as described in claim 5, the address book management means stores the address book information for each destination of the address book information stored in the address book storage means with the identification information transmitted from the other party during the facsimile communication. The address book information stored in the address book storage means is retrieved based on the identification information transmitted from the other party when the facsimile is received, and the address book information of the destination retrieved along with the identification information is displayed on the display means. By also displaying, the identification information in the facsimile communication can be automatically registered as the address book information, and the address book information can be displayed at the same time as the identification information during the facsimile communication. It can be recognized more reliably.

As a result, the reliability and operability of facsimile communication can be further improved.

Further, as described in claim 6, the address book storage means also stores its own address book information, and the facsimile machine changes its own address book information stored in the address book storage means. Then, the communication for transmitting the address book information of the self to the destination registered in the address book information of the address book storage means by the predetermined communication protocol and receiving the address book information of the partner from the partner. Control means
Further, if the address book management means updates the address book information of the other party in the address book storage means based on the address book information of the other party received by the communication control means from the other party, the address is stored. If you change the address, you can notify the other party registered in the address book information of the address book storage means of the address change or the changed address book information by facsimile communication without giving a postcard of the address change. When the addressee has changed the address, the address book information can be automatically updated, and the management of the address book information can be performed more easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a first embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an address book registration form to be read by the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a postcard in which an address is printed out by the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the operation display unit in FIG.

5 is a diagram showing an example of an address book mode menu displayed on the display unit of FIG.

6 is a flowchart showing a printing process of an address book registration sheet by the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

7 is a flowchart showing a destination search / postcard printing process by the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

8 is a diagram showing a display example of a display unit that displays a destination when a destination search is performed by the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

9 is a diagram showing a display example of a display unit that displays a selection menu for facsimile transmission and postcard printing when the destination selection is completed in the destination search / postcard printing process of FIG. 7.

FIG. 10 is a circuit block diagram of a second embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

11 is a diagram showing an example of an address book registration sheet printed out by the facsimile apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of an address book mode menu displayed on the display unit of the third embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a postcard reading process by the facsimile apparatus according to the third embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of an address book registration sheet printed out by a fourth embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display example of a display unit for displaying that facsimile communication is possible by the destination search processing according to the fourth embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a memory format of an address book storage unit of a fifth embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a display example of a display unit during facsimile communication according to a fifth embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of an address book mode menu displayed on the display section of the sixth embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram of facsimile communication for notifying an address change according to the sixth embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 40 Facsimile device 2 Scanner 3 Plotter 4 Encoding / decoding unit 5 Character recognition unit 6 Communication control unit 7 Modem 8 Network control unit 9 Operation display unit 10 System control unit 11 Address book storage unit 12 Bus 20, 42, 50 Address book registration form 21 Postcard 31 Stop key 32 Start key 33 Line density selection key 34 Number dial key 35 Address book key 36 Selection key 37 Display 38 One-touch key 41 Clock module

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile apparatus, comprising: a reading unit for reading image information of an original document; and a recording output unit for recording and outputting the image information, wherein a plurality of facsimile apparatuses are used to perform facsimile communication with a counterpart facsimile apparatus based on a facsimile communication procedure. Address book storage means for storing address book information such as address, name and telephone number of each addressee, and format storage means for storing the format of the address book registration sheet in a predetermined format for entering the address book information. A format output control means for recording and outputting the address book registration sheet by the recording and outputting means based on the format stored in the format storage means; and the address book registration sheet in which the reading means has the address book information filled therein. Reading the address book information from the image information of the address book registration sheet read by the reading means. Recognition means for recognizing, display means for displaying and outputting the address book information stored in the address book storage means, and appropriately selecting and operating the address book information for each destination from the address book information displayed on the display means. Selecting means, and the address book information recognized by the recognizing means is stored in the address book storing means, and the address book of the destination selected by the selecting means among the address book information stored in the address book storing means A facsimile apparatus, comprising: an address book management means for recording and outputting information as destination information on a postcard by the recording and outputting means. 2. The facsimile apparatus further comprises clocking means for clocking the current date and time, and the address book management means records and outputs the address book information stored in the address book storage means to the postcard as destination information. When the time and date information at the time of is obtained from the timekeeping means, the obtained date and time information is stored as one of the address book information of the destination stored in the address book storage means, and the recorded and outputted address book information is stored. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined recorded mark indicating that recording and outputting has been performed is added. 3. The reading means reads the received image information of the postcard, and the recognizing means recognizes information about the sender described in the postcard from the image information read by the reading means, and the address book. The management unit stores the sender information recognized by the recognition unit in the address book storage unit as the address book information, and adds a predetermined receipt mark indicating that the postcard has been received to the registered address book information. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: 4. The address book storage means stores facsimile reception availability information indicating whether or not the destination registered in the address book information can be received by facsimile as the address book information for each destination, The address book management means, when performing facsimile communication with the destination registered in the address book information stored in the address book storage means, registers the facsimile receivable information in the address book information of the destination, and 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the address book information is displayed on the display unit, the facsimile receivability information is also displayed. 5. The address book management means stores identification information transmitted from a partner during facsimile communication as the address book information for each destination of the address book information stored in the address book storage means, The address book information stored in the address book storage means is retrieved based on the identification information transmitted from the other party when the facsimile is received, and the address book of the destination retrieved along with the identification information is displayed on the display means. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which also displays information. 6. The address book storage means also stores its own address book information, and the facsimile device changes the self address book information stored in the address book storage means. Communication control means for transmitting own address book information to a destination registered in the address book information of the address book storage means by a predetermined communication protocol and receiving address book information of the other party from the other party,
Further, the address book management unit updates the address book information of the other party in the address book storage unit based on the other party's address book information received from the other party by the communication control unit. The facsimile apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.