JPH09163012A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discriminate the state of a device at the time at a glance by switching display contents according to the opening and closing of a cover. SOLUTION: A notch 27 is formed on a cover 25 so that a display part 3 may be exposed also when the cover is closed. In a state that the cover 25 is opened, a ten key 21, a one easy step key 22 and various kinds of operation buttons 23 executing facsimile functions are exposed. An opening/closing switch 8 is opened in the state the cover 25 is opened. Therefore, the display showing a facsimile standby state is performed on the display part 3 composed of an LCD, etc. In a state that the cover 25 is closed, the key operation part related to the facsimile function is apparently hidden. But, the operation button 24 related to a printing is exposed. If received data is stored in a memory, for instance, the data is printed and outputted by operating a copy button.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a communication terminal device in which various functions such as a print function and a facsimile function are integrated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a multi-function peripheral device (hereinafter referred to as "MFP") which integrates a print function and a facsimile function and exchanges data with an external personal computer, so-called personal computer, is provided. Communication terminals have been provided. Since communication terminal devices such as MFPs have a facsimile function and a print function, the key operation unit is equipped with a number keypad and a large number of buttons for performing various functions. The function of is achieved.

[0003]

However, it is uncomfortable that a large number of buttons of the key operation unit are visible. Further, it is convenient to provide a cover for hiding the key operation unit, but it is more convenient for the operator if the necessary display is displayed on the display unit at that time.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to switch the contents displayed on the display unit to the display corresponding to each function by opening and closing the cover.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, in the invention according to claim 1, an openable / closable cover is provided.
A discriminating unit that discriminates whether the cover is opened or closed, a display unit, and the discriminating unit based on the discriminating unit.
A control means for controlling the display contents displayed on the display unit to be switched is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device having a facsimile function section and a print function section.

In the invention described in claim 3, the control means comprises:
The present invention provides a communication terminal device that controls to display a facsimile-related display when the determination means determines that the cover is open and to display a print-related display when the cover is closed.

According to the invention described in claim 4, when facsimile display or reception is performed while the display section is displaying a print-related display, the display content of the display section is changed according to the reception or transmission. The communication terminal device is provided.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, the external data processing device is connectable, and when the data processing device is connected, the command from the data processing device can be received and the command can be executed. The communication terminal device is provided.

Therefore, in the invention described in claim 1, the display content displayed on the display unit is switched according to the opening / closing of the cover based on the discrimination means.

According to another aspect of the invention, the communication terminal device has a facsimile function unit and a print function unit.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the discriminating means discriminates that the cover is opened, facsimile-related display is performed, and when the cover is discriminated, print-related display is performed on the display unit. It was done like this.

According to the invention described in claim 4, when the display section displays a print-related display, if there is facsimile reception or transmission, the display content is changed according to the reception or transmission. It is a thing.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, when the data processing device is connected to the communication terminal device, the command from the data processing device can be received and the command can be executed.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multi-function peripheral device 1 according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a control unit which is composed of a CPU and the like, which performs signal processing of each unit, and also processes various commands from a personal computer and commands from a key operation unit 6 including a numeric keypad, and the like. Is a ROM for storing various programs, 2 is a RAM for storing telephone number data input from the key operation unit 1, 3 is a display unit for displaying the telephone number of the other party, an error message, etc., 4 is a telephone line A print output unit for printing a received image transmitted via L or a document created by a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as "personal computer") 7 and 5 is an image reading device for reading a transmission document or a copy document including a CCD device or the like. Reference numeral 8 denotes an open / close switch which opens when the cover is opened and short-circuits when the cover is closed, and 12 denotes a telephone line L and a telephone 13 or a modem 9 Line control section for performing such a switching control, 9 is a modem that modulates and demodulates the received data. 1
Reference numeral 3 is a telephone and 14 is a monitor speaker.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the cover 25 is opened. Reference numeral 1 is a main body of the multifunction peripheral device. A notch 27 is formed in the cover 25 so that it is exposed even when the display unit 3 closes the cover. When the cover 25 is opened, the numeric keypad 21, the one-touch key 22 and various operation buttons 23 for executing the facsimile function are exposed. Also, the open / close switch 8 is a cover 25.
When opened, it is open. Therefore, LCD
As shown in FIG. 5, a display showing a facsimile standby state is displayed on the display unit 3 including the above. In addition, cover 2
5 is used as a transmission document tray in a completely opened state.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the cover 25 is closed. In this state, the key operation unit related to the facsimile function is hidden in appearance. However, the print-related operation buttons 24 are exposed. For example, if the received data is stored in the memory, it is printed out by operating the copy button. Reference numeral 26 is a connector for connecting the personal computer 7 via a cable (not shown), and exchanges commands with the personal computer 7. The control unit 10 executes a command from the personal computer via the connector and the interface unit 11. FIG. 11 shows an example in which a print-related display is displayed on the display unit 3.

Next, the operation of the multi-function peripheral device configured as described above will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

First, it is judged whether or not there are various troubles in the apparatus (for example, presence or absence of recording paper, paper jam, etc.) (S
1). For example, FIG. 4 is an example in which the display contents are displayed on the display unit 3 when there is no recording paper. If there is an error, error processing such as replenishment of recording paper (S2) is performed, and then the process proceeds to S3. In S3,
The control unit 10 determines whether the cover 25 is opened or closed depending on the state of the open / close switch 8. If the cover 25 is opened, the process proceeds to S5, and the display showing the facsimile standby state is displayed on the display unit 3 as shown in FIG. If the cover is closed, the process proceeds to S4, and a print-related display is displayed on the display unit 3 as shown in FIG. The display in Fig. 11 shows that the command from the personal computer can be accepted (ON LIN
E), high printing speed (HS ON), high image quality (HQ: O
N). Next, in S6, the control unit 10 determines whether or not there is a print command from the personal computer,
If there is no command, the process proceeds to S8.

In S8, it is judged whether or not a facsimile is received. If there is facsimile reception, the process proceeds to S19 to perform the receiving operation. At this time, the display content of the display unit 3 indicates, for example, that “Recei” is being received as shown in FIG.
ve ”and the telephone number of the other party“ 075 361 225
1 "is displayed. Needless to say, the destination telephone number is not displayed during confidential reception. When the reception is completed (S20), it is determined in S21 whether memory reception is performed, and the memory is stored. If not received, the received image is printed out and the process proceeds to S3 after displaying that the reception is completed on the display unit 3 as shown in Fig. 10. If the cover is open, the process proceeds to S5,
The facsimile standby state is displayed (S5), and if it is closed, a print-related display is made (S4). On the other hand, if it is not received by the memory, the process proceeds to S22 and it is determined whether or not to copy. If not, the process proceeds to S3. The process after S3 is as described above. If it is a copy, the process proceeds to S16. In S16, the number of copies, linear density, and density are input as shown in the display example of FIG. In the case of confidential reception, a confidential number (not shown) is input. When the copy button is pressed in S17, copying is started. When the copying is completed, the process proceeds to S3. The processing after S3 is as described above.

On the other hand, if there is no facsimile reception in S8, the process proceeds to S9. In S9, the presence or absence of the original is determined,
If there is a document, the contents of FIG. 6 are displayed on the display unit 3. FIG.
The display indicates that an A4 size document is set, and the transmission parameters are set to the linear density “FINE” and the density “DARK”. In S15, it is determined whether it is copy or transmission, and if it is transmission, the process proceeds to S10. In step S10, transmission parameters are set according to the original. Next, the telephone number is input by one-touch key, speed dial, or direct input operation on the numeric keypad (S1).
1). At this time, the display content of the display unit 3 is as shown in FIG. 7, for example. FIG. 7 shows that the one-touch key “B” or the telephone number “075 811 9251” is input. When the start button is pressed (S12), transmission is started (S13). At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the name of the other party (in this example, SCORE C
O. ), The document size (A4 size in this example) and the linear density (FINE in this example) are displayed. In S14,
It is determined whether the transmission has ended. When finished, S
Proceed to 3. The subsequent processing is as described above.

On the other hand, if it is a copy in S15, S1
Proceed to 6. The processing after S16 is as described above. S
If there is no document in 9, the process proceeds to S3. The processing after S3 is as described above.

If there is a print command from the personal computer in S6, the process proceeds to S7 and is executed. At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, the display unit 3 displays “PC PRIN” indicating that printing is instructed by a personal computer.
“T” or the like is displayed. Needless to say, when the cover 25 is open, it is possible to switch to the print-related display by pressing the open / close switch. Although the embodiments have been described above, only the necessary keys are exposed by covering the key operation part with the cover, so that there is no effect that the operator feels no pressure and the mental burden is reduced. Needless to say.

[0025]

As described above, the present invention has the following effects. According to the invention described in claim 1, the display contents are switched according to the opening and closing of the cover, so that the state of the apparatus at that time can be determined at a glance.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the communication terminal device has both a facsimile function and a print function, which is convenient for the user.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the cover is open, a display indicating that the facsimile is in a standby state is displayed, and when the cover is closed, a display related to printing is displayed on the display unit. Therefore, it is convenient for the operator.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the cover is in the closed state, the print-related display is displayed, but when the facsimile is received or transmitted, the related display is displayed. You can tell at a glance which state the device is in.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the command from the data processing device is received when the data processing device is connected regardless of the open / close state of the cover. The created document can be printed out by an operation from the data processing device, and the trouble of going to the place where the communication terminal device body is placed can be saved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram of a multifunction peripheral device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a multifunction peripheral device with a cover open.

FIG. 3 is an external view of a multifunction peripheral device with a cover closed.

FIG. 4 is an embodiment in which a display of an error message is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 5 is an embodiment in which a facsimile-related display is displayed on a display unit.

FIG. 6 is an example in which it is displayed on the display unit that an A4 size document is set.

FIG. 7 is an embodiment in which a display unit displays that a telephone number is directly input by a one-touch key or a numeric keypad.

FIG. 8 is an example in which the display unit displays that transmission is in progress.

FIG. 9 is an example in which the reception section displays that the reception is in progress.

FIG. 10 is an embodiment in which the end of reception is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 11 is an embodiment in which a facsimile-related display is displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 12 is an embodiment in which it is displayed on the display unit that printing is performed by a command from printing.

FIG. 13 is an example in which a display unit at the time of copying is displayed.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation of opening and closing the cover 25.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 display section 7 personal computer 8 open / close switch 10 control section 11 interface section 25 cover

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An openable / closable cover, a discriminating means for discriminating the opening / closing of a cover, a display means, and a display content to be displayed on the display section according to the opening / closing of the cover based on the discriminating means. A communication terminal device comprising control means for controlling. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal device has a facsimile function section and a print function section. 3. The control means includes a cover for the determination means.
The control is such that when the open is determined, the facsimile-related display is displayed on the display section, and when the cover is closed, the print-related display is displayed on the display section.
The communication terminal device described. 4. The display content of the display unit is changed according to the reception or transmission when there is facsimile reception or transmission while the display unit displays a print-related display. The communication terminal device described. 5. The communication terminal device is connectable to an external data processing device, and when the data processing device is connected, receives the command from the data processing device and executes the command. The communication terminal device according to claim 1.