JPH10322438A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a facsimile equipment by which facsimile transmission is conducted efficiently by allowing a registered user to select an object destination telephone number quickly. SOLUTION: In the case of using a facsimile equipment, the user sets a transmission original to the facsimile equipment and a key card is set to a key card discrimination section 10 or the user uses an operation display section 7 to enter a password or a department code. Then an ID discrimination means of a control section 6 discriminates the presence of registration of the user ID, and when the user confirms the registration, a destination telephone number registered by the user is read from an information storage section 3 by a command of the control section 6 and the telephone number is listed on the operation display section 7 as personal telephone directory information registered in advance for the user. Then the user retrieves an object destination quickly from the displayed destination telephone numbers and makes facsimile transmission properly and efficiently.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a function of registering and managing users and storing telephone directory information of registered users.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A registered facsimile apparatus is commonly used by registered users using a key card, a personal identification code, a department code, and the like. Also,
In this type of facsimile machine, the user uses a key card,
When a request for transmission is made using a security code, department card, etc., the control unit that controls the entire system determines whether the user is registered, and stores it in the storage unit if it determines that the registered user is using it. All the destination telephone numbers designated and registered by the user in advance are read out, and a list of all the destination telephone numbers is displayed on the display unit. Therefore, the user selects a desired transmission destination from the transmission destination telephone numbers displayed on the display unit, and performs facsimile transmission to the selected transmission destination telephone number.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional facsimile apparatus, when the number of destination telephone numbers specified and registered by the user increases, the number of destination telephone numbers displayed on the display unit at the time of facsimile transmission is increased. In some cases, it takes time to search for a target transmission destination telephone number, and facsimile transmission cannot be performed efficiently.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the present situation of the display of the destination telephone number of such a facsimile apparatus as described above. An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of selecting a telephone number and efficiently performing facsimile transmission.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus which is used jointly by a plurality of registered users. Storage means for storing personal telephone number book information in which a destination telephone number is registered, and display means for displaying the personal telephone book information corresponding to the user when the user is in use. It is assumed that.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus jointly used by a plurality of registered users, and a destination telephone number of the registered user. Storage means for storing comprehensive telephone number book information that is comprehensively registered, and at the time of use of the user,
Display means for displaying the comprehensive telephone number book information with the destination telephone number corresponding to the user prioritized in display priority order.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a memory map of destination telephone number information of the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an operation display for inputting an operation signal of an operator and displaying various information via a bus B is provided to a control unit 6 for controlling the entire facsimile operation. A section 7, a page memory 8, an image reproduction section 9 having a reduction / enlargement function and reproducing an image, and a key card determination section 10 for determining a user by a key card are connected. Similarly, the control unit 6 has a scanner 1 having an enlargement / reduction function for reading a transmission original via a bus B, a plotter 2 for writing received data, an information storage unit 3 for storing various information, and a facsimile. A communication control unit (CCU) 4 for controlling communication is connected.
Is connected to a modem 5 for performing a modulation / demodulation operation. As shown in FIG. 2, the information storage unit 3 has a memory map in which corresponding destination information (destination telephone number) is written for each user ID (0000 to 9999).

Further, in the present embodiment, the control unit 6 includes a key card set in the key card determination unit 10;
Alternatively, it is determined whether or not the user ID is registered based on the password or the department code input from the operation display unit 7.
D determination means, when the registration of the user ID is determined, the destination telephone number corresponding to the user ID is read from the information storage unit 3 and the operation display unit 7 displays the registered personal telephone number book of the user. When the user inputs a new destination telephone number from the operation display unit 7 and requests registration thereof, the destination telephone number is associated with the user ID and stored in the information storage unit 3. And destination information writing means for storing.

[0010] The transmission operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described. When using the facsimile machine, the user sets a transmission original on the machine and sets the key card determination unit 1
When a key card is set to 0 or a password or a department code is input from the operation display unit 7, the ID of the control unit 6 is set.
The determining means determines whether or not the user ID is registered, and when it is determined that the user is registered, a message that "transmission is possible" is displayed on the operation display unit 7,
If it is determined that the user has not been registered, a message that “this device cannot be used because the ID is not registered” is displayed on the operation display unit 7.

For example, when it is confirmed that the user ID is registered as 0001, the destination information 0001001 to 0001000n corresponding to the user ID 0001 is read from the information storage unit 3 by an instruction from the control unit 6. Then, a list of the corresponding destination telephone numbers is displayed on the operation display unit 7 as the personal telephone number book information. Then, the user uses the destination telephone number displayed on the operation display unit 7 to
When a destination telephone number to be transmitted is searched for and a dial-in operation of the telephone number is performed, a transmission original having been scanned by the scanner 1 according to a command from the control unit 6 and subjected to necessary band compression processing is transmitted. Is transmitted to the dial-in destination via the modem 5 by the communication control unit 4 operated according to a command from the control unit 6.

If the user cannot find the telephone number of the destination to be transmitted in the personal telephone number book information displayed on the operation display unit 7, the operation display unit 7
By dialing in the desired destination telephone number from, facsimile transmission is performed in the same manner. In this case, the frequency of facsimile communication with the transmitted destination is predicted and determined, and the registration of the telephone number is designated by performing a predetermined registration operation from the operation display unit 7. A new destination 0001000p is registered in the information storage unit 3 corresponding to the user ID 0001.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when using the facsimile apparatus, the user sets a transmission original in the apparatus and sets a key card in the key card determination section 10 or a password from the operation display section 7. When a code or a department code is input, the ID determination means of the control unit 6 sets the user ID
It is determined whether or not the user is registered, and when the registration of the user is confirmed,
Since the registered destination telephone number of the user is read from the information storage unit 3 and is displayed on the operation display unit 7 as personal telephone directory information registered in advance of the user,
The user can quickly search for the intended destination from the displayed list of destination telephone numbers, and perform facsimile transmission accurately and efficiently.

[Second Embodiment] A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of storing destination telephone number information according to the present embodiment.

This embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment already described, but in this embodiment, the information storage unit 3 stores the destination management number as shown in FIG. The user IDs (0100, 3333, 9999, 0
001... 2222), the destination information (destination telephone number) M (0100), M (3333), M (999)
9), the memory map is configured so that M (0001)... M (2222) is written.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 6 includes:
ID judging means for judging the presence or absence of registration of a user ID based on a key card set in the key card judgment section 10 and a password or a department code inputted from the operation display section 7, and registration of the user ID is judged. Then, all the registered destination telephone number information is read from the information storage unit 3, and the registered telephone number information corresponding to the user is displayed on the operation display unit 7 with the display priority first. When the telephone directory display means to be displayed and the user input a new destination telephone number from the operation display unit 7 and request registration thereof, the destination telephone number (destination information) and the user ID are converted to a destination management number. There is provided a destination information writing unit that stores the information in the information storage unit 3 in association with each other.

The transmission operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described. When using the facsimile machine, the user sets a transmission original on the machine and sets the key card determination unit 1
When a key card is set to 0 or a password or a department code is input from the operation display unit 7, the ID of the control unit 6 is set.
The determining means determines whether or not the user ID is registered, and when it is determined that the user is registered, a message that "transmission is possible" is displayed on the operation display unit 7,
If it is determined that the user has not been registered, a message that “this device cannot be used because the ID is not registered” is displayed on the operation display unit 7.

For example, when it is confirmed that the ID of the user is registered as 0001, the destination information is stored in the information storage unit 3 of the memory map having the configuration as shown in FIG. The destination information M (0001) having the user ID of 0001 is read out first on the operation display section 7, and then the destination information M having the user ID of 0100 is displayed.
(0100) is displayed, and thereafter, the user ID is 3333
, The destination information M (3999) having the user ID of 9999, and the destination information M (2222) having the user ID of 2222 are displayed.

Therefore, the user searches for the telephone number of the destination to be transmitted from the destination telephone number displayed as the destination information on the operation display section 7, and dials in the telephone number. According to a command from the unit 6, a transmission original is read by the scanner 1, and transmission data subjected to necessary band compression processing is transmitted via the modem 5 by the communication control unit 4 operated according to a command from the control unit 6. Is done.

If the user cannot find the telephone number of the destination to be transmitted in the personal telephone number book information displayed on the operation display section 7, the operation display section 7 displays the desired destination telephone number. By dialing in the number, facsimile transmission is similarly performed. In this case, to estimate the frequency of facsimile communication with the transmitted destination and specify registration of the telephone number,
When a predetermined registration operation is performed from the operation display unit 7, the control unit 6
Is stored in the information storage unit 3 with the user ID 0001
, A new destination M (0001) is registered as the destination management number p.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when using the facsimile apparatus, the user sets a transmission original in the apparatus and sets a key card in the key card determination unit 10 or a password from the operation display unit 7. When a code or a department code is input, the ID determination means of the control unit 6 sets the user ID
Is confirmed, all destination information registered in advance is read out from the information storage unit 3, and the operation display unit 7 displays the registered transmission destination telephone number of the user with priority in the display order, and displays all destination addresses. Since the information is displayed, the user can quickly find the intended destination from the first part of the displayed list of destination telephone numbers, and can perform facsimile transmission accurately and efficiently. At the same time, the information storage unit 3 can have a simple configuration and the manufacturing cost of the device can be reduced.

[0022]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a facsimile apparatus shared by a plurality of registered users in advance, a destination telephone number is registered in the storage means for each registered user. Personal telephone number book information is stored, and when the user uses the personal telephone book information, the personal telephone book information corresponding to the user is displayed on the display means. It is possible to select a desired destination telephone number and perform facsimile transmission efficiently.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the facsimile apparatus which is used jointly by a plurality of registered users, the destination telephone number of the registered user is comprehensively registered in the storage means. Since the integrated telephone number book information is stored, and the user uses the integrated telephone number book information on the display means, the display priority order of the destination telephone number corresponding to the user is displayed first. The user can quickly select a desired destination telephone number from the destination telephone number information displayed first, perform facsimile transmission efficiently, and simplify the configuration of the storage means. Thus, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a memory map of destination telephone number information according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of storing destination telephone number information according to a second embodiment of this invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Scanner 2 Plotter 3 Information storage part 4 Communication control part 5 Modem 6 Control part 7 Operation display part 10 Key card judgment part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A facsimile machine shared by a plurality of registered users in advance, a storage means for storing personal telephone number book information in which destination telephone numbers are registered for each registered user, A facsimile apparatus, comprising: display means for displaying the personal telephone directory information corresponding to the user when the user uses the facsimile. 2. A facsimile machine shared by a plurality of users registered in advance, wherein the destination telephone numbers of the registered users are stored in a comprehensive telephone number book. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a display unit for displaying, when the user uses the destination telephone number corresponding to the user, the display priority order of the destination telephone number, and displaying the comprehensive telephone number book information. .