JPH11275247A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide communication terminal equipment with which the setting of a specification such as a communication specification from being made erroneous or forgotten and improvement in the quality of a product can be attained. SOLUTION: When a power source is turned on in the control line of a production line after assembly on the assembly line of the production line (S1), any specification of the export destination stored in a ROM is selected, a country selection program for storage into an EEPROM is executed and the specification of the export destination is read out of the ROM and stored in the EEPROM (S2-S6). When the specification of the export destination is stored in the EEPROM, a main program is started (S7) and based on the specification stored in this EEPROM, facsimile equipment is operated (S8).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the setting of specifications of a communication terminal device, and more particularly, to the case where one setting is selected from a plurality of specifications in a manufacturing line and the setting is made, the main processing is continued until the setting is completed. The present invention relates to a communication terminal device capable of preventing a setting error or forgetting to set a specification by preventing a program from being started, and capable of improving product quality.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in communication terminal devices exported to various countries, communication standards and specifications vary from country to country.
Due to these differences in communication standards and the like, the specifications of products in each country are changed. For this reason, a method is generally employed in which a dedicated non-volatile memory for storing parameters and the like corresponding to each country is manufactured in advance, and then a communication terminal device incorporating the non-volatile memory is manufactured. However, when a communication terminal device in which such a dedicated non-volatile memory is mounted on a control board is manufactured, if the planned number of shipments for each country is changed after manufacturing, the parameters and the like are changed for another export country. Since such corrections cannot be made, excess stock or shortage of stock may occur immediately. For this reason, various communication terminal devices that can change parameters and the like corresponding to communication standards and the like after manufacturing have been proposed. For example, there has been proposed a communication terminal device having a configuration in which parameters and the like corresponding to communication standards and the like of each country are stored in advance in a storage memory for a plurality of countries, and parameters and the like corresponding to one country can be selected. . With the communication terminal device having such a configuration, even if the planned number of units shipped for each country is changed after manufacturing, it becomes possible to change the parameters and the like for another exporting country, thereby reducing the occurrence of excess inventory and the like. Can be prevented.

[0003]

However, parameters corresponding to communication standards of each country are stored in a storage memory for a plurality of countries in advance, and a parameter corresponding to one country is selected from among them. When the operator starts the main program of the communication terminal device with provisional parameter specifications or specific country parameter specifications, and then selects and sets specifications such as parameters corresponding to one country, There is a problem that even if a setting error or a setting error occurs, it may not be found.

[0004] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems. When selecting and setting one country specification from a plurality of specifications for each country which are stored in advance, the present invention is applied. By preventing the main program from starting until the setting is completed, the main program of the communication terminal device does not start with the incorrect specification made without permission.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device capable of preventing a setting error or forgetting to set specifications and improving the quality of a product.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal apparatus comprising: a first specification storage unit in which a plurality of specifications are stored in advance; And a second specification storage means for storing the specification selected by the selection means, and a determination means for determining whether the specification stored in the second specification storage means is a predetermined specification. And control means for controlling the main program to be activated when it is determined that the specification stored in the second specification storage means is a predetermined specification.

According to the communication terminal device having the above features, one specification is selected from a plurality of specifications stored in the first specification storage means in the manufacturing line, and the second specification storage is performed. Stored in the means. Then, when it is determined that the selected specification is a predetermined specification, the control unit activates the main program. Thereby, when one specification is selected from a plurality of specifications, the main program is not started unless the predetermined specification is selected, so that forgetting to set the predetermined specification can be prevented, and the main program can be executed. It is possible to prevent starting with incorrect settings. In addition, it is possible to improve the quality of the product.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the communication terminal device according to the first aspect, the specification includes a parameter relating to communication in a country or a region.

[0008] According to the communication terminal device according to the second aspect having such features, in the communication terminal device according to the first aspect, the plurality of specifications include parameters relating to communication specifications of a plurality of countries or regions. Therefore, the communication specifications of each country are stored in the first specification storage means in advance, and the communication specifications of the export destination are selected on the production line and stored in the second specification storage means. Then, when it is determined that the selected communication specification is a predetermined specification, the main program is started by the control means. As a result, 1
When one communication specification is selected, the main program will not start unless the predetermined communication specification is selected, so that it is possible to prevent forgetting to set the predetermined communication specification and to set the main program to the wrong specification. It is possible to prevent the start-up. In addition, it is possible to improve the quality of the product.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the communication terminal device according to the first or second aspect, the main program is based on a specification stored in the second specification storage means. It is characterized by operating.

According to the communication terminal device having the above features, in the communication terminal device according to the first or second aspect, the predetermined specification stored in the second specification storage means is satisfied. Since the main program operates based on the specification, it is possible to reliably prevent the main program from operating based on incorrect specifications. Further, if the predetermined specification is not stored in the second specification storage means, the main program cannot operate, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the user from forgetting to select the predetermined specification.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the communication terminal device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the parameter of the specification stored in the second specification storage means is output. An output unit is provided.

[0012] According to the communication terminal device according to the fourth aspect having such characteristics, in the communication terminal device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the communication terminal device stored in the second specification storage means. Since an output means such as a liquid crystal display for outputting specification parameters is provided, when a predetermined specification is selected from the first specification storage means, the parameters such as the communication specifications stored in the second storage means are converted to the liquid crystal display. And so on, it is possible to reliably prevent a mistake in selecting a predetermined specification.

Further, a communication terminal device according to claim 5 is
5. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the first specification storage unit is configured by a read-only nonvolatile memory, and the second specification storage unit is configured by a rewritable nonvolatile memory. 6. It is characterized by comprising.

According to the communication terminal device according to the fifth aspect having such characteristics, in the communication terminal device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the plurality of specifications are stored in a first specification storage means. Are stored in advance in a read-only non-volatile memory constituting the device, and a predetermined specification selected in the manufacturing line is stored in a rewritable non-volatile memory constituting the second specification storage means. Thereby, when a predetermined specification is selected in the manufacturing line and stored in the second specification storage unit, even if an incorrect specification is selected and stored in the second specification storage unit, the second specification storage unit is initialized. This makes it possible to easily read out and store a predetermined specification from the first specification storage means, thereby improving the quality of the communication terminal device.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A communication terminal device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings based on an embodiment in which a facsimile device is embodied. First, a schematic configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus 1 has an apparatus main body 2, and a power cord 3 is provided on the right side of the apparatus main body 2.
And an antenna 4 for talking with a slave unit (not shown). An operation panel unit 5 is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2. The operation panel unit 5 is provided with a liquid crystal display 6 and a microphone M. The microphone M is switched to a speakerphone mode (a mode in which the receiver 10 is switched to the microphone M and the speaker 26 (see FIG. 3) so that a telephone call can be performed without picking up the receiver 10) via a speakerphone key 14 described later. In this case, the voice of the caller is picked up. Further, various key groups are arranged on the operation panel unit 5. Each key will be described later.

A paper stacker 7 for stacking recording paper in a stacked state is provided at a rear position of the operation panel unit 5, and a paper support 8 is disposed at a rear position of the paper stacker 7. . The device body 2
A receiver receiver 9 is provided on the right side of, and a receiver 10 is mounted on the receiver receiver 9.

Next, the function of the key group arranged on the operation panel unit 5 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operation panel unit 5 of the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, a dial key 11 for performing dial input is arranged at a left position on the operation panel unit 5. The dial keys 11 include numerical keys “0” to “9”, an asterisk key 12, and a sharp key 13. A speakerphone key 14 is arranged on the lower left side of the dial key 11.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a key for switching a call between the microphone M and the speaker 26 to set a speakerphone mode. On the right side of the dial key 11 of the operation panel unit 5, function buttons 16 and the like for selecting various functions are provided. Further, various keys necessary for the facsimile apparatus 1 such as a start key P for starting facsimile transmission and a stop button 15 for stopping facsimile transmission and the like are arranged on the lower right side of the operation panel unit 5.

Next, a control system of the facsimile machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the facsimile machine 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, the control system of the facsimile machine 1 is C
The control unit 17 includes a PU as a core. The control unit 17 includes an RO as a read-only nonvolatile memory.
M18A, EE as rewritable nonvolatile memory
The PROM 18B and the RAM 19 are connected. Here, the ROM 18A stores a control program for a basic operation such as a reading operation, a transmission / reception operation or a recording operation of the facsimile machine 1, and also stores parameters corresponding to communication standards of each country for a plurality of countries. Also, ROM
18A stores a program for selecting a parameter relating to a specific country or region from parameters for a plurality of countries, and further reads out the parameter relating to the selected country or region.
5 stores a program and the like shown in FIG. 5 described later for storing parameters relating to the selected country or region. The EEPROM 18B stores parameters and the like corresponding to the selected communication standard and the like, a country selection flag and the like. The RAM 19 temporarily stores various data calculated via the CPU, audio data and image data received via a telephone line, and the like. The control unit 17 includes a liquid crystal display (LC
D) Operation panel unit 5 having 6 and paper stacker 7
A reading unit 20 including a reading scanner for reading characters, figures, and the like of a document fed into the apparatus main body 2 from is connected. Further, the control unit 17 includes a recording paper cutter unit 21 for driving a cutter via a cutter driving motor to cut recording paper, and a print head for printing image data received via a telephone line on the recording paper. A recording unit 22 and a drive unit 23 including a drive mechanism for driving a print head, a recording paper feed mechanism for controlling recording paper feed, and the like are connected.

Further, a telephone line 25 is connected to the control unit 17 through an NCU (Network Control Unit) 24 together with the receiver 10, and a speaker 26, a microphone M, and a power supply 27 are connected. The speaker 26 is
In the speakerphone mode, the voice of the caller is pronounced, and the voice data temporarily stored in the RAM 19 is reproduced.

The dial keys 11 and the like constitute selection means for inputting a selection number for country selection and selecting specifications such as parameters corresponding to communication standards and the like of each country. ROM18
A configures a first specification storage unit that stores a plurality of specifications, and the EEPROM 18B configures a second specification storage unit that stores one selected specification. Further, the control unit 17 having the CPU as a nucleus includes a determination unit that determines whether or not the specification selected by the selection unit is a predetermined specification, and a main program when the selected specification is the predetermined specification. The control means for controlling to start is configured. Further, the liquid crystal display 6 is selected and the EEPROM 1
The output means for displaying the parameters stored in 8B is constituted.

In the facsimile apparatus 1 configured as described above, when performing facsimile transmission, after setting the transmission original on the paper stacker 7 and inputting the facsimile number of the transmission destination with the dial key 11,
The start key P on the operation panel unit 5 is pressed.
As a result, the image data of the document is read via the reading unit 20, and the data is modulated and modulated based on the parameters such as the communication standard stored in the EEPROM 18B.
The data is coded and transmitted to the transmission destination via the NCU 24 and the telephone line 25. Further, when the image data is transmitted, the image data is received via the telephone line 25 and the NCU 24, and the control unit 17 transmits the image data based on the parameters such as the communication standard stored in the EEPROM 18B. Demodulate and decode the received signal to reproduce the image data,
It is stored in the RAM 19. The image data stored in the RAM 19 is printed on the recording paper while the print head and the drive unit 23 of the recording unit 22 are driven and controlled.
Cut the recording paper through.

Here, an example of parameters related to communication among parameters of specifications for a plurality of countries stored in the ROM 18A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a dial tone and busy tone data table for a plurality of countries stored in the ROM 18A of the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The ROM 18A stores various parameters of specifications for three countries, Belgium, Italy, and Sweden. Among them, dial tone and busy tone parameters relating to communication of each country are shown in FIG.
Is shown in the data table 30 of FIG. As shown in FIG.
The data table 30 includes “country name”, “detection / non-detection, frequency (Hz), pattern (second)” of dial tone, and “detection / non-detection, frequency (Hz), pattern (second)” of busy tone. I have. First, the “detection presence / absence, frequency (Hz), pattern (second)” of the dial tone with “country name” being “Belgium” is “detected, 450H
z, continuous pattern ", and the busy tone" detection / non-detection, frequency (Hz), pattern (second) "is" detection, 450 Hz, 0.5 second ON-0.5 second OFF pattern ". The “detection presence / absence, frequency (Hz), pattern (second)” of the dial tone with “country name” being “Italy” is “detected, 425 Hz, O
N—OFF pattern for 1.0 second to ON for 0.2 second—OFF pattern for 0.2 second ”, and“ Presence / absence of detection, frequency (Hz), pattern (second) ”of the busy tone is“ No detection, 425 Hz. , 0.2 seconds ON-0.2 seconds OFF pattern ". In addition, the "country name" is "Swedish" dial tone "detection presence / absence, frequency (H
z), pattern (second) ”is“ detected, 425 Hz,
"Continuous pattern" and the busy tone
"Frequency (Hz), pattern (second)"
25 Hz, 0.25 second ON-0.25 second OFF pattern ".

As a result, the parameters of dial tone and busy tone relating to communications for three countries, Belgium, Italy, and Sweden, are stored in the ROM 18A in advance, and the parameters of one country are selected as described later, and the EEPROM 18B is selected. Is stored in

Next, the parameters of the specifications for a plurality of countries stored in the ROM 18A of the facsimile apparatus 1 configured as described above are selected on the manufacturing line, and the data is stored in the EEPROM.
The procedure of the control process for starting the main program after storing in the 18B will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control process when selecting the specifications of the export destination in the production line of the facsimile machine 1 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5, in step (hereinafter abbreviated as S) 1, the facsimile apparatus 1 assembled on the assembly line of the production line is supplied with a power supply through an adjustment line of the production line in order to perform various adjustments. Is input. When the facsimile apparatus 1 is turned on, the facsimile apparatus 1
First, according to the start-up program stored in No. 18,
The country selection flag is read from the EEPROM 18B, reset, and stored again in the EEPROM 18B.

Next, in S2, it is determined whether or not the country selection flag is set in the EEPROM 18B. If the country selection flag is not set (S
2: NO), that is, the specification of the export destination is still selected and E
If it is not stored in the EPROM 18B, a country selection program for selecting the export destination specification and controlling it to be stored in the EEPROM 18B is read from the ROM 18A, and the execution of the country selection process is started ( S
3).

First, the country name previously stored in the ROM 18A is sequentially displayed on the liquid crystal display 6 together with the selection number for a predetermined time (in this embodiment, about 1 hour) until the "selection number" is input via the dial key 11. (Seconds) (S4). For example, "1: Belgium" →
“2: Italy” → “3: Sweden” → “1: Belgium” →... Are displayed on the liquid crystal display 6. In this case, “selection numbers” are “1” for “Belgium” and “Italy”. Represents “2” and “Sweden” represents “3”.

Then, in S5, when the operator of the adjustment line depresses the numeric key of the dial key 11 of the "selection number" corresponding to the designated export destination country, the country corresponding to the "selection number" Are read out from the ROM 18A and stored in the EEPROM 18B. Subsequently, the country name corresponding to the selected "selection number" is displayed on the liquid crystal display 6 for about 10 seconds together with the selection number, and the operator of the adjustment line is asked whether correction is necessary (S6). For example,
When the numeric key “2” is pressed, “2: Italy?” Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 6. Then, within about 10 seconds from the start of the display of “Selection number and country name”,
If the numeric key corresponding to another selection number is pressed, it is determined that a new “selection number” has been input (S
6: NO), and the processes from S5 onward are executed again. If the numeric keys corresponding to other selection numbers are not pressed within 10 seconds from the start of the display of the “selection number and country name”, it is determined that the specification corresponding to the specified export destination country has been selected. Yes (S6: YES). And EEPRO
The country selection flag is read out from M18B, this country selection flag is set, stored in the EEPROM 18 again, and the processing after S2 is executed again.

Then, in S2, the EEPROM 18
If the country selection flag is set in B (S2: YE
S), the main program is read from the ROM 18A, and the execution of the main program is started (S7). Subsequently, the main program is adapted to the specification of the selected country stored in the EEPROM 18B (in the case of this embodiment,
For example, the facsimile apparatus 1 operates based on the specification of “Italy”, that is, operates according to the specification of the export destination (S8).

As described above in detail, in the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, when the power is turned on in the adjustment line of the manufacturing line after the assembly in the assembly line of the manufacturing line (S1), the data is stored in the ROM 18A. The country selection program for selecting the export destination specification and storing it in the EEPROM 18B is executed, and the export destination specification is stored in the ROM 18B.
A is read from A and stored in the EEPROM 18B (S2 to S6). When the specifications of the export destination are stored in the EEPROM 18B, the main program is started (S7), and the facsimile machine 1 operates based on the specifications stored in the EEPROM 18B (S8).

Therefore, after assembling the facsimile apparatus 1 on the production line and turning on the power, the ROM 1
Since the program for selecting the specifications of the export destination from among the specifications for a plurality of countries stored in 8A is started, it is possible to reliably prevent forgetting to set the specifications of the facsimile apparatus 1 to the export destination. Product quality can be improved. In addition, since the main program is started based on the specifications originally read from the ROM 18A and stored in the EEPROM 18B, it is possible to reliably prevent the main program from operating based on, for example, erroneously input incorrect specifications. Becomes possible. Further, if the predetermined specification is not stored in the EEPROM 18B, the main program cannot operate, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the user from forgetting to select the predetermined specification. Also, ROM
When a predetermined specification is selected from 18A, the country name or the like of the selected specification is displayed on the liquid crystal display 6, so that a mistake in selecting the predetermined specification can be reliably prevented.
Further, the specification of the export destination is selected from the ROM 18A and the EE
When the data is stored in the PROM 18B, even if an incorrect specification is selected and stored in the EEPROM 18B,
Since the predetermined specifications can be easily read out from the ROM 18A after the initialization of the communication terminal 18B and stored again, the quality of the communication terminal device can be improved.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a specification of one country is selected from a plurality of specifications stored in each country and set, the main program is started until the setting is completed. By not doing so, the communication terminal device does not start with the erroneous specification made without permission, it is possible to prevent specification mistakes or forgetting to set, and to improve product quality. A communication terminal device can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an operation panel unit of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a data table of dial tones and busy tones for a plurality of countries stored in the ROM of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a control process when selecting a specification of an export destination in a facsimile machine manufacturing line according to the embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile apparatus 2 Device body 5 Operation panel unit 10 Handset 11 Dial key 17 Control part 18A ROM 18B EEPROM 19 RAM 24 NCU 25 Telephone line

Claims (5)

[Claims] A first specification storage unit that stores a plurality of specifications in advance; a selection unit that selects one specification from the first specification storage unit; and a second storage unit that stores the specification selected by the selection unit. 2 specification storage means, determination means for determining whether or not the specification stored in the second specification storage means is a predetermined specification, and that the specification stored in the second specification storage means is a predetermined specification Control means for controlling the main program to be started when the judgment is made. 2. The specification according to claim 1, wherein the specification includes parameters related to communication in a country or a region.
A communication terminal device according to claim 1. 3. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the main program operates based on a specification stored in the second specification storage unit. 4. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit that outputs a parameter of the specification stored in the second specification storage unit. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first specification storage unit is configured by a read-only nonvolatile memory, and the second specification storage unit is configured by a rewritable nonvolatile memory. The communication terminal device according to claim 4.