JPS59216356A - Abbreviated number registering system of facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To change a registered telephone number in accordance with an abbreviated number by providing a means which can use optional one of all numbers, which consists of a number of digits of abbreviated number, as the abbreviated number in the abbreviated number registration of a facsimile equipment. CONSTITUTION:A command analyzing block 38 analyzes a command inputted with keys and sends a control signal and data to a table managing block 39 or the like. The table managing block 39 performs registering and deleting processings for an indicated number in an abbreviated telephone number table 40 and a group number table 41 in accordance with the command input (abbreviated telephone number registration and group number registration). The abbreviated telephone number table 40 consists of abbreviated telephone numbers, telephone numbers, and vacant flags; and for example, when 20 abbreviated telephone numbers are allowed, 2-digit numbers are given, and an abbreviated telephone number can be registered with optional one of 100 numbers ''00''-''99'', and an unused abbreviated telephone number is confirmed with the vacant flag to designate the abbreviated telephone number.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a method for registering abbreviated numbers such as abbreviated single-call numbers or group numbers for specifying a destination in a facsimile machine, and particularly relates to a method for registering abbreviated numbers and registered telephone numbers. This invention relates to an abbreviated number registration method that allows the range of numbers that can be used as an abbreviated number to be expanded and registered rather than the number of abbreviated numbers, in order to facilitate changes in correspondence with the abbreviated numbers.

[Technology background]

Conventionally, when communicating using a facsimile machine, the user either fully dials the other party's telephone number using a telephone or uses the speed dial service of the Japan Telecommunications Corporation.

However, in the case of full dialing, it is easy to make a wrong call due to a dialing error, and it is very inconvenient to call back when a call is busy, so the speed dialing method is advantageous.

By the way, with the current speed dial service.

For example, when registering telephone numbers for 20 stations, it is common to assign fixed sequential two-digit numbers, such as X00 to M19, as abbreviated telephone numbers. This method is effective when the abbreviated telephone number is uniquely determined and the correspondence with the registered telephone number remains unchanged. However, if the correspondence between abbreviated telephone numbers and registered telephone numbers is changed carelessly, there is a risk that the same abbreviated telephone number will be used without knowing the change. Another drawback was that easy-to-remember numbers could not be freely used. Same problem again.

This problem also occurred regarding the group number used to collectively specify the recipients of the newsletter.

[Object and structure of the invention]

The purpose of the present invention is to expand the range of numbers that can be used as abbreviated numbers in order to improve the drawbacks of the conventional system described above.

The present invention provides a means in a facsimile machine for allowing any number of numbers that can be displayed depending on the number of digits of an abbreviated number to be used as an upper limit.

For example, if you want to allow 20 abbreviated numbers, 2
A number of digits is given, and any number among 100 numbers from 00 to 99 can be registered. Thereby,
It becomes easier to select a favorite number that is easy to remember, and furthermore, when changing a telephone number, 9 wrong calls can be prevented by leaving the corresponding abbreviated number in the past and using a new abbreviated number.

Then, as a configuration for leaving the base, a memory means for holding a table in which one abbreviated number is associated with a single telephone number or a group of multiple telephone numbers,
A facsimile device comprising a table management means for performing processing such as registration and deletion of the use of abbreviated numbers for the table, and an operation panel for instructing the table management means to perform processing such as registration and deletion of the use of abbreviated numbers. In.

The above table is created within the range of numbers that can be displayed with the number of digits assigned to the abbreviated number and larger than the allowable number of abbreviated numbers, and the usable digits on the table are arbitrarily selected as abbreviated numbers. It is characterized by being made possible.

[Embodiments of the invention]

The details of the present invention will be explained below based on two examples.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a facsimile machine in which the present invention is implemented. The device of this embodiment has a general configuration that is equipped with an automatic dialing function and can perform broadcast transmission using a destination telephone number registration table.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a reading device that scans a transmission document and converts it into an electrical signal, 2 is a band compression section, 6 is a page memory that stores facsimile information, 4 is a transmission control section, 5 is a modem,
6 is an NCU, 7 is an auto dial for automatic calling, 8 is a line, and 9 is a band expansion unit.

10 is a character generator for converting code data into a character pattern; 11 is a recording unit for facsimile output; 12 is a control unit; 13 is a clock function for starting broadcast transmission;
Reference numeral 4 indicates an abbreviated number registration table memory, and reference numeral 15 indicates an operation panel.

The basic functions of each component 1 to 16 in the figure are as follows.

It is the same and known in conventional devices. In this embodiment, an abbreviated telephone number table and a group number table are stored in the abbreviated number registration table memory 14, and the abbreviated telephone number table and group number table can be used to easily specify a destination using an abbreviated telephone number or to specify a destination in bulk using a group number. enable transmission of information.

According to the present invention, any number within the given number of digits can be assigned to these abbreviated telephone numbers, group numbers, and other abbreviated numbers.

Registration of an abbreviated telephone number is performed by first inputting an arbitrary abbreviated number and then inputting the telephone number to be registered first, and the device associates the abbreviated number with the telephone number and stores it in the abbreviated telephone number table. register.

Registration of a group number is performed by inputting an arbitrary abbreviated number and the telephone numbers of a plurality of stations to be registered as the primary number, and the apparatus registers these in the group number table.

When making a call, enter the destination's abbreviated number (Mnn).

The device refers to the abbreviated telephone number table, inputs the corresponding telephone number into the auto dial, and performs one outgoing call operation. When calling by specifying a group.

Enter the group number (Gnn), and the device refers to the group number table and sequentially reads out the telephone numbers for one station.
Make a call using auto dial. When communication is completed for each station, a normal completion flag for 2 communications is given to that station, and communication with the second station is performed.

When the last station in the group completes communication, the calling operation based on the group designation ends.

In this embodiment, it is possible to output the result of abbreviated number registration from a facsimile machine.

Of course, it is necessary to take steps to deal with registration errors. Furthermore, when entering an abbreviated number, the corresponding telephone number is displayed to reduce the occurrence of mistaken calls.

FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of an example of processing for broadcast transmission based on group number designation. In the figure, 16 represents the designated group number GO1, and 17 represents the group number GO1.
This is the content of the group number table corresponding to , and includes a plurality of telephone street numbers registered as the ninth notification destination group. 1B is a broadcast processing start table created to execute the broadcast transmission process, and 19 is a normal end flag that displays the result of the transmission process. 20 to 29 represent each execution step of the broadcast transmission process. The flow shown in FIG. 2 will be described below with reference to FIG. 1.

First, in order to instruct the broadcast transmission, in step 20, the device is set to the broadcast transmission mode, and the 9th broadcast destination (group number G0
1) and the broadcast transmission time are specified, and the document to be transmitted twice is inputted from the reading device 1. This information is stored in memory.

Next, in step 21, content 17 of the group number table corresponding to group number GO1 is loaded.

That is, all the telephone numbers of the broadcast destinations are extracted from the group number table, and the broadcast process activation table 18 is created.

When the 1 clock function 13 detects the arrival of the specified circular transmission time in step 22, one telephone number is extracted from the circular notification processing activation table 18 in step 23, and the NC
Start U6 and auto dial 7.

Here, when the line connection in step 24 is successful.

In step 25, the facsimile information stored in the page memory 3 is transmitted to the destination.

Next, in step 26, it is determined whether or not the facsimile transmission process has ended normally, and if it has ended normally.

In step 27, the normal end flag 19 of the external process activation table 1B is set to ON, and the two lines are disconnected.

Here, in step 2B, if there are still unfinished destinations left in the table 18, the next telephone number is taken out from the table and the same operations from step 23 are repeated.

If the line connection fails because the other party is busy, or if the facsimile transmission fails, proceed to step 2.
At step 9, the normal end flag 19 of table 1B is set to OFF and the line 9 is disconnected. Then move on to step 28.

When all the processes in table 18 are completed, the ninth report transmission process ends.

FIG. 6 shows the construction of the embodiment apparatus shown in FIG.

Control unit 12, which is particularly relevant to the present invention. Abbreviated number registration table memory 14. And regarding the operation panel 15 part,
Furthermore, the detailed structure is shown.

In FIG. 3, element 30 in the operation panel 15 is a dot matrix type display, and 31 to 34 are control keys, and 31 is the F1 key.

32 represents the F2 key, 33 represents the F6 key, and 64 represents the set key. Also, 55 is a numeric keypad, 0 to 99 x, #
It consists of each key. Elements 66 to 39 in the control unit 12 are functional blocks including control routines, and 36 represents a display control block, 67 represents a key manual control block, 6B represents a command analysis block, and 69 represents a table management block. Finally, IB, element 40 in group number registration table memory 14 is an abbreviated telephone number table, 4
1 represents a group number table.

The display device 60 displays operation guidance to the operator, confirmation of input data, etc. in processing such as registration and deletion of abbreviated telephone numbers or group numbers. Fl
, F2. Each control key and set key of Fl is 9 display 30
The control unit 12 is operated in conjunction with the guidance display above.
Generates various commands for. The numeric keypad 65 is
Used to enter abbreviated phone numbers, group numbers, registered phone numbers, etc.

The display control block 66 controls the display 30 according to instructions from the table management block 39 and other control blocks.
Display control is performed. The key human control block 67 is 3
The operated key among the keys 1 to 65 is identified and input to the command analysis block 58.

The command analysis block 38 analyzes the command input by key, and sends control signals and data to the table management block 59 and other control blocks (not shown).

For example, the operation of [numeric keypad "'1" + set key] is identified as an abbreviated telephone number registration command, and the operation of [numeric keypad "2" 10 set key] is identified as a group number registration command.

The table management block 39 performs a process of registering or deleting designated numbers in the abbreviated telephone number table 40 and group number table 41 in accordance with command input, and performs control to output the entire table as a list. .

The abbreviated telephone number table 40 is composed of an abbreviated telephone number (displayed as an abbreviated number), a telephone number, and a vacant flag. All two-digit numbers from ``99'' are enabled. However, if you use the hexadecimal keys @0" to "F" instead of the numeric keys '0" to @9", you can use the numbers 00" to "FF", and you can set an appropriate upper limit. There is no problem. The free flag indicates whether the number is free (g) or in use (F) for each abbreviated number.
This is to display whether the New uses of abbreviated numbers are made by specifying the appropriate number with flag E. When a new number is used, the flag is changed from E to F, and a deletion changes it back from F to E.

The group number table 41 contains group numbers.

It is made up of a section number, m episode number, and empty flags M and d. Group number and free flag.

This is similar to the abbreviated number and empty flag in the abbreviated telephone number table 40.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described based on specific examples of operations on the operation panel 15 shown in FIGS. 4A to 9.

Figures 4A and 4B are examples of abbreviated number registration operations, (a) is the initial screen, and the numeric keypad "'1"
is called up on the display by pressing and set key consecutively. In tb+, 'Touroku'.

1 list”, from the @Sakujo2 menu.

Select "1 hour" using the F1 key.The result is (
Move to the cl screen, here use the numeric keypad to enter the abbreviated number xn
Enter n. After completing the input, press the P) and set key.
Move to screen (d). Here, enter the phone number using the numeric keypad. By pressing the set key, the tel screen (
In other words, return to the screen (same as the IcI screen).

Execute other abbreviated number registration processing. If there is no other registration process to do, press the F3 key on the tel.

Enter “END”. The number of registrations is displayed in the upper right corner. Furthermore, when the allowable number of registrations (for example, 20 stations) is exceeded, both sides of (f) appear.

By pressing the F6 key, the screen returns to the initial screen of (a).

Figure 1 shows an operation example of list output processing, in which the initial screen (by pressing the F2 key in ``al'' and selecting ``1 list'' in ``K'') records and outputs the table contents from the recording unit 11 (Figure 1) in ``(b)''. Execute.

FIG. 6 shows an operational example of processing for deleting any abbreviated number in the table. (By pressing the F3 key on both sides of the initial "at", "@Sakujo" is selected, and the screen moves to (b). Here, input the abbreviated number 0Cnn to be deleted) using the numeric keys. Next, press the set key to execute. If you input END by pressing the F3 key at (C), the process ends.

FIG. 7 shows an example of group number registration processing, FIG. 8 shows an example of group number table list output processing, and FIG. 9 shows an example of group number deletion processing. The registration and deletion of group numbers are basically the same except that On n x x is used instead of the input operation xnn for the abbreviated number described above. Here, n
n is the group-1lt number, xx is the term number within the group (
(equivalent to abbreviated phone number). In addition, in the case of deletion.

By inputting Gnnoo, each station within group number nn can be deleted all at once.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As a result of the above, the use of abbreviated numbers has been expanded, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of destination errors due to changes in abbreviated numbers, and it is also possible to arbitrarily select and use numbers that are easy to remember as abbreviated numbers. becomes possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of processing for sending a bulletin, FIG. 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the main parts of the embodiment device shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 4 to 9 are different operation examples of this embodiment. FIG. In the figure, 12 is a control unit, 14 is an abbreviated number registration table memory, 15 is an operation panel, and 30 is a display. 31 to 34 are control keys, 35 is a numeric keypad, 39 is a table management block, 40 is an abbreviated telephone number table, 41
represents the group number table. Special Fraud Applicant Fujitsu Limited Agent Patent Attorney Fumihiro Hase (1 other person) #2I2] ↓ To/Yaru To ↓ To Aninsel

Claims (1)

[Claims] a memory means for holding a table in which a single telephone number or a group of telephone numbers is associated with one abbreviated number; and registration of the use of the abbreviated number for the table;
In a facsimile machine that is equipped with a table management means for performing processing such as deletion, and an operation panel for instructing the table management means to perform processing such as registration and deletion of the use of abbreviated numbers, the table is The table is created within the range of the number of numbers that can be displayed with the assigned number of digits and larger than the allowable number of abbreviated numbers, so that the usable numbers on the table can be arbitrarily selected as the abbreviated numbers. Abbreviated number registration method.