JPS60162362A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To communicate with a desired subscriber at the remote side by retrieving the communication control information supplied in a communication mode within a registration memory means. CONSTITUTION:The telephone number of a desired subscriber at the remote side is supplied and displayed to a display device of an operation part 1. When a confirming process is designated for the telephone number, a telephone number table stored in a memory 3 is retrieved. Then the data in the memory 3 are successively transmitted to a comparator 4 by a control part 5 and compared with the data stored in a buffer memory 2. Thus it is checked whether the input telephone number is stored or not. When the telephone number is stored in the memory, the name of the remote side subscriber is displayed and transmitted. While an error display is given in case the telephone number is not stored in the memory 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a communication device, and more particularly to a communication device that performs communication based on communication control information such as a telephone number.

[Prior Art] In conventional communication devices, such as facsimile machines, communication is performed by inputting the telephone number of the other party from an input means such as a dial on an attached telephone or a numeric keypad provided on an operation panel. Devices that display the entered telephone number on a display such as an LCD for the operator to confirm are also known, but as users become accustomed to the operation, visual display feedback tends to become less important. Checking methods were insufficient.

Therefore, in the case of a facsimile machine, if the other party is in automatic reception mode, there is a possibility that important documents may be automatically sent to the wrong party.

[Objective] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication device that can reliably communicate with an intended party using a simple and inexpensive structure.

[Example 1] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an example shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of essential parts of a communication device according to the present invention.

In the figure, the reference numeral 1 denotes an operation section, which has an input means such as a numeric keypad for inputting telephone numbers or characters, and a display consisting of a monitor LCD and the like.

Information input from the operation section 1 is temporarily stored in the buffer 7 memory 2 and then processed by the control section 5.

The control unit 5 is composed of a microprocessor, etc., and controls the entire communication operation. A memory 3 is connected to the control unit 5 via a signal line 7.
Information such as the telephone number or name of a desired party can be registered in a table form from the operation unit 1.

Further, the control section 5 is connected to the operation section 1 via a signal line 6. The operation unit 1 is further provided with input means such as a switch for specifying the destination phone number confirmation process, which will be described later. When this switch is operated, the phone number confirmation process is controlled via the signal line 6. Section 5.

Telephone number confirmation is performed by comparison circuit 4.

That is, the telephone number input from the operation unit 1 stored in the buffer memory 2 and the telephone number stored in the memory 3 are compared by the comparison circuit 4, and the comparison result is transmitted to the control unit 5 via the signal line 9. be known.

The registration operation of the other party's telephone number in the above configuration is performed as follows.
This will be explained in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in the figure. This registration routine is entered by operating a registration operation designation switch provided on the operation section l.

In steps S1 and S2 in FIG. 2, the operator inputs the telephone number and name of the other party from the operation section l. The input information is stored in the buffer memory 2, and the control section 5 simultaneously displays this information on the display of the operation section 1.

Next, in step S3, the information input by the operator is confirmed on the display. If the operator confirms that there are no mistakes based on the display, the process moves to step S4, and if the operator's confirmation is not obtained, the process moves to step S5. This confirmation operation is performed by key operations on a known keyboard interface, such as an entry key or a delete key.

In step S4, the information in the buffer memory 2 is transferred to the memory 3.
Move to. In this case, it is preferable to store the information in the form of a table in the memory 3 so that the information can be used later for purposes other than confirming the telephone number. However, in the case of the telephone number confirmation process to be described later, it is sufficient to store each telephone number one by one with an identification code between them.

Subsequently, in step S5, it is determined whether or not to end the registration operation. This determination may be made by checking the operating states of the registration operation designation switches and keys. If the next registration is to be performed, the process returns to step S1 and waits for the next input; if not, the registration operation is ended.

Information regarding the other party is registered in the memory 3 as described above.

Next, the telephone number confirmation operation during communication will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S6 of FIG. 3, the user is prompted to input the telephone number of the other party with whom communication is to be conducted.

Next, in step S7, the input telephone number is displayed on the operation panel l.
displayed on the display.

Next, in step S8, it is determined whether or not to confirm the telephone number. This determination is made by checking the operation state of the confirmation processing designation switch provided on the operation section 1. If confirmation processing is not specified, step 31
2, and performs the same communication operation as normal with the other party of the input telephone number. If confirmation processing is designated, the process moves to step S9.

In step S9, the telephone number table stored in the memory 3 is searched to check whether the telephone number inputted in step S6 is stored.

In this search operation, the control unit 5 sequentially transfers the data in the memory 3 to the comparison circuit 4 via the signal line 8, compares it with the data in the buffer memory 2, and inputs the comparison result from the signal line 9. This is done by

If the corresponding telephone number is in the memory 3, the name of the other party is displayed on the display of the operation unit 1 in step SIO, and then the process moves to the sending operation in step S12.

On the other hand, if there is no telephone number input in the memory 3, the process moves to step Sll and an error message is displayed. Then, in step S13, it is determined whether or not to end the telephone number input. This determination may be made by determining whether a predetermined switch on the operating portion l has been operated. If step S13 is affirmative, the process ends; if step S13 is negative, the process returns to step S6.

As described above, you can check the phone number of the person you are trying to communicate with, and if the phone number is incorrect, communication will not be possible until the correct input is made.
You can reliably communicate with the intended party. You can select whether or not to perform this phone number confirmation process by inputting a switch, so make sure to perform the confirmation process only when sending important information, and avoid this process when sending less important information. It can also be done.

Although the above embodiment has been described using a transmission operation as an example, confirmation processing can be performed in the same manner as described above in the case of a reception operation or bidirectional communication. Further, in the above embodiment, the name of the other party is displayed in step s10 in FIG. 3, but it may be configured such that only the telephone number is confirmed without this.

Further, in the above embodiments, the telephone number is exemplified as the information to be confirmed, but it goes without saying that other communication control information may also be confirmed.

Further, although the comparison circuit is illustrated as hardware, it may of course be configured as software of the control section.

[Effect] As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, means for inputting communication control information and means for registering and storing communication control information are provided, and communication control input from the input means at the time of communication is provided. Since the configuration employs a configuration in which communication control information is confirmed by searching the information in the registration storage means, an excellent communication device that can reliably communicate with the intended party with a simple and inexpensive configuration is provided. can do.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a communication device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of telephone number registration processing, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of telephone number confirmation processing. l...Operation unit 2...Buffer memory 3...Memory 4...Comparison circuit 5...Control unit Fig. 1 Fig. 2 CK axis operation Fig. 3 (Feed 71'M)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A means for inputting communication control information and a means for registering and storing the communication control information are provided, and the communication control information inputted from the input means at the time of one communication is searched in the registration storage means. A communication device characterized by performing confirmation processing. (2) The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising means for specifying whether or not to perform the confirmation process.