KR19980073787A - How to redial a portable device in a fax machine - Google Patents

Abstract

end. The technical field to which the invention described in the claims belongs

A redial method in a portable device of a facsimile device.

I. The technical problem that the invention is trying to solve

Allows the fax machine to redial previously entered phone numbers on the mobile device.

All. Summary of Solution of the Invention

A phone number storing step of sequentially storing the telephone number dialed by the main body of the facsimile apparatus, and a phone number which transmits a telephone number search command to the main body of the facsimile apparatus whenever the user inputs a telephone number search key in the portable apparatus; A retrieval command step, and a telephone number transmission step of sequentially transmitting information on the stored telephone number to the portable device each time the telephone number retrieval command is received by the main body, and the mobile device for the telephone number. A display step of receiving information and displaying a telephone number, a redial command step of transmitting a redial command to the main body when the user inputs a redial key in the portable device, and the redial command of the main body to the redial command; Phone number based on the phone number information that was sent to the mobile device immediately in response Characterized in that it comprises the steps of: dial dial.

la. Important uses of the invention

Used to redial a portable device in a facsimile system.

Description

How to redial a portable device in a fax machine

The present invention relates to a facsimile device, and more particularly, to a redial method for a portable device of the facsimile device.

A portable device of a facsimile device typically has a last number redial function. The redial method may simply redial only the last dialed number. Accordingly, the user had to directly enter a numeric key to dial numbers previously dialed through the mobile device.

As described above, in the conventional redial method provided by the portable device, only the last dialed number can be redialed. As a result, the user could not redial for previously dialed numbers. Therefore, the user was inconvenient to redial all the numbers except the last dialed number.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a redialing method in a portable device that allows a user to redial previously dialed numbers using the portable device.

1 is a block diagram of a main body of a conventional facsimile apparatus;

2 is a block diagram of a portable device of a conventional facsimile apparatus;

3 is a flowchart of a portable apparatus of a redial method in a portable apparatus of a facsimile apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of a main body of a redial method in a portable device of a facsimile device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a phone number storing step of sequentially storing a telephone number dialed by a main body of a facsimile device, and a main body of the facsimile device each time a user inputs a telephone number search key in the portable device; A phone number search command step of sending a phone number search command to the phone number transmission step of sequentially transmitting information on a stored phone number to the portable device whenever the phone number search command is received from the main body; A display step of receiving information on the phone number from the mobile device and displaying a phone number; and a redial command step of transmitting a redial command to the main body when the user inputs a redial key on the mobile device; And, from the main body to the portable device just in response to the redial command. And dialing a telephone number according to the telephone number information.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the annexed drawings, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. And a detailed description of known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

First, referring to FIG. 1, which shows a block diagram of a main body of a conventional facsimile apparatus, the CPU 10 controls the operation of the facsimile according to an execution program stored in the memory 20. The modem 12 modulates the output data and the image data of the central processing unit 10 into an analog signal and transmits it through a telephone line through a network control unit (NCU) 14, and receives the analog signal received through the telephone line. Demodulation is provided to the central processing unit (10). The NCU 14 connects the path between the telephone line and the modem 12 or the path between the telephone line and the portable device connection unit 16 under the control of the central processing unit 10.

The portable device connection unit 16 modulates the voice signal and the information, radiates it through the antenna ANTM, and demodulates the RF signal received through the antenna ANTM into the voice signal and the information. The printer 18 prints image information under the control of the central processing unit 10. The memory 20 stores an execution program, a protocol control program, and various reference information of the central processing unit 10. The memory 20 temporarily stores various types of information according to program execution of the CPU 10. The scanner 22 scans an original and provides image information according to the original image to the central processing unit 10.

The operation panel 24 includes a plurality of numeric keys and function keys that allow a user to input various commands, and has a display for displaying the status of the facsimile under the control of the CPU 10. The sensor unit 26 senses various states of the facsimile.

Here, the memory 20 of a conventional facsimile apparatus has a memory area for storing transmission information. The transmission information includes the telephone number previously dialed. That is, the central processing unit 10 usually stores the dialed telephone number in the memory 20 at every dialing.

On the other hand, referring to Figure 2 showing a block diagram of a portable device of a conventional facsimile apparatus, the RF unit 28 of the portable device modulates a voice signal and information to radiate through the antenna (ANTS), the antenna (ANTS) Demodulate the RF signal received through the < RTI ID = 0.0 > The central processing unit 30 of the portable apparatus controls the overall operation of the portable apparatus according to the execution program. The operation panel 32 of the portable apparatus has a plurality of keys so that a user can input various commands, and in particular, has a numeric key for dialing. And a phone number search key for the user to input a phone number search command, a next key for the user to input a search command for the next phone number, and a redial key for the user to select a phone number and enter a dial command. do. And, the operation panel 32 is provided with a display for displaying the status and the telephone number of the portable device. The voice processor 34 processes a voice signal to make a voice call using a portable device and is connected to a microphone MIC and a speaker SPK.

3 is a flowchart of a portable apparatus of a redial method in a portable apparatus of a facsimile apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, the process of the user operating the operation panel 32 according to the present invention will be described. When the user wants to redial, the user inputs a telephone number search key of the operation panel 32 to search for a telephone number dialed in advance. After inputting the telephone number search key, the user views the telephone number displayed on the operation panel 32 and inputs a redial key if he / she wants to redial, otherwise enters the next key to search for the next telephone number. do. When the user enters the next key, the facsimile system retrieves the next dialed telephone number and displays it on the operation panel 32 of the portable device. When the user enters a redial key, dialing is performed according to the telephone number.

Accordingly, the central processing unit 30 of the portable device searches whether the user inputs the telephone number search key of the operation panel 32 in step (36) of FIG. At this time, the central processing unit 30 performs step (40) if the user inputs the telephone number search key of the operation panel 32, and otherwise performs step (38). In step (38), the central processing unit 30 performs a corresponding operation that can be performed when the user does not input the telephone number search key of the operation panel 32.

In step 40, the central processing unit 30 provides a telephone number search command to the main body of the facsimile apparatus through the RF unit 28 and the antenna ANTS. Thereafter, the central processing unit 30 searches for information on the telephone number from the main body of the facsimile apparatus through the antenna ANTS in step 42. At this time, the central processing unit 30 performs step 44 if the telephone number information is received, otherwise waits until the telephone number information is received. In the step 44, the central processing unit 30 displays the telephone number according to the telephone number information on the operation panel 32. After the display, the central processing unit 30 searches whether the user inputs the next key of the operation panel 32. At this time, the central processing unit 30 performs step (48) if the user has input the next key of the operation panel 32, and otherwise performs step (54). In (54), the central processing unit 30 searches whether the user inputs a redial key of the operation panel 32. At this time, if the user inputs the redial key of the operation panel 32, the CPU 30 performs step 56; otherwise, performs step 46. In step 48, the central processing unit 30 transmits a command to search for the next telephone number to the main body of the facsimile apparatus through the RF unit 28 and the antenna ANTS. After the transmission, the central processing unit 30 again searches whether the next telephone number information is received through the antenna ANTS. At this time, if the next telephone number information is received, the CPU 30 performs step 52; otherwise, it waits until the next telephone number information is received. In step 52, the central processing unit 30 displays the next telephone number on the operation panel 32. After the display, the central processing unit 30 performs the step (46).

In step 56, the central processing unit 30 provides a command to dial the telephone number to the main body of the facsimile apparatus through the RF unit 28 and the antenna ANTS and ends.

On the other hand, the main body of the facsimile searches the stored phone numbers according to the request of the portable device, and dials according to the selected phone number. 4 is a flowchart of a main body of a redial method of the portable apparatus of the facsimile apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention for performing the above operation. Hereinafter, a flowchart of the facsimile body will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4.

In step 58 of FIG. 4, the CPU 10 of the main body searches whether a dial command is provided. Here, the dial command may be a dial command in the main body itself in addition to the dial command in the portable apparatus. At this time, the central processing unit 10 performs step (60) if there is a dial command, and otherwise performs step (64).

In step 60, the central processing unit 10 dials according to the corresponding telephone number. That is, the central processing unit 10 dials the telephone number if it is a dial instruction for the telephone number retrieved by the request of the portable apparatus, and if it is a dial request for the telephone number input by the user through the operation panel 24 of the main body. Dial the phone number. When the dial is terminated, the CPU 10 performs step 62. In step 62, the central processing unit 10 stores the dialed telephone number in the memory 20. The memory map of the memory 20 for storing the dialed telephone number is shown in Table 1 below.

TABLE 1

As shown in Table 1, the telephone numbers are stored sequentially according to the dialing order. After the storage, the central processing unit 10 ends the processing flow for dialing.

In step 64, the CPU 10 searches whether the phone number search command has been received from the mobile device through the antenna ANTM. At this time, if the CPU 10 receives the telephone number search command from the mobile device, the CPU 10 performs step 74; In step 74, the CPU 10 searches for the most recently stored phone number among the phone numbers stored in the memory 20. That is, the N-th dialed telephone number is searched. After the retrieval, the central processing unit 10 transmits information on the telephone number through the portable device connection unit 16 and the antenna ANTM. After the transmission, the central processing unit 10 performs step 58 to search for a dial command.

In step 66, the central processing unit 10 searches whether the next telephone number search command has been received from the portable apparatus through the antenna ANTM. If the next telephone number search command is received, step (70) is performed; otherwise, step (68) is performed. In step 70, the central processing unit 10 searches for the next telephone number. That is, if the previously retrieved telephone number is the N-th telephone number, the central processing unit 10 searches for the N-th telephone number. After the retrieval, the central processing unit 10 transmits information on the next telephone number through the portable device connecting unit 16 and the antenna ANTM. After the transmission, the central processing unit 10 performs step 58 to search for a dial command. In step (68), the central processing unit 10 performs a corresponding operation.

Referring to the operation of the redial method in the portable device as described above in detail as follows.

First, the user wants to redial the last dialed telephone number, that is, the N-th telephone number, among the previously dialed telephone numbers.

The user enters the telephone number search key of the operation panel 32 of the portable device. The central processing unit 30 of the portable apparatus sends a telephone number search command to the main body in response to the key input. In response to the telephone number search command, the central processing unit 10 of the main body retrieves the last dialed telephone number, that is, the N-th telephone number, and transmits it to the portable apparatus. The central processing unit 30 of the portable apparatus displays the N-th telephone number on the operation panel 32. The user sees the N-th telephone number and inputs the next key because it is not the telephone number to be dialed. In response, the central processing unit 30 of the portable apparatus sends the next telephone number search command to the main body in response to the key input. In response to the next telephone number search command, the central processing apparatus 10 of the main body searches for the N-th telephone number and transmits it to the portable apparatus. The central processing unit 30 of the portable apparatus displays the N-th telephone number on the operation panel 32. Since the user sees the N-th telephone number and wants to dial his own number, the user inputs a redial key. In response to the key input, the central processing unit 30 of the portable device provides a dial command to the main body, and the central processing unit 10 of the main body performs dialing in response to the dial command. The central processing unit 10 of the main body stores the dialed telephone number.

As described above, the present invention allows the user to dial the last dialed telephone number in addition to the last dialed telephone number.

As described above, the present invention allows the user to dial the last dialed telephone number in addition to the last dialed telephone number. Accordingly, the user can conveniently select and redial the previously dialed telephone numbers.

Claims (1)

In the redial method of the portable device of the facsimile apparatus, A phone number storing step of sequentially storing a phone number dialed by the main body of the facsimile apparatus; A phone number search command step of transmitting a phone number search command to the main body of the facsimile device whenever the user inputs a phone number search key in the portable device; A telephone number transmission step of sequentially transmitting information on the stored telephone number to the portable device whenever the telephone number search command is received by the main body; A display step of receiving information on the telephone number from the portable device and displaying the telephone number; A redial command step of transmitting a redial command to the main body when the user inputs a redial key in the portable device; And a dialing step of dialing a telephone number according to the telephone number information previously transmitted to the portable apparatus in response to the redial command from the main body.