KR19990050839A - Apparatus and method for displaying a sender's telephone number provided by an integrated telecommunication network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a sender number storage unit for storing a sender telephone number provided as a service in an integrated information communication network as ASCII data, a sender number display unit for displaying a sender telephone number stored in the sender number storage unit to a user; And a sender number control unit for generating a control signal for displaying the sender telephone number stored in the sender number storage unit on the sender number display unit.

According to the present invention, when a multifunction device is connected to a comprehensive information network and transmits data, in most cases, the transmission side of a telephone or a fax is often the same at the receiving end, so that a user transmits fax data or makes a call. When used, it is possible to eliminate the hassle of memorizing the memorized telephone or fax number or taking a memo, so that information management for the sender is easy.

Description

Apparatus and method for displaying a sender's telephone number provided by an integrated telecommunication network

The present invention relates to a sender telephone number provided by a comprehensive information communication network, and more particularly, to a device and method for displaying a sender telephone number provided by the integrated information communication network to a user in a terminal used in conjunction with the integrated information communication network. It is about.

First, the integrated information communication network will be briefly described.

An integrated telecommunications network is a digital network that comprehensively supports voice and non-voice services.

Comprehensive information and communication networks are available in different forms, including voice, text, and video data, which can be used through public switched telephone networks (PSTN), public switched data networks (PSDN), telex networks, and fax networks. All information can be converted to digital and integrated into one network at a time.

Analogue telephones, which are common telephone methods, provide only one channel, while digital telecommunications networks, which provide two channels, allow you to use computer communications or fax at the same time as you use a telephone.

In other words, when you want to use a service that is different from each other, it is possible to perform all the operations in one integrated information network without installing a separate line for each.

In addition, since the integrated information communication network transmits and receives digital signals as it is, there is no noise and there is little sound loss, so the speed is high.

In the present specification, a multifunction device having a facsimile function will be described as an example.

In general, a multifunction device, as is well known, is a multi-function terminal made by combining terminals existing as individual components such as a facsimile machine, a scanner, a printer, a copier, and having a function of interworking with a computer, that is, a computer interface Refers to Multi Functional Product (MFP) with function.

Conventionally, when a multifunction device is used by connecting to a general information communication network, in most cases, a telephone or a fax number is memorized or a memo is stored even though the reception side is often the same each time. There was an inconvenience to be done.

Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to store information of a sender's telephone number provided from a comprehensive information communication network and display it on a display device as necessary so that the user can easily manage information on the sender. To make it happen.

1 is a block diagram showing a multifunction machine with a fax function for practicing the present invention;

2 is a conceptual diagram showing a protocol for obtaining a sender's telephone number through a comprehensive information communication network according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram showing a sender number display apparatus according to the present invention;

4 is an exemplary view showing an example of use of a sender number display apparatus according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of obtaining and displaying a sender number according to the present invention;

6 is a block diagram showing a form in which a sender's telephone number is stored in a sender number storage according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols of Major Parts of Drawings>

10: central processing unit 20: network unit

30: modem 40: printing unit

50: memory 60: reading

70: operation panel 71: sender number display

72: number selection key 73: function key

74: liquid crystal display (LCD) 90: caller ID display device

91: sender number control unit 92: sender number storage unit

93: sender number display unit

An apparatus for displaying a sender's telephone number provided by the integrated telecommunications network of the present invention for achieving the above objects includes a sender number storage unit for storing a sender's telephone number provided as a service in the integrated telecommunications network in a predetermined data form; And a sender number display section for displaying a sender phone number stored in the sender number storage section to a user, and a sender number control section for generating a control signal for displaying the sender phone number stored in the sender number storage section on the sender number display section.

Preferably, the predetermined data type is characterized in that the data of the ASCII (ASCII) form.

The method for displaying the caller's telephone number provided by the integrated information communication network of the present invention for achieving the above objects comprises the steps of: determining whether a communication line is established with the integrated information communication network; Obtaining the sender telephone number from the integrated information communication network and storing the sender telephone number in a predetermined data form; and displaying the stored sender telephone number.

Preferably, the predetermined data type is characterized in that the data of the ASCII (ASCII) form.

Hereinafter, the objects, features, and advantages of the present invention described above will be described in more detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a multifunction peripheral having a fax function for practicing the present invention.

First, the central processing unit 10 controls the system according to a predetermined program.

The memory unit 50 stores program data, protocol data, and character data.

The operation panel 70 has a plurality of keys capable of generating key data of the system, and when the key data is generated, the control panel 70 inputs them to the central processing unit 10 and displays the display data of the central processing unit 10. (LCD).

The reading unit 60 scans an image of an original and provides it to the central processing unit 10 as digital image data.

The modem 30 performs analog modulation on the output data of the central processing unit 10 and demodulates and outputs the analog reception input.

The network unit 20 is operated under the control of the central processing unit 10 to form a call loop with the ISDN and to interface signals between the modem 30 and the telephone line.

The printing unit 40 prints the received data by the control signal from the central processing unit 10.

The sensor unit 80 detects the remaining amount of recording paper or detects an original and provides it to the central processing unit 10.

The sender number display device 90 stores and displays the sender phone number obtained through the integrated information communication network.

2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a protocol for obtaining a sender's telephone number through a comprehensive information communication network according to the present invention.

First, when a ring is generated by the sender, the generated ring signal and the sender's telephone number provided by the ISDN as a service are delivered to the receiver, and the receiver hooks off the received ring signal. In this case, the sender stops ring generation and sends the fax data to the receiver.

When transmission of the fax data transmitted by the sender is finished, the sender sends a disconnect request to the receiver, and the receiver releases the connection, thereby releasing the data transmission channel.

3 is a block diagram showing a sender number display device 90 according to the present invention.

First, as shown in the description of FIG. 2, the sender number storage unit 92 has data of an ASCII standard code for information interchange (ASCII) provided by a sender telephone number provided as a service by an integrated information communication network (ISDN). It is stored.

Here, the form in which the sender's telephone number is stored is sequentially stored as shown in FIG. 6, and when the sender's telephone number exceeds the maximum capacity (n) at which the sender's telephone number is stored, from the beginning of the sender's number storage unit 92. It is restored again sequentially.

The sender number display unit 93 displays the sender phone number stored in the sender number storage unit 92 so that the user can recognize it.

The sender number control unit 91 generates a control signal for displaying the sender telephone number stored in the sender number storage unit 92 on the sender number display unit 93.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

First, it is determined whether the integrated information communication network and the communication line are established (step S50).

As a result of the determination, when the communication line is set, as shown in Fig. 2, the sender's telephone number is obtained from the integrated information communication network (step S61).

As shown in FIG. 6, the obtained sender's telephone number is sequentially stored in the sender number storage 92 as ASCII type data (step S62).

The sender number control unit 91 of FIG. 3 determines whether the sender number display 71 of FIG. 4 has been inputted to output the stored sender telephone number to the display device (step S71).

As a result of the determination, when the sender number display 71 is input as shown in Fig. 4, as shown in Fig. 6, the sender number display unit (see Fig. 6 shows the sender phone number stored in the sender number storage section 92). Display is made on the liquid crystal display device 74 of step 93 (step S72).

The user can search by moving up / down using the number selection key 72 to search for the required sender telephone number among the displayed sender telephone numbers.

In addition, the sender number display 71 can be input once more to cancel the sender number display function.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It will be appreciated that modifications or variations may be made. Therefore, changes in the future embodiments of the present invention will not be able to escape the technology of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the multifunction apparatus is connected to the integrated information communication network and transmits data, in most cases, the transmission of a telephone or a fax is often the same on the receiving side. When sending data or using a telephone, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of memorizing the memorized telephone or fax number or taking a memo, so that information management on the sender is easy.

Claims (4)

A sender number storage unit for storing a sender telephone number provided as a service in a comprehensive information communication network in a predetermined data form; A sender number display unit which displays a sender's telephone number stored in the sender number storage to a user; And a sender number control unit for generating a control signal for displaying a sender telephone number stored in the sender number storage unit on the sender number display unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined data type is A device for displaying a caller's telephone number provided by an integrated information communication network, which is ASCII data. Determining whether a comprehensive information communication network and a communication line are established; If the communication line is set as a result of the determination, obtaining a sender's telephone number from the integrated information communication network and storing the sender's telephone number in a predetermined data form; and And displaying the stored sender's telephone number. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the predetermined data type is A method for displaying a caller's telephone number provided by an integrated information communication network, characterized in that it is ASCII type data.