WO2007135833A1

WO2007135833A1 - Communication device

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Publication number: WO2007135833A1
Application number: PCT/JP2007/058679
Authority: WO
Inventors: Koji Furutera
Original assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
Priority date: 2006-05-18
Filing date: 2007-04-20
Publication date: 2007-11-29
Also published as: JP2007312142A; JP4781905B2

Abstract

Provided is a communication device capable of performing a process corresponding to received data without instructing a process to be performed on the data received from a mobile terminal. An Ir communication unit (12) receives data from the mobile terminal, stores the received data in a RAM (11), and reports the reception of the data to a control unit (10). The control unit (10) identifies the type of the received data. If the received data contains telephone book data and other data, the control unit (10) transmits the data other than the telephone book data in the received data to a destination of the telephone book data. If the received data contains only telephone book data, the telephone book data is written into a flash memory (19) and stored. If the received data contains no telephone book data, a process selected by a user is performed.

Description

Communication device

Technical field

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a communication apparatus that receives data and processes the received data.

[0002] Recent mobile terminals such as mobile phones have an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication function, so that images taken with a camera attached to a mobile phone or telephone directory data can be transmitted and received. It is summer. Furthermore, among communication devices, for example, image processing communication devices, there are image processing communication devices that have an IrDA communication function, can be connected to a telephone line or a LAN, and have a smooth printing function. This image processing communication device can receive and print an image through IrDA communication even with a mobile terminal, and can further transmit the image by facsimile transmission.

As a conventional technique, there is a communication device that transmits image data received from a portable terminal by facsimile or the like. This communication device also receives image data from the mobile terminal via the IrDA interface, converts the received image data into a facsimile format, adds necessary information, and generates facsimile image data. Further, the generated facsimile image data is transmitted to a transmission destination designated by the portable terminal (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-277794).

When an image is received from a mobile terminal and used by the image processing communication device described above, the user instructs how to process the image on the image processing communication device side when transmitting the image from the mobile terminal. It is necessary to perform a selection operation. Furthermore, when sending multiple data, it is necessary to perform a selection operation for each piece of data.

For example, to send data received from a mobile terminal to a destination specified by the mobile terminal, first, on the image processing communication device side, perform an operation to activate the function for image transmission and specify the destination. To send the destination data in that state. Next, on the image processing communication device side, prepare for specifying the image. It is necessary to perform an operation and send an image with the mobile terminal power in that state. Thus, in order to transmit an image from the mobile terminal from the image processing communication device, there is a problem that the mobile terminal and the image processing communication device have to be operated alternately. Furthermore, in order to send multiple images to different destinations, these operations must be repeated many times.

The conventional technology also has a problem that it is necessary to instruct a transmission destination for transmitting an image by facsimile from a portable terminal.

Disclosure of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a communication device that can perform processing according to received data without instructing processing to be performed on data received from the mobile terminal. Infrared communication means for receiving data by wireless communication using a plurality of means, a plurality of processing means for performing a plurality of processes according to the data, and when data is received by the infrared communication means, depending on the received data And a control means for extracting processing means for performing the processing from the plurality of processing means and causing the extracted processing means to perform processing on the received data. .

According to the present invention, the data is received by the infrared communication means by wireless communication using infrared rays, and each of the plurality of processes corresponding to the data is performed by the plurality of processing means. When data is received by the infrared communication means, a processing means for performing processing according to the received data is extracted from the plurality of processing means, and the extracted processing means performs processing on the received data. Thus, for example, the mobile terminal can perform processing according to the received data without instructing the processing to be performed on the received data. Therefore, the user operation can be simplified.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, when there are two or more data, the infrared communication means continuously receives two or more data within a predetermined time. According to the present invention, when there are two or more data by the infrared communication means, two or more data are continuously received within a predetermined time. For example, a plurality of data and their transmission destinations are selected. The destination data to be represented can be received together. Therefore, for example, when transmitting data from a mobile terminal, it is possible to simplify a user's operation that does not require transmission of destination data for each piece of data.

The present invention also includes storage means;

And an input means for inputting correspondence information in which processing corresponding to the data is associated with the data,

The control means stores the corresponding information input by the input means before the data is received by the infrared communication means by the storage means, and when the data is received by the infrared communication means, the storage means Based on the stored correspondence information, processing means for performing processing according to the received data is extracted from the plurality of processing means, and the received processing data is processed by the extracted processing means. It is characterized by having it be performed.

According to the present invention, correspondence information in which processing corresponding to data is associated with data is input by the input means, and input by the input means before the data is received by the infrared communication means by the control means. When the correspondence information is stored by the storage means and the data is received by the infrared communication means, the processing means for performing processing according to the received data based on the correspondence information stored by the storage means. The processing means is extracted from the processing means, and the extracted processing means processes the received data, so that the user can associate the data type with the processing to be performed on the data. Can be preset in the storage means. Therefore, the user can freely associate the type of data with the processing to be performed on the data.

In the present invention, the plurality of processing means include facsimile transmission means for facsimile transmission of data via a communication line,

The control means receives a plurality of data by the infrared communication means, and when the received plurality of data includes facsimile transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting the data by facsimile, other than the facsimile transmission destination data Facsimile data Facsimile transmission is performed by a facsimile transmission means to the transmission destination indicated by the transmission destination data.

According to the present invention, the facsimile transmission means transmits data via a communication line, the control means receives a plurality of data by the infrared communication means, and the received plurality of data transmits the data to the facsimile. When facsimile destination data representing a destination for transmission is included, the data force other than the facsimile destination data is transmitted by facsimile to the destination indicated by the facsimile destination data by the facsimile transmission means. Data can be transmitted by facsimile to all the destinations indicated by the data representing the destination simply by sending the data together with the data representing the destination. Therefore, the user can simplify the operation on the portable terminal by transmitting the data in the phone book of the portable terminal together with the data desired to be transmitted by facsimile.

Further, in the present invention, the plurality of processing means include e-mail transmission means for transmitting data as e-mail via a network,

The control means receives a plurality of data by the infrared communication means, and when the received plurality of data includes e-mail destination data representing an e-mail destination, e-mail destination data E-mail is sent to other destinations when the email destination data indicates a single destination, or to multiple destinations simultaneously when multiple destinations are indicated by the email destination data. It is transmitted by means.

According to the present invention, the data is transmitted as an electronic mail by the electronic mail transmitting means via the network, the plurality of data is received by the infrared communication means by the control means, and the plurality of received data is the electronic mail. If the email address data that represents the destination of the email is included, the data strength other than the email destination data is included. If the email destination data indicates a single destination, the destination data or the email destination data is If there are multiple destinations to be sent, they are sent simultaneously to the multiple destinations by e-mail transmission means, so simply sending the data you want to send e-mail together with the data representing the destination will indicate the destination. Data is sent to all destinations indicated by the data. Can be sent simultaneously by e-mail. Therefore, the user can simplify the operation on the portable terminal by transmitting the telephone book data including the e-mail address of the portable terminal by facsimile and transmitting the data together with the data.

In the present invention, the plurality of processing means include storage means,

The control means stores the received data by the storage means when the data received by the infrared communication means is only transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting data. .

According to the present invention, when the data received by the infrared communication means is only the destination data representing the destination for transmitting the data, the received data is stored by the storage means by the control means. Therefore, if only the transmission destination data is transmitted, the transmission destination data can be stored in the communication device. Therefore, the telephone directory data held by the mobile terminal can be used by the communication device.

In the present invention, the plurality of processing means include printing means,

When the data received by the infrared communication means does not include transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting data and includes still image data representing a still image, the control means receives the still image received. The image data is printed by printing means.

According to the present invention, when the data received by the infrared communication means by the control means does not include transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting data and includes still image data representing a still image, the reception is performed. Since the still image data thus printed is printed by the printing means, the still image data can be printed if the transmission destination data is not transmitted when the still image data is transmitted. Therefore, the user can print a still image without performing other operations simply by transmitting the still image data.

In the present invention, the plurality of processing means include moving image output means for outputting a moving image,

The control means includes data received by the infrared communication means that does not include transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting data, and moving image data representing a moving image. The received moving image data is output by moving image output means.

According to the present invention, a moving image is output by the moving image output means, and the data received by the infrared communication means by the control means includes transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting the data. In addition, when moving image data representing moving images is included, the received moving image data is output by the moving image output means. Therefore, when transmitting moving image data, the transmission destination data should not be transmitted. For example, moving image data can be output, that is, reproduced. Therefore, the user can reproduce a moving image without performing other operations only by transmitting the moving image data.

Further, in the present invention, the plurality of processing means include sound output means for outputting sound, and the control means transmits the data received by the infrared communication means representing a transmission destination for transmitting the data. When the sound data representing the sound is not included and the sound data representing the sound is included, the received sound data is output by the sound output means. According to the present invention, sound is output by the sound output means, and the data received by the infrared communication means by the control means does not include transmission destination data indicating a transmission destination for transmitting data, and the sound is output. When the sound data is included, the received sound data is output by the sound output means. Therefore, if the transmission destination data is not transmitted when the sound data is transmitted, the sound data is output or reproduced. be able to. Therefore, the user can reproduce the sound without performing other operations simply by transmitting the sound data.

The present invention also includes display means,

An input means,

The control means represents an option for selecting a process for the received data when the data received by the infrared communication means does not include transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting the data. The processing option information is displayed by the display means, and in response to the processing option information displayed by the display means, selection processing information representing the processing selected from the options indicated by the processing option information is displayed by the input means. When input, the processing means for performing the processing indicated by the input selection processing information is added. The number of processing means is extracted, and the received data is processed by the extracted processing means.

According to the present invention, when the data received by the infrared communication means by the control means does not include transmission destination data representing the transmission destination for transmitting the data, a process for selecting the processing for the received data is selected. Processing option information representing options is displayed by the display means, and in response to the processing option information displayed by the display means, selection processing information representing the process selected from the options indicated by the processing option information is displayed by the input means. When input, the processing means for performing the processing indicated by the input selection processing information is extracted from the plurality of processing means, and the received data is processed by the extracted processing means. Performs the processing selected by the user for the data not specified. Therefore, the user can select processing on the communication device side by not designating the transmission destination.

In the present invention, the infrared wireless communication is IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication,

The infrared communication means receives data from a portable terminal by IrDA communication.

According to the present invention, data can also be received by the mobile terminal by IrDA communication, so that the user can transmit data of the mobile terminal by IrDA communication and process it by the communication device. Therefore, the user can perform processing suitable for the data simply by transmitting the data remotely.

According to the present invention, the received data includes at least one of transmission destination data representing a transmission destination of the data, still image data, moving image data, sound data, and text data.

According to the present invention, the received data includes at least one of transmission destination data representing the transmission destination of the data, still image data, moving image data, sound data, and text data. Some data can be processed by the communication device. Therefore, data that can be handled by the mobile terminal can be processed by the communication device.

The present invention also provides a program for causing a computer to function as each means of the communication device. Gram.

According to the present invention, a computer can be provided as a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of a communication device.

The present invention is also a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded.

According to the present invention, it can be provided as a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of a communication device is recorded. Brief Description of Drawings

[0004] Objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing communication apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing data reception of the image processing communication apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 and processing for the received data.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image processing communication apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The image processing communication device 1 as a communication device is, for example, an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) including a facsimile function, a printing function, a scanner function, and an e-mail function, and includes a control unit 10, RAM (Random Access Memory) 11, Ir (Infrared) Communication unit 12, facsimile communication unit 13, mail transmission / reception unit 14, operation unit 15, display unit 16, printer 17, speaker 18, and flash memory 19 are included.

The control unit 10 is configured by a central processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), for example, and by executing a program stored in the flash memory 19, the Ir communication unit 12, the facsimile communication unit 13, the mail It controls the transmission / reception unit 14, the operation unit 15, the display unit 16, the printer 17, the speaker 18, and the like. The RAM 11 is configured by, for example, a semiconductor memory, and stores data such as data necessary for the processing performed by the control unit 10 and data transmitted / received by the Ir communication unit 12, the facsimile communication unit 13, and the mail transmission / reception unit 14. Remember. The Ir communication unit 12 transmits / receives data to / from a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone by infrared communication, for example, IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication. IrDA communication is a communication standard adopted as an international standard by, for example, IrDA (Infrared Data Association), an industry standardization organization, and includes communication using the IrDA and IrSimple methods. The Ir communication unit 12 receives data from the mobile terminal one by one, stores the received data in the RAM 11, and notifies the control unit 10 that the data has been received. When multiple data items are transmitted continuously from the mobile terminal, these data items are received continuously, and the received data is stored in R AMI 1. The facsimile communication unit 13 is configured by, for example, a FAX (Facsimile) modem, and is connected to a communication line to transmit or receive data by facsimile. The mail transmission / reception unit 14 is connected to a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network), and transmits / receives electronic mail.

The operation unit 15 is an input device including an operation panel including keys for inputting characters or numbers, for example, and the input information is sent to the control unit 10. The display unit 16 is a display device configured by a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays information instructed from the control unit 10. If the information instructed from the control unit 10 is, for example, moving image data, a moving image is displayed on the display unit 16. The printer 17 is configured by a printing device that prints on recording paper, for example, and prints data received from the control unit 10 on recording paper. The speaker 18 is constituted by a sound output device such as a speaker, for example, and outputs a sound based on the sound data that the control unit 10 also receives. The flash memory 19 is, for example, a non-volatile memory, and stores a program executed by the control unit 10 and data to be retained even when the power of the image processing communication apparatus 1 is turned off.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing data reception of the image processing communication apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 and processing for the received data. This flowchart is executed by the control unit 10 of the image processing communication apparatus 1. When the Ir communication unit 12 receives a data transmission request for a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, the process proceeds to step A1.

In step A1, the Ir data reception mode is set. That is, the mode is set to receive data by the Ir communication unit 12. In step A2, one Ir data is received. That is, one piece of data is received from the Ir communication unit 12 and written to RAMI 1. In step A3, It is determined whether or not the data reception mode is completed. When the user notifies the end of the Ir data reception mode from the operation unit 15, it is determined that the Ir data reception mode is completed. Alternatively, the time for receiving data in the Ir data reception mode may be determined in advance, and when the time has elapsed, it may be determined that the Ir data reception mode has been completed. When the Ir data reception mode is completed, the process proceeds to step A4. When the Ir data reception mode is not completed, the process returns to step A2 to receive the next data.

In step A4, it is determined whether or not the phonebook data is included in the received data. That is, the type of received data is determined, and if the received data includes phone book data, the process proceeds to step A5, and if the received data does not include telephone book data, the process proceeds to step A8. In Step A5, it is determined whether or not the received data is only phonebook data. When the received data is only the phone book data, the process proceeds to step A7. When the received data is not only the phone book data, the process proceeds to step A6. That is, data other than the phone book data among the data received in step A2 is sent to all the destinations included in the phone book data, and the process is terminated. For example, if the telephone book data includes a facsimile transmission destination, that is, a telephone number, the facsimile communication unit 13 transmits to all facsimile telephone numbers contained in the telephone book data and ends. In this case, if you want to send to the selected phone number instead of all the fax phone numbers, all the fax phone numbers included in the phone book data are displayed on the display unit 16 and operated. It may be selected by the section 15 and transmitted to the selected telephone number. In addition, if the phone book data contains an email destination, that is, an email address, the email transmission / reception unit 14 sends a broadcast to all email addresses contained in the phone book data, that is, sends it simultaneously and terminates. To do.

In step A7, the phone book data is saved. That is, the received data is only the phone book data, and the phone book data stored in the RAMI 1 is read out, written in the flash memory 19 and saved, and the process is terminated.

In step A8, processing selection display is performed. That is, for received data Display the processing options on the display 16. Options displayed on the display unit 16 are, for example, facsimile transmission by the facsimile communication unit 13, electronic mail transmission by the mail transmission / reception unit 14, and storage in the flash memory 19. Furthermore, if the received data is moving image data, it is displayed on the display unit 16; if the received data is still image data, it is output by the printer 17; if the received data is sound data, the speaker 18 Is also an option. In step A9, the process selected by the operation unit 15 from the options displayed on the display unit 16 is performed on the received data, and the process ends.

In the above-described embodiment, when there is no phone book data in the received data, the processing to be performed on the data is the power selected by the user. For example, according to the received data, the received data Processing may be determined depending on the type. The received data is, for example, destination data that represents the destination of the data, that is, phonebook data, still image data that represents a still image, moving image data that represents a moving image, and sounds such as music including voice and melody. This includes sound data representing, text documents such as documents excluding phonebook data, schedules such as V-calendars, and TODO lists. The type of data can be determined by the file extension and the format of the V card or V note used for Internet mail.

The data type and the process to be performed on the data are stored in the flash memory 19 as correspondence information in which the data type and the process to be performed on the data are associated with each other. Correspondence information is roughly divided into two types depending on whether phonebook data is included. First, when the received data does not include the phone book data, the moving image data is associated with the display on the display unit 16, the still image data is associated with the output from the printer 17, and the sound data is output with the speaker 18. Is associated.

Next, when the phone book data is included, for example, if the received data is only the phone book data, the phone book data is associated with the memory stored in the flash memory 19 and the received data includes data other than the phone book data. The telephone book data and data other than the telephone book data are associated with the transmission by the facsimile communication unit 13 and Z or the mail transmission / reception unit 14. In this case, that is, if the received data contains phone book data and data other than phone book data, if the phone book data contains only the facsimile destination, the If the re-communication unit 13 is associated and if only the email address is included in the phone book data, the transmission by the mail transmission / reception unit 14 is associated and the facsimile destination and email address are included in the phone book data. If so, the transmission by the facsimile communication unit 13 and the mail transmission / reception unit 14 is associated.

After determining the data type, the control unit 10 extracts a process corresponding to the determined data type based on the correspondence information stored in the flash memory 19 and receives the extracted process by the Ir communication unit 12. Is performed on the data. For example, when the received data does not include phonebook data, if the data type is moving image data, the moving image is displayed on the display unit 16, and if the data type is still image data, the printer If the data type is sound data, the data is output by the speaker 18. In the above-described embodiment, the image processing communication device 1, for example, MFP has been described as an example of the communication device. However, the communication device is not limited to the image processing communication device, and receives data by infrared communication. Any device that can display received data as video, output it as sound, print it, save it in memory, or send it as an e-mail.

As described above, the Ir communication unit 12 which is an infrared communication unit receives data by wireless communication using infrared rays, and the plurality of processing units perform each of a plurality of processes corresponding to the data, and the control unit When the data is received by the infrared communication means by the control unit 10, the processing means for performing processing according to the type of the received data is extracted from the plurality of processing means, and the extracted processing means Thus, since the process is performed on the received data, for example, the mobile terminal can perform the process according to the received data without instructing the process to be performed on the received data. Therefore, the user's operation can be simplified.

The plurality of processing means are, for example, a facsimile communication unit 13 as a facsimile transmission unit, a mail transmission / reception unit 14 as an electronic mail transmission unit, a flash memory 19 as a storage unit, a display unit 16 as a moving image output unit, and a printing unit. A printer 17 and a speaker 18 as sound output means.

Furthermore, when there are two or more data by the Ir communication unit 12 which is an infrared communication means, Since two or more pieces of data are continuously received within a predetermined time, for example, a plurality of data and destination data indicating their destinations can be received together. Therefore, for example, when transmitting mobile terminal power data, it is possible to simplify the user's operation without having to transmit destination data for each piece of data.

Furthermore, correspondence information obtained by associating the processing corresponding to the data with the data is input by the operation unit 15 that is an input unit, and the Ir communication unit 12 that is an infrared communication unit is input by the control unit 10 that is a control unit. Before the data is received, the correspondence information input by the input means is stored in the storage means, for example, the flash memory 19, and when the data is received by the infrared communication means, it is based on the correspondence information stored in the storage means. The processing means that performs processing according to the type of received data is extracted from the plurality of processing means, and the extracted processing means processes the received data. The correspondence information for associating the type of data with the processing to be performed on the data can be preset in the storage means. Therefore, the user can freely associate the type of data with the processing to be performed on the data.

Further, the facsimile communication unit 13 as a facsimile transmission unit transmits the data by facsimile via a communication line, and the control unit 10 as a control unit receives a plurality of data by the Ir communication unit 12 as an infrared communication unit. When the received plurality of data includes facsimile transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting the data by facsimile, the data power other than the facsimile transmission destination data is transmitted to the transmission destination indicated by the facsimile transmission destination data by the facsimile transmission means. Since the data is transmitted by facsimile, the data can be transmitted to all the transmission destinations indicated by the data representing the transmission destination by simply transmitting the data to be transmitted together with the data indicating the transmission destination. Therefore, the user can simplify the operation on the portable terminal by transmitting the data in the telephone book of the portable terminal together with the data to be transmitted by facsimile.

Furthermore, data is transmitted as an e-mail via a network by the mail transmitting / receiving unit 14 which is an e-mail transmitting unit, and a plurality of data is transmitted by the Ir communication unit 12 which is an infrared communication unit by the control unit 10 which is a control unit. When data is received and the received data includes e-mail destination data representing the e-mail destination, Data power other than child mail destination data If there is one destination indicated by the email destination data, or if there are multiple destinations indicated by the email destination data, simultaneously to the multiple destinations. Since the data is sent by e-mail transmission means, the data to be sent by e-mail can be sent together with the data representing the destination, and the data can be simultaneously sent by e-mail to all the destinations indicated by the data representing the destination. can do. Therefore, the user can simplify the operation on the portable terminal by transmitting the phone book data including the electronic mail address of the portable terminal together with the data desired to be transmitted by facsimile.

Further, when the data received by the infrared communication means by the control unit 10 which is the control means is only transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting data, the received data is stored in the storage means, for example, Since it is stored in the flash memory 19, if only the destination data is transmitted, the destination data can be stored in the communication device. Therefore, the telephone directory data held by the mobile terminal can be used by the communication device.

Furthermore, the data received by the Ir communication unit 12 which is the infrared communication unit by the control unit 10 which is the control unit does not include transmission destination data indicating the transmission destination for transmitting the data, and the still image When still image data that represents is received, the received still image data is printed by the printer 17 that is a printing means. Therefore, if the transmission destination data is not transmitted when the still image data is transmitted, the still image data is displayed. Image data can be printed. Therefore, the user can print a still image without performing other operations only by transmitting still image data.

Furthermore, a moving image is output by the display unit 16 that is a moving image output unit, and data received by the Ir communication unit 12 that is an infrared communication unit is transmitted by the control unit 10 that is a control unit. When the moving image data is transmitted, the received moving image data is output by the moving image output means when the moving image data indicating the moving image is not included and the moving image data indicating the moving image is included. If the transmission destination data is not transmitted, the moving image data can be output, that is, reproduced. Therefore, a user can play back a moving image without performing other operations by simply transmitting the moving image data. It can be done.

Furthermore, sound is output from the speaker 18 as sound output means, and the data received by the Ir communication unit 12 as infrared communication means by the control unit 10 as control means is transmitted for transmitting data. When it does not include the destination data that represents the destination and includes the sound data that represents the sound, the received sound data is output by the sound output means. Therefore, when transmitting the sound data, do not transmit the destination data. If so, the sound data can be output, that is, reproduced. Therefore, the user can reproduce the sound without performing other operations simply by transmitting the sound data.

Furthermore, when the data received by the Ir communication unit 12 that is an infrared communication unit by the control unit 10 that is a control unit does not include transmission destination data that represents a transmission destination for transmitting data, the received data Processing option information representing options for selecting a process for the display is displayed by the display unit 16 as a display means, and the options indicated by the processing option information in response to the processing option information displayed by the display means When selection processing information representing a process selected from among them is input by the operation unit 15 as an input means, processing means for performing the process indicated by the input selection processing information is extracted from the plurality of processing means. Since the received data is processed by the extracted processing means, the processing selected by the user for the data for which the transmission destination is not specified Do. Therefore, the user can select processing on the communication device side by not designating the transmission destination.

Furthermore, since the mobile terminal can receive data by IrDA communication, the user can transmit the data of the mobile terminal by IrDA communication and process it by the communication device. Therefore, the user can perform processing suitable for the data only by transmitting the data remotely with the mobile terminal.

Furthermore, since the received data includes at least one of transmission destination data representing the transmission destination of the data, still image data, moving image data, sound data, and text data, the data may be general-purpose data. For example, it can be processed by the communication device. Therefore, data that can be handled by the mobile terminal can be processed by the communication device.

The functions of the image processing communication apparatus 1 shown in FIG. Realized by running the ram. That is, the program stored in the flash memory 19 allows the computer to function as each unit of the image processing communication apparatus 1 that is a communication apparatus.

Furthermore, the program executed by the image processing communication apparatus 1 is a program for reading a recording medium that can be a readable recording medium such as a program recorded on a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory). The apparatus can read the program recorded on the recording medium, store it in the RAMI 1 of the image processing communication apparatus 1, and execute it. Therefore, it can be provided as a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for causing a computer to function as each means of the image processing communication apparatus 1 is recorded.

The present invention can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the spirit or main characteristic power thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiment is merely an example in all respects, and the scope of the present invention is shown in the claims, and is not restricted by the text of the specification. Further, all modifications and changes belonging to the scope of claims are within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] Infrared communication means for receiving data by wireless communication using infrared;

A plurality of processing means for performing each of a plurality of processes according to the data, and a processing means for performing processing according to the received data when the data is received by the infrared communication means. And a control means for processing the received data by the extracted processing means.

2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the infrared communication means receives two or more data continuously within a predetermined time when there are two or more data.

[3] storage means;

The control means stores the corresponding information input by the input means before the data is received by the infrared communication means by the storage means, and when the data is received by the infrared communication means, the storage means Based on the stored correspondence information, processing means for performing processing according to the received data is extracted from the plurality of processing means, and the received processing data is processed by the extracted processing means. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication device is performed.

[4] The plurality of processing means includes a factory transmitter for facsimile transmission of data via a communication line,

The control means receives a plurality of data by the infrared communication means, and when the received plurality of data includes facsimile transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting the data by facsimile, other than the facsimile transmission destination data 2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein facsimile data is transmitted by facsimile transmission means to the transmission destination indicated by the facsimile transmission destination data.

[5] The plurality of processing means include an electronic mail transmission means for transmitting data as an electronic mail via a network,

The control means receives and receives a plurality of data by the infrared communication means. If the multiple pieces of data include email destination data that represents the email destination, if the email destination data indicates a single destination other than the email destination data, 2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when there are a plurality of transmission destinations indicated by the transmission destination data or the electronic mail transmission destination data, the transmission is performed simultaneously by the electronic mail transmission means to the plurality of transmission destinations.

[6] The plurality of processing means includes storage means,

The control means stores the received data by the storage means when the data received by the infrared communication means is only transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting data. The communication device according to claim 1.

[7] The plurality of processing means include printing means,

When the data received by the infrared communication means does not include transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting data and includes still image data representing a still image, the control means receives the still image received. 2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data is printed by a printing unit.

[8] The plurality of processing means includes moving image output means for outputting a moving image,

The control means is received when the data received by the infrared communication means does not include transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting data and includes moving image data representing a moving image. 2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving image data is output by moving image output means.

[9] The plurality of processing means includes sound output means for outputting sound,

The control means is received when the data received by the infrared communication means does not include transmission destination data indicating a transmission destination for transmitting data and includes sound data indicating sound. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sound data is output by sound output means.

[10] display means;

An input means,

When the data received by the infrared communication means does not include transmission destination data representing a transmission destination for transmitting data, the control means adds the received data to the received data. Processing option information representing options for selecting a process for the display is displayed by the display means, and in response to the processing option information displayed by the display means, the process selected from the options indicated by the processing option information is displayed. When the selection processing information to be represented is input by the input means, a processing means for performing processing indicated by the input selection processing information is extracted from the plurality of processing means, and the received processing means receives the received processing information. 2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus processes data.

11. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the infrared wireless communication is IrDA (Infrared Data Association) communication, and the infrared communication means receives data from a portable terminal by IrDA communication. .

[12] The received data includes transmission destination data indicating a transmission destination of data, still image data

The communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of video data, sound data, and text data.

[13] A program for causing a computer to function as each means of the communication device according to claim 1.

[14] A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 13 is recorded.