JPH01251850A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize a call with direct input of a transmission destination name by reading the corresponding telephone number out of a register means and giving this number to an automatic calling means for a calling action in case an inputted remote side name is registered. CONSTITUTION:The register means 3 holds the relation between a registered remote side name and its telephone number. A retrieving means retrieves whether the remote side name inputted by an operating part 4 is held in the means 3 or not and informs this retrieving result to a main control means 1. The means 1 decides via the retrieving means that said remote side name is registered in the means 3 and therefore reads the corresponding telephone number out of the memory 3 to give this number to an automatic caller 53 for execution of a calling action. In such a way, an operator can call a telephone of the remote side just with input of the remote side name of communication.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a facsimile machine having an automatic calling function.
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(Prior art) Conventionally, when using this type of facsimile machine to send a message by automatic calling, it is necessary to input an abbreviated number corresponding to a pre-registered destination or the destination's telephone number from the operation panel. is. Among these methods, the method using abbreviated numbers simplifies input operations, but the operator must memorize the destination's abbreviated number or refer to a correspondence table listing the relationship between the abbreviated number and destination. there were. Since this places a burden on the operator, a method is used in which the destination name is displayed in correspondence with an abbreviated number key switch provided on the operation panel. However, with this method, as the number of abbreviated numbers increases, the number of key switches also increases, and due to space constraints on the operation panel, it is not possible to display all destination names corresponding to the key switches on the operation panel. was there.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, when entering the dial information of a destination using a speed dial, when storing the correspondence between the speed dial and the destination, or when viewing a correspondence table, the operation is performed. This places a burden on people. In addition, in the method of displaying destinations in correspondence with key switches for abbreviated numbers on the operation panel, as the number of abbreviated numbers increases, the number of key switches also increases, so that all the destinations are displayed on the operation panel. There was an inconvenience that this could not be done. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages, and to provide a facsimile machine that allows a user to directly input a sending name and make a call.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problem) The present invention is a facsimile machine equipped with an automatic calling means that performs a calling operation according to a given telephone number, in which a relationship between a destination name and a telephone number is registered. and a registration means for maintaining the
an input means for inputting a destination name; a search means for searching whether or not the destination name inputted by the input means is held in the registration means; If it is determined by the search means that the telephone number is registered, the corresponding telephone number is read from the registration means and provided to the automatic call means to make a call.

(Operation) In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, the registration means maintains the relationship between the registered destination name and telephone number. The search means searches whether the destination name input by the input means is held in the registration means and notifies the control means of the result. If the search means finds that the entered destination name is registered in the registration means, the control means reads the corresponding telephone number from the registration means and supplies it to the automatic call means to initiate a calling operation. let it happen.

This allows the operator to call the other party's machine simply by inputting the name of the other party.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention. 1 corresponds to the main control unit that controls the entire device, 2 corresponds to the main memory where data necessary and generated during the operation of the main control unit 1 is read and written, and 3 corresponds to the destination name (same as the sending name). The call information memo 184, which stores telephone numbers and has power backup, is an operation section for inputting the name of the person to whom image data is to be sent, etc., and is equipped with keys for inputting alphabets in addition to a numeric keypad. shall be. 5 is a transmitting/receiving unit that performs calling operations and transmitting/receiving data, and NCtJ51. It has a modem 52 and a calling device 53, and a telephone line 6 is connected to the NCU 31.

Reference numeral 7 designates a reading unit that reads the original document and converts it into image data, and 8 represents a recording unit that prints and outputs the image data on recording paper.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. First, the operator sets the main control section 1 to the registration mode, and then inputs the name of the other party into the main control section 1 using the alphabet keys of the operation section 4 and the corresponding telephone number using the numeric keypad. The main control unit 1 stores the input destination name and the corresponding telephone number in the calling information memory 3, for example, by indexing them in the order of input, as shown in FIG. When registering a destination name, the main control unit 1 will display a message to this effect if a destination name that is the same as an already registered destination name is registered, and will check if two or more of the same destination names are registered. to prevent it from being registered. Next, when transmitting a document using the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, after setting the document on the reading section 7, the name of the destination is input using the alphabet keys of the operation section 4. For example, HATUMEI
(abbreviation of Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation), the operation unit 4 generates a character code corresponding to the input key, and this is input to the main control unit 1. After the main control unit 1 stores the input character code in the main memory 2, it searches for the same character code in the call information memory 3, and if the same character code is found, the corresponding telephone number is displayed. It is read out and given to the transmitting/receiving section 5. As a result, the calling device 53 of the transmitting/receiving section 5 performs an automatic calling operation of sending out a dial signal corresponding to the given telephone number onto the telephone line 6 via the NCU 31.

When the line is connected to the other party in this way, the main control section 1 modulates the image data output from the reading section 7 using the modem 52, and further transmits it to the other party via the NCU 31.

If the main control section 1 is unable to search the call information memory 3 for the same destination name as the input destination name, it displays a message to this effect on the display section of the operation section 4.

FIG. 3 is an operational flowchart for searching the telephone number of the other party by the main control section 1.

However, the destination name has already been input from the operation panel 4.
It is assumed that the input character code is held in the main memory 2. First, in step 301, information area indexes 0-N-1 for distinguishing stored information in the call information memory 3 are initialized and arranged so that the indexes are arranged in order. Next, in step 302, the destination name (character code) indicated by index O is read from the calling information memory 3, and this is compared with the character code held in the main memory 2 in step 303, and in step 304
It is determined whether the two match. If they do not match, the information area index is updated by +1 in step 305, and then it is determined in step 306 whether all the information area indexes have been checked. If all the information area indexes have not been checked in step 306, the process returns to step 302, and if all the information area indexes have been checked.

If so, a non-detection flag is set in step 309 and the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 304 that there is a match, the process proceeds to step 307, where the telephone number corresponding to the matched destination name is read out, a detection flag is set in the Stella 1308, and the process is terminated.

According to this embodiment, by simply inputting the registered name of the destination directly from the operation unit 4, the destination can be automatically called.
Moreover, since the registered name of the other party can be memorized much more easily than the conventional abbreviated number memorization, there is no burden on the operator and there is almost no possibility of erroneous input.

Moreover, it is possible to eliminate restrictions on the registered name of the other party due to the number of installed keys for abbreviated number, and it is also possible to eliminate the need to display the correspondence between the key switch and the sending name on the operation unit 4.

In the above embodiment, the name of the other party is entered using alphabet keys, but the same effect can be achieved by entering using katakana keys, although the number of keys increases. Furthermore, the alphabet keys and katakana keys may also be used as other keys.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the facsimile apparatus of the present invention,
This has the effect of allowing the user to directly enter the sending name and make a call.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the stored contents of the call information memory, and FIG. 3 is the main control section shown in FIG. 1. 12 is a flowchart of a destination name search process. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Main control part, 2... Main memory, 3... Calling information memory, 4... Operation part, 5... Transmission/reception part, 7...
・Reading section. Agent Patent attorney Nori Chika Ken Udo Sanno - Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile machine equipped with an automatic calling means for making a call according to a given telephone number, a registration means for registering and maintaining a relationship between a destination name and a telephone number, an input means for inputting a destination name; a search means for searching whether or not the destination name input by the input means is held in the registration means; and the search means detects that the input destination name is registered in the registration means. 2. A facsimile apparatus, comprising: control means for reading a corresponding telephone number from a registration means and providing the same to said automatic calling means to perform a calling operation.