JPH0340656A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a communication device, and more particularly, to a communication device that communicates with a counterpart device by operating keys of a facsimile machine or the like.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, facsimile machines and the like are configured to perform operations corresponding to key inputs by the user.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional example described above, key input is extremely complicated when registering multiple dials in one group or when performing relay broadcasting, and has the following drawbacks. Ta.

(1) Key input takes time.

(2) Operations are difficult to understand and difficult to remember.

(3) The same operation must be repeated over and over again.

The present invention was made to solve the above problems, and
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a communication device that saves the labor of an operator and improves operability by using a character recognition function.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, a communication device of the present invention has the following configuration. That is, an input means for inputting instruction information corresponding to the operating procedure of the device, a recognition means for recognizing the instruction information inputted by the input means, and an operation procedure corresponding to the instruction information based on the recognition result by the recognition means. and execution means for executing.

[Operation] In the above configuration, the device operates to input instruction information corresponding to the operating procedure of the device, recognize the input instruction information, and execute the operating procedure corresponding to the instruction information based on the recognition result. .

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of Configuration (Fig. 1)> Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication device in two embodiments. In the figure, 101 is a main control unit, which includes a CPU that controls the entire device, a ROM that stores CPU processing procedures (programs) and control tables, which will be described later.
It is composed of a work area used by the CPU when executing processing, RAM, etc. that temporarily stores various data. 102 is a character recognition unit that recognizes characters from a mark sheet original read from a reading unit 105 (to be described later) or a mark sheet original transferred from a communication partner; 103 is a character recognition unit for storing data; 104 is an output unit such as a printer, 105 is a reading unit for a league, and 106 is a communication unit for receiving and transmitting data from the line 107 according to a communication protocol. The control unit 107 is a line. And 1
Reference numeral 08 denotes a key input unit, which includes a group of keys such as dial keys and one-touch keys, and an LCD display for monitoring the status of the device.

Next, normal transmission processing in the facsimile apparatus in this embodiment will be explained. First, a document is set on the reading section 105, and the recipient dial and start key are pressed from the key input section 108 to start the reading section 105. When reading by the reading unit 105 is completed, the data is encoded into a compressed code for facsimile, and the encoded data is transmitted from the communication control unit 106 via the line 107. In addition, when performing relay or broadcast communication, the relay group number and one-touch group registration are input in advance from the key input unit 108, and the key code corresponding to the key is registered in a table etc. in the storage unit 103. do.

In this embodiment, the conventional key input described above is greatly reduced, and the communication device is automatically activated simply by reading the operating sheet from the reading section 1.05.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a mark sheet used in this embodiment. In the figure, 2 is an operating sheet, and 201 to 205 indicate the status of each instruction entered by the user for this device. In other words, each key to be pressed in response to the above-mentioned key input operation is written in order. This 201 is a one-touch instruction to select °'oi, and 202 is a dial "581221".
°.

This means that it is an instruction to set .

In other words, one-touch ``dial to ``oi''number'' 5
81221'' is set. Then, 203 instructs a relay request to the one-touch number "01".Similarly, 204 is an instruction to select the one-touch number 02°, and continues. 205 means that it is an instruction to set the dial "758211" to the number 02".

In other words, one-touch dial number 02” 7582
11°° is set.

Explanation of Processing Procedure (FIG. 3)> Next, the processing procedure executed by the main control unit 101 in this embodiment will be described below according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in step S1, when a completed operating sheet as described above is set in the reading unit 105, an instruction is given to read the sheet. When the reading from the reading unit 105 is completed, the process advances to step S2, the read image information is output to the character recognition unit 102, and the character recognition unit 102 is activated. Next, step S3
The process proceeds to step S4, waits for the character recognition by the activated character recognition unit 102 to be completed, and when the recognition is completed, the process proceeds to step S4 to analyze the recognition result. When this analysis is completed, the results are processed in step S5.
In step S7, the relay/relay as shown in FIG.
If it is a symbol for broadcast/dial registration, etc., the process advances to step S8.

In step S8, each dial information written in that line is read out and stored in the operating buffer.

On the other hand, if the analysis result is neither, it is determined in step S9 whether or not the information written on the sheet is complete. This judgment is made based on, for example, whether an end symbol is written in a specific area of the sheet or whether the process has been repeated for a predetermined number of digits.
This is to determine the termination. As a result, if the process is not completed, the process returns to step S4 and the above-described analysis and determination process is repeated. However, if the determination result is complete, the process advances to step S10, and the operation instructions stored in step S8 described above are sequentially executed. Next, step S1
In step 1, it is checked whether the operation instruction has ended, and if it is not completed, the execution in step S1O is repeated. and,
When all stored instructions have been executed, the process ends.

In this embodiment, the recognition process in the character recognition unit 102 is as follows:
This is a character recognition process using a known technique, and a detailed explanation of the process is omitted.

Further, the processing when an operating sheet is received from another communication device (facsimile device) is similar, and the reading processing in step S1 described above may be changed to data receiving processing.

According to this embodiment, by allowing the communication device to be operated using a mark sheet, key operations can be simplified and erroneous operations can be prevented.

Although this embodiment has been described using a facsimile machine as an example of a communication device, the present invention is not limited to this, and similar effects can be obtained with any communication device having a character recognition function.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the character recognition function can save the operator's effort and improve the operability.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the communication device in this embodiment, Fig. 2 is a diagram explaining a sheet for entering operations in this embodiment, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the control procedure in this embodiment. . In the figure, 101... Main control unit, 102... Character recognition unit, 103... Storage unit, 1.04... External output unit, 1
05...Reading section, 106...Communication control section, 107.
. . . Line, 108 . . . Key input section. Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Input means for inputting instruction information corresponding to the operating procedure of the device; recognition means for recognizing the instruction information inputted by the input means; and recognition means for inputting instruction information based on the recognition result of the recognition means. 1. A communication device comprising: execution means for executing a corresponding operation procedure.