JPH0448053Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Technical Field> The present invention relates to a facsimile machine that can auto-dial using an IC card.

<Prior Art> In conventional facsimile machines capable of auto-dialing, as many telephone numbers as there are auto-dial keys are registered in advance, and the user automatically dials the desired destination by pressing the auto-dial key of the desired destination. However, such auto-dialable facsimile machines have a limited number of auto-dial keys, and can only register destination phone numbers within this number of keys, so they have the disadvantage that the number of destinations that can be auto-dial is limited. had.

<Purpose of the invention> This invention was created in view of the above problems.
To make the number of registered phone numbers unlimited by using a plurality of IC cards by registering a destination phone number in a card and automatically dialing based on the phone number registered in the IC card. The purpose is to provide facsimiles that can be used.

Also, for different purposes, multiple users can
The purpose is to provide a facsimile machine that allows each person to register a phone number according to their convenience by having an IC card.

<Example> The present invention will be explained in detail below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a facsimile according to the present invention, and 1 is an IC card insertion slot for inserting an IC card into the facsimile main body. 2 is a keyboard that is operated when storing a phone number on an IC card or calling a phone number from an IC card. This keyboard 2 is composed of a transparent touch sensor panel, so that when an IC card is set in the insertion slot 1, the index on the surface of the IC card can be seen.

FIG. 2 shows a master IC card 3 used when registering a telephone number on an IC card, and dials 4 are printed on the surface of the card to correspond to the individual keys of the keyboard 2. FIG. 3 shows a registration IC card 5 for registering a telephone number, on the surface of which a destination index 6 can be recorded in correspondence with each key on the keyboard 2.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the block configuration of a facsimile machine according to the present invention. 401 is a main control circuit that controls a series of facsimile controls, and includes a ROM in which control programs are written. Reference numeral 402 is an image reading device for reading an image for transmission, which optically reads the image, digitizes it, and outputs image information. 403
Reference numeral 404 denotes an image recording device for recording images sent from a destination facsimile, and 404 an IC card for storing a telephone number.An IC card reader/recorder 405 registers and calls the telephone number. 406 is the IC card 404
The keyboard consists of a transparent touch-sensor panel for entering a phone number and automatically dialing based on the registered phone number. 407 is for recording each output information
Includes image buffer and IC card buffer in RAM. Reference numeral 408 is an auto-dial circuit that automatically calls a destination facsimile based on the telephone number called from the IC card, and is connected to a modem 409. 410 is an NCU that interfaces between the telephone line and the facsimile.
It is connected to the modem 409 through a circuit. 411 is a commonly used telephone.

Next, we will explain how to register a phone number to an IC card and make a call.

Registration of a telephone number to an IC card is performed using a master IC card (FIG. 2). First, the master IC card is inserted into the IC card insertion slot 1. The user looks at the dial printed on the master IC card set under the keyboard 406, and
When a telephone number is input by pressing each key on the keyboard 2 consisting of a transparent touch sensor panel on a dial corresponding to a telephone number, the facsimile is temporarily stored in the IC card buffer of the RAM 407. Thereafter, the master IC card is removed, a registration IC card is set, and the user decides in which index on the surface of the registration IC card the temporarily stored telephone number is to be registered. Once the position of the index is determined, the user presses a key on the keyboard 2 consisting of a transparent touch sensor panel above the index. When a key is pressed, the temporarily stored telephone number is moved to the storage location of the IC card corresponding to the pressed key, and registration is completed. Thereafter, the name of the telephone number registered in the determined index may be entered.

Next, automatic dialing using the IC card shown in FIG. 3, in which a telephone number is registered by the above registration method, will be described.

FIG. 5 shows the IC card shown in FIG. 3 inserted into a facsimile machine. As can be seen from Figure 5, the keyboard is composed of a transparent touch sensor panel, so that the name of the other party written in the index of the inserted IC card can be seen through. The user looks at the name, selects the desired party, and touches the key on the index with the selected name written thereon to perform automatic dialing.

As described above, the present invention registers the destination phone number on an IC card and automatically dials based on the phone number registered on the IC card, thereby increasing the number of phone numbers that can be registered by using multiple IC cards. Moreover, even if one facsimile machine is used by multiple users, it is possible to auto-dial without being limited by the number of auto-dial keys by using multiple IC cards according to each person's convenience. It is something.

<Effects of the invention> The facsimile system of this invention can register a desired phone number on an IC card, call that phone number from the IC card, and auto-dial, so by increasing the number of IC cards, the number of phone numbers that can be registered can be increased. Not only can the number of cards be increased infinitely, but phone numbers can also be registered for each IC card depending on the user and the purpose of use of the registered phone number.
In addition, since a transparent touch panel is provided as an input means for registering and calling the phone number of the IC card, there is no need to provide a key for each IC card, and you only need to write the key symbol, resulting in a significant cost reduction. This improves operability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an overview of the facsimile according to the present invention.
Figure 2 shows the master IC card, Figure 3 shows the registration IC card, Figure 4 is a block diagram of the facsimile according to the present invention, and Figure 5 shows the registration IC card inserted into the facsimile. FIG. 1...IC card insertion slot, 2...keyboard,
405...IC card reader recorder, 406
...Tatsuchi sensor keyboard.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A facsimile capable of auto-dialing that transmits and receives various image information using a telephone line, which has an IC card reader-recorder into which an IC card is installed, and the upper part of the IC card reader-recorder is It consists of a transparent touch panel, and is characterized in that by operating the transparent touch panel at a position corresponding to a key symbol on the attached IC card, a telephone number is registered in the memory corresponding to the key symbol and a call is made. Fuaximili.