JPH08321870A - Callnumber originating device of communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the occurrence of a number input mistake and also to facilitate the recognition of a called party number at the time of manually dial-originating a called party telephone number. CONSTITUTION: A system is provided with a key input part for inputting the telephone number, an original reading part 2 reading a call number described on a sheet of paper, a read original storage part 3 storing image data of the read telephone number and a display means 7 displaying image data of the stored telephone number. By the configuration, image data of the telephone number is displayed in the display part 7 as it is so that the telephone number is inputted while being recognized on a screen and the number input mistake is reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a calling number transmitting device for a communication device such as a telephone or a facsimile device, and more specifically, when manually dialing a destination telephone number,
The present invention relates to a calling number transmitting device of a communication device capable of reducing the number of input errors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a communication device such as a telephone or a facsimile device, the number of input errors is reduced when manually dialing the telephone number of the other party to whom the telephone or the manuscript is transmitted. , A display device such as a liquid crystal display is mounted. That is, each time the destination number is input to this display device by dial operation,
Since the number is configured to be displayed sequentially,
The number displayed on the display device allows the user to confirm the manually input number, and this confirmation reduces the number of input errors.

[0003]

However, in the above communication device, the number displayed on the display device corresponds to the number manually input, so that the user only needs to confirm the displayed number. It is not possible to determine whether the display number (input number) and the destination number match. Therefore, to confirm the match of these numbers,
The user needs to collate the displayed number with, for example, the destination number written in a memo on paper or the like. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to confirm the destination number.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to reduce the occurrence of a number input error when dialing a destination telephone number by hand and making a mistake. An object is to provide a calling number transmitting device of a communication device whose destination number can be easily confirmed.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is a call number transmitting device of a communication device, which is provided with an input means for inputting a call number of the other party. A reading means for reading the calling number described above, a storage means for storing image data of the calling number read by the reading means, and a display means for displaying the image data stored in the storage means are provided. That is the summary.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a calling number transmitting device of a communication device having an inputting means for inputting a calling number of the other party, a reading means for reading the image data written on the paper, First storage means for storing the image data read by the reading means, extraction means for extracting the image data of the calling number from the image data stored in the first storage means, and the area extracted by the extraction means The second to store the image data of the calling number of
The gist is that the storage means and the display means for displaying the image data of the calling number stored in the second storage means are provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus according to the second aspect, the extracting means calls the read image data in the predetermined area on the paper by performing the XY shading of the read image data. The point is to extract the image data of the number.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the apparatus according to the second aspect, the extracting means extracts the calling number from the image data based on the mark information written at a predetermined position on the paper. The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that image data is extracted, and the call number transmitting device according to claim 2 is such that the call number extracted by the extracting means is the size of the screen display area of the display means. In order to make the size of the image data of the number coincide with each other, it is characterized by comprising an enlarging / reducing means for reducing or enlarging the image data.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the calling number transmitting device according to the second aspect enlarges the image data of the calling number stored in the second storage means in response to a predetermined operation input signal. The gist of the present invention is to include display control means for controlling the display means in order to reduce the size.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the communication device according to the second aspect moves and displays the image data of the calling number stored in the second storage means in response to a predetermined operation input signal. Therefore, the gist is to have a display control means for controlling the display means.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the calling number transmitting apparatus according to the second aspect includes a cutting means for cutting the image data of the calling number stored in the second storage means into individual character image data. In response to the input of the calling number from the input means, inversion position control means for controlling the inversion display position of the individual character image data cut out by the cutout means, and in accordance with the control of the inversion display position by the inversion position means The gist of the present invention is to include display control means for controlling the display means so that the character image data is displayed in reverse video.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the calling number transmitting apparatus according to the eighth aspect stores font data storing means for storing font data corresponding to all the calling numbers input by the input means, and In response to continuous input of calling numbers from the input means, the corresponding font data is read from the font data storage means, and the individual character image data cut out by the cutout means is sequentially replaced with the font data. For the purpose of showing, the gist of the present invention is to include display control means for controlling the display means.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the calling number transmitting device according to the second aspect, the display means includes first and second display areas, and the transmitting device is
While displaying font data storage means for storing font data corresponding to all call numbers input by the input means and image data of the call numbers stored in the second storage means in the first display area, In response to continuous input of calling numbers from the input means, corresponding font data is read from the font data storage means and displayed in the second display area,
The gist of the present invention is to include display control means for controlling the display means.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, the calling number transmitting apparatus according to the eighth aspect includes a character recognizing means for recognizing the individual character image data cut out by the cutting means and the input means. Based on the comparison result of the comparison means of the input call number and the character recognition result of the character recognition means, the comparison result of the comparison means, when the calling number and the calling number of the character recognition result do not match The gist is that it is provided with a generating means for generating a warning sound.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the calling number transmitting apparatus according to the first aspect is arranged to cut out the image data stored in the storage means into individual character image data, and a predetermined operation input signal. In response, conversion means for selectively converting the individual character image data cut out by the cutting means into display in a direction along the screen longitudinal direction of the display means and display in a direction intersecting the screen longitudinal direction. The point is to have prepared.

[0016]

According to the inventions of claims 1 and 2, since the image data of the calling number written on the paper read by the reading means is displayed on the display means as it is, the calling number of the destination is displayed on the screen. It is possible to input by the input means while confirming with, and the number input error is reduced.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the image data of the calling number is automatically extracted from the read image data in the predetermined area by performing the shading of the XY axes by the extracting means. .

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the image data of the calling number can be easily extracted by the extracting means based on the mark information written on the sheet. Claim 5
According to the invention described in (1), the enlarging / reducing means enlarges or reduces the image data of the calling number written on the paper so as to match the size of the screen display area of the display means. Therefore, regardless of the size of the number printed on the paper,
It is possible to easily display the image data of the calling number on the screen.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the image data of the calling number is enlarged or reduced and displayed by the display control means in response to a predetermined operation input signal. Can be changed.

According to the invention of claim 7, the image data of the calling number is moved and displayed by the display control means in response to a predetermined operation input signal, so that the user can change the display position of the image data. It will be possible.

According to the invention described in claim 8, the image data of the calling number is cut out into individual character image data by the cutting-out means. In response to the input of the calling number, the reverse display position of the individual cut-out character image data is controlled by the reverse position control means. And
The character image data is reversely displayed according to the control of the reverse display position by the display control means. Therefore, the user can easily confirm up to what number the user is currently inputting.

According to the ninth aspect of the invention, in response to the continuous input of the calling number from the input means, the corresponding font data is read from the font data storage means by the display control means and individually The character image data of is replaced with the font data in sequence. Therefore, the user can easily confirm up to which number is being input at this time based on the displayed font data.

According to the tenth aspect of the invention, the image data of the calling number is displayed in the first display area by the display control means. Further, in response to the continuous input of the calling number from the input means, the corresponding font data is read from the font data storage means and displayed in the second display area. Therefore, it becomes possible for the user to check both the image data of the calling number written on the paper and the destination number input by the input means side by side.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, character recognition is performed on the individual character image data cut out by the character recognition means, and the calling number input by the comparison means and the character recognition result of the character recognition means. And are compared. Then, when the calling number input by the generating means does not match the calling number of the character recognition result, a predetermined warning sound is generated. Therefore, the user can confirm the calling number on the display screen and the warning sound.

According to the twelfth aspect of the invention, in response to a predetermined operation input signal, the individual character image data cut out by the converting means is displayed in the direction along the screen longitudinal direction of the display means, and the screen is displayed. It is selectively converted into a display in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction. Therefore, it is possible to convert and display the read image data of the vertically written call number into horizontal writing, and it is possible to make the image data easy to see.

[0026]

【Example】

(First Embodiment) A first embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a facsimile machine will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus is
Main control unit 1, document reading unit 2, read document storage unit 3, telephone number area extraction unit 4, telephone number area storage unit 5, display control unit 6, display unit 7 including liquid crystal display, key input unit 8, tone dial It includes a unit 9 and a transmission control unit 10. The main control unit 1 controls the operation of each of the units 2, 4, 6, 9, and 10 in response to a document detection signal from a sensor (not shown) or a key input signal from the key input unit 8.

As shown in FIG. 2, the key input section 8 is provided with numerical keys 8a for inputting a telephone number, a transmission key for starting facsimile transmission (not shown), etc., and operation of these keys. The key input signal corresponding to is output to the main control unit 1. The tone dial section 9 generates a tone signal for the push button line corresponding to the operation input signal of the numerical key 8a sent via the main control section 1 and outputs it to the transmission control section 10. The transmission control unit 10 sends the tone signal from the tone dial unit 9 to the telephone line, and connects the line with the destination facsimile machine. Then, the transmission control unit 10 transmits the read image signal of the document read by the document reading unit 2 to the destination facsimile machine after the line connection.

The document reading section 2 is provided with a sensor (not shown), a CCD (solid-state image pickup device) for reading image information of the document, a document driving device, and the like, and reads the image information while conveying the document, The read image information is converted into a monochrome binary digital image signal and stored in the read document storage unit 3 or output to the transmission control unit 10. That is, the main control unit 1 controls the document reading unit 2 to perform the reading operation in response to the detection signal of the document set on the document table (not shown). As shown in FIG. 3, the document reading unit 2 reads the image information of the area E having a preset length L in the longitudinal direction from the beginning of the document G, converts the image information into a digital image signal, and reads the document reading unit. 3, and the reading operation is temporarily stopped. This area E is an area for the user to enter the number of the destination facsimile machine, and the image data obtained by reading the destination number is stored in the read document storage unit 3 as a digital image signal. In addition, the main control unit 1 controls the document reading unit 2 to start the reading operation in response to the line connection completion signal from the transmission control unit 10, and the document reading unit 2 displays the read image information of the document G. The digital image signal is converted and output to the transmission control unit 10.

As shown in FIG. 4, the telephone number area extraction unit 4 performs the X-Y axis slanting on the image data stored in the read document storage unit 3 and displays the histograms in the X-axis and Y-axis directions. The area T of the image data of the telephone number is extracted according to the obtained histogram value. The telephone number area extraction unit 4 compares the size of the area T with the size of the display area of the display unit 7, and if the area T is larger than the display area, an image included in the area T is displayed. The data is reduced to fit in the display area, and when the area T is smaller than the display area, the image data included in the area T is enlarged to the size of the display area. Then, the telephone number area extraction unit 4 stores the reduced or enlarged image data in the telephone number area storage unit 5. The display control unit 6 reads the image data from the telephone number area storage unit 5 according to the control of the main control unit 1 and displays it on the screen of the display unit 7.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus configured as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, in the predetermined area E of the document G, the user can enter the telephone number “03-123-45
After writing "67", the document G is set on a document table (not shown). Then, the main control unit 1 controls the document reading unit 2 to start reading the document G in response to a detection signal of the document G from a sensor (not shown). The document reading unit 2
After the image information in the area E is read, converted into a digital image signal and stored in the read document storage unit 3, the reading operation is temporarily stopped. Next, the main control unit 1 controls and operates the telephone number area extraction unit 4, and the extraction unit 4 shades the image data, which is a digital image signal stored in the read document storage unit 3, on the XY axes. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the area T of the image data of the telephone number is extracted. Then, the telephone number area extraction unit 4 displays the area T and the display unit 7.
And the image data is reduced or enlarged and stored in the telephone number area storage unit 5. Then, the main controller 1 controls the display controller 6 to operate, and
As shown in, the display control unit 6 reads the image data stored in the telephone number area storage unit 5 and displays it on the screen of the display unit 7. The user operates the numerical keys 8a to input the telephone number "03-123-4567" of the destination while watching the image data displayed on the screen of the display unit 7, and then operates the transmission key (not shown). Then, the main control unit 1 outputs the operation input signal of the numerical keys 8a to the tone dial unit 9, and the tone dial unit 9 sends the tone signal corresponding to the operation input signal to the telephone line via the transmission control unit 10. To do. Then, when the transmission control unit 10 connects the line with the destination facsimile machine and outputs a line connection completion signal to the main control unit 1, the main control unit 1 controls the document reading unit 2 in response to the signal. Then, the reading operation is restarted. Then, the document reading unit 2 converts the read image information of the document G into a digital image signal and outputs the digital image signal to the transmission control unit 10, and the transmission control unit 10 performs a transmission process of the image signal.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the original G
Since the read image data of the telephone number written in the predetermined area E is displayed on the screen of the display unit 7 as it is, the telephone number of the destination is manually input with the numeric key 8a while checking the screen on the screen. be able to. Therefore, unlike the conventional case, the user does not need to collate the displayed number with the destination number written in a memo on paper,
The destination number can be easily confirmed and the user can directly enter the key while looking at the number, so that the number input error can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to prevent erroneous transmission due to a mistake in pressing the numeric key 8a.

Further, since the telephone number area extracting unit 4 reduces or enlarges the image data in accordance with the display area of the display unit 7, the display unit 7 is irrespective of the size of the telephone number entered by the user. The image data displayed on the screen can be made easier to see.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
It will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the key input unit 8 is provided with an enlargement key 8b, a reduction key 8c, and four movement keys 8d corresponding to four directions (vertical and horizontal directions) in addition to the numerical keys 8a. In the first embodiment, the telephone number area extraction unit 4
Although the image data is reduced or expanded, in the second embodiment, the extraction unit 4 does not reduce or expand the image data and stores the area T of the extracted image data of the telephone number as it is in the telephone number area. Store in part 5.

Under the control of the main control unit 1, the display control unit 6 reads out the image data stored in the telephone number area storage unit 5 and displays it on the screen of the display unit 7. Further, the display control unit 6 responds to the operation input signal (control signal) of the enlargement key 8b output via the main control unit 1 and displays the image data on the screen of the display unit 7 as shown in FIG. Enlarge and display. Further, the display control unit 6 includes the main control unit 1
The image data is reduced and displayed on the screen of the display unit 7 in response to the operation input signal of the reduction key 8c output via. Further, the display control unit 6 responds to an operation input signal of any one of the movement keys 8d output via the main control unit 1 to display the image data in any of the vertical and horizontal directions as shown in FIG. Move in the direction and display.

In the facsimile apparatus configured as described above, when the user operates the enlargement key 8b, the reduction key 8c, and the movement key 8d, the display control unit 6 enlarges the image data via the main control unit 1, The image is reduced, moved up and down, left and right, and displayed on the screen of the display unit 7. Therefore, the user can display the image data of the telephone number read by the document reading unit 2 in a desired size without considering the size of the telephone number when writing on the document G, and at the desired position. Can be moved and displayed.

(Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b). The same components as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the facsimile device includes a main control unit 1, a document reading unit 2, a read document storage unit 3, a telephone number area extraction unit 4, a telephone number area storage unit 5, a display control unit 6, and a display. In addition to the section 7, the key input section 8, the tone dial section 9 and the transmission control section 10, a character cutting section 11 and a reverse position control section 12 are provided.

The character cutout unit 11 reads out image data from the telephone number area storage unit 5 under the control of the main control unit 1 and cuts out the character image data from the image data on a character-by-character basis. Then, the character cut-out unit 11 replaces the read image data with the cut-out character image data and stores them in the telephone number area storage unit 5.
Rewrite The reverse position control unit 12 is the main control unit 1.
In response to the operation input signal of the numeric keypad 8a output via, the attribute (ATT) data added to each character image data stored in the telephone number area storage unit 5 is set to "1".

That is, as shown in FIG. 9A, the user depresses "0" of the numerical key 8a while the image data is displayed on the screen of the display unit 7 according to the display control of the display control unit 6. And Then, the reverse position control unit 12
Responds to an operation input signal of "0" output via the main control unit 1, and sets the attribute data of the first character image data "0" stored in the telephone number area storage unit 5 to "1". . The display control unit 6 reversely displays the character image data “0” on the screen of the display unit 7 according to the attribute data. Next, it is assumed that the user presses "3" of the numerical key 8a.
Then, the reversal position control unit 12 responds to the operation input signal of "3" output via the main control unit 1, and the attribute of the first character image data "0" stored in the telephone number area storage unit 5 The data is returned to "0" and the attribute data of the next character image data "3" is set to "1". Then, the display control unit 6 reversely displays the character image data “3” on the screen of the display unit 7 according to the attribute data.

Further, the key input section 8 is provided with a skip key 8e in addition to the numerical keys 8a. When the user operates the skip key 8e, the main control section 1 sends the operation input signal to the reverse position control section 12. Output. Reverse position control unit 12
Skips the character image data to be inverted by one character in accordance with the operation input signal. That is, when the user operates the skip key 8e, the reverse display of the character image data added to the telephone numbers such as "-", "(", ")" other than the numbers is skipped, and only the numerical image data is displayed. Can be highlighted.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, every time the telephone number is manually input, the character image data of the corresponding number displayed on the screen of the display unit 7 is displayed in reverse, so that the user can With, it is possible to easily confirm which number has been input, and as a result, the number of input errors is reduced.

(Fourth Embodiment) Next, a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
0, a description will be given according to FIG. The same components as those in the third embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 10, the fax machine of the fourth embodiment does not include the reversal position controller 12,
Instead, it is provided with a font ROM 13 which stores font data corresponding to each character of the numerical key 8a.

The display control section 6 displays the individual cut-out character image data stored in the telephone number area storage section 5 on the screen of the display section 7. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the display control unit 6 responds to the operation input signal of the numerical key 8a output via the main control unit 1 and outputs the character font data corresponding to the operated key to the font ROM 13 , And the character image data is sequentially replaced with the character font data and displayed on the screen of the display unit 7 (in FIG. 11,
"0", "3", and "1" are replaced with font data. ). At this time, the display control unit 6 displays the same character font data by matching the size of the character font data with the size of the character image data. Further, the display control unit 6 skips the replacement of the character font data by one character in accordance with the operation input signal of the skip key 8e output via the main control unit 1.

As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the character image data displayed on the screen of the display unit 7 is sequentially replaced with the character font data every time the telephone number is manually input. You can easily check whether the number has been entered, and as a result,
The number of mistakes in inputting numbers is reduced.

(Fifth Embodiment) Next, a fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
Follow the instructions below. The same components as those in the fourth embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 12, the display unit 7 displays the first display screen 7a for displaying the image data of the telephone number written on the manuscript and the number operated by the user through the numerical key 8a. Second display screen 7b.

Under the control of the main control unit 1, the display control unit 6 displays the individual cut-out character image data stored in the telephone number area storage unit 5 on the first display screen 7a of the display unit 7.
To be displayed. Further, the display control unit 6 reads the character font data corresponding to the characters of the operated key from the font ROM 13 in response to the operation input signal of the numerical key 8a output via the main control unit 1, and displays the character font data. Second of seven
It is displayed on the display screen 7b. Further, the display control unit 6 skips the position for displaying the character font data by one character in accordance with the operation input signal of the skip key 8e output via the main control unit 1.

That is, as shown in FIG. 12, when the skip key 8e is operated for the character image data of "-" displayed on the first display screen 7a, the second display screen 7 is displayed.
A blank is provided in b, and the character font data corresponding to the operation input of the next numeric key 8a is displayed after the blank. Therefore, the character image data and the character font data can be displayed side by side.

Further, when the skip key 8e is not operated and the operation input signals of the numeric keys 8a are continuously input, the display control section 6 responds to the individual operation input signals and outputs the character font data corresponding to the input number. Is displayed on the second display screen 7b. That is, when the skip key 8e is not operated, no blank is provided and the display control unit 6 fills and displays the character font data. In this case, the character image data and the character font data are not displayed side by side, but it is still possible to confirm the coincidence of both data.
Therefore, in the fifth embodiment, the destination number entered by the user and the number manually input by the numerical key 8a can be easily confirmed, and the number input error is reduced.

(Sixth Embodiment) Next, a sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
Follow the instructions below. The same components as those in the third to fifth embodiments are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 13, the facsimile apparatus includes a main control unit 1, a document reading unit 2, a read document storage unit 3, a telephone number area extraction unit 4, a telephone number area storage unit 5, a display control unit 6, a display unit. 7, key input section 8, tone dial section 9,
In addition to the transmission control unit 10, the character cutout unit 11, and the reverse position control unit 12, a character image data storage unit 14, a character recognition unit 15, a character recognition dictionary 16 and a warning sound generation unit 17 are provided.

The character cut-out unit 11 cuts out character image data from the image data stored in the telephone number area storage unit 5 on a character-by-character basis, and replaces the read image data with the cut-out character image data. Is rewritten in the telephone number area storage unit 5 and stored in the character image data storage unit 14 for each character. The character recognition unit 15 sequentially reads individual character image data from the character image data storage unit 14 and performs character recognition. That is, the character recognition unit 15 normalizes the cut out character image data and compares the normalized character image data with the character pattern stored in the character recognition dictionary 16 to recognize a character. Then, the character recognition unit 15 sequentially outputs only the number data among the recognized character data to the main control unit 1. In other words, the character recognition unit 15
Does not output the character recognition result of the character image data such as "-" to the main control unit 1.

The main controller 1 temporarily stores each number data in its own memory (not shown), and the numeric key 8a
When is operated, the number code data corresponding to the operation input signal is sequentially compared with the number data stored in the memory. Then, when the number code data and the number data do not match, the main control unit 1 controls the warning sound generation unit 17 including a buzzer (not shown) to generate a warning sound. That is, the main control unit 1 generates a warning sound when the character-recognized number is different from the manually input number.

As described above, in the sixth embodiment, not only the image data is displayed on the screen of the display unit 7, but the number code manually input by the user and the result of character recognition on the image data are compared. The warning sound is generated when the two do not match. Therefore, the user can confirm not only the destination number on the screen of the display unit 7 but also the warning sound, so that the mistake of inputting the telephone number can be further reduced, and the wrong call can be made by pressing the wrong number. Can be prevented.

(Seventh Embodiment) Next, a seventh embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a telephone will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the telephone T has a main control section 21, a reading section 22 corresponding to the pen-type scanner S, a display control section 23, a tone dial section 24, and a key input provided with a numerical key 25a. Unit 25, telephone number area storage unit 26, display unit 27, and handset 2 as a handset
8 is provided.

The reading unit 22 is connected to the main control unit 1 and includes a CCD (solid-state image pickup device) for reading image information written on a paper such as a business card M. The read image information is converted into a monochrome binary digital image signal, and this is stored in the telephone number area storage unit 26 as image data. The display control unit 23 reads the image data from the telephone number area storage unit 5 according to the control of the main control unit 1 and displays it on the screen of the display unit 7. Since the tone dial section 24 and the key input section 25 have the same configurations as the tone dial section 9 and the key input section 8 of the first embodiment, their description will be omitted.

In the telephone configured as described above, the telephone number written on the paper such as a business card or an address book is read by the reading unit 22, and the read image data is displayed on the screen of the display unit 7. Is displayed. Therefore, as in the first embodiment, it is possible to manually input the telephone number of the other party by using the numerical keys 8a while checking the telephone number on the screen.

(Eighth Embodiment) Next, an eighth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 16, 17 (a) and 17 (b). The same components as those in the seventh embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 16, the telephone has a main control unit 21, a reading unit 22, a display control unit 23, a tone dial unit 24, a key input unit 25, a telephone number area storage unit 26, a display unit 27 and a handset 28. Other character cutout part 2
9 and a vertical / horizontal conversion control unit 30. Also, FIG.
As shown in (a), the key input unit 25 has a numeric keypad 25a.
In addition, a vertical / horizontal conversion key 25b for converting vertical writing image data displayed on the screen of the display unit 27 into horizontal writing image data is provided.

The character slicing section 29 reads image data from the telephone number area storage section 26 in response to an operation input signal of the vertical / horizontal conversion key 25b output via the main control section 1, and extracts characters from the image data. Cut out image data character by character. Then, the character cut-out unit 29 replaces the read image data with the cut-out character image data and stores them in the telephone number area storage unit 5.
Rewrite The vertical / horizontal conversion control unit 30 is a main control unit 21.
In response to the operation input signal of the vertical / horizontal conversion key 25b output via the, the individual character image data cut out by the character cutout unit 29 is displayed in the direction along the screen longitudinal direction of the display unit 7 and the screen longitudinal direction. Selectively convert to and display in the intersecting direction. Then, the vertical / horizontal conversion control unit 30 rewrites the converted character image data in the telephone number area storage unit 5.

In the telephone configured as described above, when the image data of the telephone number read by the reading unit 22 is displayed vertically as shown in FIG. It is assumed that the key 25b is operated. Then, the character cutout unit 29 cuts out the character image data from the image data on a character-by-character basis, and rewrites the data in the telephone number area storage unit 5 into the cut-out individual character image data. Next, the vertical / horizontal conversion control unit 30 reads out the cut-out individual vertical writing character image data from the telephone number area storage unit 5, and changes from the vertical writing display along the screen longitudinal direction of the display unit 7 to the screen longitudinal direction. Convert to bitwise display for orthogonal horizontal writing.
Then, as shown in FIG. 17B, the display control unit 23 reads the horizontally written character image data from the telephone number area storage unit 5 and displays it on the screen of the display unit 7.

As described above, in the eighth embodiment, since the vertical / horizontal conversion function is provided, the vertically written image data can be converted into the horizontally written image data which can be easily seen by the user and displayed on the screen of the display unit 7. it can.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be carried out as follows. (1) In the above-described first embodiment, the telephone number area extraction unit 4 extracts the area T of the telephone number image data by performing the XY shading of the read image data of the area E of the document. . Instead, as shown in FIG. 18 (a), by reading a mark M1 previously described at the left end of the area E of the document G, the telephone number area extraction unit 4 determines, based on the read data of the mark M1. The area of the telephone number image data may be extracted. Similarly,
As shown in FIG. 18 (b), the destination telephone number is entered between the two marks M2, which are described in advance, at both ends of the area E of the original G, and the telephone number area extracting unit 4 sets both marks M2. The area of the image data of the telephone number may be extracted by reading. (2) In the first embodiment, the telephone number area extraction unit 4 enlarges or reduces the image data so that the size of the display area of the display unit 7 matches the size of the area T of the image data of the telephone number. However, this enlargement or reduction may not be performed.

(3) In the third embodiment, the reversal position control unit 12 responds to the operation input signal of the numeric keypad 8a to change the attribute data of the first character image data stored in the telephone number area storage unit 5 from the attribute data. Although it is set to “1” sequentially, the inversion position control unit 12 may instead be set to “1” from the attribute data of the second character image data. In this way, when the key is input, the corresponding first character image data is not inverted and the second character image data is inverted. Therefore, by the reverse display, the user can be instructed which character image data should be key-inputted next.

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As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when dialing a destination telephone number manually, the number of input errors is small and the destination number can be easily confirmed. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a fax millimeter device according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an input unit and a display unit.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a manuscript on which a telephone number is entered.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of extracting an area of telephone number image data.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an input unit and a display unit of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing enlargement and reduction of image data.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing movement of image data in four directions.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a fax machine according to a third embodiment.

9A and 9B show an input unit and a display unit, FIG. 9A is a schematic view showing a state in which the leading character image data is inverted, and FIG.
Is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the second character image data is inverted.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a fax machine according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen of a display unit of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen of a display unit of the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a fax millimeter device according to a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a telephone according to a seventh embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view showing a telephone.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a telephone according to an eighth embodiment.

FIG. 17 shows an input section and a display section, (a) is a schematic view showing a state in which vertically written image data is displayed, (b)
Is a schematic diagram showing a state in which image data converted into horizontal writing is displayed.

FIG. 18 shows another example of a manuscript for entering a telephone number, (a) shows a manuscript having a mark at the left end of the reading area, and (b) shows a manuscript having marks at the both ends of the reading area. FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main control section as comparison means, 2 ... Original reading section as reading means, 3 ... Read original storage section as first storage means, 4 ... Telephone number area extraction section as extraction means, 5 ...
Telephone number area storage unit as second storage unit, 6 ... Display control unit as display control unit, 7 ... Display unit as display unit, 8 ... Key input unit as input unit, 11 ... Character as cutout unit Cutout unit, 12 ... Reverse position control unit as reverse position control means, 13 ... Font ROM as font data storage unit, 15 ... Character recognition unit, 16 ...
Character recognition dictionary (15 and 16 form character recognition means), 17 ... Warning sound generation section as warning sound generation means, 3
0 ... A vertical / horizontal conversion unit as a conversion means.

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Hiroshi Horii 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Within the corporation

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A calling number transmitting device of a communication device comprising an inputting means (8, 25) for inputting a calling number of a destination, and a reading means (2, 22) for reading the calling number written on a sheet. ), Storage means (5, 26) for storing the image data of the calling number read by the reading means (2, 22), and display for displaying the image data stored in the storage means (5, 26). Means (7,27)
And a calling number transmitting device for a communication device. 2. A calling number transmitting device of a communication device, which comprises an inputting means (8) for inputting a calling number of a destination, and a reading means (2, 2) for reading image data written on a sheet.
22), first storage means (3) for storing the image data read by the reading means (2), and extraction means for extracting the image data of the calling number from the image data stored in the first storage means (4), second storage means (5) for storing the image data of the call number of the area extracted by the extracting means (4), and the image of the call number stored in the second storage means (5) A calling number transmitting device for a communication device, comprising: a display means (7) for displaying data. 3. The extracting means (4) extracts the image data of the calling number by performing the XY shading of the read image data in a predetermined area on the paper. Item 3. A call number transmission device for a communication device according to item 2. 4. The extracting means (4) extracts the image data of the calling number from the image data based on the mark information written at a predetermined position on the paper. A calling number transmitting device of the communication device according to. 5. The calling number transmitting device sets the size of the image data of the calling number extracted by the extracting unit (4) to match the size of the screen display area of the display unit (7). The calling number transmitting device for a communication device according to claim 2, further comprising a scaling means (4) for reducing or expanding data. 6. The calling number transmitting device according to claim 2, wherein the calling number image data stored in the second storage means (5) is expanded or reduced in response to a predetermined operation input signal. A calling number transmission device for a communication device, comprising a display control means (6) for controlling the display means (7). 7. The communication device according to claim 2, wherein the image data of the calling number stored in the second storage means (5) is moved and displayed in response to a predetermined operation input signal.
A calling number transmission device for a communication device, comprising a display control means (6) for controlling the display means (7). 8. The calling number transmitting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a cutting means (11) for cutting the image data of the calling number stored in the second storage means (5) into individual character image data, Reversal position control means (12) for controlling the reversal display position of each character image data cut out by the cutout means in response to the input of the calling number from the input means (8), and the reversal position means (12). And a display control means (6) for controlling the display means (7) to reversely display the character image data according to the control of the reverse display position by (4). . 9. The calling number transmission device according to claim 8, wherein the font data storing means (13) stores font data corresponding to all calling numbers input by the input means (8), and the input. Responsive to the continuous input of the calling number from the means (8), the corresponding font data is read from the font data storage means (13) and the individual character image data cut out by the cutting means (11). And a display control means (6) for controlling the display means for sequentially replacing and displaying the font data with the font data. 10. The calling number transmission device according to claim 2, wherein the display means (7) includes first and second display areas (7a, 7b), and the transmission device has the input unit. Font data storing means (13) for storing font data corresponding to all calling numbers inputted by means (8); and image data of calling numbers stored in the second storing means (5) as the first In the display area (7a) of the font data storage means (1) in response to the continuous input of the calling number from the input means (8).
3) Read the corresponding font data from
To display in the display area (7b) of the display means (7).
And a display control means (6) for controlling the call number of the communication device. 11. The calling number transmission device according to claim 8, wherein the call recognition device (15, 16) performs character recognition of individual character image data cut out by the cutout means (11), and the input means. (8) comparing means for comparing the calling number input by the character recognizing means (15, 16) with the calling number, and the calling number based on the comparison result of the comparing means (1) And a calling means for generating a predetermined warning sound when the calling number of the character recognition result does not match, the calling number sending device of the communication device. 12. The calling number transmitting device according to claim 1, wherein the image data stored in the storage means (26) is cut out into individual character image data.
9) and in response to a predetermined operation input signal, the cutting means (2
Conversion means (30) for selectively converting the individual character image data cut out by 9) into a display along the screen longitudinal direction of the display means (7) and a display in a direction intersecting the screen longitudinal direction. A calling number transmitting device for a communication device, comprising: