JPS6231236A - Document preparing communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a document creation/communication terminal device having a document creation/editing function and a communication function.

In recent years, as a communication terminal device for various data communications,
For example, document creation/editing for teletex equipment, etc. 8! There are document creation and communication terminal devices that have functions and communication functions.

By the way, among such document creation communication terminal devices, there are some, such as Japanese Teletex, which communicate via a paid line such as a public telephone line whose charges vary depending on the amount of line usage.

In such a document creation communication terminal device.

For example, it is more convenient for cost management to know the usage fee per time or the usage fee per month.

Purpose This invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to enable communication charges to be easily known.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention manages communication charges at the time of transmission and outputs the management results.

Hereinafter, a detailed explanation will be given based on one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In this communication terminal device, communication charge management means A manages communication charges at the time of transmission, and management result output means B
Then, the management results of the communication charge management means A are output.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing an example of a document creation communication terminal device embodying the present invention.

The specifications regarding teletex communication of this document production communication terminal device comply with the CCTTT recommendations regarding teletex and the recommended communication method for Japanese teletex devices announced by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.

The keyboard 1 is used to store kana characters, 1,000 characters, kanji, and alphabetic characters necessary for document creation, document transmission, and system control.

It is equipped with keys for inputting character information such as numbers and control information.

The display device 2 displays information and document information necessary for various operations such as document creation/editing operations and document sending operations.

The wire dot impact printer 3 is a printer equipped with an auto sheet feeder, and records created document information, received document information, transmission records, reception records, etc. on recording paper.

The vertical disk 4 incorporates a floppy disk device, a thin hard disk device, a system control section 2, a communication control section, and the like.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the vertical disk 4. As shown in FIG.

The hard disk device 5 is composed of a known 5-inch hard disk drive (HDD), and is an operating system (○S) having a resident process function capable of multitasking control.

Stores the Kana-Kanji conversion program, Kana-Kanji conversion dictionary 2 creation document information 9 document transmission/reception program, etc.

The floppy disk device 6 is composed of a known 5-inch double-density floppy disk drive (FDD) and stores information such as one document.

System control unit:
The 5CU) 7 controls the entire terminal device and executes word processing processing such as creation and editing of one document, procedures related to document transmission and reception with the communication control section, and local transmission and reception processing such as printing of received documents.

A CRT control unit (CRTCU) 9 controls the display of the display device 2 and the print control of the printer 3.

A communication control unit (CCU) 9 is in charge of communication control such as transmission control of transmitted documents to the destination terminal device and reception control of received documents from the destination terminal device.

A data compression/reproduction unit (DCR) 10 converts image data into compressed data in accordance with regulations for transmission to a facsimile terminal, but since it is not relevant to this invention, the details will be omitted.

The vertical disk 4 has an optional expansion card (not shown) for connecting optional cards such as a mouse interface card, scanner interface card, OMN, and INET interface card.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the system control section 7. As shown in FIG.

This system control section 7 includes a CPU 21 consisting of a 16-bit microprocessor etc. that controls the entire system.
A path buffer 22, a timing generator 23, and a refresh controller 24 are interposed between the CPU 21 and the common bus.

The system control unit 7 also includes a RAM 25 having a capacity of, for example, 512 KB, which consists of a system area in which resident programs such as programs related to O8 and document reception reside, and other areas, and a RAM 25 that controls this RAM 25.
M controller 2 days.

27, and a boot ROM 28 that stores a boot program that controls program loading from the HDD 5 to the RAM 25 when the power is turned on.

Furthermore, this system control unit 7 has a keyboard interface (1/F) that controls information transfer with the keyboard 1.
30, a hard disk interface (HDDI/F) 31 that controls the HDD 5, and this HDDI/F-31.
A buffer 32 interposed between the FDD and the common bus and the FDD
[: Controls i) Rotupi disk controller (FD
C) 33.

Furthermore, this system control unit 7 also includes serial ports (SI○) 34 and 35.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the CRTCU 9.

This CRTCU 8 includes a slave CPU 41 consisting of a 16-bit microprocessor etc. that controls the entire system, and a bus I/O interposed between the slave CPU bus and the common bus.
F42 and ROM43 with a capacity of 16KB for IPL, for example.
and a shared memory shared with the system control unit 7 and a RAM 44 for program memory.

The CRTCU 9 also includes a bus I/F 45 interposed between the slave CPU bus and the microbus, a ROM 46 for microprograms, and a RAM 47 for program control memory.

Furthermore, this CRTCU8 has a ROM for kanji patterns,
Character graphics (C
G) Memory 48 and CRT controller 1 to roller 4 are reduced.

Furthermore, this CRTCU 9 includes an image memory 51 that develops display data of the CRT 2, a timing generation circuit 52 that controls display timing, and a printer E/F 53 that controls data transfer between the CRTCU 9 and the printer 3.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the communication control unit (ccU) S.

This communication control section S stores a CPU [:) i consisting of a 16-bit microprocessor etc. that controls the entire system, a parallel interface 62 interposed between the common bus, and teletex communication control and funx communication control programs. ROM 63, a RAM 63 mainly used as a working memory, and a RAM 65 used as a communication memory for storing received document information, sent document information, and sent/received log information for inter-memory communication.

In addition, this communication control unit 9 includes 5 multi-protocol serial control (MPSC) 6Ei, a modem (MODEM) 67, and a line interface 681 for communicating with the other party's terminal device via a public telephone line. Device (AA-NCU) 6B, terminal 702 line protection device (PD) 71 and modem 67, line control device 6-day modem interface 2. It is equipped with an NCU interface 73.

Furthermore, this communication control unit date is determined by a calendar 74 used for managing transmission/reception dates and times, and an internal status setting switch (L).
P/5W) 75, a display interface 76 and an LED display 77 for displaying whether there is a received document, etc.

Although not shown, this communication control unit also has X, 21 interfaces and connectors to enable use not only with public telephone lines but also with packet switching networks or circuit switching networks. .

FIG. 7 is a block diagram functionally showing the parts of the system control unit 7 and communication control unit 9 related to communication record 9 communication charge management and output thereof.

The communication distance registration unit 7A receives the communication distance information input from the keyboard 1 and registers it in the destination list file 5A in which destination names, addresses, modes, etc. configured in the HDD 5 are stored.

The communication unit 9A has a function of actually transmitting a document via a telephone line or the like, and the times at the start and end of transmission are registered.

The transmission start/end time setting section 9B takes the transmission start time and transmission end time registered in the communication section 9A and sets them in the transmission start setting section 9C and the transmission start setting section date.

The communication time calculation section 9E calculates the communication time in seconds from the transmission start time and transmission end time set in the transmission start setting section 9c and the transmission end setting section 9D upon receiving the end of communication of the communication section 9A.

The communication charge reference section 7B stores a communication charge file 5B composed of the communication time calculated by the communication time calculation section 9E and the HDI)5.
1 The communication status determination unit 7C calculates the communication fee based on the communication fee registered in the communication control unit (cc
U) Detect the status of 9 and judge the communication state.

When the communication status determination unit 7C detects a status indicating that there is a communication record in the communication status, the record file creation unit 7D takes over the communication record data stored in the communication control unit S, and composes it in the HDD 5. The information is sequentially registered in the communication record temporary file 5C.

The communication record temporary file 5C is divided into a reception record and a transmission record, and the record file creation unit 7D distinguishes and registers the two according to the record data from the communication control unit S.

The communication record data extraction unit 7E calls the communication record temporary file 5C in response to an operator's instruction using the keyboard 1 and extracts record information 1 necessary for outputting the communication record, such as the name of the other party,
Address, date and time 2 document name.

The communication mode, communication result 9 documents, number of pages, 2 documents, etc. are extracted, and after sending, the communication record temporary file 5C is cleared.

The communication record editing section 7F receives record information from the communication record data extraction section 7E and performs an editing process of converting the data according to the items to be displayed or printed. This editing process can be used, for example, to analyze information that is arranged in reverse chronological order and compose a communication record in reverse chronological order, or to make it easier to understand when the same item is communicated multiple times due to a line down etc. or to configure the output order by adding identification information, etc.

The communication record registration section 7G receives information from the communication charge reference section 7B and the communication record editing section 7F, and registers it in the communication record file 5D constituted by the HDD 5.

For example, a maximum of 50 communication records can be registered in the communication record file 5D. In this case, if the maximum number of communication records that can be registered exceeds, for example, 50, the oldest ones will be deleted and the new 50 will be added. be registered.

Further, when 50 communication records that have never been output are accumulated in the communication record file 5D, the above-mentioned record file creation unit 7D displays an icon in the guidance area of the display 2 indicating that unprocessed records are accumulated. Display to prompt the operator to output.

The communication record output unit 7H outputs the communication record registered in one communication record file 5D to the display 2 or the printer 3 according to an operator's instruction.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained with reference to FIG. 8 and subsequent figures.

First, the teletex communication procedure executed by the system control section 7 will be explained with reference to FIG.

When teletex communication is selected from the work menu in the initial state, the system control unit 7 starts executing the teletex communication process shown in FIG. 8, and also displays the work menu as shown in FIG. to be displayed.

When [1 document transmission] is selected from the teletex communication menu, a menu for setting transmission conditions for document transmission as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed, and the transmission mode is set by key operation.

Transmission time 9 Performs transmission condition setting processing to import document contents.

After this transmission condition setting process is completed, a menu of document name list is displayed as shown in FIG. 11, and a document designation process is performed to import the document name to be transmitted specified by key operation.

After this document designation process is completed, a destination designation menu is displayed as shown in FIG. 12, and a destination designation process is performed in which the destination name specified by key operation is input.

After this destination designation process is completed, the destination name, document name, etc. are displayed for confirmation as shown in Figure 13, and if confirmed, the transmission is started and the transmission in progress is displayed as shown in Figure 14. , if it is a cancellation, perform the cancellation process.

Also, in the Teletex communication menu shown in Figure S,
When the 4 communication record display is selected, the selection menu of transmission record display, reception record display, transmission record print, and reception record print is displayed as one communication record display as shown in Fig. 15, and the selected menu is displayed. Corresponding communication record-display processing is performed.

Furthermore, when [5 destination list registration] is selected in the Teletex communication menu shown in FIG. 9, the broadcast, destination name,
Destination list registration processing is performed to take in address, mode, and communication distance information and register it in a destination list file.

Next, communication time measurement performed by the communication control unit will be explained with reference to FIG. 16.

The communication control unit S receives the transmission data together with transmission information such as the destination name, address, document name, etc. from the system control unit 7, temporarily stores it in the internal transmission memory (RAM 65), and then immediately transmits it again if it is an immediate transmission. If a time is specified, line connection processing is performed at the specified time, and if the line connection is OK, the document is sent to the destination, and after the sending is completed, the sending result etc. is stored in the sending log information storage area as sending log information. .

Therefore, in this communication time measurement process, start of transmission (
When the line connection is OK, the transmission start time is read from the calendar 74 and stored at a predetermined address in the RAM 64.

Thereafter, when the transmission ends (line disconnection), the transmission end time is read from the calendar 74 and stored in another predetermined address of the RAM 64.

Then, calculate the communication time required for transmission from the transmission start time and transmission end time (time rJJ (#J when using a line)), and store the destination name, document name, etc. in the communication time storage area of RAM2S. Store.

Next, the communication charge calculation process executed by the system control unit 7 will be explained with reference to FIG. 17.

First, the communication control unit reads the communication time along with the destination name, document name, etc., calculates the communication fee corresponding to the communication time by referring to the communication charge file, and saves the destination name, document name, etc. to the communication record file. register.

After that, add the calculated communication fee to the cumulative communication fee of the relevant mortar to calculate a new daily cumulative communication fee and register it in the specified daily cumulative total file, and add the calculated communication fee to the communication fee of the blade. A new monthly cumulative communication charge is calculated by adding it to the cumulative total of , and is registered in a predetermined monthly cumulative total file.

Next, the transmission log information collection process executed by the system control unit 7 will be explained with reference to FIG.

First, when the communication control unit 9 turns on the flag indicating that the transmission log information is held internally, it requests the communication control unit 9 to take over the transmission log information and requests the communication control unit 9 to retrieve the transmission log information. Read the transmission log information from 9 and store it in the temporary recording file.

Then, check whether 50 or more unprocessed transmission records have been accumulated in the recording temporary file.

If there are 50 or more unprocessed transmission records, display 2
A guidance indicating a request to output the transmission record is displayed in the guidance area of the screen to prompt the operator to output the transmission record.

Note that this transmission log information collection is executed by a program resident in the system area.

Next, the transmission record display process executed by the system control unit 7 will be explained with reference to FIG. 19.

When the operator makes a transmission record display request (see Figures 8, 9, and 15), the transmission record (transmission log information) is read from the temporary record file, and after the above-mentioned editing process is performed. 1 registration in a communication record file, and display the transmission record on the display 2 together with the above-mentioned communication charges.

An example of a transmission record displayed (or printed) in this manner is shown in FIG.

The "*" added to the document name in the transmission record is identification information indicating that it is the same document, and indicates that the same document has been retransmitted multiple times due to a line failure or the like. Note that the identification information is of course not limited to "*".

In this case, in the editing process described above, when the same document is resent multiple times to the same destination, the documents may be arranged in chronological order.

It is also possible to display or print out the daily cumulative communication charge and the February cumulative communication charge by setting the communication charge selection item in the communication record display selection item.

In this way, this document creation communication terminal device manages and outputs communication charges, so it is possible to easily know the communication charges required to send text, and therefore it is also easy to manage costs of communication charges, etc.9 In the above embodiment, an example was described in which the present invention was implemented in a teletex as a document creation communication terminal device, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this.

Additionally, if the communication fee structure is changed, it can be easily handled by simply changing the communication fee file.

Effects As explained above, according to the present invention, communication charges can be easily known.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external perspective view showing an example of a document processing communication terminal device embodying the invention, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the vertical disk. A block diagram showing an example. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a system control unit. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the same <CRTCU, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the communication control section, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram functionally showing the main parts of the system control section. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an overview of the teletex communication processing executed by the system control section, FIGS. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of communication charge calculation processing performed by the system control unit; FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an example of transmission log information collection processing. Flowchart 1 and FIG. 1S are flowcharts showing an example of a transmission record display process, and FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a transmission record. 1...Keyboard 2...CRT display 3...Printer 4...Vertical disk 5...
・Hard disk drive device 6...Floppy disk drive device 7...System control unit 8...C: RTCU9...Communication control unit Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 L--+-+-+++++- Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 20

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a document creation communication terminal device that communicates using a paid line, communication charge management means for managing communication charges at the time of transmission, and management result output for outputting the management results of the communication charge management means. A document creation communication terminal device, characterized in that it is provided with means. 2. The document creation communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the communication result output means includes means for attaching identification information indicating that the same document is the same document when the same document is transmitted multiple times.