JPS6239967A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field] The present invention relates to a facsimile device.

[Prior Art] Generally, in a facsimile machine, in order to appropriately manage the transmission of image information, it is necessary to transmit sender identification information for identifying the sender before transmitting image information corresponding to the transmitted document. There are many.

On the other hand, in many business establishments or offices, one facsimile machine is often shared by multiple departments, so in that case, the sender identification information as described above is unique to one facsimile machine. rather than being specific to that department.

In this way, when inputting sender identification information corresponding to the sender of a transmitted document into a facsimile machine, the following method has conventionally been used.

For example, you can directly enter a department code consisting of multiple digits corresponding to the sender using the numeric keypad provided for entering telephone numbers, etc., or you can insert a magnetic card or the like containing this department code into a facsimile machine. The department code is entered by inserting the card into the provided magnetic card reader.

However, in the former of these conventional methods,
The operator must memorize the department code;
In addition, the latter method requires the facsimile machine to be equipped with a reading means for reading the information stored on the magnetic card, which is disadvantageous to Cos. This caused the inconvenience of having to be properly managed.

[Purpose] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile machine that can appropriately input sender identification information.

[Configuration] In order to achieve this object, the present invention makes the destination input means that can input destination information by one key operation also serve as the input means for inputting the identification information of the sender, and the input items of this destination input means are It is equipped with a selection means for selecting.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a facsimile machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, a transmission original is stacked on the upper surface of the housing of a facsimile machine 100, and the transmission original is guided by original guides 1 and 2 and carried into an original reading section 3.

On the upper surface of the cover 38 of the document reading section 3, a one-touch dial part 4 is arranged with a predetermined inclination.

This one-touch dial key portion 4 is constructed by arranging a plurality of one-touch dial keys in a matrix.

In addition, the inclined part 100a on the front side of the housing includes a start key ST for starting image transmission, a stop key SP for interrupting image transmission, a numeric keypad TK for inputting a telephone number, etc., and a numeric keypad TK for inputting various data. Various operation keys such as a guidance key GK for inputting mode settings, etc., and guidance information for guiding the operator to execute operations such as various data or mode settings according to the operating procedure set for this facsimile machine; Alternatively, an operation display section 5 is provided which includes various displays such as a liquid crystal display LCD and a status display DST for displaying various messages and the like.

In this way, the one-touch dial key part 4 and the operation display part 5 are arranged separately, but the one-touch dial key part 4 is integrated with the operation display part 5.
The degree of inclination of the one-touch dial part 4 is set so that the inclined part 100a on the front surface of the housing and the surface of the one-touch dial part 4 form approximately the same plane.

As shown in FIG. 2, the one-touch dial part 4 arranges one-touch keys WK consisting of substantially rectangular sheet-like switches in a matrix, and displays that each one-touch key WK is selected. The light emitting diode LD is arranged adjacent to the corresponding one-touch key filK.

In addition, the surface of the one-touch key WK is made of a material (for example, matte-printed synthetic resin, etc.) that allows characters to be written on with a pencil or ballpoint pen, etc., and is further divided into upper and lower sections, with corresponding input items, for example,
The name of the destination and the name of the department are written above and below it.

Switching of information input using this one-touch key 111K is performed using one of the above-mentioned guidance keys GK.

FIG. 3 illustrates the control system of this facsimile machine 100.

In the figure, a system control unit 10 that controls the entire facsimile machine 100 includes a touch dial part 4.
Various operation input signals are applied from the operation display section 5, and various display information for the one-touch dial key part 4 and the operation display section 5 is output from the system control section 10 to the corresponding elements.

Further, 11 is a communication control unit for executing a transmission procedure for this facsimile device 100 to transmit images with the other party, and 12 is a communication control unit for transmitting digital data via an analog line network such as a public telephone network. 13 is a network control device for connecting the facsimile device 100 to a line network; 14 is an image recording unit for recording received image information on a hard copy and outputting the same; Image information read by the document reading section 3 is added to the system control section 10. Note that these system control unit 10, communication control unit 11, modem 12, network control device 13
Since the image recording unit 14 and the image recording unit 14 are well-known, their explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 4 shows part of the control executed by the system control unit 10 when transmitting images with such a configuration.

That is, in the normal transmission standby state, the system control unit 1
0 displays a message prompting the user to enter the sender's department code, such as "Who is the sender?", on the LCD, and also presses the r department setting key on the LCD, corresponding to one of the guidance keys GK. " is displayed.

Then, the guidance key G set as the department setting key
When K is turned on, the one-touch key WK immediately after it
The input is determined to be the input of the department code of the sender, and the department code corresponding to the input is notified to the communication control unit 11.

After the department code is input, the display of the message prompting the user to input the sender is stopped.

Further, when the one-touch key WK is input in any other state, it is determined that the corresponding destination has been selected, and the communication control unit 11 is notified of the telephone number etc. corresponding to the destination.

After that, when the start key ST is turned on, the communication control section 11 starts the transmission process, and the document reading section 3
, input the image of the original to be sent, and transmit it to the destination.

Note that the details of image information transmission control are well known, so a description thereof will be omitted.

In this way, the destination information and the sender information, that is, the department code, can be input using the one-touch dial part 4, so the operator does not need to memorize the department code, which simplifies the operator's operation at the time of transmission. Further, since a special storage device such as a magnetic card is not required, the structure of the facsimile device does not become complicated.

In addition, as a matter of course, one-touch dial key part 4
A corresponding destination telephone number and department code are set in advance for each one-touch key 1i1K.

The setting operation is, for example, when selecting destination setting input or department screen -7 = fixed input using one of the predetermined guidance keys GK, and then immediately operating the telephone number or department code input from the numeric keypad TK. may be assigned to the one-touch key WK.

Moreover, by displaying guidance on the liquid crystal display (LCD) during the setting operation, it is possible to prevent the operator from erroneous operation.

Note that the configuration of the one-touch dial key part 4 that allows destination information to be entered with a single key operation is not limited to the one described above, and can also be applied to facsimile machines equipped with a function that can store transmitted image information. , the present invention can be implemented.

[Effect] As explained below, according to the present invention, destination information can be
The destination input means, which can be entered by two key operations, is also used as an input means for inputting the sender's identification information, and is equipped with a selection means for selecting the input items of this destination input means, so that the sender identification information can be easily entered. Moreover, it has the advantage of being able to input data reliably.

Further, since a special device such as a magnetic card is not required for inputting the sender identification information, it is advantageous in terms of cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a facsimile machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a part of a one-touch dial, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a control system. , FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a part of the processing executed by the system control unit. 4...Part of one-touch dial key, 10...System control unit, WK...One-touch key, LD...Light emitting diode, GK...Guidance key, LCD... LCD display. Figure 1 m Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a facsimile machine equipped with a destination input means for inputting destination information with a single key operation, the destination input means doubles as an identification information input means for inputting the sender's identification information, and also inputs input items by the destination input means. A facsimile device comprising a selection means for making a selection.