JP2815487B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having an automatic calling function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows a portion related to a function called one-touch or abbreviated dial in a conventional facsimile apparatus having an automatic calling function described in "Maintenance Instructions FA-60" (issued by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in October 1989). FIG. In the figure, 1 is a control panel, 2 is a display device in the control panel 1, and 3 is a control panel 1.
, A numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number, 4 a one-touch dial key in the control panel 1, 5a a CPU as a control device for controlling the entire facsimile apparatus, 6 a RAM for storing telephone numbers and the like, 7 a command from the CPU 5a. Is an NCU (network control unit) having a calling function.

Next, the operation will be described. When calling automatically from a facsimile machine using one-touch or speed dial, a telephone number must be entered using ten keys 3 and one-touch dial keys 4. First, one of n one-touch dial keys 4 is selected, and a telephone number is input using the numeric keypad 3 while confirming it on the display device 2. The CPU 5a stores the input telephone number in the RAM 6 in comparison with the number of the one-touch dial key 4. Next, when making an automatic call, when one of the one-touch dial keys 4 is selected, the CPU 5a retrieves the telephone number corresponding to the selected one-touch dial key 4 from the RAM 6. When the telephone number is determined, the CPU 5a gives the information of the telephone number to the NCU 7 having a calling function. A selection signal corresponding to the one-touch dial key 4 is transmitted from the NCU 7 to the telephone line, and the automatic calling is completed.

[0004]

Since the conventional facsimile apparatus having an automatic calling function is constructed as described above, a telephone number must be registered in advance when one-touch or speed dial is used. Also, there has been a problem that information called by inputting a telephone number individually cannot be effectively used in the next call.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and it is possible to store telephone numbers so that they can be effectively used at the time of making a call without performing a work of registering the telephone numbers. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a facsimile machine capable of performing the above.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention has a memory for storing a telephone number of a destination when receiving a facsimile, a part of a telephone number input with a numeric keypad, and the stored telephone number. And a control unit having a function of calling the stored telephone number and making a call when the two match with each other.

A facsimile apparatus according to the present invention stores a telephone number of a destination in a memory after confirming at least that the destination station is a facsimile.

[0008] In the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the memory also stores the telephone number called using the automatic calling function.

[0009]

The facsimile apparatus according to the present invention accumulates the telephone number of the other party at the time of facsimile reception, and at the time of the next transmission, transmits a part of the telephone number entered with the ten keys and one of the stored telephone numbers. Department, and when they match, the stored phone number is called and a call is made.
When a call is made again to the other party once received, the call can be easily transmitted without inputting all the telephone numbers.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a control panel,
2 is a display device in the control panel 1, 3 is a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number in the control panel 1, 5
Is C as a control device for controlling the entire facsimile machine.
PU and 6 are R as a memory for storing telephone numbers and the like.
AM and 7 are NCUs having a calling function according to a command from the CPU 5.

Next, the operation will be described. A case where an original is transmitted by the facsimile apparatus will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, after setting a document in step ST1, it is checked in step ST2 whether a call is to be made to a completely new station. When calling a new station, step ST
In step 3, the telephone number is input using the numeric keypad 3. At this time, the CPU 5 determines that the telephone number input in step ST4 is RA
It is determined whether it is already stored in M6 or new, and if it is new, it is stored in RAM6. On the other hand, if it is determined in step ST2 that a call is to be made to a second or later station, a telephone number is searched for in the search mode in step ST5. In this search mode, step ST6
For example, the user inputs a telephone number such as lower three digits or upper three digits, and searches for the same number in the stored data. If there is not the same number, the remaining telephone numbers are entered in step ST3. If the same number is found, that number is used as it is as a telephone number for calling. Next, in step ST7, when a call command is given to the facsimile apparatus, the CPU 5
Then, information is given to the telephone number 7 and a selection signal corresponding to the telephone number determined by the above procedure is transmitted to the telephone line in step ST8. As described above, when the lines between the terminals are connected and the procedure is established, the transmission of the document starts in step ST9.

In the above-described embodiment, a method has been described in which only the telephone number input by the operator at the time of document transmission is stored in the RAM 6 and used for the next call, but telephone number information for calling is collected. As a method, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, a method of storing "TSI" signal information in the G3 procedure can be adopted.

When the facsimile apparatus having this function operates as a receiver, it responds to an incoming call in step ST11, and then receives a "TSI" signal from the calling facsimile apparatus in step ST13. At this time, step ST14,
In step ST15, it is checked whether the telephone number indicated by the "TSI" signal exists in the stored telephone numbers. If not, the contents of the RAM 6 are stored in the RAM 6 in the same manner as when the telephone number is inputted by the operator in step ST16. To accumulate. Thereafter, the original is received in steps ST17 and ST18. By using the information collected in this way at the time of the next call, the learning function of the facsimile itself can be further improved. The "TSI" signal is a signal that transmits only a facsimile.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the telephone number of the destination is stored at the time of facsimile reception, and at the next transmission, a part of the telephone number input by the ten-key is stored. A part of the received telephone number is checked, and when the two match, the stored telephone number is called and a call is made. If the call is made again to the other party who has received the call, enter the entire telephone number. Can be easily transmitted without the need. Therefore, a facsimile can be transmitted only by entering a part of the telephone number without performing any registration work. Also,
The more it is used, the more the facsimile machine itself learns, and the effect of simplifying the input of the telephone number when making a call is provided.

Further, when collating a telephone number entered with a numeric keypad with a stored telephone number, a collation judgment is made based on a partial match between them, and the stored telephone number is called to make a call. A facsimile can be transmitted to the other party only by inputting the characteristic part of the telephone number. Therefore, for example, when a dedicated line is used in addition to a general telephone line, or when a contract is made with a plurality of telephone carriers and it is necessary to input a prefix number of the original telephone number, etc. There is an effect that a line can be selected only by inputting a number.

According to the present invention, the telephone number of the other party is stored in the memory after confirming at least that the other station is a facsimile, so that unnecessary phone numbers are not stored in the memory. Therefore, a facsimile is not sent to the unnecessary telephone number by mistake, so that the number of facsimile can be reduced, and the same destination has a plurality of facsimile. However, there is an effect that the fax can be transmitted to a convenient facsimile that is easily used by the other party and is easily connected.

In the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention, the memory also stores the telephone number called by using the automatic calling function, stores the telephone number that has been individually input once, and searches for the next call. And it is possible to make a call with that number,
Not only does one-touch dial keys or speed dial keys become unnecessary, but once stored, there is no need to enter all digits of the telephone number using the numeric keypad. This has the effect of simplifying the telephone number input at the time of the call.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation according to another embodiment of the apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional facsimile machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Numeric keypad 5 CPU 6 RAM 7 NCU

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] When a facsimile is received, a memory for storing the telephone number of the other party is compared with a part of the telephone number input with a numeric keypad and a part of the stored telephone number. A facsimile apparatus comprising: a control unit having a function of calling the stored telephone number and making a call. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after confirming that at least the other station is a facsimile, the telephone number of the other party is stored in a memory. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory also stores the telephone number called using the automatic calling function.