JP3545184B2 - Communication device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a communication device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, an apparatus of this type has been filed by the present applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 9-300551. According to this application, an apparatus including a transmission / reception unit and a control unit is configured to transmit / receive an electronic mail and transmit / receive facsimile data.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, if there are two conventional devices, transmission and reception can be easily performed. However, there is a first drawback in that when a facsimile machine is located outside the user and an e-mail enters the user's company, it cannot be transferred to the outside. Further, there is a second drawback that if the user's company has an e-mail terminal and the user's company receives a facsimile, the fax cannot be transferred.
[0004]
Further, there is a third drawback that when a user is out of the office and there is a telephone and an e-mail enters the user's company, the e-mail cannot be transferred. To solve this problem, it is sufficient to carry the above device, but there is a fourth disadvantage that it takes time to carry around. Therefore, the present invention provides a communication device that can transfer to a device with different media at a user's destination when an e-mail or facsimile enters a user's company or the like in consideration of such a conventional disadvantage. Things.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention includes a transmission / reception unit and a control unit, and when the transmission / reception unit receives facsimile data, the control unit converts only a text portion of the facsimile data into text data. At the same time, applying an image compression process to data other than the text data, creating an e-mail as an attached file with the data subjected to the image compression process, and controlling the transmission / reception unit to transmit the e-mail to a predetermined destination. It is characterized by.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The transmission / reception unit 1 is composed of, for example, a DAA (Data Access Arrangement), one of which is connected to a telephone line, and the other of which is connected to a communication control unit 2. The transmission / reception unit 1 receives electronic mail or facsimile data.
[0010]
The communication control unit 2 is, for example, an integrated circuit element having a modem unit for modulating and demodulating transmission / reception data and an audio analog control unit. The microphone 3 converts a voice emitted by the user into a voice signal and outputs the voice signal to the communication control unit 2, and the speaker 4 converts a voice signal output from the communication control unit 2 into voice.
[0011]
The telephone 5 is, for example, a cordless telephone, and can wirelessly communicate with the slave 6. The printing unit 7 prints image data and the like. The reading unit 8 reads image data from a document. The input unit 10 includes, for example, a tablet and an input pen, and is configured so that a user can input desired information. The input unit 10 is connected to the communication control unit 2.
[0012]
The display unit 11 is composed of, for example, a 480 dot × 320 dot liquid crystal display device. The input unit 10 may be provided so as to overlap the display unit 11. The control unit 12 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and is connected to the display unit 11, the communication control unit 2, the telephone 5, the printing unit 7, the reading unit 8, and the ID ROM 13, respectively. Perform control.
[0013]
The storage unit 14 includes a RAM 15 and a ROM 16. The RAM 15 is a writable storage device, and the ROM 16 stores a program of the control unit 12 and the like. The card control unit 17, the RAM 15, and the ROM 16 are connected to a bus 18, respectively, and the bus 18 is connected to the control unit 12.
[0014]
When a voltage is supplied from an AC power supply or a battery 20, the power supply unit 19 supplies a predetermined output voltage to the control unit 12. One of the IF circuits 20a is connected to the control unit 12, and the other is connected to a function expansion hard disk driver (not shown). The control unit 12, a signal 32KH _Z, the system clock is output. These components constitute the communication device 21.
[0015]
First, the operator performs a predetermined key operation on the input unit 10 to display the screen shown in FIG. Then, for example, a check mark is input at the head of mail → FAX on the screen (using an input pen), and a facsimile number of a transfer destination is input to the right of the check mark. Next, enter a check mark at the top of the e-mail → phone on the screen, and enter the telephone number of the transfer destination on the right side. Then, a check mark is input at the head of FAX → mail, and the mail address of the transfer destination is input on the right side.
[0016]
Next, the operation of "transfer when facsimile is received" in the communication device 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, when the transmission / reception unit 1 receives facsimile data (S1), facsimile reception processing is performed (S2).
[0017]
That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 12 determines whether mail transfer from facsimile is valid (S3). As described with reference to FIG. 2, since a check mark has been input for FAX → mail on the display unit 11, step S3 is determined to be Yes. As described above, the input unit 10 is provided, and when the input unit 10 is selected in a predetermined mode (for example, FAX → mail), an e-mail is transmitted.
[0018]
Next, the facsimile data is subjected to character recognition processing by software, and only the text portion of the facsimile data is converted into text data (S4). Then, the control means 12 performs image compression on the data below the text data into JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) or the like, and converts the data into image data (S5).
[0019]
Next, the control means 12 attaches the text data to the body of the e-mail and creates the e-mail with the JPEG data as an attached file of the e-mail (S6). Then, the control unit 12 causes the electronic mail to be transferred to a predetermined destination (the transfer destination mail address shown in FIG. 2) via the transmission / reception unit 1 (S7). If there is no input for transfer from FAX to mail (S3), normal facsimile reception processing is performed (S8).
[0020]
Next, the operation of "transfer when an electronic mail is received" in the communication device 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, when the transmission / reception unit 1 receives an e-mail, step S1 is determined as No, S9 is determined as Yes, and an e-mail reception process is performed (S10).
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 5, it is determined whether the transfer from the electronic mail to the facsimile is valid (S11). If a check mark has been entered in the display section 11 shown in FIG. 2, e-mail → FAX, step S11 is determined to be Yes.
[0022]
Then, the control unit 12 converts the electronic mail into facsimile data (S12). That is, the control unit 12 encodes the text data of the received e-mail into, for example, a G3 FAX format (ITU standard).
[0023]
Next, the control unit 12 checks whether there is an attached file, and if there is an attached file (S13), similarly, converts the attached file into a G3 FAX format (S14). The control unit 12 performs facsimile transmission of the facsimile data to a predetermined transmission destination (the destination facsimile number shown in FIG. 2) (S15).
[0024]
Further, if a check mark is input in the mail → phone on the display unit 11 shown in FIG. 2, step S11 is determined as No, and S16 is determined as Yes.
[0025]
Then, the control unit 12 extracts at least the source and title of the e-mail from the received e-mail (S17). The control unit 12 converts at least the caller and the title into voice data, stores the voice data in the storage unit 14 (S18), and dials a predetermined destination (the transfer destination telephone number shown in FIG. 2) (S19).
[0026]
When the transfer destination answers the telephone (S20), the control unit 12 transmits the stored source voice data and title voice data by telephone (S21).
[0027]
As described above, when the input unit 10 is selected in a predetermined mode (for example, mail → FAX or mail → telephone), facsimile transmission or telephone transmission is performed, respectively.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, the control unit converts the text portion of the received facsimile data into text data, converts the other data into image data, and transmits an e-mail to a predetermined destination. As a result, if the e-mail terminal is located at the user's destination and a facsimile enters the user's company, the facsimile can be easily and immediately transferred to the user's destination.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing a screen of a display unit provided in the apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 3;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 transmitting / receiving unit 12 control unit

Claims (1)

A transmitting / receiving unit, and a control unit, when the transmitting / receiving unit receives the facsimile data, the control unit converts only the text portion of the facsimile data into text data and performs image compression processing on the data other than the text data. A communication device that creates an e-mail as an attached file using the data subjected to the image compression processing as an attached file, and controls the transmission / reception unit to transmit the e-mail to a predetermined destination .

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