JP3841812B2 - Communication device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication apparatus having a one-touch key that can be transmitted to a registered destination.

  A conventional facsimile apparatus is provided with a one-touch key for starting a facsimile transmission operation to a destination registered in advance by one key operation. These one-touch keys are generally classified into the following three types according to their functions. First, one-touch dial to dial a registered destination, second, program dial to dial a destination according to registered communication settings, and third, a group to sequentially dial a plurality of registered destinations There is a dial. The communication settings include a transmission speed setting and a setting for whether or not to perform encrypted communication.

  Then, when sending to a desired destination registered in the one-touch key, in order to search for a desired one-touch key from all the registered one-touch keys, the individual operation units are displayed on the display by operating the operation unit. A method is used in which the registered contents of the one-touch key are searched in order, or the registered contents of the one-touch key are printed on a recording sheet as a report.

  With the recent spread of the Internet, communication apparatuses having printing means such as an Internet facsimile apparatus having an Internet function and an image forming apparatus connectable to a network have been developed.

  However, searching for a desired one from a number of one-touch keys takes a lot of time if it is displayed on the display as in the past, and it takes a lot of time to search even if it is printed on the recording paper. A large amount is consumed. In addition, there is a possibility that a search omission occurs due to an act of searching by a person.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication device capable of searching and transmitting a desired one-touch key without taking time and effort.

  In order to achieve the above object, a communication device according to the present invention includes a first operation means for inputting a character string for search in a communication device having a one-touch key that transmits to a registered destination, Search means for searching for one-touch keys including the character string from one-touch keys, display means for displaying the search results, and two or more one-touch keys can be selected from the one-touch keys displayed on the display means. It is characterized by comprising selection means and transmission means for transmitting data to the destination of the one-touch key selected by the selection means.

  As described above, by selecting and transmitting two or more destinations from the one-touch keys searched by the character string, it is possible to search and transmit two or more one-touch keys without trouble.

  The selection means may be capable of selecting one or more desired number of one-touch keys from the one-touch keys displayed on the display means. Then, it is possible to search and transmit a desired one-touch key from the displayed one-touch keys without taking time and effort.

  In addition, the communication device according to the present invention further includes a second operation unit in which a type of a one-touch key to be searched is input, and the search unit is configured to input the type to the second operation unit. A one-touch key that includes the character string and belongs to the type may be searched. In this case, the type is one of a one-touch dial, a program dial, a group dial, and a range of one-touch key numbers. It is good.

  The character string may be a destination number or a part of the destination number, a name or a part of the name, or an e-mail address or a part of the e-mail address.

  The communication device may be a facsimile device, an Internet facsimile device, or an image forming device connectable to a network.

  According to the present invention, the first operation means for inputting the character string for search, the search means for searching for the one-touch key including the character string input from the one-touch key, and the search result Display means for displaying; selection means for selecting two or more one-touch keys from the one-touch keys displayed on the display means; and transmission means for transmitting data to a destination of the one-touch key selected by the selection means By providing, two or more one-touch keys can be searched and transmitted without trouble.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to the present invention. 10 is a facsimile machine, 11 is a CPU as a search means for controlling the operation of the entire facsimile machine 10 and searching for one-touch keys, 12 is a ROM storing various control programs, and 13 is temporarily storing image data and the like. A work RAM 14 is an operation display unit including operation means and selection means such as a numeric keypad and a touch panel, and display means such as a liquid crystal display.

  Reference numeral 15 denotes a scanner that reads an original and converts it into image data. Reference numeral 16 denotes an original sensor that detects that the original is set on the scanner 15. Reference numeral 17 denotes a plotter that prints image data on recording paper. Reference numeral 18 denotes an image to be transmitted and received. A compression / decompression unit that encodes and decodes data, 19 is a memory that stores registration contents of one-touch keys, 20 is a communication control unit that controls transmission and reception of facsimile originals, 21 is a modem, and 22 is connected to a public telephone network. A network control unit as a transmission means. In the following, an operation when searching and transmitting a desired one-touch key in the facsimile apparatus 10 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile machine 10. First, when the operation display unit 14 is operated in step S30 to select a search mode, an image in which search conditions can be input is displayed. In step S31, the operation display unit 14 is operated to wait for input of a character string to be searched. In this specification, a character includes a number, and a character string includes one character.

  When a character string for search is input in step S31, the process proceeds to step S32, and one touch key including the input character string is searched from the one touch keys registered in the memory 19. Thereafter, the process proceeds from step S32 to step S33, and the search result is displayed on the operation display unit 14.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image 40 obtained as a result of searching in the search mode. The image 40 is a result of searching by inputting a facsimile number, and it can be seen that the searched facsimile number is registered in three one-touch keys.

  Next, the process proceeds from step S33 to step S34 and waits for the operation display unit 14 to be operated to select a desired one-touch key of the transmission destination. When a desired one-touch key is selected in step S34, the process proceeds to step S35 to dial the destination of the selected one-touch key and transmit data.

  In step S34, the user can select a plurality of one-touch keys. In this case, the user can use a group dial in which a plurality of destinations are dialed in order and transmitted. For example, when a character string is searched for “Ox” in the search mode, an image 50 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed as a search result. Then, when the user selects a desired one-touch key from the image 50, for example, “XX trading”, “XX transportation”, and “XX automobile”, the facsimile apparatus 10 sends the selected three destinations. Send data in order.

  As described above, by selecting and transmitting one or more desired destinations, it is possible to transmit to a destination that is not registered as a group dial without taking time and effort.

  As a search condition, a few digits of a part of the facsimile number or telephone number may be input. In this case, a facsimile number or telephone number including the input number as a part is searched. This is effectively used when the destination facsimile number or telephone number is not completely remembered.

  In addition, as a search condition, a name registered in the one-touch key or a part of the name may be input. Further, as a search condition, a search may be performed using a transmission speed or encryption communication registered in the program dial.

  Furthermore, as a search condition, in addition to inputting the above character string, an image 60 in which the type of search as shown in FIG. 5 can be selected may be displayed. In this way, the search result can be further narrowed down by adding the search condition of type. Further, a plurality of types may be selected. In FIG. 5, the type refers to a one-touch dial, a program dial, and a group dial in which one-touch keys are classified, but may also be a range of one-touch key numbers.

  In this embodiment, the facsimile apparatus has been described as an example. However, a communication apparatus such as an Internet facsimile apparatus or an image forming apparatus connectable to a network may be used. In such a communication apparatus, an e-mail address or a part of the e-mail address may be input as a search condition.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the image of the result searched in search mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the image of the result searched in search mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the image which selects the classification searched in search mode.

Explanation of symbols

10 Facsimile device (communication device)
11 CPU (search means)
14 Operation display section (operation means, display means, selection means)
22 Network control unit (transmission means)

Claims (6)

In a communication device having a one-touch key that transmits to a registered destination,
A first operation means for inputting a character string for search;
Search means for searching for a one-touch key including the character string from the one-touch key;
Display means for displaying the search results;
A selection means capable of selecting two or more one-touch keys from the one-touch keys displayed on the display means;
A communication apparatus comprising: a transmission unit that transmits data to a destination of the one-touch key selected by the selection unit.   2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit can select one or more desired number of one-touch keys from the one-touch keys displayed on the display unit. A second operation means for inputting the type of the one-touch key to be searched;
3. The search unit according to claim 1, wherein when the type is input to the second operation unit, the search unit searches for a one-touch key including the character string and belonging to the type. Communication equipment.   The communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the type is one of a range of a one-touch dial, a program dial, a group dial, and a one-touch key number.   5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the character string is a destination number or name, an e-mail address, or a part thereof.   6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus is a facsimile apparatus, an internet facsimile apparatus, or an image forming apparatus connectable to a network.

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