JP2852821B2 - Multifunctional telephone device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multifunctional telephone apparatus for selecting a destination from an electronic telephone directory and making a call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many telephones, including fax machines, have a speed dial function. Recently, in addition to this,
Some have a large LCD and an electronic telephone directory function.
These devices are easily used because they only need to register the telephone number or name of the other party in a speed dial or an electronic telephone directory, and select and transmit the registered one.

[0003] However, such a conventional device is known as F
Since it is not possible to determine the type of an AX or a telephone, the FA is displayed when the destination is a telephone due to an operation error.
In some cases, communication failed due to X transmission. In this case, a wrong call will be made, and the other party will be troubled. The present invention has been made in view of such a situation,
It is intended to provide Hisage the devices without selecting the wrong FAX and telephone.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve such a problem, the present invention comprises a facsimile transmission function and an electronic telephone directory, and selects from a terminal of a destination registered in the electronic telephone directory. In the multi-function telephone device for making a call, the type of the terminal is registered in the electronic telephone directory corresponding to the telephone number of the terminal of the destination, and further, the terminal of the destination registered in the electronic telephone directory is selected. A collating means for collating the type of the terminal of the other party with its own type based on the operation, and a call prohibiting means for prohibiting a call when the collating means determines that the two types do not match. Things.

[0005]

[Action] origination, destination end, which is registered in the electronic telephone book
The terminal type and the calling terminal type are collated, and the calling is permitted only when they match, and the calling is prohibited when they do not match.

[0006]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus includes an NCU unit 1 for connecting a line and an external telephone, a telephone unit 2 for making a telephone call, a FAX unit 3 for performing a FAX communication, a data communication unit 4 for performing a data communication, a control unit 5 for controlling the whole, a display. And an operation unit 7 for performing necessary key operations and the like, and an interface connector 8 for transmitting and receiving interface signals to and from an external device.

The NCU 1 comprises a contact for switching between a telephone signal and a facsimile or data signal, a contact for connecting / disconnecting an external telephone, and a hybrid circuit for combining a data signal and a facsimile signal. .

The telephone section 2 is composed of components such as a handset, a speaker, a ringer, etc., and a telephone circuit. The telephone circuit is composed of circuits for performing incoming call, telephone call, voice amplification, hold processing, dial signal transmission, and the like.

The FAX unit 3 includes a CPU, a modem, an image sensor, a thermal head, a ROM, a RAM, a document detection unit,
It is composed of a recording paper detection unit and the like. The data communication unit 4 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, a DSP, an AFE, and the like. The control unit 5 includes a ROM, a RAM, a CPU, an interface unit, and the like. Display unit 6 is LCD
It is composed of a unit, a backlight and an adjustment unit for adjusting them. The operation unit 7 includes LEDs, keys, and the like.

FIGS. 2 to 4 are flow charts showing the operation of this apparatus. FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a registration process in the electronic telephone directory. In step 100, a registration position in the electronic telephone directory is selected, and in step 102, a name is input. Then, in step 103, a telephone number is input, and finally, in step 104, a terminal type is input. This terminal type is FAX, telephone,
The type of data communication is performed.

FIG. 3 is a screen for calling the electronic telephone directory registered in this way, and displays a name, a destination telephone number, and a terminal type. This terminal type is F for FAX,
It is designed to be indicated by the symbol T for telephone and M for data communication.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a calling operation. When a destination telephone number is selected in step 200, it is determined in step 201 whether the telephone number is a facsimile or a telephone. This determination is made based on terminal type data registered in the electronic telephone directory.

If it is determined that the call is a facsimile, the terminal type of the calling apparatus is determined in step 202. If it is determined that the received fax is a facsimile, step 203 is executed.
As shown in (2), automatic fax transmission is performed, and
FAX communication is performed as shown in FIG. However, if it is determined in step 202 that the call is a telephone call, communication cannot be performed because the terminal type of the calling side is different from the terminal type of the other side. Therefore, a call error is notified in step 205.

If it is determined in step 201 that the call is not a facsimile, it is determined in step 206 whether the terminal type of the caller is a telephone or a facsimile. A call is made at step 208.

However, if it is determined in step 206 that the received fax is a facsimile, an error is notified in step 205 because the terminal type is different from that of the other party.

It should be noted that two telephone numbers, telephone and fax, may be registered at one destination, and the telephone number of telephone and fax may be automatically switched by a calling operation. When the terminal is connected to a FAX, the terminal type of the telephone number may be automatically corrected.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, since a connection is made after the terminal type has been collated with the other party, a wrong telephone call is eliminated, so that not only does not bother the other party, but also
This has an effect that communication failure due to a difference in terminal device is eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating registration processing of an electronic telephone directory.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an electronic telephone directory registration screen.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a calling operation;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 NCU unit 1 2 Telephone unit 3 FAX unit 4 Data communication unit 5 Control unit 6 Display unit 7 Operation unit 7 8 Interface connector

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A multi-function telephone device having a facsimile transmission function and an electronic telephone directory, and selecting and calling from a terminal of a destination registered in the electronic telephone directory. The type of the terminal is registered corresponding to the telephone number of the terminal, and further, based on the operation of selecting the terminal of the partner registered in the electronic telephone directory, the type of the terminal of the partner and the type of the terminal itself . And a call prohibiting means for prohibiting a call when the two types are determined to be inconsistent by the comparing means.