JP3376657B2 - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

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Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having a destination name and destination number registration / search function.

The number of facsimile devices has been increasing with the recent spread of the facsimile devices. When transmitting facsimile information to a destination facsimile device, for example, a one-touch dial key number is added to the destination number. Registered, and look at the correspondence table of the created one-touch dial key and the destination number separately, select and enter the predetermined one-touch dial key number, and the entered one-touch -The method of extracting the transmission number corresponding to the dial key is often used.

However, in this method, the destination name (for example, Katakana characters) and the destination number are registered in one-to-one correspondence with the one-touch dial keys using the ten-key pad provided in the telephone of a normal facsimile apparatus. There is a problem that the operability is poor, such as that there is a need to register the registration method, and if the correspondence table is lost, it is necessary to directly input the destination number of the other party, etc. There is a need for a facsimile machine with an effective destination number registration and retrieval method.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a conventional facsimile apparatus. FIG. 6 (a) shows an example of the configuration of the facsimile apparatus, and FIG. 6 (b) shows an example of registration of a one-touch dial key. Is shown.

In the conventional facsimile machine, the telephone number of the destination facsimile machine (hereinafter referred to as the transmission number)
And the place where the destination fax machine is installed
(Hereinafter referred to as the destination name) is registered in the one-touch dial key, as shown in FIG. 6 (b).

Although this registration method differs depending on the facsimile machine, for example, in the case of the facsimile machine shown in FIG. 6 (a), the search key, which is one of the function keys in the input section 1a, is depressed and the numeric keypad is pressed. Enter the destination name with the Katakana characters assigned to, and then press another predetermined function key to change the input mode and enter the dial number corresponding to the entered destination name. Then, when the input of the dial number is completed, the registration key, which is one of the function keys, and the one-touch dial key are repeatedly pressed, so that the one-touch dial key storage unit 2a stores the information shown in FIG. The one-touch dial keys in the table shown in (b) are registered. In this case, the destination names that can be registered with the ten keys are limited to katakana characters and alphanumeric characters, for example.

When carrying out a facsimile transmission, the one-touch dial key correspondence table described separately in the format shown in FIG. 6 (b) is referred to and the desired destination name is registered. Recognize the one-touch dial key that exists, press the recognized one-touch dial key, extract the registered destination number in advance, and press the send key, which is one of the above function keys. , The predetermined facsimile information is transmitted to the facsimile device having the extracted destination number.

[0008]

Therefore, the conventional facsimile apparatus is provided with a numeric keypad and a few function keys only as an input section.
In addition to restrictions on the dial key registration procedure, there are also restrictions on the destination numbers that can be registered, and if the correspondence table for the above one-touch dial keys is deleted, one-touch dial keys will be used for facsimile transmission. Can no longer be set, and you can directly use the numeric keypad on the input section 1a,
It is necessary to enter the destination number to perform facsimile transmission, and the operability is extremely poor, and even if you remember the correspondence of the above one-touch dial key, the destination number will be incorrect due to incorrect operation, and the information There was a problem of loss of confidentiality and protection of confidentiality.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, the present invention allows a user to arbitrarily register a destination name and a destination number with an external device or the facsimile device, and the name of the destination or a part thereof can be registered. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile device that can transmit a facsimile information by searching a transmission number using a keyword.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. The above-mentioned problems are solved by the facsimile machine configured as follows.

(1) In the facsimile device, a character input unit 1
And the Kanji dictionary unit 2 and the Kana dictionary unit 2 based on the input of the kana character string (including alphanumeric characters) indicating the destination name from the character input unit 1 is searched, and the desired character string is obtained. The character conversion unit 3 for converting and outputting the character string obtained by searching the Kanji dictionary unit 2 is used as a name to search the destination storage unit 5 for storing the destination number and the destination storage unit 5. Then, the dial converter 4 that outputs the transmission number corresponding to the destination name
And a character display unit 6 for displaying the destination name retrieved by searching the destination storage unit 5 of the dial conversion unit 4 and the corresponding transmission number, and the character input unit 1 is
Input all or part of the Kana character string of the recipient's name to register and convert the specified Kana, Kanji, and Katakana characters, and enter the Kana character string to enter the Kana character string. The Kana, Kana, and Katakana character strings, and a character conversion key that directs conversion to a character string, and the character string after the character conversion, searches the destination storage unit 5 for alphanumeric characters, Kana, Katakana, and Kanji characters. The combination character string is composed of a conversion key group 11 including a dial conversion key for selecting a registered destination number in advance, and a function key group 12 required for facsimile transmission. Kana 2
The 0 and the kanji / word part 21 are stored in a one-to-one correspondence, and the kana character string, the kanji character, and the katakana character string are retrieved from the input kana character string and output. Is the whole or part of the given Kana character string,
When inputting with pointing the cursor, the Kanji dictionary unit 2 is searched, and the kana character corresponding to the input kana character string,
The dial conversion unit 6 includes means for outputting Kanji characters and Katakana character strings, and the dial conversion unit 6 stores the destination number corresponding to the character string converted by the character conversion unit 3 in the destination storage unit 5
And a destination number corresponding to the converted character string is directly or recursively selected and output from the destination storage unit 5, and the destination storage unit is provided.
5 has a structure in which a destination name and a destination number, or a destination name + a destination number can be searched in a one-to-one correspondence, and the character input unit 1 sends a transmission name and an arbitrary character string. By inputting a number, a plurality of pairs of destination names and destination numbers are registered in the destination storage unit 5, and the previously registered transmission is performed by the separately input destination name. A number is directly or recursively selected and displayed on the character display unit 6, and it is indicated in the character input unit 1 that the displayed destination name is the desired destination. A facsimile is transmitted by instructing with a predetermined function key 12.

(2) In the facsimile device, the Kanji dictionary unit 2 and / or the transmission destination storage unit 5 has a list structure and is duplicated, and the duplicated Kanji dictionary unit is used.
2, the destination storage unit 5 is configured to be used by switching from one to the other, and the switching of the duplicated Kanji dictionary unit 2 and the destination storage unit 5 is performed by the character conversion unit 3 or dial conversion. By providing a switching command means that can be instructed from the section 4, the information stored in the above list structure,
One of the duplicated Kanji dictionary units 2, Destination storage unit 3
When reading in the order of JIS code from the area of No. 2, and registering continuously in a predetermined area, the switching command means registers it in a predetermined area of the other Kanji dictionary unit 2 and destination storage unit 3, The registered Kanji dictionary unit 2 and the transmission destination storage unit 5 are used to perform the above-mentioned facsimile transmission, and are provided with a registration / retrieval function of a transmission destination name and a transmission destination number.

[0013]

That is, the facsimile device of the present invention is a normal facsimile device, and a kanji dictionary unit 2 corresponding to a kanji dictionary provided in the Japanese language processing device (word processor),
Enter a kana character string (including alphanumeric characters) as the destination name of the facsimile, search the Kanji dictionary section 2, and provide a character conversion section 3 that can select an arbitrary character string. , A transmission destination storage unit 5 that stores a transmission number corresponding to the transmission destination name designated by the selected character string in a one-to-one correspondence between the transmission destination name and the transmission destination number, and the transmission destination storage unit 5. It is equipped with a dial conversion unit 4 for searching and selecting an arbitrary destination number, and the destination storage unit 5, by inputting the destination name in Kana characters and selecting a corresponding character string such as Katakana or Kanji. Then, the destination name indicated by the selected character string is searched, the destination storage unit 5 is searched, the destination number is selected, and the number is displayed on the character display unit 6 repeatedly. , When the recipient number can be selected, press the prescribed dialing key. To, in which so as to transmit the facsimile information to a facsimile apparatus of the elected destination number.

Generally, the Japanese processor (word processor) has a function of registering, deleting, and searching an arbitrary character string used by a user, using an arbitrary kana character string (including alphanumeric characters) as a keyword. Then, the character conversion unit that provides the registration, deletion, and search functions of the arbitrary character string 3
By providing the Kanji dictionary unit 2 and the Kanji dictionary unit 2 in the facsimile device, any character string corresponding to the destination name can be registered in the Kanji dictionary unit 2 so that the above-mentioned character string can be used as a keyword. A destination name can be selected using the conversion unit 3 and the Kanji dictionary unit 2, and the destination number corresponding to the selected destination name can be registered in the destination storage unit 5, which requires facsimile transmission. When it becomes, enter an arbitrary character string to select a predetermined destination name, search the destination storage unit 5 with the selected destination name, and send the destination corresponding to the destination name. A number can be selected, and the facsimile transmission can be performed to the facsimile device having the selected destination number.

At this time, the storage structure of the transmission destination number stored in the transmission destination storage unit 5 is set to a structure that allows a recursive search. With such a structure, when registering a destination number or when searching for a registered transmission number with a certain keyword, it is possible to reduce the burden on the user. For example, the registration and transmission of a facsimile number within a company will be described as an example. There are a plurality of factories within the company, and one of the A factories is located in Kawasaki City. The destination number of is "044-77
If it is "7-1111", first, the area code "044" of "Kawasaki City" is registered under the name "Kawasaki".
When registering the “A factory”, even if the area code is unknown, the name of the location of the “A factory”, that is,
If "Kawasaki City" is known, a transmission number of the expression "Kawasaki-777-1111", which is a concatenation of the local area code "777-1111", can be registered under the name of "A Factory" after the name. it can. This makes it possible to add flexibility to the registration process. In addition, a configuration in which “A factory”, “B factory”, “C factory”, ...

For example, if the user searches the transmission destination storage section 5 under the name "factory" even if the name of "factory" is not known at the time of search, the above "A factory" and "B factory" are searched. , “C Factory”, ... are selected in order, and the user
When “A Factory” is selected, “Kawasaki-777-1111” is selected, and the name “Kawasaki” in the selected “Kawasaki-777-1111” is the “Kawasaki City” area code “044”. ", Select the" Kawasaki "part of" Kawasaki-777-1111 "above
By replacing "044" selected above, "044-777-1111" is selected as the destination number of "A Factory", so-called recursive search is possible, and flexibility is added to the search process. can do.

That is, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention has a destination storage unit similar to a telephone directory in the facsimile apparatus.
5, the destination storage unit 5 can be searched by inputting a device destination name recognized by the user, for example, the above-mentioned “factory”, and can freely select, register, and delete a desired destination number. It is equipped with a dial conversion unit 4 as described above.

Therefore, as in the conventional case, without looking at the correspondence table and without knowing the destination number, all or part of the destination name recognized by the user can be input, The destination storage unit 5 is directly or recursively selected by the dial conversion unit 4 to select a desired destination number, and the facsimile information is transmitted to the facsimile device having the selected destination number. There is an effect that can be.

If the storage structure of the Kanji dictionary unit 2 and the destination storage unit 5 is a list structure, the index X is generally used.
Since the storage area pointed to by will be random,
It is necessary to collect and organize the storage areas pointed to by the index X in a predetermined area. In the present invention, the Kanji dictionary unit 2 and the transmission destination storage unit 5 are shown in FIG. 5 described later. In order to organize the storage areas scattered and distributed as described above, the information is registered in one predetermined area of the Kanji dictionary unit 2 and the destination storage unit 5 which are duplicated. After that, by switching and using the Kanji dictionary unit 2 and the destination storage unit 5, it is possible to effectively use the storage area and improve the search performance.

[0020]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The above-mentioned FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams for explaining a configuration example of a kanji dictionary unit.
Shows an example in which the kanji dictionary part is realized by a list structure.
Shows an example of storing the kana part and kanji / word part in the kanji dictionary part, FIG. 4 shows an example of storage of the transmission destination storage part, and FIG. 5 shows an example of configuration of the dial converting part. Then, the structural example of the transmission destination storage unit in FIG. 4 is the kana portion in FIG.
It is possible to realize by a list structure in which the destination name and its length, the word part and its length are replaced with the destination number part and its length.

According to the present invention, a facsimile apparatus is provided with
Based on the character input unit 1, the Kanji dictionary unit 2, and the Kana character string input from the character input unit 1 indicating the destination name, the Kanji dictionary unit 2 is searched and converted into a desired character string. Output, and the character conversion unit 3 that adds and deletes words in the Kanji dictionary unit 2 and the character string obtained by searching the Kanji dictionary unit 2 as the destination name, and the destination number is one-to-one. A destination storage unit 5 that stores the correspondence and outputs a desired transmission number,
Means provided with a dial conversion unit 4 to be added or deleted, and a character display unit 6 for displaying the transmission destination name searched by the retrieval of the transmission destination storage unit 5 by the dial conversion unit 4 and the corresponding transmission number. Are the means necessary to carry out the present invention. The same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the drawings.

The configuration and operation of the facsimile apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 to 5. First,
As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention includes a character input unit 1 and a Kanji dictionary unit that can add and delete arbitrary character strings as words with arbitrary reading.
2 and the kana character string (including alphanumeric characters) inputting the destination name from the character input unit 1 is searched, the Kanji dictionary unit 2 is searched, converted into a desired character string, and output, Also, the character conversion unit 3 that adds and deletes words in the Kanji dictionary unit 2 and the character string obtained by searching the Kanji dictionary unit 2 as the destination name, and the number of the destination is added and deleted. Destination storage unit 5, which can output, add, and delete the desired destination number, and the destination name retrieved by searching the destination storage unit 5 of the dial conversion unit 4 described above. , Character display area that displays the corresponding transmission number and 6
The character input unit 1 includes a character input key group 10 for inputting all or part of the kana character string of the destination name and registering and converting predetermined kana characters, kanji, and katakana characters.
Then, input the Kana character and enter the specified Kana character, Kanji,
A character conversion key for instructing conversion to a katakana character string and the character string after the character conversion are performed to search the destination storage unit 5 in advance, and a combination character string of alphanumeric characters, kana, katakana, and kanji can be used in advance. , A conversion key group 11 including a dial conversion key for selecting a registered destination number and a function key group 12 required for facsimile transmission. The Kanji dictionary unit 2 includes a Kana unit 20 and a Kanji character.・ The word part 21 is stored in a one-to-one correspondence, and a predetermined kana character, kanji character, katakana character string is searched and added from the input kana character string,
With the structure that can be deleted, the character conversion unit 3 searches the Kanji dictionary unit 2 when the whole or a part of a predetermined kana character string is input by pointing the cursor, and the input kana is input. A means for outputting kana characters, kanji characters, and katakana character strings corresponding to the character string, and a new kana part 20 and kanji / word part 21 pair are added to the kanji dictionary part 2, and erroneous registration, or, The dial conversion unit 6 includes means for deleting a pair of the unnecessary kana part 20 and the kanji / word part 21, and the dial conversion part 6 stores the destination number corresponding to the character string converted by the character conversion part 3 in the destination storage. Registered in part 5, and the destination number corresponding to the converted character string is stored in the destination storage part.
5.A means for directly or recursively selecting and outputting from 5 and a means for deleting a pair of destination name part 50 and destination number 51 which have been misregistered or become unnecessary, are provided. The destination storage unit 5 includes a destination name, a destination number, or
The destination name + destination number has a one-to-one correspondence that can be searched, added, and deleted, and the transmission name and the transmission number of an arbitrary character string can be input from the character input unit 1 to A plurality of destination name / destination number pairs can be registered in the storage unit 5, and the registered transmission numbers can be directly or recursively selected by the destination name input separately. Is displayed on the character display section 6 and the destination name displayed is designated as a desired destination by a predetermined function key 12 in the character input section 1 to perform facsimile transmission. Is configured.

The operation of the facsimile apparatus configured as described above when performing facsimile transmission will be described below. First, in the character input section 1, as shown in FIG. 1, a character input key group for inputting alphanumeric characters, kana characters, etc.
There is 10 and is used to enter the base string that creates the string to register in destination store 5.

Further, the character input section 1 includes a conversion key group 11
There are a character conversion key group used to control the character conversion unit 3 and a dial conversion key group used to control the dial conversion unit 4.

The character conversion keys are Kana-Kanji conversion, Kana-
Katakana conversion, word registration, word deletion, word search, conversion confirmation key, etc.The Kana character string input with the above character input key group 10 can be used to convert Katakana, Kanji or , Used to convert words.

The dial conversion key group is composed of character-to-dial number conversion, dial number registration, dial number deletion, dial number search, conversion confirmation key, and the like. Used to select a destination number using Part 5.

The other function keys 12 are, for example, dialing keys necessary for facsimile transmission.
(Key that activates the function to start dialing after the destination is confirmed), or the cancel key that interrupts the character conversion, dial conversion, or character input that is currently being performed, or a part of the entered character string There are cursor keys used to specify the input position when modifying, and other keys that activate the functions required for facsimile transmission.

2 and 3 are diagrams for explaining an example of the structure of the Kanji dictionary unit 2. FIG. 2 shows a list structure which is the structure of the Kanji dictionary unit 2. FIG. 3 shows the Kanji dictionary. The storage example of

As described above, the Kanji dictionary section 2 corresponds to a Kanji dictionary that is often used in Japanese language processing devices (word processors), and the Kana section as shown in FIG. And the kanji / word part 21, and each kana part 20 and the kanji / word part 21 can be deleted, inserted, and searched so that the index number Pp immediately before and the index number Pn immediately after the chain and the kana part storage `` Kana.
“P” and its length “Kana.LNG”, an index X that has “Word.p” indicating the storage location of kanji and word parts and its length “Word.LNG”, a leading index number Pt and a trailing index Pb, and a chain Pointer with the total index Cnt of
It forms a list structure with (anchor) P.

That is, FIG. 2 shows the concept of the list structure, which is composed of a pointer (anchor) P and a plurality of indexes X, and the index X indicated by the pointer (anchor) P is indicated by the arrow direction. By searching in ascending order or in the reverse direction of the arrow (descending order), the contents of the kana part 20 and kanji / word part 21 of the kanji dictionary part 2 indicated by the index X can be read. it can.

The index X has, for example, a structure in which it is chained in the order of aiueo.
By inserting, deleting, or searching for any kana part 20,
You can delete, insert, and search Kanji / word part 21.

For example, when inserting an "eye" between the index "B (a)" and the index "C (a)", as shown in FIG.
(A) "and the index" C (I) "are disconnected, the index" D (A) "is inserted between them, and the index" B (A) "is replaced by the index" D (A) ". By changing the chain so that the index “D (eye)” points to the index “C (i)”, and the kana part 20 indicated by the inserted index “D (eye)”, The kanji / word part 21 can be added to the kanji dictionary part 2. In case of deletion, the procedure can be reversed.

FIG. 3 shows the Kana section 2 of the Kanji dictionary section 2.
It is an example of storing 0 and the Kanji / word part 21, and shows the ascending order and the descending order when the index chain is in the order of aiueo.

When searching the Kanji dictionary section 2 configured as described above, the character conversion section 3 of FIG. 1 is activated. As described above, a specific example of the character conversion unit 3 is a function corresponding to a search mechanism for the Kanji dictionary provided in the Japanese language processing device (word processor), and thus its details will be omitted, but it will be summarized. , A pointer (anchor) P shown in FIG. 2 is used to trace each index X in turn, and the kana part 20 designated by each index X is read, and the kana character string that matches the character string input from the character input part 1 is read. When the character string is searched for and the contents match, the contents of the kanji / word part 21 are output, whereby the kana-kanji conversion can be realized. The character string thus converted is displayed on the character display unit 6, and the conversion processing key is used to instruct that the displayed character string is a desired character string. And the character string is converted to the dial conversion unit 4
Can be transferred to.

A means for retrieving a destination number of a desired facsimile apparatus using the transferred character string is shown in FIG.
This will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows an example of registration in the transmission destination storage unit 5. In the present invention, as shown in the figure, a transmission destination name formed by an arbitrary character string and a transmission destination name corresponding to the transmission destination name are formed. A plurality of destination numbers and one-to-one correspondence are registered. For example, the item numbers 1 to 4 are registered with the station numbers corresponding to the destination names (specifically, the names of the location areas), and the item numbers 5 to 8 are the facsimile machines installed in each factory in the company. The destination number of
This is an example in which the station number part is registered with the name of the address of the transmission destination. Item Nos. 9 to 11 are destination names of “factory” so that any factory can be selectively extracted from a plurality of factories owned by a company. This is an example of registration.

That is, similar to the structure of the Kanji dictionary unit 2 described above, the list structure shown in FIG.
The storage destination of 50 and its length, the destination number part 51 and its length are shown.

Specifically, instead of "Kana.p" indicating the kana part storage destination of the index X of FIG. 2 and "Kana.LNG" of its length, "Name. “P” and its length “Name.LNG”, and instead of “Word.p” and the length “Word.LNG”, which indicate the storage location for kanji and word parts, respectively, “Sender” indicating the storage destination number part, “ Phone.p "and its length" Phone.LN
With "G" and the first index number P
It consists of t, a pointer (anchor) that has the end index number Pb and the total number of chain indexes Cnt.

Such index chains are arranged in the order of JIS code, and FIG. 4 shows the correspondence between the ascending order and the descending order of the index chains. As a result, like the Kanji dictionary unit 2 described above, it is possible to search, insert, and delete arbitrary destination names and transmission numbers.

By providing such a destination storage unit 5, as described above, for example, registration and transmission of a facsimile number within a company will be described again. If one of the Kawasaki factories is located in Kawasaki City, and the destination number of the predetermined facsimile device of the Kawasaki plant is "044-777-1111", first,
Register the area code “044” of “Kawasaki City” under the name “Kawasaki”. Then, when registering "A Factory", even if you do not know the area code, if you know the name of the location of "A Factory", that is, "Kawasaki City", you can enter the local area code after the name. "Kawasaki-777" which is a concatenation of a certain "777-1111"
You can register a transmission number with the expression "-1111" under the name of "A factory". This makes it possible to add flexibility to the registration process. Also, under the name of “factory”,
"Kawasaki Factory", "Minamitama Factory", "Numazu Factory", ... are registered.

With respect to the transmission destination storage unit 5 having such a configuration, the user can name the transmission destination storage unit 5 under the name “factory”.
When the dial conversion unit 4 is requested to search for, for example, when searching in ascending order, the above “Numazu Factory”, “Kawasaki Factory”, “Minamitama Factory”, ... Are selected in order, and the user selects “Kawasaki Factory”. When "Factory" is selected with the conversion confirmation key described above, "Kawasaki-777-1111" of the destination number part 51 is selected, and the name "Kawasaki" in the selected "Kawasaki-777-1111" Select "044" which is the area code of "Kawasaki City" above and replace "Kawasaki" in "Kawasaki-777-1111" with "044" selected above. "044-777-1111" is selected as the destination number of "Kawasaki Plant", so-called recursive search can be performed, and flexibility can be given to the search process. Especially, remember the destination factory name. Even if it does not exist, the recipient's number can be extracted by visual confirmation.

A method for searching, registering, and deleting the destination storage unit 5 will be specifically described below with reference to FIG. First,
The character string obtained by searching the Kanji dictionary section 2 described above is output to the output character string buffer (OSTR.BUF) 31, and the dial conversion section
Transferred to 4.

In the dial converter 4, the conversion controller 40 is provided with a read command, an index total number read command, a forward search command, a reverse search command, an insert command, and a delete command. The above read command is the control command data register (Ddict.p)
When the index number you want to read is set in 40a and this command is sent to the destination storage section 5, the contents of the destination name section 50 and the destination number 51 corresponding to the index number are
Name buffer (Name.BUF) 41a and number buffer respectively
(Phone.BUF) 42a stores the length of the destination name part 50 and the length of the destination number part 51 in the name length length register (Name.LNG) 41b and the number length length register (Phone.L).
NG) 42b is a command to read from the transmission destination storage unit 5.

The above-mentioned index total number read command outputs the total number of index chains of pointers (anchors) in the destination storage unit 5 to the control command data register (Dict.p) 4
This is a command to read to 0a.

The normal search command sets the order from the head of the chain in the control command data register (Ddict.p) 40a,
In the command to send to the destination storage unit 5 the index to be read in ascending order from the beginning, the index number is stored in the control command data register (Ddict.p) 40a and the destination name corresponding to the index number. The contents of part 50 and destination number part 51 are stored in the name buffer (Name.BUF) 41a.
And number buffer (Phone.BUF) 42a, destination name part 51
And the length of the destination number section 51 are read from the destination storage section 5 to the name length length register (Name.LNG) 41b and the number length length register (Phone.LNG) 42b, respectively.

The reverse search command sets the order from the tail of the chain in the control command data register (Ddict.p) 40a and sends to the destination storage unit 5 the index reading from the end in descending order. In the command, the index number is
The control command data register (Ddict.p) 40a has a destination name part 50 and a destination number part 51 corresponding to the index number.
Contents of the name buffer (Name.BUF) 41a,
The number buffer (Phone.BUF) 42a stores the length of the destination name part 50 and the length of the destination number part 51 in the name length length register (Name.LNG) 41b and the number length length register (Phone.LNG). ) 42b is a command to read from the destination storage unit 5.

The insert command is a control command data register.
(Ddict.p) Set the order from the beginning of the chain to 40a, and register it newly with a command to send to the destination storage unit 5 which index number to insert next, in ascending order from the beginning. Destination name part 50 and destination number part 51
Of the contents of the name buffer (Name.BUF) 41a,
The number buffer (Phone.BUF) 42a stores the length of the destination name part 50 and the length of the destination number part 51 in the name length length register (Name.LNG) 41b and the number length length register (Phone.LNG). ) 42b is a command to be inserted into the chain of the destination storage unit 5.

At this time, the control command data register (Ddi
ct.p) If the order set in 40a is "0", it is newly added before the beginning of the chain. The delete command is a command to set the deleted index number in the control command data register (Ddict.p) 40a and send it to the destination storage unit 5 to delete the specified index number from the chain.

In the dial conversion unit 4, the conversion control unit 40
Under the control of (1), first, the total number of indexes registered in the destination storage unit 5 is known by the index total number read command.

In the case of the destination storage unit 5 shown in FIG. 4, when this command is issued, it becomes "11". Then, the dichotomy method is used to search for the destination name of the destination, for example, the order of the "factory" from the chain.

This processing is shown below. For convenience of explanation, the item numbers in FIG. 4 are index numbers. First, in the normal search, "6" is set in the control command data register (Ddict.p) 40a to issue a command. Then, "8" is displayed in the control command data register (Ddict.p) 40a and the name buffer (N
ame.BUF) 41a is "Numazu Factory", name length register (Name.LNG) 41b is "4", number buffer Phone.BUF)
"Numazu-23-2222" can be read in 42a, and "10" can be read in the number length register (Phone.LNG) 42b. on the other hand,
The transferred character string "Factory" is cut out by the input alignment circuit (ALIGN.1) 43, the search target part is set and set in the dial conversion input buffer (TDIAL.IBUF) 44, and then converted. In the align circuit (ALIGN.T) 45, the character string "Factory-" for the length length indicated by the name length value register (Name.LNG) 41b above (if the character string is insufficient, leave a blank Is added) and compared with the name “Numazu Factory” set in the name buffer (Name.BUF) 41a by the comparator (CMP) 46.

As a result, it can be detected that the transferred character string “factory” is smaller in JIS code order. Then, it was found that it existed between "1" to "5", and this time, "3" was set to the control command data register.
(Ddict.p) Set to 40a, issue the above normal search command, "9" in control command data register (Ddict.p) 40a, "Factory" in name buffer (Name.BUF), name length length "2" is displayed in the register (Name.LNG) 41b and the number buffer (Phone.B
UF) 42b can read “Kawasaki Factory”, and number length register (Phone.LNG) 42b can read “4”. Then, the above comparison is performed again, and it can be detected that they match. Then, in the conversion control unit 40, the same name first order
A head index number (not shown) "9" having the same name as "3" is set in (not shown).

However, in consideration of the fact that the same name "factory" is registered in the destination memory 5, the search is further continued, and the same name start order in the conversion control unit 40
Continue updating the same index head index number.

Finally, it is found that the transferred character string "Numazu Factory" is the "2" th from the beginning of the chain, and the order "2" is the same name as the starting order and the index. The number "11" is set to the same name leading index number.

Similarly, a process of searching for the end of the same name "factory" existing between "2" to "5" is performed, and the conversion control unit
In 40, the same name end order (not shown) and the same name start index number (not shown) are continuously updated with the order of the matching name part and the inx number.

Finally, from the beginning, it is found that it is the "4" th in the order of the JIS code, and the order "4" is the same name end order, and the index number "1".
"0" is set to the same name end index number.

As a result, it is found that the range of the character string "factory" searched in the conversion process is "2" to "4" in the chain, and the same name head index number "11" is assigned to the control command data register ( Ddict.p) and issue a read command.

Then, "Factory" is stored in the name buffer (Name.BUF) 41a, "2" is stored in the name length length register (Name.LNG) 41b, and "Numazu Factory" is stored in the number buffer (Phone.BUF 42a).
, And number length register (Phone.LNG) 42b
"4" can be read in, and "Numazu Factory" is output to the conversion dial output buffer (TDIAL.OBUF) 49. At the same time, the character string "DIAL conversion input buffer (TDIAL.IBUF) 44" is set. "Factory" is a conversion shift circuit (SHIFT.T) 47
In the above, the above name length value register (Name. LNG) 41
The character string "" left-shifted by the length length "2" specified by b (in this case, the character string disappears and becomes an empty character string) is input to the output align circuit (ALIGN.O) 48. To be done.

Then, the above number buffer (Phone.BUF) 42
The destination number "Numazu Factory" indicated by a and the character string "" left-shifted by the conversion shift circuit (SHIFT.T) 47 above
However, the character string "Numazu Factory" synthesized by the output alignment circuit (ALIGN.O) 48 is output to the output dial buffer (ODIAL.BUF) 32.
Is output to and displayed on the display unit 6.

Each time the user presses the character-to-dial conversion key until the user finds the desired factory name, the user selects the remaining search range "3" to "4" instead of the above-mentioned reading process. When the target transmission destination name portion and transmission destination number portion are read by the search command, the above conversion process is repeated. In this example, the destination number "Kawasaki Factory" for the destination name "Factory" can be searched for by the second character-to-dial conversion process.

Next, when the conversion confirmation key is pressed, the character string "Kawasaki Plant" of the output dial buffer (ODIAL.BUF) 32 is cut out as a dial conversion target instead of the output character string buffer (OSTR.BUF) 31. Be done.

Then, this time, the above-mentioned search processing is performed with the character string "Kawasaki factory", the index number "6" is searched, and "Kawasaki factory" is stored in the name buffer (Name.BUF) 41a.
However, in the above number buffer (Phone.BUF) 42a, `` Kawasaki-777
-1111 ”is set.

Here, the above conversion align circuit (ALIGN.T)
At 45, the length length indicated by the above name length value register (Name. LNG) 41b, in this example, four characters of "Kawasaki Plant" are extracted, and the conversion shift circuit
(SHIFT.T) 47, the above name length value register (N
ame. LNG) The length length specified by 41b, that is,
If you shift left by 4 characters, the part "Kawasaki Factory" disappears and becomes "", and the above number buffer (Phone.B
UF) 42a "Kawasaki-777-1111" only is input to the output align circuit (ALIGN.O) 48 and edited.

At this point, a signal from the conversion control unit 40, which instructs code check for checking whether or not the retrieved "Kawasaki-777-1111" has a character string that requires recursive conversion, Output from the conversion control unit 40 to the comparison circuit (CMP) 46, by a control signal from the conversion control unit 40,
The comparison circuit (CMP) 46 checks whether or not the first character, the second character, ... Are kanji. In this example, it is recognized that the two characters "Kawasaki" are Chinese characters, and as a result, the character string for recursion is recognized, and the above conversion is completed.

In this way, the retrieved “Kawasaki-777-1
111 "is re-input to the input align circuit I (ALIGN.I) 43, and recursive conversion is performed in the same manner as above. That is, when the destination name “Kawasaki” of index “2” and the corresponding destination number “044” are retrieved from the destination storage unit 5, the conversion dial input buffer (TDAI
Of the "Kawasaki-777-1111" set to L.IBUF) 44, the two-character "Kawasaki" corresponding to the length of the above destination name "Kawasaki" is aligned by the alignment conversion circuit (ALIGN.T) 45. The extracted “Kawasaki” is compared with the searched destination name “Kawasaki” by the comparison circuit (CMP) 46.

At the same time, the signal "Kawasaki-777-1111" is left-shifted by the conversion shift circuit (SHIFT.T) 47 by a signal for instructing the length of two characters of the destination name "Kawasaki", and output alignment is performed. In the circuit (ALIGN.O) 48, "-777-1111" is aligned, and in the comparison circuit (CMP) 46, "Kawasaki" extracted by the alignment conversion circuit (ALIGN.T) 45, When a match with "Kawasaki" that has been set in the name buffer (Name.BUF) 41a is obtained and a match output is obtained, the align output circuit (ALIGN.O) 48 sets it in the number buffer (Phone.BUF) 42a. The set "044" is edited to be added to the beginning of the "-777-1111", and the final destination number "044-777-11" is edited.
"11" is output to the output dial buffer "ODIAL.BUF" 32, displayed on the character display section 6 described above, and when the dialing key described above is pressed, a facsimile transmission to the facsimile device of that number is performed. Is done.

The above recursive operation may be automatically performed as described above, or the retrieval result is displayed on the character display section 6 and is based on the instruction from the user based on the displayed retrieval result. You may also do it.

In the figure, the align input circuit (ALIGN.
I) Output from 43, name length value register (Name.LN
G) 41b, Name buffer (Name.BUF) 41a, and Number length value register (Phone.LNG) 42b, Number buffer (Phone.B
UF) 42a, the signal input to
5 is a signal used when registering a destination name and a destination number.

That is, when the dial number registration key is pressed, the character string of the dial buffer (ODIL.BUF) 32 is used as the destination number, and the character string of the output character string buffer (OSTR.BUF) 31 is used as the destination name. As a new process, the process of newly registering it in the destination storage unit 5 is shown below.

First, the output character string buffer (OSTR.BUF) 31
A normal search is performed in order to recognize the number of the character string to be registered as the destination name in the chain, and the beginning order and the ending order of the same name are searched.

When there are a plurality of same names, the contents of each order are read out by normal search and the number buffer (Phone.B
UF) 42a text string via name buffer (Nam
e.BUF) 41a, number length length register (Phone.LNG) 42
Set the length of b to the name length length register (Name.LNG) 41b via
(ODIAL.BUF) Compare with the 32 character string in the same way as the above conversion process.

Finally, when it is possible to recognize the position immediately after the insertion, the order is changed to the control command data register (D
dict.p) set to 40a, output string buffer (OSTR.BUF)
The character string of 31 is set to the length length obtained by the input alignment circuit (ALIGN.I) 43 in the name length length register (Name.LNG) 41b via via, and via via via , Name buffer (Name.BUF) 41a, output dial buffer (ODIAL.BUF) 32 character string is also set to number length length register (Phone.LNG) 42b via, and finally Via the number buffer (Phone.BUF)
42a and issues the above insertion command to the destination storage unit 5.

When the dial number delete key is pressed during the conversion process by the character-to-dial conversion key, the read command, the forward search command, or the reverse search command at that time is read. By storing the index number in the conversion control unit 40, the index number is stored in the control command data register (Ddict.p) 40a.
, And a deletion command is sent to the destination storage unit 5, and the destination number with the destination name can be deleted.

Further, as a method for effectively using the empty area that can be created by deleting and for deteriorating the search performance due to registration,
As shown in FIG. 5, if the destination storage unit 5 is duplicated and a function for switching the area is provided and a command for instructing the switching of the area by the dial conversion unit 4 is provided, One destination storage unit 5 that is duplicated
From this area, it is possible to read in the order of JIS code and continuously register in the predetermined area of the other transmission destination storage unit 5. This makes it possible to effectively use the area of the destination storage unit and improve the search performance. This also applies to the above-mentioned Kanji dictionary section.

In the above description, the operation of the dial conversion unit 4 has been described. However, the operation of character conversion in the character conversion unit 3 described above can also be realized with the same configuration as the dial conversion described above. Kanji dictionary section 2 and destination storage section 5
Is the same, and the search content is easy because the operation of searching for "Kanji" from "Kana" and the operation of searching for "Destination number" from "Name" are essentially the same. It can be analogized.

As described above, the facsimile apparatus of the present invention transmits to the facsimile apparatus a character input section, a Kanji dictionary section 2 which can add / delete an arbitrary character string as a word, with arbitrary reading. Based on the Kana character input
Search the above Kanji dictionary section and convert and output the desired Kanji,
Also, a character conversion unit 3 that adds and deletes words in the Kanji dictionary unit 2 and a destination storage unit that can add and delete destination numbers with the characters obtained by searching the Kanji dictionary unit 2 as names. 5 and a character display section, you can register and delete multiple arbitrary character strings and corresponding transmission numbers in the above destination storage section. Input the converted character string as the destination name, search the destination storage unit 5 for the destination name, output and delete the desired transmission number, and the dial conversion unit 4 and the transmission of the dial conversion unit 4. When a pair of the converted character string and the transmission number obtained by the search of the destination storage unit 5 is displayed on the display unit, and the fact that the corresponding transmission name and the transmission number have been obtained is instructed by the above-mentioned confirmation key. The feature is that the facsimile transmission is performed to the destination. .

[0076]

As described above in detail, according to the facsimile apparatus having the function of registering / searching / deleting the destination name and the destination number of the present invention, the correspondence table can be seen as in the conventional case. Even if you do not know the destination number, you can enter all or part of the destination name recognized by the user and check the destination storage section directly, or The effect that the desired destination number can be recursively selected and the facsimile information can be transmitted to the facsimile device having the selected destination number. In addition, by duplicating the Kanji dictionary unit and the destination storage unit, as described above, it is possible to effectively use the storage area and improve the search function.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention (No. 1).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention (part 2).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention (part 3).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention (No. 4).

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a conventional facsimile device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Character input section 10 Character input key group 11 Conversion key group 11 Other function key groups 2 Kanji dictionary section (Kanji dictionary) 3 Character conversion section 30 Input character string buffer (ISTR.BUF) 31 Output character string buffer (OSTR.BUF ) 32 Output dial buffer (ODIAL.BUF) 4 Dial converter 40 Conversion controller 40a Control command data register (Dict.p) 41a Name buffer (Name.BUF) 41b Name length length register (Name.LNG) 42a Number buffer ( Phone.BUF) 42b Number length length register (Phone.LNG) 43 Input align circuit (ALIGN.I) 44 Conversion dial input buffer (TDIAL.IBUF) 45 Conversion align circuit (ALIGN.T) 46 Comparison circuit (CMP) 47 Conversion Shift circuit (SHIFT.T) 48 Output align circuit (ALIGN.O) 49 Conversion dial output buffer (TDIAL.OBUF) 5 Destination storage area 6 Character display area

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A character input section, a dictionary section, and based on the input of a character designating a destination name from the character input section, the dictionary section is searched, converted into a desired character string, and output. A character conversion unit, a character string obtained by searching the dictionary unit as a name, a destination storage unit that stores a destination number, and a destination storage unit that searches a transmission number corresponding to the destination name. A fax machine including a dial conversion unit for outputting, a destination name retrieved by searching the destination storage unit of the dial conversion unit, and a character display unit for displaying a corresponding transmission number.
In the millimeter unit, the character input unit, all of the destination name or a part of a sentence
A character input key group for inputting a string, enter the string, the character conversion key for instructing conversion to a predetermined character string,
The destination storage unit is checked with the character string after the character conversion.
And search, a conversion key group composed of a dial conversion key for selecting the destination number is registered, and composed of a function key group necessary for facsimile transmission, the dial conversion unit, the converted string The destination number corresponding to is registered in the destination storage unit, or
The destination number corresponding to the converted character string, the transmission
And means for outputting the recursive elected from Shinsaki storage unit, a destination number that is the registered recursively selected and displayed on the character display unit, the destination name displayed, the desired A facsimile apparatus, wherein a facsimile transmission is performed by instructing that the destination is the destination of the transmission using a predetermined function key in the character input unit. 2. A above facsimile apparatus, the dictionary unit and list structure, and, duplicated, while switching to the other and configured to be used from the duplexed dictionary unit, duplexed dictionary unit Change the above
By providing a switching command means that can be instructed from the character conversion unit, the information stored in the list structure is read out in the order of JIS code from the region of one of the duplicated dictionary units, and continuously read in a predetermined region. When registering in the, in the switching command means, register in a predetermined area of the other dictionary unit,
2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the facsimile transmission is performed using a registered dictionary unit . 3. The facsimile apparatus, wherein the destination storage unit has a list structure and is duplicated.
Switch from one of the duplicated destination storage units to the other
Redundant destination storage
Switching of the above section can be instructed from the dial conversion section.
A replacement command means is provided so that the list structure is stored.
Information stored in one of the duplicated destination storage areas.
Read in the order of JIS code from the area
When registering continuously, the switching command means
Registered destinations in a specified area of the destination storage unit and registered destinations
Use the storage unit to perform the above fax transmission.
The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, which is characterized in that.