JP2000059531A - Facsimile machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] A facsimile apparatus capable of registering a plurality of receiving functions (transmission destinations) of the other party in the same one-touch dial and selecting a transmission destination according to a situation at the time of transmission. I will provide a. When registering a destination in one-touch dialing or the like, after registering a facsimile number (S11), if an e-mail address is also registered (S12), the e-mail address is also registered (S13). When a default, that is, when a one-touch dial or the like is pressed, which destination is normally used is determined (S14), and default information is stored in the parameter memory.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus, and more particularly, to a method for effectively utilizing a one-touch dial function and a speed dial function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a facsimile apparatus provided with a one-touch dial function and a speed dial function capable of registering a facsimile number and an e-mail address of a partner, a plurality of personal computers having a facsimile apparatus and an e-mail address on the partner side are provided. If you have facsimile numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. registered in one-touch dialing or speed dialing, it is necessary to use two one-touch dialing or speed dialing for those multiple receiving functions (destinations) there were. However, since the number of one-touch dials is limited, it is very wasteful to use two one-touch dials or abbreviated dials for the same partner.

If the other party has a plurality of reception functions (transmission destinations) such as a facsimile machine and a personal computer having an e-mail address, the transmission destination is limited to one of the transmission destinations depending on the time zone to be transmitted and the amount and type of original. Sometimes it is better to do it. For example, when transmitting in the daytime, it is always desirable to transmit to a facsimile, but in the case of transmitting at night, it is not in a hurry, so it is desirable to transmit to an e-mail address. Further, when the amount of originals is considerably large, if the originals are transmitted to the e-mail address, a load is imposed on the server, which may cause a problem during reception.

When a destination is busy, it is very wasteful to simply redial the busy destination.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and a plurality of receiving functions (transmission destinations) of a partner can be registered in the same one-touch dial. It is an object of the present invention to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of selecting a transmission destination according to a situation at the time of transmission.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus having a one-touch dial function and a speed dial function capable of registering a destination such as a facsimile number and an e-mail address. It is characterized in that the receiving function (transmission destination) can be registered in the same one-touch dial or abbreviated dial.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a destination is selected from a plurality of destinations registered in the selected one-touch dial or abbreviated dial according to a transmission time zone. It was done.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a destination is selected from a plurality of destinations registered in the selected one-touch dial or abbreviated dial according to the amount and type of a document to be transmitted. It is characterized by.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect of the present invention, when a destination is busy, transmission is made to another destination without redialing.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining an example of a facsimile apparatus to which the present invention is applied. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a document sensor, 2 denotes a scanner, 3 denotes a paper sensor,
4 is a plotter, 5 is an operation display unit, 6 is an image memory, 7 is a battery, 8 is a parameter memory, 9 is a clock circuit, 10
Is a communication control unit, 11 is a modem, 12 is a network controller, 13
Denotes an encoding / decoding unit, 14 denotes a CPU, 15 denotes a ROM, 16
Is a buffer memory, 17 is a character generator,
Specific processing is performed in each block, and data is transmitted and received between the blocks. Thereby, it can function as facsimile, copy, printer, and the like.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining one embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.
When registering the receiving function (transmission destination) of the other party in one-touch dialing or the like, after registering the facsimile number (S11), if the e-mail address is also registered (S12), the e-mail address is also registered (S13). Decide which is to be the default (which destination is normally used when this one-touch dial or the like is pressed) (S1).
4) The default information is stored in the parameter memory 8.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the second or third aspect of the present invention. For example, if the number of originals is set, transmission condition information such as transmission to a facsimile is set (S21), and when a destination is designated by a one-touch dial or the like in which a facsimile number and an e-mail address are registered. (S22), it is checked whether the condition in the parameter memory 8 is satisfied (S2).
3) When the condition in the parameter memory 8 is satisfied, an appropriate transmission destination is set (S24).

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the present invention.
If the destination is busy when transmitting using one-touch dialing or the like (S31), it is checked whether another destination is registered in the used one-touch dial (S32) and another If there is a destination, the call is re-established there (S33).

[0014]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facsimile apparatus having a one-touch dial function and a shortened dial function capable of registering a destination such as a facsimile number and an e-mail address. Can be registered in the same one-touch dial or abbreviated dial, so that one-touch dial or abbreviated dial can be used efficiently.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a destination is selected from a plurality of destinations registered in the selected one-touch dial or abbreviated dial according to a transmission time zone. Can be transmitted appropriately in accordance with.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a destination is selected from a plurality of destinations registered in the selected one-touch dial or abbreviated dial according to the amount and type of a document to be transmitted. Therefore, it is possible to perform appropriate transmission according to the transmission situation.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, when the transmission destination is busy, the transmission is made to another transmission destination without redialing. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a facsimile apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining one embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the invention of claim 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the second or third aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of the facsimile apparatus according to the invention of claim 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Original sensor, 2 ... Scanner, 3 ... Paper sensor, 4 ...
Plotter, 5 operation display unit, 6 image memory, 7 battery, 8 parameter memory, 9 clock circuit, 10 communication control unit, 11 modem, 12 network controller, 13 encoding / decoding unit , 14 CPU, 15 ROM, 16 buffer memory, 17 character generator.

Claims (4)

[Claims] In a facsimile apparatus having a one-touch dial function and a speed dial function capable of registering a destination such as a facsimile number and an e-mail address, a plurality of receiving functions (transmission destinations) of a partner side are assigned to the same one-touch dial. Alternatively, a facsimile apparatus characterized in that it can be registered in a speed dial. 2. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a destination is selected from a plurality of destinations registered in the selected one-touch dial or abbreviated dial, according to a transmission time zone. apparatus. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a destination is selected from a plurality of destinations registered in the selected one-touch dial or abbreviated dial, according to an amount and a type of a document to be transmitted. Facsimile machine. 4. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the transmission destination is busy, the transmission is performed to another transmission destination without redialing.