JPH09102829A - Communication terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device such as a telephone or a facsimile device that stores an operation procedure executed by an operator and can reproduce the operation procedure at a predetermined timing. In a communication terminal device that generates various signals in response to an input key and receives desired service information from a partner, an operation unit having a plurality of keys for generating various signals, and an operation unit The operation storage unit that stores the key information indicating the type of the input key and the key information stored in the operation storage unit when a reproduction instruction is given from the operation unit, and various types are read based on the read key information. And a control unit for generating a signal and performing reception.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device such as a telephone or a facsimile device, and more particularly to a communication terminal device having a function of generating various signals for receiving service information from a partner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a communication terminal device such as a telephone or a facsimile device receives information requested by an operator from a service center which provides various information in addition to a call or communication with a predetermined destination. The usage is also increasing. In order to obtain information from the service center in this way, first enter the telephone number of the service center that is providing the information to make a call, and then select the key according to the voice guidance sent from the other party. Is operated, and the information specified through such an operation is received.

Recently, a service center for providing information such as news and weather forecasts that change in real time in real time has begun to be installed. Therefore, in order to obtain information from such a service center in real time, the operator has to repeatedly perform the troublesome operation as described above, and there is a problem that the operability of the terminal is very poor.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above problems and provides a communication terminal device such as a telephone or a facsimile device which can store an operation procedure executed by an operator and reproduce the operation procedure at a predetermined timing. With the goal.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In order to achieve the above object, in a communication terminal device that generates various signals according to an input key and receives desired service information from a partner, an operation unit including a plurality of keys for generating various signals. And the operation storage unit that stores the key information indicating the type of the key input from the operation unit, and the key information stored in the operation storage unit when the reproduction instruction is given from the operation unit, and the read key And a control unit that generates various signals based on information and executes reception.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 2 provides various signals in a communication terminal device which generates various signals according to an input key and receives desired service information from a partner. From the operation unit only when the communication by the communication control unit is completed normally, the operation unit having a plurality of keys for generating Based on the read key information, the operation storage unit that stores the key information indicating the type of the input key and the key information that is stored in the operation storage unit when a reproduction instruction is issued from the operation unit And a communication control unit that generates various signals and executes reception.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 3 is the operation according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation storage section stores the input interval together with the input key information. When a reproduction instruction is given from, the key information and the input interval stored in the operation storage unit are read out,
It is characterized in that a signal corresponding to the read key information is generated at the input interval to execute reception.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2, which further comprises a display section for displaying a predetermined message, and the communication by the communication control section is normally completed. When key information is stored in the operation storage unit, a message indicating that fact is displayed and output via a display.

[0009]

According to the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the operation storage unit for storing the key information indicating the type of the key input from the operation unit is provided, and the operation is performed when the reproduction instruction is given from the operation unit. Read the key information stored in the storage unit,
Various signals are generated based on the read key information and reception is executed.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2 having the above-mentioned structure, only when the communication by the communication control unit for executing reception according to a key input from the operation unit and the communication by the communication control unit are normally completed. An operation storage unit that stores key information indicating a type of a key input from the operation unit is provided. When the operation unit issues a reproduction instruction, the key information stored in the operation storage unit is read and read. Based on the key information, various signals are generated and reception is performed.

Further, in the invention having the above structure, the operation storage section stores the input interval together with the input key information, and when the reproduction instruction is given from the operation section, the operation storage section. The key information and the input interval stored in are read, a signal corresponding to the read key information is generated at the input interval, and reception is executed.

Further, in the invention according to claim 4 having the above-mentioned configuration, a display section for displaying a predetermined message is provided, communication by the communication control section is normally completed, and key information is stored in the operation storage section. In that case, a message to that effect is displayed and output via the display.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below based on embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The facsimile apparatus includes an image reading unit 1, an image recording unit 2, an operation display unit 3,
Network control unit 4, system control unit 5, ROM 6, RAM 7,
The encoding / decoding unit 8, the reception operation storage unit 9, and the input interval recognition unit 10 are provided.

The image reading unit 1 reads image information of a document at a predetermined resolution, and the image recording unit 2 records image information on a recording sheet at a predetermined resolution. Operation display section 3
Is a start key, a stop key, a registration key, a playback key, and various operation keys necessary for operating the facsimile device such as a ten-key for inputting the telephone number of the other party, and the setting state and operation of the device. It consists of a display that displays a message for guidance. The network control unit 4 is composed of a ringing signal detection circuit for detecting an incoming call from the line L, a line closing detection circuit for detecting line closing, an off-hook detection unit circuit for detecting whether or not the handset is off-hook. . The system control unit 5 includes a CPU (Central Pro
cessing unit) and controls the main body of the facsimile apparatus according to a program written in the ROM 6.

The ROM 6 stores a program for controlling the facsimile machine and various messages for notifying the operator. RAM7 is
Image information of a document read by the image reading unit 1 and a network control unit 4
It is for storing image information received via the device or for temporarily storing management data relating to the apparatus. The encoding / decoding unit 8 uses an MH (Modified Hoffuman Cod).
ing) and the like, the image information read by the image reading unit 1 is encoded and data is compressed, while the image information received via the network control unit 4 is decoded and restored to the original image information. It is a thing. The reception operation storage unit 9 is for storing information (input interval, key information) related to key operations input by the operator. Input interval recognition unit 10
Is for recognizing the interval at which an operator inputs a key by using a timer. With the above configuration,
The image reading unit 1, the image recording unit 2, the operation display unit 3, the network control unit 4, the system control unit 5, the ROM 6, the RAM 7, the encoding / decoding unit 8, the reception operation storage unit 9, and the input interval recognition unit 10 are bus lines. Data is exchanged via 11.

Next, the manual reception operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, in step 1, it is determined whether the handset is off-hook. When it is determined that the handset is off-hook (Yes in step 1),
The timer of the input interval recognition unit 10 is started to start measuring the interval until a key is input (step 2). Step 3 is a step of determining whether or not any key on the operation display unit 3 has been pressed. When a key is pressed here, the system control unit 5 stores in the RAM 7 the input interval recognized by the input interval recognition unit 10 via the timer (step 4) and the key information indicating which key is pressed. Store (step 5).

Further, when the input interval recognition unit 10 notifies the system control unit 5 of the input interval timed by the timer, it resets this timer once and then restarts it until the next key is pressed. Start timing (step 6). After that, when it is detected that any key on the operation display unit 3 is pressed (Yes in step 7)
s), it is determined whether or not the pressed key is the start key (step 8). When it is determined that the pressed key is not the start key, the process returns to step 4. Then, steps 4 to 6 are repeatedly executed until the start key of the operation display unit 3 is pressed, and the input interval of the operated keys and the key information thereof are sequentially stored in the RAM 7. .

On the other hand, when it is determined that the key pressed in step 8 is the start key, a predetermined protocol is executed and reception is started (step 9). Step 10
Is a step of determining whether or not the registration key on the operation display unit 3 has been pressed. Further, step 11 is a step in which the network control unit 4 determines whether the line is closed and the reception is completed. If the reception ends without pressing the registration key (Yes in step 11), RA
The key input interval and the key information stored in M7 are erased, and the reception operation ends.

When it is determined in step 10 that the registration key has been pressed (Yes in step 10), the process proceeds to step 12, and it is determined by the network control unit 4 whether the line is closed and the reception is completed. . When it is determined that the line is closed and the reception is completed (Yes in step 12)
s) Then, it is confirmed whether the communication is normally completed (step 13). If an error occurs for some reason and the communication does not end normally (No in step 13), a message indicating that a communication error has occurred and the reception operation has not been registered is read from the ROM 6 and displayed on the display. An error report is created based on this message (step 16), and this is expanded into image data and recorded and output via the image recording unit 2 (step 17).
At the same time, the system control unit 5 erases the key input interval and the key information stored in the RAM 7 and ends the manual reception operation.

On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step 13 that the communication is normally completed, the key input interval and the key information stored in the RAM 7 are transferred to the reception operation storage unit 9 and stored therein. After that, the system control unit 5 reads out the message indicating that the registration of the reception operation is completed from the ROM 6 and displays it on the display, and creates a registration result report based on this message (step 15). And the image is recorded and output through the image recording unit 2 to end the manual reception operation (step 17).

Next, the automatic receiving operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, in step 20, it is determined whether or not the reproduction key of the operation display unit 3 has been pressed. If it is determined that the play key has been pressed (Yes in step 20)
s) The off-hook state is set to form a DC loop with the exchanger, and the first input interval stored in the reception operation storage unit 9 is read. At this time, the system control unit 5 once resets the timer of the input interval recognition unit 10 and then starts it (step 22).

Step 23 is a step of judging whether or not the time measured by the timer matches the read input interval. If the time measured by the timer coincides with the read input interval, then the key information is read from the reception operation storage unit 9 and the corresponding tone signal is sent to the line (step 24). Then, when the transmission of the tone signal is completed, the system control unit 5 confirms whether or not the next input interval is stored in the reception operation storage unit 9 (step 2).
5). When it is detected that the next input interval is stored in the reception operation storage unit 9, the process returns to step 21,
These processes are repeatedly executed until all the stored input intervals and key information are reproduced.

On the other hand, when it is confirmed that all the input intervals stored in the reception operation storage section 9 have been read (No in step 25), a predetermined protocol is executed to start reception (step 26). ). After that, when the network control unit 4 confirms that the line is closed and the reception is completed (Yes in step 27), the automatic reception operation is completed and the operation returns to the standby state.

In the above-described embodiment, the registration key is provided exclusively for the registration key. However, for example, a one-touch key provided in a telephone or a facsimile machine may be used together. Further, when the one-touch key is also used in this way, it is desirable to record the attribute of the one-touch key as a registration result report so that it can be recognized which one-touch key is stored. In addition, if information such as RTI and CSI obtained through the protocol is recorded as a registration result report, which service center the operation procedure is stored in can be easily recognized later.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the registration operation of the reception operation is performed, but it is also possible to perform the setting again in consideration of the operability of the operator before starting the manual reception. .

[0025]

As described above, according to the structure of the present invention,
The operation storage unit that stores the key information indicating the type of the key input from the operation unit is read, and when the reproduction instruction is given from the operation unit, the key information stored in the operation storage unit is read, and the read key information Since various signals are generated based on the above, reception is executed. For example, when a complicated operation procedure such as when obtaining an information service is stored, the information is obtained from the service center. for,
It is not necessary to repeat the troublesome key operation every time, and the operability of the apparatus is greatly improved.

Further, it is possible to prevent erroneous key information from being stored in the operation storage section when a communication error occurs due to an operation error or the like during a manual receiving operation. Then, the operation storage unit stores the input interval together with the input key information, reads out the key information and the input interval stored in the operation storage unit when a reproduction instruction is given from the operation unit, and reads out the read key. Since the signal corresponding to the information is generated at the input interval and the reception is performed, the signal can be transmitted at the same timing as when the operator operates. As a result, it is possible to prevent a communication error from occurring due to the timing of signal transmission to the other party being deviated.

Furthermore, when a communication section by which the communication control section is normally completed and key information is stored in the operation storage section is provided with a display section for displaying a predetermined message, a message indicating that fact is displayed on the display unit. Is displayed and output via
The operator can easily recognize whether or not the operation procedure is normally stored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a manual reception operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the manual operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, which is subsequent to FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an automatic reception operation of the facsimile apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image reading part, 2 ... Image recording part, 3 ... Operation display part 4 ... Network control part, 5 ... System control part, 6 ... ROM,
7 ... RAM 8 ... Encoding / decoding unit, 9 ... Reception operation storage unit, 10 ...
Input interval recognition unit 11 ... Bus line

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal device for generating various signals according to an input key to receive desired service information from a partner, and an operation unit having a plurality of keys for generating various signals, An operation storage unit that stores key information indicating the type of a key input from the operation unit, and the key information stored in the operation storage unit when a reproduction instruction is given from the operation unit, and the read key A communication terminal device, comprising: a control unit that generates various signals based on information and executes reception. 2. In a communication terminal device for generating various signals according to an input key and receiving desired service information from a partner, an operation unit having a plurality of keys for generating various signals, A communication control unit that executes reception according to a key input from the operation unit, and stores key information indicating a type of the key input from the operation unit only when communication by the communication control unit is normally completed. The operation storage unit and the key information stored in the operation storage unit when the reproduction instruction is given from the operation unit, and various signals are generated based on the read key information to execute reception. A communication terminal device, comprising: a communication control unit. 3. The operation storage unit stores the input interval together with the input key information, and reads out the key information and the input interval stored in the operation storage unit when a reproduction instruction is given from the operation unit. 3. The reception is executed by generating a signal corresponding to the read key information at the input interval.
The communication terminal device described. 4. A display unit for displaying a predetermined message, and when communication by the communication control unit is normally completed and key information is stored in the operation storage unit, a message indicating that is displayed. The communication terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the communication terminal device outputs the display via a device.