Telephonic communications – Supervisory or control line signaling – Substation originated
Reexamination Certificate
1998-05-20
2001-02-27
Woo, Stella (Department: 2743)
Telephonic communications
Supervisory or control line signaling
Substation originated
C379S100140
Reexamination Certificate
active
06195428
ABSTRACT:
This application is based on Application No. 9-132296 filed in Japan, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a data transmission apparatus such as a telephone, a facsimile or a copying machine having a facsimile function. More specifically, the present invention relates to a data transmission apparatus having a function of specifying, using a telephone number, a destination of data transmission through telephone circuit.
2. Description of the Related Art
Conventionally, a facsimile (or a copying machine having a facsimile function or the like) has been used for transmitting an image to a distant location through a communication circuit such as a telephone circuit. In the field of facsimile, one having an abbreviated dialing (speed dialing) function and one-touch dialing function, similar to the functions of a telephone, has been known.
The speed dialing function refers to the function in which for a telephone number which is dialed frequently, a train of numbers shorter than the telephone number is allotted (registered), and by inputting the abbreviated train of numbers and a prescribed key, the desired telephone number is dialed. The one-touch dialing function refers to the function in which a telephone number which is dialed frequently is registered at a prescribed key, and by pressing the prescribed key, the desired telephone number is dialed. One-touch dialing function is convenient, as the desired telephone number can be dialed by even smaller key operation than the speed dialing function.
The speed dialing function and one-touch dialing function save the labor in inputting all the digits of the telephone number through ten keys and prevents error in inputting the telephone number, when a desired telephone number which is frequently used is dialed.
In the field of telephone and facsimile, one having the function of counting the number of uses of the speed dial or one-touch dial (hereinafter also referred to as used number counting function) has been known. The number of dials which can be registered for the speed dialing function or the one-touch dialing function is limited, and therefore when one facsimile machine is shared by a number of users, the number of registrable dials may be insufficient. Further, it is often the case that a dial which is no longer used is kept registered, as it is not clear who uses the speed dialing or one-touch dialing, preventing efficient use of speed dials and one-touch dials.
In order not to reduce effectively usable speed dials and one-touch dials, the function of counting the number of dialing or use is utilized to monitor the number of dialing. Depending on the number of uses, registration of a dial which is not used may be deleted. Registration of a speed dial which is frequently used may be changed to registration of a one-touch dial, and registration of a one-touch dial which is used less frequently may be changed to registration of a speed dial.
In the above described conventional facsimile having the speed dialing function and one-touch dialing function, a telephone number registered for the speed dialing function may be switched for registration of one-touch dialing, utilizing the used number counting function, in the following manner.
First, the used number counting function is activated, and state of use of the speed dials and one-touch dials are monitored for a certain period. Referring to the state of use of the dials, telephone numbers of which registration should be changed from the speed dialing function to the one-touch dialing function are specified, and the specified telephone numbers are written in a memorandum. Thereafter, registration of these telephone numbers for the speed dialing function are deleted, and the telephone numbers are registered, referring to the memorandum, for the one-touch dialing function.
Though it is possible to change registration through the above described procedure, such procedure for changing registration is time consuming, and there is a possibility of erroneous input by the user during the operation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention was made to solve the above described problem, and its object is to provide a data transmission apparatus allowing change of registration of telephone numbers in a simple and secure manner.
The above described object of the present invention is attained by a data transmission apparatus in accordance with a certain aspect, which includes a storing section for storing a plurality of telephone numbers in correspondence with a plurality of dial registering sections, a designating unit for designating first and second dial registering sections of said plurality of dial registering sections, and a first control unit controlling the apparatus such that a telephone number corresponding to the first dial registering section is stored in the storing section as a telephone number corresponding to the second dial registering section.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the data transmission apparatus includes a first registering unit receiving as an input a first telephone number for registering the first telephone number at a first registering section, a second registering unit receiving as an input a second telephone number for registering the second telephone number at a second registering section, and a replacement unit for replacing the first telephone number registered by the first registering unit with the second telephone number registered by the second registering unit, without inputting the first or second telephone number.
According to the present invention, it is possible to have a content of an abbreviated dial moved another abbreviated dial by a prescribed operation, without directly inputting the telephone number. Therefore, unlike the prior art, registration of a telephone number can surely and easily be changed without the necessity for a user to perform time consuming and troublesome operation, and without the possibility of any error during the operation.
The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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Sidley & Austin
Woo Stella
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