Facsimile apparatus comprising a one-touch dial function

• US 5,293,256 A
• Filed: 09/29/1992
• Issued: 03/08/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Sugawa, Hiroya, Fukushima, Shigenobu
• Primary Examiner(s): Coles, Sr., Edward L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): GRANT II, JEROME
• Application Number:
  US07/953,182
• Time in Patent Office: 525 Days
• Field of Search: 358/468, 358/400, 358/401, 358/404, 358/434, 358/440, 358/444, 377/100, 377/88
• US Class Current: 358/468
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00384 Key input means, e.g. buttons or keypads electromechanical details of key input means in general H01H13/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00437 Intelligent menus, e.g. anticipating user selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00498 Multi-lingual facilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32037 Automation of particular transmitter jobs, e.g. multi-address calling, auto-dialing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32058 Abbreviated dialing, e.g. one-touch dialing

Abstract

There is disclosed a facsimile apparatus comprising plural keys arranged on an operation panel and a RAM for storing data of destinations and facsimile numbers thereof so as to correspond to respective keys. A network control unit of the facsimile apparatus dials through a communication line the facsimile number stored in the RAM corresponding to pressed one of the plural keys when one of the plural keys is pressed. Further, a printer section reads the data stored in the RAM, and prints the read data on a piece of paper or label in a format suitable for sticking it on an IC card or in the vicinity of each of the plural keys on the operation panel.

Claims

1. A facsimile apparatus comprising:

input means including a print key and a plurality of one-touch dial keys arranged on an operation panel, each key of said plurality of one-touch dial keys designating a destination to communicate;

storage means for storing data of destinations and facsimile numbers thereof so as to correspond to respective said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means;

line connection means for dialing through a communication line said facsimile number stored in said storage mean corresponding to a pressed one of said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means when one of said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means is pressed; and

print means automatically responsive to pressing of said print key for printing said data of destinations thereof stored in said storage means on a piece of paper or label in a format suitable for sticking it in the vicinity of each of said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means on said operation panel.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

image reading means for reading an image of a document and converting said read image into image data; and

transmission means for transmitting said image data converted by said image reading means to a receiving facsimile apparatus of a destination having said dialed facsimile number.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising;

a page memory for storing bit map data; and

developing means for developing the data stored in said storage means into bit map data of bit images on said page memory corresponding to the arrangement of said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means,

wherein said print means prints the data stored in said storage means according to the bit map data stored in said page memory.

4. A facsimile apparatus comprising:

input means including a print key and a plurality of one-touch dial keys arranged on an operation panel, each key of said plurality of one-touch dial keys designating a destination to communicate;

an IC card including storage means for storing data of destinations and facsimile numbers thereof so as to correspond to respective said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means;

line connection means for dialing through a communication line said facsimile number stored in said storage means of said IC card corresponding to a pressed one of said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means when one of said plurality of one-touch dial keys on said input means is pressed; and

print means automatically responsive to pressing of said print key for printing said data of destinations thereof stored in said storage means of the IC card on a piece of paper or label in a format suitable for sticking it on said IC card.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:

a page memory for storing bit map data; and

developing means for developing the data stored in said storage means into bit map data of bit images on said page memory corresponding to the arrangement of said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means,

wherein said print means prints the data stored in said storage means according to the bit map data stored in said page memory.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:

image reading means for reading an image of a document and converting said read image into image data; and

transmission means for transmitting said image data converted by said image reading means to a receiving facsimile apparatus of a destination having said dialed facsimile number.

7. A facsimile apparatus comprising:

input means including a print key and a plurality of one-touch dial keys arranged on an operation panel, each key of said plurality of one-touch dial keys designating a destination to communicate;

first storage means for storing data of destinations and facsimile numbers thereof so as to correspond to respective said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means;

an IC card including second storage means for storing data of destinations and facsimile numbers thereof so as to correspond to respective said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means;

first selection means for selecting either data stored in said first storage means or data stored in said second storage means as data to be printed;

first print means automatically responsive to pressing of said print key for printing said data of destinations thereof stored in said first storage means on a piece of paper or label in a format suitable for sticking it in the vicinity of each of said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means on said operation panel;

second print means automatically responsive to pressing of said print key for printing said data of destinations thereof stored in said second storage means of said IC card on a piece of paper or label in a format suitable for sticking it on said IC card; and

second selection means for selecting said first print means and enabling said first print means when said data stored in said first storage means are selected by said first selection means, and for selecting said second print means and enabling said second print means when said data stored in said second storage means are selected by said first selection means.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

line connection means for dialing through a communication line said facsimile number stored in said first or second storage means selected by said first selection means corresponding to a pressed one of said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means when one of said plurality of one-touch dial keys of said input means is pressed;

image reading means for reading an image of a document and converting said read image into image data; and

transmission means for transmitting said image data converted by said image reading means to a receiving facsimile apparatus of a destination having said dialed facsimile number.