Communication equipment with a destination area on-line display function
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1. A communication equipment with a destination area on-line display function comprising:
- destination entry means for entering destination information;
communication means for transmitting information to a communication destination station based on the entered destination information and for receiving information from the communication destination station;
a destination dictionary file containing destination areas and destination names corresponding to destination information;
retrieval means for retrieving a destination area and a destination name from said destination dictionary file in accordance with a sequence of entry of the information from said destination entry means;
informing means for sequentially informing the retrieved information; and
correction means for correcting only an error portion of said entered destination information or the content of said destination dictionary file when an error of said entered destination information or an error of the content of said destination dictionary file is detected by said informing means, whereinsaid destination entry means enters sequentially said destination information such as destination areas, names and telephone number of the communication destination station,said retrieval means retrieves information corresponding to said entered destination information including a part or all of the corresponding telephone number when the destination area or destination name of the communication destination station is entered, or the destination area or destination name of the corresponding communication destination station when a part or all of the telephone number is entered from said destination dictionary file, andinformation is transmitted by said communication means when the communication destination station is affirmed by said informing means.
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Abstract
A communication equipment has a dictionary file for areas and destination names corresponding to destination numbers entered by a destination entry unit such as a dialer. The dictionary file is looked up by a retrieval unit during the entry of the number and the retrieved area name and destination name are informed by an informing unit so that an entry error of the area name and the destination name can be detected during the entry of the destination and the error is corrected.
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1. A communication equipment with a destination area on-line display function comprising:
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destination entry means for entering destination information; communication means for transmitting information to a communication destination station based on the entered destination information and for receiving information from the communication destination station; a destination dictionary file containing destination areas and destination names corresponding to destination information; retrieval means for retrieving a destination area and a destination name from said destination dictionary file in accordance with a sequence of entry of the information from said destination entry means; informing means for sequentially informing the retrieved information; and correction means for correcting only an error portion of said entered destination information or the content of said destination dictionary file when an error of said entered destination information or an error of the content of said destination dictionary file is detected by said informing means, wherein said destination entry means enters sequentially said destination information such as destination areas, names and telephone number of the communication destination station, said retrieval means retrieves information corresponding to said entered destination information including a part or all of the corresponding telephone number when the destination area or destination name of the communication destination station is entered, or the destination area or destination name of the corresponding communication destination station when a part or all of the telephone number is entered from said destination dictionary file, and information is transmitted by said communication means when the communication destination station is affirmed by said informing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A facsimile device comprising:
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decoding means for converting encoded image information transmitted from a destination station to an image signal; printing means for printing the converted image information on an printing sheet; reading means for reading image information recorded on a document sheet to be transmitted to the destination station; encoding means for encoding image information; destination entry means for entering destination information; communication means for transmitting information to a communication destination station based on the entered destination information and for receiving information from the communication destination station; a destination dictionary file containing destination areas and destination names corresponding to the destination information; retrieval means for retrieving a destination area and a destination name from said destination dictionary file in accordance with a sequence of entry of the information from said destination entry means; information means for sequentially informing the retrieved information; and correction means for correcting only an error portion of said entered destination information or the content of said destination dictionary file when an error of said entered destination information or an error of the content of said destination dictionary file is detected by said informing means, wherein said destination entry means enters sequentially said destination information such as destination areas, names and telephone number of the communication destination station, said retrieval means retrieves information corresponding to said entered destination information including a part or all of the corresponding telephone number when the destination area or destination name of the communication destination station is entered, or the destination area or destination name of the corresponding communication destination station when a part or all of the telephone number is entered from said destination dictionary file, and information is transmitted by said communication means when the communication destination station is affirmed by said informing means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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