Address information editing apparatus and method, program, and storage medium

• US 7,249,158 B2
• Filed: 01/27/2003
• Issued: 07/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Naitou, Yoshiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Hu; Jinsong
• Application Number:
  US10/352,178
• Publication Number:
  US 20030236868A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,639 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/205, 709/212, 707/10
• US Class Current: 709/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 Network directories; Name-to-address mapping

Abstract

There is provided an address information editing apparatus which can convert address data for groupware or the like into address data suitable for apparatuses in which addresses are to be registered. Capability information on an apparatus in which addresses are to be registered is set. Address information is captured. Additional information is added to the captured address information according to the set capability information.

Claims

1. An address information editing apparatus comprising:

capability information setting means for allowing a user to set capability information on a data communication apparatus in which addresses are to be registered, wherein the capability information indicates a space for registration of the address information to the data communication apparatus;

capturing means for capturing address information; and

information adding means for adding additional information to the captured address information according to the set capability information, wherein the additional information corresponds to the space;

wherein the capability information set by said capability information setting means comprises a desired maximum number for one-touch key numbers for the apparatus, and said information adding means adds one-touch key numbers to the captured address information without any overlapping so that the maximum number set by said capability information setting means is not exceeded.

2. An address information editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said address information includes at least one of facsimile numbers and e-mail addresses.

3. An address information editing method comprising:

a capability information setting step of allowing a user to set capability information on an apparatus in which addresses are to be registered;

a capturing step of capturing address information; and

an information adding step of adding additional information to the captured address information according to the set capability information;

wherein the capability information set in said capability information setting step comprises a desired maximum number for one-touch key numbers for the apparatus, and in said information adding step, one-touch key numbers are added to the captured address information without any overlapping so that the maximum number set in said capability information setting step is not exceeded.

4. An address information editing method according to claim 3, wherein said address information includes at least one of facsimile numbers and e-mail addresses.

5. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an address information editing method, the program comprising:

a capability information setting module for allowing a user to set capability information on a data communication apparatus in which addresses are to be registered, wherein the capability information indicates a space for registration of the address information to the data communication apparatus;

a capturing module for capturing address information; and

an information adding module for adding additional information to the captured address information according to the set capability information, wherein the additional information corresponds to the space;

wherein the capability information set by said capability information setting module comprises a maximum number for one-touch key numbers for the apparatus, and said information adding module adds one-touch key numbers to the captured address information without any overlapping so that the maximum number set by said capability information setting module is not exceeded.

6. An address information editing apparatus that edits address information for data communication, comprising:

attribute setting means for setting an attribute for additional information added to the address information to be edited;

determining means for determining the attribute set by said attribute setting means; and

registering means for editing the address information that is input, based on the attribute determined by said determining means so as to prevent overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to the same one-touch key number and for registering the edited address information in an address book;

wherein the additional information includes at least one of one-touch key numbers and passwords.

7. An address information editing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the attribute indicates whether or not address information to which is added additional information that is added to other address information is permitted to be registered.

8. An address information editing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein when said attribute setting means sets the attribute so as to indicate permission of overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to which same address information is added, said registering means registers a piece of the input address information to which the same additional information is added, as it is, and when said attribute setting means sets the attribute so as to indicate inhibition of overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to which same address information is added, said registering means executes a registering process for registering the input address information while avoiding overlapping addition of the same additional information to the input address information.

9. An address information editing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said registering means includes inquiring means operable when said attribute setting means sets the attribute so as to indicate inhibition of overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to which same address information is added and already registered address information and the input address information have the same additional information added thereto, for inquiring of a user which of the already registered address information or the input address information is to be effectively registered.

10. An address information editing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said registering means includes overlapping registration avoiding means operable when said attribute setting means sets the attribute so as to indicate inhibition of overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to which same address information is added and already registered address information and the input address information have the same additional information added thereto, for avoiding overlapping registration of the already registered address information and the input address information by automatically changing the additional information added to either the already registered address information or the input address information.

11. An address information editing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said registering means executes a registration updating process on an address book obtained from groupware in a communication apparatus and registers the address book by outputting the address book subjected to the registration updating process to the communication apparatus.

12. An address information editing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising setting means operable when already registered address information and the input address information have same additional information added thereto, for setting in advance which of the already registered address information or the input address information is to be effectively registered.

13. An address information editing method of editing address information for data communication, comprising:

an attribute setting step of setting an attribute for additional information added to the address information to be edited;

a determining step of determining the attribute set in said attribute setting step; and

a registering step of editing the address information that is input, based on the attribute determined in said determining step so as to prevent overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to the same one-touch key number and of registering the edited address information in an address book;

wherein the additional information includes at least one of one-touch key numbers and passwords.

14. An address information editing method according to claim 13, wherein the attribute indicates whether or not address information to which is added additional information that is added to other address information is permitted to be registered.

15. An address information editing method according to claim 13, wherein when in said attribute setting step, the attribute is set so as to indicate permission of overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to which same address information is added, in said registering step, a piece of the input address information to which the same additional information is added, is registered as it is and when in said attribute setting step, the attribute is set so as to indicate inhibition of overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to which same address information is added, in said registering step, a registering process is executed for registering the input address information while avoiding overlapping addition of the same additional information to the input address information.

16. An address information editing method according to claim 13, wherein said registering step includes an inquiring step of inquiring of a user which of already registered address information or the input address information is to be effectively registered when in said attribute setting step, the attribute is set so as to indicate inhibition of overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to which same address information is added and the already registered address information and the input address information have the same additional information added thereto.

17. An address information editing method according to claim 13, wherein said registering step includes an overlapping registration avoiding step of avoiding overlapping registration of already registered address information and the input address information by automatically changing the additional information added to either the already registered address information or the input address information when in said attribute setting step, the attribute is set so as to indicate inhibition of overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to which same address information is added and the already registered address information and the input address information have the same additional information added thereto.

18. An address information editing method according to claim 13, wherein in said registering step, a registration updating process is executed on an address book obtained from groupware in a communication apparatus and the address book is registered by outputting the address book subjected to the registration updating process to the communication apparatus.

19. An address information editing method according to claim 13, further comprising a setting step of setting in advance which of already registered address information or the input address information is to be effectively registered when the already registered address information and the input address information have same additional information added thereto.

20. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute an address information editing method, the program comprising:

an attribute setting module for setting an attribute for one-touch key numbers added to the address information to be edited;

a determining module for determining the attribute set by said attribute setting module; and

a registering module for editing the address information that is input, based on the attribute determined by said determining module so as to prevent overlapping registration of a plurality of pieces of address information to the same one-touch key number and for registering the edited address information in an address book;

wherein the additional information includes at least one of one-touch key numbers and passwords.