Device, program, method and system for data transmission

• US 8,621,371 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2006
• Issued: 12/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Suzuki, Nobuhiko, Tomida, Wataru
• Primary Examiner(s): ITURRALDE, ENRIQUE W
• Application Number:
  US11/528,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20070070410A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,651 Days
• Field of Search: 715/739, 715/705, 715/708, 715/711, 715/713, 715/714, 715/808, 715/809, 715/810, 715/814, 715/818, 715/819, 715/820, 715/761, 715/200, 715/205, 715/218, 715/219, 715/234, 715/236, 715/238, 715/252, 715/700, 715/760, 715/762, 715/765, 715/766, 715/798, 715/800, 715/825, 709/200
• US Class Current: 715/761
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00209 Transmitting or receiving image data, e.g. facsimile data, via a computer, e.g. using e-mail, a computer network, the internet, I-fax
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00416 Multi-level menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00973 from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0039 Connection via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

A data transmission device comprises: an entry information acquisition unit which acquires entry information from a storage device; an entry information display unit which displays the acquired entry information on a display device in a style discriminating between entry information including detailed information and entry information not including the detailed information; an entry information selection unit which selects a piece of entry information including the detailed information from the entry information displayed on the display device depending on an input through an input device; a detailed information display unit which displays the detailed information included in the selected entry information on the display device; a destination information acquisition unit which acquires destination information from the selected entry information; and a data transmission unit which executes data transmission using the acquired destination information.

Claims

1. A data transmission device comprising:

an input device including a plurality of selection keys;

a computer memory for storing first entry information and second entry information, the first entry information including a first destination name, first destination information and corresponding detailed information, the second entry information including a second destination name, second destination information and not including corresponding detailed information;

an entry information acquisition unit which acquires the first entry information and the second entry information from the computer memory;

a display device;

an entry information display unit which displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on the display device in a discriminating style to discriminate from each other without displaying the corresponding detailed information;

an entry information selection unit configured to execute, depending on an input through the input device, a first selection and a second selection, both of which select the first destination name of the first entry information displayed in the discriminating style on the display device by the entry information display unit;

a detailed information display unit which, in response to the first selection, displays the detailed information corresponding to the selected first destination name on the display device;

a destination information acquisition unit which, in response to the second selection, acquires the first destination information corresponding to the selected first destination name; and

a data transmission unit which executes data transmission using the acquired first destination information,

wherein the entry information display unit displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on the display device in the discriminating style by an indicator indicating one of the plurality of selection keys which is to be selected as the first selection for displaying the detailed information.

2. The data transmission device according to claim 1, wherein:

the first entry information including the corresponding detailed information is stored in a directory server while the second entry information not including any corresponding detailed information is stored in a local computer memory of the data transmission device, and

the entry information acquisition unit includes a directory server information acquisition unit which acquires, the first entry information from the directory server via a communication interface of the data transmission device and a local information acquisition unit which acquires the second entry information from the computer memory of the data transmission device, and

the entry information display unit displays the first entry information acquired by the directory server information acquisition unit on the display device in a style indicating that the first entry information includes the detailed information.

3. The data transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the entry information display unit displays the first destination name and the second destination name in the discriminating style by displaying an indicator corresponding to a characteristic of the input device necessary for an operation for requesting the display of the detailed information together with the first destination name.

4. The data transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the detailed information display unit displays an indicator corresponding to a characteristic of the input device necessary for an operation for stopping the display of the detailed information together with the detailed information.

5. A data transmission device comprising:

an input device including a plurality of selection keys;

a computer memory for storing first entry information and second entry information, the first entry information including a first destination name, first destination information and corresponding detailed information, the second entry information including second destination name, second destination information and not including corresponding detailed information;

an entry information acquisition unit which acquires the first entry information and the second entry information from the computer memory;

a display device;

an entry information display unit which displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on the display device in a discriminating style to discriminate from each other without displaying the corresponding detailed information;

an entry information selection unit configured to execute, depending on the input through the input device, a first selection and a second selection, both of which select the first destination name of the first entry information displayed in the discriminating style on the display device by the entry information display unit;

a detailed information display unit which, in response to the first selection, displays the detailed information corresponding to the selected first destination name in the display device;

a detailed information display cancellation unit which stops the display of the detailed information in response to passing of a prescribed time period from starting of the display of the detailed information;

a destination information acquisition unit which, in response to the second selection, acquires the first destination information corresponding to the selected first destination name; and

a data transmission unit which executes data transmission using the acquired first destination information, wherein the entry information display unit displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on the display device in the discriminating style by an indicator indicating one of the plurality of selection keys which is to be selected as the first selection for displaying the detailed information.

6. The data transmission device according to claim 5, wherein the entry information display unit displays destination names again in response to passing of the prescribed time period from starting of the display of the detailed information.

7. The data transmission device according to claim 5, further comprising a detailed information enforced display unit which displays the detailed information on the display device for a prescribed time period before the data transmission by the data transmission unit when an operation for requesting the data transmission is performed by a user and the first destination name is displayed on the display device.

8. The data transmission device according to claim 5, wherein the entry information display unit displays the first destination name on the display device with an indicator indicating that the first entry information includes the detailed information.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to function as:

an entry information acquisition unit which acquires first entry information and second entry information from a storage device, the first entry information including a first destination name, first destination information and corresponding detailed information, the second entry information including a second destination name, second destination information and not including corresponding detailed information;

an entry information display unit which displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on a display device in a discriminating style to discriminate from each other without displaying the corresponding detailed information;

an entry information selection unit configured to execute, depending on an input through an input device, a first selection and a second selection, both of which select the first destination name of the first entry information displayed in the discriminating style on the display device by the entry information display unit, wherein the input device includes a plurality of selection keys;

a detailed information display unit, in response to the first selection, displays the detailed information corresponding to the selected first destination name;

a destination information acquisition unit which, in response to the second selection, acquires the first destination information corresponding to the selected first destination name; and

a destination information supply unit which supplies the acquired first destination information to a data transmission unit which executes data transmission using the acquired first destination information,

wherein the entry information display unit displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on the display device in the discriminating style by an indicator indicating one of the plurality of selection keys which is to be selected as the first selection for displaying the detailed information.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to function as:

an entry information acquisition unit which acquires first entry information and second entry information from a storage device, the first entry information including a first destination name, first destination information and corresponding detailed information, the second entry information including second destination name, second destination information and not including corresponding detailed information;

an entry information display unit which displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on a display device in a discriminating style to discriminate from each other without displaying the corresponding detailed information;

an entry information selection unit configured to execute, depending on an input through an input device, a first selection and a second selection, both of which select the first destination name of the first entry information displayed in the discriminating style on the display device by the entry information display unit, wherein the input device includes a plurality of selection keys;

a detailed information display unit which, in response to the first selection, displays the detailed information corresponding to the selected first destination name;

a detailed information display cancellation unit which stops the display of the detailed information in response to passing of a prescribed time period from starting of the display of the detailed information;

a destination information acquisition unit which, in response to the second selection, acquires the first destination information corresponding to the selected first destination name; and

a destination information supply unit which supplies the acquired first destination information to a data transmission unit which executes data transmission using the acquired first destination information,

wherein the entry information display unit displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on the display device in the discriminating style by an indicator indicating one of the plurality of selection keys which is to be selected as the first selection for displaying the detailed information.

11. A data transmission method comprising:

an entry information acquisition step of acquiring first entry information and second entry information from a computer memory, the first entry information including a first destination name, first destination information and corresponding detailed information, the second entry information including a second destination name, second destination information and not including corresponding detailed information;

an entry information display step of displaying the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on a display device in a discriminating style to discriminate from each other without displaying the corresponding detailed information;

an entry information selection step of executing, depending on an input through an input device, a first selection and a second selection, both of which select the first destination name of the first entry information displayed in the discriminating style on the display device by the entry information display unit, wherein the input device includes a plurality of selection keys;

a detailed information display step of displaying, in response to the first selection, the detailed information corresponding to the selected first destination name;

a destination information acquisition step of acquiring, in response to the second selection, the first destination information corresponding to the selected first destination name; and

a data transmission step of executing data transmission using the acquired first destination information,

wherein in the entry information display step, the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information are displayed at the same time on the display device in the discriminating style by an indicator indicating one of the plurality of selection keys which is to be selected as the first selection for displaying the detailed information.

12. A data transmission method comprising:

an entry information acquisition step of acquiring first entry information and second entry information from a computer memory, the first entry information including a first destination name, first destination information and corresponding detailed information, the second entry information including second destination name, second destination information and not including corresponding detailed information;

an entry information display step of displaying the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on a display device in a discriminating style to discriminate from each other without displaying the corresponding detailed information;

an entry information selection step of executing, depending on an input through an input device, a first selection and a second selection, both of which select the first destination name of the first entry information displayed in the discriminating style on the display device by the entry information display unit, wherein the input device includes a plurality of selection keys;

a detailed information display step of displaying, in response to the first selection, the detailed information corresponding to the selected first destination name;

a detailed information display cancellation step of stopping the display of the detailed information in response to passing of a prescribed time period from starting of the display of the detailed information;

a destination information acquisition step of acquiring, in response to the second selection, the first destination information corresponding to the selected first destination name; and

a data transmission step of executing data transmission using the acquired first destination information,

wherein in the entry information display step, the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information are displayed at the same time on the display device in the discriminating style by an indicator indicating one of the plurality of selection keys which is to be selected as the first selection for displaying the detailed information.

13. A data transmission system comprising a data transmission device and a directory server, wherein the data transmission device includes:

an input device including a plurality of selection keys;

an entry information acquisition unit which acquires first entry information and second entry information from a computer memory, the first entry information including a first destination name, first destination information and corresponding detailed information, the second entry information including a second destination name, second destination information and not including corresponding detailed information;

an entry information display unit which displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on a display device in a discriminating style to discriminate from each other without displaying the corresponding detailed information;

an entry information selection unit configured to execute, depending on the input through the input device, a first selection and a second selection, both of which select the first destination name of the first entry information displayed in the discriminating style on the display device by the entry information display unit;

a detailed information display unit which, in response to the first selection, displays the detailed information corresponding to the selected first destination name;

a destination information acquisition unit which, in response to the second selection, acquires the first destination information corresponding to the selected first destination name; and

a data transmission unit which executes data transmission using the acquired first destination information,

wherein the entry information display unit displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on the display device in the discriminating style by an indicator indicating one of the plurality of selection keys which is to be selected as the first selection for displaying the detailed information.

14. A data transmission system comprising a data transmission device and a directory server, wherein the data transmission device includes:

an input device including a plurality of selection keys;

an entry information acquisition unit which acquires first entry information and second entry information from a computer memory, the first entry information including a first destination name, first destination information and corresponding detailed information, the second entry information including second destination name, second destination information and not including corresponding detailed information;

an entry information display unit which displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on a display device in a discriminating style to discriminate from each other without displaying the corresponding detailed information;

an entry information selection unit configured to execute, depending on the input through the input device, a first selection and a second selection, both of which select the first destination name of the first entry information displayed in the discriminating style on the display device by the entry information display unit;

a detailed information display unit which, in response to the first selection, displays the detailed information corresponding to the selected first destination name;

a detailed information display cancellation unit which stops the display of the detailed information in response to passing of a prescribed time period from starting of the display of the detailed information;

a destination information acquisition unit which, in response to the second selection, acquires the first destination information corresponding to the selected first destination name; and

a data transmission unit which executes data transmission using the acquired first destination information,

wherein the entry information display unit displays the first destination name of the first entry information and the second destination name of the second entry information at the same time on the display device in the discriminating style by an indicator indicating one of the plurality of selection keys which is to be selected as the first selection for displaying the detailed information.