JP4593738B2 - Facsimile apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having at least a first transmission mode for transmitting facsimile information via a public line network and a second transmission mode for transmitting electronic mail via a network, andIts control methodAbout.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a facsimile machine, the name of the other party and its telephone number are registered in a table called a telephone directory, and when performing facsimile transmission, it is possible to search the table to find the desired party's telephone number. Phone book function is provided.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In recent years, facsimile apparatuses that can be connected not only to a public network but also to a LAN and the Internet have appeared. This facsimile apparatus can transmit an e-mail with an image attached thereto via a mail server accommodated in the LAN or the Internet. In such a facsimile apparatus capable of sending an e-mail, it is conceivable to register the mail address and telephone number of the other party in the telephone directory in association with the name of the other party. Can't get.
[0004]
  An object of the present invention is to provide a facsimile apparatus capable of improving the convenience in selecting a transmission destination and a facsimile apparatusIts control methodIs to provide.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus having at least a first transmission mode for transmitting facsimile information via a public network and a second transmission mode for transmitting electronic mail via a network.First type destination information including name and telephone number, and second type destination information including name and mail addressRegistration means for registering, transmission mode selection means for selecting one of the first transmission mode and the second transmission mode,When the first transmission mode is selected by the transmission mode selection means, the first type of destination information is read out of the destination information registered in the registration means, and is included in the read destination information. At least one name is designated from among the first display control means for displaying the names to be displayed in a predetermined order according to the character string included in each name, and the names displayed by the first display control means. If the second transmission mode is selected by the facsimile transmission means for performing facsimile transmission using the telephone number corresponding to the designated name and the transmission mode selection means, the registration is made in the registration means. The second type of destination information is read out of the received destination information, and a name included in the read destination information is determined in a predetermined order according to a character string included in each name. When at least one name is designated from among the second display control means to be displayed and the name displayed by the second display control means, an electronic mail using a mail address corresponding to the designated name is used. When neither the first transmission mode nor the second transmission mode is selected by the e-mail transmission means for performing mail transmission and the transmission mode selection means, the first type partner registered in the registration means The destination information and the second type partner information are read, and the names included in the read partner information are converted into the first type partner information in a predetermined order according to the character string included in each name. Third display control means for displaying the name included and the name included in the second type counterpart information in combination, and the name displayed by the third display control means Discriminating to determine whether the designated name is included in the first type of destination information or the second type of destination information when at least one name is specified And when the specified name is included in the first type destination information as a result of the determination by the determining means, the facsimile transmission is performed using the telephone number corresponding to the specified name. The facsimile transmission means is controlled to perform, and when the designated name is included in the second type destination information, an e-mail is transmitted using a mail address corresponding to the designated name. Control means for controlling the e-mail transmission means to perform;It is characterized by providing.
[0006]
  Also,The present inventionA method for controlling a facsimile apparatus is provided.
[0031]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0032]
(First embodiment)
1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a telephone directory held in the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a mail address list output in the facsimile apparatus, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the telephone directory of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 1, the facsimile apparatus has a function of sending a selection signal (dial pulse or tone dialer) to a PSTN line (analog public line network) 109, and performs network control for performing an automatic incoming call operation by detecting a ringing signal. Apparatus (hereinafter referred to as NCU) 108, modem 107 for modulating / demodulating a facsimile transmission / reception signal via PSTN line 109, CCU 110 for performing line control for connection to ISDN line (integrated digital network) 111, and document to be transmitted A scanner 113 for reading an image, a printer 116 for recording the received image and file data on recording paper, a LAN I / F (interface) 117 for connecting to a network 111 such as the Internet or a LAN, and a CPU 101 are provided. .
[0034]
The scanner 113 has a CS image sensor, a document transport mechanism, and the like, optically reads a document, converts it into an electrical signal, converts this electrical signal into image data, and outputs the image data. The image data output from the scanner 113 is input to the image processing unit 112. The image processing unit 112 performs correction processing on the input image data, and the image data after the correction processing is temporarily stored in the DRAM 104 as necessary. The image data stored in the DRAM 104 is modulated by the modem 107 and then transmitted as a facsimile image to the PSTN line 109. The image of the DRAM 104 is attached to an e-mail, and this e-mail is sent to the network 118 via the LAN I / F 117.
[0035]
The DRAM 104 stores an image received from the PSTN line 109 or an image attached to an e-mail received from the network 119, and these images are sent to the printer 116 via the printer formatter 115, and are recorded on the recording paper by the printer 116. To be recorded. When printing PDL data transferred from an external device such as a workstation, the printer formatter 115 performs processing to convert the PDL data into image data that can be processed by the printer 116.
[0036]
The CPU 101 controls the entire apparatus according to a control program stored in the ROM 102 and controls facsimile transmission / reception, e-mail transmission / reception, report generation, recording / reading, user I / F, and the like. A RAM 103 is used as a work area of the CPU 101. The RAM 103 stores various information such as a telephone book.
[0037]
The instruction input to the CPU 101 is performed via the operation unit 114. The operation unit 114 includes a keyboard, a touch panel, and the like, and can perform an input operation for inputting information for various settings. A corresponding signal is generated in response to an input operation of the operation unit 114, and this signal is input to the CPU 101. In addition, information set by the user, operation state, notification information to the user, and the like are displayed on the external display unit 105. The external display unit 105 includes an LCD (liquid crystal display panel), an LED, and the like. Further, a speaker 106 is provided for generating a notification sound, a warning sound, etc. to the user.
[0038]
The present embodiment has a telephone book in which a plurality of destination names associated with at least one of a telephone number and a mail address are registered, and this telephone book is stored in the RAM 103. In this telephone directory, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a destination name and a communication destination are described for each destination. This communication destination includes at least one of a telephone number and a mail address. In this example, for destination 1, “Yamada taro” is described as the destination name, and a telephone number and mail address are described as the communication destination. In addition, only the mail address is described in the communication destination column of the counterparty 2, and only the telephone number is described in the communication destination column of the counterparty 3.
[0039]
In the present embodiment, the destination name registered in the telephone book is searched using the character string input from the operation unit 114 as a keyword, and the destination name searched and the telephone number and mail address associated therewith are searched. Is displayed on the external display unit 105, and the transmission destination is designated using the displayed destination name.
[0040]
Further, the search condition is changed according to whether the transmission is facsimile transmission or electronic mail transmission.
Specifically, when electronic mail transmission is selected, a destination name including a mail address among a plurality of destination names registered in the telephone directory is set as a search target. On the other hand, when facsimile transmission is selected, a destination name including a telephone number among a plurality of destination names registered in the telephone directory is searched.
[0041]
Next, a procedure for designating a destination using a telephone directory will be described. Here, a case will be described in which an image read by the scanner 113 is attached to an e-mail, and the e-mail is transmitted to a destination registered in the telephone directory via the network 118.
[0042]
First, when a user inputs a character string for searching for a destination name in the telephone book (shown in FIG. 2) from the operation unit 114, the other party registered in the telephone book using the input character string as a keyword. A search for the destination name is performed. Here, since the e-mail transmission is selected, the destinations 1 and 2 including the mail address are targeted in this search. Then, if “Yamada taro” of the other party 1 is searched from the input character string, the other party name “Yamada taro”, its telephone number and mail address are displayed on the external display unit 105. When the displayed destination name is designated as an e-mail transmission destination, this display area is touched. As a result, the mail address of the destination name is designated and input.
[0043]
In the example using the telephone directory, one destination name is found by the search, but a plurality of candidates may be found. In such a case, all the found candidates will be displayed.
[0044]
In the case of facsimile transmission via the PSTN line, the destinations 1 and 3 including the telephone number are searched.
[0045]
Furthermore, the present embodiment has a function of outputting a transmission result report or a communication management report by the printer 116, and when the destination is specified by searching the telephone directory, the transmission result report or the communication management report is transmitted. Information (for example, characters, symbols) indicating that this transmission destination is a destination specified by searching the telephone directory can be added to the destination column.
[0046]
Furthermore, the present embodiment has a function of outputting a telephone directory as a list. Specifically, a plurality of recipient names registered in the phone book are classified into recipient names including phone numbers and email addresses, recipient names including phone numbers, and recipient names including email addresses. , Output each as a list individually. It is also possible to sort the classified partner names in a predetermined order, and to output a list describing the partner name and the telephone number and / or mail address included in the sorted order. For example, the mail address list shown in FIG. 3 is output as a list of destination names including mail addresses. In this mail address list, partner names are described in the order of Iueo, and addresses of the counterparts for each partner name are described.
[0047]
Furthermore, it is possible to use the telephone directory shown in FIG. 4 instead of the telephone directory.
In the telephone directory shown in FIG. 4, information indicating whether or not facsimile transmission and electronic mail transmission to the other party are possible is registered in association with a plurality of other party names. For example, the destination 2 has a telephone number, but this telephone number indicates that facsimile transmission cannot be performed. Further, it is shown that transmission of an electronic mail using the mail address is possible.
[0048]
When the telephone directory having such a configuration is used, the retrieved partner name is displayed on the external display unit 105. When facsimile transmission using the telephone number of the retrieved partner name is impossible, Therefore, it is set to prohibit the designation of the destination of the destination name as the destination. For example, what is necessary is just to comprise so that designation | designated that the other party of the name of the other party whose facsimile transmission using a telephone number is impossible is set as a transmission other party.
[0049]
As described above, in the present embodiment, a destination name registered in the telephone directory is searched using the character string input from the operation unit 114 as a keyword, and the searched destination name and the telephone associated therewith are searched. Since the number and the mail address are displayed on the external display unit 105 and the transmission destination is designated using the displayed destination name, the convenience in selecting the transmission destination can be improved.
[0050]
In addition, since the search condition is changed depending on whether the transmission is facsimile transmission or electronic mail transmission, the destination name corresponding to the transmission mode can be easily searched.
[0051]
(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an electronic telephone directory of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 5, and FIGS. 7 to 11 are facsimiles of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the control procedure by CPU222 of an apparatus.
[0052]
As shown in FIG. 5, the facsimile apparatus includes a network control unit (hereinafter referred to as NCU) 202 connected to a telephone line 202a. The NCU 202 performs connection control of the telephone exchange network such as connection to the line terminal for use in data communication with the telephone network, etc., and switches to the data communication path, and connects the telephone line 202a and the telephone 204 (CML). OFF) and the connection (CML ON) between the telephone line 202a and the hybrid circuit 206 is selectively switched. The NCU 202 and the telephone 204 are connected by a signal line 202b, and the NCU 202 and the hybrid circuit 206 are connected by a signal line 202c. The switching operation of the NCU 202 is controlled by a CPU 222 which will be described later. In the normal state, the connection between the telephone line 202a and the telephone 204 is selected.
[0053]
The hybrid circuit 206 separates a transmission signal from the facsimile transmission system transmitted via the telephone line 202a and a reception signal to the facsimile reception system received via the telephone line 202a.
[0054]
The facsimile transmission system includes a scanner 214. The scanner 214 reads document information and outputs the read data to the bus 226. The read data is temporarily stored in the RAM 218 and then read out and encoded by the CPU 222. The encoded data is output to the modem 208 via the bus 226.
[0055]
The modem 208 performs modulation processing on the encoded data input via the bus 226 to generate a modulation signal, and performs demodulation processing on the reception signal captured from the hybrid circuit 206 via the signal line 206a. To generate demodulated data. This modulation processing and demodulation processing is described in ITU-T Recommendations V.8, V.21, V. 27ter, V.29, V.17, V.34. The contents of the modulation / demodulation processing by the modem 208 are instructed by a signal provided from the CPU 222 via the bus 226, and the transmission mode is determined by the instructed modulation / demodulation processing. The instructions given from the CPU 222 to the modem 208 via the bus 226 are instructions such as a transmission mode, a reception mode, and a transmission speed.
[0056]
The modulation signal generated by the modem 208 is output to the adder circuit 212 via the signal line 208a. The adder circuit 212 receives the modulation signal from the modem 208 and the call circuit 210 via the signal line 210a. The signals are added and output to the hybrid circuit 206 via the signal line 212a. The calling circuit 210 outputs a DTMF selection signal in accordance with the telephone number information input from the CPU 222 via the bus 226. The hybrid circuit 206 sends the added signal from the adder circuit 212 to the telephone line 202a via the NCU 202 as a transmission signal.
[0057]
On the other hand, in the facsimile reception system, a signal received from the partner apparatus via the NCU 202 is output from the hybrid circuit 206 to the modem 208 via the signal line 206a. As described above, the modem 208 performs demodulation processing on the received signal taken in via the signal line 206a to generate demodulated data. Demodulated data generated by the modem 208 is provided to the CPU 222 via the bus 226. The CPU 222 performs processing such as decoding on the demodulated data, and stores the decoded data in the RAM 218 via the bus 226 or outputs it to the printer 216 via the bus 226. The printer 216 sequentially records the data taken in via the bus 226 on a recording sheet line by line.
[0058]
The CPU 222 controls the entire apparatus according to a control program stored in the ROM 224 and executes a transmission control procedure. Further, it controls the transmission / reception mode of facsimile information via the telephone line 202a and the transmission / reception mode of e-mail attached with an image. A RAM 218 is used as a work area for control by the CPU 222. In addition, the RAM 218 is provided with an area for storing a telephone book, which will be described later. Further, the RAM 218 is provided with an area for storing information received from the memory.
[0059]
The instruction input to the CPU 222 is performed via the operation unit 220. The operation unit 220 includes a function setting key, a one-touch key, a speed dial key, a numeric keypad, a start key, a stop key, various information registration keys, and the like. When these key operations are performed, corresponding information is transferred to the bus 226. Input to the CPU 222. In addition, the operation unit 220 is provided with a display unit (not shown) for displaying the apparatus status, the destination and its telephone number information, a warning message, and the like.
[0060]
This embodiment has an electronic telephone book in which destination information for the facsimile information transmission mode and destination information for the electronic mail transmission mode are registered, and this electronic telephone book is stored in the RAM 218. In this electronic telephone book, as shown in FIG. 6, nicknames and destination information associated with each one-touch dial are described. In this embodiment, when a destination is specified using destination information registered in the electronic telephone book, the destination is specified using the telephone number of the electronic telephone book or registered in the electronic telephone book. Control is performed so that corresponding destination information is displayed from the electronic telephone book in accordance with whether a destination is specified using the current mail address.
[0061]
When designating a transmission destination using the telephone number of the electronic telephone book, a nickname including the telephone number of the electronic telephone book is displayed on the operation unit 220, and the transmission destination is designated by an input operation for designating the displayed nickname. Is specified. In addition, when a destination is specified using a mail address of the electronic phone book, a nickname including the mail address of the electronic phone book is displayed on the operation unit 220, and transmitted by an input operation for specifying the displayed nickname. The other party is specified. In any display of the destination information, the nicknames are displayed in a predetermined order (for example, ABC order).
[0062]
Next, control by the CPU 222 will be described with reference to FIGS. The control by the CPU 222 is executed according to a control program stored in the ROM 224.
[0063]
Referring to FIG. 7, first, in step S2, the RAM 218 is initialized via the bus 226, and in the subsequent step S4, the display unit of the operation unit 220 is cleared via the bus 226. In step S6, the CML of the NCU 202 is turned off via the bus 226.
[0064]
Next, the process proceeds to step S8, where it is determined whether or not one-touch dial registration is selected based on information input from the operation unit 220 via the bus 226. If one-touch dial registration is selected, the process proceeds to step S10. The nickname and destination information (telephone number or mail address) are registered in the RAM 218 in association with the one-touch dial. As a result, registration in the electronic telephone directory shown in FIG. 6 is performed. Then, the process proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, when the one-touch dial registration is not selected, the process skips step S10 and proceeds to step S12.
[0065]
In step S12, it is determined whether or not a call based on the electronic telephone book has been selected based on the information input from the operation unit 220 via the bus 226. If no call based on the electronic telephone book is selected, step S14 is performed. Proceed to, execute other processing, and end this processing. When calling by the electronic telephone book is selected, the process proceeds to step S16 shown in FIG. 8, and whether or not an e-mail address is selected from the electronic telephone book based on information input from the operation unit 220 via the bus 226 is determined. If the e-mail address is selected, the process advances to step S20 to display a selectable list of nicknames including the e-mail address in the electronic telephone directory on the display unit of the operation unit 220. In the example of the electronic phone book shown in FIG. 6, first, the first nickname “AAA” among the nicknames including the e-mail address is displayed. Then, the nicknames are displayed while switching in the order of EEE, CCC, AAA or vice versa by the operation of the up and down keys, and the other party is designated by the input operation for designating the displayed nickname.
[0066]
Next, the process proceeds to step S24 shown in FIG. 9, the CML of the NCU 202 is turned on via the bus 226, and the corresponding provider is called in the subsequent step S26. In step S28, the e-mail address of the designated destination is notified. In step S30, the read information is MH-encoded and TIFF. It is attached to an e-mail in a file format, and this e-mail is transmitted by SMTP. Then, the process returns to step S6.
[0067]
If it is determined in step S16 that the e-mail address is not selected, the process proceeds to step S18 to determine whether or not the telephone number is selected from the electronic telephone directory. When the telephone number is selected from the electronic telephone book, the process proceeds to step S22, and a list of nicknames including the telephone number in the electronic telephone book is displayed in a selectable manner on the display unit of the operation unit 220. In the example of the electronic phone book shown in FIG. 6, first, the first nickname “BBB” among the nicknames including the telephone number is displayed. Then, the nickname is displayed while switching in the order of FFF, DDD, and BBB by the operation of the up and down keys, or vice versa, and the other party is designated by the input operation for designating the displayed nickname.
[0068]
Next, the process proceeds to step S32 shown in FIG. 10, and the CML of the NCU 202 is turned on via the bus 226. In the subsequent step S34, the designated destination is called, and the pre-procedure is executed in step S36. . Next, the process proceeds to step S38, where the image signal is read and transmitted by facsimile, and in the subsequent step S40, a post-procedure is executed. Then, the process returns to step S6.
[0069]
If it is determined in step S18 that the telephone number is not selected from the electronic telephone book, the process proceeds to step S42 shown in FIG. 11 and a list of all nicknames in the electronic telephone book is displayed on the display unit of the operation unit 220. In the example of the electronic phone book shown in FIG. 6, the first nickname “AAA” is displayed first. Then, the nickname is displayed by switching in the order of FFF, EEE, DDD, CCC, BBB, AAA or vice versa by the operation of the up and down keys.
[0070]
In step S44, the designated nickname is determined. Here, when the designated nickname is any one of AAA, CCC, and EEE, it is determined that the e-mail is to be transmitted, and the process proceeds to step S24 to transmit the e-mail with the image attached. On the other hand, when the designated nickname is any one of BBB, DDD, and FFF, it is determined that the facsimile information is transmitted, the process proceeds to step S32, and the read image is transmitted by facsimile.
[0071]
As described above, in the present embodiment, when the destination is specified using the destination information registered in the electronic telephone book, the destination is specified using the telephone number of the electronic telephone book or the electronic telephone. Controls to display the corresponding destination information from the electronic phone book depending on whether the destination is specified using the mail address registered in the book, improving convenience when selecting the destination Can be made.
[0072]
【The invention's effect】
  As explained above,ClearlyAccording to, SendIt is possible to improve the convenience when selecting a communication partner.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a telephone directory held in the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a diagram showing an example of a mail address list output in the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the telephone directory of the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a facsimile apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram showing an example of an electronic telephone directory of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.
7 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a CPU 222 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.
8 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 222 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.
9 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 222 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.
10 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 222 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.
11 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by the CPU 222 of the facsimile apparatus of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
101,222 CPU
102,224 ROM
103,218 RAM
105 External display
107 modem
108,202 NCU
110 CCU
113,214 Scanner
114, 220 operation unit
116,216 Printer
117 LAN I / F
118 network
202a telephone line
208 modem

Claims (6)

In a facsimile apparatus having at least a first transmission mode for transmitting facsimile information via a public line network and a second transmission mode for transmitting electronic mail via a network,
Registration means for registering first type destination information including a name and a telephone number, and second type destination information including a name and an email address ;
A transmission mode selection means for selecting one of the first transmission mode and the second transmission mode;
When the first transmission mode is selected by the transmission mode selection means, the first type of destination information is read from the destination information registered in the registration means, and is included in the read destination information. First display control means for displaying the names to be displayed in a predetermined order according to the character string included in each name;
A facsimile transmission means for performing facsimile transmission using a telephone number corresponding to the designated name when at least one name is designated from among the names displayed by the first display control means;
When the second transmission mode is selected by the transmission mode selection means, the second type of destination information is read from the destination information registered in the registration means, and is included in the read destination information. Second display control means for displaying the names to be displayed in a predetermined order according to the character string included in each name;
E-mail transmitting means for transmitting e-mail using an e-mail address corresponding to the designated name when at least one name is designated from among the names displayed by the second display control means;
When neither the first transmission mode nor the second transmission mode is selected by the transmission mode selection means, the first type destination information and the second type destination registered in the registration means The information is read, and the names included in the first type of destination information and the names of the second type of destination are included in a predetermined order according to the character string included in each name. Third display control means for displaying the names included in the previous information in a mixed manner;
When at least one name is designated from among the names displayed by the third display control means, the designated name is included in the first type partner information, or the second Discrimination means for discriminating whether the information is included in the type of destination information;
If the specified name is included in the first type destination information as a result of the determination by the determining means, the facsimile transmission is performed using the telephone number corresponding to the specified name. The facsimile transmission means is controlled, and when the designated name is included in the second type destination information, the electronic mail is transmitted using the mail address corresponding to the designated name. Control means for controlling the e-mail transmission means;
A facsimile apparatus comprising: 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the first to third display control units switch and display names one by one in accordance with a key operation by a user. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined order is an alphabetical order. In a control method of a facsimile apparatus having at least a first transmission mode for transmitting facsimile information via a public line network and a second transmission mode for transmitting electronic mail via a network,
A registration step of registering first type destination information including a name and a telephone number and second type destination information including a name and an email address;
A transmission mode selection step of selecting any one of the first transmission mode and the second transmission mode;
When the first transmission mode is selected in the transmission mode selection step, the first type of destination information is read from the destination information registered in the registration step, and is included in the read destination information. A first display control step of displaying the names to be displayed in a predetermined order according to the character string included in each name;
A facsimile transmission step of performing facsimile transmission using a telephone number corresponding to the designated name when at least one name is designated from among the names displayed in the first display control step;
When the second transmission mode is selected in the transmission mode selection step, the second type of destination information is read from the destination information registered in the registration step, and is included in the read destination information. A second display control step of displaying the names to be displayed in a predetermined order according to the character string included in each name;
An email sending step for sending email using the email address corresponding to the designated name when at least one name is designated from the names displayed in the second display control step;
If neither the first transmission mode nor the second transmission mode is selected in the transmission mode selection step, the first type destination information and the second type destination registered in the registration step The information is read, and the names included in the first type of destination information and the names of the second type of destination are included in a predetermined order according to the character string included in each name. A third display control step for displaying the names included in the previous information in a mixed manner;
When at least one name is designated from among the names displayed in the third display control step, whether the designated name is included in the first type counterpart information, or the second A discriminating step for discriminating whether it is included in the type of destination information
If the specified name is included in the first type destination information as a result of the determination in the determining step, facsimile transmission is performed using a telephone number corresponding to the specified name. The facsimile transmission process is controlled, and when the designated name is included in the second type destination information, an e-mail is transmitted using an e-mail address corresponding to the designated name. A control step for controlling the e-mail transmission step;
A method for controlling a facsimile apparatus, comprising: 5. The method of controlling a facsimile apparatus according to claim 4, wherein in the first to third display control steps, names are switched and displayed one by one in accordance with a key operation by a user. 6. The method of controlling a facsimile apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined order is alphabetical order.

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