JPH08322029A - Communication device and file transfer method in communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a videophone capable of significantly improving the operability when the file transfer function is activated. [Structure] The position input unit 202 is used to move a pointing cursor so that the pointing cursor is moved to an icon of a file to be transferred in a file list. After that, the button attached to the position input section 202 is pressed to select the file icon 33. Next, while the button of the position input unit 202 is being pressed, the pointing cursor is moved into the display area of the received image, and the position input unit 20 is moved.
Release the 2 button. At this time, the drag and drop event will be generated by the basic software.
Therefore, in this embodiment, by only operating the position input section and dragging the icon of the file to be transferred, the instruction input for the series of file transfer processing is completed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device and a file transfer method in the communication device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, videophone devices have come into general use, and some of these videophone devices have a file transfer function.

As a method of instructing which file to transfer in such a videophone device, a method of displaying a dialog for inputting a file name and allowing the user to input the file name, or Video Telecom Co. of the United States of America There is a method of instructing which file is to be transferred by designating a file name as an argument when executing a file transfer command after activating the personal computer function as in the video conferencing system.

[0004]

However, the above procedure has a drawback that it takes time and effort to input a file name and the operability is poor.

An object of the present invention is to provide a more intuitive interface that takes advantage of the feature of the videophone device that can display the image of the other party, and to improve the operability when the file transfer function is activated in the videophone device. is there.

[0006]

The present invention has, for example, the following configuration as one means for solving the above problems. That is,
Display means for displaying information relating to an external device with which the device itself is communicating and information held by the device itself, instruction means for instructing movement of the display of the information owned by the device itself, and the instruction means When the instruction in is a movement instruction to move the display position of the information that the own device has on the display device, the transmission means that transmits the information that the own device has to the external device And is provided.

Alternatively, a display means for displaying information about a plurality of external devices with which the device itself is communicating in a different area for a child attending externally, and displaying information possessed by the device itself, and information for the device itself. When the instruction means for instructing movement of the display on the display means and the instruction by the instruction means are movement instructions for moving the display position of the information possessed by the own device on the display means to the display position of the information on the external device. And a transmission means for transmitting information of the own device to the instructed external device. Furthermore, the videophone includes an operation input unit that receives an instruction from an operator, a display unit that displays information, and a storage unit that stores a plurality of information as a file, and stores information received via a communication medium. A received image display control means for displaying in a predetermined display area of the display means,
File information display means for displaying information on files stored in the storage means in a display area of the display means other than the received image display area, received image display means for displaying a received image, and the operation input Determining means for determining whether or not the operation input from the means is a display area instruction input of information about the previous file, and the determining means inputs an operation input from the operation input means to the display area of information about the file If it is, the subsequent operation input from the operation input means is monitored, and if the subsequent operation input from the operation input means is the received image display area instruction input of the display means, the received image transmission partner And a transmission control means for starting a procedure for transferring a file to.

Further, for example, the operation input means is a coordinate position input device capable of directly designating the display position of the display screen of the display means, and the display of information about the file is performed by the display means. In a specific area showing the storage means in a predetermined area, it is displayed as a file icon specific to each file that specifies the file name of the file stored in the storage means, and the operation input means is the file It is characterized by inputting an icon of a file to be transmitted among the icons.

[0009]

With the above structure, the operability at the time of starting the file transfer function in the videophone device can be greatly improved.

Also, by selecting an icon for dragging a transfer file, the transfer destination can be specified on the displayed partner image, which allows the partner image to be displayed. User interface can be provided, the transfer source file and the transfer destination can be specified very easily without any special expertise, and anyone can easily perform the file transfer operation.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the construction of a videophone apparatus to which an embodiment of a file transfer procedure starting method according to the present invention can be applied. 2 is shown in FIG.
3 is a flowchart showing a control operation in the videophone device of FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of screen display, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the file transfer processing shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a line network 101 to 103 to which the videophone device 200 of this embodiment can be connected.
Are communication partner terminals 1 to 3 capable of communicating with the videophone device 200 of the present embodiment connected to the line network 1000,
For example, the partner terminals 1 to 3 can also be configured by videophone devices. Hereinafter, a case where the other terminals 1 to 3 are videophone devices will be described as an example. However, it goes without saying that the other terminals 1 to 3 may be ordinary telephone devices or computer systems. Reference numeral 200 is the videophone device of this embodiment.

The videophone device 20 of this embodiment shown in FIG.
0 has the following configuration. That is, a position input realized by a CPU 201 for controlling the entire apparatus of this embodiment according to a control procedure shown in FIG. A unit 202, a storage unit 203 for storing a program for controlling the videophone device and communication data, a display unit 2 for displaying a received image obtained from the image / audio compression / expansion device 205 and various information to the user.
04, the input image from the image input unit 207 and the input voice from the voice input unit 208 are compressed and sent to the demultiplexing and line control unit 206, and the demultiplexing and line control unit 2
Display unit 204 by expanding the received image and sound from 06
And an image / audio compression / expansion unit 205 for sending to the audio output unit 210.

Further, the image input is constituted by a demultiplexing and line control unit 206 for demultiplexing voice, image and various data, and for controlling the communication line, and a television camera device for inputting an image. A unit 207, a voice input unit 208 configured by, for example, a microphone or the like for inputting voice, an operation unit 209 configured to input and input a telephone number of the other party, and a voice output unit 210 configured by, for example, a speaker for outputting voice. It consists of and. Reference numeral 211 is a communication line for connecting the videophone device 200 of this embodiment to the line network 1000.

The operation of the videophone of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the following description, the case of performing communication with the partner terminal 101, which is a videophone device connected to the line network 100, will be described as an example. However, the communication partner of this embodiment is not limited to the partner terminal (videophone) 101, and any type of terminal device can be used as long as it can be connected to the line network 100 as described above. Communication is possible even with a device that cannot send and receive captured images. In that case, a display indicating that there is no received image from the other party in the received image display area of the display unit 204 may be displayed. Then, by designating the relevant area as well, the same operation can be performed by the same operation as the videophone.

In the videophone of this embodiment, first, in step S
In 1 and step S2, whether or not the called device is sent from the partner device via the communication line from the line network and detected by the demultiplexing and line control unit 206, or the call request from the operation unit 209 is made. Monitor whether there is an instruction input.

If there is a call, the CPU 20
The control of No. 1 proceeds from step S1 to step S3, and instructs the demultiplexing and line control unit 206 to set the communication line 21.
1 to form a DC loop to form a communication path (line network 100
Is a public telephone line network), or a predetermined response message to the called party is returned (when the line network 100 is a digital line network) or the like to respond to the called party. At the same time, the image / audio compression / expansion unit 205 is activated in step S4, and image input by the image input unit 207 and audio input by the audio input unit 208 are started.

Subsequently, in step S5, the display unit 20
A file stored in the storage unit 203 is searched in a predetermined display area of No. 4, a file detected by the search is converted into an icon, and the file is stored in a specific graphic (for example, a folder graphic) indicating a storage position of the file in the storage unit 203. Storage unit 2
The file name of the file stored in 03 is displayed as a file icon unique to each file.

An example of this display is shown in FIG. 3 in FIG.
Reference numeral 2 is a specific figure (folder figure) indicating the storage position of the file in the storage unit 203, and 33 is a display example of the file icon included in the folder figure 32. 31
Is a received image from the partner video telephone device, and 34 is a pointing cursor that moves according to the position instruction input in the position input unit 202.

Then, in step S6, the demultiplexing and line control unit 206 receives the communication data sent from the partner device via the line network 100 and the communication line 211,
The image data and the audio data that have been multiplexed and sent are separated and sent to the image-audio compression / expansion unit 205. The image / sound compression / expansion unit 205 performs a predetermined expansion process to restore the data before compression. Then, the image data is sent to the display unit 204, and is displayed as received image data on the display unit 204 shown by 31 in FIG. 3 as described above. On the other hand, the received voice data is sent to the voice output unit 210 and output as voice. The voice output unit 210 may be integrated with the voice input unit 208 like a telephone handset. The above control is always executed while the communication data is transmitted from the partner device.

Simultaneously with the above steps S5 to S6, the image / sound compression / expansion section 205 compresses the image data input by the image input section 207 and the audio data input by the audio input section 208 in step S7. . Then, it is multiplexed by the demultiplexing and line control unit and transmitted to the communication partner device via the communication line 211 and the line network 100.

Subsequently, a file transfer process is performed by an operation peculiar to this embodiment, and if necessary, the file data stored in the storage unit 203 in advance is sent to the demultiplexing / line control unit 206 to send the image data and the audio data. The data is further multiplexed and transmitted to the communication partner device. This file transfer process will be described later.

Next, in step S9, it is checked whether or not the partner device has terminated communication by releasing the line or the like. If the partner device has not finished communication, the process proceeds to step S10,
It is checked whether or not the operator of the own device has input an instruction to end communication. If the instruction to end the communication has not been input, the process returns to step S6 to continue the communication with the partner device.

On the other hand, step S9 or step S10
If the end of communication is detected in step S1,
In step 1, the demultiplexing and line control unit 206 is instructed to release the communication line to end the communication, and the process returns to step S1 to prepare for the next communication.

If there is a calling request in step S2, the process proceeds from step S2 to step S15, and the called party device designated by the called party number input from the operation unit 209 is called, and the called party responds. The process proceeds to step S4 and subsequent steps, and a call with the other party, image communication, a file transfer process, and the like are performed by the same process as in the case of the called.

FIG. 4 shows the details of the file transfer process which is a control peculiar to the present embodiment during the above communication control. The file transfer process will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, the display unit 204 displays the received image 31 and the file list 3 as shown in FIG.
2. A file icon 33 and a pointing cursor 34 are displayed. Pointing cursor 34
Moves on the screen as the user moves the position input unit 202.

In order to transfer a file, first, the pointing cursor 34 is moved by using the position input section 202, and the pointing cursor 34 is moved to the icon 33 of the file to be transferred in the file list 32. After that, the button attached to the position input section 202 is pressed to select the file icon 33. At this time, CP
By U201, the start source of drag and drop is the file icon 33, and the file name of the file is stored in the storage unit 23. This procedure is usually realized by basic software, and the user program is not aware of this procedure.

Next, the position input section 202 is moved with the button of the position input section 202 held down to move the pointing cursor 34 into the display area of the received image 31, and the button of the position input section 202 is released. At this time, the drag and drop event will be generated by the basic software. Therefore, in this embodiment, the position input unit 22
By simply operating and dragging the icon of the file to be transferred, the instruction input for the series of file transfer processing is completed. The processing procedure of this event will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, in step S40, it is checked whether or not there is a drag input which is a file transfer instruction. If there is no drag input, there is no file transfer request, so the process returns without doing anything. On the other hand, if there is a drag input, the process proceeds to step S41, and in step S41, the data regarding the drag & drop operation start point is acquired from the storage unit 203, and the drag & drop operation start point is displayed in the file list display area 32. It is determined whether it is the file icon display position. If it is not the file icon display position, the process returns.

On the other hand, if the drag-and-drop operation start point is the file icon display position displayed in the file list display area 32, the process proceeds to step S42, and the drag-and-drop operation end point displays the received image 31. Determine if it is in the area. If it is not within the display area, the process directly returns and ends the processing.

On the other hand, if it is in the display area, the process proceeds to step S43, the file name of the file selected at the start of the drag & drop operation is acquired from the storage unit 23, and the file is transferred to the communication partner terminal. File transfer processing. Specifically, the CPU 201 causes the storage unit 2 to
The file selected by the icon from 3 is read out, a data identification mark is attached thereto, and the data is sent to the demultiplexing and line control unit 206 and multiplexed with image data and voice data and transferred to the partner device. Since the file transfer processing is completed, the processing procedure of the drag and drop event is completed. In the above description, the storage unit 203
In the management of the storage file of No. 2, if the file that has been once transferred is deleted from the storage unit 203, the file transfer process described above reduces the number of files in the storage unit by one. Therefore, in such a case, the process of step S44 shown in parentheses in FIG. 4 is performed to delete the file transferred by the above-described process from the storage unit 203, and newly store the storage unit 2 at this point.
After updating the file list display so that the files remaining in 03 are displayed in the file list 32, the process returns.

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
The operability at the time of starting the file transfer function in the videophone device can be significantly improved.

Also, by selecting an icon to drag a transfer file, the transfer destination can be specified with the image of the other party who is displaying, and this makes it possible to display the other image. User interface can be provided, the transfer source file and the transfer destination can be specified very easily without any special expertise, and anyone can easily perform the file transfer operation. (Second Embodiment) A second embodiment according to the present invention will be described below. The videophone device to which the second embodiment can be applied is the same device as the first embodiment and has already been described with reference to FIG. However, in the second embodiment, it is assumed that the demultiplexing and line control unit 206 is capable of responding to a plurality of lines and that it is possible to talk with two or more destinations.

The operation of the videophone of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the following description, a case will be described as an example in which communication is performed with the videophone devices 101, 102, and 103 that are partner terminals connected to the line network 100. However, the communication partner of this embodiment is not limited to the videophone, and any type of terminal device can be used as long as it can be connected to the line network 100.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a series of control operations of the videophone device of this embodiment. The control operation in the second embodiment is almost the same as the operation described with reference to FIG. 2 in the first embodiment, and the same steps will be denoted by the same step numbers and detailed description will be omitted. Here, only the part different from the first embodiment will be described.

The videophone according to the second embodiment first displays a file list in step S5. Next, in step S1, it is determined whether or not there is a call from another terminal. Hereinafter, in the subsequent steps S2, S3, and S15, the same processing as in the first embodiment is performed.

After the processing of step S3 or step S15, in the second embodiment, the process proceeds to step S16 and the display unit 2
The ground information regarding the other party who has connected the call to the predetermined display area 04 is displayed in the ground information display area. This state is shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, 31 and 35 are received images from the other party during the call, 32 is a folder graphic, 33 is a file icon, 34 is a pointing cursor, and 36 is a ground information display area showing the other party information during the call. However, the second
In this embodiment, it is not essential to display the image received from the other party during the call. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 6, the telephone number of the person who is talking is displayed as the ground information. In this case, the telephone number is the one transmitted from the other party when the communication is started when the communication is called and the telephone number stored when the communication is started is used when the communication is started.
After the process of step S16, the process proceeds to step S4, and the process proceeds to step S10 as in the first embodiment. However, in the second embodiment, the transfer process of step S8 is different from that of the first embodiment. Details of this transfer processing will be described later. In step S10, it is determined whether or not the operator of the own terminal has input an instruction to end communication with a communication partner, and if there is an instruction, the process proceeds to step S11 to terminate only communication with that communication partner. , Step S
Return to 1.

On the other hand, if there is no instruction in step S10, the process returns to step S1. By performing the control as described above, it is possible to communicate with a plurality of parties at the same time. The transfer process of step S8, which is unique to the second embodiment during the above communication control, will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The operation of activating the file transfer procedure in this embodiment is almost the same as the operation in the above-described first embodiment, but when the drop destination of the drag & drop is the ground information display area 36, communication is in progress. Files are transferred to all parties.

The procedure of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is obtained by adding step S45 and step S46 to the procedure described in the first embodiment shown in FIG. The process proceeds from step S40 to step S42 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. If it is determined in step S42 that the end point of the drop operation is not within the received image display area, the process proceeds to step S45. In step S45, it is determined whether or not the end point of the drop operation is within the ground information display area. If it is within the display area, step S
Proceeding to 46, multipoint transfer processing is performed in which file transfer processing is performed for all parties currently communicating. Then, it progresses to step S44.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S45 that the end point of the drop operation is not within the ground information display area, the process returns. As described above, according to the second embodiment, the same operational effect as that of the above-described first embodiment can be obtained between a plurality of partner terminals.

(Third Embodiment) A third embodiment, which is a further embodiment of the present invention, will be described below.

The videophone device to which the third embodiment can be applied is the same device as the second embodiment. Therefore, the description of the configuration of the videophone device is omitted. In addition, the control procedure of the entire apparatus is also file transfer processing (step S8)
5 is the same as the second embodiment except for a part of FIG.
Since the description has been made by using, the detailed description will be omitted. However,
In the third embodiment, the ground information display in step S16 shown in FIG. 5 may not be performed.

In the third embodiment, the file transfer procedure is activated by the following operation. That is, the file transfer mode is activated by, for example, operating the position input unit 202 to move the pointing cursor and clicking a file to be transferred on the folder graphic. After activating the file transfer mode, operate the position input section 202 again to move the pointing cursor, and click the received image display area where the other party to whom the file is to be transferred is displayed one after another, thereby selecting the file to the clicked party. Forward. Finally, the file transfer mode is exited by an operation such as double-clicking the button of the position input unit 202, and the file transfer procedure is ended.

The operation of the third embodiment described above is shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, reference numerals 31, 35 and 39 denote a received image display area for displaying an image received from a communication partner, and 32.
Is a folder figure showing a file list, 33 is a file icon showing files, 34 is a pointing cursor, 37 is a locus of the pointing cursor after activation of the file transfer mode, and 38 is a click point. In this case, it indicates that the transfer is performed to the partner displayed in 31 and 35. Moreover, 37 and 38 may not be displayed on the screen.

The operation procedure of the file transfer process in the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. First, in step S90, it is determined whether the file transfer mode has been activated. This determination is specifically made based on whether or not a switch attached to the position input unit 202 is pressed while the pointing cursor 34 is on the file icon. If the file transfer mode has not been activated, it returns.

On the other hand, when the file transfer mode is activated in step S90, the process proceeds to step S91, and it is determined whether or not the switch of the position input section 202 is pressed. If the switch of the position input unit 202 is pressed, the process proceeds to step S92, and it is determined whether or not the position of the switch of the position input unit 202 is within the received image display area. If it is within the received image display area, the process proceeds to step S93, and the file is transferred to the received image display partner. Specifically, in step S90, the file corresponding to the file icon clicked when the file transfer mode is activated is read from the storage unit 203, and the data determined in step S92 is determined to be the communication partner with whom the click occurred. It is designated and sent to the demultiplexing and line control unit 206. When the process of step S93 is completed, step S9
Returning to 1, it is determined whether or not the next transfer partner is designated.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S91 that the transfer partner is not designated, the process proceeds to step S94, and it is determined whether the file transfer mode has ended.
Specifically, for example, the determination is made based on whether or not the switch attached to the position input unit 202 is quickly pressed twice (double click). When it is determined in step S94 that the file transfer mode has not ended, step S94
The process returns to 91 and waits for designation of the next transfer partner.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S94 that the file transfer mode has ended, the file transfer procedure is ended and the process returns. If the transferred file is to be deleted after the file transfer process, the process proceeds to step 95 after the process of step S94 to select one of the file icons displayed in the file list graphic. , The file icon that is the transfer target is deleted, the file list is displayed again, the file transfer process is terminated, and the process returns.

As described above, according to the third embodiment,
It becomes possible to transfer desired files to a plurality of parties with a very simple operation.

(Fourth Embodiment) In the fourth embodiment, in each of the first to third embodiments, the step of specifically transferring a file, that is, step S43,
Before the file is transferred in S46 or S93, the remaining storable capacity of the storage device of the partner terminal is transmitted as part of the multiplexed data transmitted via the communication line 211. To configure. Then, the demultiplexing and line control unit 206 separates the remaining capacity data sent from the storage device of the partner terminal, fetches it by the CPU 201, and compares the size of the file to be transmitted with the remaining capacity data. Then, if it is determined that the other storage device does not have the capacity to store the file to be transmitted, the file transfer is not performed.
By doing so, useless transfer can be omitted and the processing speed can be increased. The transmission of this storage capacity may be standardized in advance as a communication control procedure so that it is always transmitted before the file transfer, or the transfer destination device requests the storage capacity of its own device at the request of the file transmission side device. May be received each time. The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.

It should be noted that the above description of each embodiment has been made only for one embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the operation unit 209 may be realized not by hardware but by a soft keyboard displayed on the display unit 204, and the application range of the present invention is applicable as long as the basic function of each block or procedure is not impaired. It is possible.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a more intuitive interface utilizing the feature of the videophone device that the other party image can be displayed is provided, and the operability at the time of starting the file transfer function in the videophone device is improved. It has the effect of improving. The present invention may be applied to a system including a plurality of devices or an apparatus including a single device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operability at the time of starting the file transfer function in the videophone device can be greatly improved. Also, since the transfer file and the performance destination are specified by a simple operation of simply dragging the icon, the file transfer operation can be performed extremely easily without any special expertise.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a videophone system to which an embodiment according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing communication control of the videophone system to which this embodiment is applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the present embodiment.

4 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of a file transfer operation in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing communication control of the videophone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of a file transfer operation in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen display example of a third embodiment according to the present invention.

9 is a flowchart showing a detailed procedure of a file transfer operation in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 line network 101, 102, 103 other videophone device 200 videophone device 201 CPU 202 position input device 203 storage unit 204 display unit 205 video / audio compression / expansion unit 206 demultiplexing and line control unit 209 operation unit 31, 35, 39 Received image 32 File list 33 File icon

Claims (19)

[Claims] 1. A display unit for displaying information on an external device with which the device itself is communicating and information held by the device itself, and an instruction device for instructing movement of display on the display device for the information owned by the device itself. And when the instruction in the instruction unit is a movement instruction to move the display position of the information that the own device has on the display unit to the display position of the information related to the external device, the information that the own device has A communication device, comprising: a transmission means for transmitting to the device. 2. Display means for displaying information on a plurality of external devices with which the device itself is communicating in a separate area for each external device and for displaying information owned by the device itself, and display of information owned by the device itself. An instruction means for instructing movement of the display on the means, and the instruction in the instruction means is a movement instruction for moving the display position of the information of the own device on the display means to the display position of the information on the external device. And a transmission means for transmitting information possessed by the own device to the instructed external device. 3. The transmission means transmits information held by the communication device to the plurality of external devices instructed when a plurality of the external devices are instructed by the instructing device. The communication device described. 4. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding the communicating external device is information regarding an operator of the external device. 5. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the information regarding the communicating external device is line information for transmission of the external device. 6. Further comprising: receiving means for receiving the storage capacity of the external device from the external device, and transmission control means for controlling transmission by the transmitting means in accordance with the storage capacity received by the receiving means. The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: 7. The transmission control means compares the storage capacity received by the receiving means with the data amount of the information held by the own device, and when the data capacity of the information held by the own device is large, the transmission means 7. The communication device according to claim 6, wherein the communication device is controlled so as not to perform transmission according to. 8. A communication device comprising an operation input means for receiving an instruction from an operator, a display means for displaying information, and a storage means for storing a plurality of information as a file, which is received via a communication medium. A received image display control means for displaying information in a predetermined display area of the display means, and a file for displaying information about a file stored in the storage means in a display area different from the received image display area of the display means An information display means, a received image display means for displaying a received image of display information, a judgment means for judging whether or not the operation input from the operation input means is a display area instruction input of information about the previous file, and the judgment When the operation input from the operation input means is an instruction input to the display area of the information about the file, And a transmission control means for starting a file transfer procedure to a reception image transmission partner when the subsequent operation input from the operation input means is a reception image display area instruction input of the display means. A communication device comprising: 9. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein the operation input unit is a coordinate position input device capable of directly designating a display position of a display screen of the display unit. 10. Displaying information about the file includes:
The operation input is displayed in a predetermined area of the display means as a file icon unique to each file that specifies the file name of the file stored in the storage means in the specific icon indicating the storage means. 10. The communication device according to claim 8, wherein the means indicates and inputs an icon of a file to be transmitted among the file icons. 11. A file transfer method for a communication device having a file transfer function, comprising an operation input means for receiving an instruction from an operator, a display means for displaying information, and a storage means for storing a plurality of information as a file. The information received via the communication medium is displayed in a predetermined display area of the display means, and the information about the file stored in the storage means is displayed separately from the received image display area of the display means. When the received image displayed in the area is displayed, it is determined whether the operation input from the operation input means is a display area instruction input of information about the previous file, and the operation input from the operation input means relates to the file. In the case of an instruction input to the information display area, the subsequent operation input from the operation input means is monitored, and the subsequent operation input is performed. File transfer method in a communication device an operation input from the stage and said when was the received image display area instruction input display unit starts the procedure of transferring files to received image transmission partner. 12. The operation input means is a coordinate position input device capable of directly designating a display position of a display screen of the display means, and the instruction input is displayed on the display means by operating the coordinate position input device. The specific figure indicating the designated position from the coordinate position input device is confirmed, the specific figure is moved to a desired position, and the position identification is input after completion of the movement to the desired position. Transfer method in the communication device of the present invention. 13. Displaying information about the file includes:
The operation input is displayed in a predetermined area of the display means as a file icon unique to each file that specifies the file name of the file stored in the storage means in the specific icon indicating the storage means. 13. The file transfer method in a communication device according to claim 11, wherein the means inputs an instruction of an icon of a file to be transmitted among the file icons. 14. A communication device comprising an operation input means for receiving an instruction from an operator, a display means for displaying information, and a storage means for storing a plurality of information as a file, which is received via a communication medium. A received image display control means for displaying information in a predetermined display area of the display means, and a file for displaying information about a file stored in the storage means in a display area different from the received image display area of the display means An information display means, a received image display means for displaying a received image, a judgment means for judging whether or not the operation input from the operation input means is a display area instruction input of information about the previous file, and the judgment means When it is determined that the operation input from the operation input means is an instruction input to the display area of the information regarding the file, the subsequent operation input from the operation input means is performed. And a transmission control means for starting a file transfer procedure to the reception image transmission partner when the subsequent operation input from the operation input means is a reception image display area instruction input of the display means. A communication device characterized by. 15. A multipoint communication device comprising an operation input means for receiving an instruction from an operator, a display means for displaying information, and a storage means for storing a plurality of information as a file, which relates to a communication partner. A ground information display control means for displaying information in a predetermined display area of the display means, and a file for displaying information about a file stored in the storage means in a display area different from the ground information display area of the display means. Information display means, ground information display means for displaying ground information, judgment means for judging whether or not the operation input from the operation input means is a display area instruction input of information relating to the previous file, and the judgment means When it is determined that the operation input from the operation input means is an instruction input to the display area of the information regarding the file, the operation from the operation input means is continued. A transmission control means for monitoring the input and starting a file transfer procedure to all the other parties in communication when the subsequent operation input from the operation input means is a ground information display area instruction input of the display means. A communication device comprising: 16. A multipoint communication device comprising an operation input means for receiving an instruction from an operator, a display means for displaying information, and a storage means for storing a plurality of information as a file. Received image control means for displaying the information received via the display means in a predetermined display area, and information relating to files stored in the storage means in a display area different from the received image display area of the display means. File information display means for displaying, received image display means for displaying received image, file transfer mode starting means for starting file transfer mode, file transfer mode releasing means for canceling file transfer mode, and file transfer mode starting File transfer mode activation determining means for determining that the file transfer mode has been activated by means, A file transfer mode cancellation judging means for judging that the file transfer mode has been canceled by the file transfer mode canceling means; and an operation input from the operation input means when the file transfer mode starting judgment means has started the file transfer mode. Determining unit determines whether or not the display area instruction input of information about the previous file, and the determination unit determines that the operation input from the operation input unit is an instruction input to the display area of information about the file. In this case, the subsequent operation input from the operation input means is monitored, and if the subsequent operation input from the operation input means is the received image display area instruction input of the display means, the received image transmission partner is input. The file transfer mode is still released by the file transfer mode release determination means that starts the transfer procedure and continues after the transfer is completed. When it is determined that the operation input from the operation input means is not performed, the operation control means returns to the procedure for monitoring the operation input, and the transmission control means repeats the operation input monitoring procedure and the file transfer procedure until the file transmission mode is released. Communication device. 17. Before starting the transfer of the file, it is judged whether the storage capacity of the storage device of the partner terminal is large enough to store the file to be transmitted, and the file is transmitted only when the file can be stored. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The communication device according to any one of 4 to 16. 18. The communication device according to claim 14, wherein the operation input unit is a coordinate position input device capable of directly designating a display position of a display screen of the display unit. 19. Displaying information about the file includes:
The operation input is displayed in a predetermined area of the display means in a specific figure showing the storage means as a file icon specific to each file that specifies the file name of the file stored in the storage means. The communication device according to any one of claims 14 to 18, characterized in that the means indicates and inputs an icon of a file to be transmitted among the file icons.