Abstract: When a hook detection unit (18) detects the off-hook of a handset (8), voice (e.g., “telephone book”, the other party's name) sent from a user is input via the handset (8), and a voice recognition unit (110) recognizes the voice, the other party's name and a telephone number stored in a telephone book memory (3) are displayed on a display unit (5). Then, when voice “up/down” is input via the handset (8), another party's name and a telephone number stored in a telephone book memory (3) are switched and displayed on a display unit (5); and when voice “telephone” or “fax” is input, a call is made or a fax transmission started to the other party displayed on the display unit (5).

Abstract: When a hook detection unit (18) detects the off-hook of a handset (8), voice (e.g., “telephone book”, the other party's name) sent from a user is input via the handset (8), and a voice recognition unit (110) recognizes the voice, the other party's name and a telephone number stored in a telephone book memory (3) are displayed on a display unit (5). Then, when voice “up/down” is input via the handset (8), another party's name and a telephone number stored in a telephone book memory (3) are switched and displayed on a display unit (5); and when voice “telephone” or “fax” is input, a call is made or a fax transmission started to the other party displayed on the display unit (5).

Abstract: A hand-written character recognition apparatus includes a CIS, and image data of each character of addressing information hand-written on a transmission original, which is read by the CIS, is stored in a bit-mapped line buffer. A histogram of one direction, e.g. an X direction (main scanning direction) is produced on the basis of the image data, and the histogram is stored in the histogram buffer. A rough position of each of the characters is evaluated on the basis of the histogram, and a character width of each of the characters, preferably an average character width is evaluated with referring to the line buffer. Then, a blank portion having a size of 1.5 times or less the average character width is detected as a space between characters.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus includes a transmission motor (90), and when an original to be transmitted is moved by the transmission motor in a sub-scanning direction, sequential lines in the sub-scanning direction are scanned by a contact image sensor (100) in a main scanning direction, and therefore, image data of a black dot or a white dot is outputted by the contact image sensor. A microcomputer (60) specifies a line in which a black dot outputted from the contact image sensor first exists as a start line, and specifies an area on the basis of the start line and an end line which is determined by a fact that three white lines in which no black dots are detected appear after the start line. Addressing information is recognized on the basis of the image data outputted from the contact image sensor which is scanning the area.