Image telecommunication apparatus

An image telecommunication apparatus comprising:

• an image telecommunication means performing an image telecommunication and an image processing;
• a memory means for storing shortening telephone numbers;
• a calling means for accessing to a line to carry out dialing operation;
• a mode detecting means for detecting a shortening dial command mode inputted from a dialing signal fed from an external telephone associated with the apparatus;
• a dialing number detecting means for detecting a dial number inputted from the dialing signal fed from the external telephone associated with the apparatus;
• a first switch means for selectively outputting the dialing signal fed from the external telephone associated with the apparatus to one of said dial number detecting means or to the line;
• a second switch means for selectively outputting either of the dialing signal fed from the calling means and the dialing signal fed from the external telephone associated with the apparatus to the line;
• a third switch means for selectively connecting either of the second switch means and the image telecommunication means to the line;
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• a control means for effecting the dialing number detecting means to output the dial number to be inputted through said first switch means when the mode detecting means detects a shortening dial command mode, and reading out a telephone number corresponding to the dial number detected by the dialing number detecting means from said memory means so as to enable the calling means to carry out its dialing operation through said second and third switch means.