JPH012452A - dialing device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a dialing device that is attached to a communication device and generates a selection signal corresponding to a numeric string of a dial number input by dialing and outputs it to a communication line. It is related to.

[Prior Art] As a conventional dialing device of this kind, for example, a device attached to a facsimile machine, etc., a numeric string of a telephone number input by dialing (dial operation) is stored in a memory and a predetermined number is stored. A configuration is adopted in which the stored numerical string of the telephone number is read out in response to an input key operation, etc., and a selection signal corresponding thereto is generated. This is a device having a so-called redial function, one-touch dial function, speed dial function, or the like.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In order to perform the above-mentioned functions, such a dialing device must read the digit string of the telephone number from the memory and generate and output the corresponding selection signal. All digits of one telephone number are used as a unit. This restriction of all digits causes the following inconveniences.

That is, first of all, with such a device, for example, rXX as a telephone number.
After dialing X-YYYYJ rXXX-ZZ
When trying to dial ZZJ, the first three digits r
XXXJ are the same, and it would be convenient if the selection signal could be generated by recalling them from memory, but since this is not possible, the same three digits must be dialed again.

Also, when dialing, you may get one digit wrong when dialing halfway. In situations like this, it would be convenient if you could recall from memory the digits before the digit you made a mistake and redial, but since that is not possible, you have to dial again from the most significant digit of the telephone number.

There is a problem in that the telephone number information stored in the memory cannot be used effectively, resulting in the above-mentioned operational inconveniences.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve these problems, according to the present invention, a communication device is attached to a communication device and generates a selection signal corresponding to a numeric string of a dial number input by dialing. A dialing device that outputs to a communication line, comprising: means for storing a string of dialed numbers inputted; input means for specifying an arbitrary digit in the string of dialed numbers stored in the storage means; A configuration is adopted that includes a control means for causing a selection signal generation section to generate a selection signal corresponding to the digit number designated by the input means.

[Function] According to such a configuration, it is possible to specify an arbitrary digit in the digit string of the dial number stored in the storage means using the input means and generate a selection signal corresponding to that digit. can. With respect to the dial number information stored in the storage means, the restriction that all digits are used in one unit g is removed, and any digit can be effectively used, thereby improving operability.

[Example] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the attached figures.

FIG. 1 illustrates the overall configuration of a dialing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. This dialing device is attached to, for example, a facsimile machine, is connected to a telephone line, and makes calls.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a control section that controls the entire dialing device, and is composed of a microprocessor element and the like. An operation section 1 , a selection signal generation section 3 , a storage section 4 , and a display section 5 are connected to the control section 2 and controlled by the control section 1 .

To explain the details of each part, first, as shown in FIG. 2, the operation part 1 is provided with a numeric keypad part 6 for inputting a numeric string of a telephone number. The operation section 1 also includes the above-mentioned display section 5.
is provided to display the numeric string of the telephone number input by key operation of the numeric keypad section 6.

The display section 5 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display.

Furthermore, the operation section 1 is used to specify an arbitrary digit of a numeric string of a telephone number that is input by operating keys on the numeric keypad section 6 and stored in a storage section, which will be described later, and to generate a selection signal corresponding to that digit. A call key 7 is provided for generation. A stop key 8 is also provided for disconnecting the telephone line and stopping dialing and generation and output of selection signals thereby.

Next, the selection signal generating section 3 generates a dial pulse signal or a dial tone signal as a selection signal corresponding to each of the digit strings of the telephone number inputted by key operations on the numeric keypad section 6, and outputs it to the telephone line. Since this is a well-known method, a detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

Next, the storage section 4 consists of a ROM section and a RAM section.

The ROM section stores control programs and fixed data necessary for control. The RAM section is also used for data processing.

The RAM section is provided with a telephone number storage area, as shown by reference numeral 9 in FIG. 2, for storing a numeric string of an input telephone number. The RAM section also stores the digits of the target number string when storing the number string of a telephone number in the telephone number storage area 9, or when reading numbers from the telephone number storage area 9 in response to the operation of the call key 7. A pointing pointer 10 is provided. The pointer 1o is configured as a counter by software of the control unit 2.

Next, the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment having the above-mentioned structure will be explained.The operation of the apparatus of this embodiment is performed as follows under the control of the control section 2 whose control procedure is shown in FIG.

That is, when the control section 2 starts control by turning on the power of the device, first, in step S1 of FIG.
It is checked whether the digits of the name telephone number were entered by key operation.

If there is an input from the numeric keypad, proceed to step S2,
The input number is stored in the digit indicated by the pointer 10 in the telephone number storage area 9 of the storage section 4. Furthermore, pointer 1
0 is initialized at the time of previous line disconnection in the process of step S7, which will be described later, and is set to indicate the most significant digit. In addition to this storage, the input number is displayed on the display unit 5, and a selection signal corresponding to this number is generated in the selection signal generation unit 3 and output to the telephone line.

On the other hand, if there is no input using the numeric keypad in step S1, the process advances to step S3, where it is checked whether there is input using the call key 7 or not. If there is an input from the call key 7, the process proceeds to step S4, where a number is read from the digit indicated by the pointer 10 in the telephone number storage area 9 of the storage section 4, and the number is displayed on the display section 5. The selection signal generator 3 generates a selection signal corresponding to
is generated and output to the telephone line.

After step S2 or S4, the process proceeds to step S5, where the contents of the pointer 10 are updated. This update is performed by incrementing or decrementing the boiler 10 as a counter so that the pointer 10 instructs the telephone number storage area 9 to move down one digit at a time from the most significant digit to the least significant digit.

Next, after this step S5, or if there is no input of the call key 7 in step S3, step S6
Next, it is checked whether the stop key 8 has been input. If there is no input, the process returns to step S1. If the stop key 8 is pressed, the process advances to step S7, where the telephone line is disconnected and the call is stopped, and the contents of the pointer 10 are initialized to point to the most significant digit, and then step S7 is performed. Return to S1. Although not shown in FIG. 3, it is assumed that the pointer 10 is initialized each time one call is completed.

A call operation is performed under such control, and steps St, S2, S5 . By repeating the process of S6, the input numbers are sequentially stored in the telephone number storage area 9 of the storage section 4, those numbers are sequentially displayed on the display section 5, and selection signals corresponding to those numbers are displayed. The selection signal generator 3 sequentially generates the signals and outputs them to the telephone line to make a call.

Also, by repeatedly operating the call key 7, step 31. S3. By repeating the processes of S4, 35 and S6, the numbers of the digits sequentially indicated by the pointer 10 among the numeric string of the telephone number previously stored in the telephone number storage area 9 are sequentially read, and the numbers are sequentially displayed on the display section 5. As the display section appears, a selection signal corresponding to each number is generated by the selection signal generator 3 and output to the telephone line. If you want to call this from the most significant digit, press the call key 7.
It is only necessary to operate the stop key 8 before operating the .

A specific example of the operation will be explained here. For example, if the user
Let's say you intended to dial 037582111J, but made the mistake of dialing r0375822J. In that case, after accidentally pressing "2" on the 7th digit, the user operates the stop key 8 to temporarily disconnect the telephone line.

The pointer 10 is now initialized and points to the most significant digit. Next, instead of pressing r037582J and the numeric keypad, press the call key 7 six times. As a result, in the previous operation, the phone number storage area 9 will be opened as shown in Figure 2.
Of the 7-digit number string r0375822J stored in the 7-digit number string r037582J, the number string r'037582J from the highest to the 6th digit is called out and displayed on the display section 5 as shown, and a selection signal thereof is generated. The rest of the number string rl
All you have to do is use the numeric keypad for 11J.

As another example, after dialing r7582111J to make a call and ending the communication, dial r623211.
If you want to make a call to a number with the same lower four digits, such as 1J, first enter the upper three digits r623J using the numeric keypad part 6 keys, then press the call key 7 for the next four digits r2111J. By operating 4 times, the 4th digit from the top of r7582111J stored in the telephone number storage area 9 according to the instruction of the pointer 10.
The digits are called out in sequence and selection 48 is generated.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, an arbitrary digit of a numeric string of a telephone number stored in the telephone number storage area 9 of the storage unit 4 is designated and called by operating the call key 7. , the selection signal can be generated. If you make a mistake when dialing, or when dialing a phone number that contains the same number string as the previous dialing, you do not have to repeat the same operation using the numeric keypad for the same part of the number string. , can be sequentially called by using the call key 7. The operator's effort can be significantly reduced and the operability can be significantly improved.

By the way, as mentioned above, instead of calling the number string of the telephone number stored in the telephone number area 9 one digit at a time, it is possible to call it by specifying the number string from any digit to any digit as a block. It will be done. For example r758211
When dialing r7582112J after "1", [)5821 of the previous r7582L 11"
It is conceivable to designate and call 1J as a block. To make a call in such a block, set up two pointers to indicate the highest and lowest digits of the block, and use the numeric keypad to point each pointer to the desired digit. It may be configured to allow input of ordinal numbers. According to such a configuration, the operability can be further improved especially when the number of digits in the number string is large.

, [Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the device is attached to a communication device, generates a selection signal corresponding to a numeric string of a dial number input by dialing, and outputs it to a communication line. A dialing device comprising: means for storing a numeric string of an input dial number; an input means for specifying an arbitrary digit within the digit string of the dial number stored in the storage means; Since the configuration includes a control means for causing the selection signal generator to generate a selection signal corresponding to the selected digit, the dial number information stored in the storage means can be used effectively as desired without any restrictions. , an excellent effect can be obtained in that the operability of dial operation can be significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a dialing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the configuration of the operating section and storage section in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure by a control unit of FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Operation part 2... Control part 3... Selection signal generation part 4... Storage part 5... Display part
6...Number part 7...Call key
8...Stop key 9...Telephone number storage area 10
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Claims (1)

[Claims] In a dialing device that is attached to a communication device and generates a selection signal corresponding to a numeric string of a dial number input by dialing and outputs it to a communication line, means for storing a numeric string of an input dial number; An input means for specifying an arbitrary digit in a numeric string of a dial number stored in a storage means, and a control means for causing a selection signal generating section to generate a selection signal corresponding to the digit of the digit specified by the input means. A dialing device characterized by: