JPH03219752A - telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a telephone equipped with a speed dial function.

[Prior Art] In a conventional telephone equipped with a speed dial function, speed dials are registered in advance for each of a plurality of destination phone numbers, and when a specific button is pressed and a predetermined number button is pressed, the pre-registration is completed. It is designed to send out a phone number that is the current address.

In addition, such telephones are generally equipped with a predetermined number of dial buttons and page buttons, and if the number of destination phone numbers you wish to register is greater than the number of dial buttons, first register all the destination phone numbers either internally or externally. , and read out a predetermined number of destination telephone numbers corresponding to the number of dial buttons. Each time the page button is pressed, the next predetermined number of destination telephone numbers are sequentially read out from the memory and made to correspond to the dial button. Such an operation is called a paging function, and allows a preliminarily limited number of reading dial buttons to read out more data than the number of buttons.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned conventional telephone, as the number of registered telephone numbers of called parties increases, the user of the telephone has to spend time and effort searching for the called party to dial. In addition, the user must memorize the registered destination name and its speed dial number, or place a form on which they are written near the telephone.

In addition, in a telephone equipped with the above-mentioned paging function, when calling the desired destination phone number to make a call, the page button is pressed and a predetermined number of phone numbers including the desired destination phone number are read out from the memory. , must be set to dial button.

Therefore, even when calling a telephone number that is frequently used, the user must press the page button and set the telephone number on the dial button each time the user makes a call.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone that allows a user to easily search and dial a desired destination even if the number of registered destination telephone numbers increases.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a telephone that can easily search for and dial a frequently used destination among desired destination telephone numbers to be called.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, a telephone set according to the present invention, as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. Memory means 1 for storing name data
4b, first reading means 14dr, 14d* for reading out the destination name data from the memory means 14b,
Display means 14f for displaying the name of the other party based on the name data of the other party read by the first reading means 14dy, 14d++, and second reading means 14dl for reading out the telephone number of the other party from the memory means 14b. 1
4dA, and a sending means 14a1 for sending the telephone number of the other party read out by the second reading means 14dl to 14dA to the telephone line l.

In order to solve the above problems, the telephone set according to the present invention also has a telephone set 1 equipped with a speed dial function, as shown in another basic configuration diagram of FIG. a reading means 14d for reading out a predetermined number of the destination telephone number data from the memory means 14b; and one of the destination telephone number data read by the reading means 14d. and paging means 14dF, 14d, which causes the reading means 14d to sequentially read out a predetermined number of other destination telephone number data from the memory means. and frequency detection means 14a2 for detecting the frequency of use of the plurality of destination telephone numbers sent by the sending means 14a+;
The present invention is characterized by comprising a rearrangement means 14a3 for rearranging the destination telephone number data stored in the memory means 14b according to the frequency of use detected by the frequency detection means 14a.

[For production]

In the configuration of FIG. 1(a), in the telephone 1 equipped with a speed dial function, the first reading means 14dy reads out the destination telephone number data and the destination name data of the telephone number stored in the memory means 14b. , 14d*, display means 1 based on the destination name data read out by 14d*.
The name of the other party is displayed on 4f, and based on this display, the memory means 14b is read by the second reading means 14d1 to 14dA.
The telephone number of the other party is read out from the telephone number and sent to the telephone line 2 by the sending means 14a, so that the desired party to be called can be easily searched and dialed.

Further, in FIG. 1(b), the reading means 14d reads out a predetermined number of data out of the plurality of destination telephone number data stored in the memory means 14b, and the paging means 14dy, 14dR reads out another predetermined number of data. The destination telephone number data is read out sequentially. Sending means 14
A selects one of the read telephone number data and sends it to the telephone line l. On the other hand, the frequency detection means 14a2 is a means 14a for transmitting telephone number data of each destination.
1, and the rearranging means 14a detects the usage frequency sent out by the memory means 14 according to the usage frequency.
The telephone number data stored in b is rearranged.

As a result, the frequently used destination telephone number data can be read with priority by the reading means 14d compared to other telephone number data.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a telephone equipped with a speed dial function according to the present invention.
is a telephone, and the telephone 1 is composed of a telephone circuit 12, a telephone mechanism 13, and a speed dial device 14. The speed dial device 14 includes a CPU 14a and a memory card 1.
4b, memory cart input section 14c, and operation key 14d.
, a key scanner 14e, a liquid crystal display section (hereinafter referred to as LCD) 14f, and an LCD driver 14g.

The predetermined area 14b1 of the memory card 14b stores data composed of a plurality of destination data, as shown in FIG. Each destination data is composed of destination name data representing the destination name and telephone number data representing the telephone number thereof.

The LCD 14f and the operation keys 14d are arranged and configured as shown in FIG. That is, LCD14
f is configured to be able to display, for example, 10 destination names (5 columns x 2), and the operation keys 14d are dial switches 14d, 14, respectively arranged near each destination name displayed on the LCD 14f. dA, and page changeover switches 14dr and 14(L).

The memory card 14b is removably attached to the telephone 1, and the various data described above are written to the memory card 14b using a dedicated writing device separate from the user's telephone, thereby simplifying the configuration of the telephone 1. We are trying to make this happen.

Further, the LCD 14f shown in FIG. 4 displays one page (10) of destination names, and when the "previous page" switch 14d+t of the page changeover switch is pressed and operated, In FIG. 3 showing the memory map of the predetermined area 14b1 of the memory card 14b, the names of the 10 destinations one page before the name of the destination (10) on the currently displayed page are displayed, and the "Next Page" switch is displayed. When 14dr is pressed, the names of 10 destinations one page later are displayed. Then, when you press the dial switch 14dl to 14d^ that corresponds to the name of the other party currently displayed on the LCD 14f, that telephone number will be the telephone line! sent to.

Note that the key scanner 14e constantly outputs a key scan signal to the operation keys 14d, detects which operation key 14d is pressed, and inputs information on the pressed operation button to the CPU 14a.

Further, the LCD driver 14g drives the LCD 14f to display a predetermined destination name, etc. on the LCD 14f in accordance with the output from the CPU 14a.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5 showing the work performed by the CPU 14a.

First, the first step S1 in the flowchart of FIG.
, the memory card 14b is connected to the memory card input section 1.
4c, and if it is, the process advances to step S3.

In step S3, the first page of destination name data stored in the memory card 14b is read out, and the data is displayed on the LCD 14f.
As shown in FIG. 4, the name of the other party for one page is displayed at a predetermined position.

In the next step S4, the dial switches 14dl to 14
It is determined whether or not dA is pressed, and if it is pressed, the process advances to step S5, where the corresponding destination telephone number data is retrieved from the memory card 14b and read out.

Next, the process proceeds to step S7, where the retrieved telephone number data is output to the telephone circuit 12 and sent to the telephone line l. As a result, the telephone set 1 enters a calling state using the above-mentioned telephone number.

In step S4 above, the dial switch 14dl
If ~14dA is not pressed, the process branches to step S8, and the page changeover switch 14dF is pressed.

14d, is pressed. If the button has been pressed, the process advances to step S9, where the display data of the next or previous page is searched, the corresponding destination name data is read out, and the destination name is displayed on the LCD 14f. That is, the page changeover switch 14d.

, if the page before pressing 14d* is page n, then
By pressing the switches 14dF and 14dl, (n+
1) Page, the name of the other party of page (n-1) is displayed.

Figure 6 shows the CPU 14a and memory card 1 in the above operation.
4b and LCD 14f, the memory card 14b reads the destination name data and telephone number data, and the LCD 14f displays the destination name. The CPU 14a also controls the page changeover switch 1.
4dr and 14d* are used to display the destination name page, dial switches 14d and 14dA are used to dial the desired destination, and normal telephone communication operations are carried out.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another embodiment according to the present invention, and hereinafter, together with this flowchart, the CPU 14
Describe the work performed by a. In addition, the memory card 14
In the predetermined area 14al of b, as shown in FIG. 8, usage frequency data hll~)1. , s (m=1 to A) are stored.

The above h I+””’11+++s is “0” in the initial state
is set to . In addition, the destination name data and telephone number data are respectively Yth ~ Y 1111% Z I I-
It is written as Z Rlj. Steps S1 to S9 perform the same processing as in the flowchart of FIG.

That is, in step S5, the corresponding destination telephone number data Z ij is retrieved, and then in step S7, this telephone number data Z ij is sent to the telephone line l to make a call. After performing normal calling and answering call operations, the process proceeds to step SIO, where the called telephone number data Z,
+1 is added to the usage frequency data hij corresponding to μ.

Next, in step Sll, the frequency data h ij and hl
Frequency data from l to h (i-11+++)
Compare sequentially starting from I+. That is, in step S7, it is compared with the frequency data of pages 1 to (1-i) higher than page i in which the called telephone number data Z ij is stored. By this comparison, hij>h, p(0=1~i-1
, P=1 to A), that is, if the frequency data h ij of the called telephone number data Z ij is larger than one of the frequency data h II to hti-++lI of the upper page, in step 312, the corresponding h ij Destination name data Y, ii call number data Z ij corresponding to , h
Destination name data Y corresponding to op. p, the telephone number data Zop is stored in the address of the memory card 14b where it is stored, and he, the following corresponding party name data Y. , ~Yi (j-11 and phone number data Z op
””Z i (j −1)・Destination name data YO(
pl) ~ Y ij and phone number data Z. (pal)～Z
The memory card 14b is updated by sequentially shifting to the addresses of ij and storing them.

If h ij≦h op in the above step Sll, the process branches to step S13, and the frequency data h ij and h
Compare i l to hi (with j-11) sequentially from lil, and if h,>h+9 (q=1 to (j-1)), in step S14, destination name data Y31 corresponding to h ij,
Telephone number data Z i j, Y corresponding to h iq
iQ t Z Memory card 14 where iQ is stored
b, and the corresponding destination data Y i q to Yi (j-1) below h iq and telephone number data Z
1Q-Z i (j-11, other party data Yi (Q
++) ~ Y i j and phone number data Z i (9゜1
．． The memory card 14b is updated by sequentially shifting the addresses to Z ij and storing them. Step 313 above
, 314, processing is performed to rearrange the destination name data and telephone number data in the page read out in step 33.39 so that the telephone numbers with the highest frequency of use are arranged in order from the dial switch 14d.

In the above embodiment, the memory card 14b is updated if the usage frequency of a telephone number is "1" greater than the frequency of other telephone numbers, but even if the memory card 14b is updated when it is greater than "2". good.

〔effect〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, speed dials can be individually registered with a card, so the number of speed dials that can be used can be increased.

In addition, the displayed speed dials are rearranged according to frequency of use, so frequently used speed dials are displayed more closely, allowing you to dial them quickly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1(a) and (b) are block diagrams showing the basic configuration of a telephone according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a telephone according to the present invention. Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement of the LCD and operation buttons in Figure 2; Figure 5 is a flow chart diagram showing the work performed by the CPU in Figure 2; Figure 6 is a diagram showing data stored in the memory card. is a diagram showing the functions and operations of the CPU, memory card, and LCD in FIG. 2, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the CPU in FIG. 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of the structure of data stored in a predetermined area of the memory card. 1... Telephone, 14... Speed dial device, 14a
... CPU, 14 a + ... sending means, 1
4b2... Frequency detection means, 14b3... Sorting means, 14b... Memory means (memory card), 14d
...Operation key 14dF, 14d*...Page changeover switch (first reading means, paging means), 1
4d1 to 14dA...Dial switch (second reading means),! ···telephone line. Figure 2

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a telephone equipped with a speed dial function, a memory means for storing destination telephone number data and telephone number data, and a first reading means for reading out the destination name data from the memory means; Display means for displaying a destination name based on the destination name data read out by the first reading means; second reading means for reading out the destination telephone number from the memory means; and the second reading means. and transmitting means for transmitting the called party's telephone number read out by the above to a telephone line. (2) In a telephone equipped with a speed dial function, a memory means for storing a plurality of destination telephone number data; a reading means for reading out a predetermined number of the destination telephone number data from the memory means; Sending means for selecting one of the destination telephone number data read by the reading means and transmitting it to the telephone line; and a memory for storing a predetermined number of other destination telephone number data for the reading means. paging means for sequentially reading out the telephone numbers from the means; a frequency detection means for detecting the frequency of use of the plurality of destination telephone numbers sent by the sending means; A telephone set, comprising: rearranging means for rearranging destination telephone number data stored in the memory means.