JPH04357742A - automatic dialing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to automatic dialing devices for telephones, facsimiles, etc.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, automatic dialing devices that can call up a pre-registered telephone number of the other party with a simple operation have been widely used in telephone equipment, and in recent years, automatic dialing devices built into telephones called multi-function telephones have been widely used. It has become widespread as it has been adopted as a function of facsimile machines.

[0003] Such automatic dialing devices have a one-touch dialing function that allows a telephone number to be registered in the automatic dialing button and then dialed by pressing the one-touch dialing button, as well as a speed dial key and a dialing key. It is equipped with a speed dial function that allows you to dial a telephone number by pressing a several-digit speed dial number.

Generally, frequently used telephone numbers are registered in one-touch dialing, and less frequently used telephone numbers are registered in speed dialing.

An example of a dial sending procedure of a conventional automatic dialing device will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional automatic dialing device. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a control means for controlling the present apparatus, which is composed of a microcomputer. 2 is a one-touch dialing means that can make a call to a pre-registered phone number with one operation, and N numbers (I=1,
2,...,N) buttons. 3 is a speed dial means that can make a call to a pre-registered telephone number by pressing a dial key 4 for a several-digit speed dial number; 5 is a one-touch dial means for registering a telephone number for the one-touch dial means 2; dial storage means; 6, speed dial storage means for registering a telephone number for the speed dial means 3; 7, dial signal transmission control means; 10;
is an interface, and in this configuration, the telephone number storage means consists of a one-touch dial storage means 5 and an abbreviated dial storage means 6. The automatic dialing device configured as described above will be described below with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. 4 showing the operation of the conventional automatic dialing device.

First, the dial signal sending procedure of the one-touch dial function is such that by pressing the key of the one-touch dial means 2 (step 1 in FIG. 4), the control means 1 generates the one-touch dial stored in the one-touch dial storage means 5. The registered telephone number of the key is called (step 2), and this registered telephone number is sent to the dial signal sending control means 7 (step 3), and then sent to the telephone line via the interface 10.

[0008]Next, the dial signal sending procedure of the speed dial function is as follows: By pressing the key of the speed dial means 3 (step 4), the control means 1 is placed in a state of waiting for speed dial number input (step 5). When the dial key 4 of the dial number is input, the control means 1 calls the registered telephone number of the speed dial number stored in the speed dial storage means 6 (step 6), and sends this registered telephone number to the dial signal sending control means. 7 (step 3), and then transmitted to the telephone line via the interface 10.

[0009]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, with the above-mentioned conventional automatic dialing device, the number of dialing times suddenly increases when the telephone number of a destination that was initially registered in the speed dial because it was expected that it would be used infrequently. If you want to change the allocation of registered phone numbers, such as moving to one-touch dialing due to an increase in number of users, you will have to transfer the registered phone numbers and register them again.
Not only does it take time and effort to re-register, but there is also the possibility of transcription or registration errors in the phone number.

[0010] The present invention eliminates the need to take the trouble to transcribe telephone numbers when changing the allocation of already registered telephone numbers between one-touch dials, speed dials, or between one-touch dials and speed dials.
The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic dialing device that eliminates registration errors.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve this object, an automatic dialing device of the present invention includes a dial key for inputting a telephone number, a telephone number storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers, and a telephone number storing means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers. a plurality of dialing means for designating each telephone number stored in the storage means; dialing signal sending means for transmitting a dialing signal for the telephone number designated by the dialing means to a telephone line; and storage corresponding to the dialing means. a change instruction means for instructing a change of the telephone number that has been designated, temporary storage means for temporarily storing the telephone number instructed by the dialing means, and a telephone stored in the temporary storage means when the change instruction means instructs the change. and control means for transferring the number to a predetermined memory of the telephone number storage means for which a change instruction has been given.

0012

[Operation] With this configuration, when changing the allocation of already registered telephone numbers between one-touch dial buttons, between speed dials, or between one-touch dial and speed dial, the phone number storage means can store the registered phone numbers. The telephone number can be transferred to the memory of the temporary storage means, and the telephone number transferred to this memory can then be stored in the memory of the telephone number storage means to which a change is instructed. This eliminates the need to take the trouble to transcribe phone numbers, thereby eliminating registration errors.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic dialing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the configuration of the peripheral parts is the same as that of the conventional example, so a description thereof will be omitted. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a control means for controlling this apparatus, which is composed of a microcomputer. Reference numeral 2 denotes a one-touch dialing means that can make a call to a pre-registered telephone number with one operation, and has N buttons (I=1, 2, . . . , N). 3 is a speed dial means that can make a call to a pre-registered telephone number by pressing a dial key 4 for a several-digit speed dial number; 5 is a one-touch dial means for registering a telephone number for the one-touch dial means 2; 6 is a dial storage means for registering the telephone number for the speed dial means 3; 7 is a dial signal sending control means; 8 is an exchange switch section constituting a change instruction means; one-touch dial means; 2 or when changing the allocation of telephone numbers already registered in the speed dial means 3. Reference numeral 9 represents a temporary storage means for temporarily storing a telephone number when replacing a registered telephone number, and 10 represents an interface.

Regarding the automatic dialing device configured as described above, the operation of exchanging registered telephone numbers will be described below with reference to a flowchart showing the operation of the automatic dialing device in the embodiment shown in FIG. A in the diagram
is a generic term for A1, A2, and A3, and B is a generic term for B1, B2, and B3.

[0016] First, exchanging telephone numbers between two users using the one-touch dial function will be explained. First, press the switch in the exchange switch section 8 (step 1 in Fig. 2).
). Next, when the key of the one-touch dial means 2 for which the telephone number is to be exchanged is pressed (step 2-1), the control means 1 temporarily stores the one-touch dial registered telephone number A1 stored in the one-touch dial storage means 5. 9 (Step 3). Next, when the key of the one-touch dial means 2 of the party to be exchanged is pressed (step 4-1), the control means 1 stores the one-touch dial registered telephone number B1 stored in the one-touch dial storage means 5. Means 5
(Step 5). Subsequently, the control means 1 moves the registered telephone number A1 of the temporary storage means 9 to a predetermined area in the memory of the one-touch dial storage means 5 where the registered telephone number B1 was previously stored (step 6). This makes it possible to exchange the telephone numbers of the two one-touch dial means 2.

[0017] Next, regarding the exchange of telephone numbers between the speed dial functions, first the exchange switch section 8
Press the switch (Step 1). Next, when the key of the speed dial means 3 is pressed (step 2-2) and the speed dial number to be replaced is inputted by pressing the dial key 4 (step 2-3), the control means 1 The speed dial registered telephone number A2 stored in the means 6 is transferred to the temporary storage means 9 (step 3). Next, press the speed dial means 3 again (step 4-2), and press the dial key 4 to input the speed dial number of the other party you want to exchange (step 4-2).
-3) The control means 1 converts the registered telephone number B2 of the speed dial stored in the speed dial storage means 6 into the previously registered telephone number A2 of the memory of the speed dial storage means 6.
is moved to the predetermined area where it was stored (step 5). Subsequently, the control means 1 records the registered telephone number A2 in the temporary storage means 9.
is moved to a predetermined area in the memory of the speed dial storage means 6 where the previously registered telephone number B2 was stored (step 6).
). This makes it possible to swap the telephone numbers of two speed dials.

[0018] Also, it is possible to exchange telephone numbers between the one-touch dial function and the speed dial function using the following procedure. First, the switch of the exchange switch section 8 is pressed down (step 1). Next, when the key of the one-touch dial means 2 to be replaced is pressed (step 2-1), the control means 1 transfers the one-touch dial registered telephone number A3 stored in the one-touch dial storage means 5 to the temporary storage means 9. (Step 3). Next, press the key of the speed dial means 3 (step 4-2
), press dial key 4 and enter the speed dial number of the other party you want to exchange (step 4-3).
The control means 1 moves the speed dial registered telephone number B3 stored in the speed dial storage means 6 to a predetermined area in the memory of the one-touch dial storage means 5 where the registered telephone number A3 was previously stored (step 5). ). Subsequently, the control means 1 moves the registered telephone number A3 of the temporary storage means 9 to a predetermined area in the memory of the speed dial storage means 6 where the registered telephone number B3 was previously stored (step 6).
. Also, as mentioned above, there are two methods: specifying one-touch dial first and then specifying speed dial, and specifying speed dial first and then specify one-touch dial, but both can be interchanged. It is.

[0019]

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention has a configuration including an exchange switch section, a temporary storage means, and a control section having an exchange processing program, so that one-touch dials can be connected to each other, abbreviated dials can be connected to each other, or one-touch dials can be connected to each other. When changing the allocation of already registered telephone numbers between the system and speed dial, there is no need to take the trouble to transcribe the telephone numbers, and registration errors can be eliminated.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic dialing device in one embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Flowchart showing the operation of the automatic dialing device in the embodiment

[Figure 3] Block diagram of a conventional automatic dialing device

[Figure 4]
Flowchart showing the operation of a conventional automatic dialing device

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Control means 2 One-touch dial means 3 Speed dial means 4 Dial key 5 One-touch dial storage means 6 Speed dial storage means 7 Dial signal sending control means 8 Replacement switch section 9 Temporary storage means 10 Interface

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A dial key for inputting a telephone number, a telephone number storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers, a plurality of dialing means for instructing each telephone number stored in the telephone number storage means, and a dial key for inputting a telephone number. dialing signal sending means for sending a dialing signal for a telephone number instructed by the dialing means to a telephone line; change instructing means for instructing a change of a telephone number stored in correspondence with the dialing means; and an instruction by the dialing means. a temporary storage means for temporarily storing the telephone number that has been changed; and a control means for transferring the telephone number stored in the temporary storage means when the change instruction means instructs the change to a predetermined memory of the telephone number storage means for which the change is instructed. An automatic dialing device characterized by having: