JPH0443748A - Automatic telephone dialing device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to an automatic dialing device for a telephone;
In particular, the operation section consisting of a dialing keyboard is equipped with at least a bullet key that corresponds to a predetermined combination of bullets among all kana characters, and the name of the person to be called and the corresponding telephone number are randomly stored. An electronic notebook section having a first memo section is provided, and by sequentially specifying the kana characters included in the corresponding group using the bullet key ζ, the first address of the first memo section in the electronic notebook section is displayed. This invention relates to an automatic calling device for a telephone, which makes it possible to select a call destination based on a number that determines whether or not the first kana character of the content sequentially extracted from the text matches or does not match the first kana character.

[Prior Art] Various types of automatic dialing devices for telephones have been known in the past. For example, a suitable keyboard equipped with kana character keys and numeric keys is used to input the name of the person to be called and the corresponding telephone number. A device that is stored and registered in a predetermined storage means, and when a call is required, the name of the desired destination is input, the corresponding telephone number is read out, and the call is automatically made using this telephone number. It has been known.

By the way, according to this conventional telephone automatic dialing device,
It has been common practice to search for the name of a desired destination or its telephone number only in a certain predetermined order. That is, for example,
When searching for a group with a name whose initial reading is "A, I, Tsu, Engineering, O", first specify "A" to search for the group, and from then on, search for the group with the initial reading "Eewue→O". The search is performed in the following order. A key for achieving this purpose is provided on an input means such as a keyboard as a so-called bullet key, and by selectively pressing this key, the above-described search operation is performed. By the way, in such conventional examples, it is complicated to determine whether the search for related kana character groups such as "a, i, tsu, ko, o" has been completed. In addition, there is a problem in that search targets must be organized and stored in a predetermined order in advance.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional automatic telephone dialing device as described above, it is complicated to determine whether or not a search corresponding to a related kana character group has been completed. With,
There is a problem in that search targets must be organized and stored in advance in a predetermined order.

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the operation unit consisting of the outgoing keyboard has bullets that correspond to the bullets of a predetermined combination of all kana characters. In addition to being provided with at least a key, an electronic notebook part having a memory part in which names and corresponding phone numbers of called parties are randomly stored is provided, and kana characters included in the group corresponding to the bullet key are provided. By sequentially specifying the address and determining whether it matches or does not match the first kana character of the content sequentially retrieved from the first address of the memory section of the electronic notebook section, it is now possible to easily select the destination to call. The purpose is to obtain an automatic telephone dialing device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] An automatic calling device for a telephone according to the present invention includes: a transmitting/receiving section; an operation section including at least bullet keys each corresponding to a predetermined combination of bullets among all kana characters; An electronic notebook section comprising a memory section in which the name of the called party and the corresponding telephone number are randomly stored; a display section for displaying the name and corresponding telephone number retrieved from the electronic notebook section; and the above-mentioned items. A control section for performing predetermined control over the means; and a control section for sequentially specifying kana characters included in the group corresponding to the bullet key, and storing the kana characters in the memory section in the electronic notebook section. It is possible to select a destination by determining whether or not the first kana character of the content sequentially extracted from the first address matches/mismatches with the first kana character.

[Function] According to the automatic dialing device for a telephone according to the present invention, the operating section consisting of the dialing keyboard is provided with at least bullet keys corresponding to the bullets of a predetermined combination among all the kana characters, and An electronic notebook section is provided which has a memory section in which names and corresponding telephone numbers of call destinations are randomly stored. Il from the start address of the memory section in the notebook section
By determining whether the first kana character of the i-th retrieved content matches or mismatches, it is possible to select the destination of the call, and by using a small number of bullet keys, the target call can be made. You can quickly and reliably search for the name and corresponding phone number.

[Embodiments] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the embodiment device of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the display of the display unit in the device of the embodiment described above, FIG. Section 6 of the flowchart diagram for explaining the operation of the example device is a diagram illustrating a data format in a predetermined register for explaining the operation of the example device.

First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In this Figure 1, (1)
1 is a control section, which is composed of a suitable microprocessor or the like, and controls various means described below. (2) is the operation section, details of which can be found in Section 3.
This will be explained later with reference to the figures. (3) is an electronic notebook section,
A memory section (not shown) provided therein randomly stores the name of the called party and the corresponding telephone number, and is also provided with a necessary register group. Note that this register group will be described later. (4) is a display unit, which is composed of, for example, a fluorescent display tube dot display or a liquid crystal display dot display, and when a certain predetermined condition is met, a name and a corresponding telephone number are displayed. Is displayed. Further, (5) is a transmitter/receiver section, which is a normal telephone set consisting of a transmitter and a receiver.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display of the display unit in the apparatus of the above embodiment. In FIG. 2, the display section (4) consists of a name display section (41) and a telephone number display section (42).

FIG. 3 is an illustrative diagram of the key arrangement of the operating section in the apparatus of the above embodiment. In FIG. 3, (21) is a plurality of (here, 10) bullet keys (i.e., group representative keys), each of which represents a predetermined group of all kana characters. . That is, in this example, "a", "power", "su", ... "u", "
Ten bullet keys (21) are provided. Further, (22) is a stop key, which has the function of stopping sequential search operations at a desired stage. Further, (23) is a call key, which, when a desired call destination is found, enables a call to be made by pressing this key. The operating section (2 fats) is composed of the various keys described above.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the apparatus of the above embodiment. In FIG. 4, first, it is determined whether a telephone call is incoming or outgoing. (S41>) If there is an incoming call, the process moves to step (34B) and the call is switched to hands-free.

Also, if @, the conversation is outgoing, step (S4
The process moves to step 2), where the necessary information regarding the calling party is read out from the memory section in the electronic notebook, the necessary calling operation is performed, and then the process moves to the above-mentioned step (343).

In the following step (S44), it is determined whether or not the call is over, and when the end of the call is confirmed, the process moves to the next step (S45) and switching to the telephone is performed. The work is finished.

On the other hand, the determination in step (S41) above is
If there is neither an incoming call nor an outgoing call, the process shifts to the process shown in FIG. 5. The operation in FIG. 5 will be described below, taking as an example the data retrieval operation in the memory section of the electronic notebook section (3), with appropriate reference to FIG. 6. In this Fig. 6, Fig. 6 [Z (A) is a data format example diagram regarding the arrangement of kana character groups in the #rugister group (61) in the memory section, and Fig. 6 (B) is an example of the data format regarding the arrangement of the kana character group in the #rugister group (61) in the memory section. #2 register group (
62) is a diagram illustrating a data format for information on a called party; FIG.

First, in step (S51), the first kana character in the target kana character group is defined by pressing a desired one of the head of line keys (21) as group representative keys. Now, for example, "A, I, Tsu, Work.
Assuming that you are targeting the kana character group ``o'',
The line head key (21) corresponding to "A" is selected, and "A" is designated as the first initial letter.

In the next step (S52), the electronic notebook section (3)
The contents are sequentially read out from the first address of the memory section within, and the first letter is compared with the first letter "A" in the previous step (S51).

In the following step (853), when there is a match as a result of the comparison operation, the required data is displayed on the display section (4) for a certain predetermined period of time, and the desired data is displayed on the display section (4) for a predetermined period of time. Assistance is provided to determine whether or not the desired call destination is reached.

In the next step (S54), if there is no match as a result of the comparison operation in the previous step (S52), the next initial letter (here "i")
to perform a similar comparison display behavior.

Then, in the last step (S55), when a blank mark (63), which will be described later, is found,
It is determined that the comparison and display operations for all of the kana character group ``o'' have been completed, and the necessary work is completed.

Here, referring to FIG. 6(A) and FIG. 6(B), the #Lugistor group (61) includes 10 registers, each of which is assigned an address of N, N+IN+9. . Here, the register at address N stores the kana character group "A, I, Tsu, Work, O", and the blank symbol "-" (6
3) is stored. Also, #2 register group (62)
contains an appropriate number of registers, each containing M, M+1 . An address of M+2... is attached.

Returning to the previous step (353), since the content of the register at register M+2 in the #2 register group (62) is "Arashama", the first character and the currently specified initial letter "Arashama" are ”, and the corresponding information is displayed on the display unit (4) for a certain predetermined period of time.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the automatic dialing device for a telephone according to the present invention includes: a transmitter/receiver section; at least bullet keys corresponding to the bullets of a predetermined combination among all kana characters; Operation unit 1: an electronic notebook section comprising a memory section in which names and corresponding telephone numbers of call destinations are randomly stored; a display section for displaying names and corresponding telephone numbers taken out from the electronic notebook section; and , and a control section for performing predetermined control over the above-mentioned means.

Sequentially specifying kana characters included in the group corresponding to the bullet key, and determining whether or not the contents sequentially retrieved from the first address of the memory section of the electronic notebook section match/mismatch with the first kana character. The feature is that it is possible to select the destination to call quickly and reliably by using a small number of bullet keys to quickly and reliably search for the name and corresponding phone number of the target destination. The effect of being able to do this is achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a display of the display unit in the apparatus according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an operation unit in the apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the above-mentioned embodiment device, and FIG. FIG. 1) is a control section, 2 is an operation section, 3) is an electronic notebook section, 4 is a display section, and 5 is a transmitter/receiver section. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Transceiver section; Operation section equipped with at least bullet keys corresponding to the predetermined combination of bullets among all kana characters; Memory section in which the name of the destination and the corresponding telephone number are randomly stored. an electronic notebook section; a display section for displaying the name and corresponding telephone number retrieved from the electronic notebook section; and a control section for performing predetermined control over the above-mentioned means; This is an automatic dialing device for a telephone that: Sequentially specifies the kana characters included in the group corresponding to the bullet key, and selects the first kana character and the content sequentially retrieved from the first address of the memory section of the electronic notebook section. An automatic calling device for a telephone set, characterized in that it is possible to select a destination to call by determining whether the numbers match or do not match.