JPS628648A - Destination number storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention stores a plurality of telephone and facsimile numbers and names of destinations as one unit, and when calling a destination, can arbitrarily search and dial the number. The present invention relates to a destination number storage device that can store destination numbers.

[Conventional technology] When making a dial call or facsimile call to a destination, use a memo pad with the destination name and number written on it, find the destination name, and visually check the corresponding phone number. dialing (this will be referred to as the first method).

As a method to prevent erroneous dialing that often occurs when dialing and to enable quick searching, one push button is associated with each destination, and the destination number is stored in the device, and the destination name is written near the push button. There is a dialing device that allows you to dial with one touch by pressing the button (this is called the second method).
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A large number of destination names and numbers can be stored. Names and numbers can be registered together in the device's internal memory, and when searching, you can enter the destination name and find a registered name that matches the entered destination. In such cases, there is a device that can shorten the search time by calling the registered telephone number of the destination together with the name (this is called the third means).

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the first means, incorrect dialing is likely to occur in the case of a number with a large number of digits, such as an area code. Additionally, destination names are generally entered in the alphabetical order, and it is not always possible to write a new name in the blank space in the alphabetical order, and the more destinations are added, the more the writing order becomes disrupted. There was a problem in that searching was difficult.

In the second method, the number of destinations that can be registered is 20.
There is a problem in that, in order to always organize the information in the alphabetical order, there is a problem in that it involves many complicated operations such as new registration, deletion, and sorting. Therefore, it was not suitable for storing a large number of destination numbers.

The third method allows you to store a large number of destination numbers and to search for them in a short time; however, when performing this search, you must enter the name of the destination that is exactly the same as the registered name. There was a problem in that the operator had to remember the destination name accurately.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention was made to solve these problems.Characters and symbols such as the 50 syllabary characters are input using dial keys, and each character corresponds to the 50 syllabary order. The destination information consists of a character area for the name of the destination, a mode area for the abbreviation, and a numeric area for the destination's telephone number (or facsimile number, etc.). The registration control means stores the characters in the alphabetical order in the storage means as determined from the arrangement of characters in the character area, and when searching this, the search means sequentially compares the size of the code number starting from the first character of the destination name. Search and display the results on the display means. In addition, since it has the advantage of the second method of requiring fewer key operations when searching,
It is now possible to register abbreviations in the mode area, and when making an abbreviated search, by entering only that abbreviation, the call will be made immediately.

[Operation] When searching for an address, the code number of the first character of the address is given the greatest weight, and if there is a code number that is the same as the code number of the first character entered for the search, the code number of the first character of the address is given the highest weight. The search control unit operates to compare the code numbers of the second character and, if there is no code number that is the same as the code number of the first character, to search for a code number that is larger than the code number.

In an abbreviated search, the abbreviated symbols registered in advance in the mode area are compared with the abbreviated symbols input, and if a match is found, the destination number containing the abbreviated symbol is directly transmitted.

Addresses can be easily input and searched by pressing the same key once or multiple times using the dial keys of a telephone or the like. Therefore, even if a large number of addresses are stored, they can be retrieved in a short time.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention, which will be described below. Here, 10 is a key input section, which includes a dial key 110, etc., and its appearance is shown in FIG.
Further, the connection between the dial key 110 and the circuit for dialing is shown in FIG. 5A. 12 is a key detection unit that removes the influence of chattering when a key is pressed;
This is the part that detects which key is pressed. 14 is a mode starting section which starts the registration control section 16 when the registration key 107 (Fig. 7) is pressed, and starts the search control section when the search key 108 or short key 106 (Fig. 7) is pressed. Start up 18. Furthermore, the mode starting section 14 recognizes the state of the storage section 28 before starting various modes. The recognition procedure is explained with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B. Reference numeral 16 denotes a registration control section, which, when activated by the activation signal from the mode activation section 14, controls character/numeric position, dial/key character/numeric conversion control, storage control to the temporary storage section 34, and control to the display selection section 36. It controls the display area, prohibits dialing, and controls the transfer of the contents of the temporary storage section 34 to the organizing section 23 by inputting the execution key (109 in FIG. 7). Reference numeral 18 denotes a search control unit which performs dial/key character conversion control or dial key abbreviation symbol conversion control, passes the converted character code or abbreviation symbol code to the comparison unit 20, and based on the address information from the comparison unit 20, The scroll key (
104 and 105 in FIG. 7) Control to increase/decrease the storage address by input and transfer the contents stored in the resulting address to the temporary storage unit 34, display area control for the display selection unit 36, dial call prohibition control, By inputting the execution key 109 (FIG. 7), control is performed to transfer the contents of the numeric area of the temporary storage section 34 to the dial output section 30. Reference numeral 20 denotes a comparison section whose operation is shown in detail in FIGS. 4A and 4B, which compares the character area contents of the temporary storage section 34 and the contents of the storage section 28 received from the registration control section 16 or the search control section 18. They are sequentially compared, and when the stored contents of the storage section 28 are larger or equal, the address of the storage section 28 is output. Reference numeral 23 denotes a rearranging section which controls movement of stored contents in order to store character areas (see FIG. 2(b)) in code number order (see FIG. 108). 24 is a character conversion unit which outputs a character code (FIG. 10B) corresponding to the dial key information received from the registration control unit 16 or the search control unit 18.

26 is a numeric conversion unit which outputs a numeric code (shown in hexadecimal in FIG. 11) corresponding to the dial key information received from the registration control unit 16 or the search control unit 18. Reference numeral 27 denotes an abbreviation code conversion unit which converts an abbreviation code (
Figure 10C) is output. Reference numeral 28 denotes a storage section, the details of which are shown in FIG. 2. 30 is a dial output unit that converts the numerical code into a dial code (FIG. 11) and outputs the dial output circuit 401 (included in the dial sending unit 40).
Figure 5A). 32 is a dial prohibition output section;
A control signal 52 from the registration control section 16 or a control signal 53 from the search control section 18 causes the light emitting diode 405 included in the dial sending section 40 to emit light through the dial prohibition output section 32, and the phototransistor 404 optically coupled thereto. (Fig. 5A) is turned ON or OFF to maintain the dial transmission prohibited or permitted state.

34 is a temporary storage section, which is one of the storage sections 28 shown in FIG.
It has the same structure as two memory units (memory rows, memory columns), and temporarily stores information when creating registration information at the time of registration. It also temporarily stores search criteria information during searches and uses it for comparison. Used to temporarily store display information after searching.

36 is a display selection section that selects and displays either the character area or the numeric area of the destination information temporarily stored in the temporary storage section 34 (see Fig. 6); which one is selected is determined by the registration control. This is done according to instructions from the search control section 16 or the search control section 18. Reference numeral 38 denotes a display section, which includes a display 101 shown in FIG. This is a display device that has a concave shape and can display characters or numbers. 61 to 69 are transmission paths that are data buses, 61 is for connecting the key input section 10 and the key detection section 12, 62 is key information, 63 is numeric information when dialing, and 64 is temporary storage. unit 34 and registration control unit 16,
Character information, numerical information, mode information, and storage position information between the search control unit 18, comparison unit 20, organizing unit 23, and display unit 38, 65 is key information, numeric code, 66 is key information, character code, 67 is address information to be inserted or rewritten, 68 is write information and address information to the storage unit 28 or read information and address information from the storage unit 28, 69 is character area comparison output EQ, 70 is the dial information (R1-4.C1-3 in FIG. 5A) of the dial keys 110 included in the key input section 10, 71 is the dial code output from the dial output section, and 72 is from the display selection section 36. This is a transmission path for sending display information to the display unit 38. 73 is a transmission path for dial key information or abbreviation code. 50 is an activation signal for the search control unit 18; 51 is an activation signal for the registration control unit 16; 54 is an activation signal for shortened search; 55 is an activation signal for activating the registration control unit 16 while holding the temporary storage unit 34; 56 or 57
is a control signal that instructs comparison of only the mode range.

The internal configuration of the storage unit 28 is shown in FIG. 2 and will be described.

FIG. 2(a) shows the position of memory row Y where information including the destination name and telephone number (hereinafter referred to as destination information) is stored, and the leftmost number is the memory row Y.
The address (position) numbers O to n are shown.

FIG. 2(b) shows the detailed contents of one memory row from O to n-1 of memory row Y, and the numbers on the right end are the address numbers of memory column X, from O to n-1. It shows m.

Addresses a-1 from address O to address a-1 of memory string
, a11th to mth are areas for storing telephone numbers (hereinafter referred to as numeric area).

FIG. 2(C) shows the detailed contents of the n-th storage row Y, and the number at the right end indicates the storage column X.

This nth is the content of the n-1th from O (Figure 2 (b))
The memory information is different from that. The 0th to m-3rd memory rows store signs that are predetermined information, and the mth memory rows store the number of memory rows that have already been registered (for example, Y=n-1 From Y=
If up to n-10 are stored, the number of memory rows is 10. ) is memorized. In the embodiment of the present invention, the registration starts from the n-1st memory row Y, and sequentially n-2, n-3, etc.
......It is configured to proceed in the order of 2nd, 1st, and 0th, and the mth of the storage column X in FIG. Y=n-1 to Y=n-1
If up to 0 is stored, 5Y=n-10) is stored. Therefore, to determine whether there is a memory row remainder (margin), it is sufficient to know whether the m-th content SY of the 21st J(C) is O (the remainder in the above case is from Y=0 to Y= (n-10 lines up to n-11.) With this configuration, the same control method can be used even if the capacity ω of the storage section is different. However, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which number n in FIG. 2(a) is set to number 0, and registration starts from the first row and there are no remaining memory rows when 5Y=n.

The m-2nd and m-1st in FIG. 2(C) represent the total number of memory columns X in the memory row Y that are still blank spaces. The first address of the first memory row number SY, that is, the address 0 (X=O) of the memory column X, 5YH-3YL=SY
x (m+1 > is stored. Here, m+1 is the number of memory columns X included in one address of memory row Y,
represents the upper digit of the first memory row number, and SYL represents the lower digit. 5YH-3YL stored at m-1 and m-2 in Figure 2 (C) is m+1 times SY, so it is large. This is because it becomes a number and needs to be stored separately into high-order digits and low-order digits.

FIG. 3A shows that the mode starting section 14 knows the state of the storage section 28 immediately before starting up the registration control section 16 and the search control section 18.
It is a functional mechanism diagram for explaining the operation of initializing to an appropriate state, and FIG. 3B is a flowchart showing the contents of the operation.

In FIG. 3A, 140 is a sign comparison control unit included in the mode starting unit 14 that performs control according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3B, and 141 is a register (register contents 143 is a register for temporarily storing information read from the fixed data storage unit 144 (the content of the register is B), 142 is a register 141 and a register 14
A comparator 144 which compares A and B, which are the contents of 3, and outputs whether they are equal or not, stores predetermined fixed data, that is, the signs from C8 to Cl11-3 in FIG. 2(C). The fixed data storage section 68a is
A part of the transmission path 68 shown in the figure is necessarily an address selection information transmission path to the storage unit 28, and 146 is a transmission path that transmits the same information as the transmission path 68a to the fixed data storage unit 144.
Reference numeral 68b is a part of the transmission path 68 shown in FIG. It is a transmission channel.

FIG. 3B explains a recognition operation for checking the storage state of the storage unit 28 in an initial state where no destination information is registered in the storage unit 28.

First, initial settings are made to indicate the Oth position in Fig. 2 (C) with y=n and X=O (STEPl 51.5T
EP152>. Here, the storage section 28 of the sign to be read out
The address is calculated according to the formula YH-YL=yx (m+1 >+X. Here, YH is the upper address of the storage unit 28, and YL is the lower address. For example, the address is stored at address 2 in FIG. 2(C). When reading the contents, Y=n,
=2, and the address of the storage unit 28 is YH-YL=n(m+
1) +2, which changes from Y=O, X=O to Y=n, X
The number (address) of memory columns up to =2 is displayed. Next, the read address Y is passed through the transmission path 68a to the storage unit 28.
l-1-YL and stores the memory contents M(X, Y
) is taken into the register 141 (STEP 153). Next, the contents C at the address indicated by X from the fixed data storage section 144
(X) That is, fixed data C(0) = co, C(1)
=c1- C(2)""C2,......'
C(m-3) -cm-3 is taken into the register 143 (STEP 154). Next, the comparator 142 selects register 1.
Compare the contents A of 41 and the contents B of register 143.5T
EP155), if the result is A=8, add 1 to X5TEP156), and if it is less than or equal to
>. If it becomes X-m-2, all the signs match, so the storage section 28 is in a normal storage state, and the first storage line number SY or 5YH-3YL is also correct information, and the signs are compared. The control unit 140 is SY,
Do not change 5YI-1-3YL (STEP 157Y)
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At X which is X5m-3 (see Figure 2 (C)) Af
=B, the sign comparison control unit 140 initializes the first memory row number as 5Y=n, SYtlSYL=nx(m+1) (5TEP158), and from X-O to X=
The contents M (X, Y) of the storage section 28 are made equal to the contents C of the fixed data storage section 144 up to m-3 (STEP 1
59) (X) FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C are for explaining the details of the operation of the comparator 20. The operation of the comparison section 20 is similar to the operation of the sign comparison control section 140 described above with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B. In other words, in FIG. 3A and FIG. 4A, the sign comparison control section 140 sends fixed data to the comparison control section 200, the register 141 to the register 201, the comparator 142 to the comparator 202, and the register 143 to the register 203. The storage unit 144 is stored in the temporary storage unit 34, the transmission path 68a is connected to the transmission path 68C, the transmission path 146 is connected to the transmission path 64a, the transmission path 68b is connected to the transmission path 68d, and the transmission path 1
48 corresponds to the transmission path 64b. Here, transmission path 6
8c and 68d form part of the transmission path 68 in FIG. 1, and transmission paths 64a and 64b form part of the transmission path 64 in FIG. However, whereas in Figures 3A and 3B, the target of comparison was the sign in initialization (Figure 2 (C)), the comparing unit 20 compared =
0 to X=a-1) and the mode range (X=a) are the subject of comparison.

The details of the operation of the comparator 20 when searching for a destination name will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4B and 4C. First, it is determined whether the comparison is based on the signal 56 or 57 instructing comparison of only the mode range (STEP 211>. If the comparison is only of the mode range, set X=a, Y=SY (STE
P212>, the characters in the mode area of the first storage line are compared (see FIG. 2). In other words, the memory section 2 is stored in the register 201.
The contents M of the mode area of 8 are (STEP 213>(a
,,SY), the contents T of the mode area of the temporary storage unit 34 are stored in the register 203.
Import (1) (STEP 214) and compare (S
TEP215>. At this time, if the lower range characters are equal (A=8>, set EQ to EQ=1 and end the comparison operation.5TEP219>, if they are not equal (A≠B), Y
is incremented by one (STEP 216>, and the process proceeds to the comparison of the mode areas of the next memory line (STEP 217N). Here, when Y=nk- (STEP 217Y), all the mode areas to be compared have been compared. This means that there is no equal mode range, so EQ is set to O and the comparison ends (STEP 218>).

In the case of a comparison operation that does not depend on signals 56 or 57, that is, character area comparison, x is set to x=o, as shown in FIG. 4C.
Set Y to Y=SY (STEP 221), and start comparing the leftmost characters in the character area.

Here, the size of the characters is compared using the code values shown in FIG. 10B. Character area contents M(X,
Y) into the register 20-1 (STEP 222), and the content T (X) of the character area of the temporary storage unit 34 into the register 203 (STEP 223>. Next, the comparator 202
The contents A and B of register 201 and register 203 are compared, and A<B.

Obtain information on either A=B or A>8 (STE
P224). If A<B, the comparison control unit 200 adds 1 to Y, sets X to O (STEP 225>, and proceeds to compare the characters in the mode area of the next memory line (STEP
226N> At this time, if y=n, all the comparisons have been completed, so the EQ is set to EQ=0 and the comparison is ended (STEP 227). If A=B (STEP 22
4>, Y remains unchanged and 1 is added to X (ST
EP228>, each memory string is compared (STE
P228, 5TEP229N>, if As an output result, set the information EQ indicating that there is an equal character area to 1 (STEP 23)
0>, is output together with the storage row address Y. On the other hand, if A>B (STEP 224>), the character area of the temporary storage section 34 is located at an earlier (younger) address than the character area contents of the storage row address indicated by Y in the storage section 28; For example, in FIG. 108, the value of the character A is smaller than the value of the character A and is located at a younger address.
EP231>, is output together with the storage row address Y. Fifth
Figure A shows the output circuit of the dial signal that is output when the execution key 109 (Figure 7) is pressed after the search is completed, and Figure 11 shows the output circuit of the dial signal that is output when the execution key 109 (Figure 7) is pressed.
FIG. In FIG. 5A, the dial output section 30 inputs the telephone number (number area) received from the search control section 18 by "x=a+"
From l to X=m (Fig. 2(b)), the first
While converting the numerical code shown in FIG. 1 into a dial code, the optically coupled photo 1-transistors 402a to 402CI are turned on or off via the light emitting diodes 403a to 403q. Here, if the dial code in FIG. 11 is O, it is turned on, and if it is 1, it is turned off. Further, codes other than the numerical codes shown in FIG. 11 (for example, blanks) are ignored and not output.

On the other hand, a general telephone has a configuration as shown in Fig. 5B, and when the hook switch is set to OF': FL, it can output a ring tone, and when the hook switch is turned on, it can output a ring tone. In addition to being able to make calls, you can also make dial calls. dial key 110
is connected to the dial transmission circuit 401 through signal lines R1 to R413 and C1 to C3. The dialing circuit 401 uses a power supply (fifth A) supplied from the telephone office.
In many cases, it operates as shown in ■, ) in the figure. In this case, a power supply separate from the central office power supply, such as the device according to the invention (5a
In order to transmit a dial signal from a circuit operating as shown in FIG. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, signals are transmitted using a photocoupler. However, if insulation is not required, the photocoupler may be replaced with a simple transistor. Furthermore, even if the power supply Vb is not supplied to the destination number storage device, dialing must be possible, so as shown in FIG. is connected to the dial transmission circuit 401, and the dial key 110 has a double contact so that it is not electrically connected to the key detection section 12. Further, a dial prohibition output unit 32 controls so that a dial signal is not output at the time of registration or search. As is clear from FIGS. 5A and 5B, the destination number storage device according to the present invention can easily be incorporated into a telephone as it replaces the dial key 110 of FIG. 5B.

FIG. 5C shows a case where the destination number storage device @45 according to the present invention is not built into a telephone but is built into an independent dialing device 46, and only dialing is performed by switching the telephone line using switching contacts 47a and 47b. Indicates that it can be used as a device.

FIG. 6 shows the display positional relationship of characters or numbers when the display selection section 36 switches the contents of the temporary storage section 34 and transmits them to the display section 38. The address structure of the temporary storage section 34 is exactly the same as shown in FIG. 2(b). In addition, the 6th
Although the display section in the figure has one row in the horizontal direction, it may be configured with two or more rows.

FIG. 10A is a character table in which dial key input and a counter value Z for the number of presses of the same key, which will be described later, are used as factors. Some symbols are also assigned to the katakana characters to make it easier to create destination names.Especially when you press the dial key "*" once (Z-1>, the characters can be erased. or a blank character, or if Z=6, dial
Except for cases where the key is "4t*, t"8'', or "*", alphabetic characters are removed and prepared as symbols so that even if the destination names are the same, they can be distinguished. This is, for example,
This is useful when the same person has multiple phone numbers. Character codes for katakana characters and some symbols are shown in Figure 10B, but character codes for characters not listed in Figure 10B are given according to the 8-unit code table of JISC6220. If you choose to input characters using this method, you can increase the number of character types without limit by increasing the maximum value of 2 to greater than 6.
It will be clear from FIG. 10A.

The main parts have been explained above with reference to the drawings, and the registration operation and search operation according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Registration Operation 'First, when the registration key 107 (FIG. 7) of the key input section 10 is pressed, the information is transmitted to the mode activation section 14 via the key detection section 12 in FIG. After performing a recognition operation to check the status, the registration control unit 16 is activated.

The registration control unit 16 first writes a blank (character code 20 (FIG. 10B)) in all addresses <X=O to X=m) of the temporary storage unit 34, and then writes the mode area ( (Figure 6), write the character ゛T u (hereinafter referred to as
This operation is called registration initial setting. ). Since the character "Tpa" is used only to identify the mode, other symbols or characters may be used.

If the abbreviation key 106 (FIG. 7) is pressed during the registration operation, the above "T99" is replaced with a blank to prepare for abbreviated registration.Abbreviated registration will be described later.

The registration control unit 16 instructs the display selection unit 36 to initially display the character area, so the display 101 (FIG. 7) included in the display unit 38 has a display like the one shown in FIG. 8A. Also, since the registration control unit 16 sets X=0 (see FIG. 6) after the registration initialization is completed, the cursor is displayed at the leftmost position.

Here, the cursor is transmitted to the display unit 38 through the X transmission path 64 and is always displayed at the position designated by X. Next, the registration control unit 16 adds 1 to X when the right shift key 103 (FIG. 7) is pressed, and subtracts 1 from X when the left shift key 102 (FIG. 7) is pressed. However, once X=O, no more wC calculations are performed. Furthermore, once X=m, no further addition is made (see Figure 6). Further, when the dial key 110 is pressed, if it is the same as the previously pressed key, the value Z (10th A (see figure, hereinafter simply referred to as Z) is increased by one. However, when Z=7, Z=1. Roughly 7 is set to Z=1 when the shift keys 102 and 103 are pressed and X changes, or when a different type of dial key is pressed. The character code is dialed.
The key value and the value of 7 are obtained by the registration control unit 16 passing them to the character conversion unit 24, and the character conversion unit 24 converts the characters according to the character table shown in FIG. 10A into the character code shown in FIG. 10B. and returns it to the registration control unit 16. Registration control unit 1
6 writes the received character code to the X position in the temporary storage section 34, so unless the shift keys 102J5 and 103 are pressed and X changes, the character will be written to the dial key 11.
It is updated each time 0 is pressed, but if X changes, the most recently written character will remain as is.

From T2 to T11 in FIG. 8A is a specific example of inputting "Ishikawa" (the left side shows the input key, and the right side shows the displayed state).

Next, the operation when inputting numbers (telephone numbers) will be explained. When the right shift key 103 is pressed multiple times and X=a, the registration control section 16 sets X to X=a+1 and instructs the display selection section 36 to set the display area to the numeric area. Changes in the display contents on the display 101 during this period are shown from T11 to T13 in FIG. 8A. When the left shift key 102 is pressed, the registration control unit 16 changes from )<=a+1 to X=
If it becomes a, the display selection section 36 is instructed to set X to X=a-1 and set the display area to the character area, so that the above-mentioned character input becomes possible again. Next, the registration control unit 16
1, the input dial key 110 is converted to the numerical code shown in FIG. 11 by sending the dial key information to the numerical converter 26 (FIG. 1). Since the corresponding numeric code is returned to the registration control unit 16, the numeric code is written in the position indicated by X in the temporary storage unit 34, and thereafter, X is incremented by one regardless of whether the shift key 102 or 103 is pressed.

Here, since there is a 1:1 correspondence between the numbers and the dial key 110, there is no need to hold X as in inputting in the character area. The situation during this time is shown from T14 to T16 in FIG. 8A. After inputting the destination information is completed, the destination information is stored (registered) in the storage section 28 by pressing the execution key 109 (FIG. 7).

Next, abbreviated registration will be explained. The abbreviated registration is a special operation among the registration operations in which the mode area is prepared to be rewritten using a dial key in order to provide for an abbreviated search which is a special case of the search operations described later. When the abbreviation key 106 is pressed while the registration control unit 16 is operating, the registration control unit]6 sets <=a regardless of the previous value of to occupy. That is, at this time, the display is T11 in FIG. 8B.
to T17, and instructs the operator to write an abbreviation symbol at the cursor position. The abbreviations correspond to dialing keys 110 as shown in Figure 10C. The English letters “A u~”J u are used as abbreviations.
This is to make it easier for the operator to identify the destination name or the numbers in the number area, and there is no special meaning, and the numbers corresponding to the dial keys may be displayed. When one of the dial keys 110 displayed as shown in FIG. 88 T17 is pressed, the registration control section 16 passes the value of the dial key to the abbreviation symbol conversion section 27, and the abbreviation symbol code shown in FIG. 10C is pressed. is received from the abbreviation symbol converting section 27 and written to the position of X=a in the temporary storage section 34. The registration control unit 16
Then, if the shift key 102 is pressed,
If the shift key 103 is pressed, the character area is set to O, and if the shift key 103 is pressed, X is set to X=a+1 to instruct the display selection section 36 to display the numeric area, and the process returns to the normal registration operation. Therefore, unless shift key 102 or 103 is pressed,
The registration control unit 16 waits for input from the dial key 110 while holding X=a, so even if the operator accidentally presses an undesired dial key, if the operator continues to press the desired dial key, T18 in FIG. 88 It is modified as shown in T19. This also means changing a previously registered abbreviation to a different abbreviation, or using the dial key "*".
This means that it can be canceled by pressing the ``'' key (pressing ``*'' results in the mode area symbol ``T'', which is the same as that made during normal registration).

Next, a storage operation for storing data in the storage unit 28 in alphabetical order will be explained. The registration control unit 16 instructs the comparison unit 20 to compare the contents of the character area of the temporary storage unit 34 and the contents of the character area of all the storage lines in the storage unit 28 (FIG. 4A,
Figure B, Figure 4C).

The comparison unit 20 compares the two as described above, and if the character areas are equal as a result, [Q=1 and 5TEP230>
, if they are not equal, set EQ=O and 5TEP227.2
31>, is output together with the value Y of the storage line. Registration control unit 1
6 passes the output to the organizing section 23. The organizing department 23 is EQ=
If it is 1, the content M of the memory line indicated by Y is made equal to the content T (X, Tara Figure 2 (C
) The storage rows from SY to Y-1 are made younger one by one to provide storage space. In other words, 1M M(x, 5y-1) (x, SV) 1M M(cut sy> (x, sy+1) 1M M(X, V-2> (X, V-1>) The contents of 28 are moved t! (assuming that X is changed to Ohl et al. m), and then the temporary storage unit 3 is
Move the contents T of 4, leave M(x,.-1) from M(X) (x, y) as before, then subtract 1 from the value of SY in Figure 2 (C) to create a new S.Y.
Then, subtract m+1 from 5YH-3YL and create a new 5YH-
3YL, and then notifies the registration control unit 16 that the registration has been completed. The registration control unit 16 then returns control to the mode activation unit 14.

As mentioned above, the destination information is arranged in alphabetical order (first
Since the information is registered in the code order shown in Figure 08), it is easy to search.

Although the above description has been made regarding the case where the destination name is expressed in katakana, it is also possible to display it in Roman letters by assigning English letters to each dial key instead of the one shown in FIG. 10A. In this case, the character code is JIS
If defined according to the C6220 8-unit code table,
The contents of the storage section 28 will be arranged in ABC order.

Search operation The search operation includes a normal search, that is, a case where only destination information registered without pressing the shortcut key 106° (7th cause) at the time of registration (those whose mode area is "T") is searched. , the destination information registered after pressing the shortcut key 106 at the time of short search (mode area is "A" to "J")
tt)).

These two cases will be described below, but as a specific example, it is assumed that the information has already been registered in the storage unit 28 as shown in FIG. 9A. First, the normal search will be explained with reference to FIG. 9B.

When the search key 108 (FIG. 7) is pressed, the mode activation section 14 operates as described above and issues a search activation signal 50'. The search control unit 18 retrieves the contents of the storage line indicated by SY in FIG.
That is, it is transferred to T and the (×) display is made as shown in 1 of FIG. 9B. At this time, the same mode area as the mode area at the time of registration (FIGS. 8A and 8B) is displayed. The destination information displayed immediately after pressing the search key 108 is not the information of the storage line indicated by SY as in this case, but may be other information.

Next, select one of the dial keys 110, for example “
When 2'' is pressed, the search control unit 18 sends the key information and 2 (10A
), receives the code for the character "force" from the character conversion section 24, and stores it in the transmission path 64 at the X-O position in the temporary storage section 34.
Write via. Characters in positions from X=1 to X=a-1 are not to be compared, so blanks are written. Therefore, the display 101 displays as 2 in FIG.
OP).

Next, the search control unit 18 instructs the comparison unit 20 to perform a comparison. The comparison unit 20 compares the first storage row address SY (9th
In the case of diagram A, from 5Y=n-10> to the final memory row address Y
= n -'l, the comparison is repeated until the content of the character area matches or becomes larger than that of the temporary storage unit 34, and as a result, [Q and Y are output. In the case of the specific example explained in Fig. 9B, the value of the code shown in Fig. 108 is larger than the first character "i" of "Ishikawa", and when compared with "Kiki Kaba" in Fig. 9B, Since the first characters are equal, the second character is compared, and since the second character in the temporary storage unit 34 is a blank, comparing this blank with the second character of "Kakapa", the code of the second character of "Kaka" is Since the first shift is larger, "force" is determined to be smaller than "kaka", and the comparison unit 20 outputs EQ=O1Y=n-9.Next, the search control unit 18 outputs Y=n-9. Temporary storage unit 3 stores the contents of
4 and designate the display area as the character area, so the display area 6
1 is displayed as 3 in Figure 9B. Similarly, when dial key ``5'' is entered, the first character ``su'' to be searched for is displayed as shown in 4 in Figure 9B (Figure 10A), followed by the value of the code than ``su°''. is large, and the content of the nearest character area is “Nama-ko” (Y=n in Figure 9A).
-3> is displayed as 5 in FIG. 9b. When the up scroll key 104 is pressed, the search control unit 18 subtracts 1 from the value of Y at that time. For example, in the specific example, the value of Y at that time is Y=n-3, so we newly set Y=(
The contents of the n-4th storage line are transferred to the temporary storage section 34 with n-3>-1=n-4. Display device 101 at that time
The display will be as shown in 6 in Fig. 9B. Similarly, when the up scroll key 104 is pressed again, the screen becomes as shown in 7 in FIG. 9B. The range in which the value of Y can be increased or decreased by using the scroll key 104 or 105 is from Y=SY (in the case of FIG. 9A, 5Y=n-10) to Y=n-1.

Here, a case in which only one key of the dial keys 110 is pressed multiple times will be described in detail. For example, if you press the dial key “2”, the 9th B
8 is displayed in the figure. Next, press the dial key “
When 2" is pressed, Z in Figure 10A becomes Z=2, so "
The comparison is started by placing kipa at X=O in the temporary storage unit 34, but since there is no character area starting with ``ki'' in Figure 9A, ``7'' has a larger code value than ``ki''. The character area starting with (Y=n-6> is the output of the comparison unit 20, and the
It is displayed as 9 in Figure B. If the dial key "2" is pressed further, 7 in FIG. Since the area is already displayed, the display does not change as shown in 10 of FIG. 9B. When the dial key “2” is pressed, Z in Figure 10A changes to 4.
``Narijike'' is placed at x=O in the temporary storage section 34, comparison is started, destination information of Y=n-5 (Figure 9A) is retrieved, and the result is displayed as 11 in Figure 9B. be done.

After searching for the desired destination name using the operation method described above,
When the execution key 109 is pressed, the search control unit 18 passes only the numeric area of the temporary storage unit 34 to the dial output unit 30. Thereafter, as described above, the dial code shown in FIG. 11 is output from the dial output section 30, and when the dialing is completed, the search control section 18 is notified of this, so the search control section 18 performs the dial code shown in FIG. 11 as shown in FIG. After displaying a numeric area so that the operator can confirm the number, control is returned to the mode starting section 14.

Next, the case of abbreviated search will be explained using FIG. 9C.

Shortcut key 1 when mode activation unit 14 has control authority
When 06 is pressed, the mode starting section 14 activates the search control section 1.
8, a shortened search start signal 54 is issued. Search control unit 1
At No. 8, Shun receives the control right, and in order to wait for a dial/key input, sets X to X=a and instructs the display selection section 36 to set the display to the character area. The display at this time is as shown in 13 in FIG. 90, and a cursor is displayed at X=a. When a dial key is input, the search control section 18 passes the value of the dial key to the abbreviation symbol conversion section 27, receives the abbreviation symbol code shown in FIG. Write to the position of X=a. For example, if dial key "1" is input, the display will be number 9.
It will look like 14 in Figure 0. Subsequently, a control signal 56 is given to the search control section 18 and the comparison section 20 to compare only the mode range.

As already explained, the comparison unit 20 compares the mode of all the destination information with that of the temporary storage unit 34, and if there is an equal mode range, sets EQ=1 and sets the value Y of the storage line at that time. Output with. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 9A, there is a mode range of 'A99', so the comparison section 20 outputs EQ=1 and Y=n-3. receive the output of Y=
After transferring the destination information of n-3 to the temporary storage section 34, the display selection section 36 is instructed to display the character area. As a result, the display will look like 15 in Figure 9C. Subsequently, the search control section 18 passes the contents of the numeric area of the temporary storage section 34 to the dial output section 30 without waiting for the execution key 109 to be pressed. The subsequent operation is the same as when searching normally, and when the output of the dial number is finished, the display is switched from the character area to the numeric area (16 in FIG. 9C). Comparison unit 20 sets EQ=O
is output, that is, if the mode range does not match even after searching until the end (Y=n-1>), it is interpreted that the key was input by mistake, and the initial state is The display returns to 13 in FIG. 90.

The case of changing or canceling the abbreviation symbol of the mode area will be explained below. To do this, first, the user presses the search key 10B to activate the search control unit 18, and searches for destination information to be changed using a normal search. Search Shun, Registration Control Unit 1
6, press the registration key 107. At this time,
A start signal 5 is sent from the search control unit 18 to the registration control unit 16.
5 is output. When the registration control section 16 receives the activation signal 55, it stops writing blank spaces in the temporary storage section 34, and displays the character area while maintaining the state of the temporary storage section 34. Next, when the abbreviation key 106 is pressed, as described above, X=a and the cursor is displayed in the mode area, so a new mode area symbol is input and changes are made.

For example, the above operation will be described in the case where the abbreviated symbol is deleted from the destination information "name"(Y=n-3> in FIG. 9A) so that it is not included in the abbreviated search.

First, perform the search shown in FIG. 9B in 1. 4. In the same manner as in step 5, destination information is searched as shown in steps 17 to 18 in FIG. Next, when the registration key 107 is pressed and the shortcut key 106 is pressed, a cursor is displayed in the mode area as shown at 19 in FIG. Next, press the dial key “*”
When you press , the abbreviation symbol is deleted as shown in 20 in FIG.

Next, when the execution key 109 is pressed, the contents of the storage section 28 (Y
=n-3) is changed. Immediately after pressing the execution key 109, the registration control section 16 supplies the mode range comparison signal 57 to the comparison section 20 so as to compare only the mode range. The comparison unit 20 outputs EQ as EQ=1 when there is an equal mode range as described above. The registration control unit 16 is an EQ
If it is EQ-1, the operation of storing it in the storage unit 28 is not executed, thereby preventing the same abbreviation symbol from being registered multiple times.

[Second Embodiment] The first embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but let us briefly refer to FIG. This will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 12 shows only the parts of FIG. 1 that have been changed to realize the second embodiment.

However, the key input section 10, the display section 38, the display selection section 36,
The temporary storage section 34 is the same as that shown in FIG. The input key information transmitted from the key input section 10 through the transmission path 61 is sent to the transmission section 81, the transmission line 82, and the narrow σ reception section 83.
The input key information is transmitted as input key information to the mode activation section 14 of the destination number storage device, etc. through the transmission means comprised of the following. The subsequent operation of the telephone number storage device is the same as that in the first embodiment. On the other hand, the contents written in the temporary storage section °34 are supplied to the transmitting section 88 through the display selection section 36, and the value of line 87, receiving section 86
The information is transmitted to the display section 38 through a transmission means comprised of. 72a is a transmission path for transmitting character or numerical information, 64CI, and tx values.

Specifically, this second embodiment may be applied to a button telephone device, etc.;
Generally, the dial generating section is often placed in the main device that performs overall control, and the destination number storage device according to the present invention can also be placed in the main device. Further, in the button telephone device, press information on dial keys or control keys is transmitted from the terminal telephone to the main device via a transmission path, and display information is transmitted from the main device to the terminal telephone via the transmission path. Therefore, in order to realize the second embodiment of the present invention, there is no need to newly provide a transmitting section, a transmission path, and a receiving section, and the control required by the destination number storage device according to the present invention is included in the input key information. Key information is added, and in addition to the information specific to the button telephone device, the input information to the storage section described above is added and transmitted to the display information, and the intermediary of the control section originally built in the button telephone device is transmitted. All you have to do is receive information from the source. Also,
When making a dial call, a dial prohibition output and a dial code are passed from the destination number storage device to a control section built in the button telephone device, thereby making the dial call. In this case, the dialing code does not have to be the dialing code shown in FIG.
An O-evolution binary code may also be used.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described, but the disadvantage that the number of key operations is increased when searching for destination information in alphabetical order can be overcome by inputting abbreviations in the mode area as in the present invention. By providing a means, it is possible to directly search with a small number of key operations. Furthermore, even if the abbreviations "'A" to "JIF" are added to the mode area, the destination names are arranged in alphabetical order, so they can be searched by ordinary search. That is,
Desired destination information can be found using either search method, since destination information to be subjected to abbreviated search is not stored in a special storage section. Generally speaking, you can freely change the abbreviation symbol, which is useful if the number of people you call frequently changes over time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a storage section, Figs. 3A and 3B are explanatory diagrams of the sign comparison operation, Figs. 4A, 4B, and 4C. Figure 5A is a diagram explaining the operation of the comparison section, Figure 5A is a configuration diagram of the dial sending product, and Figure 5B is a diagram explaining the operation of the comparison section.
The figure shows the telephone, FIG. 5C is an explanatory diagram of the dialing device, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the temporary storage section and the display section, FIG. 7 is an example of the external appearance of the key input section, and FIG. 8A is the registration An explanatory diagram of the operation, Figure 8B is an explanatory diagram of the shortened registration operation, and Figures 9A and 9
Figures B and 9C are explanatory diagrams of search operations, Figures 10A, 10B, and 11 are correspondence tables between dial keys and characters or character codes, numeric codes, or dial codes, and Figure 10C is a diagram of dial keys. FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention. 10...Key input section, 12...Key detection section, 1
4...Mode starting section, 16...Registration control section, 18
...Search control section, 20...Comparison section, 23...
Organizing Department, 24...Character Exchange Department, -26...
Number exchange section, 27... Abbreviation symbol conversion section, 28...
・Storage section, 30...Dial output section, 32.
...Dial prohibition output section, 34...Temporary storage section, 36...Display selection section, 3
8...Display section, 40...Dial sending product,
45...Destination number storage device, 46...Dial transmission device, 47...Switching contact, 50.51, 54, 55...Start signal, 52.53.
56.57... Control signal, 61 to 73, 146.14
8...Transmission path, 81.86...Transmission section, 82.8
7... Transmission line, 83.88... Receiving section.

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) In a device that connects to a communication line to make a dial call, a key input means including a dial key and a control key, a display means for displaying characters and numbers, and a connection to a dial call circuit for calling a destination number. means, a character conversion means for converting the input from the key input means into a character code, a numeric conversion means for converting the input from the key input means into a numeric code, and an input from the key input means. an abbreviation symbol converting means for converting into an abbreviation symbol code, a temporary storage means for temporarily storing input information or information to be displayed on the display means, a character area, a mode area, and a numeric area. storage means for storing destination information, and registration control for controlling the destination information to be stored in the storage means in a predetermined order based on the arrangement of characters in the character area. and a search control means for comparing and searching information on the character area and mode area stored in the storage means with information input by the key input means, and searching the input information. A destination number storage device characterized in that the destination number stored in the numeric area is transmitted by the dialing circuit by obtaining destination information corresponding to the destination number. (2) The destination number storage device according to claim 1, further comprising transmission means for providing the key input means and the display means at separate locations. (3) The destination number storage device according to claim 1, wherein an abbreviation symbol is written in the mode area of the destination information stored in the storage means. (4) By inputting the abbreviation written in the mode area from the key input means, the destination number stored in the numeric area of the destination information corresponding to the abbreviation is read by the dialing circuit. The destination storage device according to claim 3, which is a device for transmitting information. (5) The destination number storage device according to claim 3, wherein destination information is searched by the search control means searching for an abbreviation written in the mode area.