JPH01215165A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily form a picture directory having lots of information sets including a portrait, name, working company, address and telephone number by adopting the constitution to register a picture data as a directory means. CONSTITUTION:An entered picture data is stored in a picture memory 4 and an ID code to manage the picture data is recorded in a picture ID registration memory 7. Then the recording of the picture data and the display of the picture display means 2 are applied by a control means 5 and a picture control means 3. An optional picture and character is inputted by a picture data generating means such as an image sensor 1 as the picture input in its own telephone set or inputted through a communication line 11. Thus, the picture directory having lots of information sets including portrait, name, working company, address and telephone number is formed easily.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention is utilized in the field of telephone communications.

The present invention relates to a telephone, and more particularly to a highly functional telephone having 13 means for registering a telephone number, name, etc.

〔overview〕

The present invention provides a high-performance telephone with an IJ means for registering information including a telephone number and name, and is configured to be able to register image data as the directory means, so that information such as a face photo, name, place of work, etc. can be registered. This is an image file containing a lot of information, including addresses and phone numbers.IJ can be easily created.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in telephones having this kind of directory means,
In order to input directory information into the memory within the telephone, the user had to input it manually from a key switch. Furthermore, the characters that can be entered are limited to alphabetical characters, etc.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above-mentioned conventional telephone having an IJ means has the disadvantage that the user has to enter directory information from a key switch each time in order to manually input the directory information into the telephone's internal memory, which is very cumbersome.

Further, in this type of directory means, the characters are limited to alphabets or kana, so there is a drawback that only the minimum information such as names and telephone numbers can be manually input.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone with an image directory means that can easily create an image directory with a lot of information such as a face photo, name, place of work, address, telephone number, etc. by eliminating the above-mentioned drawbacks. Our goal is to provide the following.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a telephone having a directory means for registering information including a telephone number and a name, wherein the directory means includes an image memory for recording image data of the information and image identification information for managing the image data. a memory for registering an image ID to be recorded; an image data generation means for generating the image data; an image display means for displaying the image data; recording of the image data from the image data generation means into the image memory; The apparatus is characterized in that it includes an image control means that performs control including display of image data recorded in the image memory on the image display means.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the telephone set according to claim 1 includes a control means for recording image data inputted manually via a communication line into an image memory.

[Effect]

The image memory records input image data, and the image ID registration memory records an ID code for managing the image data. The control means and the image control means record these image data and display them on the image display means. Images can be entered into the telephone by manually inputting arbitrary images and characters using image data generating means, such as an image scanner, or by inputting them manually via a communication line.

Therefore, it is possible to easily create an image directory containing a lot of information including facial photographs, names, workplaces, addresses, and telephone numbers.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The figure is a block configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a case where image data is also manually processed via a communication line.

The present embodiment is a telephone having a directory means for registering information including a telephone number and a name. An image ID registration memory 7 for recording image identification information, an image scanner 1 as an image data generation means for generating the image data, a display 2 as an image display means for displaying the image data, and an image scanner. 1 is inputted via a communication line 11 to an image controller 3 serving as an image control means for controlling recording of the image data from 1 to the image memory 4 and displaying the image data recorded in the image memory 4 to the display 2. It includes a microprocessor 5 as a control means that performs overall control including recording of image data in the image memory 4.

In the figure, 6 is a key switch, 8 is an audio and image data communication interface, 9 is an audio communication unit, and 1 is a key switch.
0 is the handset.

The features of the present invention are as shown in the figure: an image scanner 1;
Display 2, image controller 3, image memory 4,
This is because a microprocessor 5 and a memory 7 for image ID registration are provided. Note that for telephones in which image data is not manually controlled via a communication line, the microprocessor 5 can be omitted and the entire control means can be included in the image controller 3.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

The image scanner 1 and display 2 are connected to an image controller 3, and record and display image data in an image memory 4. The image ID registration memory 7 is
An ID code for managing image data recorded in the image memory 4 is recorded. Further, the communication interface 8 performs communication control of voice and image data communication between the voice communication section 9 and the communication line 11. The microprocessor 5 controls image data and ID codes based on signals from the key switch 6. The image scanner 1 converts business cards, photographs, etc. into image data, and records the data in the image memory 4 through the image controller 3. At this time, an ID code for managing the manually entered image data is recorded in the ID registration code registration memory 7. On the other hand, regarding the data manually entered from outside through the communication line 11, 10 codes and image data are similarly recorded in the ID registration memory 7 and the image memory 4, respectively.

This ID code and image data have a one-to-one correspondence, and image data can be searched using the ID code. Image data retrieved manually from the key switch 6 is displayed on the display 2.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention can eliminate the trouble of having to enter names, phone numbers, etc. one by one from a key switch. It has the effect of forming an image containing a large amount of information, including a face photo, name, place of employment, address, telephone number, etc.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a block diagram showing the main parts of an embodiment of the present invention. l...Image scanner, 2...Display,
3... Image controller, 4... Image memory, 5...
...Microprocessor, 6...Key switch, 7.
...Memory for image ID registration, 8...Communication interface, 9...Audio communication section, 10...Handset, 1
1... Communication line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A telephone having a directory means for registering information including a telephone number and a name, the directory means comprising: an image memory (4) for recording image data of the information; and managing the image data. an image ID registration memory (7) for recording image identification information for displaying the image; an image data generation means (1) for generating the image data; an image display means (2) for displaying the image data; The image control means (3) performs control including recording image data from the data generation means in the image memory and displaying the image data recorded in the image memory on the image display means. telephone. 2. The telephone according to claim 1, further comprising a control means (5) for recording image data input via a communication line into an image memory.