JPS61158250A - Method and device for telephone number information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain a call automatically by retrieving data on a central processing part through an operating part, calling a desired number through a handset in a register mode of the corresponding data and connecting automatically the call to a telephone number information desk when said data is not registered yet. CONSTITUTION:In case the telephone number of a company is unknown although the name and the type of occupation of the company are known, both the name and the type of occupation are supplied through an operating part 13. Then the data stored in a memory part 2 are retrieved and the corresponding code is outputted to a video disk part 3 via an interface part 4. Then a desired telephone number is displayed at a display part 5. When coins are thrown into a slot, the number is outputted to an automatic selection signal transmitting part 9 from the part 2 for connection to the remote side. In an unregister mode, this unregistered state is shown at the part 5 and a number '104' is outputted automatically to the part 9 from a central processing part 1. Then a call is connected to a telephone number information desk. Thus a user can easily obtain any number with no special operation.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a method and device for telephone number guidance using computer search, and particularly to a telephone number that automatically makes a call using a telephone number obtained through search. This invention relates to a number guidance method and device.

(Prior Art) A conventional computer is known in which data stored in a storage section of a computer can be displayed on a display to provide the data. In addition, the operation unit searches for a telephone number from a specific number of names or occupations entered into the central processing unit, and automatically selects the searched telephone number by making a call via the telephone line using a signal transmitter and then calling the telephone number using the handset. Devices that allow mutual communication are also known.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned known method, for example, when your pet becomes ill and you want to look for a veterinarian, you can specify "veterinarian" by operating the operation unit, and the central processing The telephone numbers of many "veterinarians" entered in the section will be displayed on the display, so the user can search for a suitable party from the telephone numbers of "r veterinarians" displayed on the display and contact the hospital group and its telephone number. The number can be known, and the phone number searched at the same time is automatically called via the telephone line using an automatic selection signal transmitter, so that mutual conversations can be made using the handset.

However, the known devices have a drawback in that the number of telephone numbers etc. input to the central processing section is limited, and the scope of use is very narrow.

(Means for solving the problem) Therefore, the present invention searches for telephone numbers by name or occupation,
If the other party is registered, the phone will be automatically connected with a one-touch operation, and if the other party is not registered, the phone will be connected automatically.
104J to search for telephone numbers.When a large number of telephone numbers are entered into the central processing unit and the operation unit is operated, the data input to the central processing unit is displayed on the display. When the telephone number of the other party is selected from the displayed data, a call is automatically made by the automatic selection signal transmitter, the two are connected to each other via the telephone line, and the data is input to the central processing unit. The gist of this is a telephone number guidance method in which a so-called 104 call is automatically made to an unspecified person via an automatic selection signal transmitter so that the telephone number is known. Also,
In a telephone number guidance device capable of achieving the method described above, the telephone number guidance device searches for a telephone number from a large number of names or occupations inputted into the central processing section 1 through the operation section 13, and displays the search results on the display section 5. , a network control circuit 7 connected to a public telephone port 116 connected to the telephones of specified persons inputted in the central processing unit l and unspecified persons inputted, and a handset 8 used by the searcher. The connected network control circuit 7 is provided with an automatic selection signal transmitter 9 that automatically calls a telephone number including the so-called 104 commanded by the central processing unit 1. data is searched by the operation unit 13, and when the corresponding data is registered, the automatic selection signal transmitter 9 calls the telephone number and the handset 8 enables a call, and when the corresponding data is not registered. automatically the so-called 104
The gist of the second invention is a configuration of a telephone directory assistance device which makes a call via the automatic selection signal transmitter 9 and connects to telephone directory assistance.

A device that can accomplish the method of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. 1 is a central processing unit, and a storage unit 2 thereof stores a large number of specific names, telephone numbers, and job types. 3 is a video disk section connected to the central processing section 1 via an interface section 4, and the disk includes the storage section 2.
Stores maps, advertisements, etc. of the company corresponding to the phone number entered. That is, in the central processing unit 1, for example, A
When a company is searched, the map and advertising text corresponding to company A are read from the disk and displayed on the display section 5.

6 is a public telephone line, which is connected to the network control circuit 7. A handset 8 is connected to the network control circuit 7, and functions to separate and amplify the public telephone line 6 and the handset 8 and combine incoming calls. Reference numeral 9 denotes an automatic selection signal transmitter, and when a telephone number is read out from the storage section 2 via the eyeboard 10, the telephone number is multiplied by the MF signal by a dial pulse. ! 6 to the telephone office. 11
is a caller identification unit, and after the automatic selection signal transmitter 9 automatically calls the other party and the polarity of the public telephone line 6 is reversed, for 1 to 2 seconds, for example, "Shinjuku 1" is called.
to notify the other party of one's whereabouts.

However, in the present invention, the telephone number stored in the storage section 2 is provided as a telephone directory, and a call is automatically connected using this telephone number. In the case of a specific person, a so-called 104 is automatically sent from the central processing unit 1 to the automatic selection signal transmitter 9, and the telephone is connected to directory assistance.

For this reason, unregistered numbers are confirmed through directory assistance, and the telephone numbers obtained from directory assistance are stored in the memory 12 within the central processing unit 1. There are two versions of this embodiment. In the first embodiment, while listening to the telephone number from the handset 8, the user operates the numeric keypad of the operating section 13 to input the telephone number into the memory 12, and after inputting the telephone number, Operation unit 1
When the confirmation button 3 is pressed, the line of the public telephone line 6 is opened for 1μ and then closed again, and the memory 1 is
The telephone number stored in 2 is sent to automatic selection signal transmitter 9, and a call is automatically made to the other party.

In the second embodiment, the voice recognition section 14 identifies the voice and stores it in the memory 12. That is, the voice from the directory assistance is inputted to the voice analysis section 15 via the public telephone line 6 and the network control circuit 7, where the voice frequency is A/D converted, and this result is stored in the voice comparison section 16. The digitally encoded data is compared with the digitally encoded data, and the matched digitally encoded data is encoded and outputted by the code converter 17.
It is stored in the memory 12 and sent to the automatic selection signal transmitter 9 by pressing the confirmation button as in the first embodiment. Further, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the input number is displayed on the LED display section of the operation section 13 and the display section 5. Display on the display section 5 is performed by a superimposing section 18.

19 is a hard copy portion for copying what is displayed on the display unit 5 using memory paper; 20 is a voice operation guide unit that provides voice guidance for a series of operations; 21 is a card insertion unit; 22 is a card reading unit; 23 is the coin insertion part.

(effect) Next, we will discuss the effect.

When only the name of the company to be searched is known and the telephone number is unknown, the company name is input using the operation unit 13. If the company name is unknown, enter only the job title. Then, the data in the storage section 2 is searched, the corresponding code is output to the video disk section 3 via the interface section 4, and the telephone number corresponding to this code is read from the disk and displayed on the display section 5. Ru.

Therefore, when the searched company is found, insert a coin or card and pick up the handset 8, the telephone number displayed on the display section 5 will be read out from the storage section 2 and an automatic selection signal will be sent. 9, the call is automatically made via the public telephone line 6, and the call is connected to the other party.

However, if the searched company is unregistered, the display unit 5 displays a message saying "Since it is unregistered, connect to telephone directory assistance" and at the same time, the central processing unit l sends a message to the automatic selection signal transmitter 9. A so-called 104 is automatically output, a call is automatically made via the public telephone line 6, and a connection is made to the telephone directory assistance. Therefore, the user does not need to perform any special operations.
Any party can redeem the phone number.

(Effects) As mentioned above, the data that was conventionally stored in the memory of a computer can be displayed on the display to provide the data, and the data can be provided by inputting specific data to the central processing unit using the operation unit. There is a known system in which a telephone number is searched from a large number of names or occupations, the searched telephone number is automatically selected, and a call is made via a telephone line using a signal transmitter, so that mutual conversations can be made using a handset. . However, the known ones have a limited number of telephone numbers, etc. that can be input into the central processing unit, and the range of use is very narrow. However, in the present invention, a large number of telephone numbers are input into the central processing section, and when the operation section is operated, the data input to the central processing section is displayed on the display. When the other party's telephone number is selected from the displayed data, the automatic selection signal transmitter automatically makes a call and the two parties are connected to each other via the telephone line so that they can talk to each other. For unspecified persons, there is a telephone number guidance method in which the so-called 104 is automatically called through an automatic selection signal transmitter to know the telephone number, and the central processing unit 1 is notified by the operation unit 13. In a telephone number guidance device that searches for a telephone number from a large number of inputted names or occupations and displays the search results on a display section 5, the telephone number guidance device is provided with a specific person and a person inputted in the central processing section 1. From the network control circuit 7 to which the public telephone line 6 connected to the telephone of an unspecified person that has not been input is connected, the network control circuit 7 to which the handset 8 used by the searcher is connected, and the central processing unit l An automatic selection signal transmitter 9 is provided which automatically calls a commanded telephone number including the so-called 104, so that the data of the central processing unit 1 is searched by the operation unit 13 and the corresponding data is registered. When the telephone number is registered, the automatic selection signal transmitter 9 calls the telephone number to enable the handset 8 to make a call, and when the corresponding data is not registered, the so-called 104 is automatically transmitted via the automatic selection signal transmitter 9. Since we have a telephone directory assistance device that connects you to telephone directory assistance when you make a call, you can search for a telephone number by name or business, and if the other party is registered, the call will be automatically connected with a single touch. If the phone number is not registered, the phone number will be automatically connected to 104, and the phone number can be searched, and the phone number can be redeemed by any party without any special operations. It has the effect that it can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart. Explanation of symbols 1...Central processing unit, 2...Storage unit, 3...Video disk, 4...Interface unit, 5...Display unit, 6...Public telephone line, 7... - Network control circuit, 8... handset, 9... automatic selection signal transmitter,
lO...Io port, 11... Source identification unit,
12...Memory, 13...Operation section, 14...Speech recognition section, 15...Speech analysis section, 16...Speech comparison section, 17...Code conversion section, 18...Super Impose part, 19...Hard copy part, 20...Voice operation guide part, 21...Card insertion part, 22...Card reading part, 23...Coin insertion part.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) When you input a large number of phone numbers into the central processing unit and operate the operation unit, the data input to the central processing unit will be displayed on the display, and when you select the other party's phone number from the displayed data, , the call is automatically made by an automatic selection signal transmitter, and the so-called 104 is automatically sent to an unspecified person who is connected to be able to talk to each other via a telephone line, and who has not been input to the central processing unit. A telephone number guidance method in which the telephone number is known by making a call through an automatic selection signal transmitter. (2) In a telephone number guidance device that searches for telephone numbers from a large number of names or occupations input into the central processing section 1 through the operation section 13, and displays the search results on the display section 5, the telephone number guidance device includes the A network control circuit 7 connected to a public telephone line 6 connected to the telephones of specified persons and unspecified persons input to the central processing unit 1;
The network control circuit 7 is connected to a handset 8 used by the searcher, and an automatic selection signal transmitter 9 is provided which automatically calls a telephone number including the so-called 104 commanded by the central processing unit 1. Therefore, the data of the central processing unit 1 is searched by the operation unit 13, and if the corresponding data is registered, the automatic selection signal transmitter 9 calls the telephone number, and the handset 8 allows the user to make a call. This telephone number guidance device automatically calls 104 via an automatic selection signal transmitter 9 and connects to telephone number guidance when the corresponding data is not registered.