JP2000115333A - System and method for revising number of memory dial registration items - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the number of memory dial registration items by assigning memory areas used for a simple automatic answering function to memory areas used for memory dial in the case that the simple automatic answering function is not required. SOLUTION: This telephone set is provided with a memory 4, that includes memory areas for a simple automatic answering function and memory areas for a memory dial registration function and with an assignment means, which assigns the memory areas for the simple automatic answering function to the memory areas for the memory dial registration function by entry from an operation section 6. Furthermore the assignment means reserves the memory areas in the memory areas for the simple automatic answering function, except those memory areas used for the simple automatic answering function to the number of registered items of memory dial data, when the number of registered items for the simple automatic answering function is finished.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and a method for changing the number of registered memory dials, and more particularly to a method and a method for changing the number of registered memory dial data (data such as telephone numbers and names). About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to register memory dial data, the maximum number of memory dials to be registered is determined due to the current cost, weight and restrictions on the memory capacity, etc., and a memory area dedicated to dial registration is determined in advance. I was writing. Therefore, there is no need to change the number of registered memory dials that can be registered in the memory area dedicated to memory dial registration.

[0003]

In the conventional memory dial registration number changing method and method, the number of registrations is determined in advance even if it is desired to increase the number of currently allocated numbers.
It cannot be easily increased. However, in the case of a simple answering and recording function used in a mobile phone or the like, since it cannot be used when the power is turned off or outside the service area, most users use the answering machine service at present.

In consideration of this point, the present invention assigns the memory used for the simple answering function to the memory for registering the memory dial for a user who does not need the simple answering function. The aim is to significantly increase the number of cases.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a method for changing the number of registered memory dials according to the present invention is provided by a telephone apparatus having a memory including a memory area for simple voice recording and a memory area for memory dial registration. In the method for changing the number of registered memory dials in the above, there is provided an assigning means for allocating the memory area for simple answering recording to the memory area for memory dial registration by an external operation.

Further, the allocating means, when registering the number of registered simple answer recordings, secures an area in the memory area for simple answer recording except for an area where simple answer recording can be used as the number of registered memory dial data. It is characterized by:

Furthermore, when the recording time of the simple answering machine is registered, the allocating means secures an area in the memory area for the simple answering machine except for the area where the simple answering machine can be used as the number of registered memory dial data. It is characterized by:

Further, the method for changing the number of registered memory dials according to the present invention comprises the following steps:
In a memory dial registration number change method in a telephone device having a display unit and a memory including a memory area for simple answering recording and a memory area for memory dial registration,
When the number of simple voice recordings is input from the operation unit,
Calculate the maximum number of memory dial registrations that can be used in the simple voice recording memory area, and display a value obtained by adding the calculated number of memory dial registrations and the maximum number of memory dial registrations memory area on the display unit. It is characterized by doing.

Further, the method for changing the number of registered memory dials according to the present invention is a method for changing the number of registered memory dials in a telephone device having an operation unit, a display unit, and a memory including a memory area for simple answering recording and a memory area for memory dial registration. In the change method, when the recording time of the simple absence recording is input from the operation unit, the maximum number of memory dial registrations that can be used in the simple absence recording memory area is calculated,
A value obtained by adding the calculated number of registered memory dials and the maximum number of registered memory dial registration memory areas is displayed on the display unit.

Further, the telephone device is a portable telephone, a fixed telephone, or a vehicle-mounted telephone.

[0011]

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile phone includes a transmitting / receiving antenna 1, a radio unit 2, a control unit 3, a memory 4, a display unit 5, an operation unit 6, and a speaker 7. The reception wave received by the transmission / reception antenna 1 is subjected to processing such as demodulation by the radio unit 2, and the obtained reception sound is transmitted to the user by the speaker 7. Further, the radio section 2 performs predetermined signal processing such as modulating a sound to be transmitted, and the obtained transmission wave is transmitted from the transmission / reception antenna 1. Since the functions and operations of a general mobile phone used for a telephone call are well known, detailed description is omitted. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 3 includes a clock, a storage unit that stores a program, and a processor that executes the program. Further, the control section 3 controls each section by this program control. The memory 4 uses a non-volatile memory (for example, flash memory) which does not lose its contents even when the power is turned off, and has a memory area in which memory dial data (data such as telephone numbers and names) can be registered and a simple answering machine And a memory area in which the recorded data of the same can be registered. The memory 4 has a setting screen for setting each function item necessary for setting the function function,
Data such as the maximum number of recorded messages and the number of registered memory dials are also stored. The operation unit 6 is an operation unit including a plurality of keys. The control unit 3 reads the above-described data and the like from the memory 4 in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 6 and displays the data on the display unit 5. The display unit 5 includes a display panel using a liquid crystal or the like, and displays a memory dial registration number change function screen and the like under the control of the control unit 3. The configuration of the keys of the operation unit 6 is a configuration of commonly used keys, and includes a function key, a numeric keypad,
It consists of a power key, a start key, an end key, a memory key, an up / down key, a 0 key to a 9 key, and the like.

FIG. 2 shows the memory capacity and the number of registrations necessary for one simple answering machine recording and one memory dial data of a portable telephone which is general and used as the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows the correspondence between the number of simple voice recordings and the number of memory dials, which is general and used as the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of changing the number of registered memory dials in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the memory area for memory dial registration of the memory 4 is allocated with 500 records for registering the memory dial data. In the memory area of
Two records are assigned so that you can record when you are away.

In FIG. 4, first, when the portable telephone is in standby, the control unit 3 of FIG. 1 displays the date, time, and day of the week on the display unit 5 from a clock (step S41).
When setting the function function in this state, first, when the user presses a "function key" in the operation unit 6, the control unit 3 displays a function item setting screen (step S42). When the user presses a function number corresponding to “change number of memory dials” (note that a function item may be displayed and a selection using the up / down keys may be performed), the control unit 3 transmits display data from the memory 4 in response to the key operation. Then, a readout screen is displayed on the display unit 5 regarding “change of the number of memory dials”. Next, the user presses the “up / down key” and scrolls the function item setting screen to search the memory dial registration number change screen (step S43). At this time, the memory dial registration number change screen can also be displayed by operating the “dial key” or directly inputting the function number. In this way,
The user searches the function item setting screen and selects the memory dial registration number change screen. In step S43, the current set values, "simple answering machine recording: 2" and "memory dial: 500" are displayed. 5 at this time
00 is the maximum value that can be used in the memory area for memory dial registration. Next, when the user inputs the number of simple absence recordings through the operation unit 6, the control unit 3 sets [500
+ 250 * (2-n)], and displays it on the display unit 5 as the maximum usable number of registered memory dials. However, n indicates the number of simple answering recordings to be input, where n = 0, 1, and 2. If any other value is set, an error is displayed on the display unit 5. Note that 250 * (2-n) in the above equation is the number assigned to the number of registered memory dials in the memory area of the memory 4 for simple answering recording.

For example, in step S43, the user can execute the above equation by depressing the "dial key" for the number of simple absence recordings. When the “0 key” is pressed, the control unit 3 displays “Simple answering machine: 0” and “memory dial: 1000” on the display unit 5 (step S44). In other words, the memory area of the memory 4 for simple answering and recording is allocated 500 for the number of registered memory dials. When the “1 key” is pressed, the control unit 3 sets “simple absence recording:
"1 case" and "750 memory dials" are displayed on the display unit 5 (step S45). That is, in the memory area for simple answering and recording in the memory 4, 250 memory dial registrations are assigned. "2 keys"
Is pressed, the control unit 3 sets “Simple absence recording: 2
Are displayed on the display unit 5 (step S46). In other words, the memory area of the memory 4 for easy answering and recording is not assigned to the number of registered memory dials. Next, when the "memory key" is pressed, the control unit 3 stores these information in the memory 4 as the information on the number of registered memory dials and the information on the number of the recorded voicemails.
7 is displayed (step S4).
7). Next, two seconds later, the process returns to the standby state in step S41. If a value other than 0, 1, or 2 is set in "Simple answering machine" in step S43, the memory area for simple answering machine has only two simple answering machine recordings assigned to it. The unit 3 displays an error on the display unit 5.
indicate.

Therefore, as described above, when the memory dial function and the simple answering machine function are subsequently controlled by the control unit 3, the memory dial registration number information and the simple answering machine number information stored in the memory 4 are used. By determining the maximum number of registrations, the number of memory dial registrations can be changed.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
1 in that a control unit 8 is used instead of the control unit 3 in FIG. The functions of the transmitting / receiving antenna 1, the radio unit 2, the display unit 5, the operation unit 6, the speaker 7, and the memory 4 are the same as those in FIG. However, the data written in the memory 4 is slightly different from the contents of the memory 4 in FIG. That is, the memory 4 is a memory including a memory area in which memory dial data (data such as telephone numbers and names) can be registered and a memory area in which recording data of simple answering machine can be registered. It is the same in that it stores data such as the setting screen for setting the function items of
The difference is that the data of the recording time of the simple answering machine is stored. Although not shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 8 includes a clock, a storage unit that stores a program, and a processor that executes the program. Further, the control unit 8 controls each unit by the program control.

FIG. 6 shows the correspondence between the number of seconds of the simple answering recording and the number of memory dials of the portable telephone, which is general and is used in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of changing the number of registered memory dials in the second embodiment of the present invention. Next, the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

Now, in the memory area of the memory 4 for registering the memory dial, 5 is used for registering the memory dial data.
00 voicemails are allocated, and 20 seconds are allocated to the memory area of the memory 4 for easy voicemail recording so that the voicemail can be recorded at the time of voicemail.

In FIG. 7, first, when the portable telephone is on standby, the control unit 8 of FIG. 5 displays the date, time, and day of the week on the display unit 5 from a clock (step S7 of FIG. 7).
1). When setting the function function in this state, first, when the user presses a “function key” in the operation unit 6, the control unit 8 causes the display unit 5 to display a setting screen of the function item. When the user presses a function number corresponding to “change number of memory dials” (function items may be displayed and selection by up / down keys may be performed), control unit 8 transmits display data from memory 4 in response to the key operation. Then, a readout screen is displayed on the display unit 5 regarding “change of the number of memory dials”. Next, the user presses the "up / down key" and scrolls the function item setting screen to search the memory dial registration number change screen (step S73). At this time, the memory dial registration number change screen can also be displayed by operating the “dial key” or directly inputting the function number. Thus, the user searches the function item setting screen and selects the memory dial registration number change screen. Note that the current setting values of “Simple absence recording: 20 seconds” and “Memory dial:
"500" is displayed (step S73). 500 values at this time are values when the memory for simple answering and recording is not used, and are the maximum usable values in the memory area for memory dial registration. Next, when the user inputs the number of seconds for the simple absence recording from the operation unit 6, the control unit 3 sets [5
00 + 250 * (20−m)], and displays the maximum usable number of registered memory dials on the display unit 5. Here, m indicates the number of recording hours (seconds) to be input, and is 10 to 20. If any other value is set, an error is displayed on the display unit 5. Note that 250 * (20-m) in the above expression is the number assigned to the number of registered memory dials in the memory area of the memory 4 for simple answering recording.

For example, in step S73, the user can execute the above expression by pressing the "dial key" for the number of seconds of the simple absence recording. When the “0 key” is pressed after the “1 key” is pressed, the control unit 8 displays “simple absence recording: 10 seconds” and “memory dial: 750” on the display unit 5 (step S74). When the “1 key” is pressed after the “1 key” is pressed, the control unit 8 sets “simple absence recording: 11 seconds” and “memory dial: 725”.
Is displayed on the display unit 5 (step S75). "1 key"
When the “2 key” is pressed after pressing, the control unit 8 sets “simple absence recording: 12 seconds” and “memory dial: 700”.
Is displayed on the display unit 5 (step S76). Next, when the "memory key" is pressed, the control unit 8 stores these information in the memory 4 as the information on the number of registered memory dials and the information on the number of seconds of the sound recording registration sound seconds, and displays a message on the display unit 5 (step S77). . Next, after two seconds, the process returns to the standby state of step 41 again.

Therefore, as described above, when the control unit 8 subsequently controls the memory dial function and the simple answering machine function, the memory dial registration number information and the simple answering machine second information stored in the memory 4 are used. By determining the maximum number of registrations and the maximum recording time, the number of memory dial registrations can be changed.

Although the first and second embodiments have been described with reference to a mobile phone, the mobile phone is replaced with a fixed telephone (a telephone equipped with at home or office) or a vehicle-mounted telephone. It goes without saying that the present invention is included in the present invention even if it occurs.

[0030]

As described above, for a user who does not need the simple answering machine function, the memory used for the simple answering machine recording function is automatically set to the memory for registering the memory dial by function setting or the like. By allocating, the number of registered memory dials can be increased without increasing the memory, and the memory can be used effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a memory capacity and the number of registrations required for simple answering machine recording and one memory dial of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a correspondence between the number of simple voice recordings and the number of memory dials of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a setting method of a memory dial registration number changing function in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the correspondence between the number of seconds of a simple absence recording of a cellular phone available and the number of memory dials in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of changing the number of registered memory dials according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transmission / reception antenna 2 Radio | wireless part 3,8 Control part 4 Memory 5 Display part 6 Operation part 7 Speaker

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A method of changing the number of registered telephone numbers in a telephone device having a memory including a memory area for simple answering recording and a memory area for registering memory dial, wherein the memory area for simple answering recording is operated by an external operation. A method for changing the number of registered memory dials, comprising an assigning means for allocating to a dial registration memory area. 2. The allocating means, when registering the number of simple voice recordings registered, secures an area in the memory area for simple voice recording except for the area where simple voice recording can be used as the number of registered memory dial data. 2. The method for changing the number of registered memory dials according to claim 1, wherein: 3. When the recording time of the simple answering machine is registered, the allocating means secures an area in the memory area for the simple answering machine except for an area where the simple answering machine can be used as the number of registered memory dial data. 2. The method for changing the number of registered memory dials according to claim 1, wherein: 4. A method for changing the number of registered voice dials in a telephone device having an operation section, a display section, and a memory including a memory area for simple answering and recording and a memory area for registering a memory dial. , The maximum number of memory dial registrations that can be used in the simple voice recording memory area is calculated, and the calculated number of memory dial registrations and the maximum number of memory dial registration memory areas are added. A method of changing the registered number of memory dials, characterized by displaying a value on the display unit. 5. A method for changing the number of registered dials in a telephone device having an operation section, a display section, and a memory including a memory area for simple answering and recording and a memory area for registering a memory dial. When the recording time of is input, the maximum number of memory dial registrations that can be used in the simple voice recording memory area is calculated, and the calculated number of memory dial registrations and the maximum number of memory dial registration memory areas are added. A method of changing the registered number of memory dials, characterized by displaying a value on the display unit. 6. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone device is a mobile telephone, a fixed telephone, or a vehicle-mounted telephone.
Memory dial registration number change method described. 7. The telephone device according to claim 4, wherein the telephone device is a mobile telephone, a fixed telephone, or a vehicle-mounted telephone.
Or the method of changing the number of registered memory dials described in 5.