JP2000151790A - Communication terminal with single operation dial key - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a communication terminal capable of being used without reducing entry space of a called party as a calling key of single operation dial key even when kinds of characters capable of being inputted are increased when the single operation dial key is used as a character input key. SOLUTION: A called party description sheet A and a character input sheet B are arranged to be replaceably covered on an operation panel P on which the single operation dial key 1 is arranged and the single operation dial key 1 is made possible to be used as the single operation dial calling key and the character input key by switching function modes when the called party description sheet A and the character input sheet B are covered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device in which one-touch dial keys can be selectively used as one-touch calling keys and character input keys.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A communication terminal device such as a facsimile device or a telephone is provided with a plurality of one-touch dial keys on an operation panel or the like, and by selecting and operating each key, it is possible to automatically call a destination registered in advance. ing. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation panel in which one-touch dial keys of such a communication terminal device are arranged.

A plurality of one-touch dial keys 100 (# 1 to # 30) arranged on an operation panel P are covered with a call destination description sheet 102 having a window hole 101 corresponding to the one-touch dial keys 100. Each window 101 has a call destination name entry field 10 below it.
3 and a one-touch dial key 100 above.
When characters are used as character input keys, English characters and symbols 104 that can be input are printed.

[0004] In such a case, on the user side, the call destination name registered in association with the one-touch dial key 100 is directly entered in the call destination name entry field 103 provided on the call destination description sheet 102. Or stickers with their names written on them. In the drawing, reference numerals 105 to 107 denote mode changeover switches for switching and setting the functions of a one-touch dial key and a character input key. When the mode changeover key 105 is operated,
The one-touch dial key 1 is set to the one-touch calling mode, and when the keys 106 and 107 are operated, the mode is set to the English character input mode and the symbol input mode, respectively.

[0005]

However, in such a communication terminal device, the operation panel is required to be downsized in view of the current tendency to downsize the device.
When trying to increase the types of characters that can be input using one-touch dial keys, there is a problem that space is required to enter the character type, and the calling name entry field does not have enough space. I have.

For example, if the name of the call destination is long, such as the name of the department of a company, a part of the name is omitted, a new abbreviated display or a symbol is used, and the function as a one-touch dial key is performed. Is halved. The present invention
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a communication terminal device capable of providing a sufficient space for writing a call destination name entry field even if the number of character types that can be input with one-touch keys is increased. It is intended to be.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, the present invention proposes the following means. That is, in the first aspect, a call destination description sheet and a character input sheet can be replaced on an operation panel on which one-touch dial keys are arranged, and when these sheets are placed on the one-touch dial keys, the function mode is changed. By switching, it can be selectively used as a one-touch dial calling key and a character input key.

Here, the function mode is switched by providing sensor means such as a pressure sensor or an optical sensor on an operation panel, etc.
When any one of the character input sheets is covered, the determination is performed by the sensor means, and the one-touch dial calling mode and the character input mode may be automatically activated and used, or the calling destination may be used. After covering the description sheet and the character input sheet, the function mode may be switched by an operator operating a function switch or the like.

The types of characters that can be input using the character input sheet include a kana input mode in which English characters, symbols, and Roman characters are converted and input into kana characters.
S mode, etc. are possible.
What is necessary is just to add to the window hole formed corresponding to the one-touch dial key of the character input sheet. According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, a hinge portion and a sensor unit are provided on an operation panel on which a one-touch dial key on which a call destination description sheet is covered is arranged, and the character input sheet is attached so as to be opened back. When the character input sheet is placed on the upper surface of the call destination name description sheet, switch to the character input mode,
It is characterized in that one-touch dial keys can be used as character input operation keys.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the kanji code is operated by combining the one-touch dial key and a numeric keypad separately provided on the operation panel in a state where the character input sheet is put on the one-touch dial key. If specified, Kanji can be entered. In this case, since the kanji code can be defined by a combination of English characters and numbers, it is sufficient to input numbers with the numeric keypad and English characters with the one-touch dial key.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 are views showing an example of an operation panel of a communication terminal device which is a main part of the present invention. The operation panel P includes a plurality of one-touch dial keys 1 (# 1 to # 30), a display unit 2 including an LCD, and the like.
It is provided with character type selection keys 3a to 3d, numeric keypad 4, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the one-touch dial key 1 includes a call destination sheet A having a plurality of window holes 1a corresponding to the respective keys. Is projected so as to be dropped into the recess of the operation panel P, and is attached to each one-touch dial key 1 in a blank space above and below the window hole 1a of the sheet A. The name of the calling party is entered directly. A sticker with the name of the call destination may be attached to these blank columns.

As shown in FIG. 1, one character input sheet B has a window hole 1b corresponding to the call destination sheet A in order to make the one-touch dial key 1 of the operation panel P protrude.
The hinge portion 5 is provided between the operation panel P and the display screen 6 so as to be able to be turned up above the call destination destination sheet A. The operation panel P
Is provided with a sensor means 7 for detecting light, magnetism, pressing, etc. below the character input sheet B, so that when the character input sheet B is put on the top 7 automatically switches the character input mode upon detection of its presence, and automatically switches to the one-touch dial calling mode when turned up.

Therefore, according to such a structure, when the character input sheet B superimposed on the upper surface of the call destination describing sheet A is turned up, the call destination describing sheet A is exposed thereunder, and the one-touch dialing is performed. Since it can be used as key 1,
By operating each of the one-touch dial keys 1, a call destination registered in advance can be dialed. When the character input sheet B is covered, the one-touch dial keys 1 protruding from the window 1 b are used as character input keys. Can be used as

When the character input sheet B is covered, in addition to English characters and symbols, Roman characters can be converted into Kana characters and input as character types that can be input. Character type selection key 3 provided on panel P
This is performed by operating a to 3d. In this embodiment, the character input sheet B includes character type selection keys 3a to 3a provided on the operation panel P.
Since the window holes 1b for projecting 3d are formed, alphabets, symbols, JIs protruding from those window holes 1b are formed.
By operating any one of the character type selection keys 3a to 3d such as S and Kana input, a character type that can be input can be selected. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example.

In this embodiment, if the key 3a is selected,
A written in the upper left of the window 1a of the character input sheet B,
English characters such as B, C... Can be input by the corresponding one-touch keys 1, and if the symbol key 3b is selected, the character is written in the upper right of the window 1a of the character input sheet B! , ",... Can be input by the corresponding one-touch keys 1,..., And alphabets and symbols are displayed on the display screen 6 and can be registered as a call destination name.

When the key 3c is selected, the JIS kanji input mode is selected. Therefore, the numeric keypad 4 provided on the operation panel P and A, B, and A written in the upper left of the window 1b of the character input sheet B are displayed. JIS by combining and operating English characters such as C ... with the corresponding one-touch key 1
When the kanji code is entered, the display screen 6 displays the JIS
The kanji specified by the code is also displayed. Further, if the user selects the kana input key 3d and operates the one-touch dial key 1 to input the alphabetic characters, the display screen 6 displays the converted kana characters. It is displayed and can be registered as a call destination name in the same manner.

Steps 200 to 211 in FIG. 3 show the basic operation of the destination information registration mode executed when the caller information is registered by operating the one-touch dial key 1 with the character input sheet B covered. This is shown by a flowchart. When the character input sheet B is put on the one-touch dial key (200), the sensor means 6 detects this, and the destination information registration mode is started.

Next, after the user designates the one-touch dial key 1 for registering destination information (201), the user operates the character type selection keys 3a to 3d to select the character type to be input (202). Operate one-touch keys to enter characters. In other words, if the user uses the English character "MON
When the user wishes to register by inputting "O", the user operates the key 3a to select the English character input mode. By operating key 1, "MONO" is input in Roman characters (203). Then, "MONO" is displayed on the display screen 6 (204), and registration is performed by operating the enter key or the like (211).

On the other hand, in step 202, when the user operates the key 3b to select the symbol input mode, for example, by inputting "-" and registering,
The user operates the one-touch dial key 1 and inputs "-" while referring to the symbol written on the upper right of the window 1b of the character input sheet B (205). Then, the display screen 6
Is displayed (206), the registration is performed by operating the enter key or the like (211).

In step 202, when the user operates the key 3c to select the kanji input mode, for example, if the user wants to input "thing" and register it,
Operate the one-touch dial key 1 and the numeric keypad 4 to
"4A2A" is input (207). Then, "4A2
In accordance with the JIS kanji code input as "A", the character is converted into a kanji character "object" and "object" is displayed on the display screen 6 (208). 211).

When the user selects the kanji input mode, if a JIS kanji code table or the like is displayed on the display screen 6 or if the code table is pasted on the apparatus main body,
The task of inputting JIS kanji codes becomes easy. Furthermore,
In step 202, when the key 3d is operated to select the kana input mode, for example, "mono" is input, and if it is desired to register, the window hole 1b of the character input sheet B
The one-touch dial key 1 is operated to input "MONO" in Romaji while referring to the English characters written on the upper left of "." (209). Then, "MONO" is displayed on the display screen 6 (210), and the registration is performed by operating the enter key or the like (211).

In the above-described embodiment, the call destination destination sheet A
And when the character input sheet B is replaced on the operation panel P, the sensor means 7 automatically switches the one-touch dial key 1 to the one-touch calling key and the character input key. The present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a call destination description sheet A and a character input sheet B are separately prepared, the call destination description sheet A is put on the operation panel P, and a function key (not shown) is further provided. ) To switch to the one-touch dial calling mode, and then use it as a one-touch dial calling key, or cover the operation panel P with the character input sheet B, and further operate the function keys to switch to the character input mode. After that, it may be used as a character input key.

Also in this embodiment, each of the call destination destination sheet A and the character input sheet B has window holes 1a,.
.. are formed, and in particular, the window hole 1a of the call destination sheet A
.. Have sufficient blanks at the top and bottom, so that the window 1a.
(In FIG. 4, the one-touch dial key 04 is shown).

[0025]

As can be understood from the above description, according to the communication terminal device of the first aspect of the present invention, if the call destination destination sheet is placed on the operation panel on which the one-touch dial keys are arranged. , Can be used as a one-touch dial key, and can be used as a character input key if it is attached to a character input sheet.

Further, since the call destination description sheet is used as a dedicated sheet for one-touch dial call keys, all the space around the window hole of each one-touch dial key can be used, so that a long call destination name can be used. Can be sufficiently described. In the communication terminal device according to claim 2, when the character input sheet is placed on the upper surface of the call destination destination sheet, the one-touch dial key can be used as a character input key. , The function mode can be switched and used as a one-touch dial calling key, which is convenient.

In the communication terminal device according to the third aspect, a kanji code can be designated by putting a character input sheet over the one-touch dial key and then inputting a number with the numeric keypad and an English character with the one-touch key. For example, a kanji designated by a kanji code is displayed on the display unit and can be input.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an operation panel (showing a sheet for describing a call destination) which is a main part of a communication terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an operation panel (showing a character input sheet) which is a main part of the communication terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a basic operation procedure when an input operation is performed using a character input sheet.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of a call destination description sheet and a character input sheet.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation panel in a conventional communication terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Calling destination description sheet B: Character input sheet P: Operation panel 1: One-touch dial key 1a, 1b: Window hole 4: Numeric keypad 5: Hinge part 6. ..Display screen 7 ... Sensor means

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Claims (3)

[Claims] An operation panel on which one-touch dial keys are arranged can be replaced with a call destination description sheet and a character input sheet. When the call destination description sheet and the character input sheet are covered, the one-touch dial key is used. A communication terminal device that can be used as a one-touch dial call key and a character input key. 2. An operation panel according to claim 1, wherein one-touch dial keys arranged on a call destination description sheet are arranged.
A hinge part and a sensor means are provided so that the character input sheet can be opened and turned back. When the character input sheet is placed on the upper surface of the call destination description sheet, the mode is automatically switched to the character input mode, and the one-touch dial key is provided. A communication terminal device that can be used as a character input key. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the character input sheet is placed on the one-touch dial key, and the one-touch dial key is operated in combination with a numeric keypad separately provided on an operation panel. A communication terminal device that allows input operation by designating a kanji code.