JP2000278393A - Selective call receiver and telephone directory change method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically change a telephone directory in a selective call receiver having a telephone directory function when the telephone number of a person described on this telephone directory is changed. SOLUTION: Concerning this telephone directory change method, a person, who changes the telephone number, calls the selective call receiver having the telephone directory, on which his own telephone number is registered, and sends a code showing the change of the telephone number, a former telephone number and a new telephone number as message information, the selective call receiver, which receives the information, retrieves the former telephone number in the telephone directory inside a storage part 14 and when there is such a telephone number, it is changed to the new telephone number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a selective call receiver capable of receiving a message having a telephone directory function and a method for changing the telephone directory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recent selective call receivers have a telephone directory function, and can register a plurality of telephone numbers (general telephone numbers, pager numbers, PHS / mobile telephone numbers, etc.) in correspondence with names. It is possible. When making a call, use the phonebook as a phonebook. In the case of a selective call receiver with an auto-dial function, move the speaker of the selective call receiver close to the transmitter of the telephone so that the name and telephone By selecting a number and pressing the send key, it is possible to send a tone signal and make a call.

[0003]

The telephone numbers registered in the telephone directory may be changed due to transfer or moving of the other party, replacement of the PHS with a portable telephone, or the like. Conventionally, each time the change is made, the owner of the selective call receiver changes the number in the telephone directory by key operation. However, changing the telephone number by key operation was very troublesome. Also, even if you receive a note and change your phone call,
In some cases, the memo was lost or the user forgot to change and register it in the selective call receiver.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and to enable a holder of a selective call receiver to change a telephone number without receiving a telephone number change notice by postcard or the like and re-registering by key operation. To provide a selective call receiver and a method for changing the telephone directory, in which a person who has a telephone set or the like can directly change and register a telephone number to a selective call receiver in which the telephone number is registered. It is in.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to a selective call receiver having a telephone directory memory area for storing one or more telephone numbers, comprising a telephone directory change code. Means for retrieving the first telephone number from the telephone directory memory area when the first telephone number and the second telephone number are received as message information; and Means for rewriting the first telephone number to the second telephone number when the first telephone number is detected.

Further, the present invention relates to a method for changing a telephone directory of a selective call receiver having a telephone directory memory area for storing one or a plurality of telephone numbers, wherein a telephone directory change code, a first telephone number and a second telephone number are stored. Upon receiving a telephone number, search for the received first telephone number from the telephone directory memory area,
When the first telephone number is stored in the telephone directory memory area, the first telephone number stored in the telephone directory memory area is rewritten with the second telephone number. Provided is a method for changing a telephone directory of a selective call receiver.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a selective call receiver according to the present invention. A radio signal is received by an antenna 1, and a reception signal is amplified and demodulated by a reception unit 2. The self-call number stored in the ID-ROM 4 is sent to the decoder unit 3 via the control unit 5 and compared with the call signal included in the received radio signal. The included message information is sent to the control unit 5. This message information is stored in the message storage unit 13 and the message content is displayed by the LCD driver 8 and the display unit 9. Also, a speaker 7 for outputting a ringing sound, a speaker driving unit 6, and a vibrator 1 that vibrates.
1. Calling is performed according to the notification method set by the vibrator driving unit 10. In addition, setting of various functions is done by key input section 1
2 is performed. The telephone number storage unit 14 is a memory for storing a telephone directory, and normally inputs data from the key input unit 12.

Next, the operation according to the present invention will be described in detail. Now, A changes the phone number of his mobile phone, and changes the phone number of A's mobile phone stored in the phonebook of the selective call receiver of his friend B, as an example. explain. First, Mr. A sends information of telephone directory change to Mr. B's selective call receiver in a manner of sending message information to the selective call receiver which is generally performed. That is, the number of the selective call receiver of Mr. B is first dialed from the touch-tone telephone, and then the message information is transmitted. In this case, as the message information, dial the telephone directory change code for instructing the change of the telephone number, the old telephone number before the change as the first telephone number, the delimiter, and the new telephone number as the second telephone number. I do. Now the phonebook change code is “* 9 * 9” and the old phone number is “0”.
90111111111 ", the delimiter is" * ", and the new telephone number is" 090122222222 ". If the number of digits of the telephone number is determined, it is not necessary to input the delimiter code because the number of digits can identify the first telephone number and the second telephone number.

Next, the operation of the selective call receiver will be described with reference to the control flow of FIG. The antenna 1 and the receiving unit 2 of FIG.
When a wireless signal is received by the
4 and the address part of the received wireless signal,
It is determined whether the address is its own address (STEP 31).
If the received radio signal is not your own address (STE
(NO in P31), and waits for the next wireless signal (STEP 31).
NO loop). If it is a wireless signal of its own address (YES in STEP31), the next message information is received, and it is checked whether the head of the message information includes "* 9 * 9" which is a telephone directory change code (STEP32).
If "* 9 * 9" does not exist (NO in STEP32), a normal reception operation is performed (STEP33). That is, the received message information is stored in the message storage unit 13, the speaker 7 or the vibrator 11 is driven, and the message information is displayed on the display unit 9.

If the received message information has a telephone directory change code "* 9 * 9" at the beginning, the telephone number "09011111111" as the next first telephone number is stored in the telephone number storage unit 14. (STE
P34). If “09011111111” is not in the telephone number storage unit 14 (NO in STEP 34), the control unit 5 ends without doing anything. If any (STEP3
4 is YES), the second telephone number “090122222” that has received the telephone number “09011111111”
22 "(STEP 35). This change to the second telephone number can be changed without the owner of the selective call receiver knowing, but informs the owner of the selective call receiver that the change has been made. It would be desirable. FIG. 2 shows an example of the change process in that case.
FIG. 2A shows a case where Yamada's telephone number is displayed in the telephone number book. Here, Mr. Yamada has three page numbers: pager, mobile phone and home. These data are shown in FIG.
The telephone number is stored in the telephone number storage unit 14, and is normally displayed on the display unit 9 when a telephone directory is selected by a key operation and a search is made for Mr. Yamada.

The selective call receiver receives a radio signal addressed to itself (YES in STEP 31), and the received message information contains a telephone directory change code “* 9 * 9” (ST9).
If the first telephone number "09011111111" in the received message information is in the telephone number storage unit 14 (YES in STEP34), a ringing operation of the speaker 7 or a driving operation of the vibrator 11 is performed, and a call operation is performed. The screen of FIG. 2B is displayed on the display unit 9. FIG.
By looking at (b), Mr. Yamada's mobile phone “0901111”
1111 ”has been changed to“ 090122 ”since March 23, 1999.
22222 ". If you blink 0901222222 on the screen,
The change can be made known to the owner of the selective call receiver. After displaying FIG. 2 (b) for a certain period of time, the screen changes to FIG. 2 (c) and Mr. Yamada's mobile phone number “0901” is displayed.
1111111 "is changed to" 090122222222 ".

[0012] There is also a method of confirming whether or not to register as the owner of the selective call receiver, and then changing it. In this case,
The first telephone number “0901” in the received message code
If “111111” is stored in the telephone number storage unit 14 (ST
YES in EP34), the screen of FIG. In FIG. 2D, Mr. Yamada's mobile phone “0901”
1111111 ”from March 23, 1999 to“ 090
122222222 ", and the selective call receiver holder is asked whether to change the telephone number now. To make a change now, the user selects “register” or “do not register” in FIG. 2D with the select key or the arrow key on the selective call receiver, and executes with the execution key. When “register” is selected and executed with the execution key, the screen changes to FIG. 2C and the mobile phone number of Mr. Yamada is changed. If "No registration" is selected and executed, the mobile phone number of Mr. Yamada is "09011".
111111 ”, but the information that“ 090122222222 ”will be retained from March 23, 1999 is retained. If you search for Mr. Yamada in the telephone directory thereafter, the display screen will not be as shown in FIG. ) Is displayed, and the user can select whether to register or not at any time. In this way, even if the change information is transmitted before the change of the telephone number, the conventional telephone number can be used until the change date and the change can be registered after the change date.

The above change is a change for one selective call receiver. When the same group address is given to a plurality of selective call receivers, the present invention is applied to the group address. If the method is applied, it is possible to send change information to a plurality of selective call receivers at the same time. For example, if a common group address is given to 100 selective call receivers in addition to the individual address, the group address is dialed and "* 9 * 9" and the old telephone number are used as message information. A first telephone number “09011111111”, a delimiter “*”, and a new telephone number “090”
When "122122222" is transmitted, each of the 100 selective call receivers checks whether the first telephone number is in the telephone number storage unit 14, and the selective call receiver having "09011111111" is simultaneously set to "09012222222". You can change your phone number.

In the above example, the request for changing the telephone number is A
In this method, the telephone directory change information is transmitted as an information message by directly calling the selective call receiver, but the telephone number can be changed using the information distribution service. The information distribution service is a service that can receive information such as news. To receive the information distribution service, a dedicated address is given to the selective call receiver. Information is transmitted at a call center that provides an information distribution service. The person who wants to change the telephone number notifies the call center of the old telephone number and the new telephone number, and the call center transmits the telephone book change code “* 9 * 9” and the old telephone number as information of the information distribution service. The first telephone number “09011111111” as a number, a delimiter “*”, and the second telephone number “090” as a new telephone number
122222222 ". As a result, the telephone number can be simultaneously changed for the selective call receiver receiving the information distribution service. Of course, there are many users receiving the information distribution service, so "0901111111" is stored in the telephone directory of all the selective call receivers.
Although the phone number “1” is not always registered, “0”
The telephone number of the selective call receiver in which “90111111111” is registered can be changed.
In a selective call receiver in which "1" is not registered, it is only necessary to ignore this information. Thus, the user who has changed the telephone number can change the telephone number only by applying to the call center without dialing one by one.

In the above description, the change of the telephone number in the telephone directory has been described. However, the present invention can be applied not only to the change of the telephone number but also to data other than the telephone number for changing the old data to the new data. For example, a personal digital assistant (PDA) incorporating a selective call receiver stores not only a telephone number but also an address book. When the address information is changed due to relocation or the like, it is possible to send address change information as message information received by the selective call receiver. For example, the address change code “* 8 * 8”, the old address data and the new address data are sent to the selective calling receiver, and the message information is sent from the selective calling receiver to the portable information terminal. It is determined that the address has been changed from "* 8 * 8", the old address data is searched, and if the address exists, the address is changed to the new address data. This address change can also be performed by individually calling the selective call receiver. However, if the information distribution service is used, only the address change data is sent to the call center, and the portable information of the selective call receiver built-in for customers all over the country. Can change terminal data.

[0016]

According to the present invention, the telephone number in the telephone directory can be changed to a new one according to the message information sent to the selective call receiver, so that the trouble of inputting the number by key operation is saved. At the same time, since the person who changed the telephone number inputs the new telephone number, mistakes in inputting can be reduced, and forgetting to change can be prevented. The use of group calling also has the advantage that the telephone directory of a number of related selective calling receivers can be rewritten by a single operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a selective call receiver according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a display screen of the selective call receiver of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the selective call receiver of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 antenna 2 reception unit 3 decoder unit 4 ID-ROM 5 control unit 6 speaker drive unit 7 speaker 8 LCD driver 9 display unit 10 vibrator drive unit 11 vibrator 12 key input unit 13 message storage unit 14 telephone number storage unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A selective call receiver having a telephone directory memory area for storing one or a plurality of telephone numbers, wherein a telephone directory change code, a first telephone number, and a second telephone number are received as message information. Means for retrieving the first telephone number from the telephone directory memory area when the first telephone number is detected in the telephone directory memory area by the means. And a means for rewriting the second telephone number to the second telephone number. 2. A method for changing a telephone directory of a selective call receiver having a telephone directory memory area for storing one or a plurality of telephone numbers, wherein a telephone directory change code, a first telephone number, and a second telephone number are received. Then, the received first telephone number is searched from the telephone directory memory area, and if the first telephone number is stored in the telephone directory memory area, the first telephone number is stored in the telephone directory memory area. Rewriting a first telephone number to a second telephone number.