JP2002027084A - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile communication terminal capable of simplifying user operation, thereby preventing the selection error of a communication class or the mismatching of a telephone number with the communication class. SOLUTION: When the execution of fixing operation is confirmed in a step 305, the pattern of a leading record is drawn by accessing a communication class database correspondently storing respective patterns and communication classes (step 307). In a step 309, that drawn pattern is collated with a fixed telephone number and whether they are matched or not is confirmed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly to a telephone directory function of a mobile communication terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a screen transition diagram of a display unit when a conventional mobile communication terminal is registered in a telephone directory. First, the name of the other party (Taro Nippon) is input, and then the name is determined (screen 701). Next, the other party's telephone number (070-xxxxxx)
−xxxx) is determined after input (screen 703). Next, a communication type list screen (screen 705) for selecting a communication type is displayed, and a communication type to be registered is selected by a key operation. Finally, a confirmation screen indicating that the telephone directory registration has been completed is displayed (screen 707). A conventional mobile communication terminal selects a communication type at the time of registering a telephone directory in the above procedure.

[0003]

However, in the conventional mobile communication terminal in which the communication type is selected by key operation as described above, the operation is troublesome or the wrong communication type is selected due to misunderstanding or the like. There was a problem. In addition, even if the communication type is changed by correcting the telephone number, since the communication type initially registered remains unchanged,
Inconsistencies may occur between the corrected telephone number and the communication type, and the user may be confused. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and simplifies the user operation by automatically determining the communication type from the input telephone number, thereby making a mistake in the selection of the communication type and inconsistency between the telephone number and the communication type. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of preventing the problem.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a telephone directory function for registering the name and telephone number of a destination and a communication type corresponding to the telephone number. Means for storing a pattern in association with a communication type database, means for matching a telephone number input by a telephone directory registration operation with all patterns in the communication type database, and means for communication corresponding to the matched pattern. A means for automatically registering the type together with the entered telephone number in the phone book. When displaying the name and telephone number of the other party registered in the phone book, the communication type registered in the phone book together with the phone number is displayed. A means for displaying a visually identifiable graphic or character identification symbol. In the mobile communication terminal, the telephone number re-entered by the telephone directory correction operation,
Means for matching all patterns on the communication type database, and communication type corresponding to the matched pattern
Means for automatically registering a telephone directory together with the re-input telephone number. Further, in the mobile communication terminal, when the telephone number input by the telephone directory registration / correction operation does not match all the patterns in the communication type database, information indicating that the communication type is not registered is input. It is preferable to have a means for automatically registering a telephone directory together with the entered telephone number.

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a telephone directory function for registering the name and telephone number of a destination and a communication type corresponding to the telephone number, and makes the communication type correspond to the pattern. Means for storing the communication type in the communication type database, means for matching the telephone number entered by the telephone directory registration operation with all the patterns in the communication type database, and communication type corresponding to the matched pattern. Means for displaying a list in a user-selectable state together with other communication types; means for registering the communication type selected by the user together with the input telephone number in the telephone directory; Display means for displaying a communication type registered together with the telephone number by a visually identifiable graphic or character identification symbol when displaying the telephone number To provide a mobile communication terminal provided with the.

In the mobile communication terminal, means for comparing the telephone number re-entered by the telephone directory correction operation with all patterns on the communication type database,
Means for highlighting the communication type corresponding to the matched pattern and displaying a list in a user-selectable state together with other communication types, and registering the communication type selected by the user together with the re-entered telephone number in the telephone directory Means are preferably provided.

Further, the communication type database of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is preferably rewritable by a user. Further, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, when displaying the caller number at the time of receiving an incoming call, means for checking the caller number and all the patterns on the communication type database, and a communication type corresponding to the matched pattern. ,
Means for displaying a visually identifiable graphic or character identification symbol. Further, it is preferable that the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes means for storing a communication type corresponding to a pattern matched with the caller number together with the caller number as an incoming call history.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Table 1 is a correspondence table between patterns and communication types, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a mobile communication terminal as an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a screen transition diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are screen display examples of the display unit. The mobile communication terminal used in the present embodiment is P
DC, PHS, CDMA, etc., regardless of the communication system.

In FIG. 1, a transmission / reception circuit unit 10 to which an antenna is connected performs transmission / reception processing in a mobile communication terminal.
This is a circuit that is performed under the control of the control unit 12 incorporating a microcomputer. That is, the transmission / reception circuit unit 10 modulates a voice message, a text message, a control signal, or the like with a high frequency and sends it out of the antenna, or demodulates a voice message, a text message, or a control signal received from the antenna and outputs it to the control unit 12 I do. The control unit 12 operates in accordance with the operation keys 24 and the control signals from the transmission / reception circuit unit 10 in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 14.
8 and the audio processing unit 26 are controlled. The control unit 12
Is connected to the RAM 16 and uses the RAM 16 as a work area when executing a program stored in the ROM 14. Further, the control unit 12 is connected to the EEPROM 17, and is also used as a memory of a memory dial for storing a plurality of telephone numbers and names, and a memory of a caller history.

The LCD driver 18 drives the LCD display section 22 under the control of the control section 12 to display the same.
That is, the LCD driver 18 reads a character pattern (including English and numeric characters) and an icon (graphic) pattern corresponding to the control signal from the control unit 12 from the font ROM 20 and displays the same on the display unit 22. The audio processing unit 26 is connected to the speaker 28 and the microphone 30 and amplifies the audio signal input from the control unit 12 and outputs the amplified audio signal from the speaker 28, or amplifies the audio signal input from the microphone 30 and outputs the amplified audio signal from the speaker 28. Or a process of amplifying an audio signal input by the microphone 30 and outputting the amplified signal to the control unit 12.

FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
This has been described using the screen transition diagram of the display unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. First, the name of the other party (Taro Nippon) is entered after registration in the telephone directory or the like, and then confirmed (screen 201).
Next, the telephone number of the other party (070-xxxxxx-xxx)
×) is entered and confirmed (screen 203). At this time, the communication type database (Table 1) described later is compared with the input telephone number, and the corresponding communication type is automatically stored in the memory. By this processing, the communication type is automatically registered in the telephone directory. Finally, a confirmation screen indicating that the telephone directory registration has been completed is displayed (screen 205). The above-mentioned communication type database is shown below.

[0012]

[Table 1]

In the first column of Table 1, a pattern corresponding to each communication type is stored. These patterns are composed of a combination of numbers of an arbitrary number of digits. The communication type corresponding to each pattern is stored in the second column of Table 1. Table 1
, The pattern on the first line is “telephone number starting from 00”, and the communication type is international telephone. Similarly,
The pattern in the second line is "telephone number starting from 020", and its communication type is pager. The pattern in the third line is “telephone number starting from 070”, and its communication type is PHS. The pattern in the fourth line is “telephone number starting from 090”, and its communication type is a mobile phone (the communication method is PDC, CDMA, etc.). The pattern in the fifth line is "telephone number starting from 0120", and its communication type is toll free (registered trademark). The pattern in the sixth line is “Phone numbers starting with 0ABC (A to C are 0
), And the communication type is toll telephone. The pattern on the seventh line is “telephone number starting from 1”, and its communication type is emergency (phone numbers 110 and 11 for emergency calls).
9, 118). The pattern in the eighth line is “telephone number starting from 2 to 9”, and its communication type is a local telephone.

[0014] Such a communication type database (Table 1)
The corresponding communication type is automatically registered in the telephone directory by comparing the pattern stored in the first column of the table with the telephone number to be registered in the telephone directory (the second line of the screen 2 in FIG. 2). be able to. For example, in the case of FIG. 2, the telephone number (070-xxxx-xxxxx) to be registered is 3
It matches with the pattern "telephone number starting from 070" in the line. That is, the communication type (PHS) in the third row of Table 1
Is the name (Taro Nihon) and telephone number (070-
(Xxxxx-xxxxx) is automatically registered in the telephone directory.

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when a telephone number is input (step 301), the input telephone number is displayed on the display unit 22 (step 303). Subsequently, it is monitored whether or not an operation for determining the telephone number is performed (step 305). If the determination operation has not been performed yet, the process returns to step 303 to display the telephone number as it is. If it is confirmed in step 305 that the confirming operation has been performed, a communication type database (here, Table 1) stored in association with each pattern and the communication type is accessed, and
The pattern of the first record (the first row of Table 1) is extracted (step 307). In step 309, the extracted pattern (here, "telephone number starting from 00") is collated with the determined telephone number, and it is confirmed whether or not they match.

If they do not match, the flow advances to step 311 to check whether or not the next record for collation exists (whether or not all patterns do not match). If the next record exists, the flow returns to step 307. In this case, since the next record (the second row in Table 1) exists, the process returns to step 307 to repeat the same processing. On the other hand, if the next record does not exist (all patterns do not match), the communication type "none" is determined (step 315), and the telephone number and the communication type corresponding to the telephone number (in this case, "none") are stored. (Step 31
7) End the processing.

Returning to step 309, if they match, the process proceeds to step 313 to determine the communication type corresponding to the matched pattern (step 313). Then, the telephone number and the communication type determined in step 313 are stored (step 317), and the process ends. The processing shown in this flowchart is similarly performed at the time of telephone directory correction. Therefore, even when the communication type changes due to telephone directory correction, inconsistent registration and display are not performed. Further, the patterns and communication types stored in the communication type database are
It can be rewritten for the convenience of the user. Therefore, it is possible to cope with a change in the telephone number plan and a case where a service used by a specific communication carrier is to be collated as a communication type.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention at the time of searching a telephone directory and receiving a call will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
(A) is a screen display example of the display unit 22 at the time of a telephone directory search or when there is an incoming call from a partner registered in the telephone directory. When an attempt is made to search the telephone directory, or when a call is received from a partner registered in the telephone directory, the telephone number or caller number being displayed for search is checked against a pattern in the communication type database. As a result of the collation, if they match, the corresponding communication type is displayed simultaneously with the telephone number as shown in FIG. The screen 401 is a display example when the communication type is “PHS”, and the first line shows the name of the destination (Taro Nippon), 2
The line indicates the communication type (PHS), and the third line indicates the telephone number (070-XXXXXX-XXXXXX). Similarly, on the first line of the screen 403, the name of the other party (Taro Nippon) is displayed on the first line, the communication type (the character "pager") is displayed on the second line, and the telephone number (020-XXXXX-X) is displayed on the third line. Xx
×) is displayed.

FIG. 4B shows an example of a screen display on the display unit 22 when a call is received from a party not registered in the telephone directory.
When a call is received from an unregistered partner, the caller number is checked against a pattern in the communication type database. As a result of matching,
If they match, the corresponding communication type is displayed at the same time as the telephone number as shown in FIG. The screen 402 is a display example when the communication type is “PHS”. The communication type (the character “PHS”) is displayed on the first line, and the telephone number (070− ×××× − ××××) is displayed on the second line. Is displayed. Similarly, on the first line of the screen 404, the communication type (the character “pager”) is displayed on the first line, and the telephone number (020− ×××× − ×
Xxxx) is displayed. Thereafter, these telephone numbers are stored in a memory together with a communication type as a call history.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention at the time of searching a telephone directory and receiving a call will be described with reference to FIG. The present embodiment is an example of a screen display in a case where pictorial characters representing each communication type are stored in the communication type database in addition to the pattern and the communication type. FIG. 5A is a screen display example of the display unit 22 when a telephone directory is searched or when there is an incoming call from a partner registered in the telephone directory. When an attempt is made to search the telephone directory, or when an incoming call is received from a partner registered in the telephone directory, the telephone number or the caller number being searched and displayed is compared with the pattern in the communication type database. As a result of the collation, if they match, a pictogram indicating the corresponding communication type is displayed at the same time as the telephone number as shown in FIG. Screen 50
1 is a display example when the communication type is “PHS”, the first line is the name of the destination (Taro Nippon), the second line is the communication type (pictogram representing PHS), and the third line is Phone number (0
70-xxxxxx-xxxxx) is displayed. Similarly, on the first line of the screen 503, the name of the destination (Taro Nippon) is displayed, on the second line, the communication type (pictogram representing a pager),
On the third line, the telephone number (020-xxx-xxxx) is displayed. Thereafter, these telephone numbers are stored in a memory together with a communication type as a call history.

FIG. 5B shows an example of a screen display on the display unit 22 when a call is received from a party not registered in the telephone directory.
When a call is received from an unregistered partner, the caller number is checked against a pattern in the communication type database. As a result of matching,
If they match, a pictogram representing the corresponding communication type is displayed simultaneously with the telephone number as shown in FIG. The screen 502 is a display example in the case where the communication type is “PHS”. In the first line, the communication type (pictogram representing PHS),
The telephone number (070-xxxx-xxxxxx) is displayed on the line. Similarly, on the first line of the screen 504, the communication type (pictogram representing a pager) is displayed on the first line, and the telephone number (02
0-xxxx-xxxxx) is displayed.

FIG. 6 illustrates a fourth embodiment of the present invention using the screen transition diagram of the display unit 22 of the mobile communication terminal shown in FIG. First, the name of the other party (Taro Nippon) is entered after registration in the telephone directory or the like, and then confirmed (screen 601). Next, the telephone number of the other party (070-xxxx-xxxxxx)
Is confirmed after input (screen 603). At this time, the communication type database (Table 1) is compared with the input telephone number, and the corresponding communication type is temporarily stored in a memory such as the RAM 16. Then, when shifting to the communication type list screen (screen 605) for selecting the communication type, the communication type is highlighted (PHS in this case). When the communication type is selected by the user, a confirmation screen indicating that the telephone directory registration has been completed is finally displayed (screen 60).
7). In this case, the user manually selects the character or symbol indicating the communication type, but since the communication type that matches the communication type database can be easily confirmed, the user may notice a mistake in inputting the telephone number in advance. Give help.

As described above, according to the present invention, the communication type is automatically selected at the same time when the telephone number is determined, so that a troublesome operation is not required. This also prevents the user from inputting an incorrect communication type due to an operation error or misunderstanding due to a manual input by the user. Further, when the communication type is changed by correcting the telephone number, the registered communication type is updated accordingly, so that no inconsistency occurs between the telephone number and the communication type. Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. For example, the data format of the communication type database, the screen display example, etc. Obviously, it is not limited.

[0024]

As described above in detail, according to the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, it is possible to simplify the user's operation and prevent a communication type selection error and a mismatch between the telephone number and the communication type.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a screen transition diagram for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a screen for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of a screen for explaining a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a screen transition diagram for explaining a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a screen transition diagram illustrating a conventional mobile communication terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 control unit 14 ROM 17 EEPROM 22 display unit

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A mobile communication terminal having a telephone directory function for registering a name and a telephone number of a destination and a communication type corresponding to the telephone number, storing the communication type and its pattern in a communication type database in correspondence with each other. Means for comparing the telephone number input by the telephone directory registration operation with all the patterns on the communication type database, and the communication type corresponding to the matched pattern together with the input telephone number. A means for automatically registering a phonebook, and a method for visually identifying the communication type registered in the phonebook together with the telephone number when displaying the name or telephone number of the destination registered in the phonebook or Means for displaying by a character identification symbol. 2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: means for comparing the telephone number re-entered by the telephone directory correction operation with all the patterns on the communication type database; Means for automatically registering a corresponding communication type together with the re-entered telephone number in the telephone directory. 3. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the telephone number entered by the telephone directory registration / correction operation does not match any of the patterns in the communication type database. A mobile communication terminal comprising: means for automatically registering information indicating that is not registered together with the input telephone number in a telephone directory. 4. A mobile communication terminal having a telephone directory function for registering a destination name, a telephone number, and a communication type corresponding to the telephone number, stores the communication type and its pattern in the communication type database in correspondence with each other. Means for comparing the telephone number entered by the telephone directory registration operation with all the patterns on the communication type database; and highlighting the communication type corresponding to the matched pattern, and Means for displaying a list in a user-selectable state, means for registering the communication type selected by the user together with the input telephone number in the telephone directory, and displaying the name and telephone number of the destination registered in the telephone directory Display means for displaying the registered communication type together with the telephone number as a visually identifiable graphic or character identification symbol. A mobile communication terminal, comprising: 5. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 4, wherein the telephone number re-entered by the telephone directory correction operation is compared with all the patterns in the communication type database, and Means for highlighting the corresponding communication type and displaying a list in a user-selectable state together with other communication types; and means for registering the communication type selected by the user together with the re-entered telephone number in the telephone directory. A mobile communication terminal characterized by the following. 6. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication type database is rewritable by a user. 7. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein when displaying a caller number at the time of an incoming call, said caller number and all patterns in said communication type database are displayed. A mobile communication terminal comprising: means for collating; and means for displaying a communication type corresponding to a pattern that has been collated and matched by a visually identifiable graphic or character identification symbol. 8. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein a communication type corresponding to a pattern matched with the caller number is stored as a call history together with the caller number. A mobile communication terminal comprising: