JP2003046605A - Telephone device and cordless telephone device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To order an article on the Internet by simple operation. SOLUTION: The telephone device to be connected to a telephone line is provided with a scanner for reading a bar code, an access means for accessing a prescribed server and a display means for displaying the result of access to the server, the data of the bar code read by the scanner are sent to the server accessed by the access means and the result is displayed on the display means. In the configuration as cordless telephone device, a handset is provided with the scanner for reading the bar code, and the access means and the display means are provided on the side of a base unit.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device connected to a telephone line and a cordless telephone device composed of a master unit and a slave unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various kinds of so-called Internet shopping have been carried out in which a predetermined homepage is accessed on the Internet and an order is made to purchase a product prepared on the accessed homepage. By doing this Internet shopping, various things can be purchased while staying at home.

On the other hand, when accessing the Internet, in addition to the access by a personal computer device that has been generally used in the past, there is also a system in which a home page can be accessed only by a telephone connected to a telephone line. Being developed. At the time of access using this telephone, normally, a dedicated home page prepared by a telephone company or the like is accessed.

[0004]

By the way, there has been a problem that a very complicated user operation is required when performing Internet shopping. That is, when many products are handled on one homepage, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to search a page where the user can order the products that are required. Especially, when many products are desired to be ordered at once. Is very troublesome.

Specifically, for example, first by a user operation,
When the address of a homepage for Internet shopping is specified, the server that opens the homepage is accessed and the top page of the corresponding homepage is displayed on the screen. When the top page comes to be displayed, thereafter, various operations for reaching the corresponding product, such as the operation necessary for purchasing the product and the designation of the category of the product desired to be purchased, are sequentially performed. After all,
There is a problem that many operations and screen display are required before the screen for the user to order the desired product is finally displayed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the home page has a hierarchical structure with the top page at the top, and after the top page of a predetermined home page is displayed, access is made before reaching the order screen for product A. Route a
A large number of selection operations indicated by are required. In addition, after ordering the product A, in order to place an order for the product B in a different category from the product A, the page for the product A is temporarily returned to, and the category of the product B is designated, The selection operation indicated by the access route b for displaying the B order screen is required.

The large amount of time and effort required for ordering products has been one of the factors that prevent the spread of Internet shopping.

[0008] It is an object of the present invention to enable merchandise to be ordered via the Internet with a simple operation.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a telephone device connected to a telephone line, a scanner for reading a bar code, an access means for accessing a predetermined server, and a result of accessing the server are displayed. Display means is provided, and the barcode data read by the scanner is sent to the server accessed by the access means, and the result is displayed on the display means.

A second aspect of the present invention is a cordless telephone device comprising a master unit connected to a telephone line and a slave unit that performs wireless communication with the master unit, and includes a scanner for reading a barcode as a slave unit. As a master unit, it is equipped with an access unit for accessing a predetermined server and a display unit for displaying the result of accessing the server, and sends the barcode data read by the scanner of the slave unit to the predetermined server from the master unit. Then, the control for displaying the result on the display means is performed.

According to the present invention, for example, it is possible to read the bar code assigned to each product and send the read bar code data to the accessed server, and display the result by the display means. It becomes possible to directly display the order screen for the product.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In this example, the cordless telephone device is composed of a master unit and a slave unit, and the master unit is configured as a facsimile telephone device. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the cordless telephone device includes a master device 10 connected to a telephone line and a slave device 30 capable of wireless communication with the master device 10. When the handset 30 is not used, the handset 30 is placed on the charging stand 40 to charge the internal secondary battery.

FIG. 1 shows the internal configuration of the cordless telephone device of this example. First, the configuration of the master device 10 will be described. The telephone line 1 connected to the central office side is connected to the line processing unit 11, and the line processing unit 11 performs 2-wire / 4-wire conversion, outgoing call processing, incoming call processing. Performs the processing required to connect to a telephone line such as a telephone. The line processing unit 11 is the slave unit 3
0 is connected to the wireless processing unit 12 that performs wireless communication,
An antenna 13 is connected to the wireless processing unit 12. Then, the signal transmitted through the telephone line 1 is wirelessly transmitted from the antenna 13 as a transmission signal in the wireless processing unit 12, and the signal received by the antenna 13 is received by the wireless processing unit 12 to be received and obtained. The signal is transmitted to the telephone line 1 side.

The line processing unit 11 is connected to a voice processing unit 14 for performing voice signal processing, and a voice signal supplied via the telephone line 1 is stored in the handset 15 via the voice processing unit 14. It is supplied to the speaker and output. In addition, after the voice signal output from the microphone in the handset 15 is processed by the voice processing unit 14, the line processing unit 11
To the other party connected by the telephone line 1. During an extension call between the base unit 10 and the handset 30, the output of the handset 15 is processed by the voice processing unit 14 and supplied to the wireless processing unit 12, which is wirelessly transmitted to the handset unit and received by the wireless processing unit 12. The signal is supplied to the wireless processing unit 12 and sent to the handset 15 side.

Further, the base unit 10 of this embodiment is provided with a facsimile processing unit 16, and when the signal received by the line processing unit 11 via the telephone line 1 is an image signal for facsimile,
The signal is supplied to the facsimile processing unit 16 so that the printer 18 prints it out on paper. In addition, the signal read by the facsimile scanner 17 is
The facsimile processing unit 16 converts the image signal for facsimile into a facsimile image signal, and the converted image signal for facsimile is transmitted to the other party connected to the line processing unit 11. In addition, although the base device 10 is a telephone device configured as a facsimile device here, it may be configured as a base device of a normal cordless telephone device without a facsimile function.

Further, the base unit 10 of this example includes an internet access processing section 19. The Internet access processing unit 19 connects the telephone line 1 to a provider who provides a predetermined Internet connection service,
It executes the process of accessing the Internet via the provider. The processing in the Internet access processing unit 19 is executed under the control of the control unit 20 which is a system controller for controlling the operation in the telephone device. The processing in the wireless processing unit 12, the voice processing unit 14, and the facsimile processing unit 16 is also executed under the control of the control unit 20.

The control unit 20 is supplied with operation information of the operation keys 21 arranged on the front panel of the telephone device, and operates according to the key operation. As the operation keys 21, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, in addition to dial keys such as numbers necessary for a telephone, keys for instructing various functions are prepared. In the case of the present example, as a key for instructing a function, an access dedicated key 21 for accessing a specific server via the Internet
a is prepared. When the control unit 20 detects that the access-only key 21a is pressed, a process for connecting the telephone line to the pre-registered access point by dial-up and accessing the home page of the designated server is automatically performed. It is set to run. Further, a rotary key 21b and left and right direction instruction keys 21 for instructing a direction such as a cursor position in a display unit 22 described later.
c and 21d are prepared.

Under the control of the control unit 20, characters, numbers,
A display unit 22 for displaying figures and the like is prepared. As the display unit 22, a relatively large-sized display means capable of displaying at least several lines of characters is used, and for example, a liquid crystal display panel or the like is used. In the case of this example, the control unit 2
With the control of 0, the data obtained from the server accessed by the Internet access processing unit 19 can be displayed on the display unit 22.

Next, the structure of the slave unit 30 will be described. In the slave unit 30, the antenna 31 for performing wireless communication with the master unit 10 is connected to the wireless processing unit 32, and the wireless processing unit 32 receives the signal. The obtained audio signal is supplied to the audio processing unit 33 and is used as a signal for driving the speaker 34. In addition, the audio signal output from the microphone 35 is supplied to the audio processing unit 33 and wirelessly transmitted from the wireless processing unit 32 to the master unit. The processing in the wireless processing unit 32 and the voice processing unit 33 is executed under the control of the control unit 36. The wireless processing unit 32 is also used when sending barcode data described below to the master device 10.

The operation information of the operation keys 38 is supplied to the control section 36, and the operation control based on the key operation is performed. A display unit 37 for displaying characters, numbers, figures, etc. under the control of the control unit 36 is prepared. As the display unit 37, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a relatively small display panel that can be housed in the slave unit 30 is used.

The cordless handset 30 of this example is provided with a barcode scanner 39, and is configured to recognize the barcodes printed on various products. The barcode scanner 39 includes, for example, a light source such as a light emitting diode and a sensor that detects the reflected light of the light from the light source from the printed matter. When scanning a bar code with the bar code scanner 39, for example, the user holds the slave unit 30 and moves the bar code printed on the bar code at a relatively low speed so that the bar code printed can be read. Scanner 39
Recognize. The bar code is a pattern formed by printing numbers, and the control unit 36 determines the pattern recognized by the scanner 39 to determine the number indicated by the barcode. The numerical data determined by the control unit 36 is temporarily stored in a memory (not shown) in the control unit 36, and wirelessly transmitted to the base unit 10 side when a predetermined operation is performed. The control unit 36 also causes the display unit 37 of the child device 30 to display the number determined from the barcode.

The barcode scanner 39 attached to the slave unit 30 is arranged on the side surface of the slave unit 30, as shown in FIG. 2, for example. Note that the scanner 39 may be arranged at another position such as the back surface of the child device 30.

By using the parent device 10 and the child device 30 of this example configured as described above, it is possible to place an order for a product via the Internet. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an outline of a system for ordering products via the Internet.
First, in the case of this example, a user who wants to order a product via the Internet prepares the product to be ordered. In the example of FIG. 3, three types of products (mayonnaise 4, beer 5, canned food 6) are ordered. It is assumed that a barcode for identifying each product is printed on each product 4, 5 or 6 on the product or on a package of the product.

The bar code for identifying the product is a code mainly used for selling the product in the distribution industry. It is a two-digit number showing the country of manufacture, a few-digit number showing the manufacturer's name, and the product. It is a code in the shape of a rod, which is a combination of several digits indicating the name.

The product 4, on which the bar code is printed,
The user who prepares 5, 5 scans the barcode printed on each product 4, 5, 6 with the barcode scanner 39 attached to the child device 30. The scanned numeric data represented by the bar code is discriminated in the child device 30 and wirelessly transmitted to the parent device 10 side by a predetermined operation.

The base unit 10 connects the telephone line 1 to the access point 2a of the Internet 2 by dial-up or the like, and sells products (so-called Internet shopping) from the access point 2a via the Internet. To access a predetermined server 3 established by. When the server 3 is accessed by the master device 10 in this way, the server side recognizes the accessed user, and then the barcode data scanned by the slave device 30 is transferred from the master device 10 to the server 3 by the barcode data. Sent to
The product ordered by the barcode data is ordered.

Next, the process for actually ordering the products will be described.
This will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, the process of reading the barcode by the handset 30 and sending it to the base unit will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in the handset 30, the power of the barcode scanner 39 is turned on (step S11), and the barcode attached to the product desired to be ordered by the user is read (step S12). After this reading operation, it is determined whether a correct code is detected (step S1
3) Wait until the correct code is detected. When the correct code is detected in step S13, the number indicated by the code is displayed on the display unit 3 of the handset 30.
No. 7 is displayed (step S14). The user looks at the displayed number and makes the user determine whether or not the reading was successful (step S15). If the reading was not successful, the process returns to the scanning of step S12.

When it is determined in step S15 that the reading was performed correctly, the user presses a key assigned as a memory button among the operation keys prepared in the handset 30 and scans the memory provided in the control unit 36 at this time. The detected data is saved (step S16). After that, it is determined whether another product needs to be scanned (step S
17) If another product needs to be scanned, the processes from the scan in step S12 for the barcode attached to the other product to the data storage in step S16 are executed.

When it is determined in step S17 that another product does not need to be scanned, the bar code data stored in the memory of the control unit 36 is wirelessly transmitted to the master unit 10 by a predetermined key operation by the user. Allow (Step S
18). By transmitting this barcode data to the master device 10, the process at the slave device 30 is completed.

Next, the processing in the parent device 10 and the server accessed by the parent device 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when there is a key operation for transmitting barcode data in the slave unit 30 (step S21), the master unit 1
0 determines at that time whether or not wireless communication can be correctly performed with the handset 30 (step S22), and when wireless communication is not possible, causes the handset to perform the transmission operation again at step S21.

When it is determined in step S22 that the wireless communication can be properly performed, the slave unit 30 wirelessly transmits (transfers) the data to the master unit 10 and stores the data in the memory connected to the control unit 20 (step S23). ). Then, when the control unit 20 of the parent device 10 determines that the reception of the data is completed, it waits as it is (step S24).

In this state, when the access-only key 21a prepared for the base unit 10 is pressed (step S25),
Under the control of the control unit 20, a telephone line is connected to a pre-registered access point by dial-up to access the home page of the designated server (step S2).
6). Alternatively, after pressing the access-only key 21a, the home page to be accessed may be selected by the display on the display unit 22 and the operation of the rotary key 21b and the direction keys 21c and 21d.

When the home page to be accessed is determined by these operations and the home page is accessed (step S26), the bar code data stored in the memory in the control unit 20 of the parent device 10 is transferred to the server side. Yes (step S27).

When the barcode data is transferred to the server, the host computer on the server side starts processing (step S28). As the processing, first, it is judged whether or not the product name is known from the code (step S29),
Next, it is determined whether the identified product is handled (step S30), and if the product is handled, it is determined whether the price of the product can be displayed (step S31). Then, in the case of a product for which the price can be displayed, the product name of the found product and data for displaying the price of the product as a list are sent from the server to the terminal (main device 10) (step S32). Also, step S
If the product name is not determined in 28, if the product is not handled in step S29, or if the price cannot be displayed in step S30, data indicating that the product is not handled is sent from the server to the terminal ( Step S3
3).

The data of steps S32 and S33 is the base unit 1.
When sent to 0, the Internet access processing unit 19 of the parent device 10 receives the data and displays the received data on the display unit 22 under the control of the control unit 20 (step S34). For example, when the data for displaying the product name and price as a list in step S32 is received, the display unit 22 displays the product name and price list.

FIG. 6A shows a display example of a list of product names and prices. Here, a display example of the result of scanning the bar codes of the three products shown in FIG. 3 and sending them to the server side is shown. Each product name and unit price are displayed, and the columns for the quantity ordered and the total price for each product are blank. Note that such a list displayed on the display unit 22 can be printed out by using the printer 18 provided for the master unit 10 for facsimile. As will be described later, even when the amount is input or the total amount is displayed, the printer 18 can be used to print it out.

Returning to the explanation of the flow chart of FIG. 5, the user looks at the list displayed on the display unit 22 in this way and confirms whether or not the desired product is displayed (step S35). When it is determined by the confirmation by the user that the name of the product to be purchased (that is, the product name obtained by reading the barcode) is not displayed, step S36.
Move to and execute the operation again. For example, when the product name is different, the process starts again from the work of reading the bar code of the product. If the displayed price is higher than the price desired by the user, in step S26, access is made to a homepage where another internet shopping is established.

When the user confirms the product name and price in step S35 and purchases the corresponding product,
In the list of quantities to be ordered in the list displayed on the display unit 22 of the main device 10, enter the number to purchase (step S3).
7). As the input operation at this time, for example, by operating the rotary type key 21b or the direction indicating keys 21c and 21d, after selecting a position for inputting a numeral, a dial key is used to input the number of orders.

When the quantities of all the products desired to be purchased are input, the input data is transferred to the host computer side (step S38). When the data of the number of orders reaches the host computer side, the host computer side sends the data of the order table in which the total amount is input to the terminal (parent device 10). FIG. 6B shows an example in which the total amount is displayed by inputting the quantity in the order table shown in FIG. 6A. In this example,
The amount of money for each item, the amount of tax, and the total amount of money are displayed. If there is a necessary shipping fee for this order, those amounts will also be displayed.

When the user confirms the display of such an amount of money and finally performs the operation of ordering, the host computer judges that the corresponding product has been ordered,
The ordering process is performed (step S39). In particular,
A confirmation number is issued and sent to the user's terminal (base unit 10) (step S40), and the confirmation number is displayed on the display unit 22 of the base unit 10. The screen on which this confirmation number is displayed can also be printed out using the printer 18.

On the side of the trader who has established a homepage, the ordering process for the ordered product is performed (step S4).
1) The ordered product is delivered to the address registered for each user (step S42).

As described above, since the product can be ordered via the Internet, the product can be ordered by a very simple user operation. That is, conventionally, as shown in FIG.
Access the homepage via the Internet,
When ordering a product, a very large amount of access processing was required to reach the page on which the product you want to order was displayed, whereas in the case of this example, the bar assigned to the product by the user By simply reading the code and sending it to the accessed server, you can directly order the product, eliminating the need to search for the product on the website. Therefore, for example, it becomes very easy to make an additional order for a product that the user uses on a daily basis. In particular, when ordering a plurality of products as in the example shown in FIG. 6, it is not necessary to find a page for ordering each product, and the ordering operation can be performed once, which is much easier than the conventional method. This has the effect of simplifying the operation.

Further, in the case of the present embodiment, the barcode scanner is provided in the cordless telephone device, so that the user holds the cordless telephone device and the bar printed on the commodity or the package thereof to be additionally ordered. By being able to scan the code,
You can easily scan barcodes. That is, for example, when you want to make an additional order for groceries, all you have to do is check the inside of the refrigerator while holding the cordless handset, and scan the bar code of the groceries that are running low. Eliminates the need to carry products to different places.

Further, in the case of the present example, the processing for accessing the home page for ordering products via the Internet can be immediately accessed only by operating the access exclusive key 21a provided on the telephone device. Therefore, the access operation can be easily performed, and the operation can be easily performed from this point as well.

In the embodiment described so far,
Although the cordless telephone device configured as a facsimile device is used as the master device, the master device for voice communication, which is not equipped with a scanner or printer for facsimile, may be provided with access means to the server and display means. .

Further, instead of being configured as a cordless telephone device composed of a master unit and a slave unit, a single telephone unit connected to a telephone line is provided with a barcode scanner and a server access means. By providing a display means and the like, it is possible to scan the barcode attached to the product, access the server using the telephone line, and display the result of the access with the single telephone device. Is also good.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the display means for displaying the order table and the like is attached to the telephone device as the master unit, but a separate display means should be connected to the telephone device. You can

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the telephone device connected to the wired telephone line is used, but the telephone device connected to the wireless telephone line may be used.

Regarding access from the telephone device to the server, the access point for the telephone line is connected by dial-up and the access point is connected to the Internet to access the server. You may access it at. For example, if an access route from the telephone device to the Internet is prepared separately from the telephone line 1, that access route may be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the access-dedicated key is provided in the master unit so that the home page for Internet shopping can be directly accessed by the access-dedicated key. However, such a dedicated key is provided. As a non-existent configuration, the process of accessing the home page for internet shopping may be performed by an operation in a normal procedure determined by the user.

[0054]

According to the present invention, an ordering screen for a product is directly displayed only by performing an operation for accessing a predetermined server by the access means and an operation for reading a bar code of a product desired to be purchased by a bar code scanner. This makes it very easy for the user to order the necessary products on the Internet.

In this case, since the cordless telephone device is configured and the scanner is provided in the child device, it is not necessary to take the merchandise to the place where the telephone device is installed, and the bar code of any merchandise can be easily scanned It becomes possible to improve the usability.

Further, when configured as a cordless telephone device, the base unit is provided with operation means for giving an instruction to access a predetermined server, and when the operation means is operated, the access means causes the access to the predetermined server. By executing, you can easily access the server and send the barcode data read by the barcode scanner to the server accessed by the simple operation to order the necessary products easily. Will be able to.

Further, the access result displayed on the display means under the control of the control means is the order table of the item specified by the bar code sent to the server, and corresponds to the server accessed using the order table. By making it possible to order items to be ordered, it becomes very easy to order products by simply entering the number of orders in the order table.

Further, the main unit is provided with a printing unit for facsimile, and by printing out the result accessed by the access unit by the printing unit, it is possible to easily obtain a hard copy of the result of ordering the product. become.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration example of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the entire system configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of processing in a child device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing example in a master unit and a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a conventional Internet shopping order processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Telephone line, 2 ... Internet, 2a ... Access point, 3 ... Server, 4, 5, 6 ... Merchandise, 10 ... Base unit,
11 ... Line processing unit, 12 ... Wireless processing unit, 13 ... Antenna, 14 ... Voice processing unit, 15 ... Handset, 16 ... Facsimile processing unit, 17 ... Facsimile scanner, 1
8 ... Printer, 19 ... Internet access processing unit,
20 ... Control part, 21 ... Operation key, 21a ... Access key, 22 ... Display part, 30 ... Handset, 31 ... Antenna, 3
2 ... Wireless processing unit, 33 ... Voice processing unit, 34 ... Microphone, 35 ... Speaker, 36 ... Control unit, 37 ... Display unit, 3
8 ... Operation keys, 39 ... Bar code scanner, 40 ... Charging stand

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. In a telephone device connected to a telephone line, a scanner for reading a bar code, an access means for accessing a predetermined server, a display means for displaying a result of accessing the server, and an access means for accessing the server. A telephone device having control means for sending the data of the bar code read by the scanner to the server and displaying the result on the display means. 2. A cordless telephone device comprising a master unit connected to a telephone line and a slave unit wirelessly communicating with the master unit, wherein the slave unit is a scanner for reading a bar code and the scanner is a reader for reading the barcode. And a slave unit side communication unit that wirelessly transmits the barcode as predetermined data to the master unit, and as the master unit, a master unit side communication unit that receives the barcode data wirelessly transmitted from the slave unit. , An access means for accessing a predetermined server, a display means for displaying a result of accessing the server, and a bar code data received by the master side communication means to the server accessed by the access means, A cordless telephone device comprising a control means for displaying the result on the display means. 3. The cordless telephone device according to claim 2, wherein the base unit includes an operation unit that gives an instruction to access the predetermined server, and when the operation unit is operated, the access unit is the predetermined unit. Cordless telephone device that executes the process of accessing the server of. 4. The cordless telephone device according to claim 2, wherein the access result displayed on the display means under the control of the control means is an ordering table for an item specified by a bar code sent to a server, A cordless telephone device that enables you to place an order for the corresponding item to the accessed server using the order table. 5. The cordless telephone device according to claim 2, wherein the master unit has a printing unit for facsimile, and prints out a result accessed by the access unit by the printing unit.