JP2003134221A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal with which a user makes communications by using two kinds of keys, namely a short-cut key and a selection decision key, independently of a kind of a communication means in the case of making communications with the same person. SOLUTION: The type of the communication means is related to the operating method of the short-cut key, a prescribed operation related to the short-cut key is made by using the short-cut key to read communication destination information required for communications depending on the type of the related communication means and various communications can be started through the depression of the selection decision key succeeding the operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal having a telephone directory function and a function of shortening reading of destination information of a communication partner.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, a so-called shortened read function is known as a service function added to a communication terminal having a telephone function. The shortened read function is a shortcut without the user inputting each callee telephone number one by one or searching the callee telephone number from the phonebook memory stored in the telephone terminal. A function called a key that allows you to read out the telephone number of the other party who has been set in advance on the terminal by a simple input operation such as pressing a certain key once, and then pressing the dial key. You can make a call if you do.

A similar function is also applied to a communication terminal having a mail function, and by pressing a shortcut key, a mail address preset in the terminal can be read out, and subsequently, a mail creation key is pressed. If the user presses the button, the mail can be created from the state in which the read mail address is input as the destination mail address.

As a conventional technique related to the shortened read function, a telephone device which starts a calling process by pressing and holding a shortcut key once is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-215306. However, in this case, only one type of voice call can be transmitted by the shortened read function, and the same person cannot be transmitted by any other communication method.

On the other hand, a portable telephone terminal that can easily select communication destination information (telephone number etc.) for the same person and communicate with
It is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-106600. However, the selection of the communication destination information in this case is limited to the time of redialing, and the general short reading function is not mentioned.

[0006]

As described above, in the conventional communication terminal, when a certain shortcut key is associated with a certain communication partner, if the user wants to make a voice call, he or she must press the dial key followed by the shortcut key. If you want to send mail, you must press the shortcut key followed by the mail key.Even if you are communicating with the same person, you should operate after pressing the shortcut key for each communication method. Since the keys are different, if the number of types of communication means included in the communication terminal increases, it is necessary to operate other types of keys accordingly, which causes a problem that the transmission operation becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to perform a transmission operation with two types of a shortcut key and a selection decision key regardless of the type of communication means as long as the communication is to the same person. It is to provide a communication terminal capable of performing.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a communication terminal according to the present invention includes a shortcut key for instructing execution of a shortened read function and a plurality of communications associated with registered names registered as communication destinations. In order to store the destination information of the other party, and in order to execute the shortened read function, the telephone directory memory storing the shortcut key information associated with the registered name and the operation method of the shortcut key are associated.
When the shortcut read function execution command is given by the operation of the shortcut key, the shortcut read function information storage memory storing the communication means type read by the shortcut read function and the shortcut from the shortcut read function information storage memory The communication means type associated with the key operation method is read out, and the communication destination information necessary for executing the communication indicated by this communication means type is read out from the telephone directory memory and displayed on the display unit. And a control means.

In the present invention, for example, each time the shortcut key associated with the shortened read function is pressed, the communication means type is switched, and according to the communication means type set at the time when the selection decision key is pressed. Control is performed such that a call is made to a communication partner corresponding to the shortcut key, or a process for creating a mail to the communication partner corresponding to the shortcut key is performed. By doing this,
Regardless of the communication means type, it is possible to easily perform communication with a desired communication partner and a desired communication means type by only two types of key operations such as a shortcut key and a selection determination key.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 11 is a communication unit for establishing a communication line by wire or wireless, 12 is a voice processing unit for performing voice modulation / demodulation processing, 13 is a display unit such as a liquid crystal display, and 14 is the entire communication terminal. Control unit for controlling, 15
Is a storage unit for storing the main program and various user data, and 16 is an input unit that receives an input from the user. The storage unit 15 includes a telephone directory memory 151 for storing the name and telephone number of a communication partner, and a shortened read function information storage memory 152. Input section 1
Reference numeral 6 includes a shortcut key 161, which is used to shorten and read the communication partner information of the associated specific communication partner, a general-purpose selection execution key 162, and a mode switching key 163. The shortcut key 161 may be also used as a numeric key from “0” to “9”, or may be present separately from the numeric key,
Both may coexist.

Next, the operation of the shortened read function in this embodiment will be described. Here, it is assumed that the shortcut key 161 is also used as a numeric key.

First, the registration process of the shortened read function will be described with reference to FIG. When the phonebook registration function is activated by the user's input operation, a screen like D201 is displayed. Here, the name, telephone number, FAX number, various e-mail addresses, etc. of the other party to be registered can be input, and in addition, a shortcut key 161 associated as a shortened read function can be set.

For example, the "shortening function" is selected on the D201 and the selection execution key 162 (that is, the operation key corresponding to the display on the lower right side of the display screen, here, the "decision" on the lower right display on the screen of D201 is selected. Press the corresponding key to switch to the shortcut key setting function (D2
02). Here, the shortcut keys 161 that have not been set are displayed, so if you select from the shortcut keys 161 and press the selection execution key 162, the shortcut key 161 is registered in the telephone directory memory 151 and the shortcut key setting is completed (D20).
3).

When "E-mail fixed form 1" or "E-mail fixed form 2" is selected at D201 and the selection execution key 162 is pressed, the E-mail fixed form text editing function is entered (D204). Here, it is possible to previously create and register an e-mail that is frequently used for a specific person, such as "I will return from now." When the input is completed and the selection execution key 162 is pressed, the data is registered in the telephone directory memory 151 and the e-mail standard text editing function ends (D20).
5).

Next, the process of associating the number of consecutive presses of the shortcut key 161 with the communication means type read from the memory will be described with reference to FIG. When the short read setting function is activated by the user's input operation,
Correspondences between the numbers of the numerical keys that can be operated as shortcut keys and the registered name of the communication partner such as "1: Taro Yamada" and "2: Hanako Tanaka" are displayed (D301). In addition, ON / OF of the set short read priority mode is set.
The F status is also displayed.

If the short read priority mode is set to ON, when the numeric key set as the shortcut key is pressed while the communication terminal is in the standby state,
This is a mode in which this key input is processed as input of a shortcut key. When the numeric key set as the shortcut key is pressed and it is desired to process this key input as input of the numeric key, the mode switching key 163
You must press the numeric keys after pressing. On the contrary, when the numeric key set as the shortcut key is pressed when the short read priority mode is OFF, this key input is processed as the numeric key input.
When the numeric key set as the shortcut key is pressed and the user wants to process this key input as the input of the shortcut key, the numeric key must be pressed after pressing the mode switching key 163. ON / OFF of the short read priority mode can be set in the above-mentioned short read setting function.

In the display state of D301, "1: Taro Yamada"
And press the select execution key 162, the shortcut key 1 is displayed, such as "1: telephone" and "2: email".
Correspondence between the number of consecutive presses of 61 and the communication means type is displayed, and each can be selected (D302). In addition to the telephone numbers and e-mail addresses registered in advance in the telephone directory memory 151, "1: telephone: 09012345
678 "" 2: E-mail: Taro@xxx.yyy.
It may be displayed as "zz". In addition to the types of communication methods such as “telephone”, “Email”, and “FAX”, the communication means types referred to here include communications with different communication speeds even with the same communication method, for example, “FAX 9.6 kbps” and “FAX 1”.
"4.4 kbps", and in the case of a mail system such as e-mail, a type for a mail creation format including a fixed phrase is included.

In the display state of D302, the selection execution key 16
When 2 is pressed (that is, "edit" is specified), the state is changed to a state in which the correspondence between the number of times the shortcut key 161 is continuously pressed and the communication means type can be edited (D303). The editing method is "1" in order from the top.
The number of consecutive presses of the shortcut key 161 which is “2” “3” “4” “5” “6” is set to “1” “5”.
By inputting "6""2""3""4" (D304) and pressing the selection execution key 162 (that is, "OK")
By designating), a method of editing like D305 is conceivable. Also, enter "1" without entering all items.
Even if you input like "", "", "2", "3", "4",
You may make it editable similarly.

Further, as another editing method, a method of selecting and editing the communication means type corresponding to the number of times the shortcut key 161 is continuously pressed can be considered. For example, D3
When the communication means type such as “FAX 9.6k” is selected from the state of 03 (D306) and the selection execution key 162 is pressed, the communication means type selection screen is displayed (D30).
7). If "E-mail fixed form 1" is selected and the selection execution key 162 is pressed, the communication means type of "E-mail fixed form 1" is associated with the number of times the shortcut key 161 is continuously pressed "3", as in D308. Shift to a different state.

The setting information set by the user using the screen of FIG. 3 is stored in the shortened read function information storage memory 152.

A specific example of the data structure stored in the abbreviated read function information storage memory 152 is shown in a table format in FIG.
Shown in. As shown in the same figure, for each shortcut key No. that follows "1", "2" ..., the registered names such as "Taro Yamada" and "Hanako Tanaka" are associated with the number of consecutive presses associated with the function It has a structure in which an identifier representing a communication means type such as “telephone” or “email” is assigned. When communication is started, for example, when the number key “1” is pressed four times in succession according to the number of consecutive shortcut keys, the registered name “Taro Yamada” corresponding to the number key “1”
And communication means type “Email” that corresponds to four consecutive presses
Read the information from the table and refer to that information,
The “E-mail address” corresponding to the registered name “Taro Yamada” is read from the telephone directory memory 151.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the transmission processing by the shortened read function will be specifically described. However,
It is assumed that the shortened read setting as shown by D303 has already been made and the shortened read priority mode is set to ON.

When the shortcut key 161 previously associated with the shortcut reading function, for example, the numeral key "1" is pressed once, the registered name "Taro Yamada" corresponding to the pressed shortcut key 161 is displayed on the display unit. , The communication means type “telephone” associated with the shortcut key 161 being pressed once in a row, and the telephone number “09012” corresponding to the registered name “Taro Yamada” recorded in the telephone directory memory 151.
"345678" is displayed (D501).

When the same shortcut key 161 is subsequently pressed again, the registered name "Taro Yamada" corresponding to the pressed shortcut key 161 is displayed on the display unit.
The FA corresponding to the communication means type “FAX 14.4k” associated with the shortcut key 161 being pressed twice consecutively and the registered name “Taro Yamada” recorded in the telephone directory memory 151.
The X number "04512345679" is displayed (D5
02). Even when the same shortcut key 161 is pressed once more, similarly, the registered name corresponding to the shortcut key 161 and the shortcut key 161
Communication method type “FAX associated with three consecutive presses
The fax number is displayed as "9.6k" (D503).

Furthermore, the same shortcut key 161
When is pressed again, the registered name corresponding to the pressed shortcut key 161 and the shortcut key 16
The communication means type “E-mail” associated with four consecutive presses and the E-mail address “Taro@xxx.yy.zz” stored in the telephone directory memory 151 are displayed (D504). Once again the same shortcut key 16
When 1 is pressed, the pressed shortcut key 16
As the registered name corresponding to 1, the communication means type “E-mail fixed form 1” associated with the shortcut key 161 being pressed 5 times in a row, the E-mail address stored in the telephone directory memory 151, and further, the “fixed form sentence 1” A standard e-mail message that has been created in advance, for example, the subject "go home" and the text "I'm going home now" is displayed (D505). When the same shortcut key 161 is pressed again, the registered name corresponding to the pressed shortcut key 161 and the communication means type “E-mail standard 2” associated with the shortcut key 161 being pressed 6 times in a row, and the telephone Book memory 151
E-mail address stored in, and moreover, “Formula 2”
A standard sentence of the email created in advance, for example, the title "Overtime" and the text "Today will be late." Is displayed (D506).

As shown by D303, when there are only six types of communication means associated with the number of times the shortcut key 161 is continuously pressed, another time, that is, seven consecutive times.
When the same shortcut key 161 is pressed a second time, the same processing as the operation when the shortcut key 161 is pressed once continuously is performed, and the screen display of D501 is resumed. Subsequent operations when the same shortcut key 161 is continuously pressed repeats the screen transition of D501 to D506.

When the selection key 162 is pressed in the state where the communication means type and the communication destination information such as the telephone number and e-mail address are displayed on the screen like D501 to D506, each communication is performed. (Call, call, send) or start mail creation function. That is, in the case of D501, the calling process is started for the telephone number "09012345678", and in the case of D502 and D503, the FA
The FAX transmission process is started for the X number “04512345679”, and in the case of D504, the e-mail creation function is activated with “Taro@xxx.yy.zz” entered in the destination e-mail address. Also, D505, D
In the case of 506, the destination email address "Taro @
xxx. yy. For zz ”, the transmission process of the email including the registered mail subject, the mail body, etc. is started.

In the above-described embodiment, the number of times the shortcut key 161 is continuously pressed is associated with the communication means type, but the time when the shortcut key 161 is pressed may be associated with the communication means type. For example, if the shortcut key 161 is pressed once for a short time, "telephone" is selected as the communication means type, and if the shortcut key 161 is pressed for a while, "Email" is selected as the communication means type, and the shortcut key 161 is further pressed. When pressed, “E-mail fixed form 1” is selected as the communication means type.
In addition, the combination of the number of times the shortcut key 161 is continuously pressed and the pressing time may be associated with the communication means type. For example, shortcut key 161
If you press once for a short time, "telephone" is selected as the communication means type, and if you press and hold the shortcut key 161, "Email" is selected, and the shortcut key 161 is selected.
If you press twice shortly in succession, "FAX 14.4k" is selected. If you press and hold the shortcut key 161 twice in succession, "FAX 9.6k" is selected. If you press the shortcut key 161 once briefly, then press and hold it. In this case, “E-mail fixed form 1” is selected.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the selection decision key is used as a trigger for starting communication,
An example in which a long press of the shortcut key is used as a trigger to start communication instead of pressing the selection key is also conceivable. In this case, only one type of key is used for starting transmission.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the shortened read detailed setting screen of FIG. 3 is called to set the relation between the number of times the shortcut key is continuously pressed and the communication means type. The shortened read setting function may be activated on the setting screen, and the relationship between the number of times the shortcut key is continuously pressed and the communication means type may be set on the phonebook registration setting screen.

In addition, since the association between the type of shortcut key and the communication partner may be forgotten, the name of the communication partner for which the shortened call function is set on the search function screen of the telephone directory and the shortcut associated with this. The type of key may be displayed, for example, in a list display. In this way, if the shortcut key confirmed in this list display is immediately pressed, the transition as shown in FIG. 5 is obtained. Will be done.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Communication to the same person associated with the shortcut key can be executed only by two types of key operations, a shortcut key and a selection decision key, regardless of the communication means type such as telephone or e-mail. Since complicated operations such as having to change the key to be pressed depending on the communication method are unnecessary, it is easy to select the communication method type and start communication with the other party with whom communication is frequently performed. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 shows a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
It is explanatory drawing showing the transition of a telephone directory registration screen.

FIG. 3 shows a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
It is explanatory drawing showing the transition of a shortened read function detailed setting screen.

FIG. 4 shows a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
It is explanatory drawing showing an example of the data structure of a shortened read function information storage memory.

FIG. 5 shows a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention,
It is explanatory drawing showing the screen transition at the time of making a call using a shortened read function.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Communications Department 12 Voice processing unit 13 Display 14 Control unit 15 memory 151 phonebook memory 152 Short Read Function Information Storage Memory 16 Input section 161 Shortcut key 162 Select execution key 163 Mode switching key

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A shortcut key for instructing execution of an abbreviated read function, a plurality of communication destination information related to a registered name registered as a communication destination, and the registered name for executing the abbreviated read function. Associated with the shortcut key information, a phonebook memory associated with the shortcut key operation method, an abbreviated read function information storage memory that stores the communication means type read by the abbreviated read function associated with the shortcut key operating method, and associated with the communication means type. When a shortcut read function execution command is given by the operation of the shortcut key, the communication means type associated with the shortcut key operation method is read from the shortcut read function information storage memory, The communication destination information necessary to execute the communication A communication terminal, comprising: a control unit that performs a process of reading from a storybook memory and displaying the result on a display unit. 2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication means type is associated with the number of times the shortcut key is continuously pressed. 3. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication means type is associated with the pressing time of the shortcut key. 4. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication means type is associated with a combination of the number of times the shortcut key is continuously pressed and the pressing time. 5. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein an association between the operation method of the shortcut key and the communication means type can be freely changed. 6. The communication device type according to claim 1, wherein the communication means type includes at least a voice call, and includes any one or all of an email, an email with a fixed text, and a data communication. Communication terminal. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the shortcut key is pressed once, the communication destination information of the first communication means type associated with the shortcut key continuous pressing operation is read out, and the shortcut key is pressed continuously. By pressing the key n times, the communication destination address information of the nth communication means type associated with the shortcut key consecutive n (n is an integer of 2 or more) pressing operation is read, and the communication means type associated with the number of times the shortcut is continuously pressed. Is n, it is possible to read out the communication destination information of the first communication means type associated with the shortcut key 1 continuous pressing operation by pressing the shortcut key continuously (n + 1) times. Characteristic communication terminal.