JP2004336587A - Telephone set with transmission reception function, program for the telephone set, and information recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable specific information to be directly registered to a telephone directory database when a user designates communication destination specific information displayed when browsing contents. <P>SOLUTION: A telephone set with the transmission reception function is provided with: specific information designation means S1, S2 for designating the communication destination specific information displayed on a display means when browsing the contents distributed via the Internet; and telephone directory registration means S3 to S5 capable of registering the designated communication destination specific information to the telephone directory database. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a telephone capable of making a call to an e-mail address, a telephone number, and the like by clicking an e-mail address, a telephone number, and the like posted on contents used in an Internet connection service.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art There has been known a fixed telephone which stores a telephone directory in which the name and telephone number of the other party are stored in association with each other. Such a telephone can call a predetermined party without inputting a telephone number by calling the name of the party recorded in the telephone directory.
[0003]
On the other hand, recently, fixed telephones equipped with a modem for connecting to the Internet have been developed (for example, see “L mode” (a service provided by NTT East and NTT West)). In such a telephone, transmission / reception of e-mail using the telephone itself as a terminal becomes possible.
[0004]
Conventionally, the invention disclosed in Patent Literature 1 specifies an access time by a mobile phone terminal, and combines a telephone number data selected according to the access time with content data prepared separately in advance to make a call. It is possible to easily configure a content whose call destination can be switched according to a time zone.
[0005]
In addition, the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2 discloses that when a user browsing a client's homepage clicks a communication icon over the telephone or inputs a telephone number, the communicator communicates with the user. Make a call over the public telephone line or start an Internet telephone call. The communicator's terminal displays content related to the client of the home page that the user is browsing, and can respond to the user's topic when the conversation starts.
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-33842A
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2001-320503
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the above-mentioned Patent Documents 1 and 2, when an e-mail address, a telephone number, and the like are displayed when browsing contents used in the Internet connection service, an e-mail can be transmitted by clicking the displayed portion, There are phones that can be called, but when performing these operations again, it is necessary to access the contents again as an operation step or access the transmission history of the telephone number, which is troublesome and troublesome There were challenges.
[0007]
Therefore, when registering the above-mentioned e-mail address, telephone number, etc. in the telephone directory, it is necessary to access the above-mentioned contents again or to access the transmission history of the above-mentioned telephone number. There was a problem.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and as an example of the purpose, when specifying communication destination identification information displayed at the time of browsing content, an electronic device capable of directly registering the identification information in a telephone directory database. An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone with a function of sending and receiving mail.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of a telephone with a transmission / reception function according to claim 1 allows content distributed via the Internet to be displayed on a display means so that the content can be viewed and to exchange information with a communication destination. In a telephone with a transmission / reception function for performing transmission / reception, specific information specifying means for specifying communication destination specifying information displayed on the display means when browsing the content, and the specified communication destination specifying information can be registered in a telephone directory database. Telephone directory registering means.
[0010]
A telephone program with a transmission / reception function according to claim 4, wherein the content distributed via the Internet is displayed on a display means and can be browsed, and also transmits / receives information to / from a communication destination. Specific information specifying means for specifying a communication destination specifying information displayed on the display means at the time of browsing the content, a telephone capable of registering the specified communication destination specifying information in a telephone directory database It is characterized by functioning as book registration means.
[0011]
Further, the invention of an information recording medium according to a fifth aspect is characterized in that the program for a telephone with a transmission / reception function according to the fourth aspect is recorded.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present application will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the telephone (cordless telephone) of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of a telephone directory database stored in the memory of FIG. The telephone according to the embodiment described below includes a modem that enables connection to the Internet, and can execute transmission and reception of e-mail by operating keys from a key switch.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 1, a telephone according to the present embodiment includes a detection circuit 1 for detecting an incoming line signal and a received signal input to external line connection terminals L1 and L2, and a line control for controlling the line connection between the telephone and the external line. A communication circuit 3 for transmitting a reception signal input through the line control circuit 2 to another circuit described later or transmitting a transmission signal to an external line; It performs voice processing of an incoming signal and a transmission signal to be sent out to an external line, and performs MCA (Digital Signal Processor) 4 functioning as a modem for a CPU, which will be described later, and a slave unit (not shown). A wireless transmission / reception circuit 5 constituting a wireless communication circuit based on a multi-channel access) system, an antenna 6 for performing wireless transmission / reception to / from a slave unit, a line control circuit 2, A CPU 7 connected to the circuit 3, the DSP 4, and the wireless transmission / reception circuit 5 for controlling the operation of each circuit as described later; and a telephone connected to the CPU 7 to store a telephone number, a mail address, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address. In addition to a registration key 8a operated for registering in the book database and a transmission key 8b used for selecting and accessing any one of a telephone number, a mail address, and a URL address in the telephone book database, a telephone number, etc. It includes a key switch 8 for inputting data and operating the telephone, a driver 9 connected to the CPU 7, and a display 10 as a display means such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL driven by the driver 9.
[0015]
Further, a memory M is connected to the CPU 7, and a telephone directory database DB described later is stored in the memory M. The memory M is configured by, for example, a flash memory.
[0016]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a ring circuit for detecting an incoming line signal input from the external line connection terminals L1 and L2, and reference numeral 12 denotes a monitor speaker which generates a ringing tone by detecting the incoming line signal by the ring circuit 11. Reference numeral 13 denotes a microphone for performing a hands-free call in the on-hook mode, and reference numeral 14 denotes an on-hook switch for switching to an on-hook mode for performing a call with the handset remaining.
[0017]
As described above, the telephone according to the present embodiment can transmit / receive mails and receive URLs to / from the CPU 7 via the DSP 4 functioning as a modem. A memory for storing information on transmission / reception of mail, for example, information on transmitted / received mail text, etc., is included in the memory M, and the memory M stores information such as mail text. Further, in the telephone according to the present embodiment, by operating the transmission key 8b of the key switch 8, it is possible to obtain various information using the Internet and to instruct operations related to transmission and reception of e-mail. Further, the display 10 displays information necessary for acquiring various information using the Internet and transmitting and receiving electronic mail. In the configuration of FIG. 1, the DSP 4 has a modem function, but a modem may be separately provided. For example, in FIG. 1, a switch circuit such as a relay is connected to the output of the detection circuit 1, and the line control circuit 2 and the modem are connected in parallel to the output side of the switch circuit. The modem uses, for example, a dedicated IC.
[0018]
Next, a telephone directory database DB stored in a memory M provided in the telephone according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
[0019]
In the telephone directory, a name for specifying a destination by registering a user, a reading pseudonym, a telephone number of the destination as communication destination specifying information, a mail address of the destination, and Internet connection destination information (URL address) are registered. be able to. That is, in the telephone directory database DB, as shown in FIG. 2, a data address field F1 in which a telephone directory data address is recorded, a name field F2 in which a name is recorded, and a reading kana field F3 in which the reading kana is recorded. And a telephone number field F4 in which a telephone number is recorded, a mail address field F5 in which a mail address is stored, and a URL address field F6 in which a URL address is stored.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 2, the names stored in the fields F2 to F6, their readings, phone numbers, mail addresses, and URL addresses are the data addresses (0001, 0002, 0003...) Of the corresponding data address fields F1.・)
[0021]
Next, a method for registering a telephone directory in the telephone according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
[0022]
FIG. 3 shows that when a mail address, a telephone number, and the like are displayed at the time of browsing the content, the displayed part is clicked to select an anchor (selection by highlighting), and then the name, the reading pseudonym, It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of registering the telephone number of the destination, the mail address of the destination, or the URL address. This process is executed under the control of the CPU 7.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 3, when viewing the content displayed on the display 10, a tag such as <a href=“mailto:info@htmq.com”> or <a href=“#abc”> is anchor-selected in advance. Keep it. In step S1, when the user presses the registration key 8a, a registration key signal to that effect is input. That is, step S1 constitutes the input means of the present invention, and inputs a signal from the user to specify whether or not to register the telephone number, the mail address or the URL address of the partner.
[0024]
Step S2 constitutes the registration permitting means of the present invention, and determines whether to permit the registration based on the signal input in step S1. That is, in step S2, it is determined whether or not the registration key 8a is actually pressed by the user and a registration key signal to that effect is input, and the apparatus enters a standby state until the registration key signal is actually input. Therefore, steps S1 and S2 constitute the specific information designating means of the present invention.
[0025]
Next, when the registration key signal is actually input (step S2; YES), the data address of the data address field F1 is obtained in step S3.
[0026]
Then, in step S4, it is determined whether or not there is data that matches the telephone number, the mail address or the URL address data of the other party stored in the telephone directory database DB. If there is no matching data (step S4; NO), in step S5 the other party's telephone number, other party's mail address or URL address data is registered in the telephone directory database DB, while matching data exists. In this case (step S4; YES), there is no need to register the telephone number of the other party, the mail address of the other party, or the URL address data in the telephone directory database DB again, and thus the registration processing after the anchor is selected ends. Therefore, the processing of steps S3 to S5 shown in FIG. 3 constitutes the telephone directory registration means of the present invention.
[0027]
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, a process for accessing the telephone number, the mail address or the URL address data of the other party stored in the telephone directory database DB in the telephone according to the present embodiment will be described.
[0028]
First, in step S11, the telephone directory stored in the telephone directory database DB shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display 10, and the name of the communication destination is selected and displayed from the name field F2 in which the name is recorded (step S12). ).
[0029]
Next, in step S13, one of the mail address, telephone number, and URL address of the selected name is selected. If the transmission key 8b of the key switch 8 is pressed (step S14; YES), it is determined whether a mail address, a telephone number, or a URL address has been selected in steps S15 and S17. to decide.
[0030]
That is, when the mail address is selected (step S15; YES), the mailer is activated in step S16. If no e-mail address is selected in step S15 (step S15; NO), either the telephone number or the URL address is selected. If a telephone number has been selected (step S17; YES), dialing is performed in step S18. If a telephone number is not selected in step S17 (step S17; NO), a URL address is selected, and the browser is started in step S19.
[0031]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the transmission / reception means is functionally configured including the processing of steps S14 to S19 executed by the CPU 7, the detection circuit 1, the line control circuit 2, and the communication circuit 3.
[0032]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, in a telephone capable of displaying and browsing the content distributed via the Internet on the display 10, the telephone number, mail address, or By pressing the registration key 8a, the registration key signal is input to specify the URL address, and the specified telephone number, mail address or URL address is registered in the telephone directory database DB, so that the display is performed when browsing the contents. The telephone number, e-mail address or URL address displayed on 10 can be registered very easily.
[0033]
Further, according to the present embodiment, the telephone number, the mail address, and the URL address as the communication destination specifying information are registered in the telephone directory database DB, so that the usability as a telephone can be further improved.
[0034]
Further, according to the present embodiment, a signal is input from a user who specifies whether or not to register the communication destination specifying information in the telephone directory database DB, and registration is permitted based on the input signal. Therefore, the communication destination specifying information to be registered in the telephone directory database DB can be appropriately selected according to the user's preference.
[0035]
A program corresponding to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is recorded on an information recording medium such as a flexible disk or a hard disk, or is recorded after the program is acquired via a network such as the Internet. By reading and executing these by a general-purpose microcomputer or the like, the microcomputer can function as the CPU 7 according to the embodiment.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a telephone according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of a telephone directory database stored in a memory of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a telephone directory registration process in the telephone according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating processing for accessing communication destination identification information stored in a telephone directory database in the telephone according to the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Detection circuit 2 Line control circuit 3 Communication circuit 4 DSP
7 CPU
8 Key switch 8a Registration key 8b Transmission key 9 Driver 10 Display M Memory DB Phonebook database

Claims (5)

In a telephone equipped with a transmission / reception function for transmitting and receiving information to and from a communication destination while content distributed via the Internet is displayed on the display means and can be browsed,
Specific information specifying means for specifying communication destination specific information displayed on the display means when browsing the content,
A telephone directory registration unit that enables the specified destination identification information to be registered in a telephone directory database;
A telephone with a transmission / reception function, comprising: The telephone with a transmission / reception function according to claim 1,
The communication destination specifying information is any one of telephone number information, mail address information, and Internet connection destination information. The telephone with a transmission / reception function according to claim 1,
The specifying information specifying means includes an input means for inputting a signal from a user for specifying whether or not to register the communication destination specifying information in the telephone directory database, and the registration based on the signal input by the input means. And a registration permitting means for permitting the transmission. A computer included in a transmission / reception-capable telephone that transmits and receives information to and from a communication destination while content distributed via the Internet is displayed on the display means and can be viewed.
Specific information specifying means for specifying communication destination specific information displayed on the display means when browsing the content,
Telephone directory registration means for enabling the specified communication destination specifying information to be registered in a telephone directory database,
A program for a telephone with a transmission / reception function characterized by functioning as a telephone. An information recording medium on which the program for a telephone having a transmission / reception function according to claim 4 is recorded.

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