JP3164752B2 - Automatic dialing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic dial device and can be suitably used for a portable communication terminal device such as a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Mobile phones are capable of inputting kana / alphabetic characters / numbers, and the automatic dial function such as abbreviated dialing is used to register names such as company names and names in a memory together with telephone numbers. In advance, when dialing, the user can call this from the memory to the display unit by a predetermined operation method, confirm that the name is the desired name, press the call button, and automatically call the telephone number.

[0003]

However, the maximum number of digits of a name that can be registered per case is fixed, and even if the number of digits exceeding that is input at the time of registration, it cannot be accepted.

Further, due to the reduction in the number of parts, cost reduction, and downsizing of equipment, the memory capacity is limited, and it is difficult to increase the number of telephone numbers that can be registered.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a memory having a plurality of telephone number registration areas capable of registering a name of up to N digits per case.
There is provided control means for registering a telephone number and a name in the memory.

[0006] This control means, when the operator inputs a name of more than N digits when registering one name of the telephone number registration area, the characters of the number of digits more than N digits in the other telephone number registration area register.

[0007] Alternatively, when the operator inputs a name having more than N digits when registering one name in the telephone number registration area, the control means uses a notifying means such as a display unit to display only characters up to N digits. The operator is inquired whether or not to register, and when the former is selected, N characters are registered in one telephone number registration area, and characters with more than N remaining digits are not registered. When the latter is selected, the user is required to re-enter the name, or to register N-digit characters in one telephone number registration area and to enter the remaining N characters in the other telephone number registration area.
Register characters with more digits than digits.

[0008] Alternatively, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a memory having a plurality of telephone number registration areas in which a maximum of M digits and N (<M) digits can be registered per case. And a control means for registering a telephone number and a name into the telephone number registration area. The control means performs registration from an M-digit telephone number registration area having a large number of digits. Control is performed as described above using the registration area.

[0009] Alternatively, the name and the telephone number registered in the memory are called up on the display unit by a predetermined operation at the time of dialing, and
In an automatic dialing device that confirms the displayed name and performs a calling operation, a maximum of M digits and a maximum of N digits per case
A memory having a plurality of telephone number registration areas for registering (<M) digit names;
When a name having more than N digits or N digits is input, the notification means informs the operator that only the first M or N digits of characters are to be registered. When execution of the registration is selected, one An automatic dialing device comprising control means for registering characters of up to M digits or N digits using only the telephone number registration area, and for discarding characters having more than M digits or N digits.

[0010] Alternatively, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, according to the present invention, a name and a telephone number registered in a memory are called on a display unit by a predetermined operation at the time of dialing, and the displayed name is confirmed and transmitted. In an automatic dialing device for performing operations, a maximum of M digits and a maximum of N
(<M) A memory having a plurality of telephone number registration areas for registering names of digits, and a telephone number registration area of up to M digits when a name is registered in one of the telephone number registration areas. Until the registration area is registered, the telephone number registration area having a maximum of M digits is registered in the telephone number registration area having a maximum of N digits when all of the telephone number registration areas have been registered. When a name is entered, N
The operator is notified that only characters up to the first digit are to be registered, and when the execution of the registration is selected, the characters up to N digits are registered using only one telephone number registration area. Control means for discarding a character having a number of digits exceeding the number of digits.

[0011]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone according to the present invention, which comprises a power supply unit 1, a CPU 2, a communication circuit unit 3, a switch input circuit 4, a display unit 5, an audio unit 6, a memory 7, a microphone 8, and a speaker 9. .

The memory 7 has a telephone number registration area in which the name registration has a capacity range of 20 digits and 10 digits. At the time of dialing, the name and telephone number registered in the telephone number registration area are called up by a predetermined operation and displayed on the display unit 5. The CPU 2 controls registration in the telephone number registration area according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

By pressing a registration button included in the switch input circuit 4, the CPU 2 is set to a registration processing mode (101). CP
U2 detects whether there is a vacancy (an area where a telephone number is not registered) in the telephone number registration area of the memory 7, and if there is no vacancy, displays the fact on the display unit 5 and ends the registration processing mode. (113). If there is a vacancy in the 20-digit telephone number registration area, registration is performed from this area. First, the display unit 5 displays that the input of a name having a maximum of 20 digits is to be accepted, and accepts any characters such as kana / alphabetic / numeric input by the operator and monitors the number of digits (103).
I do. If the registration button is pressed again when the number of digits of the input character is within 20 digits, it is determined whether or not the input digit is within the allowable range of 20 digits (104), and one empty 20-digit telephone number registration area is vacated. Is registered (111), and the next telephone number input accepting process (112) is executed.

If the number of digits of the input character exceeds 20 in 104, a message that only characters of up to 20 digits can be registered is displayed (105), and the judgment of the operator is waited (106).
Here, if the operator selects Yes (107), registration (111) is performed and the process proceeds to 112. If the operator selects No (107), a display (108) is displayed to ask whether re-input is to be performed, and the operator waits for a determination. When the re-input is selected (109), the process returns to 101. If re-input is not selected, 110 is forcibly skipped and the process is terminated (113).

After all the 20-digit telephone number registration areas are registered, the following processing is performed on the 10-digit telephone number registration area. Press the registration button included in the switch input circuit 4 to set the CPU 2 in the registration processing mode (101)
To The CPU 2 detects whether or not there is a free area (an area where no telephone number is registered) in the telephone number registration area of the memory 7, and all the 20-digit telephone number registration areas have been registered, and the 10-digit telephone number has been registered. It detects that there is a free area. First, the display unit 5 displays that the input of a name having a maximum of 10 digits is to be accepted, and accepts any characters of kana / alphabetic / numeric characters inputted by the operator and monitors the number of digits (103). If the register button is pressed again when the number of digits of the input character is within 10 digits, the number of input digits will be within the allowable range of 10
It is determined whether the number is within the digits (104), registration is made in one empty 10-digit telephone number registration area (111), and a telephone number input accepting process is executed (112).

If the number of digits of the input characters exceeds 10 digits in 104, a message that only characters of up to 10 digits can be registered is displayed (105), and the judgment of the operator is waited (106).
Here, if the operator selects Yes (107), registration (111) is performed and the process proceeds to 112. If the operator selects No (107), an option is displayed (108) asking whether re-entry or overwriting is to be performed, and the operator waits for a determination. If Yes is selected in the re-input determination (109), the process returns to the initial mode 101. No is selected for the re-input determination (109), and if Yes is selected for the overwrite determination (110), the process proceeds to 111, and the first 10 digits of the name are stored in one empty 10-digit telephone number registration area.
The character is registered for the digit (111), and a character having more than 10 digits is registered in the other 10-digit telephone number registration area (111), and the process proceeds to 112. If No is selected in the re-input judgment (109), the overwriting judgment (1
10) Available even though Yes was selected in 10)
If there is only one digit of the telephone number registration area remaining, it is displayed that overwriting cannot be performed, and the process returns to 101 forcibly. No is selected in the re-input judgment (109), and the overwriting judgment (11
If No is selected even in 0), the process ends (113).

The overwriting can also use a registered telephone number registration area. In this case, a message indicating that the registered telephone number registration area is to be used may be displayed to allow the operator to select which registered content is to be deleted and overwritten.

As described above, according to the present invention, even if a name exceeding the maximum number of digits of a name that can be registered per case is input, registration can be performed.

When a name exceeding the maximum number of characters that can be registered per case is input, the operator is notified of the fact and whether or not to register only the maximum number of characters to the operator, or Since it is possible to select whether or not to register a character having a number of digits exceeding the number of digits, the operator can perform a registration operation in consideration of the remaining memory and the number of registrations. In addition, since the telephone number registration area is divided into M (20) digits and N (10) digits, the number of registrations can be increased. M digits,
At the time of registration of each of the N digits, when a name exceeding the maximum number of digits is entered, the operator is notified that only the maximum number of digits is to be registered, and when the operator selects to execute the registration, Discarding characters that exceed the number of digits saves extra memory space. Further, registration is performed from the M-digit telephone number registration area, and after all of the registrations have been made, the N-digit telephone number registration area is registered. Therefore, the operator knows that the remaining memory capacity that can be registered is small. be able to. N
In the registration of the telephone number registration area of digits, when a name exceeding N digits is entered, the operator is notified of the fact, and whether or not to register only N digits to the operator, or a digit exceeding N digits Since it is possible to select whether or not to register a number of characters, the operator can perform a registration operation in consideration of the remaining memory and the number of registrations.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be appropriately modified based on the scope of the claims.

[0021]

[Effect of the Invention] Even if a name exceeding the maximum number of digits of a name that can be registered per case is input, registration can be performed.

Further, the number of registrations can be increased.

The operator can know the state of the memory and how the input name is registered, and can select how to register the name in consideration of the remaining memory and the number of registrations.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an erasing flowchart showing one embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of References] 1: Power supply unit 2: CPU 3: Communication circuit unit 4: Switch input circuit 5: Display unit 6: Audio unit 7: Memory 8: Microphone 9: Speaker AT: Antenna

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An automatic dialing apparatus in which a name and a telephone number registered in a memory are called on a display unit by a predetermined operation at the time of dialing, and the displayed name is confirmed to perform a calling operation. A memory having a plurality of name registration areas in which characters can be registered in a maximum of N digits per destination, and when the name is registered in one of the name registration areas, characters exceeding N digits are input by the operation input unit. Is detected, and when a character exceeding N digits is input, the display unit displays a message to ask the operator whether or not to register a character of a digit exceeding N digits from the beginning. Thereafter, when an operation input for selecting "do not register characters exceeding N digits" is performed by the operation input unit, characters of up to N digits are registered using one of the name registration areas, and "N digits are registered". Register characters beyond "" Control means for registering up to N digits of characters in one of the name registration areas and registering characters of more than N digits using another registration area when a selection operation input is performed; An automatic dialing device, characterized in that: 2. An automatic dialing apparatus in which a name and a telephone number registered in a memory are called on a display unit by a predetermined operation at the time of dialing, and the displayed name is confirmed to perform a calling operation. A memory having a plurality of name registration areas capable of registering a maximum of M digits of characters per destination and a plurality of name registration areas capable of registering a maximum of N (<M) digits; Control means for registering in the name registration area having a maximum of N digits after registering all the name registration areas, wherein the control means performs the registration in the name registration area with the maximum of M digits. When all the name registration areas have been registered,
It detects whether or not a character exceeding N digits has been input from the operation input unit. If a character has been input exceeding N digits, it is determined whether or not to register a character exceeding N digits from the beginning. An indication to ask the operator is displayed on the display unit, and thereafter, "do not register characters exceeding N digits" by the operation input unit.
When an operation input for selecting a name is made, characters of up to N digits are registered using one of the N-digit name registration areas, and "N
When an operation is input to select "register characters exceeding the number of digits", up to N characters are registered in one of the N-digit name registration areas, and characters exceeding the N digits are replaced with the other N digits. An automatic dialing device characterized in that registration is performed using a registration area.