JP3524572B2 - Automatic dialing device - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device or a facsimile machine.
The present invention relates to an automatic dial device in a device. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the dialing method of a telephone or a facsimile apparatus, each time a call or communication is performed with a telephone or a facsimile apparatus of the other party, dialing is performed manually while confirming the number of the other party. Was. Therefore, it is time-consuming and time-consuming and inefficient, so a plurality of destination numbers are registered electronically in advance, and the destinations associated with the keys are designated by specifying the keys arranged in a matrix. A number is selected, or a destination number is selected by abbreviated number using a numeric keypad, and dialing is automatically performed by an auto dial device. However, registering a destination number in advance not only requires a great deal of trouble, but also has a limited storage area to be used. It was inconvenient in point. Therefore, for example, a telephone number, which is a part of a business card, such as a card, is formed into a magnetic stripe for machine reading, a bar code or a code such as an OMR (optical mark reader), and is dialed by an auto dial device attached to the telephone. Devices have been proposed which read the corresponding signal and allow for quick and automatic dialing. [0004] However, when reading a code attached to a card such as a business card and performing automatic dialing, one destination number is registered on one card and the automatic dialing device is used. Because the system reads dial signals and dials automatically, for example, if the other party's number is a representative telephone number, you cannot directly call or communicate with the desired department, However, if you want to call or communicate with other departments, you must dial them manually or prepare multiple cards for each business partner in advance, which also makes card management complicated and inconvenient. It was something. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic dialing device in a telephone device or a facsimile device which can use a small number of cards and can auto-dial to a large number of destinations. [0005] In order to achieve the above object, the automatic dial device of the present invention has a plurality of telephone numbers and additional information related to the telephone numbers coded and described. Code reading means for reading the code from the card ; display means for displaying a plurality of telephone numbers and supplementary information corresponding to the code read by the code reading means; and calling and communication from the plurality of telephone numbers displayed by the display means. Instruction means for selecting a telephone number to be performed, automatic dial means for dialing the telephone number selected by the instruction means, and storage means for registering the telephone number, wherein the display means is read by code reading means. A plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to the code are displayed so as to indicate the telephone numbers registered in the storage means. In order to search for a group of a plurality of telephone numbers and necessary numbers, additional information related to the group of telephone numbers is written on a single card in an electronically readable code.
When checking and dialing the destination number of a telephone or a facsimile apparatus, the card reader of a group of telephone numbers is read by a card reader and displayed as a list of telephone numbers, and additional information related to telephone numbers is checked. Automatically dial the specified phone number quickly. Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the automatic dial device is connected to a telephone and a facsimile device. FIG. 2 is an explanatory block diagram showing the device configuration of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged explanatory view of the automatic dial device of FIG. An automatic dialing apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is directly connected to a telephone 2 and a facsimile apparatus 3 and has a business card 10 as a card.
By reading a plurality of telephone number groups (including FAX numbers) and supplementary information related to the telephone numbers with the reader / writer 7 of the automatic dialing device 1 using the three-dimensional barcode, the plurality of telephone numbers are displayed on the display unit 4. The group and related information attached to this telephone number are displayed in a list. In the case where the information is used for the business card 10 or the like as the supplementary information, a department name corresponding to the telephone number or an advertisement including a product handled by the company is described. The automatic dial device 1 has a display unit 4 shown in FIG.
By operating the cursor movement key 61 of the operation unit 6 as shown by, the cursor is moved to the number to be dialed. When you move the cursor, the specified number is inverted so that you can check it. After confirmation, another dial key 66
Press to execute automatic dialing. Also, a number frequently used can be registered in advance in the storage unit 5 with priority and can be registered when the information of the business card 10 is read by the reader / writer 7 of the automatic dialing device 1. The cursor is automatically moved to the number that has been dialed, and if the number to be dialed is the registered one, the automatic dialing can be executed quickly by simply pressing the dial key 66. Further, the dial information 32 of the business card 10 can be stored in the storage unit 5 in the automatic dialing apparatus 1 as needed to create a dial information database file. As another embodiment of the automatic dialing apparatus 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the automatic dialing apparatus 1 is not directly connected to the facsimile apparatus 3 or the telephone 2, but is connected via the computer 20. As shown in FIG. 6, the document data 31 displayed on the display 24 can be created by the computer 20, and can be automatically dialed and transmitted by facsimile. At this time, while the created document data 31 is displayed, the dial information 32 and the like of the business card 10 read by the reader / writer 7 of the automatic dialing device 1 are displayed in a window, and the number to be faxed is specified as in the first embodiment. To perform an automatic dialing operation. The computer 20 is a business card 1
The dial information 32 of 0 may be stored in the storage unit 25 in the computer 20 at any time, and a separate dial information database file may be created. Next, the operation procedure of the automatic dial system including the automatic dial device 1 of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. (The embodiments shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are common and will not be described.) The automatic dialing device 1 connected to the computer 20 is operated via the computer 20. The computer 20 has a program for operating both the automatic dialing device 1 and the dial information database in the computer 20. First, an automatic dialing file which is the program is opened (step 101). Next, the automatic dialing device 1
The reader / writer 7 reads the dial information of the business card 10, reads the dial information database file A stored in the storage unit 5 of the automatic dialing device 1, or separates the dial information stored in the storage unit 25 of the computer 20. Select whether to read to the information database file B. When the reader / writer 7 selects to directly read the dial information of the business card 10 (step 102), the business card 10 is inserted into the reader / writer 7 and the read information is displayed on the display unit 4 of the automatic dialing device 1 and the computer 20.
Is displayed on the display 24 (step 103). Next, the type of dialing is selected. In the case of dialing for making a normal telephone call, the process goes through steps 104 to 105 and automatic dialing is performed to the designated number. When performing FAX transmission, automatic dialing of FAX is executed through steps 107 to 108, and it is selected whether to send a document or the like by the FAX device 3 or a document created in the computer 20. The type of dial is FAX instead of telephone
When performing personal computer communication or the like, the designated communication line is automatically dialed (step 109) and the automatic LOGON is performed.
Then, automatic startup to a state where communication can be performed is executed.
Thereafter, the automatic dialing is not continued, and when the process ends without reading the business card 10 or opening the dial information database files A and B again, the process passes through steps 106 and 110 and ends. When the dial information database file A or B of the automatic dialing apparatus 1 or the computer 20 is opened without selecting the direct reading of the dial information of the business card 10 in step 102, steps 111 and 112 or 111 and 113 are respectively performed. It can be opened by passing through. After the designated number is displayed, the same operations as those described above are performed from step 104. As described above, the group of a plurality of telephone numbers written on the card such as the business card 10 is a group of telephone numbers in the company in the above-described embodiment. It may be used as a telephone directory or a directory by being classified according to the initials of Aioe. As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a plurality of telephone numbers which can be divided into one unit by a code which can be read electronically, and Automatic dialing can be performed simply by reading the relevant supplementary information, searching for and instructing the necessary telephone language, and the number of cards will not be increased more than necessary, and management and ease of use will be easy. It has effects such as becoming, and is industrially useful.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram in which an automatic dial device of the present invention is connected to a telephone or a fax machine. FIG. 2 is an explanatory block diagram showing the device configuration of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is an enlarged explanatory view of the automatic dial device of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram in which the automatic dialing device is connected to a telephone or a fax device via a computer. FIG. 5 is an explanatory block diagram showing the device configuration of FIG. 4; FIG. 6 is an enlarged explanatory diagram showing a display unit of the computer shown in FIGS. 4 and 5; FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a flow for performing automatic dialing with the automatic dialing device of the present invention. [Description of Signs] 1 Automatic dialing device 2 Telephone 3 FAX device 4 Display unit 5 Storage unit 6 Operation unit 7 Reader / writer 10 Business card

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] A plurality of telephone numbers and associated information related to the telephone numbers are coded from a card in which the codes are described.
Code reading means for reading over de, display means for displaying a plurality of telephone numbers and supplementary information corresponding to the code read by the code reading means, the call from a plurality of telephone number displayed by the display means,
Instructing means for selecting a telephone number for communication, automatic dialing means for dialing the telephone number selected by the instructing means, and storage means for registering the telephone number, wherein the display means is a code reading means. An automatic dialing device for displaying a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to the read code so as to indicate a telephone number registered in the storage means.