JPH0262147A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily retrieve a desired opposite station and automatically call the station by selecting identification display to indicate the attribute of the opposite station, displaying the opposite station data with the corresponding attribute, and controlling the call to the opposite station having the selected data. CONSTITUTION:When a power source is applied, initialization is executed by a CPU 21, and identification information to indicate the attribute of the opposite station such as a school and a company stored into a memory 23 is displayed on a display/operating part 28. From the display, the desired identification information is selected through the key of the display/operating part 28, the opposite station data in a population corresponding to the attribute are displayed on the display/operating part 28, when the opposite station is selected based on it, a dialing circuit 26 and a speaking circuit 24 are controlled through the CPU 21, and the line to the opposite station is connected by a line control part 25. In such a constitution, the desired opposite station can be easily retrieved, and it can be automatically called.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a communication device, and particularly to a communication device that displays a plurality of selection numbers, and allows an operator to select the displayed selection number in a predetermined manner. The present invention relates to a communication device that uses a communication device to make a call to a corresponding partner station.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as a call operation method for communication devices such as telephones and facsimile machines, a display device displays a list of the names and telephone numbers of partner stations registered in advance in memory etc. that can be called; A method is known in which a displayed destination station name or telephone number is selected by a predetermined operation method, and the corresponding destination station is called based on this selection.

To select the data being displayed, move the cursor to the desired data display line on the display and press the select key, or install a transparent touch panel on the display and select the desired data display. A method is known in which the position is directly manipulated.

FIG. 8 shows the flow of a call operation method in a conventional communication device. In the configuration shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of telephone number data of the other stations corresponding to one display page are simultaneously displayed, and a desired station is selected and displayed. Furthermore, if more than one partner station is registered on one display page, the page can be switched and the desired partner station can be searched for from the new display page.

First, in step S21 of FIG. 8, it is determined whether a predetermined operation key for switching one page of partner station display has been pressed. When this key is pressed, step S2
Press 2 to display the phone number on the next page.

In step S3↑, the operator looks at this display and determines whether the partner station to which the operator wants to make a call is displayed. If the person to call is not displayed, the operator proceeds to step 321.
You will need to perform the page switching operation again and visually search for the other party's station, which is displayed sequentially over multiple pages. When the operator finds a desired partner station, he selects the data display of that partner station in step S24, and in response to this, in step S25.
Automatic dialing will be performed.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] With the above-mentioned calling system, if data is registered in advance, it is possible to reliably call the other party's station without repeating manual dialing each time. However, conventionally, when displaying the partner station name and telephone number on a page-by-page basis, the display position of the data is controlled based on the registration order, or the y1 order or descending order of serial numbers determined at the time of memory registration.

The conventional method described above is not so inconvenient when there is little registered data, but when dozens or more partner stations are registered, it is possible to classify them into a population with attributes such as desired partner stations. However, in cases where, for example, the user wants to make repeated calls to only friends, it is extremely troublesome to search for the target station using the display method described above.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to easily search for a desired partner station, and to make an automatic call using that data.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a plurality of selection numbers are displayed, and the operator is made to select the displayed selection numbers in a predetermined manner. In a communication device that calls a corresponding partner station using a number, means for storing a selection number of the partner station.

a display means, a means for selecting a display displayed on the display means, a means for causing the display means to output an identification display indicating an attribute of a partner station, and causing the selection means to select the identification display; (1) a selected identification display; causes the display means to display and output partner station data within a population of partner stations having attributes corresponding to the attribute, and responds using selection number data corresponding to the partner station data being displayed selected by the selection means. We adopted a configuration that includes a control means for calling the other party's station.

[Operation] According to the above configuration, it is possible to display partner station data for each attribute, that is, a certain degree of search can be performed on the device side, so searching for a desired partner station is extremely easy.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the example shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the structure of a telephone as an example of a communication device employing the present invention. Figure t51 shows the top surface of the telephone, and in the figure, reference numeral 1 is the main body of the telephone, and on the left side of the top surface of main body 1, the telephone receiver 2 is configured such that a handset 2 can be placed thereon. The handset 2 is connected to the device body 1 by a cable (not shown) or the like.

A display/operation section 3 consisting of a large liquid crystal display panel or the like is provided on the top surface of the device main body l.

This display/operation section 3 has a transparent touch panel covering the entire surface of a liquid crystal display, etc., and is used for both displaying and inputting data.

In addition to the display/operation section 3, a minimum number of input keys 4 are provided for selecting modes such as an on-hook call function or an answering machine mode, but most of the operations of the device are performed using this display/operation section 3. It will be done.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the control system of the device shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 28 denotes a circuit portion of the display/operation unit shown in FIG. 1, which is composed of a known display and operation input circuit.

The display and operation input of the display/operation circuit 28 are controlled by a CPU 21 consisting of a microprocessor or the like. The CPU 21 includes a ROM 22 that stores control procedures described below as a program, and a RAM or EEP for storing partner station data such as a telephone number and the name of the partner station.
A memory 23 composed of a ROM or the like is connected.

CPU 21 controls the operation of known telephone circuits designated 24-26. Here, reference numeral 24 is a communication circuit consisting of a speech network, a ringing tone generating circuit, etc., which controls the communication of the handset 2, and reference numeral 25 is a line control unit that performs line connection with the telephone line 27, maintenance of a DC loop, etc.;
6 is a dialing circuit for generating a dial signal such as a tone signal or pulse signal based on the telephone number data inputted from the CPU 21 and outputting it to the telephone line 27 via the telephone call circuit 24 and the line control section 25. .

Next, the operation in the above configuration will be explained. 3 shows the control program of the CPU 21 stored in the ROM 22 of FIG.
3 shows the state of the display/operation unit 3 that changes depending on the control procedure shown in the figure.

When the power of the device is turned on, the CPU 21 performs a predetermined reset operation in step S21 in FIG. , the display on the display/operation section 3 is initialized as shown in FIG.

In this initial state, it consists of the attribute display 5 of the partner station registered in advance in the memory 23, the display of "/" to divide this attribute display, and the four operation key displays 7 to 10 displayed at the bottom of the display screen. be done. Here, the attribute display 5 indicates the initial letter of the name of the partner station, or classification such as company-related, school-related, etc., as shown in the figure, and the partner station is displayed for each population with these attributes using the procedure described below. It is assumed that the name and telephone number of the person are registered in the memory 23.

Further, the operation key displays 7 to 1O are used to select the input function by operating the display with a finger or a predetermined operation member, and the operation key display 7 selects dialing by directly inputting a telephone number. The operation key display 8 is a function to create a population corresponding to a predetermined attribute, and the operation key display 9 is a process for registering a telephone number or partner station name in the population corresponding to the already displayed attribute display 5. The operation key display 10 has a function of selecting a process for deleting data registered in the population. Furthermore, by operating the attribute display 5 with a finger or an operating member, the attribute is selected.

For example, if you select operation key display 7 in FIG.
This selection is detected in step S2.

The operation position is detected through known processing such as coordinate detection of the display/operation circuit 28 shown in FIG.

When the selection of the operation key display 7 is confirmed in step S3, the process moves to step 53' and the display is switched as shown in FIG.

In the display state shown in FIG. 5, a numeric keypad display 16 and a reset key key display 17 are displayed on the display/operation section 3 as shown in the figure. Subsequently, in step S4, operation inputs from these key displays are accepted. Here, the operator can use the numeric keypad display 16 or the operation key display 17 as in a conventional telephone.
You can directly input the telephone number of the other party by operating above.

The operation key display 17 is used to clear a partially entered telephone number. The entered phone number data is C
is input to the dialing circuit 26 by the PU 21, and the dialing circuit 26 outputs a corresponding dial signal,
This dial signal is output to the telephone line 27 via the telephone call circuit 24 and the line control section 25. This places a call to the other party's station and starts a conversation.

To create a population of desired attributes, operate the operation key display 8 in FIG. This operation is detected in step S2, and when the operation of the operation key display 8 is detected in step S6, the display on the display/operation section 3 is switched as shown in FIG. 6 in step S7. In the display of FIG. 6, character sets such as Japanese syllabary, symbols, or numbers are displayed as indicated by reference numeral 18.

The operator inputs the name of the population to be newly created by pressing a desired character among these.

While inputting the name of this population, specified characters are displayed in sequence at predetermined positions (not shown) on the display screen, and when the desired character string is input, the user can input the desired character string by operating the operation key display 19a. The character string is registered in the memory 23 as the name of the population. Furthermore, a character string that has been input halfway can be reset by operating the operation key display 19b. The name of the population thus input is used as the attribute display 5 in the display state of FIG. 4.

Selection of a character string constituting the name of the desired population is performed in step S8. When the key display 19a is operated thereafter, an area is secured in the memory 23 for registering partner station data having attributes corresponding to the character string.

Subsequently, the process returns to step Sl, and the display on the display/operation unit 3 also returns to the initial state shown in FIG. When the display returns to the one shown in Figure 4, the population 1 name newly created in t is displayed in attribute display 5.
Needless to say, it will be added as .

Registration of a telephone number within the population created as described above is selected by operating the operation key display 9 in the state shown in FIG. When this operation is detected in step S9 and confirmed in step S15, the process moves to step 516, and the selection of the population is accepted.

Here, the display remains as shown in FIG. 4, and the operator selects a desired population by operating on the displayed attribute display 5. At this time, a prompt may be displayed to prompt the user to operate on the desired attribute display 5.

Once a population is selected, the display moves to the character set display of FIG. 6. Here, the operator inputs the name and telephone number of the partner station in a predetermined order.Selection of nine character strings is performed in step S1.
When the character string representing the partner station name and telephone number is entered in step B, the partner station name and telephone number entered in the storage area for the corresponding population secured in the memory 23 by the above procedure are input. The number is registered, and the process then returns to step S1.

In the manner described above, the operator can classify and register the name or telephone number of the other station within a desired population set by the operator. When calling a desired partner station, the user selects the desired destination station by directly operating the desired attribute display 5 in the initial display state shown in FIG.

This operation is detected in step S2, and when it is detected in step S9 that the attribute display has been directly operated, step S
At step 10, the memory 23 is searched for data within the corresponding population. If the data of the corresponding population is found in step S11, the display is switched as shown in FIG. 7 in step S13.

Here, the display is shown when "A" indicating the "A" row is selected from among the attributes of the Japanese alphabet. Here, as shown in the figure, the name 12 and telephone number 13 of the partner station having the initial letter in the A line are displayed.

Key displays 14 and 15 are displayed at the bottom of the display screen. To place a call to a desired partner station, the operator operates the name or telephone number of the desired partner station, and then operates the operation key display 14 to call the other party. In some cases, it is sufficient that only one partner station can be selected, but a device capable of repeat communication such as a facsimile may accept designations of multiple partner stations.

The selection period of the partner station is until the operation key display 14 is pressed, and once the name 12 and telephone number Omotesuiko 3 of the selected partner station are displayed, the display color can be reversed to match other unused stations. The operation key display 15, which may be distinguished from the selected partner station, is used to reset the selected partner station to an unselected state.

When the partner station is selected as described above, the corresponding telephone number data is read from the memory 23 and provided to the dialing circuit 26. Thereafter, in step S5, the dialing circuit 26 generates a dial signal corresponding to the telephone number data inputted from the CPU 21, and calls the other party's station, as described above.

Furthermore, the registration of the partner station can also be deleted using the key display 10. When the operation key display 10 is operated, this operation is detected in step S2, and when confirmed in step S19, the process moves to step S20, where the display state remains unchanged and the selection of the population to be deleted is accepted. This process is the same as step S16, and the operator operates the attribute display 5 that includes the partner station desired to be deleted. As a result, in step 521, the partner station list of the selected population is displayed in a format similar to that shown in FIG. 7, and the selection of the deletion location is accepted.

The partner station data to be deleted is selected by operating the position of the name display 12 or the telephone number display 13, and the deletion is confirmed by pressing the operation key display 15. Here, we have shown an example in which the same display state in Figure t57 is used when registering and when deleting, but in order to avoid erroneous operations, the display format, for example, the Ja1@ display in operation key display 14.15, is changed to "Delete" and "Delete". It is also possible to switch to "Cancel" or the like.

According to the above embodiment, partner station data is classified into populations according to preset attributes and stored, and by displaying the attributes of the populations and first selecting a desired population, the data of the partner stations having the attributes can be displayed. Since stations can be searched and displayed in one go, the operator's search work is reduced, and the operator can easily and quickly search for desired partner station data and use that data to automatically call the partner station. Furthermore, since the attributes of the partner station can be freely set by the operator, there is also the advantage of a high degree of freedom. Furthermore, since data within the same population can be displayed as a list, it is very effective when calling a partner station with a specific attribute repeatedly.

Although a telephone set has been exemplified as one communication device in the above, it goes without saying that the above technique can be implemented as a calling operation method for other communication devices such as a facsimile device and a data communication device. In addition, although the above assumes a telephone that uses an analog line, when making a call on a digital line, etc., the selected number (
It goes without saying that a similar configuration can be used even when transmitting a subscriber number (subscriber number). In the above embodiment, the desired range of the memory 23 corresponding to the initial character attribute such as A~N is , may be secured in advance when the device is shipped. This makes population creation easier.

Furthermore, if the device has a built-in printing mechanism or can be connected to a printer to record and output registered data, it is possible to make a hard copy of the partner station list.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, a plurality of selection numbers are displayed, the operator is made to select the displayed selection number in a predetermined manner, and the selected selection number is used to respond. A communication device for calling a partner station, comprising means for storing a selection number of the partner station, display means, means for selecting an indication displayed on the display means, and indicating an attribute of the partner station on the display means. outputting an identification display, causing the selection means to select the identification display, causing the display means to display and output partner station data in a population of partner stations having attributes corresponding to the selected identification display; Since the configuration includes a control means that calls the corresponding partner station using selection number data corresponding to the partner station data selected by the display means, the partner station data can be displayed for each attribute. This has the excellent effect of quickly and reliably searching for a desired partner station and making a call.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a telephone adopting the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the control system of the telephone shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the control procedure of the CPU shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. figure~
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the display state in the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the calling procedure of the conventional communication device. l...Device body 2...Handset 3...Display/operation section 5...Attribute display 7-10.14.15.1
7...Operation key display 12...Name display 13...
・Telephone number display 16...Numeric keypad display 21...CPU 22...ROM 23...
Memory 26...Dialing circuit 28...Display/operation circuit eA diagram" Izumiwa Nisou's chant diagram 557 diagram

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) In a communication device that displays a plurality of selection numbers, causes an operator to select the displayed selection number in a predetermined manner, and uses the selected selection number to make a call to a corresponding partner station. , means for storing the selection number of the partner station; display means; means for selecting the display displayed on the display means; causing the display means to output an identification display indicating the attribute of the partner station; causing the identification display to be selected, and causing the display means to display and output partner station data within a population of partner stations having attributes corresponding to the selected identification display;
A communication device comprising: a control means for calling a corresponding partner station using selection number data corresponding to the displayed partner station data selected by the selection means. 2) The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising editing means for newly adding, changing, or deleting data indicating the partner station name, selection number, or attribute.