JPH03171857A - Automatic dialer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily perform retrieval classified by every attribute by displaying the same attribute as a designated attribute and a name corresponding to the attribute when the attribute is item-designated, and performing the dial outgoing control of a telephone number corresponding to the name designated by a dial outgoing control means when the name is item-designated. CONSTITUTION:Attribute data is inputted to a main control means 6, and the main control means 6 reads inputted data, and outputs the data to the attribute classified destination table generating part 20 of a destination table generating means 2. The attribute classified destination table generating part 20 takes out the same attribute data as inputted attribute data and the name corresponding to the attribute by referring to a telephone number table 1 with the inputted attribute data, and generates an attribute classified destination table 22. Then, designation of the name of an opponent or the attribute to find the opponent on the attribute classified destination table 22 is performed. Thereby, the retrieval classified by every attribute can easily be performed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The present invention relates to an automatic dialing device that dials by specifying the name of the person to be called on a display screen, and to enable searching by attribute with a simple operation. The purpose is to provide a storage means for storing a table containing a name, an attribute attached to the name, and a telephone number corresponding to the name;
1) an address table creation means that displays a table as a table; a display means that displays a screen; an input means that inputs a name or attribute from a table of names and attributes displayed on the screen of the display means; and a main control means, and when an attribute is specified by the input means, the main control means selects an attribute that is the same as the specified attribute. and the corresponding name are displayed on the display means, and when the name is specified as an item, the dial control means controls the dialing of the telephone number corresponding to the specified name. [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an automatic dialing device that can easily search for a telephone number and automatically dial the number by specifying the name of the person to be called and the attributes attached to the name. [Prior Art] Conventional automatic dialing devices that perform automatic dialing operations on telephones include a name and attributes attached to the name, such as the name of the company where you work, the department to which you belong, the name of your organization, the name of your address, etc. There was one that had a telephone number table associated with each number, and could search for telephone numbers using names and attributes as search keys.

Figure 6 shows an example of how to operate such a conventional automatic dialing device. In the figure, 6l is a menu screen for displaying phone numbers by company name or individual name, 62 is a company name screen displaying a phone number list by company name when displaying phone numbers by company name is selected on the menu screen, 63 64 is a personal name screen that displays a telephone number list of personal names when displaying telephone numbers with personal names is selected on the menu screen, and 64 is a company name screen where a desired specific company is selected from the company names displayed on the company name screen 62. 65 is a screen display control means for selecting and controlling the screen according to numbers input from the keyboard, company name, etc.; 66 is a screen display control means for selecting and controlling the screen according to numbers input from the keyboard, company name, etc.; A dialing control means controls the dialing based on the telephone number and outputs the dialing signal to the network, and 67 is a keyboard for inputting the calling telephone number, a number for selecting the screen, a company name, etc.

Next, the operation of a conventional automatic dialing device will be explained. First, we will explain the operation when searching for a phone number when you do not know the phone number of the destination of a call. ■ Display the menu screen 61. ■ Next, follow the instructions on the menu screen to choose whether to display a telephone number list based on company names or a telephone number list based on individual names. ■ If you want to obtain a telephone number list for a company name, enter the number from the keyboard to select the company name screen. ■ A company name screen displaying the shortened phone number or phone number for each company as shown in the figure will be displayed. ■ Furthermore,
Select the desired company from the list of company names displayed on the company name screen, and if you want to obtain a list of phone numbers only for the names of the employees of the selected company, manually enter the company name on the keyboard and select the company name. Display another screen 64. ■ A company-by-company screen 64 is displayed, consisting of the names of only the employees of the selected company and their telephone numbers or abbreviated telephone numbers. ■ Following the menu screen 61, if you wish to obtain a telephone number list for an individual's name, enter a number from the keyboard to designate an individual telephone number list on the menu screen 6l. ■ As a result, a personal name screen 63 consisting of the personal name and the corresponding abbreviated telephone number or telephone number is displayed. When the abbreviated telephone number of the destination obtained in this way is recognized and the abbreviated telephone number of the destination is entered from the keyboard 67, the dialing control means 66 outputs a dialing signal to the network based on the input data. I was trying to do that. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, the operation of conventional automatic dialing devices involves sequentially inputting numbers, company names, etc. from the keyboard to select the type of telephone number table according to a predetermined search procedure. It was necessary to specify and do it manually. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention aims to reduce the operational complexity of obtaining a destination telephone number and shorten the dialing processing time in an automatic dialing device having a telephone number table. [Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides an automatic dialing device that has a telephone number table, so that it is possible to easily make a call not only from the name of the other party but also by specifying arbitrary attributes such as company name and affiliation. This allows you to obtain a number. Therefore, first display the address book consisting of the name and name attributes, and if you do not know the name or the selection from the name is inappropriate, use the address book attribute display that is displayed next. , select an appropriate attribute on the display screen and create an attribute-specific destination table that collects only destination information with that attribute. For example, when you select a company name, an attribute-based address list containing only the names and affiliations of the employees of the selected company is created and displayed.
If the attributes have a hierarchical structure, this attribute-specific destination table can be created repeatedly at any level to narrow down the destinations. For example, if you select a company and then select an affiliation such as the accounting department, an attribute-specific address list containing only the names of employees who belong to the accounting department of the same company will be created and displayed, and the recipient will be able to select from there. I did it like this. Figure 1 shows the basic structure of the present invention. In the figure, 1
is a telephone number table that is extracted from names, attributes, and telephone numbers, and 2 is an address book creation means that extracts names and attributes attached to names from telephone number table 1 and creates records with names and attributes set to 1 & II. , 3 has the function of creating an address table by arranging a plurality of records, and the function of constructing an attribute-specific address table with records having the same attributes, for example, records with the same company name; 3 is an address table creation means; The created address book data, 4 is a display means for displaying the address book data 3 on the screen, 5 is an input means, and the user selects the person to dial from the address book on the display screen and inputs the data, or further In order to create an attribute-specific address book, the attributes are selected on the address book and the data is input manually.It is composed of, for example, a transparent touch panel, and is placed over the screen of the display means 4, and 6 is a main control. It reads the data inputted by the input means 5, determines whether the read data is name data or attribute data, and if it is name data, refers to the telephone number table 1 and inputs the same name data. A function that searches for a phone number that the user has and dials the phone number corresponding to the name data in the search results.The function that sends the phone number data to the call control means to control the dial call, and if the read data is attribute data, the address list 7 is equipped with a function of outputting the data to the attribute-specific destination table creation section of the creation means, and 7 is based on the telephone number data output from the main control means 6.
Dial transmission control means 20 controls dial transmission and outputs a dial signal to the line, and 20 extracts name data corresponding to the attribute data from the telephone number table based on the attribute data output from the main control stage to create an attribute-based destination table. 21 is an address list organized by name and attributes such as company and affiliation; 22 is an attribute-based address list composed of company name as an attribute common to records. It is a table. [Operation] Next, the operation of the basic structure of the present invention will be explained. First, the destination table creation means 2 extracts a name and an attribute attached to the name from the telephone number table 1, creates a record with all names and attributes, and creates a destination table 3 from a plurality of sets of records. This destination table 3 is stored on the buffer memory. Here, the attributes are information related to the person whose name is attached to the name, such as the company to which the person belongs, department, department, organization name, place name of address, etc. An example will be explained below using company name and affiliation as attributes. The created destination table 3 is displayed on the display screen by the display means 4. If the name of the person you want to talk to is displayed in the address list, immediately select that name on the screen (■ in the illustration). For example, if the input means 5 is a transparent touch panel, the user inputs name data by touching the name (shaded area) of the recipient of the call, which can be confirmed through the touch panel. The name or attribute data input by the input means 5 is input to the main control means 6, and the main control means 6 identifies the type of the input data and, when confirming that it is name data, opens the telephone number table. The telephone number corresponding to the name data is retrieved with reference to the dialing control means 7.
Output to . The dialing control means 7 generates a dialing pulse signal based on manually entered telephone number data and outputs it to the line. On the other hand, if the name of the person you are trying to talk to is not displayed on the display screen or you do not know the name of the person you are trying to talk to, specify the attributes of the company, department, etc. to which you think the person you want to talk to belongs. By doing this, the destination table creation means 2 is made to create an attribute-specific destination table using only the destination table data having the designated destination table, and the display means 4 displays the created destination table.
In that case, first, if the attributes of the person you are trying to talk to, such as the name of the company the person belongs to, are displayed on the screen, select the location where that company name is displayed on the screen using touch operation. Input using the input means 5 (■). As a result, the attribute data is input to the main control means 6, and the main control means 6 reads the input data and outputs the data to the attribute-specific destination table creation section 20 of the destination table creation means 2.

The attribute-specific destination table creation unit 20 refers to the telephone number table l based on the input attribute data, extracts the same attribute data as the input attribute data, and the name corresponding thereto, and creates the attribute-specific destination table 22 ( ■). This attribute-specific destination table 2
2. Specify the name of the other party or an attribute to narrow down the other party. In the above description, the input means 5 is a touch panel placed on the display screen, and input data is input by touch operation on the display screen. It may also be possible to enter data using a send key. [Example] An example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

Figure 2 shows the appearance of an automatic dialing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 25 is a transparent touch panel placed over the liquid crystal display, and 26 is a telephone receiver.

FIG. 3 is an example of the display screen of the liquid crystal display of the automatic dialing device of the present invention. In the figure, (a) shows an example of the first screen of the address list displayed when operating the automatic dialing device. (b) shows the display screen of the attribute-based address list, and is the second screen obtained as a result of selecting the company name "XdentL" as the attribute data and performing the search process.(c) shows the display screen of the address list by attribute.
Select “Sales” for electrical equipment and get the third result of the search process.
An example screen is shown.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3(a).
This will be explained using (b) and (c).

When the dial is operated, the liquid crystal display provided below the touch panel 25 displays the first screen of the address list consisting of names and attributes shown in FIG. 3(a). Each name in the address book on the first screen is selected and displayed according to the frequency of calls in the past or the order of new calls. If the name of the person you are trying to call is displayed in the address list displayed on the first screen, the user can read the name of the person you are trying to call through the transparent touch panel 25 arranged on the liquid crystal display, For example, the first screen (
Input a dial call by touching the part indicated by ■ in a).

In addition, if the name of the person you want to call is not displayed in the address list on the first screen (a), you can select the name of the company the other party works for, affiliation, etc. from the address list, and touch the displayed area. Enter that data as a search key to search for and display the other party's name. For example, if the other party belongs to "X Denki J", if you enter data in the ■ part on the first screen using Tasochi operation, the second screen that displays an attribute-based address list consisting only of "X Denki J" ( b) is obtained. Then, if the other party's name is displayed, the dial is made by manipulating that part and inputting the data manually. If the other party's name is not displayed on the second screen (b), Furthermore, if you select the other party's affiliation from the second screen (b), for example, select "Sales" indicated by ■ on the second screen and input it with a touch button, the third screen consisting only of "Sales" of "X Denki" ( C) will be displayed. Here, if the other party's name is displayed, dial the number by entering data by touching the displayed area on the screen. In addition, if you select affiliation as an attribute on the first screen (a), for example, if you enter the data manually by touching the display area of "Sales" shown in ■ on the first screen (a), the selected xiti
A third screen (c) displaying only "Sales" is displayed. Therefore, select the area where the name of the person you want to call is displayed, touch the screen manually, and dial the number. Side 2iii (b
), and on the third screen (C) there is a release key to cancel each screen mode.

If you touch the release key ■ on the second screen (b), you will return to the first screen (a), and if you touch the release key 2 ■ on the third screen (C), you will return to the previous second screen. , when you press the release key l■, the first screen (a)
Return to. Furthermore, each screen is equipped with previous page and next page keys, so even if all the information cannot be displayed on one screen, all information can be displayed by operating the keys. Figure 4 shows the structure of the telephone number table database in the embodiment of the present invention. The figure shows an example of a data structure in which the name, company name, affiliation, and telephone number are used as a database when the name has two attributes: company name and affiliation. As shown in the figure, we have a tree structure in which names are associated with phone numbers and affiliations, affiliations are associated with names and company names, and company names are associated with affiliations. For example, the record is ■Xtl! Ichinomiya Nariichi Sasaki, ■X
Electrical equipment, accounting, and Sato will each conduct one precept.

Arrange the records created in this way to create a destination table and a destination table by attribute. The structure of the data header can also be other structures such as a hierarchical structure. FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of an embodiment of the screen operation of the above-mentioned invention.

In the figure, (a) is the flow in the F screen mode.
(b) shows the flow in the second screen mode, and (C) shows the flow in the third screen mode. In the explanation of the basic structure and embodiments of the present invention, company names and affiliations are used as attributes, but it is also possible to use data such as other organization names, place names, locations, etc. Furthermore, although a touch panel has been described as a method for inputting name and attribute data, it is also possible to input the data by specifying the position of the name and attribute data with a cursor on the screen and pressing the send key.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, based on the address list displayed on the screen, the name of the destination of the call can be selected on the screen and a dialing instruction can be issued with a one-touch operation.

In addition, even if the name of the other party is not displayed on the screen, by selecting the attribute data of the address book on the screen, an address list by attribute to search for the name of the other party can be created and displayed. You can easily specify the other party. Therefore, for example, even if the other person is not home, you can find and call another person in the same organization and add a river, or you may not know the other person's name. Even if you forget, you can use various attributes to narrow down the number of people you want to contact, making it possible to significantly improve the efficiency of business processing using the telephone.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a basic horizontal view of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external view of an automatic dialing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3(a) shows the 1i! of the present invention! FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of side ii. FIG. 3(b) shows the second ii! of the present invention! It is a figure which shows the example of j-plane. FIG. 3(c) shows the 3i! of the present invention! FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an i-side. FIG. 4 is an example diagram of the structure of the database of the present invention. FIG. 5(a) is a diagram showing the flow in the I-th screen mode of the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5(b) is a diagram illustrating the flow in the second screen mode of Kaikai according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5(c) is a diagram showing the flow in the third screen mode of Kaikai in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a method of operating a conventional automatic dialing device. In the drawings, 1: '8 episode number table, 2: Address list creation means, 3: Address list, 4: Display means, 5: Input means, 6: Main control means, 7: Dial dialing system 1n means, 20: Attributes. Separate address list creation section, 2l: Address list, 22: Attribute-based address list. Praise machine 26 Actual aij's self-employed dial 3 & location chart Fig. 2 (C) 3rd screen CM gender address yc patient 2) Fig. 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] A telephone number table including a name, one or more attribute data, and a telephone number for each destination of a plurality of telephone calls, and extracting a name and attribute data attached to the name from the telephone number table. A function that creates a destination record by arranging multiple sets of destination records to create a destination record, and a destination table by attribute by selecting destination records with the same attribute data specified from the destination table. an address book creation means having a function of creating an address book; a display means for displaying on a screen an address book or an address list by attribute created by the address book creation means; an input means for inputting the name or attribute data by specifying the data position on the screen of the display means; a dialing control means for controlling dialing based on a given telephone number; and a main control means. When the data input by the input means is attribute data, the main control means sends the data to the address table creation means, searches the telephone number table using the attribute data as a search key, and generates destinations by attribute. A table is created, the results are displayed on the display means, and when the input data is name data, the data is used to find the corresponding telephone number from the telephone number table and sent to the dial call control means, and the dial call is made. An automatic dialing device characterized by being controlled.