JPH04115756A - Terminal equipment provided with telephone number registration function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To exclude a duplicate telephone number input operation by storing tentatively an entered telephone number to make a phone call and registering the stored telephone number as a telephone number for an abbreviation key or a one-operation dial key. CONSTITUTION:When a key entered by an operation panel 10 is a number key, the number is stored in a RAM 2 and a return-key is entered. When the entered key is a # key, the mode is set to the telephone number registration mode. In the case of the usual registration, usual telephone number registration processing is implemented and in the case of the registration of a tentatively stored telephone number, the stored telephone number is read from the RAM 2 and the number is stored in a prescribed address of the RAM 2 again as the number for a one-operation dial key or an abbreviation key designated by the operator and the registration of additional information such as destination name or the like is received as required and the return key is entered.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] ■Kurigami■■And Ritsuka The present invention makes it possible to easily realize the request when a telephone number is dialed and one wishes to register the telephone number in abbreviated or one-touch manner. The present invention relates to a terminal device with a telephone number registration function.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, some telephones and facsimile machines have been designed to register the telephone number of the other party by assigning it to an abbreviated key or a one-touch key. When performing such short registration or one-touch registration, first put the phone in phone number registration mode by pressing the # key, etc., then, if you select 01 as the assigned number, press the 01 key, and then register. The correct phone number is ○O-O
Enter ○○○ using the numeric keypad. Afterwards, perform the prescribed operations to return to normal mode. As a result, the telephone number oo-oooo will be automatically dialed by simply pressing the 01 key.

By the way, the user of the telephone may wish to register the telephone number of the other party after dialing the telephone number, for example. However, in this case, in order to perform this registration, as mentioned above, press the # key etc. to put the telephone in the telephone number registration mode, and then, if you select, for example, 01 as the assigned number, press the 01 key,
After that, the same telephone number must be entered again, which is extremely troublesome for the telephone user as he or she is forced to enter the telephone number twice.

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a terminal device with a telephone number registration function that uses a telephone number input for making a call for telephone number registration, thereby eliminating at least duplicate telephone number input operations. The purpose is to provide

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a storage means for temporarily storing a telephone number input for making a call, and a storage means for temporarily storing the telephone number input for making a call, and a method for inputting the stored telephone number by a predetermined shortcut key. Alternatively, the present invention is characterized by having means for registering the telephone number as a one-touch dial key.

Fraud --- Tomo According to the above configuration, in order to retain the telephone number input for making a call for a predetermined period of time and use it in subsequent telephone number registration, the operation of the telephone number registration mode as described above is required. Even if the phone number is registered after the phone number has passed, it is not necessary to input the phone number again.

For example, after inputting a phone number to make a call, by pressing an empty speed key or one-touch dial key, the memorized phone number can be input to the pressed speed key or one-touch dial key. If the phone number is registered as a phone number, there is no need to set the phone number registration mode itself, which further improves usability.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic circuit configuration of a facsimile machine, and the facsimile machine includes a control section 1,
It is configured to include a RAM 2, an autodialer 3, an NCU 4, a reading section 6, a modem 7, a recording section 8, a ROM 9, an operation panel 10, and a display section 11.

The operation panel 10 includes a numeric keypad (
(including # and *, which also serves as abbreviated keys), a communication key, and a one-touch dial key (none of which are shown).

The RAM 2 is capable of storing and holding the telephone numbers corresponding to the one-touch dial key abbreviation keys, as well as temporarily storing and holding the telephone numbers input for making a telephone call. Note that this memory is stored for a predetermined period of time or
It is held until the telephone number is dialed several times or until a new telephone number is input using the numeric keypad and updated.

The control unit 1 serves as a control center that controls the entire transmission and reception operation of this facsimile machine based on the control program stored in the ROM 9, and the basic transmission operation is roughly performed as follows. be exposed.

For example, when an operator turns on a one-touch dial key, the control unit 1 reads out the telephone number of the other party corresponding to the one-touch dial key stored in the RAM 2, and this read telephone number is sent to the auto dialer 3 and A dial call is made to the telephone line 5 via the NCU 4. After dialing, both data of the document read by the reading section 6 are sent to the telephone line 5 via the modem 7 and the NCU 4, and a transmission operation is performed.

On the other hand, the reception operation is performed as follows.

That is, when received information arrives from the other party via the telephone line 5, NCU 4, and modem 7, the control section 1 drives the recording section 8 to record the received information, and a receiving operation is performed.

Next, the telephone number registration function of the present invention will be explained. FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the function. First, determine whether key personnel are available (Sl), and if not, return.

When the input key is a number key, the number is stored in RAM2.
52-) and return.

When the input key is a communication key, a call is made by dialing a temporarily stored telephone number or a telephone number designated by abbreviation (S3), and after communication is performed (S4),
Return.

When the input key is the # key, the mode shifts to telephone number registration mode, and it is determined whether the registration is normal registration or registration of a temporarily stored telephone number (S5). This determination can be made by detecting whether or not, for example, the * key is pressed by the operator after pressing the Kano key. At the time of normal registration, normal telephone number registration processing is performed (S6), while in the case of registering a telephone number stored at - time, the above-mentioned stored telephone number is read out from RAM2 (S7), and this is The one-touch dial key or shortcut key designated by the operator is stored again at a predetermined address in RAM2.
8) If necessary, registration of additional information such as the name of the other party is accepted (S9), and then the process returns.

According to the above configuration, in order to temporarily hold the telephone number input for making a call and use it in later telephone number registration, the telephone number is registered after the operation in the telephone number registration mode as described above. Even if you do so, you can eliminate the need to enter your phone number again.

The above example shows an example in which the phone number is not required to be re-entered by entering the phone number registration mode in this mode. , the temporarily stored telephone number may be registered immediately.

For example, in addition to displaying the temporarily stored telephone number on the display section 11, a vacant registration number (07 if number 07 is vacant) is displayed, and the telephone number displayed as "'' is to be registered. A message such as "Please press 07" will be displayed. If the operator wants to register the displayed phone number, he only needs to press the 07 key, and the control unit 1 detects that the 07 key has been pressed and changes the displayed phone number to that of 07. Register as.

According to this, the operation in the telephone number registration mode as described above becomes unnecessary, the operation is further simplified, and the usability is further improved.

Note that even when a redial function is provided, the same registration process as described above can be performed for the telephone number temporarily stored for redial use.

In addition, terminal devices equipped with such a dialing function,
A terminal device of the type that dials by pressing a communication key after inputting all the numbers of a telephone number is equipped with a memory means for storing the input telephone number in a -4° time frame, so it is possible to When the present invention is applied to a terminal device, the storage means can be used as is, and therefore there is an advantage that the circuit configuration does not need to be complicated.

According to the present invention as described above, when a user desires to perform abbreviated registration or one-touch registration of a telephone number after dialing the telephone number, the user can easily realize the request.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a facsimile machine, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating telephone number registration processing. Fig. 1 1...Control unit, 2...RAM (storage means), 10
...Operation panel, 11...Display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Equipped with a storage means for temporarily storing a telephone number input for making a call, and a means for registering the stored telephone number as a telephone number of a predetermined shortcut key or one-touch dial key. A terminal device with a telephone number registration function.