JPH042246A - Automatic dialer for telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the use of the dialer not to hinder the steering operation of an automobile even when the dialer is mounted onto the automobile by confirming a called party and its telephone number audibly when a telephone number registered in advance is called and automatic dialing is implemented. CONSTITUTION:A registration keyboard 2 is used to register required called party names and their relevant telephone numbers to a registration control means 4 in advance. Then a dialing keyboard 3 provided separately from the registration keyboard 2 is used to retrieve and dial a desired name, and further the dial destination and its telephone number are audibly confirmed by a voice generating means 8 when the telephone number registered in advance is called and dialed automatically. Thus, for example, even when the dialer is mounted onto an automobile, the steering operation of the automobile is not hindered.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to an automatic dialing device for a telephone;
In particular, the present invention relates to an automatic calling device for a telephone that allows the name and telephone number of the destination to be audibly confirmed when calling a pre-registered telephone number to make an automatic call.

[Prior Art] Various types of automatic dialing devices for telephones have been known in the past. For example, a suitable keyboard equipped with kana character keys and numeric keys is used to input the name of the destination and the corresponding telephone number. A device that is stored and registered in a prescribed storage means, and when a call is required, the name of the desired destination is input, the corresponding telephone number is read out, and the call is automatically made using this telephone number. It has been known.

By the way, according to this conventional telephone automatic dialing device,
The name of the desired destination and its telephone number are visually confirmed using a predetermined display, etc., and for this purpose,
When this device is mounted on a vehicle or the like and used, there is a risk that the steering wheel may be neglected.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional automatic telephone dialing device as described above, the name of the desired destination and its telephone number are visually confirmed. When used in a car or the like, there is a problem in that the steering wheel tends to be operated carelessly.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when calling a pre-registered phone number and making an automatic call, the destination and the phone number are aurally recognized. The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an automatic calling device for a telephone that allows confirmation.

[Means for Solving Problems] The automatic calling device for a telephone according to the present invention includes: a telephone; a registration keyboard provided with kana character keys and numeric keys respectively corresponding to all kana characters;

A dialing keyboard equipped with a bullet key corresponding to each bullet in all kana characters and a dialing key that instructs the above telephone to make a call; The input name and correspondence according to the key input from the above registration keyboard. Registration control means for storing the telephone number of in a predetermined storage means; search control for searching the storage means and reading the corresponding name and telephone number in response to a bullet key input from the outgoing keyboard; Means: Call control means for causing the telephone to make a call using the telephone number read by the search control means in response to input of a call key from the call keyboard; and a name registered by the registration control means. and a corresponding telephone number, as well as a voice generating means for audibly representing the name searched by the search control means; the name of the destination and the corresponding telephone number can be aurally confirmed. It is characterized by: being made possible;

[Function] In the automatic calling device for a telephone according to the present invention, when calling a pre-registered phone number to make an automatic call, the destination and the phone number can be aurally confirmed, for example. Even if this is installed in a car, it will not interfere with the steering wheel operation.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the accompanying drawings. 1 to 6 show one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the functions of the embodiment device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is the above-mentioned block diagram. FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the registration keyboard in the above embodiment, FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the outgoing keyboard in the above embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 6, which is an illustrative diagram of storage area allocation in the storage means of the device of the embodiment, is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the device of the embodiment.

First, referring mainly to FIG. 1, (1) is a telephone, and (2) is a registration keychain. The details of this registration keyboard (2) are shown in FIG. 3, which will be described later. (3) is a keyboard for outgoing calls;
Details of this are shown in FIG. 4, which will be described later. (4) is a registration control means, which has the function of storing the name of the destination and the corresponding telephone number input in response to key input from the registration keyboard (2) in the storage means (5).

(6) is a search control means, and the dialing keyboard (3)
(7) is a call control means which performs a function of searching the storage means (5) in response to the input of the bullet key from the keyboard (3) and reading out the desired name and telephone number. In response to the input of the call key, the search control means (
(8) is a voice generating means that performs the function of causing the telephone (1) to make a call using the telephone number read in step (6);
The registration control means (4) has the function of displaying the names and corresponding telephone numbers, as well as the names searched by the search control means (6), with voice, and also functions as a calling control means when making a call using hands-free AM. (7) It also functions to generate the call information audibly.

Referring now to Figure 2, the antenna (9) is connected to the telephone (1).
) is connected to the radio device (10) as the main body. (
11) is the handset in the telephone (1), and (12)
) is a microphone when used in a hands-free manner. Further, numeral 13) is a speaker when used in a hands-free mode, and together with the changeover switch (13a) and the voice synthesis section (13b), constitutes the voice generating means (8) in FIG. Here, the changeover switch (13a) selectively switches and connects the speaker (13) to a voice control circuit (14) in a voice synthesis section (13b) or a line control section (16) to be described later. It is.

Furthermore, the speech synthesis section <13b) is connected to an input/output circuit (17d) within the microcomputer (17), which will also be described later.

What constitutes the line control section (16) is the voice control circuit (1
4) and a line switching circuit (15). The voice control circuit (14) controls the operation of the microphone (12) and speaker (13) when used by Mr. Handfree B, and the line switching circuit (15) controls the operation of the handset (11) and the microphone. (12) and speaker (
13) is controlled. The microcomputer (17) is comprised of a ROM (17a) in which various programs and fixed data are stored;
A RAM (17b) as a storage means (5), a CPU (17c) that executes necessary arithmetic control, and an input/output circuit (1
7d), and this microcomputer (17) is the registration control means (4) and storage means (5) in FIG.
, controls the functions of the search control means (6) and the transmission control means (7).

In the microcomputer (17), the following processes are performed as appropriate. That is, (1) Key input processing: Checks whether various registration keys or call keys have been pressed.

(2) Talk status processing: Checks the wireless reception status, its content, and the status when operating the handset.

(3) Dial signal generation processing Generates tone signals and dial codes necessary for making a call to the second destination.

(4) Phonebook processing: The storage means is used as a phonebook that can be deleted and rearranged, and update processing is executed as necessary.

Note that FIG. 2 shows an example of a suitable configuration as an automatic calling device for a car telephone, in which the antenna (9) is attached to a suitable position on the car body (not shown), and The radio 10) is stored in a trunk room (not shown). In addition, the line control unit (1
6) is integrated with a microcomputer (17), and is housed in, for example, a dash board (not shown) as an automatic transmission device main body (18), and a registration keyboard (2) is installed in a glove box (not shown). It is contained. The dialing keyboard (3) is mounted at a suitable position on the surface of the dash board, and the handset (1) is installed at a suitable position on the center console (not shown). Furthermore, a microphone (12) and a speaker (13) are mounted on a pillar (not shown) near the driver's seat (not shown),
3b) is housed in a dash board, for example. Note that this speech synthesis section (13b) is implemented by a microcomputer (
17).

FIG. 3 is a detailed diagram of the registration keyboard in the above embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a detailed diagram of the outgoing keyboard in the above embodiment. First, in Figure 3, the registration keyboard (2) is equipped with "A".
Kana character keys (2a) from gara to ``n'', from ``0'' to ``
The number keys (2b) up to ``9'' and the special function keys (2C) such as ``Register J'' and ``Delete J'' are provided on the outgoing keyboard (3) in Figure 4. is the bullet key (3a) from "A" which is the first letter of the A line to "WA j" which is the first letter of the "WA" line, and
This is the call key (3b).

FIG. 5 is an illustrative diagram of storage area allocation in the storage means of the apparatus of the above embodiment. As can be recognized by referring to FIG. 5, the RAM (1
7b), the names of the call destinations (in this case, the names of people) and the corresponding telephone numbers are arranged in a predetermined order. As described above, the contents of this storage means (5) can be deleted or rearranged arbitrarily, and can be kept updated at all times.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the apparatus of the above embodiment. The operation of the apparatus of the above embodiment will be explained below, mainly referring to FIG. It is now assumed that the name of the required destination and the corresponding telephone number have all been registered. First, after a certain predetermined key input operation (S611), it is checked whether or not an initial letter has been input (S612). Now, assume that the key (3a) corresponding to "AJ" on the outgoing keyboard (3) is pressed to represent the "A" line.Then, the result of the check here is NO. When it was,
This step (S6
The check operation in step 12) continues. On the contrary,
If the result of the previous check is YES, the process moves to the next step (8613), and the presence or absence of corresponding registration data in the memory (ie, storage means (5)) is checked. That is, in this step (3613), "
Regarding [Aiweo], which is all kana characters in the line ``A'',
A check is made to see if there is registered data for each. If the result of this check is NO, the process moves to step (S614) to display that the corresponding data does not exist, and then the series of operations ends.

On the other hand, if the result of the check in step (3613) is YES, step (S61
5), the speaker (13) is connected to the voice synthesizer (13).
b). Then, the next step (S616)
In step S617, audio output of the corresponding data and recording of the data number are performed, and in step S617, it is checked whether a certain predetermined time (for example, one second) has elapsed. If the result of this check is No, the process waits for the predetermined time to elapse without proceeding to the next step. On the other hand, if the result of the check in the previous step (S617) is YES.
If so, proceed to step (S618),
A speaker (13) is connected to a voice control circuit (14) to enable calls in a hands-free manner. and,
In the next step (S619), the following calculation is performed.

(Current data number) +1 And in the following step (S620),
As in the previous step (S613), the presence or absence of corresponding registration data in the memory (ie, storage means (5)) is checked. If the result of this check is NO, the data number is returned to its original value in the next step (S621), and then the process returns to step (S615). On the other hand, the result of the check in the step (S620) is Y.
If it is ES, the process returns to step (S615) without restoring the data number.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the automatic calling device for a telephone according to the present invention includes: a telephone; a registration keyboard equipped with kana character keys and numeric keys corresponding to all kana characters; A dialing keyboard that is equipped with a bullet key corresponding to each bullet and a call key that instructs the telephone to make a call; the input name and corresponding telephone number are specified in response to key input from the registration keyboard. Registration control means for storing the name and telephone number in the storage means: Search control means for searching the storage means and reading the corresponding name and telephone number in response to a bullet key input from the dialing keyboard; Call control means for causing the telephone to make a call using the telephone number read by the search control means in response to input of a call key from the keyboard; and a name and corresponding telephone registered by the registration control means. voice generating means for audibly expressing the number and the name searched by the search control means; the name of the destination and the corresponding telephone number can be audibly confirmed; The system is characterized by the fact that the name of the desired destination and the corresponding telephone number are registered in advance using a registration keyboard, and a dialing keyboard provided separately from the registration keyboard is used. In addition to being able to search for a desired name and make a call, when calling the pre-registered phone number and making an automatic call, you can audibly confirm the destination and the phone number. For example, it has the effect of not interfering with the steering operation of a vehicle, such as one installed in a vehicle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the functions of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram showing the overall arrangement of the apparatus according to the embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the keyboard for outgoing calls in the above embodiment, FIG. 5 is an illustrative diagram of storage area allocation in the storage means of the above embodiment device, and FIG. 6 is a detailed view of the outgoing keyboard in the above embodiment device. FIG. 2 is a flowchart diagram for explaining the operation of FIG. (1) is a telephone, (2) is a keyboard for registration, (3) is a keyboard for outgoing calls, (4) is a registration control means, (5) is a storage means, (6) is a search control means, and (7) is outgoing calls. control means; (8) is sound generation means; Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or corresponding parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Telephone; Registration keyboard equipped with kana character keys and numeric keys that correspond to all kana characters; Bullet keys that correspond to the first letters of all kana characters, and a call key that instructs the telephone to make a call. A dialing keyboard comprising: a registration control means for storing the entered name and corresponding telephone number in a predetermined storage means in response to key input from the registration keyboard; a bullet key from the dialing keyboard; A search control means for searching the storage means and reading the corresponding name and telephone number in response to an input; a telephone number read by the search control means in response to an input of a dialing key from the dialing keyboard; A call control means for causing the telephone to make a call; and a voice generation for audibly expressing the name and corresponding telephone number registered by the registration control means and the name searched by the search control means. An automatic calling device for a telephone, comprising: means for making it possible to audibly confirm the name of the destination and the corresponding telephone number.