JPH05145616A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the telephone set in which a telephone number is easily and properly confirmed and the telephone number is sent accurately in one operation by providing a means reading the telephone number corresponding to a pattern of a card touched by finger the telephone set to the telephone set. CONSTITUTION:An insertion port 3 of a card 5 is provided to a case 1, and when the card 5 is loaded from the insertion port 3, the card 5 is accommodated to a rear side of a transparent touch panel 7. When the card 5 is loaded on the telephone set, a card identification number of the loaded card 5 is read by the telephone set and stored in a key matrix and a display area of patterns A, B is judged. That is, each display area is distinguished as numbers 1, 2 to each of the patterns A, B. When the card 5 is set and, e.g. the pattern A is touched by a finger via the touch panel 7, the stored telephone number is read and displayed on an LCD display device 9 and sent to the telephone line.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone in which a telephone number can be transmitted with one touch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a so-called one-touch dial, in which a telephone number having a plurality of digits can be performed by one key operation, is generally performed by a dedicated key operation provided on a telephone.

Further, there is known a FAX in which a telephone number is stored in a card and the card is used to transmit a telephone number.

[0004]

However, when a dedicated key operation is performed, the user needs to confirm the key of the other party, which causes inconvenience such as erroneous operation.

Further, if only the telephone number is stored in the card, a special key operation or the like will be necessary after all.

[0006] An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone in which the telephone number (the other party) can be confirmed easily and properly and the telephone number can be accurately transmitted with one touch.

[0007]

The telephone according to the present invention comprises:
For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in response to a desired pattern being displayed in a desired area and a card provided with a unique card number being set at a predetermined position, the symbol display area is displayed. The area discrimination means 7 to be discriminated, the storage means 100 for storing the telephone number corresponding to the symbol, and the symbol abutted from the memory means 100 in response to the desired member abutting on the symbol display area. Telephone number sending means 90 for reading out the telephone number corresponding to
And have.

[0008]

In the telephone according to the present invention, when a finger or the like is brought into contact with a design, the telephone number corresponding to the design is sent to the telephone line.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a case of a telephone, and the case 1 is provided with an insertion slot 3 for a card 5. When the card 5 is inserted through the insertion slot 3, The card 5 is housed on the back surface of the transparent touch panel 7.

On the card 5, symbols A and B such as a picture of a friend are displayed, and the card 5 has a unique card identification number.

When the card 5 is set in the telephone, the telephone reads the card identification number of the set card 5 and the key matrix 100 (described later) is read.
And the display areas of the symbols A and B (two areas in this example) are determined.

That is, for each of the symbols A and B, their display areas are distinguished, for example, number 1 and number 2.

Further, in the telephone, a card number and a telephone number corresponding to a display area (symbols A and B) are stored in the key matrix 100. This telephone number is pushed, for example, by pressing a registration button (not shown), The memory standby state is entered, the telephone number is pressed, and the design is finally touched with a finger, whereby the design is stored with one touch.

FIG. 2 shows the electrical construction of the telephone. The ringer circuit 1 is shown in the portion surrounded by the alternate long and short dash line A.
0, bell sound quality setting unit 20, bell sound volume setting unit 30, speaker 40, dial pulse transmission circuit 50, speaker amplifier 60, speech sound shock absorbing element 70, hold melody storage unit 80, dial mode setting 110, handset 1
It has a known configuration in which 20 and the like are provided.

In the key matrix 100, a predetermined signal (telephone number) is output according to a key operation such as a dial key or a one-touch key, and the output signal is sent to the telephone line via the dialer 90. It Also,
Output signals from the touch panel 7 and the detection unit 2 that detects the presence and type of a card are input to the key matrix 100.

Since the telephone is constructed as described above, when the card 5 is set and the design A is touched with the finger through the touch panel 7, for example, the stored telephone number is read out and displayed on the LCD. It is displayed on the device 9 and is sent to the telephone line.

Therefore, the processing procedure performed by the CPU (not shown) provided in the telephone 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, it is judged whether or not it is on-hook,
If not on-hook (step S ₁NO), card 5
The presence or absence of is determined.

Then, if the card 5 is set (step S ₂ YES), the card number of the card 5 is confirmed (step S ₃ ).

When the card 5 is not set (step S ₂ NO; see FIG. 7) or when the card number is confirmed, it is determined whether the touch panel 7 is touched with a finger or the like, and the touch panel 7 is touched. In case (step S
₄ YES), the telephone number corresponding to the touched area (design A or B) is read from the RAM (step S ₅ ).

Subsequently, dial control is performed, the telephone number is sent out, and it is displayed on the LCD display 9 (step S ₆ , step S ₇ , step S ₈ ).

On the other hand, if the touch panel 7 is not touched (step S ₄ NO) and the dial key is directly operated (step S ₉ ), the process proceeds to step S ₆ and the same processing is performed.

Further, if the dial key has not been operated in step S ₉ (step S ₉ NO), waiting for the timeout of 5 seconds (Step S ₁₀ YES), the phone is on-hook state (step S _11), Return to step S ₁ .

The number of symbols to be displayed is appropriately set. For example, as can be understood from FIG. 4, when the photographs of 10 classmates a to j are symbols, each person a
The display areas of ~ j are determined.

Further, the symbols to be displayed include those for making an international call (FIG. 5) and those for individual friends (FIG. 6), and the contents thereof are so-called telephone shopping. Necessary items (Fig. 7), items required for telegram and telephone failure (Fig. 8), items required in an emergency (Fig. 9), other items such as road traffic information, time difference information, various hospitals, etc. Can be mentioned.

When shopping is carried out, for example, the type and quantity of alcohol, pizza, and other foods can be simultaneously displayed on the telephone. Further, for example, an application such as reserving a conference room at a desired date and time is also possible.

Further, as can be understood from FIG. 10, the function of the answering machine can be controlled by the card 5, and in this case, the telephone number of the destination is notified (voiced) or, for example, "take a bath". It is also possible to send out a message saying "I'm holding up" or "I can't let go".
In addition, a configuration for selecting the type and volume of the ringing tone, a configuration for selecting a melody at the time of holding, a configuration in which the function of a so-called voice changer is controlled by the card 5 is also possible.

When a cordless telephone is used,
Of the applications such as which handset can play the ringtone (or not) and the requirements recorded on the answering machine,
It can be applied to control such as selecting which number of requirements to listen to. In addition, in this embodiment, as is understood from FIG. 11, when the card 5 is not inserted, the symbols relating to the time and the weather forecast are displayed.

As described above, in this embodiment, by simply touching the symbol A or B with the finger, the telephone numbers corresponding to the symbols A and B are read out and transmitted to the telephone line. The number is easily and properly verified and the exact phone number is sent with one touch.

That is, since the objects to be operated are the symbols A and B, if, for example, the symbols A and B are taken as photographs of grandchildren, it will be obvious to an old man and the like and accurate dialing can be performed. Further, the card 5 itself may be used as a so-called accessory and is easy to use.

[0031]

As will be understood from the above description, in the telephone according to the present invention, when a finger or the like is brought into contact with a design, a telephone number corresponding to the design is sent to the telephone line. The telephone number can be confirmed easily and properly, and the accurate telephone number can be sent.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a preferred embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a circuit configuration diagram.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an example.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a symbol.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 phone case 2 detector 5 card 7 touch panel A, B pattern

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Yoshikazu Tanaka 6-735 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Bunshi Ichiyama 6-7-35 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo No. Sony Corporation

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A region discriminating means for discriminating a symbol display region in response to a desired symbol being displayed in a desired region and a card provided with a unique card number being set at a predetermined position. , A storage means for storing a telephone number corresponding to the design, and in response to a desired member being brought into contact with the design display area, a telephone number corresponding to the contacted design is read from the storage means. A telephone having a telephone number transmitting means for transmitting to a telephone line.