JPH05167666A - Dialer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a dialer in which functions such as abbreviation dial and one-touch dial are utilized by lots of users freely. CONSTITUTION:A dial number dialing means 12 sends a given dial number string to a line 10 and a dial number string input means 14 receives the dial number string entered by a key entry and gives the string to the dial number dialing means 12. Moreover, a dial number string storage means 16 is provided with a write area for each key operation of a simple dial, the dial number string sent to the line 10 is written to any area of the write area, and a dial number string read means 18 reads the dial number string from the area corresponding to the key operation when the key operation of the simple dial is implemented and gives the dial number string to the dial number dialing means 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dial device such as an abbreviated dial or a one-touch dial which can be called by a simplified dial operation.

Many telephones and facsimile machines are provided with functions of speed dial and one-touch dial in addition to automatic dialing. By utilizing these functions, it is possible to simplify dial operation. , It is possible to avoid an error in dial operation.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art When keys of dial numbers are operated in a state of automatic dialing, those numbers are displayed in order of input.

When it is confirmed from the display that the inputted dial number string is correct and a predetermined input operation is performed, this dial number string is sent to the line, and the other terminal as the destination of the call or the data is sent. Is called.

Further, when the simplified dial function such as the speed dial or the one-touch dial is used, the dial number string of the callee is registered in advance for each key operation of the simplified dial.

When the key operation of the simple dial is performed, the dial number string registered corresponding to the key operation at this time is read out and transmitted to the line, and the call destination or the data transmission destination is called. Be done.

[0007]

However, since the method of registering the dial number string relating to the speed dial or the one-touch dial differs depending on the device, it is necessary to carry out the registration work according to the contents of the device manual each time.

For this reason, many users avoid registration work of speed dials and one-touch dials, and directly input dial numbers without using these functions. Therefore, in that case, the useful function of the simple dial prepared in the apparatus is not utilized.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an apparatus which enables more users to freely utilize the functions of the speed dial and the one-touch dial. Especially.

[0010]

To achieve the above object, the device according to the first invention is constructed as shown in FIG. 1, in which the dial number sending means 12 is provided with a given dial number string. To the line 10, the dial number string input means 14 accepts the dial number string indicated by the key operation and gives it to the dial number sending means 12, and the dial number string storage means 16 writes a region for each key operation of the simple dial. , The dial number string sent to the line 10 is written in any area, and the dial number string reading means 18 makes the dial number from the area corresponding to the operation when the key operation of the simple dial is performed. The column is read and given to the dial number sending means 12.

In the figure, the apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a dial number sending means 12 for sending a dial number string given to the line 10 and a dial number sending means for receiving a dial number string indicated by a key operation. A dial number string input means 14 to be provided to 12, a partner terminal information receiving means 20 for receiving information about the terminal from a partner terminal called by line transmission of the dial number string, and a writing area for each key operation of the simple dial. Dial information storage means 22 in which dial information including the dial number string sent to the line 10 and the information of the partner terminal called by sending the dial number string is written in any area.
When the dial information including the dial number string transmitted to the line 10 is not written in any of the areas, the dial number string and the partner terminal information receiving means 20
The dial information update adding means 24 for writing the dial information including the received information to the new area, and when the key operation of the simple dial is performed, the dial information is read from the area corresponding to the operation. Dial number string reading means 18 for giving the dial number string included in the information to the dial number sending means 12.

In the figure, the apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention is a dial number sending means 12 for sending a given dial number string to the line 10 and a dial number sending means for receiving a dial number string indicated by a key operation. A dial number string input means 14 to be provided to 12, a partner terminal information receiving means 20 for receiving information about the terminal from a partner terminal called by line transmission of the dial number string, and a writing area for each key operation of the simple dial. Dial information storage means 22 in which dial information including the dial number string transmitted to the line 10, the information of the other terminal called by the transmission of the dial number string, and the number of times the terminal has been called is written in any area. And the dial information including the dial number string sent to the line 10 is written in any of the above areas. The number of calls included in the dial information is updated, and the dial information including the dial number string, the information received by the partner terminal information receiving means 20 when it is not written, and the initial value of the number of calls is newly updated. When the dial information updating / adding means 24 to be written in the area and the simple dial key operation is performed, the dial information is read from the area corresponding to the operation and the dial number string included in the information is read out by the dial number sending means 12 Dial number sequence reading means 18 given to the dial information and dial information sorting means 26 for sorting each dial information written in the dial information storage means 22 by the number of calls included in the information.
And have.

[0013]

In the first aspect of the present invention, when the dial number string is input by the key operation using the auto dial function and the other terminal is called, the dial number string at this time is the simple dial (speed dial or one-touch dial). The data is written to any of the areas allocated for each key operation.

When the simple dial key operation is performed thereafter, the dial number string is read from the area corresponding to the simple operation at this time and sent to the line 10 to call the partner terminal.

That is, according to the first aspect of the invention, if the dial number string is entered only once at the beginning to call the partner terminal, the simple dial is automatically registered. This partner terminal can be called easily by only key operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the partner terminal is called by inputting the dial number string, information about the terminal (callee name, etc.) is automatically registered together with the dial number string. When the other terminal is called by key operation, information about this other terminal is also read.

Therefore, it becomes unnecessary to register the terminal information of the called party, and by presenting this information to the user, it is possible to confirm the partner terminal called by the simple dial key operation in advance at the time of calling. Become.

Moreover, since the registration relating to the key operation of the simple dial is limited to the newly called partner terminal, duplicate registration can be avoided, and therefore the storage capacity can be effectively used.

In the third aspect of the invention, the number of times the remote terminal is called is stored for each key operation of the simple dial and updated for each call, and the dial information is sorted using the number of calls.

Therefore, it is not necessary to sequentially assign and register the destination terminals of the callees in order of frequency of calling to each key operation of the simple dial.

[0021]

FIG. 2 shows an example of a device built in a facsimile machine. A keyboard 202 of an operation panel unit 200 has a numeric keypad section 204 having numeral keys 0 to 9 and * and # symbol keys. Is provided.

Further, the keyboard 202 has short keys,
Function key unit 20 having one-touch key and start key
6 is also provided, and the abbreviated key and the one-touch key are respectively operated when using the functions of the abbreviated dial and the one-touch dial.

Further, the dial number string (telephone number) of the calling party inputted from the ten-key section 204 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 208 of the operation panel section 200, and the facsimile terminal to be the sending party is displayed at the time of speed dial or one-touch dialing. The identifying information (eg its owner's name) is also displayed.

In the control unit 210, speed dial processing (step 300 in FIG. 3), one-touch dial processing (step 302 in FIG. 3), auto dial processing (FIG. 3).
The input of the keyboard operation for designating any one of the step 304), the telephone directory sort processing (step 306 in FIG. 3) ... Is monitored (steps 308 and 31 in FIG. 3).
0, 312, 314 ...).

Here, when the ten-key portion 204 is operated in a normal operation state (YE in step 312 in FIG. 3).
S), the automatic dialing process of the contents shown in FIG.
Step 304) is started.

In the processing, a dial number is input every time the ten key unit 204 is operated (step 400 in FIG. 4), and the input dial numbers are displayed on the liquid crystal display 208 in the order of input.

After confirming that the dial number string displayed on the liquid crystal display 208 is correct, the user operates the start key of the function key section 206 to instruct the start of facsimile transmission.

When the start key is operated, the input dial number string is written from the control unit 210 to the memory 212 (step 402 in FIG. 4), and the dial number string written to the memory unit 212 is dial signal transmission control unit. Two
It is read out by 14 and sent to the line 215 (step 404 in FIG. 4).

When the destination facsimile machine is called (YES in step 406 in FIG. 4), facsimile communication is started between the destination facsimile machine and the data communication control unit 216 (step 408 in FIG. 4).
The terminal information (for example, the owner's name) transmitted by the called facsimile machine during the procedure communication is received by the data communication control unit 216 (YES in step 412 in FIG. 4).

The information is written in the memory section 218 and then read out by the control section 210 (step 41 in FIG. 4).
4), which is used for editing the telephone directory table shown in FIG. The memory unit 218 is cleared in advance (step 410) when the above information is written (step 414).

A large number of records can be stored in the telephone directory table of FIG. 5 (records # 1, # 2 ... #n are stored in the same figure), and the total number of stored records ( n) is written.

Further, the dial information stored in each record is a dial number string (transmitted to the line 215),
Field information of the other party's terminal (the above-mentioned terminal information received from the called facsimile machine) and the number of calls (total number of calls of the other party's terminals) are field-structured. This telephone directory table is prepared on the memory unit 220. To be done.

Also, the abbreviated number corresponding item number table shown in FIG. 6 is prepared on the same memory unit 220, and the dial information of the telephone directory table is the abbreviated dial numbers 1, 2, ...
・ Corresponds to m1 ... m2. Note that the one-touch dial number partially overlaps with the speed dial number and is shared with this number.

After that, when the procedure communication between the data communication control unit 216 and the called facsimile machine is completed, the process of FIG. 7 for adding a new record to the telephone book table of FIG. 5 and updating the existing record is started. To be done.

In the process of FIG. 7, it is first judged whether or not dial information is present in the telephone directory table of FIG. 5 (step 700), and dial information is present in the telephone directory table. Is confirmed (Step 7
(YES at 00), dial information having a field having the same content as the dial number string written in the memory unit 212 at the time of line transmission is searched (steps 702, 704, 7).
06, 708, 710).

At this time, the same contents as the memory unit 212 (line 2
When the dial information having the field of the dial number string sent to 16 is not retrieved (step 71)
If the answer is 0 (YES), the dial number string sent from the line and the terminal information received from the called facsimile machine are read from the memory unit 212 and the memory unit 218, and these and the initial value (= 1) are called. The dial information set in the corresponding fields is added to the end of the telephone directory table (steps 712, 714, 716, 717).

If no dial information is stored in the telephone directory table of FIG. 5 (step 70)
(0 is NO), the dial number string sent from the line and the terminal information received from the called facsimile machine are stored in the memory unit 21.
2 and the memory section 218, and dial information in which the number of calls of these and the initial value (= 1) is set in the corresponding fields is added to the telephone directory table (steps 712, 714, 716, 717). .. However, in this case, dial information is written in the record position at the head of the table.

When the dial information is already stored in the memory unit 220 (YES in step 700)
When the dial information having a field having the same content as the dialed-out string for line transmission is searched for in (step 708)
To YES), the terminal information (such as the owner name) that was previously received from the facsimile device that is the current communication partner.
It is determined whether or not is included in the retrieved dial information (step 718).

At this time, if it is confirmed that the terminal information is not included in the dial information (step 718 returns N
O), the terminal information is written in the corresponding field in the dial information (step 720), and the number of times the facsimile device in communication is called is incremented (step 722).

When the terminal information of the called facsimile is included in the dial information (step 71).
8), only the process (step 722) of incrementing the number of times this facsimile device is called is performed.

After the processing of FIGS. 4 and 7 is completed and the facsimile communication at that time is also completed, when the operation panel 200 is operated again and the key operation of the speed dial or the one-touch dial is performed (step in FIG. 3). (YES in 308 or 310), the shortening number corresponding item number table of FIG. 6 is referred to by the control unit 210, and the record number corresponding to the input shortening number or one-touch number is specified.

Further, dial information is read from the record position indicated by this record number (the above steps 300 and 302), and the dial number string in the dial information read from the telephone directory table and the called terminal information. (Owner name etc.) is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 208.

When it is confirmed from the display of the liquid crystal display unit 208 that the callee is correct and the start key of the function key unit 206 is operated, the dial number string of the dial information read from the telephone book table is stored in the memory. It is written in 212 and the same processing as the above is performed (FIGS. 4 and 7).
reference).

When a predetermined keyboard operation is performed (YES in step 314 in FIG. 3), a telephone directory sort process having the contents shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 (step 30 in FIG. 3).
6) is started.

In this process, all the records are sorted in descending order of the number of calls included in the dial information, and they are assigned to the respective shortened numbers in ascending order (800, 802, 8).
04,806,808,810,812,814,90
0,902,904,906,908,910,91
2, 914, 916, 918).

Therefore, the destination facsimile machine having the highest call frequency is preferentially assigned to the youngest abbreviated number, and the lower the call frequency is assigned to the higher abbreviated number.

In this way, many users assign the facsimile machine of the transmission partner to each abbreviated number (one-touch number) in this way, and therefore it is not necessary to perform the work.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the registration relating to the speed dial and the one-touch dial is automatically performed and the registration work can be omitted. Therefore, all the useful functions of the speed dial and the one-touch dial can be achieved. The user can easily utilize it.

[0049]

As described above, according to the present invention, registration relating to speed dials and one-touch dials is automatically performed, and the registration work can be omitted. It is possible to utilize useful functions easily and freely.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a schematic operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure at the time of automatic dialing.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of stored contents of a telephone directory table.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of stored contents of a shortened number corresponding item number table.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a phonebook table addition / update process.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a phonebook table sorting process.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a phonebook table sorting process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 200 operation panel unit 202 keyboard 204 numeric keypad unit 206 function key unit 208 liquid crystal display unit 210 control unit 212 memory unit 214 dial signal transmission control unit 215 line 216 data communication control unit 218, 220 memory unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A line (1
0), a dial number sending means (12), a dial number string input means (14) for receiving a dial number string indicated by a key operation and giving it to the dial number sending means (12), and for each simple dial key operation. A dial number string storage means (16) in which a writing area is prepared and a dial number string sent to the line (10) is written in any area, and a simple dial key operation corresponds to the operation. And a dial number string reading means (18) for reading a dial number string from the area and giving it to the dial number sending means (12). 2. A line (1
0), a dial number sending means (12), a dial number string input means (14) for receiving a dial number string indicated by a key operation and giving it to the dial number sending means (12), and a dial number string line sending. The partner terminal information receiving means (20) for receiving information about the terminal from the partner terminal called in step 2, and a writing area prepared for each key operation of the simple dial, and the dial number string sent to the line (10) and Dial information storage means (22) in which dial information including the above-mentioned information of the called terminal called by sending the dial number string is written in any area, and dial information including the dial number string sent to the line (10) Is not written in any of the areas, the dial number string and the partner terminal information receiving means (2
Dial information update adding means (24) for writing dial information including information received by 0) to the new area.
When a simple dial key operation is performed, dial information is read from the area corresponding to the operation, and a dial number string included in the information is read out as dial number sending means (1
A dial device comprising: a dial number string reading means (18) given to 2). 3. A line (1
0), a dial number sending means (12), a dial number string input means (14) for receiving a dial number string indicated by a key operation and giving it to the dial number sending means (12), and a dial number string line sending. The partner terminal information receiving means (20) for receiving information about the terminal from the partner terminal called in step 2, and a writing area prepared for each key operation of the simple dial, and the dial number string sent to the line (10) and Dial information storing means (22) in which dial information including the above-mentioned information of the called terminal called by sending the dial number string and the number of times the terminal is called is written in any area, and a dial sent to the line (10). When the dial information including the number string is written in any of the areas, the number of calling times included in the dial information is updated and written. Dial information update adding means (24) for writing dial information including the dial number string, the information received by the partner terminal information receiving means (20) and the initial value of the number of times of calling to the new area when there is not any. When a simple dial key operation is performed, dial information is read from the area corresponding to the operation, and a dial number string included in the information is read out as dial number sending means (1
A dial number string reading means (18) given to 2), and dial information sorting means (26) for sorting each dial information written in the dial information storage means (22) by the number of calling times included in the information. A dial device characterized by having.