JPH0541734A - Telephone set with connection schedule register report function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically sound a report bell at a connection time to teach the telephone number of the connection destination by preliminarily setting and registering the telephone number of the connection destination and the connection time. CONSTITUTION:A timer clock 1, a report bell sounding means 2, a display part 3 on which a message required for operation of a telephone set is displayed, a connection destination register setting means 4 having a memory where the connection time and the telephone number of the connection destination are at least registered, and a signal processing part 5 which always refers to the timer clock 1 and not only operates the report bell sounding means 2 but also displays the telephone number of the connection destination on the display part 3 at the connection time registered in the memory are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone which is capable of teaching a contact telephone number at the contact time by registering and setting the contact telephone number and contact time in advance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In response to the recent era of information communication, there are various types of telephones, from stationary type to mobile telephones, and the telephones can be used not only in offices and homes but also in the car and when going out. You can do it. In order to further improve the usability of these phones, those that have a speed dial function, one-touch dial registration function, or those that have a time display function and a timer function for displaying the current time on the display unit are available. It is becoming more and more multifunctional.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved] By the way, even if the function of the telephone progresses in this way, forgetting to contact the telephone, forgetting the telephone number of the contact, or hurrying to operate the telephone number or speed dial There is still a lot to do. As a countermeasure in such a case, it is conceivable to write down the requirements, the time, the telephone number, etc. in advance, or have a timer that rings the bell at the promised time, but they are both troublesome and not always sufficient. I can't say that it is a naive thing. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a contact schedule registration notification that sets and registers at least a contact time and a contact telephone number and teaches the contact telephone number at the contact time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone having a new structure having a function.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention proposed to achieve the above object communicates with a timer clock, an alarm bell ringing means, and a display section for displaying a message necessary for operating a telephone. Contact setting means having a memory for registering at least an appropriate time and a contact telephone number, and constantly referring to the timer clock, and when the contact time registered in the memory comes, the notification bell ringing means And a signal processing unit for displaying the contact telephone number on the display unit.

[0005]

According to the telephone of the present invention, if the contact registration number and the contact time are registered and set in advance by the contact registration setting means, the signal processing unit always refers to the clock timer. , Determine if the registered contact time has come. When the signal processing unit determines that the registered contact time has come, the notification bell ringing means sounds to notify the time and the display unit displays the contact telephone number.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a telephone A of the present invention, in which 1 is a timer clock, 2 is an alarm ringing means constituted by using a ringing bell, and 3 is a message necessary for operating the telephone. Is a contact registration setting means having a memory for registering at least a contact time and a contact telephone number, and these are controlled by a signal processor 5 composed of a microcomputer. There is. The telephone line L is provided with a call circuit 6, and the call circuit 6 is provided with a handset 6a. Here, the contact point registration setting means 4 is specifically configured by operation keys such as a ten-key pad. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the appearance of the operation unit of the mobile phone A to which the present invention is applied. The operation unit is operated when inputting and setting the character input key 11, the contact telephone number and the contact time at the upper part. A call key 14, a call disconnection key 15, and an extension key 16 are provided below the key row of the schedule registration key 12 and the clear key 13 for deleting the input data, and the liquid crystal display unit 3 is provided below the call key 14, the call disconnection key 15, and the extension key 16. The numeric keypad 17 is arranged below it. Here, on the upper surface of each of the numeric keys [1] to [0] of the numeric keypad 17, English characters [A], [B],
[C] to [Z] are described. That is, numeric keypad 1
When the character input key 11 is not operated, the numeral 7 can input the numbers written on the operated key tops [1] to [0].
If you operate, depending on the number of times you operated the numeric keypad 17,
You can enter the English characters displayed on each key top. For example, [1] on the numeric keypad has [A], [B], and [C]
Are written side by side, so if the numeric keypad [1] is operated once, [A] is input, if it is operated twice, [B] is input, and if it is operated three times, [C] is selected. Therefore, the contact name can be registered and set in English characters.

Steps 100 to 106 of FIG. 3 are a flow chart showing an operation procedure for inputting necessary data to the telephone according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a view showing a screen operation of the display section. The contact schedule registration setting operation will be described with reference to these figures. When the contact schedule key 12 is operated, a message prompting the input of a contact telephone number is displayed as shown in FIG. As it appears in the section 3, the ten-key pad 17 is operated to input the contact telephone number. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, a message prompting the input of the contact time appears on the screen of the display unit 3, and the ten key 17 is operated to input the contact time. After inputting the contact telephone number and contact time in this way, a message prompting the input of the contact name appears on the screen of the display unit 3 as shown in (c) of FIG. To register, the cursor is further set to Y, the character input key 11 is operated to set the character input mode, and then the ten-key 17 is operated to register the contact name. If you do not want to register the contact name, set the cursor to N. In this way, after registering the telephone number and contact time for one contact, the screen display as shown in FIG. 4D appears on the display unit 3. When there are a plurality of contacts to be registered, the schedule registration key 12 may be operated, and then the above operation may be repeated.

In the above example, when the contact time comes, the notification bell sounds and the contact time is displayed. When the contact time is notified, an automatic call key (not shown)
You may make it possible to call the contact automatically by operating. Such a configuration can be easily made by selecting a control program executed in the signal processing unit 5. In steps 200 to 207 of FIG. 5, after the contact telephone number and contact time are input and set, if the contact time comes,
FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a basic operation procedure when a contact telephone number is displayed so that an automatic call can be made.

[0009]

As described above, according to the telephone having the contact schedule registration notifying function of the present invention, when the preset contact time elapses, the alarm bell notifies the time and the contact telephone number is set. Since it is displayed on the display unit, it is convenient that the user can make a telephone call without making a mistake in the telephone number at the time when he / she should be contacted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a telephone having a contact schedule registration notification function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of an operation unit of a telephone when the present invention is applied to a mobile telephone.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an input operation when registering a contact schedule in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a display screen during an input operation.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a basic operation when an automatic calling function is further added.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A ... Telephone of the present invention 1 ... Timer clock 2 ... Notification bell ringing means 3 ... Display section 4 ... Contact registration setting means 5 ... Signal processing section 6 ... Call circuit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Contact registration having a timer clock, an alarm bell ringing means, a display unit for displaying a message necessary for operating the telephone, and a memory for registering at least a contact time and a contact telephone number. The signal processing unit that constantly refers to the setting unit and the timer clock to activate the notification bell ringing unit and display the contact telephone number on the display unit when the contact time registered in the memory is reached A telephone having a contact schedule registration and notification function, characterized by comprising: