JPH06205095A - Device with character input function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a device with character input function to be used more easily. CONSTITUTION:This device is equipped with a display part which displays a destination number and a destination name, an operating means 15 having an operating key to input the destination number and the destination name, a timer processing means 30 which measures the lapse of time after a character is inputted by the operating key and compares it with set time, a control means 17 which performs control so as to determine the character inputted by the operating key and displayed on the display part when it is discriminated that the lapse of time measured by the timer processing means 30 is longer than the set time, and a storage means 27 which stores the destination name of a determined character by corresponding to the destination number. When it is discriminated that the lapse of time after the character is inputted is longer that the set time by operating the operating key by the timer processing means 30, the control means 17 performs the control so as to determine the character displayed on the display part, therefore, an operation can be managed without depressing a character decision key in every case to determine the character, which enables the number of times of key input to be reduced and a key input operation to be easily performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used in a communication device such as a telephone or a facsimile, and can automatically search a destination number of a destination name stored by inputting characters and automatically call the destination. , A communication device having a character input function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a device having a conventional character input function, for example, JP-A-61-195047 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-5.
There are communication devices described in various publications such as No. 2469. In such a conventional communication device having a character input function, a display unit 1 for displaying a destination number and a destination name, such as a handset-type telephone 10 as shown in FIG.
1, an operation unit 12 having various operation keys 12a is provided. Then, the operation keys 12 of the telephone 10
“1”, “2”, “3”, ..., “0” keys of a are in the same order as “A”, “K”, “SA”, ..., “WA”.
Each row of the Japanese syllabary is assigned.

These "1", "2", "3" ...
Each operation key 12a of "0" functions as a key number input mode in the number input mode, but functions as a Japanese syllabary character input when the mode is switched to the kana character input mode. In the kana character input mode, before the kana character is determined to be stored, for example, when the operation key of "1" is pressed, "a" is displayed on the display unit 11 for the first time, but the second time. When you press, the second row of "a" is displayed like "a", and when you press the third time, the third row of "a" is displayed.
Is displayed.

Next, an operation method of the telephone 10 will be described with reference to an example. For example, a method of inputting "Kotani" and "Sasaki" will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the case of inputting the characters "Kotani" will be described. When "2" of the operation key 12a is pressed once (YES in S1), it is determined whether it is the kana character input mode (S).
2) Then, it is determined whether or not a kana character has been input (S3). If all of the determinations (S2, S3) are YES, it is determined whether or not the input is for a row (S4). If YES, "2" is a "power" row, so the topmost "power" is the display portion. 11 is displayed (S5). After that, if "2" is pressed once again (S1), S2 to S
If it is YES in step S6 after passing 4, the step is lowered from "K" by one step and the display of "K" is switched to "K", and "K" is displayed on the display unit 11. Is displayed (S7). If you press "2" three times in a row,
“K” changes to “K”, “K”, and “K”, and “K” changes to the display unit 11
Is displayed.

When the "4" operation key 12a is next pressed in this state (S1), it is determined in S4 whether or not the input is for a line, and if YES, the display of "K" is confirmed (as stored). In addition, since "4" is a "ta" line, "ta" is displayed next to "ko" (S5), and the display on the display unit 11 becomes "kota".

Next, when the "5" operation key 12a is pressed, it is determined in S4 whether the input is for a line, and YE
In the case of S, the "kota" is confirmed, and since "5" is the "na" line, "na" is displayed after "ta" (S
5). When "5" is pressed again, it is determined that the input is for the step in S6, the step is lowered by one step in S7, the display of "Na" is switched to "D", and the display of the display unit 11 is "Kotani". It becomes the state of ". Since "D" of "Kotani" has not been decided yet, when it is desired to decide as a character to be stored, the character decision key (for example, "*" in FIG. 4) is decided.
When the operation key 12a) is pressed (S1), it is determined that the character determination is input in S8 (YES), and the character "D" is confirmed (S9). Finally, when the word determination key (for example, the "#" operation key 12a in FIG. 4) is pressed (S
1) In S10, it is determined that the word determination is input (YE
S), the word "Kotani" is confirmed and the kana character input mode is exited (S11).

Next, the case of inputting the character "Sasaki" will be described. First, when the operation key 12a of "3" is pressed (YES in S1), it is determined in S4 whether the input is for a line. Since "3" is a "line", "#" is displayed on the display unit 11 ( S5). If "3" is continuously pressed here, it is judged that the input is for the step in S6 (YES), and "Sa" is switched to "Si" by one step, so before pressing "3". Then, the character determination key is pressed (YES in S8). As a result, "service" is confirmed (S9). Then, when "3" is pressed, it is determined in S4 that the input is for a line, the same "sa" is displayed next to "sa" on the display unit 11, and the display becomes "sasa" (S5).

Next, when "2" is pressed, it is judged in S4 that the input is for the line, the "Sasa" is confirmed, and since "2" is the "Ka" line, "Ka" is displayed next to "Sasa". (S5). When "2" is pressed once more, it is determined that the input is for the step in S6, the step is lowered by one step in S7, "ka" is switched to "ki", and the display on the display unit 11 is in the "sasaki" state. become. Then, when the character determination key is pressed, it is determined that the character determination is input in S8,
The character "ki" at the end is confirmed (S9). When the word determination key is pressed (S1), it is determined that the word determination is input in S10, the word "Sasaki" is confirmed, and the kana character input mode is exited (S11).

[0010]

As described above, in the conventional device having the character input function, the character determination key must be pressed to confirm the character, and the word determination key must be pressed to confirm the word. Because it does not happen, a total of 9 times at "Kotani",
"Sasaki" requires 7 keystrokes in total. As described above, the conventional device having a character input function has a problem that the number of key inputs is increased and the key input operation becomes very complicated. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and provide a device having a character input function that is easier to use.

[0011]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a display section for displaying a destination number or a destination name, an operating means having an operation key for inputting the destination number or a destination name, and If it is determined that the timer processing unit that measures the elapsed time after inputting characters with the operation keys and compares it with the set time and the elapsed time measured by the timer processing unit is longer than the set time, use the operation keys. A configuration is provided that includes a control unit that controls to confirm the characters that have been input and displayed on the display unit, and a storage unit that stores the destination name including the determined characters in association with the destination number.

[0012]

According to the apparatus having the character input function having such a configuration, when the character of the destination name to be stored in the storage means is input, the operation key of the operation means is pressed to enter the kana character input mode and the operation key is operated. The control means controls to display the kana character of the destination name on the display unit by pressing and to input the character, and to store the destination name of the displayed kana character in the storage means. When performing such a character input operation on the operation means, if the timer processing means determines that the elapsed time after operating the operation key to input the character is longer than the set time, the character displayed on the display unit is displayed. The control means controls to determine. Therefore, it is not necessary to press the character determination key one by one to confirm the character, and the number of key inputs is reduced, and the key input operation becomes easy.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are views showing an embodiment of an apparatus having a character input function according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 15 is an operation unit,
The operation section 15 constitutes an operation means having the same configuration as the telephone 10 shown in FIG. Operation part 1
The input signal from 5 is output to the system control unit 17 (control means) via the operation interface 16. Code 1
A call control unit 8 is controlled by the system control unit 17 to perform a call operation to a destination. Reference numeral 21 is a line processing unit, which is controlled by the system control unit 17 to enable communication via a public line. Reference numeral 22 is a voice processing unit,
Controlled by the control unit 17, the signal processing is performed so as to convert the signal from the destination to the receiver 24 into a voice or convert the voice from the transmitter 25 to the destination into a transmission signal. Reference numeral 27 is a storage unit (storage unit) that stores the destination number controlled by the control unit 17 and input by the operation unit 15 in association with the destination name.

The above-described part is shown by a broken line in FIG. 1, and these have the same structure as a conventional general telephone as a whole, but in the present embodiment, a timer processing section 30 (timer processing means) is newly added. The feature is that it is provided. The timer processing unit 30 is controlled by the control unit 17, starts measuring the elapsed time after inputting a character with the operation keys of the operation unit 15, and compares the elapsed time with a preset time. is there. When it is determined that the elapsed time measured by the timer processing unit 30 is longer than the set time, the character input by the operation key and displayed on the display unit of the operation unit 15 is changed to a character determination key as in the conventional case. The control unit 17 automatically controls the storage unit 27 to determine that it should be stored in the storage unit 27 without any special key operation. The set time can be set and changed by operating the operation unit 15.

Next, the operation of the apparatus having the character input function according to such an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4. Here, the case of inputting the characters "Kotani" and "Sasaki" described in the conventional example will be described as an example.

First, the case of inputting the characters "Kotani" will be described. When "2" of the operation key 12a is pressed (YES in S1), it is determined in S2 whether or not the kana character input mode is set, and further in S3, it is determined whether or not the kana character is input. If the determinations at these (S2, S3) are both YES, it is determined at S4 whether the input is for a row. If YES, "2" is the "K" row, so the "K" at the top is the display section. 11 is displayed (S5). After that, if the user presses "2" once without opening a time longer than the set time from the time of the first input of "2" (S
1) After passing through S2 to S4, it is judged in S6 whether or not the input is for the step, and in S7, the step is lowered by one step from "K" to switch to the display of "K", and "K" is displayed on the display unit 11. Is displayed. If you press "2" three times in a row,
The display on the display unit 11 changes from “K”, “K”, and “K”. Then, when the timer processing unit 30 starts the timer from the time of pressing the last "2" (S8) and a time longer than the set time has elapsed (timed out) (YES in S9),
The character "U" on the display unit 11 is automatically determined without pressing the character determination key (S11).

Next, when the "4" operation key 12a is pressed, it is determined in S4 whether the input is for a line,
Since "4" is a "ta" line, "ta" is displayed next to the "ko" (S5). Then, when the timer is started from the point of pressing "4" (S8) and the time longer than the set time has passed (YES in S9), the character "TA" on the display unit 11 is automatically determined (S11). The display on the display unit 11 becomes "kota".

Next, when the "5" operation key 12a is pressed, it is determined in S4 whether the input is for a line,
Since "5" is the "na" line, "na" is displayed after "kota" (S5). Then, the timer is started from the point of pressing this "5" (S8) and within the set time (N of S9).
O) When "5" is pressed again, the display of "Na" changes to "D" and the display of the display unit 11 becomes "Kotani". Then, when the timer is started from the time of pressing the second "5" (S8) and a time longer than the set time has passed (YES in S9), the character "D" is automatically determined (S11). ), The display on the display unit 11 becomes "Kotani".

Then, the timer is started at the time when the character "D" is confirmed without pressing any operation key 12a (S
12) When the time more than the set time has further passed (YES in S9), when it is determined in S10 that the word determination is awaited (YES), the operation key 1 such as the word determination key is purposely used.
The word "Kotani" is automatically determined without pressing 2a, and the kana character input mode is exited (S13).

Next, the case of inputting the character "Sasaki" will be described. First, when the "3" operation key 12a is pressed, it is determined in S4 whether the input is for a line,
Since "3" is a "support" line, "support" is displayed on the display unit 11 (S5). Then, when the timer is started from the time when this "3" is pressed (S8) and the time longer than the set time has passed (YES in S9), it is automatically performed without pressing the operation key 12a such as the character determination key. The character "sa" is confirmed (S11).

Next, when the "3" operation key 12a is pressed again, the same "service" is displayed next to "service" on the display unit 11. Further, when the time longer than the set time elapses from the time when the "3" is pressed again, the character "sa" is automatically determined and the display on the display unit 11 becomes "sasa".

Then, when "2" is pressed next, "mosquito" is displayed next to "sasa". When the user presses "2" again within the set time after pressing "2", the display of "K" changes to "KI" and the display on the display unit 11 becomes "SAKI". Then, when the time longer than the set time elapses from the time when the second "2" is pressed, the character "ki" is automatically determined.

If no more than the set time elapses after the character of "Ki" is fixed without pressing any operation key 12a, the operation key 12a such as the word decision key is not required to be pressed. The word "Sasaki" is automatically determined and the kana character input mode is exited.

As described above, in the above-described embodiment, it is not necessary to press the character determination key for character determination or the word determination key for word determination as in the prior art, so "Kotani" Then, you can enter the key 7 times in total and 4 times in "Sasaki". As described above, since the number of key inputs can be reduced as compared with the conventional device having a character input function, it is possible to provide a device having a character input function which is easier to use than the conventional device.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the apparatus having a character input function according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the timer processing unit 30 not only measures the elapsed time after key input and compares it with the set time, but also measures the time between key inputs (S1A), and based on this, The set time to be compared with the elapsed time after key input has been changed (S1B). By doing this,
Depending on the age, proficiency, condition, etc. of the person who operates the telephone, the operation speed of key input varies, and depending on the person, the setting time is too long and frustrating, or conversely it is too short to use. It is possible to solve the problem and provide a device having a character input function that is easier to use.

In the above embodiment, the invention is applied to the communication device, but the embodiment is not limited to the communication device, and any other device having a character input means such as a keyboard can be used. It is also possible to apply to

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the timer processing means determines that the elapsed time after operating the operation key and inputting a character is longer than the set time, it is displayed on the display unit. The control means controls the fixed character to be fixed. For this reason, since it is not necessary to press the character determination key one by one to confirm the character, the number of times of key input is reduced, the key input operation is facilitated, and a device having a character input function that is easier to use can be provided. . Further, according to the one embodiment, the set time can be changed manually according to the other embodiment and automatically according to the other embodiment, so that a device having a character input function which is easier to use is provided. It becomes possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an apparatus having a character input function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the device having a character input function shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of an apparatus having a character input function according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external view of a handset-integrated type telephone showing an example of a conventional device having a character input function.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of a conventional device having a character input function.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Telephone 11 Display part 12a Operation key 15 Operation part 16 Operation interface 17 System control part 18 Call control part 21 Line processing part 22 Voice processing part 24 Handset 25 Transmitter 27 Storage part 30 Timer processing part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display unit for displaying a destination number and a destination name,
An operation unit having an operation key for inputting the destination number or the destination name, a timer processing unit for measuring an elapsed time after inputting a character by the operation key and comparing it with a set time, and the timer processing unit measured When it is determined that the elapsed time is longer than the set time, a control unit that controls to confirm the character input by the operation key and displayed on the display unit, and a destination name including the determined character as a destination number. A device having a character input function, which is provided with a storage unit that stores the data in association with each other.