JPH06252996A - Redial device for telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute redialling by a simple key operation for more telephone numbers. CONSTITUTION:Telephone numbers of plural cases extending from the past to the present, inputted and transmitted by such methods as a key input executed by operating a ten key 24 of a handset 12 and an abbreciated dialing function, etc., and its transmitting history data are accumulated in advance in a nonvolatile memory 16, and by depressing and operating a redial key 25 or volume control keys 28, 29 of the handset 12, the telephone number and the transmitting history data read out of the nonvolatile memory 16 are displayed in turn in a telephone number display part 30 of the handset 12. In the case of making a telephone call to the telephone number called by redialing, a calling key 22 is depressed in a state that the telephone number of the other called party is displayed in the telephone number display part 30, by which a regular transmitting operation is executed. Accordingly, call can be executed by a simple key operation for many telephone numbers.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone redial device, and more particularly, it utilizes a memory for storing telephone numbers, a telephone number display section and a transmission key to transmit a plurality of telephone numbers placed before the present. The present invention relates to a telephone redial device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional home telephones are equipped with a redial function for calling the telephone number immediately before the handset is lifted and the redial key is pressed. Similarly, on a mobile phone, pressing the redial key causes the last-call phone number stored in the memory to be displayed on the display, and then pressing the call key enables the redial function to automatically call the above-mentioned phone number. The added one is known.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional redial device, although there are some differences in the operation method, all of them can only make a call to one telephone number that was placed immediately before. I couldn't, and I couldn't call or call this for multiple phone numbers I had called in the past. In addition, it is not so inconvenient to dial and make a call with a home telephone, but with a mobile phone that is considered to be used outdoors or in situations where the degree of freedom of hands is low, easier operability is important. Is coming.

The present invention has been made based on such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone redial device capable of making a call to a large number of telephone numbers by a simple key operation.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is an input means for inputting a telephone number to be transmitted to the other party of the call, and a transmission input by the input means. Storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers from the past to the present, display means for displaying the telephone numbers, a display switching key, a transmission key, and each time from the storage means each time the display switching key is pressed. Displaying the telephone numbers in order, outputting them to the display means and displaying them, and displaying the desired telephone number on the display means, and operating the call key when the desired telephone number is displayed to make a call to that telephone number. The transmission control means is provided.

The present invention according to claim 2 further comprises a function key and processing means for erasing all telephone numbers stored in the storage means by operating the function key. . Further, the present invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that transmission history data such as transmission date and time is added to the telephone number, and the transmission history data is displayed together with the telephone number on the display means. Further, in the present invention according to claim 4, the telephone number and the outgoing call history data are read from the storage means in order from the oldest outgoing call history or the newest outgoing call history each time the display switching key is pressed. And displaying on the display means.

[0007]

According to the structure of claim 1, when it is desired to make a call to the telephone number called by a plurality of redials by pressing the display switching key, the call key is displayed while the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the display means. When the button is pressed, the call control means operates to call the telephone number. Therefore, it becomes possible to make a call to a larger number of telephone numbers by a simple key operation. Further, according to the configuration of claim 2, as in the case of claim 1, by pressing the call key while the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the display means, a plurality of telephone numbers dialed in the past are redialed. You can call and make a call with, and press the function key while calling the phone number with redial and displaying it on the display means to delete all the phone numbers and call history data stored in the storage means. can do.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an embodiment when the present invention is applied to a mobile telephone, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a handset. In FIG. 1, the mobile telephone includes a CPU 11 having various functions necessary for communication control, telephone number data write processing, written telephone number transmission processing, and other mobile communication, and a handset that is an input / output interface. 12 with a handset 12
Is connected to the CPU 11 via the display control unit 13. Further, to the CPU 11, a RAM 14 for storing processing data and the like in the CPU 11, a ROM 15 for storing processing programs and the like and a non-volatile memory 16 for storing a redial telephone number are connected via a bus 17.

The handset 12, as shown in FIG.
Power key 21, call key 22, end key 23, numeric keypad 24, redial key 25, function key 26,
A clear key 27, an up volume adjusting key 28, a down volume adjusting key 29, a telephone number display section 30 and the like are provided. In this embodiment, the numeric keypad 24 is an input means, the non-volatile memory 16 is a storage means, the telephone number display section 30 is a display means, the handset display control section 13 is a display control means, and the CPU 11 and the ROM 15 are call control. The redial key 25 and the volume control keys 28 and 29 constitute display switching keys, respectively.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, the handset display control unit 13 converts data input by pressing the ten-key pad 24 or the like on the handset 12 to display it on the telephone number display unit 30 of the handset 12 or from the CPU 11. The data is converted into a predetermined format and output to the telephone number display unit 30. Further, the CPU 11 gives a communication process and an access command to various memories according to the content of the data sent from the handset display control unit 13.

Next, the case of writing the telephone number in the nonvolatile memory 16 will be described. First, a telephone number is input by a method such as key input by operating the ten keys 24 of the handset 12 or a speed dial function. The input characters and numbers are converted into character codes by the display control unit 13 and displayed on the telephone number display unit 30. When the call key 22 is pressed while the entered telephone number is displayed on the telephone number display section 30, the call instruction and the telephone number are displayed by the CPU1.
At the same time, the library function is called by a feature (not shown) in the CPU 11 in order to write the transmission history data such as the transmission date and time and the telephone number into the nonvolatile memory 16 at the same time. Based on the called library function, the non-volatile memory 16 is accessed through a bus driver (not shown) in the CPU 11 and the bus 17, and the telephone number and the call history data are written in the non-volatile memory 16. In this way, every time a telephone number is input by key operation, the telephone number and outgoing call history data are sequentially written and stored in the non-volatile memory 16. The maximum number of telephone numbers and outgoing call history data that can be stored in the nonvolatile memory 16 in this embodiment is nine.

Next, description will be made on the case of reading the previously dialed telephone number from the nonvolatile memory 16 by using the multiple redial function. In this case, the redial key 25 on the handset 12 is pressed. Then, this key data is transmitted to the feature (not shown) in the CPU 11 via the display control unit 13. The feature receiving the data of pressing the redial key calls a library function, thereby accessing the non-volatile memory 16 via the bus driver (not shown) and the bus 17, and reading the outgoing call history data and the telephone number. The read outgoing call history data and telephone number are output to the display control unit 13 together with the display command, and the display control unit 13 displays the telephone number and outgoing call history data on the telephone number display unit 30 of the handset 12 according to the determined format. To do.

In a mobile telephone having a telephone number display section 30 as shown in FIG. 2, when the power key 21 is pressed to turn on the power, an initial screen such as date and time is displayed on the telephone number display section 30.
Is displayed as shown on the screen 1 of FIG. When the redial key 25 is pressed in the state where this initial screen is displayed, the outgoing call history data of the telephone number and the outgoing date and time of the call made last time are displayed on the telephone number display section 30 as shown in screen 2 of FIG. When the redial key 25 or the volume control key 29 is subsequently pressed, the outgoing call history data of the telephone number and the outgoing date and time placed before the redial key 25 are displayed on the telephone number display section 30 as shown in the screen 3 of FIG. In the same manner, if the redial key 25 or the volume control key 29 is repeatedly pressed, the telephone number and the transmission history data of the transmission date and time are from the telephone number stored in the nonvolatile memory earliest in terms of time. It is displayed on the display unit 30 in order as shown in screens 4 to 10 of FIG.
When the user presses 5 or the volume control key 29, the screen 2 is displayed.

When the volume adjustment key 28 is repeatedly pressed, the telephone numbers stored in the nonvolatile memory are displayed in the telephone number display section 30 in the reverse order of time. . That is, the display of the telephone number display section 30 changes from the screen 10 in FIG. 3 toward the screen 2. Therefore, the user can search for the telephone number of the other party to call by simply pressing the volume control keys 28 and 29. Further, since the telephone numbers and outgoing call history data for these nine cases are linked on the memory, pressing the volume adjustment key 28 while the screen 2 of FIG. Shifts to the screen 10, and conversely, when the redial key 25 or the volume control key 29 is pressed while the screen 10 of FIG. 3 is displayed on the telephone number display section 30, the display shifts to the screen 2.

On the other hand, when the function key 26 is pressed while the telephone number display section 30 is in the display state of any one of the screens 2 to 10 shown in FIG. 3, the display is as shown in FIG.
When the clear key 27 is pressed in this state, all telephone numbers and outgoing call history data stored in the non-volatile memory 16 are erased (see screen 12 in FIG. 3). If the call key 22 is pressed while the desired one of the screens 2 to 10 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the telephone number display unit 30, the telephone number displayed on the telephone number display unit 30 is changed. You can make a call.

In the present embodiment as described above, a plurality of telephone numbers (past and present) entered and transmitted by a method such as key input by operating the ten keys 24 of the handset 12 or a speed dial function ( 9) and the outgoing call history data are stored in the non-volatile memory 16, and the redial key 25 or the volume control keys 28, 2 are stored.
By pressing 9 the telephone number and the call history data read from the non-volatile memory 16 are sequentially displayed on the telephone number display section 30. When making a call to the telephone number called by redialing in this way, a normal call operation is performed by pressing the call key 22 while the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the telephone number display section 30. . Therefore, it is possible to redial a larger number of telephone numbers with a simple key operation. With this,
The key operation of the mobile phone, which is expected to be used in a situation where the degree of freedom of the hand is low, becomes simpler. Also, redial key 2
5 or the volume control keys 28 and 29 are used to call the telephone number and the outgoing call history data by multiple redials, and the function key 2
By pressing the clear key 27 after pressing 6, it is possible to delete all telephone numbers and outgoing call history data stored in the non-volatile memory 16 that are no longer needed by the user.

In the above embodiment, a mobile phone such as a mobile phone or a car phone has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to a home phone or the like. The number of telephone numbers and outgoing call history data stored in the non-volatile memory 16 is not limited to nine as shown in the above embodiment, but may be more.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of telephone numbers from the past to the present, which are input by the input means and transmitted, are stored in the storage means, and every time the display switching key is pressed. Each telephone number is sequentially read from the storage means and displayed on the display means, and when the desired telephone number is displayed on this display means, the call key is operated to make a call to that telephone number. Therefore, more telephone numbers can be redialed by a simple key operation. Further, in the present invention, when the telephone numbers (and outgoing call history data) are called by a plurality of redials by the display switching key and displayed on the display means, all the data stored in the storage means can be stored by pressing the function key. It is possible to delete the phone number (and call history data) of.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a telephone redial device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a handset according to this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation procedure of a plurality of redials in this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 CPU 12 Handset 13 Display Controller 14 RAM 15 ROM 16 Nonvolatile Memory 22 Call Key 24 Numeric Keypad 25 Redial Key 26 Function Key 27 Clear Key 28, 29 Volume Control Key

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. Input means for inputting a telephone number to be transmitted to the other party of the call, storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers from the past inputted and transmitted by said input means, and said telephone number. Display means for displaying, a display switching key, a transmission key, and each time the display switching key is pressed, each telephone number is sequentially read from the storage means and output to the display means,
A telephone redial device comprising: display control means for displaying; and a call control means for making a call to the telephone number by operating the call key when the desired telephone number is displayed on the display means. 2. The telephone redial device according to claim 1, further comprising a function key and processing means for erasing all telephone numbers stored in the storage means by operating the function key. 3. The call history date and other call history data is added to the telephone number, and the call history data is displayed on the display unit together with the telephone number. Telephone redial device. 4. The telephone number and outgoing call history data are read from the storage means and displayed on the display means in order from the oldest outgoing call history or the newest outgoing call history each time the display switching key is pressed. The telephone redial device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that.