JPH0634356U - Business card card automatic calling device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] An object of the present invention is to provide a device for automatically making a call using a business card having a telephone number. According to the present invention, an assembly of an illuminating device, an optical system, and a charge coupled device (CCD) capable of reading the presence or absence of coloring by ink or the like in each minute area section formed by dividing the surface of a business card. , A memory that stores information on the presence or absence of coloring by ink or the like in each minute section of the entire surface of the read business card, and the contents of the memory are decoded, and the telephone that is written on the business card together with a signal for making a telephone call Means for generating a signal for dialing corresponding to the number.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an automatic call and dial device for a telephone using a business card or an automatic call and a dial telephone.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Automatic call origination and dialing devices and telephones with automatic call origination and dialing functions for connecting a computer and a telephone line are well known.

It is also widely used to make a call using a telephone card as a prepaid card.

However, it is not known to make a telephone call without dialing by using a business card in which a telephone number is described.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the present invention]

 The number of digits on the phone is still around 10 digits, and it is planned to be 16 to 18 digits in the near future. Even if you remember your phone number correctly, it's definitely more difficult to dial. Also, since there is a natural limit to the memory of phone numbers, many people make a phone call by looking at the description of the phone number on the business card they received, but there are also many mistakes when making a call.

[0006]

[Means for solving the problem]

 The present invention is an epoch-making device that eliminates the mistake of dialing a telephone. In one aspect, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by an automatic telephone call and automatic dial device or an automatic telephone call and automatic dial telephone having the following configuration. (1) A business card holder for holding a normal fixed-sized business card. (2) Scan the entire front and / or back surface of the business card at once or in small portions by horizontal relative movement with the business card holder, and divide the entire surface into predetermined minute area sections by a predetermined method. An assembly of an illuminating device, an optical system, and a charge-coupled device (CCD) that can read the presence or absence of printing in a printer. The illuminating device is capable of keeping the small area at an appropriate brightness when scanning the entire surface when reading at a time and reading the small area. The optical system may be an ordinary optical system such as used in a copy machine, a fax machine, a scanner, etc., and the surface of the business card is connected to the reading surface of the CCD at an appropriate enlargement or reduction ratio or the same magnification. Any optical system can be used as long as it is an image. Since both the surface of the business card and the reading surface of the CCD have a considerable area, a combination lens or reflecting mirror that reduces spherical aberration, coma aberration, astigmatism, astigmatism error, distortion error, etc. is used. A charge-coupled device (CCD) has a structure in which a large number of transfer electrodes are arranged close to each other on an insulating film on the surface of a semiconductor substrate. When a voltage is applied to the transfer electrodes, the energy order formed near the substrate surface. A device for sequentially transferring the signal charges themselves accumulated in the well by the applied voltage of the transfer electrode by utilizing the property of acting as a well of low potential and the property that the depth (potential) of this well can be controlled by the applied voltage of the transfer electrode. Say. The number of minute area sections formed by dividing the entire surface of the business card by a predetermined method can be made to correspond to the number of pixels of the CCD. (3) A memory that stores information on whether or not each small section on the entire surface of the read business card is printed. The memory capacity must be at least the number of minute area divisions that can be made by dividing the entire surface of the business card by a predetermined method. (4) A means for decoding the contents of the memory and generating a signal for dialing corresponding to the telephone number written on the business card together with a signal for making a telephone call. (5) If necessary, the present invention provides a means for relatively moving the business card holder and the illuminator / optical system / CCD assembly so that the entire surface of the business card can be scanned in small portions.

In another aspect, the present invention is a device for automatically dialing and dialing a telephone having the following configuration. (A) A housing of the device and a reading window provided in the housing. (B) Sliding means for sliding the device on one surface of the business card with the reading window facing the business card so that the entire surface can be scanned in small portions. (C) An illumination device, an optical system, and a charge-coupled device (CCD) capable of reading through the reading window the presence or absence of coloring by ink or the like in each minute area formed by dividing the entire surface by a predetermined method. Assembly. (D) A memory for storing information on whether or not each minute section of the entire surface of the read business card is colored with ink or the like. (E) A means for decoding the contents of the memory and generating a dialing signal corresponding to the telephone number written on the business card together with a telephone calling signal.

[0008]

【Example】

 Description will be given below with reference to the schematic view of FIG. Place the business card 2 on the business card holder-1 and press the moving knob 3 of the business card holder-1 to slide the business card holder-1 horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the business card. When the holder-1 is moved, the illuminating light source 4 is automatically read by the long and narrow part of the surface of the business card through the optical system to form an image on the CCD 5, which causes the ink to be colored in each minute area of the business card. Whether or not it is read, and the result is stored in the memory. Decoding of the contents of the memory is carried out by a microcomputer having appropriate software built-in, and the location of the telephone number is searched for with a marker such as a printed telephone, TEL or telephone figure, and the telephone number is read. Such a microcomputer is commercially available as a chip.

Next, description will be made with reference to the block diagram of FIG. When the business card holder-1 starts moving, a start signal is sent to the CCD, and the CCD is ready for reading. When the encoder read signal is received, the CCD reads each small portion of the business card while scanning the business card surface, and the image data is sequentially recorded in the memory. When the reading is completed, the image data of the entire face of the business card is stored in the memory. Next, the microcomputer detects the telephone number from the memory. It is possible at the current state of the art to detect TEL, telephones, simple characters and figures such as numbers from the accumulated image data. When the detection of the telephone number is completed, the telephone number transmission signal is sent to the device, the telephone transmission and the dial signal are sent out through the telephone, and go out to the outside line from the telephone outside line connector.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another mode. In this mode, the business card holder is not present, and the CCD scans the business card surface as the device slides on the business card placed on the plane. The only difference is that the embodiment shown in FIG.

[0011]

[Effect of the present invention]

 1. You can use any business card that you laid out freely, as long as it has a telephone number. 2. Mistakes in dialing can be prevented. 3. There is no need to transfer the phone number of the business card to another phone book. 4. There is no need to touch the handset of the telephone, dials or push buttons, and automatic dialing is possible regardless of the number of digits in the telephone number.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a schematic view of one embodiment of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the device of the present invention.

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An ordinary business card holder for holding a regular business card, and the entire front and / or back surface of the business card are scanned at a time or in small portions by horizontal relative movement with the business card holder. And an assembly of an illuminating device, an optical system, and a charge-coupled device (CCD) capable of reading the presence or absence of coloring with ink or the like in each minute area formed by dividing the entire surface by a predetermined method, and the reading. A memory for storing information on the presence or absence of coloring by ink or the like in each minute section on the entire surface of the business card, and a telephone number written on the business card together with a signal for making a call by decoding the contents of the memory. And a means for generating a dialing signal corresponding to, and if necessary, means for moving the business card holder and the assembly relative to each other. Dial telephone. 2. A device for automatic dialing and dialing of a telephone, the housing of the device and a reading window provided in the housing, and the device with the reading window oriented in the direction of the business card. Sliding means that slides on the entire surface so that it can be scanned in small portions, and the presence or absence of coloring with ink or the like in each minute area section formed by dividing the entire surface by a predetermined method can be read through the reading window. , Lighting system, optical system, charge-coupled device (CC
D), a memory for storing information as to whether or not each minute section of the entire surface of the read business card is colored with ink or the like, and the contents of the memory are decoded to make a telephone call. Means for generating a signal for dialing corresponding to the telephone number printed on the business card together with the signal. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the holder has a knob, and the business card holder and the assembly are relatively moved by manually moving the knob.