JPH07101900B2 - Telephone device having character display function - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] Contents Outline Industrial field of application Conventional technology Problems to be solved by the invention Means for solving the problem Action Example of invention Outline of telephone device having a character display function A telephone device for communicating using a multi-function telephone terminal equipped with a display capable of displaying kanji and a plurality of function buttons in a limited space on a telephone for the purpose of providing a telephone device capable of inputting kana and kanji by operating buttons. In 50, the Japanese syllabary is divided into two or more groups, each of which is assigned to a part of the plurality of function buttons as a character input button, and all of the character input buttons are assigned by pressing the character input button. Character display means for displaying on the display the kana corresponding to the sound of
A kana selection means for selecting one of a plurality of kana displayed on the display by pressing the selection button, and a kana selected by the kana selection means are read to search the dictionary memory to find a corresponding plurality of kana. Reading means for displaying kanji on the display, means for selecting one of a plurality of kanji displayed on the display by pressing the select button, and data for the kanji selected by pressing the execute button as character information. It is configured by including a registration unit that can be stored in a memory.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multifunctional telephone device that provides various services in addition to a call service, and more particularly, a display capable of displaying Chinese characters in a limited space on a telephone and selecting various information by mode selection. The present invention relates to a telephone device that performs communication using a multi-function telephone terminal having a plurality of function buttons that can be input manually.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, telephone devices have become more multifunctional and have come to be provided with services involving character input. However, in a telephone terminal that constitutes a telephone device, there are restrictions on the number of buttons (keys) that can be provided on the panel, and it is not possible to adopt an input form like a general Japanese word processor. For this reason, at present, an input form mainly for inputting kana / alphanumeric characters is adopted, but from the viewpoint of improving the man-machine interface, there is a demand for a telephone device capable of inputting kana / kanji characters.

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent technological progress and diversification of user needs, multifunctionality has progressed in the field of telephone communication, and in addition to the original call service, speed dial setting, automatic transfer, absence guidance,
Various services have come to be provided such as calling / called dial number display and message delivery. In order to provide such a service, a small display for displaying characters and a plurality of function buttons are arranged on a panel of a telephone terminal which constitutes a telephone device. When the operator wants to receive a service other than a call, he or she can dial the special number (the number set to change from the call mode to the desired service mode) and operate the function button to receive the service. It is like this.

For example, if you want to input the message in order to receive the service of displaying the message on the display of the calling side telephone terminal when you are absent, dial the corresponding special number and press each function button from A to Z. Characters are assigned, and a message can be input in Roman characters by pressing the corresponding function button. The input message is stored in the memory and is displayed on the display of the calling telephone terminal when an incoming call arrives.

Generally, a telephone terminal is required to be downsized, and therefore, the number of function buttons arranged on the panel of the telephone terminal cannot be increased too much. On the other hand, since many function buttons are required to perform Kana-Kanji processing such as in a general word processor, it is not possible to cope with this, and in the conventional telephone device, an input form mainly consisting of Kana and alphanumeric characters is required. Has been adopted. However, with the widespread use of word processors and the like, Kana-Kanji processing is becoming common, and provision of services using Katakana and Hiragana (in this specification, these may be simply referred to as Kana) or alphanumeric characters. Is very hard to read. Therefore, conventionally, when inputting kanji, a limited number of kanji that are fixedly registered in advance are designated, or kanji are input by code input according to JIS code or the like.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, there is a problem that the amount of information is small and unsatisfactory when inputting using a limited number of kanji that are fixedly registered in advance. In the case of inputting kanji by code input according to JIS code, there is a problem that the work of extracting the corresponding kanji from the codebook is complicated and the operability is poor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device having a character display function that enables arbitrary kanji input with a small number of buttons.

Means for Solving the Problems An explanation will be given with reference to the block diagram of the principle configuration of the present invention shown in FIG.

The multifunction telephone terminal constituting the telephone device according to the present invention is
A display 1 capable of displaying Chinese characters and a plurality of function buttons capable of selectively inputting various kinds of information according to modes are provided on the panel. And in Kanji input mode, 50
Sound (In this specification, "50 syllabary" means ah, other jingles, consonants, symbols, etc.)
Are divided into a plurality of groups (for example, A row, K row, Sa row, ...), and are assigned to several of the plurality of function buttons in each group as character input buttons 2 and other selection buttons. 3, assign the conversion button 4a, the input button 4b.

Further, the telephone device has the following means.
That is, when the character input button 2 is pressed in the Kanji input mode, the character display means 5 for displaying all the sounds in the group on the display 1 and the display 1 by pressing the selection button 3 are displayed. By pressing the kana selection means 6 for selecting one of the plurality of kana displayed above and the conversion button 4a, the dictionary memory 7 is searched by using the selected kana as a reading, and the corresponding kanji is selected. The reading means 8 for displaying on the display 1 is provided. And select button 3
And a number input means 12 for inputting a number such as a dial number, abbreviated dial number, an identification number, etc., by pressing one of the plurality of kanji displayed on the display 1. It is provided with a registration means 11 for storing character information including the selected Chinese character and the number input by the number input means 12 in association with each other when the input button 4b is pressed and stored in the data storage 10.

Action It will be explained from the viewpoint of user operation. First, the number input means 12 is used to input a number such as a speed dial number. The entered number is notified to the registration means 11. When inputting a kanji as the character information, when one of the character input buttons 2 is pressed, the character display means 5 corresponds to a plurality of sounds assigned to the character input button 2 pressed on the display 1. Multiple kana are displayed. When one of the displayed kana is selected by the selection button 3 while watching this, the kana selection means 6 notifies the reading means 8 and the kana is displayed on the display 1. If necessary, the above operation can be repeated to specify a plurality of kana. When the input of kana is completed, the conversion button 4a is pressed, and the kanji dictionary 7 is searched by the reading means 8 with the singular or plural kana notified from the kana selecting means 6 as a reading, and the kanji corresponding to the reading. Is displayed on the display 1. When one of the displayed kanji is selected by the selection button 3 while watching this, the kanji selected by the kanji selection means 9 is registered by the registration means 11.
And is displayed on the display 1. If necessary, the above operation can be repeated to specify a plurality of kanji. When the input of the character is completed, the execution button 4 is pressed to associate the character information including the Chinese character with the number such as the speed dial number input by the number input means 12 and stored in the data storage 10. Remembered.

According to the present invention, the Japanese syllabary is divided into two or more groups,
Since the number of buttons for character input is reduced by assigning a plurality of sounds divided into groups to the function buttons, it is a multifunctional telephone terminal with a limited number of buttons arranged on the panel. You can deal with it. In addition, since the kanji is stored in the dictionary memory 7 and any kanji can be entered, and since it is an interactive input, its operability is greatly improved compared to conventional code input. Can be improved.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 to 8 are explanatory views of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a telephone device to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is an appearance (panel) of a multifunction telephone terminal. surface)
Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the assignment of function buttons in the character input mode, and Fig. 5 is a multifunction telephone terminal and PBX.
FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are diagrams showing a state of communication with the main body, FIGS. 6 and 7 are process flowcharts in the kana-kanji input mode, and FIGS. 8 (a) to (m) are diagrams showing display contents of the liquid crystal display in each process. .

First, refer to FIG. 15 is PBX main body, 16 is PBX main body 15
Is a multi-function telephone connected to the line 14 through. PBX
The main body 15 includes a control unit (CPU) 17, a memory unit (MEM) 18, a communication path unit (NW) 19, a subscriber circuit (KLC) 20 for a multifunction telephone, and a station line trunk (COT) that interfaces with a station line. twenty one
And so on, and also a kanji dictionary 33.

Further, the multifunction telephone line 16 has a liquid crystal display (LCD) 22 on the panel, as shown in detail in FIG.
A plurality of function keys 23, numeral buttons (numeric keys) 24, and the like are arranged, and a set portion 26 on which a receiver 25 is set is formed. In addition, the multifunction telephone 16 is an LCD controller 2
7, a control unit (CPU) 28, a speech circuit 29, an encoding / decoding circuit (CODEC) 30, a signal multiplexing circuit (CT) 31, a signal conversion circuit (LT) 32.

When making a call, when the handset 25 is lifted, the control unit 28 of the telephone set 16 and the control unit 17 of the PBX main unit 15 have a signal multiplexing circuit (CT) 31, a signal converting circuit (LT) 32, a line 14, a multifunction telephone Communication is enabled via the subscriber circuit (KLC) 20 and the call path unit (NW) 19, and from this state, the dial number of the person with whom a call is desired is input using the ten keys 24. Based on this dial signal, the control unit (CPU) 17
W) 19 to connect to the public line 34 via a station line trunk (COT) 21 that interfaces with the station line,
Alternatively, it connects to another telephone connected to itself. The voice signal from the handset 25 is input to the signal multiplexing circuit (CT) 31 via the communication circuit 29 and the coding / decoding circuit (CODEC) 30, and the signal conversion circuit (LT) 32, line 14, and multifunction telephone It is sent to another telephone through the subscriber circuit (KLC) 20 and the speech path unit (NW) 19. Voice signals from other telephones are similarly sent. The multi-function telephone terminal 16 has a liquid crystal display (LCD) 22 capable of displaying kana-kanji, and in the off-hook state, the LCD controller 27 is based on the character information sent from the control unit (CPU) 17 of the PBX main body 15. By this, characters are displayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD) 22. In the on-hook state, the liquid crystal display (LCD) 22 displays date and time, for example.

The telephone device provides various services other than telephone calls, and if you want to use functions other than telephone calls, you can dial a special number (preset according to the service etc.) You can get the service of. As one of the services, a service is provided in which character information such as kana / kanji is input from the multi-function telephone 16 and registered with other information. That is, the user name or department name is registered for the extension, and it is displayed on the liquid crystal display 22 when the extension calls are received, the destination name of the speed dial is registered, silent message, etc. This is a service for registering parameters, messages, etc. necessary for providing services such as using as a message board.

The Kana-Kanji input processing for providing the above service will be described below. When a special number corresponding to this service is dialed, the kana-kanji input mode is entered, and the function buttons of the multi-function telephone terminal 16 are assigned as shown in FIG. In this mode, it is assumed that the template on which the button function as shown in the figure is printed is placed on the multifunction telephone terminal 16 and used. The contents of each button are shown below.

Character input buttons 401 to 411 display a plurality of corresponding characters, alphabets, or symbols by pressing this button. In addition, * 1 is "ya, yu, yo, yo, nn", * 2 is "wa, wa, ya, yu, yo", * 3 is "a, i, u, eh,
Corresponds to "O".

Space button 412 inserts a blank, ESC button 413 returns to the previous state. The cursor right button 414 and the cursor left button 415 move the cursor, the dull / semi-voiced button 416 presses once to display the dull sound, and twice to display the semi-voiced sound. The non-conversion button 417 displays the characters at the time of non-conversion. Displayed as a registered character, the conversion button 418 converts the input kana into kanji (continuously press to continue the conversion operation), and the end button 419 ends the processing.
The mode button 420 switches between Japanese and English, the shift button 421 switches to lowercase English when English is designated, and katakana when it is Japanese. The input button 422 registers or inputs the set characters or parameters. Button.

The character input button 2 in FIG. 1 is the character input buttons 401 to 411 described above.
, The selection button 3 is the numeric keypad 24, and the conversion button 4a is the conversion button 41 described above.
7, the input button 4b corresponds to the input button 422, respectively.

Between a multi-function telephone terminal (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as a terminal) and a PBX main body (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as a main body) in a service in which character information such as the above kana-kanji is input and registered together with other information. FIG. 5 shows how the communication is performed.

First, on the terminal 16, the user presses the off-hook or the “speaker” button 35 in FIG. 3 (the same state as the off-hook condition without the off-hook condition, and the dial tone is generated by the speaker provided in the terminal 16). Dialed), dial the special number corresponding to the Kana-Kanji input service (50
1). As a result, the kana-kanji input mode is entered, and the main body 15 displays the guidance information of the content that the user should enter next on the terminal 16
To display on the liquid crystal display 22 of the terminal 16 (502).
The user inputs the registration type code and necessary parameters (for example, extension number, speed dial, etc.) according to the display on the liquid crystal display 22 (503, 504). Next, the main body 15 displays a guidance for prompting the input of the terminal type (Kana-Kanji terminal or alphanumeric terminal) on the liquid crystal display 22 of the terminal 16 (505), and the user inputs the corresponding terminal type code ( 506).

The main body 16 displays guidance for prompting the input of the kana on the liquid crystal display 22 (507), and, for example, the user presses the “ha row” button 406 (508). The main body 15 displays the characters included in "ha line", that is, (ha, hi, fu, he, ho) on the liquid crystal display 22 (509), and the user inputs the corresponding number by the ten key 24 ( 510) For example, in the case of "fu", enter "3" and press the conversion button 418 (511). The main body 15 extracts the kanji for which "fu" is read from the kanji dictionary 33, and the liquid crystal display It is displayed on the screen (512) (512) The user selects the number corresponding to the Chinese character displayed on the liquid crystal display 22 by pressing the ten keys 24 (513). "
Press the button. The user presses the input button 422 to register this Kanji (514). The main body 15 recognizes the end of kana-kanji input and displays the registration data on the liquid crystal display 22 (515). The user presses the end button 419 to enter the normal operation mode (516), and the main body 15 ends this service.

Operations by the user will be mainly described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

When the special number corresponding to the kana-kanji input mode is dialed (step 600), the kana-kanji input mode is entered (step 601), and then the registration type is entered (step 60).
2). If "1" is selected here, the extension name input mode, that is, a service that registers the user name and department name corresponding to the extension, and displays the user name and department name on the liquid crystal display 22 when calling and receiving extensions When you select "2", it becomes the speed dial destination name input mode, that is, the input mode corresponding to the service that registers the destination name of the speed dial, and when you select "3", the absence message input mode, That is, a multifunctional telephone terminal such as a silent message
The input mode corresponds to a service such as using the 16 liquid crystal displays 22 as a message board.

When "1" is selected in step 602 and the input button 422 is pressed (step 603), the extension name input mode is set (step 6
04), enter the extension number, for example "123" (step 6
05), by pressing the input button 422 (step 61
2), It becomes possible to input the name etc. corresponding to this extension number. When "2" is selected in step 602 and the input button 422 is pressed (606), the speed dial destination name input mode is set (step 607), and the speed dial code, for example, "20" is entered.
By inputting (step 608) and pressing the input button 422 (step 612), a destination name or the like corresponding to this speed dial code can be input. When "3" is selected in step 602 and the input button 422 is pressed (step 60
9) Enter the absence message input mode (step 61).
0), the message ID, that is, the identification number for verifying whether or not the caller is the person who should convey the message when receiving a call (step 611), and pressing the input button 422 (step 612), it becomes possible to input a message or the like corresponding to this ID.

The steps 602 to 612 correspond to the processing by the number input means 12 in FIG.

Next, select whether the telephone terminal used by the user is a kana terminal or a kanji terminal (step
613). "1" corresponds to a kana terminal, and "2" corresponds to a kanji terminal. Select the number corresponding to the Kana or Kanji terminal and enter
By pressing 422 (step 614), settings are made. When this setting is completed, the character input mode shown in FIG. 7 is subsequently entered.

Next, refer to FIG. For the sake of simplicity, "wealth",
The description will be made assuming that the characters "ta" and "L" are input in this order to provide information for the speed dial number 20. Further, the parenthesized numbers attached to the respective steps in the figure correspond to the respective means or buttons in FIG.

First, the mode button 420 indicates whether the characters to be input are hiragana and kanji, katakana, or English characters.
It is also designated by the shift button 421 (step 702). In this case, since "wealth" is a kanji, kana-kanji input is designated. Since the reading "fu" of the Chinese character "tomi" is included in the group of lines, when the character input button 406 corresponding to the line is pressed (step 703), as shown in FIG. 8 (a). ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,," included in the line, is displayed from the left on the second line of the liquid crystal display 22 (step 704).
While looking at this display, the operator inputs the corresponding number from the left using the ten keys 24 (step 705).
That is, when "3" is pressed and "Fu" is selected, "Fu" is displayed on the liquid crystal display 22 as shown in FIG. 8 (b).

If you want to specify a kanji that reads more than two kana,
Further, repeat steps 703 to 706 (step 707),
When the kana input is completed, when the conversion button 418 is pressed (step 709), the Chinese character dictionary 33 is searched with "fu" as the reading, and the "fu" is read as shown in FIG. 8 (c). Among the plurality of Chinese characters to be displayed, the number of Chinese characters that can be displayed on the second line of the liquid crystal display 22 is displayed (step 710). The operator judges whether or not the corresponding kanji is displayed (step 711), and if it is displayed, the process proceeds to step 712, and if it is not displayed, the conversion button 418 is further depressed, thereby the process shown in FIG. As shown in (d), a Chinese character different from the one displayed last time is displayed. If there is no corresponding kanji, repeat this. When the corresponding kanji "Tofu" is displayed, count from the left and enter the corresponding number using the ten keys 24 (step 712). That is, when "4" is pressed and "wealth" is selected, "wealth" is displayed from the left on the first line of the liquid crystal display 22 as shown in FIG. 8 (e) (step 713). Continue to 714. still,
When inputting hiragana, it can be designated by pressing the non-conversion button 417 in step 709.

Then, "ta" is input. When a button other than the input button 422 is pressed in step 714, the process returns to step 702, and character input can be continued. Since "ta" is katakana, katakana is designated by the mode button 420 and the shift button 421 (step 702). Then, since "ta" is included in the group of the row, when the character input button 404 corresponding to the row is pressed (step 703), it is included in the row as shown in FIG. 8 (f). "Ta, Chi, Tsu, Te, To"
Is displayed from the left on the second line of the liquid crystal display 22 (step
704). While looking at this display, the operator counts from the left and inputs the corresponding number using the numeric keypad 24 (step
705). That is, when "1" is pressed and "TA" is selected, "TA" is displayed on the second line of the liquid crystal display 22, as shown in FIG. Next, in step 709, by pressing the non-conversion button 417, as shown in FIG. 8 (h), “Ta” is displayed to the right of “Wealth” on the first line of the liquid crystal display 22. When inputting more than two katakana, repeat steps 703 to 706 (step
707), if the input is completed, proceed to step 714.

Further, "L" is input. When a button other than the input button 422 is pressed in step 714, the process returns to step 702, and character input can be continued. Since "L" is an English character, the English character is designated by the mode button 420 and the shift button 421 (step 702). And "L" is a row button 4
Since it is assigned to 03, when this is pressed (step 703), as shown in FIG. 8 (i), "I, J, K,
"L" is displayed on the second line of the liquid crystal display 22 from the left (step 704). While looking at this display, the operator inputs the corresponding number from the left using the ten keys 24 (step 705). That is, when "4" is pressed and "L" is selected, "L" is displayed on the second line of the liquid crystal display 22 as shown in FIG. Next, in step 709, by pressing the non-conversion button 417, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, “L” is displayed on the right side of “Totita” on the first line of the liquid crystal display 22. When two or more English characters are input, steps 703 to 706 are further repeated (step 707), and when the kana input is completed, the process proceeds to step 714.

When the input is completed, in step 714, the input button 4
By pressing 22, the character is associated with the speed dial number designated in step 605 of FIG. 6 and this character can be registered in the system (step 71).
Five). The registered contents are displayed on the liquid crystal display 22 as shown in FIG. Incidentally, 20 in the figure indicates a speed dial number. When registration is complete, the end button 419
By pressing the button, this service ends (step 717), and the date and time are displayed on the liquid crystal display 22 as shown in FIG. 8 (m). If further registration is necessary, in step 717, a button other than the end button 419 is pressed to return to step 602 in FIG. 6 and new registration can be performed.

According to the present embodiment, with the configuration of the function buttons as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to input arbitrary kanji, hiragana, katakana, and alphanumeric characters with a small number of buttons. Further, as is clear from the above description, the operation is very simple and the operability is good, as compared with the conventional method of inputting a kanji code by using an interactive input.

As described in detail above, the present invention enables the input of Chinese characters with a small number of buttons, so that the number of buttons that can be arranged on the panel is a space-limited multifunctional telephone terminal. It also has the effect of being able to easily input any Kanji character interactively.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a principle configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a telephone device to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is an appearance of a multifunction telephone terminal. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing (panel surface), FIG. 4 is a diagram showing assignment contents of function buttons in the character input mode, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of communication contents between the multifunction telephone terminal and the PBX main body, FIG. FIG. 7 is a process flowchart in the kana-kanji input mode, and FIGS. 8 (a) to (m) are diagrams showing the display contents of the liquid crystal display in each process. 1 ... display, 2 ... character input button, 3 ... selection button, 4 ... execution button, 5 ... character display means, 6 ... kana selection means, 7 ... dictionary storage, 8 ... reading means, 9 ... Kanji selection means, 10 ... data storage, 11 ... registration means, 12 ... number input means.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display (1) capable of displaying kanji in a limited space on a telephone and a plurality of function buttons (2,3,4a, 4b)
In a telephone device that communicates using a multi-function telephone terminal equipped with, the Japanese syllabary is divided into two or more groups, and the character input button (2) is assigned to each of the plurality of function buttons in each group. Then, by pressing the character input button (2), a character display means (5) for displaying on the display (1) the kana corresponding to all sounds assigned to each character input button (2).
And a kana selection means (6) for selecting one of the plurality of kana displayed on the display (1) by pressing the selection button (3), and pressing the conversion button (4a) The kana selected by the kana selecting means (6) is read to search the dictionary memory (7) and the reading means (8) for displaying a plurality of corresponding kanji on the display (1) and the selection button (3) are pressed. By means of the kanji selection means (9) for selecting one of a plurality of kanji displayed on the display (1) and pressing the input button (4b), character information including the selected kanji is displayed. Registration means (1) that can be stored in the data storage (10)
1) A telephone device having a character display function, characterized by comprising: 2. A telephone device having a character display function according to claim 1, further comprising number input means (12), wherein character information including Chinese characters registered by said registration means (11) and said number input means (12). )
A telephone device having a character display function, wherein the telephone number is stored in the data storage (10) in association with the number input by.