JPH07203004A - Automatic dialing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly perform an automatic dial operation by writing the additional information on the telephone number groups on a single card in the electronically readable codes and displaying/confirming the read telephone number groups in a list. CONSTITUTION:A name card 10 is directly connected to a telephone set 2 and a FAX device 3 as a card in an automatic dialing device 1. Then the additional information on the numbers of plural telephone number groups are written on the card 10 in the two-dimensional bar codes and then read by a reader- writer 7. Thus the additional information on the telephone number groups and their numbers are displayed in a list at a display part 4. The cursor shift key is operated at an operating part 6 to shift a cursor to a desired number to be dialed as shown at the part 4. Thus the designed number is inverted and can be confirmed. When the dial keys are pushed after the inverted number is confirmed, an automatic dialing operation is carried out.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a telephone device or a fax machine.
The present invention relates to an automatic dial device in a device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the dial system of a telephone or a fax machine, when a call or communication is made to a telephone or a fax machine on the other side, the dial number is manually dialed while confirming the destination number each time. Therefore, it is time-consuming, time consuming, and inefficient, so multiple destination numbers can be registered electronically in advance, and the destinations associated with the keys can be designated by specifying the keys arranged in a matrix. Either the number should be selected, or the other party's number should be selected by the abbreviated number using the numeric keypad, and the dialing should be done automatically by the auto dial device.

However, registering the other party's number in advance is very troublesome, and the storage area for registering is limited, which is convenient when the number of the other parties making a call or communication is repeatedly increased or changed. It was inconvenient in terms. Therefore, a card such as a telephone number, which is part of a business card, is formed into a magnetic stripe for machine reading, a code such as a bar code or OMR (Optical Mark Reader), and dialed by an auto dial device attached to the telephone. Devices have been proposed which allow the corresponding signals to be read and dialed quickly and automatically.

[0004]

However, when the code attached to a card such as a business card is read and automatic dialing is performed, one destination number is registered in one card, and the dial signal is sent by the auto dial device. Since it is a system to read and dial automatically, if the number of the other party is a representative telephone number, for example, you can not directly call or communicate with the desired department, or even if it is the same business partner If you want to make a call or communication to the department, you have to dial manually or prepare multiple cards for each trading partner in advance, which is also inconvenient and inconvenient. there were. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic dialing device in a telephone device or a FAX device that can use a small number of cards and can automatically dial a large number of destinations.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the automatic dialing device of the present invention has a code in which a plurality of telephone numbers and incidental information related to the telephone numbers are electronically readable on a card. Code reading means for reading the information described in, a display means for displaying a plurality of telephone numbers and associated information corresponding to the code read by the code reading means, and a call or communication from the plurality of telephone numbers displayed by the display means. Instruction means for selecting a telephone number to perform,
The automatic dialing means dials the telephone number selected by the instructing means.

[0006]

[Function] In order to search for a group of a plurality of telephone numbers and a necessary number, incidental information related to this group of telephone numbers is described on one card as an electronically readable code.
When checking the destination number of a telephone or fax machine and dialing, make a card reader read a card of a group of telephone numbers and display it as a list of telephone number groups, and check the incidental information related to the telephone numbers. You can quickly dial the specified phone number automatically.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a state in which the automatic dial device is connected to the telephone and the FAX device. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the device configuration of FIG. Figure 3
FIG. 2 is an enlarged explanatory view of the automatic dial device of FIG. 1.

The automatic dial device 1 shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 according to the present invention is directly connected to the telephone 2 and the fax device 3 to form a business card 10 as a card.
A plurality of telephone numbers (including FAX numbers) and supplementary information related to the telephone numbers are described by the three-dimensional barcode, and the reader / writer 7 of the automatic dialing device 1 reads the information to display a plurality of telephone numbers on the display unit 4. The group and related information associated with this telephone number are displayed in a list. When the business card 10 or the like is used as the additional information, a department name corresponding to a telephone number or an advertisement such as a product handled by a company is described.

The automatic dial device 1 includes a display unit 4 shown in FIG.
As shown by, the cursor movement key 61 of the operation unit 6 is operated to move the cursor to the number to be dialed. When you move the cursor, the specified number will be highlighted so that you can check it. After confirmation, another dial key 66
Press to execute automatic dialing.

[0009] Further, it is possible to preferentially register in advance the number of frequently used numbers in the storage unit 5, and when the information of the business card 10 is read by the reader / writer 7 of the automatic dial device 1, it is registered. When the cursor is automatically moved to the number already dialed and the number to be dialed may be the registered number, the automatic dialing can be quickly performed only by pressing the dial key 66. Further, the dial information 32 of the business card 10 can be stored in the storage unit 5 in the automatic dialing device 1 at any time to create a dial information database file.

As another embodiment of the automatic dial device 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the automatic dial device 1 is not directly connected to the FAX device 3 or the telephone 2, but is connected via the computer 20. The document data 31 displayed on the display 24 as shown in FIG. 6 can be created by the computer 20, and can be automatically dialed and transmitted by FAX. At that time, the dial information 32 and the like of the business card 10 read by the reader / writer 7 of the automatic dial device 1 is displayed in a window with the created document data 31 displayed, and the number to be fax-transmitted is designated as in the first embodiment. And perform automatic dial operation. Computer 20 business card 1
The dial information 32 of 0 can be stored in the storage unit 25 in the computer 20 at any time to create a separate dial information database file.

Next, the operation procedure of the automatic dial system including the automatic dial device 1 of the present invention shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 will be described according to the flow shown in FIG. (The embodiments shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are common and therefore omitted.) The automatic dial device 1 connected to the computer 20 is operated via the computer 20. Further, the computer 20 has a program for operating both the automatic dialing device 1 and the dial information database in the computer 20, and first, an automatic dialing file which is the program is opened (step 101). Next, automatic dial device 1
The reader / writer 7 reads the dial information of the business card 10, the dial information database file A stored in the storage unit 5 in the automatic dialing device 1, or a separate dial stored in the storage unit 25 in the computer 20. Select whether to read to the information database file B. When the reader / writer 7 selects to directly read the dial information of the business card 10 (step 102), the business card 10 is inserted into the reader / writer 7 and the read information is displayed on the display unit 4 of the automatic dial device 1 and the computer 20.
Is displayed on the display 24 (step 103).

Next, the type of dial will be selected, but in the case of a dial for making a normal telephone call, steps 104 to 105 are passed and automatic dialing is performed to a designated number. When performing FAX transmission, automatic dialing of FAX is executed through steps 107 to 108, and it is selected whether a document or the like is sent by the FAX device 3 or a document created in the computer 20 is sent. FAX type instead of telephone type
If you want to use personal computer communication etc., dial the specified communication line automatically (step 109) and automatically log on.
Then, automatic startup to a state in which communication is possible is executed.
After that, the automatic dialing is not continued, and when the process is finished without reading the business card 10 or opening the files of the dial information database files A and B, the process goes through steps 106 and 110 to finish.

When the dial information database file A or B of the automatic dialing device 1 or the computer 20 is opened without selecting the direct reading of the dial information of the business card 10 in step 102, the steps 111, 112 or 111, 113 are respectively executed. Can be opened by passing. After the designated number is displayed, the operation similar to the above-described operation is performed from step 104.

As described above, the group of a plurality of telephone numbers written on the card such as the business card 10 is a group of the telephone numbers in the company in the above-mentioned embodiment, but the group of members or each one is , It may be classified as the initials of AIUEO and used as a telephone directory or name list.

[0015]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, a plurality of telephone numbers that can be divided into one group by an electronically readable code and ancillary items related to these telephone numbers. You can easily perform automatic dialing simply by reading the information written, finding the necessary telephone number, and instructing it.It does not increase the number of cards more than necessary and it is easy to manage and easy to use. It is effective and industrially beneficial.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram in which an automatic dial device of the present invention is connected to a telephone set or a FAX device.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory block diagram showing the device configuration of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged explanatory view of the automatic dial device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram in which an automatic dial device is connected to a telephone set or a FAX device via a computer.

5 is an explanatory block diagram showing the device configuration of FIG. 4. FIG.

6 is an enlarged explanatory diagram showing a display unit of the computer shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a flow for performing automatic dialing by the automatic dialing device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automatic Dial Device 2 Telephone 3 Fax Device 4 Display 5 Storage 6 Operation 7 Reader / Writer 10 Business Card

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card reading means for reading information in which a plurality of telephone numbers of a card and incidental information related to these telephone numbers are written in a code which enables electronic reading, and a code reading means. Display means for displaying a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to the code and incidental information, instructing means for selecting a telephone number to call or communicate from among the plurality of telephone numbers displayed by the display means, and the telephone selected by the instructing means An automatic dialing device consisting of automatic dialing means for dialing numbers.