JPH07240779A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a telephone number from being registered on memory when an error exists in a dialed telephone number in a device capable of automatically storing the telephone number dialed once for reuse. CONSTITUTION:Lapse time after connection to a telephone line is clocked by a clock circuit 4. The telephone number stored in an outgoing dial temporary storage part 27 is automatically stored setting the fact that line connection is continued for prescribed time and over as a condition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal in which a telephone number input using a ten-key pad is automatically stored in a memory and which can be easily reused.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, in a communication terminal such as a telephone or a facsimile machine, a frequently used telephone number (at least 6 digits) can be transmitted by a simple operation using only 1 to 3 keys or 1 The one-touch dial function, which allows only one key operation to make a call, is widely adopted.

In the speed dial function, for example, a two-digit numerical value (abbreviated number) and a telephone number are preliminarily stored in correspondence, and at the time of dialing, only a key for instructing speed dial transmission and the two-digit abbreviated number are input. The telephone number corresponding to and stored in is automatically transmitted. On the other hand, the one-touch dialing function stores a telephone number in advance in association with a specific key, and automatically transmits the corresponding stored telephone number when the specific key is operated.

However, in this type of conventional device, the user manually inputs the telephone number stored for the speed dial function and the one-touch dial function using a ten-key pad or the like. Therefore, it takes a lot of time to register such a telephone number, and it is very troublesome because the same operation as at the time of the initial registration must be performed again in order to change the stored telephone number. In addition, the telephone number registered at the time of registration of the above telephone number was thought to be used frequently at that time, but it may be used very rarely when actually used. In such a case, the registration operation is wasted.

In view of these points, various improvements have been proposed in the past. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-50672
In the gazette, when the telephone number is transmitted using the numeric keypad, the above-mentioned telephone number is provided on condition that there is a high probability that the user will always make a redial call such as an error in the other party talking or an error during communication. There has been proposed a device for automatically storing the data in association with the abbreviated number.

In JP-A-1-270453 and JP-A-4-17439, proposed is a device for automatically storing a telephone number input using a ten-key pad in unconditionally associated with a shortened number before making a call. Has been done.

In Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2-202154, a plurality of telephone numbers transmitted using a ten-key pad are unconditionally stored in a memory, and when the memory is full, the oldest stored one is deleted and a new one is added. The same number stored in the memory is detected when redialing using the telephone number stored in the memory and the number stored in the memory. A device has been proposed in which the devices are displayed in order and a user selects one.

In Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication Nos. 2-189054 and 4-134967, a telephone number input by a ten-key pad and a call are associated with a name or the like for identifying the caller sent from the caller in response to the call. There has been proposed a device for automatically performing one-touch registration or shortening.

[0009]

However, in any of the above-mentioned conventional devices, the telephone number input by the numeric keypad is simply stored without confirming the other party.
Even the wrong telephone number will be unnecessarily registered.

[0010]

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a first feature thereof is a ten-key pad and a temporary storage section for temporarily storing a telephone number input by the ten-key pad. A dialer for dialing according to the telephone number input from the numeric keypad, a dial bank capable of storing a predetermined number of telephone numbers, a clock circuit, and a control section are provided, and the control section accompanies dialing by the dialer. When the line with the other party is connected, the time counting of the clock circuit is started, and when the line with the other party is connected and held at the time when the clock circuit measures a predetermined time, the telephone number in the temporary storage section Is stored in the dial bank.

The second feature is that it further has a key for instructing a call for a purpose other than a telephone call, and as soon as the instruction key is operated subsequent to the input of a telephone number by the ten-key pad, the telephone in the temporary storage means is operated. The number is stored in the dial memory.

A third feature is that information for identifying the other party transmitted from the other party can be stored in the dial bank in association with the telephone number.

A fourth feature is that a dial bank key and a display unit are further provided, and in response to an operation of the dial bank key, telephone numbers in the dial bank are sequentially displayed on the display unit.

[0014]

According to the first feature, the telephone number is registered in the dial bank on condition that the line connection with the other party continues for a predetermined time or longer, so that the line is immediately disconnected due to an erroneous telephone call, for example. In this case, the wrong telephone number will not be registered in the dial bank.

According to the second feature, when the user is less likely to notice a mistake in making a call such as facsimile communication other than a call, the transmitted telephone number is immediately registered in the dial bank.

According to the third feature, not only the telephone number but also the information indicating the other party is stored in the dial bank in a corresponding manner, so that the other party can be easily confirmed.

According to the fourth feature, the telephone number stored in the dial bank can be confirmed together with its frequency of use.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a facsimile apparatus to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an operation panel of this embodiment.

In FIG. 1, (1) is a control unit composed of, for example, a microcomputer, and (2) is a ROM composed of a semiconductor read-only memory. The ROM stores a control program in advance. The control unit (1) controls each unit connected by the bus (3) based on the control program.

Reference numeral (4) is a clock circuit, which clocks under the control of the control unit (1). (5) is a reading unit, which has an optical reading unit such as a CCD or a contact sensor, and a circuit for binarizing or multi-leveling the signal read by the unit, The image is optically read and a digital image signal corresponding to the image is output.
Reference numeral (61) denotes a recording unit, which is provided with a printer of a well-known system such as thermal transfer, heat-sensitive, inkjet or electrophotographic, and prints under the control of the control unit (1). (6)
Is a modem, and the modem modulates and demodulates the image signal transmitted and received under the control of the control unit (1). Reference numeral (7) is a handset, and (8) is an NCU, which is an interface for selectively switching and connecting a telephone line to the modem (6) and the handset (7). Reference numeral (9) is a dialer, which under control of the control unit (1) sends a dial signal composed of pulse or DTMF to the NCU.
It is sent to the telephone line via (8). (10) is an incoming call detection circuit, which detects an incoming call signal sent via a telephone line. (11) is an off-hook detector, which detects whether the handset (7) is in the off-hook state. (12) is a display unit, which is composed of a flat display such as an LCD.

(13) is an operation unit, which is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the numeric keypad (1
4), one-touch keys (15A) to (15D), speed key (16), start key (17), stop key (1
8), on-hook dial key (19), menu key (20), set key (21) and dial bank key (22).

(23) is a RAM comprising a rewritable storage device such as a semiconductor random access memory,
A dial bank (24), an abbreviated number storage section (25), a one-touch number storage section (26), and a temporary dial storage section (27) are formed in the RAM, and also as a work memory for the control section (1). Used.

In the dial bank (24), as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality (20 in the present embodiment) of telephone numbers is specified by the telephone numbers, and the presence or absence of correction of the information. Is stored in association with the control word (CW) indicating the number and the number of times (frequency) of use of the telephone number.
The CW is "1" when the name is corrected as will be apparent from the description below, and is "0" otherwise.

In the abbreviated number storage section (25), as shown in FIG. 4, a telephone number corresponding to the abbreviated number (in this embodiment, 16 ways from 00 to 15) and information of the other party specified by the telephone number. (Name) is stored. The telephone number can be read out by inputting the combination of the abbreviated key (16) and the ten key (14). For example, the shortcut key (16)
By inputting in combination with "0" and "2" of the numeric keypad (14), the abbreviated number "0" in the abbreviated number storage section (25) is input.
Telephone number "06-992" stored in association with "2"
-1234 "can be read.

In the one-touch number storage section (26),
As shown in FIG. 5, each one-touch key (15A) to (15
The telephone number and the information (name) of the other party identified by the telephone number are stored in association with D). In addition, the above-mentioned one-touch keys (15A) to (15D) can be used to read out the telephone number.
It can be done by operating. For example, when the one-touch key (15B) is operated, the telephone number "06-332-3939" in the one-touch number storage unit (26) can be read.

6 to 14 are flowcharts showing the control operation of the control unit (1) based on the control program in the ROM (2), and the operation of this embodiment will be described below based on this chart.

In S1 of FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not the incoming call detection unit (10) has detected the incoming call. If the incoming call is detected, the line is connected in step S2, and the request from the calling side is received. In response, the telephone call or facsimile reception process is performed. still,
As is well known, this facsimile reception processing is to demodulate a modulated facsimile signal transmitted through a telephone line by a modem (6) and print it in a recording unit (61) based on the post-tone signal. When the processing of step S2 is completed, S
Return to step 1.

On the other hand, if no incoming call is detected in step S1, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, it is determined whether the off-hook detection unit (11) detects that the handset (7) is in the off-hook state or the off-hook dial key (19) of the operation unit (13) is operated. If it is determined to be off-hook by this determination, the off-hook flag (OHF) is set to "1" in step S4, and the process proceeds to step S5. The OHF is set in the RAM (23).

In step S5, it is determined whether or not there is a key input, and if there is a key input, the process proceeds to step S9. On the other hand, if there is no key input, it is determined in step S6 whether the handset (7) is in the on-hook state. If not, the process returns to step S5, and steps S5 and S6 are repeated. When the on-hook state is established, the OHF is reset to "0" in step S7, and the process is returned to step S1.

When it is determined in step S3 that the off-hook state is not established, the process proceeds to step S8. In step S8, it is determined whether or not there is a key input, and if the key is not operated, the process returns to step S1.

That is, in the loop consisting of the steps S1, S3, and S8, when the device is in the standby state,
Waiting for off-hook or key operation, the processing operation is determined according to each trigger.

If it is determined in step S8 that there is a key operation, the type of the operated key is determined in step S9, and the next operation to be executed is determined based on the result.

When it is determined that the ten key (14) has been operated, the process proceeds to step S11 shown in FIG. In step S11, the temporary storage unit (27) in the RAM (23) is cleared, and in the subsequent step S12, the data of the numeric keypad (14) detected in steps S8 and S9 is stored in the temporary storage unit (27). Display (12)
To display. Next, in step S13, the time counting by the clock circuit (4) is started. In the following S14 step, it is determined again whether or not the ten key (14) has been operated,
If operated, the process returns to step S12. That is, S
By repeating the steps 12 to S14, the telephone number to be called is stored in the temporary storage unit (27) for each digit, and the clock circuit (4) is stored for each digit of this telephone number.
Since the clocking is restarted, the clocking time of the clock circuit (4) becomes the elapsed time from the last storage in the temporary storage section (27).

If it is determined in step S14 that the numeric keypad (14) has not been operated, steps S15, S
In 16 steps, it is determined whether or not the start key (17) or the menu key (20) has been operated, respectively, and when it is determined that the start key (17) has been operated, the processing is executed.
If it is determined that the menu key (20) is operated, the process proceeds to step S50 of FIG. If it is determined that neither of the above keys has been operated, the process proceeds to step S17.

In step S17, it is determined whether or not the stop key (18) has been operated. When the stop key (18) has been operated, the processing up to this point is invalidated and the processing returns to step S1 in FIG. If not operated, the time measured by the clock circuit (4) is set to a predetermined time (for example, 1
0 seconds) or more, and if 10 seconds or less, the process is returned to step S14, and if 10 seconds or more, the process is returned to step S19.

That is, as will be apparent from the following description, S
When it is determined that the predetermined time (10 seconds) has elapsed in 18 steps, the dial transmission is automatically performed if the off-hook state.

In step S19, it is determined whether or not dialing is currently possible (off-hook state). Specifically, even if the OHF is “1” or the OHF is “0”, the off-hook detection unit (11) has detected the off-hook of the handset (7) at that time, or the off-hook is off-hook. If it is detected that the dial key (19) is operated, it is considered as an off-hook state and the process proceeds to step S20 in FIG.
If not, the process returns to step S14.

Each processing shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 is executed by the above-mentioned S.
The main purpose of transmitting the telephone number stored in the temporary storage unit (27) in steps S8, S9, and S11 to S14 is to perform a telephone call, a facsimile transmission, and a polling reception, respectively. explain.

The step S20 in FIG. 8 corresponds to the step S1 shown in FIG.
This is the step to proceed when it is determined to be in the off-hook state in step 9, and in step S20, dialer (9) is used to make a dial call based on the telephone number stored in the temporary storage (27). In the following S21 step, the OHF is reset to "0", and then the line connection is established in the S22 step, that is, the response of the other party dialed in the S20 step is awaited. During this period, it is determined in step S23 whether or not the stop key (18) operation or the change from the off-hook state of the handset (7) to the on-hook state is detected by the off-hook detection unit (11) (hereinafter, referred to as on-hook determination). If it is determined that either of them has occurred, the line is forcibly disconnected and the process returns to step S1 to enter the standby state.

On the other hand, when the line with the other party is connected in step S22, a call is made possible in step S24, and then the time counting of the clock circuit (4) is restarted in step S25.

In the following step S26, it is determined whether or not the start key (17) has been operated. This decision is
It is determined whether or not the start of facsimile transmission is requested following the call started in step S24. If the operation of the start key (17) is detected, it is determined to be a facsimile transmission request and the process proceeds to step S32. Proceed. Since step S32 is the same as step S29 described later, it will be collectively described later.

At step S26, the start key (1
If it is determined that 7) is not operated, on-hook determination is performed in the following S27 step as in S23 step, and if it is determined to be on-hook, the line is forcibly disconnected and S is determined.
The process returns to step 1 and enters the standby state.

When it is determined in step S27 that the hook circuit is not on-hook, the clock circuit (4) determines in step S28 that S2.
It is determined whether or not the time has been counted for 10 seconds or more after the start of time counting in 5 steps, and if it is 10 seconds or less, the process is returned to step S26.
On the other hand, if it is 10 seconds or more, the process proceeds to step S29.

Both steps S29 and S32 are steps for storing the telephone number stored in the temporary storage section (27) in the dial bank (24). Specifically, the control unit (1) first sorts the telephone numbers in the dial bank (24) in descending order of frequency information. In this rearrangement, the rank relation before rearrangement is respected for the same frequency information. Then, the bank (2
4) It is determined whether or not there is a free space, and if there is a free space, the newly stored portion is stored so as to be located at the end of the data in the bank (24). On the other hand, when there is no free space in the bank (24), the control word (CW) having the lowest frequency is selected from "0". By this selection, when CW = 0 and a plurality of items with the lowest frequency are present, the telephone number stored at the highest position is further selected, and the selected telephone number and its corresponding name, CW and frequency information are deleted. And
In order to make the lowest position in the bank (24) empty, data is repacked, and the telephone number in the temporary storage unit (27) is stored in the empty lowest position telephone number column, and in correspondence therewith. "0" is stored in the CW column and "1" is stored in the frequency column.

As an example, assuming that the state shown in FIG. 3 is the stage where the rearrangement based on the frequency information is completed, there is no free space in the dial bank (24), so that the CW, the frequency information and the storage are stored as described above. Phone number from the location "085
7-82-1234 "and its corresponding information is deleted and repacked, then a new telephone number is stored, and
Correspondingly, information of CW = 0 and frequency = 1 is also stored.

The above-mentioned processing is performed when the same telephone number as the telephone number in the temporary storage unit (27) is not stored in the dial bank (24), but the same number is already stored. If so, the frequency information corresponding to the telephone number is simply incremented by “1”, and then the above-mentioned rearrangement is performed to end the processing.

Further, in the present embodiment, only those with CW = 0 are to be deleted, but those with CW = 1 are those whose names have been corrected by the user, as will be apparent from the following description. Since it is considered that it is desired to be stored in at least the dial bank (24), it is excluded from the automatic deletion target as described above. In addition, although those with the same frequency that were in the upper rank were targeted for deletion, it is unlikely that those in the upper rank within the same frequency were recently used, and it is considered that the frequency of use is relatively low. This is because it can be considered.

By doing so, the telephone numbers frequently used by the user or considered important can be preferentially stored and held in the dial bank (24).

Upon completion of step S32, the process proceeds to step S44 in FIG. 9 to start preparation for facsimile transmission.

On the other hand, when step S29 is completed, then steps S30 and S31 are processed. In step S30, the start key (1
It is determined whether or not the operation of 7) is performed, and when the operation is performed, the storage of the telephone number in the bank (24) has already been completed. Therefore, the process directly proceeds to step S44 of FIG. 9 to prepare for the facsimile transmission. Start. In step S31, on-hook determination is performed as in step S27,
If it is determined to be on-hook, the line is forcibly disconnected and the process returns to step S1 to enter the standby state. The loop consisting of steps S30 and S31 is repeated indefinitely unless the start key (17) is operated or the on-hook state is set, that is, during the call.

As is apparent from the above description, in the call processing shown in FIG. 8, unless the start key (17) is operated, the call is not continued for the predetermined time (10 seconds), the temporary storage unit (27) stores the call. Dial the phone number (2
Although it is configured not to be stored in 4), this is to avoid storing the telephone number in the dial bank (24) due to an operation error on the ten key (14). On the other hand, the telephone number in the temporary storage unit (27) is stored in the dial bank (24) immediately after the start key (17) is operated within the above-mentioned predetermined time. This is because it can be considered that the correct person can be called.

The step S40 in FIG. 9 corresponds to the step S1 shown in FIG.
This is the step to proceed when it is determined in step 5 that the start key (17) has been operated. In step S40, the telephone number in the temporary storage unit (27) is set in the dial bank (24) as in steps S29 and S30. To store. Since the specific processing is the same as steps S29 and S30, the description thereof will be omitted.

In the following S41 step, dialing is performed based on the telephone number stored in the temporary storage section (27) as in the S20 step, and the subsequent S42 and S43.
In step S22, as in steps S23 and S23, the on-hook determination is performed while waiting for the line connection with the other party, and when the line is connected, the process proceeds to step S44.

In step S44, various signals (digital identification signal DIS, non-standard device signal NSF, digital transmission command signal DTC, non-standard device command signal NSC) for setting functions between the devices when transmitting and receiving image signals are used.
Etc.). In the following S45 step, the NSF transmitted from the other party in the above S44 step.
It is determined whether or not the signal includes information indicating the name (name) of the other party's own station, and if the above name is included, S
In step 46, the name is changed to dial bank (2
Store in the name column of 4). Specifically, the steps S40, S32 or S29 are processed until the step S44, and the telephone number of the temporary storage unit (27) is already stored in the dial bank (24) at these steps. Therefore, the above name is stored in association with this telephone number.

In the following step S47, the image signal output from the reading unit (5) is encoded line by line, modulated by the modem (6), and then transmitted to the other party via the NCU (8). When the end of this transmission processing is detected in step S48, the line is forcibly cut off, the processing is returned to step S1 and the standby state is entered.

As described above, when the start key (17) is operated following the input of the telephone number by the operation of the ten key (14) in steps S12 to S14 shown in FIG. 7, the state key (17) is operated in step S26. The telephone number in the temporary storage unit (27) is immediately stored in the dial bank (24) as in the case of the call. Further, when the own station name of the other party is obtained during the processing of step S44, it is immediately stored in the dial bank (24) in correspondence with the above-mentioned telephone number.

Step S50 in FIG. 10 is S1 shown in FIG.
This is the step to proceed when it is determined to be the operation of the menu key (20) in 6 steps, and in this S50 step, it is determined whether or not the polling reception is selected by the combination operation of the menu key (20) and other keys. Then
When a function other than polling reception is selected, the process returns to step S14 (FIG. 7).

On the other hand, if it is determined that polling has been received, S5
Steps 1 to S59 are sequentially processed. S51 to S54
The steps are the same as steps S40 to S43 in FIG. 9, and the telephone number stored in the temporary storage unit (27) is stored in the dial bank (24) (S51 step), and the dial call is made (S52 step). When connected, the process proceeds to step S55 (step S53). S55
The step is basically the same as the step S44 except that it is an exchange of signals for polling reception.
When the name of the other party is included in this signal (determination in step S56), the name is stored in the dial bank (24) in step S57 as in step S46. Next, in step S58, the image signal sent from the other party is received via the NCU (8) and the modem (6), and the recording unit (61) prints it out based on the received image signal. When such end of reception is detected in step S59, the line is forcibly cut off, the process is returned to step S1 and the standby state is set.

As described above, also in the process shown in FIG. 10, the telephone number in the temporary storage unit (27) is stored in the dial bank (24) immediately after the polling reception function is selected, and the name is received from the other party during polling reception. When obtained, the name is also immediately stored in the dial bank (24).

Returning to FIG. 6, if it is determined in step S9 that the abbreviated key (16) has been operated, the process shown in FIG.
To step S60.

At step S60, the abbreviated number is awaited by the ten key (14) operation.
In step 61, the telephone number stored in the shortened number storage section (25) corresponding to the shortened number is read out. Then S
In step 62, dialing is performed from the dialer (9) through the NCU (8) based on this telephone number.

In the subsequent S63 and S64 steps, the line connection is awaited while the on-hook determination is performed similarly to the above-described S22 and S23 steps, and when the line is connected, the process proceeds to S65 step.

In step S65, it is determined whether or not a document to be read is set in the reading section (5), and if it is set, the document is read in step S66 and an image signal is generated according to a known facsimile procedure. Send. When this transmission is completed, the line is disconnected and the process returns to step S1 to enter the standby state. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S65 that there is no document, the call is enabled in step S67, and when the call ends, the process similarly returns to step S1 to enter the standby state.

If it is determined in step S9 in FIG. 6 that one of the one-touch keys (15A) to (15D) has been operated, the process proceeds to step S68 in FIG. S6
In 8 steps, the telephone number stored in the one-touch number storage section (26) in association with the operated one-touch key is read out, and in the following S62 step, the shortened key (16) is read.
Dial out as in the case of operation. Subsequent processing is the same as the above-described steps S63 to S67, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

Returning to FIG. 6, if it is determined in step S9 that the dial bank key (22) has been operated, the process proceeds to step S70 in FIG.

In step S70, the telephone number and the name of the highest position in the dial bank (24) are displayed on the display section (12). Specifically, if the data is stored as shown in FIG. 3, the telephone number "12-3456" and the corresponding name "Company A" will be displayed on the display unit (12).

In the subsequent step S71, it is determined whether or not the dial bank key (22) has been operated. If it is determined that the operation has been performed, the process returns to step S70, and the telephone number displayed on the display section (12) at the time of the operation. Instead, the telephone number and the name corresponding to the telephone number located next to the storage position in the dial bank (24) of the number are displayed on the display unit (1).
Display in 2). Thereafter, every time the operation of the dial bank key (22) is detected in step S71, the display on the display unit (12) is sequentially switched in the same manner. If the dial bank key (22) is operated when the lowest telephone number and name in the dial bank (24) are displayed on the display unit (12), the display unit (1
2) The telephone number and name located at the uppermost position in the dial bank (24) are displayed above.

That is, by repeating the operation of the dial bank key (22), the telephone numbers and names in the dial bank (24) are sequentially and cyclically displayed on the display section (12).

On the other hand, if it is detected in step S72 that the start key (17) has been operated, the process proceeds to step S73.
Go to step. In step S73, the frequency information stored in the dial bank (24) corresponding to the telephone number currently displayed on the display unit (12) is incremented by "1", and the process proceeds to step S74.

At step S74, dialing is performed from the dialer (9) based on the telephone number displayed on the display unit (12) at that time. Continued from S75 to S7
In step 9, as in steps S63 to S67 shown in FIG. 11, on-hook determination (step S75) is performed while waiting for line connection (step S76). When the line is connected, the presence or absence of a document on the reading unit (5) is checked. Based on the detection (step S77), the facsimile transmission (step S78) or the call (step S79) is selectively executed.

Returning to FIG. 6, if it is determined in step S9 that the menu key (20) has been operated, the process proceeds to step S8 in FIG.
Go to step 0.

The operation of the menu key (20) is for shifting to a mode for setting various functions and initial values (own station name etc.) of the apparatus.

In steps S80 and S81 of FIG. 13, the mode in which the data in the dial bank (24) is transferred to the abbreviated number storage unit (25) or the one-touch number storage unit (26) among the above various modes, or the dial bank is used. It is determined whether or not the edit mode for correcting the name data in (24) is selected. When the transfer mode is selected, the process proceeds from step S80 to step S91 in FIG. 14, and the edit mode is selected. And steps S83 to S90 are processed. When a mode other than the transfer and edit modes is selected, the process proceeds to step S82, the process according to the selected mode is performed, and then the process returns to step S1.

In the loop consisting of steps S83 and S84, similarly to the loop consisting of steps S70 and S70 shown in FIG. 12, the telephone number and the name in the dial bank (24) are cyclically repeated for each operation of the dial bank key (22). Is displayed on the display unit (12).

In step S85, the stop key (1
8) It is determined whether or not the end of the edit mode is instructed by the operation, and when it is determined that the end is instructed, the edit mode is ended, the process is returned to the step S1, and the standby state is set.

By the step S83, the display unit (12)
FIG. 15 shows an example of data in the dial bank (24) displayed in FIG. The first line of the display unit (12) is a region (first region) for displaying a telephone number, and the second line is a region (second region) for displaying a name. Also, the second
A cursor (30) is displayed in the area. This cursor (30) can be moved only left and right within the second area. This is because any correction by the user of the data in the dial bank (24) is limited to the name. As a result, it is possible to prevent the telephone number from being changed undesirably.

In the edit mode, the cursor (30) can be moved by using the "" and "#" keys of the ten key (14). Also, enter various characters using the numeric keypad (1
This can be done by the combination of keys 0 to 9 in 4).

In step S86 in FIG. 13, it is determined whether or not the cursor movement, the ten-key (14) operation or the set key (21) operation for character input has been performed, and if there is no such operation, immediately. The process returns to step S84.

When it is determined that the cursor movement key or the # key has been operated, the cursor (30) is moved left or right by one character corresponding to the operation key in step S87, and the process is returned to step S84. When the 0 to 9 keys for character input are operated, the character specified by the key operation in step S88 is displayed on the display unit (12).
At, the character on the cursor (30) position is replaced, and the process returns to step S84. When the operation of the set key (21) is detected in step S86, the name column in the dial bank (24) corresponding to the telephone number displayed together with the name currently displayed on the display unit (12) in step S89 is displayed. Is overwritten, and then the CW corresponding to the name field is set to "1" in step S90, and the process is returned to step S84.

As an example, in FIG. 15, the cursor (3
0) When the ten key (14) is operated to change the above character "T" to the character "K" and then the set key (21) is operated, the telephone number "0857" in the dial bank (24) shown in FIG. The name corresponding to "-82-1234" is "KO
It is corrected to "TTORI" and CW becomes "1".

Next, the processing in the transfer mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in S91 and S92, the above-mentioned S83 is performed.
And S8 step, dial bank key (2
2) In response to the operation, sequentially and cyclically display the telephone number in the dial bank (24) and the corresponding name on the display unit (12).

Further, one-touch keys (15A) to (15
When it is detected in step S93 that one of D) has been operated, the telephone number and the name displayed on the display unit (12) at that time are operated in the one-touch number storage unit (26) in step S95. The corresponding one-touch key is stored in the telephone number column and the name column, respectively, and the corresponding data in the dial bank (24) is deleted.

At this time, when the data is already stored corresponding to the operated one-touch key, the stored data is displayed on the display unit (12) and the user is allowed to decide whether or not to delete. It is preferable to configure

On the other hand, when it is detected in step S94 that the abbreviated key (16) is operated, the abbreviated number input using the ten key (14) is awaited in the following step S96, and when input, the process proceeds to step S97.
In step S97, the telephone number and name displayed on the display unit (12) at that time are displayed in the telephone number column and name column of the shortened number storage unit (25) corresponding to the shortened number input in step S96. Each is stored and the corresponding data in the dial bank (24) is deleted.

At this time as well, when the data is already stored corresponding to the designated abbreviated number as in the one-touch key operation, the stored data is displayed on the display unit (12) and then the data is displayed. It is preferable to allow the user to decide whether or not to delete.

When the key operation cannot be detected in steps S92 to S94 and when the processing in steps S95 and S97 is completed, the processing proceeds to step S98.

In step S98, it is determined whether or not the stop key (18) for instructing the end of the transfer mode has been operated. If it is determined that the end is not instructed, the process returns to step S92. On the other hand, if it is determined that the end is instructed, the process is returned to step S1 to enter the standby state.

As described above, in this embodiment, the data in the dial bank (24) can be transferred to the abbreviated number storage section (25) and the one-touch number storage section (26) by a simple operation. Also, the transferred data is a dial bank (24).
Since it is deleted from the inside, wasteful consumption of memory can be avoided by duplicate storage.

Returning to FIG. 6, in the step S9, the ten key (14), the shortening key (16) and the one touch key (1
5A) to (15D), dial bank key (22) and menu key (20), for example, copy key (31)
Is operated, the well-known copy operation is performed in step S10, and then the process returns to step S1 to enter the standby state.

[0091]

According to the present invention, the telephone number is registered in the dial bank on condition that the line connection with the other party continues for a predetermined time or longer, so that the line is immediately disconnected due to an erroneous call. If you do, the wrong phone number will not be registered in the dial bank. Therefore, only truly necessary telephone numbers can be registered in the dial bank. In addition, since information indicating the destination of this telephone number in pairs with the telephone number is also stored in the dial bank and can be displayed in the order of frequency of use, it is easy to search for the other party stored in the dial bank.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an operation panel of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a dial bank of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a shortened number storage unit of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a one-touch number storage unit of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing a display form of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Control Section 4 Clock Circuit 7 Handset 11 On-hook Detection Section 12 Display Section 13 Operation Section 14 Numeric Keypad 15 One-touch Key 16 Speed Key 17 Start Key 18 Stop Key 20 Menu Key 22 Dial Bank Key 23 RAM 24 Dial Bank 25 Speed Number Storage Section 26 One-touch number storage unit 27 Temporary dial dial storage unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A ten-key pad, a temporary storage section for temporarily storing a telephone number input by the ten-key pad, a dialer for dialing according to the telephone number input by the ten-key pad, and a predetermined number of telephone numbers can be stored. A dial bank, a clock circuit, and a control unit are provided, and the control unit starts timekeeping of the clock circuit when the line with the other party is connected with dialing by the dialer, and the clock circuit is predetermined. A communication terminal, wherein the telephone number in the temporary storage unit is stored in the dial bank when the line with the other party is connected and held at the time of time measurement. 2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a key for instructing a call for a purpose other than a telephone call, and immediately after the instruction key is operated following the input of a telephone number by the numeric keypad, A communication terminal characterized by storing a telephone number in a temporary storage means in the dial memory. 3. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information for identifying the other party transmitted from the other party can be stored in the dial bank in association with the telephone number. 4. The communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a dial bank key and a display unit, and in response to operation of the dial bank key, sequentially displays telephone numbers in the dial bank on the display unit. A communication terminal characterized by the above.