JPH0936943A - Registrating method for telephone number of telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone number registering method hardly causing an error by enabling an opposite party to input an opposite telephone number without making any memorandum of the telephone number by providing a means for registering a telephone number to be stored during speaking in a dedicated memory address. SOLUTION: A central processing part 110 has functions for controlling the total operation of a telephone set, registering and reading out the telephone number inputted during speaking. When registering the telephone number, the central processing part 110 confirms whether it is a speaking state or not, and when it is just under speaking, it is judged whether any number registration setting key is inputted from a key input part 128 or not. When a telephone register mode is not set, a general speech mode is executed. When the telephone registration setting key is inputted and the telephone register mode is set, it is judged whether any telephone number register destination memory address of a memory part 126 is selected or not while forming a speech path. The central processing part 110 judges whether there is the registered telephone number at the selected memory address or not, and when there is any telephone number, it is deleted, but when there is no telephone number, it is displayed on a display part 124 and accepted as a new number.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of registering a telephone number in telephones including wireless and wired.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a radio telephone or a general telephone, a telephone number registration method has been realized in which a telephone number is input through a key input unit and registered in a memory unit such as an EEPROM in a standby state where no call is made. Has been done.

[0003]

In the conventional telephone, when a telephone number desired to be registered comes out during a call, the only method is to make a memo on a memo paper or keep it in mind. In other words, if you suddenly need to leave your telephone number during a call, you have to leave the telephone number of the other party depending on whether you take out the memo paper and make a note of it, and use the telephone number registration function of the telephone after the call. There is the inconvenience of having to use and register. Also, if it is an automatic answering telephone, the contents of the call will be recorded on a tape or DSP (Digital Sig
It is possible to register the telephone number by the telephone number registration method in the standby state as described above or to write it in the address book etc. , This is twice as inconvenient and inconvenient.
Further, in these cases, the other party of the call has no way of confirming whether the telephone number has been correctly transmitted, and there is an improvement that an error may occur.

[0004]

As a method for solving the above conventional problems, the present invention provides a method for registering a telephone number on a telephone during a call. That is, as a telephone number registration method of a telephone that registers a telephone number during a call on a telephone having a telephone number registration function, if the number registration setting key is input during a call, the telephone number registration mode is set while the call path is formed. The mode setting step, the memory address selecting step of selecting a memory address for registering a telephone number in accordance with a key input, the number input step of inputting a telephone number from a key input section, and the input telephone number in the number input step are described above. There is provided a telephone number registration method for a telephone, characterized by performing a registration step of registering a memory address selected by a memory address selection step. Also, as a telephone number registration method for telephones that register telephone numbers during a call on a telephone with a telephone number registration function, if the number registration setting key is pressed during a call, the telephone number registration mode is set while the call path is still formed. Mode setting process, a memory address selecting process for selecting a memory address for registering a telephone number by key input, a number input process for inputting a telephone number from a telephone line forming a communication path, and the number input process And a registration step of registering the input telephone number by the memory address selected in the memory address selection step according to the above step.

In this case, if there is a telephone number already registered in the memory address selected in the memory address selection process, it is preferable to delete it. Furthermore, following the number input process, the input telephone number is changed. It is advisable to carry out the process of displaying the displayed numbers so that the numbers can be confirmed.
Further, the step of registering the numerical information other than the telephone number in the memory address selected in the memory address selecting step may be further performed.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone having a telephone number registration mode according to the present invention. Central processing unit 1
Reference numeral 10 has a function of controlling the overall operation of the telephone and registering and reading out a telephone number input during a call. The hook relay 112 includes a hook switch, and the central processing unit 110.
The function of connecting / disconnecting the telephone line and the call circuit unit 114 is performed according to the control of. Under the control of the central processing unit 110, the call circuit unit 114 distributes and transmits the voice signal and various tone signals input / output through the telephone line to the corresponding circuits.

The RF section 116 is for a cordless system and is connected to the call circuit section 114 to send out various tone signals and voice signals to a portable device such as a handset. DTMF
The generation unit 118 is provided between the central processing unit 110 and the communication circuit unit 114, converts digital data input from the central processing unit 110 into a DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) signal, and outputs the signal to the communication circuit unit 114. To do. The DTMF receiving unit 120 is provided between the call circuit unit 114 and the central processing unit 110, and the DTM input from the call circuit unit 114.
The F signal is converted into digital data and output to the central processing unit 110. The DTMF receiving unit 120 has a function of receiving a telephone number input by a DTMF signal from the other party during a call and providing it to the central processing unit 110.

The ring detector 122 is connected between the telephone line and the central processing unit 110, detects a ring signal input through the telephone line, and sends it to the central processing unit 110. Display 12
Reference numeral 4 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like for displaying data provided from the central processing unit 110, and has a function of displaying a telephone number input during a call according to an instruction from the central processing unit 110. The memory unit 126 has a function table for servicing various functions provided by the telephone, and has a function of storing a telephone number input during a call under the control of the central processing unit 110. As the memory unit 126, an EEP of a non-volatile memory that does not lose stored contents even when the power is turned off
Use ROM. The key input unit 128 has a large number of input keys, and sends key data generated according to the key operation to the central processing unit 110. A number registration setting key and an end key for performing a telephone number registration function. Is included in it. Furthermore, when the telephone number to be registered is input by the telephone, the telephone number is provided to the central processing unit 110 by operating the numeric keys (dial keys).

FIG. 2 shows a control flowchart for registering a telephone number during a call. That is, when the telephone number registration mode is set during a call, the process of selecting a memory address in the telephone number registration area, the process of deleting the registered telephone number if the selected address already exists, and the new telephone to be registered. The process of receiving the number, the process of displaying the new phone number, the process of registering the new phone number in the phone number registration area when the end key is input, and the process of disconnecting the call path when the call is completed. The execution flow of and is shown. FIG.
Shows the format of the telephone number registration area in the memory unit 126. The telephone number registration area for registering telephone numbers is allocated to one memory address for each number.

Referring to FIG. 2, the central processing unit 110 is first described.
Confirms whether the call is in progress (step 21
0), if there is a call, it is determined whether or not the number registration setting key is input from the key input unit 128 (step 21).
2). When the telephone number registration mode is not set in step 212, the process proceeds to step 228, and the general telephone call mode is performed. On the other hand, when the telephone number registration mode is set by pressing the number registration setting key in step 212, it is determined whether the telephone number registration destination memory address of the memory unit 126 has been selected while the call path is still formed (step 214). For this, as in the case of a telephone having a conventional telephone number registration function, for example, addressing using a dial key (numeric key) can be used. That is, the user designates a desired telephone number registration destination.

When the memory address of the memory unit 126 is selected in step 214, the central processing unit 110 checks whether or not there is a registered telephone number in the selected memory address (step 216). This is deleted (step 218). And step 216
If there is no registered telephone number or the existing registered telephone number is deleted in step 218, a new telephone number to be newly registered is accepted (step 220). At this time, the input new telephone number is displayed on the display unit 124 for confirmation (step 222).

After that, the central processing unit 110 detects whether or not the end key is input from the key input unit 128 (step 224). When the end key is detected, the new telephone number is stored in the memory unit 126. It is registered in the format shown in FIG. 3 in association with the memory address (step 226).
When the registration of this new telephone number is completed, it is determined in step 228 that the call is completed. If the call continues, the process returns to step 212. On the other hand, if the call is completed, the call path is disconnected and the call ends (step 230).

The input route of the new telephone number in step 220 may be the telephone of this telephone or the telephone of the other party. When a new telephone number is input from the key input unit 128 of this telephone, the new telephone number input from the key input unit 128 is registered in the memory unit 126 under the control of the central processing unit 110. On the other hand, when the new telephone number is input from the other party, that is, through the telephone line, the central processing unit 1
The telephone number received by the DTMF receiving unit 120 is registered in the memory unit 126 under the control of 10. Regarding which of the internal input by the person concerned and the external input by the other party, priority should be given to the person who has entered the first new telephone number to be registered.

In addition to the telephone number, the registered information in the memory unit 126 can include numerical information. That is, for example, the step of inputting the numerical information may be carried out after step 220 so that the numerical information such as the FAX number and the registration date and time can be entered in addition to the telephone number.

[0016]

According to the present invention, it is not necessary to hurry to search for and prepare memo papers when a situation arises in which it is desired to leave a telephone number or the like during a call, and simple telephone key operation is possible. As a result, the telephone number can be registered and left in the telephone during the call. Also, since the other party (owner of the registered telephone number) can enter the telephone number when registering the telephone number during the call,
It's hard to make mistakes. Further, since the new telephone number to be registered can be confirmed on the display unit, it is possible to prevent the number difference from occurring.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a telephone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method of registering a telephone number during a call according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a storage format of a memory that registers a telephone number.

[Explanation of symbols]

 110 Central Processing Section 112 Hook Relay 114 Calling Circuit Section 116 RF Section 118 DTMF Generating Section 120 DTMF Receiving Section 122 Ring Detecting Section 124 Display Section 126 Memory Section 128 Key Input Section

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A method for registering a telephone number of a telephone which registers a telephone number during a call using a telephone having a telephone number registration function, wherein the telephone is formed while a call path is formed when a number registration setting key is input during the call. The mode setting process of setting the number registration mode, the memory address selection process of selecting the address of the memory for registering the telephone number according to the key input, the number input process of inputting the telephone number from the key input unit, and the number input process A telephone number registration method for a telephone, comprising: performing a registration step of registering an input telephone number in the memory address selected in the memory address selection step. 2. The telephone number registration method for a telephone according to claim 1, wherein, in the memory address selection process, if there is a telephone number already registered in the selected memory address, the telephone number is deleted. 3. The telephone number registration method for a telephone according to claim 1, further comprising a number display step of displaying an input telephone number subsequent to the number input step. 4. The telephone number registration method for a telephone according to claim 1, further comprising the step of registering numerical information other than a telephone number in the memory address selected in the memory address selection step. . 5. A method for registering a telephone number of a telephone which registers a telephone number during a call using a telephone having a telephone number registration function, wherein a telephone call is formed while a call path is formed when a number registration setting key is input during the call. A mode setting process of setting the number registration mode, a memory address selecting process of selecting a memory address for registering a telephone number by key input, and a number input process of inputting a telephone number from a telephone line forming a communication path. And a registration step of registering an input telephone number in the number input step in the memory address selected in the memory address selection step. 6. The telephone number registration method for a telephone set according to claim 5, wherein, in the memory address selection step, if there is a telephone number already registered in the selected memory address, the telephone number is deleted. 7. The telephone number registration method for a telephone according to claim 5, further comprising a number display step of displaying an input telephone number subsequent to the number input step. 8. The telephone number registration method for a telephone according to claim 5, further comprising the step of registering numeric information other than a telephone number in the memory address selected in the memory address selection step. .