JPH10145485A - Telephone number specifying method for portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To specify a registered telephone number through a little key operation without increasing the number of parts by successively displaying telephone numbers registered in telephone directory data in order from the most number of times of call origination when a specified key is continuously pressed and specifying the telephone number, which is displayed when pressing of the specified key is stopped, for call origination. SOLUTION: This method is composed of a control part 2, a ROM 3 for storing programs or the like and an EEPROM 4, etc., for storing registered telephone numbers and names or the like as a telephone number directory corresponding to memory numbers. Besides, a non-volatile memory 21 reads the program and information required for processing from the ROM 3 and the EEPROM 4 and stores them and these program and information are used for processing at the control part 2. Besides, the number of times of call origination for each telephone set is stored in the non-volatile memory 21 and when a call is originated, the number of times of call origination is updated. When the specified key is continuously pressed, the control part 2 successively displays the telephone numbers registered as the telephone directory data in order from the most number of times of call origination and specifies the telephone number, which is displayed when pressing of the specified key is stopped, for call origination.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone and, more particularly, to a method for specifying a telephone number of a portable telephone which can easily perform operations of calling and calling a registered telephone number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A case in which a registered telephone number is specified using a conventional portable telephone and a call is made will be described.
When the person carrying the portable telephone calls and specifies the registered telephone number and makes a call, there are the following four methods.

[0003] In the first conventional method, a telephone number is stored in the order of an eye or a memory number by operating a specific key. The telephone numbers are scrolled and displayed on the LCD, and the corresponding telephone number is specified.

In the second conventional method, when a telephone number and a name are registered in association with each other, the corresponding telephone number is searched by inputting characters of the registered name in advance, and the
D is displayed and specified. The input at this time may be a part of the name.

[0005] A third conventional method uses a memory No. corresponding to a telephone number. Is known, the memory No. registered in advance is used. , The corresponding telephone number is searched, and is displayed and specified on the LCD.

[0006] The fourth conventional method is that, if a mobile phone is provided with a jog dial, the order of the memory or the memory No.
By instructing the search in order, and rotating the jog dial, the order of the memory or memory No. The corresponding telephone numbers are sequentially displayed on the LCD and specified.

[0007] In any of the above cases, the telephone number displayed on the LCD is actually called by the user operating a calling key.

[0008]

However, the above-mentioned conventional portable telephone has the following problems. First
In the scroll operation of the conventional method, the specific key must be continuously pressed until the telephone number is displayed. There is a problem that it takes a considerable amount of time for a device in a slow order.

Further, the second conventional method has a problem that the number of key inputs is large and complicated.

The memory No. of the third conventional method is used. In the input, the memory No. There is a problem that you can not operate unless you remember.

The jog dial according to the fourth conventional method requires one extra component (jog dial) as compared with an ordinary portable telephone, which is not preferable in terms of design. Furthermore, in the search, there is a problem that the frequency of the operation of the fingertip for rotating the dial is high and complicated.

[0012] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a method for specifying a telephone number of a portable telephone capable of calling and specifying a registered telephone number without increasing the number of parts by using as few operations as possible. The purpose is to provide.

[0013]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for identifying a telephone number of a portable telephone, in which the number of calls is increased when a specific key is kept pressed. In this order, the telephone numbers registered as telephone directory data are sequentially displayed, and the displayed telephone number is specified for calling when the pressing of the specific key is stopped. The telephone numbers are displayed in this order, and the telephone numbers can be easily specified by key operations with less identification.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for identifying a telephone number of a portable telephone according to the first aspect of the present invention. It is characterized in that the number of calls stored corresponding to each number is updated, and a telephone number can be displayed based on the latest number of calls.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A portable telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. When calling a pre-registered telephone number, the mobile phone (this device) according to the embodiment of the present invention keeps pressing a specific key to sequentially scroll and display the telephone numbers on the LCD in descending order of the number of past calls. , Release the specific key and LC
The telephone number displayed on D is specified and the telephone number is called, and the operation of calling and calling the telephone number can be easily performed.

A configuration of a mobile phone (this device) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a mobile phone (this device) according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this apparatus includes a radio unit 1 that performs reception and transmission, and a control unit (CP) that controls processing of the entire apparatus.
U) 2, a ROM 3 for storing programs and the like, and a registered phone number, name and the like stored in a memory No. An EEPROM 4 for storing a telephone number book in association with a telephone number, and a display unit 5 such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying telephone numbers and the like.
, An operation unit 6 as an input unit, a speaker 7 as an audio output unit, and a receiver 8 as an audio input unit.

A non-volatile memory 21 is provided in the control unit 2, and programs and information necessary for processing are stored in the ROM 3.
In addition, the program is read from the EFPROM 4 and stored, and the programs and the like are used for the processing of the control unit 2.

As a characteristic part of the present apparatus, when a user calls a telephone number on the operation unit 6, the processing operation in the control unit 2 is different from the conventional operation. The non-volatile memory 21 stores the number of telephone numbers called in the past, and when a call is made, the control unit 2 updates the number of calls. Note that the number of times the telephone number is called may be stored in association with the telephone number, or the memory number of the telephone number. May be stored.

Referring to FIG. 2, the processing for calling, specifying, and making a call of a telephone number in the apparatus will be described. FIG. 2 is a processing flowchart of the present apparatus. First, as shown in FIG. 2, when an RCL (recall) key, which is a specific key of the apparatus, is pressed (S1), a telephone number is called (S2). This call of the telephone number is displayed on the display unit 5 at regular time intervals in the descending order of the number of calls as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the telephone number of the apparatus is called and displayed.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the memory No. with the largest number of calls and the number of calls of 8 is used. The telephone number "123456890" of the 15 name "Yamada Taro" is displayed first,
After displaying for a certain period of time, the memory No. with the next largest number of calls, 5 times, 7, the telephone number "9876543210" of the name "Satoichiko" is displayed, and the telephone numbers are displayed in the descending order of the number of calls for a certain period of time.

When the target telephone number is displayed,
An operation of releasing the finger pressing the RCL key is performed, and the telephone number is specified (S3). Further, when the call key is operated (S4), the machine makes a call (S5).
It has become. By this call operation, the control unit 2
Is for incrementing the number of times of calling the telephone number in the nonvolatile memory 21.

That is, when the user calls a telephone number on the operation unit 6, the telephone is sequentially called from the telephone number with the largest number of past calls stored in the nonvolatile memory 21 in the control unit 2. Is displayed on the display unit 5.

According to the present invention, when a telephone number registered in advance is called, the RCL key is kept depressed to sequentially scroll the telephone numbers having a large number of past calls on the display unit 5 of the LCD. Since the phone number is specified when the RCL key is stopped and the finger is released,
There is an effect that the operation of calling and calling a telephone number can be easily performed.

In the above-described example, the call key is operated to make a call. However, when the finger is released from the RCL key, the call is automatically made to the specified telephone number. It does not matter.

[0025]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the specific key is kept pressed, the telephone numbers are sequentially displayed in descending order of the number of calls, and the telephone number displayed when the pressing of the specific key is stopped. Is used as a method for specifying the telephone number of a mobile phone that specifies a telephone number for calling, so that the telephone numbers are displayed in descending order of the number of times of calling, and the telephone number can be easily specified by a key operation with less specification.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the number of calls corresponding to a telephone number as telephone directory data is updated and stored every time a call is made. Therefore, there is an effect that the telephone number can be displayed based on the latest call count.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a processing flowchart of the present apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a telephone number of the apparatus is called and displayed.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Radio unit, 2: Control unit, 3: ROM, 4: EE
PROM, 5 display unit, 6 operation unit, 7 speaker, 8 receiver, 21 nonvolatile memory

Claims (2)

[Claims] When a specific key is continuously pressed, telephone numbers registered as telephone directory data are sequentially displayed in descending order of the number of calls, and the telephone number displayed when the specific key is stopped being pressed. A telephone number identification method for a mobile phone, comprising: identifying a telephone number for calling. 2. The telephone number of a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein when a call is made, the number of calls stored corresponding to each telephone number as telephone directory data is updated. Identification method.