JPH11112635A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To retrieve a desired telephone number in a short time, when different ly using telephone numbers by detecting a usable communication mode and retrieving the telephone number by the stored telephone number corresponding to the communication mode. SOLUTION: When an abbreviated dial button is depressed, a control part 6 reads a present communication mode from a storage part 8, attains the state of retrieving the abbreviated dial of a high using frequency and makes the retrieval order of the abbreviated dial capable of retrieval in the descending order of the using frequency. Thereafter, an abbreviated dial read pointer is initialized, and corresponding abbreviated dial data are read from the storage part 8. When discriminating that a retrieval mode is during the retrieval of the abbreviated dial of the high using frequency, the control part 6 then discriminate the communication mode corresponding to the abbreviated dial data. When discriminating that mode or the same mode as the present mode, the control part 6 displays the abbreviated dial data read from the storage part 8 at a display part 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication apparatus having a plurality of communication modes such as a self-service mode and a public mode.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a communication device having a plurality of communication modes, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) has been used.
m) There are terminals and the like, and some PHS terminals have a function of registering a plurality of telephone numbers in advance and making a dial call by searching the telephone numbers.

[0003]

When dialing by telephone number search is performed, generally, not all registered telephone numbers are required in any communication mode, but mainly telephone numbers used in the public mode. In many cases, telephone numbers are properly used depending on the communication mode, such as a telephone number used mainly in the self-employed mode. However, in the above-described conventional apparatus, since the telephone number is searched by all the telephone numbers irrespective of the communication mode, even if the telephone numbers are properly used depending on the communication mode, it takes a long time to search. there were.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication device capable of searching for a desired telephone number in a short time.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a self-operating mode in which communication is performed by connecting to a local base station or a master unit, or communication by connecting to a public base station. In a communication device having a plurality of communication modes such as a public mode for performing the operation, operation means for inputting a telephone number, and storage means for storing the telephone number input by the operation means and a predetermined communication mode in association with each other Detection means for detecting an available communication mode, and control means for reading out a telephone number corresponding to the communication mode detected by the detection means from the storage means and performing a telephone number search.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the storage means includes:
A plurality of communication modes can be stored for one telephone number.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the operating means is
While the communication mode can be input, the control means stores the communication mode input by the operation means in association with the telephone number when the storage means stores the telephone number.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the control means includes:
When the storage means stores the telephone number, the communication mode detected by the detection means is stored in association with the telephone number.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided receiving means for receiving caller information arriving at the time of an incoming call, while the control means controls the caller's telephone number contained in the caller information received by the receiving means. When it is determined that the telephone number corresponding to the number is stored in the storage unit, the communication mode detected by the detection unit at the time of the incoming call is stored in the storage unit as the communication mode corresponding to the telephone number. Things.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a telephone number is input by the operating means, the telephone number is stored in the storage means in a state corresponding to a predetermined communication mode. When the control means reads out the telephone number corresponding to the communication mode detected by the detection means from the storage means and searches for the telephone number, the desired telephone number can be searched in a short time when the telephone number is properly used according to the communication mode. can do.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a telephone number is inputted by the operation means, the telephone number is stored in the storage means in a state corresponding to a plurality of communication modes. The means reads out the telephone number corresponding to the communication mode detected by the detecting means from the storage means and searches for the telephone number, so that the desired telephone number can be searched in a short time when the telephone number is properly used according to the communication mode. And a search for telephone numbers used in a plurality of communication modes can be performed in a short time.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when a telephone number and a communication mode are input by the operation means, the control means stores the input telephone number and the communication mode in the storage means in a state where the input telephone number and the communication mode are associated with each other. On the other hand, when the telephone number is searched, the control means reads out the telephone number corresponding to the communication mode detected by the detecting means from the storage means and searches for the telephone number, so that the telephone number is used at the time of registering the telephone number. The communication mode that is considered to be possible can be set by the user.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when a telephone number is inputted by the operation means, the control means stores the inputted telephone number in correspondence with the communication mode detected by the detection means. On the other hand, when the telephone number is searched, the control means reads out the telephone number corresponding to the communication mode detected by the detecting means from the storage means and searches for the telephone number. It is possible to automatically set the communication mode that seems to use.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, when the caller information is received by the receiving means at the time of an incoming call, the control means stores the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number of the caller included in the caller information. The communication mode detected by the detection means at the time of an incoming call is stored in the storage means as the communication mode corresponding to the telephone number when it is determined whether there is a matching telephone number. Thus, after registering the telephone number, a communication mode in which the registered telephone number is considered to be used can be automatically set.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing operation control at the time of abbreviated dial registration in the communication apparatus, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation control when setting the communication mode at the time of incoming call in the device, and FIG.

In FIG. 1, 1 is an antenna, 2 is a radio unit for transmitting and receiving information such as voice and image data and control signals to and from a base unit, a premises base station, and a public base station by radio waves via the antenna 1; A communication circuit unit that demodulates a signal received by the radio unit 2 and supplies the demodulated signal to a speaker 7 described later, modulates and demodulates a signal collected by a microphone 9 described later, and sends the signal to the radio unit 2, and 4 is an operation input unit. There are a speed dial button, a communication mode specifying button for specifying a communication mode using speed dial, a button for inputting the area code of the communication device, a numeric keypad for inputting a telephone number and the like. Reference numeral 5 denotes a display unit for displaying abbreviated dial data and the state of the apparatus, and 6 denotes control of wireless by the wireless unit 2 and registration / transmission of abbreviated dial based on a signal received by the wireless unit 2 and an instruction from the operation input unit 4. A control unit for performing control; 7, a speaker for emitting a signal demodulated by the communication circuit unit 3 to the outside as an audio signal; and 8, abbreviated dial data and a communication mode in which each abbreviated dial data is used is a public mode or a private mode. A storage unit 9 stores information indicating whether the mode is the all mode or the area code of the apparatus, and a microphone 9 that collects an external voice and supplies it to the communication circuit unit 3.

First, the operation of the communication device configured as described above when registering abbreviated dial data will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the user presses the speed dial registration button while the control unit 6 monitors whether the speed dial registration button has been pressed from the operation input unit 4 (step a1), the control unit 6 operates. Input unit 4
It is monitored whether or not the speed dial data is input. When the speed dial data is input by the user (step a2), the input speed dial data is temporarily stored, while the control unit 6 is operated by the operation input unit 4. It also monitors whether information on the communication mode that uses abbreviated dialing or information such as using the abbreviated dialing in all communication modes is designated by the communication mode designation button, and when the communication mode is designated by the user (step a3) The temporarily stored abbreviated dial data is stored in the storage unit 8 in a state where the abbreviated dial data and the information on the designated communication mode are associated with each other (step a4), and the operation of registering the abbreviated dial data is completed. When the communication mode is not specified after the input (step a
4) The control unit 6 stores the temporarily stored abbreviated dial data in the storage unit 8 in a state where the abbreviated dial data is associated with the current communication mode (step a5), and terminates the abbreviated dial data registration operation.

Therefore, according to the above-described operation control, it is possible to register the abbreviated dial data in a state where the abbreviated dial data is associated with the communication mode serving as a keyword when searching for the abbreviated dial data.

Next, the operation at the time of an incoming call will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In a state where the radio unit 2 monitors the presence or absence of caller information arriving at the time of an incoming call from a communication line,
When the caller information is received (step b1), the control unit 6 reads the speed dial data from the storage unit 8 and searches whether or not there is the same speed dial data as the received caller information. When there is the same speed dial data as the information (step b2), the communication mode corresponding to the speed dial data is stored as the current communication mode (step b3), the receiving operation is terminated, and the received caller information is received. If there is no abbreviated dial data (step b2), the incoming call operation is terminated without updating the communication mode.

Therefore, according to the above operation control, after registering the abbreviated dial data, it is possible to automatically set a communication mode serving as a keyword when searching for the registered abbreviated dial data.

Next, the operation at the time of sending a speed dial will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the user presses the speed dial button while the control unit 6 monitors whether the speed dial button is pressed from the operation input unit 4 (step c1), the control unit 6 stores the data in the storage unit 8. The current communication mode is read (step c2), and the abbreviated dial search is performed in the frequently used abbreviated dial search state (step c3). The pointer is initialized (step c4), and the speed dial data corresponding to the read pointer is read from the storage unit 8 (step c5).

The control unit 6 determines whether or not the search mode is currently searching for a frequently used abbreviated dial. If it is determined that a frequently used abbreviated dial is being searched (step c6). Determines whether the communication mode corresponding to the speed dial data read from the storage unit 8 is all modes (step c7), and when it is determined that the communication mode is not all modes, the same mode as the current communication mode Is determined (step c8).

When it is determined that the communication mode corresponding to the speed dial data read from the storage unit 8 is all modes (step c7) or when it is determined that the communication mode is the same as the current mode (step c7). 8) The control unit 6 displays the speed dial data read from the storage unit 8 on the display unit 5 (step c10).

Then, when the user operates the speed dial button of the operation input unit 4 while the speed dial data is displayed on the display unit 5 (step c1).
2) or when it is determined that the communication mode corresponding to the speed dial data read from the storage unit 8 is not all modes and is not the same as the current communication mode (step c)
8) The control unit 6 counts up the speed dial reading pointer (step c13) and determines whether the search for all speed dials has been completed. When it is determined that the search for all speed dials has not been completed, (Step c14), the abbreviated dial data corresponding to the counted up abbreviated dial read pointer is read (step c5), and thereafter, the same operation control as described above is performed.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the search for all speed dials has been completed (step c14), the control unit 6 determines whether or not the current state is a frequently used speed dial searching state. When it is determined that the state is not the frequently used abbreviated dial search state (step c15)
In step c15, when it is determined that the abbreviated dial transmission operation is completed, and when the current state is the abbreviated dial search state in which the use frequency is high (step c15), the state is changed to the abbreviated dial search state in which the use frequency is low. In step c16), the speed dial reading pointer is initialized (step c4), and the speed dial data corresponding to the reading pointer is read from the storage unit 8 (step c5).

In the abbreviated dial search infrequently used state, after the abbreviated dial data is read, the control unit 6 determines whether the communication mode corresponding to the abbreviated dial data is a mode different from the current communication mode. If it is determined that the mode is different (step c9), the speed dial data is displayed on the display unit 5 (step c10). If the mode is not different, the speed dial reading pointer is counted up. Is performed (step c13).

Therefore, according to the above operation control, it is possible to first search for speed dial data corresponding to the current communication mode, and thereafter to search speed dial data not corresponding to the current communication mode. .

In a state where the display of the speed dial data is displayed on the display unit 5, the user operates the operation input unit 4.
Is performed (step c1)
In 1), the control unit 6 determines whether or not the area code data is included in the speed dial data read from the storage unit 8, and when it is determined that the area code data is not included (step c17). It is determined whether or not the current communication mode is the self-operating mode. If it is determined that the current communication mode is not the self-operating mode (step c18), the area code data of the device stored in advance from the storage unit 8 is read and the wireless communication is performed. The area code data is transmitted using the unit 2 and the antenna 1 (step c).
19) After that, when it is determined that the area code data is included in the abbreviated dial data read from the storage unit 8 after the dialing operation is performed (step c17), the control unit 6 stores the data. When it is determined that the area code data is not included in the speed dial data read from step 8 (step c17), and then the current communication mode is determined to be the private mode (step c18), or the storage unit 8 It is determined that the read speed dial data does not include the area code data (step c1).
7) Later, when it is determined that the current communication mode is not the private mode (step c18) and the area code data is transmitted (step c19), the transmission of the abbreviated dial data read using the wireless unit 2 and the antenna 1 is performed. (Step c20) to end the dialing operation.

[0033]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a communication mode that can be used in a situation when a telephone number is searched is detected, and the telephone number stored corresponding to the communication mode is detected. By performing a telephone number search, a desired telephone number can be searched in a short time when the telephone number is properly used depending on the communication mode.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by storing a plurality of communication modes corresponding to one telephone number, a desired telephone number can be stored in a short time when the telephone number is properly used according to the communication mode. A search can be performed, and a search for a telephone number used in a plurality of communication modes can be performed in a short time.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the user can set a communication mode in which the telephone number is assumed to be used at the time of registering the telephone number, so that an appropriate communication mode can be set.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the communication mode in which the telephone number is assumed to be used at the time of registering the telephone number can be automatically set, thereby simplifying the telephone number registration operation by the user. be able to.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, after the telephone number is registered, the communication mode in which the registered telephone number is assumed to be used can be automatically set.
The telephone number registration operation by the user can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing operation control at the time of speed dial registration in the communication device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operation control in the communication device when setting a communication mode at the time of an incoming call;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing operation control at the time of sending a speed dial in the communication device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Antenna 2 Radio part 3 Communication circuit part 4 Operation input part 5 Display part 6 Control part 7 Speaker 8 Storage part 9 Microphone

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A communication device having a plurality of communication modes such as a self-operating mode for performing communication by connecting to a premises base station or a base unit, and a public mode for performing communication by connecting to a public base station. Operating means for performing the following, storage means for storing the telephone number input by the operating means and the communication mode in association with each other, detecting means for detecting an available communication mode, and communication mode detected by the detecting means And a control unit for reading out a telephone number corresponding to the above from the storage unit and performing a telephone number search. 2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storage means is configured to be able to store a plurality of communication modes for one telephone number. 3. The operation means also enables input of a communication mode, while the control means, when the storage means stores a telephone number, inputs the communication mode in correspondence with the telephone number. 3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication mode is stored. 4. The control means according to claim 1, wherein when the storage means stores the telephone number, the control means stores the communication mode detected by the detection means in association with the telephone number. Item 3. The communication device according to Item 2. 5. A receiving means for receiving caller information arriving at the time of an incoming call, while the control means comprises a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number of the caller included in the caller information received by the receiving means. When it is determined that is stored in the storage means, the communication mode detected by the detection means at the time of an incoming call is stored in the storage means as a communication mode corresponding to the telephone number. The communication device according to claim 1 or 2.