JPH11127233A - Electronic telephone directory - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to efficiently manage a telephone number in an electronic telephone directory. SOLUTION: When a telephone directory list display is set by an operation from an operation part 3, a name of a called party, its telephone number and a communication equipment kind are read out and, at the same time, a picture sign corresponding to the read out communication equipment kind is read out from a picture sign storage part 6, and a picture consisting of the name of the called party, its telephone number and the picture sign of the communication equipment kind corresponding to the telephone number are displayed on a display part 2 on the basis of the read out picture signal, the name and the telephone number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an electronic telephone directory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an electronic telephone directory for managing / searching telephone numbers, a name of a communication partner and a telephone number are registered in correspondence with each other, and the name and a telephone number corresponding to the name are displayed on a screen. A telephone number is registered for a communication device type title (for example, home TEL / home FAX / workplace TEL / workplace FAX) that is displayed together with a display name and a name, and the name, the communication device type title, and the telephone number are registered. Are displayed on a screen, and there is also a communication device provided with these electronic telephone directories as an electronic telephone directory function.

[0003]

In recent years, communication devices such as facsimile machines, portable telephones (PDC) and simplified portable telephones (PHS) have become widespread, and one person owns a large number of telephone numbers. In many cases, they are properly used. However, when the name and the telephone number are simply displayed on the screen as in the former conventional device, it is not possible to easily recognize which communication device the displayed telephone number is. In the case of registering and displaying a telephone number for a predetermined communication device type title as in the latter conventional device, it is easy to recognize which communication device the displayed telephone number is. It is possible, but the degree of freedom in registration is low, so when the number of communication devices owned by the communication partner is different, a blank column is displayed for the communication device type title, or when there are two facsimile telephone numbers, for example In addition, there is a problem that telephone numbers cannot be managed efficiently, such as inability to register / display on Display information with increasing increases, the display screen or high-resolution display screen of a large screen has a problem that it becomes necessary.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic telephone directory that can efficiently manage telephone numbers without requiring a large-screen display screen or a high-resolution display screen.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is provided for inputting information such as a name and a telephone number of a destination and a communication device type corresponding to the telephone number. Input means, storage means for storing information inputted by the input means in a corresponding state, and display of the name of the communication partner based on the information stored in the storage means, corresponding to the communication partner. Display means for displaying the communication device type stored as a visually identifiable graphic or character identification symbol.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the storage means includes:
While storing a plurality of telephone numbers together with the type of communication device for one destination, when the display means displays the name of the communication destination based on the information stored in the storage means, The plurality of communication device types stored correspondingly are displayed by visually identifiable figures or characters.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a search means for collating and searching whether the input telephone number is stored in the storage means, and when the search means determines that a matching telephone number is stored. And control means for reading information such as the name of the communication partner and the type of communication device corresponding to the telephone number from the storage means and displaying the information on the display means.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when information such as the name and telephone number of the other party and the type of communication device corresponding to the telephone number is input by the input means, the input information is displayed. When the display unit displays the name of the other party based on the information stored in the storage unit, the communication device type stored corresponding to the other party is stored in the storage unit in a corresponding state. Is displayed as a visually identifiable graphic or character identification symbol, the degree of freedom during telephone directory registration can be improved, and the type of communication device can be easily recognized.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when information such as the name of the destination, a plurality of telephone numbers, and the type of communication device for each telephone number is input by the input means, the input information is entered. When the display unit displays the name of the other party based on the information stored in the storage unit, the plurality of communication models stored corresponding to the other party are stored. By displaying the distinction by a visually identifiable graphic or character identification symbol, the degree of freedom when registering the telephone directory can be further improved, and the type of communication device can be easily recognized.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when a telephone number is input, the search means performs a collation search to determine whether the input telephone number is stored in the storage means, and as a result, a matching telephone number is stored. When it is determined that there is a telephone number, the control unit reads information such as the name of the other party corresponding to the telephone number and the type of communication device from the storage unit, and displays the information on the display unit, thereby corresponding to the telephone number from the input telephone number. It is possible to easily recognize the type of communication device and the destination.

[0011]

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electric configuration of a simplified portable telephone provided with an electronic telephone directory according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an identification symbol, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control at the time of registering a telephone directory in the simplified mobile phone, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a screen. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of operation control at the time of registering a telephone directory in the portable telephone.
And FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a screen based on another example of operation control at the time of registering a telephone directory in the simplified mobile phone;
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation control when the phone book is displayed on the simplified mobile phone, FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a screen when the phone book is displayed on the simplified mobile phone, and FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation control at the time of making a call on the telephone, and FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a screen at the time of making a call on the portable telephone.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a telephone unit having a wireless unit for making a wireless connection with a base station (not shown); 2, a display unit for displaying the name, telephone number, and type of communication device of the other party; Operating unit for inputting the name and telephone number of the user and designating the type of communication device, 4 is a control unit for controlling each unit, 5 is a temporary storage unit constituted by a RAM, and 6 is a pictorial symbol representing the type of communication device. Pictorial symbol storage unit constituted by ROM
Is an EE that stores the name, telephone number, and communication device type of the other party
It is a telephone directory storage unit constituted by a PROM.

First, an example of the operation at the time of registering the telephone directory of the simple portable telephone configured as described above will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. 3 and a screen display example shown in FIG.

When the telephone number can be registered by operating the operation unit 3 (step F1), a screen requesting the display unit 2 to input the name of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2 under the control of the control unit 4 (FIG. 4a). Then, in this display state, when the name is input by the operation unit 3 (step F2),
A screen (FIG. 4b) displaying the input name is displayed on the display unit 2, and when the input name is determined thereafter, the input name is stored in the temporary storage unit 5 (step F3). Then, a screen (FIG. 4c) for requesting the input of the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2.

Then, while the screen requesting the input of the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2, the telephone number is input by the operation unit 3 (step F4).
Is displayed on the display unit 2 (FIG. 4D). After that, when the input telephone number is determined, the input telephone number is stored in the temporary storage unit 5. Along with (Step F5), a screen (FIG. 4E) for requesting the input of the type of the communication device of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2.

When a screen for requesting the input of the communication device type of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2 and the communication device type is input by the operation unit 3 (step F6), the input is performed. The communication device type is stored in the temporary storage unit 5 (step F7), and then stored in the telephone directory storage unit 7 in a state where the name, telephone number, and communication device type of the other party stored in the temporary storage unit 5 are associated with each other. Is stored (step F
8), a screen (FIG. 4f) including a message indicating that registration has been completed is displayed on the display unit 2, and then a screen including a message requesting whether or not to register a new destination on the display unit 2. (FIG. 4g).

Then, in a state where a screen including a message requesting whether or not to register a new destination is displayed on the display unit 2, the continuation of the registration process is selected by the operation unit 3 (step In F9), a screen (FIG. 4a) for requesting the input of the other party's name is displayed on the display unit 2 and the above operation (steps F2 to F9) is repeated, and the end of the registration processing is selected by the operation unit 3 If the registration has been completed (step F9), the registerable state is released (step F9).
10) Terminate the telephone number registration operation and return to the normal standby state.

Therefore, according to the above-described operation control, it is possible to register the name of the other party, the telephone number, and the type of communication device corresponding to the telephone number in a state where they are associated with each other.

In the above operation control, a process of inputting a name (process A), a process of inputting a telephone number (process B),
The process of inputting the type of communication device (process C) is executed in this order, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the process may be executed in another order.

Next, another example of the operation at the time of registering the telephone directory is shown in FIG.
This will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 and the screen display examples shown in FIGS.

When the telephone number can be registered by operating the operation unit 3 (step F11), a screen (FIG. 6a) for requesting the input of the name of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2 under the control of the control unit 4. Then, in this display state, the name is input by the operation unit 3 (step F12).
And a screen displaying the input name on the display unit 2 (FIG. 6).
b) is displayed, and when the input name is determined thereafter, the input name is stored in the temporary storage unit 5 (step F13), and the display unit 2 is requested to input the telephone number of the other party. Screen (FIG. 6c) is displayed.

Then, while a screen for requesting the input of the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2, the telephone number is input by the operation unit 3 (step F14).
Is displayed on the display unit 2 (FIG. 6D), and when the input telephone number is determined thereafter, the input telephone number is stored in the temporary storage unit 5. Along with (Step F15), a screen (FIG. 6E) for requesting the input of the type of the communication device of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2.

Then, in a state where a screen for requesting the input of the type of communication device of the other party is displayed on the display unit 2, the type of communication device is input by the operation unit 3 (step F1).
6), the input communication device type is stored in the temporary storage unit 5 (step F17), and a screen including a message requesting whether to register a telephone number on the display unit 2 (FIG. 6f) ) Is displayed.

Then, in a state where a screen including a message requesting whether or not to register a telephone number is displayed on the display unit 2, when the continuation of the registration process is selected by the operation unit 3 (step F 18). ) Includes the display unit 2
A screen (FIG. 6g) requesting the input of the telephone number of the other party is displayed, and the above-described operation (steps F14 to F18) is repeated. 6 (h) and FIG.
The screens shown in FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B are sequentially displayed.

On the other hand, in the state where a screen including a message requesting whether or not to register a telephone number is displayed on the display unit 2, the end of the registration processing is selected by the operation unit 3 (step F18). ) Is stored in the telephone directory storage unit 7 in a state where the name, telephone number, and communication device type of the other party stored in the temporary storage unit 5 are associated with each other (step F19) and registered in the display unit 2. Is completed (FIG. 7c), and then a screen (FIG. 7d) is displayed on the display unit 2 containing a message requesting whether or not to register a new destination.

When the user selects a continuation of the registration process by the operation unit 3 while a screen including a message requesting whether or not to register a new destination is displayed on the display unit 2 (step S1). F20) includes the display unit 2
A screen (FIG. 6a) requesting the input of the name of the other party is displayed, and the above-described operations (steps F12 to F20) are repeated, and when the end of the registration processing is selected by the operation unit 3 (step F20) Releases the registerable state (step F21), terminates the telephone number registration operation, and returns to the normal standby state.

Therefore, according to the above-described operation control, a plurality of telephone numbers can be registered in correspondence with a communication device type corresponding to the telephone number in accordance with the name of the other party.

In the above operation control, the process of inputting a telephone number (process B) and the process of inputting the type of communication device (process C) are executed in this order, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the processes may be executed in another order.

Next, the operation for displaying the telephone directory registered by the above operation control will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 and the screen display example shown in FIG.

When the telephone directory list display state is set by operating the operation unit 3 (step F31), the name, telephone number, and communication device type of the other party stored in the telephone directory storage unit 7 are read (step F31). F32), the read pictogram corresponding to the communication model is stored in the pictogram storage unit 6.
(Step F33), and based on the read pictogram, name, and telephone number,
A screen as shown in FIG. 9A or FIG. 9B is displayed (step F34). Then, while such a screen is being displayed on the display unit 2, the telephone directory display state is released based on an operation from the operation unit 3 (step F3).
5) Terminate the telephone directory display operation and return to the normal standby state. The operation of scrolling to the next destination or searching for a new destination by operating the operation unit 3 is performed by displaying the name and telephone number of the destination and the pictorial symbol representing the type of communication device according to the telephone number. Of course, it can be performed in the displayed state.

Therefore, according to the above operation control, the name and telephone number of the other party and the type of communication device corresponding to the telephone number can be displayed. A screen area for display can be made unnecessary, and since the communication device type is indicated by pictorial symbols, the communication device type can be recognized with a small screen area.

Next, the operation for making a dial call will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 and a screen display example shown in FIG.

In a normal standby state, when a telephone number is input by the operation unit 3 (step F41), a screen displaying the input telephone number on the display unit 2 (FIG. 11A)
11b) is displayed. After that, when the input telephone number is determined, a screen representing the telephone number of the called party being called is displayed on the display unit 2 (FIG. 11c), and the telephone directory storage unit 7 displays the screen. The stored telephone numbers are sequentially read out (step F42), and collation with the input telephone number is performed (step F43).

If the telephone numbers match, the name and the type of communication device associated with the matched telephone number are read from the telephone directory storage unit 7 (step F4).
At the same time, the pictogram corresponding to the read communication model is read out from the pictogram storage unit 6 (step F45).
A screen as shown in FIG. 11D is displayed on the display unit 2 based on the read pictograms, names and telephone numbers (step F46), and if the telephone numbers do not match, the display unit 2 displays a screen as shown in FIG.

Therefore, according to the above-mentioned operation control, the name and the communication device type corresponding to the telephone number can be displayed in accordance with the input of the telephone number accompanying the call, and the communication device type is displayed by the pictorial symbol. can do.

In the above operation control, a call is made by operating the operation unit 3 and directly inputting a telephone number. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be transmitted by designating an arbitrary telephone number or communication device type displayed on the display unit 2 by the operation unit 3.

Further, in the present embodiment, a case has been described in which the electronic telephone directory is provided in the portable telephone. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the electronic telephone directory is provided separately from the portable telephone. In such a case, the terminal may be provided with a terminal that can be connected to a communication device such as a simplified cellular phone.

[0039]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the input destination name, telephone number and communication device type corresponding to the telephone number are registered in correspondence with each other, and the registration is performed. By creating a phone book based on the received information, the degree of freedom when registering the phone book can be improved, without requiring a large-screen display screen or a high-resolution display screen.
The telephone number can be efficiently managed, and the communication device type is displayed by a visually identifiable graphic or character identification symbol, so that the communication device type can be easily recognized at the time of retrieval or the like.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of telephone numbers and communication types corresponding to the telephone numbers are registered for one destination, and a telephone directory is created based on the registered information. Thereby, the degree of freedom when registering the telephone directory can be further improved.

According to the third aspect of the invention, a search is performed based on the input telephone number, and the type of communication device corresponding to the telephone number and the destination can be easily recognized.
For example, when a call is made to the telephone number using a mobile phone, the other party and the type of the communication device can be recognized, and a response corresponding to the communication model can be taken in advance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a simplified mobile phone having an electronic telephone directory according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an identification symbol for each communication device type in the simplified mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control at the time of registering a telephone directory in the portable telephone.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a screen based on an example of operation control at the time of registering a telephone directory in the portable telephone.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of operation control at the time of registering a telephone directory in the portable telephone.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a screen based on another example of operation control at the time of registering a telephone directory in the portable telephone.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a screen based on another example of operation control at the time of registering a telephone directory in the simplified mobile phone.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation control at the time of displaying a telephone directory in the portable telephone.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a display example of a screen at the time of displaying a telephone directory in the portable telephone.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation control at the time of calling in the simplified type mobile phone.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a display example of a screen at the time of outgoing call in the portable telephone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone part 2 Display part 3 Operation part 4 Control part 5 Temporary storage part 6 Pictogram storage part 7 Phonebook storage part

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Claims (3)

[Claims] An input means for inputting information such as a name and a telephone number of a destination and a communication device type corresponding to the telephone number, and information input by the input means is stored in a state where the information is associated with each other. Storage means for performing, when displaying a name of a communication partner based on information stored in the storage means, identification of a communication device type stored in correspondence with the communication partner by a figure or a character capable of visually identifying the communication device type An electronic telephone directory, comprising: display means for displaying a symbol. 2. The storage means stores a plurality of telephone numbers together with a communication device type for one destination, and the display means displays a name of a communication destination based on information stored in the storage means. 2. The electronic telephone directory according to claim 1, wherein, when displaying the information, a plurality of communication device types stored corresponding to the communication partner are displayed as visually identifiable graphics or characters. . 3. A search means for collating and searching whether the input telephone number is stored in the storage means, and when the search means determines that a matching telephone number is stored, the search means corresponds to the telephone number. 3. The electronic telephone directory according to claim 1, further comprising control means for reading information such as a name of a communication partner to be communicated and a communication device type from the storage means and displaying the information on the display means.