JPH11146051A - Telephone set and telephone number display method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save time and labor of a user and to accurately rewrite a telephone number by providing a telephone set with a function for reading a stored tele phone number of a prescribed digit number, converting and rewriting it to a digit number format determined beforehand and storing it. SOLUTION: A program for converting a telephone number is stored in a ROM 9. Then, a user is to convert a communicating party telephone number of ten digits stored in a RAM 11 to eleven digits, the user operates a function key of an operation part 3 and commands activation of a conversion program to a CPU 7. At the time of receiving the command, the CPU 7 executes the conversion program of the ROM 9, reads the communicating party telephone number of ten digits stored in the RAM 11, converts it to the communicating party telephone number of the format of eleven digits and rewrites it to the RAM 11. That is, the stored contents of the RAM 11 are automatically converted from the communicating party telephone number of ten digits to the communicating party telephone number of eleven digits.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone in which a telephone number of a communication partner and a local telephone number are stored in a predetermined area of a memory, and a telephone number and a telephone of a local telephone stored in a display unit provided in the telephone. The present invention relates to a telephone number display method for displaying a number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various functions are incorporated in telephones, especially mobile telephones, so that users can enjoy the convenience. For example, by storing a plurality of telephone numbers of the other party in a memory and displaying them on a display unit, the mobile phone itself has a function of replacing a telephone directory. On the other hand, portable telephones have been widely spread because of the convenience of easy and convenient communication anytime and anywhere, and further spread is expected in the future. However, the number of digits of a telephone number is 10 digits at present, and if it spreads as it is, there is a possibility that there is no longer a telephone number to be allocated, and as a solution, the number of digits is reduced to 11 digits. A proposal has been made.

[0003]

However, if the telephone number is increased from 10 digits to 11 digits at a certain date and time, the existing telephone number is automatically converted in number based on a predetermined rule. Therefore, it is possible to make a call by making a call with an 11-digit telephone number, but the caller's telephone number registered and stored in the mobile phone is deleted by the user one by one and the 11-digit number is registered. I need to do it again. Normally, the registered telephone number of the called party is selectively displayed on the display unit and transmitted to the number. Therefore, if the user forgets the date and time when the number of digits is to be changed, the telephone number is not displayed. Repeatedly calling with a 10-digit number,
There was a risk that the line would be confused.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and reads out a stored telephone number having a predetermined number of digits, converts the telephone number into a predetermined number of digits format, and rewrites it. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone which can save the user's trouble by providing the telephone with the function of storing the telephone, and which can accurately rewrite the telephone number.

[0005]

A telephone according to a first aspect of the present invention reads out a telephone number of a communication partner stored in advance, and stores a telephone number of a predetermined number of digits in a telephone which can make a call. A first memory area, a display unit for displaying a telephone number of the other party read from the first memory area, and a telephone number of the other party having the predetermined number of digits read out from the first memory area. A second memory area for storing a program to be converted into a telephone number of the other party in the number of digits format and rewritten in the first memory area, and a program starting means for starting the program stored in the second memory area. It is composed.

A telephone according to a second aspect of the present invention is the telephone according to the first aspect, wherein a program stored in the second memory area is activated when a clock device built in the telephone reaches a designated date and time. It is like that.

In a telephone according to a third aspect of the present invention, a first memory area for reading out a telephone number of a predetermined number of digits in a telephone capable of reading out a telephone number stored in advance and making a call possible. A display unit for displaying the other party's telephone number read from the first memory area;
A second memory area for storing a program for reading the telephone number of the other party of the predetermined number of digits from the memory area of the above, converting the telephone number of the other party into the telephone number of the predetermined number of digits, and rewriting the same in the first memory area. A program for reading a telephone number of the other party having a predetermined number of digits format from the first memory area, converting the telephone number of the other party to the predetermined number of digits, and rewriting the telephone number in the first memory area; 3 and a program starting means for starting a program stored in the second memory area or the third memory area.

In a telephone according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a first memory area for reading out a telephone number of a predetermined number of digits in a telephone capable of reading out a telephone number stored in advance and making a call possible. A display unit for displaying the other party's telephone number read from the first memory area;
Read-out display means for reading out the telephone number of the other party of the predetermined number of digits from the memory area of the above, converting the telephone number of the other party into the telephone number of the other party in a predetermined number of digits format, storing the same in the fourth memory area, and displaying on the display unit And transmitting means for transmitting the other party's telephone number stored in the fourth memory area by operating the transmission key.

A telephone according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the telephone according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the number of digits of the other party's telephone number in a predetermined number format is a predetermined number of digits. Is greater than the number of digits of the other party's telephone number.

In a telephone according to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a first memory area for reading a telephone number of a predetermined number of digits in a telephone which is capable of reading out a telephone number stored in advance and making a call possible. A display unit for displaying the other party's telephone number read from the first memory area;
Designation means for designating the other party telephone number of the common station number out of the other party telephone number of the predetermined number stored in the memory area of A second memory area for storing a program read from the first memory area, converted into a telephone number of the other party having a predetermined number of digits format, and rewritten in the first memory area; It is constituted by a program activating means for activating a stored program.

A telephone according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is a telephone in which the local telephone number can be displayed on the display unit, wherein the local telephone number is stored in a memory area for storing the local telephone number having a predetermined number of digits. This is read out, converted to a local telephone number in a predetermined number format, and displayed on the display unit.

The telephone according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the telephone according to the seventh aspect, wherein the local telephone number of a predetermined number format displayed on the display unit is changed to a local telephone number of a predetermined number. It is constructed by adding means for converting and displaying numbers.

In a telephone number display method according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the telephone number display method for reading out a telephone number stored in advance and making a call possible, the digits of the telephone number read out may be used. The number of fonts per character to be displayed is switched according to the number.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is an external view of a mobile phone to which the present invention is applied. 1 is an antenna for transmission and reception, 2 is a display unit composed of an LCD or the like, 3 is an array of various function keys and numerical keys. The operation unit 4 is a speaker for amplifying the received audio signal, and the reference numeral 5 is a microphone for collecting a sound to be transmitted. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the mobile phone.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a wireless unit that modulates and demodulates a signal transmitted and received via the antenna 1; 7 denotes a CPU; 8 denotes a voice processing of the voice signal demodulated via the wireless unit; A sound processing unit for processing and outputting the processed data to the radio unit 6; a ROM 9 for storing a processing program of the CPU 7;
A RAM 11 for temporarily storing processing data when U7 performs processing is a RAM 11 for storing a local telephone number and a telephone number of a communication partner, and is backed up by a battery so that stored contents are not erased. Reference numeral 12 denotes a clock device, a CPU
7 and the like. In FIG. 2, the RAMs 10 and 11 are separate RAMs. However, if the memory area is divided and used, the RAMs 10 and 11 can be configured with one RAM.

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the concept of the first embodiment. The left side shows the contents of the 10-digit telephone number before the change stored in the RAM 11, and the right side shows the contents of the 11-digit telephone number after the change. Is shown. That is, the conversion format when changing from a 10-digit telephone number to an 11-digit telephone number is known in advance, and the 10-digit telephone number 030
-△△△ -xxxx is 090- when it becomes 11 digits.
3 △△△ -XXXXXX telephone number and 080- △△
△-× XXX × is 090-8 △△ when it becomes 11 digits
It is known in advance that the telephone number will be changed to a telephone number of Δ-xxxx. Therefore, in the first embodiment, a program for conversion is stored in the ROM 9. And
Now, when the user wants to convert the 10-digit telephone number stored in the RAM 11 into an 11-digit telephone number, the user operates a function key of the operation unit 3, for example, the F key to activate the conversion program. The CPU 7 is instructed. Upon receiving the command, the CPU 7 executes the conversion program in the ROM 9 and
The 10-digit telephone number of the other party stored in M11 is read out, converted to the 11-digit format of the other party's telephone number, and rewritten to the RAM11. That is, as shown in FIG.
It can be automatically converted to a one-digit telephone number.

Embodiment 2 In the first embodiment, R
The storage contents of the AM 11 are converted from 10 digits to 11 digits. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
The one-digit telephone number of the other party is converted into a ten-digit telephone number of the other party. That is, this conversion program is also R
When the user operates the function keys of the operation unit 3, the RAM 1 is stored in the RAM 1 in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
The 1- to 11-digit call partner telephone number is read out, converted into a 10-digit call partner telephone number, and rewritten into the RAM 11.
The second embodiment is effective when used in combination with the first embodiment. After the conversion in the first embodiment, it is determined whether or not the conversion into 11 digits can be performed by operating the function keys. , The CPU 7 is operated, and the RAM 11
Can be read and displayed on the display unit 2 for confirmation. On the other hand, in the second embodiment, it can be confirmed whether or not conversion to 10 digits has been performed similarly after conversion. Therefore, before the date and time when the telephone number changes to 11 digits, it can be confirmed whether the conversion can be normally performed.

Embodiment 3 In the first embodiment, the conversion program stored in the ROM 9 is activated by operating the function keys of the operation unit 3.
When the date and time indicated by the clock device 12 has reached the set date and time in the program in the ROM 9, a program for activating the CPU 7 may be stored. That is, when the date and time of the clock device 12 reaches the set date and time, the CPU 7 sets the other party's telephone number stored in the RAM 11 to 1 in the form of interrupt processing.
Rewrite from 0 digits to 11 digits.

Embodiment 4 FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the concept of Embodiment 4 of the present invention. Currently mobile phones are 03
Only three-digit station numbers of 0, 080, 010, and 020 are used. However, if different station numbers 040 and 090 can be used before the telephone number is converted to 11 digits, in the first to third embodiments, conversion of these station numbers to 11 digits cannot be performed. In the fourth embodiment, the other party's telephone numbers of these station numbers can be converted.

That is, the existing station numbers 030, 080, 01
Regarding 0 and 020, it can be converted into an 11-digit telephone number in each of the above embodiments. In the fourth embodiment, even after these conversions, if a 10-digit telephone number of the other party exists in the RAM 11, the display unit 2 displays “Please enter the number to be added in 3 digits.” I do. When the user inputs 040 and the numeric keypad of the operation unit, the other party's telephone number of the corresponding station number 040-{-xxxxxx is changed to 090-4}.
Convert to -xxx. If a 10-digit telephone number of the other party exists in the RAM 11 even after the conversion, the display unit 2 further states "Please enter the number to be added in 3 digits."
Is displayed. When the user inputs 090 and the numeric keys on the operation unit, the other party's telephone number of the corresponding station number 090- △△
Δ-XXXX is converted to 090-9 △△△ -XXXXX. Note that a program for executing the above processing is also stored in the ROM 9.

Embodiment 5 In the above embodiment, the telephone number of the other party stored in the RAM 11 is converted into an 11-digit number and stored. However, the RAM 11 may store the telephone number as it is with the 10-digit number. . In the fifth embodiment, the operation of the operation unit 3 or the date and time indicated by the clock device is used as an opportunity, and thereafter, the RAM 1
When the call partner telephone number is read from 1, the 10-digit call partner telephone number is converted into an 11-digit format and displayed on the display unit 2. Therefore, the user can store the 1-digit telephone number in the RAM 11 even though the 10-digit telephone number is stored.
As if the one-digit telephone number of the other party was stored,
Can be operated. It goes without saying that the outgoing call is made using the displayed 11-digit telephone number of the other party.

Embodiment 6 FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the concept of Embodiment 6 of the present invention. The above embodiment is an embodiment in which the telephone number of the other party is converted to 11 digits, but the sixth embodiment relates to the own station telephone number. Your own phone number is RAM as well as the other party's phone number
11 is stored, but it is designed so that the user cannot freely rewrite and change. However, it is often the case that the user informs the other party of his / her own telephone number during a call, and in such a case, the user often reads out from the RAM 11 and contacts the other party while looking at the own telephone number displayed on the display unit 2. Therefore, in the sixth embodiment, when the ten-digit own telephone number stored in the RAM 11 is read and displayed on the display unit 2, it is converted into an eleven-digit number and displayed. That is, also in the sixth embodiment, when the date and time indicated by the operation unit 3 or the clock device is used as an opportunity, when the own telephone number is read from the RAM 11 thereafter, the 10-digit own telephone number is converted into the 11-digit format. The data is converted and displayed on the display unit 2.

Embodiment 7 FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the concept of Embodiment 7 of the present invention. The seventh embodiment is effective when used in combination with the sixth embodiment. After displaying the 11-digit own station telephone number on the display unit in the sixth embodiment, the operation unit By operating the function key of No. 3, it can be converted into a display of its own telephone number of 10 digits and can be displayed again, and it can be confirmed whether the conversion is performed accurately.

Embodiment 8 FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the concept of Embodiment 8 of the present invention. In the above-described embodiment, a description has been given of the other party's telephone number of the portable telephone and the own telephone number, but the same applies to the telephone number of the fixed telephone. FIG. 8 shows a case where a 9-digit telephone number is converted into a 10-digit telephone number. However, the present invention is applied to a fixed telephone number as in the above embodiments. be able to.

Embodiment 9 FIG. 9 shows a ninth embodiment of the present invention.
This is an embodiment in the case of displaying the information in the following. That is, FIG.
Is a state in which a 10-digit telephone number is displayed on the display unit,
Since the number of digits is small, the number of fonts per character of each number is increased. On the other hand, FIG. 9B shows a state in which an 11-digit telephone number is displayed on the display unit 2. Since the number of digits is large, the number of fonts per character of each number is reduced and displayed. I have. The space of the display unit 2 is limited, and the space is getting smaller in reducing the size of the entire apparatus. Therefore, in order to display a telephone number as large as possible in a limited space, in the ninth embodiment, the number of fonts per character is changed according to the number of digits of the telephone number to be displayed.

[0025]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention is as follows.
According to the invention, the number of digits of the other party's telephone number can be automatically converted, so that the user's trouble for the conversion can be saved and the telephone number can be accurately rewritten. There is an effect that can be performed.

According to the invention of claim 2 of the present invention, the number of digits of the telephone number of the other party can be automatically converted by the operation of the clock device. This has the effect that the trouble can be saved and the telephone number can be accurately rewritten.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the number of digits of the telephone number of the other party can be automatically converted and reconverted as before, the conversion can be performed accurately. There is an effect that can be confirmed whether or not.

According to the invention of claim 4 of the present invention, the stored telephone number of the called party can be read out, converted, displayed, and transmitted. Converts and displays the other party's phone number,
There is an effect that can be transmitted.

Further, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is an effect that the number of digits of the telephone number of the other party can be automatically increased.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6 of the present invention, there is an effect that a telephone number can be converted by designating a station number.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7 of the present invention, there is an effect that the number of the own station telephone number is automatically converted and displayed.

Further, according to the invention of claim 8 of the present invention, since it is configured so that it can be re-converted to its own telephone number before conversion, it is possible to confirm whether or not the conversion is performed correctly. There is an effect that can be done.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the font is displayed in the number of fonts corresponding to the number of digits of the telephone number, the display of the telephone number can be easily viewed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing the external appearance of a mobile phone to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal circuit of a mobile phone to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the concept of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a concept of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a concept of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a concept of a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a concept of a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the concept of Embodiment 8 of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display mode according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 antenna, 2 display unit, 3 operation unit, 6 wireless unit, 7 CPU, 9 ROM, 10 RAM,
11 RAM, 12 clock device.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A first memory area for storing a telephone number of a predetermined number of digits, which is read out from a telephone number of a telephone number stored in advance and read out from the telephone set which is capable of making a call. A display unit for displaying the called party telephone number issued, reading the called party telephone number of the predetermined number of digits from the first memory area, converting the number into a called party telephone number of a predetermined digit format, A telephone comprising: a second memory area for storing a program to be rewritten in a first memory area; and a program activating means for activating a program stored in the second memory area. 2. The telephone set according to claim 1, wherein a program stored in the second memory area is started when a clock device built in the telephone set reaches a designated date and time. 3. A first memory area for storing a telephone number of a predetermined number of digits in a telephone set which reads out a telephone number of a communication partner stored in advance and is capable of making a call, and reads the telephone number from the first memory area. A display unit for displaying the called party telephone number issued, reading the called party telephone number of the predetermined number of digits from the first memory area, converting the number into a called party telephone number of a predetermined digit format, A second memory area for storing a program to be rewritten in the first memory area, and a called party telephone number having a predetermined number of digits format is read out from the first memory area and converted to the called party telephone number having the predetermined number of digits. Then, the third memory area for storing the program to be rewritten in the first memory area, the program stored in the second memory area or the third memory area is started. A telephone comprising a program starting means. 4. A first memory area for reading a telephone number of a called party stored in advance and storing a telephone number of a called party having a predetermined number of digits in a telephone set capable of making a call, and reading the telephone number from the first memory area. A display for displaying the called party's telephone number issued, reading the called party's telephone number having the predetermined number of digits from the first memory area, converting the number into a called party's telephone number having a predetermined number of digits format, A telephone set comprising: readout display means for storing in the memory area and displaying on the display unit; and transmitting means for transmitting the other party's telephone number stored in the fourth memory area by operating a transmission key. . 5. The telephone number according to claim 1, wherein the number of digits of the other party telephone number in the predetermined number format is larger than the number of digits of the other party telephone number having the predetermined number of digits. Phone. 6. A first memory area for storing a telephone number of a predetermined number of digits in a telephone set which reads out a telephone number of the other party stored in advance and makes a call possible, and reads out the telephone number from the first memory area. A display unit for displaying the outgoing caller telephone number; a designation means for designating a caller telephone number of a common station number among the caller telephone numbers of a predetermined number of digits stored in the first memory area; A program for reading a telephone number of a call partner having a predetermined number of digits specified by the specifying means from the first memory area, converting the telephone number to a call partner telephone number of a predetermined number format, and rewriting the telephone number in the first memory area. A second memory area for storing a program, and a program activating means for activating a program stored in the second memory area. 7. A telephone set capable of displaying its own telephone number on a display unit, reads out the own telephone number from a memory area for storing the own telephone number having a predetermined number of digits, and determines a predetermined number of digits. A telephone, which is converted into a local telephone number in a format and displayed on the display unit. 8. A means for converting and displaying a local telephone number of a predetermined number format displayed on a display unit to a local telephone number of a predetermined number of digits is added. 7. The telephone according to 7. 9. A telephone number display method for reading out a telephone number of a called party stored in advance and making a telephone call possible, the number of fonts per character to be displayed according to the number of digits of the read out called party telephone number. A telephone number display method, characterized in that a telephone number is switched.