JPH11196039A - Portable terminal device having call signal outputting function and telephone set having call signal receiving part - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone terminal device, having an infrared communication function capable of easily performing calling when a public telephone set, etc., is used in its service area. SOLUTION: A portable terminal device of a portable telephone set, etc., includes a display part 5, an operation part 6, a memory part 7, an infrared communication part 8, etc. The telephone number information stored in advance in the part 7 is read and shown at the part 5 via a key operation of the part 6 and under the control of a control part 9. Then the portable terminal device is put close to a public telephone set, etc., and the telephone number information is sent to the telephone set from the part 8 to make the telephone set perform the automatic calling. Thus, the function of a portable telephone terminal device is improved in a places out of its service area.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal device and a telephone set capable of performing communication with a telephone set by using an infrared communication function, and more particularly, to automatically making a call from a public telephone set. The present invention relates to a portable terminal device with a call signal output function and a telephone with a call signal receiving unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a portable terminal device such as a portable telephone / PHS, an infrared communication function with another device is provided, and communication with another portable terminal device is performed by using the infrared communication function. Devices having functions other than communication have been proposed. The infrared communication circuit of such a terminal device is configured to modulate information from one of the terminals as an infrared signal and transmit it, and to receive the infrared signal by a light receiving element and demodulate the information in the other terminal device. I have. As an infrared communication circuit configured to be able to be used for purposes other than communication, for example, an infrared communication circuit capable of detecting the movement of an object or the like is known (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-186574). No.).

[0003]

Conventionally, portable terminal devices such as portable telephones / PHSs have a very high utility value within a service area, but the functions outside the service area are extremely limited. ing.

[0004] In particular, in the conventional portable terminal device, when another telephone such as a public telephone is used outside the service area, the telephone number stored in the memory is searched and displayed on the display unit. This is only a method of inputting a telephone number by key operation of another telephone while making a call and performing a call operation, and there is a problem that the telephone number is erroneously input.

[0005] Further, a device having a function of performing infrared communication with another terminal device or the like and having a function other than communication using this infrared communication function is also configured to perform object detection. There are only a few uses, and it is hard to say that the installed infrared communication function can be used effectively.

(Object of the Invention) It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal device capable of easily making a call from a telephone such as a public telephone when the telephone is used.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable telephone terminal having an infrared communication function which makes it possible to easily make a call from a telephone, such as a public telephone, outside the service area. It is to provide a device.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal device having a calling signal output function, comprising: storage means for storing telephone number information; display means for displaying a telephone number; and communication means for communicating with another telephone. Operating means for controlling the calling of the other telephone, and transmitting the telephone number information stored in the storage means by the operating means to the other telephone as calling information. Further, the portable terminal device with a call signal output function has a wireless telephone communication function.

Further, the telephone with a calling signal receiving unit of the present invention has a receiving means for receiving telephone number information, and an automatic calling means for automatically calling based on the telephone number information from the receiving means. It is characterized by.

Further, the portable terminal device with a call signal output function and the telephone with a call signal receiving unit have an infrared communication function.

(Operation) The telephone number information stored in the storage device is transmitted from the infrared communication unit of the portable terminal device to another telephone such as a public telephone, and an automatic call is made from the telephone based on the telephone number information. To make calls.

[0012]

Next, an embodiment of the portable terminal device of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows the PD according to the present invention.
C is a diagram illustrating a configuration example applied to a mobile wireless phone such as a mobile phone, a PHS, and a simple mobile phone.

In this embodiment, an antenna 1 for transmitting / receiving a radio signal, a radio unit 2, a microphone and a speaker 4 for an audio system, a display unit 5 for displaying a registered telephone number, a state of the apparatus, and the like.
A key operation unit 6 serving as an input unit; a memory unit 7 such as an EEPROM for storing a telephone number or the like; an infrared communication unit 8 for performing infrared communication with another telephone; and a control unit 9 for controlling the above units. It is composed of

The control unit 9 according to the present embodiment determines a state or the like based on key information input in a normal key operation, and outputs display data to the display unit 6 and ringing data to the speaker 4 for displaying and displaying. In addition to controlling the notification sound, it also creates display information and the like, and controls storage and reading in the memory unit 7.

Further, under the control of the control unit 9 by operating the keys, the registration / readout operation of the telephone directory (abbreviated dial, memory dial) is controlled, and a desired telephone number is selected and displayed to control the calling operation. . For example, after pressing a key operation for selecting a memory dial function, for example, one or more registered telephone numbers are displayed on the display unit 5 for each key operation,
By operating the call execution key while an arbitrary telephone number is displayed, a call operation is selectively executed from one display telephone number or a plurality of display telephone numbers.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the control unit 9 for automatically calling another telephone based on the telephone number information read from the memory unit.

The control unit includes a reading circuit 11 for reading a telephone number from the memory unit 7 by an operation from the operation unit 6 and a buffer circuit 12 for temporarily holding the data of the read telephone number.
And the telephone number data of the buffer circuit 12
Output to the infrared communication unit 8 as a modulation signal of a dial pulse signal or a multi-frequency signal.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an automatic call control circuit in another telephone. Infrared communication unit 2
1, a reception control circuit 22 for extracting an information signal relating to a multi-frequency signal or a dial pulse signal and a control signal for controlling the hook switch 27 from the reception signal, and a multi-frequency signal for generating a multi-frequency signal and a dial pulse signal based on the information signal Generating circuit 23 and dial pulse signal generating circuit 24
A switch 25 for switching and outputting any one of the signals; and a transmission circuit 2 for outputting the signal to a telephone line 28.
And 6.

In the control circuit of the telephone shown in FIG. 3, a control signal for controlling the hook switch 27 is taken out from the received signal, the hook switch is turned off-hook, and an information signal relating to a multi-frequency signal or a dial pulse signal is taken out to obtain a multi-frequency signal. Generating circuit 23 or dial pulse signal generating circuit 2
4 to generate a multi-frequency signal or a dial pulse signal corresponding to the telephone number, and output one of the signals from the transmission circuit 26 to the telephone line via the changeover switch circuit 25 to connect the line.

The user of the portable terminal device reads the data in the memory unit 7 by operating the operation unit 6 in FIG. 2 and displays the data on the display unit 5 via the buffer circuit to confirm the telephone number. Next, the infrared communication unit 8 is brought closer to the infrared communication unit of another telephone such as a public telephone, and the operation of the operation unit 6 causes the modulation circuit 13 to output the modulation signal. The modulation circuit outputs information on a dial pulse signal or a multi-frequency signal from the infrared communication unit 8 as a modulation signal. The other telephone receives the signal at its receiving unit, sets the hook switch to an off-hook state, transmits a multi-frequency signal or the like to the telephone line, and connects the line.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a control unit that transmits an infrared signal transmitted from a portable terminal device in response to a trigger signal from another telephone.

The output operation of the modulation signal of the modulation circuit 13 is performed by a control signal from another telephone received via the infrared communication circuit 8 instead of the control from the operation unit 6. . In the case of this embodiment, the infrared communication unit on the other telephone side has a light emitting unit in addition to the receiving unit, and always outputs the control signal requesting transmission of the infrared signal from the portable terminal device to prepare for automatic calling. It is configured as follows.
The mobile terminal device transmits the telephone number information in response to a transmission request from a public telephone or the like, so that the other telephones can make a reliable call at an appropriate timing.

In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which a public telephone is used as another telephone. However, it goes without saying that a portable telephone of a different system can be used as a target telephone for automatic calling. It is also clear that the mobile terminal device of the present invention may be any device that can store telephone numbers, and can be applied to an electronic organizer and the like.

[0024]

According to the present invention, when a call is made from another telephone such as a public telephone, the telephone number information stored in the memory is transmitted from the portable terminal device by an infrared signal or the like to perform an automatic call. Let it do. For this reason, the telephone number can be input without performing a key operation or the like on another telephone, so that erroneous input of the telephone number can be prevented. In addition, since the telephone number can be automatically input, it is possible to make a call easily and quickly. In particular, by applying the present invention to a portable telephone terminal, it is possible to make a call from another telephone using the memory contents even outside the area.

[0025]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a portable terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a control unit according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a control circuit for automatic calling of another telephone such as a public telephone according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 antenna 2 radio unit 3 audio signal processing unit 4 microphone, speaker 5 display unit 6 operation unit 7 memory unit 8 infrared communication unit 9 control unit 11 readout circuit 12 buffer circuit 13 modulation circuit 21 infrared communication unit 22 reception control circuit 23 multi-frequency Signal generation circuit 24 Dial pulse generation circuit 25 Changeover switch 26 Transmission circuit 27 Hook switch circuit 28 Telephone line

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A storage means for storing telephone number information, a display means for displaying a telephone number, a communication means for communicating with another telephone, an operation means for controlling a call from another telephone, and the operation means And transmitting the telephone number information stored in the storage means to another telephone by the communication means as call information. 2. The portable terminal device with a call signal output function according to claim 1, wherein said transmission means has an infrared communication function. 3. The portable terminal device with a call signal output function according to claim 1, wherein telephone number information corresponding to the telephone number displayed on the display section is selectively transmitted. 4. The portable terminal device with a call signal output function according to claim 1, wherein the portable terminal device has a wireless telephone communication function. 5. A telephone with a call signal receiving unit, comprising: a receiving means for receiving telephone number information; and an automatic calling means for automatically calling based on the telephone number information from said receiving means. 6. The telephone according to claim 5, wherein said receiving means has an infrared communication function.