JPH11196170A - Picture display device, telephone calling method and recording medium recording control program for telephone call - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability at the time of a telephone call, to make display screen easy to look at and to eliminate the possibility of leaving a device behind. SOLUTION: A speaker 25 and a tone oscillation circuit 26 are provided for sound-outputting a dial signal for a remote controller 20 which remotely operates a television 10. A telephone number is registered in the television 10 by operating the key unit 21 of the remote controller 20. The registered telephone number is displayed on the screen of the television 10. The remote controller 20 is operated while the displayed telephone number is viewed, the telephone number is selected and a calling operation is executed. Thus, telephone number data is returned to the remote controller 20 and dial signal sound corresponding to the selected number is outputted from the speaker 25.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image display device such as a television, a television with a video, a video deck connected to a television or the like for displaying images, and more particularly to an image display device which can be remotely controlled by transmission and reception with a remote controller. And a method for making a telephone call for performing auto-dialing on the image display device,
The present invention also relates to a recording medium on which the telephone call control program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An electronic telephone directory for recording telephone numbers,
There are many information terminals having a telephone directory function, and a card-type telephone directory has been developed. Some of these portable electronic devices having a telephone directory function have a telephone calling function called an auto dial. For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-28616 discloses a small electronic computer having a telephone calling function. .

[0003] The telephone calling function is such that when a specific telephone number is selected from registered telephone numbers and a transmission key is pressed, a dial signal corresponding to the telephone number is output as a voice and the dial signal tone is output. It is a function to perform automatic call origination without performing dial operation by inputting to the transmitter of the handset.

[0004]

However, portable electronic devices having a telephone calling function such as a card-type telephone directory,
Although small and excellent in portability when going out, if it is considered to be used at home, it is a problem if it is too small. That is, because of its small size, the operability is poor, the display is difficult to see, and there is a possibility that it may be left behind and cannot be used when necessary.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to enhance operability in making a telephone call, to make the display easier to see, and to avoid leaving a device for making a telephone call. And

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a remote control of an image display device having a remote control and a device main body which can be remotely operated by transmission and reception by the remote control is used for making a telephone call. I do. More specifically, input and record telephone number data by key operation on the remote controller, display and output the recorded telephone number data on the main body of the apparatus, and select telephone number data by key operation on the remote controller, The selected telephone number data is output as voice from a remote controller by a dial signal.

According to this configuration, a telephone number is registered in the image display device by operating a key switch of a remote control provided in the remote control operation type image display device.
The registered telephone number is displayed on a large screen such as a television screen and selected by a key operation of a remote controller.
The selected telephone number is output from the remote controller as a dial tone by operating a key on the remote controller.

Here, since the remote control gives priority to operability over portability, its key switch is large and easy to use, and since it is used daily, there is no danger of being left behind. Further, the screen of the image display device and the screen connected to the image display device are large and easy to see.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen, and FIG.
Is a flowchart of software processed by a microcomputer built in the remote controller.

An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises:
It is a remote-controlled television. In this television, as shown in FIG. 1, a television 10, which is an apparatus main body, is remotely operated by transmission and reception by a remote controller 20.

The remote controller 20 includes, as hardware, a key unit 21 for making input settings to the television 10, an infrared light emitting unit 22 and an infrared light receiving unit 23 for transmitting and receiving information to and from the television 10. And a microcomputer 24 for controlling the remote controller in general, a speaker 25 for transmitting a tone sound, and a tone oscillation circuit 26. And the microcomputer 24 is the key unit 21
Then, predetermined signal processing is performed based on the output signal of the light receiving unit 23, and the light emitting unit 22 and the tone oscillation circuit 26 are controlled based on the result.

On the other hand, the television 10 includes a cathode ray tube 11, a microcomputer 12 for controlling a driving circuit thereof, a memory 13 for storing various information, an infrared light emitting section 14 for transmitting and receiving information to and from a remote controller 20, and an infrared light A light receiving unit 15 and the like are provided.

Next, the function of the image display device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

This image display device has a telephone directory creation function and a tone transmission function as selection functions. These functions are realized by the microcomputer 24 on the remote controller 20 side and the microcomputer 12 on the television 10 side.

When a function selection key is pressed on the remote controller 20, the key input signal is transmitted. When the television 10 receives the key input signal, the microcomputer 12 displays a menu on the screen. While viewing the menu displayed on the screen, the user operates the up / down key for adjusting the volume of the remote controller 20, designates a desired selection function, and presses the execution key.

When the telephone directory creation function is selected as the selection function, the microcomputer 12 of the television 10 starts a telephone directory creation program, and when the tone transmission function is selected, the microcomputer 12 starts the tone transmission program.

When the telephone directory creation program starts,
The data input screen shown in FIG. This screen displays katakana characters from "A" to "N", alphabet characters from "A" to "Z",
Numerals “1” to “0” and various symbols are displayed.

When the data input screen shown in FIG. 2A appears, the user operates the remote controller 20 to register the name on the television 10 together with the telephone number. Specifically, the remote controller 20
By operating the key unit 21, for example, a volume up / down key or the like, and selecting the above characters, numbers and symbols in order, a name and a telephone number are input in order. The input data is recorded in the memory 13 of the television 10.

When the tone transmission program starts, the microcomputer 12 of the television 10 reads out and displays the telephone number data recorded in the memory 13. As a result, a telephone directory screen shown in FIG. On this screen, registered telephone numbers are displayed together with names.

When the telephone directory screen shown in FIG. 2B appears,
The user operates a key unit 21 of the remote controller 20, for example, an up / down key for volume control, and designates a telephone number of a telephone call partner. When you have finished specifying the phone number, press the call key. Then, a transmission command signal is transmitted from the remote controller 20 to the television 10, whereby the microcomputer 12 of the television 10 converts the data about the designated telephone number into tone oscillation data, and transmits this from the light emitting unit 14. Here, a mute key is used as the transmission key.

The transmission data is transmitted to the light receiving section 23 of the remote controller 20.
And sent to the microcomputer 24. The microcomputer 24 that has received the tone oscillation data operates the tone oscillation circuit 26 based on the data. As a result, a dial signal corresponding to the selected telephone number is output from the speaker 25 by voice. The user brings the speaker 25 of the remote controller 20 closer to the transmitting unit (microphone) of the handset 30 on standby and inputs the dial signal sound.

By operating the key unit 21, data can be input, deleted, and corrected.

In the tone transmission program, the microcomputer 24 in the remote controller 20 executes the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the tone transmission program starts,
The microcomputer 24 determines whether or not there is a key input.
When there is a key input, the input data is transmitted to the television 10 (S1, S2). This process is continued until the transmission key (mute key) is pressed, whereby the operation of selecting the telephone number is performed.

When the transmission key (mute key) is pressed after the selection operation of the telephone number, the telephone number data is transmitted, and the mode is switched to the reception mode (S3).
4). When the telephone number data is received from the television 10 in this state, the received code is determined. If there is no error in the received code, a transmission frequency corresponding to the received code is assigned to the output port of the microcomputer 24 (S5). ~
9). Then, switching to the transmission mode is performed, and a tone signal is output from the output port (S10, 11, 1).
2). As a result, a dial signal corresponding to the selected telephone number is output from the speaker 25 by voice.

If the telephone number data is not received in step 5, the mode is switched to the transmission mode, and the process returns to step 1 (S6). If it is determined in step 9 that there is an error in the reception code, the mode is switched to the transmission mode, and a request signal for retransmission / warning display is transmitted to the television 10.
(S13, S14).

By performing the above-described processing, the user can operate the easy-to-handle remote controller 20 of the television 10 and make a telephone call with a dial tone while watching the large screen. Further, the remote control 20 of the television 10 is large and frequently used every day, so that there is no risk of being left behind. Since the existing hardware is basically used on the side of the television 10, a cost increase is suppressed.

In the above embodiment, the remote controller 20 includes means for transmitting an input signal by key operation on the remote controller 20 and means for receiving telephone number data transmitted from the television 10 and outputting a dial signal as sound. On the other hand, the television 10 receives the input signal transmitted from the remote controller 20 and generates telephone number data based on the input signal, records telephone number data, and reads out the telephone number data. It has a means for displaying and outputting, and a means for receiving an input signal transmitted from the remote controller and selecting and transmitting telephone number data based on the input signal. Except for the above, the respective functions can be appropriately changed.

In the above embodiment, the image display device is a television, but may be a television with a video or a VCR. In the case of a video deck, display is made on a television or the like connected to the video deck.

[0030]

As described above, in the case of the present invention, an easy-to-use remote control for a television is used for making a telephone call using a dial tone, so that a telephone number registration operation, a selection operation and a transmission operation can be performed. Very easy. In addition, since a large screen such as a television screen is used as a display section of the registered telephone number, the telephone number is also very easy to see. Furthermore, although the telephone calling function using the dial tone can be enjoyed, the device is not required, so that the complexity due to the increase in the number of devices can be avoided. Furthermore, the remote control is large and used on a daily basis so that it is not left behind.

On the other hand, the commercial value of the image display device is increased by adding a telephone calling function. In addition, since most of the functions can be realized by software, cost increase can be suppressed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone calling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory views of a display screen, wherein FIG. 2A shows a data entry screen used when creating a telephone directory, and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of software processed by a microcomputer built in a remote controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Television (apparatus main body) 11 CRT 12 Microcomputer 13 Memory 14 Light-emitting part 15 Light-receiving part 20 Remote control 21 Key unit 22 Light-emitting part 23 Light-receiving part 24 Microcomputer 25 Speaker 26 Tone oscillation circuit 30 Handset

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An image display device comprising a remote controller and an apparatus main body which can be remotely controlled by transmission / reception by the remote controller, means for inputting telephone number data by key operation on the remote controller, Means for recording, means for displaying and outputting the recorded telephone number data on the main body of the apparatus, means for selecting the recorded telephone number data by key operation on the remote controller, and remote control for the selected telephone number data by a dial signal An image display device comprising: means for outputting a voice from a device. 2. The remote control comprises: means for transmitting an input signal by a key operation on the remote control; and means for receiving telephone number data transmitted from the apparatus body and outputting a dial signal by voice. The device body receives an input signal transmitted from the remote controller, generates phone number data based on the input signal, records phone number data, reads out the phone number data, and displays and outputs the data. And means for receiving an input signal transmitted from the remote controller, selecting telephone number data corresponding to the input signal from the recorded telephone number data, and transmitting the selected telephone number data. Display device. 3. An image display apparatus having a remote controller and an apparatus main body which can be remotely operated by transmission and reception by the remote controller, wherein a telephone call is made using the remote controller. Enter and record the number data, display and output the recorded telephone number data on the main unit, select the telephone number data by operating the keys on the remote control, and voice the selected telephone number data from the remote control by dial signal. A telephone calling method characterized by outputting. 4. A recording medium in which a control program for making a telephone call using the remote controller is recorded in an image display device having a remote controller and an apparatus main body that can be remotely operated by transmission and reception by the remote controller. The control program causes the computer to input and record telephone number data by key operation with a remote controller, display and output the recorded telephone number data on the apparatus main body, and select telephone number data by key operation with the remote controller. A recording medium storing a telephone transmission control program, which is executed and outputs selected telephone number data by voice from a remote controller by a dial signal.