JPH11239205A - Communication terminal and method for registering telephone directory data incorporated with the terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To register a telephone number obtained by a caller telephone number service as telephone directory data in the optimum form for call origination by editing the selected telephone number by deleting prescribed digits from the most significant digit, and storing the edited telephone number as a telephone number in a second memory. SOLUTION: A control part 1 discriminates whether the selected telephone number has the same area code as area code data stored in an area code memory 6 or not and deletes the part of the area code from the selected telephone number. Namely, all the digits discriminated coincident by that comparison are deleted. Next, the control part 1 sets '0' to a deleting instruction counter DC, displays only the selected telephone number on a display part 8 and displays a cursor at the display position of its most significant digit. Afterwards, the control part 1 defines the telephone number displayed on the display part 8 as the telephone number of a telephone directory 4, pairs this number and opposite side information newly inputted by using the keys of an operation part 7 and registers them on the telephone directory 4 as novel data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal capable of registering a telephone number of a caller notified by a caller telephone number guidance service (number display service) in a telephone directory and a registration method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, communication terminals such as telephones and facsimile machines have a built-in electronic telephone directory capable of storing a plurality of pairs each consisting of a telephone number of the other party and its name, and the name of the other party registered in the telephone directory. There is an increasing number of telephones that can automatically make a dial call to a selected partner by making a selection while displaying a message.

[0003] In addition, registration of a telephone number in such a telephone directory has conventionally been difficult, since information such as a telephone number has to be manually inputted for each destination. Therefore, for example, JP-A-6-22022 (H04M1 / 274)
And JP-A-7-24078 (H04M1 / 274)
Has been proposed in which a telephone number dialed can be automatically stored in a telephone directory. Also, JP-A-9-64977 (H04M3 / 42) states that
A proposal has been made in which a telephone number of a caller notified by a caller telephone number guidance service can be automatically registered in a telephone directory. According to such a method, it is not necessary to input a telephone number at least for registering a telephone directory, and furthermore, for example, when the destination information is transmitted from the other party during facsimile communication or when the calling party is provided with a caller telephone number guidance service. When the caller information is transmitted together with the telephone number, by registering this information as a name in the telephone directory, the name can also be automatically registered, so that the telephone directory registration becomes extremely simple.

[0004]

However, the telephone number obtained by the caller telephone number guidance service is not always in a form suitable for dialing.

That is, in Japan, a communication area is provided for each area code, and in the same area, it is not necessary to dial the area code. The area code is added to the number even if the call is from within the same area.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is characterized by a first memory for storing a received telephone number, at least a telephone number and information corresponding to the telephone number. And a means for selecting a telephone number in the first memory, and a predetermined number of digits are deleted and edited from the most significant digit of the telephone number selected by the selecting means. Editing means, and registering means for storing the telephone number edited by the editing means as a telephone number in the second memory.

[0007]

FIG. 1 schematically shows the circuit configuration of a facsimile apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

The control unit 1 is composed of a microcomputer or the like, and controls each unit described below based on a control program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 2 in advance. The control unit 1 and each unit including the ROM 2 are connected by a bus 3.

The telephone directory 4, called number memory 5, and area code memory 6 are, for example, rewritable semiconductor random access memories. The telephone directory 4 can store a plurality of pairs of telephone numbers and destination information corresponding to the telephone numbers, and the incoming number memory 5 can store a plurality of telephone numbers obtained by a caller telephone number guidance service. And
Further, the area code memory 6 stores an area code indicating the communication area where the apparatus of this embodiment is installed and the number of digits of the area code. Note that a pair of a telephone number stored in the telephone directory 4 and destination information corresponding to the telephone number is referred to as telephone directory data for convenience of description.

The data in the telephone directory 4 can be registered using a telephone number obtained by a caller telephone number guidance service, as will be described later. Register using the numeric keypad and various function keys. The area code and the number of digits of the area code in the area code memory 6 are registered by using a numeric keypad and various function keys that are also used for dialing the operation unit 7 when the apparatus of the present embodiment is installed. .

The display unit 8 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display.
Various information is displayed under the control of the control unit 1. The FAX function unit 9 includes an optical reading unit such as a CIS (contact image sensor) and a printing unit such as a thermal recording unit, and optically reads original information to be transmitted under the control of the control unit 1. Or prints out the received image information.

At the time of an incoming call, the incoming call control unit 10 detects an incoming call from the telephone line L, notifies the control unit 1 of the detection result, and under the control of the control unit 1 based on the caller telephone number guidance service. When the telephone number of the calling side is transmitted, it is detected and stored in the called number memory 5. In addition, the incoming call control unit 10 transmits a pulse or tone dial signal to the telephone line L under the control of the control unit 1 at the time of calling. Further, under the control of the control unit 1, the incoming call control unit 10 connects the telephone line L to the communication unit 11 having a handset.
Switch to the alternative.

In the present embodiment, when there is an incoming call from the telephone line L, the incoming call control unit 10 notifies the control unit 1 of the incoming call as described above, and under the control of the control unit 1, based on the caller telephone number guidance service. When the telephone number of the calling side is transmitted, the telephone number is detected and stored in the called number memory 5, and the line L is connected to the control unit 1 under the control of the control unit 1. Thereafter, the control unit 1 monitors the facsimile communication signal transmitted from the line L, and when it determines that the calling side desires facsimile communication, starts the facsimile communication and prints the received data on the facsimile function unit 9. The document information printed by the means or read by the optical reading means is transmitted to the line L. On the other hand, when the calling side determines that the call is desired, the control section 1 sounds a buzzer or the like (not shown) to notify the user that there is an incoming call, and in accordance with the notification, the user picks up the handset of the calling section 11 or the like. When the off-hook operation is performed, the incoming call control unit 10 is controlled so that the telephone line L is switched to the communication unit 11 for connection. As a result, a call can be made with the calling party.

On the other hand, the outgoing call in the apparatus of the present embodiment is performed by inputting the telephone number of the other party from the operation unit 7 so that the control unit 1 causes the incoming call control unit 10 to make a dial call according to the input telephone number. If the call is made and the other party is connected to the line, the communication mode (call or facsimile communication) desired by the user is determined based on the input from the operation unit 7 and the hook state of the handset, and the line is controlled. Selectively switch to the 1 side or the communication section 11 side.

The telephone number input method for making a call in the apparatus of the present embodiment includes a normal number input method using the numeric keypad of the operation unit 7 and a telephone number already stored in the telephone directory 4 or a telephone number. There is a method of selecting from telephone numbers stored in the incoming call memory 5.

Specifically, when a telephone number already stored in the telephone directory 4 is to be used, by operating a telephone directory data calling function key on the operation unit 7, the control unit 1 can operate the key operation. The control unit 1 displays the telephone number and / or destination information registered in the telephone directory 4 on the display unit 8 in response to the request, and selects one of the displayed telephone directory data. The incoming call control unit 10 dials the telephone number of the set data. The display of the telephone directory data on the display unit 8 is performed by displaying all the data of the telephone directory 4 on the display unit 8.
If the data cannot be displayed at all times, all data is made visible to the user by using a well-known display technique such as scroll display.

When the telephone number stored in the incoming call memory 5 is used, if the function key for calling the incoming call memory data on the operation unit 7 is operated, the control unit 1 displays the same as the telephone directory data. All telephone numbers in the incoming call memory 5 are displayed on the section 8. Then, when the user selects one of the displayed telephone numbers, the control unit 1 dials out the selected telephone number from the incoming call control unit 10.

The telephone number is registered in the telephone directory 4 by using the telephone number stored in the incoming call memory 5 in addition to the method of registering using the numeric keypad and various function keys of the operation unit 7 described above. can do. In the following, data of the telephone directory 4 is created by using a telephone number stored in the incoming call memory 5 by a key operation of the operation unit 7 by the user for explaining this registration method based on the flowchart shown in FIG. When the control unit 1 is instructed to make a call, the control unit 1 first displays the incoming call memory on the display unit 8 in step S1 in the same manner as when dialing using the telephone number stored in the incoming call memory 5 described above. Display all telephone numbers in 5. Then, the control unit 1 determines in step S2
Determine whether one of the displayed phone numbers has been selected,
If it is determined, the process proceeds to step S3. Note that S
The selection in two steps can be performed by operating a key on the operation unit 7 indicating a selection instruction while the desired telephone number is displayed when the display unit 8 can display only one telephone number, On the other hand, when the display unit 8 can display a plurality of telephone numbers, the user can move the cursor to a desired telephone number and operate a key on the operation unit 7 indicating a selection instruction.

In step S3, the control unit 1 determines whether the automatic registration mode has been set. This mode is a mode that can be set / reset in advance by using keys on the operation unit 7. If it is determined that the automatic registration mode is set, the control unit proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, the controller 1 determines whether the telephone number selected in step S2 has the same area code as the area code data stored in the area code memory 6. I do. Specifically, the comparison is performed by comparing the area code data and the telephone number one by one in order from the most significant digit thereof. If at least one digit does not match in the comparison in step S4, the control unit 1
Immediately proceeds to step S13, and if all digits match, performs step S5, and then proceeds to step S13.

In step S5, the control section 1 deletes the area code from the telephone number selected in step S2. Specifically, all the digits determined to be coincident in the comparison in step S4 are deleted. For example, if the selected telephone number is “072123465” and the area code is “07”, the telephone number after the S5 step processing is “21123465”, which is displayed on the display unit 8.

Returning to step S3, if it is determined that the automatic registration mode has not been set, the control unit proceeds to step S6.

In step S6, the control unit 1 sets "0" to the deletion instruction counter DC, and in step S7, displays only the telephone number selected in step S2 on the display unit 8 and the most significant digit thereof. The cursor 20 is displayed at the display position. For example, if the telephone number selected in step S2 is “0721123465”, the display mode of the display unit 8 is as shown in FIG.

In the following S8 and S9 steps, the control unit 1
Determines whether a deletion instruction or a confirmation instruction is input from the operation unit 7. The deletion instruction and the confirmation instruction are instructed using keys on the operation unit 7.

If it is determined in step S8 that a deletion instruction has been input from the operation unit 7, the control unit 1 determines in step S10 that the value of the deletion instruction counter DC is the digit of the area code stored in the area code memory 6. Determine if the numbers match. This determination is for avoiding undesired deletion of the telephone number displayed on the display unit 8 other than the area code. Therefore, if it is determined in step S10 that the value of the deletion instruction counter DC matches the number of digits of the area code stored in the area code memory 6, the deletion instruction detected in step S8 is invalidated. Is returned to the step S8.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S10 that they do not match, the control unit 1 increments the value of the deletion instruction counter DC by "1" in step S11, and moves the cursor 20 on the display unit 8 in step S12. Delete the most significant digit of the telephone number that is located, then move the cursor 2
Processing is performed to move 0 to the most significant digit position after deletion in S7.
Return to the step (see FIG. 3B).

If it is determined in step S9 that a confirmation instruction has been input from the operation unit 7, the control unit 1 proceeds to step S13.

In step S13, the control unit 1 sets the telephone number currently displayed on the display unit 8 at that time as the telephone number of the telephone directory 4, and inputs this number and a new key of the operation unit 7. The destination information is paired with the destination information and registered as new data in the telephone directory 4, and the process is terminated.

As described above, in this embodiment, the incoming call memory 5
When the telephone number stored in the telephone number is registered in the telephone directory 4 as telephone directory data, the registered telephone number can be edited in an optimal form, and the editing is automatically performed. Since the user can arbitrarily select between an automatic editing mode for editing in a proper shape and a manual editing mode for editing in an optimum shape, the usability is improved.

In addition, when editing in the manual editing mode, the number of digits to be deleted is limited, so that if the number of deletion instructions exceeds the number of digits of the area code to be deleted, a telephone number other than the area code is deleted. Unwanted deletion of data can be prevented.

Further, at the time of editing in the manual editing mode, the cursor is always positioned at the digit position to be deleted next, so that the digits which can be deleted can be easily confirmed, and unwanted deletion can be prevented.

[0032]

According to the present invention, the telephone number obtained by the caller telephone number service can be registered as telephone directory data in a form optimal for calling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a facsimile apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a display mode on a display unit 8 of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control part 4 Phonebook 5 Incoming number memory 6 Area code memory 7 Operation part 8 Display part 10 Incoming control part 20 Cursor

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kazushi Honjo 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-shi, Tottori Pref., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tatsuharu Kishida 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori-shi, Tottori Pref. (72) Inventor Koichi Takada 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A first memory for storing a received telephone number, a second memory capable of storing at least a plurality of pairs of a telephone number and information corresponding to the telephone number, and a first memory in the first memory. Means for selecting a telephone number; editing means for deleting and editing a predetermined number of digits from the most significant digit of the telephone number selected by the selecting means; and telephone number edited by the editing means in the second memory. A communication terminal comprising: registration means for storing a telephone number. 2. A first memory for storing a received telephone number, a second memory capable of storing a plurality of pairs of at least a telephone number and information corresponding to the telephone number, and area code data. A third memory, a means for selecting a telephone number in the first memory, an area code part in the telephone number selected by the selection means, and an area code data in the third memory. Means for comparing, when matching is detected by the comparing means, editing means for deleting and editing the area code part in the telephone number selected by the selecting means, and the telephone number edited by the editing means to the 2. A communication terminal, comprising: registration means for storing a telephone number in a memory. 3. A first memory for storing a received telephone number, a second memory capable of storing a plurality of pairs of at least a telephone number and information corresponding to the telephone number, and a telephone in the first memory. Means for displaying at least one number, deletion instructing means, editing means for deleting one digit at a time from the highest digit of the telephone number displayed on the display means based on an instruction from the deletion instructing means, and registration A communication terminal comprising: an instruction unit; and a registration unit that stores a telephone number displayed on the display unit as a telephone number in the second memory in response to an instruction from the registration instruction unit. . 4. The communication terminal according to claim 3, further comprising means for always displaying a cursor at the highest digit position of the telephone number displayed on said display means. 5. The communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein the number of deleted digits in said editing means is limited. 6. A step of storing the received telephone number in a first memory, a step of displaying the received telephone number stored in the first memory on a display, and editing the telephone number displayed on the display. And a step of storing the telephone number edited in the editing step in a second memory capable of storing a plurality of pairs of at least a telephone number and information corresponding to the telephone number. How to register phonebook data built into the communication terminal. 7. The editing step according to claim 6, wherein the area code part in the displayed telephone number is compared with area code data registered in advance in a third memory, and the comparison step is identical. And deleting the area code portion of the displayed telephone number when is detected. The method of registering telephone directory data built in the communication terminal. 8. A method for registering telephone directory data built in a communication terminal, wherein the editing step according to claim 6 is a step of deleting one digit at a time from the most significant digit of the displayed telephone number.