JPS60162352A - Bar code list - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain assuredly dialing of a telephone number by producing a bar code list which contains plural telephone owners and the bar codes corresponding to those telephone numbers and scanning said list by a bar code reader. CONSTITUTION:A bar code list contains the names of companies, groups and individuals in a left column L and the telephone numbers corresponding to the names of the column L in a right column R in the form of bar codes. This list is scanned by a bar code reader BCR, and the read numeric characters are stored to a numeric data register. Then these stored numeric characters are displayed at a display part 1B via a control part. Thus a simple and assured dialing operation is secured for telephones with reference to the numeric characters displayed at the part 1B.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a barcode list, that is, a collection of a plurality of barcodes, which performs the same function as a telephone number list.

BACKGROUND ART AND PROBLEMS Generally, when looking at a telephone number written on a business card or the like and trying to call the other party, the following inconveniences may occur. In other words, the telephone number written on a business card is generally small and difficult to read, and when the recipient is an organization, corporation, etc., multiple telephone numbers such as a representative number and a direct number are written side by side. It's an inconvenience to have to do it.

In such a case, first, the telephone number may be read and dialed incorrectly, resulting in an incorrect call. Second, even if you read the phone number correctly, when you read the phone number on the business card while dialing the phone, you may forget which part of the phone number you dialed, or you may be unable to read multiple phone numbers, for example. When these numbers are written side by side on a business card, the user's eyes tend to shift to a phone number on a line other than the line containing the desired phone number, and the user loses track of the next number to dial. As a result, the call may have to be repeated or the call may be the wrong one.

In order to solve this problem, the following methods have been proposed in the past.

The first method is to encode a telephone number, record the code on a card such as a business card by an appropriate means, read the code recorded on the card with an appropriate reader to generate an electrical signal, and generate an electrical signal. This method sends a signal to the telephone line to call the other party. However, this method has the disadvantage that the telephone itself must be modified and construction work is required. Moreover, the equipment for carrying out this method is expensive.

The second method is to drive the rotary or push-button dial of the telephone from outside the telephone based on the electrical signal generated in the first method described above, without sending it to the telephone line. It is. however,
Although this method does not require modification of the telephone itself, it does require a dial drive mechanism to be attached to the telephone from the outside, and has the disadvantage that the mechanism becomes complex.

A third method is to connect a device in which a telephone number is stored in a storage device such as a semiconductor memory to a telephone, and when calling the other party stored in the storage device, press a button on the device corresponding to the telephone number. This method is to press . However, this method has disadvantages in that it is necessary to replace or modify the telephone, construction work is required, and the equipment becomes expensive. Furthermore, with this method, the larger the number of phone numbers that can be stored, the more difficult it becomes to find the button on the device, and the overall cost of the device increases, as well as the time required to install the device. The disadvantage is that it requires a lot of space.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a barcode list that solves the above-mentioned problems and allows telephone numbers to be dialed easily and reliably.

Structure of the Invention A barcode list according to the present invention displays a barcode corresponding to a telephone number close to the telephone number, and arranges a plurality of sets of telephone numbers and barcodes so that they can be viewed at a glance.

Embodiment of the Invention FIG. 1 shows a /<-code' list which is an embodiment of the invention. The illustrated /code list can be printed on dozens of pages like a telephone directory, or it can be pasted on a plank as a single table.Others , CRTC cathode ray display tube). Depending on which of these options to use, lz% r (t) should be determined based on the amount of information to be stored, that is, the number of telephone numbers.

In Figure 1, the left column records the names of companies/organizations, individual names, etc., and the right aRG is the telephone number corresponding to the name written in the left column in the form of a bar code. and record it. It is preferable that this /circle code be printed on a separate sheet of paper such as a card, and then typed as H. That is, in order to print a barcode on a card, it is preferable to use a printing device as described below.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show an example of a notification system necessary for actually using the code list according to the present invention. Here, the second bacterium shows its external shape, and FIG. 3 shows its internal structure.

In FIG. 2, BCR is a barcode reader, and by scanning the barcode shown in the right column R in the first diagram, the number is displayed on the display section 1B. Note that when using a barcode reader equipped with a reading section that covers the entire barcode, there is no need to scan the barcode. In addition, 1 is a main body, and this main body l is a stand part IA on which a telephone (indicated by a broken line) is placed.
, a display section IB connected to the front end of this base section IA, a key manual section IC provided below this display section IB, and a display section IB.
and a card insertion part ID provided between the key manpower part IC and the key manpower part IC.

The display section IB is for displaying the telephone number read by the barcode reader OCR, and is from 0 to 9.
It is composed of a liquid crystal display element (L (ED)) in which a plurality of number electrodes that can display numbers are arranged in the horizontal direction, and its driving circuit.The size of the numbers displayed on the LCD is, for example, 15a+m x 15+a-. 56
゜Key λ key part 1G has numeric keys 2 corresponding to numbers 0 to 9 (PJ) and a clear key 3. Each numeric key 2 can be pressed to change its value. It is connected to a barcode generator (not shown) that generates a corresponding barcode signal.

The insertion section ID has a horizontally long slit-shaped hole 4 having a width slightly larger than the width of a business card on which a barcode is to be printed, and guides 5 provided on both sides of the hole 4. Therefore, the card can be inserted along the guide 5 only when the card is inserted in a vertically long state.

A thermal transfer mechanism is provided in the main body 1 for recording a barcode corresponding to a telephone number on a card inserted into the main body 1 from the insertion section ID.

This thermal transfer mechanism records an 8-code corresponding to a telephone number on the card in a primary manner. That is,
By sequentially pressing the number keys 2 on the key λ portion IC, a barcode signal corresponding to the telephone number is read from a ROM (not shown) via a controller (not shown). Based on the read/S-code signal, the controller:
The numbers of the telephone number corresponding to M are displayed on the LCD of the display section 1B, and the thermal transfer mechanism is driven to record the read barcode on the card.

31A shows an outline of the thermal transfer mechanism. As shown in FIG. 3, two sets of nip rollers 8 are arranged so as to grip the card 7 inserted into the main body 1 from the hole 4 of the insertion part IO.
do. Each set of nip rollers 8 is provided parallel to and horizontally with respect to each other. Each nip row 78 also includes a drive roller 8A coupled to a suitable motor (not shown);
A driven roller 8B is brought into pressure contact with a driving roller 8A by suitable elastic means (not shown). Furthermore, the height of each set of nip rollers 8 is determined in advance so that the contact portion of the two rollers in each set of nip rollers 8 is at the same height as the hole 4 of the insertion portion ID.

Insert portions 10 are located close to the inner and outer sides of the two sets of roller rollers 8.
Two microswitches 9 and 10 are provided to detect the front end of the card 7 inserted into the main body 1 through the hole 4. The motor that drives the drive roller 8A and the two microswitches 9 and 10 are controlled by the controller described above.

When the card 7 is inserted into the main body l through the hole 4 of the insertion part 10, one of the microswitches 9 is closed, and the two drive rollers 8A of the two nip rollers 8 rotate in the directions shown by the arrows in FIG. do. Therefore, from hole 4 to the main body! The card 7 inserted inside is the insertion part! It is sandwiched between one of the nip rollers 8 which is closer to 0, and further fed into the main body l by the rotation of this one nip roller 8. The front end of the card 7 thus fed into the main body 1 is pinched by the other nip roller 8, and further fed into the main body 1 to close the other microswitch 10. Thus, the two drive rollers 8 in the two nip rollers 8
The drive of A is stopped, and the feeding of the card 7 is stopped. Incidentally, guides (not shown) are provided between the two sets of nip rollers 8 to guide both sides of the card 7 so that the card 7 fed therebetween travels straight.

As shown in FIG. 3, between two sets of nip rollers 8, a thermal head 11 for thermally transferring the / barcode to the card 7 is provided on the rollers 8 so as to be close to the upper surface of the card 7.

Similarly, a platen 12 is provided so as to be in contact with the lower surface of the card 7 and located directly below the thermal head 11.

Further, 13 is an ink film, which is rewound from a rewinding drum 14 provided in the main body 1, and is rewound to the thermal head 11.
and the top surface of the card 7, and the winding drum 15
It is wound up. Guide rollers 16 are provided on both sides of the thermal head 11 and allow the ink film 13 rewound from the unwinding drum 14 to run stably between the thermal head 11 and the upper surface of the card 7.
Wind it up.

The thermal head 1 is lowered by a driving means (not shown) and presses an ink film 13 onto the top surface of the card 7 when recording a bar code on the top surface of the card 7.

The thermal transfer mechanism is constructed as described above, but as shown in FIG. 3, between one nip roller 8 and the guide roller 16 closer to this nip roller 8,
An optical reader 17 is placed close to the top surface of the card 7. Here, it is necessary to arrange the optical reader 17 so that it is located on the same line as the thermal head 11 in the direction in which the card 7 is fed. The optical reader 17 has a light emitter such as a laser beam and a light receiver, and irradiates the barcode recorded on the card 7 with light from the light emitter and receives reflected light from the top of the card 7. The barcode on the card 7 is detected by a device. This allows you to reconfirm already recorded barcodes or read new barcodes recorded on a separate card, thereby helping you to create the barcode list shown in Figure 1 without error. can.

As shown in FIG. 2, reference numeral 18 denotes a changeover switch provided in the key manual section 1G, which switches the previously described controller (not shown) to the "record" mode or the "display" mode. This controller introduces ON signals from two microswitches 9 and 1o and a barcode detection signal from an optical reader 17, and connects a motor (not shown) that drives a winding drum 15 and a thermal head. 11, a motor (not shown) that drives the driving roller 8A of the nip roller 8, and an LCD of the display section IB.

It should be noted that the barcode reader OCR and the numerical data register NR can be easily configured using known techniques, so detailed explanations will be omitted.

With the above configuration, a barcode corresponding to a telephone number is recorded on the car 17 in the following manner. Moreover, if necessary, the barcode recorded on the card 7 can be read again and the corresponding telephone number can be displayed on the display section IB. That is, first, the changeover switch 18 is set to the "record" side, and the telephone number (number) to be recorded on the card 7 is entered using the numeric keys 2 of the key input section 1c. As a result, a barcode signal corresponding to the telephone number is sent to the controller (not shown), and at the same time, the entered telephone number is displayed on the LCD of the display unit. If the number is entered incorrectly, the clear key 2 is pressed to erase the number displayed on the LCD by the controller, and the telephone number is entered again. Next, the card 7 is inserted into the main body l through the hole 4 of the insertion portion 10. As a result, the front end of the card 7 closes one of the microswitches 9, and the two nip rollers 8 rotate to feed the card 7 into the main body l.

When the front end of the card 7 closes the other microswitch 10, the winding drum 15 starts winding up the ink film 13, and at the same time, the thermal head l-1 presses the ink film 13 onto the card 7 that is being fed. Insert the barcode corresponding to the phone number entered into card 7 as described above.
Record above. When this recording is completed, the winding of the ink film 13 by the winding drum 15 is completed, the rotation of the two nip rollers 8 is temporarily stopped, and the thermal head 11 is raised. Next, the two nip rollers 8 are reversely rotated to return the card 7 fed into the main body l to the outside of the main body l. In this way, a barcode corresponding to the telephone number can be easily recorded on the card 7. Therefore, as shown in the first diagram, it is possible to paste the barcode recording paper close to each name column.

On the other hand, set the changeover switch 18 to the "display" side, and insert the card 7 on which the 8-code has been recorded as described above into the main body 1.
into the main body l through the hole 4 of the insertion part 10. As a result, the card 7 is fed into the main body l in the same manner as described above. During this feeding, the portion where the 8-code is recorded passes directly under the optical reader 17, and the bar code is detected by the optical reader 17. The telephone number corresponding to the detected barcode is displayed on the LCII of the display section IB, and at the end of the detection, the card 7 is returned to the outside of the main body 1 by reversing the nip roller 8. In this way, card 7 with a barcode written on it
From there, the digits of the telephone number corresponding to the barcode can be displayed on the LCD of the display section IB, which has display digits of an appropriate size.

The display part IB is located directly in front of the telephone placed on the stand part IA, and the numbers of the telephone number displayed there are very easy to read. By scanning the barcode, a phone number of an appropriate size corresponding to the barcode will be displayed on the display section IB, and while looking at the number,
You can dial the telephone very reliably.

In the above description, a recording means for recording a barcode on a card having an appropriate size, a reading means for rereading the barcode recorded on the card,
Although a notification system has been shown in which a notification means for notifying a telephone number corresponding to the read 8-code is integrated into the main body, the following modifications may be made, for example.

(1) The recording means, the reading means, and the notification means are each configured independently.

(2) The recording means is an LCD that has a numeric keyboard and can display the corresponding 8-code by inputting numbers using the numeric keys.
It may also be constructed by combining a sheet-like barcode display having an LCD screen and a copying machine capable of appropriately reducing the barcode of the barcode display and recording it on a card.

(3) In the case of (2) above, magnetic toner can be used as the material for recording the barcode on the card, and in this case, the reading means can be an optical one as described above. In addition to barcode leagues, magnetic heads can also be used.

(4) As a notification means, not only a numeric display but also a voice notification can be used. In this case, the telephone number is displayed at appropriate time intervals for each @ character or for each arbitrary number of digits. can be announced by voice.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, a desired list of barcodes can be saved! By reading the telephone number and reliably announcing it, it is possible to perform extremely reliable dialing operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a 7-code list that is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external shape of a notification system necessary for carrying out the present invention. FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a thermal transfer device included in the notification system shown in FIG. OCR...Barcode league, NR...Numeric register, ■...Main body, IA...Base, 1B...Display section, IC...Key power section, 10...Insertion section, 2... Number keys, 3... Clear key. 4... Hole, 5... Guide, 7... Card, 8... Nip roller, 8A... Drive roller, 8B... Followed roller, 8, lO... Micro switch, 11... - Thermal head, 12... platen, 13... ink film. 14... Rewind drum, 16... Guide roller, 17... Optical reader, 18... Changeover switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A barcode list characterized in that a barcode corresponding to a telephone number is displayed close to the telephone number, and a plurality of sets of telephone numbers and barcodes are arranged in such a manner that they can be viewed at a glance.