JPS62226761A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the retrieval of communication destination and to send optional information at an optional time by using an optical card recording medium with excellent portability and maintenability. CONSTITUTION:When a timer 5 reaches the setting time and a signal is outputted, the transmission/rception program area of the optical card is read, the transmission start time and the present time recorded on the card are comapred to decide that which data is to be sent. Then a data to be sent is read based on the recorded picture data and voice data based on the identification number and the result is sent. When transmission/reception exists, the present date/time is read from a clock 47 and recorded in the communication recording area of a RAM. Then the transmission or reception processing is applied to turn off a relay CML thereby opening the telephone line. Then the data of opposite party is stored in the RAM, the present time is read from the clock 47 to obtain the communication time, which is stored in the RAM.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a communication device, and particularly to a communication device having a storage medium.

[Prior Art] In recent years, communication devices such as telephones are required to have higher functionality, and various functions are being added.

For example, you can store multiple phone numbers and call the desired party with a few operations. however,
Generally speaking, the number of cards that can be memorized is around 20 at most, and even if the number could be increased, it would be difficult to select the desired partner. It is conceivable to store telephone numbers, but the storage capacity is not that large, and floppy disks or the like would increase the size of the device and increase costs.

It is also desired to use the device outdoors, and for this purpose, a storage medium that is easy to carry and has high maintainability is desired.

Further, since it is possible to easily search for a telephone number, further advanced functions are desired.

[Oral] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the present invention has been made in view of the above points.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication device using a storage medium that is simplified in terms of G.711 and has excellent portability and maintainability.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a communication device according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1, a crystal oscillator 1 generates a reference clock for the entire device.

The output clock of the crystal oscillator 1 is given as a reference clock to a CPU (central processing unit) 2 composed of a desired microprocessor element and the like. CPU2 uses data and address buses to access ROM3. RAM4. Timer 5. PPI (Programmable Parallel)
It is connected to el l10) 6, 7, 10 and UP+ (peripheral CPU) 9.11.12. CPtJ
2 controls the entire communication device. Further, the CPU 2 encodes and decodes image data.

13 is a DMA controller, ROM3゜RAM4
etc. are controlled.

The UPI 9 controls the driving of originals and recording paper.

UPIll controls the parallel-to-serial converter 25 and the recording system of the thermal head.

UPI+2 is the key person Kasuizuji 31. liquid crystal display lcd
32 controls are performed.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a modem, which modulates and demodulates image data and transmits and receives procedure signals for facsimile communication procedures.

15 is a network control device (NCtJ), which connects the line 33 to the telephone station 34 side or the modem 14 side via a relay CML (not shown).
Switch the connection by

Reference numeral 16 denotes a dialer, which dials the four-line 33 in response to the telephone number data of the communication destination output from the CPU 2 via the PPl7.
Sends a dial signal to.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a speaker drive circuit, and 19 a speaker, which outputs the signal from the line 33 as sound when the relay 8 is turned on.

36 is a device for recording or reproducing data on the optical card 37; 38 is a circuit for converting audio into a digital signal; 47
is a clock.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the key manual switch 31 and liquid crystal display 32 of FIG. 1. 31-1 is a group of Tenki, 31-2
31-3 is the key to press to display the address, 31-3 is the key to press to display the telephone number, 31-4 is the key to press when using the optical card, 31-5 is the key to press to enter the function mode, 31-5 is the key to press to display the name.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the format of the optical card 37, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view.

In both figures, several bits 44, which are the minimum unit of recording, are grouped together to form an information track 42. The information track has an end hit 43 which serves both to indicate the beginning of the information track and to identify adjacent tracks.
Recorded data 42) Reference bit 41 that indicates the beginning of recorded data and indicates that the read head is on the track, and part 4 that creates a clock for information reproduction.
0 is added to form one track 50゛. A plurality of these tracks 50 are assembled to form a block 45. A plurality of blocks 45 are arranged to form the entire recording area. Note that the i7n l-rack at the end of each block records information indicating that it is the beginning of the block, information on the number of faces, etc.

Now, when the size of 44 is about 10 μm x 10 μm, the card size is 86 mm x 54 holes, and about 80% of the entire surface of the card is the storage area, about 6.4 x lO' bit= 5.8MByte (I B
yte=8bit) Can be recorded.

Among these areas, the area where information necessary for information reproduction is recorded (
Even if the format area (format area) is set to about 20%, the recordable capacity is about 4.6 MB. When recording alphanumeric characters, one hide is used for each character, so the number of characters that can be recorded is approximately 46 million words.

Also, the vague characters that require 2 hides for one character are also 23 o
Record O million words. This means that the equivalent of one telephone directory with approximately 500 pages can be recorded. Furthermore, if the precision of one bit is made smaller, more information can be recorded.

FIG. 5 shows an example of an information reading section of an optical card reader.

The optical power -1-37 is translated in parallel along the track alignment direction A by the belt drive 61. Light emitted from a light source 62 such as a laser is transmitted to a light cart 37 by an illumination lens 63.
Light up the upper track. The illuminated image of the truck is
The image is projected onto the cells of the -dimensional sensor array 65 by the imaging lens 64, and track information is read.

Furthermore, the reciprocating movement of the optical cart 37 in the A direction and the optical head 60
By moving in the C direction, the information on the entire surface of the card can be reproduced. Additionally, this will enable random access to [17 reports].

Note that the format of the optical cart is not limited to this, and various formats can be used.

A memory system using such an optical cart has many features not found in conventional memory media, such as large storage capacity, portability, ease of handling, and high reliability due to non-contact reading.

In addition, since the manufacturing method for optical card memory can use conventional printing technology as is, it can be manufactured at a very low price. Significant price reduction is possible.

FIG. 6 shows the operation of this device at startup. First, turn on the main power, change the line to a telephone, and send a message (not shown).8. Turn off the receive and copy lamps.

If the function key is turned on, the function mode described later is executed, and if it is not turned on, it is determined whether there is a ringing signal, and if there is, it is determined whether or not it is an instruction to rewrite the telephone directory, and the result is The telephone directory is rewritten or the reception process is performed accordingly. In addition, if a calling signal is not detected, it is determined whether the sending time or receiving time has come, and if that time has come, automatic sending or receiving at a specified time is performed, and other processing is executed, but the details are not explained here. Not mentioned.

FIG. 7 shows details of the function mode.

First, it is determined whether or not the optical card key 31-4 is turned on (step 61). If it is turned on, the optical card key 31-4 is turned on.
7 is set in the optical card reader/writer 36 (step 62). If set, the phone book will be searched. That is, if the l key on the numeric keypad is pressed, the search proceeds one person at a time (steps 64 and 72).
D.

If the key is pressed, return one person at a time (step 65.
73), if the IJ key is pressed, the uppermost character advances by one, such as Aze (step 66.74), and if the l key is pressed, the next higher character advances by 1, such as A→A. Go back one step (step 67.75). As an example, when searching for the Iida mold cost, the result will be as shown in Figure 8. Here, to display Mr. Iida's address and telephone number, press the address key 31-2 and dial key 31-3 (steps 68 to 70, 76 to
78). When the function key 31-5 is pressed again to cancel the function mode, the display 32 becomes a time display (step 71.79). Further, if the trouble ■ key is on, the mode is set to output the result of passing A3 (step 80). That is, it is determined whether or not the optical card is installed in the device (Step 81), and if it is installed, the communication results recorded in the communication recording area of the optical card are transferred to the RAM 4 (Step 82). If RAM
Clear the data transfer area from Hikari Cart in step 4 (
Step 83). The communication result data stored in the RAM is then printed out (step 84).

Here, the card with the optical card installed prints both the communication result data for 20 communications directly recorded in the RAM 4 and the data for 200 communications transferred from the optical card (220 communications). If the optical card is not layered, only 20 communications will be printed. Also, if the trouble key is on, automatic transmission at a specified time will be recorded. That is,
The transmission time is set using the numeric keypad 31-1, the transmission destination is searched and set using the method described above, and the transmission contents are registered (steps 85 to 88). Also, if the trouble key is on, "l21" for time-specified reception is performed.

That is, the reception time is set using the numeric keypad 31-1, and the recipient is searched for and registered using the method described above (step 89).
~91). The specified time is set in the timer, and the destination is RA.
M4 is stored on the optical card. Further, as necessary, registration of the current time, registration of an ID number for automatic reception, etc. are performed (step 92). Also, multiple time specifications can be set.

FIG. 9 shows the operation of registering the contents of Send I3. First, determine whether the optical cart is attached to the device or not. Step +00
), if it is attached, it is determined whether the image registration key 31-7 or the voice registration key 31-8 is turned on or not (step 101, +02), and if the image W21 key 31-7 is turned on, the reading section When the original is set, reading of the original is started, and the CPU 2 records encoded image information such as MH on the optical cart (steps 104 to 106).
). Also, if the voice registration key 31-8 is turned on, voice is input from the receiver 34, and the NCU and the voice recording/reproducing circuit 3
8. Record the digitally encoded audio information onto the optical card via the RAM 4 (step 103).

FIG. 10 shows a memory map of the RAM 4 and the optical card 37. In the communication recording area 4-1 of the RAM 4, new data is always sequentially recorded for 20 communications. Furthermore, data for 200 communications are recorded in the communication recording area 37-3 of the optical card. The communication record area 37-3 contains the recipient's address,
Telephone number, date and time, communication start time, communication time, etc. are recorded.

Further, 37-1 records the update date and time of the TL telephone directory area, and 37-2 records the telephone number listed in the telephone directory. 37-4 records the designated time, destination, transmission content number, etc. for automatic transmission and reception. 37-
5. In 37-6, audio data and image data for transmission are recorded with identification numbers "A", respectively.

FIG. 13 shows the operation during automatic transmission. First, when timer 5 outputs a signal at the set time (step +31)
, read the optical card transmission/reception program area 37-3,
The transmission start time recorded there is compared with the current time to determine which data to send and where. Then, data to be transmitted is read out from the image data and audio data recorded in areas 37-4 and 37-5 based on the identification number and transmitted (steps 132 and 133). Then, it is determined whether or not the transmission of the current data has been completed (step +34). If it has not been completed, the process waits until the next timer time elapses.

FIG. 11 shows management of communication record data during transmission and reception. First, if there is a transmission or reception, the current date and time is read from the clock 47 and recorded in the communication recording area of the RAM (steps 113-
113). Then perform transmission or reception processing (step 1
14-116), relay CML is turned off to turn off the telephone line (step 117). Then, store the other party's data (name, phone number, etc.) in the RAM (Step 118)
, reads the current time from the clock 47, calculates the communication time, and writes it to the RAM (steps +19. +20).
).

Next, FIG. 12 shows updating of the telephone directory.

First, it is determined whether or not the optical cart is installed in the device (step +21). If it is set, the update date and time is read from the update date and time data area 37-1 of the optical card and compared with the current date and time (step 122). If they match, the number of update data sent from the line 33 is set in the RAM (Step 23), and the number of update data sent from the line 33 is also recorded in the telephone directory area of the optical card (Step 124). Update is performed by the number of times (step 125). Then, the next update date and time is recorded in the area 37-1 of the optical card (step 106). Note that the update data is sent from the line 33 to the NCU l5. It is transmitted to the CPU 2 via the modem 14.

Furthermore, the communication results can be output by manually printing any communication record data from the operation unit. This is recorded in RAM! This can be easily achieved by counting your end codes. Further, the number of communication record data to be written in the RAM and the optical cart may be increased as long as the capacity allows.

Alternatively, the telephone directory and transmission contents may be managed using separate optical cards. In this case, another optical card recording/reproducing device is required to manage two carts at the same time.

[Effects] As explained above, according to the present invention, communication destinations can be easily searched using a recording medium that is portable and easy to maintain.
Also, any information can be sent at any time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the communication device, Figure 2 is a diagram showing the operation section, Figure 3 is a diagram showing the format of the optical card, Figure 4 is a partially enlarged view of Figure 3, and Figure 5 is a diagram showing the format of the optical card. The figure shows the reading section of the optical cart recording/reproducing device, Figure 6 is a flowchart showing the operation at startup, Figure 7 is a flowchart showing the operation in function mode, and Figure 8 is the flowchart at the time of phone number search. 9 is a flowchart showing the registration operation of transmission contents, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the memory map of the RAM and optical cart, FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the communication management operation at the time of transmission and reception, and FIG. 12 13 is a flowchart showing the operation when updating the telephone directory, and FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of automatic transmission. 2 is a CPU, 4 is a RAM, 31 is an operation unit, 33 is a line,
36 is an optical cart recording and reproducing device, 37 is an optical cart, and 47 is a clock.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A communication means for transmitting and receiving information, a recording medium for storing information about the communication partner and communication contents, and a recording and reproducing means for recording or reproducing information on the recording medium, at a preset time. A communication device characterized by comprising means for reading information regarding the communication partner and communication content from the recording medium and controlling the communication. (2) The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the control means communicates arbitrary communication contents.