JPS626381B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to automatic telephone dialing and transmission using electronic address cards.

Conventionally, automatic telephone dialing signal transmitting devices have a storage section within the device, and the telephone numbers of customers and other parties that are regularly called can be stored in advance, and the telephone number automatically dialed with a single touch when making a call. Since the connection can be made in advance, there is no need to look up the number or turn the dial, and it is convenient because it eliminates dial errors.
However, the telephone number stored in the storage section of a telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device is exclusive to that device. However, with different telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting devices, it was not possible to call the specific party with a single touch, and the user had to perform normal operations such as checking the telephone number in a memo pad and dialing, which was inconvenient. .

Furthermore, due to limitations such as the memory capacity of one device and the number of buttons on the operating section, it is not possible for multiple people to use one telephone automatic dialing signal generator for their own personal use. The drawback is that the dial signal transmitting device can only be used by one person or a few people in a specific group within a limited range.

In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention makes it possible to attach and detach an electronic address card having a storage section to a telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device, so that a plurality of telephone numbers can be stored in the electronic address card, and when making a call, the electronic This system enables automatic dialing by reading a telephone number from an address card, and will be explained in detail below.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device for explaining the outline of the first embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a telephone set, 2 is a telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device, 3 is an electronic address card, Reference numeral 4 designates an insertion slot for an electronic address card 3 provided in the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2, and 5 designates an operating section. An overview will be explained based on FIG. When storing a telephone number on the electronic address card 3, the electronic address card 3 is first inserted into the insertion slot 4 and the operating section 5 is operated. Next, when you want to make a call to the other party using the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitter 2, insert the electronic address card 3 into the slot 4 and press the button switch on the operation section 5 with one touch to allow the other party to make a call. It will be done. When the other party picks up the receiver and answers, the answer tone is heard from the speaker provided in the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitter 2, so that the user can thereafter pick up the receiver of the telephone 1 and make a call. At the end of the call, recovery is achieved by returning the handset to telephone 1 and turning it on-hook.

Figure 2 shows the electronic address card 3 shown in Figure 1.
FIG. In the same figure, 6 is an insertion terminal;
10 is a number part corresponding to the number attached to the button switch of the operating section 5 in FIG. 1, and 7 is a number part 1 for convenience.
This is a memo entry section for entering the name of the recipient corresponding to 0. The electronic address card 3 is approximately the size of a business card, and is thin and heavy enough to be portable.When using it, insert the insertion terminal 6 into the insertion slot 4 shown in Figure 1. You can now perform the operations described above.

FIG. 3 shows a cross section of the electronic address card 3 taken along the dashed line A-AA shown in FIG. 2, where 8 is a battery and 9 is a memory circuit section. The memory circuit section 9 in this embodiment uses a semiconductor memory represented by CMS-RAM, and when inserted into the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2, the memory is supplied from the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2. Operated by a driving power supply, telephone automatic dialing signal transmitter 2
When removed from the camera, the battery 8 backs up the stored contents so that they do not volatize.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained using FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2 in a state in which the electronic address card 3 is inserted, and 11 is a keyboard section;
12 is a register section, 13 is a control section, 14 is a connector section, 15 is a telephone circuit section, 16 is a speaker, 17
1 is a telephone line, and 18 is a telephone set connected in combination with a telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device. Further, FIG. 5 shows the operating section 5 in FIG. 1, where 19 is a numeric keypad, 20 is a memory button, 21 is a cancel button, 22 is a memo writing section, and 23 is a button switch. The keyboard section shown in FIG. 4 corresponds to all the keys of the operation section 5 shown in FIG. After inserting the telephone into the automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2, select and press the button switch while holding down the memory button 20, and then press the numeric keypad 19 to input the telephone number of the other party to be memorized. Store in address card 3. In this case, various information input from the operation section 5 is sent from the keyboard section 11 to the control section 13 via the register section 12.
3 is stored in the electronic address card 3 by the memory write function. Thereafter, by performing similar operations, a plurality of destination numbers can be stored in all storage areas corresponding to the numbers of the button switch 23.

Next, a call to the other party will be explained. When making a call, a button switch 23 corresponding to the destination
By pressing , the press information is sent to the control section 13 via the keyboard section 11 and register section 12 . The control unit 13 reads the telephone number corresponding to the number of the button switch 23 that has just been pressed from the electronic address card 3, and automatically performs the calling procedure, such as transmitting a dial pulse to the telephone line 17 via the telephone circuit unit 15. . When the other party picks up the receiver and the loop is closed via the telephone line 17, the line signal is monitored by the speaker 16. Next, when you pick up the receiver of the telephone 18 and go off-hook, the telephone circuit 15 causes the speaker 16 to
The switch is made from the side to the telephone 18 side, and the telephone 18 can be used to talk to the other party. In this embodiment, the battery 8 is replaced while the electronic address card 3 is inserted, so that the stored contents do not volatize.

As explained above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to call the other party with a single touch from the telephone automatic dialing device 2 based on the telephone number stored in the removable electronic address card 3.
There is an advantage that one telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device can be used individually by many people.

In the first embodiment, the telephone number stored only in the electronic address card 3 was used, but as shown below, a storage section is also provided in the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2, and both storage sections are used in combination. By doing so, the functionality can be further improved.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention, in which 24 is a storage section provided in the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2, 25 is a connector switch circuit, and other symbols are shown in FIG. shows the same thing as. In the case of this embodiment, when the electronic address card 3 is inserted into the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2, only the storage section in the electronic address card 3 is connected to the control section 13 by the connector switch circuit 25.
If the electronic address card 3 is removed, the storage unit 24
only is connected to the control unit 13. Therefore, when the electronic address card 3 is inserted, the storage section 24 becomes invalid and the operation is exactly the same as in the first embodiment. Furthermore, when the electronic address card 3 is removed, the storage section 24 is connected to the control section 13 via the connector switch 25, and the operation described in the first embodiment is performed by the storage section 24 instead of the electronic address card 3. is executed. That is, when storing a telephone number, the telephone number is stored in the storage section 24 by pressing the button switch 23 and then inputting the telephone number from the numeric keypad 19 while keeping the memory button 20 shown in FIG. 5 pressed. In addition, when making a call, by pressing the button switch 23, the memory unit 24 is
The calling number is read from the corresponding area, and the call is made in the same manner as described in the first embodiment.

As explained above, according to the second embodiment, when the electronic address card 3 is inserted into the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2, only the storage section of the electronic address card 3 becomes valid; Since the storage section 24 becomes effective when removed from the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2, there is an advantage that the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2 can be used exclusively or for personal use for a plurality of people.

In addition, although the electronic address card 3 in the first and second embodiments described above uses a semiconductor memory represented by CMS-RAM, it is also possible to use a read-only memory that can be electrically erased and written. A similar effect can be obtained when using EE RM). Since the stored contents of the EE RM do not volatilize even if the power is cut off, there is no need for a backup battery 8 as explained in FIG. When inserted, a driving current is supplied from the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2 to the storage section in the electronic address card 3 via the insertion terminal 6.

The present invention converts the telephone number storage section of the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device into a removable portable electronic address card, so that in places where the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device is installed, multiple people can use their personal electronic address cards. Can be used for personal use. Furthermore, by using a plurality of electronic address cards, there are no restrictions on the types of telephone numbers to be stored, and there are many advantages in terms of use, such as the ability to use separate electronic address cards for different recipient categories.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an electronic address card 3.
3 is a sectional view of the electronic address card 3, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the automatic telephone dialing signal transmitting device 2 in the first embodiment, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the operating section 5, and FIG. The figure is a block diagram of a telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device 2 in a second embodiment. 2... Telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device, 3...
Electronic address card, 4...Electronic address card slot, 5...Operation unit, 6...Insertion terminal, 8...
Battery, 9... Memory circuit section, 11... Keyboard section, 12... Register section, 13... Control section, 14
... Connector part, 15 ... Telephone circuit part, 16 ...
Speaker, 17...Telephone line, 18...Telephone, 1
9...Numeric keypad, 20...Memory button, 21...
Cancel button, 23...button switch, 2
4...Storage section, 25...Connector switch circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operation section for inputting a telephone number and making speedy automatic dialing, a connector switch circuit for attaching and detaching an electronic address card having a first storage section, a second storage section, and a control section for controlling the entire system. A telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device comprising: when the electronic address card is inserted into the telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device, the first storage section is enabled by the connector switch circuit; A telephone automatic dialing signal transmitting device characterized in that when an electronic address card is removed, the second storage section is activated to store a plurality of telephone numbers and to make abbreviated automatic dialing.