KR19980019707A - How to Display and Call Phone Numbers Using Text on the Phone - Google Patents

Abstract

end. The technical field to which the invention described in the claims belongs:

How to display and call phone numbers using letters on your phone.

I. The technical problem the invention is trying to solve:

Conventionally, when searching or calling a stored telephone number, the corresponding telephone number is displayed as a number, so that the user cannot know where the subject of the displayed telephone number is unless the user memorizes all the telephone numbers.

All. The gist of the solution of the invention:

The present invention converts the number corresponding to the phone number into a letter to store and display more convenient for the user to remember, and when searching the stored phone number by displaying the phone number as a letter who is stored phone number How to display and call phone numbers using letters on the phone to make it easier to identify them.

la. Important uses of the invention:

cellphone.

Description

How to Display and Call Phone Numbers Using Text on the Phone

The present invention relates to a method of displaying and calling a telephone number using text in a telephone, and more particularly, to a method of storing a telephone number as a text and performing a service provided by a communication terminal using the stored text.

Conventionally, a phone number is stored in a phone such as a redialing function and a speed dial function to search for a stored phone number when using the phone number or when calling a phone number by a call request.

As described above, when the stored phone number is searched or transmitted, the corresponding phone number is displayed as a number so that the user cannot know where the target of the displayed phone number is unless the user memorizes all the phone numbers.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of converting and storing a telephone number storage into a character and performing a call service using the stored character.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for converting and storing a telephone number storage into a text and displaying the telephone number in text.

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

2A and 2B are control flowcharts for recording a telephone number as a letter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a control flowchart for displaying a phone number in text according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a control flowchart for dialing a telephone number stored as a text according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a memory structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The configuration of the telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, and the controller 2 controls the overall operation of the telephone according to the control program recorded in the memory 12. The hook switch 4 is hooked off when the handset 10 is lifted in the hook-on state and connects the telephone line to the call circuit section 8. The ring detector 6 detects a ring signal received by being connected to a telephone line and provides the same to the controller 2. The call circuit unit 8 connects a call under the control of the control unit 2. The handset 10 includes a handset for converting a voice signal into an electrical signal and a handset for converting an electrical signal into a voice signal. The memory 12 stores a control program of the controller 2 and data necessary for performing a function. The key input unit 14 has a matrix structure including a plurality of numeric keys corresponding to characters and function keys for requesting function setting. Meanwhile, key data corresponding to key input is generated and provided to the controller 2. The display unit 16 displays an operation state according to the performance of a function serviced by the phone under the control of the control unit 2. The DTMF generator 18 performs a dialing function of converting telephone number data provided from the controller 2 into a DTMF signal and outputting the DTMF signal.

Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, a process of storing a phone number as a character according to an embodiment of the present invention is described. When there is a request for writing a character, the character input mode is switched to display a character corresponding to an input numeric key. A process of temporarily storing a selected one of the displayed characters, a process of displaying all selected and temporarily stored characters when all telephone numbers are entered, and a recording request for recording the displayed characters And if there is no recording request or if there is a dialing request after the recording is completed, converting the displayed character into a number and dialing.

Referring to FIG. 3, a process of searching for a phone number by text according to an embodiment of the present invention is described. If a search request is made, the recorded text is sequentially displayed until there is a search end request or all the recorded characters are displayed. And if there is a dialing request of the displayed character, converting the displayed character into a number and dialing.

Referring to Figure 4, the calling function according to an embodiment of the present invention, if there is a calling request, such as a redialing request or a speed dialing request, it consists of a process of displaying a selected character, converting to a number and dialing.

A memory structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5. An index area in which an index for distinguishing a number or a character that is a shortcut used for a speed dialing function is recorded, and a telephone corresponding to the index is recorded. It consists of a character data area where character data corresponding to the number is recorded.

Another preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, a process of recording a phone number as a letter is described. In operation 210 of FIG. 2A, the controller 2 detects key data input from the key input unit 14. When the key data is detected, the controller 2 analyzes whether the key data input in step 212 is data requiring character recording. If it is determined in step 212 that it is not a character recording request, the process proceeds to step 238 to perform the corresponding function. However, if it is determined in step 212 that the character write request, the process proceeds to step 214 to switch to the character input mode. When the controller enters the text input mode, the controller 2 detects numeric key data corresponding to the telephone number input from the key input unit 14 in step 216. If the numeric key data is detected in step 216, the controller proceeds to step 218. The character corresponding to the input numeric key data is read from the memory 12 and displayed on the display unit 16 in step 218. The characters displayed on the display unit 16 refer to one to four characters corresponding to one number as shown in the key input unit 14. The method of displaying the characters may be implemented by a method of simultaneously displaying one to four characters simultaneously and a method of sequentially displaying according to a user's request. The controller 2 displays characters in step 218 and then proceeds to step 220 and detects input of key data for selecting the displayed characters from the key input unit 14. If key data for selecting a specific character is detected in step 220, the controller 2 proceeds to step 222 and stores the selected character in a temporary buffer. On the other hand, if the temporary storage of the character is completed in step 222, the control unit 2 proceeds to step 224 to determine whether the input of all the numbers corresponding to the telephone number is completed. The input completion determination may be a method of determining by key data input from the key input unit 14 and a method of determining by storing a character corresponding to a set number of numeric keys. If it is determined in step 224 that the input is not completed, the flow proceeds to step 216 to temporarily store a character according to the next numeric key data input.

For example, if 0b50c is input in step 216, 0bJ0c, 0bK0c.0bL0c is displayed in step 218. If 0bL0c is selected in step 220, 0bL0c is temporarily stored. In addition, the above process is performed until all remaining characters 0bI0c, 0bO0c, 0bS0c, 0bA0c, 0bM0c, 0bS0c, 0bU0c, 0bN0c, 0bG0c are temporarily stored. If it is determined in step 224 that the input is completed, the controller 2 proceeds to step 226 and displays all the characters stored in the temporary buffer on the display unit 16. Therefore, if the above character is temporarily stored, the character 0bLIOSAMSUNG0c is displayed.

In addition, in step 228 of FIG. 2B, the key input unit 14 detects whether a key data requesting the recording of the displayed character is input. When the recording request is detected, the control unit 2 proceeds to step 230 and indexes the displayed character to the memory 12 to record it. For example, if the character 0bLIOSAMSUNG0c is displayed, the character recorded in the memory 12 is the same as the index 0b00c of FIG. 5. When the recording request is not input in step 228 or when writing of the character selected in step 230 is completed, the controller 2 proceeds to step 232. In step 232, the controller 2 detects whether a dialing request is input from the key input unit 14. The dialing request refers to a dialing request of a telephone number corresponding to the displayed text. When the dialing request is detected, the control unit 2 converts the selected character displayed on the display unit 16 into a number in step 234. The conversion to the number is converted by data stored in the memory 12.

For example, when a dialing request is made while 0bLIOSAMSUNG0c is displayed, it is converted to 0b54672678640c, which is a number corresponding to each character. When the conversion is completed, the controller 2 proceeds to step 236 to control the DTMF generator 18 according to the converted number to perform dialing. If dialing is completed in step 236 or if a dialing request is not detected in step 232, the function according to the present invention is terminated.

The process of step 226 to step 226 described above is shown in FIG. 2A, and the process of step 228 to 236 is shown in FIG. 2B.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, a process of searching for a stored character is described. In operation 310, the controller 2 detects whether there is key data input from the key input unit 14. When the key data is detected, the controller 2 analyzes whether the key data input in step 312 is data for requesting a search for a character stored in the memory 12. If it is determined in step 312 that it is not a text search request, the flow proceeds to step 324 to perform the corresponding function. However, if it is determined in step 312 that the character record request is made, the process proceeds to step 314 to display the text according to the search. The method of searching for and displaying the characters is sequentially selected and displayed according to the order of the indexes stored in the memory 12. The selection is selected by key data input from the key input unit 14.

For example, according to the data recorded in FIG. 5, 0bLIOSAMSUNG0c corresponding to index 0b00c is first displayed, and 0bINKOREA0c and 0bWELCOME0c are sequentially displayed according to key input. The controller 2 detects whether there is a dialing request in step 316 after the selected character is displayed in step 314. The dialing request refers to a dialing request of a telephone number corresponding to the displayed text. When the dialing request is detected, the control unit 2 converts the selected character displayed on the display unit 16 into a number in step 320. The conversion to the number is converted by data stored in the memory 12. An example of converting the displayed character into a number has been described above, and thus description thereof will be omitted. When the conversion is completed, the control unit 2 proceeds to step 322 to control the DTMF generation unit 18 according to the converted number to perform dialing.

In addition, referring to FIG. 4, a call process using stored characters is described. In operation 410, the controller 2 detects key data input from the key input unit 14. If the input of the key data is detected in step 410, the controller 2 proceeds to step 412 and analyzes the key data value corresponding to the dialing request. The dialing request key data refers to key data corresponding to a dialing request key for a call, such as a speed dial key or a redial. The dialing request key data may include key data for selecting a character to dial, such as a shortcut key or a specific digit key, and the key data is key data for selecting an index corresponding to a stored character. If it is determined in step 412 that it is not a dialing request, the control unit 2 proceeds to step 420 to perform a corresponding function according to the input key data. However, if it is determined in step 412 that the key data corresponds to the dialing request, the controller 2 proceeds to step 414 and displays the selected stored character on the display unit 16. The character to be displayed is selected as the character data stored in the memory 120 in the memory 120 in response to the index selected in step 412. The controller 2 converts the displayed character into a number in step 416. The conversion to the number is defined by the data set in the memory 12. The converted number is dialed in step 418. The dialing is performed by the control unit 2 controlling the DTMF generating unit 18. This is achieved by generating and transmitting a DTMF signal corresponding to the converted number When the dialing of the converted number is completed, the function according to the present invention is terminated.

As described above, the present invention converts a number corresponding to a telephone number into a character, stores it, and displays it, so that the user can store it more conveniently. In addition, when the stored phone number is retrieved, the phone number is displayed by text, so that the stored phone number can be easily determined.

Claims (6)

In the method of displaying a telephone number using a letter on the telephone, If a number corresponding to the telephone number is input after the request for the character recording, the phone number display method using a character, characterized in that converted to a predetermined character and stored, and displays the character selected by the search of the stored character. The method of claim 1, wherein the conversion to the predetermined character, And displaying a plurality of characters corresponding to the input number, converting the selected characters into a selected character among the displayed plurality of characters, and storing the converted characters. The method of claim 1, And converting the displayed letter into a number when dialing request is requested, and dialing the number. In the method of making a call by displaying the phone number using text on the telephone, A character storage process of converting and storing a predetermined character when a number corresponding to a telephone number is input after a character recording request; A text search process of sequentially displaying the stored text according to a selection key after a text search request is made; And a dialing process of converting the selected character into a number and dialing if there is a dialing request of the stored predetermined character. The method of claim 4, wherein the character storage process, A display step of displaying a plurality of characters corresponding to the input number after the character recording request; A conversion step of temporarily storing a selected one of the displayed plurality of characters; Telephone number display and calling method using the character characterized in that the recording step of converting all the phone numbers to be stored through the display step and the conversion step and then the recording character if there is a recording request. The method of claim 4, wherein the text search process, And dialing by converting the displayed character into a number if there is a dialing request of the displayed character.