KR20010000183A - Telephone equipped with key for connecting internet domain - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A telephone having Internet domain access keys is provided to have the keys automatically pop up a web browser in a PC interfaced with the keys, when a user presses a key once, so as to automatically access the domain corresponding to the pressed key. CONSTITUTION: A keypad(13) has at least one Internet domain accessing key. If a user presses one of the keys, the keypad(13) generates regular domain code signals allocated to the key. An interface inputs a domain code signal relating to the inputted key in a PC to pop up a web browser, and transmits the domain code signal to the PC to access the domain relating to the inputted key. A microcomputer(14) inputs a code relating to the inputted key, and transmits the code to the PC through the interface. A line selector(52) is capable of selecting a PSTN(Public Switched Telephone Network) call and an Internet phone call. A switch(53) switches a speaker terminal and a microphone terminal of a handset into speaker/microphone terminals of a telephone circuit or speaker/microphone terminals of a sound card mounted on the PC, according to the selection of the keypad(13).

Description

TELEPHONE EQUIPPED WITH KEY FOR CONNECTING INTERNET DOMAIN}

The present invention relates to a telephone. More particularly, the present invention relates to a telephone, and in particular, includes a plurality of keys for accessing an Internet domain to which an Internet domain address is assigned. The present invention relates to a telephone having an Internet domain key for automatically executing a web browser on a personal computer (hereinafter also referred to as "computer" or "PC") to automatically connect to a domain corresponding to a key pressed by a user.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a plurality of Internet domain access key (key) assigned to the Internet domain address in the conventional telephone combined with the Internet phone, the user presses the Internet domain access key once, the interface to the Internet domain access key In addition to automatically accessing the domain corresponding to the key pressed by the user by executing a web browser on the personal computer, the user can automatically access the Internet phone service site by using a key that is connected to the Internet phone service site. It relates to an Internet phone combined telephone having a key for accessing an Internet domain.

Conventionally, in order to access an Internet site while the PC is turned on, after executing a web browser, input the address of the website to be connected to the address input box of the web browser using a keyboard, or bookmark (or bookmark). I had to go to and click on any of the pre-registered addresses. This series of procedures was not only cumbersome but also required to remember domain names, especially for those who were not familiar with computers.

In addition, in order to make a phone call to an Internet phone, an Internet phone service site must be accessed. Even a user who is familiar with using a computer may be reluctant to access an internet phone service site through several steps in order to make a call.

In addition, the development for using a conventional telephone as a combined Internet phone has been steadily progressed, Korean Patent Publication No. 1998-069507 discloses a ring detector, a dialer, a voice processor, a speaker voice amplifier, a handset, a hook switch, etc. Mode switching switch for switching the phone mode (regular phone mode) and network mode (internet phone mode) to the conventional telephone circuit constituted, and the mode switching switch which is connected to the sound card of the external computer and controls the audio signal connection path of the phone And a network telephone employing a microprocessor that monitors and controls the operation of a hook switch and transmits / receives an external computer body through a serial communication port.

The Korean Patent Application Publication No. 1998-069507 discloses a general telephone call and an internet phone call by a mode changeover switch that switches between a phone mode and a network mode. However, in order to make an Internet phone call, an Internet phone service site must be first accessed. do.

In other words, in order to make a phone call using an Internet phone, a means for easily accessing an Internet phone service company's site is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention in consideration of the above-described problems of the prior art is to provide a telephone having a plurality of domain access keys and allowing access to a desired internet site with only one input.

In addition, the other object of the present invention is that the user who can not use the computer can easily access the Internet site that he needs, and the general telephone function, Internet phone function, one-touch Internet site access function so that you can use the free Internet phone To provide a complete phone.

1 is a block diagram of a general telephone having a domain access key and a personal computer interfaced thereto according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of an Internet phone combined telephone with a domain access key and a personal computer interfaced thereto according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a domain access application executed in a personal computer when a key of a general telephone having a key for domain access according to the present invention is inputted.

4 is an external view schematically showing an Internet phone combined telephone having a key for domain connection according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: General telephone with key for accessing domain 11: Handset

12: Conventional telephone circuit 13: Keypad for domain connection

14: Microcomputer 15: Interface

30: personal computer (PC) which is equipped with keypad interface for domain connection

31: conventional PC 32: sound card

33: Domain access application 34: Interface driver

50: telephone combined with an internet phone with a domain access key

51: Conventional Internet phone and telephone circuit 52: Line selection unit

53: switching unit 71: general telephone selection button

72: Internet phone selection button 73: Transfer button for the Internet phone

74: domain access key

A telephone having an internet domain key according to the present invention is formed integrally with a conventional telephone circuit and a handset, and has at least one key for accessing an internet domain and generates a predetermined code assigned to each key when a user presses the key. And an interface for receiving a domain code signal of a key input by a user through a keypad from a personal computer (PC), executing a web browser, and transferring the same to a domain for the input key; It receives the code for the key pressed by the user from and comprises a microcomputer for controlling to transmit to the personal computer through the interface.

In addition, an Internet phone combined telephone with an Internet domain key according to the present invention is formed integrally with a conventional Internet phone combined telephone circuit and a handset, and has at least one key for accessing the Internet domain, and the user presses a key to each key. A keypad that generates an assigned constant code, and receives a domain code signal for a key input by a user through the keypad from a personal computer (PC), executes a web browser, and then connects to the domain for the input key. An interface for transmitting to the computer, a microcomputer for receiving a code for a key pressed by the user from the keypad, and controlling to transmit the code to a personal computer through the interface; and a line selection unit for selecting a general public telephone network telephone call and an internet phone call. And a speaker of the handset according to the selection of the line selector. It is configured to include a switching unit for connecting the terminal to switch the microphone to the speaker and the microphone jack of the sound card, speakers, and a microphone mounted on the terminal or a personal computer of a conventional telephone circuit.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a block diagram of a general telephone 10 having a domain access key and a personal computer 30 interfaced thereto according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a general telephone having a domain connection key according to the present invention. Fig. 3 is a flow chart of a domain access application executed in a personal computer when a key is input. Fig. 3 is a block diagram of an Internet phone combined telephone having a domain access key and a personal computer interfaced thereto according to the present invention. An external view schematically showing an Internet phone combined telephone with a key for domain connection according to the invention is shown, respectively.

1, a conventional telephone circuit 12 is shown as one of the components of the present invention. The conventional telephone circuit 12 generally includes a ring detector, a dialer, a voice processor, a transmission / reception circuit, a hook switch, and the like. It is known in the art to be configured. The handset 11 is connected to the microphone and speaker terminals of the telephone circuit 12 to constitute the entire telephone.

As shown in FIG. 1, a general telephone 10 having a domain access key receives a code signal assigned to a key input from a domain access keypad 13 and the domain access keypad 13 and receives the code signal. A microcomputer 14 for controlling transmission to a computer, and an interface 15a for transmitting the code signal to a PC by the transmission control of the microcomputer. It is preferable to use a universal serial bus (USB) as the interface 15a.

Fig. 2 shows a block diagram of a telephone 50 having a domain telephone keypad 13 and an accompanying device 14, 15a according to the present invention in a conventional telephone combined with a conventional internet phone. The combined telephones 11, 51, 52, 53 and 54 are means 53 for connecting the speaker and microphone terminals of the sound card 32 of the computer to the handset of the telephone and the telephone number input through the dialer of the telephone. It is generally configured to have a serial communication port for transmitting a transmission command to a computer.

Internet phone combined phone with a domain shortcut according to the present invention is formed by including the components of the conventional Internet phone combined phone as described above, as shown in Figure 2 can be selected from the general phone call and Internet phone call And a line selector 52 for transmitting the telephone number input to the dialer and the dialer and the transfer command input from the transfer command unit 54 to the computer through the interfaces 15a and 15b. A conventional handset telephone circuit 51 and a control apparatus of the internet telephone telephone circuit are used to control the handset according to the selection of the line selector 52 or the sound card 32 of the computer 30. A switching unit 53 which connects to the speaker and microphone terminal of the telephone system of the Internet as well as the domain, the keypad 13 for the domain connection, and the domain key of the keypad 13 for the domain connection domain connection. And an interface 15a for transmitting the code signal inputted through the computer to the computer, and a microcomputer for controlling the domain connection keypad 13 and the interface 15a.

The present invention integrally forms a conventional general telephone (11, 12) or a conventional telephone combined with the Internet phone (11, 51, 52, 53) and the Internet access device (13, 14, 15a), and interface it to a computer It has its features.

The appearance of the general telephone 10 having a domain connection key according to the present invention is shown in the external view of the telephone combined with the Internet phone with the domain connection key of FIG. 4. And the transfer button 73 for the Internet phone. The telephone combined with the Internet phone shown in FIG. 4 further includes a general telephone selection button 71 and an Internet phone selection button 72 formed integrally with the line selection unit 52 shown in FIG. In addition, the Internet phone combined telephone shown in FIG. 4 further includes an Internet phone transfer button 73 formed integrally with the transfer command unit 52 shown in FIG. The domain access keypad 13 shown in FIG. 1 includes a plurality of keys 74, and as shown in FIG. 4, the domain name assigned to each key is printed on the surface of each key, so that the user can select which key. Should be able to identify which domain it is assigned to. As shown in Fig. 4, it is preferable to display the name of the company that owns the domain address of each key at the bottom of the location where each key is mounted in the phone case.

In order to access the domain using the telephone 10 having a domain access key according to the present invention, the domain access key 74 is interfaced to the telephone 10 and actually entered by a user after executing a web browser. There is a need for a personal computer 30 that can access the site corresponding to the), the personal computer 30, the interface driver 34 for controlling the interface (15b) with the phone, and the user of the user transmitted through the interface The domain access application 33 for executing the web browser by reading the code for the selection key and accessing the corresponding site must be executed.

3 shows a flowchart of the domain connection application 33 when USB is used as the interfaces 15a and 15b.

As shown in FIG. 3, the domain access application 33 reads data from the interfaces 15a and 15b (101, 102 and 103) and determines whether the read data is a code of a shortcut key ( 104) and executing the web browser when the read data is the code of the shortcut key, and accessing a site selected by the user by reading the domain address corresponding to the code of the shortcut key from the domain address database DB (105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111) and If the read data is not data of a shortcut key but a telephone number or a transmission command input to Diler, it is composed of steps 112, 113, and 114.

Especially in modern life, where the speed of work is valued, it can be said that it is very worthwhile that the work that is accomplished through two or more steps can be performed by one step only.

According to the present invention, by providing a plurality of domain shortcuts for general telephones in general telephones, Internet users can easily access Internet sites with only one touch without keyboard operation, and those who do not use PC at all are easy. In addition to being able to access an Internet site, it is effective to provide convenience for an experienced PC user when used as a means of accessing a frequently used Internet site.

In addition, when an internet service provider disseminates a telephone having a shortcut key for accessing his or her internet site, an effect of advertising his domain can be expected.

Claims (2)

A keypad is formed integrally with a conventional telephone circuit and a handset, and has at least one key for accessing an Internet domain, and when a user presses a key, the keypad generates a predetermined code assigned to each key, and a key input by the user through the keypad. Receives the domain code signal from the personal computer (PC) and executes the web browser, and then transfers it to the PC for access to the domain for the input key, and receives the code for the key pressed by the user from the keypad. And a microcomputer for controlling transmission to a personal computer through the interface. A keypad which is formed integrally with a conventional Internet phone telephone circuit and a handset, and has at least one or more Internet domain access keys and generates a predetermined domain code signal assigned to each key when the user presses the key, and the user through the keypad. An interface for receiving the domain code signal for the key input from the personal computer (PC), executing the web browser, and transferring the domain code signal to the personal computer (PC) for access to the domain for the input key; Receiving a code for a key pressed by the user and transmitting it to the personal computer through the interface, a line selection unit for selecting a general public telephone network telephone call and an internet phone call, and according to the selection of the line selection unit The speaker and microphone terminals of the handset of the conventional telephone circuit Speaker and microphone terminal or personal computer, the Internet phone having a combined telephone Internet domain key being configured to include a switch for connecting by switching the speakers and the microphone jack of the sound card mounted on.