KR20040015492A - Communication apparatus having the function of shrotcut key - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A communication equipment having a short key function is provided to set up short key functions larger than the number of installed keys. CONSTITUTION: A communication equipment(200) has an OPE(Operating Panel) part(210), a storage part(220), a reading part(230), a transmit-receive part(240), a printing part(250), and a control part(260). The OPE part(210) has a display part(212), an input part(214), and a short key panel part(216). The display part(212) displays the data corresponding to a short key selected from the short key panel part(216). The input part(214) comprises various function keys supporting the input of texts and numbers. The short key panel part(216) comprises a row number selection part and a column number selection part. The storage part(220) stores the data about a short key created by a key combination of the row number selection part and the column number selection part. The reading part(230), if a row number key selection signal and a column number key selection signal are sequentially inputted from the short key panel part(216), fetches data, related to a short key corresponding to the matrix combination of the inputted keys, from the storage part(220). The transmit-receive part(240) executes a communication function with an external communication equipment, such as a facsimile, etc. The printing part(250), if a print command is received from the input part(214), prints or scans a manuscript under the control of the control part(260). The control part(260) controls the operations of the communication equipment overall.

Description

Communication apparatus having a hotkey function {Communication apparatus having the function of shrotcut key}

The present invention relates to a communication device having a shortcut function, and more particularly, to a communication device having a shortcut function for performing a shortcut function by combining two different keys sequentially input.

In general, communication devices such as telephones, key-phones, facsimile and multi-function peripherals (MFPs) are used to dial a number of frequently used telephone and / or fax numbers quickly and easily. It has a one-touch key or a short key.

One-touch keys are preset function keys on the operation panel of the communication device, and store the telephone number and / or fax number of the receiving party in each one-touch key. Further, the shortcut key is a combination of numeric keys provided on the operation panel of the communication device, and stores the telephone number and / or fax number of the receiving party in the combined numeric keys.

1 is a view showing an OPE unit of a communication device equipped with a conventional one-touch key.

Referring to the drawings, the OPE (Operating Pnael) unit 100 of the conventional communication device has an input unit 110 and one-touch key panel unit 120.

The input unit 110 is provided with various function keys for inputting letters and / or numbers.

The one touch key panel unit 120 includes a plurality of one touch keys 120a capable of storing the receiving telephone number. When the telephone number of the receiver is input / stored in the one touch key 120a, the user selects a predetermined one touch key 120a in which the telephone number of the receiver is stored. Accordingly, the communication device (not shown) attempts to connect a call to an external communication device having a telephone number of a receiver corresponding to the selected one-touch key 120a.

However, the conventional communication device can store the receiving telephone number only as many as the number of provided one-touch keys 120a. In other words, in order to store 20 phone numbers, 20 one-touch keys 120a should be provided, and as more one-touch keys 120a are provided, the one-touch key panel unit 120 may have a larger number of OPE units 100 of the communication device. The problem is that it takes up space.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to provide a communication device having a shortcut function capable of setting a larger number of multi-axis key functions than the number of provided keys.

1 is a view showing an OPE unit of a communication device equipped with a conventional shortcut key,

2 is a block diagram of a communication device equipped with a shortcut function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a view illustrating an OPE unit of the communication device of FIG. 2, and

4 is a diagram illustrating a storage unit storing data corresponding to a shortcut key generated by the shortcut key panel of FIG. 2 in the form of a lookup table.

Description of the main parts of the drawing

200: communication device 210: OPE

220: storage unit 230: reading unit

240: transceiver unit 250: printing unit

260 control unit

In order to solve the above technical problem, a communication device with a shortcut function according to the present invention includes a row number selection unit in which a plurality of row number keys are arranged along a first direction, and intersects the first direction at a predetermined angle. A shortcut panel unit having a column number selection unit in which a plurality of column number keys are arranged along a second direction; A storage unit storing data relating to a shortcut key corresponding to a combination of the row number key of the row number selector and the column number key of the column number selector; A transceiver for communicating with an external device; And a shortcut key corresponding to the matrix combination of the row number key and the column number key when the row number key selection signal of the row number selection unit and the column number key selection signal of the column number selection unit are input from the shortcut key panel unit. It includes; reading unit for reading data from the storage unit.

More specifically, the display unit for displaying the data corresponding to the shortcut key selected from the shortcut key panel; And a controller configured to control the transceiver to be connected to the external device corresponding to the telephone number when the data stored in the storage unit corresponding to the shortcut key signal received from the shortcut key unit is a receiving telephone number. Include.

Further, the shortcut key panel may include a row number key located at one end of the row number selector and a column number key located at one end of the column number selector, and the row number and column number selector may be used. Orthogonal to the intersection.

Further, the number of the plurality of row number keys and the column number keys constituting the row number and column number selection unit is the same or different.

According to the present invention, by arranging the shortcut keys in a structure having one row and one column, more shortcut keys can be set than the number of provided keys.

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

2 is a block diagram of a communication device equipped with a shortcut function according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The communication device to be described below is a device capable of transmitting and receiving data with an external device, and is applicable to, for example, a facsimile, a multifunction device, a telephone, and the like, having a plurality of function keys. In addition, even when not communicating with an external device, a plurality of keys are provided and applicable to a portable device such as an electronic notebook for storing data.

Referring to the drawings, the communication device 200 according to the present invention includes an OPE (Operating Panel) unit 210, a storage unit 220, a reader 230, a transceiver 240, a printer 250 and a controller Has 260.

The OPE unit 210 has a display unit 212, an input unit 214, and a shortcut panel unit 216 as shown in FIG. 3.

Referring to the drawings, the display unit 212 includes an LCD window and / or a speaker for displaying an operation state of the communication device 200 under the control of the controller 260 to be described later. In particular, the display unit 212 displays data corresponding to the shortcut key selected from the shortcut key panel 216 which will be described later.

The input unit 214 is provided with various function keys that support character and / or numeric input.

The shortcut key panel 216 has a line number selection unit 216a in which a plurality of row number keys 1, 2, 3, and 4 are arranged along a first direction, and a second direction intersecting the first direction at a predetermined angle. Along the column number selector (216b) arranged with a plurality of column number keys (①, ②, ③ and ④).

In the present invention, the row number key 4 positioned at one end of the row number selecting unit 216a and the column number key ① positioned at one end of the column number selecting unit 216b form an intersection point. The shortcut key panel 216 in which 216a and the column number selector 216b are orthogonal to the intersection point will be described as an embodiment.

The shortcut key is any one of the plurality of row number keys 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the row number selector 216a and the plurality of column number keys ①, ②, ③, and ④ of the column number selector 216b. It is produced by any combination of either. In the case of FIG. 3, the shortcut key panel 216 may generate (4 × 4) = 16 shortcut keys using a total of seven keys (1, 2, 3, 4 / ①, ②, ③, and ④). . In other words, (m rows × n columns) are generated.

At this time, the row number keys 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the row number selector 216a are first selected, and then the column number keys ①, ②, ③, and ④ of the column number selector 216b are selected. The combined hotkey and the column number keys (①, ②, ③ and ④) of the column number selector 216b are selected first, and then the row number keys 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the row number selector 216a are selected. It is preferable that the data corresponding to the shortcut keys selected and combined are different. In this case, the number of shortcut keys that can be combined in the illustrated example is expanded to 32.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, one key is selected from each of the selection units 216a and 216b irrespective of the key selection order of the row number selection unit 216a and the key selection order of the column number selection unit 216b. You can select a combination of shortcut keys.

For example, after selecting the row number key 2 of the row number selector 216a, the shortcut key combined with the column number key ③ of the column number selector 216b and the column number selector First, the column number key ② of 216b is first selected, and then the data corresponding to the combined shortcut key by selecting the row number key 3 of the row number selector 216a may be applied in the same manner.

In addition, the number of the plurality of row number keys 1, 2, 3 and 4 and the column number keys ①, ②, ③ and ④ constituting the row number selector 216a and the column number selector 216b are the same. Or different.

4 is a diagram illustrating a storage unit storing data corresponding to a shortcut key generated by the shortcut key panel of FIG. 2 in the form of a lookup table.

The storage unit 220 stores data about a shortcut key generated by the key combination of the row number selection unit 216a and the column number selection unit 216b. The data stored in the storage unit 220 may be, for example, a short message or a phone number / fax number for call connection with a receiver.

The storage unit 220 shown in the drawing first selects the row number keys 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the row number selector 216a, and then selects the column number keys ①, ②, of the column number selector 216b. It is the case that the data for the combined shortcut is saved by selecting ③ and ④).

When the readout unit 230 sequentially inputs a predetermined row number key 2 selection signal and a predetermined column number key ③ selection signal from the shortcut key panel unit 216, the readout unit 230 inputs the input row number key 2 and the column. Data relating to a shortcut key corresponding to the matrix combination of the number keys ③ is read out from the storage unit 220.

That is, when the predetermined row number key 2 and the predetermined column number key ③ are sequentially input, the reader 230 is located in two rows and three columns of the storage unit 220 shown in FIG. Read the data for, ③).

The transceiver 240 is a module that performs a communication function with an external communication device (not shown). For example, when the communication device 200 according to the present invention is a facsimile, the transceiver 240 receives and connects a telephone line (not shown) and a modem (not shown) through a network control unit (NCU) (not shown). Communicate with the side facsimile.

When the copy mode or the scan mode is set in the communication device 200 such as a facsimile according to the present invention, the print unit 250 receives a print command from the input unit 214 under the control of the control unit 260 to be described later. Print or scan.

The controller 260 controls the overall operation of the communication device 200. For example, when the data corresponding to the shortcut key signal received from the shortcut panel unit 216 is the receiving telephone number, the controller 260 may receive a call setup command signal from the transmission function key 214a of the input unit 214. When received, the transceiver 240 is controlled to be connected to an external communication device (not shown) corresponding to the telephone number.

In addition, the present invention as described above, it is possible to expand the number of (m rows x n columns) of shortcut keys by having a function key such as the add / expand key.

According to the communication device having a shortcut function according to the present invention, by providing a shortcut key panel arranged in a structure in which one row and one column of a plurality of keys intersect at a predetermined angle, more shortcut keys can be generated even with fewer keys. have. As a result, the space of the OPE occupied by the shortcut key can be reduced in the communication device having the shortcut key function, thereby reducing the appearance of the communication device.

Although the present invention has been described in detail through the representative embodiments, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications without departing from the scope of the present invention. Will understand. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

Claims (7)

A shortcut panel comprising a row number selection unit in which a plurality of row number keys are arranged in a first direction, and a column number selection unit in which a plurality of column number keys are arranged in a second direction intersecting at a predetermined angle with the first direction. part; A storage unit storing data relating to a shortcut key corresponding to a combination of the row number key of the row number selector and the column number key of the column number selector; A transceiver for communicating with an external device; And When a row number key selection signal of the row number selection unit and a column number key selection signal of the column number selection unit are input from the shortcut key panel unit, the shortcut key corresponding to the matrix combination of the row number key and the column number key inputted is input. And a readout unit for reading data from the storage unit. The method of claim 1, And a display unit for displaying the data corresponding to the shortcut key selected from the shortcut key panel unit. The method of claim 1, If the data stored in the storage corresponding to the hot key signal received from the hot key panel unit is a receiving telephone number, the control unit for controlling the transceiver to be connected to the call to the external device corresponding to the telephone number; Communication device equipped with a hotkey function, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, And the shortcut key panel comprises a row number key at one end of the row number selection unit and a column number key at one end of the column number selection unit forming the intersection point. The method of claim 1, And the row number and column number selection unit of the shortcut key panel is orthogonal to the intersection point. The method of claim 1, And a plurality of row number keys and column number keys constituting the row number and column number selection unit are the same. The method of claim 1, And a plurality of row number keys and column number keys constituting the row number and column number selection unit are different.