JP2000049961A - Telephone communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the possibility of erroneous operation by relieving the burden on the operation in a telephone terminal by a plurality of communication systems. SOLUTION: A telephone number of a communication destination and a communication system type are entered by an operation section 7. Received contents are stored in a temporary storage section 8 and stored in a telephone directory storage section 13. Storage contents of the telephone directory storage section 13 are displayed on a display section 6 and a communication destination is selected. A PHS terminal is present according to a communication system in compliance with a communication system class stored in a collation communication system class storage section 12. A communication system class collation section 4 discriminates it that the communication system class corresponding to a telephone number read from the telephone directory storage section 13 differs from the set communication system, the communication system class is changed to make a call to the communication destination with the telephone number. When the communication is finished, the system is restored to the communication system before the dialing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone communication device capable of making a call using a plurality of communication methods at the time of calling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A telephone communication device such as a telephone or a facsimile device has a function of storing a plurality of telephone numbers in advance and selecting a stored telephone number to make a call. It may be provided as a function. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-46144 stores a plurality of telephone numbers for each type of purpose of a user, and when the user selects a type of purpose and instructs to make a call, the telephone number is stored for the specified type of purpose. The prior art discloses an auto-dial function in which a plurality of telephone numbers are read out according to priority and transmitted. When a call cannot be connected to the destination, a call is made to the telephone number of the next priority in the purpose type.

[0003]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-46144
The auto-dial function disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-157566 does not require an operation of making a call to a telephone number many times to achieve a specific purpose. If one communication destination has a plurality of telephones, the telephone numbers of the plurality of telephones can be prioritized and automatically called.

In recent years, mobile phones and PHSs (Personal Handy
-Phone System) is widely used, and individuals often own multiple mobile phones or simple mobile phones. In addition, in a PHS-type portable mobile phone, one terminal is provided with a plurality of communication modes, and is provided with an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network).
k) It has a function of performing communication by a method such as a line, an in-house extension using the home station mode / office station mode, an extension between slave units via the master unit, or a transceiver communication for directly communicating between terminals. . In addition to a normal voice call, it also has a function of transmitting communication contents such as text messages, kanji messages, and images.

In a portable telephone communication device capable of transmitting various communication methods and communication contents, such as the PHS method, it is necessary to select an appropriate communication method and communication contents according to a communication destination. In a portable telephone communication device, there is a problem that the capacity of a battery to be mounted is not so large, and if useless transmission is repeatedly performed due to an erroneous operation of an operator, the battery is drastically consumed and a communicable time is shortened. Because. However, operating various functions without error places a heavy burden on the operator.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone communication device having a plurality of communication systems, which can reduce the burden on the operator and reduce erroneous operations such as making a call using an inappropriate communication system. It is to provide.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a telephone communication apparatus having a plurality of communication systems, comprising:
Input means for inputting a communication method type corresponding to the telephone number, storage means for storing a telephone number of a communication destination input to the input means, and a communication method type corresponding to the telephone number, and storage means And a communication means for making a call using a communication method according to a communication method type associated with the telephone number stored in the telephone communication device.

According to the present invention, the telephone number of the communication destination and the type of communication system corresponding to the telephone number are inputted by the input means and stored in the storage means, and are stored when the communication means makes a call. For the telephone number, the communication method according to the communication method type associated with the telephone number is performed, so the communication method of the telephone communication device, which has become complicated and diversified in recent years,
Calls can be transmitted without any confusion for the operator, and the burden on the operator can be reduced. In addition, it is possible to reduce an erroneous operation of the operator regarding the communication method type.

In the present invention, the storage means can store a plurality of telephone numbers for one communication destination together with the communication system type, and the communication means can select a telephone number for each communication destination. It is characterized by the following.

According to the present invention, a plurality of telephone numbers can be stored together with the communication system type for one communication destination.
When performing communication, a plurality of telephone numbers can be selected for each communication destination, so that a telephone having a telephone communication device corresponding to each of a plurality of telephone numbers having different communication methods can be selected according to the communication method type. Communication can be performed by selecting a number.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a setting means for presetting a communication method type of a communication method with which the telephone communication apparatus performs communication, wherein the communication means makes a call to a telephone number stored in the storage means. At this time, the communication method type associated with the telephone number is compared with the communication method type of the communication method set in the setting unit, and when the communication method types are different,
Communication is performed by changing the communication method, and the communication method of the telephone communication device is returned to the state before the call based on the communication method type set in the setting unit after the line is disconnected.

According to the present invention, the communication system type with which the telephone communication device performs communication is set in advance in the setting means, and the communication system type associated with the telephone number selected from the storage means is set in the setting means. If the communication method is different from the communication method type, the communication method is changed to communicate with the selected telephone number, and after the line is disconnected, the communication method returns to the communication method set in the setting means. Reception can be performed by a certain communication method, and transmission can be performed by a communication method according to the communication method type stored in the storage unit together with the telephone number.

In the present invention, the setting means can set a plurality of communication schemes for each communication scheme type by assigning a priority to the communication schemes. It is characterized in that a call is transmitted for a type by a communication method selected according to the priority order.

According to the present invention, it is possible to set a plurality of communication systems with priorities assigned to one communication system type, and the transmission is performed in the communication system selected according to the set priorities. For example, a call can be made between a communication destination that can use a plurality of communication modes by sequentially changing the communication method from a communication method that is advantageous in terms of communicability and cost.

In the present invention, a telephone number of a communication destination and a communication system type corresponding to the telephone number are read from the storage means, and the communication system type is visually identified or a character identification symbol is used. It is characterized by having display means for displaying.

According to the present invention, the telephone number of the communication destination stored in the storage means and the communication system type corresponding to the telephone number are displayed, and a visually identifiable symbol is displayed for the communication system type. , Or by a character identification symbol, the correspondence between the telephone number and the communication method type is displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for the operator, and the possibility of erroneous selection of the telephone number can be reduced.

Further, in the present invention, the storage means is characterized in that the communication system type associated with the telephone number can be changed even after storing.

According to the present invention, the communication method type associated with the telephone number stored in the storage means can be changed after the storage, so that the communication method type can be erroneously stored or changed at the communication destination after the storage. It is possible to easily deal with such a case.

The present invention further comprises processing means for performing a process of creating a plurality of types of communication contents, wherein the storage means associates a telephone number of a communication destination with a type of communication contents and a type of communication system. The communication means is stored, and when a telephone number in which the type of the outgoing content and the communication method type are associated is selected, the communication content associated with the communication method type and created by the processing means is selected. It is characterized by transmitting.

According to the present invention, the processing means performs a process of creating a plurality of types of communication contents, and the storage means stores the telephone number of the communication destination, the type of communication contents and the type of communication system in association with each other. Is done. When the communication means sends a call to a communication destination, if a telephone number in which the type of the content of the call is associated with the communication method is selected, the communication created by the processing means is associated with the communication method type. Since the content is transmitted, the communication content and the communication method type are not transmitted to the communication partner of the inappropriate telephone number, and the user can transmit the communication content with a simple operation without fear of erroneous operation. .

Further, the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a designating means capable of designating the correspondence between the type of communication system and the type of communication contents.

According to the present invention, the correspondence between the communication method type and the type of communication content can be specified by the specifying means. Therefore, an appropriate communication method type is specified according to the type of communication content. It is possible to eliminate the possibility of inappropriate association at the time of transmission.

[0023]

FIG. 1 shows a schematic system configuration of a PHS terminal device used in each embodiment of the present invention. The PHS terminal includes a telephone unit 1, an application storage unit 2, an application control unit 3, a communication method type collation unit 4, a control unit 5, a display unit 6, an operation unit 7, a temporary storage unit 8, a communication method type storage unit 9 , A pictorial symbol storage unit 10, an application data storage unit 11, a collation communication method type storage unit 12, and a telephone directory storage unit 13.

The telephone unit 1 includes a radio unit 14,
Radio waves are transmitted and received between the S base station, the master unit, and the PHS terminals. The application storage unit 2 stores an application program for creating data such as text messages and images. The application control unit 3 controls each unit of the PHS terminal device according to an application program stored in the application storage unit 2. The communication method type collating unit 4 stores the communication method for making a call, the communication method type stored in the collation communication method type storage unit 12, and the communication method stored in the telephone directory storage unit 13 in association with the telephone number. Check with the method type. Application control unit 3
The communication system type matching unit 4 is included in the control unit 5.

The display unit 6 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display (LC)
D) and the like, and displays the telephone number and communication system type stored in the telephone directory storage unit 13. It also displays character messages, kanji messages or images created by the application program. The operation unit 7 includes various input keys necessary for making a call as a PHS terminal, and input keys such as a telephone number and a communication method type. A touch panel may be provided in connection with the display screen of the display unit 6. The telephone number of the communication destination input to the operation unit 7 and the communication method type associated with the telephone number of the communication destination are stored in the temporary storage unit 8. When the operation unit 7 instructs storage in the telephone directory storage unit 13, the communication destination telephone number stored in the temporary storage unit 8 and the communication method type associated with the communication destination telephone number are: The number is stored in the number storage unit 13. Phone number storage unit 13
Is a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, for example, and the temporary storage unit is constituted by a volatile RAM or the like.

The communication system type storage unit 9 stores communication system types respectively associated with a plurality of communication systems prepared in advance in the PHS terminal device. The pictorial symbol storage unit 10 stores a plurality of pictorial symbols provided in advance in the PHS terminal device. Application data storage unit 1
1 stores application data created by the application control unit 3 executing an application program stored in the application storage unit 2. The collation communication method type storage unit 12 stores a communication method type serving as a reference for the PHS terminal device. The telephone directory storage unit 13 stores a plurality of telephone numbers and a communication method type associated with each telephone number.

FIG. 2 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
A procedure for registering a telephone number in the telephone number book storage unit 13 of FIG. 1 will be described. In step a1, an operation from the operation unit 7 sets the telephone number to be stored in the telephone number book storage unit 13 so that the telephone number and the communication method type to be input to the operation unit 7 can be registered. In step a2, the telephone number of the communication destination is input in step a21, and in step a22, the input telephone number is stored in the temporary storage unit 8. In step a3, the telephone number of the communication destination is input from the operation unit 7 in step a31, and the telephone number of the communication destination is stored in the temporary storage unit 8 in step a32. Step a4
Then, the contents stored in the temporary storage unit 8 are stored in the telephone directory storage unit 13. In step a5, it is determined whether or not an input is made for a new communication partner. When inputting, the process returns to step a2. If it is determined in step a5 that no input is made for the new communication partner, the input enabled state for the telephone directory storage unit 13 is canceled in step a6, and the registration procedure for the telephone directory storage unit 13 ends. When it is determined in step a5 that a new communication partner is to be input, the process returns to step a2. In steps a2 and a3, the telephone number is input first, and the communication method type is input later, but the order may be reversed. This is the same in other embodiments described later.

FIG. 3 shows a procedure for making a call using the contents stored in the telephone directory storage unit 13 registered as shown in FIG. In step b1, the telephone number of the communication partner is made selectable from the telephone directory storage unit 13. For example, the storage contents are displayed on the display unit 6, and selection can be made from the operation unit 7. In a portable PHS terminal or the like, since the size of the display unit 6 is small, the entire contents stored in the telephone number book storage unit 13 may not always be able to be displayed simultaneously. In such a case, all the stored contents are automatically displayed by scrolling automatically, and the telephone number of the communication partner can be selected. In step b2, the operation unit 7
With the operation from, a telephone number is selected from the stored contents of the telephone directory storage unit 13 displayed on the display unit 6 or the like.

At step b3, the communication system type stored in the telephone directory storage unit 13 is read together with the selected telephone number, and the communication system associated with the read communication system type is set to P.
The receiving operation mode of the HS terminal device is changed. Step b
In step 4, a call is started to the telephone number selected in step b2 according to the communication method changed in step b3. Communication is performed in step b5, and when the communication is completed, the line is disconnected in step b6, and the PHS terminal returns to the standby state.

FIG. 4 shows a telephone number registration procedure according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In step c1, the operation of the operation unit 7 sets the telephone directory function of the PHS terminal device to a state where it can be registered. In step c2, the name of the communication destination is input from the operation unit 7, and the name input in step c3 is stored in the temporary storage unit 8. In step c4 and step c5, a telephone number and a communication method type are input. In step c41 of step c4,
The telephone number of the communication destination is input from the operation unit 7. Step c
At 42, the inputted telephone number of the communication destination is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 8.
To store temporarily. In step c51 of step c5, a communication method type for the telephone number of the communication destination is input. In step c52, the communication method type of the telephone number of the communication destination is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 8. Step c6
Then, it is determined whether or not to continue the registration processing so that the operator registers another telephone number of the same communication destination. If it is determined to continue, the process returns to step c4. If it is determined in step c6 that no telephone number is to be input, the process proceeds to step c7, where the contents stored in the temporary storage unit 8 are stored in the telephone directory storage unit 13. In step c8, it is determined whether or not to input a new communication partner. When inputting, the process returns to step c2. If it is determined in step c8 that a new communication partner is not to be input, the process proceeds to step c8.
In step 9, the input enabled state to the telephone directory storage unit 13 is released,
End the phone number registration procedure.

FIG. 5 shows a procedure of a calling operation based on the contents stored in the telephone number book storage unit 13 inputted as shown in FIG. In step d1, the telephone directory function is set to a state where a communication partner can be selected. In step d2, the telephone number of the communication partner is selected from the telephone directory storage unit 13. Step d3
The operation of each step from step d6 to step d6 is the same as the operation of each step from step b3 to step b6 in FIG. In this embodiment, a telephone number stored for the same communication partner is selected in step b2.

FIG. 6 shows a calling operation procedure according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the communication method type of the communication method preset in the PHS terminal device is stored in the collation communication method type storage unit 12. Each time the communication method is changed, the changed communication method is returned to the state before the transmission using the storage contents of the collation communication method type storage unit.

At step e1, a telephone number of a communication destination can be selected from the telephone directory function by operating the operation unit 7. In step e2, a destination telephone number is selected from the telephone directory storage unit 13 by an operation from the operation unit 7. In step e3, the communication system type stored together with the telephone number selected in the telephone directory storage unit 13 is sent to the communication system type verification unit 4. In step e4, the collation communication method type is read from the collation communication method type storage unit 12.

In step e5, the communication system type collating unit 4
Then, the collation determination of the communication system type is performed. When the communication system type stored in the telephone directory storage unit 13 together with the telephone number matches the communication system type stored in the collation communication system type storage unit 12, the call is directly started in step e6. Communication is performed in e7, and after completion, the line is disconnected in step e8. If the collation results do not match in step e5, the communication method is changed to the communication method stored in the telephone directory storage unit 13 together with the telephone number in step e9, and the communication changed to the communication partner of the telephone number in step e10. Initiate outgoing calls by method. Step e1
In step e12, the communication is performed. When the communication is completed, the line is disconnected in step e12. In step e13, the communication system type of the communication system that was set before the PHS terminal
The communication method is read from the collation communication method type storage unit 12 and the communication method is returned to the state before the call. Step e8 or step e13
Is completed, the operation returns to the PHS handling state, and the transmission operation ends.

FIG. 7 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
A procedure of telephone number registration in which a plurality of communication destinations, telephone numbers and communication system types are sequentially stored in the telephone directory storage unit 13 will be described.
At step f1, the operation unit 7 sets the telephone directory function of the PHS terminal device to a registerable state. In step f2, the name of the communication destination is input. In step f3, the telephone number of the communication destination is input. In step f4, the communication method type of the telephone number of the communication destination is input. Step f2, Step f
3. In step f4, a name, a telephone number, and a communication system type are input from the operation unit 7 in steps f21, f31, and f41, respectively, and in the temporary storage unit 8 in steps f22, f32, and f42,
The input name, telephone number and communication method type are temporarily stored. In step f5, the contents stored in the temporary storage unit 8 are stored in the telephone directory storage unit 13.

At step f6, it is determined whether or not a new communication partner is to be input. When it is determined that the input is made, the process returns to step f2. If it is determined in step f6 that a new communication partner is not to be input, step f7
Then, the input enabled state to the telephone directory storage unit 13 is released, and the procedure for registering the telephone number ends.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart for selecting a communication partner from the telephone directory storage unit 13 stored in the registration procedure shown in FIG.
A processing procedure for displaying an image on the display unit 6 will be described. Step g
In step 1, the user operates the operation unit 7 to select a communication destination using the telephone directory function. In step g2, the name, telephone number and communication system type of the communication destination are read from the telephone directory storage unit 13. In step g5, the pictorial symbol corresponding to the communication destination type read out in step g2 is stored in pictorial symbol storage unit 1.
Read from 0. At step g4, the display unit 6 displays the name and telephone number of the communication destination read at step g2, together with the pictorial symbols corresponding to the communication method type read at step g3. The user can select the communication destination and telephone number displayed on the display unit 6 by operating the operation unit 7. At step g5, an instruction to cancel the telephone directory display is issued from the operation unit 7, the telephone directory display state is released, and the process returns to the normal standby state of the PHS.

FIG. 9 shows the correspondence between the pictorial symbols stored in the pictorial symbol storage unit 10 and the communication system type. The pictorial symbol indicates the type of communication system for connecting to the public line in "public". “HS1” indicates the home extension A, “HS2” indicates the home extension 2 and “HS3” indicates the communication type of the home extension C. “OS1” indicates the communication method type of company extension A, “OS2” indicates the communication method type of company extension B, and “OS3” indicates the communication method type of company extension C. “TR” indicates the communication system type of the transceiver.

FIG. 10 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
A display procedure for displaying and selecting a communication partner and its telephone number on the display unit 6 together with the pictorial symbol shown in FIG. Step h
In step 1, the user selects a communication destination from the operation unit 7 using the telephone directory function. In the present embodiment, similarly to FIG.
It is assumed that a plurality of telephone numbers can be stored for one communication destination, and a communication method type is stored in association with each telephone number. In step h2, the name, telephone number, and communication method type of the communication partner are read from the telephone directory storage unit 13, and thereafter, from step h3 to step h5, as in the case of steps g3 to g5 in FIG. The communication method type is displayed on the display unit 6 together with the corresponding pictorial symbol.

According to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, when a calling operation is performed according to a procedure as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of communication systems are assigned priorities to the communication system types so as to correspond to each other. When the communication method is changed, the change is performed in order from the communication method with the highest priority. For example, the calling priority is set in the order of public line → HA (extension) → HS (outside line). Since the output of the transmission radio wave is small, the PHS terminal device has a narrow range in which effective communication can be performed. If the public line is within range, the call is transmitted via the public line. If the public line is out of service area, search for HA and search for HA.
Make a call if is within range. If HA is out of range, HS
Is transmitted when the HS is within the service area. If the HS is out of service or unavailable, the line is disconnected.

Also, the order can be set in the order of HS → public → HA. At this time, if the HS is within the service area, the call is transmitted by the HS. When the HS is out of the service area or is unavailable, the public is searched and transmitted when the public is in the service area. When the public is out of the service area, the HA is searched and the call is transmitted when the HA is in the service area.
If the HA is out of the service area, the line is disconnected.

FIG. 11 shows, as a seventh embodiment of the present invention, a procedure for changing the storage contents of the telephone directory storage unit. In step i1, the information of the communication destination registered in the telephone directory storage unit 13 can be updated / added from the operation unit 7. In step i2, the information of the communication destination is updated / added, and in step i3, the communication system type is changed / released.
In step i21 of step i2, update / addition of information on the other party is input from the operation unit 7. Step i
At 22, the update / addition of the input destination information is stored in the temporary storage unit 8. In step i31 of step i3, the change / cancel of the communication system type is input to the operation unit 7.
In step i32, the input communication method type is changed /
The release is stored in the temporary storage unit 8.

In step i4, it is determined whether or not the process of changing / adding the information of the communication partner is to be ended. If it is determined to continue without ending, the process returns to step i2. If it is determined in step i4 that the processing is to be ended, the contents stored in the temporary storage section 8 are stored in the telephone directory storage section 13 in step i5, and the procedure of the updating process is ended. Update / addition of destination information in step i2 and step i3
The change / cancellation of the communication system type may be interchanged.

FIG. 12 shows, as an eighth embodiment of the present invention, a telephone number registration procedure in which the telephone directory storage unit 13 stores a communication method type for each type of communication content in association with each other. Steps j1 to j3 and steps j5 to j7 are the same as steps f1 to f3 and steps f5 to f7 in FIG. In step j4, unlike step f4 of FIG. 7, in step j41, a communication method type is input for each type of communication content of the telephone number of the communication destination, and the communication method type input in step j42 is stored in the temporary storage unit 8. .

FIG. 13 shows a procedure for making an outgoing call to the other party of the telephone number in which the communication system type is stored according to the type of the communication content as shown in FIG. Step k1
Then, the user operates the operation unit 7 to select a destination telephone number from the telephone directory function. At step k2, a communication partner is selected from the telephone directory storage unit 13 by telephone number,
The communication method type provided with the destination name, the telephone number, and the type of communication content associated with the telephone number is read.

Next, in step k3, an application process associated with the communication content type is performed. In step k31,
Starts an application program according to the type of communication content. At step k32, the application program inputs data. In step k33, the data input by the application program is stored in the temporary storage unit 8. At step k32, it is determined whether or not the data input of the application program has been completed. If not, the process returns to step k32. If it is determined in step k34 that the data input of the application program has been completed, the process proceeds to step k3.
At 5, the application program is terminated. The application program creates e-mails and messages, for example.

In step k4, the communication system type matching unit 4 compares the communication system type provided for each type of communication content read out in step k2 with the communication system type of the communication system currently set in the PHS terminal device. . If the collation results match, the process proceeds to step k5, and transmission is started. Communication is performed in step k6, and when the communication is completed, the line is disconnected in step k7. If it is determined in step k4 that the matching results do not match, then in step k8 the telephone directory storage unit 13
The communication method is changed by the communication method type provided for the type of communication contents associated with the telephone number selected from.
In step k9, transmission is started using the changed communication method. In step k10, communication is performed. When the communication is completed, the line is disconnected in step k11, and the PHS terminal returns to a normal standby state.

FIG. 14 shows, as a ninth embodiment of the present invention, the telephone directory storage unit 1 stores a plurality of telephone numbers and communication system types corresponding to types of communication contents for one communication partner.
3 shows a telephone number registration procedure to be stored. Steps l1 to l4 and steps l6 to l9
Steps up to are the same as the steps c1 to c4 and the steps c6 to c9 in FIG. 4, respectively. Step 15 is different from step c5 in FIG. 4 in that the communication method type provided for each type of communication content of the telephone number of the communication destination is input in step 151, and the communication method type input in step 152 is stored in the temporary storage unit 8. I do.

FIG. 15 shows an operation procedure for making a call from a telephone number registered in association with a communication method type provided for each type of communication content as shown in FIG. In step m1, the operation of the operation unit 7 makes it possible to select a destination telephone number using the telephone directory function. In step m2,
From the telephone directory storage unit 13, a communication destination is selected, a telephone number of a communication destination is selected, and a communication method type provided for a type of communication content associated with the telephone number is read. Each step from step m5 to step m11 is equivalent to each step from step k3 to step k11 in FIG.

FIG. 16 shows, as a tenth embodiment of the present invention, the communication system type of the communication system preset in the PHS terminal device is stored in the collation communication system type storage unit 12, and the communication system is Each time it changes, the collation communication method storage unit 1
2 shows a transmission operation procedure for returning to the state before transmission based on the stored contents of 2. Each step from step n1 to step n3 is equivalent to each step from step m1 to step m3 in FIG. In step n4, the communication system type is read from the collation communication system type storage unit 12. In step n5, the communication system type collating unit 4 performs collation determination of the communication system type. If the collation results match, step n
In step 6, the transmission is started as it is, communication is performed in step n7, and when it is completed, the line is disconnected in step n8. When it is determined in step n5 that the matching results do not match,
In step n9, the communication system is changed, and in step n10, transmission is started using the changed communication system. Communication is performed in step n10, and when the communication is completed, the line is disconnected in step n12. In step n13, the collation communication method type storage unit 12
The communication type stored in the PHS terminal device is read out, the communication system as the PHS terminal device is returned to the state before transmission, and the PHS terminal device is returned to the normal standby state.

FIG. 17 shows, as an eleventh embodiment of the present invention, a procedure for setting the type of communication system corresponding to the type of communication content. In step o1, a state is set in which the communication method type can be set from the operation unit 7. In step o2, a communication system type is selected from communication system types usable in the PHS terminal device stored in the communication system type storage unit 9. In step o3, the type of communication content provided for the communication method type selected in step o2 is selected. In step o4, it is determined whether or not to correct the type of communication content selected in step o3. When making corrections, the process returns to step o3 and the selection is repeated. If it is determined in step o4 that no correction is to be made, the communication method type is associated with the type of communication content selected in step o5. In step o6, it is determined whether or not to end the setting of the communication method type.
If not, the process returns to step o2 and continues to select the communication system type. If it is determined in step o6 that the setting is to be terminated, the setting is released from the operation unit 7 in step o7, and the registration procedure is terminated.

In the embodiment described above, the PHS terminal device is described. However, the PHS terminal device is connected to another mobile communication terminal device such as a portable telephone for switching between voice communication and data communication, and to a plurality of types of wired lines. The present invention can be similarly applied to a terminal device or the like.

[0053]

As described above, according to the present invention, the communication system type is stored in the storage means for the telephone number, and an appropriate communication system for the telephone number can be obtained at the time of making a call. Can be reduced, and the risk of erroneous operation can be reduced.

Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of telephone numbers are stored together with the communication system type for one communication destination, and a telephone number is selected for each communication destination to make a call using the communication system associated therewith. Since the call can be made, it is possible to make a call to a communication destination having a plurality of telephone numbers using an appropriate communication method for each telephone number.

According to the present invention, reception can be performed by the communication method set in the setting means, and transmission can be performed by the communication method associated with the telephone number stored in the storage means.

Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of communication systems are prioritized with respect to the communication system type, and the outgoing call is performed according to the priority order with respect to the communication type associated with the telephone number at the time of the outgoing call. Therefore, it is possible to automatically select an appropriate communication method according to the communication status and to make a call.

Further, according to the present invention, if a telephone number is selected, communication contents can be transmitted by a communication system of a communication system type associated with the telephone number. There is no need to perform a complicated operation when making a call, and it is possible to reduce the sound of an erroneous operation.

Further, according to the present invention, the correspondence between the communication method type and the communication content type can be specified. Therefore, a communication method type suitable for the communication content is specified in advance, and an improper operation due to erroneous operation at the time of calling is performed. It is possible to eliminate the danger of performing an appropriate association.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a PHS terminal device as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a telephone number registration procedure according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure for performing a calling operation in accordance with the telephone number and communication system type registered in the procedure of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a telephone number registration procedure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure for performing a calling operation with a telephone number and a communication system type registered in the procedure of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a transmitting operation according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a telephone number registration procedure as a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying the storage contents of the telephone directory storage unit 13 registered in the procedure of FIG. 7 on the display unit 6. FIG.

9 is a table showing an example of a correspondence relationship between pictographic symbols used in the display of FIG. 8 and communication system types.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying a telephone number according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for changing a communication system type according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a telephone number registration procedure as an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 shows a telephone directory recording unit 13 registered in the procedure shown in FIG.
6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for performing a calling operation based on a call.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a telephone number registration procedure as a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a procedure of making a call to a registered telephone number, which is the procedure of FIG.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a calling operation as a tenth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a procedure for associating a type of communication content with a type of communication method as an eleventh embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone part 2 Application storage part 3 Application control part 4 Communication method type collation part 5 Control part 6 Display part 7 Operation part 8 Temporary storage part 9 Communication method type storage part 10 Pictogram storage part 11 Application data storage part 12 Collation communication method Type storage unit 13 Phonebook storage unit 14 Wireless unit

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Claims (8)

[Claims] An input means for inputting a telephone number of a communication destination and a type of a communication method corresponding to the telephone number, and a telephone communication apparatus having a plurality of communication methods. Storage means for storing a telephone number and a communication method type corresponding to the telephone number, and communication means for calling the telephone number stored in the storage means by a communication method according to the communication method type associated with the telephone number And a telephone communication device. 2. The storage means can store a plurality of telephone numbers for one communication destination together with the type of communication system, and the communication means can select a telephone number for each communication destination. 2. The telephone communication device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a setting unit configured to set a communication system type of a communication system with which the telephone communication device performs communication, wherein the communication unit transmits a call to a telephone number stored in the storage unit. The communication method type associated with the telephone number is compared with the communication method type of the communication method set in the setting means, and when the communication method type is different, the communication method is changed and communication is performed. 3. The telephone communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication system of the telephone communication device is returned to a state before the call based on the communication system type set in the setting unit after disconnection. 4. The setting means can set a plurality of communication schemes for each communication scheme type with a priority order, and the communication means can set a communication scheme type corresponding to the telephone number. 4. The telephone communication device according to claim 3, wherein the transmission is performed by a communication method selected according to the priority. 5. A telephone number of a communication destination from said storage means,
5. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising display means for reading a communication method type corresponding to the telephone number and displaying the communication method type with a visually identifiable symbol or a character identification symbol. A telephone communication device according to any one of the above. 6. The telephone communication device according to claim 1, wherein said storage means is capable of changing a communication method type associated with a telephone number even after storing the communication method type. 7. A processing unit for performing a process of creating a plurality of types of communication contents, wherein the storage unit stores a type of communication contents and a type of communication system in association with a telephone number of a communication destination, The communication means transmits a communication content associated with the communication method type and created by the processing means, when a telephone number in which the type of the transmission content is associated with the communication method type is selected. The telephone communication device according to claim 1, wherein: 8. The telephone communication device according to claim 7, further comprising a designation unit capable of designating correspondence between the communication system type and the type of communication content.