JPH01318444A - Automatic dialing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit a call with no error at all with a simple operation by transmitting a specific telephone number in response to the operation of a specific operation input means and at the same time applying the power supply of an automatic dialing device. CONSTITUTION:A specific symbol other than characters is added to the head of a character string showing the calling address name of a telephone number which is transmitted by a one-touch operation when this number is registered. Thus the address can be retrieved independently of other addresses. For instance, an equal mark (=) is added to the heads of 'SATO' when a telephone number '03-758-2111' of 'SATO' is registered as a number of a specific address that is transmitted by a one-touch operation. As a result, a CPU 12 retrieves immediately the calling address name containing the mark (=) at its head of a data memory 13 and transmits the corresponding telephone number at an ON operation of an ON/OFF key 1, i.e., at application of the power supply.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic dialing device that stores a telephone number and automatically dials the telephone number.

[Prior Art] As a type of automatic dialing device of this type, there is an acoustically coupled automatic dialing device that memorizes a telephone number and outputs the dial tone of the telephone number to the receiver of the telephone to automatically dial the telephone number. A portable version is being developed.

This automatic dialing device is provided with a keyboard and a display device on which are arranged input keys for various inputs such as characters of a called destination name, numbers of a telephone number, and designation of an operation mode. In response to operation inputs from the input key group, the calling destination name and telephone number are registered in the memory provided in the automatic dialing device, and the telephone number is searched, designated, and dialed.

FIGS. 7(A) and 7(B) show the key operations and the display state of the display in that case. In both figures, numeral 1 is an on/off key for turning on and off the power of the automatic dialing device; 2
is a registration key for instructing the registration of a telephone number and specifying the telephone number to call, 3 is a search key for instructing a search operation, 4 is a call key for instructing a dialing operation, and 5 is a dialing key for specifying the calling destination name. These are alphanumeric keys for entering alpha characters and numbers for phone numbers. The input function of the alphanumeric key 5 can be switched to either the numbers shown or the three alphabetic characters shown near the top of the key 5, depending on the number of consecutive operations of the key. Further, reference numeral 8 is a display device.

In the key operation for registration, as shown in steps 331 to 338 in FIG. 7(A), first the on/off key 1 is turned on to turn on the power of the apparatus (S31). Next, press the registration key 2 to enter the registration mode (532), then operate the alphanumeric keys 5 (S33, 534), in this case rs
Enter the character string ATOJ as the calling destination name. Then, the user presses registration key 2 (S35). This allows rsAT
The OJ character string is stored in memory. Next, alphanumeric key 5
Please operate S36,537), in this case r03-758
Enter the number string "-21-cho-cho" as the phone number. Then, the user presses registration key 2 (S38). This results in r03-7
58-2111J number string or r previously stored in memory
It is stored in association with the character string sATOJ, and registration is completed.

On the other hand, in key operations from search to call, as shown in steps 341 to S46 in FIG. 7(B), first turn on/off key 1 (541), then search key 3 (S42). , 543). In this case, for example, each time the search key 3 is operated, the character strings of the call destinations registered in the memory are searched one by one in ascending alphabetical order and are sequentially displayed as rANDOJ...rsATOJ. If the operator wishes to specify the telephone number of rsATOJ as the one to call, by operating registration key 2 (S45), the telephone number r
03-758-2111J is retrieved, displayed, and specified. Then, by operating the call key 4 (S4
6) A dial tone generation circuit provided in the device generates a dial tone signal for the N call number, and the signal is input to a speaker provided in the device, so that the dial tone is output as audio from the speaker. It has become.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic dialing device, in order to make a call, there is an on/off key 1, a search key 3, and a registration key 2.
, call key 4 are required, and search key 3 must be operated many times until the user's desired calling destination name is retrieved. Therefore, the operation is cumbersome and it takes time to make a call. Also, if the user is in a hurry, it is difficult to operate the device correctly and it is easy to make mistakes. If you make a mistake, you may have to redo the operation, which may cause it to take longer to make the call, or you may end up dialing the wrong phone number.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve these problems and improve the operability of this type of automatic dialing device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a plurality of operation input means and a storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers,
Selecting a telephone number stored in the storage means in response to an input by the operation input means; 1. In an automatic dialing device that makes a call to a telephone number, operating a specific operation input means among the plurality of operation input means; A control means is provided for making a call to a specific telephone number among the telephone numbers in the storage means in accordance with the above, and the automatic dialing device is configured to be powered on by operating the specific operation input means. did.

[Function] According to such a configuration, when making a call to the above-mentioned specific telephone number, the operation for turning on the device and the operation for making the call are performed in one operation of the above-mentioned specific operation input means. You can do both at the same time, and you can make sure to send out messages with extremely simple operations.

[Example] Hereinafter, details of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Here, the above-mentioned acoustic coupling type portable automatic dialing device will be exemplified.

First Embodiment FIG. 1 shows the top surface of the main body of an automatic dialing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This device functions not only as an automatic dialing device but also as an electronic desktop calculator, and its functions can be switched via a changeover switch (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 1, a keyboard 7 for performing various inputs and a display 8 for displaying telephone numbers, calling destination names, etc. are provided on the top surface of the main body of the automatic dialing device.

The keyboard 7 includes the on/off key 1, the registration key 2, the search key 3, and the call key 4, which were mentioned earlier in the explanation of the conventional key operations.
and alphanumeric keys 5 are provided. The functions of these keys have been described above, so their explanation will be omitted. In addition, the keyboard 7 is provided with various function keys 6 and decimal point keys for specifying four arithmetic operations, instructing the execution of arithmetic operations, and instructing other functions.

In response to the operation input of each key on the keyboard 7, the name of the destination to be called and the telephone number are registered, the telephone number is searched, specified, and the call is made, and in the process, the necessary destination name, telephone number, etc. are displayed. This is done by the device 8.

On the other hand, a speaker (not shown) is provided on the lower surface of the main body of the automatic dialing device for outputting a dial tone of a telephone number. When dialing a telephone number, the speaker is pressed into contact with the handset of the telephone, and the speaker outputs a dial tone to make the call.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the overall circuit configuration of the device of this embodiment.

The configuration of the automatic dialing device shown in FIG. 2 includes a cpυ 12, a program memory 10, a data memory 3, the aforementioned keyboard 7 and display 8, a dial tone generating circuit 18, a speaker 9, and the like. Each of these will be described in turn below.

First, the CPU 12 is composed of a microprocessor element, etc., and performs various signal processing and arithmetic processing according to a control program to control the entire automatic dialing device. C
The following configuration is connected to the PU 12 via a bus 20 and signal lines indicated by arrows.

Next, the program memory 13 consists of a ROM, and the CPU 1
2 control programs are stored therein, and the stored data is accessed by specifying an address via the address decoder 11.

The data memory 13 is composed of a RAM, and stores data such as registered call destination names and telephone numbers.
It is used as a working area for PUI 2 for data processing. Although the data of the calling destination name and telephone number can be rewritten, it is assumed that the data is retained by backup or the like.

Next, the aforementioned keyboard 7 is sent to the CPU 12 via an input huffer 16 that temporarily holds the code of the key input signal.
When an input key on the keyboard 7 is operated, a code corresponding to that key is input to the CPU 12 via the input buffer 16.

The display device 8 described above is connected to the data memory 13 via a display decoder/driver 14 that converts display data signals into corresponding drive signals for the display device 8 and drives the display device 8.
Connected to the data output terminal of The display data of the display device 8 is given from the data memory 13 to the display decoder/driver 14 under the control of the CPU 12 and converted into a drive signal for the display device 8, and the display device 8 is driven by the signal to perform display. It has become.

Next, the dial tone generating circuit 18 is a circuit that generates a dial tone signal of a telephone number. The telephone number data is read from the data memory 13 by the CPU 12 and is provided to the dial tone generation circuit 18 via the output buffer 17 which temporarily holds the same data. The circuit 18 generates a dial tone signal of the given telephone number, and the signal is amplified by an amplifier 19 and input to the speaker 9, which outputs the dial tone as an audio signal. The speaker 9 outputs a dial tone to the receiver of the telephone as described above, and a telephone number is dialed.

When registering the call destination name and telephone number under the above configuration, each data is input from the keyboard 7 to the CPU 12 via the input buffer 16, and the CPU 12 associates both data with a predetermined storage area of the data memory 13. Write.

Further, when searching for, specifying, and making a call to a telephone number, the CPU 12 first searches the call destination name in the data memory 13 in alphabetical order, for example, in response to the input of the search key 3 from the keyboard 7, and stores the data of the call destination name in the data memory. 13 to the display decoder/driver 14 and displayed on the display 8. Next, when the name of the calling destination to be called is specified by inputting the registration key 2, the telephone number data of the destination name is transferred from the data memory 13 to the display decoder/
The driver 14 outputs the telephone number and displays it on the display 8 so that the user can confirm the telephone number. When the call key 4 is pressed by the confirmed user operation, the data of the telephone number is sent to the dial tone generating circuit 18.
Output to make a call.

By the way, in this embodiment, the user does not follow the above-mentioned procedure when making a call to a desired specific call destination telephone number, for example, the telephone number that is most frequently called. As soon as the power is turned on, the telephone number shall be dialed immediately. For this purpose, when registering a phone number to make a one-touch call, a specific symbol other than letters is added to the beginning of the character string of the destination name to call that number, and the destination with this added can be distinguished from other destinations in the search. Let's do it like this. Figure 3 (A) shows an example of key operations for registration in this case and the display at that time.
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Here, rsATOJ's r03-758-2111J is used as the phone number for a specific destination to be dialed.
An example is shown in which "=" is added in front of ATOJ and registered.

As shown in steps S21 to S29 in FIG. 3(A),
First, turn on/off key 1 (521), then operate registration key 2 to enter the registration mode (S22). Next, press the "item" key of the function keys 6 to input ";" (S23). Next, by operating alphanumeric keys 5, rSAT
"O" is input (S24.525). And registration key 2
Through the operation, r=sATOJ is written and registered in the data memory 13 (S26).

Next, by operating the alphanumeric keys 5, the telephone number "03-758" is entered.
Input -2111J (j27,528). Then, by operating the registration key 2, the telephone number is written and registered in the data memory 13 in association with the destination (S29
).

In this way, the call destination name and telephone number to be called with one touch are registered, and when the on/off key 1 is turned on, that is, when the power is turned on, the CPU 12 immediately starts the call with "-" in the data memory 13. The attached call destination name is searched and a call is made to that telephone number. FIG. 3(B) shows the key operations in that case, that is, the operation of the on/off key 1 and the state of the display. In this case, the telephone number to be called shall be displayed so that the user can confirm it.

Next, the control processing procedure of the CPU 12 for realizing the above operations is shown in FIG. 4 and will be described. Note that the process shown in the figure is performed according to a control program stored in the program memory 10.

Steps S1 and S2 in FIG. 4 are a state in which the CPU 12 waits for a key input, and the display 8 is caused to perform a necessary display according to the previous key input until a key input is received.

Next, when a key is input, the input key is determined in step S3.

If it is the registration key 2, the process advances to step S4, in which the data of the calling destination name and telephone number input using the alphanumeric keys 5 are written into the data memory 13 as described above, and the system waits. Return to state.

On the other hand, if the input key is a search key in step S3, the process proceeds to step S5, where the search mode is set, and the data of the call destination name in the data memory 13 is searched, for example, in alphabetical order and displayed. and step S
In step S6, it is checked whether the displayed destination name has been designated as the outgoing destination name by operating the registration key 2, that is, whether the outgoing phone number has been specified, and if it has not been specified, the process returns to step S2. Step S2 until a specified key is input. S3. S5. The loop of S6 is repeated to display the destination names one after another.

If there is a designation in step S6, the telephone number of the designated destination name is displayed, and in step S7 it is checked whether the call key 4 has been turned on. If it has been turned on, the process advances to step S9 and then in step S7. The telephone number of the specified destination is output to the dial tone generating circuit 18, and the call is made as described above. If the call key 4 is not turned on, the process returns to the standby state of step S2.

On the other hand, if the input key is the ON/OFF key 1 and it is turned on in step S3, that is, when the power is turned on, in step S8, as mentioned above, a specific message to be transmitted with one touch in the data memory 13 is set, for example. "
-" symbol added to the beginning of the destination name and read the phone number. Then, in step S9, a call is made to that telephone number. It goes without saying that when the on/off key 1 is turned off, the power to the device is turned off and no further processing is performed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the on/off key 1
By turning on the device, a specific telephone number registered as a telephone number to be dialed with one touch is immediately dialed as soon as the power of the device is turned on. The operation for turning on the power of the device and the operation for making a call are performed at the same time by turning on the on/off key 1, and it is possible to make a call to the above-mentioned specific telephone number without fail with an extremely simple one-touch operation.

In addition, in the above configuration, when the on/off key 1 is turned on for the first time, both when operating to make a call to a normal telephone number other than the above-mentioned specific telephone number, and when operating to register a telephone number, the above-mentioned A dial tone for a specific phone number will be output as an audio output. There is no problem with this audio output in the case of registration. When dialing a normal telephone number, turn on the on/off key 1 and specify the telephone number to be dialed, then turn the telephone handset off-hook, and then connect the automatic dialing device's speaker to the handset. It is good to be able to make a transmission operation by pressing it together.

In addition, in the above structure, the display 8 may be displayed in two stages so that the calling destination name and telephone number are displayed at the same time.In this case, there is an advantage that the display contents can be easily confirmed and the operation can be simplified. .

It is also conceivable that with the above configuration, the above-mentioned specific number is dialed even when the on/off key 1 is turned off, but this is not practical due to the usage of this type of automatic dialing device.

Second Embodiment By the way, in the configuration of the first embodiment described above, one-touch automatic dialing can only be performed for one telephone number, but it can of course be constructed so that it can be performed for a plurality of telephone numbers. FIG. 5 shows a top view of the device in this embodiment.

In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the function of the on/off key 1 is only to switch the power on and off, and instead there is a specific call key 20 for making one-touch automatic calls to different specific telephone numbers. There are four. In this case, the user's desired calling destination name and telephone number are registered corresponding to each of the specific call keys 20 by adding different symbols to the beginning of the destination name. When one of the specific call keys 20 is operated, the device is powered on, searches for a specific call destination name and telephone number corresponding to that key, and makes a call to that telephone number. .

Note that the power of the device may be turned off by operating the specified call key 20 again, or the power of the device may be turned off automatically after the time required for automatic calling has elapsed after operating the specified call key 20. It may be configured so that

With such a configuration, it is possible to automatically make one-touch calls to a plurality of telephone numbers.

Third Embodiment Next, FIG. 6 shows the underside of an automatic dialing device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a plurality (four in this case) of switches 21 are provided around the dial tone output speaker 9 for one-touch automatic dialing of the same specific telephone number. Then, when the user presses the speaker 9 part of the device to the handset of the telephone, the switch 21 is suppressed by the handset, the power of the device is turned on, and a call is made to the above-mentioned specific telephone number. .

According to such a structure, when making a one-touch automatic call, the user only has to press the automatic dialing device against the handset of the telephone, further simplifying the operation.

It goes without saying that the above configuration can also be applied to automatic dialing devices other than the acoustic coupling type.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the present invention includes a plurality of operation input means and a storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers, and the storage means In an automatic dialing device that selects a telephone number stored in the storage means and dials the telephone number, the automatic dialing device selects a telephone number stored in the storage means and dials the telephone number, in response to an operation of a specific operation input means among the plurality of operation input means. In addition to providing a control means for making a call to a specific telephone number, the automatic dialing device is configured to be powered on by operating the specific operation input means. This can be done extremely easily and without error by just one operation of the above-mentioned specific operation input means from a state where no telephone number has been entered, and has the excellent effect of significantly improving the operability of the automatic dialing device. It will be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a top view of an automatic dialing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall circuit configuration of the device, and FIG. Figure 3 (B) is an explanatory diagram of the key operations and display when registering the calling destination name and telephone number. A flowchart showing the CPU control processing procedure, Figure 5 is the second
FIG. 6 is a top view of the device according to the embodiment; FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the device according to the third embodiment; FIG. 7A is an explanatory diagram of key operations and displays during registration in a conventional automatic dialing device; (
B) is an explanatory diagram of key operations and displays from search to call. 1...On/off key 2...Registration key 3...Search key 4...Call key 5...Alphanumeric key
6...Funk key 7...Keyboard
8...Display unit 9...Speaker 12...
・CPU 18...Dial tone generation circuit 20...Specific call key 21...Switch 00 for specific call, on the edge■
Work 01 (N

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) Automatic dialing that has a plurality of operation input means and a storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers, and selects a telephone number stored in the storage means in response to input by the operation input means and makes a call to the telephone number. In the apparatus, a control means is provided for causing a call to be made to a specific telephone number among the telephone numbers in the storage means in response to an operation of a specific operation input means among the plurality of operation input means, and An automatic dialing device characterized in that the automatic dialing device is configured to be powered on by operating an operation input means.