JPH09252361A - Telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] To send a message from a telephone to a pager, a numeric code suitable for the pager of the receiving side must be input and sent, which complicates the message input work and causes an input error. (EN) Provided is a telephone which has a problem that it is easy to do, reduces message input work, and prevents input mistakes. A numeric code conversion table 22 for converting a kana (or alphabet) character message input to a telephone into a numeric code for a pager is provided, and a control unit 4 is provided.
Is a telephone which converts a character-inputted message into a numeric code based on the numeric code conversion table 22 and sends it as a PB signal to the pager when there is a transmission instruction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone having a function of inputting characters (kana, alphabet, symbols, etc.), and particularly facilitates input operation when sending a message to a pager and confirmation of a message after input. Regarding the phone that can.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of pagers, mobile phones, P
Opportunities to send messages to pagers from telephones including HS terminals (hereinafter, telephones) are increasing. The pager is equipped with a conversion table for numeric codes and characters (kana, alphabet, etc.). When a signal addressed to itself is received, the numeric code in the received signal is converted to a character message based on the conversion table and displayed. It is designed to output to the department.

Therefore, in order to send a message from the telephone to the pager, first, the telephone is called from the telephone to the pager and the message is input. At that time, according to the conversion table provided on the receiving pager. Enter the numeric code.

For example, in order to send a message "aiueo", a code for designating kana characters is followed by "11", "12", "13", "14" from the input keys.
By inputting "15", the PB signal of the numeric code is transmitted, and the pager on the receiving side refers to the conversion table to convert it into "aiueo" for display.

Some conventional telephones, such as a telephone directory, have a character input function in which a user inputs and registers characters. In such a telephone with a character input function, for example, there is one in which a plurality of characters is assigned to a numeric key and the input character cyclically changes each time the key is pressed. For example, when the "1" key is pressed after the kana code, there are some which sequentially change "A → I → U → E → O" each time the key is pressed.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional telephone, when sending a message to a pager, it is necessary to input a numeric code suitable for the pager on the receiving side and to send the message, instead of inputting characters on the telephone. Therefore, the user has to convert the message into a numeric code based on the conversion table, write it in a memo, etc., and input it into the telephone, which makes the message input work complicated. However, there was a problem that input errors were likely to occur.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone which can reduce message input work and prevent input mistakes by utilizing the character input function of the telephone. To do.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone having:
The inputted kana or alphabetic message is converted into a numerical code for a pager based on an instruction from the input section, and the numerical code is sent to the pager as a PB signal. The entered message can be sent as a numeric code suitable for the pager, and the user can send the message with a numeric code suitable for the pager without converting the message into a numeric code by the user. The input work of can be reduced.

The invention according to claim 2 for solving the problem of the conventional example comprises an input unit for inputting data, and a first conversion table for associating the input data with kana or alphabet. In a telephone having a storage unit and a control unit for converting data input from the input unit into kana or alphabet based on the first conversion table, the storage unit stores the first conversion table in the first conversion table. It is a storage unit provided with a second conversion table that associates the written kana or alphabet and the numeric code that can be received by the pager, and the control unit converts the kana or the kana converted based on the first conversion table. A control unit that converts the alphabet into a numerical code based on the second conversion table and sends the numerical code as a PB signal to the pager. The feature is that even if the user does not convert it into a numeric code by himself, a message input in Kana on the telephone can be converted into a numeric code and sent out as a PB signal by a normal method, and the message is sent to the pager. It is possible to significantly reduce the message input work when doing.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention converts a message input using the character (kana, alphabet, symbol, etc.) input function of the telephone into a numeric code suitable for the pager on the receiving side, and outputs PB ( Pu
By outputting as a sh Button) signal, the user does not have to convert it into the pager's numeric code by himself, and the input work when sending a message is reduced.

First, the configuration of the telephone (this apparatus) according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
[FIG. 3] is a configuration block diagram of the present apparatus. In the present invention,
Characters such as kana, alphabets, and symbols are handled, but in order to simplify the description below, mainly kana and alphabets will be specifically described. As shown in FIG. 1, the present apparatus includes an input unit 1 having numeric keys, a storage unit 2 for storing telephone directory data, a display unit 3 for displaying data, and a control unit for controlling transmission / reception. 4 and the control unit 4 is connected to the telephone line.
Although a general telephone will be described here, a mobile telephone and a PHS terminal can be similarly realized.

Next, the features of the present apparatus will be specifically described. The storage unit 2 is a RAM (Random Access Memor).
y) and the like, and a character conversion table 21 similar to that of a conventional telephone and a numeric code conversion table 22 which is a feature of the present device are provided. The character conversion table 21 is
It is the same part as the conventional one, and has a conversion table when it is input after a kana code that specifies a kana character and a conversion table when it is input after an alphabet code that specifies an alphabet. This allows
Characters are assigned to the respective keys of the input unit 1 so that kana characters, alphabets, etc. can be input.

As in the conventional case, the control unit 4 reads the input numeral and outputs it to the display unit 3 when there is an input from the input unit 1, and converts characters in the case of specifying kana or alphabet. The table 21 is referred to and converted into kana or alphabet and output to the display unit 3.

Further, the storage unit 2 is provided with an area (not shown) for storing the input message and telephone directory data.

Next, the numeric code conversion table 22 which is a characteristic part of this apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a numeric code conversion table 22.
In this device, when a message is transmitted from the telephone to the pager, the message once input in kana is converted into a numeric code that can be received by the pager and is sent out. As shown in FIG. Conversion table 22
Is a table in which Kana characters and alphabets defined in the character conversion table 21 are associated with numerical codes that can be received by the pager.

For example, "a" corresponds to the numerical code "11", "i" corresponds to the numerical code "12",
The correspondence in the numeric code conversion table 22 matches the conversion table of the pager on the receiving side.

Then, the control unit 4 controls the character conversion table 2
The message input based on 1 is converted into a corresponding numeric code based on the numeric code conversion table 22 and sent to the telephone line as a PB signal.

Specifically, the control unit 4 converts the message input by the user using the character conversion table 21,
A message is displayed on the display unit 3. Then, when a transmission instruction is input at the time of transmission to the pager, the message is converted into a numerical code using the numerical code conversion table 22 and transmitted as a PB signal.

Further, the input message is stored in the storage unit 2, and when there is a transmission instruction, the control unit 4
It is also possible to read the message from the storage unit 2, convert it into a numeric code, and output it as a PB signal.

In this way, in this apparatus, the message input by the user by the usual method (method of inputting characters such as kana and alphabet on the telephone) is converted into the numeric code by using the numeric code conversion table 22. It can then be sent to the pager.

For the user, if the pager who wants to send the message is called, the message is input by character input, and the send instruction is input, the message is sent to the pager without converting the message into a numerical code. Since it is possible to send a message and input a message in the usual way, the message input work becomes very easy, and the input message can be confirmed on the display unit 3 so that an input error can be prevented. Is.

Next, the processing in the control unit 4 of this apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows the control unit 4 of this device.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of transmitting a message in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, when a message is input (100), the control unit 4 refers to the character conversion table 21 of the storage unit 2 to convert the input data into kana or alphabet characters (102), and the display unit A message is displayed on 3 (104).

Then, a transmission instruction is input (106).
Then, the control unit 4 refers to the numerical code conversion table 22 to convert the message into a numerical code (108), and further,
Send the numeric code as a PB signal to the telephone line (11
0). In this way, the processing in the control unit 4 of this device is performed.

The telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a numeric code conversion table 22 for converting a message such as kana or alphabet input to the telephone into a numeric code for a pager, and the control unit 4 transmits the numeric code. When there is an instruction, the character input message is converted into a numerical code based on the numerical code conversion table 22 and is transmitted to the telephone line as a PB signal. The message can be sent to the pager without conversion, and the input work can be reduced.

Further, since the message is displayed in kana or alphabet characters on the display unit, it is possible to confirm and correct the message before sending, and it is possible to prevent an input error of the message.

In the above example, the numeric code conversion table 2
Although the number 2 is one type, it is also possible to provide a plurality of numeric code conversion tables corresponding to the service companies of a plurality of pagers and switch the table to be used by a switch or the like according to the pager of the other party. .

[0027]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the telephone is a telephone which converts a kana or alphabetic message into a numeric code for a pager and sends it as a PB signal to the pager, the user himself / herself can digitize the message. Even if the message is not converted into a code, it is possible to send a message with a numeric code suitable for the pager, which has the effect of reducing the input work of the message.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the control section comprises:
Since the phone is designed to convert the kana or alphabet converted based on the first conversion table into a numeric code based on the second conversion table and send it to the pager as a PB signal, the user himself / herself converts it into a numeric code. Even if it does not, it is possible to convert a message entered in kana or alphabet to the telephone by a normal method and send it out as a PB signal, greatly reducing the message input work when sending a message to a pager. There is an effect that can be.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a telephone (this device) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a numeric code conversion table 22.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart diagram showing processing at the time of message transmission in the control unit 4 of the present apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input part, 2 ... Storage part, 3 ... Display part, 4 ... Control part, 21 ... Character conversion table, 22 ... Numerical code conversion table

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A telephone which converts an input Kana or alphabet message into a pager numeric code based on an instruction from an input unit and sends the numeric code to the pager as a PB signal. 2. An input unit for inputting data, a storage unit having a first conversion table for associating the input data with a kana or alphabet, and the data input from the input unit as the first conversion table. In a telephone having a control unit for converting into Kana or alphabet based on the conversion table of No. 2, the storage unit corresponds to the Kana or alphabet described in the first conversion table and the numeric code receivable by the pager. A storage unit having a second conversion table, wherein the control unit converts the kana or alphabet converted based on the first conversion table into a numeric code based on the second conversion table, A telephone that is a control unit that sends the numeric code as a PB signal to a pager.