JPH1032632A - Reading type terminal equipment, distribution and telephone directory provided with identification code - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely transmit a speech or a electrical data signal to a desired opposite party by optically scanning and reading a telephone number and allowing a dial execution part to execute dialing. SOLUTION: When B who a distribution provided with an identification code is received from A transimits it to the telephone set or facsimile equipment of A by using a reading type terminal equipment, the dial execution part 7 automatically dials a desired telephone number only by allowing a reading input part 4 to read identification codes 1 and 2 expressing the telephone number of A added to the distribution provided with the identification code. Thereby a speech or the electrical data signal is surely transmitted without paying close attention to prevent misdialing. In addition when C copies the distribution provided with the identification code received by B, the part 7 dials the desired telephone number only by allowing the part 4 to read the copied identification codes 1 and 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a read-only terminal device connected to a terminal of a wired or wireless telephone line such as a telephone or a facsimile, and to exclusive use of information such as a business card or a pamphlet containing an advertisement. The present invention relates to a distribution medium with an identification symbol as a transmission medium, and a telephone directory with an identification symbol that records telephone numbers and corresponding parties.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 3, for example, when working at Company A (Company) and working at Company B, which is a business partner (Company B), meet for the first time, (Company) and (Company) It is customary for social exchange to exchange business cards with each other. And
At a later date, when (B) contacts (A) by telephone or facsimile, the (B) who is the sender is (B)
The user reads and dials the (A) telephone number described in a column such as "Phone number", "TEL" or "FAX" of the name received from the company.

[0003] Further, when (B) contacts an acquaintance (B) from a telephone or the like at home, (B) visually searches the phone number of (B) from a telephone directory or an address book, and searches for the telephone number. Read and dial yourself.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, a company A, which operates a retail business, sends pamphlets and catalogs carrying advertisements to an unspecified number of consumers, and sells products by newspaper advertisements. When making an offer, a customer who wishes to purchase a product of Company A calls Company A based on the telephone number written in the advertisement column of Company A, and verbally inputs the name and product number of the desired product. The general form of transaction is to inform the company or transmit the order to Company A using facsimile or the like.

[0005]

However, as shown in the above example, (B) misreads the telephone number written on the business card of (A) or improperly operates the telephone or facsimile. If there is, dialing is done to a company other than Company A contrary to the intention of (Company B), and as a result, a so-called wrong telephone that the telephone line is connected to a telephone or facsimile etc. other than Company A, causing inaccuracies There is.
In particular, a document stating the content that (Company) has fulfilled its confidentiality obligation from (A) and the content relating to the trade secret of Company A or Company B,
When sending by facsimile, if you make a wrong call and the contents of the document are leaked, there is a risk that this will lead to a serious problem.

In order to prevent such accidents,
A telephone number of a predetermined destination is recorded on a card-shaped magnetic recording medium (a rectangular synthetic resin plate formed with a ferromagnetic metal alloy thin film such as a credit card is well known), and the card is recorded. A technology has already been put into practical use in which a telephone can read a telephone number recorded on a magnetic recording medium in the form of a letter and the telephone can automatically dial a desired destination. It is only valid if sent first.

Therefore, by further developing the above technology, a ferromagnetic metal alloy thin film for recording a telephone number is formed on one side of a business card or a declaration advertisement paper distributed to an unspecified number of people, and a business card or an advertisement advertisement paper is formed. It has been proposed to also be used as a magnetic recording medium. According to this, when an unspecified number of persons contact a predetermined destination, the telephone reads the magnetic recording medium that also serves as the business card or the advertising paper, and thus the telephone can have the desired This is convenient because it automatically dials the other party, but the unit price per business card or advertising paper increases significantly. When consuming thousands to thousands of business cards and advertising papers, recording such a magnetic medium as a telephone number is extremely expensive and uneconomical.

[0008] By the way, a telephone or facsimile which has been widely used has a registration function in which, if a telephone number is stored in a memory in advance, a desired destination can be automatically dialed only by calling the telephone number by a key operation. In most cases, a document to be transmitted to Company A is transmitted to Company D, which competes with Company A, and may develop into a dispute at a later date due to an incorrect key operation for calling the telephone number. Also, since the number of telephone numbers that can be stored in the memory is limited, if the company A and the company B do not regularly communicate frequently, the company A's telephone or facsimile will It is rare to memorize the telephone number of a user, and there is a problem that the registration function cannot be used in many cases.

[0009] Further, when (B) dials the telephone number of an acquaintance (B) described in a telephone directory or an address book,
In the paper such as telephone directory or address book, the phone number in (C) must be devised such as applying a ruler so as not to be confused with other phone numbers listed in the vicinity. Some small telephones must withstand the pain of requiring careful dialing due to the proximity of the number keys for entering telephone numbers.

[0010] Furthermore, even if a consumer who has viewed the above-mentioned advertisement or newspaper advertisement of Company A desires to purchase the product described in the advertisement, he or she may mistake the telephone number of Company A for example. I hate the troublesome operation of dialing with great care so as not to make a wrong phone call, after all,
In reality, it is common to spend time without contacting Company A to request purchase and to forgo purchase of the product. This is because although it is known to Company A that even if spending a large amount of money and advertising newspapers, etc., it is halving the advertising effect that it is troublesome for consumers to dial, This is a problem that cannot be dealt with.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is a low-cost terminal that can be easily and reliably dialed to a desired destination, a distribution product with an identification symbol, and a telephone directory. It is to provide.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a readable terminal device connected to a terminal of an automatic telephone exchange network for transmitting and receiving voice or electrical data signals. A read input unit for optically scanning and inputting, an arithmetic unit for converting an electric signal transmitted from the read input unit into numerical data, and a predetermined destination to be connected by circuit switching based on the numerical data. And a dial execution unit to be designated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a distribution with an identification code, which is provided with an identification code representing a telephone number which can be read by optical scanning.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone directory with an identification symbol, wherein a symbol column for listing an identification symbol representing a telephone number which can be optically scanned and read, and a transmission destination corresponding to the telephone number represented by the identification symbol are provided. And a list field for listing.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a distribution product with an identification code according to an embodiment of the present invention has an identification code 1 representing a telephone number dedicated to a telephone call or an identification code 2 representing a telephone number dedicated to a facsimile. Is attached to the front surface or the back surface of the substrate 3.

The identification symbols 1 and 2 include a telephone number represented by a bar code, but may be a number from 0 to 9; an alphabetic character set corresponding to the number from 0 to 9; , Katakana, kanji, Greek letters, figures, or the like may be arranged in a band, or a telephone number may be represented by the number, size, or arrangement of a group of characters, figures, or dots. The position where the identification symbols 1 and 2 are attached to the substrate 3 and the ratio of the identification symbols 1 and 2 to the entire area of the substrate 3 are arbitrary.

The base 3 includes a business card as shown in FIG. 1, but is not limited thereto.
If it is intended to be distributed directly or indirectly by means of handing over, delivery, mailing, faxing, electronic mail, online, data communication, the Internet, etc. to specified or arbitrary persons, , Catalogs, pamphlets, flyers, leaflets, towels, underlays, fans, fans, weekly magazines, and other periodicals, advertisements in these publications, postcards such as New Year's cards and greeting cards, postcards, Christmas cards, stamps , Envelope, stationery, copy paper, thermal paper, prepaid card, telephone card, photo, photographic paper, invoice, price tag, tag, sacred brush, lottery, greens, ribbon, lanyard, clothing, strap, receipt, Vouchers, book covers, bonitos, admission tickets, numbered tickets, tickets, tickets, maps, guide maps, bags, wrapping paper or flat distribution products such as precautionary notes or warranty cards for goods, cans, bottles , Jar, , Dishes, container, foods, confectionery, tobacco, cigars, packing boxes, packing materials, may be one of three-dimensional having a curved surface or unevenness as such as souvenirs or prizes.

Further, the substrate 3 is not limited to those carried by a person or those easily transportable, but may include a sign for an event or sightseeing guide, a guide plate installed for calling a hospital or a taxi, and the like. Stands for local information at the real estate exhibition hall,
Posters, street advertising, in-car advertising, telephone pole advertising, banners,
A banner, a flag, a nameplate, a sign, a signboard, or the like may be used to provide information to an unspecified person while being installed at a predetermined place.

In order to attach the identification symbols 1 and 2 to the substrate 3, printing, coating, blanking, punching, cutting, transferring,
Imprinting, engraving, printing, copying, pasting, spraying, baking, vapor deposition, plating, or printing on thermal paper with a thermal head may be used. Alternatively, the adhesive tapes, small pieces, or the like to which the identification symbols 1 and 2 are attached may be attached to the base 3 or an existing distribution product by these means. Further, the identification symbols 1 and 2 can be appropriately enlarged or reduced by performing an enlarged copy or a reduced copy when copying using an electrophotograph. It is not necessary to particularly limit the size of.
In addition, it is preferable that identification symbols 1 and 2 are potentially attached to items whose appearance is important, such as bonito, or items that are seen by others in the distribution process, such as invoices.

For example, the recipient 3 may apply a paint or a pigment that has a property of developing color when the substrate 3 is heated or irradiated with light of a specific wavelength, or the identification code 1 may be made of a dilute color that is inconspicuous on the substrate 3. , 2 and the recipient is the base 3
Is copied by an electrophotograph, the identification symbols 1 and 2 may be clearly seen in the copied image. Also, after a predetermined time has passed since the identification code 1 or 2 is attached to the substrate 3, a paint or a pigment which visually disappears due to evaporation, sublimation, or reaction with air or carbon dioxide and bleaching is applied. Is also good.

As shown in FIG. 2, the telephone directory with an identification symbol according to the embodiment of the present invention has a symbol column X listing at least one of the identification symbol 1 and the identification symbol 2, and a telephone number represented by the identification symbol. List field Y that lists the destinations corresponding to
Or a single sheet of paper with a list including: The symbol column X and the list column Y do not need to be divided by ruled lines or the like, and need not be continuously described on one sheet.

For example, as shown in FIG.
A different business card 3a to 3c in which No. 2 is described may be arranged and attached to one surface of the base sheet 3d. In this case, the business cards 3a to 3c may be directly attached to the base sheet 3a with an adhesive or an adhesive tape.
The business cards 3a to 3c may be inserted and removed freely between the base sheet 3a and a transparent sheet (not shown) attached to one surface of the base sheet 3a. Further, the number of lines and the number of digits of the identification symbols listed in the symbol column X, and the number of lines, fonts, and expressions of the names and names listed in the list column Y are not particularly limited.

A read-type terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a wired telephone, a portable radio telephone, a facsimile, or the like which is connected to a terminal of an automatic telephone exchange network and transmits and receives voice or electric data signals. Numbers representing phone numbers,
It reads the identification symbols 1 and 2 attached to the distribution product with the identification symbol or the telephone directory, and automatically dials a predetermined destination. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a reading input unit 4 for optically scanning and inputting a telephone number, and an arithmetic unit 5 for converting an electric signal transmitted from the reading input unit 4 into numerical data are provided. The telephone main unit 6 is connected to a telephone line, and a dial execution unit 7 for designating a predetermined destination to which the telephone main unit 6 is connected by line switching based on the numerical data.

The reading input unit 4 separates the identification symbols 1, 2 or numbers into a set of points, sequentially changes the degree of light and shade into a current intensity, and sends the current to the arithmetic unit 5. , C
Image scanner incorporating CD (Charge Coupled Device),
Examples include a light pen and a barcode reader. The computing unit 5 is provided with a key input unit 8 for inputting an arbitrary telephone number by key operation when the reading input unit 4 is stopped, and a telephone number input from the reading input unit 4 or the key input unit 8 for confirmation. And a storage unit 10 for storing telephone numbers and various data. The telephone body 6
Is a receiver 11 for transmitting voice to a telephone line or an image input device 12 for transmitting an image to a telephone line via an acoustic coupler.
Are connected.

When the distribution material with the identification symbol described in detail above is used in combination with a readable terminal device, for example,
(B) receives the distribution with the identification code from (A),
After that, when transmitting to the telephone or facsimile of (A) using the reading type terminal device, (B) uses the identification codes 1 and 2 indicating the (A) telephone number attached to the distribution material with the identification code. Is simply read by the read input unit 4, the dial execution unit 7 automatically dials the desired telephone number. Therefore, without the necessity of paying careful attention so as not to make a wrong call, A voice or electrical data signal can be transmitted to the (A) telephone or facsimile.

Further, if (D) copies the distribution product with the identification code received by (B), the copied identification symbols 1 and 2 are copied.
, The dial execution unit 7 dials a desired telephone number.

Also, a transparent glass plate or the like is placed over the desk used by (Otsu), and between these desks and the glass plate, etc.
In the case where a distributed product with an identification code such as a business card received from (A) is sandwiched, the identification code of the distributed product 1 or 2 can be obtained via the glass plate without removing the distributed product from between the desk and the glass plate. Simply by moving the reading input unit 4 close to and running it, the dial execution unit 7 dials a desired telephone number. Similarly, even when the distribution product with the different symbol is placed in a packaging bag or the like made of transparent vinyl or the like, the identification symbols 1 and 2 can be
This is convenient because it can be read.

Further, if the above-mentioned telephone directory with identification code and the reading terminal device are used in combination, for example,
In order to contact (Hei), the user searches the telephone book or the address book for the identification symbols 1 and 2 representing the phone number of (Hei), and makes the reading input unit 4 read the identification symbols 1 and 2,
Since the dial execution unit 7 automatically dials the desired telephone number, the telephone number of (Hei) can be securely (Hei) without being confused with other telephone numbers or suffering the need for careful dialing operation. ) To transmit voice or electrical data signals to a telephone or facsimile.

Incidentally, the identification symbols 1 and 2 may include a symbol representing a message or a command in addition to the telephone number. For example, the display unit 9 may display the telephone number input to the read input unit 4 or may display the name or the like of the other party based on a message or the like included in the telephone number. Further, when the telephone body 6 includes both the receiver 11 and the image input device 12, the sender
The receiver 11 or the image input device 12 is automatically set on the basis of a command included in the identification symbols 1 and 2 so as to save the trouble of selecting which of the image input device 12 and the image input device 12 to use by operating a changeover switch or the like. One is ON and the other is O
You may make it FF.

Also, a message that (A) wants to contact only during a certain time period is included in the identification symbols 1 and 2,
Even if (B) tries to contact (A) in other time zones, the telephone body 6 and the telephone line may be cut off and the fact may be displayed on the display unit 9. Also, (A)
Includes discriminating symbols for discriminating the timing, region, age, gender, etc., of the person who distributed the distribution with the identification symbol in the identification symbols 1 and 2, and (B) contacts (A) In such a case, the discrimination symbol may be transferred to the (A) telephone or facsimile as an electrical data signal and displayed. In this case, if the other party is a portable wireless call device having a display function, only the discrimination symbol is displayed.

When a reading and inputting unit 4 such as a light pen that can be freely moved by hand is adopted as the reading and inputting unit 4, the reading and inputting unit 4 and the display unit 9 are integrated, and the sender ( B), when the identification symbols 1 and 2 are read by the reading input unit 4, the telephone number of the other party (A), the desired time zone, name or name, etc. are displayed on the display unit 9, and (B) may be able to immediately confirm the message about (A) at hand.

Further, at the time when the identification symbols 1 and 2 are read by the reading input unit 4, the identification symbols 1 and 2 are temporarily stored in the storage unit 10, and (B) is displayed on the display unit 9 ( If (O) decides to contact (O) after confirming the message related to (O), by operating the dial start switch, the identification codes 1 and 2 are called from the storage unit 10 and the dial execution unit 7 is called. Activate,
If it is determined that the communication should be stopped, the display unit 9 and the storage unit 10 may be reset by operating a cancel switch.

[0033]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the reading input unit reads the telephone number by optically scanning the telephone number, and further, the dial executing unit executes the dialing, so that a wrong telephone call is prevented. It is possible to reliably transmit a voice or electrical data signal to a desired destination without the necessity of paying close attention to the operation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to easily and surely dial a desired destination simply by causing the reading / inputting section according to the first aspect to read the identification symbol representing the telephone number. Can be. Moreover, even if the apparatus is left in a strong magnetic field during the distribution process or receives a magnetic field line emitted from the OA equipment for a long period of time, the identification symbol is not destroyed and the handling is extremely easy.

Further, as described in the section of the problem to be solved by the invention, if a ferromagnetic metal alloy thin film is formed on a distributed product, the unit price of the distributed product will increase. It is not only economical but also technically necessary to record telephone numbers on printed materials that are printed over tens of thousands of sheets daily, such as business cards that consume thousands of sheets, advertising papers, newspapers, etc. It can be said that it is impossible, but if the telephone number is recorded by attaching a print or the like, as in the case of the distribution with the identification symbol, the identification symbol should be added to the manuscript for printing the distribution in advance. It has no effect on the manufacturing unit price.

According to the telephone directory with the identification code according to the third aspect, it is possible to easily and surely dial a desired destination simply by causing the reading input unit according to the first aspect to read the identification symbol representing the telephone number. Can be. Therefore, when the caller makes a telephone call to the recipient who is the contact address described in the telephone directory or the address book, the telephone number of the recipient is listed in the vicinity of the paper such as the telephone book or the address book. There is an advantage that the recipient can be easily and reliably dialed without paying attention so as not to be confused with other telephone numbers and without having to pay attention to the dialing operation of the telephone.

[0038] Even when the telephone numbers of thousands or tens of thousands of people and their telephone numbers are recorded in a telephone book in which the telephone numbers are compiled into one volume, the ferromagnetic metal alloy thin film or the like can be used for telephone recording. Although it is economically and technically impossible to record a telephone number by forming a page for each page, if a printed material is to be given an identification symbol by printing or the like, All that is required is to print an identification code that allows the telephone number to be optically scanned, with little impact on the manufacturing cost.

As described in detail above, it is preferable from the viewpoint of the national economy that the use frequency of a telephone or a facsimile is kept to a necessary minimum. However, in reality, as described in the section of the problem to be solved by the invention, It is clear that the use of a telephone, facsimile or the like is less than necessary. Therefore,
If the usefulness of the technical concept of the present invention is understood, and if it is embodied as a product in the future, it is inevitable that the frequency of use of telephones, facsimile machines, etc. will be greatly increased, and that the life of the people will be further improved. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a front view showing an example of a distribution product with an identification symbol according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the contents of a telephone directory with an identification symbol according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of the contents of a modification of the telephone directory with an identification symbol according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram showing a configuration of a reading terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an example of a distribution product and a usage form of a telephone or a facsimile.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of another example of a distribution product and a usage form of a telephone or a facsimile.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Identification symbol 2 Identification symbol 3 Base 4 Reading input part 5 Operation part 6 Telephone body 7 Dial execution part X Symbol field Y Name list field

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] June 9, 1997

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0002

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[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5 , for example, when a person who works at Company A (Company) and a company who works at Company B (Company B) meet for the first time, (Company) and (Company) It is customary for social exchange to exchange business cards with each other. And
At a later date, when you contact by using a phone or facsimile from (Otsu) to (instep), a sender (Party B) is, (instep)
The user reads and dials the (A) telephone number described in the column such as "Phone number", "TEL" or "FAX" of the business card received from the company.

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[Correction method] Change

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Further, as shown in FIG. 6 , for example, a company A, which operates a retail business, sends pamphlets and catalogs carrying advertisements to an unspecified number of consumers, or sells products by newspaper advertisements. When making an offer, a customer who wishes to purchase a product of Company A calls Company A based on the telephone number written in the advertisement column of Company A, and verbally inputs the name and product number of the desired product. or tell in, or, to electricity transmission a purchase order to the company a by using a facsimile or the like is a common form of transaction.

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[Correction method] Change

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In order to prevent such accidents,
Predetermined destination of the telephone number card-like magnetic recording medium (obtained by forming a ferromagnetic metal alloy thin film into a rectangular synthetic resin plate such as a credit card is known.) Record the, those wherein When the telephone number recorded on the card-like magnetic recording medium Ru read into the phone, a technique that the phone can automatically dial a desired destination has been already put to practical use, which is of particular person not only to be effective only if you are sending to the destination of specific.

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Therefore, by applying the above technology, a ferromagnetic metal alloy thin film for recording a telephone number is formed on one side of a business card or a declaration advertisement paper distributed to an unspecified number of persons, and the business card or the advertisement paper is magnetically formed. It has been proposed to also be used as a recording medium. According to this, when an unspecified number of persons contact a predetermined destination, by reading the magnetic recording medium also serving as the business card or the advertising paper into the telephone, as described above,
Although it is convenient for a telephone to automatically dial a desired destination, there is a problem that a unit price per business card or advertising paper is significantly increased . For this , the sales
Staff and advertising when you distribute the Planning Department hundreds to several thousand also of business cards and advertising paper per year in the like, such a recording of the magnetic media and the telephone number is significantly uneconomical involve huge expenses It is.

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[0009] Further, when (B) dials the telephone number of an acquaintance (B) described in a telephone directory or an address book,
In the paper such as telephone directory or address book, the phone number in (C) must be devised such as applying a ruler so as not to be confused with other phone numbers listed in the vicinity. small size of the phone you are in order to are close to a number key What happened to enter a phone number, it must withstand the pain that it takes careful to dial operation.

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Also, a transparent glass plate or the like is placed over the desk used by (Otsu), and between these desks and the glass plate, etc.
In the case where a distributed product with an identification code such as a business card received from (A) is sandwiched, the identification code of the distributed product 1 or 2 can be obtained via the glass plate without removing the distributed product from between the desk and the glass plate. Simply by moving the reading input unit 4 close to and running it, the dial execution unit 7 dials a desired telephone number. Similarly, even when placed in a packaging bag or the like comprising a identification diacritical distribution material from clear plastic or the like, which is convenient because it is to read the input unit 4 reads the identification mark 1,2.

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Further, as described in the section of the problem to be solved by the invention, if a ferromagnetic metal alloy thin film is formed on a distributed product, the unit price of the distributed product will increase. It is not only economical but also technically necessary to record telephone numbers on printed materials that are printed over tens of thousands of sheets daily, such as business cards that distribute thousands of cards, advertisements or newspapers, etc. Although it can be said that it is impossible, as in the identification bulleted distribution thereof, the printing as long as to record a telephone number by facilities Succoth, and adds the previously identified symbol document for printing the distribution thereof It has no effect on the manufacturing unit price.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A read-type terminal device connected to a terminal of an automatic telephone exchange network for transmitting and receiving voice or electrical data signals, comprising: a read input unit for optically scanning and inputting a telephone number; A reading unit comprising: a calculation unit that converts an electric signal transmitted from an input unit into numerical data; and a dial execution unit that specifies a predetermined destination to be connected by circuit switching based on the numerical data. Terminal device. 2. A distribution with an identification symbol having an identification symbol representing a telephone number that can be read by optical scanning. 3. An identification symbol provided with a symbol column for listing an identification symbol representing a telephone number that can be optically scanned and read, and a list column for listing destinations corresponding to the telephone number represented by the identification symbol. Phone book.