JPH11341192A - Device and method for telephone line calling and medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an HTML display system with telephone calling efficiency improved by converting a telephone number into a tone signal or a pulse signal and transmitting it to a telephone line through a modem when the telephone number surrounded by specific identifiers is specified. SOLUTION: A line of an HTML file, '<a telephonyhref= '00-0000-0000'> telephone: 00-0000-0000</a>', is an extension anchor tag of an HTML language and numbers in a character string of '00-0000-0000' indicate a telephone number character string (403) in order for a browser program to automatically call when they are selected. In this way, the telephone number surrounded by specific identifiers is indicated in the HTML file. Then, when it is specified by an input device, a telephone line calling device converts the telephone number into a tone signal or a pulse signal and transmits it to a telephone line through a modem.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to the functions of HTML files and WWW browser programs, and to the processing methods and computer program products used to implement them. Specifically, the present invention relates to an HTM
Control means for, when a telephone number surrounded by a specific identifier in the L file is designated by an input device, converting the telephone number into a tone signal or a pulse signal and transmitting it to a telephone line through a telephone device or a modem And a telephone line calling device comprising:

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 shows a hardware configuration of an HTML file display device. In this device, a browser 707 causes a CPU 709 as a control device to connect to an Internet connection service provider using a modem 710 and a public line 712, and
HTM stored in WWW server 719 connected above
An L file 720 is downloaded to the memory 703 or the hard disk 706, and the browser program causes the CPU 709 to analyze the HTML file and display the HTML file on the display 702 as a display device. is there. The HTML file 720 is a file in which a character string as shown in FIG. 2 is recorded. FIG. 2 shows only a part of the notation method of the HTML file, but the notation method of another HTML file can be recorded. FIG. 3 shows the HTM shown in FIG.
A display method when the HTML file shown in FIG. 2 is displayed using the L file display device will be described.

[0003]

However, in the HTML file display method as described above, when a telephone number is displayed as shown in FIG. 2, the user of the HTML file display apparatus can use the method of FIG. As shown in, if you are trying to make a call just by being displayed on the display device,
Since the user has to write it down or input using the input device of the telephone device, there is a problem that the efficiency of telephone call is not good.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an HTML display method with improved telephone call efficiency.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, an extended description of HTML, comprising a specific identifier written in readable characters and indicating the start and end of a telephone number, and a telephone number surrounded by the identifier. Is added.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an HTML file to which an extended description of HTML is added, comprising a specific identifier described in readable characters and indicating a start and end of a telephone number and a telephone number surrounded by the identifier, is provided. Displayed on a display device and programmed to automatically connect the telephone to a telephone number surrounded by the identifier using a telephone device or a modem when the command is input by an input device;
This is a storage medium in which a browser program is recorded.

[0007]

FIG. 1 shows an entire configuration of an automatic telephone apparatus using an HTML display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The browser program 107 controls the modem 111, connects to the Internet connection service provider 117 through the public line 113,
9 to connect to the WWW server 120, download the HTML file 121, analyze the HTML file, and display it on the display 102 as a display device. FIG. 4 shows a recording structure of an HTML file according to an embodiment of the present invention. One line in FIG. 4, "<a telephonyhref
= "00-0000-0000"> Phone: 00-000
"-0000 <// a>" is an extended anchor tag of the HTML language, and "" 00-0000- "
The number in the character string "0000""indicates a telephone number character string for the browser program to automatically call when selected, and among the character strings," phone: 00-
"0000-0000" indicates a character string to be displayed on the display device. The character string in FIG. 4, "<a teleph
onyhref = "00-0000-0000"> Phone: 00-0000-0000 <// a> is a browser program corresponding to one embodiment of the present invention.
An extended anchor tag in the HTML language that is described so that when this character string is selected by an input device or the like, a telephone is automatically connected to the designated telephone number. FIG. 5 shows the HTML file shown in FIG. 4 and the display 1 shown in FIG. 1, which is a display device of an automatic telephone device using a browser program according to an embodiment of the present invention.
02 shows a display method when displaying. 503 in FIG. 5 is one line in which the HTML extended anchor tag 403 in FIG. 4 is recognized and displayed by the browser program according to the embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 504 in FIG. 5 is an underbar with respect to 503 in FIG. 5, and 503 in FIG.
Or that selection is possible with a mouse or the like. When one line 503 shown in FIG. 5 is selected by the input device, the browser program 107 in FIG. 1 controls the modem 111 in FIG. 4, “<at”
elephonyhref = "00-0000-000
0 "> Phone: 00-0000-0000 <// a>" 40
3, the character string "00-0000-000
0 "" is taken out, a character string is passed to the telephone device, and the telephone is controlled using the character string.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a browser program according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, an operator operates a browser program (FIG. 1) according to an embodiment of the present invention.
(107) is started (step S602).

Next, the browser program provides the Internet connection service provider with a modem (11 in FIG. 1).
1) is controlled and connected (step S603).

Next, the browser program is executed via a WWW server (FIG. 1) through the Internet (119 in FIG. 1).
(Step S604).

Next, the browser program downloads the HTML file (121 in FIG. 1), analyzes the HTML language, and displays a display (10 in FIG. 1).
Display in 2).

The browser program is HTML
In a file, according to one embodiment of the invention, HTML
"<A telepho" which is an extension anchor tag of the language
A character string containing nyhref = “”><//a> ”is searched, and if there is no character string, the process is terminated.

[0013] Then, the browser program reads "<a
When a character string including telephonyhref = ""><//a>"exists in the HTML file, an underline that can be selected with an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse,
The image is displayed on a display (102 in FIG. 1) as a display device with a mark such as changing the color (S607).

If the HTML file at this time has the description shown in FIG. 4, it is displayed in the browser program as shown in FIG. The marks indicating the attributes used at this time are underlined, but also include marks such as changing colors. The described character string is “<a telephonyhref =“ 00-0 ”
000-0000 "> Phone: 00-0000-0000
"/ A>" means "telephone: 0" in the latter half of the character string.
0-0000-0000 "is marked and displayed.

Next, when a character string displayed with a mark is selected by an input device (101 in FIG. 1) such as a mouse or a keyboard, the process proceeds to the next step, and a display as a display device (FIG. “<A” displayed in 102 of 1)
A character string containing telephonyhref = ""></</a>"is analyzed. If not, the process returns to the same step and waits for selection (S608).

Next, when selected in S607, control is performed so as to cut off the connected modem (111 in FIG. 1) and the public line, and the selected “<a telephony” is selected.
A character string describing a telephone number is extracted from a character string including yhref = ""></</a>", and a call is controlled using the character string extracted by the telephone device ( S610). The string extracted to connect the phone is "<atelephonyhref
= "00-0000-0000"> Phone: 00-000
In the case of a character string “0-0000 </a>”, the first half “00-0000-0000” of the character string is extracted. The character strings taken out at this time include a character string for calling an extension telephone, a character string for calling from an extension telephone to a general line, and a character string for giving a special instruction to the telephone device.

When the automatic telephone device using the HTML display device shown in FIG. 1 is compatible with the Internet telephone device, the process of cutting off the connection of the modem line in step S609 in FIG. 6 is not necessary, and the modem is connected. As it is
The process in step 610 is changed to a process for calling an Internet telephone.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, a telephone number enclosed by a specific identifier is described in an HTML file, and when instructed by an input device, a telephone line calling device is
The telephone number is converted into a tone signal or a pulse signal and transmitted to a telephone line through a telephone device or a modem, thereby simplifying a user's telephone line calling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall hardware configuration of an automatic telephone device using an HTML display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a structure of a conventional HTML file.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display method when a conventional HTML file shown in FIG. 2 is displayed by a browser program.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a structure of an HTML file according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates the H according to one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a display method when a browser program according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a TML file.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an automatic telephone program.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an overall hardware configuration of a conventional HTML display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: input device (keyboard) 102: display device (display) 103: storage device (memory) 104: storage device (CD-ROM drive) 105: I / O system bus 106 ..Storage device (hard disk) 107 ... Browser program 108 ... OS (operation system program) 109 ... Control device (CPU) 110 ... Telephone device (including a receiver such as a microphone and a speaker) ) 111 ... modem 112 ... automatic telephone device 113 ... public line 114 ... public line network 115 ... public line 116 ... public line 117 ... Internet connection service provider 118 ... Telephone device (including handset such as dial device, microphone and speaker) 119 ・ ・ ・ Internet 120 ... WWW server (HTTP server) 121 ... HTML file 201 ... HTML start tag 202 ... Character string described in HTML (here, company name is described) 203 ... HTML The character string described above (here, the telephone number of the company) 204... HTML end tag 301... A browser program display method displayed on a display device (display) 302... Character string of reference code 202 303: Character string of reference code 203 displayed by the browser program 401: Start tag of HTML 402: Character string described in HTML (here, the name of the company is described) 403... 403... A character string described in HTML according to an embodiment of the present invention (here, a company Number description) 404... HTML end tag 501... Browser browser program display method according to one embodiment of the present invention displayed on a display device (display) 502... Browser according to one embodiment of the present invention Character string 503 displayed by the program 503: Character string 403 displayed by the browser program according to an embodiment of the present invention 504: Code displayed by the browser program according to an embodiment of the present invention For the string of 403,
Underlined display indicating selection by input device 701: input device (keyboard) 702: display device (display) 703: storage device (memory) 704: storage device (CD-ROM drive) 705・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ I / O system bus 706 ・ ・ ・ Storage device (hard disk) 707 ・ ・ ・ Browser program 708 ・ ・ ・ OS (Operation system program) 709 ・ ・ ・ Control device (CPU) 710 ・ ・ ・ Modem 711: Automatic telephone device 712: Public line 713: Public line network 714: Public line 715: Public line 716: Internet connection service provider 717: Telephone device (dial device, 718 ・ ・ ・ Internet network 719 ・ ・ ・WWW server (HTTP server) 720 ... HTML file

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A text file comprising a specific identifier written in readable characters and indicating the start and end of a telephone number, and a telephone number surrounded by the identifier; a storage device for storing the text file; A modem connected to the storage device, a display device for displaying a text file read from the storage device, coordinate designation means for designating an arbitrary portion of the text file displayed on the display device, and the coordinate designation device And a control means for converting the telephone number into a tone signal or a pulse signal and transmitting it to the telephone line through the modem when a telephone number surrounded by a specific identifier is designated. 2. The text file is an HTML file, and the HTML file is displayed in a viewer displayed on a display device.
The telephone line calling device according to claim 1, wherein the ML file is displayed. 3. The telephone set according to claim 1, further comprising a handset, wherein the handset communicates with the telephone set of the other party calling by the telephone number via a telephone line. Telephone line calling device. 4. A step of displaying a text file including a specific identifier described in readable characters and indicating the start and end of a telephone number, and a telephone number surrounded by the identifier; Obtaining the telephone number when the obtained telephone number is instructed by the coordinate instructing means; converting the obtained telephone number into a tone signal or a pulse signal; and converting the tone signal or Sending a pulse signal to an external telephone line. 5. A step of displaying a text file which is described in readable characters and includes a specific identifier indicating the start and end of a telephone number, and a telephone number surrounded by the identifier; Obtaining the telephone number when the obtained telephone number is instructed by the coordinate instructing means; converting the obtained telephone number into a tone signal or a pulse signal; and converting the tone signal or Sending a pulse signal to an external telephone line.