JPH1056504A - Telephone set and telephone number calling method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily call a telephone number when a frequency of callings of calling telephone number is small and even when a telephone number is not clearly remembered. SOLUTION: A telephone number that has a coinciding number of each digit among telephone numbers stored in a telephone number storage means 102 in accordance with the number of each digit of an inputted telephone number is detected (104). A telephone number which is called many times in the past among detected telephone numbers is displayed on a display means 105, and the calling of the telephone number which is displayed on the means 105 is started, based on an inputted telephone number calling signal.

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 telephone number display unit and capable of easily transmitting a telephone number, and a telephone number transmitting method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of apparatus, a telephone number of a party to be transmitted is registered in a specific key, and a specific key is pressed to transmit the telephone number of the destination by shortened key operation. Was possible. Also, JP-A-2-131
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 057, telephone numbers are displayed in the descending order of the number of calling telephone numbers, and the displayed numbers are transmitted to easily transmit the telephone numbers.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned method, it is necessary to register the destination telephone numbers one by one or to store a specific key corresponding to the destination telephone number. There was annoyance. In addition, the technology for displaying phone numbers in descending order of the number of times the outgoing phone numbers have been called, and transmitting the displayed number,
When making a call to a place where the calling telephone number is called less frequently, there is no merit that the display of the telephone number makes it easy to transmit the telephone number, and there is no particular convenience if the telephone number is not clearly remembered.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone and a telephone number transmitting method capable of easily transmitting a telephone number even when the number of calls of the telephone number is small or the telephone number is not clearly remembered. It is in.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a telephone having a telephone number inputting means for inputting a telephone number, a telephone number storing means for storing a telephone number of a called party, Calling number storing means for storing the number of calls for each telephone number corresponding to the telephone number stored in the telephone number storing means; and storing the telephone number sequentially for each digit of the telephone number inputted from the telephone number input means. Detecting means for performing a comparison with the telephone number stored in the means and detecting a telephone number having a matching number part; and storing the phone number detected by the detecting means in the corresponding outgoing call number storing means. Display means for displaying a telephone number having a large number of outgoing calls, and telephone number transmitting means for starting transmission of the telephone number displayed on the display means.

The telephone number transmitting means sequentially transmits the number inputted by the telephone number inputting means and, among the telephone numbers displayed on the display means, changes the number inputted by the telephone number inputting means. This is to send the number excluding.

Further, the telephone number storage means stores the transmitted telephone number based on a telephone number transmission start signal from the telephone number transmitting means, or stores the transmitted telephone number in the case where the telephone number has already been stored. The corresponding number of outgoing calls is counted up, and when the outgoing telephone number is newly stored, the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number with the least number of outgoing calls stored in the outgoing number storing means and the corresponding telephone number are corresponded. An erasing means for erasing the number of transmissions from the telephone number storage means and the number of transmissions storage means is provided.

Then, a telephone number having a corresponding digit number is detected from the telephone numbers stored in the telephone number storage means in correspondence with each digit number of the inputted telephone number. By displaying, on the display unit, a telephone number having a large number of outgoing calls in the past, and starting to transmit the telephone number displayed on the display unit based on the input telephone number transmission signal. Enables you to make phone numbers with fewer keystrokes on the phone, and easily searches for phone numbers even if you do not completely remember the phone number if you remember the area code or the first few digits And outgoing calls are possible. In addition, the input telephone number is sequentially transmitted to the telephone line, and the corresponding digit of the telephone number stored in the telephone number storage means is corresponded to each digit of the input telephone number. A telephone number having a number is detected, and among the detected telephone numbers, a telephone number that has been dialed a lot in the past is displayed on the display means, and is displayed on the display means based on the input telephone number transmission signal. By transmitting to the telephone line a number excluding the number input by the telephone number input means, the telephone number can be transmitted and connected earlier.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone for explaining the configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention, which will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a dial button unit as telephone number input means for inputting a telephone number;
Reference numeral 103 denotes a telephone number memory as telephone number storage means for storing a telephone number of a called party;
2 is a transmission number memory as transmission number storing means for storing the number of transmissions for each telephone number corresponding to the telephone number stored in 2.

Here, the storage of the telephone number in the telephone number memory 102 and the counting up of the number of transmissions in the transmission number memory are performed based on the transmission operation of the telephone number.

The detecting means 104 includes a dial button unit 10
The telephone number input from 1 is temporarily stored, and sequentially compared with the telephone number stored in the telephone number memory 102 for each digit of the input telephone number, and a telephone number having a matching number portion Is detected.

The display means 105 includes a display unit 10 such as a liquid crystal display.
6, a driving circuit 107 and a temporary storage memory 108 for temporarily storing a telephone number having a large number of outgoing calls stored in the corresponding outgoing call number memory 103 among the telephone numbers detected by the detecting means 104. The circuit 107 displays the telephone number stored in the temporary storage memory 108 on the display unit 10.
6 is displayed.

The telephone number transmission means 109 is a transmission button 11
0 and a transmission control circuit 111, and a transmission button 110
By pressing, transmission of the telephone number displayed on the display unit 106, that is, the telephone number stored in the temporary storage memory 108, to the telephone line on the exchange side is started.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the telephone according to the first embodiment.
This will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the description, the reference numerals of the flowcharts corresponding to the respective operations in FIG. 2 are written in parentheses.
Here, a case will be described in which the telephone number 092-123-4567 is dialed.

First, the number "0" of the dial button unit 101 is depressed (201). The pressed number “0” is temporarily stored in the detecting unit 104. This number "0"
Corresponding to a telephone number having a corresponding digit number from the telephone numbers stored in the telephone number memory 102,
That is, a telephone number starting with "0" is detected (202).

The detected telephone number is stored in a temporary storage memory 10.
8 is stored together with the number of transmissions stored in the transmission number memory 103 (203). Similarly, another telephone number starting with "0" is detected from the telephone number memory 102, and the number of calls stored in the number-of-calls memory 103 is compared with the number of calls stored in the temporary storage memory 108 (20).
4).

If the number of transmissions of the telephone number stored in the temporary storage memory 108 is larger than the number of transmissions of the other telephone numbers starting with "0", the temporary storage memory 108 is displayed on the display unit 106.
Is displayed (205). If the number of outgoing calls of the telephone number stored in the temporary memory 108 is smaller than the number of outgoing calls of another telephone number starting with "0", the other telephone numbers starting with "0" and the number of outgoing calls are stored in the temporary memory 108. Then, comparison is made with another telephone number starting with "0" (206). As a result, the telephone number starting with "0" and having the largest number of outgoing calls in the past is stored in the temporary storage memory 108 and displayed on the display unit 106 (205).

When the telephone number displayed on the display unit 106 is the desired telephone number 092-123-4567, the telephone number transmission signal is transmitted to the transmission control circuit 111 when the operator presses the transmission button 110. (207).
The transmission control circuit 111 controls the display unit 106 based on the transmission signal.
, That is, the temporary storage memory 108
The transmission of the telephone number in the telephone is started (208).

Here, if the telephone number displayed on the display unit 106 is not the desired telephone number 092-123-4567, the operator continues to use "9" on the dial button unit 101.
Is pressed (201). In correspondence with the pressed number "09", a telephone number starting with "09" is detected in the same manner as described above (202).

Similarly, of the telephone numbers starting with "09", the telephone number with the largest number of outgoing calls in the past is stored in the temporary storage memory 108 (204) and displayed (205).

When the telephone number displayed on the display unit 106 is the desired telephone number 092-123-4567, the operator presses the transmission button 110, and the temporary storage memory 108 is transmitted through the transmission control circuit 111. Of the telephone number 092-123-4567 in (20)
8).

Thereafter, by performing the same operation until the desired telephone number is displayed, the telephone number having the largest number of past calls is detected and displayed for each digit, so that the desired telephone number is displayed. At this point, the call can be made by pressing the call button 110, and the call can be made with a small number of operations. Further, when calling outside the country or outside the city, it is expected that a desired telephone number can be obtained only by pressing the country code or the area code, and it is possible to make a call very easily.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration diagram of a telephone for explaining the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention, which will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 3, the same components as those in the telephone of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. Also, in the case of the telephone number 092-123-4567, the configuration and operation different from those of the telephone of the first embodiment will be mainly described in the same manner as described above.

In the telephone shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a dial button unit 101 and an input buffer memory 3
02. The transmission control circuit 301
The number input to the dial button unit 101, for example, “0”
9 "is sequentially transmitted to the telephone line on the exchange side. At the same time, the number "09" input to the dial button unit 101 is stored in the input buffer memory 302 of the detecting means 104, and the telephone number corresponding to each digit of the telephone number is stored in the same manner as in the first embodiment. A telephone number having a matching digit number is detected from the telephone numbers stored in the number memory 102.

As in the first embodiment, of the detected telephone numbers, the telephone number “0” having the largest number of outgoing calls in the past is displayed.
92-123-4567 "(telephone number starting with" 09 "and assumed to have the largest number of outgoing calls in the past) is temporarily stored in temporary storage memory 108 and displayed on display unit 106. .

Next, the telephone number "092-123-456"
If “7” is a desired telephone number, based on the telephone number transmission signal transmitted when the call button 110 is pressed, the transmission control circuit 301 causes the telephone number “092-123-4567” displayed on the display unit 106 to be displayed. That is, of the telephone numbers stored in the temporary storage memory 108, the remaining numbers "2-123-456" excluding the number "09" stored in the input buffer memory 302 and transmitted through the transmission control circuit.
7 "to the telephone line.

As described above, when the transmission button 110 is pressed, the pressed number is transmitted one by one, whereby the transmission can be performed more quickly.

Even if a telephone number is not stored in the telephone number memory 102 and a predetermined telephone number is transmitted by pressing the call button 110, the line connection is established in the same manner as a normal telephone number is transmitted. Done. The transmission control circuit 111 is provided with a connection signal detection unit (not shown) for detecting the connection, and transmits an instruction signal from the transmission control circuit 111 to the detection unit 104 on the assumption that the transmission control circuit 111 has received a signal equivalent to the transmission signal. The detection means 10
4 can be automatically stored in the telephone number memory 102 as a new telephone number.

If the telephone number stored in the input buffer memory is displayed on the display unit 106 based on the connection detection signal, the transmitted telephone number can be confirmed.

Here, using the flowchart of FIG.
Storage of phone number memory 102 and outgoing call count memory 103
The erasing operation will be described.

When the transmission button 110 is pressed or a predetermined telephone number is transmitted, the transmission control circuit 3
01 is transmitted (401). The transmission control circuit 301 determines whether the transmission signal is from the transmission button 110 or a predetermined telephone number (402).
When the transmission signal is transmitted by the transmission button 110, transmission of the remaining numbers in the temporary storage memory 108 is started according to an instruction of the transmission control circuit 301 (403), and the number of transmissions in the transmission number memory 103 corresponding to the telephone number is counted. Up (404).

When the outgoing signal is transmitted from a predetermined telephone number, the telephone number stored in the input buffer memory 302 is stored in the telephone number memory 102 in accordance with an instruction from the transmitting control circuit 301 (405).

Further, when newly storing the transmitted telephone number, the telephone number memory 102 appropriately stores the other telephone numbers stored in the telephone number memory 102 and the outgoing number memory 103 corresponding to the telephone number. The transmitted number of transmissions is deleted (406).

The data to be erased may be a telephone number with the least number of stored calls, and
Even for telephone numbers with a small number of transmissions, predetermined data can be targeted for erasure by having an erasure prohibition flag together with the number of transmissions data. With such a configuration, it is possible to automatically maintain the storage amounts of the telephone number memory 102 and the number-of-calls memory 103 with respect to the memory capacity to a predetermined amount.

In the description of the embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 10
Although the case where one telephone number is displayed on the display on the number 6 has been described, by displaying a plurality of telephone numbers, the possibility that a desired telephone number is displayed by a pressing operation of a small number is markedly increased. improves. When a plurality of telephone numbers are displayed, transmission buttons 110 can be selectively provided by providing the same number of call buttons.

[0038]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a telephone number can be easily transmitted. The operator performs a normal telephone number input operation, and when a desired telephone number is displayed on the way, the call can be made by pressing a call button. Under a hierarchically set number system such as a country code and an area code, a desired telephone number can be expected to be displayed by pressing about three digits.

Even if you forget your phone number,
It is expected that a desired telephone number can be obtained only by pressing the country code or the area code, and transmission can be made very easily.

Further, since the telephone number and the number of transmissions are automatically stored and erased based on the transmission signal, the telephone operator can easily transmit without any burden.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a telephone for explaining a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a telephone for explaining a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a storage / erase operation of a telephone number memory and a transmission number memory.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 101 dial button section 102 telephone number memory 103 transmission number memory 104 detection means 105 display means 106 display section 107 drive circuit 108 temporary storage memory 109 telephone number transmission means 110 transmission button 111, 301 transmission control circuit 302 input buffer memory

Claims (6)

[Claims] A telephone number input means for inputting a telephone number; a telephone number storage means for storing a telephone number of a called party; and a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number stored in the telephone number storage means. A number-of-calls storage means for storing the number of calls, and a number part which is sequentially compared with the telephone number stored in the telephone number storage means for each digit of the telephone number inputted from the telephone number input means, and has a matching number part. Detecting means for detecting a telephone number detected by the detecting means, display means for displaying a telephone number having a large number of outgoing calls stored in the corresponding outgoing call number storing means among the telephone numbers detected by the detecting means, A telephone, comprising: telephone number transmitting means for starting transmission of a displayed telephone number. 2. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein said telephone number transmitting means sequentially transmits a number inputted by said telephone number inputting means, and said telephone number among telephone numbers displayed on said display means. A telephone set for transmitting a number excluding a number input by an input means. 3. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the telephone number storage means stores the transmitted telephone number based on a telephone number transmission start signal from the telephone number transmission means, or stores the transmitted telephone number. The telephone call number corresponding to the telephone number. 4. The telephone according to claim 3, wherein said telephone number storage means, when newly storing the transmitted telephone number, the telephone number having the least number of transmissions stored in said transmission number storage means. And a deletion means for deleting the number of calls corresponding to the telephone number from the telephone number storage means and the number of calls storage means, respectively. 5. A telephone number having a corresponding digit number is detected from the telephone numbers stored in the telephone number storage means in correspondence with each digit number of the input telephone number. Out of the received telephone numbers, a telephone number that has been dialed in the past is displayed on the display means, and transmission of the telephone number displayed on the display means is started based on the input telephone number transmission signal. Phone number calling method. 6. An input telephone number is sequentially transmitted to a telephone line, and the telephone number stored in the telephone number storage means is matched with each digit of the input telephone number. A telephone number having a number of each digit is detected, and among the detected telephone numbers, a telephone number which has been transmitted in the past a large number of times is displayed on a display means, and based on the input telephone number transmission signal, the display means Transmitting a telephone number to the telephone line, excluding the number input by the telephone number input means from among the telephone numbers displayed in (1).