JPH0691572B2 - How to register dial information on communication terminals - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention stores a plurality of pieces of dial information in advance in which a series of dial information representing a communication destination and heading information searchable by a simple operation procedure are associated with each other. In the communication terminal equipped with a memory dial function that sends out a dial signal corresponding to the stored dial information to the communication line by searching and selecting the heading information when making a call, The present invention relates to a method of registering dial information that has a low operation load.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional dialing information registration method in a communication terminal having a memory dial function is as shown in FIG. That is, the user can change the dial information from the "communication mode" for sending and receiving the terminal operation and communication by pressing the "registration button" to mean "I will perform dial information registration operation." Change to the "registration mode" for registration, enter the registered dial information, for example "117", and enter "weather forecast" as heading information to assist the search of the dial information, and finish the registration operation. At times, the operation state of the terminal is returned from the "registration mode" to the "communication mode" by operating the "registration button" again.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

When registering dial information by such a conventional method, in addition to the "communication mode" for making and receiving a call and communication of the terminal, the user must be aware of the existence of "registration mode" for registering dial information. It is necessary to know the operation procedure in the "registration mode", which has led to an increase in the knowledge of the operation that the user has to learn. In addition, a user who knows only a general operation method for making and receiving a call at a communication terminal needs some special training before learning the dial information registration operation using the conventional method. For this reason, in the conventional method, "the operation is complicated" or "it is troublesome to learn the operation" among the users.
This causes a psychological burden, which is one of the factors that hinder the improvement of the utilization rate of the memory dial function.

The present invention solves the above problems of the conventional method, does not require special training even for a user who knows only a general operation method for making and receiving a call in a communication terminal, and does not require a memory. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for registering dial information in a communication terminal, which does not impose a psychological burden that hinders the improvement of the utilization rate of the dial function and which has a small operation burden on the user.

[Means for solving problems]

In the dial information registration method in the communication terminal according to the present invention, the input process of dial information to be registered is made common with the input process of dial information during the user's outgoing operation.
After the call operation or the communication following the call operation is completed, the user is requested to enter information about the presence or absence of the intention to register the dial information and the heading information for assisting the search of the dial information. The dial information is registered based on the information input by the person.

[Action]

According to the present invention, in order to start communication with a particular communication partner, a user temporarily stores a series of dial information input during a call operation, and information on whether or not the user intends to register the series of dial information. And the heading information for assisting the retrieval of dial information are inquired to the user after the completion of the calling operation or the communication following the calling operation. If the user responds to this inquiry with the intention to register, the entered headline information and the temporarily stored series of dial information are stored in association with each other to identify the specific communication partner. A series of dial information to be represented can be registered.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an apparatus showing a first embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, 1 is dial information input means, 2 is dial information temporary storage means, 3 is transmission operation detection means, 4 is registration information input request means, 5 is registration information input means, 6 is dial information storage means, and 7 is Control means, 8 is a dial signal sending means, and 9 is a communication line connection terminal portion, which is connected to a communication line such as a public telephone line or a private telephone line.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and (1) to (18) show respective steps.

The operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In the initial state, nothing is stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2, and the transmission operation detection means 3 constantly monitors whether or not the transmission operation from the user is started (1). In this state, when the start of the outgoing call operation is detected by the outgoing call operation detection means 3 by the user's off-hook operation or the pressing of the communication start button, the dial information temporary storage means 2 causes the dial information temporary storage means 2 to dial. The accumulation of a series of dial information input from the information input means 1 is started (2), and the dial signal transmission means 8 sends a dial signal corresponding to the series of dial information input from the dial information input means 1 to the communication line. The transmission starts to the communication line connected to the connection terminal unit 9. After that, any one of the call signal of the communication partner, the response signal of the communication partner, and the communication end signal sent from the communication line connected to the communication line connection terminal unit 9 or the on-hook operation or communication from the user When the end of the calling operation is detected by the calling operation detection means 3 by pressing the end button or the like (3),
In response to an instruction from the control means 7, the dial information temporary storage means 2 ends the accumulation of a series of dial information input from the dial information input means 1.

Following this, the control means 7 determines whether or not there is room in the dial information storage means 6 to store the index information and dial information (4).

If the control means 7 determines that there is a margin in this step (4), the registration information input requesting means 4 has no intention of registering the series of dial information stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2. The registration information input means 5 is used to input the presence / absence information regarding whether or not to register and, if there is a registration intention, to input the heading information to assist when searching for a series of dial information to be newly registered after registration. Inquiry to the user using display or voice (5) If the control means 7 determines in step (4) that there is no room, the registration information input request means 4 accumulates in the dial information temporary storage means 2. Enter the presence / absence information of whether or not there is an intention to register the set of dial information, and if there is an intention to register, enter the series of dial information to be newly registered. The user is requested to input the heading information to assist in the search and the heading information corresponding to the dial information that may be deleted among the already registered dial information from the registered information input means 5. Inquire using display or voice (9). When the user inputs the registration information in response to the inquiries in these steps (5) and (9) (6) and (10), the control means 7 temporarily stores the dial information based on the input information about the intention to register. It is determined whether or not there is an intention to register the series of dial information accumulated in the storage means 2 (7), (11).

In step (11), if it is determined that the user has the intention to register, the control means 7 may enter the entered heading information and the dial information paired with the heading information, which may be deleted. Erase from 6 (12),
Next, it is judged whether the heading information to be newly registered is already used (13).

Further, when it is determined in step (7) that there is the intention to register, the control means 7 immediately determines whether or not the newly registered headline information has already been used (1
3).

In this step (13), when the control means 7 determines that it has already been used, the registration information input request means 4 determines whether or not there is an intention to change the heading information to be newly registered. The user is inquired using a display or voice so that the presence information is input from the registration information input means 5 (15). In response to this inquiry, when the user inputs the presence / absence information of the change intention (1
6), the control means 7 judges whether or not there is an intention to change the heading information to be newly registered, based on the inputted presence / absence information of the intention to change (17).

When it is determined in step (17) that there is the intention to change, the control means 7 shifts to the state immediately after determining that there is room to register in step (4), and repeats step (5) and thereafter.

If it is determined in step (17) that there is no intention to change, the control means 7 newly finds out that some registration has already been made in the previous step (15) and wants to register new heading information. And the dial information paired with it is deleted from the dial information storage means 6 (1
8) Subsequently, the headline information to be newly registered, which is input from the registration information input means 5, and the dial information accumulated in the dial information temporary storage means 2 are stored in the dial information storage means 6 as a set, The contents stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2 are erased (14) and returned to the initial state (8).

On the other hand, when it is determined in step (13) that the index information has not been used yet, the control means 7 immediately stores the headline information to be registered and the dial information temporary storage means 2 input from the registration information input means 5. The stored dial information is stored in the dial information storage means 6 as a set (14), and the contents stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2 are erased to restore the initial state (8).

If it is determined in the previous steps (7) and (11) that there is no intention to register, the control means 7 immediately
The contents stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2 are erased to restore the initial state (8).

With the above operation, in the first embodiment, no special training is required even for a user who knows only a general operation method for making and receiving a call in the communication terminal, and the utilization rate of the memory dial function is improved. Operation burden on the user that does not cause a psychological burden that hinders
The dial information can be registered in the communication terminal.

FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram of an apparatus showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, the components 1 to 9 are the same as those in the first embodiment, but in this embodiment the registration information input means 5 comprises a ground button section 10 and button position information generation means 11. .

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3, and (21) to (38) show respective steps.

The operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

In the initial state, nothing is stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2, and the transmission operation detection means 3 constantly monitors whether or not the transmission operation from the user is started (2
1). In this state, when the start of the outgoing call operation is detected by the outgoing call operation detection means 3 by the user's off-hook operation or the pressing of the communication start button, the dial information temporary storage means 2 causes the dial information temporary storage means 2 to dial. The accumulation of a series of dial information input from the information input means 1 is started (22), and the dial signal transmission means 8 connects the dial signal corresponding to the series of dial information input from the dial information input means 1 to the communication line. Transmission is started to the communication line connected to the terminal section 9. After that, any one of the call signal of the communication partner, the response signal of the communication partner, and the communication end signal sent from the communication line connected to the communication line connection terminal unit 9 or the on-hook operation or communication from the user When the end of the outgoing call operation is detected by the outgoing call operation detection means 3 by pressing the end button or the like (23), the dial information temporary storage means 2 receives a series of data input from the dial information input means 1 according to an instruction from the control means 7. Ends the accumulation of dial information.

Following this, the control means 7 determines whether or not there is room in the dial information storage means 6 to store the button position information and dial information corresponding to the index information (24).

If the control means 7 determines that there is a margin in this step (24), the registration information input requesting means 4 has the intention to register the series of dial information accumulated in the dial information temporary storage means 2 if An arbitrary button that the user wants to register is selected from the ground button section 10, and the user is inquired using a display or voice to press the selected button (25).

If the control means 7 determines in step (24) that there is no room, the registration information input requesting means 4 has the intention of registering the series of dial information accumulated in the dial information temporary storage means 2. , Select one button from the ground button section 10 that the user is willing to re-register, and inquire the user using the display or voice to press the selected button (29) . When the user presses the button in response to the inquiry in steps (25) and (29), the button position information generating means 11 generates the position information of the pressed button (26) and (30). Then, the control means 7 determines whether or not there is an intention to register the series of dial information accumulated in the dial information temporary storage means 2 based on whether or not the button is pressed (27), (31). Of these, in step (31),
When it is determined that the user has the intention to register, the control means 7 erases the dial information paired with the position information of the pressed button from the dial information storage means 6 (32), and then presses the button. It is determined whether the button position information has already been used (33).

However, in this case, the judgment result is that it is not used because it is once erased in step (32).

When it is determined in step (27) that there is the intention to register, the control means 7 immediately determines whether or not the position information of the newly pressed button has already been used (33).

When it is determined in this step (33) that the control means 7 has already been used, the registration information input requesting means 4 inputs the change intention presence / absence information regarding whether or not the button to be registered is changed. Inquire to the user using the display and voice so that the user can perform the registration information input means 5 (3
Five). When the user inputs information in response to this inquiry (36), the control means 7 determines whether or not there is an intention to change the button to be registered based on the inputted presence / absence information of the change intention ( 37).

When it is determined in step (37) that the control means 7 has the intention to change, the state immediately after it is determined in step (24) that there is room to register, and steps (25) and thereafter are repeated.

If it is determined in step (37) that the control means 7 has no intention of changing it, the position information of the button to be registered, which has been clarified in the previous step (33), has already been registered. Then, the dial information as a set with that is deleted from the dial information storage means 6 (38), and then the position information of the button to be registered and the dial information stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2 are set as a set. The contents are stored in the dial information storage means 6 and the contents stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2 are erased to restore the initial state (34).

When it is determined in step (33) that the button has not been used yet, the control means 7 immediately sets the position of the button to be registered and the dial information stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2 into a set. Dial information storage means 6
Then, the contents stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2 are erased and the initial state is restored (34).

If it is determined in the previous steps (27) and (31) that there is no intention to register, the control means 7 immediately
The contents stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2 are erased to restore the initial state (28).

With the above-described operation, in the second embodiment, it is possible to input the presence / absence information of the registration intention and the headline information with one button operation, so that the number of input operations by the user at the time of registering the dial information can be reduced. In addition, because the heading information can be visually expressed to the user as the position information of the pressed button,
Thus, a method of registering dial information in a communication terminal that further reduces the operational burden on the user is provided.

FIG. 5 is a block configuration diagram of an apparatus showing a third embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, the components 1 to 9 are the same as those in the first embodiment, but in this embodiment the registration information input means 5 comprises voice recognition means 12 and voice input means 13.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 5, and (41) to (58) show respective steps.

The operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

In the initial state, nothing is stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2, and the transmission operation detection means 3 constantly monitors whether or not the transmission operation from the user is started (4
1). In this state, when the start of the outgoing call operation is detected by the outgoing call operation detection means 3 by the user's off-hook operation or the pressing of the communication start button, the dial information temporary storage means 2 causes the dial information temporary storage means 2 to dial. The accumulation of a series of dial information input from the information input means 1 is started (42), and the dial signal transmission means 8 sends a dial signal corresponding to the series of dial information input from the dial information input means 1 to the communication line. The transmission starts to the communication line connected to the connection terminal unit 9. After that, the call signal of the communication partner sent from the communication line connected to the communication line connection terminal unit 9, the response signal of the communication partner,
When the end of the outgoing call operation is detected by the outgoing call operation detection means 3 by any one of the communication end signals, an on-hook operation by the user, or the communication end button is pressed (43), the dial information is instructed by the control means 7. Temporary storage means 2
Ends the accumulation of a series of dial information input from the dial information input means 1.

Following this, the control means 7 determines whether or not there is room in the dial information storage means 6 to store the code information and dial information corresponding to the index information (44).

If the control means 7 determines that there is a margin in this step (44), the registration information input requesting means 4 has the intention to register the series of dial information accumulated in the dial information temporary storage means 2. Information about whether or not there is a will to register, and if there is a will to register, input voice information from the voice input means 13 to input headline information to assist in searching a series of dial information to be newly registered. As inquires to the user using the display and voice (4
Five).

If the control means 7 determines in step (44) that there is no room, the registration information input request means 4 has no intention to register the series of dial information accumulated in the dial information temporary storage means 2. Information about whether or not there is a will to register, and if there is a will to register, enter heading information to assist in searching for a series of dial information to be newly registered, and dial information that has already been registered. The user is inquired using a display or voice so that the headline information corresponding to the dial information which may be deleted may be input from the voice input means 13 using voice (4
9). When the user inputs information by voice in response to the inquiry in these steps (45), (49), the voice recognition means 12 generates code information corresponding to the input information (46), ( 50), the control means 7 judges whether or not there is an intention to register the series of dial information accumulated in the dial information temporary storage means 2 based on the inputted code information representing the presence / absence information of the registration intention (47), (51).

If it is determined in step (51) that the user has the intention to register, the control means 7 may enter the code information corresponding to the entered heading information and the dial paired with the code information. The information is erased from the dial information storage means 6 (52), and then it is judged whether the code information corresponding to the heading information to be newly registered is already used (53).

If it is determined in step (47) that there is the intention to register, the control means 7 immediately determines whether the code information corresponding to the newly registered headline information has already been used (53). .

If it is determined in this step (53) that the control means 7 has already been used, the registration information input requesting means 4 has a change intention regarding whether or not there is an intention to change the heading information to be newly registered. Voice input means for inputting information 13
Inquiries are made to the user using display, voice, etc., as they are done using voice (55). When the user inputs information in response to this inquiry (56), the control means 7 determines whether or not there is an intention to change the heading to be newly registered, based on the inputted presence / absence information of the intention to change. Do (57).

When it is determined in this step (57) that the control means 7 has the intention to change, step (45) and subsequent steps are repeated.

When it is determined in step (57) that there is no intention to change, the control means 7 newly finds that some registration has already been made in the previous step (53) and newly-registered heading information. The code information corresponding to the dial information and the dial information paired with the code information are erased from the dial information storage means 6 (58), and subsequently, the code information and dial information corresponding to the new heading information to be registered which is generated from the voice recognition means 12. The dial information stored in the temporary storage means 2 is stored as a set in the dial information storage means 6 (54), and the contents stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2 are erased to restore the initial state. (48).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step (53) that the voice recognition means 12 has not been used yet, the control means 7 immediately stores the code information corresponding to the heading information to be newly registered, which is generated from the voice recognition means 12, and the dial information temporary storage. The dial information stored in the means 2 is stored as a set in the dial information storage means 6 (54), and the dial information temporary storage means 2 is stored.
The contents stored in is erased and the initial state is restored (48).

If it is determined in the previous steps (47) and (51) that there is no intention to register, the control means 7 immediately
The contents stored in the dial information temporary storage means 2 are erased and the initial state is restored (48).

With the above operation, in the third embodiment, it is possible to input the presence / absence information of registration intention and the headline information by voice,
Since the input from the user at the time of registering the dial information can be simplified and speeded up, a method of registering the dial information in the communication terminal, which further reduces the operation load on the user, is provided.

It should be noted that the registration intention presence / absence information and the headline information may be input by voice on one side and button operation on the other side.

〔The invention's effect〕

In the method of registering dial information in a communication terminal according to the present invention, a series of dial information input during a call operation is temporarily stored, and information on whether or not there is an intention to register and a search for dial information for the input series of dial information. The registration operation is realized by inputting the heading information for assisting the registration after the transmission operation is completed. Therefore, according to the present invention,
Since you can enter the dial information of the communication partner you want to register just by knowing the general operation method for making and receiving calls at communication terminals, you can request special operation training from users or In the meantime, "Operation is complicated.",
It does not give a psychological burden such as "to learn the operation is troublesome." In addition, by inputting the presence / absence information of registration intention and the entry information by one button operation, it is possible to reduce the number of input operations from the user after the completion of the transmission operation, and also as the position information of the pressed button. Since the headline information can be visually expressed, the psychological burden on the user can be further reduced. Furthermore, by inputting the voice of the presence / absence of registration intention and heading information, it becomes possible to simplify and speed up the input from the user after the completion of the transmission operation, further reducing the psychological burden on the user. There is an advantage that can be mitigated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an apparatus showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an operation of the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram of an apparatus showing FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a block configuration diagram of the apparatus showing the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the conventional example. In the figure, 1 is dial information input means, 2 is dial information temporary storage means, 3 is transmission operation detection means, 4 is registration information input request means, 5 is registration information input means, 6 is dial information storage means, and 7 is control. Means, 8 is a dial signal transmitting means, 9
Is a communication line connection terminal section, 10 is a ground button section, 11 is button position information generation means, 12 is voice recognition means, and 13 is voice input means.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A series of dial information input for a dialing operation is temporarily accumulated, and after the dialing operation or communication following the dialing operation is completed, the presence / absence information of the intention to register the dial information and the dial information. A dial in a communication terminal, characterized in that an input request is made with heading information for assisting the retrieval of, and the heading information input in accordance with this input request and the temporarily stored dial information are stored in association with each other. How to register information. 2. The method of registering dial information in a communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the presence / absence information of registration intention and the entry information are input by one button operation. 3. The method for registering dial information in a communication terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the presence / absence information of registration intention and the entry information are input by voice.