JP2001177626A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve operability at the time of originating a call with a telephone number registered in a phone directory and at the time of registering the telephone number in the phone directory. SOLUTION: A phone directory storing part 20 stores plural telephone numbers coordinated with the names of callers. Each time of calling, a control part 16 raises '1' to a flag used most recently, which corresponds to a telephone number at the time of a call, thereby it is possible to know which of the plural telephone numbers is used last. A display 19 displays the telephone number where the flag used most recently is '1', that is the telephone number used most recently (last), in a phone directory index picture to be selected preferentially.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal for registering the name and telephone number of a call destination to a telephone call in a database, selecting a call destination telephone number from the database, and transmitting the call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, PHS (Personal Handy Pho
ne System) In mobile communication terminals such as terminals and mobile phones, multiple phone numbers are registered in a database (hereinafter referred to as a phone book), and when a call is made, the other party's phone number is selected from the phone book to make a call. The operability at the time is simplified.

[0003]

By the way, in recent years, there are many individuals who have a plurality of telephone numbers, and some individuals can register a plurality of telephone numbers in a telephone directory. In the mobile communication terminal according to the related art, since a plurality of telephone number lists are always displayed in the order of registration, a telephone number that a user prefers to use is not always displayed. In this case, the user needs to select a telephone number to use from the telephone number list by operating the operation keys.

[0004] In particular, when the most frequently used telephone number is assumed, in order to simplify the operation of selecting a telephone number from the telephone number list, the user must use the telephone number when registering it in the telephone directory. There has been a problem that the user must first register the telephone number while paying attention to the frequently used telephone number, and cannot simply register the telephone number. In other words, unless the most frequently used phone number is registered first, the user must operate the operation keys to select the desired phone number from the phone number list each time a call is made. There was a problem that did not become.

When telephone numbers are registered in the telephone directory by classification, there is a possibility that an item different from the user's desire is the telephone number registered at the top. For example, if the phone number registered at the top is fixed to the home phone number, the home phone number will always be displayed at the top each time the phonebook is opened. When calling, the operation key must be operated to select (or display) a target telephone number, which is troublesome.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal capable of improving operability at the time of making a call using a telephone number registered in a telephone directory and at the time of registering a telephone number in the telephone directory.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a communication terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention registers in advance the name and telephone number of a destination to which a call is to be made, and stores the telephone number of the registered destination. In a communication terminal that selects and sends a number,
Storage means for storing a plurality of telephone numbers for each call destination; display means for displaying at least one of the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage means for each call destination prior to calling; A display control unit that, when displaying a telephone number for each destination by the display unit, preferentially displays a high-priority telephone number among the telephone numbers for each destination stored in the storage unit; It is characterized by having.

In a preferred embodiment, for example, in the communication terminal according to the first aspect, the high-priority telephone number is a telephone number used last and stored in the storage unit. Setting means for setting a flag indicating that the telephone number is the last used telephone number, for the telephone number used as a call destination among the plurality of telephone numbers, and the display control means includes: The telephone number flag set by the setting means may be preferentially displayed on the display means.

In a preferred embodiment, in the communication terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention, the high-priority telephone number is a telephone number that is used frequently and is stored for each call destination. Counting means for counting the number of uses for each of the plurality of telephone numbers, wherein the display control means gives priority to the display number given to the telephone number having the largest number of uses by the counting means. You may make it display it.

In a preferred embodiment, for example, in the communication terminal according to the third aspect, each of the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage means is used as a destination. Counting means for counting the number of uses in a time zone, wherein the display control means gives priority to the display number in the time zone when the call is made, with the telephone number having the largest number of uses counted by the counting means. You may make it display it.

In a preferred aspect, the communication terminal according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the display control means displays a high priority telephone number of the predetermined destination. And displaying second telephone number other than the telephone number having the higher priority when displaying another telephone number of the predetermined destination stored in the storage means. You may do so.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A. First embodiment A-1. Configuration of First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal (P) according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an HS terminal. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a transmission / reception unit, which comprises a frequency conversion unit and a modem. The receiving unit of the frequency conversion unit mixes the signal received by the antenna ANT with a local oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency output from the PLL synthesizer to convert the signal into an IF (intermediate frequency) signal in the vicinity of the 1.9 GHz band to the 1 MHz band. Perform frequency conversion. Further, the transmitting unit of the frequency conversion unit uses a π / 4 shift QP supplied from a modem described later.
By mixing the SK modulated wave with a local oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency output from the PLL synthesizer, 1.9 G
The frequency is converted to the Hz band and radiated from the antenna ANT via the antenna switch. Next, the receiving unit of the above-described modem demodulates the IF signal from the frequency converting unit, separates the IF signal into IQ data, forms a data sequence, and sends the data sequence to the communication control unit 11. Further, the transmitting unit of the modem creates IQ data from the data supplied from the communication control unit 11, modulates the data by π / 4 shift QPSK, and sends the modulated data to the frequency conversion unit of the transmitting / receiving unit 10.

Next, the communication control unit 11 performs frame synchronization and slot data format processing. The receiving side of the communication control unit 11 extracts data for one slot from the received data supplied from the modem of the transmitting and receiving unit 10 at a predetermined timing, extracts a unique word (synchronization signal) from this data, and performs frame synchronization. After generating a signal and descrambling the control data section and the audio data section, the control data is sent to the control section 16 and the audio data is sent to the audio processing section 12. The transmitting side of the communication control unit 11 adds control data and the like to the audio data supplied from the audio processing unit 12, adds scramble and the like, and then adds a unique word and the like.
The transmission data for the slot is created, inserted into a predetermined slot in the frame at a predetermined timing, and transmitted to the modem of the transmission / reception unit 10.

Next, the audio processing unit 12 is composed of a speech codec and a PCM codec. The speech codec performs compression / expansion processing of digital data. The receiving side of the audio processing unit 12
The ADPCM audio signal (4
Bits × 8 KHz = 32 Kbps) are decompressed by decoding into PCM audio signals (8 bits × 8 KHz = 64 Kbps) and output to a PCM codec. The transmitting side of the audio processing unit 12 compresses the PCM audio signal supplied from the PCM codec by encoding the PCM audio signal into an ADPCM audio signal, and sends the signal to the communication control unit 11. The above-described PCM codec performs an analog / digital conversion process. The receiving side converts the PCM audio signal supplied from the speech codec into an analog audio signal by D / A conversion, causes the speaker 13 to generate a sound, and transmits the signal. The side converts the analog audio signal input from the microphone 14 to A /
The signal is converted into a PCM signal by D conversion and transmitted to the speech codec.

Next, the key input unit 15 includes numeric keys for inputting the telephone number of the other party, a switch for on-hook / off-hook, a volume switch for changing the audio output, and the like. The control unit 16 controls the entire apparatus according to a predetermined program. The ROM 17 stores the control unit 16
And various parameters are stored. The RAM 18 stores data generated under the control of the control unit 16 and is used as a working area. Next, the display unit 19 is formed of a liquid crystal display, and displays an operation mode, various data such as a telephone number and a call time, and received map information under the control of the control unit 16. The telephone directory storage unit 20 stores the name of the other party and a plurality of telephone numbers for each destination, and when the telephone number of the other party is selected at the time of making a call, the telephone number is displayed on the display unit 19 in a form corresponding to the display mode. It has become so.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG.
In the telephone directory, a latest use flag is provided for each of a plurality of telephone numbers registered for a destination name, and each time a call is made, the latest use flag corresponding to the corresponding telephone number is set to “1”. , It is possible to know which telephone number has been used recently among a plurality of numbers.

A-2. Operation of First Embodiment Next, the operation of the above-described first embodiment will be described.
Here, FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment. First, when the telephone directory mode is selected in step S10, it is determined in step S12 whether a destination is registered in the telephone directory storage unit 20 or not.
If no destination is registered in the telephone directory storage unit 20, the fact that there is no data to be displayed is notified, and the process is terminated. On the other hand, if at least one other party is registered in the telephone directory storage unit 20, step S14
To select and display the most recently used telephone number along with the name of the other party. At this point, as shown in FIG. 4A, as much information as possible can be seen in one screen.
One telephone number is displayed for one person's name (phonebook index screen). In this telephone directory index screen, as described above, the telephone number whose latest use flag is "1" shown in FIG. Is done.
Next, in step S16, it is determined whether or not another telephone number of the selected destination is selected.

Here, if the user selects a telephone number other than the telephone number of the destination that is preferentially displayed on the telephone directory index screen, the process proceeds to step S18, where the registration of the selected destination is registered. List phone numbers (phonebook screen). At this time, telephone numbers other than the telephone numbers displayed with priority are displayed with priority. In the telephone directory screen, the display unit 19 displays the information shown in FIG.
, A list of the selected name and a plurality of telephone numbers registered in association with the name is displayed. Then, a second telephone number other than the telephone number that is preferentially displayed in FIG. 4A is preferentially displayed.

After the user selects a telephone number displayed preferentially to a predetermined destination or another telephone number, it is determined in step S22 whether or not a calling operation has been performed. When called, the call is made with the selected phone number. Next, in step S24, the latest use flag for the selected telephone number is set to "1" (others are set to "0"). Therefore, next, when the telephone directory mode is selected and displayed on the telephone directory index screen, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the transmitted telephone number is preferentially displayed.

On the other hand, if no outgoing call operation is performed in step S22, a different destination is selected (step S23). The name and telephone number displayed on the telephone directory index screen are scrolled up and down by a predetermined operation key, and a desired destination is selected by operating the key. Thereafter, the process returns to step S14, and the above-described processing is repeatedly executed.

According to the first embodiment described above, the most recently used telephone number, in other words, the most recently used telephone number is preferentially displayed on the next telephone directory index screen. Operability at the time of registration can be improved, and the user does not need to be aware of the frequently used phone number when registering the phone number in the phone book, and the operability at the time of registration is also improved. Can be done.

B. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Book second
In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the telephone directory is provided with the number of times of transmission for each of a plurality of telephone numbers registered for the name of the destination, and each time a call is made, the number is incremented. Among them, it is possible to know which telephone number has been used most frequently. The configuration of the PHS terminal is the same as that of FIG.

B-1. Operation of Second Embodiment Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described. First, the operation when a telephone number is selected by key input or selected from the telephone directory to make a call will be described. here,
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation when a call is made to a predetermined telephone number in the second embodiment. First, in step S30, the user inputs a telephone number by key operation or selects a predetermined telephone number from the telephone directory.
At 34, it is determined whether the telephone number is registered in the telephone directory. If the telephone number has been registered, the number of transmissions of the telephone number is incremented by "1" in step S36. On the other hand, if it is not registered, the process ends without doing anything. In this way, every time a user makes a call, the number of times that the corresponding telephone number is transmitted is counted.

Next, the display operation in the telephone directory mode will be described. Here, FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the display operation in the telephone directory mode. If the telephone directory mode is selected in step S40, it is determined in step S42 whether at least one other party is registered. If no other party is registered, the process ends. On the other hand, if the destination has been registered, the process proceeds to step S44, and as shown in FIG.
One telephone number is displayed for one person's name (phonebook index screen). In the telephone directory index screen, as described above, the telephone number with the largest number of outgoing calls, that is, the most frequently used telephone number shown in FIG.

According to the above-described second embodiment, a telephone number with a large number of outgoing calls, in other words, a telephone number with a high use frequency, is preferentially displayed on the next telephone directory index screen. Operability can be improved, and the user does not need to be conscious of registering a telephone number that is frequently used when registering the telephone number in the telephone directory, and the operability at the time of registration is also improved. be able to.

In the above-described embodiment, the most recently used telephone number or the most frequently used telephone number is preferentially displayed. In addition, the time at which the telephone number is used is recorded. At the time of calling, the most frequently used telephone number may be preferentially displayed. Also, in the second embodiment, a selection from a plurality of telephone numbers may be made possible as in the first embodiment (see steps S16 to S23).

[0027]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a high-priority telephone number among a plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage means is displayed by the display control means by the display control means for each destination. Is displayed preferentially on the display means as a telephone number when the telephone number is displayed, so that the operability at the time of calling by the telephone number registered in the telephone directory and at the time of registering the telephone number in the telephone directory is improved. The advantage is that it can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, of the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage unit, the telephone number used last as the destination is set by the setting unit. A flag indicating a telephone number is set, and the display control means preferentially displays the flagged telephone number on the display means, so that a call can be made using the telephone number registered in the telephone directory. The advantage is that the operability at the time of registration of the telephone number in the telephone directory can be improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the number of times of use is counted for each of the plurality of telephone numbers stored for each destination by the counting means, and the counted number is counted by the display control means. The telephone number having the largest number of times of use is preferentially displayed on the display means, so that the operability at the time of making a call using the telephone number registered in the telephone directory and registering the telephone number in the telephone directory is improved. The advantage is that it can be improved.

Further, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the telephone number having the highest frequency of use in the time zone at the time of calling out of the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage means is displayed prior to calling. The control means preferentially displays the telephone number on the display means as the telephone number when displaying the telephone number for each call destination, so that the telephone number registered in the telephone directory can be used for calling and the telephone number to the telephone directory. The advantage is that the operability at the time of registration can be improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, after the display control means displays the telephone number of the predetermined destination having a high priority, the other of the predetermined destination stored in the storage means is displayed. When displaying a telephone number, the second display control means preferentially displays a telephone number other than the telephone number having the higher priority. The advantage is that the operability at the time of registering the telephone number to the user can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a mobile communication terminal (P) according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an HS terminal.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a telephone directory according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a display example of a telephone directory according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a configuration of a telephone directory according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation when a telephone number is input by key input and a call is transmitted in the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a display operation in a telephone directory mode in the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a display example of a telephone directory according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 transmitting / receiving unit 11 communication control unit 12 voice processing unit 15 key input unit 16 control unit (display control means, setting means, counting means) 17 ROM 18 RAM 19 display unit (display means) 20 telephone directory storage unit (storage means)

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal for registering the name and telephone number of a destination to be called beforehand and selecting and calling the registered destination telephone number, and storing a plurality of telephone numbers for each destination. Prior to making a call, display means for displaying at least one telephone number of a plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage means for each call destination, A communication terminal comprising: a display control unit for displaying, when displaying a telephone number, a telephone number having a high priority among telephone numbers for each destination stored in the storage unit with priority. . 2. The telephone number having a higher priority is a telephone number used last, and among a plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage means, a telephone number used as a transmission destination is Setting means for setting a flag indicating that the telephone number is used for the telephone number, wherein the display control means preferentially displays the telephone number flag set by the setting means on the display means. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The telephone number having a high priority is a telephone number having a high frequency of use, and a counting means for counting the frequency of use is provided for each of the plurality of telephone numbers stored for each destination. 2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display control means preferentially displays the telephone number having the largest number of times of use counted by the counting means on the display means. 4. A display control means, comprising: a counting means for counting the number of uses in a time zone used as a destination for each of the plurality of telephone numbers stored in the storage means; 4. The communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein in the time zone, the telephone number having the largest number of times of use counted by said counting means is preferentially displayed on said display means. 5. When displaying another telephone number of the predetermined destination stored in the storage means after displaying a high priority telephone number of the predetermined destination by the display control means, 5. The communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a second display control unit that preferentially displays a telephone number other than a telephone number having a high telephone number.