JPH05300219A - Telephone set with on-line entry device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply retrieve a telephone number in a short period and to quicken to make a phone call to a desired opposite party by entering informa tion such as a department or a name or the like in a hand-written way with on-line entry. CONSTITUTION:An object to be retrieved is designated via an operation section 107 prior to hand-written entry. Then a tablet 101 is used to write manually retrieval information and 'start' is instructed then the hand-written character is recognized by a recognition section 102. Then a retrieval section 104 retrieves a recognized a character string or a pattern including the character string from a storage section 103. Whether or not a relevant item is in existence is decided based on he result of retrieval, and when in existence, a display processing section 2 displays the relevant items and its relating extension number on a display section 105.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone having an online input handwritten character recognition device for inputting handwritten characters online and performing communication by online input.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Basically, when making a call using a telephone, first, the telephone number of the person who wants to make a call is checked, and then the corresponding telephone number is input by dialing (or push button). Then, after connecting the line, start the call. Also, for those who frequently call,
A function such as a speed dial is provided so that the time for manual dialing (or push button) can be saved as much as possible and the line can be connected in a short time.

As a method for checking the telephone number of the person who wants to make a call, it is general to check the telephone number or telephone number guide based on the information such as the name (or name) and address of the person. is there.

In addition, in companies and the like, the number of extension numbers increases in proportion to the size of the company. Especially, in the case of large companies, the number is enormous. Therefore, documents and databases other than frequently used extension numbers are used. Or, check the extension number by the operator's search and dial (or push button)
is doing.

[0005]

However, in the conventional method for retrieving the telephone numbers of the outside line and the extension line via the document, the database, or the operator, it takes time and labor to examine the telephone number. was there.

In addition, although the telephone number is basically searched for on the assumption that a telephone call is made, since the searching means and the telephone are separate, dial input or the like is manually performed after the search. It was necessary to do it, and there was a problem that workability and convenience were poor.

[0007] Further, when a department in frequent contact changes the extension number due to movement, or when a new extension number is added due to the expansion of the department, it is difficult to respond promptly. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to make it possible to retrieve a telephone number easily and in a short time, and to make a call to a desired party quickly.

Further, the present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to be able to promptly deal with a change or addition of a telephone number.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an online handwritten character recognition means for recognizing input character information by inputting handwritten characters online, and a telephone number and a telephone number. Storage means for storing search information for searching, search means for searching the corresponding telephone number from the storage means based on the input character information and search information, and transmission means for transmitting the searched telephone number to the telephone body. And a telephone with an online input device provided with.

The above-mentioned search information is preferably information of a specific type or range determined in advance. Also,
In addition to the above-mentioned configuration, it is desirable to provide search information changing means for changing and adding search information in the storage means. Further, it is preferable that the search information changing means changes and adds the search information from the host side via the network. Further, it is desirable that the storage means is composed of a removable medium.

Further, the above-mentioned storage means stores the telephone number and the search information for searching the telephone number as a group for each category, and controls the search range of the search means for each category group. It is desirable to include control means for searching the storage means.

Further, in addition to the above-mentioned structure, a display means for displaying a telephone number retrieved through the retrieval means and a selection means for selecting one of a plurality of retrieved telephone numbers are provided. Is desirable.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention further comprises an online handwritten character recognition means for recognizing input character information by inputting handwritten characters online, and a telephone number and a telephone number search. Make a phone call with a storage means for storing the search information, a search means for searching the corresponding telephone number from the storage means based on the input character information and the search information, a transmitting means for transmitting the searched telephone number to the telephone body, Provided is a telephone with an online input device, which comprises history information storage means for storing the history, and registration means for storing the history information stored in the history information storage means as registration information as needed.

[0015]

In the telephone with the online input device of the present invention, the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number is retrieved by manually inputting information such as affiliation and name by online input. In addition, the retrieved telephone number is dialed again (or,
(Push button) Automatically sent without inputting, and call the desired party.

[0016]

[Embodiment] [Embodiment 1], [Embodiment 2], [Embodiment 3] of a telephone with an online input device according to the present invention.
Will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone with an online input device according to a first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the online input device 100 and the telephone body 200 are separate devices, and are connected via a telephone line.
In the online input device 100, a tablet (input unit) 101 for inputting handwritten characters online, a recognition unit 102 for recognizing input character information input by the tablet 101, a telephone number and a telephone number for searching A storage unit 103 that stores search information; a search unit 104 that searches the storage unit 103 for search information that is the same as or similar to the character or pattern recognized by the recognition unit 102 to search for a corresponding telephone number; The display unit 105 that displays both the retrieved telephone number and the search information (here, the input character information matches), and the signal conversion unit 1 that converts the retrieved telephone number into a voice signal and sends it to the telephone body 200.
06, an operation unit 107 for instructing execution of online input, switching of the search range of the storage unit 103, selection of displayed contents, etc., and a CPU 108 for controlling the entire online input device.

Here, the tablet 101 and the recognition unit 1
As 02, an on-line handwritten character recognition device (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-62684), which is a conventionally known technique, is used, and therefore detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The telephone number and the search information stored in the storage unit 103 are information of a predetermined specific type or range, and specifically, the internal extension number of the company, the telephone number of the customer, and the telephone of the ordering party. It is stored as a group for each category like numbers. The storage unit 103 is a storage medium that can be removed from the online input device 100, and by replacing the storage unit 103, the telephone number and the search information can be updated and added.

With the above configuration, the control operation of the CPU 108 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, as an example, the extension number of a company is treated. The input content (search information) corresponding to the extension number is
Affiliation, name, and post.

First, prior to handwriting input, the operation unit 10
The target to be searched (that is, the search range) is designated via 7. Here, it is assumed that a predetermined extension number key is pressed. Then, handwriting the search information (affiliation, name, post) using the tablet 101, and instructing to start,
The handwritten character (or pattern) input by the tablet 101 is recognized by the recognition unit 102 (S10).
1, S102). Next, the search unit 104 causes the recognition unit 1
The storage unit 103 is searched for the character string recognized in 02 or a pattern including the character string (S103).

In the search result of the search process of S103,
It is determined whether or not the corresponding item exists (S104),
If it does not exist, a display without a corresponding item is performed in display processing 1 (S105). Re-input (S106) and Yes
Select s and return to S101, or select No and terminate the process.

On the other hand, if the corresponding item exists, the corresponding item (affiliation, name, etc.) and the corresponding extension number are displayed on the display unit 105 in the display process 2 (S107). Then, it is determined whether or not there are a plurality of relevant items (S
108), if there is not a plurality of items (that is, if there is one item corresponding to the input), it is determined whether or not to confirm the call (S109).

This call confirmation is information as to whether or not to "confirm whether or not to call the extension number of the corresponding item", and is set by the user in advance using a predetermined key of the operation unit 107. When the call confirmation is performed (when the call confirmation is Yes), whether or not to call the extension number displayed in the selection processing is selected (S110). When the call confirmation is not performed (when the call confirmation is No), the process proceeds to S112.

When there are a plurality of corresponding items, a desired number is selected from the contents displayed on the display unit 105, or when the selection cannot be judged, re-input is selected. (S110). If re-input is selected here, the process returns to S101 (S111).

In step S112, the number corresponding to the selected item is output to the signal conversion unit 106, and the selected number is subjected to tone conversion (corresponding to touch tone) or pulse conversion (corresponding to dial). Subsequently, the signal-converted telephone number is output to the telephone body 200 (S113). Phone body 2
When 00 inputs the signal-converted telephone number, the telephone number of the corresponding telephone number is called and the telephone line is connected.

Here, a more specific example will be described. In S101, if only the affiliation (for example, the third development room) is input as the handwritten character, the affiliation only is searched as the search information in S103, and in the display process 2, for example, a plurality of corresponding items as shown in Table 1 are obtained. The item is displayed.

[0028]

[Table 1]

In this way, a desired telephone number is selected from the corresponding items displayed on the display unit 105. At this time, if there are many corresponding items and the selection cannot be judged, if there is no corresponding item, or if there is an input error in the search information due to handwriting input, re-input is specified in S111, Return to S101.

When the re-entry is performed in S101 and the affiliation, name, and position (for example, Hanako Sato, 1st G, 2nd Development Office) are entered as search information, one corresponding item is displayed as shown in Table 2.

[0031]

[Table 2]

As described above, a desired telephone number is searched for and the telephone line is connected only by handwriting the search information relating to the telephone number using the tablet 101, so that a quick call can be made. it can. In addition, the search operation can be easily performed and shortened.

In the above description, the extension number is designated as the search target, but the same applies when the customer's telephone number, the ordering party's telephone number, etc. are designated. In this way, a group for each category is provided and a search target is designated for each group at the time of search, so that a search operation of an unnecessary part can be omitted and a search can be performed quickly.

Further, in the first embodiment, the telephone number and the search information stored in the storage unit 103 are information of a specific type or range such as an internal extension number of a company, a telephone number of a customer, a telephone number of an ordering party, and the like. However, for example, an unspecified number of destinations are searched for in the storage unit 1 such as a general telephone directory.
The same effect can be obtained when the data is stored in the memory 03 and used.

Further, since the storage unit 103 is composed of a storage medium that can be removed from the online input device 100, a storage medium in which the telephone number and the search information are information of a specific type or range determined in advance and unspecified A large number of destinations may be used by exchanging them with the storage medium targeted for the search.

The above-mentioned retrieval method and display method are examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this. An optimum method is applied according to the form of the storage unit 103 as a database. Just do it.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a telephone with an online input device according to a second embodiment. Example 2 is
The tablet (input unit) 101 and the display unit 10 of the first embodiment
5. Instead of the operation unit 107, an integrated tablet 109 capable of inputting, displaying, and selecting is provided, and a network server 110 is added to connect the online input device 100 and the host CPU 300 via a network. The contents of the storage unit 103 can be changed and added from the host CPU 300 (that is, the center side).

In this way, the contents of the storage unit 103 are stored in the host C.
By adopting a configuration that can be changed and added from the PU 300 (that is, the center side), it is possible to easily change / add a telephone number and search information to be searched. For example, even if a department that frequently communicates with changes the extension number due to movement or a new extension number is added due to the addition of departments, the host CPU 300 in the center can collectively change / add and quickly respond. can do. Note that other configurations and operations are the same as in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a telephone with an online input device according to a third embodiment. Example 3 is
The online input device 100 and the telephone main body 200 in the first embodiment are integrated into a telephone with an online input device 20.
1 and the tablet (input unit) 1 of the first embodiment.
01, display unit 105, operation unit 107, an integrated tablet 109 that can be input, displayed, and selected is provided, and a history storage unit that stores call history information (telephone number and search information) 111 and history storage unit 111
It shows a configuration in which a registration unit 112 for registering the contents of is added. Therefore, the output of the signal conversion unit 106 is directly connected to the telephone line. Note that the other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The history storage unit 111 stores all items output to the signal conversion unit 106 in the virtual memory as history information (telephone number and search information) of making a call. Specifically, when the telephone number signal-converted by the signal conversion unit 106 is output to the telephone line (that is, a telephone call is made), the telephone number and search information (item) at this time are stored. Registration unit 112
Registers the items stored in the history storage unit 111. For example, if the telephone has a registration function, it is used, and if it does not have the registration function, a registration storage area is provided in the registration unit 112.

Next, referring to the flow chart of FIG.
The operations of the history storage unit 111 and the registration unit 112 will be described. When a predetermined start instruction for calling history information is input to the integrated tablet 109, the integrated tablet 1
The telephone number that has been called up to now and history information such as search information are displayed in 09 (S201).

Here, if a predetermined end key displayed on the integrated tablet 109 is designated, the process ends only by displaying the history information (S202). In addition, by designating a predetermined registration key displayed on the integrated tablet 109,
When the history information is selected, the selected history information is registered (S203, S204, S205).

On the other hand, when the history information is selected without specifying the registration key (S206), the telephone number of the selected history information is output to the signal conversion unit 106, and the selected number is tone-converted (push-phone). Corresponding) or pulse conversion (corresponding to dial) (S207), and subsequently, the signal-converted telephone number is output to the telephone line (S208). That is, the telephone number is connected to the other party of the corresponding telephone number.

The telephone number search in the third embodiment is basically the same as that in the first embodiment (flowchart in FIG. 2), and therefore its explanation is omitted.

[0045]

As described above, the telephone with the online input device of the present invention inputs the handwritten characters online and recognizes the input character information, the handwritten character recognition means, and the telephone number and the telephone number are searched. Storage means for storing search information for searching, a search means for searching a corresponding telephone number from the storage means based on the input character information and the search information, and a transmitting means for transmitting the searched telephone number to the telephone body. Since it is equipped, the telephone number can be searched easily and in a short time, and the desired person can be quickly called.

Further, by making the search information information of a specific type or range determined in advance, the search can be performed accurately.

Further, in addition to the above-mentioned structure, by providing a search information changing means for changing and adding the search information in the storage means, it is possible to promptly deal with a change or addition of a telephone number. At this time, the search information changing means is
By changing and adding the search information from the host side via the network, it is possible to respond more promptly. Further, by making the storage means a removable medium, the medium can be exchanged and the change or addition of the telephone number can be promptly dealt with.

The above-mentioned storage means stores the telephone number and the search information for searching the telephone number as a group for each category, and controls the search range of the search means for each category group. Since the control means for searching the storage means is provided, it is possible to omit the search operation of an unnecessary portion, and to perform the search efficiently.

Further, in addition to the above-mentioned configuration, a display means for displaying a telephone number retrieved through the retrieval means and a selection means for selecting one of a plurality of retrieved telephone numbers are provided. Therefore, the desired telephone number can be easily searched.

Further, the telephone with an online input device of the present invention, online handwritten character recognition means for inputting handwritten characters and recognizing input character information online, and telephone number and retrieval information for retrieving telephone numbers. Storing means for storing, a searching means for searching the corresponding telephone number from the storing means based on the input character information and the search information, a transmitting means for transmitting the searched telephone number to the telephone body, and a history of making a call Since a history information storage means for storing the telephone number and a registration means for storing the history information stored in the history information storage means as required registration information are provided, a telephone number can be searched easily and in a short time. It is possible to make a call to the desired person quickly. In addition, it is possible to shorten the time required for re-searching for a telephone number that has been used once.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone with an online input device according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a telephone with an online input device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a telephone with an online input device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing operations of a history storage unit and a registration unit according to the third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 Online Input Device 200 Telephone Main Body 201 Telephone with Online Input Device 300 Host CPU 101 Tablet (Input Unit) 102 Recognition Unit 103 Storage Unit 104 Search Unit 105 Display Unit 106 Signal Conversion Unit 107 Operation Unit 108 C
PU 109 Integrated tablet 110 Network server 111 History storage unit 112 Registration unit

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An online handwritten character recognition means for recognizing input character information by inputting handwritten characters online, a storage means for storing a telephone number and search information for searching a telephone number, and the input character. A telephone with an online input device, comprising: a retrieval means for retrieving a corresponding telephone number from the storage means based on information and retrieval information; and a transmission means for transmitting the retrieved telephone number to the telephone body. 2. The telephone with an online input device according to claim 1, wherein the search information is information of a predetermined specific type or range. 3. The telephone with an online input device according to claim 1, further comprising search information changing means for changing and adding search information in the storage means. 4. The telephone with online input device according to claim 3, wherein the search information changing means changes and adds search information from a host side via a network. 5. The telephone with online input device according to claim 1, wherein the storage means is a removable medium. 6. The storage means stores a telephone number and search information for searching a telephone number as a group for each category, and controls the search range of the search means to group for each category. The telephone with an online input device according to claim 1, further comprising a control means for searching the storage means. 7. A display means for displaying a telephone number retrieved by the retrieval means, and a selection means for selecting one of a plurality of retrieved telephone numbers. The telephone with an online input device according to claim 1. 8. An online handwritten character recognition means for recognizing input character information by inputting handwritten characters online, a storage means for storing a telephone number and search information for searching a telephone number, and the input character. A searching means for searching a corresponding telephone number from the storing means based on the information and the search information; a transmitting means for transmitting the searched telephone number to the telephone body; and a history information storing means for storing a history of making a call. A telephone with an online input device, comprising: a registration unit that stores the history information stored in the history information storage unit as registration information as needed.