GB2346769A - Retrieving phone numbers in a mobile telephone - Google Patents
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Abstract
A method for displaying a photographic image of a face during dialling a phone number in a mobile telephone. The method comprises registering a plurality of photographic images; registering phone numbers, addresses and names in association with the photographic images; upon receipt of an address for abbreviated dialling or a voice for voice dialling, displaying a photographic image corresponding to the address or the voice; and upon detection of a SEND key, dialling a phone number corresponding to the displayed photographic image. The photographic images are downloaded from either a computer or a digital camera.
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2346769 RETRIEVING PHONE NUMBERS IN A MOBILE TELEPHONE
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to retrieving telephone 5 numbers in a mobile telephone.
Generally, mobile telephones have a phone book function. A plurality of phone numbers are registered in memory, in association with respective names, and then a phone number is retrieved from the memory using an address or a scroll key to dial the retrieved phone number.
Conventionally when a user depress a menu key after entering a phone number using a key input device of the mobile telephone, a name registration menu is displayed on the display. Then, the user inputs a name by operating the key input device. Thereafter, when the user depresses an END key, an address select menu is displayed. At this point, the user inputs an address and presses a confirm key, completing the phone number registration process. By' repeating these operations, it is possible to register a plurality of phone numbers. when retrieving a phone number, the user depresses the menu key and then selects a phone number retrieve mode to retrieve a phone number by address or name. Thereafter, when the retrieved phone number is displayed on the display, the user presses a SEND key to dial the retrieved phone number.
When using voice dialling, the user depresses the menu key to enter a voice registration mode, registers a desired voice message and then inputs a phone number. Thereafter, the user utters the registered voice message to dial the registered phone number automatically.
2 However, since only names and addresses are registered in association with the corresponding phone numbers, when there are very many registered phone numbers, it is difficult to distinguish them correctly. Furthermore, in abbreviated dialling and voice dialling methods, the phone numbers are registered in association with corresponding abbreviated dial numbers and corresponding voice messages. Therefore, when there are very many registered phone numbers, it is again difficult to distinguish them correctly.
SLRQWY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an objective of the present invention to provide a mobile telephone which is free from these drawbacks.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a mobile telephone in which a plurality of phone numbers are registered, together with a photographic image in each,, case, further comprising means for displaying in sequence the registered photographic images on a display and for displaying the phone number associated with the photographic image currently displayed. 25 Normally, the mobile telephone will include a scroll key, in which case, the means for displaying the registered photographic images in sequence is adapted to operate as follows: 30 to display a registered photographic image and its associated phone number; upon operation of the scroll key, to display a next registered photographic image and its associated phone 3 number if such exists.
The present invention also provides a mobile telephone in which a plurality of phone numbers are registered, together with a photographic image in each case, further comprising means for receiving an address for abbreviated dialling input by a user, for displaying the photographic image registered with that address on a display and for displaying the phone number associated with the photographic image currently displayed.
The present invention also provides a mobile telephone in which a plurality of phone numbers are registered, together with a photographic image and voice data in each case, further comprising means for receiving a voice input from a user, for displaying the photographic image registered with voice data corresponding to that voice input on a display and for displaying the phone number associated with the photographic image currently displayed.
Preferably the mobile telephone further comprises means for dialling the phone number associated with the photographic image currently displayed, on receipt of a command so to do from a user.
The said command may be constituted by operation of a SEND key.
For easier recognition, it is preferred that the photographic image be an image of a face.
The photographic images may have been downloaded from a 4 computer or from a digital camera or otherwise provided.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the connection between a mobile telephone and a computer, for downloading photographic image from the computer to the 10- mobile telephone; FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating the procedure for downloading'photographic images from a computer; FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating the procedure for downloading photographic images into a mobile telephone; FIGs. 4A to 4D are diagrams illustrating the screen of a computer, as it downloads photographic images; FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating the procedure for registering a.". - phone number using a photographic image; FIG. 6 is -'a flow chart illustrating the procedure for retrieving a phone number using a photographic image; FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating the procedure for displaying a photographic image when an abbreviated key or a name is input; FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating the procedure for registering a photographic image for voice dialling; and FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating the procedure for displaying a photographic image during voice dialling.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
FIG. 1 shows the connection between a mobile telephone and a computer 100, used for downloading a photographic image from the computer 100 to the mobile telephone 200. The mobile telephone 200 is connected to the computer 100 by an RS232C cable.
With regard to the structure of the mobile telephone 200, a connector 210 exchanges image data and other data with the computer 100 via the RSC232C cable. A display 230 displays the operating state of the mobile telephone 200 and particularly may display a photographic image. A controller 220 controls the overall operation of the mobile telephone 200. In particular, the controller 220 controls downloading of photographic images 'from a computer 100 or a digital camera (not shown) and controls display of a photographic image upon detection of a retrieve key, an abbreviated key or a voice message.
A memory 240 permanently stores an operating program and', a protocol control program and temporarily stores information generated during operation of the controller 220. In addition, the memory 240 contains a plurality of addresses, in which photographic images are stored in association with the phone numbers and names.
A key input device 250 includes a plurality of numeric keys for dialling, a function key for a special function and keys for image selection. An RF (Radio Frequency) module 260 connected to an antenna, receives and transmits an RF signal. An audio processor 270, under the control of the controller 220, modulates an audio signal input from a microphone MIC into a radio signals and 6 demodulates radio signals received through RF module 260 into audio signals, which is provided to a speaker SP. In addition, upon receipt of a ring signal from a base station through the RF module 260, the audio processor 270 provides the ring signal to a ringer (not shown), which generates a ring to inform the user of receipt of the ring signal from the base station. A voice synthesiser 280, under the control of the controller 220, reads voice data corresponding to an abbreviated number selected by the user from the memory 240, synthesises the voice data into a voice signal and provides the voice signal to the aildio processor 270.
with regard to the structure of the computer 100, a connector 140 is connected to the connector 210 of the mobile telephone 200 to transmit and receive data. A key input device 110 includes a keyboard and a mouse. A memory 140 stores an operating program and an application program required for communication with the mobile telephone 200. In addition, the memory 140 stores a,, plurality of photographic images. Further, the computer includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 120 and a monitor 130.
In general, the mobile telephone 200 has a jack for connection with a hands-free kit, and the connector 210 can be the jack. Further, the computer 100 has a port for connection with external devices, and the connector 140 can be the port. Therefore, it is possible to enable communication between the mobile telephone 200 and the computer 100, by connecting the jack to the port using the RS232C cable.
7 To download photographic images from the computer 100 to the mobile telephone 200, the user should first scan photographs using a scanner, store the scanned photographic images in a hard disk of the computer 100 and install an image transmission program in the computer 100. A description will now be given a method of downloading the scanned photographic images from the computer 100 to the mobile telephone 200.
Referring to FIG. 2, the CPU 120 of the computer 100 loads an image transmission program and displays an initial screen on the monitor 130 as shown in FIG. 4A, in step 201. When the user chooses a FILE menu from the initial screen, the CPU 120 displays a FILE menu screen shown in FIG. 4B, in step 202. Thereafter, when the user chooses a LOAD- IMAGE menu, the CPU 120 displays a list of photographic image files as shown in FIG. 4C, in step 203. When the user chooses a specific image file, the CPU 120 displays the corresponding photographic image on the monitor 130 as shown in FIG. 4D, in step 204. Thereafter, when the user chooses the FILE menu again, the CPU 120 displays the FILE menu screen shown in FIG. 43 in step 205. Thereafter, when the user chooses the SEND key from the FILE menu screen, the CPU 120 transmits an. image transmission request signal to the mobile telephone 200 through the connector 140, in step 206.
Turning to FIG. 3, the controller 220 of the mobile telephone 200 then determines in step 301 whether the image transmission request signal is received from the computer 100 through the connector 210. Upon receipt of the image transmission request signal, the controller 220 transmits an acknowledge signal ACK to the computer 100 8 via the connector 210 in step 302.
The CPU 120 of the computer 100 then determines in step 207 whether or not the acknowledge signal ACK is received. Upon receipt of the acknowledge signal ACK, the CPU 120 transmits the selected photographic image file for the photographic image displayed on the monitor 130 to the mobile telephone 200, in step 208.
The controller 220 of the mobile telephone 200 then receives' the photographic image file 'and stores the received photographic image file in the memory 240, in step 303. The controller 220 determines in step304 whether the image file has been completely received. when receipt of the image file is not complete, the procedure returns to step 303. Otherwise, when receipt of the image file is complete, the controller 220 transmits an image receipt end signal to the computer 100 in step 305. The CPU 120 then determines in step 209 whether the image receipt end signal is received. Upon receipt. of the image receipt end signal, the CPU 120 ends this procedure.
Although the invention has been described with reference to an embodiment in which a photographic image file created by scanning a photograph is stored in a hard disk of the computer 100 and then downloaded to the mobile telephone 200, it is also possible to download a photographic image file directly from a digital camera to the mobile telephone 200.
It is possible to register a phone number in association with the photographic image of a face in the mobile telephone 200, and then retrieve the phone number using 9 the photographic image.
FIG. 5 shows a procedure for registering a phone number using a photographic image of a face. Referring to FIG.
5, the controller 220 determines in step 401 whether a menu key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the menu key, the controller 220 displays a main menu on the display 230 in step 402. Thereafter, the controller 220 determines in step 403 whether an image 10' select key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon failure to detect the image select key,' the controller 220 performs other functions in step 404. Upon detection of the image select key, the controller 220 displays the last registered photographic image on the display 230 in step 405. Thereafter, the controller 220 determines in step 406 whether or not a retrieve key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the retrieve key, the controller 220 returns to step 405 to display the next registered photographic image. That is, the controller 220 displays the photographic images one by', one in the reverse order of registration, whenever the retrieve key is depressed.
When the user inputs a phone number while a desired 25 photographic image is displayed, the controller 220 receives the phone number in step 407, and determines in step 408 whether a select key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the select key, the controller 220 displays a name input menu in step 409.
Then, in step 410, the controller 220 receives a name input through the key input device 250 and stores the received name in the memory 240. Thereafter, the controller 220 determines in step 411 whether a select key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the select key, the controller displays an address input menu on the display 230 and stores in the memory 240 an address that the user has input using the key input device 250, in step 412. Thereafter, the controller 220 determines in step 413 whether the select key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the select key, the controller 220 displays an address input menu on the display 230 in step 414.
Then, the controller 220 determines in step 415 whether an address select key is depressed by, the user. Upon detection of the address select key, the controller 220 stores the photographic image, phone number, name and address in the corresponding address of the memory 240, in step 416.
Next, the controller 220 determines in step 417 whether a NEXT key is depressed. Upon detection of the NEXT key, the controller 220 returns to step 405 to register a phone number for the next photographic image by repeating, the above procedure. However, upon failure to detect the NEXT key in step 417, the controller 220 determines in step 418 whether an END key is depressed. Upon failure to detect the END key, the controller 220 returns to step 417. otherwise, upon detection of the END key, the controller 220 ends the procedure.
FIG. 6 shows a procedure for retrieving a phone number using the photographic images. Referring to FIG. 6, the controller 220 determines in step 501 whether a menu key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the menu key, the controller 220 displays a main menu on the display 230 in step 502. Thereafter, the controller 220 determines in step 503 whether an image phone number retrieve key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon failure to detect the image phone number retrieve key, the controller 220 returns to step 502.
Upon detection of the image phone number retrieve key, the controller 220 reads the last registered photographic image, phone number, name and address from the memory 240 and displays them on the display 230, in step 504.
Thereafter, the controller 220 determines in step 505 whether a scroll key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the scroll key, the controller 220 reads the next registered photographic image, phone number, name and address from the memory 240 and displays them on the display 230, in step 506. That is, the controller 220 displays the photographic image, phone number, name and address in the reverse order of registration, whenever the scroll key is depressed.
However, when the scroll key is not input in step 505, the controller 202 determines in step 507 whether the END key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon'.
detection of the END key, the controller 220 ends the procedure. Otherwise, the controller 220 returns to step 505 to determine whether the scroll key is depressed again. When the phone number retrieved in this method is displayed on the display 230, the user will press the SEND key of the key input device 250 to automatically dial the retrieved phone number.
FIG. 7 shows a procedure for displaying a photographic image of a face when an abbreviated key or a name is input, to allow dialling of an associated phone number.
Referring to FIG. 7, the controller 220 determines in step G01 whether a phone number retrieve menu key is 12 depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the phone number retrieve menu key, the controller 220 displays a phone number retrieve menu. For example, a phone number retrieve menu such as 111. Retrieve by Name, 2. Retrieve by Address, 3. Last Call" can be displayed.
At this point, the user will press Ill to retrieve the phone number by name, and press 121 to retrieve the phone number by address. The controller 220 then determines in step 603 whether a retrieve -by- address key (i.e., 121 10' key) is input from the key input device 250.
upon detection of the 121-key, the controller 220 displays an address input menu on the display 230.
Thereafter, the controller 220 determines in step 605 whether an address select number is input from the key input device 250. If the mobile telephone can store, for example, 100 phone numbers, it is possible to use address select numbers of '00' to 1991. Upon detection of the address select number, the controller 202 displays the photographic image, phone number and name corresponding to the input address on the display 230 in step 606, and then proceeds to step 611.
However, when the retrieve -by- address key is not input in step 603, the controller 220 determines in step 607 whether a retrieve -by- name key (i.e., ill-key) is input from the key input device 250. Upon failure to detect the retrieve -by-name key, the procedure returns to step 603, and otherwise, the procedure proceeds to step 608 where the controller 220 displays a name input menu on the display 230. Thereafter, the controller 220 determines in step 609 whether the user has input a name. when the user has input a name, the controller 220 displays the photographic image and phone number corresponding to the 13 input name on the display 230 in step 610.
when the photographic image and phone number are displayed according to the selected address or name, the user will determine whether or not the displayed photographic image is the face of the person to whom he desires to make a call. If so, the user will press the SEND key to dial the phone number. Thus, the controller 220 determines in step 611 whether the SEND key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the SEND key, the controller 220 dials the phone number displayed on the display 230 in step 612. During dialling, the controller 220 can either blink or turn off the photographic image displayed on the display 230.
FIG. 8 shows a photographic image registration procedure for voice dialling and FIG. 9 shows a photographic image display procedure during voice dialling. Referring to FIG. 8, the controller 220 determines in step 701 whether the menu key is depressed in the key input device 250.
Upon detection of the menu key, the controller 220 displays a main menu on the display 230 in step 702.
Thereafter, the controller determines in step 703 whether a voice dialling mode select key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the voice dialling mode select key, the controller 220 controls, in step 704, the voice synthesiser 280 to read from the memory 240 a voice message, requesting the user to utter a name, and to output the voice message to the speaker through the audio processor 270. Simultaneously, it displays a visual message requesting the user to utter a name on the display 230. Then, the user will utter the name for voice dialling. The controller 220 analyses the voice signal, 14 input through the microphone and the audio processor 270, and stores the analysed voice signal in the memory 240, in step 705.
Thereafter, in step 706, the controller 220 controls the audio synthesiser 280 to read from the memory 240 a voice message, requesting the user to input a phone number, and to output the voice message to the speaker through the audio processor 270. Simultaneously it displays a visual message requesting the user to input a phone number on the display 230. Then, the user will input thephone number using the key input device 250. The controller 220 stores the phone number input from the key input device 250 in the memory 240, in step 707.
Thereafter, in step 708, the controller 220 controls the audio synthesiser 280 to read from the memory 240 a voice message, requesting the user to select a photographic image, and to output the voice message to the speaker through the audio processor 270. In step 709, the, controller 220 reads the last registered photographic image from the memory 240 and displays the read photographic image on the display 230. Thereafter, the controller 220 determines in step 710 whether the menu key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the menu key, the controller 220 reads the next registered photographic image from the memory 240 and displays the read photographic image on the display 230, in step 711. Since the mobile telephone displays the next photographic image in the reverse order of registration whenever the menu key is pressed, the user can search for a desired photograph using the menu key. When a desired photographic image is displayed, the user is will press the select key to retrieve the photographic image.
In the meantime, the controller 220 determines in step 712 whether or not the select key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon failure to detect the select key, the controller 220 returns to step 710, and otherwise, the controller 220 stores the presently selected photographic image in the memory 240 in association with the phone number input, in step 713.
Referring to FIG. 9, the controller 220 determines in step 801 whether a flip switch (not shown) is turned on. When the flip switch is turned on, the controller 220 determines in step 802 whether a voice dialling function is set. When the voice dialling function is not set, the controller 220 performs other functions in step 810. However, when the voice dialling function is set, the controller 220 controls the voice synthesiser 280 to read from the memory 240 a voice message, requesting the user, to utter a name, and to output the voice message to the speaker through the audio processor 270, in step 803. Then, in step 804, the controller 220 receives a voice signal, input by the user through the microphone and the audio processor 270, and analyses the received voice signal using the voice synthesiser 280.
Thereafter, the controller 220 determines in step 805 whether the input voice signal is identical to a voice signal registered in the memory 240. when there is no registered voice signal identical to the input voice signal, the procedure is ended. However, when there is a registered voice signal identical to the input voice 16 signal, the controller 220 displays on the display 230 a photographic image corresponding to the registered name voice signal, in step 806. At this point, when the display 230 displays a photographic image of a person to 5 whom the used desires to make a call, he will press the SEND key. Otherwise, the user will press the END key to end voice dialling.
Thus, the controller 220 determines in step 807 whether 10 the SEND key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the SEND key, the controller 220 dials the phone number displayed on the display 230 in step 809. However, upon failure to detect the SEND key, the controller 220 determines in step 808 whether the END key is depressed in the key input device 250. Upon detection of the END key, the controller 220 ends the voice dialling.
To sum up, the mobile telephone registers a plurality of photographic images of faces in association with'corresponding phone numbers, addresses and names, and displays the photographic images when the user retrieves the phone number using the abbreviated dialling or voice dialling function. Therefore, the user can easily determine whether the retrieved phone number is the phone number of the person to whom he desires to make a call, thus preventing mis-dialling.
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1. A mobile telephone in which a plurality of phone numbers are registered, together with a photographic image in each case, further comprising means for displaying in sequence the registered photographic images on a display and for displaying the phone number associated with the photographic image currently displayed.
2. A mobile telephone according to claim 1 including a scroll key and- in which the means for displaying the registered photographic images in sequence is adapted to operate as follows:
to display a registered photographic image and its associated phone number; upon operation of the scroll key, to display a next registered photographic image and its associated phone number if such exists.
3. A mobile telephone in which a plurality of phone numbers are registered, together with a photographic image in each case, further comprising means for receiving an abbreviated dialling address input by a user, for displaying the photographic image registered with that address on a display and for displaying the phone number associated with the photographic image currently displayed.
4. A mobile telephone in which a plurality of phone numbers are registered, together with a photographic image and voice data in each case, further comprising 4-- means for receiving a voice input from a user, for 18 displaying the photographic image registered with voice data corresponding to that voice input on a display and for displaying the phone number associated with the photographic image currently displayed.
5. A mobile telephone according to any preceding claim in which for each phone number an address is registered in addition to the photographic image.
6. A mobile telephone according to any one of claims 1, 2 and 3 in which for each phone number a name is registered in addition to the photographic image.
7. A mobile telephone according to any preceding claim further comprising means for dialling the phone number associated with the photographic image currently displayed, on receipt of a command so to do from a user.
8. A mobile telephone according to claim 7 including a SEND key and in which the said command is constituted by: operation of the SEND key.
9. A mobile telephone according to any preceding claim in which the photographic image is an image of a face.
10. A mobile telephone according to any preceding claim in which the photographic images have been downloaded from a computer.
11. A mobile telephone according to any preceding claim in which the photographic images have been downloaded from a digital camera.
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12. A mobile telephone in which a plurality of phone numbers are registered, together with a photographic image in each case, substantially as described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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