JPH0936946A - Portable mobile terminal system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify the key operations by an operator in the case of re- executing automatic call origination by telephone directory retrieval. SOLUTION: In a cordless telephone system, a portable mobile terminal system, the key operation procedure of the operator in the case of instructing the automatic call origination by the telephone directory retrieval is stored in a key operation storage part 28. When the instruction for re-executing this automatic call origination to the same party is inputted from a key operating part 27, a telephone control part 25 extracts the key operation procedure from the key operation storage part 28 and operates according to the key operation procedure.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable mobile terminal system such as a cordless telephone system or a portable telephone system. In particular, it stores a database of telephone number information of a calling destination stored in advance from a slave unit. The present invention relates to a portable mobile terminal system capable of searching by key operation of, selecting target telephone number information from the search and making a call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a portable mobile terminal system including a master unit connected to a public telephone network or the like and a mobile type slave unit connected to the master unit wirelessly. It is popular. In addition, in the conventional portable mobile terminal system, the communication protocol between the master unit and the slave unit may be common, and between such systems, the slave unit of one system may be replaced by the slave unit of another system. It can be set and used as a slave to the master.

In the above conventional portable mobile terminal system,
For the purpose of downsizing the slave unit and improving portability, the slave unit is provided with a display screen including, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, and the number of keys as small as possible. Therefore, when using various functions, for example, the menu screen is displayed by pressing the "menu" key, and after that, the key operation is repeatedly performed according to the screen that is sequentially changed, Some functions require a rather complicated key operation procedure.

As one of the functions generally provided in the conventional portable mobile terminal system, a function of searching for a telephone number of the other party from a database in which a plurality of telephone numbers of the calling party are registered in advance and making a call (Hereinafter, referred to as a calling function by searching a telephone directory) is known.

When the operator uses the calling function based on the telephone book search to make a call from the handset to the other party, first, for example, the "menu" key of the handset or a numeric key is pressed. By inputting a special code using, the operation mode of the handset is set to the telephone directory search mode, and then the key operation for inputting the search condition is performed. For example, when a telephone number and a phonetic name of a name are associated with each other and registered in the database, the first character (for example, "A") of the phonetic name of a name is input by key operation.
After inputting the search condition in this way, a key operation for instructing execution of the search is further performed. Then, the destinations in which the first character of the reading kana of the name is "A" are extracted from the database and displayed as a list. The operator further selects a destination to be actually called from the displayed destinations by key operation.

As described above, since the conventional portable mobile terminal system has the calling function by the telephone directory search, the operator searches the address book or the telephone book to check the telephone number of the other party. It has a configuration that can save labor.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, it is necessary to repeat the key operation a plurality of times as described above when making a call by searching the telephone directory. Therefore, when calling the same person registered in the database many times within a relatively short time, it is considerably troublesome for the operator to repeat the above key operations each time. There is a problem.

Further, for example, as described above, in the conventional portable mobile terminal systems in which the protocol between the master unit and the slave unit is common, the slave unit of one system becomes the master unit of the other system. It is possible to use it in a connected state, but the only common protocol in these systems is the communication protocol between the master unit and the slave unit. For example, regarding the basic dialing function etc. Although it is possible to operate from the slave unit in the connected state of, the key operation procedure on the slave unit side of each system may differ from each other depending on the specifications of the master unit, etc. Rather many. For this reason, in the case where the conventional portable mobile terminal systems are used by connecting the slave unit to the master unit of different systems, the operator needs to be aware of the difference in the key operation procedure.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to further improve the operability of a portable mobile terminal system.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a portable mobile terminal system according to claim 1 of the present invention has a base unit connected to a telephone network and a wireless connection to the base unit. A telephone having at least one cordless handset connected thereto and a database for registering telephone number information of a callee, and extracting a desired telephone number from the database according to a key operation from the cordless handset to automatically make a call. In a mobile mobile terminal system having a function of calling and searching a book, a key operation storing means for storing a procedure of a key operation performed by an operator and an operation when the operator gives an instruction to execute a call for searching a phone book. The key operation procedure performed by the operator is stored in the key operation storage means, and when the operator gives an instruction to re-execute the telephone directory search call, the operation is performed according to the key operation procedure read from the key operation storage means. Control means It is characterized by that example.

According to the above construction, when the operator gives an instruction to execute the telephone directory search call by the key operation from the child device, the control means stores the key operation procedure in the key operation storage means, When the operator gives an instruction to re-execute a telephone book search call to the same party, the control main stage reads out the key operation procedure stored in the key operation storage means and operates according to this key operation procedure. . The operator needs to perform a complicated key operation such as entering a keyword for extracting the telephone number of the call destination from the database in order to execute the telephone book search call. When a phonebook search call is made again to the same party after making a search call once, it is sufficient to perform a key operation for instructing the phonebook search call again. As a result, it is possible to simplify the key operation that should be performed by the operator when re-executing the telephone book search and call, and it is possible to realize a portable mobile terminal system with excellent operability.

Further, when the slave unit of this system is connected to and used by the master unit of another system having a common communication protocol between the master unit and the slave unit, the slave unit side is different because the master unit is different. It is of course possible that the key operation procedure in step 1 above may differ, but with the above configuration, once a call is made by searching the phone book, a key operation instructing re-execution of the phone book search call is performed. The user can call again without being aware of the difference in the key operation procedure. As a result, when the communication protocol is the same as that of the other system, the operability can be improved when the slave unit of the present system is used by being connected to the master unit of the other system.

The portable mobile terminal system according to claim 2 is the portable mobile terminal system according to claim 1, wherein
The key operation storage means has an area for storing a plurality of key operation procedures, and the control means operates the key operation when the operator gives an instruction to re-execute a telephone directory search call. It is characterized in that any one of a plurality of key operation procedures stored in the storage means is selected and read out in accordance with an operator's key operation, and operates according to the selected key operation procedure.

According to the above construction, the control means stores the key operation procedure of the operator in the key operation storage means every time the telephone book search call is executed, so that a plurality of telephone book search call requests in the past are performed. The key operation procedure at the time of is stored in the key operation storage means. Thereby, in addition to the effect of the configuration according to claim 1, it becomes possible to call again by a simple key operation to a plurality of destinations who have made a telephone directory search call in the past. As a result, the operability of the mobile mobile terminal system can be further improved.

In order to solve the above problems, a portable mobile terminal system according to a third aspect of the present invention is a mobile unit connected to a telephone network and at least one unit wirelessly connected to the base unit. , A database for registering the telephone number information of the call destination, and a search means for searching the telephone number from the database, and the desired telephone number from the database to the search means according to the key operation from the slave. In a mobile mobile terminal system having a telephone directory search and call function for automatically calling and extracting a telephone number, a unique identification number is given to each of the telephone number information in the database, and an identification number is stored to store the identification number. And a telephone book search call, the operator stores the identification number given to the telephone number information of the call destination in the identification number storage means, and the operator makes a telephone book search call. When instructed to execute is characterized in that a control means for searching said database to said search means the identification number read from the identification number memory means as a keyword.

According to the above construction, when the control means executes the telephone book search call, the identification number given to the telephone number information of the callee is stored in the identification number storage means, and the operator is the same. When instructing to re-execute a telephone book search call to the other party, the control means reads the identification number stored in the identification number storage means, and the search means searches the database using this identification number as a keyword. . When searching for telephone number information from the above database, for example, a search using a unique identification number assigned to each telephone number information as a keyword is more convenient than a search using a name, a phonetic name, or an address as a keyword. It is clear that the search efficiency is good. In addition, for example, in the search using the above-mentioned name as a keyword, a plurality of telephone number information may be extracted from the database. In such a case, the operator further performs key operation to input these telephone numbers. Although it is necessary to select a desired telephone number from the information, on the other hand, in the search using the unique identification number as a keyword, one telephone number information is always extracted, and the operator further performs a key operation. No need. As a result, it is possible to improve the search efficiency when searching the telephone number information and reduce the time from when the operator performs a key operation to when the call is actually made. It is possible to provide a simplified mobile terminal system with good operability.

Further, when the slave unit of this system is used by connecting to the master unit of another system having the same communication protocol between the master unit and the slave unit, the slave unit is different because the master unit is different. Of course, the key operation procedure of may be different, but the above configuration simplifies the key operation procedure when making a call by searching the phone book and then calling the same party again. Therefore, the operator can make a recall call without paying too much attention to the difference in the key operation procedure. As a result, when the communication protocol is the same as that of the other system, the operability can be improved when the slave unit of the present system is used by being connected to the master unit of the other system.

The portable mobile terminal system according to claim 4 is the portable mobile terminal system according to claim 3,
The identification number storage means is provided with an area for storing the identification number of the telephone number information of the call destination by the telephone directory search call, and the control means is stored in the identification number storage means. One of the plurality of identification numbers is selected and read according to the key operation by the operator, and the search means searches the database using the selected identification number as a keyword.

According to the above arrangement, the control means stores the identification number given to the telephone number information of the callee in the identification number storage means every time the telephone directory search call is executed, so that the past The identification numbers of the telephone number information of the telephone book search calls issued a plurality of times are stored in the identification number storage means.
This shortens the time from the key operation until the actual call is made, and simplifies, when making a call again to multiple destinations who have made a phone book search call in the past. It is possible to obtain the effect that the recalled call can be performed by the operated key.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[First Embodiment] The following will describe one embodiment of the present invention in reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG.
2 and FIG. 2 are block diagrams respectively showing an outline of the configurations of a slave unit and a master unit included in the cordless telephone system as the portable mobile terminal system in the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 2, the base unit of the cordless telephone system according to the present embodiment includes a station line 11 connected to a base station, a telephone unit 12 having a telephone function such as voice coding, and a radio for transmitting and receiving. The unit 13 includes an antenna 14 to which the wireless unit 13 is connected, and a telephone control unit 15 that controls the operation of the telephone unit 12. The base unit is connected to the telephone office by the above-mentioned office line 11. Further, on the base unit side, a telephone number information database (DB) 32 as a telephone directory in which telephone numbers of call destinations are registered in advance, and a telephone number for searching a telephone number from this telephone number information DB 32. A search unit 31 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the slave unit has an antenna 24, a radio unit 23 for transmission and reception, a telephone unit 22 for voice coding, and an operation of the telephone unit 22. A telephone control unit 25 for controlling is provided.

The radio unit 13 on the base unit side and the radio unit 23 on the handset unit side communicate with each other via the antennas 14 and 24 by the telephone unit 12 on the base unit side and the telephone unit 22 on the handset unit side. Communication data and protocol data for wireless connection can be wirelessly transmitted and received to and from each other.

Further, on the side of the handset, a key operation section 27 for performing a telephone operation such as dialing or automatic calling by searching a telephone directory, which will be described in detail later, and an operation content of the key operation section 27 are operated by the operator. A state display unit 26 configured by a display device such as a liquid crystal display screen for displaying on the screen, and a key operation storage unit 28 for storing the key operation performed by the operator on the key operation unit 27 are provided. Has been. When the operator gives an instruction to search the telephone directory by operating the keys on the child device, the telephone control unit 2
Under the control of No. 5, the telephone number search unit 31 uses the telephone number information DB
Search for 32. Further, the telephone number selected by the operator from the result of this search is automatically called without the operator dialing.

The calling operation using the telephone directory search function in the cordless telephone system of the present embodiment configured as described above will now be described. When the operator performs an operation for searching the telephone directory with the key operation unit 27 of the child device under the control of the telephone control unit 25, the state of the key operation is displayed on the state display unit 26. And telephone section 2
2, the key operation information is transmitted to the master unit via the wireless unit 23 and the antenna 24. And in the base unit, the antenna 1
The key operation information is transmitted to the telephone number search unit 31 under the control of the telephone control unit 15 via the radio unit 13, the radio unit 13, and the telephone unit 12. The telephone number search unit 31 searches the telephone number information DB 32 based on this key operation information, extracts the telephone number of the call destination, and sends it to the telephone control unit 15. By transmitting this telephone number to the office line 11 via the telephone unit 12, the call is automatically made without the operator dialing.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing how the telephone number information is stored in the telephone number information DB 32.
The operator can pre-register, for example, a frequently used telephone number in the telephone number information DB 32 as telephone number information together with information associated with the telephone number. In this embodiment, for each telephone number, three items, that is, the name of the owner of the telephone number, the pronunciation of the above name, and the address of the owner are added and registered. When the operator gives these items as keywords, the telephone number search unit 31 searches the telephone number information DB 32 under the control of the telephone control unit 15.

When the operator wants to make a call by searching the telephone directory, the operator selects the operation mode of the slave unit by pressing a menu button (not shown) on the key operation unit 27 on the slave unit side. The telephone directory search mode is set, and a key operation for selecting which of the above three items is used as the search condition is performed. For example, at this time, when the phonetic kana of the name is selected as the search condition, the first character of the phonetic kana (for example, "a") is input by the key operation, and further, the key operation is instructed to execute the search. During the execution of the above key operation, the display screen of the status display unit 26 of the child device displays the key operation guide for the operator, the key operation status of the operator, and the like.

In this way, after the operator inputs the search condition by the key operation and instructs the execution of the search, the telephone number information D
B32 is searched, and "a" is added to the first character of the phonetic kana of the name.
The telephone number information having "" is extracted and displayed as a list on the display screen of the status display unit 26. For example, when there are a plurality of pieces of telephone number information extracted as matching the search conditions, the operator further selects a telephone number to call from these pieces of telephone number information by key operation.

As described above, a plurality of key operations are required when making an automatic call by searching the telephone directory. For example, when it is desired to make a call to the same person registered in the telephone directory a number of times within a relatively short time, it is considerably troublesome for the operator to repeat the above key operation each time.
Therefore, in the cordless telephone system of this embodiment,
All the series of key operations at the time of automatic calling by the phone book search as described above are stored in the key operation storage unit 28 of the handset, and for the person who made the call by the phone book search last time. , You can call again with simplified key operation.

More specifically, in the case of making a call again to the other party who made a call by searching the telephone book last time, the operator uses the key operation unit 27 of the child machine to make a call again by searching the telephone book. Perform only key operations to direct calls. Then, the telephone control unit 25 of the child device reads a series of key operation procedures at the time of the previous call from the key operation storage unit 28 according to this instruction, and operates according to the read key operation. That is, the telephone control unit 25 operates according to the key operation read from the key operation storage unit 28 instead of the key operation input from the key operation unit 27.

Here, the operation of the telephone control unit 25 on the slave side will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The telephone control unit 25, when it is determined that the key operation for instructing the automatic call by the telephone directory search is performed by the key operation unit 27 (YES in step 1, hereinafter, each step is represented by Sn). (Abbreviated), the process proceeds to S2, and the key operation is stored in the key operation storage unit 28. The process of S2 is repeated until the telephone control unit 25 determines that the key operation for instructing the automatic call by the telephone directory search is completed (YES in S3). In this way, when the key operation for instructing the automatic call by searching the telephone directory is performed, all the series of key operations are stored in the key operation storage unit 28. While the key operation is being stored in the key operation storage unit 28 in S2, the key operation information is transmitted to the master side in parallel with the operation of the storage.

When it is determined in S3 that the key operation for instructing the automatic call by the telephone directory search is completed, and the transmission of all the key operation information to the master side is completed, the telephone control section 15 of the master side operates. Under control, the telephone number search unit 31 searches the telephone number information DB 32. The telephone number thus extracted is passed to the telephone unit 12 by the telephone control unit 15,
A call is made to the other party of this telephone number (S4).

On the other hand, when the telephone control unit 25 determines that the instruction for re-calling to the calling destination by the previous telephone directory search is input from the key operation unit 27 (NO in S1 and YES in S4), The telephone control unit 25 retrieves from the key operation storage unit 28 a series of key operation procedures stored when the automatic call was made by the previous telephone directory search (S5). The telephone control unit 25 operates according to the extracted key operation contents and transmits the key operation information to the master unit side, and the call is executed by the telephone directory search on the master unit side (S4).

As described above, in the cordless telephone system of the present embodiment, all the key operations on the handset unit when instructing the extraction of the telephone number from the telephone number information DB 32 and the calling of the extracted telephone number are performed. When recalling to the same party stored in the key operation storage unit 28 provided on the slave unit side and registered in the telephone number information DB 32, the operator uses a key operation to issue a recall instruction by searching the telephone directory. When input, the telephone control unit 25 on the slave unit side takes out the previous key operation procedure from the key operation storage unit 28 and operates according to this key operation procedure.

Thus, the operator can easily make a recall call to the other party who made the call by searching the telephone directory at the time of the previous call, by a simplified key operation. As a result, it is possible to save the user the trouble of performing a complicated key operation at the time of recalling by searching the telephone directory, and it is possible to realize a cordless telephone system having excellent operability.

When the slave unit of the present system is used by connecting to the master unit of another system having the same communication protocol between the master unit and the slave unit, the slave unit side is different because the master unit is different. It is of course possible that the key operation procedure in step 1 above may differ, but with the above configuration, once a call is made by searching the phone book, a key operation instructing re-execution of the phone book search call is performed. The user can call again without being aware of the difference in the key operation procedure. As a result, when the communication protocol is common to the other system, there is an effect that the operability in the case of connecting and using the slave unit of the present system to the master unit of the other system can be significantly improved.

In the above description, the configuration in which the telephone number search unit 31 and the telephone number information DB 32 are provided on the master unit side has been described as an example, but as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, these units are slave units. It is also possible to adopt a configuration provided on the side. With such a configuration, when the operator gives an instruction to automatically call by searching the telephone directory by operating the keys on the child device, the telephone number searching unit 31 of the child device calls the telephone under the control of the telephone control unit 25. A telephone number is retrieved from the number information DB 32. Furthermore, the telephone number finally selected by the operator from the telephone numbers in the search results is the telephone unit 22, the wireless unit 23, and the antenna 2.
A call is made by being transmitted to the master unit via the communication terminal 4 and being transmitted to the station line 11 via the antenna 14, the radio unit 13 and the telephone unit 12 of the master unit.

Further, when the operator inputs an instruction for re-calling to the call destination by the previous telephone directory search from the key operation unit 27 of the slave unit, the telephone control unit 25 of the slave unit stores the key operation storage unit. Take out a series of key operation procedures stored in 28,
The telephone number search unit 31 is controlled in accordance with the retrieved key operation procedure to retrieve the telephone number from the telephone number information DB 32 and automatically make a call based on the extracted telephone number. Also in this case, the operator does not have to repeat complicated key operations in the key operation unit 27 of the child device, and can perform a re-call to the call destination by the previous telephone directory search by a simple key operation.

As described above, according to the configuration of this embodiment, the operator can perform complicated key operations regardless of whether the telephone number search unit and the telephone number information DB are provided in the parent device or the child device. A cordless telephone system with excellent operability can be realized because a call can be recalled by searching the telephone directory without needing to do so.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the key operation storage unit 28 is constructed so as to be able to store the key operation procedure for a plurality of callings by telephone directory search, and the key operation unit 27 of the slave unit. With the configuration that allows you to select one of the above multiple times by pressing the key, you can call the person who called you several times before with a simple key operation, improving the operability of the cordless telephone system. It is possible to further improve.

[Second Embodiment] The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention in reference to FIGS. 8 to 11. Note that, for convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals are given to the portions having the same functions as those in the above-described embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the main unit of the cordless telephone system as the portable mobile terminal system according to the present embodiment is, as shown in FIG.
Also, instead of the telephone number information DB 32, a telephone number search unit 41 and a telephone number information DB 42 described below are provided. The difference between the telephone number information DB 32 of the first embodiment and the telephone number information DB 42 of the present embodiment is that in the telephone number information DB 42, a unique identification number is given to the stored telephone number information. The difference in operation between the telephone number search unit 31 and the telephone number search unit 41 will be described in detail later.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing how the telephone number information is stored in the telephone number information DB 42.
As shown in the figure, the telephone number information DB 42 stores four items of telephone number, the name of the owner of the above telephone number, the phonetic alphabet of the above name, and the address as telephone number information. An area for storing a unique identification number is provided at the beginning of the telephone number information.

Furthermore, in the cordless telephone system of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, instead of the key operation storage unit 28 described in the first embodiment, an identification number storage unit for storing the above identification number. 43 is provided on the slave side. The identification number storage unit 43 stores the identification number assigned to the telephone number that is the call destination when the automatic call is executed by the telephone directory search.

More specifically, when the operator inputs an instruction for automatic calling by searching a telephone directory by operating a key from a child device, the telephone number searching unit 41 is similar to the telephone number searching unit 31 of the first embodiment. According to the procedure, the telephone number of the other party is read from the telephone number information DB 42. At this time, the telephone number searching unit 41 also reads the identification number given to the telephone number from the telephone number information DB 42 at the same time.

The identification number read out by the telephone number retrieval unit 41 is the telephone control unit 15, the telephone unit 12, the wireless unit 13,
And transmitted to the slave unit via the antenna 14 in sequence. The transmitted identification number is used for the antenna 24 of the child device and the wireless unit 2.
3. The information is transmitted to the telephone control unit 25 via the telephone unit 22 in order, and the telephone control unit 25 stores the identification number in the identification number storage unit 43.

As described above, after the automatic call is made by searching the telephone directory and the identification number given to the telephone number of the call destination is stored in the identification number storage section 43, the operator makes the same call. Key operation unit 2 of the cordless handset so that the call can be made again
When the key operation is performed at 7, the telephone control unit 25 first reads the identification number stored in the identification number storage unit 43. Subsequently, the telephone control unit 25 transmits the read identification number to the base unit through the telephone unit 22, the wireless unit 23, and the antenna 24 in order. In the base unit, the above-mentioned identification number received by the antenna 14 is used for the wireless unit 13 and the telephone unit 1.
2 to the telephone control unit 15. The telephone controller 15
The received identification number is passed to the telephone number search unit 41, and the telephone number search unit 41 searches the telephone number of the call destination from the telephone number information DB 42 using this identification number as a keyword to automatically call.

As described above, in the cordless telephone system of this embodiment, when an automatic call is made by searching the telephone directory, the telephone number searching section 41 determines the telephone number and the identification number given to this telephone number. It is read and stored in the identification number storage unit 43. After that, when the operator makes a call again to the same call destination, the identification number stored in the identification number storage unit 43 is passed to the telephone number search unit 41, and the telephone number search unit 41 receives the identification number. It is configured to perform a search using the identification number as a keyword.

As a result, the data to be stored (in the case of the present embodiment, in the case of the present embodiment, in comparison with the configuration provided with the key operation storage section for storing the key operation procedure as in the first embodiment.
Since the number of identification numbers is small, it is possible to reduce the capacity of the memory that the cordless telephone system should have. If serial numbers are assigned as identification numbers to each telephone number in the telephone number information DB 42, it is clear that retrieval by serial number is more efficient than retrieval by name, address, etc. This has the effect of shortening the search time of the telephone number information DB 42 when a call is reissued to the called party.

Further, when the slave unit of this system is used by connecting to the master unit of another system having the same communication protocol between the master unit and the slave unit, the slave unit side is different because the master unit is different. Of course, the key operation procedure of may be different, but the above configuration simplifies the key operation procedure when making a call by searching the phone book and then calling the same party again. Therefore, the operator can make a recall call without paying too much attention to the difference in the key operation procedure. As a result, when the communication protocol is common to the other system, there is an effect that the operability in the case of connecting and using the slave unit of the present system to the master unit of the other system can be significantly improved.

In the above description, the system configuration in which the telephone number searching section 41 and the telephone number information DB 42 are provided on the master side and the identification number storage section 43 is provided on the slave side has been described as an example. It is also possible to provide all of them on the slave side, as shown in FIG. Note that the configuration of the parent device in this case is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 5 in the first embodiment, and therefore detailed description will be omitted. In such a configuration, when the operator gives an instruction to make an automatic call by searching a telephone directory by operating a key on the slave, the telephone number search unit 41 of the slave operates under the control of the telephone controller 25. The telephone number of the call destination and the identification number assigned to this telephone number are read from the telephone number information DB 42. The read identification number is
It is stored in the identification number storage unit 43 provided in the child device.

After that, when the operator inputs an instruction for re-calling to the call destination by the previous telephone directory search from the key operation unit 27 of the slave unit, the telephone control unit 25 of the slave unit stores the identification number. The identification number stored in the unit 43 is taken out, and the taken out identification number is passed to the telephone number searching unit 41. The telephone number search unit 41 searches for a telephone number from the telephone number information DB 42 using this identification number as a keyword, and the telephone control unit 2
5 makes an automatic call based on the telephone number of the search result. Also in this case, the operator can call the destination again by searching the telephone directory by a simple key operation without performing a complicated key operation.

As described above, according to the configuration of this embodiment, regardless of whether the telephone number search unit 41, the telephone number information DB 42 and the identification number storage unit 43 are provided in the parent device or the child device, A person can make a call again by searching the phone book without requiring complicated key operation, and can reduce the memory capacity that the cordless phone system must have. It is possible to improve efficiency. As a result, it is possible to provide a cordless telephone system with excellent operability at a lower cost.

In addition, the identification number storage unit 43 is stored in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the identification numbers for a plurality of calls made by searching the telephone directory can be stored, and any one of the above-mentioned plurality of times can be selected by the key operation of the key operation unit 27 of the child device. With the configuration, it is possible to make a call again to the destination called a few times before with a simple key operation, and it is possible to further improve the operability of the cordless telephone system.

The above-described embodiments do not limit the present invention, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention. For example, in the above, as the telephone number information, the information including the items such as the name is exemplified, but the number of items may be smaller or larger than this.

[0055]

As described above, in the portable mobile terminal system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the key operation storing means for storing the procedure of the key operation performed by the operator and the telephone directory search issued by the operator. When a call execution instruction is given, the key operation procedure performed by the operator is stored in the key operation storage means, and when the operator gives an instruction to re-execute a telephone directory search call, the key operation storage means is given. And a control unit that operates according to the procedure of the key operation read from.

As a result, when the telephone directory search call is once issued to a certain party and the telephone book search call is made again to the same party, only the key operation for instructing the re-execution of the telephone book search call is performed. Since the key operation to be performed by the operator is simplified, there is an effect that it is possible to realize a portable mobile terminal system having excellent operability. Also, when using the slave unit of this system by connecting it to another system where the communication protocol between the master unit and the slave unit is common, the operator can search the phone book without paying too much attention to the difference in key operation procedure. There is also an effect that the call can be re-executed.

In the portable mobile terminal system according to the present invention, the key operation storage means has an area for storing a plurality of key operation procedures, and the control means allows the operator to search the telephone directory. When an instruction to re-execute a call is issued, one of the key operation procedures for a plurality of times stored in the key operation storage means is selected and read according to the operator's key operation, and the operation is performed according to the selected key operation procedure. It is a composition.

As a result, it becomes possible to make a recall call to a plurality of destinations who have made a telephone directory search call in the past by a simple key operation. Therefore, the effect of the system according to claim 1 can be obtained. In addition, the operability of the portable mobile terminal system can be further improved.

In the portable mobile terminal system according to a third aspect of the present invention, a unique identification number is given to each of the telephone number information in the database, and an identification number storage means for storing the identification number and a telephone directory search call are issued. When executed, the identification number given to the telephone number information of the call destination is stored in the identification number storage means, and when the operator instructs re-execution of the telephone book search call, the identification number A control means for causing the search means to search the database using the identification number read out from the storage means as a keyword.

As a result, it is possible to improve the retrieval efficiency when retrieving the telephone number information, and to shorten the time from when the operator performs a key operation until the actual call is made. It is possible to provide a portable mobile terminal system having a simplified key operation and good operability. Also, when using the slave unit of this system by connecting it to another system where the communication protocol between the master unit and the slave unit is common, the operator can search the phone book without paying too much attention to the difference in key operation procedure. There is also an effect that the call can be re-executed.

According to another aspect of the portable mobile terminal system of the present invention, the identification number storage means has an area for storing a plurality of identification numbers of the telephone number information of the call destination by the telephone book search call. The control means selects and reads one of the plurality of identification numbers stored in the identification number storage means according to a key operation by an operator, and searches the database in the search means using the selected identification number as a keyword. It is a configuration that allows it.

As a result, it is possible to shorten and simplify the time from the operator's key operation to the actual call to a plurality of destinations who have made a telephone book search call in the past. There is an effect that it is possible to call again by operating the key.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a slave unit of a cordless telephone system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a base unit of the cordless telephone system.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of telephone number information stored in a telephone number information DB included in the cordless telephone system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an automatic call operation by a telephone directory search performed by the cordless telephone system under the control of a telephone control unit.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing another example of the configuration of the parent device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing another example of the configuration of the slave.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a configuration of a key operation storage unit included in the cordless telephone system.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a base unit of a cordless telephone system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of telephone number information stored in a telephone number information DB included in the cordless telephone system.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing another example of a schematic configuration of a child device of the cordless telephone system.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing still another example of a schematic configuration of a child device of the cordless telephone system.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a configuration of an identification number storage unit included in the cordless telephone system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 15 telephone control section (control means) 25 telephone control section (control means) 28 key operation storage section (key operation storage section) 31 telephone number search section (search section) 32 telephone number information DB (database) 43 identification number storage section ( Identification number storage means)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A master unit connected to a telephone network, at least one slave unit wirelessly connected to the master unit, and a database for registering telephone number information of a callee. A key that stores the procedure of key operation performed by an operator in a portable mobile terminal system that has a telephone directory search and call function that extracts a target telephone number from the above-mentioned database according to the key operation from the machine and makes an automatic call. The operation storage means and the key operation storage means stores the procedure of the key operation performed by the operator when the operator instructs execution of the telephone book search call, and the operator stores the phone book search call again. A portable mobile terminal system comprising: a control unit that operates according to a key operation procedure read from the key operation storage unit when an execution instruction is given. 2. The key operation storage means is provided with an area for storing a plurality of key operation procedures, and when the control means instructs the operator to re-execute a telephone directory search call. 2. A key operation procedure selected from a plurality of key operation procedures stored in the key operation storage means according to an operator's key operation is read out, and the selected key operation procedure is operated. Portable mobile terminal system. 3. A master unit connected to a telephone network, at least one slave unit wirelessly connected to the master unit, a database for registering telephone number information of a call destination, and the database. A portable mobile terminal having a searching function for searching a telephone number, and having a function of searching and calling a telephone directory for automatically calling a desired telephone number from the database by the searching means according to a key operation from a slave unit. In the system, a unique identification number is given to each of the telephone number information in the above database, and the identification number storage means for storing the identification number and the telephone number information of the callee when the telephone book search call is executed. The identification number given to the identification number storage means is stored in the identification number storage means, and when the operator gives an instruction to re-execute the telephone book search call, the identification number read from the identification number storage means is used as a key. Portable mobile terminal system, characterized in that a control means for searching said database to said retrieval means as chromatography mode. 4. The identification number storage means is provided with an area for storing the identification number of the telephone number information of the call destination by the telephone book search call for a plurality of times, and the control means is the identification number. 4. The database according to claim 3, wherein any one of the plurality of identification numbers stored in the storage means is selected and read according to a key operation by the operator, and the retrieval means searches the database by using the selected identification number as a keyword. The portable mobile terminal system described.