Telephonic display device
First Claim
1. A telephonic display device comprising:
- numeric data input means for inputting numeric data;
character data input means for inputting character data;
a first memory for storing said numeric and character data;
a display unit for displaying said numeric and character data;
a first software key for causing said numeric and character data to be stored in said first memory;
first control means for generating address signals based on special number data entered through said numeric data input means in association with telephone number data and character data of a party to be called which is entered through said numeric data input means and said character data input means, respectively, in association with operation of said first software key, and for storing said entered telephone number data and character data in said first memory for said party based on said address signal;
a second software key for accessing any data stored in said first memory; and
second control means for generating an address signal based on the special number data when said special number data is entered through said numeric data input means in association with operation of said second software key, for identifying based on said address signal whether said telephone number data and said character data corresponding to said special number data are stored in said first memory, for reading said telephone number data and said character data when the telephone number data and the character data are stored in said first memory, for displaying said stored data on said display unit, and for transferring said telephone number data to said main body circuit of said telephone set.
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Abstract
The display device for a telephone set is designed to be capable of storing in advance the telephone number, person'"'"'s name, company name, etc. of any desired (one or more) party (subscriber) through the numeric data input means and character data input means which typically use the dial keys of the telephone set, and proper software keys, recognizing the special dial operation made by the user via the specific software keys for telephoning, checking the memory whether the data corresponding to the dialed number is stored, reading the data from the memory if stored, and displaying in the display unit preferably giving the priority to the character data showing the name, company name, etc.
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18 Claims
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1. A telephonic display device comprising:
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numeric data input means for inputting numeric data; character data input means for inputting character data; a first memory for storing said numeric and character data; a display unit for displaying said numeric and character data; a first software key for causing said numeric and character data to be stored in said first memory; first control means for generating address signals based on special number data entered through said numeric data input means in association with telephone number data and character data of a party to be called which is entered through said numeric data input means and said character data input means, respectively, in association with operation of said first software key, and for storing said entered telephone number data and character data in said first memory for said party based on said address signal; a second software key for accessing any data stored in said first memory; and second control means for generating an address signal based on the special number data when said special number data is entered through said numeric data input means in association with operation of said second software key, for identifying based on said address signal whether said telephone number data and said character data corresponding to said special number data are stored in said first memory, for reading said telephone number data and said character data when the telephone number data and the character data are stored in said first memory, for displaying said stored data on said display unit, and for transferring said telephone number data to said main body circuit of said telephone set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A display telephone including a main body for transmitting dialing signals to an exchange, a display unit for displaying stored data, and a memory in which is stored at least one type of data with respect to parties to be called including character type data identifying a party to be called, telephone number type data representative of the telephone number of a party to be called, and special number type data having a smaller number of digits than the telephone number data and used as an index of stored telephone number data, said display telephone comprising;
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a first function key used for displaying data stored in the memory and, if telephone number type data is stored in said memory, for calling a party corresponding to said telephone number type data; and control means for searching the memory, when special number type data is inputted following the operation of said first function key, for a memory address corresponding to inputted special number type data and, if data of any type is stored at said address of the memory, for transferring said stored data into said display unit as well as, if telephone number type data is stored at said address of said memory, transferring said telephone number type data into the main body to call a party corresponding to said telephone number type data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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