Portable automatic dialing unit

• US 4,980,910 A
• Filed: 04/27/1989
• Issued: 12/25/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Matsuda, Eichika, Oba, Toshiro, Kunita, Hisao
• Primary Examiner(s): Dwyer, James L.
• Application Number:
  US07/343,791
• Time in Patent Office: 607 Days
• Field of Search: 379/354, 379/355, 379/357, 379/96, 379/216, 235/382
• US Class Current: 379/357.03
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/0283 for data storage and retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/275 implemented by means of portable electronic directories

Abstract

In a portable dialing unit dial data inputted through a keyboard are registered in an internal memory. When desired dial data is retrieved from the registered dial data and a dial key is pressed, the retrieved dial data is converted to corresponding tone signals and supplied to a speaker. The speaker outputs corresponding tones. A portable automatic dialing unit is acoustically coupled to a mouthpiece of a telephone set. The tones outputted from the speaker are again converted to tone signals by the telephone set, and transmitted to a telephone line. A switchboard is driven by the tone signals. The unit includes two modes: The first mode includes registered target numbers and the second mode includes data for special telephone service. The target number in the first mode can be inserted into any position of the data in the second mode.

Claims

1. A portable automatic dialing unit for converting predetermined data to tones and transmitting the tones, said portable automatic dialing unit comprising:

data input means for inputting dial data and data relating thereto;

registration means for registering said data inputted by said data input means;

retrieval means for retrieving desired data from said dial data registered in said registration means;

tone signal producing means for producing corresponding tone signals on the basis of said dial data retrieved by said retrieval means;

a speaker for converting said tone signals to tones and outputting the same to the exterior of the unit; and

mode switching means for switching an operation mode of the unit between first and second modes,

said first mode including means for registering and retrieving target telephone number data, said second mode including means for registering and retrieving dial data for special telephone service,

said data input means including means for inputting insertion position specifying data indicating a position of dial data registered in said second mode for inserting a target telephone number in the insertion position,

said tone signal producing means including data insertion means for inserting said target telephone number data retrieved in said first mode in said position specified by said insertion position specifying data when said dial data retrieved in said second mode includes said insertion position specifying data.

2. A portable automatic dialing unit in accordance with claim 1, wherein

said retrieval means retrieves dial data on the basis of retrieval data inputted from said data input means.

3. A portable automatic dialing unit in accordance with claim 1, wherein

said retrieval means includes memory means for temporarily storing said target telephone number data retrieved in said first mode, and

said data insertion means inserts said target telephone number data stored in said memory means in said position specified by said insertion position specifying data.

4. A portable automatic dialing unit for converting previously registered dial data to tones and transmitting the tones, said portable automatic dialing unit comprising:

data input means for inputting dial data and data relating thereto;

registration means for registering said data inputted by said data input means;

retrieval means for retrieving desired dial data from said dial data registered in said registration means;

tone signal producing means for producing corresponding tone signals on the basis of said dial data retrieved by said retrieval means;

a speaker for converting said tone signals to tones and outputting the same to the exterior of the unit; and

mode switching means for switching an operation mode of the unit between first and second modes,

said first mode including means for registering and retrieving dial data for special telephone service,

a predetermined identification number being added to a telephone number for a long-distance call registered in said first mode,

said tone signal producing means further including deletion means for deleting said identification number from a retrieved telephone number for a long-distance call when said telephone number for a long-distance call is retrieved in said first mode and prescribed dial data for special telephone service is retrieved in said second mode.

5. A portable automatic dialing unit for convertion predetermined dial data to tones and transmitting the tones, said portable automatic dialing unit comprising:

data input means for inputting dial data and data relating hereto;

registration means for registering said data inputted by said data input means;

retrieving means for retrieving desired data from said dial data registered in said registration means;

tone signal producing means for producing corresponding tone signals on the basis of said dial data retrieved by said retrieval means;

a speaker for converting said tone signals to tones and outputting the same to the exterior of the unit; and

mode switching means for switching an operation mode of the unit between first and second modes,

said first mode including means for registering and retrieving target telephone number data, said second mode including means for registering and retrieving dial data for special telephone service.

said data input means including means for inputting insertion position specifying data indicating a position of dial data registered in said second mode for inserting a target telephone number in the insertion position,

said tone signal producing means including data insertion means for inserting said target telephone number data retrieved in said first mode in said position specified by said insertion position specifying data when said dial data retrieved in said second mode includes said insertion position specifying data; and

said data input means including means for inputting insertion position specifying data includes means for variably selecting the insertion position for inserting a target telephone number in the registered data of the second mode.

6. A portable automatic dialing unit for converting predetermined dial data to tones and transmitting the tones, said portable automatic dialing unit comprising:

data input means for inputting dial data and data relating hereto;

registration means for registering said data inputted by said data input means;

retrieval means for retrieving desired data from said dial data registered in said registration means;

tone signal producing means for producing corresponding tone signals on the basis of said dial data retrieved by said retrieval means;

a speaker for converting said tone signals to tones and outputting the same to the exterior of the unit; and

mode switching means for switching an operation mode of the unit between first and second modes,

said first mode including means for registering and retrieving target telephone number data, said second mode including means for registering and retrieving dial data for special telephone service,

said data input means including means for inputting insertion position specifying data indicating a position of dial data registered in said second mode for inserting a target telephone number in the insertion position,

said tone signal producing means including data insertion means for inserting said target telephone number data retrieved in said first mode in said position specified by said insertion position specifying data when said dial data retrieved in said second mode includes said insertion position specifying data; and

said special telephone service includes a credit call service code and a contract number and said insertion position is between said credit call service code and said contract number.

7. A portable automatic dialing unit for converting predetermined dial data to tones and transmitting the tones, said portable automatic dialing unit comprising:

data input means for inputting dial data and data relating hereto;

registering means for registering said data inputted by said data input means;

retrieval means for retrieving desired data from said dial data registered in said registration means;

tone signal producing means for producing corresponding tone signals on the basis of said dial data retrieved by said retrieval means;

a speaker for converting said tone signals to tones and outputting the same to the exterior of the unit; and

mode switching means for switching an operation mode of the unit between first and second modes,

said first mode including means for registering and retrieving target telephone number data, said second mode including means for registering and retrieving dial data for special telephone service,

said data input means including means for inputting insertion position specifying data indicating a position of dial data registered in said second mode for inserting a target telephone number in the insertion position,

said tone signal producing means including data insertion means for inserting said target telephone number data retrieved in said first mode in said position specified by said insertion position specifying data when said dial data retrieved in said second mode includes said insertion position specifying data; and

said means for inputting the insertion position includes a target key.