Communication terminal, and dial registration method and dial registration program therefor

• US 8,019,061 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2004
• Issued: 09/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FCNT LLC
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Yamaguchi, Takako, Houmura, Toshikazu, Yoshihara, Kazuhiro, Nagaoka, Kazuma
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramakrishnaiah; Melur
• Application Number:
  US10/998,036
• Publication Number:
  US 20060039548A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,479 Days
• Field of Search: 379/100.14, 379/90.01, 379/93.23, 379/93.17, 379/355.01, 379/355.02, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/564, 455/565
• US Class Current: 379/100.14
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/00 Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2745 using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27457 Management thereof, e.g. manual editing of data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2747 Scrolling on a display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device

Abstract

A communication terminal having one or more one-touch-dial buttons simplifies operations needed for registration of destination data such as phone numbers or mail addresses. A communication terminal (e.g., a cellular phone) having one or more one-touch-dial buttons includes a destination-data registration unit (e.g., a phone-directory database) that allows destination data such as phone numbers or mail addresses to be registered therein, a one-touch-dial registration unit that allows destination data to be registered therein so as to be associated with the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, and a control unit that, in response to an operation of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, determines whether destination data has been registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit or the destination-data registration unit, and that outputs a result of the determination and a query message regarding registration of the destination data.

Claims

1. A communication terminal having one or more one-touch-dial buttons, the communication terminal comprising:

a destination-data registration unit that allows destination data to be registered therein;

a one-touch-dial registration unit that allows destination data to be registered therein so as to be associated with the one or more one-touch-dial buttons;

a control unit that, after an operation of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, determines whether destination data is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit or the destination-data registration unit, that reads out the destination data from the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data of the one or more one-touch dial buttons is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit, and that outputs display output of a result of the determination and a query message regarding registration of the destination data if the destination data is not registered; and

a display that displays a screen showing status of processing, and that displays the destination data, or the result of the determination and the query message regarding registration on the screen.

2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display, in response to the output of the result of the determination and the query message regarding registration of the control unit, displays selection information together with the result of the determination and the message on the screen.

3. A communication terminal having one or more one-touch-dial buttons, the communication terminal comprising:

a destination-data registration unit that allows destination data to be registered therein;

an input unit that inputs destination data;

a one-touch-dial registration unit that allows destination data to be registered therein so as to be associated with the one or more one-touch-dial buttons;

a control unit that, after an operation of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, reads out the destination data from the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data of the one or more one-touch dial buttons is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit, and that outputs a query message regarding registration of the destination data along with display output showing that the destination data is not registered to allow newly input destination data by the input unit to be registered in the destination-data registration unit if the destination data is not registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit and the destination-data registration; and

a display that displays a screen showing status of processing, and that displays the destination data, or the output of the display and the query message regarding registration on the screen.

4. The communication terminal according to claim 3, wherein the display, in response to the output of the display output and the query message regarding registration of the control unit, displays selection information on the screen together with the display output and the message.

5. A communication terminal having one or more one-touch-dial buttons, the communication terminal comprising:

a destination-data registration unit that allows destination data to be registered therein;

a one-touch-dial registration unit that allows destination data to be registered therein so as to be associated with the one or more one-touch-dial buttons;

a control unit that, after an operation of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, reads out the destination data from the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit, that outputs a query message regarding registration of the destination data along with display output showing that the destination data is not registered if the destination data is not registered in the one-touch dial registration unit, and that retrieves destination data to be registered in the one or more one-touch-dial buttons from the destination-data registration unit to allow the retrieved destination data to be registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data is to be registered; and

a display that displays a screen showing status of processing, and that displays the destination data, or the output of the display and the query message regarding registration on the screen.

6. The communication terminal according to claim 5, wherein the display, in response to the output of the display output and the query message regarding registration of the control unit, displays selection information on the screen together with the display output and the message.

7. A dial registration method for a communication terminal having one or more one-touch-dial buttons, the dial registration method comprising:

registering destination data in a destination-data registration unit;

registering destination data in a one-touch-dial registration unit so as to be associated with the one or more one-touch-dial buttons;

after an operation of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, determining whether destination data is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit or the destination-data registration unit, reading out the destination data from the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data of the one or more one-touch dial buttons is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit, and outputting a result of the determination and a query message regarding registration of the destination data if the destination data is not registered; and

displaying a screen showing status of processing, and displaying the destination data or the result of the determination and the query message regarding registration on the screen.

8. The dial registration method according to claim 7,

wherein the displaying of the message includes, in response to the output of the result of the determination and the query message regarding registration, displaying on the screen selection information together with the result of the determination and the message.

9. A dial registration method for a communication terminal having one or more one-touch-dial buttons, the dial registration method comprising:

registering destination data in a destination-data registration unit;

registering destination data in a one-touch-dial registration unit so as to be associated with the one or more one-touch-dial buttons;

after an operation of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, reading out the destination data from the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data of the one or more one-touch dial buttons is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit, and outputting display output showing that the destination data is not registered and a query message regarding registration of the destination data to allow newly input destination data to be registered in the destination-data registration unit if the destination data is not registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit and the destination-data registration unit; and

displaying a screen showing status of processing, and displaying the destination data or the output of the display and the query message regarding registration on the screen.

10. A dial registration method for a communication terminal having one or more one-touch-dial buttons, the dial registration method comprising:

registering destination data in a destination-data registration unit of the communication terminal;

registering destination data in a one-touch-dial registration unit so as to be associated with the one or more one-touch-dial buttons;

after an operation of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, reading out the destination data from the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data of the one or more one-touch dial buttons is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit, outputting a query message regarding registration of the destination data along with display output showing that the destination data is not registered if the destination data is not registered in the one-touch dial registration unit, and retrieving destination data to be registered in the one or more one-touch-dial buttons from the destination-data registration unit to allow the retrieved destination data to be registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data is to be registered; and

displaying a screen showing status of processing, and displaying the destination data or the output of the display and the query message regarding registration on the screen.

11. A computer-readable recording medium storing a dial registration program for a communication terminal having one or more one-touch-dial buttons, the dial registration program allowing an information processing unit to execute:

registering destination data in a destination-data registration unit;

registering destination data in a one-touch-dial registration unit so as to be associated with the one or more one-touch-dial buttons;

after an operation of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, determining whether destination data is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit or the destination-data registration unit, reading out the destination data from the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data of the one or more one-touch dial buttons is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit, and outputting a result of the determination and a query message regarding registration of the destination data if the destination data is not registered; and

displaying a screen showing status of processing, and displaying the destination data or the result of the determination and the query message regarding registration on the screen.

12. The computer-readable recording medium storing the dial registration program according to claim 11,

wherein the displaying of the message includes, in response to the output of the result of the determination and the query message regarding registration, displaying on screen selection information together with the result of the determination and the message.

13. A computer-readable recording medium storing a dial registration program for a communication terminal having one or more one-touch-dial buttons, the program allowing an information processing unit to execute:

registering destination data in a destination-data registration unit of the communication terminal;

registering destination data in a one-touch-dial registration unit so as to be associated with the one or more one-touch-dial buttons;

after an operation of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, reading out the destination data from the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data of the one or more one-touch dial buttons is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit, and outputting a query message regarding registration of the destination data along with display output representing that the destination data is not registered to allow newly input destination data to be registered in the destination-data registration unit if the destination data is not registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit and the destination-data registration unit; and

displaying a screen showing status of processing, and displaying the destination data or the output of the display and the query message regarding registration on the screen.

14. A computer-readable recording medium storing a dial registration program for a communication terminal having one or more one-touch-dial buttons, the dial registration program allowing an information processing unit to execute:

registering destination data in a destination-data registration unit of the communication terminal;

registering destination data in a one-touch-dial registration unit so as to be associated with the one or more one-touch-dial buttons;

after an operation of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons, reading out the destination data from the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data of the one or more one-touch-dial buttons is registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit, outputting a query message regarding registration of the destination data along with display output showing that the destination data is not registered if the destination data is not registered in the one-touch dial registration unit, and retrieving destination data to be registered in the one or more one-touch-dial buttons from the destination-data registration unit to allow the retrieved destination data to be registered in the one-touch-dial registration unit if the destination data is to be registered; and

displaying a screen showing status of processing, and displaying the destination data or the output of the display and the query message regarding registration on the screen.