Destination calling control system and destination calling control method

• US 20050181774A1
• Filed: 03/04/2005
• Published: 08/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Miyata, Akiko
• Application Number:
  US11/071,226
• Publication Number:
  US 20050181774A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations

Abstract

A destination calling control apparatus comprising a database 5, an image data storage unit 4, a display unit 2 on which image data stored in the image data storage unit 4 is displayed, area specification means for allowing the user to specify a desired area within an image displayed on the display unit 2, an input unit 3 through which the user enters destination data, a data registration unit 12 which calculates the coordinates of a destination image area specified by the above-described area specification means as a destination image area, associates the coordinates with destination data entered from the display unit 2, and registers the correspondence data with the database 5, and a destination data search unit 13 which calculates the coordinates of an area specified by the area specification means as the destination and, based on the calculated coordinates, searches the database 5 for destination data.

Claims

1. A destination searching apparatus comprising:

display means;

area specification means for specifying a destination image area within an image displayed on said display, said destination image area having corresponding destination data; and

search means for retrieving said destination data based on said associated data, said associated data associating a coordinated data of said destination image area with said destination data.

2. The destination searching apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a database for storing said associated data and said destination data;

an image storage means for storing image data; and

input means for entering said destination data corresponding to said destination image area.

3. The destination searching apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

data registration means for calculating coordinate data of said destination image area and associating said coordinate data with said destination data thereby generating associated data.

4. The destination searching apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

contacting means for contacting a destination based on said destination data.

5. A destination searching apparatus comprising:

a display;

an area specifier which specifies a destination image area within an image displayed on said display, said destination image area having corresponding destination data;

data registration facilities for calculating coordinate data of said destination image area and associating said coordinate data with said destination data thereby generating associated data;

a searcher that retrieves destination data based on said associated data and said specified destination image area; and

a contactor that contacts said destination based on said destination data.

6. The destination searching apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

a database;

an image store that stores image data; and

an input device for entering said destination data.

7. A destination searching method comprising:

displaying an image;

receiving a specified destination image area within said image, said destination image area having corresponding destination data;

calculating coordinate data of said specified destination image area and associating said coordinate data with said destination data thereby generating associated data; and

retrieving the destination data based on said associated data and said specified destination image area.

8. The destination searching method of claim 7, further comprising:

storing said associated data and said destination data;

storing image data; and

receiving said destination data corresponding to said destination image area.

9. The destination searching method of claim 7, further comprising:

contacting a destination using said destination data.