JP2006019826A - Communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication apparatus efficiently managing a telephone directory even when the communication apparatus includes a plurality of physical interfaces. <P>SOLUTION: The communication apparatus 1 makes communication by using the plurality of physical interfaces 12a, 12b. A telephone directory application 151 for activating a control section 15 manages information items stored in a telephone directory database 13 which store information items denoting people to be registered and at least one telephone number in cross-reference with each other, and the plurality of physical interfaces 12a, 12b in cross-reference with each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication device having a plurality of physical interfaces.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a mobile phone that stores a plurality of telephone numbers and information for determining each telephone number in association with an individual's name, thereby improving convenience in making a call (for example, see Patent Document 1).

There has also been an internal information sharing system that centrally manages a telephone directory, outgoing call history, incoming call history, and the like in a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) telephone terminal device (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2001-358823 A JP 2004-056235 A

  By the way, in recent years, there is a communication device such as a mobile phone that has a plurality of physical interfaces and can perform communication using a plurality of communication methods. However, the conventional communication apparatus has not been studied for telephone book management in the case of having a plurality of physical interfaces.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a communication apparatus capable of efficiently managing a telephone directory even when a plurality of physical interfaces are provided.

  The communication apparatus of the present invention stores a plurality of communication physical interfaces, telephone book data storage means for storing information indicating a registered person and at least one telephone number in association with each other, and the telephone book data storage means. And phone book management means for managing the information and the plurality of physical interfaces in association with each other.

  With this configuration, since the telephone book management is performed for a plurality of physical interfaces, the telephone book can be efficiently managed.

  The communication device of the present invention further comprises identification information storage means for storing the identification information included in the telephone number and the physical interface in association with each other, and the telephone book management means is stored in the telephone book data storage means. The telephone number is extracted and the extracted telephone number and the physical interface are associated with each other by referring to the extracted telephone number and the identification information storage means.

  With this configuration, it is not necessary for the user to specify which physical interface should be used when registering the phone book, so that registration to the phone book can be simplified.

  In addition, the telephone directory management means displays a different item when a plurality of telephone numbers having different physical interfaces are associated with the same registered person.

  With this configuration, the user can easily recognize the registration status of the telephone directory, and can easily select which physical interface to communicate with which registered person.

  In addition, when the telephone directory management means cannot perform communication using the physical interface selected as a physical interface for communication, is there a registration of another physical interface for the selected communication partner? If there is a registration of the other physical interface, a transmission operation in communication using the physical interface is performed.

  With this configuration, even when communication using the selected physical interface cannot be performed, it is possible to quickly connect to the communication partner.

  In addition, when the telephone directory management means cannot perform communication using the physical interface selected as a physical interface for communication, is there a registration of another physical interface for the selected communication partner? If the other physical interface is registered, information corresponding to the physical interface is displayed.

  With this configuration, even when communication using the selected physical interface cannot be performed, the user can easily grasp the situation and determine the subsequent processing.

  In addition, the telephone directory management means manages the frequency of use of information as a communication destination, and when a plurality of telephone numbers having different physical interfaces are associated with the same registered person, Manage and display the items listed in order of frequency of use.

  With this configuration, the user can easily recognize which physical interface of which registered person has performed communication.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a communication apparatus capable of efficiently managing a telephone directory even when having a plurality of physical interfaces.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a communication apparatus for explaining an embodiment of the present invention. The communication apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is a physical interface having two physical interfaces as a plurality of physical communication interfaces (hereinafter referred to as physical interfaces), one added as a normal physical interface and the other as an additional function. The case will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the communication apparatus 1 of this embodiment includes a first communication antenna 11a, a second communication antenna 11b, a first physical interface 12a, a second physical interface 12b, a telephone directory database 13, and An interface identification database 14, a control unit 15, an operation unit 16, and a display unit 17 are provided.

  The first physical interface 12a performs communication by the first communication method (for example, cellular telephone method) via the first communication antenna 11a. The second physical interface 12b communicates with the second communication method (for example, a portable IP phone) via the second communication antenna 11b.

  The telephone book database 13 stores the name of the registered person and the telephone number in association with each other. In addition, an e-mail address or the like may be stored. The telephone directory database 13 can store a plurality of telephone numbers in association with the same registered person. In the interface identification database 14, a carrier identification code included in the telephone number and a physical interface corresponding to the carrier identification code are stored in association with each other. Note that the information is not limited to the provider identification code, and any information that identifies a physical interface may be used.

  The control unit 15 controls the entire operation of the communication apparatus 1 such as communication processing via the physical interfaces 12a and 12b, and is configured mainly by a processor that operates according to a predetermined program including the telephone directory application 151. The phone book application 151 has a function of sorting registration information according to a registrant, a registration number, and the like and displaying the information on the display unit 17. It also has a function of managing the usage frequency of registration information such as the transmission frequency and causing the display unit 17 to display according to the usage frequency.

  In the present embodiment, a single telephone directory application 151 manages a plurality of physical interfaces. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a communication device that can efficiently manage a telephone directory even when it has a plurality of physical interfaces. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a telephone directory application for each physical interface, the memory capacity occupied by the telephone directory application can be reduced.

  The operation unit 16 includes, for example, a key input unit and the like, and operates the communication device 1 by a user. The display unit 17 displays registration information of the telephone directory, functions of the communication device 1, and the like.

  Next, display of the telephone directory in the above communication device will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing telephone directory display processing of the communication apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, first, when an instruction to display a phone book is input by the operation unit 16, the control unit 15 extracts a phone number registered in the phone book from the phone book database 13 (step S1). Further, a business operator code is extracted from the extracted telephone number (step S202).

  And the control part 15 searches the physical interface corresponding to the extracted provider code from the interface identification database 14 (step S203). If this physical interface is an additional function (YES in step S204), a symbol for identifying the additional function is added after the name (step S205), and the name is displayed on the display unit (step S206).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a phone book display. FIG. 3 shows an example in which display is performed by sorting the registered names. As shown in FIG. 3, when a plurality of physical interfaces are registered for the same registered name, they are displayed as different items. For each item (registered name), a symbol [W] for identifying the additional function is displayed after the registered name. As a result, the user can easily recognize the registration status of the telephone directory and can easily select which physical interface to communicate with which registered person.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the phone book display. FIG. 4 shows an example in which the display is sorted in order of frequency of use. Also in this example, as in FIG. 3, when a plurality of physical interfaces are registered for the same registered name, they are displayed as different items. As a result, the user can easily recognize which physical interface of which registered person has performed communication.

  In the above example, [W] is used as a symbol for identifying the additional function. However, any symbol that can be identified, such as a physical interface name or abbreviation, a letter, a number, or a symbol, may be used.

  Next, transmission processing in the communication apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a transmission process of the communication apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when a communication partner and a physical interface are selected (step S501), the control unit 15 performs an operation of transmitting communication using the designated physical interface to the selected communication partner (step S502). ).

  If communication using the designated physical interface is possible (YES in step S503), communication is started (step S504). On the other hand, if communication is not possible (NO in step S503), it is determined whether there is a telephone number registration of a different physical interface at the selected communication partner (step S505).

  If communication is not possible, communication with the specified physical interface cannot be performed (out of service area, etc.), communication partner cannot be called (busy tone is detected), communication partner does not respond, etc. is there.

  When different physical interfaces are registered with the same communication partner (YES in step S505), the communication transmission operation using the different physical interfaces is automatically performed (step S506). When there are a plurality of registrations of different physical interfaces, the transmission operation may be performed according to a predetermined priority order, or a plurality of registration information may be displayed on the display unit 17 and selected by the user.

  When there is no telephone number registration of a different physical interface with the same communication partner (NO in step S505), the user is notified that communication is impossible using the display unit 17 or a voice output unit (not shown) (step S505). S507).

  With the above processing, even when communication using the selected physical interface cannot be performed, it is possible to quickly connect to the communication partner.

  Note that in step S506, instead of performing communication transmission operation using different physical interfaces, communication with the telephone number selected in S501 is impossible, and there are different physical interfaces with other same communication partners. This may be displayed on the display unit 17 and it may be determined by the user's judgment whether or not to continue the subsequent processing. Thereby, even when communication using the selected physical interface cannot be performed, the user can easily grasp the situation and determine the subsequent processing.

  According to the communication apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention, even when a plurality of communication physical interfaces are provided, information stored in the phone book database by one phone book application and a plurality of physical interfaces are provided. Since management is performed in association with each other, the telephone directory can be efficiently managed.

  The communication device according to the present invention has an effect of efficiently managing a telephone directory even when having a plurality of physical interfaces, and is useful for a mobile phone or the like.

Schematic configuration diagram showing a communication device for explaining an embodiment of the present invention The flowchart which shows the telephone directory display process of the communication apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Figure showing an example of phone book display Figure showing another example of phone book display The flowchart which shows the transmission process of the communication apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication apparatus 11a, 11b Communication antenna 12a, 12b Physical interface 13 Telephone book database 14 Interface identification database 15 Control part 151 Telephone book application 16 Operation part 17 Display part

Claims (6)

Multiple communication physical interfaces;
Phone book data storage means for storing information indicating a registered person and at least one telephone number in association with each other;
Telephone book management means for managing the information stored in the telephone book data storage means and the plurality of physical interfaces in association with each other;
A communication device comprising: The communication device according to claim 1,
And further comprising identification information storage means for storing the identification information included in the telephone number and the physical interface in association with each other, wherein the telephone book management means extracts the telephone number stored in the telephone book data storage means and extracts the telephone number. A communication device that associates the extracted telephone number with the physical interface with reference to the identified telephone number and the identification information storage means. The communication device according to claim 1 or 2,
The telephone book management means is a communication device that displays different items when a plurality of telephone numbers with different physical interfaces are associated with the same registered person. The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
If the telephone directory management means is unable to perform communication using the physical interface selected as a physical interface for communication, whether the selected communication partner has another physical interface registered or not A communication device that performs a transmission operation in communication using the physical interface when the other physical interface is registered. The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
If the telephone directory management means is unable to perform communication using the physical interface selected as a physical interface for communication, whether the selected communication partner has another physical interface registered or not A communication device that searches for information corresponding to the physical interface when the other physical interface is registered. The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The telephone directory management means manages the frequency of use of information to be a communication destination, and manages as a different item when a plurality of telephone numbers having different physical interfaces are associated with the same registered person. A communication device that performs the itemized display in descending order of frequency of use.

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