Abreviated dialer with reduced key operations

Claim 2

A telephone equipment for mounting on an automobile comprising: a memory means for storing abbreviated numbers and telephone numbers in correspondence with the abbreviated numbers; an indicator for displaying a numeric character read out from said memory means; a selecting switch for reading out the abbreviated numbers or telephone numbers in correspondence with the abbreviated numbers, or for designating a telephone number input; numeric input keys for inputting telephone numbers; a decision means for determining the on-state of said selecting switch as a designation of reading out an abbreviated number in case the on-state time is shorter than a predetermined time, and for determining the on-state of said selecting switch as a designation of reading out or memorizing a telephone number in correspondence with the abbreviated number in case the on-state time is longer than the predetermined time; a memory control means for memorizing numbers inputted by said numeric input keys to said memory means as a telephone number in correspondence with an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator in case the on-state time of said selecting switch is longer than the predetermined time and after that numbers are inputted by said numeric input keys, and for reading out a telephone number in correspondence with an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator from said memory means in case said selecting switch is in a second on-state before all of the numbers are inputted and the second on-state time is shorter than the predetermined time; an indicator control means of controlling said indicator to display abbreviated numbers or telephone numbers in response to signals from said decision means and/or said memory control means; a call switch for designating turn-on and turn-off of a telephone call; a call control means for transmitting a telephone number corresponding to an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator when said call switch is operated, or transmitting numbers inputted by said numeric input keys as a telephone number when an abbreviated number displayed on said telephone is 0.

Claim 3

A telephone equipment for mounting on an automobile comprising: a memory means for storing abbreviated numbers and telephone numbers in correspondence with the abbreviated numbers; an indicator for displaying a numeric character read out from said memory means; a selecting switch for reading out the abbreviated numbers or telephone numbers in correspondence with the abbreviated numbers, or for designating a telephone number input; numeric input keys for inputting telephone numbers; a decision means for determining the on-state of said selecting switch as a designation of reading out an abbreviated number in case the on-state time is shorter than a predetermined time, and for determining the on-state of said selecting switch as a designation of reading out or memorizing a telephone number in correspondence with the abbreviated number in case the on-state time is longer than the predetermined time; a memory control means for memorizing numbers inputted by said numeric input keys to said memory means as a telephone number in correspondence with an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator in case the on-state time of said selecting switch is longer than the predetermined time and after that numbers are inputted by said numeric input keys, and for reading out a telephone number in correspondence with an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator from said memory means in case said selecting switch is in a second on-state before all of the numbers are inputted and the second on-state time is shorter than the predetermined time; an indicator control means of controlling said indicator to display abbreviated numbers or telephone numbers in response to signals from said decision means and/or said memory control means; a call switch for designating turn-on and turn-off of a telephone call; a call control means for transmitting a telephone number corresponding to an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator when said call switch is operated, or transmitting numbers inputted by said numeric input keys as a telephone number when an abbreviated number displayed on said telephone is 0.

Claim 4

A telephone equipment according to claim 2, wherein said selecting switch increments an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator by 1 each time said selecting switch is in the on-state for shorter than the predetermined time.

Claim 5

A telephone equipment according to claim 2, wherein said memory control means controls said memory means to store an abbreviated number in correspondence to a telephone number of a last call, and said selecting switch first reads out the abbreviated number in correspondence to the telephone number of the last call.

Claim 6

A telephone equipment for an automobile being installed in a handset connected to a power source and a main unit installed in the automobile comprising: a voltage detecting means for detecting a voltage supplied to the handset; a power source switching means for switching the power source to a dry battery installed in the handset when the voltage is lowered below a predetermined value; a warning means for warning that voltage is low when the handset is powered by said dry battery; a memory means for storing abbreviated numbers and telephone numbers in correspondence with the abbreviated numbers; an indicator for displaying a numeric character read out from said memory means; a selecting switch for reading out the abbreviated numbers or telephone numbers in corresponding with the abbreviated numbers, or for designating a telephone number input; numeric input keys for inputting telephone numbers; a decision means for determining the on-state of said selecting switch as a designation of reading out an abbreviated number in case the on-state time is shorter than a predetermined time, and for determining the on-state of said selecting switch as a designation of reading out or memorizing a telephone number in correspondence with the abbreviated number in case the on-state time is longer than the predetermined time; a memory control means for memorizing numbers inputted by said numeric input keys to said memory means as a telephone number in correspondence with an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator in case the on-state time of said selecting switch is longer than the predetermined time and after that numbers are inputted by said numeric input keys, and for reading out a telephone numberr in correspondence with an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator from said memory means in case said selecting switch is in a second on-state before all of the numbers are inputted and the second on-state time is shorter than the predetermined time; an indicator control means for controlling said indicator to display abbreviated numbers or telephone numbers in response to signals from said decision means and/or said memory control means; a call switch for designating turn-on and turn-off of a telephone call; a call control means for transmitting a telephone number corresponding to an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator when said call switch is operated, or transmitting numbers inputted by said numeric input keys as a telephone number when an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator is 0.

Claim 7

A telephone equipment for an automobile being installed in a handset connected to a power source and a main unit installed in the automobile comprising: a voltage detecting means for detecting a voltage supplied to the handset; a power source switching means for switching the power source to a dry battery installed in the handset when the voltage is lowered below a predetermined value; a warning means for warning that voltage is low when the handset is powered by said dry battery; a memory means for storing abbreviated numbers and telephone numbers in correspondence with the abbreviated numbers; an indicator for displaying a numeric character read out from said memory means; a selecting switch for reading out the abbreviated numbers or telephone numbers in corresponding with the abbreviated numbers, or for designating a telephone number input; numeric input keys for inputting telephone numbers; a decision means for determining the on-state of said selecting switch as a designation of reading out an abbreviated number in case the on-state time is shorter than a predetermined time, and for determining the on-state of said selecting switch as a designation of reading out or memorizing a telephone number in correspondence with the abbreviated number in case the on-state time is longer than the predetermined time; a memory control means for memorizing numbers inputted by said numeric input keys to said memory means as a telephone number in correspondence with an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator in case the on-state time of said selecting switch is longer than the predetermined time and after that numbers are inputted by said numeric input keys, and for reading out a telephone numberr in correspondence with an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator from said memory means in case said selecting switch is in a second on-state before all of the numbers are inputted and the second on-state time is shorter than the predetermined time; an indicator control means for controlling said indicator to display abbreviated numbers or telephone numbers in response to signals from said decision means and/or said memory control means; a call switch for designating turn-on and turn-off of a telephone call; a call control means for transmitting a telephone number corresponding to an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator when said call switch is operated, or transmitting numbers inputted by said numeric input keys as a telephone number when an abbreviated number displayed on said indicator is 0.

Claim 8

A telephone equipment according to claim 5, wherein the handset has two microphones and two speakers, one for close-speech and the other for loud-speech, and has a switching means for switching a microphone and a speaker for the loud-speech to the one for the close-speech when the handset is detached from the pad.