KR20000020189A - Method for controlling connection of telephone line in computer communication - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for controlling telephone connection in computer communication. In a method of controlling a telephone connection in computer communication according to the present invention, which provides a telephone connection service to a user through a modem using a predetermined telephone communication program, (a) recording a plurality of connection numbers for a counterpart to which the user wants to communicate; Creating a possible phone book; (b) if the user wishes to connect by phone using a phone book, displaying a list of basic phone numbers, including at least the other party's name and the corresponding representative phone number, in order of name; Displaying the details of providing the plurality of connection numbers for the name of the counterpart selected by the user among the displayed names; and (d) when the user selects the desired connection number from the details, the basic phone number list is not written. It is characterized in that it comprises the step of immediately connecting the telephone.

Description

Method of controlling telephone connection in computer communication

The present invention relates to computer communication, and more particularly, to a telephone connection control method for providing a telephone connection service to a user through a modem.

Currently, modems are widely used to provide communication services for computers. In addition, communication service programs are being actively developed so that users can more conveniently receive telephone and fax services using computers. . Among them, an application program related to a telephone connection service is a program used to receive a connection number from a user and make a call through a modem. The user may make a list of phone numbers of the parties who frequently make phone calls and store them in the memory device of the computer, and then call them by referring to the list of phone numbers when they want to communicate.

However, the list of telephone numbers that can be created in an application related to the conventional telephone connection service includes a representative telephone number for one name, and the user has to execute a program in several steps to access the telephone number list. there was.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling telephone connection in computer communication, which makes the user interface easier to provide a telephone connection service through a modem.

1 is a flowchart according to a preferred embodiment for explaining a telephone connection control method according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an application to which the present invention is applied.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a main screen of the phone book menu shown in FIG. 2.

In order to achieve the above object, a telephone connection control method in computer communication according to the present invention, which provides a telephone connection service to a user through a modem using a predetermined telephone communication program,

(a) creating a telephone directory capable of recording a plurality of connection numbers for the counterpart to which the user wishes to communicate; Displaying a list of basic telephone numbers including numbers by name, (c) displaying details providing a plurality of connection numbers for the name of the other party selected by the user among the displayed names, and (d) If you select the desired connection number in the details, it is characterized in that it comprises the step of connecting the phone immediately even if not written in the basic telephone number list.

Hereinafter, a method for controlling telephone connection in computer communication according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flowchart according to a preferred embodiment for explaining a telephone connection control method according to the present invention.

The present invention provides a telephone directory in a method of providing a telephone connection service to a user through a modem using a predetermined telephone connection program, and when the user actually wants to make a telephone connection, the telephone number is prepared using the telephone directory. By selecting, the user can quickly connect without having to type the connection number. In particular, the phone book includes more details to enable fast connection to a plurality of phone numbers.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, a phone book for a counterpart to which a user wants to communicate is created (step 100). At this time, a telephone directory which can have a plurality of connection numbers for one name is created. For example, a plurality of connection numbers, such as an office telephone number, a home telephone number, a fax number, a calling number, and other telephone numbers, which can be contacted with the other party can be arranged through the phone book.

Next, it is determined whether the user wants to make a telephone call using the telephone directory previously prepared in step 100 (step 102). When the user selects the phone book indicated by the icon on the computer screen, a list of basic phone numbers including at least the other party's name and the corresponding representative phone number is displayed on the computer screen in the order of the names (step 104).

Along with the displayed basic telephone number list, a detailed description of providing a plurality of connection numbers created in step 100 for each name is included. If the user selects a name from the list of basic telephone numbers to view the details, the details providing the plurality of connection numbers are displayed (step 106). Normally, even if the user does not select one name, the details of providing a plurality of connection numbers for the highest name are displayed.

Next, it is determined whether the user selects a predetermined representative telephone number from the basic list displayed in step 104 (step 108). If the representative phone number is selected, the connection is made as a connection number (step 110). On the other hand, if the representative telephone number is not selected, it is determined whether the user selects the desired connection number from the details displayed in step 106 (step 112). If you select the desired connection number in the details, even if it is not the representative phone number included in the basic list is automatically assigned as the connection number is automatically made (step 114).

The telephone connection control method according to the present invention described above may be implemented in the following software.

2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an application program to which the present invention is applied, and illustrates integrated secretary software including a schedule management program that is preferably implemented according to the schedule management apparatus and method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, various applications providing communication services using a computer, such as a speaker phone, a video phone, a phone book, a fax, 1: 1 communication, a schedule management, and a PC communication, may be configured as one integrated service program. Can be.

FIG. 3 is a drawing showing an example of the main screen of the phone book menu shown in FIG. 2, which appears when a user clicks on a "phone book" located on the left side in the integrated assistant software shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 3, for example, a basic list consisting of a name and a main phone number of a home telephone number is displayed on the left side, and a detailed description of the selected name is displayed on the right side. Details include a plurality of connection numbers, for example, office telephone numbers, fax numbers, call numbers, other telephone numbers, and the like, and may further include other personal information.

In FIG. 3, when the user double-clicks the representative phone number displayed in the basic list with a mouse, the user is designated as a connection number, and a telephone connection is attempted. In addition, when the user double-clicks the desired connection number among the plurality of connection numbers displayed in the details with a mouse, the user is automatically designated as the connection number and attempted to connect the phone automatically.

As described above, the method for controlling a telephone connection in computer communication according to the present invention has an advantage of facilitating a user interface in providing a telephone connection service through a modem.

Claims (1)

In a telephone communication control method in a computer communication that provides a telephone connection service to a user through a modem using a predetermined telephone connection program, (a) creating a phone book capable of recording a plurality of connection numbers for the counterpart to which the user wants to communicate; (b) if the user wants to connect by using the phone book, displaying a list of basic phone numbers including at least the name of the other party and a corresponding representative phone number in order of names; (c) displaying details of the plurality of connection numbers for the name of the counterpart selected by the user among the displayed names; And and (d) when the user selects a desired connection number from the details, directly connecting the telephone even if it is not written in the basic telephone number list.