Telephone note-taking device

Details Telephone note-taking device Telephone note-taking device

1994-09-28

2001-06-26

Saras, Steven (Department: 2675)

Telephonic communications

Telephone line or system combined with diverse electrical...

Having transmission of a digital message signal over a...

C345S173000, C382S189000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06252948

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a telephone note-taking device for inputting a note into a computer during a telephone call, particularly to a telephone note-taking device having a telephone note-taking faculty in a desk having a built in computer and telephone.
2. Description of the Related Art
There have been proposed so far desks which builds therein a number of business machines in order to improve work efficiency in an office. Such a desk is disclosed in Japanese Published Patent Application No. 3-263850, for example.
In such a desk, there is an idea that plural business machines are ergonomically combined for high efficiency office work.
One idea is, for instance, that the desk is provided with an input unit of a computer so as to input a note by the input unit during a phone call, instead of memo paper.
Here, a telephone note-taking device for inputting a note during a phone call into a computer has been proposed and known already. Such a telephone note-taking device is shown, e.g. in a Patent Publication No. 3-75110 (Intl. Cl. H
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4M11/00).
This device starts an operation of a note-taking faculty of a Japanese computer in response to a start of sending and receiving of a phone call.
Moreover, the device retrieves and displays data related to a called party when the party is specified.
As a manner of general use of a telephone note-taking, subjects are itemized on notepaper prior to a phone call.
However, the above note-taking device cannot cope with this manner of use i.e., permit note-taking prior to making the phone call.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the above, it is an object of the invention to provide a telephone note-taking device that makes it possible to take notes before a phone call.
It is another object of the invention to provide a telephone note-taking device that is capable of calling contents of notes on a screen on demand, if necessary.
In accordance with one preferred mode of a telephone note-taking device, for taking notes in a phone call, of the invention, a user can select a telephone using mode via a selecting means. If the user selects the telephone using mode via, a party designating/inputting means starts operating. On the other hand, a note inputting means starts operating at the same time as the party designating/inputting means. Input data of notes from the note inputting means are stored in a storing means. The input data of notes are displayed on a note displaying means.
In accordance with another preferred mode of a telephone note-taking device of the invention, a note-taking area for taking notes is displayed on a screen, automatically responding to sending and receiving of a phone call. The note-taking area is displayed on demand upon the screen by operation of a selecting means.


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