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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1995
Hiroshi Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Morihiko Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Michihiro Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Michihito Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a communication terminal device and a method of originating a call, the number of operations at the time of originating a call in a communication terminal device can be reduced. When the send key is depressed for a long period after inputting a numerical sequence by the numeral keys, the call origination based on the input numerical sequence itself is performed. In contrast, when the send key is depressed for a short period after inputting a numerical sequence, the call origination based on the telephone number read from the storage address corresponding to the input numeral sequence is performed. In this manner, the originating operation as to the telephone number stored in the telephone directory memory can be performed by inputting a numeral sequence corresponding to the storage address and depressing the send key, and the originating operation as to an arbitrary special telephone number can be performed merely by inputting a numerical sequence and depressing the send key. Accordingly, the communication terminal device can be obtained which can reduce the number of operations at the time of originating a call and hence provide excellent operability.