Patent ID: 7477728

Claim:
A fast voice dialing apparatus comprising: a fast voice dial mode setting unit that sets a fast voice dial mode in response to a user-generated command for setting a fast voice dial mode; a contracted number database that stores and manages a plurality of telephone numbers, establishes a contracted number list using a plurality of contracted numbers extracted from corresponding ones of the telephone numbers, wherein when the fast voice dial mode is set, the contracted number list is newly established at least based on telephone numbers that the user has used after the contracted number list was previously established; a contracted number detection unit that detects a contracted number generated by a signal produced by the user from the contracted number list of the contracted number database without attempting to detect the contracted number from the plurality of telephone numbers when the fast voice dial mode is set in the fast voice dial mode setting unit; and a telephone number connection unit that connects the detected contracted number to a telephone number corresponding to the detected contracted number.