JPH01125048A - Automatic answering telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm a storage place of a thin memory by providing a memory reading- out part for reading out a response message from a card memory which has been inserted and attached to a card memory inserting and attaching part, and a voice transmitting part for sending out at a prescribed time the response message which has been read out by said memory reading-out part. CONSTITUTION:An automatic answering and sound recording device 10 is provided with a card memory inserting and attaching part 101 and a memory reading-out part 102, the card memory inserting and attaching part 101 inserts a card memory 2, and recording on the card memory 2 is read by the memory reading-out part 102. A response message which has been recorded in the card memory 2 can be set in detail such as not only 'O O is absent now. Your message is accepted by sound recording, therefore, please speak your name, contact number and message, after a sound of peep has been ended.' of general use, but also 'This is so and so speaking. I am sorry but I am very busy with household matters, therefore, please call up again after 30 minutes or so, or your message is accepted by sound recording.' or 'I am going out, so please try again in the afternoon', etc. In such a way, the contents of the response message can be provided delicately by the number of card memories, and storage place of such a thin memory as the card memory can be secured.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention automatically answers when an incoming call is received while answering machine recording is set, and first sends a response message to the effect that "While you are away, I will record your business." The present invention relates to an answering machine that sends messages to a calling party, prepares to record messages, and records unreceived voices.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional answering machines automatically answer and send a response message when an incoming call is received while the answering machine is set to record the answering machine.For example, [This is O○. I am currently away from home, so I will accept your request via recording. When the beep sound ends, please tell us your name, phone number, and business. ] to a cassette player or a memory device built into the telephone.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As mentioned above, conventional answering machines store the answering messages for incoming calls for which answering machine recording is set on the cassette tape or in the built-in memory element, so in order to change the contents of the answering message, it is necessary to set the recording mode. There was an operational problem in that it required a time-consuming procedure to record the response message and confirm the recorded content.

Furthermore, even if cassette tapes with different contents of answering messages are prepared, their volume is large, creating a problem in the placement of the tapes near the telephone.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an answering machine that solves the above-mentioned problems by adopting a structure in which a removable card-type memory in which answer messages are recorded is inserted.

[Means for solving problems]

The answering machine according to the present invention has a card memory insertion section, a memory reading section, and a message transmission section.

The card memory insertion section inserts a card-type card memory in which a response message is recorded in advance, and the memory output section reads the response message from the card memory inserted into the card memory insertion section. The message transmitting section transmits the response message read by the memory repeating section at a predetermined time, for example, when listening to and confirming the response message recorded from the inserted card memory, or when automatically answering an incoming call when the answering machine recording is set. Send.

[Effect]

The answering machine of the present invention sends the response message recorded in each card memory to the calling party by inserting the desired card memory. can be recognized.

〔Example〕

Next, the answering machine of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of an answering machine.

In FIG. 5, the answering machine includes an answering machine recording device 102, a line control unit 11. Telephone control section 12, telephone circuit section 13.
Handset/receiver 141 function setting section 15. and speaker 16
has. The answering machine recording device 10 includes a voice transmitting section 103. Response message memory unit 100. Audio receiving section 106. Message writing section 107, message memory section 108. and memory reading section 10
9, the setting instructions of the function setting section 15 can be sent to the telephone control section 1.
2 and is driven. When the answering machine recording device 10 receives an incoming call while the answering machine recording is set, the memory continuous recording unit 1
09 is the response message from the response message memory section 100! read,
The voice transmitter 103 connects to the telephone line 3 via the line controller 11.
Send to. Response message confirmation and message memory section 108
The answering machine recording device 10, which has been instructed to listen to the recorded message, reads the recorded message by the memory reading unit 109 and sends it to the voice transmitting unit 1.
03 is controlled by the telephone controller 12, the line controller 11
The read message is transmitted from the telephone circuit section 13 to the handset of the handset 14 or to the speaker 16 when the function setting section 15 is set to the speaker. The record of the business is recorded by the voice receiving section 106 when the answering message is completed due to an incoming call while the answering machine recording is set.
, the message writing section 107 is driven, and the received voice is recorded and accumulated in the message memory section 108 . Fifth
In the figure, recording in the response message memory section 100 is not shown.

The present invention resides in a response message memory section 100 shown in FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an answering machine 1 is an answering machine recording device 101.
It has the same configuration as in FIG. 5, including a line control section 11 and a telephone control section 12, with the line control section 11 accommodating and connecting the telephone line 3. The answering machine recording device IO includes a card memory insertion section 101 and a memory reading section 102 included in FIG.
The card memory insertion section 101 inserts the card memory 2, and the records on the card memory 2 are read by the memory reading section 102. - The response message recorded in card memory 2 is a general-purpose message such as "O○ is currently away. We will accept your message as a recording. When the beep ends, please include your name, contact number, and message. Please tell me about this.'' In addition to ``This is ○○.''

I'm currently busy with housework, so please call me again in about 30 minutes, or I'll accept a recording of your business. ”, etc. can be set in detail.

FIG. 2 is a partial diagram showing an example in which a general-purpose response message memory section 104 is added to FIG. 1, or an example in which the card memory insertion section 101 of FIG. 1 is added to FIG. 5. In order to prevent forgetting to replace the card memory 2, a mechanism can be adopted in which half of the inserted card memory 2 is popped out by operating a button to cancel the answering machine recording setting. In FIG. 2, the response message memory section 104 stores the above-mentioned general-purpose response message, and the memory reading section 105 responds when the card memory 2 (see FIG. 1) is not inserted in the card memory insertion section 101. The general-purpose response message in the message memory section 104 is read. Message transmitter 1
03 transmits the response message read from the memory reading unit 105 at a predetermined time.

FIG. 3 is an external view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, an answering machine 1 has an insertion slot 21 on the top surface into which a card memory 2 is inserted almost vertically, and an answering machine recording device button 151 is provided near the insertion slot 21.

When a response message is formed using only the card memory 2 as shown in FIG. 1, the insertion of the card memory 2 is the setting operation for answering machine recording, and the answering machine recording setting button 151 in FIG. 3 can be used as a setting cancellation button. can. With this structure, you will never forget to insert the card memory 2 when setting the answering machine recording.

In addition, if the insertion slot of the card memory 2 has a structure in which the card memory 2 is inserted by pushing it further in addition to the insertion depth, the circuit configuration shown in Fig. 2 described above is practical. It has two buttons.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIGS. 1 to 3, the main operating procedures at the time of incoming call will be explained. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the main operating procedure of the present invention.

First, when the line control unit 11 detects an incoming call from the telephone line 3 (step S1), the telephone control unit 12 checks the answering machine recording setting (step S2), and during the setting, instructs the line control unit 11 to automatically answer. At the same time, preparation is made to send a response signal to the answering machine recording device 10 (step S3). The memory reading unit 105 (FIG. 2) of the answering machine recording device 10 checks whether the card memory 2 is inserted or not (step 84), and if it is inserted, reads the record of the card memory 2 from the card memory insertion unit 101 and sends a message. The sending unit 103 sends the message (step 85), and the message writing unit 1
07 to prepare for writing the business (step 36). When the caller listens to the response message and needs to convey the message, he speaks the message, so the voice receiving section 106 receives the voice on the receiving channel, and the message writing section 107 records it in the message memory section 108. (Step S7).

Step S4 is necessary in the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and is necessary when the card memory 2 is not inserted.
The recorded response message is read by the memory output unit 105, sent out by the transmission unit 103 (step S8), and the process continues to step 86.

If answering machine recording is not set in step S2, the telephone controller 12 instructs the line controller 11 to connect the telephone line 3 to the telephone circuit 13 (step 511), and connects the telephone circuit 1 to the telephone circuit 13.
3 receives a ringing signal as a normal incoming call and rings (step 51)
2) Do.

Although there is no detailed description of the voice transmitting section and voice receiving section in the above embodiment, digital codes are appropriate for message recording due to the storage capacity of the card memory, and a voice encoding/decoding device (commonly called C0
Built-in DEC. Of course, the recording format of messages other than messages in the card memory may be analog audio. Also,
Although the functional blocks have been illustrated and explained, the microprocessor uses programs and data to control the input/output interface section to perform functions, and the formation of the functional blocks and flowchart procedures are explained in this book based on the above explanation. It does not limit the invention. Furthermore, in the appearance shown in FIG. 3, the insertion port may be located at the front or side, for example.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the answering machine of the present invention is configured to first read out and send a response message in response to an incoming call for which answering machine recording is set, from the inserted card memory. Not only can detailed response message contents be prepared, but also operational improvements can be achieved in that a storage space for thin memory called card memory can be secured.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another embodiment from FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an external view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. The figure shows an example of the main operating procedure of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an overall example of an answering machine. l...Answering machine, 2...Card memory, 3...Telephone line, 10...Answering machine recording device, 101...Card memory insertion part,
102,105゜1m $2 Drawing 3 Drawing 4 Concave

Claims (1)

[Claims] When an incoming call is received while answering machine recording is set, the system automatically answers the call and first sends a response message to the calling party stating that the caller is not at home and will record the message, prepares to record the message, and records the received voice. In the answering machine, a card memory insertion part for inserting and storing a card-type card memory in which an answering message is recorded;
The device is characterized by comprising a memory reading section that reads out a response message from the card memory inserted into the card memory insertion section, and a voice transmitting section that transmits the response message read by the memory reading section at a predetermined time. Answering machine.