JPH04341037A - Cordless automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow an incoming call tone to ring when the user is resident in a room and to continue automatic answering recording when the user is absent by allowing a slave set itself to judge whether or not a call is to be reached to a slave set of a message ID destination after the incoming call is replied by the automatic answering telephone set and the message ID is received to the absent user. CONSTITUTION:When a message ID is received after automatic answering telephone set replies an incoming call after the arrival of the call from an external line, a slave set 109 at the message ID destination detects whether or not the possessor of the slave set 109 is resident in a room by using s sound sensor 113. A master set 101 sending a possessor resident data rings an incoming call tone of the slave set 109 when the possessor of the slave set 109 is resident and continues the automatic answering recording when the possessor is absent.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cordless answering machine consisting of a base unit and a plurality of slave units wirelessly connected to the base unit.

0002

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of cordless answering machine does not go into an answering state unless the answering machine is set, and multiple handsets that are connected wirelessly to a base unit make a ring tone when an incoming call is received. .

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional cordless answering machine. In FIG. 3, 301
3 shows a base unit with a transmitting/receiving antenna in a cordless answering machine, and this base unit 301 has a telephone unit 304.
is connected to the central office line 302 through the telephone unit 3
A handset 303 is connected to 04.

[0004] Also, 305 is a receiving circuit that receives signals from each slave device, and 307 is a transmitting circuit that transmits data to each slave device. Reference numeral 308 denotes an answering function section for the answering function of this machine, and the above-mentioned telephone section 304, receiving circuit 305, and transmitting circuit 307 are each controlled by the CPU 306.

[0005] Also, 309 indicates one of multiple slave units equipped with transmitting and receiving antennas that are wirelessly connected to the base unit 301, and in this slave unit 309, 310 is a receiver 313.
312 is a transmitting circuit to which a microphone 314 is connected, and these receiving circuit 310 and transmitting circuit 3
12, transmission and reception are controlled by the CPU 311.

[0006]

However, with the above-mentioned conventional cordless answering machine, if the answering machine is set, a ringing tone will sound on all handsets when an outside call is received. For this reason, there was a problem in that it was not possible to play a ring tone only to a specific handset in order to record an absentee call.

[0007] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and when an incoming call is answered, a message ID is input for the absent person, and then the handset determines whether or not to allow the handset connected to the message ID to receive the call. The object of the present invention is to provide an excellent cordless answering machine which can play a ring tone when the user is in the room and can continue to record the answering machine when the user is away.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cordless answering machine according to a first aspect of the present invention, which has a base unit connected to a central office line, and a base unit that communicates with the base unit wirelessly. It consists of multiple handsets that are connected, and when an outside call is received, the message ID is entered for the absent person, and the message ID is
The D-destination handset detects ambient sound and is provided with room occupancy detection means consisting of a sound sensor that detects the presence of the handset owner in the room, and the room occupancy detection means transmits owner occupancy data to the parent device. When the sending base unit confirms that the owner of the handset connected to the message ID is absent, it continues recording the absence, and when it confirms that the owner of the handset connected to the message ID is present, it plays the ringtone of the handset. It is characterized by

Further, the cordless answering machine according to the second aspect of the present invention is composed of a base unit connected to a central office line and a plurality of handsets connected to the base unit by radio, and responds to the answering machine when an outside call is received. When the message ID is entered for the absentee,
The handset connected to the message ID is provided with room presence detection means consisting of an infrared sensor for detecting the presence of the handset owner in the room, and the room presence detection means sends the owner's presence data to the base unit, and the base unit Message I
When it is confirmed that the owner of the handset at destination D is absent, it continues recording the voicemail, and when it is confirmed that the owner of the handset at the message ID destination is present, it plays the ring tone of that handset. ing.

0010

[Operations] The present invention has the following functions due to the above structure.

[0011] When the cordless answering machine according to the first invention receives an outside call, when the answer is answered and a message ID is input for the absent person, the surrounding sound on the side of the handset connected to the message ID is sensed. When the base unit detects whether the owner of the handset is in the room and confirms that the owner of the handset corresponding to the message ID is absent by sending the owner presence data, it continues recording the voicemail and sends the message. ID
When the previous owner of the handset is confirmed, the handset's ringtone can be played.

[0012] In the cordless answering machine according to the second invention, when an outside call is received, the answer is answered and the message ID is input to the absent person, and when the message ID is input, A room presence detection means consisting of an infrared sensor was installed to detect whether the owner of the device was in the room, and the parent device confirmed the absence of the handset owner specified by the message ID by transmitting owner presence data. At that time, the call continues to record when the user is away, and when it is confirmed that the owner of the handset connected to the message ID is present, the ring tone of the handset is played.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The structure of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a first embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 indicates a base unit with a transmitting/receiving antenna in a cordless answering machine, which is connected to a central office line 102 through a telephone section 104, and a handset 103 is connected to the telephone section 104. . Further, 105 is a receiving circuit that receives transmission from each slave device;
07 is a transmitting circuit that transmits data to each slave device. 108 is an answering function section for the answering function of this machine,
These telephone section 104, receiving circuit 105, and transmitting circuit 10
7 and the answering function section 109 are each controlled by the CPU 106.

Further, 109 indicates one of a plurality of slave units equipped with transmitting/receiving antennas that are wirelessly connected to the base unit 101, and 110 is a receiving circuit to which a receiver 114 is connected;
112 is a transmitting circuit to which a microphone 115 is connected, and each of these circuits 110 and 112 is connected to a CP as described above.
Transmission and reception are controlled by U111. Also, CPU11
A sound sensor 13 is connected to 1 as an owner presence detection means for detecting whether the owner of the handset is at home by sensing ambient sounds when the handset is answered that the handset is not home.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained. When the base unit 101 receives an incoming call, the answering function 108 responds that the call is not available, and when the message ID is input, the CPU 106 receives a command to the slave unit 109 via the transmission circuit 107 to determine whether the owner of the slave unit is in the room. CPU 11 via circuit 110
Send to 1.

[0017] When the CPU 111 detects the presence of the handset owner in the room by sensing the surrounding sound using the sound sensor 113,
This handset owner room occupancy data CPU is 111, transmission circuit 1
12 to the base unit 110 side.

When the base unit 101 receives the slave unit owner occupancy data through the receiving circuit 105, the CPU 106
The data is sent to the handset 109 via the transmitter circuit 107, and the data is sent to the CPU 111 through the receiver circuit 110.When the owner of the handset is in the room, the CPU 111 plays a ring tone, and when the owner is not in the room, the ringtone is played. Recording while you are away will continue.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the second embodiment. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 indicates a base unit equipped with a transmitting and receiving antenna in a cordless answering machine;
04 to the office line 202, and the telephone section 204 is connected to a handset 203. Also 2
05 is a receiving circuit that receives transmission from each slave device, and 207 is a transmitting circuit that transmits to each slave device. Reference numeral 208 denotes an answering function section for the answering function in this machine, and these telephone section 204, receiving circuit 205, transmitting circuit 207, and answering function section 208 are each controlled by the CPU 206.

Further, 209 indicates one of a plurality of slave units equipped with transmitting/receiving antennas that are wirelessly connected to the base unit 201, and 210 is a receiving circuit to which a receiver 214 is connected;
212 is a transmitting circuit to which a microphone 215 is connected, and each of these circuits 210 and 212 is connected to a CP as described above.
Transmission and reception are controlled by U211. Also CPU211
An infrared sensor 213 is connected as an owner presence detection means for detecting whether the owner of the handset is present at the time of answering that the handset is not home.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained. When the base unit 201 receives a call, the answering function unit 208 responds that the call is not answered, and when the message ID is input, the CPU 206 sends the message to the sending circuit 2.
07, a command to determine whether the owner of the handset 209 is present in the room is transmitted to the CPU 211 through the receiving circuit 210. The CPU 211 then uses an infrared sensor 213.
This detects whether the handset owner is in the room, and this handset owner presence data is transmitted to the base unit 210 via the CPU 211 and the transmission circuit 212. When the base unit 201 receives data on the occupancy of the slave unit owner through the receiving circuit 205, the CPU 206 sends data to the slave unit 209 through the transmitting circuit 207.
The data is sent to the CPU 21 through the receiving circuit 210.
1, and when the slave unit owner is in the room, the CPU
211, the ringtone will sound, and the recording will continue when the user is away.

In this way, in the case of the above embodiment, in a cordless answering machine having multiple handsets, by inputting the message ID when answering the answering machine after receiving an outside call, the handset at the destination of the message ID will be able to identify the handset owner. Presence data is sent to the master unit, and if the slave unit is present, it can play the ring tone of the slave unit, and if the slave unit is not present, recording of the call will continue.

[0023]

As is clear from the embodiments described above, the present invention provides a cordless answering machine consisting of a base unit connected to a central office line and a plurality of handsets connected to the base unit by radio. When you answer that you are away and enter your message ID,
At-home detection means detects whether the handset owner is in the room using a sound sensor in the handset connected to the message ID, or presence detection means detects whether the handset owner is in the room using an infrared sensor. When the owner of the slave unit is present in the room, the master unit plays the ringtone of the slave unit, and when the owner of the slave unit is absent, the master unit continues recording when the owner is absent.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a first embodiment of a cordless answering machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a second embodiment of the cordless answering machine of the present invention.

[Figure 3] Block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional cordless answering machine

[Explanation of symbols]

101 Base unit 104 Telephone section 105 Receiving circuit 106 CPU 107 Transmission circuit 108 Answering function department 109 Child machine 110 Receiving circuit 111 CPU 113 Sound sensor

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: A base unit connected to a central office line, and a plurality of slave units connected to the base unit wirelessly, wherein the slave units respond to the call when an outside line is received and send a message to the absentee. When the ID is input, the slave unit connected to the ID detects ambient sound and detects whether the owner of the slave unit is in the room. When the parent device confirms the absence of the owner of the handset connected to the message ID, the base device continues to record the message ID, and sends the message ID.
A cordless answering machine characterized in that a control means sounds a ring tone when it is confirmed that there is an owner of the handset at the D destination. 2. A base unit connected to a central office line, and a plurality of slave units connected to the base unit wirelessly, wherein the slave unit responds when an outside call is received and sends a message ID to the absentee. When the message ID is input, the handset connected to the message ID has an infrared sensor that detects the presence of the owner of the handset, and the presence detection means sends the owner's presence data to the base unit. When the parent device confirms that the owner of the handset connected to the message ID is absent, the base device continues recording the absence, and when it confirms that the owner of the handset connected to the message ID is present. A cordless answering machine characterized in that the control means produces a ring tone.