KR20010003627A - Recording and playing basic apparatns and method of written message as well as voice message on the telephone answering michine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a voice and handwritten message automatic recording, speech and playback device using an answering machine, and a method thereof. In particular, one side of a notepad 100 installed at a subscriber's home or office with a trunk line 300 received from a telephone company And a connector of the other side connector of the notepad 100 and a connector of the general telephone 200, wherein the notepad 100 is a microcomputer 1, a memory 2, and a touch panel 3. , Electronic pen (4), LCD screen (5), function button (6), trunk line / modem interface unit (7), SVD modem (8), trunk line monitoring unit (9), voice answering unit (10), audio Memory 11, Speaker 12, Microphone 13, Auto Answer On / Off Hook Switch 14, On / Off Hook Signal Detector 15, SVD Mode On / Off Switch 16, SVD On LED ( 17) and the answering machine LED 18, which can be written on the LCD screen of the notepad as well as voice messages to the answering machine of the absent party. By allowing memo, graphic / image data, text, etc. to be left, the contents of the message recorded by the other party on the answering machine can be played by voice or screen, and the data is supported simultaneously with voice as well as general public network. It can be used for general information communication network, ATM network, high-speed digital subscriber network, and can be applied to wireless communication network, so wireless communication service that supports voice and data simultaneously such as IMT-2000 and wireless subscriber network, WLL, which will be serviced in the future It is intended to be used.

Description

Device for automatic recording, speech and playback using voice answering machine and method thereof {Recording and playing basic apparatns and method of written message as well as voice message on the telephone answering michine}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically recording, recording, and playing voice and handwritten messages using an answering machine, and more particularly, to a telephone answering machine connected to a wired telephone network. Not only the voice message but also the message of the handwritten note can be left on the LCD screen, and the voice and note message can be played back.

In other words, documents, maps, formulas, etc. are voice messages, so it is difficult to communicate. By using a notepad, you can write a message with an electronic pen on a touch panel placed on the LCD screen. You can leave only voice messages through these node pads, and you can leave voice and note messages at the same time, and you can also leave note messages without voice, and the messages left are not only voice but also note messages on the LCD screen. You can reproduce the movement of the pen working on the handwriting memo as it is, and also jump to the previous message, jump to the next message, and stop playback for messages with voice and notes, such as an answering machine for the existing voice during playback. , Delete messages that are playing, etc. The message is invented so that it can be stored in the system's memory as a note through indexing.

Conventional telephone answering machines are designed to leave only voice messages.

In addition, the fax can send handwritten documents or printed documents to the other person in the form of images and print them out on paper to view the same image, but there is no automatic answering function to send a voice. There is a problem that does not provide a method.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the two parties to the call with a notepad and an answering machine in the absence of a voice message in the answering machine of the other party You can also leave handwritten notes, graphics / image data, texts, etc. on the notepad LCD screen, and the recipient of the message plays the contents of the message recorded on his or her answering machine in the absence of voice by using the screen. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic recording, video recording and reproducing apparatus and a method using an answering machine capable of accurately confirming the intention of the other party.

The other object of the present invention can be used not only in the public public network (PSTN) but also in the integrated information communication network (ISDN), ATM network, high-speed digital subscriber network (DSL), etc., which supports data simultaneously with voice. It can be applied to a communication network so that the answering machine can easily be used by changing only the connection part with the network in a wireless communication service that supports voice and data at the same time, such as IMT-2000, which will be serviced in the future, and wireless local loop (WLL) The present invention provides an apparatus for recording and playing a voice and a handwritten message, and a method thereof.

According to the present invention, two terminal apparatuses (that is, a notepad and an answering machine) having the same configuration are interworked with each other while maintaining a same screen while using the existing telephone as it is and during a call with a counterpart. It allows them to communicate with each other, and they can make the content they want to discuss in advance before the call, create new ones during the call, and change the work by adding to each other continuously during the call. Its contents can be saved, and even if a voice call is not made, two terminal devices can use the electronic pen to perform synchronous data communication on the screen. Voice call to the answering machine of the other party You can also leave handwritten notes, graphics / image data, texts, etc. written on Notepad's LCD screen. This can be achieved by playing with a video so that the intention of the other party can be confirmed accurately.

1 is a connection diagram of an answering machine, a trunk line and a telephone to which the present invention is applied, and a connection state of a notepad and a trunk line and a notepad of a source.

Figure 2 is an external view of the answering machine and notepad used in the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of an apparatus of the present invention.

4 is an exemplary view of a display and a menu icon appearing on a screen when a note message is played in an answering machine according to the present invention.

5 is a main flowchart for explaining the method of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a detailed flowchart of the button operation subroutine in Fig. 5;

FIG. 7 is a detailed flowchart of the auto answer acting subroutine of FIG. 5;

8 is a detailed flowchart of the message replay subroutine of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a detailed flowchart of the command receiving subroutine for SVD in FIG. 7; FIG.

10 is a detailed flowchart of the note playback subroutine in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a detailed flowchart of the voice reproduction subroutine in FIG. 8; FIG.

12 is a structural diagram of a note message.

(A)-(c) of FIG. 13 shows the operation order and flow in terms of a user's position using a notepad and an answering machine in a scenario form.

(a) is an auto answer mode scenario,

(b) is the SVD mode scenario,

(c) is a message reproduction scenario.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: microcomputer 2: memory

3: touch panel 4: electronic pen

5: LCD screen 6: Function button

7: trunk line / modem interface unit 8: SVD modem

9: trunk line monitoring unit 10: automatic voice response unit

11: audio memory 12: speaker

13: Microphone 14: Auto Answer On / Off Hook Switch

15: On / off hook signal detector 16: SVD mode on / off switch

17: SVD On LED 18: Auto Answer On LED

31: Main Menu Board 32: Sub Menu Board

33: Save Message icon 100: Notepad

200: telephone 300: trunk line

400: Answering machine

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail by the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view illustrating a connection diagram of an answering machine, a trunk line, and a telephone to which the present invention is applied, and a state diagram of a connection between a notepad and a trunk line and a notepad of a source, according to the present invention. At the same time, the configuration of the notepad 100 or the answering machine 400 is connected to one connector, the other connector of the notepad 100 and the answering machine 400 and the connector of the general telephone 200 It has a configuration that interconnected.

Figure 2 shows the appearance of the answering machine and note pad used in the present invention, the answering machine 400 and the notepad 100, such as the information device attached to the phone 200 is a convenient landline telephone It serves to help use, the input device has a touch panel (3) and has a configuration in which several function buttons (6) for selecting a frequently used function is installed, wherein the touch panel (3) Pressing on the touch panel using a pen (4) to detect the position, the character input is configured to input by using a keyboard on the LCD screen (5) or by connecting a keyboard to the outside, and the output device is displayed on the screen It is composed of a corresponding LCD screen and LED (17) indicating the status of the system, the inside is equipped with a modem is configured to transmit and receive data to and from the outside through the telephone line.

In addition, the touch panel 3 may be positioned on the LCD screen to display the movement of the electronic pen when writing a note on the LCD as it is. At this time, the main menu board is located at a predetermined position on the left side of the touch panel 3. 31) is located, the moment the touch with the electronic pen (4) is selected and performed, the sub menu board 32 of the related function is displayed on the right side, the moment when the corresponding area or icon is touched The function of the submenu is selected and configured to be performed.

In addition, the answering machine 400 and the notepad 100 has a built-in microphone 13 and the speaker 12 can record a voice message for guidance, as well as the voice message left by the caller 12 You can also listen via

3 is a block diagram of an apparatus of the present invention, which detects and controls various input / output devices and various control signals, and simultaneously responds to the answering machine 400 or the notepad 100 through a predetermined program stored in a memory. Microcomputer (1) to perform the overall control function of;

A memory 2 having a ROM for storing program codes, a phone book and note data, and a RAM for storing variables, temporary data, an operating system, and the like;

It has a configuration made of thin and transparent plates so that the horizontal and vertical positions can be output as voltages at the moment of pressing, and each voltage detected by analog is converted into digital and converted into position information in the microcomputer (1). Is activated when the position is touched, and when the user draws the contents (for example, a memo or a note) to be delivered by touching the electronic pen 4 on the panel, the data of the electronic pen 4 is calculated. A touch panel 3 to be transferred to the microcomputer 1;

An electronic pen (4) as an input means which is installed to apply a physical force or an electric force on the touch panel (3) to create a content to be delivered or to operate a menu;

An LCD screen 5 as a screen output device which shows the operation of the menu, the contents created by the electronic pen 4, the contents sent by the counterpart, the state of the system, and the like;

Several function buttons 6 installed to set an automatic answering mode, display a phone book, an incoming phone number, a dialed phone number, and the like, and perform an easy call;

Installed between the CO line 300 and the SVD modem 8 and the telephone 200, the signal input to the CO line 300 is inputted to the SVD modem 8 or the telephone 200, and the signal is output. A trunk line / modem interface unit 7 for outputting the opposite path;

It is installed between the trunk line / modem interface unit 7 and the microcomputer 1 and multiplexes voice and data to perform transmission and reception with a modem of a remote location through modulation and demodulation process. When the notepad 100 is in the SVD mode, it simultaneously transmits and receives voice and data, as well as demodulates the signal input to the trunk line in the SVD (Simultaneous Voice Data) mode and demultiplexes the data to the microcomputer 1. The voice is input to the telephone 200 via the trunk line / modem interface unit 7. On the contrary, the voice from the telephone 200 and the data from the microcomputer 1 are multiplexed, modulated, and sent to a remote location. When the on / off switch 16 is in the off state, the signal of the trunk line is transmitted directly to the telephone 200. When the SVD mode on / off switch 16 is on, the signal of the trunk line is extracted by voice only. SVD modem interface unit (8) for transmission to the telephone 200 via the 7 and;

The incoming signal through the trunk line 300 detects which signal among ring signal, caller's telephone number and information (Caller ID Typel, Type2), DTMF tone signal, and call progress tone to the microcomputer 1, respectively. A trunk line monitoring unit 9 for inputting;

A voice answering unit 10 for converting a voice signal into a digital signal and recording the audio signal in the audio memory 11 or converting the data in the audio memory 11 into an analog voice signal;

An audio memory 11 for storing a guide message or a message left by the caller from outside;

A speaker 12 for outputting a voice signal output from the voice answering unit 10 to the outside;

A microphone 13 for recording a guide message or the like as a voice signal when the answering machine 10 is operated;

Under the control of the microcomputer 1, when the auto answer mode is set to the missed call, the switch operates in the off-hook position to make a call with the caller. An on / off hook switch 14;

An on / off hook signal detector (15) for detecting the state of the telephone (200) attached to the answering machine (400) and the notepad (100) and transmitting the detected state to the microcomputer (1);

Under the control of the microcomputer 1, the voice mode is turned off so that the phone 200 is directly connected to the trunk line 300. In the SVD mode, the phone line 300 is turned on through the SVD modem 8 and the phone 200 is turned on. An SVD mode on / off switch 16 for multiplexing / demultiplexing voice and data in the SVD modem 8 to simultaneously transmit and receive voice and data;

An SVD on LED 17 for displaying to the user whether the answering machine 400 and the notepad 100 are in the SVD mode or another voice mode or the standby mode under the control of the microcomputer 1;

When the user presses the auto answer on / off button among the function buttons 6 to set the system to the auto answer mode to go out, the system is set to the auto answer mode and a predetermined output signal is output from the output pod of the microcomputer 1. It turns on when the light is generated, and on the contrary, when the auto answer on / off button is pressed again, the light goes out when the message is left in the auto answer mode is turned on. .

4 is an exemplary diagram of a display and a menu icon appearing on a screen when a note message is played in the answering machine according to the present invention, and the main function on the far left of the answering machine 400 and the notepad 100 is shown. The main menu board 31, which is a button for performing the operation, is formed, this icon is located at a predetermined position and starts by performing a light touch with a finger or an electronic pen. This function includes a note for making a note and a call for making a call. It is divided into a phone book, a clock for viewing the current time, a system setting for changing system variables and constants as needed, a schedule for writing down tasks for a calendar, and many other auxiliary functions.

In addition, if the sub menu board 32 is formed at a specific position on the LCD screen when a specific main menu is required to be performed dependently, the icon displayed on the LCD screen may be selected by using an electronic pen. At the top of the screen is a Menu / Title Bar, which displays the current function and status of the system, the current date and time, help, and some submenus if necessary.

In addition, when the message is played, a working area, which is a space for playing the message as the sender sends the note memo written by the electronic pen, is formed. This workspace can load existing notes and place them on the workspace. You can create new notes, edit them, or create new notes using editing tools.

In addition, a message storage icon 33 is formed at the bottom right of the answering machine 400. In the case of a message that does not need to be stored after playing a normal message, the message can be deleted using the erase button, The message is installed so that it can be stored in the memory as a note by inputting the necessary index information by touching the message storage icon 33.

On the other hand, Figure 5 shows a main flow chart for explaining the method according to the present invention, when the power is supplied to the answering machine 400, the initialization proceeds, the system is set to the standby mode and then the response mode is initialized to off Turning off the answering-on LED 18;

Thereafter checking whether any button is pressed by the user, and if any one of the buttons is pressed, performing a button operation subroutine and returning to the initial stage;

If no button is pressed as a result of the detection, checking whether a ring signal is received to check whether an incoming call is received from the outside, and if there is no ring signal, repeating the loop;

If the bell signal is detected as a result of the detection, checking whether the auto answer mode is set to an on state and if not, turning the loop again;

As a result of the above detection, if the auto answer mode is set to on, it checks whether the incoming bell is the first bell, and if it is the first bell, initializes the bell count # of the variable ring counter to 0, Increasing the number of times by one;

After that, check whether the bell number # increased as above is equal to the preset bell number in the answering machine 400, and if not the same value, start the loop again, and if the same value, perform the auto answer processing subroutine and then loop Characterized in that the process consisting of restarting.

Fig. 6 shows a detailed flowchart of the button operation subroutine in Fig. 5, which is used to determine whether the auto answer mode on / off button of the function button 6 is operated to go out first or after returning out. Checking if it is pressed;

As a result of the above detection, if the auto answer on / off button is pressed, it detects whether the previous auto answer mode is " on " or " off " Switch to, and, on the contrary, if the auto answer mode is in the " on " state, the auto answer mode changes to " off "

Checking whether the play button is pressed if the pressed button is not the auto-response mode on / off button as a result of the detection, and if the play button is pressed, executing the message play subroutine and then ending;

As a result of the above detection, it is checked whether the pressed button is the play button or the erase button is pressed for 2 seconds or more. If the erase button is pressed for 2 seconds or more, all audio messages are recorded in the audio memory 11 or the note messages are stored in the memory 2. At the end of the erasing, but if the erase button is not pressed for more than 2 seconds characterized in that the step consists of immediately ending the subroutine.

In addition, Figure 7 shows a detailed flowchart of the auto-response operation subroutine in Figure 5, this routine performs an automatic response to the existing voice while at the same time an automatic response to leave a note message using the electronic pen To provide functionality.

This subroutine first turns on the auto answer on / off hook switch 14 to connect the trunk line 300 and the present invention device to off-hook the telephone trunk line, sets the system to voice mode, and then The monitoring processing unit 9 starts to monitor the signal state of the telephone line (i.e., detects a traveling tone and detects DTMF tones, etc.), sends a pre-recorded guide message to the caller, and then records the voice. Starting step;

Thereafter, checking whether the caller hangs up the call through the trunk line monitoring unit 9 and preparing to end the subroutine when the call hangs up;

As a result of the above detection, if the caller is continuously talking with the caller, voice recording is continued and the caller receives the 'SVD mode on' command to see if the caller wants SVD communication to leave a note message. Returning back to the loop;

If the SVD mode on command is received as a result of the detection, the system attempts SVD communication between the two modems, storing an error message indicating that the SVD communication failed, and preparing to terminate the subroutine;

As a result of the detection above, if the SVD communication is successful, set the system to SVD mode, turn on the SVD mode on / off switch 16, turn on the SVD on LED 17 and activate the 'note' function to receive a message. Performing a SVD command receiving subroutine after filling the workspace of the screen with a blank and sequentially checking whether an SVD command is received, a call termination tone is detected, and an 'SVD mode off' command is received;

If the check above does not receive the 'SVD mode off' command or the caller does not hang up the call, the routine resumes from the subroutine that receives the SVD command.If the SVD command is received, the received time, command, and data are returned. Defining as one frame and successively attaching to a previous frame to store the note message in a configured state and checking whether the caller hangs up;

If the call termination tone is detected and the telephone is disconnected, turning off the SVD on LED 17 and storing the LCD screen 5 as final data and preparing to end the subroutine;

Upon checking the above result, when the SVD mode off command is received, the SVD on LED 17 is turned off, the system is converted to the voice mode, and the screen on the LCD screen 5 is stored as a message as the final data and then the initial loop is entered. Turning off the SVD mode on / off switch 16 while returning to restart;

In order to terminate this subroutine, voice recording is terminated, the monitoring of the trunk line status is stopped, the SVD mode on / off switch 16 is turned off, and the auto answer on / off hook switch 14 is turned off to disconnect the trunk line. After the on-hook so that the system is converted to the standby mode and the auto-response on LED (18) flashing operation, characterized in that the step consisting of returning to the initial stage.

8 shows a detailed flowchart of the message reproducing subroutine in FIG. 6, which is a routine for reproducing the entire message. When only the voice is present, only the voice is reproduced. After the note is finished playing, if there is a voice part remaining, play the remaining part, and if the 'forward' button, 'back' button, 'erase' button and 'stop' button are pressed during playback, If the function is executed and there is a message to be played back, continue playing again.

Such a subroutine checks if there is a message to be played first, and if there is no message, ends this subroutine, sets a position to play the first message if a message is left, and starts a loop. Checking whether a message includes a note message;

If a note message is included as a result of the check, performing a note playback subroutine and checking whether or not the subroutine is finished by the operation of a button;

Checking whether the voice message part is completely played when the result of the check is completed without the operation of a button in the note replay subroutine, and executing the voice replay subroutine if the replay of the remaining voice parts is not completed;

When the note playback subroutine is finished in the middle by the operation of a button or when all the voice messages have been played, and after the voice playback subroutine is performed or not, there are no more messages to play. The subroutine is terminated when the playback position is set to the next message and the loop is repeated, but there is no more playback message.

FIG. 9 is a detailed flowchart of the SVD command receiving subroutine of FIG. 7. When the counterpart performs a note function during SVD communication, the routine sends the command and data related to the command. And data are each executed according to the corresponding command and the result is displayed on the LCD screen.

Such a subroutine may include: first checking whether a command for retrieving a note has been received, and if the command for retrieving the note is performed, displaying the sent data on the screen;

Checking whether a command for handwriting memo has been received if the instruction for retrieving the note has not been performed as a result of the detection, and writing handwritten data on the LCD screen (5) if the command of the handwriting memo is received;

Checking whether a graphic or image editing command is received if a command of a handwritten memo is not received as a result of the detection, and if the editing command is received, performing the edited data sent together with the editing command;

If the editing command is not received as a result of the detection as described above, checking whether a text input command has been received and if the text input command is received, displaying the text on the LCD screen (5);

If the character input command is not received as a result of the above detection, it is checked whether a command to make the workspace on the screen empty is received. If the command to make the workspace empty is filled, the workspace is filled with spaces and then the subroutine ends. Characterized in consisting of steps.

FIG. 10 is a detailed flowchart of the note reproducing subroutine of FIG. 8. The subroutine performs this routine when there is a note message in one message, and the note message is a frame of several units as shown in FIG. 12. One frame is composed of recording (receiving) time, command, and data, and it takes one frame of data, which is a unit of note message, while playing voice while playing voice continuously. It gets the information and waits for the time to elapse, and when it does, it executes the SVD instruction. This process continues until all the frames have been executed. During this process, 'back', 'forward', 'erase', When the 'Stop' button is pressed, the note message stops playing and the subroutine ends.

The present subroutine may further include reproducing a voice message, retrieving first frame data in a note message, and then retrieving time data from the frame data and checking whether a corresponding time has elapsed;

If the time checked has not elapsed, check whether the 'Back', 'Forward', 'Erase' and 'Stop' buttons are pressed sequentially.If the 'Back' button is pressed, set the position to play the previous message and exit. Making a step;

Setting a position to be played in the next message and ending if the 'forward' button is pressed as a result of the check;

If the 'erase' button is pressed, deleting the current message, setting a position to play the next message, and then ending;

Setting the playback position at the end of the last message if the 'stop' button is pressed and ending, and returning to the first loop for checking whether the time has elapsed if the 'stop' button has not been pressed;

As a result of the above check, if the time in the frame has elapsed, SVD command receiving subroutine is performed to display the handwritten data sent by the sender on the LCD screen 5 to finish when all the frame data is performed and to check whether the frame data still remains. Checking;

If the frame data still remains as a result of the above check, the next frame is fetched, then the time data is taken again and compared with the elapsed time. If it has not elapsed, the first loop is passed through the button check step. Characterized in that it comprises a step of performing again from the subroutine.

Fig. 11 shows a detailed flowchart of the voice reproducing subroutine in Fig. 8, and this routine is the same as that of the existing voice telephone answering machine.

In other words, it plays the voice message repeatedly until it finishes and checks whether the 'Back', 'Forward', 'Erase' and 'Stop' buttons are pressed in sequence, and if the 'Back' button is pressed, it selects the position to play the previous message. Setting and ending;

If the 'forward' button is pressed, setting a position to play back in the next message and ending;

If the 'erase' button is pressed, deleting the current message, setting a position to be played in the next message, and ending the message;

If the 'Stop' button is pressed, the end of the last message is set to the end position, and if the 'Stop' button is not pressed, go back to the initial stage, and repeats the loop, characterized in that the continuous playback of the voice message It is done.

Referring to the effect of the present invention made of such a configuration and method as follows.

First, each load microcomputer 1 constituting the apparatus of the present invention detects and controls an input / output device and various control signals as a central controller of the answering machine 400 and the notepad 100, and stores the program in the memory 2. You will control the notepad according to the flow.

In addition, the memory 2 is a device for storing program codes, variables, constants, and data input by a user. The program codes, telephone numbers, and note data are stored in a ROM, and variables, operating programs, and temporary data are generated. Data is stored in RAM.

In addition, the touch panel 3 is made of a thin and transparent plate and is configured to output the horizontal and vertical positions as analog voltages at the moment of pressing, and the analog voltage is converted into digital and inputted to the microcomputer 1. It is converted into location information. The menu or icon is operated by touching the location, and the memo or note can be touched on the touch panel using the electronic pen 4 to input the movement. This is done via the device.

In addition, the electronic pen 4 is used as an input means for creating a content or operating a menu by applying physical force or electromagnetic force on the touch panel, and the LCD screen 5 is used as a display output device. It shows the operation of, the contents written by the electronic pen, the contents sent by the other party, the status of the system, and the like.

In addition, the function button 6 is an input device which provides a button for frequently used functions and presses it with a finger. The function button 6 can be embodied as an icon on the LCD screen 5 to operate the same function. It may be inconvenient than pressing, but set the auto answer mode, display the phone book, incoming phone number, dialed phone number, etc., and installed to perform the call easily.

In addition, the trunk line / modem interface unit 7 is a place where a signal of the trunk line 300 interfaces an intermediate signal for connecting with the SVD modem 8, and the signal input to the trunk line 300 is a trunk line / modem interface unit. Via (7) enters the SVD modem or enters the phone 200, and when the signal is output goes through the reverse path.

On the other hand, the SVD modem 8 has an SVD mode capable of multiplexing voice and data and performing transmission and reception with a remote modem through a modulation and demodulation process. Alternatively, the SVD modem 8 can only transmit and receive data with a remote modem by demodulating and demodulating data. There is a general data mode. Notepad can send and receive voice and data simultaneously in SVD mode.

That is, the signal input to the trunk line in the SVD mode is demodulated by the SVD modem 8, demultiplexed, and the data is input to the microcomputer 1, and the voice enters the telephone 200 via the trunk line modem interface 7. On the contrary, voice from the phone 200 and data from the microcomputer are multiplexed and modulated by the SVD modem 8 and then sent to the remote site. When the SVD mode on / off switch 16 is in the off state, the signal of the trunk line When the SVD mode on / off switch 16 is on, the signal of the trunk line is extracted from the modem and is transmitted to the telephone via the trunk line / modem interface unit 7 and the data is transferred to the microcomputer 1. do.

In addition, the trunk line monitoring processing unit 9 analyzes the call progress related tone signal on the trunk line, for example, a ring signal as an incoming signal, a caller's telephone number and information (Caller ID Type1, Type2), a DTMF tone signal, and call progression. The call progress tone detection function is input to the microcomputer 1 so that the microcomputer 1 reads the detected signal to know the progress of the call.

In addition, the voice answering unit 10 converts the voice into digital and records the audio in the audio memory 11 or converts the data in the audio memory 11 into analog voice and exports the audio. It is used as a storage location for storing the announcement message or the message left by the caller from outside, and the speaker 12 is installed to listen to the output of the voice answering machine 10 as a voice signal.

In addition, the microphone 13 is used as a device for input when recording the announcement message by voice when the voice answering machine 10 starts operation, the automatic answering on / off hook switch 14 automatically answering the absence If it is set to the mode, the switch operates in the off-hook position to make a call with the caller. In order to end a call, the switch is moved to the on-hook position and the trunk line is shorted, and the operation of the on / off switch is performed by the microcomputer (1). Relay activates command to switch on / off.

In addition, the on / off hook signal detector 15 is for detecting the state of the phone attached to the notepad. When the handset is in use, current flows through the loop and the microcomputer 1 transmits the off hook signal by the photocoupler. In the case of on-hook, the current is cut off in the loop, and the microcomputer 1 knows the state.

Meanwhile, the SVD mode on / off switch 16 is a switch for controlling the microcomputer 1 when the notepad is to be used as one of the voice mode and the SVD mode. The switch is turned off in the voice mode and the switch is turned off in the SVD mode. When the switch 16 is in the off position, the telephone directly connects the trunk line with the telephone without passing through the SVD modem to make voice calls only. When the switch 16 is in the on position, the trunk line is connected to the SVD modem (8). The SVD modem 8 multiplexes / demultiplexes voice and data to simultaneously transmit and receive voice and data.

The SVD on LED 17 is an indicator for the microcomputer 1 to inform the user whether the answering machine and the notepad are in the SVD mode or another voice mode or the standby mode. When the user presses the auto answer on / off button of the function button 6 to set the system to the auto answer mode to go out by indicating whether the system is in the auto answer mode, the system is set to the auto answer mode and the microcomputer ( The auto-response on LED 18 is turned on by turning on the value of the output pod of 1), and on the contrary, when the user returns from the outside, the auto-response on / off button is pressed again to turn off the output port value of the microcomputer 1 so that The response on LED 18 is turned off and blinks when a message remains when the auto answer mode is on.

Such an operation relationship of the apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the scenarios shown in FIGS. 13A to 13C.

First, referring to the answering machine mode scenario shown in FIG. 13A, referring to the caller's entry using the notepad 100 and the receiver in which the answering machine 400 operates, the operation sequence and flow are as follows. .

In order to operate the telephone answering machine 400 to which the present invention is applied, the answering machine should be set to the answering machine mode before going out. To this end, the caller presses the answering machine on / off button among the function buttons 6, and at this time, the answering machine LED 18 lights up.

Then, the caller picks up the phone to make a call and presses the button corresponding to the recipient's number, or performs a phonebook function entered in the notepad 100 to find the recipient's number and then simply touches it. When the dialing is completed, the caller can hear the ringback tone transmitted from the telephone company, and the receiver will ring. At this time, the answering machine 400 of the receiver sets the number of rings. If the number of rings is equal to the set number, the answering machine 400 off-hooks the telephone line, immediately emits a pre-recorded guide voice, and starts recording the voice of the other party. When this happens, the sender can hear the pre-recorded voice.

At this point, the caller can choose one of three things:

The first is to leave only a voice message. To this end, the caller transmits the message by voice, and when the caller ends, the handset is put down. The answering machine 400 of the receiving side connects among the call progress signals on the line while continuously recording the voice. If you hear a short circuit, hook up the line to the answering machine.

The second is to leave only a note message. To do this, the sender performs the 'note' function of the main menu on the LCD screen, and then touches the 'SVD mode on' icon. The answering machine 400 attempts SVD communication, and if the communication is successful as described above, the SVD ON LED 17 is turned on in the notepad 100 and the answering machine 400, and in this state, the caller takes notes. You can create a message and leave it as a message.

The method of leaving such a note message will be described below. If the attempt of the SVD communication fails, the note message can be given again or abandoned.

The third is the case of not only voice message but also a note message. For this purpose, the caller can speak the voice to leave while doing the second thing, and the answering machine 400 keeps recording the voice while doing the second thing. When the other party hangs up, the answering machine 400 disconnects the trunk line and stores the received note in the memory 2.

Meanwhile, FIG. 13B illustrates a SVD mode scenario in which a caller indicates a method of leaving a note message, which will be described in detail as follows.

Once the answering machine 400 and the notepad 100 enter the SVD mode, the answering machine 400 and the notepad 100 perform a 'note' function in the main menu, and the workspace of the screen is filled with blanks. At this point, the caller can make two choices repeatedly.

The first is to load a note that has already been created. This can be done in advance by calling the caller's notepad alone, before the call, and the note will be displayed on the caller's LCD screen. At the same time, the LCD of the answering machine 400 will appear the same, and if there are no notes made in advance, a new note can be made and left as a message.

The second is to edit notes on the screen. These editing methods include writing with a pen, entering text, drawing with graphical tools, selecting and copying and pasting parts of the screen data, erasing part of the screen data, Filling the entire workspace with a blank, etc. When each of these editing functions are performed, the screens of the answering machine 400 and the notepad 100 are synchronized in time to deliver the same contents to the other party. The two choices can be made repeatedly as desired.

On the other hand, after leaving a message, or leaving a note and voice message, the caller can touch the SVD mode off icon.If you touch the SVD mode off icon, the SVD on LED on the notepad (17 Lights out, and the answering machine 400 also turns off the SVD on LED 17, similar to the notepad 100, at this point the caller can put the handset down and on-hook and, if desired, make three choices as above. You can also continue.

In addition, Figure 13 (c) indicates a message reproduction scenario, after returning from the outside, the user first checks the answering machine on LED 18 of the answering machine 400 to find out if there is a message coming in, If there is a message, the LED blinks and blinks, so you can easily see the status of the message while you are away.

Of course, if you want to turn off the auto answer mode, you can press the auto answer on / off button of the function button (6), the auto answer on LED (18) is also turned off when the auto answer on / off button is pressed in this way, You can check the status of the message by operating.

On the other hand, there are two ways to play back a message, one of which is to play the desired message by selecting items displayed on the LCD screen 5 one by one, and the other is to play from the beginning in the order of recording using the buttons. To proceed.

In the above, when reproducing the messages one by one, a list of messages on the LCD screen may be selected and a message to be reproduced may be selected. In this case, there are three types of messages.

The first is to check only the final LCD data of the notes left by the other party when there is a note message. This method allows you to quickly check only the final result left by the caller. The second is to play the voice message when it is left. If there is a note message, the voice message is played from the beginning and at the same time, the note message is played while watching the execution of all note commands in the order that the caller sends them in the SVD mode.

In the above description, when reproducing using the playback button, note messages and voice messages may be reproduced simultaneously in the order of recording. There are four methods for manipulating messages during reproduction.

The first is to press the 'forward' button to move to the next message during playback, and the second is to press the 'back' button to move to the previous message during playback and to continue the playback. The third is to press the 'Clear' button to play. In the middle of the message, the message being played is deleted and the message is moved to the next one to continue playing. The fourth is to press the 'Stop' button to stop the playback and enter the standby mode.

If you want to save as a note in the system for a long time after the playback as described above, select the 'Save Note' icon to save the note message through indexing operation. You can also press and hold for more than 2 seconds to clear the entire message.

As described above, according to the present invention, when both parties have made a call with a notepad and an answering machine, the other party makes a call while the user is not on the phone. Handwritten notes, graphics / image data, texts, etc. can be left, so the recipient of the message can check the contents of the message recorded by the other party on his or her answering machine by voice or on the screen, and can check it accurately. It can be used not only for public network (PSTN) but also for integrated data communication network (ISDN), ATM network, high-speed digital subscriber network (DSL) that supports data simultaneously with voice, and can be applied to wireless communication network. Network for wireless voice services such as WLL, wireless subscriber network It will be very useful inventions, etc. are available.

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Connect the trunk line 300, which enters the home or office from the telephone station, to one connector of the notepad 100 or the answering machine 400, and the other connector of the notepad 100 and the answering machine 400 and the general telephone ( Interconnect each other), The answering machine 400 detects and controls various input / output devices and various control signals and performs a general control function of the answering machine 400 or the notepad 100 through a predetermined program stored in a memory ( 1) and; A memory 2 having a ROM for storing program codes, a phone book and note data, and a RAM for storing variables, temporary data, an operating system, and the like; It has a configuration made of thin and transparent plates so that the horizontal and vertical positions can be output as voltages at the moment of pressing, and each voltage detected by analog is converted into digital and converted into position information in the microcomputer (1). The touch is activated when the position is touched, and the user touches the electronic pen 4 on the panel to draw the contents he wishes to deliver, and transmits the data of the electronic pen 4 to the microcomputer 1. A panel 3; An electronic pen (4) as an input means which is installed to apply a physical force or an electric force on the touch panel (3) to create a content to be delivered or to operate a menu; An LCD screen 5 as a screen output device which shows the operation of the menu, the contents created by the electronic pen 4, the contents sent by the counterpart, the state of the system, and the like; Several function buttons 6 installed to set an automatic answering mode, display a phone book, an incoming phone number, a dialed phone number, and the like, and perform an easy call; Installed between the CO line 300 and the SVD modem 8 and the telephone 200, the signal input to the CO line 300 is inputted to the SVD modem 8 or the telephone 200, and the signal is output. A trunk line / modem interface unit 7 for outputting the opposite path; It is installed between the trunk line / modem interface unit 7 and the microcomputer 1 and multiplexes voice and data to perform transmission and reception with a modem of a remote location through modulation and demodulation process. When the notepad 100 is in the SVD mode, it simultaneously transmits and receives voice and data as well as demodulates the signal input to the trunk line in the SVD mode and demultiplexes the data to the microcomputer 1 and the voice is the trunk line. / Input via the modem interface (7) to the phone 200, on the contrary, the voice from the phone 200 and the data from the microcomputer (1) multiplexed and modulated and sent to the remote, SVD mode on / off switch ( When 16) is off, the CO line signal is directly transmitted to the telephone 200. When the SVD mode on / off switch 16 is on, the CO line signal pulls only the voice to disconnect the CO line / modem interface unit 7. SVD modem (8) for delivering a hit phone 200 and; A trunk line monitoring processor 9 for detecting whether a signal coming through the trunk line 300 is a ring signal, a caller's telephone number and information, a DTMF tone signal, or a traveling tone and inputting the signal to the microcomputer 1; A voice answering unit 10 for converting a voice signal into a digital signal and recording the audio signal in the audio memory 11 or converting the data in the audio memory 11 into an analog voice signal; An audio memory 11 for storing a guide message or a message left by the caller from outside; A speaker 12 for outputting a voice signal output from the voice answering unit 10 to the outside; A microphone 13 for recording a guide message or the like as a voice signal when the answering machine 10 is operated; Under the control of the microcomputer 1, when the auto answer mode is set to the missed call, the switch operates in the off-hook position to make a call with the caller. An on / off hook switch 14; An on / off hook signal detector (15) for detecting the state of the telephone (200) attached to the answering machine (400) and the notepad (100) and transmitting the detected state to the microcomputer (1); Under the control of the microcomputer 1, the voice mode is turned off so that the phone 200 is directly connected to the trunk line 300. In the SVD mode, the phone line 300 is turned on through the SVD modem 8 and the phone 200 is turned on. An SVD mode on / off switch 16 for multiplexing / demultiplexing voice and data in the SVD modem 8 to simultaneously transmit and receive voice and data; An SVD on LED 17 for displaying to the user whether the answering machine 400 and the notepad 100 are in the SVD mode or another voice mode or the standby mode under the control of the microcomputer 1; When the user presses the auto answer on / off button among the function buttons 6 to set the system to the auto answer mode to go out, the system is set to the auto answer mode and a predetermined output signal is output from the output pod of the microcomputer 1. It turns on when the light is generated, and on the contrary, when the auto answer on / off button is pressed again after going out, the light is turned off, and when the message remains in the auto answer mode, the auto answer on LED 18 is configured to operate. Automatic recording, speech and playback devices for voice and handwritten messages using an answering machine. Proceeding with initialization when power is supplied to the answering machine 400, setting the system to a standby mode, and then initializing the answering mode to off to turn off the answering machine on LED 18; Thereafter checking whether any button is pressed by the user, and if any one of the buttons is pressed, performing a button operation subroutine and returning to the initial stage; If no button is pressed as a result of the detection, checking whether a ring signal is received to check whether an incoming call is received from the outside, and if there is no ring signal, repeating the loop; If the bell signal is detected as a result of the detection, checking whether the auto answer mode is set to an on state and if not, turning the loop again; As a result of the above detection, if the auto answer mode is set to on, it checks whether the incoming bell is the first bell, and if it is the first bell, initializes the bell count # of the variable ring counter to 0, Increasing the number of times by one; After that, check whether the bell number # increased as above is equal to the preset bell number in the answering machine 400, and if not the same value, start the loop again, and if the same value, perform the auto answer processing subroutine and then loop Voice and handwritten message automatic recording, video and playback method characterized in that the process consisting of restarting. The method according to claim 2, wherein the button operation subroutine includes: checking whether the button has been pressed to determine whether the automatic response mode on / off button of the function button (6) has been operated to go out or after returning from going out; As a result of the above detection, if the auto answer on / off button is pressed, it detects whether the previous auto answer mode is " on " or " off " Switch to, and, on the contrary, if the auto answer mode is in the " on " state, the auto answer mode changes to " off " Checking whether the play button is pressed if the pressed button is not the auto-response mode on / off button as a result of the detection, and if the play button is pressed, executing the message play subroutine and then ending; As a result of the above detection, it is checked whether the pressed button is the play button or the erase button is pressed for 2 seconds or more. If the erase button is pressed for 2 seconds or more, all audio messages are deleted from the audio memory 11 and all the note messages are stored in the memory ( 2) The method of erasing and ending, but if the erase button is not pressed for more than 2 seconds, the voice and handwritten message automatic recording, video recording and playback method comprising the step of ending the subroutine immediately. The automatic answering operation subroutine according to claim 2, wherein the answering machine subroutine initially turns on the answering machine on / off hook switch 14 to connect to the trunk line 300 to off-hook the telephone trunk line and sets the system to the voice mode. Next, start monitoring the signal state of the telephone line through the trunk line monitoring unit (9), by sending a pre-recorded guide message to the caller and then starting to record the voice; Thereafter, checking whether the caller hangs up the call through the trunk line monitoring unit 9 and preparing to end the subroutine when the call hangs up; As a result of the above detection, if the caller is continuously talking with the caller, voice recording is continued and the caller receives the 'SVD mode on' command to see if the caller wants SVD communication to leave a note message. Returning back to the loop; If the SVD mode on command is received as a result of the detection, the system attempts SVD communication between the two modems, storing an error message indicating that the SVD communication failed, and preparing to terminate the subroutine; As a result of the detection above, if the SVD communication is successful, set the system to SVD mode, turn on the SVD mode on / off switch 16, turn on the SVD on LED 17 and activate the 'note' function to receive a message. Performing a SVD command receiving subroutine after filling the workspace of the screen with a blank and sequentially checking whether an SVD command is received, a call termination tone is detected, and an 'SVD mode off' command is received; If the above check result does not receive the 'SVD mode off' command or the caller does not hang up, the routine resumes from the subroutine receiving the SVD command, and if the SVD command is received, the received time, command and data are Defining a frame of the step and continuously attached to the previous frame to save the note message in the configured state and enters the process of checking whether the caller hung up; If the call termination tone is detected and the telephone is disconnected, turning off the SVD on LED 17 and storing the LCD screen 5 as final data and preparing to end the subroutine; Upon checking the above result, when the SVD mode off command is received, the SVD on LED 17 is turned off, the system is converted to the voice mode, and the screen on the LCD screen 5 is stored as a message as the final data and then the initial loop is entered. Turning off the SVD mode on / off switch 16 while returning to restart; In order to terminate this subroutine, voice recording is terminated, the monitoring of the trunk line status is stopped, the SVD mode on / off switch 16 is turned off, and the auto answer on / off hook switch 14 is turned off to disconnect the trunk line. After the on-hook system to switch to the standby mode, the auto-responder on LED (18) flickering operation, characterized in that the step consisting of returning to the initial stage, voice and handwritten message automatic recording, video and playback method . 4. The message replay subroutine of claim 3, wherein the message replay subroutine terminates this subroutine if there is no message to be replayed, sets a position to replay the first message if the message remains, and starts a loop. Checking whether a note message is included in a message to be reproduced after starting the reproduction; If a note message is included as a result of the check, performing a note playback subroutine and checking whether or not the subroutine is finished by the operation of a button; Checking whether the voice message part is completely played when the result of the check is completed without the operation of a button in the note replay subroutine, and executing the voice replay subroutine if the replay of the remaining voice parts is not completed; When the note playback subroutine is finished in the middle by the operation of a button or when all the voice messages have been played, and after the voice playback subroutine is performed or not, there are no more messages to play. A method for automatically recording, recording, and playing voice and handwritten messages using an answering machine comprising: setting a position to play in the next message and looping again, but ending the subroutine when there are no more messages to play. The method of claim 3, wherein the command receiving subroutine for SVD comprises: checking whether a command for retrieving a note has been received and displaying the sent data on a screen if a command for retrieving the note is performed; Checking whether a command for handwriting memo has been received if the instruction for retrieving the note has not been performed as a result of the detection, and writing handwritten data on the LCD screen (5) if the command of the handwriting memo is received; Checking whether a graphic or image editing command is received if a command of a handwritten memo is not received as a result of the detection, and if the editing command is received, performing the edited data sent together with the editing command; If the editing command is not received as a result of the detection as described above, checking whether a text input command has been received and if the text input command is received, displaying the text on the LCD screen (5); If the character input command is not received as a result of the above detection, it is checked whether a command to make the workspace on the screen empty is received. If the command to make the workspace empty is filled, the workspace is filled with spaces and then the subroutine ends. Method for automatic recording, speech and playback of voice and handwritten messages using an answering machine comprising the steps. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the note reproducing subroutine comprises: continuing playback of the voice message, retrieving the first frame data in the note message, and then retrieving time data from the frame data and checking whether the corresponding time has elapsed; If the time checked has not elapsed, check whether the 'Back', 'Forward', 'Erase' and 'Stop' buttons are pressed sequentially.If the 'Back' button is pressed, set the position to play the previous message and exit. Making a step; Setting a position to be played in the next message and ending if the 'forward' button is pressed as a result of the check; If the 'erase' button is pressed, deleting the current message, setting a position to play the next message, and then ending; Setting the playback position at the end of the last message if the 'stop' button is pressed and ending, and returning to the first loop for checking whether the time has elapsed if the 'stop' button has not been pressed; As a result of the above check, if the time in the frame has elapsed, SVD command receiving subroutine is performed to display the handwritten data sent by the sender on the LCD screen 5 to finish when all the frame data is performed and to check whether the frame data still remains. Checking; If the frame data still remains as a result of the above check, the next frame is fetched, then the time data is taken again and compared with the elapsed time. If it has not elapsed, the first loop is passed through the button check step. Method for automatic recording, video and playback of voice and handwritten messages using an answering machine, characterized in that the step of performing again from the subroutine. The method of claim 5, wherein the voice replay subroutine continuously checks whether the 'Back', 'Forward', 'Erase' and 'Stop' buttons are pressed while continuing the loop until the voice message is finished playing. Setting and ending a position to play back the previous message if the button is pressed; If the 'forward' button is pressed, setting a position to play back in the next message and ending; If the 'erase' button is pressed, deleting the current message, setting a position to be played in the next message, and ending the message; If the 'Stop' button is pressed, the end of the last message is set to the end position, and if the 'Stop' button is not pressed, go back to the initial stage, and repeats the loop, characterized in that the continuous playback of the voice message Method for automatic recording, recording and playback of voice and handwritten messages using an answering machine.