JPH0236659A - System for registering recording during absence - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the service of a telephone subscriber by sending a prescribed message to a caller subscriber and replying the message. CONSTITUTION:A caller subscriber 3 dials the number of a called subscriber 2, a controller 7 of a local exchange 10 uses a storage device 6 so as to collate whether the subscriber is an automatic answering recording subscriber or not and when the subscriber is a registered subscriber, an announcement machine 5 gives a message that the called subscriber 2 is an automatic answering recording subscriber and dialing of 'G' is required when the recording is needed. Then the caller subscriber 3 records the message in the automatic answering recording device 1 of the called subscriber 2 by the reply of the called subscriber 2, the caller subscriber 3 hooks on at the end of recording to complete the call. Thus, whether or not recording is desired is decided by the caller subscriber.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to answering machine recording, and more particularly to a recording system for answering machine calls that allows the calling subscriber to decide whether to record or not.

[Prior Art] In the conventional answering machine, an answering machine connected to a called subscriber automatically responds to an incoming call regardless of the intention of the calling subscriber, and the answering machine starts recording.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional answering machine recording system described above is not under the control of a single calling subscriber, but rather under the control of the called subscriber, that is, the owner of the answering machine, and the calling subscriber has no control over when the called subscriber is away. There was no way to know if it was being recorded. For this reason, the conventional answering machine has the following drawbacks for the calling subscriber: the receiving subscriber does not know that the answering machine is recording, and the answering machine is unilaterally recording the answering party when the calling subscriber wants to talk directly. One-way calls are dropped, and the caller's answering machine automatically answers the call, and the line is connected regardless of whether the calling subscriber wishes to record the answering machine, resulting in high call charges. was sometimes charged.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The answering machine of the present invention includes an announcement machine or a tone sending device that sends out a predetermined message or tone to confirm to the calling subscriber whether or not recording of the answering machine is necessary. , a storage device that stores whether or not the calling subscriber is a subscriber registered for answering, and a data stored in the storage device to check whether the calling subscriber is a subscriber registered for answering, and the subscriber registers for answering. and a control device that causes the message or tone to be sent from the announcement machine or tone sending device when the caller is a subscriber, and records the message or tone on the answering machine of the called subscriber in accordance with the response of the calling subscriber; This system is characterized by allowing the subscriber to decide whether or not to record.

[Example] Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.
indicates an answer recording device, 2 indicates a receiving subscriber, and 3 indicates a calling subscriber. A terminating subscriber 2 and an originating subscriber 3 are each connected to a local exchange 10. Also connected to the local exchange 10 are an announcement machine 5, a storage device 6, a control device 7, and a tone sending device 8. The tone emitting device 8 may be an announcement machine.

The operation of this embodiment will be explained below.

First, the service operation method will be explained with reference to FIG.

Calling subscriber 2's number from calling subscriber 3 Dial AB-CDEF (Step 1).

Is the controller 7 of the local exchange 10 a registered subscriber for answering calls?
If the subscriber is not a registered subscriber, connection is made to the receiving subscriber 2. If the subscriber is a registered subscriber, the announcement machine 5 sends a message that the incoming subscriber 2 is an answering subscriber and requests that the subscriber turn dial G if recording is required (step 2). Upon receiving Dial G, the local exchange 10 connects to the called subscriber 2 (steps 3 and 4) and sends a ringback tone to the calling subscriber 3 (step 5). Upon the response of the called subscriber 2 (step 6), the calling subscriber 3 records the message on the answering machine 1 of the called subscriber 2 (step 7).
). When the recording is completed, the calling subscriber 3 goes on-hook to end the call (step 8). In addition, in the state of step 2 in FIG. 2, if the calling subscriber 3 does not want to record, the third
As shown in the figure, the call ends when the originating subscriber 3 goes on-hook (step 9).

Next, a service registration/cancellation method will be explained with reference to FIG.

The called subscriber 2 dials the special number IXY after going off-hook (step 10). Local exchange 10 has special number IX.
Upon reception of Y, a first confirmation tone (or message) is sent out by the tone sending device 8 (step 11). The receiving subscriber 2 receives the first confirmation tone (or message) and dials M if registration is required or N if desired to cancel (step 12). Upon reception of M or N, local exchange 10 stores data to this effect in its storage device. Local exchange 10
To confirm this registration or cancellation, a second confirmation tone (or message) is sent from the tone sending device 8 (step 13). Upon reception of the second confirmation tone, the called subscriber 2 goes on-hook and the registration or cancellation is completed.

Incidentally, when a call is received from another station, the dial G from the calling subscriber from the other station is relayed through the incoming trunk 4, so that connection from the other station is made in the same manner as the own station.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention allows a predetermined message or tone to be sent to a calling subscriber, and the calling subscriber can control whether or not to record an answering call based on the response to the message or tone. This has the effect of helping to improve services for telephone subscribers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are sequence diagrams showing a sequence of a service operating method, and FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a sequence of a service registration/cancellation method. 1: Absence recording device 2: Incoming subscriber 3: Calling subscriber 4: Incoming trunk 5: Announcement machine 6: Storage device Tone sending device

Claims (1)

[Claims] In the answering machine, there is an announcement machine or a tone sending device that sends out a predetermined message or tone to confirm to the calling subscriber whether or not there is a need for answering, and a device that stores whether or not the calling subscriber is a registered subscriber for answering. The storage device verifies whether or not the calling subscriber is a subscriber registered for answering recording, using the data in the storage device, and if the calling subscriber is a subscriber registered for answering recording, the message or tone is sent from the announcement machine or tone sending device. and a control device that causes the calling subscriber to record the answering machine on the answering machine of the called subscriber according to the response of the calling subscriber, and the calling subscriber decides whether to record or not. Features an absentee recording registration method.