JPH06133025A - Automatic answering telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability relating to an automatic answering telephone function by automatically displaying the use capacity of a storage device after the reproduction of an important matter terminates or the reproduction of a message terminates. CONSTITUTION:At the time of an automatic answering mode, a control circuit 1 controls a voice switching circuit 18 to select a DSP device 10-side. When an incoming call is made from a line wire, a line is closed, the device 10 is controlled to transmit a response message to the line and an important matter message from the line is recorded. At that time, a display circuit 17 displays the use capacity of a storage circuit 13 (the response message, the important matter message, the message and call recording) by percentage. When an important matter reproduction mode is selected, the display circuit 17 displays the number of the important matters from storage capacity display and storage capacity is displayed when the mode terminates.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an answering machine telephone device having a display device for displaying an answering machine function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, since a tape has been used as a storage device in an answering machine, it is very difficult to grasp the used capacity of the storage device. Further, in recent years, a semiconductor memory has come to be used as a memory device,
It only announced the usage status individually such as the message, message, call recording, and response.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional answering machine, the recording time capacity, the message, the number of messages, and the like are individually displayed as a means for knowing the usage status of the storage device. However, there was no way for the user to know the used capacity of the entire storage device.

[0004]

The communication device of the present invention has a means for displaying the used capacity of the storage device on the display device in the normal state, and at least when the message reproduction mode is selected. , Means for displaying the number of messages on the display device, or means for displaying the number of messages on the display device when the message playback mode is selected, after completion of message playback, After the message has been reproduced, it is controlled so as to automatically display the used capacity of the storage device.

[0005]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to easily recognize the used capacity of the entire storage device.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an answering machine. (1) is a control circuit for controlling the entire answering machine, which is composed of a microprocessor. (2) is the control circuit (1)
Is a line connection circuit that connects the telephone line (L) and the hybrid transformer circuit (3) under the control of. (4) is a well-known handset incorporating the receiving circuit (5) and the transmitting circuit (6), and (7) is a hook detection circuit for detecting on-hook or off-hook of the handset, which corresponds to H or L signal to the control circuit (1)
Send to. (8) is a hold changeover switch, and selects either the transmitting circuit (6) or the voice synthesizing circuit (9). The voice synthesizing circuit (9) is configured to store a predetermined message and a hold melody, and to be able to individually access each. Since (10) is used as a so-called answering machine, it is a DSP device that reproduces a response message and records and reproduces a message message from a caller and a message message from a specific person. The DSP device calculates data during recording and reproduction. An ASIC that controls the circuit (11) and the DSP circuit and manages the memory circuit (12)
(13) and an encoding / decoding circuit (14) for encoding and decoding an audio signal, and an amplifier (15) and a speaker (16) for a response message under the control of the control circuit (1).
To play through. A display circuit (17) displays the used capacity of the storage circuit (13) and the number of message messages and message messages under the control of the control circuit (1). (18) is a voice switching circuit, the control circuit (1)
Control of the handset (4) and the DS
P device (10), the hybrid transformer circuit (3)
The audio signal is switched. (19) is a tone signal detecting circuit for detecting a tone signal from the telephone line (L), and (20) is a key circuit, such as a numeric keypad, a home mode key, an answering mode key, a message mode key, a hold key,
Includes volume and playback keys.

The basic operation of the above configuration will be described.

First, in the home mode by operating the home mode key, the control circuit (1) controls the voice switching circuit (17), selects the handset (4) side, and further switches the transmitter circuit (6) side. The hold changeover switch (8) is controlled so as to be selected. In this case, when the handset (4) is off-hook, the control circuit (1) connects the line, so that the handset (4) can make a call. In this state, when the hold key is operated, the hold changeover switch (8) selects the voice synthesizing circuit (9) to output the hold melody.

Next, in the answering machine mode by operating the answering machine mode key, the control circuit (1) causes the voice switching circuit (1).
7) is controlled, the DSP device (10) side is selected, and when there is an incoming call from an outside line, the line is closed and the DSP device (1)
0) is controlled to send a response message to the line, and then a message from the line is recorded. In this case, the control circuit (1) counts and stores the number of incoming calls in the answering machine, that is, the number of recordings of the message.

Thus, in each of the above modes,
The display circuit (17) displays the used capacity of the storage circuit (13) (including all response messages, message messages, message messages, and call recordings) in percentage. When this is taken into consideration, for example, when the total storage capacity of the storage circuit is 18 minutes, the remaining 11 minutes can be recorded when 40% is used. FIG. 2 shows a display example at this time.

Next, when the message reproduction mode is selected, the display circuit (17) displays the number of messages from the storage capacity display. FIG. 3 shows a display example at this time. After ending the message playback mode, the display changes to the storage capacity display again.

[0012]

The present invention is configured as described above, and by checking the usage status of the entire storage device, it is possible to check how much is remaining and therefore the operability of the answering machine function can be improved. It is possible to improve.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an answering machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is also a display example of the storage capacity of the display.

FIG. 3 is also a display example of the number of messages on the display.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Control Circuit 10 DSP Device 12 Storage Circuit 17 Display Circuit

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued Front Page (72) Inventor Takaaki Hasegawa 3-201 Minamiyoshikata, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture Tottori Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An answering machine for storing a message from a caller in a storage device by a recording / reproducing device after sending a response message to an incoming call. In a normal state, the display device is a storage device. , At least when the message playback mode is selected, means for displaying the number of messages on the display device, or when the message playback mode is selected, It has a means for displaying the number of messages on the display device, and a control device for automatically controlling the used capacity of the storage device after the end of message reproduction or after the end of message reproduction. A featured answering machine.