JPS63131758A - Automatic answering telepnone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To form an automatic answering telephone set in which a business message only to contain a special signal is transferred when the business message is sound-recorded by setting whether or not a transferring action is executed by the prescribed signal from a caller. CONSTITUTION:It is set whether or not a transferring action is executed by a prescribed signal from a caller. The caller, before business message ICM is sound-recorded or after the sound recording is completed or within a command awaiting time, sound-records a prescribed dial key, for example, a DTMF signal corresponding to *. Only the business message ICM, in which the *DTMF signal is sound-recorded, is transferred. Thus, the business message ICM of the caller not to know the operation to sound-record the * DTMF signal is not transferred and the trouble, in which transferring is frequently executed, is eliminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an answering machine having a function of forwarding a recorded business message to a telephone or the like having a preset number.

[Summary of the invention]

In this invention, after the recording of the business message is completed,
An answering machine capable of transmitting information indicating that a business message or a recording of a business message has been made to another preset location performs a forwarding operation in response to a predetermined signal from the caller. It is set whether or not.

[Conventional technology]

A message forwarding function is known as one type of answering machine. The message forwarding function is for message transfer
When a commercial is recorded, a call is made to the telephone or pager at the preset number, and the forwarding party learns that the message ICM has been recorded and then enters the PIN number. This function allows you to listen to the recorded message ICM. In conventional answering machines, it was possible to set and change the forwarding destination and to set the forwarding function to 0N10FF.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In a conventional answering machine, if the transfer function is turned on, every time an ICM message is recorded, it is transferred. Therefore, if the information is transferred to the customer, it may be troublesome for busy people.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to record a message I containing a specific signal when recording a commercial.
To provide an answering machine to which only CMs are transferred.

Means for Solving Problem C] In this invention, after the recording of the business message ICM is completed, the business message ICM is recorded in another preset location.
Or, in an answering machine capable of transmitting information indicating that a message ICM has been recorded,
Whether or not to perform the transfer operation is set by a predetermined signal from the calling party.

[Effect]

The calling party records a DTMF signal corresponding to a predetermined dial key, such as *, before or after recording the business message ICM, or within the command waiting time. Message I in which the DTMF signal of this car is recorded
Only CMs are transferred.

Therefore, the business message ICM of a caller who does not know how to record the DTMF signal of * is not transferred, and there is no need for the trouble of frequent transfers.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of the configuration of this embodiment, where l is a network, 2 is a telephone line, and 3 is a handset. By the audio recording/playback device 4 connected to the network 1,
The business message TCM is recorded and the response message OGM is played back. Audio recording/playback device 4
For example, a two-tape deck configuration consisting of a microcassette deck for recording the business message ICM and a microcassette deck for reproducing the response message OGM, a semiconductor memory, etc. can be used.

Further, the dialing device 5 is connected to the network 1, and when the message ICM is recorded, the dialing device 5 dials a preset number and connects the forwarding destination and the answering machine. will be done. The operation of the answering machine is controlled by a microcomputer 7. For the boat 6 of the microcomputer 7, the network 1. A voice recording/playback device 4 and a dial device 5 are connected. The telephone number of the transfer destination is stored in the memory 8. A keyboard 9 is connected to the boat 6.

When the answering machine starts operating due to a call from a caller, it plays a response message OGM.

Message ICM recording, command waiting time.

Operates in the order of line disconnection. When the transfer function is activated, the designated transfer destination is called by the dial device 5 after the line is disconnected. At the forwarding destination, you can hear a signal tone or voice indicating that the message ICM has been recorded through the handset.Next, when you use the dial keys to enter your PIN, the recorded message ICM will be displayed. You can listen to the content.

If the caller wishes to activate the above-mentioned forwarding function in terms of the importance, urgency, etc. of the message ICM, the caller must specify it at the beginning or end of recording the message ICM, or during the command waiting time. The dial key (transfer key), for example, records the DTMF signal of *. Only the message ICM for which this operation has been performed is transferred. The command waiting time is provided for changing the content of the response message OGM, changing the forwarding destination, listening to sounds around the answering machine, etc.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a series of operations performed under the control of the microcomputer 7.

Upon receipt of a call from the calling party, a response message OGM is sent.
The reproduction of the response message OGM is started, and it is determined whether the reproduction of the response message OGM has ended (step ■). When the reproduction of the response message OGM is completed, the DTMF signal (in this example, the signal corresponding to the * dial key) detection is set (Step 2), that is, a predetermined port in the boat 6 for observing the occurrence of a DTMF signal is set.

This step ■ may be the first step.

Next, recording of the business message ICM is started (step ■), and it is checked whether recording of the business message ICM has been completed (step ■).

The end of the recording of the business message ICM is detected when the silent period continues for a predetermined time or more, when a busy tone is detected, etc. When the recording of the message ICM is completed, D
It is monitored whether a TMF signal is detected (step ■). When a DTMF signal is detected, it is checked whether this DTMF signal matches the transfer key (*) (
Step ■).

When the detected DTMF signal matches the transfer key,
A transfer operation is set (step ■). When the transfer operation is set, the process shifts to the transfer operation after the processing shown in FIG. 2 is completed. Further, if no DTMF signal is detected in step (2), or if the detected DTMF signal does not match the transfer key in step (2), the process ends without setting the transfer operation.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to this invention, when the calling party records a business message ICM, the business message ICM is transferred only when the caller operates the transfer key and records a predetermined DTMF signal. Therefore, the caller can selectively set the forwarding function in consideration of importance, urgency, etc., and the ICM can also forward messages from callers who do not know how to press the forwarding key. This avoids the problem of busy people being called frequently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart used to explain the operation of one embodiment of the present invention. Explanation of main symbols in the drawings 2: Telephone line, 4: Audio recording/playback device, 7: Microcomputer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an answering machine that is capable of transmitting the business message or information indicating that the business message has been recorded to another preset location after the recording of the business message is completed, 1. An answering machine, characterized in that whether or not to perform the transfer operation is set based on a predetermined signal from a caller.