JPS63184441A - Automatic answering telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To instantly recognizing the presence or absence of a message addressed to oneself and to secure the privacy of the message by recording and reproducing the message of telephone during absence at every individual code provided to each caller. CONSTITUTION:When a telephone call comes during absence, the telephone seat 1 requests the individual code of an opposite party to be called and the message to the opposed party. In sending the message, the message is recorded in the area of a recorder 3 corresponding to the individual code. The individual code is recorded by a fixed station 4 simultaneously with the recording. On the other hand, each person using the telephone set 1 presence the discrimination card 5 and in receiving a reproduced request signal from the card 5, the message recording by the individual code is reproduced. Thus, the presence or absence of the message addressed to oneself is recognized instantly. Moreover, since the message is not informed by the 3rd party, the privacy of message is secured.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an answering machine system in particular when the same telephone is used by a plurality of people.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional answering machine system has an operation flow as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, for example. That is, if the called party is at home in step 41, the call will be made in step 42, but if the called party is not at home and is not home, the telephone bell will continue to ring, and after a certain period of time has elapsed, the call will be made. At this time, since the user is currently away, an announcement is sent to the effect that a message will be recorded, and in step 43, the message is recorded. Then, when the called party returns home and requests reproduction of the message in step 44,
The message can be listened to in step 45.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in the conventional answering machine system as described above, when many people are using the same telephone,
The problem was that everyone had to listen to messages recorded while they were away, making it impossible to use with a large number of people. There was also the problem that the privacy of messages could not be protected and it was impossible to know whether messages were addressed to oneself.

This invention was made by focusing on these problems, and it is an answering machine that allows multiple people to use the same telephone, protects the privacy of messages, and allows you to instantly know whether there are messages addressed to you. system.

[Means for solving problems]

The answering machine system of the present invention is equipped with a recording device that records a message sent to the called party via the telephone according to the personal code assigned to the called party when a call is received while the user is away. The recorded messages are played back according to the personal code.

(Function) In the answering machine system of the present invention, the recording device records messages when the user is away by personal code, and the recorded messages are reproduced by personal code.Therefore, only the person to whom the message was sent can receive the message. Messages can be known, and the presence or absence of messages can also be immediately known.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a telephone used by many people, 2 is a control unit that controls a recording device 3 to record a message when a call comes in while you are away, and the recording device 3 gives the message to the called party. Each personal code (Ct to Co) is recorded on a recording tape or the like. Reference numeral 4 denotes a fixed station which reproduces and outputs the recorded message according to the personal code according to the request signal from the identification card 5. Transmission and reception with the identification card 5 is performed using optical signals by a light receiving element 4a and a light receiving element 4b. It has become. The identification card 5 is also capable of transmitting its owner's personal code.

Next, the operation will be explained. When a call is received from outside, as shown in the flowchart in Figure 2, it is first determined in step 21 whether or not the person is away. It is determined whether the person who received the call is the person called. At this time, if it is the person in question, the call will be made in step 23, but if it is not the person in question, the call will be treated as if the person is away, and in step 24 an announcement will be made to the effect that the person is away, and the person's name related to telephone 1 will be displayed. and its personal code will be announced, and after dialing the personal code of the person to be called, you will be asked to send a message to that person. When the message is sent, the message is recorded in the area of the recording device 3 corresponding to the personal code in step 25. Further, the personal code received at the same time is recorded by the fixed station 4 and used to display the presence or absence of a message. Note that if someone is present in the room and answers the call, the message may be recorded on the receiving side, regardless of the dial transmission from the other party.

Next, the case of reproducing a message recorded as described above will be described. Each person using the telephone 1 has an identification card 5, and when this identification card 5 receives a specific signal light, it has the function of transmitting a personal code assigned to each card by blinking light. ing. and,
The holder of this identification card 5 returns home (enters the room) and the fixed station 4
When the ID card 5 enters the communicable range, the identification card 5 receives a code transmission request signal from the fixed station 4 at step 31 in FIG. 3, and transmits the personal code of the card 5 to the fixed station 4. When the fixed station 4 receives the personal code in step 32, it searches for the presence or absence of the code in step 33, and if it is recorded, it displays that fact, and if it does not, it displays that fact in step 34.35. . If the message has been recorded, the process proceeds to step 36, where the message recorded for each individual code is reproduced.

In this way, it is possible to immediately know whether there is a caller who is away and to know the message without letting others know. At this time, the message addressed to the user may be automatically played back from the recording device 3 through the fixed station 4, and it is of course also possible to listen to the message through the receiver.

Note that various types of message recording media can be used, such as audio tapes, optical discs, and IC memories, and the recording signals can be facsimile, personal computer communication signals, etc., and are not limited to audio only. do not have.

Further, the fixed station 4 and the identification card 5 of the above embodiment can be used as part of a system for managing entry/exit movement status, for example.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, messages from a phone call when the user is away are recorded and played back according to the personal code assigned to each called party, so it is possible to protect the privacy of messages and also This has the advantage that the presence or absence of a message can be instantly known, and therefore the same telephone can be used by a large number of people.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation when receiving the message, Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation when playing a message, and Fig. 4 is a conventional answering machine. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the system. 1... Telephone 3 --- Recording device 4 --- Fixed station 5 --- Identification card applicant Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. ScO

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) Equipped with a recording device that records the message sent to the called party via the telephone when a call is received while the person is away, according to the personal code assigned to the called party,
An answering machine system characterized in that the recorded messages are played back for each individual code. (2) The answering machine system according to claim 1, wherein the message is reproduced by a signal from an identification card having a personal code. (3) The answering machine system according to claim 2, wherein the transmission from the identification card is performed using an optical signal.