KR19990032252A - How to tell if you have received messages from an answering machine - Google Patents

Abstract

end. The technical field to which the invention described in the claims belongs

How to handle messages from an answering machine.

I. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention provides a method for automatically notifying the presence or absence of a received message in an answering machine.

All. Summary of Solution of the Invention

Providing a method for transmitting a pre-stored voice guidance message in response to the status information of the message stored in the answering machine when the infrared radiation emitted from the human body is detected by adding a human infrared detector to the answering machine. do.

la. Important uses of the invention

Wired and wireless answering machine,

Description

How to tell if you have received messages from an answering machine

The present invention relates to a message processing method of an answering machine, and more particularly, to a method of automatically notifying the presence or absence of a received message in an answering machine.

In recent years, when a message is received or a memo message is recorded, message answering information such as the number of received and recorded messages is displayed on a display device such as an LCD. The user can see the display state and can know the number of incoming calls and the number of messages that he or she has not checked, etc. However, in the answering machine as described above, in order to check the recording status of the new message in the recorded message, there is the inconvenience of having to check the new message by listening to the recorded message one by one. Moreover, when using an answering machine in a family with multiple families, if there is a newly recorded message that you want to deliver to a specific family member, the family cannot deliver it unless it confirms that the message you want to deliver has a message. There was also.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically notifying the presence or absence of a received message in an answering machine.

In addition, the present invention is to implement a method for confirming that there is a new message as a notification of the recorded state to the family of the user who returns after the new recorded memo or received message.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adds a human infrared detector to an answering machine, and when infrared radiation emitted from the human body is detected through the human infrared detector, in response to the state information of the message stored in the answering machine, We propose a method for transmitting stored voice announcement messages.

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

2 shows an example in which the present invention is implemented.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for guiding a presence or absence of a message received by an answering machine according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations will be omitted when it is determined that the detailed description of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. The terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user or chip designer, and the definitions should be made based on the contents throughout the present specification. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows a block diagram of an answering machine to which a human body infrared detector is added according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the control unit 111 controls the overall operation of the answering machine. The control unit 111 is a one chip microprocessor, and includes a ROM for storing program data therein and a RAM for temporarily storing data generated during program execution. The clock circuit 112 generates time data. The key input unit 113 includes keys for setting various functions and modes and numeric keys for performing a dialing function, and outputs key data corresponding to a key pressed by a user to the controller 111. The key input unit 113 includes keys for executing recording and playback functions. The display unit 114 displays the state of the answering machine and the telephone number to be input under the control of the control unit 111. The display unit 114 may use a liquid crystal display (LCD). The ring detector 115 is connected to the telephone line and detects a ring signal input to the telephone line in an on-hook state and notifies the controller 111 that the call is received. The relay 116 includes a hook switch, and under the control of the control unit 111, the relay 116 functions to form and block a call path between the telephone line and the answering machine. The call circuit unit 117 is connected between the relay 116 and the talker 120 and the receiver 121. The call circuit unit 117 is a speech IC and processes various tone signals and voice signals which are connected to a telephone line and transmitted and received. The transmitter 120 and the receiver 121 may be a microphone, a speaker, or a handset. In addition, in the case of a wireless answering machine, a radio unit for processing an RF signal to the call circuit unit 117 is connected in parallel with the talker unit 120 and the receiver unit 121. The DTMF generation unit 118 is connected between the control unit 111 and the call circuit unit 117, converts the digital data output from the control unit 111 into a DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) signal and outputs it to the call circuit unit 117. The DTMF receiving unit 119 is connected between the call circuit unit 117 and the control unit 111, converts the DTMF signal output from the call circuit unit 117 into digital data and outputs the digital data to the control unit 111.

The voice processing unit 130 is connected to the call circuit unit 117 and, under the control of the control unit 111, records a voice message received from the call circuit unit 117 or reproduces the recorded message as a voice signal and outputs it to the call circuit unit 117. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the voice processor 130 includes a codec 133, a voice controller 131, a voice memory 132, and the like. The codec 133 is connected to the call circuit unit 117, converts the voice signal received in the recording mode into digital data, converts the digital voice data output in the playback mode into an analog voice signal, and outputs the analog voice signal to the call circuit unit 117. The voice controller 131 compressively encodes and outputs the voice data output from the codec 133 in the recording mode under the control of the controller 111. The voice controller 131 accesses the voice data to be output in the playback mode, and then decodes the decoded codec to the codec 133. Output The voice controller 131 may use a digital signal processor (DSP). The voice memory 132 records a voice message in a designated area under the control of the voice controller 131 in a recording mode, and outputs a voice message recorded in a designated area under the control of the voice controller 131 in a playback mode. The human body infrared detector 140 detects infrared rays emitted from the human body and outputs the infrared rays to the controller 111. The human body infrared detector 140 may be implemented inside the answering machine, but may be installed in addition to the user's need.

2 is an operational state diagram showing a state in which the present invention is actually implemented.

Referring to FIG. 2, when a human body is detected in the infrared detector 140, a corresponding detection signal 210 is output to the answering machine 100. The answering machine 100 receives the detection signal 210 and performs a corresponding operation according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for guiding a presence or absence of a message received by an answering machine according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step 310, the answering machine is in an answering mode setting state. In other words, the user is in a state of operating the auto answer mode setting state when the user is out or away from the office, and when necessary. In step 311, the voice message received from the outside is in a state of being received. At this time, when a call is received from the outside, a predetermined OGM is transmitted, and the voice message received in response thereto is stored in the voice memory 132. In step 312, the display unit 114 displays the number and predetermined status information of the voice messages recorded during the step 311. In step 313, it is determined whether a person is detected by the human infrared detector 140. In preparation for the actual implementation, the user sets the auto answer mode in the answering machine and goes out. And when someone returns home the human body infrared detector 140 is to detect that there is a person. If it is determined in step 313 that a person is detected, in step 314, a voice guidance message (OGM) related to the number and status of the recorded voice messages is output. At this time, the OGM is stored in the voice memory 132, and an example thereof includes "00 new received messages." At this time, the person who enters the house can hear it and can check the newly saved message.

On the other hand, the person remains in the house for a predetermined time until going out after setting the auto answer mode. Therefore, since the remaining message should not be detected by checking the remaining person, when the automatic response mode is set, the recorded message confirmation guide OGM is not output for a predetermined time. This is solved on the operation program of the control unit 111.

As described above, the present invention provides an advantage in that when a new message is recorded in the answering machine, it can be easily confirmed.

In addition, it confirms the unforgettable voice message, thereby increasing the convenience of using an answering machine.

Claims (3)

In the message processing method of an answering machine, The human body infrared detector is added to the answering machine, and when the infrared rays emitted from the human body are detected through the human body infrared detector, the voice guidance message stored in advance in response to the status information of the message stored in the answering machine is transmitted. How to tell if you have a message received from an answering machine The method of claim 1, Status information of the message stored in the answering machine, Method for guiding the presence or absence of a message received by an answering machine, characterized in that the number of unplayed voice messages is detected, and the voice guide message notifies the number. The method of claim 1, When the infrared rays emitted from the human body are detected through the human infrared detector within a predetermined time after the automatic answering mode is set, the voice guide message transmission operation is not received during the predetermined time period. To guide the presence of messages