KR20000002002A - Caller id and incoming message recording of terminal with automatic response system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A caller ID and an incoming message recording method is provided to reduce the waste of the unnecessary memory and the discordance of a caller ID with an incoming message. CONSTITUTION: A caller ID and incoming message recording method of a terminal with automatic response function comprises the steps of: detecting a ring tone; examining if the mode of a terminal is set up to an automatic response mode; and receiving a caller ID and the corresponding incoming message from a caller when the mode of a terminal is set up to the automatic response mode.

Description

Caller identification information and incoming message recording method in terminal device with answering machine

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording method of an ICM (ICM: in comming messa ge) (hereinafter referred to as ICM) of a terminal device having an answering machine. In particular, the CID (CID: Caller ID) is called during the answering machine. ) And a corresponding ICM recording method.

In the conventional terminal device, when recording the CID and the corresponding ICM, the CID transmitted from the caller side is stored in the memory of the terminal device, and the corresponding ICM is stored in the voice memory of the terminal device. Therefore, a separate memory area for storing the CID was needed, and a separate control program was needed to check the stored CID and the corresponding ICM.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a recording method in which a CID from the caller and an ICM corresponding thereto are recorded when there is a call from the caller when the terminal apparatus having the answering machine is set to the answering machine mode.

The present invention for achieving the above object. In order to make it possible to match and store the CID received from the caller side and the corresponding ICM, the CID transmitted from the caller side when there is sufficient voice memory in the terminal device and the terminal device is set to the answering machine mode. And receiving the corresponding ICM and recording the same in the voice memory of the terminal device in one message format, and outputting the CID corresponding to the playback of the ICM. Therefore, the present invention does not require a separate control program for matching the CID and the ICM by storing the CID received from the caller in the message header of the message format of the corresponding ICM and storing it in the voice memory in the terminal device. Do not.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a terminal apparatus having an auto answering function for performing a function of an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an ICM structure diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention

3 is a structure diagram of a message header part of an ICM according to an embodiment of the present invention

4 is a flowchart illustrating a CID and an ICM recording process corresponding thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an ICM playback process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that in the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted so as not to distract from the gist of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a terminal device having an auto answer function for performing a function according to an embodiment of the present invention. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a telephone terminal device is described as an example, but another terminal device, that is, a terminal device having a facsimile or other answering machine function may be performed.

The controller 111 controls the overall operation of the terminal device. The CID transmitted from the public switched network is received by the relay unit 117 during the idle period of a ring signal (e.g., 75 Vrms · 20 Hz) from a public switching telephone network (PSTN), and the relay unit 117 receives the ring signal received by the ring detector. Deliver to 119. The ring detector 119 detects the ring signal and the CID received from the relay unit 117 and transfers the detected ring signal and the CID to the controller 111. In response to the ring signal received from the ring detector 119, the controller 111 starts an operation. When the mode of the terminal device is set to the answering machine mode, the controller 111 accesses the voice memory 121 and reads out the pre-stored outgoing message therefrom to the voice processor 123. The voice processor 123 receives the user's voice input through the microphone 129 through the call circuit 125 and digitally processes the analog voice. The call circuit unit 125 is connected between the relay unit 117 and the hand set to transmit a voice signal input by the user by superimposing the call loop current, and reproduces the voice band signal received by being superimposed on the call loop and supplies it to the handset. do. The controller transmits the outgoing message to the voice processing unit 123 for signal processing, and transmits the signal to the call circuit unit 125. The call circuit unit 125 transfers the received outgoing message to the relay unit 117 and transmits the signal to a telephone line. do. When the ICM transmitted from the calling party is received by the relay unit 117, the relay unit 117 transmits the message signal to the call circuit unit 125, and the call circuit unit 125 transmits the message signal to the voice processing unit 123 to process the digital signal. The message format of the corresponding CID stored in the voice memory 121 is stored.

The key input unit 115 includes an answering mode setting key and a plurality of dialing digits for setting the mode of the terminal device to the answering mode, and generates and transmits a key signal corresponding to a key selected by the user to the controller 111.

The DTMF generator 127 generates a Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) signal and transmits a key signal corresponding to the dialing digit received from the key input unit 115 to the relay unit 117 under the control of the controller 111.

The display unit 133 may be implemented as a display device such as an LCD (lighting crystal display unit), and displays a situation performed by the terminal device under the control of the control unit 111. In particular, in the present invention, a CID is displayed so that a user displays the CID. Make it easy to recognize.

The speaker 131 plays a role of transmitting the ICM upon the user's request under the control of the controller 111.

Accordingly, the terminal device having the auto answer function having the internal configuration as shown in FIG. 1 makes it possible to store the CID and the corresponding ICM in one message format in the voice memory of the terminal device.

2 is a diagram illustrating an ICM structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. 211 is an ICM header section containing the information of the ICM. 213 is an ICM data unit that stores ICM data corresponding to the ICM.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating in detail the ICM header unit illustrated in FIG. 2. 311 is a start address unit which stores the start address value of the ICM. 313 is an end address section which stores the end address value of the ICM when the recording of the ICM ends. 315 is an ICM usage section that stores information on the use of the ICM, i.e., the purpose of the ICM. 317 is a CID unit that stores a CID for the caller recording the ICM.

Accordingly, the ICM header structure as shown in FIG. 3 may be achieved by storing the CID of the caller recording the ICM in the memory of the terminal device and recording the ICM corresponding to the CID separately in the voice memory of the terminal device. It is possible to solve the above problem by simultaneously storing the CID and the corresponding ICM data in one message format.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a CID and an ICM recording process corresponding thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a ring signal is received from the public switched network by the relay unit 117 of FIG. 1, the relay unit 117 transfers the received ring signal to the ring detector 119 of FIG. 1. The ring detector 119 detects the ring signal received from the relay unit 117 and outputs the ring signal to the controller 111 of FIG. 1. In response to the ring signal output from the ring detector 119, the controller 111 starts an operation. In step 411, the controller 111 searches for the detection of the ring signal, and then proceeds to step 413. In step 413, the controller 111 determines whether the mode of the terminal device is set to an answering machine mode. If the mode of the terminal device is not set to the answering machine mode, the control unit 111 returns. If the test result indicates that the mode of the terminal device is set to the answering machine mode, the controller 111 proceeds to step 415. In step 315, the control unit 111 outputs an outgoing message (OGM: OGM) related to the voice input stored in the voice memory of FIG. 1, for example, "The message is now going out." Please leave it. " The OGM is transmitted to the call circuit 125 of FIG. 1 through the voice processor 123 of FIG. The call circuit 125 transmits the OGM related to the voice input received through the voice processor 123 to the relay unit 117 of FIG. 1. The relay unit 117 sends the OGM to the telephone line and proceeds to step 417. In step 417, the control unit 111 searches for the relay unit 117 and checks whether a DTMF signal corresponding to the caller's CID is input from the public switching network. If the DTMF signal corresponding to the CID and the ICM corresponding thereto are not received, the controller 111 proceeds to step 419. In step 419, the controller 111 checks whether a predetermined time has elapsed. If a predetermined time elapses as a result of the test, the controller 111 returns. If the test result has not elapsed, the controller 111 proceeds to step 421. In step 421, the control unit 111 modulates the OGM related to the voice re-input stored in the voice memory 121, for example, "Record the room message." After passing through 125, the relay unit 117 passes. The relay unit 117 sends the OGM to the telephone line and returns to step 417.

If the DTMF signal corresponding to the CID and the ICM corresponding thereto are received in step 417, the controller 111 proceeds to step 423. In step 423, the controller 111 stores the CID and the corresponding ICM in the voice memory 121, and proceeds to step 425. At this time, the CID and the corresponding ICM are stored in the message format shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. That is, the CID is stored in the CID unit 317 of FIG. 3, and the ICM data is stored in the ICM data unit 213 of FIG. 2, and is stored in the voice memory 121. In step 425, the control unit 111 searches for the relay unit 117 and checks whether ICM data is being received therefrom. If the test result is being received, the control unit 111 returns to step 417. If reception of the test result is terminated, the controller 211 returns.

Therefore, the CID and the corresponding ICM recording method as shown in FIG. 4 allow the CID and the corresponding ICM data to be simultaneously stored in the voice memory of the terminal device.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an ICM playback process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the terminal device configured as shown in FIG. 1 is operated, the control unit 111 of FIG. 1 performs an initialization operation. In step 511, the control unit 111 scans the key input unit 115 of FIG. 1 to check whether there is an input of an ICM playback key for ICM reproduction. If it is determined that the ICM playback key is not input, the controller 111 proceeds to step 513. In step 513, the control unit 111 performs a corresponding operation corresponding to the key input.

If there is an input of the ICM playback key as a result of the test, the controller 111 proceeds to step 515. In step 515, the control unit 111 switches the mode of the terminal device to the ICM playback mode and proceeds to step 517. In step 517, the control unit 111 reads the ICM format stored in access to the voice memory 121 of FIG. 1, examines the CID unit 317 of FIG. 3 in the ICM format, and transmits a control signal corresponding to the information of the voice of FIG. 1. Transfer to the processing unit 123. The voice processor 123 reproduces the contents according to the CID data control signal received from the controller 111 and transmits the contents to the speaker 131 of FIG. 1 through the call circuit 125 of FIG. 1 and proceeds to step 519. In step 519, the control unit 111 checks the ICM data information corresponding to the ICM data unit 213 of FIG. 2 in the ICM format and transmits the corresponding control signal to the voice processing unit 123. The voice processor 123 analog-processes the signal corresponding to the ICM data information and transmits the signal to the speaker 131 through the call circuit 125 and proceeds to step 521. In step 521, the control unit 111 scans the key input unit 115 and repeatedly checks whether there is an input of an ICM regeneration end key for terminating the ICM regeneration. If there is an input of the ICM playback end key as a result of the test, the controller 111 proceeds to step 523. In step 523, the control unit 111 releases and returns the ICM playback mode.

Accordingly, the ICM reproduction method as shown in FIG. 5 does not require a separate program because the ICM reproduces the CID and the corresponding ICM in the same message format stored in the same memory.

As described above, the present invention provides an ICM format in a memory of a terminal device having an auto answer function in order to store a CID and its corresponding ICM in the same message format, and when the terminal device is set to an auto answer mode, the caller If there is an ICM recording from the side, the CID and the corresponding ICM are stored in one ICM format, and the CID and the corresponding ICM are stored separately so that a separate control program is not required to match them. This has the advantage that the inconsistency of the corresponding ICM data information can be eliminated.

Claims (4)

In the caller identification information of the terminal device having an automatic answering function and the corresponding recording method of the incoming message, Detecting a ring signal, Checking whether the terminal device is set to an auto answer mode when a ring signal is detected; Receiving caller identification information and an incoming message corresponding to the caller from the caller when the mode of the terminal device is set to the answering machine as a result of the inspection; And storing the received caller identification information and an incoming message corresponding thereto in a voice memory. The method of claim 1, And the incoming message has a structure consisting of an incoming message header part and an incoming message data part. The method of claim 2, The incoming message header unit, A start address portion for storing a start address value of an incoming message, an end address portion for storing an end address value of the incoming message, an incoming message usage portion for storing usage information of the incoming message, and Caller identification information and incoming message recording method having an automatic answering function, characterized in that the caller identification information portion that stores the caller identification information corresponding to the coming message. The method of claim 2, And the incoming message data unit is configured to store incoming message data corresponding to the incoming message.