JP2007221213A - Cordless telephone set and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cordless telephone set and a control method thereof capable of preventing another person located at a place not viewed from one person during a speech taking the operating a master unit or a slave unit without permission and recording the speech of the one person. <P>SOLUTION: The cordless telephone set comprising the master unit 1 and the slave unit 2 wirelessly connected to the master unit 1 and including a voice recording/reproducing function for recording/reproducing voice, includes a CPU 10 that deactivates a speech recording operation by the other master unit 1 or slave unit 2 not used for the speech during the speech by the master unit 1 or the slave unit 2. Since the speech recording operation by the other master unit 1 or slave unit 2 not used for the speech is deactivated, it is prevented that the another person located at the place not viewed from the one person takes the operating the master unit 1 or the slave unit 2 without permission and recording the speech of the one person. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cordless telephone apparatus having a voice recording / reproducing function capable of recording and reproducing a voice and a control method thereof.

In recent years, cordless telephone devices have voice recording / playback functions that convert voice calls made by a base unit or handset to digital and record and play back response messages, message messages, etc. in each recording memory such as flash memory. Some have. In addition, some cordless telephone devices having the voice recording / playback function include a dedicated call recording button that allows easy call recording designation in consideration of portability and simplicity (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .)
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-18575

  However, in the conventional cordless telephone apparatus, when the call recording operation can be performed by the master unit and the slave unit, the master unit is in a state where it is away from the master unit (not visible) and the slave unit is making an external call. There is a possibility that the call is recorded by the operation of. In this way, if a call recording operation is arbitrarily performed on the master side by another person, it will be recorded without the remote party's caller knowing it, which may cause unpleasant feelings and protect privacy There is a problem that it cannot be done. On the other hand, it is also conceivable that a call recording is performed without permission by operating the slave unit during a call on the master unit.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a cordless telephone device and a control method thereof that can prevent a user from recording a call without permission by operating a parent device or a child device when a person who is making a call cannot be seen. .

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a cordless telephone device according to the present invention includes a parent device and a child device wirelessly connected to the parent device, and has a voice recording / playback function capable of recording and reproducing voice. In addition, it is characterized in that a control unit is provided that invalidates a call recording operation by a parent device or a slave device that is not busy during the call of one of the parent device or the child device.

  According to the present invention, since the call recording operation by the master unit or the slave unit that is not in the other call is invalidated during the call by one of the master unit or the slave unit, It is possible to prevent the call recording from being arbitrarily performed by operating the machine or the slave unit.

  A first invention of the present application is a cordless telephone device that includes a parent device and a child device wirelessly connected to the parent device, and has a voice recording / reproducing function capable of recording and reproducing voices. It is a cordless telephone device with a control unit that disables the call recording operation by the master unit or slave unit that is not talking on the other side during a call on one side of the slave unit. During a call, the call recording operation by the main unit or slave unit that is not in the other call is invalidated, so that the caller can record the call by operating the main unit or the slave unit without seeing the person who is talking Can be prevented.

  According to a second invention of the present application, in the first invention described above, the storage device stores a call state flag indicating the call state of the parent device and the child device, and the control unit stores the parent device and the child stored in the storage portion. This is a cordless telephone device that refers to the call status flag of the machine and invalidates the call recording operation by the parent machine or the child machine that is not in a call, and when the parent machine or the child machine is in a call state, A call state flag indicating a call state of the slave unit and the slave unit is stored in the storage unit, and a call recording operation by the master unit or the slave unit that is not in a call with reference to the call state flag of the master unit and the slave unit stored in the storage unit Is disabled, it is possible to prevent the voice recording by operating the master unit or slave unit without the ability to see the person who is talking during a call on either the master unit or slave unit. It becomes.

  According to a third invention of the present application, in the second invention, the master unit and the slave unit include a call recording operation button for instructing a call recording, and the control unit has a master unit or a slave unit whose call status flag is not in a call. The cordless telephone device is used to invalidate the instruction by the call recording operation button of the telephone. When the master unit or the slave unit is in a call state, a call state flag indicating the call state of the master unit and the slave unit is stored in the storage unit. The instruction by the call recording operation button of the parent unit or the slave unit that is not in a call is invalidated by referring to the call state flag of the parent unit and the slave unit stored in the storage unit. During a call on one side of the machine, it is possible to prevent a call recording operation button from being operated by operating the call recording operation button of the parent machine or the child machine when the person who is calling is not visible.

  A fourth invention of the present application is a control method for a cordless telephone device that includes a parent device and a child device wirelessly connected to the parent device and has a voice recording / playback function capable of recording and playing back a voice. A control method for a cordless telephone device characterized by invalidating a call recording operation by a parent unit or a slave unit that is not busy on the other side during a call on one side of the master unit or the slave unit. Or, during a call on one of the slave units, the call recording operation by the master unit or the slave unit that is not on the other call is invalidated. It becomes possible to prevent recording a call without permission.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a cordless telephone apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a cordless telephone apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a master unit 1 with a fax function and a slave unit 2 connected to the master unit 1 by radio.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the master unit 1 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 10 as a control unit that controls the entire master unit 1, a read-only memory (ROM) 11 that stores various control programs, and various types. Random access memory (RAM) 12 for temporarily storing data, flash memory 13 for storing voice data converted to digital, a line control unit 14 connected to the public line 3, an input device 15, and a display device 16 And a radio control unit 17 for communicating with the slave unit 2 by radio.

  FIG. 2 is an external view of the base unit of the cordless telephone apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Moreover, the main | base station 1 is comprised from the main | base station main body 1a and the receiver 1b, as shown in FIG. The input device 15 is provided in the main body 1a, and includes a “fax” button, a “copy” button, a “stop” button, a volume “small” “large” button, a “call rejection” button, and a dial button “0”. ~ “9”, “*”, “#”, “Extension” button, “Catch” button, “Hold” button, “Monitor” button, “Answer” button, “Rehearse / call recording” button 15a, cursor button, function It consists of buttons. The display device 16 is provided in the main body 1a.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the slave unit 2 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 20 as a control unit that controls the entire slave unit 2, and a read-only memory (ROM) 21 that stores various control programs and the like. A random access memory (RAM) 22 for temporarily storing various data, a wireless control unit 23 for wirelessly communicating with the parent device 1, an input device 24, and a display device 25 are provided.

  FIG. 3 is an external view of the handset of the cordless telephone apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Moreover, the subunit | mobile_unit 2 is provided with the earpiece 2a, as shown in FIG. The input device 24 is provided in the handset 2 main body, and includes function buttons “F1” and “F2” 24a and 24b, an “outline” button, a “hold” button, a “off” button, an “extension” button, a dial button “ 0 ”to“ 9 ”“ * ”“ # ”, cursor buttons 24c, and the like. The input device 24 is provided in the handset 2 main body.

  Next, the operation of the cordless telephone device will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure from line connection to setting a call state flag in the cordless telephone apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the CPU 10 of the base unit 1 performs a call or called line connection procedure by the line control unit 14 (step S100). Calling or called can be performed by either the master unit 1 or the slave unit 2, but when the slave unit 2 performs the call, the slave unit 2 is connected to the master unit 1 by the radio control unit 23. Communication is performed, and a call is made or called with the public line 3 via the line control unit 14 of the base unit 1.

  Next, the CPU 10 determines whether or not the parent device 1 is in a call (step S101). If the parent device 1 is in a call, the call state of the parent device 1 is determined as the parent device 1 is in a call. The flag is turned on (step S102). On the other hand, if the parent device 1 is not in a call, the call state flag of the child device 2 is turned on because the child device 2 is busy (step S103). Note that the call status flags of the master unit 1 and the slave unit 2 are both stored in the RAM 12 of the master unit 1, and the respective call status flags are normally turned off assuming that neither the master unit 1 nor the slave unit 2 is talking. Yes.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart when a call is transferred to a child device or a parent device during a call on the parent device or the child device of the cordless telephone apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. A flowchart in the case of transferring to the child device 2, and (b) is a flowchart in the case of transferring from the child device 2 to the parent device 1.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, when the call is transferred to the child device 2 during the call in the parent device 1 (step S200) (step S201), the CPU 10 of the parent device 1 causes the child device 2 to be busy. If there is, the call status flag of handset 2 is turned on, and the call status flag of base unit 1 is turned off (step S202). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, when a call is transferred to the base unit 1 (step S300) during a call in the handset 2 (step S300), the CPU 10 of the base unit 1 causes the base unit 1 to make a call. As a result, the call status flag of the parent device 1 is turned on, and the call status flag of the child device 2 is turned off (step S302).

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart from the call recording start event to the start of call recording of the cordless telephone apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  First, a call recording start event (step S400) in the parent device 1 or the child device 2 will be described.

  In the base unit 1, pressing the “rehearse / call recording” button 15 a during a call is a call recording start event.

  On the other hand, in the handset 2, as shown in FIG. 7, (a) the function button “F2” 24b is pressed during a call, and (b) the cursor button 24c is pressed up and down to select the “call recording” menu. Then, (c) the center of the cursor button 24c is pressed to determine, and (c) the center of the cursor button 24c is pressed again on the call recording confirmation screen.

  Returning to FIG. 6, when such a call recording start event (step S400) is performed, the CPU 10 of the base unit 1 checks whether the call recording start event is an operation of the base unit 1 (step S401). In the case of the operation of the base unit 1, it is confirmed whether or not the call state flag of the base unit 1 is on (step S402). Here, when the call state flag of the base unit 1 is on, the CPU 10 starts calling recording to the flash memory 13 assuming that the base unit 1 is busy (step S403). On the other hand, when the call state flag of the parent device 1 is off, the CPU 10 determines that the child device 2 is busy, invalidates the operation of the parent device 1, and prohibits call recording (step S404).

  In step S401, if the call recording start event is not an operation of the parent device 1, it is determined that this operation is an operation of the child device 2, and it is confirmed whether or not the call state flag of the child device 2 is on ( Step S405). Here, when the call status flag of the handset 2 is ON, the CPU 10 starts the call recording to the flash memory 13 assuming that the handset 2 is talking (step S403). On the other hand, when the call status flag of the slave unit 2 is off, the CPU 10 determines that the master unit 1 is talking and invalidates the operation of the slave unit 2 and prohibits call recording (step S406).

  As described above, in the cordless telephone apparatus according to the present embodiment, the call recording operation by the base unit 1 or the handset 2 that is not in the other call is invalidated during the phone call of the base unit 1 or the handset 2. Therefore, during a call on one of the parent device 1 or the child device 2, the call recording operation by the parent device 1 or the child device 2 that is not on the other call is invalidated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the call recording from being performed by operating the master unit 1 or the slave unit 2 without seeing the person who is talking.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful for a cordless telephone apparatus having a voice recording / playback function capable of recording and playing back voice. In particular, the present invention is suitable as a cordless telephone device and a control method therefor that can prevent a user from recording a call without permission by operating a parent device or a child device when a person who is talking is not visible.

Block diagram of cordless telephone apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention External view of base unit of cordless telephone apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention FIG. 3 is an external view of a handset of the cordless telephone device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart which shows the procedure from line connection in the cordless telephone apparatus in embodiment of this invention until a call state flag is set. Flowchart when a call is transferred to a child device or a parent device during a call on the parent device or the child device of the cordless telephone device according to the embodiment of the present invention Flowchart from call recording start event to call recording start of cordless telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention The flowchart which shows the call recording start procedure in the subunit | mobile_unit of the cordless telephone apparatus in embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main | base station 1a Main | base station main body 1b Receiver 2 Subunit 2a Earpiece 3 Public line 10 CPU
11 ROM
12 RAM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Flash memory 14 Line control part 15 Input device 15a "Rehearse / call recording" button 16 Display apparatus 17 Wireless control part 20 CPU
21 ROM
22 RAM
23 Wireless Control Unit 24 Input Device 24a Function Button “F1”
24b Function button “F2”
24c cursor button 25 display device

Claims (4)

A cordless telephone device comprising a master unit and a slave unit connected wirelessly to the master unit, and having a voice recording / playback function capable of recording and reproducing voices,
A cordless telephone apparatus comprising a control unit that invalidates a call recording operation by a parent machine or a slave unit that is not busy during the call of one of the parent unit or the slave unit. A storage unit for storing a call state flag indicating a call state of the master unit and the slave unit;
2. The cordless device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to invalidate a call recording operation by a parent device or a child device that is not in a call with reference to a call state flag of the parent device and the child device stored in the storage unit. Telephone device. The master unit and the slave unit are provided with a call recording operation button for instructing call recording,
The cordless telephone apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit invalidates an instruction by a call recording operation button of a parent device or a child device whose call state flag is not in a call. A control method for a cordless telephone device comprising a master unit and a slave unit connected wirelessly to the master unit and having a voice recording / playback function capable of recording and playing back a voice,
A method of controlling a cordless telephone apparatus, wherein a call recording operation by a parent machine or a slave unit that is not busy is canceled during a call on one of the parent unit or the slave unit.

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