JP2600332B2 - Telephone terminal device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a telephone terminal device such as an answering machine.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, telephone devices have also become multifunctional, and some devices have a speakerphone function and an automatic answering function. In this method, the speakerphone is automatically turned on by a single bell signal from the telephone line, so that it is not necessary to lift the telephone, and it is possible to make a call without performing any button operation. This function is useful when the operator is not near the telephone and cannot operate the telephone. Then, the operator uses the speakerphone function to confirm a simple matter such as who called the telephone, and then goes off-hook the telephone attached to the speakerphone, and the subsequent conversation is performed by the telephone. It is usually done with a handset.

Conventionally, the above functions have been added to a dedicated telephone connected to a private branch exchange (PBE).

With this function, this type of telephone equipment takes over the telephone line with the highest priority among the extension telephones connected to the PBX,
The speakerphone was turned on automatically, and it was possible to talk. When the call ends, the called party presses the speakerphone button or when the calling party goes on-hook, the PB
X detects that the calling party's telephone is on-hook and automatically turns off the speakerphone of the called party's telephone,
The automatic response message waiting state can be set for the next incoming call.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, in the above-described configuration, a dedicated telephone with an automatic answering function of the PBX disconnects the telephone line every time there is an incoming call even if the user set to the automatic answering state leaves. Closed and the speakerphone is turned on. The calling party starts talking because the called party has closed the telephone line, but there is no response from the called party, so that the calling party has a problem of being uncomfortable.

Furthermore, when this function is added to a telephone connected to a general telephone line, unlike a dedicated telephone of a PBX, it is not possible to automatically turn off the speakerphone by detecting that the caller has gone on-hook, By pressing the speakerphone button again during the automatic response, there is a problem that the call state is connected unless the speakerphone is turned off. or,
If you go out without releasing the automatic answering function, the automatic answering function will work until you return home and operate the phone to cancel the automatic answering function, which will cause discomfort to an unspecified number of people who call while you are out There was a problem that.

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, a telephone terminal device of the present invention amplifies a signal sent from a telephone line, outputs the amplified signal from a speaker, and amplifies a sound input from a microphone. A speakerphone circuit for transmitting to a telephone line, a timer for starting a clocking operation in response to the line closing means closing the telephone line in response to the bell signal, a response message transmitting means for transmitting a message, and a switch And control means for controlling the response message sending means to automatically send a message to the telephone line when the switch means is not operated before the timer expires.

Operation With this configuration, when the bell signal detection means detects a bell signal from the telephone line, the telephone line is automatically closed and the speakerphone circuit is turned on. In this state, the switch is operated within a predetermined time. In such a case, after the telephone line is automatically released, a response message will be sent for the next incoming call.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with an example of an answering machine as a telephone terminal device.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of an answering machine of one embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of the operation of the embodiment.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a telephone line, 2 is a telephone line 1,
This is a line closing means for opening. 3 is handset 4
And a handset circuit 5 for amplifying the transmission signal and transmitting it to the telephone line 1 and amplifying the reception signal transmitted from the telephone line 1, amplifying the reception signal transmitted from the telephone line 1, A speakerphone circuit for outputting a voice signal and amplifying the sound input from the microphone 6 and transmitting the amplified signal to the telephone line 1 is a bell signal detecting means for detecting a bell signal transmitted from the telephone line when an incoming call is received. Reference numeral 9 denotes a dial key having twelve keys “0” to “9”, “*”, and “#”. 10 is an automatic answer function control button, 11 is a telephone line 1
Is a timer means for calculating an automatic response time after the connection is closed. Numeral 12 is an answering machine for automatically answering the caller, and includes a response message sending means 13 for sending a message to the caller and an incoming message recording means 14 for recording a message from the caller. Reference numeral 15 denotes a hook switch, 16 denotes a speakerphone button, and 17 denotes control means for controlling the answering machine with an automatic answering function, which is constituted by a microcomputer.

The operation of the answering machine configured as described above will be described below.

First, when the automatic response function control button 10 is pressed, an automatic response standby state is set.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, description will be given of an operation in the case where a key operation is performed within 60 seconds after the call is made in the call state by the automatic answering function.
Bell signal is sent from telephone line 1 (step 1)
The bell signal is detected by the bell signal detecting means 8 and the line closing means 2 is controlled by the control means 17 to close the telephone line 1 (step 2).
Is turned on, and a telephone call using the speakerphone becomes possible (step 3). Here, the control means 17 sets an automatic response time of 60 seconds in the timer means 11 and starts the operation, and the timer means 11 starts counting. The control means 17 determines whether or not 60 seconds have elapsed (step 4).
When the automatic response function control button 10 is pressed (step 10), the count of the timer means 11 is canceled (step 11). When the handset 4 is off-hook in this state (step 12),
The hook switch 15 is turned on and input to the control means 17. The control means 17 turns off the speakerphone circuit 5, turns on the handset circuit 3, and enters a talking state with the handset 4 (step 16).

Next, in the automatic response state (step 3), the timer means 11
When the handset 4 is off-hook before counting the seconds (step 14), the control means 17 to which the ON signal of the hook switch 15 has been input releases the timer means 11 (step 15), turns off the speakerphone circuit 5, and turns off the handset circuit 3. Is turned on, and a call is made in the handset (step 16). Here, when the speakerphone button 16 is pressed (step 17), the process proceeds to step 12, and a call state using the speakerphone is established.

When the speakerphone button is pressed during a call with the speakerphone with the timer released (step 13), the control means 17
Turns off the speakerphone circuit 5 (step 19) and controls the line closing means 2 to open the telephone line 1 (step 2).
0), and return to the incoming call waiting state (step 1).

When the handset 4 is on-hook during a call with the handset 4 with the timer released (step 18), the control means 17 turns off the handset circuit 3 (step 2).
1) Go to step 20. Therefore, even at the time of the next incoming call, a call state can be established by the automatic answer function as in the above operation.

Next, an operation in a case where no key operation is performed within 60 seconds after the call is made in a call state by the automatic answering function will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.
A bell signal is sent from the telephone line (step 1)
Then, in a manner similar to the above-described operation, a call is made with the speakerphone, 60 seconds are set in the timer means 11, and the timer means 11 is activated.
When 60 seconds elapse after the timer means 11 starts counting (step 4), the control means 17 controls the line closing means 2, opens the telephone line 1 (step 5), and cancels the setting of the automatic response function (step 5). Step 6), and then the answering machine 12 enters the standby state (step 7). Then, when the next incoming call is received (step 8), the apparatus operates as a normal answering machine (step 9). That is, when an incoming call is received, the telephone line 1 is closed by the line closing means 2, a response message is transmitted from the response message transmitting means 13 to the telephone line 1, and an incoming message from the telephone line 1 is recorded as an incoming message. means
14 records. When the answering machine operation is completed, the process returns to step 8 and the answering machine 12 operates even in the next incoming call.

By the way, as described above, after the speakerphone function is automatically operated upon receiving an incoming call, if it is desired to continue the conversation even after the time set in the timer, that is, 60 seconds has expired, a switch operation or a handset of the attached telephone is required. Off-hook operation, but the speakerphone function is usually used for purposes such as confirming who is the other party when receiving an incoming call. Sufficiently done, with few problems. Or, in the case of a conversation longer than 60 seconds, in many cases, a handset of a telephone attached to a speakerphone is off-hook and the handset is often used.

Effect of the Invention As described above, the telephone terminal device of the present invention amplifies the signal transmitted from the telephone line and outputs it from the speaker,
A speakerphone circuit for amplifying the sound input from the microphone and sending it out to the telephone line, a timer for starting a timing operation in response to the closing of the telephone line in response to the bell signal by the line closing means, and a message Response message sending means for sending, switch means, and when the switch means has not been operated before the timer expires, controlling the response message sending means to automatically send a message to a telephone line; If the switch means is not operated before the timer finishes counting, in response to the timing end signal output by the timer, the line closing means is controlled to open the telephone line, and the incoming call thereafter receives the signal. After the telephone line is closed by the line closing unit, the response message sending unit is controlled to send a message to the telephone line. By providing the control means, it is possible to solve the problem when the automatic response function control button is inadvertently pressed or when the automatic response function control button is left in the standby state when there is no person. The effect is significant.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Telephone line 2 ... Line closing means 3 ... Handset circuit 4 ... Handset 5 ... Speaker phone circuit 6 ... Microphone 7 ... Speaker 8 ... Bell signal detection means 9 ... Dial key 10 ... Automatic answering function control button 11 Timer means 12 Answering machine 13 Answering message sending means 14 Incoming message recording means 15 Hook switch 16 Speakerphone button 17 Control means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bell signal detecting means for detecting a bell signal sent from a telephone line, a line closing means for closing a telephone line in response to a signal output from the bell signal detecting means, A speakerphone circuit for amplifying a signal sent from a line and outputting the amplified signal from a speaker, amplifying a sound input from a microphone and transmitting the amplified signal to a telephone line, and responding to the line closing means closing the telephone line; A timer for starting time counting for a predetermined period of time; a switch means; a response message sending means for sending a message stored in advance to the telephone line; If the switch means is not operated, the line closing means is controlled to open the telephone line in response to the time-out signal output by the timer, and the line is closed for the subsequent incoming calls. After close the telephone line at stage, the telephone terminal apparatus, characterized in that a control means for sending a message to a telephone line by controlling the response message sending means.