JP2761305B2 - Cordless telephone - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone having a so-called alarm function for notifying that a preset time has been reached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a cordless telephone having an alarm function, if an alarm time is set in advance in a master unit or a slave unit, an alarm sound is emitted from a speaker of the master unit or the slave unit when the alarm time is reached. The alarm sounds and the user can know that the set time has come.

[0003]

By the way, conventional cordless telephones and the like only emit an alarm sound when a set time has come, so that if a long time has passed since the time setting, the user will not be able to use the alarm. In some cases, he forgot what he set the alarm for, and he was inconvenienced.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a master unit connected to a telephone line, and a master unit and a wireless unit.
Cordless telephone that consists of
Recording means for recording a message on the base unit;
Master unit that emits messages recorded on recording means to the outside
Side emission means, alarm time and alarm action equipment
Operating means for performing fixed input, and setting input by the operating means.
When the specified alarm time comes, the alarm action device
If the parent machine is set and entered as
The sound recording means is controlled to control the message recorded by the recording means.
Sound to the outside, and a slave unit
If the setting has been entered, the recording
Control means for transmitting the message to the slave unit.
On the other hand, the slave unit transmits and receives
And a slave device-side sound emitting means for emitting a message to the outside .

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the telephone line
A parent device to be connected and a child wirelessly connected to the parent device
In the cordless telephone consisting of
And recording means for recording a message, said child to said recording means
Message registration means for recording the message sent and received from the machine, and when the alarm time comes,
Send the message recorded by the recording means to the slave unit
Control means for causing the slave unit to be connected to the master unit.
To send outgoing messages sent and received from
A sound means is provided .

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the child
Operation means for setting and inputting the alarm time
The control means transmits and receives data transmitted from the slave unit.
Message transmission based on the alarm time included in the
It is to control .

[0007]

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the recording
A message is recorded on the column, and the operation means
The alarm time and the alarm action device are set and input.
Alarm when the alarm time comes
When the master unit is set and input as the
Control means controls the base unit side sound emission means and records it on the recording means.
Sounded message is emitted outside and alarm is activated
If a slave unit is set and input as a device,
The stage transmits the message recorded by the recording means to the slave unit.
Recording means by the sound emitting means on the slave unit provided in the slave unit.
The message recorded in the
Message from a desired device at the time desired by the user.
Can be emitted outside.

[0008] According to the second aspect of the present invention, the slave unit
Input message, the entered message
Is sent to the base unit, and the message registration
Messages sent and received from the slave by the dan
Is recorded on the recording means.
When the time is reached, the sound is recorded on the recording means by the control means.
Message is sent to the slave unit, and the sound emission provided on the slave unit
Message recorded by the recording means
When the sound is emitted, the message emitted by the slave unit
The message can be registered in the slave unit on the slave unit side .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the slave unit
Input a message and operate the operating
When you set the clock time, the entered message
And data indicating the alarm time are sent to the master unit,
From the child device by the message registration means provided in
Sent and received messages are recorded by the recording means
The alarm time is set together with the alarm time.
When the fixed alarm time comes, the control means
The message recorded by the recording means is sent to the slave unit.
Recorded on the recording means by the sound emission means provided in the slave unit
The transmitted message is emitted to the outside,
Messages and the alarm time
The machine can be registered in the master machine.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A cordless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below in detail.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of a cordless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a base unit of the cordless telephone, which includes a key block 2, a microphone 3, a microphone amplifier 4, a recording / reproducing unit 5, a speaker 6, a speaker amplifier 7, a transmitting / receiving circuit unit 8, a real-time clock 9, a control unit 10, an antenna 11, and the like. Have. The upper record reproducing unit 5
For example, a magnetic tape is provided as a recording medium, and includes a recording circuit for recording a message on the magnetic tape, a reproducing circuit for reproducing the message, and the like, and constitutes recording means.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a cordless telephone handset, which includes a key block 13, a microphone 14, and a microphone amplifier 1.
5, a speaker 16, a speaker amplifier 17, a transmission / reception circuit unit 18, a control unit 19, an antenna 20, and the like. The control units 10 and 19 are both constituted by a microcomputer or the like. The slave unit 12 exchanges signals between the antenna 20 and the antenna 11 of the master unit 1 and is connected to a telephone line via the master unit 11 as is well known in the art. In FIG. 1, portions not directly related to the gist of the present invention are omitted for convenience of explanation.

Next, the operation of registering an alarm time and a message will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating processing by the control unit 10 of the master unit 1;
FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a process performed by the control unit 19 of the slave unit 12.

[0014] The registration by the main unit 1 First of all, registration key on the key block 2, and subsequently to operate the alarm key, the control unit 10 accepts the timer alarm registration command, the process proceeds to time setting mode, waiting for the input of the time. Assuming that the desired time is 20:15, the numeric keys on the key block 2 are operated in the order of “2”, “0”, “1”, and “5”, and the control unit 10 performs the operation. The numerical data corresponding to the numeric key is fetched and stored in the memory, and then the setting of the alarm operating device is awaited.

At this time, the number key "1" is operated when the alarm operation is to be performed by the base unit 1, and the numerical key "2" is operated when the alarm operation is to be performed by the sub unit 12. When the user wants to perform an alarm operation at 12, the user operates the numeral key "2" on the key block 2. Then, the control unit 10 takes in the data corresponding to the numeric key, stores it in the memory, and ends the setting of the alarm time. Thus, in the above example, “20:15, slave unit alarm operation” is registered.

Next, a message is registered by operating a recording key on the key block 2 and then inputting a message from the microphone 3. The control unit 10 receives the operation of the recording key, enters the recording mode, and then enters a message (voice signal) input from the microphone 3, for example, "call Mr. Suzuki at 03-333-3333 at 20:15". The recording / reproducing section 5 makes a recording operation, and by operating the registration key thereafter, a series of registration of the alarm message is completed, and the apparatus waits for the alarm time.

Registration by the slave unit 12 Registration by the slave unit 12 is also performed by the key block 13 of the slave unit 12.
Using the above registration key, alarm key, numeric key, recording key, and the like, the registration is performed in the same operation procedure as that of registration by the base unit 1.

When an alarm time is input by operating a numeric key on the key block 13, the control unit 19 transmits numerical data corresponding to the operated numeric key from the antenna 20 via the transmission / reception circuit unit 18. On the other hand, a signal (numerical data) received by the antenna 11 is taken into the control unit 10 via the transmission / reception circuit unit 8 and registered in a memory in the control unit 10. Similarly, alarm action equipment (master or slave)
Is also performed by operating the numerical keys ("1" or "2") of the key block 13, and is registered in the memory in the control unit 10.

The registration of the message is performed in the key block 1
The operation is performed by inputting a message through the microphone 14 after operating the recording key on 3. The message input from the microphone 14, that is, the audio signal is transmitted to the transmission / reception circuit unit 18 via the microphone amplifier 15 and transmitted from the antenna 20. Then, the audio signal received by the antenna 11 is taken into the control unit 10 via the transmission / reception circuit unit 8 and is recorded in the recording / reproducing unit 5.

Alarm Operation FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a process by the control unit 10 of the master unit 1, and FIG. 3B is a diagram showing a process by the control unit 19 of the slave unit 12.

After the alarm time, the message, and the like are registered in the master unit 1 or the slave unit 12 as described above, the control unit 10 of the master unit 1 constantly compares the set alarm time with the current time. When detecting that the current time has reached the alarm time, the control unit 10 determines whether the master unit or the slave unit is registered as the alarm operating device based on the data stored in the memory.

When the slave unit 12 is registered,
The control unit 10 transmits a wireless channel connection command from the antenna 11 via the transmission / reception circuit unit 8. Then, the antenna 20
The control unit 19 that has received the wireless line connection command via the transmission / reception circuit unit 18 turns the wireless line ON.

On the other hand, when detecting the completion of the wireless line connection, the control unit 10 of the base unit 1 transmits an alarm sound generation command from the antenna 11 via the transmission / reception circuit unit 8. On the other hand, when the control unit 19 of the slave unit 12 receives the alarm sound generation command via the antenna 20 and the transmission / reception circuit unit 18, the control unit 19 drives the speaker amplifier 17 to generate an alarm sound from the speaker 16.

When the control unit 10 of the master unit 1 detects the passage of a predetermined time, it drives the recording / reproducing unit 5 to reproduce the recorded message, and transmits the signal to the transmission / reception circuit unit 8. To be transmitted from the antenna 11. Then, the control unit 19 of the slave unit 12 drives the speaker amplifier 17, supplies the speaker amplifier 17 from the transmission / reception circuit unit 19 to the speaker 16 via the speaker amplifier 17, and outputs a message from the speaker 16.

As described above, when the alarm time is reached, the alarm sound is emitted from the speaker 16 of the slave unit 12 for a predetermined time, and then the message flows.
You can immediately know what the alarm was set for, and you will never forget it over time. In the above example, at 20:15, an alarm sound is emitted for a predetermined time, followed by a message "call Mr. Suzuki at 03-333-3333 at 20:15". Such an alarm sound and a message are repeatedly issued within a preset time.

When the master unit is registered as an alarm operating device, an alarm sound is emitted from the speaker 6 and a message is played.

In this embodiment, either the master unit or the slave unit is selected and registered as the alarm operating device. However, both the master unit and the slave unit may be registered as the alarm operating device. Good.

In the above embodiment, a cordless telephone is taken as an example, but the present invention can be applied to a general popular telephone.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, but it is needless to say that the present invention can be appropriately modified and implemented without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0030]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
Since a pre-recorded message from a desired device can be emitted externally at the time desired by the user, the purpose of the alarm setting can be immediately and accurately known even after a long time has passed since the alarm setting. Can be
Messages from external devices
Alarm sound and message
The printer will not bother others
If the location of the user is not determined,
By setting both as alarm action devices,
The message can be heard over a relatively large area,
Acts relatively freely with few restrictions on user behavior
Can be

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the slave unit is
Messages can be registered to the
It is necessary to go to the installation location of the parent machine to register the message
It is very convenient and has no special circuit on the slave unit side.
Since it is not necessary to install a handset, it is necessary to prevent the slave unit from becoming large.
And improve portability .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the slave unit side
And register the message and alarm time on the master unit
To register messages and set alarms.
It is not necessary to go to the place where the master unit is installed, which is extremely convenient, and there is no need to provide a special circuit on the slave unit side.
As a result, it is possible to prevent the slave unit from being enlarged, thereby improving portability.
Can be

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing processing at the time of alarm registration in the telephone.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing processing at the time of an alarm operation in the telephone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 master unit 2 key block 3 microphone 5 recording / reproducing unit 6 speaker 8 transmitting / receiving circuit unit 10 control unit 11 antenna 12 slave unit 13 key block 14 microphone 16 speaker 18 transmitting / receiving circuit unit 19 control unit 20 antenna

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A base unit connected to a telephone line, and the base unit
In a cordless telephone including a slave unit connected by radio, a recording unit for recording a message in the master unit and a master for emitting a message recorded in the recording unit to the outside.
Operation to set and input the machine side sound emission means, alarm time and alarm operation device
Means and an alarm time set and input by the operation means.
Is set by the master unit as the alarm action device.
If it is, the main unit side sound emission means is controlled to
The message recorded by the recording means is emitted outside,
When a slave unit is set and input as an alarm action device
The message recorded in the recording means,
While providing a control means for transmitting to, the said child machine, release the messages sent are received from the master unit to the outside
A sound emitting means for sounding the child device.
Dress phone. 2. A base unit connected to a telephone line, and the base unit
Cordless phone consisting of a handset connected wirelessly
In machine, to the master unit, and recording means for recording a message, and the message registering means for recording the message <br/> di which are transmitted received from said child machine to the recording means, became alarm time When it is recorded by the above recording means
Control means for transmitting a message to the slave unit.
On the other hand, the said child machine, release the messages sent are received from the master unit to the outside
A cordless telephone comprising a sound emitting means for sounding . 3. An alarm time is set and input to said slave unit.
Operating means, and the control means transmits data from the slave unit.
Based on the alarm time included in the received data
Cordless telephone according to claim 2, characterized in that the transmission control message Te.