JP2822505B2 - Voice storage device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a voice storage device which is connected to a normal telephone line and records / reproduces messages via the telephone line.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, an answering machine has been used as a voice storage device using a telephone line, but in recent years, as the amount of information has increased, the demand for information storage means has rapidly increased.

Hereinafter, an answering machine as an example of a voice storage device using a conventional telephone line will be described. The configuration of a conventional answering machine was, for example, as shown in FIG. In the figure, 1 is a normal telephone line (hereinafter referred to as line), 2
Is a line connection unit for closing / opening the line 1, and 3 is a line 1
An incoming call detection unit that detects an incoming call from the line 1 connected to
4 is a message recording / reproducing means for recording and reproducing a message received through the line 1 on a magnetic tape as a recording medium, 5 is an audio output unit for outputting a message reproduced by the message recording / reproducing means 4, and 6 is the present apparatus. Guidance information recording / reproducing means for reproducing / transmitting pitch guidance information previously registered in the semiconductor memory by the administrator to the telephone line after the incoming call is detected by the incoming call detecting section 3; An operation unit for manually operating the message recording / reproducing means 4 and the guidance information recording / reproducing means 6; and 9, an incoming call detection signal from the incoming call detecting unit 3 and an input from the operating unit 8. And a control unit 10 for performing a predetermined control on the apparatus.

Next, the operation of the answering machine having the above configuration will be described.

After the incoming call detection unit 3 detects an incoming call from the line 1, an incoming call detection signal is sent to the control unit 9, and the control unit 9 performs the following operation. First, the line 1 is closed by the line connection unit 2, the guidance information recording / reproducing means 6 is operated, and the guidance information recorded in advance by the voice input unit 7 is reproduced as an audio signal and transmitted to the line 1. I do. That is, the caller is made to listen to guidance information recorded in advance. Specifically, the guidance information recorded in advance is, for example, "This is .... I am away now. I will keep your message, so please leave a message after this." Thereafter, the recording operation of the message recording / reproducing means 4 is started, and the message from the caller is automatically recorded. After recording for a certain period of time, the recording operation is terminated, the line 1 is released by the line connection unit 2, and the system is again in a standby state. After returning to the home, the owner of the answering machine operates the operating unit 8 to rewind the magnetic tape of the message recording / reproducing means 4 to start the reproducing operation. Listen.

However, the answering machine described above can support only one telephone line, and if it supports two lines, two answering machines are required. Two tapes are required, which is uneconomical, and the user has to operate two units at the time of message listening, which is troublesome.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a recording / reproducing means for recording a voice received through a telephone line and reproducing / transmitting the voice to the telephone line. Guidance information recording / reproducing means for transmitting voice guidance information registered in advance to the telephone line in response thereto, buffer means for storing voice data transmitted from the telephone line, and selectively selecting the recording / reproduction means and guidance information recording / reproduction means. A signal switching unit connected to a telephone line or the like, and, when audio is received from another telephone line during operation of the recording / reproducing unit, the audio data is recorded in the buffer unit, and from another line to the buffer unit. Control to transfer the audio data recorded from the buffer means to the recording / reproducing means after the recording is completed and the operation of the recording / reproducing means is completed. Part is provided.

Operation With this configuration, if a message is received from a certain telephone line and an incoming call is received from another telephone line during recording by the recording / reproducing means, the message sent from the telephone line is temporarily stored in a buffer, so that one recording is performed. It becomes possible to record messages from a plurality of telephone lines in the reproducing means.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a voice storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1a and 1b are lines A and B, 2a and 2b are line connecting units A and B, and 3a and 3b are incoming call detecting units A and
B and 11 are buffer means using a semiconductor memory having a capacity for recording one message, 12 is a management information storage unit for storing management information such as the message recording and reproducing means 4 and the buffer means 11, and 13 is a message recording and reproducing means. Means 4, guidance information recording / reproducing means 6, buffer means 11 are selectively connected to lines A1a, B1b.
A signal switching means connected to the audio output unit 5 and the audio input unit 7;

The operation of the audio storage device configured as described above will be described below.

After the incoming call detection unit A3a detects an incoming call from the line A1a, an incoming call detection signal is sent to the control unit 9, and the control unit 9 performs the following operation. First, the line A1a is closed by the line connection unit A2a, the guide information recording / reproducing means 6 is operated, and the guide information previously uttered by the voice input unit 7 is reproduced as an audio signal and transmitted to the line A1a. I do. That is, the caller A is made to listen to the guidance information recorded in advance. The guide information recorded in advance is the same as in the conventional case. Thereafter, the recording operation of the message recording / reproducing means 4 is started, and the message from the caller A is automatically recorded. After recording for a certain period of time, the recording operation is terminated, the line A1a is released at the line connection unit A2a, and the state returns to the standby state. When the incoming call detecting unit B2b detects an incoming call from the line B1b while the message recording / reproducing means 4 is recording a message from the line A1a, the control unit 9 sends the line B to the line connecting unit B2b.
1b is closed, the guide information recording / reproducing means 6 is operated, and the caller B listens to the guide information. Then, the buffer means 11
Automatically provisionally records the message from caller B.
After recording for a certain period of time, the recording operation is completed, the line B1b is released at the line connection section B2b, and the apparatus enters a standby state. Thereafter, the message recording / reproducing means 4 is not operated, especially the reproducing operation of the buffer means 11 and the recording operation of the message recording / reproducing means 4 are started, and the message from the caller B is transferred from the buffer means 11 to the message recording / reproducing means 4. . At the time of message transfer, the lines A1a and B1b are closed at the line connections A2a and B2b to keep a call, or the lines are closed at the line connections A2a and B2b even if an incoming call is detected by the communication detectors A3a and B3b. Is controlled not to be performed. After the message transfer is completed, the recording operation of the message recording / reproducing means 4 is terminated, and the contents of the buffer means 11 are deleted.

After returning to the home, the owner of this apparatus rewinds the magnetic tape of the message recording / reproducing means 4 by manually operating the operation unit 8 as in the conventional answering machine, starts the reproducing operation, and outputs the message received during the absence. From the audio output unit 5. In this embodiment, first, an incoming call is received from the line A1a,
Message recording and playback means 4 for messages from line A1a
And record the message from line B1b in buffer means 11
Tentative recording, but if a call arrives from line B1b first, line B
It is also possible to record the message from 1b on the message recording / reproducing means 4 and temporarily record the message from the line A1a on the buffer means 11. In addition, although there were two lines,
More than this can be handled by adding a line connection unit, incoming call detection unit, and buffer means.

As described above, the present invention provides a recording / reproducing means for recording a voice received through a telephone line and reproducing / transmitting the voice to / from the telephone line, and a voice registered in advance in response to detection of an incoming call by the incoming call detection unit. Guidance information recording / reproducing means for transmitting guidance information to a telephone line, buffer means for storing voice data sent from the telephone line, and selectively providing the recording / reproduction means and guidance information recording / reproduction means to a telephone line or the like. A signal switching unit to be connected, and when audio is received from another telephone line during the operation of the recording / reproducing unit, the audio data is recorded in the buffer unit, recording to the buffer unit from another line ends, and After the operation of the recording and reproducing means,
A control unit for controlling the transfer of the voice data recorded to the recording / reproducing means from the buffer means; a message is received from a certain telephone line; In such a case, the message sent from the telephone line is temporarily stored in a buffer, so that one recording / reproducing means can record messages from a plurality of telephone lines, and one recording / reproducing means can store a plurality of telephone lines. Can record messages from
It is economical. Further, when the user reproduces one recording / reproducing means, he / she can listen to the messages sent from all the lines, so that a voice storage device excellent in operability can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a voice storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a conventional answering machine. 1 telephone line 1a telephone line A 1b telephone line B 2 line connection unit 2a line connection unit A 2b line connection unit B 3 incoming call detection unit 3a incoming call detection unit A 3b: Incoming call detecting unit B 4: Message recording / reproducing means 5: Voice output unit 6: Guidance information recording / reproducing means 7: Voice input unit 8: Operation unit 9: Control unit 11: Management information storage Unit 12 Signal switching means 13 Device body

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of line connection units for closing and opening a plurality of telephone lines, an incoming call detection unit connected to the telephone line and detecting an incoming call from the telephone line, and recording a voice received through the telephone line. Recording / reproducing means for reproducing / transmitting to / from the telephone line; guidance information recording / reproducing means for transmitting voice guidance information registered in advance to the telephone line in response to detection of the incoming call by the incoming call detecting section; Buffer means for storing audio data to be received, signal switching means for selectively connecting the recording / reproducing means and the guidance information recording / reproducing means to a telephone line or the like, and outputting sound from another telephone line when the recording / reproducing means operates. When the audio data is received, the audio data is recorded in the buffer means, the recording to the buffer means is completed from another line, and after the operation of the recording / reproducing means, the buffer data Voice storage device characterized in that it has a control unit for controlling to transfer the audio data more recorded to said recording and playback means.