JP3148518B2 - 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.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been an answering machine that transmits a response message to an incoming call that is being answered, requests a message message, and records the message message sent after the response message is transmitted. When a connection operation for making a call on the user's telephone is performed on the answering machine set to the answering machine mode, the other party's answering machine receives
In response to the incoming call, the telephone line is automatically caught and the communication state is established. After a response message is transmitted and a message message is requested, the state changes to a message message recording state.
The user determines that the answering machine has entered the message recording state based on the response message arriving from the telephone line, and transmits the message at the user's telephone. Was recorded.

[0003] Conventionally, there has been proposed a telephone for transmitting a preset message to the other party. For example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-180166, a fixed voice message is stored in a semiconductor memory in advance. Let me
The voice message stored in the semiconductor memory is transmitted by operating the switch, and the voice message corresponding to the comment is operated by the user at an appropriate timing according to the voice of the other party emitted by the speaker. Was sent out.

[0004]

When the other party is an answering machine and the answering machine is set to the answering machine mode, the message message from the user's phone to be recorded on the answering machine can generally be a fixed phrase. For this reason, there is a problem that it is troublesome and troublesome for the user to input the same fixed phrase by the voice of the user every time the other party is away.

[0005] Therefore, by applying a technique as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-180166, a message to be recorded on an answering machine is stored in advance in a semiconductor memory, and the other party answering machine enters a message recording state. When the user determines from the response message arriving from the telephone line that the user has operated the switch, the user's telephone transmits a message message stored in advance on the user's telephone. It is not necessary to input the same fixed phrase, and only the operation of the switch is required. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problem that inputting the same fixed phrase requires time and effort for the user.

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, it is necessary to determine whether or not the answering machine of the other party has entered a message recording state based on a response message transmitted via the telephone line. Since it is necessary to operate the switch in a timely manner after judging that it has become impossible, the user must listen carefully to all the response messages transmitted via the telephone line, and After sending the message by operating the switch, it is necessary to open the telephone line by judging that all the message messages stored in advance have been sent, so do not listen to all the message messages carefully. That they must waste time while listening to reply and message messages. With a problem, not scaled in even the user the timing of switch operation has a problem such takes burden on the user should not.

According to the present invention, a message can be appropriately and reliably recorded on a telephone answering machine without listening to a response message transmitted via a telephone line, and the burden on the user can be reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone capable of performing the following.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a hook detecting means and a hook detecting means are provided.
Open / close the telephone line based on the detection signal from the
In a telephone equipped with control means for performing capture control, storage means for storing message messages in advance, reading means for reading the message messages stored in the storage means,
Sending means for subjecting the message message read by the reading means to predetermined signal processing and sending the message message to a telephone line; operation input means for arbitrarily reading the message message by the reading means; detecting a response message, and determines a response message detecting means for the end, message message by the reading means
Message to detect the end of message read operation
While providing the detection means, said control means, the line capture holding telephone line in response to the operation of said operation input means UTO co
The telephone line based on the detection signal from the hook detection means.
And disabling the open / acquisition, and on the basis of the detection signal from the response message detecting means driving said reading means reads a voice mail message stored in the storage means is transmitted to the telephone line by the transmitting means, the
Then, based on the detection signal from the message detection means,
To release the telephone line
Opening / trapping of telephone line based on detection signal from detection means
It is configured to perform trapping control .

[0009] The invention according to claim 2 provides the invention according to claim 1.
In addition to the bright configuration, in which the response message detection means configured to detect the predetermined frequency sent with the response message coming from the telephone line.

[0010]

[0011]

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a hook detecting means is provided.
And a telephone call based on the detection signal from the hook detection means.
Telephone with control means for controlling the line release / capture
Oite, storage means for previously storing a voice mail message, a reading means for reading the stored voice mail message in the storage unit, the telephone line after performing predetermined signal processing to the voice mail message that has been read out by said reading means A sending means for sending, an operation input means for arbitrarily reading the message message by the reading means, and a message message detecting means for detecting the end of the message message reading operation by the reading means ;
Control means, the line capture holding telephone line in response to the operation of said operation input means Utotomoni, detection signal from the hook detection means
Release / capture of the telephone line based on the message , invalidate the reading means, read the message message stored in the storage means and send it to the telephone line by the transmitting means, and thereafter, the message message detecting means And release the telephone line based on the detection signal from
In both cases, power is supplied based on the detection signal from the hook detection means.
This is a configuration for performing release / capture control of a talk line .

[0013]

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the operation input means is operated, the control means captures and holds the telephone line.
Phone based on the detection signal from the hook detection means
The line release / capture is invalidated, and the response message detection means is driven. The response message detection means detects a response message from the other party coming from the telephone line and determines the termination. When the end of the response message is detected by the response message detection unit, the control unit drives the reading unit based on the detection signal, reads the message message stored in the storage unit in advance, and transmits the message message to the telephone line by the transmission unit. Send out . And the message
Message detection means ends message read operation
When the control means detects the
Release the hold of the talk line and release the hook detection
Release / capture control of telephone line based on detection signal from stage
When the other party's telephone is an answering machine and is set to the answering machine mode, by operating the operation input means during the arrival of the response message from the other party, the message message stored in advance can be appropriately changed. In addition, it is possible to record the message on the other party's answering machine without fail , and use the telephone line at the end of recording the message.
Ru can be in the desired state of.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the response message detecting means detects the predetermined frequency sent together with the response message from the other party coming from the telephone line, thereby easily coming from the telephone line. The end of the response message can be determined.

[0015]

[0016]

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the catching and holding of the control means operates the operation input means the telephone line row UTO
Both are telephone lines based on the detection signal from the hook detection means
And the reading means is driven to read out the message message stored in advance in the storage means, and is transmitted to the telephone line by the transmission means. When the message detection means detects the end of the message reading operation, the control means releases the capture and hold of the telephone line based on the detection signal and detects the hook.
Release / capture of telephone line based on detection signal from output means
By performing the control , the telephone line can be brought into a state desired by the user at the end of the transmission of the message message.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a telephone set according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control operation of transmitting a message message in the telephone set.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a telephone line connected to a partner telephone via an exchange (not shown), and reference numeral 2 denotes a telephone line 1 which controls the capture / release of the telephone line 1 and which is captured.
A line interface (sending means) for forming a communication path with the other party telephone connected through the interface 3, a handset comprising a microphone and a speaker for making a call with the other party telephone connected by the line interface 2;
Reference numeral 4 denotes a hook detection circuit that detects an on-hook / off-hook caused by a placement / pickup operation of the handset 3.

Reference numeral 5 denotes an end detecting circuit (response message detecting means) for detecting a response message transmitted from the telephone at the other end of the telephone line connected by the line interface 2 and judging the end of the response message. Voice storage for storing / reading message messages /
The reading section 7 is a microphone for storing a message message in the voice storage / read section 6.

Reference numeral 8 denotes an incoming call detection circuit for detecting an incoming signal coming from the telephone line 1, and 9 emits a signal for recognizing that the user has received an incoming call based on the detection signal from the incoming call detection circuit 8. And an operation input unit (operation input means) 11 including a numeric keypad for inputting the telephone number of the other party, a voice storage button for shifting to a message message storage operation, and a voice transmission button for shifting to a message message transmission operation. Is a main control unit that controls each unit in response to an operation command from the operation input unit 10.

The voice storage / read unit 6 constitutes a storage unit and a read unit, and the main control unit 11 constitutes a message detection unit and a control unit.

In the telephone constructed as described above,
The operation when a call is made from the present telephone to the other telephone will be described. When the pick-up operation of the handset 3 is performed, the hook detection circuit 4 detects an off-hook due to the pick-up operation of the handset 3, and the main control unit 11 controls the line interface 2 based on the detection signal to cause the telephone line 1 to be captured. At this time, the main control unit 11 can also be operated by operating the on-hook button of the operation input unit 10.
Controls the line interface 2 to capture the telephone line 1. After the telephone line 1 is captured, when the other party's telephone number is input by operating the numeric keypad of the operation input unit 10, the main control unit 11 transmits a pulse signal or tone signal based on the input telephone number to the line interface 2. The call is transmitted to the telephone line via the telephone line, and a call is made.

When the other party's telephone responds to the call and a call connection is established, a communication path is formed by the line interface 2 and the handset 3 can communicate with the other party's telephone. . Then, if you want to end the call,
Is placed, the hook detection circuit 4 detects an on-hook caused by the placing operation of the handset 3, and the main control unit 11
Controls the line interface 2 based on the detection signal to release the telephone line 1, thereby ending the call.

A description will be given of a case where the telephone sets a call in response to an incoming call from the other party's telephone. When a call is made in the other party's telephone, an incoming signal is transmitted via the telephone line 1. . When an incoming signal arrives from the telephone line 1, the incoming signal is sent to the incoming call detection circuit 8 via the line interface 2. When an incoming call is detected, a ringing tone is emitted by the speaker 9, and the user hears the ringing tone. Recognizes that there is an incoming call.

When the user picks up the handset 3 in response to the ringing tone, the hook detection circuit 4
Detects an off-hook caused by the pick-up operation of the handset 3, and the main control unit 11 controls the line interface 2 to capture the telephone line 1 based on the detection signal.
At this time, the main controller 11 also controls the line interface 2 to acquire the telephone line 1 by operating the on-hook button of the operation input unit 10. And
The line interface 2 captures the telephone line 1 and forms a communication path, so that the handset 3 can communicate with the other party's telephone. The termination of the call is the same as the above operation.

Next, the operation for storing a message in the voice storage / readout section 6 will be described. When the voice storage button of the operation input unit 10 is operated, the main control unit 11
Controls the voice storage / readout unit 6 in response to the operation command, and sets the voice storage / readout unit 6 to the voice data storage state. Then, when voice data such as, for example, “Please contact me.” Is input to the microphone 7 as a message message to be stored in advance, the voice data input to the microphone 7 is converted into a digital signal by the voice storage / readout unit 6. Is stored.

A description will now be given of the operation of sending a message in a state where the message is stored in the voice storage / readout section 6 in advance by the above operation. When the voice transmission button of the operation input unit 10 is operated while the other party's telephone is in a call state by the above-described call connection operation, the main control unit 11 controls the line interface 2 in response to the operation instruction to make a telephone call. The line 1 is held and held, and the hook detection circuit 4 is controlled to control the handset 3.
Release / capture of the telephone line 1 based on the on-hook / off-hook by the placing / pickup operation of the telephone line.

The main control unit 11 also drives the end detection circuit 5 in response to an operation command based on the operation of the voice transmission button of the operation input unit 10, and receives a predetermined signal from the telephone line 1 through the line interface 2. The response message subjected to the signal processing is detected, and its termination is determined. When the end of the response message is detected by the end detection circuit 5, the detection signal is sent to the main control unit 11, and the main control unit 1
1 controls the voice storage / readout unit 6 based on the detection signal, converts the message stored in the voice storage / readout unit 6 in advance by analog conversion, and reads the message. After performing predetermined signal processing by the interface 2, the signal is transmitted to the telephone line.

The main control unit 11 monitors the voice storage / readout unit 6 to read that all the message messages stored in advance by the voice storage / readout unit 6 have been read and the reading operation has been completed. Upon detection, the main control unit 11 controls the line interface 2 to release the capture and hold of the telephone line 1, and controls the capture / release of the telephone line 1 based on the detection signal from the hook detection circuit 4. That is, when the handset 3 is picked up, the telephone line 1 is held and the telephone conversation is continued, and when the handset 3 is placed, the telephone line 1 is released and the telephone call is ended.

Next, the control operation of such message transmission will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the present telephone and the other telephone enter a telephone communication state by the above-described telephone connection operation, this flowchart starts and the process proceeds to step F1. In step F1, it is determined whether or not the voice transmission button of the operation input unit 10 has been operated. This determination operation is repeated until it is determined that the voice transmission button has been operated. When it is determined that the voice transmission button has been operated, step F2 is performed. Move to
In step F2, the line interface 2 is controlled to capture and hold the telephone line 1, and the process proceeds to step F3.

In step F3, the completion detection circuit 5 is driven to determine whether or not the arrival of the response message from the telephone line 1 has been completed. This determination operation is repeated until it is determined that the arrival of the response message has been completed. When it is determined that the arrival of the response message has been completed, the process proceeds to step F4. In step F4, the voice storage / readout unit 6 is controlled to transmit a message message stored in advance to the telephone line 1, and the process proceeds to step F5.

In step F5, it is determined whether or not the transmission of the message transmitted to the telephone line 1 in step F4 has been completed. This determination operation is repeated until it is determined that the transmission of the message has been completed. When it is determined that the transmission of the message has been completed, the process proceeds to step F6. In step F6, it is determined whether or not the telephone line 1 is in the capturing state by the picking-up operation of the handset 3,
If it is determined that the telephone line 1 has been opened by the placing operation of the handset 3, the process proceeds to step F7,
If the handset 3 determines that the telephone line 1 is in the capturing state by the picking-up operation, the process proceeds to step F8.

In step F7, the line interface 2
To release the telephone line 1 and terminate the flow chart. On the other hand, when the process proceeds from the step F6 to the step F8, in the step F8, the communication mode with the other party is held as the call mode, and the flow chart is ended. I do.

Therefore, when the other party's telephone is an answering machine and is set to the answering machine mode, the user previously stores / reads a voice message as a message message to be recorded in response to a message message request after sending a response message. When the message stored in the unit 6 is used, the operation input unit 1 is used in a state where the response message is transmitted from the partner telephone via the telephone line 1.
By operating the voice transmission button of "0", a message message stored in advance can be automatically recorded on the answering machine of the other party.
Can be automatically opened or the mode can be shifted to a call mode.

As a method for determining the end of the response message arriving from the telephone line 1, in the present embodiment, the end of the response message is determined by detecting a predetermined frequency transmitted together with the response message. But,
The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the end of the response message may be determined by detecting that silence has continued for a predetermined time or more in the response message.

As a method for detecting the end of the read operation of the message message stored in advance, in the present embodiment, the address in the voice storage / read section 6 is used as the main control section 11.
Although the end of the read operation of the message message is detected by monitoring, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the storage time is also stored at the time of storing the message message, and at the time of reading the message message, The main control unit 11 may determine whether or not the storage time has elapsed, thereby detecting the end of the message message reading operation, or detecting that the silence has continued for a predetermined time or more when reading the message message. By doing so, the end of the message message reading operation may be detected.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the operation input means is operated, the control means drives the response message detection means, and the response message detection means detects the response message coming from the telephone line and outputs the response message. Determine the end,
The control means drives the reading means based on the detection signal, reads out the message message stored in the storage means and sends it to the telephone line by the transmission means, so that the telephone at the communication partner is an answering machine and When the mode is set, the message message stored in advance can be appropriately and reliably recorded on the answering machine by operating the operation input means during the arrival of the response message from the other party. It is not necessary to listen to the incoming response message more carefully, and it is possible to eliminate the time loss of the user. The timing of the switch operation may be any timing as long as the response message is being received. Can be reduced.

[0040]

[0041] Moreover, according to the present invention, when the transfer word message detection means detects the completion of the read operation voice mail message, the control unit telephone line based on the detection signal
Of the hook detection means
The release / capture control of the telephone line is performed based on the detection signal.
Since the state desired by the user can be set, the message sent to the telephone line does not have to be listened to carefully, and time loss of the user can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control operation of sending a message message in the telephone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone line 2 Line interface 3 Handset 4 Hook detection circuit 5 End detection circuit 6 Voice storage / readout unit 7 Microphone 8 Incoming detection circuit 9 Speaker 10 Operation input unit 11 Main control unit

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hook detecting means, comprising:
Release / capture control of the telephone line based on these detection signals.
In phone having a Cormorant control means, storage means for previously storing a voice mail message, a reading means for reading the stored voice mail message in the storage means, predetermined signal processing on voice mail message read by said reading means Sending means for sending the message message to the telephone line after performing the operation, operation input means for arbitrarily reading the message message by the reading means, and detecting a response message coming from the telephone line and judging the end thereof. Means for reading a message message by the reading means
Message message detection means for detecting the end of
Write, said control means, detection of the line Utotomoni hook detecting means catching and holding the telephone line in response to the operation of said operation input means
Disabling the release / capture of the telephone line based on the outgoing signal, driving the reading means based on the detection signal from the response message detecting means, reading the message message stored in the storing means, and reading the message message by the transmitting means. To the telephone line, and then the message
Release the telephone line based on the detection signal from
Based on the detection signal from the hook detection means.
A telephone line which performs release / capture control of a telephone line . 2. The telephone set according to claim 1, wherein said response message detection means detects a predetermined frequency transmitted together with a response message coming from a telephone line. 3. Hook detecting means, and the hook detecting means
Release / capture control of the telephone line based on these detection signals.
In phone having a Cormorant control means, reading the read storage means for previously storing a voice mail message, the stored voice mail message in the storage means
Means out, the voice mail message read by said reading means
Transmission means for performing predetermined signal processing and then transmitting to the telephone line
When the reading of the voice mail message by said reading means responsibility
Operation input means for performing a message message reading operation by the reading means
Message message detection means for detecting the end of
On the other hand, the control means is responsive to an operation of the operation input means.
While capturing and holding the line, the detection from the hook detection means is performed.
Disabling release / acquisition of telephone lines based on outgoing signals, and
Driving the reading means and storing the data in the storage means
Read the message and call by the sending means
To the line, and then the message detection means
Release the telephone line based on the detection signal from
Based on the detection signal from the hook detection means.
Control of opening / capturing a telephone line by using
Talker.