JPH0112448Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention is designed to record or play back messages between members on the subscriber side in the same manner as the message from the calling party during the normal answering mode setting. This relates to an answering machine that can be used on a recording tape.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, with this type of answering machine, when someone returns home with the answering machine set to answering machine mode,
Recording messages for others;
Or, when I realized that someone else's message had been recorded and played it back before going out again, I sometimes forgot to move the recording tape back to the original message area. .

[Purpose and structure of the invention]

The present invention was developed in view of these circumstances, and its two purposes are to avoid the inconvenience caused by forgetting to return the tape to its original position when recording and playing a message while the answering machine is set. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an answering machine that can perform the following tasks.

In order to achieve this purpose, the present invention
It is equipped with a switch that instructs recording and playback of a message, and a counter that counts pulses generated as the recording tape runs.When the switch is operated, the counter value is stored in the memory, and in the control section, After running in the message recording area in the designated mode, the vehicle is fast-forwarded to the above count value.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using examples.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an answering machine showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is a control circuit equipped with a well-known CPU, read-only memory, read-write memory, etc. Next, the format of the message and message recording tape was changed to a configuration with a recording area for the message at the beginning of the tape and a recording area for the message across the end signal as shown in Figure 2. The operation will be explained using .

When the incoming call detection circuit 12 detects an incoming call while the answering mode switch SW ₁ is closed and the answering mode is set (step 101).
The control circuit 11 automatically answers the incoming call and performs an answering operation (step 102). That is, control circuit 1
1 controls the relay driver 13 to operate the line relay RL. As a result, the closing circuit 14
The contact rl forming the switch is switched to the line transformer 15 side. Next, the control circuit 11 controls the deck controller 16 to put the response message (OGM) playback cassette deck 17 into the playback state and turn on the analog switch 18, so that the playback OGM signal is transferred from the head 19 to the amplifier 20.
The signal is then sent from the office line terminal L to the calling party.
After the CGM ends, the control circuit 11 controls the cassette deck 21 for recorded messages (ICM) using the deck controller 13 to record the message from the caller. That is, by putting the cassette deck 21 into the recording state and turning on the analog switch 22, the central office line terminal L is turned on.
A message signal from the caller sent via the amplifier 23 is transmitted to the head 24 and recorded in a predetermined recording area. After recording is finished, the line relay RL is restored and the initial operation of the answering machine mode, that is, the beginning of the OGM, is performed in preparation for the next incoming call.

On the other hand, if one of the returning subscribers wishes to reproduce and listen to a message from another party, he closes the message reproduction switch _SW2 .

When switch SW ₂ is closed (step 10
3) The control circuit 11 stores the current counter value of the internal counter indicating the running position of the ICM tape loaded on the cassette deck 21 in a predetermined area in the read/write memory (step 10).
4). That is, the counter adds or subtracts the pulses generated from the tape rotation sensor 25 according to the running direction of the tape, and when the switch SW ₂ is closed, the ICM recording tape is at the P position with respect to the head 24. If it is hot (that is, if the message has been recorded up to the P position)
A counter value corresponding to the P position is stored in memory.

Next, the control circuit 11 puts the cassette deck 21 into the rewinding state (step 105), and the tape starting end,
That is, after locating the beginning of the message area (step 106), the playback state is entered (step 10).
7). At this time, since the control circuit 11 turns on the analog switch 26, the message signal is transmitted from the head 24 via the amplifier 27 to the speaker 2.
It is output from 7.

When the end signal is detected (step 1)
08), the control circuit 11 sets the cassette deck 21 in a fast-forward state (step 109), and when it reaches the P position, that is, the count value of the counter is
When the value matches the value previously stored in the memory (step 110), the process stops (step 111) and prepares for the next call.

On the other hand, if one of the returning subscribers wishes to record a message for another party, the message recording switch _SW3 is closed. Even when the closing of this switch SW ₃ is detected (step 112), the control circuit 11 stores the counter value at that time in the memory (step 113) and then closes the cassette deck 2.
1 is in the rewind state (step 114), and after cueing the message area (step 115),
The recording state is entered (step 116). At this time,
Since the control circuit 11 turns on the analog switch 29, the message input from the microphone 30 is transmitted to the head 24 through the amplifier 23 and recorded.

When the end signal is detected (step 108),
As with the end of message playback, the process fast-forwards to position P and stops (steps 109 to 111) to prepare for the next call.

In other words, when playing a message or recording a message while the answering machine is set, the counter value at that time is memorized and the recording tape is automatically fast-forwarded to the original position after the message playback or recording operation is completed. To prevent the occurrence of a situation where the operator forgets to return the message to the wrong position and the previous information is erased because the operator forgets to return the message to the wrong position. I can do it.

Although the automatic answering operation is not performed while the message is being played back or recorded, there is no inconvenience at all because at that time there is a subscriber and the answer can be answered directly from the TEL of the telephone.

Above, we have explained the case where the message recording area is provided at the beginning of the tape, but if it is provided at the end of the tape, the tape must be rewound to the original P position after the playback/recording of the message. Needless to say, it will prepare you for the next call.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, according to the present invention, a switch for instructing recording/playback of a message, a counter for indicating the running position of the recording tape, and a memory for storing the counter value when the switch is operated are provided. In preparation for this, the control unit 11 automatically fast-forwards the tape to the above-mentioned counter value and waits after the recording/playback of the message message is completed. Inconveniences can be avoided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the format of a recording tape for messages and messages, and Fig. 3 is an example of an execution program in a control circuit. This is a flowchart. 11...Control circuit, 16...Deck controller, 21...Cassette deck for recorded messages,
24...Head, 25...Tape rotation sensor, 2
8...Speaker, 30...Microphone, SW ₁ ...Answering mode switch, SW ₂ ...Message playback switch,
SW ₃ ...Message recording switch,...Message recording area,...Message recording area.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Recording of a message in an answering machine that can record or play a message while the answering machine is set, and records the message and the message from the caller in respective predetermined areas on the same recording tape. - A switch that instructs playback, a counter that counts the pulses generated as the recording tape runs, a memory that stores the count value of the counter when the switch is operated, and a memory that stores the count value of the counter when the switch is operated. An answering machine, comprising: a control unit that fast-forwards the tape to a count value stored in the memory after running the message recording area in a designated mode;