JPH01128648A - System for transmitting automatic answering telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a mischievous calling and to attain a calling and processing which correspond to respective ranks by obtaining rank identification number checking function. CONSTITUTION:The identification numbers and ranks of respective persons are registered to an identification number storing part 7. When an automatic answering telephone set 4 is called from a push-phone telephone set 1 and select call function is operated, the automatic answering telephone set 4 is in a condition to receive the identification number from an opponent. The identification number is passed from a push-phone line 2 through a public network 3 and it goes into an identification number receiving part 5. After the identification number is received, the identification number is checked by a select call function part 6 based on the identification number storing part 7. Then, when the identification number is registered, the calling to be suitable for the rank is executed by a calling device 8. When the calling is executed and a response is received within a constant time, a resetting is obtained. However, when the response can not be executed, a switching to an answering recording is executed by a switching part 9 and the answering recording is executed by a recording and reproducing device 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an electronic telephone that can be connected to a touch-tone telephone line, and more particularly to an answering machine type selection mechanism having a select call function.

[Conventional technology]

When making a select call on an electronic telephone connected to a conventional touch-tone telephone line and called an answering machine, the PIN number is checked in the select call function section, and if the check is passed, the ringing device makes a ring tone to indicate that the call has been received. Inform.

If the person was unable to answer the phone because he or she was away, the recording/playback function was activated to record the answering machine.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

With the above-mentioned Select Call, all the calls that have been passed by the PIN are called, so it is effective in preventing prank calls during the day, but it may ring at night when you are sleeping and you don't want to call anything other than important calls. There is a drawback.

An object of the present invention is to provide an answering machine intermediary system that solves the above-mentioned problems.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides an answering machine that is connected to a touch-tone telephone line, has a recording/playback device, and performs selective calls using a PIN, and a PIN storage unit that registers PIN numbers by rank, and a calling method based on the rank of the caller's PIN. The telephone set includes a calling device that changes the number of calls, a switching unit that switches to answering machine recording when the call cannot be answered, and a rank-based message reception display unit that notifies the recording/playback device that a message has been received. This is a unique answering machine system.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In Figure 1, the recording/recording/
The answering machine 4, which has a playback device and makes selective calls using a PIN number, has a rank-based check function, a PIN storage unit 7 that registers PIN numbers by rank, and a call method based on the rank of the caller's PIN number. and a calling device 8 for changing.

A switching unit 9 that switches to answering machine recording when the call cannot be answered, a lamp 11 as a rank-based message reception display unit that informs the recording/playback device 10 that a message has been received, and a password receiving unit 5. It has a select call function section 6. 3 is a public network that connects an answering machine 4 to a touch-tone telephone 1 of the other party via a touch-tone telephone line 2.

In the embodiment, first, the password and rank of each person are registered in the password storage section 7. When the touch-tone telephone 1 calls the answering machine 4, the answering machine 4 is in a state of accepting a password from the other party if the select call function is in operation. The PIN number passes from the touch-tone phone line 2 to the public network 3 and is sent to the PIN receiving unit 5.
It comes into the.

After receiving the PIN number, the PIN number is checked by the select call function section 6 based on the PIN storage section 7, and if the PIN number is registered, the call device 8 makes a call that matches the rank. Do it with If the call is made and the call is answered within a certain period of time, the call is made and the call is restored, but if the call cannot be answered, the switching section 9 switches to answering machine recording, and the recording/playback device 10 records the answering machine.

After receiving the message, message reception display section 1 by rank
Turn on 1 and restore.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above in detail, the answering machine intermediary system of the present invention has a rank-specific password check function, so that prank calls can be prevented and calls and processing can be made according to each rank. This is effective in conveying the importance of calls received from police officers who are called out for emergencies due to the nature of their work, or from people who cannot ignore sudden news from family members who live separately.

Even if you are unable to answer the call, the system will switch to answering machine recording and display message reception by rank, allowing you to distinguish between messages that need to be played immediately and messages that do not. This feature has the effect of being able to be applied to various processes in addition to changing the calling method and message acceptance display.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Touch-tone telephone 2... Touch-tone telephone line 3... Public network 4...
Answering machine 5...Password receiving section 6.
...Select call function section 7...Rank-specific password storage section 8...Rank-specific call device 9...Switching section 10...Recording/playback device 11.
・Representative of rank-based message reception/display department: Patent attorney Naka Kanno, ・4.゛、. ′、−・

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In an answering machine that is connected to a touch-tone telephone line, has a recording/playback device, and makes selective calls using a PIN, there is a PIN storage section that registers PIN numbers by rank, and a calling method based on the rank of the caller's PIN. The telephone set includes a calling device that changes the number of calls, a switching unit that switches to answering machine recording when the call cannot be answered, and a rank-based message reception display unit that notifies the recording/playback device that a message has been received. Features an answering machine system.