JPH01321753A - Automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a telephone set's owner in his destination to recognize data in a one-touch dial memory by switching the mode to the automatic answering telephone function mode or the telephone set control mode with a dial signal and converting data in the one-touch dial memory to a voice. CONSTITUTION:A control circuit 10 acquires a line for an incoming call by an incoming detecting circuit 11. The circuit 10 monitors input of a signal corresponding to '*' out of dial keys which is sent from the telephone set on the calling side through a telephone line 6 while executing the normal automatic answering telephone function, and the dial signal on the telephone line is detected when the signal corresponding to '*' is detected. When a signal corresponding to '#' is detected, data in the one-touch dial memory corresponding to the number of the dial signal inputted till then is read out and is converted to a voice and is sent to the telephone line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an answering machine #1°, particularly an answering machine with a one-touch dial function.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when making a call, the off-footer state is set and -r! of the other party's phone number is used. Telephones with a so-called one-touch dial function are known, in which dialing is performed automatically by pressing a recorded one-touch dial key. In addition, a method of knowing the data registered in this type of one-touch dial memory is to display it on the display for phones with a display function; A method is known in which the data is compared with the data in the one-touch dial, and a voice is used to notify whether or not they match.

However, in this type of answering machine with a one-touch dial function, there has been no means to know the contents of the one-touch dial from the outside.

[Invention or problem to be solved]

Considering the conventional example, when a telephone owner is out and about and wants to know a particular telephone number, he often realizes that he has forgotten to bring his telephone list with him.

In such cases, even if you can remember which one-touch dial number is on the phone you are used to, you cannot remember the phone number itself, so you have to pull up the phone number book again. Even if you try, 1. It can be extremely frustrating not to have a telephone directory for the area in hand.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a 7-7 answering machine of this type that allows easy access to the data in the one-touch dial memory.

[Means to solve the problem]

For this reason, in the present invention, in an answering machine with a one-touch dial function, a means for detecting a dial signal on a telephone line and a dial signal detected by the detecting means are used to connect the answering machine to the answering machine 1. a control mode; a means for converting data in a one-touch dial memory into voice; and a means for activating the voice conversion means in response to a manually inputted dial signal in the telephone control mode. 11 "It is an attempt to achieve the Kitaguchi goal.

[Effect]

With the telephone configuration as described above, the owner of the telephone can open the telephone number data in the one-touch dial memory as voice when he or she is out, and can easily know the contents.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained in detail below based on examples.

(Configuration) FIG. 1 shows a configuration block diagram of an embodiment of this type of answering machine according to the present invention.

In the figure, each section denoted by reference numerals 1 to 14.17 is each element constituting an answering machine having a one-touch dial function. Further, 6 indicates a telephone line, which is connected to the hook switch 1 and the bell circuit 5. As is well known, the hook switch 1 determines whether or not to connect the telephone to the line depending on the hook state of the handset 4.

The bell circuit 5 rings the bell in response to a call signal input from the line 6 to call the operator. A dial signal generation circuit 8 and a telephone communication circuit 3 are connected to the hook switch 1 via a dialing circuit 2. The call circuit 3 is
It is used to input and output audio signals to and from the handset 4.

Additionally, the tidal signal generation circuit 8 includes a tidal key 9 consisting of a numeric keypad, one-touch dial keys, etc.
In response to the input from the control circuit 10, a dial signal such as a dial pulse or a dial tone is generated in response to a signal sent from the control circuit 10, and is sent to the line via the dialing circuit 2. The dial key 9 has a one-touch dial key, and multiple telephone numbers can be assigned to this one-touch dial key, and by pressing any one of the one-touch dial keys, the stored telephone number data can be changed. The dial signal is generated based on the dial signal. These processes are executed by a control circuit 10 comprised of a microprocessor, etc., and a memory 7 that stores a plurality of telephone number data corresponding to one-touch keys.

17 is a mode changeover switch for registering the answering machine mode.

Each of the components indicated by reference numerals 11 to 14 automatically sends a voice message in response to a call from the other station, and sends a voice message (J?) from the other station. ! This is a circuit for prompting messages and recording messages. That is, the incoming call detection circuit 11 detects a ringing signal from the telephone line 6, and the line capture circuit 1
2 automatically performs the same operation as the hook switch 1 to connect the automatic answering circuit 13 to the telephone line 6. The automatic response circuit 13 sends a response message recorded on a tape recorder or digital memory to the other station. A message from the other station is automatically recorded in the recording/reproducing circuit 14, and is reproduced by performing a reproduction operation.

Each component indicated by reference numerals 15 and 16 is a circuit for transmitting the telephone number stored in the memory 7 as voice to the telephone line 6 in response to a one-touch dial key. A detection circuit for detecting dial signals on the line 6, and a numerical data to voice conversion circuit 16 convert the numerical data sent from the control circuit 10 into voice and send it to the telephone line through the communication circuit 3. It is a circuit.

(Operation) Next, the operation in the above configuration will be explained.

FIG. 2 shows a control sequence flowchart of the control circuit 10 in FIG. 1. That is, the procedure for detecting a dial tone signal on the telephone line, reading out data in the one-touch memory, converting it into voice, and outputting it in the answering machine of this embodiment is shown. This second
The procedure shown in the figure is stored in the ROM (readable V-memory) 10a of FIG. 1 as a program for the control circuit 10.

These procedures are started from the standby state of the answering machine, and first a loop of steps S1 and S2 is entered. ;It
(In step Sl, the outside circuit 10 monitors whether or not the answering machine standby mode is canceled by the mode changeover switch 17. If the answering machine standby mode is canceled (Yes), the control procedure shown in FIG. On the other hand, if this mode is continuing (No) in step S1, the control circuit 10 determines whether or not there is an incoming call using the incoming call detection circuit 11 in step S2, and if there is an incoming call (Y).
es), the line acquisition circuit 12 performs line acquisition in step S3, and steps S4, S5. Enter the S6 loop. In this loop, in step S4, while executing the normal answering machine function, in step S5, the input of the * signal, which is one of the signals from the dial key, is monitored from the calling party's telephone through the telephone line 6, and in step In S6, it is monitored whether the telephone line has been disconnected. Then, in step S5, the * signal was detected (
If Yes), the telephone control mode shown in steps 88-S12 is entered. Further, if disconnection of the telephone line is detected in step S6 (Yes), step S
After performing post-processing of the answering machine function such as rewinding the response tape recorder in step S7, the process returns to before step S1.

In the telephone control mode, a dial signal on the telephone line is detected in step S8, and it is determined in step S9 whether it is a *signal, and if it is a *signal (Yes).
, returns to the normal answering machine mode in step S4. That is, if the caller presses the * key by mistake, by pressing the * key again, an answering message can be recorded in the same way as a normal answering machine.

Furthermore, in step Sll, it is determined whether or not it is a # signal, and if it is a # signal (Yes), step S
12, the data in the one-touch dial memory corresponding to the number of the dial signal input so far is read out, converted into audio, and transmitted over the telephone line, followed by step S8.
If it is not #43'S'j-, the process returns to step S8.

Monitoring of disconnection of the telephone line in the telephone control mode is performed in step S10, and if disconnection of the telephone line is detected (Yes), the process moves to step S7.

(Function) According to the control procedure described above, when the owner of the telephone is out and wants to know the data in the one-touch dial memory of the answering machine, he calls the answering machine, and the answering machine automatically answers the phone. After that, use the * signal to switch to telephone control mode, enter the one-touch dial number you want, and then input the # signal.
You can listen to the data stored in the corresponding one-touch dial memory as audio.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, in an answering machine with a one-touch dial function, there is provided a means for detecting a dial signal on a telephone line, and a dial signal detected by the detecting means. Means for switching between an answering machine function mode and a telephone control mode, a means for converting data in a one-touch dial memory into voice, and a means for activating the voice conversion means by a dial signal input in the telephone control mode. Therefore, the owner of the telephone can now immediately know the data in the touch dial memory while on the go.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

7j! Figure J1 is a configuration block diagram of an embodiment of an answering machine with a one-touch dial function employing the present invention.
The figure is a control sequence flowchart of the control circuit of FIG. 1. 3... Call circuit 9... Dial key 10... Control circuit

Claims (1)

[Claims] A detection means for detecting a dial signal on a telephone line in an answering machine that has a one-touch dial function that allows you to dial the other party's dial number with a single key operation, and that automatically receives and answers a call when it receives an incoming call. a switching means for switching between a normal answering machine function mode and a telephone control mode based on the dial signal detected by the detection means; a voice conversion means for converting data in the one-touch dial memory into voice; 1. An answering machine characterized by comprising: actuating means for actuating the voice converting means in response to a dial signal input in telephone control mode.