JPH02119357A - Telephone set with intermediate function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily confirm to whom incoming is addressed by storing a voice message to request the specification of a user to be called in advance in a voice synthesis means, and calling the name of an opponent with whom the user of an outgoing side telephone set desires speech when the incoming is received. CONSTITUTION:When the user of a telephone set 3 issues a call to a telephone set 1 with intermediate function used by plural users, a voice synthesis circuit 14 outputs the voice message (for example, (This is OX part. Please, wait a moment after designating the opponent desired to communicate.)) as a voice output signal 18. The user of the telephone set 3 confirms the voice message, and designates the opponent desired to communicate. Since the message is outputted from the speaker 12 of the telephone set 1 with intermediate function, a designated person can confirm the call addressed to the principal, and performs the off-hook of a handset 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a telephone set, and particularly to a telephone set having an automatic response function that automatically configures a telephone call circuit in response to an incoming call.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional telephones have no function of specifying and calling a specific user.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

With the conventional telephones mentioned above, it is not possible to specifically call a user, so if a telephone that is shared by multiple users receives a call, one of the joint users must pick up the call. , it is necessary to intercede. For this reason, Nagisa, who is acting as an intermediary, has the disadvantage that his work is interrupted.

[Means to solve the problem]

The telephone with an intermediary function of the present invention includes a speaker and a voice synthesis circuit for synthesizing and outputting a voice signal corresponding to a predetermined response message or message.

A control circuit for controlling an incoming call 1 origination operation is provided, and when an incoming call is received, the control circuit switches the output destination of the voice input signal sent from the other party to the speaker, and outputs the voice input signal from the voice synthesis circuit to the predetermined one. When a message is sent to the other party and the telephone enters an off-footer state, there is an automatic answering system that switches the output destination of the voice input signal sent from the other party to the telephone receiver.

[Operation] For example, if a voice message requesting to specify the user to be called is stored in the voice synthesis means in advance, when a call is received, the voice message is sent to the user of the calling telephone. Sent. When the user of the calling phone confirms this message and announces the name of the person he/she wishes to call, this voice is sent out from the speaker, making it easy for those around the phone to confirm who the call is for. can do.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a main part of a telephone with an intermediary function according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a telephone exchange system according to the present invention.

The exchange 2 accommodates a telephone 1 with an intermediary function of the present invention and a general telephone 3 via a line 4, and performs an exchange operation between the two telephones. As shown in FIG. 1, the telephone with an intermediary function 1 has a handset 11, a speaker 12, a voice output control circuit 13, a voice synthesis circuit 14, a control circuit 15, and a line interface circuit 16.

The line interface circuit 16 is connected to the line 4 and outputs the voice input signal 17 inputted to the transmitter of the destination telephone via the exchange 2. The voice person output control circuit 13 is
The audio receiver 3 17 is manually operated and output to the receiver of the connected handset 11 or the speaker I2. The voice output signal 18 input to the transmitter of the handset 11 is transmitted through a voice output control circuit 13, a line interface circuit 16,
It is sent via line 4 to the handset of the other party's telephone. The speech synthesis circuit 14 stores a pre-written voice message requesting to specify the user to be called.

The control circuit 15 is connected to the voice output control circuit 13, the speech synthesis circuit 14, and the line interface circuit 16, and controls the operation of each circuit and the telephone 1 with an intermediary function.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When the user of the telephone 3 makes a call to the telephone 1 with the relay function that is used by multiple people, and the connection is made by the exchange 2, the control circuit 15 puts the telephone 1 with the relay function into the receiving state. Then, the voice output control circuit 13 is caused to send out the voice input signal 17 to the speaker 12, and the line interface circuit 16 is made to send a signal to the line 4 indicating that a response has been received. Next, the voice synthesis circuit 14 is caused to output a voice message (for example, "This is the OX section. Please specify the person you wish to talk to and wait for a while.") as the voice output signal 18. The user of the telephone 3 confirms the voice message and designates the person he/she wishes to talk to by voice (for example, "Mr. Since the designated person confirms that the call is for himself/herself, the designated person takes the handset 11 off-hook.When the control circuit 15 confirms the off-hook operation, the control circuit 15 controls the voice person output control circuit 13, The phone number 3 17 is outputted to the handset II.Furthermore, from this point on, the telephone with the relay function functions as a normal telephone.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention automatically sets the receiving state when an incoming call is received, and, for example, sends a pre-stored voice message to the calling user specifying the user to call, and sends the voice message to the calling user. Since the calling phone user's response to the message is sent out from the speaker, it is possible to easily confirm to whom the call is directed by the voice of the calling phone user sent from the speaker, and the user can easily confirm who the call is for. This has the effect of saving you time and effort.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a telephone exchange system using a telephone with an intermediary function according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a main part of the telephone with an intermediary function. 1...Telephone with pick-up function, 2...Switchboard, 3...Telephone, 4...
Line, 11... Handset, 12... Speaker, 13... Voice output control circuit, 14...
- Speech synthesis circuit, 15... Control circuit, 16... Line interface, 17... Audio input signal, 18... Audio output signal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A speaker and a voice synthesis circuit that synthesizes and outputs a voice signal corresponding to a predetermined response message in the telephone;
A control circuit for controlling incoming and outgoing calls is provided, and when there is an incoming call, the control circuit switches the output destination of the voice input signal sent from the other party to the speaker, and outputs the voice input signal from the voice synthesis circuit to the predetermined one. A telephone with an intermediary function that sends a message to the other party and has an automatic response function that switches the output destination of a voice input signal sent from the other party to the receiver when the telephone goes off-hook.