JPH02124669A - Automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the user to listen to a received message surely by applying ringing at a time inputted from a caller, reading a received message from a storage means and sending the message in voice. CONSTITUTION:The telephone set consists of a line interface circuit 11, an input data reception circuit 12 receiving an input data by a multi-frequency signal (PB signal) from a telephone line, a voice reception circuit 13, an A/D converter circuit 14, a storage circuit (MM) 15 storing an input data and a digital voice signal, a D/A conversion circuit 18 converting the voice digital signal from the MM 15 into the original voice, a transmission circuit 19 and a timer (TIM) 17, and a CPU 16 monitors a time data from the TIM 17 and when a time is coincident with the time data stored in the MM 15, a ringing circuit 21 is started to be energized. Thus, the user can listen to a received message at a designated time.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an answering machine.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional answering machines have a structure that allows the user to play back messages recorded while the user is away at any time.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional answering machine mentioned above is configured so that the user can play back messages recorded while the user is away at any time, so if the user does not activate the playback, the recorded message will not be played back, and if there is an emergency The disadvantage is that if there is a message for business, it may not be heard.

[Means to solve the problem]

The answering machine of the present invention includes a storage means for receiving time data and voice messages transmitted from a caller, converting them into digital signals and storing them, and performing ringing at a time indicated by the time data and returning to an off-hook state. Embodiment 9 Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, this embodiment is a line interface circuit (hereinafter referred to as I) that interfaces with a telephone line and has a communication circuit.
(denoted as NF) 11, and a multi-frequency signal (hereinafter referred to as P) from the telephone line.
an input data receiving circuit (hereinafter referred to as DRCV) 12 that receives input data from the telephone line (hereinafter referred to as DRCV); and a voice receiving circuit (hereinafter referred to as V-RCV) that receives audio from the telephone line.
13, and an AIr that converts the received audio into a digital signal.
) conversion circuit (hereinafter referred to as A/D) 14, a memory circuit (hereinafter referred to as MM) 15 that stores input data and audio digital signals, and a D/A that converts the audio digital signal from MM15 into the original audio. Conversion circuit (hereinafter referred to as D/A) 18
, an audio amplification/transmission circuit (hereinafter referred to as AMP) 19 that amplifies the audio from the D/A 18 and sends it to the speaker (hereinafter referred to as SP) 20, and a timer (hereinafter referred to as T) that generates the time.
IM)]7 and a playback button (hereinafter referred to as R,E
) 22, a sending message storage circuit (hereinafter referred to as MES) 23 that stores a message to be sent to the caller in response to an incoming call when the user is away, and a central control circuit (hereinafter referred to as MES) that controls the entirety of this embodiment. CFI U) 16.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When this embodiment is set to be away and there is an incoming call, the TNFII first detects the incoming call, and the CPU 16 controls the MES 23 to send a message with predetermined content to the caller via the telephone line. and send it.

Next, the caller inputs the data of the time at which he/she wants to hear the message to be transmitted from the dial of the caller's telephone using PB and other signals, and then transmits the message in voice and ends the call.

In this embodiment, first, the time data based on PB and other signals sent via the telephone line is sent to D via INFll.
- Received by RCV12, and controlled by CPU ]6.
Store in Ml5. Next, the caller's voice message is received by the V-4CV13 via INF 1.1, converted to a digital signal by AID 14, and then sent to the C
P U ], 6 is stored in MMl, 5.

Next, the CPtJ 16 of this embodiment monitors the time data from the TIM 17, and when the time coincides with the time data stored in the MM15, activates the RG 21 to make a sound.

In this example, the user name is RE2 after hearing the sound from RG2].
When 2 is turned on, the CPU 16 goes off-hook and the M
The message received from M15 is read out, and the read received message is converted into analog audio at [1/A 18], amplified at AMP 19, and then sent to 5P20 for amplification.

In this way, the user of this embodiment can listen to the received message at the specified time.

r Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention has one storage stage for storing time data and messages inputted by the calling party,
and a voice transmitting means for reading the received message from the storage means and transmitting it in voice by performing ringing at the time inputted from the memory means, thereby making it possible for the user of the present invention to reliably hear the received message. There is an effect that can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. 11... Line interface circuit (INF), 12.
...Input data receiving circuit (D-RCV), 13...Voice reception UjJ path (V-RCV), 1.4-AI D
Conversion circuit (AID), 15...Memory circuit (MM), 1
6...Central control circuit (CPU), 17...Timer (
TJM), 18...D/A conversion circuit (D/A), 19
...Audio amplification/transmission circuit (AMI)), 20...Speaker (SP), 21...Ringing circuit (1-(G)
-22... Playback button (RE), 23... Sending message storage circuit (MES).

Claims (1)

[Claims] Storage means for receiving time data and voice messages transmitted from a caller, converting them into digital signals and storing them; and reading out digital voice messages from the storage means after an off-hook state by performing ringing at a time indicated by the time data. An answering machine characterized in that it has a voice sending means for converting the voice message into an analog original voice message and transmitting the converted voice message.