JPH02126764A - Telephone communication type home controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To promptly execute a tele-control operation and message recording after an incoming call arrives by setting a tele-control code number and an automatic answering telephone code number, deciding the code number inputted after the incoming call, and switching a mode to a tele-control mode or an automatic answering telephone mode. CONSTITUTION:A code number setting means 4, which sets and stores the tele- control code number and the automatic answering telephone code number, a mode switching means 5, which collates the code number inputted through a telephone line after an automatic incoming call and switches the mode to the tele-control mode or the automatic answering telephone mode, an automatic answering telephone code number nullifying means 6, which temporarily nullifies the stored automatic answering telephone code number, and a recorded message switching means 7, which automatically switches the mode to the automatic answering telephone mode when the tele-control code number is not inputted after the automatic arriving call and even if the automatic answering code number is not inputted during the operation of the nullifying means 6, are provided. Thus, the tele-control mode or the message recording can be promptly executed after the incoming call arrives.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a telephone communication type home controller device, and particularly to a home controller device having an answering machine function.

[Prior Art] A conventional telephone communication type home controller device will be described below.

FIG. 5 shows a conventional home controller device disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-253261, and as shown in the figure, an incoming call detection circuit ( 21), a switch circuit (22), and a voice generation circuit (22) that sends out a response message in answering machine mode.
23), a PB signal signal receiving circuit (24) for receiving a button signal (hereinafter referred to as a PB double signal), a recording/reproducing circuit (25) for recording or reproducing a message, etc., based on a control signal. It consists of a control circuit (26) that controls the household equipment 100 and a microcomputer (27) that controls each circuit.

Next, regarding the operation of conventional home control devices,
This will be explained using FIG.

First, the incoming call detection circuit (21) detects a calling signal from the calling party (S21).

When the incoming call detection circuit (21) detects an incoming call, the switch circuit (22) is turned on (S22).
).

At the same time as the above-mentioned ON operation, the voice generating circuit (23) outputs "No one is home at the moment.""0" when operating the telecontrol.
To use the answering machine, please press the "1" key. ” and a mode selection message are sent (323).

After that, if there is no key input from the caller for 5 seconds (S24
), or the “1” key human input signal is sent to the PB signal receiving circuit (24
), the recording/playback circuit (2
5) starts recording the message from the caller (S26b to 527b).

In addition, in the above-mentioned 325, after sending the response message, "
0" key When a human input signal is received, a response message saying "Please enter your PIN number" is sent, and the caller enters the PIN number. If the PIN numbers match, the telecontrol operation is activated, that is, the control of the in-house equipment. (S26a-S2
7a, 528).

At this time, if the password is not received within a predetermined time, the telephone is placed on-hook.

Therefore, the conventional telephone communication type home control device is
Since the password confirmation operation is performed, there is an advantage that the operator can be identified so that a third party cannot perform the telecontrol operation as a mischief.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in the conventional telephone communication type home control device, when you want to perform telecontrol operation, first,
After inputting the telecontrol operation mode selection signal,
There was a problem in that the operation was complicated because a password had to be entered.

In addition, a response message prompting a third party to input a mode selection signal is sent even to a third party who does not know the telecontrol password and does not need to select a mode, making it inconvenient to use.

The present invention was made with the aim of solving the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to switch to a telecontrol mode in which in-home equipment is controlled at the speed of incoming calls or an answering machine mode in which a message is recorded. To provide a telephone communication type home control device which is easy to use, can prevent mischief on telecontrol and message recording, and is easy to use.

Building [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a PIN setting method for setting and storing a PIN for telecontrol and a PIN for answering machine, respectively, in a telephone communication type home control device. means, and mode switching means for switching to a telecontrol mode for operating the telecontrol means or an answering machine mode for operating the answering machine according to a password input via a telephone line after an automatic call is received; After receiving a call, if the telecontrol password is not input, the phone automatically switches to the answering machine mode even if the answering machine password is not input.

[Function] The telephone communication type home control device according to the present invention has the following features:
With the above configuration, after an incoming call is detected, a response message prompting the user to enter the PIN is sent, and if the caller manually enters the telecontrol PIN, the system enters telecontrol mode and the answering machine PIN is entered. If it is entered, the answering machine mode is switched on and off, which simplifies the operating procedure on the caller's side.

In addition, when the answering machine switcher is activated, it automatically switches to answering machine mode without having to manually enter the answering machine PIN, so you can record messages without having to specifically tell your acquaintances the PIN. , it becomes easier to use.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the telephone communication type home control device according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a functional block diagram of a home control device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in the figure, the device includes an automatic call receiving means (1) and a telecontrol means (2). ), an answering machine means (3), a password setting means (4), a mode switching means (5), an answering machine password disabling means (6), and an answering machine switching means (7).
) and consists of.

The features of this embodiment device include a PIN setting means (4) for setting and storing a PIN for telecontrol and a PIN for answering machine, respectively, and a PIN for setting and storing a PIN for telecontrol and an answering machine, and a PIN for automatically inputting a PIN through the telephone line after an incoming call. mode switching means (5) for switching to telecontrol mode or answering machine mode upon verification; and answering machine PIN disabling means (6) for temporarily disabling the stored answering machine PIN;
and an answering machine switching means (7) which automatically switches to the answering machine mode even if the answering machine PIN is not entered if the telecontrol PIN is not entered manually after an automatic call is received while the PIN invalidating means is operating. ).

Further, the automatic call receiving means (1) detects an incoming call from the telephone line and automatically receives the call, and the telecontrol means (2) controls the in-home equipment (
100), and the answering machine means (3) records and reproduces voice messages via the telephone line.

Therefore, after detecting an incoming call, the device of this embodiment sends out a response message prompting the user to enter the PIN number, and if the caller manually enters the PIN number for telecontrol, the device switches to telecontrol mode and the PIN number for the answering machine is entered. If it is entered, the answering machine mode is switched on and off, which simplifies the operating procedure on the caller's side.

In addition, when the answering machine switcher is activated, it automatically switches to answering machine mode without having to manually enter the answering machine PIN, so you can record messages without having to specifically tell your acquaintances the PIN. , it becomes easier to use.

FIG. 2 shows a detailed block configuration of this embodiment.

In the figure, (9) is the home control device connected to the telephone line, (11) is the control circuit, (12) is the telephone network control circuit that connects the telephone line and each part of the home control device, and (13) is the telephone line. A PB signal detection circuit detects the PB double signal sent from the PB signal and sends it to the control circuit (11), and (14) is a voice that stores response messages and message messages for controlling the in-home equipment (100). The memory circuit (15) is the voice memory circuit (
The voice stored in the voice storage circuit (14) is played back and sent to the telephone line, while the voice received from the telephone line is played back to the voice storage circuit (14).
(16) is a timer, (17)
is the password setting switch.

Furthermore, FIG. 3 shows the panel surface of the PIN number setting switch (17), where (17a) is the PIN number setting switch for telecontrol, and (17b) is the PIN number setting switch for answering machine, both of which are 4. When the digits are 0 to 9, four decimal switches are used.

Further, (17c) is an answering machine PIN invalidation switch, and when this switch is set to the "invalid" side, the answering machine PIN set with the answering machine PIN setting switch (17b) is invalidated. Become. Here, when using an answering machine, there is no need to place importance on safety against mischief operations, and if you want to record messages even for people who do not want to know their PIN number, disabling the PIN number will improve usability. do.

Next, the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment will be explained based on FIG.

First, when the telephone network control circuit (12) detects a calling signal from the caller, the control circuit (11) starts the timer (16) and performs an incoming call operation after a certain period of time, for example, 5 seconds (turns the telephone off-hook). state), recording and playback circuit (15)
, sends a response message saying ``I'm away at the moment. Please give me your PIN'' (81-S3).

Here, press the answering machine PIN code invalidation switch (17c)
If it is set to the valid side, the terminal waits for reception of either the telecontrol password or the answering machine password (S4).

Here, if the caller inputs the telecontrol PIN number, the device receives the PIN number via the PB signal detection circuit (13), and the control circuit (11) sets the PIN number. The stored password is compared with the received number using the switch (17), and after confirming the match, the telecontrol operation mode is entered (85.36).

In addition, when the caller inputs the answering machine PIN, the control circuit (11) similarly checks the received number with the answering machine PIN set and stored using the PIN setting switch (17). After confirming the match, the mode is switched to answering machine mode (S7°88).

At this time, if either the telecontrol password or the answering machine password is not entered manually within a certain period of time, for example within 9 seconds, a timeout occurs and the outside line is disconnected (the telephone is placed in an on-foot state) (S9).

On the other hand, if the invalidation switch for the password is set to the invalid side, a predetermined period of time is counted after the automatic call is received, followed by a response message of "I'm away at the moment. Please give me your password" (Sll).

Then, if the telecontrol PIN is entered manually within the predetermined time, that is, within the 9 seconds, the telecontrol mode will be activated after verification, similar to when the telecontrol PIN is received when valid (SIO , S6).

On the other hand, if the telecontrol PIN is not entered within the predetermined time, the answering machine mode will be activated even if the answering machine PIN is not entered, and after 9 seconds, for example, the message ``Entering message recording mode. Please send the message "Please" (811-S8).

Therefore, according to this embodiment, the caller can enter the telecontrol mode by inputting the password one time after connecting the telephone line.
Alternatively, the answering machine mode can be specified.

Furthermore, according to this embodiment, if the answering machine PIN number invalidation switch is set to the valid side, it becomes possible to restrict the people who can record on the answering machine, and it is possible to avoid the recording of prank calls.

In addition, in this embodiment, if the answering machine PIN disable switch is set to the valid side, even a person who does not know the answering machine PIN can directly switch to answering machine mode without entering the PIN. Furthermore, since home control can be performed only when the telecontrol password is input, the degree of freedom in how the device can be used is increased.

In the above embodiment, both the telecontrol PIN and the answering machine number have four digits, but the answering machine PIN has fewer digits so that it can be known to friends other than family members. If it is configured to use "*J" etc. for identification, usability will be improved.

In addition, in the above embodiment, an example was shown in which separate means were provided for setting the pin numbers for telecontrol and answering machine, but it is also possible to use a dial or pushbutton key to set the pin numbers. , a similar effect can be obtained even if the information is configured to be stored in a single memory memory.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, in a home control device that has both a telecontrol function and an answering machine function, a PIN code for the telecontrol and an answering machine number can be set, and input after receiving a call. This device is configured to detect the entered PIN code and switch to telecontrol mode or answering machine mode, and can perform telecontrol operation or message recording at the reverse speed of incoming calls. It is possible to obtain a telephone communication type home control device that is easy to use and highly safe, since it is possible to impose restrictions on the number of people who use it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the telephone communication home control device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the embodiment device, and FIG. 3 is a panel of the password setting switch of the embodiment device. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment device, FIG. 5 is a circuit block diagram of a conventional home control device, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the conventional home control device. be. In the figure, (1) is automatic call receiving means, (2) is telecontrol means, (3) is answering machine means, and (4) is
is a password setting means, (5) is a mode switching means, (6
) is an answering machine password invalidating means, and (7) is an answering machine switching means. Agent: Patent attorney Masuo Oiwa (2 others) Figure 1: Amendment to the insurrection proceedings (voluntary) 1. Indication of the incident Patent Application Sho No. 2: Name of the invention Telephonic (tX home control device 3, amended) 5. Column for detailed explanation of the invention in the patent specification of representative representative ljit Kimoriya 5.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Automatic call receiving means that detects an incoming call from a telephone line and automatically receives the call; telecontrol means that controls in-house equipment based on a control signal input via the telephone line; an answering machine for recording and playing back voice messages inputted by the user; mode switching means for switching to a telecontrol mode for operating the telecontrol means or an answering machine mode for operating the answering machine according to a password input via a telephone line after receiving a call; A telephone communication home control device comprising: an answering machine switching means that automatically switches to an answering machine mode when a control PIN is not input, even if an answering machine PIN is not input;