JPH02218257A - Multi-functional telephone set with doorphone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To record a message of a visitor in voice by providing an automatic answering recorder for doorphone to a multi-function telephone set with doorphone. CONSTITUTION:When a signal by a call bell or the like informing a visitor is sent from a doorphone 1 via a doorphone interface 7, a control section 4 starts an automatic answering recorder 3 to send a voice message informing the absence of the user to the visitor from the doorphone 1 and when a message is received from the visitor, it is recorded by the automatic answering recorder 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a multifunctional telephone with a doorbell.

[Prior Art] Some conventional multifunctional telephones with a doorbell are equipped with an answering machine recording device exclusively for telephone calls, but no one is known that is equipped with an answering machine recording device for the doorphone.

Here, the answering machine recording device refers to recording/recording of voice messages.
It has a playback function, and when the user is absent, it not only tells the other party by voice, but also records a message from the other party so that the user can play it back and listen to it later.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, conventionally, there has been no answering machine recording device for door phones, so when the user is away, visitors have no choice but to communicate their requirements by leaving a letter, etc., which is very inconvenient. Met.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a multifunction telephone with a doorbell capable of recording a message of a visitor in voice when the visitor arrives while the user is absent.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A multifunctional telephone with a doorphone according to the present invention is characterized by having an answering machine recording device for the doorphone.

[Function] According to the present invention, a message from a visitor can be recorded in voice using an answering machine recording device for a doorbell. Therefore, the user can reproduce and listen to the message of the visitor who is absent after returning home.

Note that if the message recorded on the answering machine recording device can be listened to from a telephone outside the home, it is also possible to listen to the message of a visitor who is absent more quickly.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multifunctional telephone with a doorbell according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

This multi-function telephone with a doorphone includes a doorphone 1 installed at an entrance etc. and used to normally communicate with visitors, a telephone section 2 for making calls between the doorphone 1 or other telephones, and a telephone section 2 for making calls between the doorphone 1 or other telephones. an answering machine recording device 3 for recording/reproducing audio from the telephone;
and a control section 4 that controls the answering machine recording device 3.

Further, an intercom interface 5 is provided between the intercom 1 and the control section 4, and a public line 6 is connected to the telephone section 2.

In such a multifunction telephone with a doorbell, when the user goes out, the entire device is set to an answering machine recording mode by operating an operation switch provided on the telephone section 2.

Furthermore, a voice message indicating that the user is away is recorded in advance in the answering machine recording device 3.

Here, when a call is received from outside, the control unit 4 activates the answering machine recording device 3 to send back a voice message to the other party's telephone indicating that the user is absent, and a callback message is sent to the other party's telephone. If so, the message is recorded on the answering machine recording device 3.

Note that this answering machine operation is performed in the same manner as in the conventional method.

Furthermore, when a signal such as a doorbell announcing a visitor is sent from the door phone l via the door phone interface 5, the control unit 4 activates the answering machine recording device 3 to send a voice message announcing the user's absence. A message is sent to the visitor from the doorphone 1, and when a message is received from the visitor, the message is recorded on the answering machine recording device 3.

In addition, by providing a clock function and a voice synthesis function,
At the same time as recording the message, the date and time can also be recorded on the answering machine recording device 3.

Further, the control unit 4 receives a predetermined key code using a dial tone from an external telephone, so as to play back and return a message recorded in the answering machine recording device 3 from the external telephone or a visitor. It has become.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an installation example of a multifunctional telephone with a doorphone having such a configuration.

The telephone main body 1O provided with the telephone section 2 and the answering machine recording device 3 is placed in the user's 17 house 11, and a doorbell 1 is provided at the entrance of the house 11.

The user 17 can know that the visitor 13 has arrived by calling his or her home from an external public telephone 16.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, a plurality of outside lines 6a to 6C, a plurality of door phones 1a to IC, and a plurality of extension telephones 18a to 18.
e is controlled by a control device 19 (or exchange) with an exchange function, and each extension telephone 18a to 18
e is not provided with the above-mentioned answering machine recording function, but instead is provided with an answering machine recording device 20 that collectively processes the answering machine of each of the extension telephones 18a to 18e.

In this embodiment as well, the answering machine recording device 20 collects both the voice messages received from the outside lines 6a to 6c and the voice messages input from the door phones la to 1c.
will record it. Then, the recorded contents of the answering machine recording device 20 can be heard by a telephone call from outside.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, an answering machine recording device for a doorbell allows
Messages from visitors can be recorded in audio. Therefore, the user can reproduce and listen to the message of the visitor who is absent after returning home.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multifunctional telephone with door intercom according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an installation example of the multi-function telephone with a doorbell according to the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. l, 1a-1c...Door phone, 2...Telephone section, 3.20...Answering machine recording device, 4...Control unit, 6.6a-6c...Public line, 10...Telephone set Main body, 18a to 18e...extension telephone, 19...control device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A multifunctional telephone with a doorbell, characterized by having an answering machine recording device for the doorbell. (2) The doorbell according to claim (1), further comprising a control means for reproducing the voice recorded by the answering machine recording device based on an instruction from an external communication device and transmitting it to the communication device. Multifunction phone.