JPH0239146B2 - OTOMETSUSEEJIOKURIDASHIHOSHIKI - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to a recording/playback function associated with a telephone set, and particularly to a method for sending out a response message.

(Prior art and its problems) An answering machine that has a recording and playback function attached to a telephone set, and has the function of recording a message from a caller when an incoming call is received while the user is away, and playing back the recorded content at a desired time. is widely used. In such an answering machine, a response message is recorded in advance on an answering tape, and when the telephone receives a call while the user is away, the response message is played back to indicate that the user of the telephone is not at home. This information is transmitted to the other party through a response message, and the message is recorded if the other party desires. In this case, the response message is prepared in advance by the user of the answering machine as described above, and the recording method will be explained below with reference to FIG.

Generally, an answering machine is provided with a response message recording button or the like for recording a response message, and by pressing the recording button after attaching a response tape, recording is started through a microphone. The recording area (response message area) is set to an area AMa where a response recording message for recording the other party's message is recorded, and an area AMb where a response-only message that simply informs the other party that you are away is recorded. A message corresponding to each message is recorded. For example, when recording a response recording message, in the response recording area AMa, the recording mode starts from the midpoint of the first standby point _P1 , and a low-frequency guidance sound (pitsu sound) instructs to start recording at the initial point. After the message appears, recording of the response message begins. In a conventional answering machine after the recording is completed and the answering machine is set, the position of the playback head in the standby state before receiving a call is the first standby point P ₁
The device waits at the starting point of the message, and when the line is closed after receiving a call, playback starts and the recorded message is sent out. However, unlike the recording of a trained operator, it is not always possible to record a response message smoothly after the guidance sound is produced.
Naturally, due to individual differences, a blank time of several seconds may occur from the starting point to the beginning of the message. Therefore, after receiving a call, the line is closed and the response message is sent from the first waiting point _P1 , but in reality, the actual response message is sent after a delay of several seconds after the line is closed. .
Therefore, when a caller calls a telephone equipped with an answering machine and receives a response message that is delayed for several seconds after answering, the caller feels uncomfortable and uncomfortable, and the caller's subsequent calls are delayed. This will adversely affect the recording (call interruption), and the original purpose of the answering machine will not be achieved.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention provides a response message sending method that eliminates the blank waiting time and smoothly sends a response message when the line is closed after receiving a call by adding a device to the sending of the response message. It provides:

(Structure and operation of the invention) The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure is a circuit diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a line connection terminal (L ₁ , L ₂ ), 2 is a switch (HS),
3 is a call circuit network, 4 is an incoming call detection circuit, 5 is a control circuit (CPU), 6 is a recording/playback circuit, 7 is a voice detection circuit, 8 is a rotation speed detection circuit, 9 is a guidance sound sending circuit, and 10 is an operation key, 11 is the head, 12 is the tape, 13 is the motor, 14 is the microphone (MIC), 15 is the input gate, 16 is the L relay,
16-1 is a contact of the relay 16, 17 is a speaker (SP), and 18 is a signal transformer.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. First, in the case of recording a message from the line as an answering machine, the incoming call detection circuit 4 detects the incoming signal from the lines L ₁ and L ₂ via the line connection terminal 1, and controls its output. The circuit 5 makes a judgment, operates the line closing relay 16, and closes the contact 16-1, thereby creating a DC loop for the telephone lines _L1 and _L2.The control circuit 5 also operates the tape drive motor 1.
3, the response message prerecorded on the tape 12 is transmitted to the lines L ₁ and L ₂ via the head 11, the recording/reproducing circuit 6, and the signal transformer 18. When the end of the response message is detected by the voice detection circuit 7, the control circuit 5 operates the motor 13 to cue to the recording position and start recording. Recording input to tape 12 is via lines L ₁ and L ₂
When the recording is finished and the line is disconnected, the control circuit 5 restores the L relay 16 and drives the motor 13 to stop the tape 12 at the beginning of the response message. and prepare for the next call.

Next, the response message sending operation of the present invention will be explained. Note that the method for recording the response message is the same as the method described in FIG. 3, so a description thereof will be omitted. When you have finished recording the response message and want to use it as an answering machine, press operation key 1.
By pressing the answering machine setting button (not shown) provided at 0, an answering machine setting signal is input to the control circuit 5, and the control circuit 5 drives the motor 13 to send the response message AMa shown in FIG. Starts playback from the midpoint of the first waiting point _P1 , and plays and detects the beginning part of the response message for a predetermined time _t1 (several seconds) long enough to be detected by the voice detection circuit 7,
When the voice detection circuit 7 detects the message, it stops re-outputting, and also stops at the starting end position _P0 of the rewind response message for the predetermined time _t1 , and waits for an incoming call response from the central office line. ing. In other words, the timing at which the response message is recorded is uneven on each device, and there is a blank time until the response message is sent. However, by waiting at the beginning of the response message, the line is closed after the call is received, and the response is answered. All messages are sent to the line at the same timing.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are flowcharts of the above operations during recording and cue standby, respectively.

Note that rewinding the predetermined time detected by the audio detection circuit 7 is short, so it is difficult to determine the stop timing using a normal rewinding mechanism. Therefore, in the present invention, since the tape is rewound while pressing the head against the tape, the tape rewind speed is slow and the stop timing can be performed accurately.

Furthermore, although the above description has been made using an example of a one-cassette deck, it goes without saying that the present invention can also be used in an apparatus using two cassette decks.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the response message sending method of the present invention, even if the recording timing of the response messages is inconsistent, the response message is sent from the beginning of the response message after the line is closed. Since the response message can be sent smoothly, it is possible to realize a response message sending method that does not cause discomfort or discomfort to the other party.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a time chart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the conventional method, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the operation of the present invention. 1...Line ( _L1 , _L2 ), 2...Hook switch (HS), 3...Telephone circuit network, 4...Incoming call detection circuit,
5... Control circuit, 6... Recording/playback circuit, 7...
Audio detection circuit, 8... Rotation speed detection circuit, 9... Guidance sound sending circuit, 10... Operation key, 11...
...Head, 12...Tape, 13...Motor, 1
4...Microphone, 15...Input gate, 16...L
Relay, 16-1...Contact, 17...Speaker,
18...Signal transformer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A recorded message transmitting means for reproducing and transmitting a specific information message recorded on a tape in response to line closure at the time of incoming call, and a first means for rewinding the tape to a predetermined position after the recorded message is played again. rewinding means; reproducing means for reproducing the rewound recorded message; detecting means for detecting a sound part of the replayed recorded message for a predetermined time; a second rewinding means for rewinding the tape of the recorded message by a detection time and making it standby for reproduction and transmission of the specific information message.