JPH0272754A - Telephone set with subscriber selective message function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit information from an opposite subscriber even when a subscriber is absent by judging that an opponent is the opposite subscriber by a password, storing the message of the opposite subscriber in a storage means when no storage of the message is present, and sending the message to the opposite subscriber when the storage of the message is present. CONSTITUTION:The password is set at a password setting circuit 3 by the subscriber in advance, and the starting operation of a message function is performed on a message setting circuit 4 when the subscriber becomes absent due to going out, etc. When an incoming call arrives, a handset circuit 5 sends an absence message to the opposite subscriber in voice via a telephone exchange 1. When the password is received by a PB reception circuit 6 during a prescribed time from the start of the sending of the absence message to the completion of the sending, it is decided whether or not the message has been stored in a memory circuit 7, and storage(recording) request information is sent to the handset circuit 5 when it is not stored. When it is stored already, the message in the memory circuit 7 is read out by a readout circuit 9, and it is sent to the opposite subscriber via the telephone exchange 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a telephone with a subscriber selection message function having a subscriber selection message function.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional message services have been implemented in two ways.

First of all, it is a telephone equipped with a message recording function, in which messages from unspecified other subscribers are recorded, and the subscriber of the telephone with the message function can directly operate the switches, etc. of this telephone. It was configured to play back recorded messages.

Secondly, a message recording function is added to the central office's telephone exchange, and a message recording memory that can be used commonly by unspecified other subscribers is prepared, and when recording messages, When a subscriber who wants to send a message dials the phone number to connect to the message service center and then dials the PIN, a part of the message recording memory is exclusively used to record the contents of the message in that memory. do.

To play this message, the subscriber who wants to receive the message dials the telephone number used to connect to the message service center, and then dials the same PIN number used when recording. The structure was as follows.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, conventional message services have the following drawbacks.

First, the first telephone-based service requires direct operation of the telephone in order to play back a recorded message, so if the subscriber is out of the office, the other subscriber cannot send the message. Can not. Furthermore, since messages from unspecified other subscribers are recorded, a large amount of memory capacity is required, and in order to realize this, the telephone becomes expensive and has little utility value in general households.

Next, in the second exchange-compatible service, the recording memory is shared by unspecified subscribers, so if the message is stored in the memory, the recording memory capacity will become full, so the message is automatically recorded after a certain period of time. It is necessary to erase the data and make it available to the next subscriber, which takes a long time (to do this, it is necessary to increase the memory and the equipment becomes expensive.In addition, as the demand for services increases, multiple services If the center is divided into regions, for example, Tokyo and Osaka, when a subscriber living in Tokyo records a message from Osaka on a business trip, this message will be recorded at the service center in Osaka. Therefore, a subscriber living in Tokyo who wishes to receive a message must remember not only the password but also the telephone number to connect the line to the service center in Osaka. Although there is a strong possibility that the services that can be connected to will be limited depending on the calling area due to call charges for usage, recording, and playback, it is expected that the range of services will continue to expand in the future.Therefore, such service limitations are inconvenient. This means that the utility value is halved.

[Means to solve the problem]

A telephone with a subscriber selection message function according to the present invention includes a transmitting/receiving means for transmitting and receiving calls to and from the other subscriber, a password setting means for setting a password for a message, and a message setting means for setting a message function. and storage means for storing the message of the other party.

[Effect]

When there is an incoming call from the other subscriber, the message of the other subscriber is stored when there is no message stored in the storage means, and the message is sent to the other subscriber when the message is stored.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone with a subscriber selection message function showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a telephone exchange, and 2 is a telephone with a subscriber selection message function. Here, the subscriber selection telephone with message function 2 includes a password setting circuit 3 serving as a password setting means, a transmitting/receiving circuit 5 serving as a transmitting/receiving means, a message setting circuit 4 serving as a message setting means.
PB receiving circuit 6, memory circuit 7 serving as storage means. Write circuit 8. It is comprised of a readout circuit 9 and a control circuit 10 that controls the subscriber selection message function telephone 2 as a whole.

Next, the operation will be explained. First, the subscriber sets a password in advance in the password setting circuit 3, and when the subscriber is absent due to going out, etc., the subscriber performs an operation to start the message function in the message setting circuit 4. After this state is set, when the subscriber selection message function telephone 2 receives an incoming call, the transmitting/receiving circuit 5 detects the incoming call and sends it to the control circuit 10. When the TJ circuit 10 reads that the message setting circuit 4 is set to start the message function, it sends the subscriber absence information to the transmitting/receiving circuit 5, and the transmitting/receiving circuit 5 outputs the absent message as voice. is sent to the other subscriber via the telephone exchange 1.When the PB receiving circuit 6 receives the PIN number within a certain period of time from the start of sending the missed message to the end of the sending, the control circuit 10 receives the PIN number and the PB receiving circuit 6. It is compared whether the passwords set in the password setting circuit 3 match.Here, if the passwords match, the message is allowed to be stored or reproduced.On the other hand, if they do not match, the control circuit 10 The call is terminated by instructing the transmitter/receiver circuit 5 to disconnect.

Now, when the control circuit 10 agrees with the password and allows the message to be stored and reproduced, it determines whether or not the message has already been stored in the memory circuit 7, and if the message has not been stored yet, the control circuit 10 instructs the transmitting/receiving circuit 5 to store the message ( Recording) Sends request information. Then, the transmitting/receiving circuit 5 transmits the recording request message in voice to the other subscriber via the telephone exchange 1. Subsequently, when the writing circuit 8 writes the message from the other subscriber into the memory circuit 7, the control circuit 10 instructs the transmitting/receiving circuit 5 to disconnect, thereby ending the call.

On the other hand, when the control circuit 10 determines that a message is already stored in the memory circuit 7, the reading circuit 9 reads out the message from the memory circuit 7 and sends it to the other subscriber via the telephone exchange 1. Thereafter, the control circuit 10 instructs the transmitter/receiver circuit 5 to disconnect, thereby ending the call.

Further, when an erasing signal is received from the other subscriber via the PB receiving circuit 6 for a certain period of time after the end of this reading, the control circuit 10 erases the message content stored in the memory circuit 7, and then sends it to the transmitting/receiving circuit 5. The call is terminated by instructing the user to disconnect.

In this way, the telephone with the subscriber selection message function of this embodiment has the following features:
To determine whether the subscriber is the other subscriber based on the password, to store the message of the other subscriber when there is no memory of the message in the memory circuit 7, and to send this message to the other subscriber when the message is stored. , multiple subscribers can alternately communicate information to each other. Furthermore, by providing a password, only a specific subscriber can use the service, and unnecessary information will not be stored while the user is away. Furthermore, as a storage method, IC memory is becoming larger in capacity, smaller in size, and lower in price, and if this is used, the price of telephones can be lowered, making it economically viable.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention determines whether the subscriber is the other subscriber based on the PIN number, stores the message of the other subscriber when there is no message stored in the storage means, and stores the message of the other subscriber when the message is stored. You can send this message to anyone. As a result, when used in a telephone-based service, information from the other subscriber can be transmitted even when the subscriber is out of the house without having to directly operate the telephone to reproduce messages.

Further, by providing a password, the system can be used only by specific subscribers, so it can be configured with a small memory capacity.

Furthermore, when used for a service compatible with an exchange, the storage and transmission of messages are repeated alternately, so it can be configured with a small memory capacity. Since there is no need to connect lines between regional service centers, there is no need to set a telephone number for connecting to a service center.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The figure is a block diagram showing a telephone with a subscriber selection message function according to the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Telephone exchange, 2...Telephone with subscriber selection message function, 3...PIN code setting circuit, 4...Message setting circuit, 5...Telephone/receiver circuit, 6...PB reception circuit, 7.
. . . memory circuit, 8 . . . writing circuit, 9 . . . reading circuit, 10 . . . control circuit. Patent applicant: NEC Corporation

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A transmitting/receiving means for transmitting and receiving messages to and from the other subscriber, a password setting means for setting a message password, a message setting means for setting a message function, and a message setting means for transmitting and receiving messages from the other subscriber. and storage means for storing, when there is an incoming call from the other subscriber, the message of the other subscriber is stored when the message is not stored in the storage means, and the message of the other subscriber is stored when the message is stored in the storage means. A telephone with a subscriber selection message function, which is characterized in that the message is sent to a subscriber.