JPH031642A - Automatic answering telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To record a message without confusion at message recording by recording the message sequentially as a guidance message stored in a memory in advance in the case of caller message recording. CONSTITUTION:Voice information of a guidance message from a microphone 1 is converted into digital information with an A/D converter section 2 and stored in an IC memory 3. Guidance messages such as 'Who is calling to please?', 'Please give your telephone number.' and 'Please leave your message.' are provided. A guidance message is converted into an analog voice by a D/A converter section 6 and sent to a line 10 via a line interface section 4. The caller replies with each of them respectively, the voice of a caller is converted into digital information by the conversion section 2 and stored in the memory 3. Thus, the caller has only to reply a guidance message and the recording is applied without confusion.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an answering machine, and more particularly to an answering machine using an IC memory.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, an answering machine using this type of IC memory is configured to start recording only the caller's business message after responding to the caller with a response message.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional answering machine using an IC memory is configured to record only the caller's message after replying to the caller with a response message. When I send a message, I get flustered by the sudden message saying I'm away, and the time passes before I can say anything, and the line ends up disconnecting without saying a word.
The called party plays the recorded messages one by one to the end until it knows who is calling, but there is a drawback that the calling party may not be known after all.

[Means to solve the problem]

The answering machine of the present invention uses an IC memory as a recording storage medium, and includes input means for converting analog audio information from a line into audio digital information and inputting it into the IC memory, an output means for converting audio digital information into analog audio information and sending it to the line; a key input section for inputting playback cue to the IC memory; and a key input section for controlling recording and playback of the IC memory. and a function control means, wherein the function control means sends a fixed number of guidance messages to the IC in advance to prompt the caller to record the message.
The guidance messages are stored in a memory, and when a call is received, the guidance messages stored in the IC memory are sequentially read out, and the output means converts the voice digital information into analog voice information and is sent to the line, and the input means The caller's business message input in response to the guidance message is converted into audio digital information and stored in the IC memory, and the desired message is selected from among the business messages recorded by the key input section. The IC memory is controlled to cue a portion.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the guidance message storage state in the IC memory in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a storage state of business messages in the IC memory in the figure.

In FIG. 1, the answering machine of this embodiment includes a microphone 1 for inputting voice, an A/D converter 2 for converting analog voice into digital information, and an IC memory for digital storage of voice. 3, a line interface unit 4 that interfaces with the line 10, a function control unit 5 that sequence-controls the operations of this embodiment, a D/A conversion unit 6 that converts digital information into analog audio, and provides instructions for operation. It has a key input section 7 as an input means and a speaker 8 for amplifying and transmitting audio.

Next, FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate the operation of this embodiment.

This will be explained using FIG.

First, a guidance message for recording the business message is recorded in the IC memory 3. Therefore, the audio information of the guidance message from the microphone 1 is converted into digital information by the A/D converter 2 and stored in the IC memory 3.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of how guidance messages are stored in the IC memory 3.

Guidance messages include, for example, "Please tell me your name,""Please tell me your phone number," and "Please tell me what you need," as shown in (a) and () in Figure 2, respectively. b) and (c) are stored in the form of digital information.

Guidance message to IC memory 3 takes about 7 seconds to 10 seconds
I think about seconds is appropriate.

Next, see (a) in Figure 2 of the guidance message.

Corresponding to (b) and (C), the recording area of the business message in the IC memory 3 is, for example, 5 seconds.

10 seconds and 20 seconds are determined in advance.

In the guidance operation, after responding with a response message, the first digital information of the guidance message (a) in FIG. 10, and the message ``Please tell me your name'' is played to the caller. After this reproduction, a recording state is entered, and the voice from the caller is converted into digital information by the A/D converter 2 via the line inkface 4 and stored in the IC memory 3.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of how business messages are stored in the IC memory 3.

For example, "This is Watanabe" is recorded at (al) in Figure 3.

Next, when the guidance message "Please tell me your phone number" in Figure 2 (b) is played, the caller's phone number r0311 in Figure 3 (bl) is also played.
12222 j is recorded.

Next, when the third part (c) of the guidance message, ``Please let me know what you need,'' is played, the caller's request is recorded at (cl) in FIG. 3.

Further, when a response is made to another caller, the response is similarly stored in the IC memory 3, for example, for (a2), (b2), and (c2) in FIG.

Next, when playing back the recorded message, for example, if a key to cue only the name is inputted from the key input section 7, the function control section 5 controls the IC memory to
al) Read in the order of (a2>(a3)) and convert it to the D/A converter 6.
Convert to analog audio and say ``This is Watanabe'' and ``This is a precious tree J.
, rXX Sales” is played from speaker 8.

In addition, the user of this embodiment can check the playback and skip the playback for callers who do not think there is a need to listen to the message, for example, "This is XXX Sessel," and select the message from the most important one. can be played.

If the caller's telephone number is recorded in the business message as in this embodiment, the receiving party can save the trouble of searching for the caller's telephone number from the telephone directory each time. can.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention records the messages in order according to the guidance messages pre-stored in the IC memory when recording the caller's business messages, and
In the case of playback, by making it possible to cue a desired part of the message, the caller can record the message without getting confused, and also when playing back the message. Since there is no need to reproduce all the business messages, there is an effect that important messages can be reproduced quickly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a guide message storage state in the IC memory in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram similar to the one shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a storage state of business messages in the IC memory of the computer. 1...Microphone, 2...A/D converter, 3...
・IC memory, 4...Line interface section, 5...
-Function control unit, 6...D/A conversion unit, 7...key input unit, 8...speaker, 10...line. Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an answering machine that uses an IC memory as a recording storage medium, an input means for converting analog voice information from a line into voice digital information and inputting it into the IC memory;
output means for converting audio digital information from the IC memory into analog audio information and sending it to the line;
A key input section for inputting a playback cue to the C memory, and a function control means for controlling recording and playback of the IC memory using the key input section, the function control means for recording a caller's business message. A fixed number of guidance messages prompting the user are stored in the IC memory in advance, and when a call is received, the accumulated guidance messages are read out one after another from the IC memory and the audio digital information is converted into analog audio information by the output means. At the same time as transmitting to the line, converting the caller's business message input by the input means in response to the guidance message into voice digital information and storing it in the IC memory, and further recording by the key input unit. The answering machine is characterized in that the IC memory is controlled to cue a desired part of the received message.