JPH03240348A - Automatic answering telephone set having automatic transfer function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm the propriety of an automatic transfer function of an automatic answering telephone set having an automatic transfer function with a simple operation by providing an automatic transfer confirmation button implementing the automatic transfer operation simulatingly. CONSTITUTION:When a key entry section 9 designates the automatic transfer mode and the automatic transfer confirmation button provided to the entry section 9 is operated, a key entry discrimination section 63 discriminates the entry and a discrimination signal is sent to a mode discrimination control section. Then a switch drive section 61 hooks off a hook switch 2 and a transfer destination dial number stored in a memory 7 is read via a memory control section 66 and sent to a dial control section 65. Then the control section 65 converts a pulse signal into a tone signal and sends it to a dial circuit 3 and a selection signal is sent to a telephone line via the switch 2 and a pocket bell set to the dial number being the transfer destination is called. The propriety of the automatic transfer function is confirmed by the pocket bell call tone at the simulating automatic transfer.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention detects an incoming call signal from an outside line during automatic transfer mode, and automatically calls a pre-stored forwarding destination dial number after a predetermined time has elapsed. The present invention relates to an answering machine having an automatic transfer function configured to perform.

(Prior art) The automatic forwarding function conventionally used on ships with answering machines stores the dial number of the forwarding destination in advance, and when an incoming call is received from an outside line while in answering machine mode, the automatic forwarding function is After recording the message from the other party, an automatic call is made to the memorized forwarding destination dial number. This dialed number is usually given to the pager. Therefore, if a user carries a pager with him when he is out and a third party calls him while he is away, the pager will ring automatically and the user will receive an answering machine while he is away. It is now possible to make people aware of things.

(Intelligence B that the invention attempts to solve) In such conventional automatic forwarding functions, automatic forwarding is performed to the forwarding dial number based only on incoming calls from outside lines. Therefore, the answering machine is To check whether the call forwarding function is working properly, the user should call this answering machine from another telephone device, and the answering machine will forward the call to the dialed number based on the incoming call. This required the tedious task of making an automatic call and then confirming the call by listening for the pager that was the destination to ring.

The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to check whether the automatic transfer function is normal or not by simply pressing the operation button provided on the main body of the device. An object of the present invention is to provide an answering machine having an automatic transfer function.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention detects an incoming call signal from an outside line during automatic transfer mode, and after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the call is sent to a pre-stored dial number of a forwarding destination. This is commonly used for answering machines having an automatic forwarding function configured to automatically make calls, and an operation button is provided on the main body of the device to simulate the above-mentioned automatic forwarding operation when the telephone line is open in the normal mode. It is something that

(Function) By pressing the operation button provided on the main body of the device, the telephone line can be closed and the selection signal (pulse signal and tone signal)
A series of automatic calling operations such as sending a message, sending data, and opening a line are performed. This allows users of answering machines with automatic forwarding functions to avoid the troublesome task of making calls from other telephone devices to the answering machine in order to check whether the automatic forwarding function is working properly. It will be released.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The drawing is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of an answering machine having an automatic transfer function according to the present invention.

In the figure, a telephone line 1 that connects to the other party's terminal is connected to a dial circuit 3 that transmits a selection signal of a pulse signal or a tone signal via a hook switch 2 that opens and closes a DC loop. , is connected to an incoming call detection circuit 5 that detects an incoming call signal sent from the other party's terminal.

Further, the dial circuit 3 is connected to a telephone call circuit 4 that separates and mixes a transmit signal and a receive signal, and the telephone call circuit 4 and the answering circuit 8 are bidirectionally connected. The answering machine circuit 8 is a circuit that sends out a response message during the answering mode and also records the other party's business matters.

Further, the output of the incoming call detection circuit 5 is led to an incoming call detection section 62, and the output of the incoming call detection section 62 is led to a mode discrimination control section 64. The mode discrimination control unit 64 discriminates various operation modes such as automatic transfer mode, transfer confirmation mode, and answering mode, and performs control corresponding to the operation mode. The mode discrimination control section 64 is led to the output of the key human power discriminating section 63.
The output of is derived. Further, the key power unit 9 is provided with an automatic transfer function confirmation key (operation button: not shown) for performing a pseudo automatic transfer operation in the normal mode when the telephone line is open.

Furthermore, the output 64a of the mode discrimination control unit 64 that sends out an instruction signal for 0N10FF control of the hook switch 2 is led to the switch drive unit 61, and the output of the switch drive unit 61 is connected to the 0N10FF control input of the hook switch 2. being guided. Further, the output 64b of the mode discrimination control unit 64, which sends an instruction signal for writing the forwarding destination dial number to the memory 7 and reading the forwarding destination dial number from the memory 7, is led to the memory control unit 66. The control unit 66 and the memory 7 are bidirectionally connected.

Also, mode discrimination that sends an instruction signal for answering mode
IIi1 section 64 (D output 64c4;!,!7 control section 6
7, and the answering machine 11141 section 67 and the answering machine circuit 8 are bidirectionally connected. Further, the output of the memory control section 66 is guided to the dial control section 65, and the output of the dial control section 65 is guided to the dial circuit 3. The dial control section 65 is connected to the memory control section 6
The dial number data sent from the dial circuit 6 is converted into a pulse signal and a tone signal and sent to the dial circuit 3.

Next, the operation of the answering machine having the above configuration will be explained.

First, the user of this device turns on a registration mode key (not shown) of the key manual section 9. This ON signal is guided to the key force determination section 63, where the key force is discriminated, and the discrimination signal is sent to the mode discrimination control section 64. Based on this discrimination signal, the mode discrimination control section 64 puts the entire device into a transfer destination dial number registration mode. and,
In this state, when the user inputs the forwarding destination dial number from the key input section 9, the forwarding destination dial number data is stored in the memory 7 via the memory control section 66. After that, the user cancels the registration mode and then turns on the automatic transfer mode key (not shown) of the key manual power section 9. This ON signal is discriminated by the key human power discriminating section 63, and the discrimination signal is the mode Discrimination control unit 64
will be sent to. The mode discrimination control unit 64 recognizes the automatic transfer mode based on this discrimination signal. That is, when a predetermined signal is input, the operation of each part is controlled to execute the automatic transfer mode. Further, when the operator turns on an answering mode key (not shown) in the key manual power section 90, the ON signal is discriminated by the key human power discrimination section 63, and the discrimination signal is sent to the mode discrimination control section 64. The mode discrimination control section 64 recognizes the answering mode based on this discrimination signal. That is, when a predetermined signal is input, the operation of each part is controlled to execute the answering mode.

The user thus sets the answering machine to the answering mode and the automatic transfer mode, and goes out with the pager that is called by dialing the transfer destination dial number stored in the memory 7.

In such a mode setting state, if an outside call is received from a third party while the user is out, the incoming call signal is detected by the incoming call detection circuit 5, and the incoming call detection section 6
2 to the mode discrimination control section 64. The mode discrimination control section 64 confirms that a predetermined number of calls have been received based on the signal indicating detection of an incoming call from the incoming call detection section 62, and then
A drive signal is sent to the switch drive unit 61 to turn the hook switch 2 off-hook (that is, to close the line). After this, since the mode discrimination control section 64 is set to the answering mode, it sends a signal instructing the answering mode to the answering mode control section 67, and based on this instruction signal, the answering mode control section 67 operates the answering mode. A start signal is sent to 8. As a result, the answering circuit 8 is activated, and from the response message storage section provided inside the circuit, the telephone answering circuit 4,
A response message is sent via the dial circuit 3 and the hook switch 2, and a business message sent from the other party in response to the response message is sent via the hook switch 2, the dial circuit 3, and the call circuit 4. Recording is performed in a recording unit (not shown) in the answering machine circuit 8. After this,
When a predetermined period of time has elapsed (this predetermined period of time is measured by an internally provided timer circuit, etc.), the mode discrimination control section 64 sends a drive stop signal to the switch drive section 61, and the hook switch 2 on-hook (i.e., release the line).

Next, since the mode determination control unit 64 is set to automatic transfer mode, it executes automatic transfer mode.

That is, first, after the line is opened as described above, after a predetermined time (this predetermined time is also measured by the same or different timer circuit etc. provided inside the mode discrimination control section 64), the mode discrimination is performed. The control unit 64 sends a drive signal to the switch drive unit 61 again, drives the switch drive unit 61, and turns the hook switch 2 off-hook. Thereafter, the mode discrimination control section 64 sends a control signal to the memory control section 66. Based on this control signal, the memory control section 66 reads out the dial number data of the transfer destination stored in the memory 7 and sends this dial number data to the dial control section 65 .

The dial control section 65 converts this dial signal data into a pulse signal and a tone signal and sends them to the diamond subcircuit 3, and sends a selection signal from the dial circuit 3 to the telephone line l via the hook switch 2. Thereafter, when a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the mode discrimination control section 64 controls the switch driving section 61.
A drive stop signal is sent to the hook switch 2, and the hook switch 2 is turned on-hook.

As a result, the pager that the user carries when going out is called, so the user can recognize that a call has been received on the answering machine at home, so by calling home from outside, It is possible to immediately listen to the message of the other party recorded on the answering machine circuit 8 in the telephone device.

By the way, if the user at home wants to check whether the automatic transfer mode function as described above operates normally, he or she can turn on the automatic transfer function confirmation key provided on the keypad. This ON signal is guided to the key human power determination section 63, where the key human power is determined, and the determination signal is sent to the mode determination control section 64. The mode discrimination control section 64 performs a pseudo operation on the entire apparatus based on this discrimination signal. That is, the mode discrimination control section 6
4 sends a drive signal to the switch drive section 61, drives the switch drive section 61, and turns the hook switch 2 off-hook. Thereafter, the mode discrimination control section 64 sends a control signal to the memory control section 66, reads out the dial number data of the transfer destination stored in the memory 7, and sends it to the dial control section 65. The dial control section 65 converts this dial signal data into a pulse signal and a tone signal and sends them to the dial circuit 3, and from the dial circuit 3 via the hook switch 2 to the telephone! A selection signal is sent to 1111. As a result, the pager set to the forwarding destination dial number will be called, and by listening to the ringtone, you can confirm that the automatic forwarding function of the answering machine is working properly. There is.

(Effects of the Invention) The answering machine having the automatic forwarding function of the present invention has an operation button on the main body of the device that allows the automatic forwarding operation to be performed in a pseudo manner when the telephone line is open in the normal mode. This has the effect of making it possible to check whether the automatic transfer function is normal or not with just an extremely simple operation such as pressing an operation button.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawing is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of an answering machine having an automatic transfer function according to the present invention. 63... Key human power discrimination unit 64... Mode discrimination control unit 65... Dial control unit 66... Memory control unit 67... Answering machine control unit

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) Automatic forwarding function configured to automatically call a forwarding destination dial number stored in advance after a predetermined period of time by detecting an incoming call signal from an outside line in automatic forwarding mode. An answering machine having an automatic transfer function, characterized in that the device body is provided with an operation button that simulates the automatic transfer operation described above when the telephone line is open in the normal mode. .