JPH03273783A - Still picture video telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To store a message formed by sounds and pictures from caller even when a receiver is absent by providing an automatic responding and automatic recording means to record the pictures and sounds when the receiver is absent. CONSTITUTION:An automatic responding part 11 is provided to detect an incoming call signal and to automatically make a response when the receiver is absent, and first and second sound and picture recording parts 16 and 14 are provided to previously record the sounds and pictures of information to be reproduced and transmitted to the caller after the automatic response. Then, first and second sound and picture recording parts 17 and 15 are provided to receive the sound and picture information transmitted from the caller and to record the sounds and pictures, and a reproducing part is provided to reproduce the sound and picture information from these second sound and picture recording parts 17 and 15. Therefore, the picture signals are exchanged between the telephone set of the caller and a sound/picture switching circuit 8. Thus, the message formed by the sounds or pictures from the caller can be stored.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a still image videophone.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional still picture video telephones are configured to communicate with the other party while transmitting and receiving self-portraits and the like.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional still image videophone is configured to communicate with the other party while transmitting and receiving self-portraits, etc., so that when a call arrives when the caller is absent, the caller sends a voice or image message. The disadvantage is that it cannot be stored.

[Means to solve the problem]

The still image videophone of the present invention includes an automatic response section that detects an incoming call signal and automatically answers when the caller is absent, and a first section that records and records information to be played back and transmitted to the caller after the automatic response. a recording unit and a first recording unit; a second recording unit and a second recording unit that receive and record audio information and image information transmitted from the calling party; and the second recording unit. and a playback unit that plays back the audio information and image information from a second recording unit, or pre-records analog response voice information to be played back and transmitted to the caller after the automatic response as digital response voice information. a first digital recording section, an A-D converter that receives analog transmission voice information transmitted from the caller and converts it into digital transmission voice information, and a second digital recording section that records the digital transmission voice information. a digital recording section, converting the digital response voice information from the first digital recording section and the digital transmission voice information from the second digital recording section into the analog response voice information and the analog transmission voice information. and a D-A converter for reproduction.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the still image video telephone 1 of this embodiment includes a subscriber line interface 3 that interfaces with a subscriber line 2, a call control circuit 4 that controls calls to the subscriber line 2, and a call control circuit 4 that controls calls from the subscriber line 2. an incoming call control circuit 5 that detects an incoming call signal and controls the incoming call of the still image videophone 1 of the present embodiment;
Input signals from the absence information input section 13 for inputting absence setting information, the reproduction request section 18 for inputting reproduction requests, the automatic response control circuit 11 for setting the incoming call control circuit 5 to automatic response, and the absence information input section 12 an absence information control circuit 12 that turns on the automatic response control circuit 11, an image memory 4 that stores a response image when the caller is absent, an image memory 5 that records an image sent from the caller when the caller is absent; A display control circuit 7 that controls the image memory 4 and the image memory 15, a display unit 6 that displays a response image or an image sent from a caller, and a self-portrait of the user of the still image videophone 1 of this embodiment. A camera 19 that receives an image of the caller, a voice memory 16 that stores digital voice information for responding when the caller is absent, and a voice memory 7 that stores digital voice information sent from the caller when the caller is absent; A telephone function control circuit 9 that has an A conversion circuit and an A-D conversion circuit and controls the audio memory 16, 17, a handset 10, and an audio/image switching circuit 8 that switches between transmitting and receiving audio or images. It is composed of

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When making a call, the call control circuit 4 is activated from the telephone function control circuit 9 by off-hooking the handset 10, and the audio/image switching circuit 8 becomes the audio side, while information such as dial pulses is sent to the station via the subscriber line interface 3. sent to.

When the other party's still image videophone responds, and image transmission/reception signals are exchanged between the other party's still image videophone and the audio/image switching circuit 8, the audio/image switching circuit 8 becomes the image side, and the display control is performed. The circuit 7 and the display section 6 are selected and image information is transmitted and received.

If the absence information input section 13 is not set to "absence" and there is an incoming call from the subscriber line 2, the subscriber line interface 3 connects to the incoming call control circuit 5, and the incoming call control port 1i'85 detects a ringing signal. the ringer via the telephone function control circuit 9.
sound. The handset 10 responds by going off-hook and enters a conversation state. Thereafter, image information is transmitted and received by exchanging image transmission and reception signals with the other party's still image videophone.

Next, when the user of the still image videophone 1 of this embodiment inputs absence information using the absence information input section 13, the absence information control circuit 12 instructs the automatic response control circuit 11 to perform an automatic response. .

When a call arrives from the subscriber line 2, the incoming call control circuit 5 determines the incoming state via the subscriber line interface 3, gives the number of ringing signals, etc. to the automatic answering control circuit 11, and the automatic answering control circuit 11 Instructs the incoming call control circuit 5 to respond. Further, the incoming call control circuit 5 instructs the telephone function control circuit 9 to transmit the voice message stored in the response voice memory 16.

The telephone function control circuit 9 reads a digital voice message from the voice memory 16 and reproduces it into an analog voice message using an internal I)-A conversion circuit. The reproduced analog voice message is transmitted to the calling party via the audio/video switching circuit 8 and the subscriber line interface 3.

Next, when an image transmission/reception signal is exchanged between the caller's still image videophone and the audio/image switching circuit 8, the audio/image switching circuit 8 becomes the image side, and the automatic response control circuit 1
1, the display control circuit 7 responds to the image memory 1.
4, the prerecorded image message is transmitted to the calling party via the audio/image switching circuit 8 and the subscriber line interface 3.

Voice memory for response 16. When a voice message and a picture message are sent from the response image memory 14, the voice/image switching circuit 8 switches to the voice side, and the telephone function control circuit 9 transfers the analog voice message from the caller to the internal A. - It is converted into a digital voice message by the D conversion circuit and automatically stored in the voice memory 17. When the recording to the audio memory 17 is completed by a timer, the audio/image switching circuit 8 becomes the image side.

Image transmission/reception signals are exchanged between the other party's still image television telephone and the audio/image switching circuit 8, and the image message transmitted from the other party's still image television telephone is automatically stored in the image memory 15 for recording. Ru.

Next, when the received message is to be played back, the absence information control circuit 12 instructs the display control circuit 7 through the playback request input section 18 of the still image videophone 1 to play back the image message stored in the image memory 15. reproduced on the display section 6,
The telephone function control circuit 9 converts the digital voice message stored in the voice memory 17 into an analog voice message using an internal D-A conversion circuit, and reproduces and transmits it to the handset 1o.

In addition, when a call is received while the caller is absent, if the caller's telephone is not a still image videophone, the image transmission/reception signal exchange between the caller's telephone and the audio/image switching circuit 8 cannot be established, so the data is not stored in the image memory 15. Not done.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention allows recording when someone is absent.

By having automatic answering, automatic recording, and automatic recording means that can realize the recording function, in response to a call that arrives when you are absent, you can send a pre-recorded voice and image message, and also record the voice or image of the other party. Since the message from the caller can be recorded or recorded, there is an effect that voice and image messages from the caller can be stored even when the caller is not present.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a still picture video telephone showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1...Still image video telephone, 2...Subscriber line, 3.
... subscriber line interface, 4... transmission control circuit,
5... Incoming call control circuit, 6... Display unit, 7... Display control circuit, 8... Audio/image switching circuit, 9... Telephone function control circuit, 10... Handset, 11 ... Automatic response control circuit, 12 ... Absence information control circuit, 13 ...
Absence information input unit, 14... Image memory, 15... Image memory, 16... Audio memory, 17... Audio memory, 18... Playback request input unit, 19... Camera.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An automatic response unit that detects an incoming call signal and automatically answers when the caller is absent; a first recording unit that records and records information to be played back and transmitted to the caller after the automatic response; a recording unit; a second recording unit that receives and records voice information and image information transmitted from the caller; and a second recording unit; 1. A still image video telephone set, comprising: a playback unit that plays back the audio information and image information from the still image videophone. (2) Analog response voice information to be reproduced and transmitted to the caller after the automatic response is recorded in advance as digital response voice information, and the first digital recording section and the analog transmission voice transmitted from the caller are recorded in advance as digital response voice information. an A-D converter that receives information and converts it into digital transmission audio information; a second digital recording unit that records the digital transmission audio information; and the digital response audio information from the first digital recording unit; Claim (1) characterized by comprising: a D-A conversion section that converts the digital transmission audio information from the second digital recording section into the analog response audio information and the analog transmission audio information and reproduces the same. The still image videophone described in Section 1.