JPH0353739A - Automatic answering telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reproduce an automatic answering message desired to be heard immediately independently of stored sequence by storing an automatic answering message corresponding to a password decided in advance. CONSTITUTION:When a call reaches an automatic answering telephone set, a voice message transmission means 1 sends a voice message to input an automatic answering message to a caller. A password reception means 2 receives a password sent from a caller telephone set after the transmission of the voice message and stores the password in a password storage means 3. An automatic answering message storage means 4 classifies the automatic answering message sent in succession to the password by each password and stores them. When a called party comes back home and confirms and reproduces the automatic answering message and designates the password desired to be heard and inputs it, the relevant automatic answering message is reproduced from an automatic answering message reproduction means 6.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an answering machine.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional answering machines, answering machine messages from callers are stored in the order of arrival time. Therefore, even when the answering messages are played back, they are played back in the same order as they were stored.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, in the conventional answering machine, the answering machine stores the answering messages in the order in which they are received, so there is a problem in that the answering machine that the user wants to hear cannot be immediately selected and reproduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an answering machine that can immediately reproduce a desired answering machine message regardless of the order in which it is stored.

[Means to solve the problem]

The answering machine of the present invention has a means for automatically answering the caller and sending a voice message for inputting an answering message, and after sending the voice message, the answering machine sends a PIN number sent from the calling party's telephone. a receiving means for receiving, a first storing means for storing the password received by the receiving means, and a second storing means for storing the answering machine message sent after the password, classifying it by password. , a first reproduction means for reproducing and notifying the stored password, and a second reproduction means for reproducing the password from the second storage means in correspondence with the password.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

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

The answering machine shown in FIG. 1 includes a voice message sending means 1 for notifying that the called party is away, a PIN receiving means 2 for receiving a PIN from a caller, and a PIN for storing this PIN. A 1,000-stage memory 3, an answering message storage means 4 for storing an answering message from a caller, a PIN reproducing means 5 for reproducing the PIN stored in the PIN storing means 3, and an answering message storing means 4 for storing the PIN. and an answering machine message reproducing means 6 for reproducing the answered answering machine message.

When a call is received on the answering machine when the called party is not present, the voice message sending means 1 sends a voice message for inputting an answering machine message (always requesting that the password be sent before the answering machine message). is sent to the caller. After sending the voice message, the password receiving means 2 receives the password sent from the calling side telephone and stores it in the password storage means 3. The answering message storage means 4 classifies and stores the answering messages sent following the PIN number by PIN number.

When the called party returns home and wants to check and play back the answering message stored in the answering machine, he dials a predetermined special number, and the PIN reproducing means 5 notifies him of the already stored PIN by display or voice. When the user immediately specifies and inputs the password that he/she wants to hear from among these, the corresponding answering machine message is reproduced from the answering machine message reproducing means 6.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention is configured such that an answering machine having an automatic answering function stores an answering machine message in correspondence with a predetermined password. By confirming and specifying the number, the answering machine message that you want to hear can be immediately played back regardless of the order in which it is stored.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. l...Voice message sending means, 2...
- Password receiving means, 3...Password storage means, 4...Answering message storage means, 5...
... Password reproducing means, 6... Answering machine message reproducing means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an answering machine having a means for automatically answering a caller and sending a voice message for inputting an answering message, a receiving means for receiving a PIN number sent from a calling side telephone after sending the voice message; a first storage means for storing a PIN number received by the means; a second storage means for storing answering messages sent following the PIN number by classifying them by PIN number; a first reproduction means for notifying the reproduction; and a second reproduction means for reproducing information in correspondence with the password from the second storage means.
What is claimed is: 1. An answering machine, characterized in that it is equipped with a reproduction means.