JPH04213989A - Video talking device provided with automatic answering function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To integrate duplicate devices, to improve the operability and to simplify the circuit configuration by using a common use automatic answering telephone set so as to store and reproduce an automatic answering recording message comprising a video signal and a voice signal resulting from an external line call by a video telephone set and an extension call by a doorphone call. CONSTITUTION:An automatic answering telephone set 26 is operated in the setting mode, the automatic answering mode and the reproduction mode. In the setting mode, in the case of automatic reply to an external line call, a reply message comprising a voice signal and a video signal representing the start of sound recording and video recording to be returned to a caller is generated by a transmitter 106 of a handset 10 and a camera eye 11a of a video telephone set use camera 11 and recorded in the automatic answering telephone set 26. In the automatic answering mode, an extension and a line wire automatic answering message sent from the extension and line wire call is stored in the automatic answering telephone set 26. In the reproduction mode, the stored extension line wire automatic answering message is reproduced, the video signal is displayed on a CRT 21a of a television monitor 21 and the voice signal is listened to by a receiver 10a of the handset 10.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video call device with an answering machine, and more particularly to a video call device equipped with a video phone with an answering machine that stores and reproduces internal and external answering messages on a common answering machine.

0002

[Background Art and Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As shown in FIG. 2, a conventional video communication device includes a door intercom main unit 31 having a handset 32, a television monitor 33 equipped with a CRT 34, a camera eye 36, and a speaker 37. , microphone 38
, a door intercom handset 35 with a camera and a call button 39, and a door intercom main unit 31 installed on the indoor side is connected to a door intercom handset 35 with a camera installed on the outside side with a TV monitor 33 and a door phone cable CBL3.

[0003] Also, there is a video telephone 40 equipped with a handset 42, a camera eye 43, a numeric keypad 44, and a CRT 41, a handset 46, a numeric keypad 47, and function keys K1 to K3.
By connecting an answering machine 45 equipped with an answering machine 45 to the telephone line CBL4, a video call can be made via the telephone line CBL4, and an answering machine message for an outside call can be recorded. The video call device and the video phone 40 having the above configuration are each provided with a CRT 34 provided on the TV monitor 33 and a CRT 41 of the video phone 40, and furthermore, a handset is connected to the handset 32 of the door intercom base unit 31 and the video phone 40. Transceiver 42
In addition to the three transmitters and receivers 46 of the answering machine 45, the same functional parts such as the numeric keys 44 and 47 are mounted, so the respective circuits and components are duplicated.
There are drawbacks such as poor space factor. In addition, it is difficult to store and reproduce internal calls (audio signals and video signals) from door phones and external calls (audio signals and video signals) from videophones using a device that has a common answering machine function, as well as poor operability. There is.

0004

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned difficulties, and is intended to provide a common answering machine for transmitting outside answering messages, which consist of video signals and audio signals generated by internal calls via doorphone calls and external calls via videophones. We provide a video calling device with an answering function that integrates redundant equipment related to internal and external calls by storing and replaying the data, improving operability, simplifying the circuit configuration, reducing the number of parts, and improving the space factor. The purpose is to

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A video calling device with an answering function according to the present invention includes an entrance handset with a camera that generates a video signal and an audio signal for an extension, an entrance handset with a camera, and a doorbell to which a telephone line is connected. In a video communication device consisting of a video phone with base unit function, an extension video signal/audio signal separation means for separating an extension video signal and an extension audio signal generated by an entrance handset with a camera, and input/output to/from a telephone line. videophone video and audio multiplexing/separation means for multiplexing and separating videophone video signals and videophone audio signals;
It is composed of an internal line video signal/audio signal separation means, and an answering machine for storing and reproducing an answering message consisting of the external line video signal and audio signal obtained by the video telephone video/audio multiplexing/separating means.

[0006]

In FIG. 1, when the mode setting key 16 is operated, the answering machine 26 can be set to a setting mode, an answering mode, or
When operating in the playback mode and automatically answering an external call in the setting mode, the handset 10 sends a response message consisting of an audio signal and a video signal indicating that recording is to be started to be sent back to the calling party.
is generated by the telephone transmitter 10b and the camera eye 11a of the videophone camera 11, and recorded in the answering machine 26. In addition, in the answering mode, external answering messages (audio signals and video signals) sent from internal and external calls are stored in the answering machine 26 as in the setting mode. In the reproduction mode, the stored outside line answering message is reproduced, the video signal is displayed on the CRT 21a of the television monitor 21, and the audio signal is listened to on the receiver 10a of the handset 10.

Furthermore, in the at-home mode in which the answering machine 26 does not operate, the video signal generated by the camera eye 23 of the camera-equipped door intercom slave unit 22 is transmitted to the CRT 21a of the television monitor 21.
The audio signal is transmitted and received between the speaker 24a and microphone 24b of the camera-equipped door intercom handset 22, and the handset 10 of the video phone 1 with the door intercom main function. Also,
Audio signals and video signals from outside calls are sent to the handset 10 of the video phone 1 with door intercom base unit function, and the video phone camera 11.
camera eye 11a, and CRT 2 of the television monitor 21.
1a is used to send and receive data to and from the caller.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a video calling device with an answering machine function according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the video call device with an answering function according to the present invention includes a video phone with a door intercom base unit function 1, a TV monitor 21 equipped with a CRT 21a, a camera eye 23, a speaker 24
a, a microphone 24b, a calling button 25, and an answering machine 26. It is connected to the terminal 1a of the video phone 1, and the terminal 1b of the video phone 1 with door intercom base function is connected to the telephone cable CBL2. In addition, there is a TV monitor 21 and an answering machine 26 inside the room.
are terminal 1 of video phone 1 with door phone base unit function.
Connected to c and 1d.

The video phone 1 with a door intercom main unit function has a door intercom handset interface 2 whose input side is connected to the terminal 1a.
, a telephone line interface 3 whose input side is connected to the terminal 1b, a television monitor interface 4 whose output side is connected to the terminal 1c, a doorphone video signal/audio signal separation circuit 5,
A handset 10 consisting of a videophone video/audio multiplexing/separating circuit 6, a video signal selection switch 7, an audio signal selection switch 8, a hybrid circuit 9, a receiver 10a and a transmitter 10b.
, a videophone camera 11 having a camera eye 11a,
Analog video signal conversion circuit 12, analog audio signal conversion circuit 13, digital video and audio signal multiplexing/separation circuit 14,
It is composed of a numeric keypad 15, a mode setting key 16, and a CPU 20, and the output side of the door intercom handset interface 2 is connected to the input side of the door intercom video signal/audio signal separation circuit 5.
One output side of the door phone video signal/audio signal separation circuit 5 is connected to a video signal selection switch 7, and the other output side is connected to an audio signal selection switch 8.

Further, the output side of the telephone line interface 3 is connected to an audio multiplexing/separating circuit 6 for videophone, one output side of the video/audio multiplexing/separating circuit 6 for videophone is connected to a video signal selection switch 7, and the other output side is connected to a video signal selection switch 7. The output side of is connected to the audio signal selection switch 8. Further, the video signal selection switch 7 and the audio signal selection switch 8 are connected to an analog video signal conversion circuit 12.
and the respective analog terminals 12a and 13a of the analog audio signal conversion circuit 13, and the respective digital output terminals 12b and 13b of the analog video signal conversion circuit 12 and the analog audio signal conversion circuit 13 and the digital input terminal 1.
2c and 13c are connected to digital terminals 14a, 14c, 14b, and 14d of the digital video/audio multiplexing/separating circuit 14. Further, the digital video/audio multiplexing/separating circuit 14 is connected to the answering machine 26 via the terminal 1d of the video phone 1 with door intercom base unit function.

The output side of the video signal selection switch 7 is connected to the terminal 1c of the video phone 1 with door intercom base unit function via the TV monitor interface 4, and the video signal selection switch 7 has a video phone camera 11, an audio A hybrid circuit 9 to which a transmitter/receiver 10 is connected is connected to the signal selection switch 8, respectively. Further, the CPU 20 is connected to a numeric keypad 15 and a mode setting key 16, and has a door intercom handset interface 2, a telephone line interface 3, a video signal selection switch 7, an audio signal selection switch 8, a hybrid circuit 9, and a digital video/audio multiplexing/separation circuit. 14 and C
The PUs 20 are connected by control lines.

[0012] At this point, the mode setting key 16 is operated,
When the home mode is set to perform normal operations, the door intercom handset 22 with camera and the video phone 1 with door intercom main unit function are set.
The call is an internal phone call, and the video signal generated by the camera eye 23 of the camera-equipped door intercom handset 22 is separated by the door intercom video signal/audio signal separation circuit 5 via the door intercom handset interface 2, and then sent to the video signal selection switch. Sent on 7th. The video signal selection switch 7 sends the received video signal to the TV monitor 2 via the TV monitor interface 4.
1, and this video signal is sent to the CRT of the television monitor 21.
The image is output from 21a.

Furthermore, the audio signals between the speaker 24a and the microphone 24b of the camera-equipped door intercom handset 21 and the handset 10 of the video phone 1 with the door intercom main unit function are transmitted to the door intercom video signal/audio signal separation circuit 5 and the audio signal. Selection switch 8
, are transmitted and received via the hybrid circuit 9. Note that the circuit operation by the call button 25 and the on-hook and off-hook of the handset 10 is the same as the conventional one.

Furthermore, when an outside call is received in the home mode, the video signal and audio signal sent from the caller are inputted from the telephone cable CBL2 to the telephone line interface 3 via the terminal 1b. The telephone line interface 3 multiplexes the input video signal and audio signal for videophone use.
The signal is sent to the separation circuit 6. The video/audio separation circuit 6 for videophone separates the input video signal and audio signal, the video signal is sent to the TV monitor 21 via the video signal selection switch 7 and the TV monitor interface 4, and the audio signal is sent to the audio signal selection switch. It is sent to the handset 10 via the switch 8.

In the setting mode in which an answering message consisting of a video signal and an audio signal is stored in the answering machine 26 to automatically answer an external call and inform the caller that an answering machine message can be stored, the video signal is sent to the videophone camera. 11 camera eye 11a and sent to the video signal selection switch 7. The video signal selection switch 7 selects the input video signal from the analog terminal 12 of the analog video signal conversion circuit 12.
Send to a. The analog video signal conversion circuit 12 sends this video signal to the terminal 14a of the digital video and audio multiplexing/separating circuit 14 via the digital output terminal 12b. The digitized video signal is stored in the answering machine 26. Further, the audio signal is generated by the transmitter 10b of the handset 10, and is passed through the hybrid circuit 9 and the audio signal selection switch 8 to the analog terminal 1 of the analog audio signal conversion circuit 13.
3a. The analog audio signal conversion circuit 13 converts the audio signal input to the analog terminal 13a into a digitized audio signal from the digital output terminal 13b, and sends it to the terminal 14c of the digital video/audio multiplexing/separating circuit 14. The digitized audio signal is stored in the answering machine 26 together with the aforementioned digitized video signal.

[0016] Door phone handset 22 with camera in answering mode
When the answering machine 26 automatically answers the extension call from
A response message in the form of an audio signal is sent to the digital input terminal 13c of the computer to inform that the answering machine message will be stored. However, at this time, no response message in the form of a video signal is sent to the terminal 14b. This response message in the form of an audio signal is sent from the analog terminal 13a of the analog audio signal conversion circuit 13 to the audio signal selection switch 8. In addition, a response message based on the audio signal switched by the audio signal selection switch 8 is sent to the door intercom handset interface 2 via the door intercom video signal/audio signal separation circuit 5, and is then sent to the speaker 24a of the door intercom handset 22 with camera. be done. After listening to the response message sent from the speaker 24a, an answering message consisting of a video signal and an audio signal generated by the camera eye 23 and microphone 24b is sent to the doorphone video signal/audio signal separation circuit 5 via the doorphone handset interface 2. When you send it to
The separated video signal is switched by the video signal selection switch 7 and sent to the analog terminal 12a of the analog video signal conversion circuit 12, and the audio signal is switched by the audio signal selection switch 8 and sent to the analog terminal 13a of the analog audio signal conversion circuit 13. The message is sent and stored in the answering machine 26 through the same route as the response message described above.

In the case of an external call, the video signal is also sent to the terminal 14b of the digital video/audio multiplexing/separating circuit 14, so that the analog terminal 1 of the analog video signal converting circuit 12
2a and analog audio signal conversion circuit 13 analog terminal 13
A response message in the form of a video signal and an audio signal outputted from a is switched by a video signal selection switch 7 and an audio signal selection switch 8, respectively, and is multiplexed by a videophone video/audio multiplexing/separation circuit 6 and sent to a telephone line interface 3.
is sent to the calling party via When a caller sends an answering message using a video signal and an audio signal, the video signal is sent to the video signal selection switch 7 via the telephone line interface 3 and the video phone video/audio multiplexing/separation circuit 6, and the audio signal is sent to the audio signal. The switched video signal and audio signal are sent to the selection switch 8 and stored in the recording device 26 through the same route as the response message described above. When storing answering messages for both internal and external calls, the CPU 20
The date and time of the storage time are also stored under the control of the .

In the reproduction mode, an answering message consisting of a video signal (including date and time data) and an audio signal stored in the answering machine 26 is played back, and the analog video signal conversion circuit 12 and the analog audio signal conversion circuit 13 The video signal is sent from the terminals 12a and 13a to the video signal selection switch 7 and the audio signal selection switch 8, and the video signal is sent to the CRT 2 of the TV monitor 21 via the TV monitor interface 4.
1a, the audio signal is sent via the hybrid circuit 9 to the handset 10a of the handset 10, respectively.

In the above embodiment, an example was explained in which a conventional analog network was used as the telephone line, but a digital network such as an ISDN network may also be used. Furthermore, since the data transmission function of the ISDN network or the like includes the telephone number of the calling party, the system may also be configured to store this telephone number and the like. Further, in the above embodiment, the video telephone 1 with door intercom base unit function, the answering machine 26, and the television monitor 21 are described as separate circuits, but they may be integrated into the same housing.

[0020] Furthermore, the video telephone set 1 with door intercom base unit function in the above embodiment may be used as a home telephone set comprising a main unit and a plurality of telephones.

[0021]

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above embodiments, the video calling device with an answering machine function according to the present invention includes an entrance handset with a camera that generates a video signal and an audio signal for an extension, an entrance handset with a camera, and a telephone. In a video communication device consisting of a video phone with a door intercom base unit function to which a line is connected, an extension video signal/audio signal separation means for separating an extension video signal and an extension audio signal generated by a door phone unit with a camera; ,
Video phone video/audio multiplexing/separating means for multiplexing and separating video phone video signals and video phone audio signals that are input/output to and from a telephone line, extension video/audio signal separation means, and video phone video/audio multiplexing means. /obtained by separation means,
It is composed of an answering machine that stores and reproduces an answering machine message consisting of an outside line video signal and an audio signal. By storing and reproducing outgoing answering messages on a common answering machine, it is possible to integrate redundant equipment related to internal and external calls, improving operability, simplifying the circuit configuration, reducing the number of parts, and improving the space factor. effective.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a video calling device with an answering machine function according to the present invention.

[Figure 2] Block diagram of a conventional video call device

[Explanation of symbols]

1... Video phone with door phone base function 5...
...Video signal/audio signal separation circuit for door phone (video signal/audio signal separation means for extension) 6...Video and audio multiplexing/separation circuit for videophone (video and audio multiplexing/separation means for videophone) )22... Entrance handset with camera

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A video calling device comprising: an entrance handset with a camera that generates a video signal and an audio signal for an extension; and a videophone with a door intercom base unit function to which the entrance handset with the camera and a telephone line are connected. an extension video signal/audio signal separation means for separating an extension video signal and an extension audio signal generated by the camera-equipped entrance handset, and a videophone video signal and videophone audio input and output to the telephone line; Video phone video/audio multiplexing/separating means for multiplexing and separating signals, said internal line video signal/audio signal separating means, internal and external line video signals and audio obtained by said video phone video/audio multiplexing/separating means. 1. A video call device with an answering function, comprising an answering means for storing and reproducing an answering message consisting of a signal.