JPH0423549A - Automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve corresponding operation to terminated calling subscribers at the time of absence of a called subscriber by displaying plural calling subscriber's faces terminated at the absence of the called subscriber and selecting a required calling subscriber's number included in calling information. CONSTITUTION:The automatic answering telephone set is provided with a control part 1, an operation part 2, a storage part 3, a recording/reproducing part 4, an ISDN (integrated service digital network) interface 5, an ISDN line 6, a hand set 7, an image input part 8, and a display part 10 provided with a touch panel 9. An image (calling subscriber's face or the like) corresponding to an automatically recorded calling subscriber's telephone number is displayed so that a person sending a recorded massage can be known, and when one of plural displayed images is selected, its corresponding message can be reproduced. Thereby, even when an important massage is recorded in the later order, a response to the important massage can be prevented from being delayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an answering machine having a display.

[Prior Art] In conventional answering machines, recorded messages are played back by pressing a play button to play them in order.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional example described above, messages from both important and unimportant parties had to be played back one by one from the beginning. Therefore, if an important message is recorded later, there is a drawback that the response to the message will be delayed.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides an image (
The system displays the other person's face, etc., so that it can be seen from whom the message is being recorded, and when one of the multiple images displayed is selected, the corresponding message is played back.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of control.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a control unit, 2 is an operation unit, 3 is a storage unit, 4 is a recording/playback unit, 5 is an l5DN (composite service digital network) interface, 6 is an l5DN line, 7 is a handset, and 8 is an image scanner. , an image input unit such as a still video camera, 9 a touch panel, and 10 a display unit. The touch panel 9 is located on the display section 10 and detects whether the display section is pressed or not. In the storage unit 3, a plurality of images manually generated by the image input unit 6 are registered in pairs with telephone numbers.

In FIG. 2, S1 to S+3 indicate each step.

The process will be explained below according to the flow shown in FIG.

First, in step S1, when the touch panel 9 is pressed, the control circuit 1 advances to step S2. If there is a message that has been recorded, the display unit 10 displays images corresponding to the number of messages. If the coordinates touched in step S2 correspond to the area where the image on the display unit 10 is displayed, the process returns to step S1. Once within the area, the message corresponding to the image is played back using the recording/playback unit 4 in step S3, and the process returns to step S1.

If the touch panel 9 is not pressed in step S1, the process moves to step S4. If there is a call setup request from the network in step S4, the process advances to step S5. On the other hand, if not, the process returns to step S1. In step S5, if the answering mode is not set, the process moves to step S6, where the normal telephone function is performed and the process returns to step S1. If the absentee mode is set, the control section 1 proceeds to step S7, sets a call path, and receives the other party's telephone number. Next step S
At step 8, the control unit 1 drives the recording and reproducing unit 4 to reproduce the missed message. Next, in step S9, the other party's message is recorded from the recording/playback unit 4, and in step S10
The communication path is disconnected at . Next, in step Sll, the control unit 1 searches the storage unit 3, and if an image corresponding to the received phone number has been registered in advance from the image management unit 8, the control unit 1 displays the image on the display unit 10 in step S12. Then, the process returns to step S1. If not registered, the control unit 1 displays the other party's telephone number received along with the call setting request on the display unit 10 instead of the image, and returns to step S1.

Although the above embodiment includes an image input unit such as an image scanner or a still video camera, image data may also be received and registered via a communication line.

[Second example] FIG. 3 shows the configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

21 is a control unit, 22 is a display operation unit consisting of a display screen, a keyboard, a touch panel, etc., 23 is a time, 24 is a voice,
Memory for storing images and codes, 25 is l5DN
(Multiple Service Digital Network) interface, 26 is a speaker.

This embodiment will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

If the answering mode is set by the display operation unit 22 in step S21, the control unit 21 proceeds to step S22 and determines whether there is an incoming call to the 15DN interface 25. Then, in step S23, if the caller number or name is included in the incoming call information from the caller, the control unit 21 stores the caller number or name in the memory 24. Then, the control unit 21 responds to the incoming call, sends a response message from the memory 24 to the caller, and requests the caller to send a message to the effect that the operator is absent, as well as an image of his or her face. Then, the control unit 21 stores the time 23 in the memory 24.
The current time read from the caller and the message and video from the caller are stored in correspondence with the caller number.

If the answering mode is not set in step S21, the control unit 21 determines whether the playback mode is set by the display operation unit 22 in step S27.

When the playback mode is set, the control section 21 reads out information regarding the recorded message from the memory 24 and displays it on the display operation section 22. That is, the time when the message was recorded and, if applicable, the calling number, name, and face of the caller are displayed. If there are multiple messages, information regarding each of the multiple messages is displayed on the display operation section 22. Then, in step S29, the operator selects a message to be reproduced from the display operation section 22 by looking at the displayed face, name, number, and time. For example, the selection may be made using a touch panel or a mechanical switch provided depending on the position of the display section. And step S
At 30, the control unit 21 sends the selected message to the speaker 2.
Replay from 6.

Then, when the calling party number is registered, when the operator sets the dial mode from the display operation section 22, a call is made to the selected party's number from the 15DN interface 25 in step S29. For example, if the other party sends you a message asking for a call, you can make the call without looking up the other party's number.

In this way, in this embodiment, the faces of multiple parties who received a call while they were absent are displayed, and the caller number included in the calling information is selected based on the display, and the response operations for the parties who received a call while they were absent are performed. can be improved.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention displays an image corresponding to the person whose answering machine is recorded and plays a message corresponding to the selected image. You can see at a glance whether someone is there, and by selecting the image of the person you want to hear from, you can play the messages in the order you want to hear them.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the answering machine of the first embodiment, Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the control flow of the first embodiment, and Fig. 3 is the configuration of the answering machine of the second embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart I diagram showing the control flow of the second embodiment. 1 is a control section, 2 is an operation section, 3 is a storage section, 4 is a recording/playback section, 9 is a touch panel, and 10 is a display section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Storage means for storing a combination of a telephone number and an image, a receiving means for receiving the telephone number of the other party, a recording means for recording a message from the other party, and a plurality of images corresponding to the received telephone number of the other party. An answering machine comprising: a display means for displaying; a selection means for selecting one from a plurality of displayed images; and a reproduction means for reproducing a message corresponding to the selected image.