JPH05130209A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the convenience by using the usual incoming call operation and the incoming call operation employing an automatic answering function in mixture. CONSTITUTION:This telephone set is provided with plural message memories 7,8 which register a voice message respectively. Absence information registered with respect to an ISDN address set by the telephone set and representing whether or not an automatic answering function 1a is started and a message number representing the kind of a message sent by the automatic answering function 1a are stored in an absence registration table 6. A control section 1 retrieves an incoming call number noticed from an ISDN at the arrival of a call from the absence registration memory 6 to extract relevant absence information and the message number. Then the control section 1 controls whether or not the automatic answering function 1a is activated based on the absence information and selects a message memory based on the message number when the automatic answering function 1a is started to select the message.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone having a function of notifying a called terminal of a called number, which is connected to a communication network such as an ISDN network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, telephones having an answering machine have become very popular. Here, the answering machine function in the conventional telephone automatically responds to an incoming call generated in a state where the answering machine is set, sends a preset voice message, and records an incoming voice. Therefore, whether or not to activate the answering machine function depends on whether or not to set the answering machine mode. Moreover, the voice message to be sent is also limited to one type.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional telephone, whether or not the answering machine function is activated is determined by whether or not the answering machine mode is set, and the normal incoming call operation in the answering machine mode ( For example, it is inconvenient because it cannot make a ringing tone, waits for being off-hooked, and responds by being off-hooked. That is, for example, there are cases where the answering machine is set in order to prevent a prank call at night, but in this state,
The telephone answering function also handles calls from family members and emergency calls.

Further, since only one type of voice message is sent, it is inconvenient. That is, for example, when one telephone is shared by a store and a home, if a voice message for a store is registered, then a call for a home cannot be handled, and if a voice message for a home is registered, the store is Cannot handle outgoing calls. In such a case, you have to register the voice message without either
Not the best message.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to use a normal incoming call operation and an incoming call operation using an answering machine in a mixed manner. It is to provide a highly convenient telephone.

[0006]

The present invention focuses on the fact that the called number is notified when an incoming call is received in an ISDN network, etc., and activates an answering machine function according to the called number notified from the communication network for the incoming call. Whether the message is sent or not, or the message to be sent by the answering machine is decided.

[0007]

By taking such measures, for example, whether or not to activate the answering machine function for a plurality of subaddresses, or by setting the type of message to be sent by the answering machine function, Depending on the called number notified from the communication network, whether or not to activate the answering machine function or the message to be sent by the answering machine function can be appropriately switched. Therefore, one unit can be used like a plurality.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the telephone according to this embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a control unit for generally controlling the present telephone. 2 is an ISDN line interface for interfacing with the ISDN network.
The layer 1 protocol (matching electrical / physical conditions), the layer 2 protocol (link setting control, error control), and the layer 3 protocol (call control) in N are executed under the control of the control unit 1. To do.

Reference numeral 3 is a voice signal processing unit including a codec and the like, which reproduces a voice signal from the received voice data given from the ISDN line interface 2 and gives it to the handset 4a of the handset 4 and The voice signal output from the transmitter 4b is used as voice data via the ISDN line interface 2 for ISD.
Output to N network.

Further, an operation panel 5 and an absentee registration table 6 are connected to the control unit 1, respectively. Here, the operation panel 5 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) for the key operation unit 5a for the user to input an instruction to the control unit 1 and for the control unit 1 to display various information to the user. The display unit 5b is composed of The absence registration table 6 is, for example, a RAM, and is used to register whether or not to activate the answering machine function and the type of message to be sent, in association with the incoming call number.

Numerals 7 and 8 are message memories for storing a voice message transmitted at the time of answering machine answering, and each can store one kind of message. These message memories 7 and 8 include changeover switches 9 and 10, respectively.
Alternatively, the audio signal processing unit 3 is selectively connected to the audio signal processing unit 3 and stores audio data given from the audio signal processing unit 3 under the control of the control unit 1 or stores the stored audio data. Or output to. Reference numeral 11 is a recording device for recording a voice that arrives at the time of answering an answering machine.

The control unit 1 has, for example, a microcomputer as a main control circuit, and in addition to the well-known control means in the telephone, the well-known answering machine function 1a.
And an answering machine control means 1b. The answering machine control means 1b refers to the absence record table 6 based on the called number notified from the ISDN network at the time of an incoming call, and the answering machine function 1
It determines whether to activate a and determines the type of voice message to be sent.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a memory map of the absence registration table 6. First, there are multiple IS
The DN address (ISDN number + sub address) is set, and these are stored in the absent registration table 6 in the item of called number. Areas for registering the absence registration information and the message number are set in association with these numbers. Here, the absence registration information is information indicating whether or not an answering machine response is to be made. In this embodiment, if "absent" is designated, an answering machine response is made.
The message number is the number of the message sent at the time of answering machine. In this embodiment, the message memory 7
The voice message registered in the message memory 8 is "1", and the voice message registered in the message memory 8 is "2".
The settings of these pieces of information can be arbitrarily changed by an instruction operation on the key operation unit 5a.

Next, the operation of the telephone configured as described above will be described according to the processing procedure of the control unit 1. First, in the standby state, the control unit 1 monitors the occurrence of outgoing calls and incoming calls in steps a and b as shown in FIG. When a predetermined calling operation such as off-hook of the handset 4 is performed, the control unit 1 shifts the processing from step a to step c, and at step c, the calling processing is performed by a well-known general procedure. To do.

On the other hand, when an incoming call occurs in the standby state and this is notified from the ISDN line interface 2, the control section 1 shifts the processing from step b to step d.
In step d, the control unit 1 fetches the called number notified from the ISDN network. Subsequently, in step e, the control unit 1 searches the absentee registration table 6 for the called number fetched in the step d, and reads the corresponding absentee registration information and the message number. Subsequently, in step f, the control unit 1 determines whether or not the absence registration has been performed for the called number of the current incoming call, based on the absence registration information read in step e.

Here, for example, the called number is "881111".
If it is "-000", "absence" is not set for this number as shown in FIG. 2, so the control unit 1 shifts the processing from step f to step g and performs normal incoming call processing. .. This normal incoming call process is, for example, a process of emitting a ringing tone, waiting for being off-hook, and responding by being off-hook.

Also, for example, the called number is "881111-
If it is "001", since "absence" is set to this number as shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 1 shifts the processing from step f to step h. In step h, the control unit 1 determines whether the message number read in step e is “1” or “2”,
If it is "1", the changeover switches 9 and 1 are selected in step i.
After switching 0 to the message memory 7 side, the process proceeds to step k. If it is "2", the changeover switches 9 and 10 are changed over to the message memory 8 side in step j, and then the process proceeds to step k. Then, in step k, the control unit 1 performs a known answering machine response process by the answering machine function 1a. That is, for example, after setting a link and the like, the voice message stored in one of the message memories 7 and 8 selected by the changeover switch 9 and 10 is given to the voice signal processing unit 3, and this is given to the ISDN line interface. 2 to the ISDN network. Further, the recording device 11 is made to record the voice that arrives in a predetermined period thereafter.

Thus, according to the present embodiment, whether or not to activate the answering machine and the type of voice message to be sent can be switched according to the incoming call number, so that a plurality of telephones are virtually installed. Can be operated.

That is, if separate ISDN addresses are set for the store and the home, respectively, when the store is closed, an answering service will be given for an incoming call with the store ISDN address, and the home ISDN address will be returned. Regarding the incoming call at the address, the usage method such as performing a normal incoming call operation can be adopted. In addition, by registering voice messages for both store and home use,
A message for a store can be sent out for an incoming call at a DN address, and a message for a home can be sent out for an incoming call at an ISDN address for a home, and the optimum message is transmitted to a caller. You can In this way, it can be used as if two telephones, one for a store and the other for a home, are installed.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, both the "function of switching whether or not to perform the answering machine response" and the "function of switching the voice message" are provided, but only one of them may be provided. In the above embodiment, the telephone connected to the ISDN network has been described, but the present invention can be applied to any telephone connected to the network having the function of notifying the called terminal of the called number.

In the above embodiment, two message memories are provided and two types of voice messages can be registered, but three or more voice messages may be registered. In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0022]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, paying attention to the fact that the called number is notified at the time of the incoming call in the ISDN network or the like, whether to activate the answering machine function according to the called number notified from the communication network for the incoming call. Since the message to be sent is determined by the answering machine or the answering machine function, it becomes a highly convenient telephone that can use both the normal incoming call operation and the incoming call operation using the answering machine function. ..

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a memory map of an absence registration table 6 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a control unit 1 in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control section, 1a ... Answering machine function, 1b ... Answering machine control means, 2 ... ISDN line interface, 3 ... Voice signal processing section, 4 ... Handset, 5 ... Operation panel, 6 ... Absence registration table, 7, 8 ... Message memory , 9, 10 ... Changeover switch, 11 ... Recording device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A telephone answering machine, which is connected to a communication network having a function of notifying a called terminal of a called number, and in which a plurality of called numbers are set, at least an answering machine function for sending a preset message. And a telephone answering means for deciding whether or not to activate the answering machine function according to the called number notified from the communication network in response to an incoming call. 2. A telephone, which is connected to a communication network having a function of notifying a called terminal of a called number, and in which a plurality of called numbers are set, at least one of a plurality of preset messages An answering machine that sends any of the above, and a message selecting means that selects a message to be sent by the answering machine from among the plurality of types of messages according to the called number notified from the communication network for the incoming call. A telephone equipped with the feature.