JPH05130213A - Automatic answering telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the user to send a list listing a destination name or the like reaching the automatic answering telephone system accommodating an ISDN line by means of a facsimile equipment before the user listens to a content of a call by an external telephone set and the user to select and listen to only a message desired to be heard based on the list. CONSTITUTION:The automatic answering telephone system uses the caller number notice of phone calls reached during absence to convert caller names into code data by a destination name conversion section 3 and stores them in a destination name storage memory 4 on each occasion. The user sends information in the destination name storage memory 4 to the user by a facsimile signal with external operation. Thus, the user confirms the caller name to the automatic answering telephone system before hearing its message.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an answering machine, and more particularly, to an answering machine which allows an external facsimile to confirm the destination name of an incoming call to an answering machine while absent.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of answering machine has been used to check who has called while away from home by calling the answering machine and listening to all the recorded contents. I couldn't do it without it.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional answering machine, it is not possible to confirm in advance who the message is from. Therefore, in order to find a necessary message, the messages are reproduced and confirmed in order from the beginning. There is a need to.
Therefore, there is a drawback that the operation becomes complicated and takes time.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an answering machine capable of confirming the received contents such as the names of all the recipients before receiving a recorded message. With the goal.

[0005]

An answering machine according to the present invention is an answering machine which accommodates an ISDN line, and is a character of a destination name in which a calling party number notified from the network when a call is received is registered in advance. Destination name conversion table to be converted into codes, destination name storage memory for storing the character codes of the converted destination name in the order received, and image information for facsimile communication of the stored character code information of the destination It is characterized by having a code / image information conversion unit for converting into a. And a facsimile modem unit for performing facsimile communication.

[0006]

In the present invention, when a call is made to the answering machine while the user is absent, the destination name is stored in the destination name storage memory. Then, the code / image information conversion unit converts the stored contents of the destination name storage memory into image information, and the facsimile modem unit transmits the image data by facsimile. Therefore, the destination name is taken out from an external facsimile through a telephone line. be able to.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. An ISDN line 10 is connected to the answering machine 8 of this embodiment, and the ISDN line 10 is interfaced in the answering machine 8.
Further, a line interface section 1 having a PB signal detecting function for receiving a PB signal from the network side is provided. The line interface unit 1 includes a CPU unit 2
A destination name conversion unit 3 having a destination name conversion table for converting a calling party number into a character code of a destination name registered in advance is connected via the. A destination name storage memory 4 for storing the character code of the converted destination name is connected to the unit 3 and the CPU unit 2.

Further, a code / image conversion unit 5 for converting the character code of the destination name storage memory 4 into image data for facsimile communication is connected to the destination name storage memory 4, and this code image The output of the conversion unit 5 is input to the facsimile modem unit 6 for performing facsimile transmission. A voice message storage unit 7 for storing the voice message of the other party is also connected to the line interface unit 1.

Now, after the user has set the answering mode, when an incoming signal arrives from the ISDN line 10, the station line interface section 1 automatically responds, and the voice message is sent to the voice message storage section 7, the calling party number, etc. Layer 3
Information is sent to the CPU unit 2. The CPU unit 2 sends the calling party number from the information to the destination name conversion unit 3. Since the destination name corresponding to the calling party number is registered in advance in the destination name conversion section 3 with a character code, the characters of the destination name corresponding to the calling party number sent from the CPU section 2 The code is sent to the destination name storage memory 4, and the character codes of the destination name are stored in the memory 4 in the order of arrival.

Here, the user of the answering machine 8 receives a call from the facsimile machine at the destination to the answering machine 8,
If you request a list of destination names with the PB signal, the PB
The signal is received by the line interface unit 1, and the list request information is sent to the CPU unit 2. Receiving it, the CPU section 2 converts the contents of the destination name storage memory 4 into facsimile data by the code / image converting section 5, and transmits it to the user through the facsimile / modem 6 and the line interface section 1. Therefore, the user can look at the recipient list, select a message that he / she wants to hear, and again specify the message number or the like to the apparatus 8 by the PB signal.

In the above embodiment, the PB signal is used as the external control signal, but ISDN user / user information, D channel packet and the like can also be used.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, before listening to a recorded message, it is possible to confirm all the names of the recipients who have been sent to the answering machine, the time of arrival and the length of the recorded message. it can. Therefore, the user can select and listen to only the necessary message.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1; Line interface unit 2; CPU unit 3; Destination name conversion cable 4; Destination name storage memory 5; Code / image conversion unit 6; Facsimile modem unit 7; Voice message storage unit 8; Answering machine 10; ISDN line

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A destination name conversion table for converting a calling party number notified from the network when an incoming call arrives into a character code of a destination name registered in advance in an answering machine containing an ISDN line. Destination name storage memory for storing the character code of the destination name in the order received, a code / image information conversion unit for converting the stored character code information of the destination into image information for facsimile communication, and facsimile communication A telephone answering machine, comprising: