JPH0514481A - Cordless automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the cordless automatic answering telephone set in which a message is automatically reproduced and heard when the possessor of a cordless slave set accesses the slave set while the message is recorded to a message recording area of a master set and information relating to the message such as presence of the message is automatically announced. CONSTITUTION:In the cordless automatic answering telephone set comprising a master set and plural cordless slave sets, the master set is provided with a slave set external line message recording area 6 and a slave set use announcement recording area 6 in which an announcement recording area 6 is reproduced based on the notice of it to the master set 33 informing it to the master set when the access of the human body is sensed and a receiver 24. At least the slave set human body sensing from a slave set and when the message is recorded in the slave set external line message recording area 5, the message is reproduced and announcement and the message are reproduced from the receiver 24 of the slave set. Furthermore, the master set is provided with plural slave set use announcement recording areas, various announcement messages are recorded to each area and the announcement to be reproduced is selected depending on a time zone and the purpose of use.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cordless answering machine including a base unit and a cordless handset, and particularly when a message is recorded, the owner of the cordless handset approaches the handset. Sometimes, it is configured so that the message can be automatically reproduced and heard.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional answering machine, cordlessness has been advanced, and in the home telephone type, one person
As a person uses his / her own cordless handset in his / her room, he / she prepares a message area for each cordless handset, and the message addressed to him / herself is recorded in his / her own area using a personal identification number. It is configured so that the message can be heard by operating the slave unit.

[0003]

However, in the conventional cordless answering machine, many buttons cannot be provided on the operation surface because the size of the cordless cordless handset is limited, and the dial cannot be used. Since buttons related to phone calls and calls are prioritized, buttons related to voice mail operations cannot be provided.
It was troublesome because at least two touches were required. Further, in order to know whether or not the message is recorded, it is necessary to look at the small display of the cordless cordless handset, which is difficult to understand.

[0004]

The present invention has been conceived in order to solve such a problem, and in a cordless answering machine including a base unit and a cordless handset, the present invention is provided in the base unit. Cordless handset external line message recording area and announcement recording area for the child device in which announcements have been recorded in advance, and human body detection means and sound reproduction that notify the parent device when the approach of the human body provided in the cordless child device is detected Means for reproducing the human body detection notification from the cordless cordless handset, at least the announcement recording area for the cordless handset is reproduced, and when a message is recorded in the cordless cordless phone external line message recording area, the message is recorded. By playing back, the announcement and message are played back from the sound playback means of the child device.

In addition, a plurality of announcement recording areas for slaves are provided in the master, various announcements are recorded in each area, and the announcements to be reproduced are used properly according to the time zone and the purpose of use.

[0006]

[Function] Since the cordless cordless handset is provided with the human body detecting means, the owner of the cordless cordless handset can automatically notify the parent device that the cordless cordless handset has returned to the room. If the message is recorded, you can immediately hear it.

If no message has been recorded in the slave external line message recording area, the content to be announced which is prerecorded in the slave unit announcement recording area is reproduced. The content reproduced from the announcement recording area for the handset can be different depending on the purpose of use and time zone.

[0008]

(First Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 1, it is composed of a master unit and a cordless slave unit.

A station line connection terminal 1 for connecting a station line to the master unit
An incoming signal detection circuit 2 that detects an incoming signal, a microprocessor 13 that controls the master unit, a station line switch 3 that closes a station line, a call circuit 8, a wireless circuit 9, and an antenna 10. In addition, a data reception circuit 12 for wirelessly receiving data from the child device and a data transmission circuit 14 for transmitting data to the child device are provided.

In addition to the above, the master unit also includes a response message sending circuit 4 for notifying the caller that he / she is absent, a slave unit outside line message recording area 5 for recording a message to the slave unit, and a desired message in advance. And an announcement recording area 6 for a child device which has recorded the announcement.

The cordless cordless handset comprises a radio circuit 22 connected to the antenna 21, a receiver 24 and a microphone 25 connected to the radio circuit 22 via the voice circuit 23, and is connected to the local line via the base unit. A microprocessor 28 is provided with a communication path for making a call, and a data transmission circuit 26 and a data reception circuit 27 for exchanging data between the master unit and the microprocessor 28 wirelessly, and a microprocessor.
A ringing tone output circuit 29 that is activated by the processor 28 to ring the buzzer 30 and an operation unit 31 having a numeric keypad are provided.

In addition to the above, the cordless cordless handset includes an infrared sensor 33 for detecting the approach of a human body and this infrared sensor.
The comparator 33 includes a comparator circuit 32 that determines whether the output of 33 exceeds a certain threshold value.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment thus constructed will be described.

When there is an incoming call from the calling party, an incoming call signal is applied to the incoming call detection circuit 2 from the station line connection terminal 1, and the incoming call detection circuit 2 outputs the detection signal to the microprocessor 13. When the microprocessor 13 senses the detection signal from the incoming call detection circuit 2, it closes the office line switch 3 and then activates the response message transmission circuit 4 to send a response message to the caller to the effect that the caller is out. Send out. Then, the message from the caller is recorded in the cordless phone external line message recording area 5.

When the owner of the cordless cordless handset returns to the room and approaches the detection range of the infrared ray sensor-33 of the cordless cordless handset, the infrared ray sensor-33 outputs the output signal corresponding to the approached distance to the comparison circuit 32. Output. The comparator circuit 32 compares the output signal from the infrared sensor 33 with a preset threshold value (for example, a value when approaching up to 3 m), and outputs a detection signal to the microprocessor 28 when the threshold value is exceeded. To do.

Upon detecting the detection signal from the comparison circuit 32, the microprocessor 28 determines that the owner of the slave unit has returned to the room, and selects the slave unit number from the wireless data in the format shown in FIG. A human body detection command is set in the section and transmitted to the master unit via the data transmission circuit 26, the wireless circuit 22, and the antenna 21.

In the master unit, when a human body detection command is received from the slave unit via the antenna 10, the radio circuit 9, and the data receiving circuit 12, it is determined whether or not a message is recorded in the slave unit external line message recording area 5. If judged and recorded, the slave unit is called up via the data transmission circuit 14, the wireless circuit 9 and the antenna 10, and then the message content recorded in the slave unit external line message recording area 5 is transferred to the communication circuit 8 , Through the radio circuit 9 and the antenna 10 to transmit to the child device.

The cordless cordless handset receives it via the antenna 21 and the radio circuit 22, and reproduces it from the receiver 24 via the voice circuit 23.

On the other hand, when the message is not recorded in the cordless handset external line message recording area 5, it is determined that the message is not recorded in the cordless handset external line message recording area 5 instead of the cordless handset external line message recording area 5. The prerecorded announcement is played from the receiver 24 of the cordless cordless handset.

In this way, the owner of the cordless cordless handset can hear some kind of announcement even if there is no message recorded from the outside line, so that the telephone device is operating normally without failure. I can confirm that there was no message from the outside line.

(Second Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 2, in addition to the device in the first embodiment, a plurality of announcement recording areas 61 to 6n for slave units are provided, and when the message content is reproduced, the message content is reproduced. By always playing back one slave unit announcement recording area 61 before, the guidance announcement can be added prior to the playback of the message contents.

(Third Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the device in the first embodiment, a plurality of announcement recording areas 61 to 6n for slave units, a timer 7, and a time zone are set. An operation unit 11 such as a numeric keypad is provided.

By operating the ten-key pad of the operation unit 11, for example, "start time", "end time", "announcement recording area for child device" can be performed via the microprocessor 13.
The first setting condition such as "61" is registered as a numerical value, and the message content in other time zones is recorded as "Announcement recording area for slaves".
The second setting condition such as “62” is registered.

When the master unit receives the human body detection command from the cordless slave unit, the microprocessor 13 determines whether it is the time zone of the first setting condition when transmitting the announcement for the slave unit. If it is within the time zone, activate the announcement recording area 61 for the slave unit and
・ It is a message from hour ・ ・ minute to ** hour ** minute ", and then the slave external line message recording area 5 is played back and the message content is transmitted.

If it is not the time zone of the first setting condition, the second
Based on the setting conditions of, activate the announcement recording area 62 for the slave unit, and first send out an announcement such as "A message from ** hour ** minutes ... The message recording area 5 is reproduced and the message content is transmitted.

As described above, by making an announcement according to the time zone in advance, it is possible to know when the message was sent, and the message contents are not sent suddenly. Don't be alarmed by the listener approaching the plane.

(Fourth Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 4, in addition to the device of the first embodiment, an outside line message counter 15 for counting messages from outside lines and a plurality of announcements for slave units in which the count numbers are recorded in advance. Equipped with recording areas 61 to 6n, the outside line message counter 15
Announcement recording area 61 for slave units corresponding to the number of
Configure to play ~ 6n. When the owner approaches the cordless handset, the count number of the outside line message counter 15 is read, and the announcement recording areas 61, 62 for the cordless handset corresponding to the count number are reproduced to record the outside line message recording of the cordless handset. The number of outside line messages recorded in area 5 can be notified by voice.

(Fifth Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 3, in addition to the device of the first embodiment, a plurality of announcement recording areas for slaves are provided.
61 to 6n, a timer 7, and an operation unit 11 such as a numeric keypad for setting a time zone are provided.

Even if a human body detection command is received from the slave unit, depending on the time of day, the slave external line message recording area 5 is not reproduced, and only the slave unit announcement recording areas 61 to 6n are reproduced. .

This operation mode is intended for the case where a cordless cordless handset is installed in a corner of each room such as a hotel or a large room such as a museum, and can provide an announcement service according to a time zone. .

(Sixth Embodiment) The apparatus shown in FIG. 3 provided with a plurality of slave unit announcement recording areas 61 to 6n and an operating section 11 is used. The numeric keypad on the control panel 11 is normally used to enter a telephone number, but in this operating mode, it is used as a function key, and by operating this numeric keypad, the microprocessor 13 is used to record an announcement for a slave unit. Set to mode.

Then, the cordless slave unit is brought near the master unit and a desired announcement is recorded from the microphone 25 of the slave unit in the slave unit announcement recording areas 61 to 6n.

(Seventh Embodiment) In each of the above embodiments,
An announcement presence / absence determining means for determining whether or not any announcement is recorded in the announcement recording area for the child device is provided.When a human body detection command is received from the child device, the presence / absence of the announcement is first determined, and no announcement is made. If it has not been recorded, the slave external line message recording area 5 is reproduced without performing the reproduction operation of the slave unit announcement recording area.

[0034]

A cordless telephone device having a cordless cordless handset and having an outside line message recording area dedicated to the cordless handset,
Since the cordless cordless handset is equipped with human body detection means for detecting the approach of a human body, if a message addressed to the owner of the cordless handset is recorded when the owner of the cordless handset returns to the room, the cordless cordless handset However, since it is automatically called by the base unit and the message can be heard, there is no need to worry about whether or not the message is recorded, and the operation of listening to the message is extremely simple. be able to.

Furthermore, when the owner of the cordless cordless handset returns to the room, it is possible to automatically announce information related to the message such as the presence or absence of the message, which is an excellent effect that cannot be realized by the conventional device. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a parent device in another embodiment of the device of the present invention,

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a parent device in another embodiment of the device of the present invention,

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a master unit in still another embodiment of the device of the present invention,

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a format of wireless data in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 station line connection terminal 2 Incoming signal detection circuit 4 Response message sending circuit 5 Handset message recording area 61-6n Announcement recording area for handset 7 timer 13 microprocessors 15 Outside line message counter 24 receiver (sound reproduction means) 28 microprocessors 33 Infrared sensor (human body detection means) 31 Operation part

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A cordless answering machine comprising a base unit and a cordless handset, when the approach of a handset external line message recording area provided in the base unit and a human body provided in the cordless handset is detected. A cordless cordless cordless handset that reproduces the cordless cordless cordless recording device recording area based on the cordless cordless cordless handset notification of the cordless cordless cordless handset. A cordless answering machine which reproduces a message from the sound reproducing means of. 2. A cordless answering machine comprising a base unit and a cordless handset, and a handset external line message recording area provided in the base unit and a handset announcement recording area in which an announcement is recorded in advance. A cordless cordless handset is provided with a human body detecting means and a sound reproducing means for notifying the parent machine when detecting the approach of a human body, and the cordless handset is based on the human body detection notice. For playing the announcement recording area for voice, and when a message is recorded in the external line message recording area for the cordless handset, reproducing the message and reproducing the announcement and the message from the sound reproducing means of the cordless cordless handset. A cordless answering machine. 3. An announcement recording area for a plurality of slaves,
The timer and a setting means for setting an operating condition for each time zone, and select and play an announcement recording area for a slave unit corresponding to the time zone. Cordless answering machine. 4. A plurality of slave unit announcement recording areas, wherein at least one slave unit announcement recording area is reproduced prior to reproduction of the slave external line message recording area. Cordless answering machine described. 5. An external line message counter for counting messages recorded in an external line message recording area for a slave unit, and a plurality of announcement recording areas for a slave unit in which the count number is recorded by voice in advance,
3. The cordless answering machine according to claim 2, wherein the announcement recording area for the slave unit corresponding to the count number of the outside line message counter is reproduced. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a mode switching means for switching to a recording mode in the announcement recording area for the slave, and recording an arbitrary voice in the announcement recording area for the slave. Cordless answering machine described. 7. A cordless handset external line message is provided which has a judgment means for judging whether or not the voice recording is made in the announcement recording area for the handset, and the reproduction operation is not performed in the announcement recording area for the handset which is not recorded. The cordless answering machine according to claim 2, wherein an outside line message recorded in the recording area is reproduced.