JPH06113006A - Automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily set the time and to improve the time precision by detecting the time information obtained by the automatic outgoing operation of a CPU through a voice recognizing means and inputting the time information to the CPU. CONSTITUTION:When a power supply is applied to a telephone set, the timer of a CPU 7 is set at 'zero hour/zero minute' and start its time counting action. If a telephone circuit is not closed yet at '1:00' after one hour, for example, that is, when the telephone circuit is not used yet, the circuit is automatically closed by an instruction of the CPU 7 and a time signal service number '117' is dialed. When the telephone circuit is connected to the number '117', a voice recognizing IC 10 is set in a voice input state and starts a voice recognizing action to detect the voices. The time data obtained by the voice detection are inputted to the CPU 7 and the time is set. Then the time is inputted again to the IC 10 after 10 seconds for detection of the voices. It is confirmed whether the obtained time data are coincident or not with the time set by the timer working in the CPU 7. If so, the time is formally set and the telephone circuit is opened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an answering machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional answering machine of this type is shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a line control unit for closing / opening a telephone line. The line control unit 1 has a call circuit 2 for performing 2-line / 4-line conversion with a telephone line, a registration button and a time button. Dialer IC 6 for sending the selection signal pressed by dial key 9 having
And are connected. Furthermore, the handset 3 is connected to the communication circuit 2.
a handset 3 composed of a and a transmitter 3b, a CPU 7 provided with a timer (not shown) and a voice control circuit 4 are connected, and a voice 5 is registered in the voice control circuit 4.
A CPU 7 and a voice synthesis IC 8 for producing time information are connected to each other.

Then, the voice control circuit 4 causes the cassette 5
A voice signal is input / output to / from the voice path and a voice path of the voice synthesis IC 8 is connected.
8 and cassette 5 are controlled respectively.

Time setting in such an answering machine is
First, press the registration button of the function key of the dial key 9 to enter the time setting mode, press the time button of the dial key 9 to set the timer of the CPU to the current time, and then press the registration button again. Was done by.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional answering machine, the time is set manually, which complicates the work and causes an error in the timer due to long-time use, resulting in an error in accuracy. There was a problem that it decreased.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems.
(EN) Provided is an answering machine in which time can be easily set and time accuracy can be improved.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides two lines of a line control unit for closing / opening a telephone line and the telephone line connected to the line control unit.
A call circuit for performing four-line conversion, a CPU connected to the line control unit for automatically transmitting to the time signal service, a voice recognition means connected to the CPU for detecting time information transmitted from the time signal service, and the CPU. A voice control circuit that is connected and that outputs the time information, and a voice control circuit that is connected to the communication circuit to input and output a voice signal to and from the cassette and that connects the voice paths of the voice recognition means and the voice synthesis means. It is equipped with and.

[0008]

In the present invention, since the CPU for automatically transmitting to the time signal service and the voice recognition means for detecting the time information transmitted from the time signal service connected to this CPU are provided, the time obtained by the automatic transmission of the CPU is provided. Information is detected by the voice recognition means and input to the CPU. As a result, the setting of the current time is automated, and the accuracy of the time is improved by periodically making an automatic call to the time signal service by the CPU.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an answering machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

That is, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a line control unit for connecting / disconnecting a telephone line. The line control unit 1 has a call circuit 2 for performing 2-line / 4-line conversion with a telephone line. Dialer IC 6 for sending to the line controller 1 a selection signal pressed by a dial key 9 having a registration button and a time button
And are connected. Furthermore, the handset 3 is connected to the communication circuit 2.
a handset 3 including a and a transmitter 3b, a CPU 7 provided with a timer (not shown), and a voice control circuit 4 are connected, and a voice 5 is registered in the voice control circuit 4.
A CPU 7, a voice synthesizing IC 8 for producing time information, and a voice recognizing IC 10 are respectively connected.

Then, the audio control circuit 4 causes the cassette 5
Input / output of a voice signal to / from the voice synthesizer 8 and connection of voice paths of the voice synthesizing IC 8 and the voice recognizing IC 10 are performed. Synthetic IC8, cassette 5
The voice recognition IC 10 is controlled respectively.

Next, the operation of time setting in such an answering machine will be described with reference to FIG. First, when power is input to the telephone (step S1), the clock (timer) of the CPU 7
Becomes 00:00 and the clock starts (step S
2). Then, for example, 1 hour later (step S3)
If the line is not closed at 0:00, that is, if the telephone line is not used (step S4), the telephone line is automatically closed by the instruction of the CPU 7, and the time signal service 117
Dial the number (step S5). On the other hand, if the telephone line is in use, the process returns to step S3.

Then, when the telephone line is connected to the time signal service No. 117, the voice recognition IC 10 is brought into the voice input state and the recognition operation is started (step S6) to detect the voice. The time data obtained by the voice detection is the CPU 7
And the time is temporarily set (step S
7).

Then, the time signal after 10 seconds is again recognized by the voice recognition I
Input to C10 to perform voice detection (step S8).
At this time, it is confirmed whether or not the obtained time data and the time of the timer operating in the CPU 7 are the same (step S9). If they are the same, the time is officially set and the line is opened ( Step S10). On the other hand, if they are different, the process returns to step S3.

As described above, in this embodiment, the CPU 7 automatically sends the time signal service, the time data transmitted is detected by the voice recognition IC 10, and the obtained time data is CP.
Since it is input to U7, the time setting can be easily automated.

By repeating the above-mentioned procedure every few days (step S11), the error of the timepiece is corrected and the accuracy of the time is improved over a long time.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, C
The time information obtained by the automatic transmission of the PU is detected by the voice recognition means and input to the CPU. As a result, the setting of the current time is automated and the time can be set easily. Further, the accuracy of time can be improved by periodically making an automatic call to the time signal service by the CPU.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the answering machine of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional answering machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 line control unit 2 call circuit 3 handset 4 voice control circuit 5 cassette 6 dialer IC 7 CPU 8 voice synthesis IC 9 dial key 10 voice recognition IC

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A line control unit for connecting / disconnecting a telephone line, and two lines / connected to the line control unit and the telephone line.
A call circuit for performing four-line conversion, a CPU connected to the line control unit for automatically transmitting to the time signal service, a voice recognition means connected to the CPU for detecting time information transmitted from the time signal service, and the CPU. A voice control circuit that is connected and that outputs the time information, and a voice control circuit that is connected to the communication circuit to input and output a voice signal to and from the cassette and that connects the voice paths of the voice recognition means and the voice synthesis means. An answering machine, characterized by comprising: