JPH06237291A - Automatic answering telephone equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the automatic answering telephone equipment where a recording tape is prevented from falling into the silent state at the time of recording a business of the originating subscriber side. CONSTITUTION:The call signal from a telephone line is received by a call signal reception part 1, and a control part 9 operates a DC circuit closing part 2 after a prescribed time based on detection of this call signal to connect the telephone line. The control part 9 operates a message sending part 3 to send a message pressing for business recording operation to the originating subscriber side. After the end of sending of this message, a business recording part 6 is set to the waiting state until the business recording operation is generated from the originating subscriber side; and when the originating subscriber depresses a business recording designating key number within a set time, the business recording part 6 is operated based on detection of its reception. If a designated PB signal is not received within a prescribed time or the originating subscriber hooks off, the telephone line is disconnected to restore the call signal waiting state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an answering machine having a function of recording a message from a caller when the user is away.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a conventional answering machine of this type. In FIG. 3, 1 is a telephone line
6 Hz, a call signal receiving unit for receiving a 75 V AC signal, 2 is a DC circuit closing unit that closes the line when the above-mentioned calling signal is received, 3 is a message sending unit that sends a message to the caller side during absence. Is a message recording unit for recording the message transmitted by the message transmitting unit 3 in advance.

Further, 5 is a message reproducing section for reproducing a message transmitted to the message transmitting section 3, and 6 is a message recording for recording a message (message) on the caller side transmitted via a telephone line. Reference numeral 7 denotes a monitor unit such as a speaker for monitoring the message when the message is recorded by the message recording unit 6, and 8 is a message recording / reproducing unit for reproducing the recorded message on the caller side. ,
Reference numeral 9 is a control unit for controlling the operation timing of each of the above components. Reference numeral 10 is a slicing device that is turned on when the operation of the answering machine function is designated.

Next, the operation will be described. First, it is assumed that the slicing device 10 is turned on. In this state, when a calling signal is sent from the telephone line, the calling signal receiving section 1 receives the calling signal. Based on the detection of the ringing signal, the control unit 9 operates the DC circuit closing unit 2 to connect to the telephone line after a predetermined time has elapsed (variable time). At the same time as the connection of the above-mentioned telephone line, a message recorded by operating the message sending unit 3 to cause the message recording unit 4 to record, that is, "Because I am out, please speak the message after the dial tone." Send to the caller side via the line.

When the control unit 9 finishes sending the message, it puts the message recording unit 6 into a recording state and passes through the DC circuit closing unit 2 and the message sending unit 3 to send the message from the sender side. Is recorded in the message recording unit 6. Then, when the transmission of the caller's message is completed and the off-hook is detected or the set recording time is reached, the DC circuit closing unit 2 is operated to disconnect the telephone line and return to the standby state.

[0006]

Since the conventional answering machine is constructed as described above, when a calling signal is transmitted from the caller side, the telephone line is connected to the caller from this side. After sending a message, the caller's message recording will automatically start, and the caller will be in a recording state shortly before the message is sorted out, so the caller may go off-hook without saying the message. However, in such a state, there is a problem in that silence is recorded in the message recording unit 6 and the recording tape is wasted a lot, resulting in a waste of time during reproduction.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional example, and an answering machine capable of preventing the recording tape from becoming silent when recording a message on the caller side. The purpose is to obtain the device.

[0008]

An answering machine according to the present invention comprises a ringing signal receiving section for receiving a ringing signal from a telephone line, and a DC circuit closing section for closing the line when the ringing signal is received. , A message sending means for sending a message to the caller side, a message recording section for recording the message of the caller side sent via the telephone line, and a device for playing back the recorded message of the caller side. An answering machine including a message recording / playback unit and a control unit for controlling the operation timings of these components includes an operation signal receiving unit for receiving a recording operation signal transmitted from a caller side, and the above control The unit controls the message recording unit based on the reception of the recording operation signal by the operation signal receiving unit.

[0009]

In the present invention, by the operation signal receiving section,
By receiving the recording operation signal sent from the caller side and controlling the message recording section by the control section based on the reception of the recording operation signal by the operation signal receiving section, the recording tape becomes silent. Prevent.

[0010]

【Example】

Example 1. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a call signal receiving section for receiving a call signal of 16Hz, AC75V from a telephone line, 2 is a DC circuit closing section for closing the line when the above call signal is received, and 3 is for a caller side when absent. A message sending unit 4 for sending a message is a message recording unit for recording the message sent by the message sending unit 3 in advance.

Further, 5 is a message reproducing section for reproducing a message transmitted to the message transmitting section 3, and 6 is a message recording for recording a message (message) on the caller side transmitted via a telephone line. The part 7 is a monitor part composed of a speaker or the like for monitoring the message when the message is recorded by the message recording part 6, and the message recording / reproducing 8 is for reproducing the recorded message on the caller side. Reference numeral 9 denotes a control unit for controlling the operation timing of each of the above-mentioned components, and 10 is a slicing device that is turned on when the operation of the answering machine is designated.

Further, as a newly provided structure, 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes a PB signal receiving section for receiving a PB signal (or DP signal) instructing the start and stop of recording sent from the sender side, and the control section 9 controls the PB signal receiving section 11
The message recording unit 6 is controlled based on the start of recording and the reception of the pause signal by the.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the operation flowchart of the control section 9 shown in FIG. First, the control unit 9
Check the message by pressing the voice mail start button (not shown) provided in to activate the message playback section. At this time, the slicing device 10 is assumed to be turned on. In this state, when a calling signal is sent from the telephone line, the calling signal receiving section 1 receives the calling signal. Based on the detection of the ringing signal, the control unit 9 operates the response timer, and after the elapse of a predetermined time (variable time), operates the DC circuit closing unit 2 to connect to the telephone line (steps S1 to S6). .

At the same time when the telephone line is connected, the message sending section 3 is operated to record the message in the message recording section 4,
In other words, "I am out of office, so if you would like to tell us your message, press the push button number 55 after the dial tone and speak your message.""If you want to pause the recording while talking, push button Press the number 66 "and" Please press the push button number 77 when you want to resume recording after pausing "to send a message to the caller side via the telephone line to prompt a message recording operation (step S7). ).

After the transmission of the message is finished, the control section 9 operates the built-in PB reception timer until the caller side performs a message recording operation by pressing the push button number 55 button. The message recording unit 6 is put in a standby state. After that, when the caller side presses the designated button number for the message recording, the PB signal receiving unit 11 receives it, and the control unit 9 detects the reception and records the message. Operating the unit 6 (step S
8 to S12).

On the other hand, when the PB signal receiving unit 11 does not receive the designated PB signal within the predetermined time in the standby state, or when the caller goes off-hook, the control unit 9 The DC circuit closing unit 2 is operated to disconnect the telephone line and return to the standby state for a call signal (steps S9, S10, S11, S13, S14, S3).

Further, when the caller side presses the temporary stop designated button number again at the time of recording the message,
Based on the detection, the control unit 9 controls the message recording unit 6 to a pause state. Thereafter, when the caller side further presses the designated button number for restarting the recording, the control unit 9 restarts the recording operation of the message recording unit 6 based on the detection.

When the message recording time exceeds a preset time or when the caller goes off-hook, the control section 9 terminates the recording operation by the message recording section 6 and the DC circuit. The closing unit 2 is operated to control the disconnection of the telephone line and return to the standby state (step S1).
5, S16, S13, S14).

Therefore, according to the above embodiment, the PB signal receiving section 11 is added to the conventional answering machine, and the control section 9 detects the reception of a predetermined push button number transmitted from the caller side. Since the message recording operation by the message recording unit 6 is controlled based on the above, it is possible to control the message recording from the caller side, prevent the recording tape from becoming silent, and record. The effect is that the tape can be used effectively and efficiently.

In the above embodiment, the PB signal receiving section 11 may be replaced with a DP signal receiving section that recognizes a DP signal or a receiving section that recognizes both the PB signal and the DP signal. Yes, and the signal from the caller side at the time of message recording operation can be fixed or arbitrarily set.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, a ringing signal receiving section for receiving a ringing signal from a telephone line, a DC circuit closing section for closing the line when the ringing signal is received, and a transmission Message sending means for sending a message to the caller side, a message recording section for recording the message of the caller side sent via the telephone line, and a message for playing back the recorded message of the caller side. In an answering machine having a recording / playback unit and a control unit for controlling the operation timing of these components, an answering signal receiving unit for receiving a recording operation signal sent from a caller side is provided, and the control unit is , The message recording section is controlled based on the reception of the recording operation signal by the operation signal receiving section, so that the caller can control the message recording and the recording tape is in the silent state. To prevent the recording There is an effect that it is effective and efficient use of flops.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an answering machine according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Call signal receiving section 2 DC circuit closing section 3 Message sending section 4 Message recording section 5 Message reproducing section 6 Message recording section 8 Message recording / reproducing section 9 Control section 11 PB signal receiving section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A calling signal receiving section for receiving a calling signal from a telephone line, a DC circuit closing section for closing the line when the calling signal is received, and a message sending means for sending a message to a caller side. , The message recording section for recording the message of the caller side sent via the telephone line, the message recording / playback section for playing back the recorded message of the caller side, and the operation timing of these configurations. In an answering machine having a control section for controlling, an operation signal receiving section for receiving a recording operation signal sent from a caller side is provided, and the control section is provided for the recording operation signal by the operation signal receiving section. An answering machine which controls the above-mentioned message recording unit based on reception.