JPH06291832A - Automatic answering telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily record a desired message within a call at the time of automatic answering telephone setting by selecting it from voice synthesized messages by a caller. CONSTITUTION:When a call is terminated, a message for response and the guidance messages for the message are transmitted from a fixed message memory 32 for the response and the fixed message memory 33 for the message inside a voice synthesized sound circuit 31 to the caller. The caller selects the message from the guidance messages, the contents of a PB dial number '1' for instance, also transmits a name and completes the call. The PB dial number '1' is detected by a PB dial detection circuit 30. By the control of a control part 13, the message corresponding to the PB dial number '1' is read from the fixed message memory 33, the transmitted name of the caller is added and the message is stored in a storage part 18.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an answering machine which a caller selects from a voice synthesis message to record a desired message in a call when setting an answering machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional answering machine. In FIG. 2, this device includes a diode bridge circuit 12 for converting an AC incoming signal coming from the line L into a DC incoming signal, and a control unit 13 for controlling incoming call control, call control, message recording control and the like. And have. Further, this device includes an incoming call detection circuit 1 for detecting an incoming call signal transmitted from the diode bridge circuit 12.
4 and a line closing circuit 15 for closing the line L when the incoming signal detecting circuit 14 detects incoming signals a predetermined number of times.
And a speech network circuit 16 for amplifying the voice of the other party after the line is closed.

Further, this apparatus also includes a voice recording / reproducing circuit 17 for performing processing such as voice amplification at the time of recording / reproducing, a storage section 18 for recording the voice of the other party, and a voice synthesizing for reproducing a response message. The sound circuit 19 and the fixed message memory 20 for response provided in the voice synthesis sound circuit 19.
And a handset 22 connected to the speech network circuit 16.

Next, the operation of this conventional configuration will be described. In FIG. 2, the incoming signal from the caller is detected by the incoming call detection circuit 14, and the line closing circuit 15 detects the line L.
Is closed. After this closing, the reply message from the reply fixed message memory 20 in the voice synthesis voice circuit 19 is sent to the caller through the voice recording / reproducing circuit 17, the speech network circuit 16, the line closing circuit 15 and the line L. To do. The caller records the message in his / her voice according to the content of the response message. That is, it is stored in the storage unit 18 through the voice recording / playback circuit 17. After the owner returns home, the stored recording contents cancel the answering machine setting and reproduce the message.

[0005]

However, in the conventional answering machine, even if an incoming call is made, even if the answering machine setting is canceled and the message is reproduced, it may not be recorded. is there. That is, this is the case where the caller is not transmitting the message. As described above, the conventional answering machine has the drawback that the caller often does not transmit the message.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and a caller selects a desired message message in a call when setting an answering machine from voice synthesis messages and easily records it. The purpose is to provide an excellent answering machine.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an answering machine according to the present invention corresponds to a message storing means for storing a message of an answering machine from a caller and a message. Sending means for sending a guidance message prompting the caller to send the PB dial number and name, and detecting means for detecting the PB dial number selected by the caller according to the guidance message sent by the sending means. Reading out a message message corresponding to the PB dial number detected by the detecting means from the message storing means,
In addition, a storage means for storing the name of the caller who has been transmitted is added.

[0008]

With such a configuration, the answering machine of the present invention sends a guidance message prompting the caller to speak the PB dial number corresponding to the message and the name of the caller when the answering machine is set. Send out. In response to the transmitted guidance message, the caller presses the PB dial number to select the guidance message and transmits the name. The PB dial number is detected, the corresponding message is read out, and the name of the calling party is added and stored.

[0009]

Embodiments of an answering machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of an answering machine according to the present invention. In the following text and FIG. 1, the same components as those in the previous FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1, a diode bridge circuit 12 for converting an AC incoming signal coming from the line L into a DC incoming signal, and a control unit 13 for controlling incoming call control, call control and message recording control. An incoming call detection circuit 1 for detecting an incoming call signal transmitted from the diode bridge circuit 12
4 and.

Further, this device includes a line closing circuit 15 which closes the line L when the incoming signal detecting circuit 14 detects incoming signals a predetermined number of times, and a voice amplification of the other party after the line is closed. A speech network circuit 16 to perform,
A voice recording / playback circuit 17 that performs processes such as voice amplification during recording and playback, and a storage unit 18 that records the voice of the other party.
A handset 22 connected to the speech network circuit 16; a PB dial detection circuit 30 for detecting the PB dial number sent by the caller when recording the message of interest; and a voice for reproducing a response message. It has a synthetic sound circuit 31. Further, this device is provided in the voice synthesis voice circuit 31, and outputs a message message corresponding to the detected PB dial number to the caller and the storage unit 18, and a message fixed message memory 33 and a fixed message for response. A message memory 32 and a RAM 21 are provided.

Next, the operation of the configuration of this embodiment will be described. In FIG. 1, the incoming signal from the caller is detected by the incoming call detection circuit 14, and the circuit L is closed by the circuit closing circuit 15. As a result, the voice synthesis voice circuit 3
1. The response fixed message memory 32 and the message fixed message memory 33 provided in FIG. It is sent to the caller through the circuit 15 and the line L.

[0014] The response message in this guidance message is, for example, "If you do not want to record the message, select the PB dial number from the following messages, and enter your name after the dial tone. "." In addition, if the message for the message is, for example, "Please call me back when I get home." Please press the PB dial number "1". In case of "I will call you again from here", please press the PB dial number "2". Is the content.

Here, the caller decides whether to speak and record his / her voice or to respond with a message message of a voice-synthesized voice stored in advance. When responding with the pre-stored voice-synthesized voice message, select the message you want to convey with the PB dial number. For example, P
Press the B dial number "1", then send your name and finish.

The signal of the PB dial number in this case is input to the PB dial detection circuit 30 through the speech network circuit 16. PB dial number "1" here
When the message is detected, the control unit 13 reads a message message "Please call back when you get home" corresponding to the PB dial number "1" from the message memory 33 for message recording and reproducing circuit. It is stored in the storage unit 18 through 17. The name of the caller following the PB dial number "1" is the speech network circuit 1
6 and the voice recording / playback circuit 17 and stored in the storage unit 18. As a result, the name is added and recorded in the storage unit 18 together with the caller's message.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, when the caller does not want to use his / her own voice, the PB dial number is only pressed once by using the answering machine function described above. Will allow you to record a message with your name.

In the above embodiment, the caller inputs the PB dial number and then sends the name, but the opposite may be done. That is, the name after the dial tone,
You may input in the order of PB dial number. Also,
Here, the PB dial number is used to detect the message type of the message, but even if the PB dial number is detected by another signal form,
The same effect as when using a dialed number is obtained.

[0019]

As is apparent from the above description, the answering machine of the present invention transmits the call of the PB dial number corresponding to the message and the caller's name when the answering machine is set. Send a guidance message prompting the user. The caller selects the PB dial number in response to the sent guidance message, reads the corresponding message, and stores the caller's name. This has the effect of allowing the caller to easily record a desired message in a call when the answering machine is set.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional answering machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 diode bridge circuit 13 control section 14 incoming call detection circuit 15 circuit closing circuit 16 speech network circuit 17 voice recording / playback circuit 18 storage section 30 PB dial detection circuit 31 voice synthesis sound circuit 32 fixed message memory for response 33 fixed message for subject memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A message message storage means for storing a message of an answering machine from a caller, and a guidance message for prompting the caller to transmit a PB dial number and a name corresponding to the message. The sending means, the detecting means for detecting the PB dial number selected by the caller in accordance with the guidance message sent by the sending means, and the message corresponding to the PB dial number detected by the detecting means. Read from the message storage means,
And an answering machine including a storage means for adding and storing the name of the caller who has been transmitted.