JPH0630106A - Telephone set automatic reply recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the speech time by allowing an ICM cassette recording and reproducing device to start recording of a message from a caller when a voice signal sent from the caller is detected. CONSTITUTION:Upon the receipt of a signal representing the presence of a call signal from a call signal detector 4, a restoration monitor 5 closes a telephone line 6 to throw a changeover switch 7 to a position of an OGM recording reproduction device 1 thereby sending a message recorded in advance to a caller. When a voice signal is sent from the caller during the transmission of the message, a voice signal detector 3 detects the voice signal and gives a signal representing the arrival of the voice signal to the restoration monitor 5. The restoration monitor 5 allows the OGM recording reproduction device 1 to stop the reproduction of the message and throws the changeover switch 7 to the position of a 2nd ICM recording and reproducing device 2 and allows the 2nd ICM recording and reproducing device 2 to start the recording of the message from the caller.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone automatic response recording apparatus for home and business use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional telephone automatic response recording device, a so-called answering machine, the time when recording of a message from a calling side is started is reported to the calling party by saying that the called side is out. It was fixed after the completion of sending the message to the calling party by the reproduced voice requesting notification of the subject, telephone number, etc.

Further, in order to shorten the waiting time of the calling party, when a calling signal is sent from the calling side and then a specific signal tone sent from the calling side, for example, a DTMF signal for dialing, is detected. Notify the called party that he / she is out and request notification of the caller's requirement, phone number, etc. Stop sending the message to the calling party by voice playback and start recording the message from the calling party. Methods have also been used.

[0004]

The above-described conventional telephone automatic response recording device starts recording a message from the calling side after the completion of sending the message to the calling side. Has the drawback of forcing an unnecessary wait time.

Further, the above-described telephone automatic response recording apparatus using a specific signal tone requires a calling party to have a specific signal sound source, and is not generally available. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above prior art, and when a voice signal transmitted from a calling side is detected,
Stop the first recording device from playing the message,
A telephone automatic response recording device comprising a voice signal detecting device for starting recording of a message from a calling side to a second recording device.

[0007]

In order to achieve this object, the telephone automatic response recording apparatus of the present invention, in the absence mode, starts the transmission of OGM in response to an incoming call and the voice from the calling side. When the voice signal sent from the calling side is detected by operating the means for detecting the position, the reproduction of the OGM in the first recording device is stopped and the recording of the message from the calling side is started in the second recording device. The audio signal detection device is provided.

[0008]

In this way, by detecting the voice signal sent from the calling side and interrupting the sending of the message from the called side, the calling side can immediately speak, and the call time is shortened. At the same time, the caller's psychological irritability is resolved.

[0009]

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a telephone automatic response recording apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is O
OGM recording / reproducing device for recording / reproducing GM cassette tape, 2 ICM recording / reproducing device for recording / reproducing ICM cassette tape, 3 voice signal detecting device, 4 call signal detecting device, 5 recovery monitoring Device, 6 is telephone line, 7
Is a changeover switch for selecting a reproduction signal of the OGM recording / reproducing device 1 and the ICM recording / reproducing device 2, and 8 is a telephone line connection switch.

The operation of the telephone automatic response recording apparatus configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

When the calling signal is sent from the calling side, the calling signal detecting device 4 detects the calling signal (S1) and sends a signal with the calling signal to the recovery monitoring device 5.

When the recovery monitoring device 5 receives the signal with the ringing signal from the ringing signal detecting device 4, it switches the telephone line connection switch 8 from off to on to close the telephone line 6 (S2), and the changeover switch. 7 is switched to the OGM recording / reproducing apparatus 1 side (S3), and the OGM recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is operated (S4) to send a prerecorded message to the calling side. When an audio signal is sent from the calling side while the OGM recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is sending a message to the calling side (S5), the audio signal detection device 3 detects the audio signal from the calling side (S6). Then, a signal with a voice signal is sent to the restoration monitoring device 5.

When the restoration monitoring device 5 receives a signal with an audio signal from the audio signal detecting device 3, the OGM recording / reproducing device 1
Message reproduction is stopped (S7), the changeover switch 7 is switched to the second ICM recording / playback device 2 side (S8), and the message from the calling side is sent to the ICM recording / playback device 2 as well. Recording is started (S9).

As described above, according to the present invention, when a voice signal transmitted from the calling side is detected after the calling signal is transmitted from the calling side, a message is sent to the OGM cassette tape recorder / player. By providing a voice signal detection device for stopping the reproduction and starting the recording of the message from the calling side to the ICM cassette tape recording / playback device, the voice signal sent from the calling side is detected and the called side is called. By suspending the transmission from the calling party, the calling party can immediately speak, the call time is shortened, and the psychological annoyance of the caller is eliminated.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the voice signal transmitted from the calling side is detected after the calling signal is transmitted from the calling side, the OGM cassette tape recorder / player is detected. The voice signal sent from the calling side is detected by providing a voice signal detecting device for stopping the reproduction of the message and starting the recording of the message from the calling side to the ICM cassette tape recording / reproducing machine. By suspending the transmission from the called side, the calling side can immediately speak, shortening the call time and eliminating the psychological irritability of the caller, and its practical effect is great. There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone automatic response recording device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the telephone automatic response recording device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 OGM cassette tape recording / playback device 2 ICM cassette tape recording / playback device 3 Audio signal detection device 4 Ringing signal detection device 5 Recovery monitoring device 6 Telephone line 7 Changeover switch 8 Telephone line connection switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first recording device for recording / reproducing a message sent from a called side to a calling side, a second recording device for recording / reproducing a message from a calling side, and a calling side. When the call signal is detected, the first recording device is operated to send a prerecorded message to the calling side, and
To start recording the message on the calling side, then monitor the restoration of the line, stop the second recording device when restoration is detected, and restore the first recording device to the initial state In a telephone automatic response recording device that has a ringing signal detection / restoration monitoring device that automatically answers a call from the calling side, after the calling signal is sent from the calling side, When the transmitted voice signal is detected, a voice signal detection device is provided which causes the first recording device to stop the reproduction of the message and causes the second recording device to start recording the message from the calling side. An automatic response recording device for telephones.