JPH07143221A - Telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain a long time voice recording, a quick reproduction, and various operations based on the recording of the various kinds of data other than messages and to improve convenience by using a disk-like recording medium. CONSTITUTION:Voice signals obtained in a speech circuit 3 are supplied through a switching circuit 11 to an LPF 21. In a disk recording/reproducing part 20, the output of the LPF 21 is A/D converted 22, compression-processed in a compression processing circuit 23 and stored in a buffer memory 24. Then, it is read from the memory 24 and passes through an encoder 25 and a driving circuit 26, a magnetic head 27 is driven and recording on a magneto-optical disk 28 is performed. At the time of the reproduction, the data to be reproduced are discriminated from a user TOC and the required data are read based on address information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Telephones, which are widely used as answering machines, record response messages and message messages on a magnetic tape or a semiconductor memory.

[0003]

By the way, in the case of a telephone device of a type in which a tape recorder section using a magnetic tape as a recording medium is mounted, a rewinding / fast-forwarding access operation is required to reproduce a desired voice. There was an inconvenience that it took time. On the other hand, in the case of a telephone device of a type using a semiconductor memory as a recording medium, a desired voice can be quickly reproduced because access operation is unnecessary, but it is not suitable for recording voice of a message or the like for a relatively long time. there were. That is, a semiconductor memory having a large capacity is required to support a long time, resulting in a significant increase in cost.

Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to record a voice for a long time, and to promptly reproduce a necessary message or the like to solve the above problem, and to leave a further necessary voice. An object of the present invention is to enable unnecessary voice to be erased quickly, and to record various data other than messages to realize various operations and improve convenience.

[0005]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention, as a telephone device, records input data on a disk-shaped recording medium via a buffer memory, and from the disk-shaped recording medium. A read / write data is output via a buffer memory so that a disk recording / playback unit is provided, and the input audio data is
The disc data can be recorded in the disc-shaped recording medium loaded by the disc recording / reproducing unit in association with the type data for identifying the type, and the type can be selected from the audio data recorded in the loaded disc-shaped recording medium. The audio data is read out by referring to the data, and a speaker output or a telephone line transmission output can be performed as audio.

Here, a ringer sound (ringing sound) is also recorded on the disc. That is, the input voice data can be recorded on the disc-shaped recording medium in association with the type data as the ringing tone. Then, the voice data corresponding to the type data indicating the ringing tone is read out from the voice data recorded in the loaded disk-shaped recording medium, and can be output to the speaker as the ringing tone. To do.

Further, the voice data to be the ringing tone can be recorded on the disc-shaped recording medium in association with the type data indicating the ringing tone, and the ringing tone number can be attached to the loaded disc-shaped recording medium. Of the recorded voice data, the voice data corresponding to the designated ring back tone number can be read out from the voice data corresponding to the type data indicating the ring back tone, and can be output to the speaker as the ring back tone. To do so.

Particularly in this case, the designation of the ring tone number is transmitted from the telephone device on the calling side which requests the telephone device to receive the number (for example, transmission based on the operation of the ten-key pad).
To be done by.

Further, the holding sound is also recorded on the disc. That is, the input voice data can be recorded on the disc-shaped recording medium in association with the type data as the hold sound. Then, from the audio data recorded on the loaded disk-shaped recording medium, the audio data corresponding to the type data indicating the on-hold sound can be read out and can be transmitted and output on the telephone line as the on-hold sound. To configure.

Further, the voice data to be the holding sound can be recorded on the disk-shaped recording medium loaded with the holding sound number in correspondence with the type data indicating the holding sound. It is possible to read the voice data corresponding to the specified hold tone number from the voice data corresponding to the type data indicating the hold tone and output it as a hold tone by transmitting it over the telephone line. It can be so.

In this case, the holding tone number is designated by a number selecting operation (for example, ten-key operation) when the telephone device is set to the holding tone output mode.

Further, the disk-shaped recording medium can record a response message and a message message in the operation as an answering machine, but when the telephone system is in the answering machine, it is possible to The voice transmitted from the calling side telephone device to which the line is connected is made to correspond to the type data indicating that it is a message voice, and when the message identification number is transmitted from the calling side telephone device, this It is possible to record on a disc-shaped recording medium corresponding to the message identification number. When the message identification number is designated during the message voice reproduction, the type data indicating the message voice is selected from the voice data recorded in the loaded disk-shaped recording medium. The audio data corresponding to the designated message identification number is read out and output as a speaker.

[0013]

[Operation] Disk-shaped recording medium (eg magneto-optical disk)
By utilizing the advantages of large capacity and quick access, it is possible to realize long-time recording of a message or the like and quick reproduction operation of voice of a desired message or the like.

Further, the large-capacity disc-shaped recording medium can be used for recording various voices in addition to message voices. Therefore, if the ringer sound and the hold sound are also stored in the disk, a desired sound can be selected from them and used as the ringer sound and the hold sound. When recording these voices on the disc, the voices correspond to the type data indicating the type such as ringer sound, hold tone, message message, response message, etc. If so, necessary data can be read by referring to it.

With regard to the ringer sound and the holding sound, a desired sound can be selected by recording a number of each of a large number of sounds individually. That is, as for the ringer sound, the ringer sound can be selected by transmitting and specifying the number from the transmitting side. As for the hold sound, a desired voice (melody, etc.) can be selected by designating a number.

Regarding the message message, if the user of the message sending side (sending side) sends a number,
By recording in correspondence with the number, when a message is heard (reproduced), a reproducing operation of reproducing only the message corresponding to the number becomes possible.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the telephone device of this embodiment, a recording / reproducing unit of a magneto-optical disk for recording digital data is incorporated in an answering machine, and its configuration is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a terminal connected to the telephone line side, the telephone line is connected to the interface 2 through the terminal 1, and the interface 2 is connected to the communication circuit 3. Then, the handset 4 is connected to the call circuit 3, the incoming signal and the outgoing signal as a telephone are processed in the call circuit 3, and the microphone and speaker (not shown) built in the handset 4 are used to It is possible to talk with the other party connected by a telephone line.

In this case, the call processing in each circuit is performed by the central control unit (CP) constituted by a microcomputer.
U) 5 control is performed. An operation key 9 such as a dial key (numeric keypad) and a display unit 10 made of a liquid crystal display are connected to the CPU 5.

The interface 2 is connected to the bell circuit 6 and supplies a ringing tone signal from the bell circuit 6 to the speaker 7 when the ringing tone (ringer tone) is sounded when an incoming call arrives and is attached to the main body of the telephone. It is output from the speaker 7. In this embodiment, a ringer sound can be recorded on the disk 28, as will be described later, and when a selection operation is performed from the transmitting side, the sound read from the disk 28 becomes a ringer sound. It will be output from the speaker 7.

When a dialing operation is performed by operating a dial key or the like, a control signal for causing the dial circuit 8 to generate a predetermined outgoing signal is supplied from the CPU 5, and the outgoing signal generated by the dial circuit 8 is used for the call circuit. Send from 3 to the telephone line side. The above is almost the same as the configuration of a normal telephone.

In this example, a disk recording / reproducing unit 20 for recording data such as voice is incorporated in order to function as an answering machine. The disc recording / reproducing unit 20 includes a disc 28 as a magneto-optical disc.
The data is recorded on the tracks formed on the disk and the operation of reproducing the data from the disk 28 is performed.

The voice signal obtained in the call circuit 3 is supplied from the call circuit 3 through the switch circuit 11 to the low-pass filter 21 which passes only the voice band. In the disc recording / reproducing unit 20, the output of the low pass filter 21 is set to A
Converted to digital audio data in the / D converter 22,
The compression processing circuit 23 performs compression processing such as bit compression on the digital audio data to reduce the data amount. Then, the compressed data is temporarily stored in the buffer memory 24.

The buffer memory 24 has a capacity capable of storing compressed data for about several seconds, and when the disk recording / reproducing unit 20 performs a recording operation by controlling writing / reading of data by the memory control circuit 34. In the above, the supplied audio data is held until the recording timing comes.

The audio data read from the buffer memory 24 is supplied to the encoder 25 to be encoded for recording and supplied to the drive circuit 26 as recording data. Then, the drive circuit 26 drives the magnetic head 27 based on the supplied recording data, and the disk 28
Data is recorded on a spiral or concentric track.

In this case, the magnetic head 27 is located directly above the position where the optical pickup 29 irradiates the disk 28 with laser (on the side opposite to the disk), and the laser irradiates the disk 28 from the optical pickup 29. Data is recorded by applying a magnetic field generated by the magnetic head 27 while heating the recording portion with the beam. That is, recording is performed by the magnetic field modulation method. By adopting such a recording system, it is possible to record the sound of the disc 74 having a diameter of 64 mm, for example.

The disk 2 on which data is recorded in this way
Reference numeral 8 is driven to rotate by a spindle motor 30, and data recorded by a laser beam emitted from an optical pickup 29 is reproduced. At the time of recording or reproduction, the servo circuit 31 performs rotational driving by the spindle motor 30, tracking control of the optical pickup 29 and magnetic head 27, and focus control of the optical pickup 29. The servo circuit 31 performs servo control based on a command from the CPU 5, a tracking servo signal generated from reproduction information detected by the optical pickup 29, a focus servo signal, and the like.

The innermost side of the track formed on the disk 28 is a so-called TOC area in which various management information is recorded. Disc 2 in this TOC area
Areas as P-TOC (pre-mastered TOC) in which data for area management etc. on 8 are recorded in pit form, and addresses for recorded data, rewritable for managing data contents (type), etc. An area as a U-TOC (user TOC) is provided as management information. The contents of the U-TOC are rewritten according to the data recording operation and the data erasing operation, and the data recorded on the disk 28 is managed as the state at that time.

At the time of reproduction, the data to be reproduced is discriminated from the U-TOC, and access is performed based on the address information to read out the necessary data. These TOC information are reproduced when the disc 28 is loaded in the disc recording / reproducing unit 20 and stored in the buffer memory 24. Thereafter, the CPU 5 records / records while referring to the TOC information stored in the buffer memory 24. The playback operation will be controlled. Moreover, when it is desired to erase certain data, it is only necessary to rewrite the U-TOC information.

As the reproducing process, the optical pickup 29 is used.
The data read from the disk 28 by the RF amplifier 3
It is supplied to the decoder 33 via 2 and is supplied to the buffer memory 24 after being decoded. Then, the reproduction data read from the buffer memory 24 at a predetermined timing is expanded by the expansion processing circuit 35 to be restored to the original data amount of data, and converted into an analog audio signal by the D / A converter. Then, this analog audio signal is supplied to the switch circuit 11 via the low-pass filter 39 and output to the communication circuit 3 side.

The reproduced data output from the expansion processing circuit 35 is supplied to the digital output terminal 38 via the digital output circuit 37 so that the reproduced data can be directly output. Further, the audio data converted by the recording system A / D converter 22 can be supplied to the reproducing system D / A converter 36 via the RAM 40. In this case, RAM
Data is supplied via 40 under the control of the CPU 5.

The reproduced audio signal obtained by the switch circuit 11 is supplied to the speaker 7 through the amplifier 12 so that the speaker 7 can output the reproduced audio signal. Furthermore, the audio signal picked up by the microphone 13 attached to the telephone body is supplied to the switch circuit 11 via the amplifier 14 and the changeover switch 15, and is supplied from the switch circuit 11 to the disk recording / reproducing unit 20 side. The disc 28 can be recorded. Further, the audio signal obtained at the input terminal 16 is also supplied to the switch circuit 11 via the changeover switch 15, and is supplied from the switch circuit 11 to the disk recording / reproducing section 20 so that it can be recorded on the disk 28. is there.

With this configuration, the telephone device of this embodiment functions as an answering machine. That is, when the user speaks into the microphone 13 in the response message recording mode, the voice is recorded on the disk 28, and thereafter, when the call arrives, the response message is read and transmitted to the telephone of the other party.

A message from the other party is sent to the disc recording / playback unit 2 via the call circuit 3 and the switch circuit 11.
It is supplied to 0 and is recorded on the disk 28 as a message message. When the user of this telephone performs a reproduction operation, the message message is reproduced and output from the speaker 7 so that the content of the message can be heard.

Since the basic operation of such an answering machine is not a new operation, detailed description thereof will be omitted. The operation characteristic of this embodiment will be described below.

FIG. 2 schematically shows the data contents recorded on the disk 28. As shown in this figure, in this embodiment, not only the response message and the message message but also various voices or other data can be recorded on the disc 28. The one shown in FIG. 2 is an example,
On-hold tone, ringer tone, voice that becomes BGM during a call,
Time stamp audio samples, instruction audio, initial setting data, image data, etc. are recorded. In the drawings, these are shown as if they are recorded on the disc as being divided into areas, but the area division is not always necessary. This is because there is no problem in recording the various data in any area by allowing the TOC to determine the data content (data type).

The recorded instruction voice enables the user to understand the operating method of the telephone device without reading the instruction manual, and the operation of the CPU 5 by recording the initial setting data and the like. You can take the convenience of.

Particularly, in the present embodiment, the following processing is performed with respect to the recording / reproducing processing of the held sound and the ringer sound, and the recording processing of the message message from the other party.
Very useful behavior is achieved.

A registration (recording) operation of the holding sound / ringer sound will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 showing the processing of the CPU 5. The music on hold / ringer sound is selected by the user by inputting desired music or voice from the terminal 16 or the microphone 13 or by selecting music or the like from a pay song service or the like through a telephone line.
It can be recorded on the disk 28.

As can be seen from FIG. 3, the process of registering the holding sound / ringer sound is started by the user pressing the registration button (F101). If the line is connected at this time,
As shown as "NEXT1", the process proceeds to the process of FIG. 4, and the process of registering the voice supplied by the telephone line is performed, but normally (when the line is not connected), step F103,
Wait for the next operation in the loop of F104 and F105. That is, the operation for designating whether to register the held sound or the ringer sound is awaited.

If the hold button is pressed here, it is determined that the hold sound is registered (F103 → YES), and if the bell button is pressed, the ringer sound is registered (F104 → YES). When the stop button is operated, the registration operation is considered to be canceled and the processing ends (F105 → YES).

In the case of registration of the hold tone, the operation of the user's dial key (ten-key) is awaited in step F106. This is an operation in which the user attaches a holding tone number to the holding tone to be registered. When the dial key is pressed, the number is set as the hold tone number n (F107), and the terminal 1
6 is supplied to the disc recording / reproducing unit 20 and the disc 2 is supplied with the voice inputted from the microphone 6 or the voice inputted from the microphone 13.
Record to 8. That is, the user makes a line connection to the terminal 16 to play music from an external disk player or the like, or inputs a microphone.

At this time, the U-TOC data is also rewritten in response to recording, but the contents to be rewritten are that the input data is the start address, end address, and hold tone of the recorded track. The type data and the holding tone number set by the user by operating the ten keys are written in the U-TOC (F108).

However, although the audio data is successively written to the disc in the processing of step F108, the U-TOC
Since the data (at least the end address) is not determined until the writing of the data is completed, the U-TOC is actually rewritten at the end of the recording operation. The U-TOC data is read from the disk 28 and held in the buffer memory 24 as described above.
Rewriting is first performed on the data in the buffer memory 24.

Then, when the user performs a stop operation or when the maximum recording time is set as one holding tone, at the time when that time is over,
The recording operation is ended (F109, F110). Further, the U-TOC data rewritten in the buffer memory 24 is recorded on the disc 28 at this point, and the U-TOC data is recorded on the disc 28.
The OC will be updated. Then, the registration processing of the hold sound is ended.

For example, when the user registers as a holding tone with the holding tone number n = 1, the voice data is recorded on the disk 28 at the addresses A _{1 to} A ₂ as shown in FIG. 7B. Then, in U-TOC,
As shown in FIG. 7A, a start address A ₁ and an end address A ₂ are recorded, and a type code indicating a holding tone is recorded. Further, "1" is recorded as the identification number set by the user. Although the identification number is recorded at the beginning of the audio data that is the hold tone 1 in FIG. 7B, this identification number is recorded in the data track in this way, or in the U-TOC. It is possible to use either the method of recording in the above method or the method of recording in both.

Further, the user can input a desired music or the like and register it as a holding tone, but the timing at which the recording is started while playing the music or the like (while being reproduced by an external player or the like). Various methods are possible for setting. For example, the user may play music or the like in advance before pressing the ten-key, and start recording at the timing when the ten-key is pressed.

Since the input audio data is sent to the magnetic head 27 via the buffer memory 24, various recording timings are set by setting the read control method (timing) of the buffer memory 24. be able to.

When the user operates the bell button so that a positive result is obtained in step F104, the ringer sound registration operation is started. Then, in step F111, the operation of the user's dial key (numeric keypad) is awaited. This is an operation in which the user assigns a ringer sound number to the registered ringer sound.

When the dial key is pressed, that number is set as the ringer sound number m (F112), and the sound input from the terminal 16 or the sound input from the microphone 13 is transferred to the disc recording / reproducing unit 20. And record it on the disk 28. That is, the user makes a line connection to the terminal 16 to play music from an external disc player or inputs a microphone, as in the case of the hold tone.

At this time, the U-TOC data is also rewritten according to the recording, but the contents to be rewritten indicate that the input data is the start address, end address and ringer sound of the recorded track. The type data and the ringer sound number set by the user by operating the ten keys will be written in the U-TOC (F113). Also in this case, the U-T is stored in the buffer memory 24 when the management data is determined.
OC is updated.

If the user performs a stop operation or the longest recording time is set as one ringer sound, the recording operation is terminated when the time is over (F114, F115). Further, the U-TOC data rewritten in the buffer memory 24 is recorded on the disc 28 at this point and the U-TOC data is rewritten on the disc 28.
-TOC will be updated. Then, the ringer sound registration process ends.

For example, when the user registers as a ringer sound with the ringer sound number m = 2, FIG.
If the audio data is recorded at the positions of addresses A _{3 to} A ₄ on the disk 28 as shown in (b), the U-TO
In C, a start address A ₃ and an end address A ₄ are recorded as shown in FIG. 7A, and a type code indicating a ringer sound is recorded. Further, "2" is recorded as the identification number set by the user. Also in this case, the identification number may be recorded in the data track as shown in FIG. 7B, or may be U as shown in FIG. 7A.
-It may be recorded in the TOC. It may also be recorded in both. The recording timing is also the same as in the case of the hold sound.

Further, the user can also register music or the like supplied by the telephone line as the hold tone or the ringer tone. That is, the pay music service or the like is called in advance to connect the line, and the registration button is operated when the desired music is played. Then, the process proceeds from step F101 to F102, and since the line is being connected, the process of FIG. 4 is performed. In the case of shifting to the processing of FIG. 4, first, the operation is awaited in the loop of steps F201, F202, F203, and it is determined whether the hold sound registration, the ringer sound registration, or the cancellation.

If the hold button is pressed, the processing of steps F204 to F208 is followed by steps F106 to F1 of FIG.
The hold music is registered as in the case of 10. That is, the music or the like supplied from the telephone line is recorded on the disc 28 as a holding sound and with a holding sound number.

When the bell button is pressed, the processing in steps F209 to F213 is followed by steps F111 to F115 in FIG.
The ringer sound is registered as in the case of. In other words, the music etc. supplied from the telephone line as ringer sound,
Then, the ringer sound number is added and recorded on the disk 28.

In this case as well, various timings for starting the recording can be set, but for example, the voice data is accumulated in the buffer memory 24 from the time when the register button is operated (or a few seconds before the register button is pressed. By accumulating so as to hold) and recording from the data, a suitable recording timing (user operation timing) can be obtained.

As described above, the user registers the holding sound and the ringer sound in the disk 28, whereby various holding sounds / ringer sounds are used. First, the reproduction of the hold sound will be described with reference to FIG.

When the hold button is pressed during a call, the operation for reproducing the hold sound is started (F301). When the hold button is pressed, it is determined whether the ten key, the # key, or the * key has been operated, for example, within a predetermined time following the hold button (F302, F303, F304).

The case where a certain numerical value is operated by the ten keys is the case where the user gives an instruction to output a holding sound whose numerical value is the holding sound number. Therefore, step F305
Play the music on hold with the music on hold number specified in and output it to the telephone line. When the hold state is stopped by the stop button or the hold button again, the output of the hold sound is stopped and the process is finished (F306). That is, the normal call state is set.

For example, when "1" is designated by the ten keys after pressing the hold button, the addresses A _1-
The data recorded in A ₂ is read out and output as voice. The address A from the disk 28
_If the data _{1 to} A ₂ is read once and held in the buffer memory 24, the data in the buffer memory 24 may be repeatedly output during the hold.

When the # key is operated, the CPU 5 randomly selects a holding tone number n, and the holding tone number n is selected.
The hold sound data of is read from the disk 28 and is repeatedly output until the hold state ends (F307, F308, F30
9). Also in this case, if the corresponding data is read once from the disk 28 and held in the buffer memory 24, the data in the buffer memory 24 can be repeatedly output during the hold.

When the # key is operated, the CPU 5 randomly selects a holding tone number n, and the holding tone number n is selected.
The hold sound data of No. 3 is read from the disk 28 and output (F310, F311). However, a certain holding sound is reproduced only for a predetermined time corresponding to, for example, an intro (F312), and when the holding sound is output for a predetermined time, n is set to another holding sound number and the reproduction is performed ( F310, F311).
This continues until the hold state is stopped (F313). In other words, the hold sound is played as a mode like intro scan.

In this case, the next holding tone number n is randomly specified before the output of the current holding tone to the line side is completed, and reading from the disk is started and stored in the buffer memory 24. By doing so, it is possible for the listener to immediately switch the held sound without causing a relatively long silent state. That is, the time required for reproduction access on the disk 28 can be covered by utilizing the discrepancy between the read operation from the disk and the output timing of the buffer memory 24. Especially when a disc recording / reproducing system known as a mini disc is adopted as the disc recording / reproducing unit 20, the transfer rate from the magneto-optical head (27, 29) to the buffer memory 24 is 1.41 Mbit / sec. The transfer rate from the buffer memory 24 to the input / output side is 0.3 Mbit / sec, and the access time in the disk 28 can be covered with a sufficient margin.

If the ten keys, # key, or * key has not been operated, the process proceeds to step F314, and the most usual hold tone, such as preset hold tone and hold tone number 0 hold tone, ends until the hold state ends. It will be output repeatedly (F314, F315).

In this way, the user can select various kinds of holding tones and use them in a desired system such as intro scan. In addition to these, for example, each hold tone (not only intro) while randomly accessing
A method of reproducing all may be adopted.

Next, the operation relating to the output of the registered ringer sound and the operation of registering the message message in the answering machine will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, in FIG. 6, the operation from the handle side is shown on the left side.

When dialed from the caller side and connected via the telephone station (that is, in a callable state), first, for example, as a secret mode operation, the selection of a ringer sound is waited (F401). That is, the player is made to select the kind of sound to generate the ringer sound. When the caller is a person who is close to the user of the telephone device and is informed that the predetermined ringer tone number should be selected, the ringer tone selection operation is performed at this point.

If this is not known, the caller cannot select the ringer tone, and therefore normally does not operate after dialing the telephone number. In this case, the process proceeds to step F403 to start the normal ringer sound output process (F403, F406). The normal ringer sound may be generated from the bell circuit 6, for example, but a sound registered as a normal ringer sound in the disk 28 may also be used.

When the caller operates the dial key "# 2" after dialing the telephone number, the ringer tone number m = 2 selected according to the transmission of "# 2" is set. (F404). Then, the ringer sound of the ringer sound number m (= 2) is read from the disk 28 and output via the buffer memory 24 (F405, F406).

If various ringer sounds are read from the disk 28 and held in the buffer memory 24 in advance during the line connection waiting period, the disk access is not required after the selection operation from the handle side, and the ringer sound is immediately obtained. You can make that sound. Also, by setting the read timing from the buffer memory 24, the silence state at the time of repeating the ringer sound is eliminated, or the measure of the music as the ringer sound is detected and repeated, so that a natural music call is made. Can be performed.

Since the ringer sound can be selected from the caller side, the user on the telephone device side can identify who the other party is before picking up the call. In other words, it can be recognized as the person who taught the number. Therefore, it is possible to judge, for example, who in the family should answer the telephone.

When the telephone is answered (off-hook) according to the ringer sound, the line is connected to the call state (F407 → YES), the output of the ringer sound is stopped (F408), and the line is opened. Until the call is made (on-hook), normal call processing starts (F410, F411).

During a period in which the call is not made off-hook even if the ringer sound is called, it is determined how many times the ringer sound is output. First, determine whether it is four times or more
(F413). When the call is made four times or more, it is determined whether or not the answering machine mode is currently set (F414). If it is in the answering machine, the process proceeds to step F416, but if it is not in the answering machine, the caller continues to make a ringer sound.

When the user is not in the answering machine mode and the user does not answer the call until the ringer sound is called 10 times or more (F412 → YES), the system automatically shifts to the answering machine mode (F415), and the step Continue to F416. It should be noted that 10 times and 4 times, which are used to determine the processing based on the number of times the ringer sound is called in this processing, may be set to different numbers, or may be arbitrarily changed by the user.

When the process proceeds to step F416, the line is connected in the answering machine. Here, it is determined whether or not the ringer sound was selected by the player (F
417). When the ringer sound is not selected and the normal ringer sound is output, the apparatus waits for an identification number for identifying who the caller is. This may be the secret mode in which the guide voice for inputting the identification number is not played and the device waits for a predetermined time, or the voice is output and the caller is instructed to input the identification number. Good.

In this case, the caller operates a dial key to transmit a part of his / her own telephone number or a predetermined numerical value determined with the user of this telephone device. For example, assume that "# 7163" is transmitted.

Then, the process proceeds from step F419 to F420, and the value "# 7163" is recorded on the disk 28. This recording is to be recorded as a part of a message message transmitted subsequently, for example, in the area at the head position on the track. For example, it is temporarily held in the buffer memory 24 and then actually recorded on the disk 28. It may be recorded at a time when the input of the message message is started later.

When the identification number is thus captured, a response message as an answering machine is subsequently read from the disk 28 and output to the line side to inform the caller that he / she is out, and further, for example, a message is requested. The response message can be immediately responded by reading it from the disk 28 in advance and holding it in the buffer memory 24.

By the way, if the caller does not input the identification number within a predetermined time, for example, the process directly proceeds to step F422 and a response message is output.

If it is determined in step F417 that the ringer sound has been selected, the number (m) of the selected ringer sound is recorded instead of the identification number (F421). This is because the ringer sound number can also be the chord information that identifies the player.

In response to the response message indicating that the user is out of the house, the caller speaks a message message. The transmitted voice is supplied to the disc recording / reproducing unit 20 and recorded on the disc 28. I will go (F42
3). If the silent state continues for a predetermined time or more, or if the maximum message time is set (F424), an end signal (for example, a beep sound) is recorded after the message. Recording will be ended and the U-TOC will be rewritten according to this recording operation.
(F425). That is, when the address of the track on which the message message is recorded, the type code indicating the message, and the identification number and the ringer sound are selected, they are added on the U-TOC. Then, the line is released and the operation in answering machine is terminated (F42
6).

By such an answering machine operation, a message message is recorded as shown in FIG. 7B, for example. That is, at the positions of addresses A _{13 to} A ₁₄ on the track, “# 716
Voice mail message from the partner who inputs the identification number of 3 "is recorded, which in the U-TOC as shown in FIG. 7 (a), data of the address A ₁₃ to A ₁₄ a voice mail message, the identification number"# 7163 ”is managed.

Further, in the case of the telephone call from the other party who first performed the selection operation with the ringer sound as "# 2", FIG.
As shown in, for example, addresses A _{15 to} A ₁₆ on the track
At the position of, the ringer sound number "2" is recorded as an identification number together with the message message. Then, as shown in FIG. 7A, in the U-TOC, the data of the addresses A _{15 to} A ₁₆ is managed as a message message and the identification number is “2”.

By thus providing the identification number, the user of this telephone device can of course reproduce all the messages when reproducing them.
By entering the identification number, you can only listen to calls from specific parties. For example, conversely, by setting an identification number and telling an acquaintance depending on who in the family is the telephone, it is possible to hear only the message necessary for oneself.

As described above, in the present embodiment, by using the disc 28, message recording and quick reproduction can be realized for a long time, and ringer sound, hold tone, etc. can be recorded on the disc and used for various selections. Alternatively, code information can be added to be used for identification of the hanging hand, which enables various highly convenient uses.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the configuration, processing method, and operation method can be changed in various ways.
In addition to audio data, video data, control data, and the like are recorded on the disc to realize various operations.

[0088]

As described above, in the telephone device of the present invention, by adopting a disk as a recording medium, it is possible to realize a long time recording of a message and the like and a quick reproducing operation, and further, a disk memory is used via a buffer memory. By inputting / outputting the recording / reproducing data, it is possible to eliminate the time loss due to the access time and to set various operation timings such as voice registration. In addition, specific data can be erased quickly.

By recording various data other than the message on the disc, various operations can be realized. That is, it is possible to register various kinds of holding sounds and select a desired holding sound, or to register various kinds of ringer sounds and allow the caller to select.

Furthermore, by adding a code or the like that can identify the hook at the time of recording a message message, it becomes convenient for selecting a message during reproduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of data recorded on a disc in the telephone device of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a holding sound / ringer sound registration process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a holding sound / ringer sound registration process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a held sound reproduction process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of ringer sound reproduction and answering machine mode processing according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a method of recording and managing various data on the disc of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 CPU 7 Speaker 11 Switch Circuit 13 Microphone 15 Changeover Switch 16 Terminal 20 Disk Recording / Playback Section 24 Buffer Memory 28 Disk

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A disc recording / reproducing unit capable of recording input data on a disc-shaped recording medium via a buffer memory and outputting data read from the disc-shaped recording medium via the buffer memory, The input audio data can be recorded on the disc-shaped recording medium loaded by the disc recording / reproducing unit in association with the type data for identifying the type, and also recorded on the loaded disc-shaped recording medium. A telephone device characterized in that required voice data is read out from the voice data by referring to the type data and speaker output or telephone line transmission output can be performed as voice. 2. Voice data can be recorded as a ringing tone on a disc-shaped recording medium, and corresponds to type data indicating a ringing tone from the voice data recorded on the loaded disc-shaped recording medium. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone device is configured so that the voice data can be read out and output as a ringing tone by a speaker. 3. Audio data that can be recorded on a disc-shaped recording medium by associating voice data with type data indicating a ringing tone and with a ringing tone number, and recorded on a loaded disc-shaped recording medium. The voice data corresponding to the specified ring back tone number is read out from the voice data corresponding to the type data indicating the ring back tone from the data and can be output to the speaker as the ring back tone. The telephone device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. 4. The telephone according to claim 3, wherein the designation of the ring back tone number is performed by transmitting the number from a telephone device on the calling side which requests the telephone device to receive the ring tone number. apparatus. 5. Audio data can be recorded as a hold sound on a disk-shaped recording medium, and corresponds to type data indicating a hold sound among the audio data recorded on the loaded disk-shaped recording medium. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone device is configured so that the voice data can be read and can be transmitted and output as a hold tone by a telephone line. 6. Audio data that can be recorded on a disk-shaped recording medium by associating audio data with type data indicating an on-hold sound and with an on-hold sound number, and recorded on the loaded disk-shaped recording medium. From the data, the voice data corresponding to the specified hold tone number is read out from the voice data corresponding to the type data indicating the hold tone, and it can be transmitted and output as a hold tone by the telephone line. The telephone device according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the telephone device is provided. 7. The telephone device according to claim 6, wherein the holding tone number is designated by a number selecting operation when the telephone device is set to the holding tone output mode. 8. A type data indicating that a voice transmitted from a calling side telephone device connected to a line to the telephone device when the telephone device is in an answering machine mode is a message voice. If a message identification number is sent from the calling telephone device, it can be recorded on the disc-shaped recording medium in association with this message identification number, and the message identification number can be recorded during message voice playback. When the designated operation is performed, it corresponds to the type data indicating the message voice out of the voice data recorded in the loaded disc-shaped recording medium, and corresponds to the designated message identification number. The audio data can be read out and output as a speaker. The placing of telephone equipment.