JPH07240785A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate incongruity to talk with a machine by sending out information to be sent to a callee side automatic answering telephone set stored in memory to a communication terminal by a manual operation. CONSTITUTION:When an automatic answering telephone guidance message is sent from a callee side via a handset 2 in dialing. a caller depresses the automatic ansvering telephone response button of a panel 12. In such a case, a message (telephone number, name) and a message (please call, later), etc., stored in a RAM 18 are read out via a voice IC 16, and they are transmitted to the callee side without interposing a microphone 15. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the incongruity to talk with the machine and to transmit the minimum required number of messages without cutting off speech. which enables an automatic answering telephone function to be sufficiently used.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal capable of answering an answering message by using information and messages recorded in a storage memory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 shows the configuration of a conventional terminal with an answering machine, which accepts when there is no person on the receiving side. RAM
In 17 is recorded a voice message indicating the state of the terminal when the message is recorded. The message of the other party is recorded in the micro cassette 14. These flows are shown in Figures 9 and 10. That is, the sender had to blow a message to the other machine on the spot.

[0003]

However, when most people thought that there would be a person, when there was an answering machine answer, they often disliked the one-sided message blowing and hung up the phone as it was. Therefore, there was a drawback that the recorded voice recording function was not fully utilized.

[0004]

According to the present invention, by providing a voice transmission function also on the transmitting side,
Since the minimum required message can be sent by mechanical operation such as pressing the button, there is no discomfort when talking to the machine, and it is possible to make full use of the answering machine function.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are flow charts 1 and 2 during operation. is there.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a telephone line to which the apparatus is connected, 2 is a handset having a telephone handset function, 3 is a switch for switching between the handset and the other, 4 is an NCU for line control, and 5 is digital data for analog A modem having a function of transmitting and receiving data over a telephone line by converting the data to and vice versa, 6 is a coder for compressing data, 7 is a scanner for reading image data, 8 is a printer for outputting received data, and 9 is for receiving Decoder for restoring compressed facsimile image data,
Reference numeral 10 is a memory for storing image data and the like, 11 is a controller for controlling these series of operations, 12 is an operation panel for instructing operation, 13 is a microcassette controller for controlling a voice recording unit, and 14 is for recording voice data. Micro cassette, 15 is a microphone for inputting voice, 1
Reference numeral 6 is a voice IC for digitizing or converting these voice data to analog, 17 is a RAM 1 for accumulating an answering message, and 18 is a RAM 2 for accumulating a message transmitted by the other party at the time of absence recording.

When an incoming call is received from the line 1 and the receiving terminal is in the recorded message state by the instruction of the operation panel 12, the changeover switch 3 is switched to the NCU 4 side, the incoming call is controlled from the controller 11, and the microcassette controller 13 activates the voice IC 16 further. It starts up and answers the other party through the line 1 with an answering machine guidance message "... Please leave a message after a beeping sound for a piece of need." Recorded in advance from the RAM 1 (17). Normally, the caller will either leave a message or hang up the phone accordingly.

Next, the operation of the terminal embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. It is an operation explanation when recording a message responding from the calling side to the above-mentioned answering machine guidance message. Step S20 is started by operating the operation panel 12, and it is judged whether it is an answering machine guidance message. If it is No, the process proceeds to step 23 and the message from the microphone 15 is RAM2.
It is written in (18). As the message content, at least messages such as "phone number, name" and "call me later" should be recorded so that anyone can use it in common.

Further, the operation at the time of calling will be described with reference to FIG. If it is not determined in step 30 whether the operation is a telephone call, the facsimile operation is started in step S31. In the case of a telephone call, the operator hears the response from the other party, and in step S32, the operator determines whether or not the other party is in the recorded message. In that case, the operator proceeds to step S34 and presses the recorded message response button on the operation panel 12. Next, in step S35, the RA is transmitted via the voice IC.
Access M2 (18). Further, in step S36, the previously recorded answering machine reply message is read from the RAM 18, and in step S37 the message is blown to the other party's answering machine tape via the line 1. If in S34,
If you want to convey the message directly, just press the button and blow the message from the handset.

By adopting the method of this embodiment, it is possible to simply and surely leave the minimum required message to the other party by button operation without the other person holding the answering tape.

Another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram. The difference from FIG. 1 is that the microcassette is divided into three areas 1, 2, and 3 instead of the RAM. The microcassette 20 is divided into an area 1 for recording an answering machine guidance message, an area 2 for recording an answering machine response message, and an area 3 for recording a message from the other party.

The operation flow is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. In FIG. 6, when recording an answering machine reply message by the procedure at the time of registration, it is written in the area 2 under the control of the cassette controller.

The flow during reproduction is shown in FIG.
When the voice response button is pressed in step S40, the message registered according to the flow of FIG. 5 is read from the microcassette area 2 and is blown onto the answering tape of the other party.

Although the case where the telephone, the voice mail and the facsimile function are included is described above, it is not necessary to have all of them, and the present invention is also applied to the telephone with the voice mail which does not have the facsimile function. Further, it may be composed of a simple combination of an answering machine and a telephone. A block diagram of these is shown in FIG. Reference numeral 50 denotes a telephone unit, and 51 denotes an answering machine unit. Microphone 15, microcassette controller 13, microcassette 1 in the answering machine
4, voice IC 16, RAM1 (17), RAM2 (1
8), or microcassette areas 1, 2, 3 (2
0) is included.

[0016]

As described above, by playing back the answering machine reply message from the medium in which the answering machine is recorded in advance by button operation or the like, when unexpectedly connecting to the answering machine, it is rushed and cut off as it is. Without it, you can easily send the minimum required message and fully utilize the recorded message function.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first embodiment block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a message recording operation flowchart at this time.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart at the time of reproduction.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a message recording operation flowchart at this time.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart at the time of reproduction.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram including only a telephone function and an answering machine function.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a message recording flowchart at this time.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart when making a call.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 line 2 handset 11 controller 12 operation panel 13 micro-cassette controller 14 micro-cassette 15 microphone 16 voice IC 17 RAM1 18 RAM2 20 micro-cassette area 1, 2, 3

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal, characterized in that information stored in advance to be sent to an answering machine of a called side is manually transmitted to a terminal in communication. 2. A communication terminal, comprising: a memory, an operation section, and a transmission means for transmitting information to be sent to a called answering machine stored in the memory by an operation of the operation section.