JPH07288578A - Automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic answering telephone set capable of adding a user message such as a name of the user in the same voice property as that of a fixed message to the fixed message stored in advance. CONSTITUTION:Sound data are read from a 1st storage section 1 detecting a call signal from a telephone line 11 and storing a user message received from an external input section 3 after a line is automatically closed and from a 2nd storage section 2 storing a fixed message and a replay message is outputted to the telephone line 11 via a sound synthesis section 3 and a sound control section 7 in the same sound property as that of the fixed message, then a caller confirms a called destination without trouble of the input of the replay message and the sound property of the user is not recognized by the talking opposite party.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an answering machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional answering machine, after a call signal from a telephone line is detected and the telephone line is automatically closed, a plurality of fixed messages stored in a storage unit in advance or a user himself / herself. Is to output a response message selected by the user to the telephone line from the user message stored in the storage unit by the voice of the user and send it to the other party.

[0003]

However, in the conventional answering machine, when using a fixed message stored in the storage unit in advance, only a message that can be used by an unspecified user is set as the fixed message. Not not. Therefore, there is a problem in that even if the fixed message is heard, the callee cannot confirm the callee and cannot know whether or not the call is made to the correct place.

Further, when the user message input by the user is used, there is a problem that it takes time for the user to input the response message. In addition, when the user message is used, there is a problem that the feature of the user's voice is known to the other party of the call, and when the user message is input by, for example, a female voice, a prank call is made due to the voice quality.

A technique for adding a user name or the like to a fixed response message is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-49546.
No. 4,265,043, etc., these techniques show that a user message that is simply voice-input is output as it is in the voice quality of the user.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in an answering machine of the present invention, a first storage unit in which a user message input by key input from an external input unit or voice input by a microphone is written, A second storage unit in which a fixed message is stored in advance, a CPU that detects a call signal from a telephone line through an incoming call detection unit and performs automatic incoming call processing, and the CPU automatically closes the telephone line. After that, a response message obtained by reading voice data from the first storage unit and voice-synthesized or a response message obtained by adding a user message such as a user name read from the first storage unit to a fixed message read from the second storage unit is output. And a voice control unit for outputting a response message to the telephone line, and a call circuit unit. It is.

[0007]

According to the present invention, since the user message is sent to the other party with the same voice quality as that of the fixed message by the above-mentioned configuration, when the other party does not know the user, the other party cannot know the user's voice quality. To live
It also helps prevent prank calls.

Further, since it is possible to create a response message in which a user message such as a user's name input by the user is added to a fixed message stored in advance in the storage unit, it is troublesome to input the response message. Without taking the trouble, the other party can confirm the destination and know whether or not the correct place has been called.

[0009]

【Example】

(First Embodiment) An answering machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system block diagram relating to an answering machine according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a first storage unit that stores a user message keyed by a user via an external input unit 3 that key-inputs a user message, 4 a voice synthesis unit, and 5 controls each block. Reference numeral 6 denotes a CPU, 6 is an incoming call detection unit for detecting an incoming signal from the telephone line 11, 7 is a voice control unit for controlling input / output of a voice signal, and 8 is a call circuit unit for exchanging voice signals with the telephone line 11. ing.

The operation of the answering machine having the above arrangement will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, in the answering machine of the present invention connected to the telephone line 11, the message input button attached to the answering machine is pressed to enter the user message input mode. After that, a key corresponding to Japanese syllabary is set in advance, such as "1 + 1" for "A" and "2 + 1" for "Ka", in combination with the number buttons of the answering machine. The user message is input by a key operation by the external input unit 3, for example, "Yes, I'm still out. I'm out now." The user message is written in the first storage unit 1 via the voice synthesis unit 4 that reads and writes data and synthesizes voice in the first storage unit 1. Then, the automatic incoming call answering button attached to the answering machine is pressed to enter the automatic incoming answering mode.

After the answering machine is set to the automatic incoming call answering mode as described above, when a calling signal is inputted to the answering machine through the telephone line 11, the incoming call detecting section 6 detects the calling signal and the CPU 5 The pulse signal corresponding to the calling signal is output to. The CPU 5 counts this pulse signal and closes the line when a preset number of pulses is input. After that, the CPU 5 controls the voice synthesizer 4 to store it in the first storage unit 1 "Yes,
I'm still. I'm just out. In order to output the response message “” to the telephone line 11 as voice-synthesized voice, voice data is called from the storage unit 1 to the first storage unit. Thereafter, the response message is sent to the telephone line 11 via the voice control unit 7 for controlling the input / output of the voice signal and the call circuit unit 8 for exchanging the voice signal with the telephone line 11.
Output to.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, with the above-described configuration, the user himself / herself inputs a key from the external input unit, and the user message stored in the second storage unit is voice-synthesized. By enabling output, the user message is also sent to the other party in the form of voice-synthesized voice, so that when a call is received from a party unknown to the user, the other party does not need to know the voice quality of the user. Therefore, it also helps prevent prank calls. In addition, the other party can confirm the destination of the call, and can know whether the call has been made to the correct place.

(Second Embodiment) An answering machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram relating to the answering machine in this embodiment. In FIG. 1, 1 is a first storage unit that stores a user message keyed by a user via an external input unit 3 that key-inputs a user message, and 2 is a fixed message that is input in advance. 2nd storage unit, 4 is a voice synthesis unit,
Reference numeral 5 is a CPU that controls each block, 6 is an incoming call detection unit that detects an incoming signal from the telephone line 11, 7 is a voice control unit that controls input / output of a voice signal, and 8 is a voice signal exchange with the telephone line 11. The call circuit part to perform is shown.

The operation of the answering machine having the above structure will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, in the answering machine of the present invention connected to the telephone line 11, the message input button attached to the answering machine is pressed to enter the user message input mode. After that, a key corresponding to Japanese syllabary is set in advance, such as "1 + 1" for "A" and "2 + 1" for "Ka", in combination with the number buttons of the answering machine. A user message such as a user's name is input by, for example, “Yamada” by the key operation by the external input unit 3. The user message is sent to the first storage unit 1 via the voice synthesizing unit 4 that reads and writes data and synthesizes voice in the first storage unit 1.
Written in. Then, the automatic incoming call answering button attached to the answering machine is pressed to enter the automatic incoming answering mode.

When a call signal is input to the answering machine through the telephone line 11 after the answering machine is set to the automatic incoming call answering mode as described above, the incoming call detecting section 6 detects the calling signal and the CPU 5 The pulse signal corresponding to the calling signal is output to. The CPU 5 counts this pulse signal and closes the line when a preset number of pulses is input. After that, the CPU 5 controls the voice synthesizing unit 4 to cause the first storage unit 1 to store the fixed message "○○" in the fixed message "Yes, XX. I'm out now." Inserted the user message "Yamada" that was saved, and added the user message to the fixed message "Yes, I'm still out." Voice on telephone line 1
The audio data stored in the first storage unit 1 and the second storage unit 2 is output so as to be output to 1. Then, the voice control unit 7 for controlling the input and output of the voice signal and the telephone line 1
1 via the call circuit unit 8 for exchanging voice signals with
The response message is output to the telephone line 11.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, with the above-described configuration, the user message such as the user's name, which is key-input by the user himself from the external input section and stored in the first storage section, is stored in the second storage in advance. Since it is possible to create a response message that is added to the fixed message stored in the part, the user message is also sent to the other party in the same voice-synthesized voice as the fixed message, so the user does not know When a call is received from the other party, the other party does not need to know the voice quality of the user, which also prevents a prank call. Further, since it is sufficient to input only the user's name, the response message does not need to be input, and the other party of the call can confirm the destination of the call and know whether the call has been made to the correct place.

In this embodiment, the first storage section, the second storage section and the two storage sections are used, but of course, one storage section,
Alternatively, a plurality of storage units can be used to achieve the same effect.

(Embodiment 3) An answering machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a system block diagram of an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 is a first storage unit that stores a user message input by a user using a microphone 10 via a voice recognition unit 9 that recognizes voice and converts it into voice data. The second storage unit that stores the fixed message that is stored, 4 is a voice synthesis unit, 5 is a CPU that controls each block, 6 is an incoming call detection unit that detects an incoming signal from the telephone line 11, and 7 is a voice signal. Reference numeral 8 denotes a voice control unit for controlling input / output, and 8 denotes a call circuit unit for exchanging voice signals with the telephone line 11.

The operation of the answering machine having the above arrangement will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, in the answering machine of the present invention connected to the telephone line 11, the message input button attached to the answering machine is pressed to enter the user message input mode. After that, a user message such as the user's name is sent via the microphone 10, for example, "Yamada"
And enter the voice. The voice signal of the user message is
The voice signal is sent to the voice recognition unit 9 via the voice control unit 7 that controls the input and output of the voice signal, and the voice recognition unit 9 recognizes the voice signal and converts it into voice data. This voice data is read and written in the first storage unit 1 and the second storage unit 2,
And is written in the first storage unit 1 via the voice synthesis unit 4 that synthesizes voice. Then, the automatic incoming call answering button attached to the answering machine is pressed to enter the automatic incoming answering mode.

After the answering machine is set to the automatic incoming call answering mode as described above, when a calling signal is inputted to the answering machine through the telephone line 11, the incoming call detecting section 6 detects the calling signal and the CPU 5 The pulse signal corresponding to the calling signal is output to. The CPU 5 counts this pulse signal and closes the line when a preset number of pulses is input. After that, the CPU 5 controls the voice synthesizing unit 4 to cause the first storage unit 1 to store the fixed message "○○" in the fixed message such as "Yes, XX. I'm out now." Inserted the user message "Yamada" that was saved, and added the user message to the fixed message "Yes, I'm still out." Voice on telephone line 1
The voice data is called from the first storage unit 1 and the second storage unit 2 so as to be output to 1. Thereafter, the response message is output to the telephone line 11 via the voice control unit 7 for controlling the input / output of the voice signal and the call circuit unit 8 for exchanging the voice signal with the telephone line 11.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, with the above-described configuration, the user himself / herself inputs the voice such as the name of the user through the microphone, recognizes the voice, converts the voice data, and stores the voice data in the first storage unit. It is possible to create a response message by adding the stored user message to the fixed message stored in the second storage unit in advance, and the user message is also the same as the fixed message and is voice-synthesized voice. Therefore, when a call comes in from a person whom the user does not know, the other party does not need to know the voice quality of the user, which also prevents a prank call. In addition, it does not take time and effort to input a response message, and the other party can confirm the destination of the call, and can know whether or not the user has called the correct place.

In this embodiment, a response message is created by adding a user message stored in the first storage unit by voice input via a microphone to a fixed message stored in the second storage unit in advance. However, it is also possible to input all the response messages as voices through the microphone and synthesize and output the voices, and the same effect can be obtained.

Further, as in the case of the conventional answering machine, it is possible to output a user message which is voice-input through the microphone by the user's own voice. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the first storage unit, the second storage unit, and the storage unit are shown separately, but it is also possible to use one storage unit or a plurality of storage units. The effect of is obtained.

[0030]

As described above, in the answering machine of the present invention, the user message and the fixed message are sent out to the other party with the same voice quality. Moreover, since the voice quality of the user can be kept unknown, it can also prevent prank calls.

Further, it does not take time and effort to input a response message, the other party can confirm the destination of the call, and can know whether or not the call has been made to the correct place.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a system block diagram of an answering machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a system block diagram of an answering machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 1st memory part 2 2nd memory part 3 External input part 4 Voice synthesis part 5 CPU 6 Incoming call detection part 7 Voice control part 8 Call circuit part 9 Voice recognition part 10 Microphone 11 Public line

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A message input unit for inputting message data, a first storage unit for storing the input message data, an incoming call detecting unit for detecting a call signal from a telephone line, and the incoming call detecting unit. A CPU that automatically closes the telephone line when an incoming call is detected, a voice synthesizing unit that voice-synthesizes a user message based on message data stored in the first storage unit, and the voice-synthesized user message. An answering machine that includes an output control unit that outputs to the telephone line. 2. A message input unit for inputting message data, a first storage unit for storing the input message data, a second storage unit for storing fixed message data in advance, and a call from a telephone line. An incoming call detection unit that detects a signal, a CPU that automatically closes the telephone line when the incoming call detection unit detects an incoming call, message data stored in the first storage unit, and the second storage An answering machine including a voice synthesizing unit that voice-synthesizes a user message based on fixed message data stored in the unit, and an output control unit that outputs the voice-synthesized user message to the telephone line. 3. The answering machine according to claim 1, wherein the message input unit includes a microphone for inputting voice and a voice recognition unit for converting the input voice into message data.