JPH08172651A - Reply device at absence of party for key telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a reply device at absence of a party of a key telephone set in which even in the case of a call from a a corresponding country is sent even in the case of a call from a foreign country. CONSTITUTION: The device is provided with a retrieval table 14 storing a predetermined country number in cross reference with a reply message in a language of the preset country. A country number discrimination section 13 discriminates a country number included in dial information at the arrival of a call and a reply message in a language corresponding to the discriminated country number is read out and reproduced from the retrieval table 14 and sent to an opposite party through an external line to receive and store a message from the opposite party.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an out-of-office answering device for a key telephone device, and more particularly to an out-of-office answering device for a key telephone device that enables an unattended answer to an incoming call in a different language.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional key telephone device, a response message for an absence response is stored in advance in a voice storage device,
When an incoming call is detected when there is no person, the response message is read from the voice storage device, and if there is no message to the other party, a response message is issued to prompt the user to speak according to the instruction. Was recorded on a recording tape or IC memory.

[0003]

However, since the response message stored in the voice storage device is normally assumed to be used in Japan, it is stored only as a response message in Japanese. Not suitable for other languages. For example, even when an American makes a phone call from the United States, since the response message from the conventional key telephone device is in Japanese, it is difficult for ordinary Americans to understand the response message. is there. Although it is possible to store a response message in the other party's language that can be assumed in advance in the voice storage device, it cannot be used because the button telephone device has no means for knowing the other party's language.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an out-of-office answering device for a key telephone device capable of sending a response message in the language of the country even when calling from a foreign country.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an unattended answering device of a key telephone device according to the present invention transmits a reply message stored in advance to an incoming call through an outside line in the absence. In the device for sending to the other party via the outside line, a search table for storing a predetermined country code and a response message in the language of the preset country in association with each other, dial information at the time of the incoming call Discriminating means for discriminating the country code included in, and a control means for reading a response message in a language corresponding to the discriminated country code from the search cable, and sending the response message to the other party via the outside line. A voice storage unit for receiving and storing a message generated from the other party after the response message is transmitted.

Here, the response message signal input from the extension telephone of the key telephone can be stored in the search table, and the external line can be an international ISDN line.

[0007]

In the present invention, a search table for storing a predetermined country code and a response message in the language of the preset country in association with each other is provided and included in the dial information for incoming calls. The country code is discriminated, the response message in the language corresponding to the discriminated country code is read out from the cable, reproduced, and transmitted to the other party via the outside line, whereby the message from the other party is received and stored.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of an out-of-office response device of a key telephone device according to the present invention.

The present embodiment comprises a key telephone device 1 connected to an outside line, a voice storage device 2, and a plurality of extension telephones (one in this example) 3.

The key telephone device 1 includes an outside line telephone and an extension telephone set 3.
Control unit 11 for controlling the overall operation of the present embodiment, a time switch unit 12 for setting the timing of sending a response message to the other party via the outside line when not present, and an international ISDN line from the outside line. It has a country code discriminating unit 13 that discriminates a country code from information received via the server, and a search table 14 that stores a preset country code and a response message in the language of the responding country in association with each other.

The voice storage device 2 includes, for example, a voice storage unit 21 that stores a response message and the like, and the voice storage unit 21.
In addition to performing signal conversion to store the voice signal,
The audio conversion unit 22 converts the audio information read from the audio storage unit 21 into an audio signal.

The response message in a predetermined language can be recorded in the search table 14 by voice-inputting the response message from the microphone of the handset (not shown) of the extension telephone 3. The response message converted into a voice signal by a handset (not shown) is sent to the search table 14 via the control unit 11 of the key telephone device 1 and is set in advance to a country code (a dial number of an extension telephone). (It can be specified) is stored as a response message.

When there is an incoming call from an outside line via an international ISDN line, for example, from the United States when the user is absent, the time switch unit 12 of the key telephone device 1 confirms that the called party is absent when a predetermined time elapses from the incoming call. recognize. Then, the dial information from the outside line is received by the control unit 11 of the key telephone device 1 and further sent to the country code determination unit 13.

The country code discrimination unit 13 discriminates the country code from the information included in the dial information (call information),
The determination result is sent to the control unit 11. The control unit 11 accesses the search table 14 based on this country code,
The response message corresponding to the country code is reproduced, and the reproduction message is sent to the outside line via the control unit 11 to notify the other party.

For example, when receiving an incoming call from the United States, the country code discriminating unit 13 discriminates the country code to identify the incoming call from the United States. If there is, please speak according to the instruction ”and send a response message in English to the other party. After the caller listens to this response message and utters the message according to the instruction by the response message, the message signal as voice mail is sent to the control unit 11 of the key telephone device 1 via the outside line. The control unit 11 sends this message signal to the voice conversion unit 22 of the voice storage device 2. The voice conversion unit 22 stores the voice mail in the voice storage unit 21 after performing a predetermined conversion.

[0016]

As described above, according to the absence reply device of the key telephone device according to the present invention, the reply message at the time of absence can be transmitted in the language corresponding to the country of the calling side. Sex is significantly improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration block diagram showing an embodiment of an absence reply device of a key telephone device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 button telephone device 2 voice storage device 3 extension telephone 11 control unit 12 time switch unit 13 country code discrimination unit 14 search table 21 voice conversion unit 22 voice storage unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An out-of-office answering device of a key telephone device for sending a response message stored in advance to an opponent via an outside line when the call is received through an outside line during an absence. A search table that stores a number and a response message in a language of a preset country in association with each other, a determination unit that determines the country code included in the dial information at the time of an incoming call, and the determined country A control means for reading a response message in a language corresponding to the number from the retrieval cable, reproducing it, and sending it to the other party via the outside line; and, after sending the response message, receiving and storing a generated message from the other party. An unattended answering device for a key telephone device, comprising: a voice storage means. 2. The absence response device of a key telephone device according to claim 1, wherein a response message signal input from an extension telephone of said key telephone is stored in said search table. 3. The out-of-office answering device for a key telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the outside line is an international ISDN line.