JPH08181758A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To attain dialing to an opposite party and reception of a message from the opposite party by using a routine time automatic dialing function even when the caller of the telephone set is absent. CONSTITUTION: When a voice storage section 10 uses an automatic dialing function of an automatic dialing section 8 to make automatic dialing to an opposite party the storage section 10 stores a message to the opposite party which is received from a microphone section 9 during the absence of the caller. A transmission reception voice control section 11 uses the automatic transmission function of the automatic dialing section 8 and when the dialing is made at the time of absence of the caller, the control section 11 controls the transmission of the message sent to the opposite party from the caller and the reception of a message from the opposite party after the line is connected.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone, and more particularly to a telephone having an on-time automatic calling function for making a call to a destination based on a telephone number registered in advance when the current time reaches a preset time. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of telephone, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the timer 6 detects that the current time matches the preset time, the automatic transmission unit 8 controls the calling device 1 based on the telephone number registered in the storage unit 5 in advance. Also, the call is automatically sent to the other party via the telephone line.

To perform the above-mentioned automatic transmission on time, the current time is first input from the keypad 3 and set in the timekeeping section 6. The clock unit 6 starts clocking from the current time and displays the current time on the display unit 4.

When there is a requirement to call the other party at a designated time, for example, when there is a requirement to call the other party in a ticket reservation, etc., the designated time is stored in the storage unit 5 from the keypad 3 as the set time. . At the same time, the telephone number of the other party is also entered as a registered telephone number from the keypad 3 and stored in the storage unit 5.

When the current time measured by the time counting unit 6 coincides with the set time stored in the storage unit 5 several seconds before, the automatic transmission unit 8 indicates that the current time matches the set time.
, And the voice is notified from the speaker unit 7 to wait for the automatic transmission permission input.

If there is no automatic transmission permission input from the keypad 3 by the set time, automatic transmission is not performed. When the automatic transmission permission input is made, the automatic transmission unit 8 retrieves the registered telephone number from the storage unit 5, outputs it to the communication device 1, and controls so that the transmission is started at the set time. The communication device 1 has an automatic transmission unit 8
The call is sent to the other party based on the registered telephone number under the control of. Regarding the technology of this automatic transmission on time, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-
This is described in detail in Japanese Patent No. 285758.

[0007]

In the above-mentioned automatic timed transmission function of the conventional telephone, when the automatic transmission is performed to the other party based on the registered telephone number stored in the storage unit at the preset time, Since it is necessary for the caller to perform automatic call permission input from the keypad, when the caller is absent, the caller cannot call.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and even when the caller is absent, it is possible to make a call to the other party and receive a message from the other party using the on-time automatic call function. To provide a telephone.

[0009]

The telephone according to the present invention comprises:
A telephone having a scheduled automatic call function for making a call to a destination based on a telephone number registered in advance when the current time reaches a preset time, and a handset when a line is connected to the destination. A determination means for determining whether or not is in an off-hook state, a transmission means for transmitting a message to the destination registered in advance when it is determined by the determination means that the handset is not in an off-hook state, Storage means for storing a message returned from the other party in response to the message by the transmission means.

In addition to the above configuration, another telephone according to the present invention comprises storage means for storing a message to the destination and registration means for registering a message to the destination in the storage means. ing.

In addition to the above structure, another telephone according to the present invention comprises a reading means for reading a message from the destination stored in the storage means in response to an external instruction.

[0012]

When the set time pre-stored in the storage unit is reached, when the automatic transmission unit makes a call to the other party based on the registered telephone number previously stored in the storage unit, when the line is connected to the other party When it is determined that the handset is in the off-hook state, a message to the destination stored in advance in the voice storage unit is transmitted to the destination under the control of the transmission / reception voice control unit. In addition, the message returned from the other party in response to the message is stored in the voice storage unit.

Thus, even when the caller is absent, it is possible to make a call to the other party and receive a message from the other party, that is, exchange information with the other party, by using the scheduled automatic call function.

[0014]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a telephone according to one embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as that of the conventional example shown in FIG. The elements are given the same reference numerals. The operation of the same component is similar to the operation of the conventional example.

The microphone section 9 is for inputting a message to be transmitted from the caller to the other party by voice when the caller is absent when making an automatic call to the other party using the automatic call function.

The voice storage unit 10 is a message which is input from the microphone unit 9 and is transmitted from the caller to the other party when the caller is absent when an automatic call is made using the automatic call function of the automatic call unit 8. And a message from the other party.

When the caller is absent when an automatic call is made using the automatic call function of the automatic caller 8 when the caller is absent, a message to be sent from the caller to the other party after the line is connected and Controls the exchange of messages from the other party. The transmission / reception voice control unit 11 reads the message from the other party stored in the voice storage unit 10 and outputs the voice from the speaker unit 7.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the scheduled automatic transmission function according to the embodiment of the present invention. These Figure 1
The operation of the scheduled automatic transmission function according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

When performing automatic transmission on time, the current time is first input from the keypad 3 and set in the timekeeping section 6.
The clock unit 6 starts clocking from the current time and displays the current time on the display unit 4.

When there is a message to call the other party at the designated time, for example, when there is a message to call the other party in ticket reservation, etc., the designated time from the keypad 3 is stored in the storage unit 5 as the set time. . At the same time, the telephone number of the other party is also entered as a registered telephone number from the keypad 3 and stored in the storage unit 5.

When it is known that the caller cannot be near the telephone at this set time, a message to be transmitted to the other party is input as voice information from the microphone unit 9 in advance and stored in the voice storage unit 10. I'll do it.

When the current time measured by the timer 6 reaches the set time stored in the storage 5 several seconds before, the automatic transmitter 8 indicates that the current time matches the set time.
Is displayed, and the speaker unit 7 gives a voice notification to that effect (step S1 in FIG. 2).

At the same time, the automatic transmission section 8 retrieves the registered telephone number from the storage section 5, outputs it to the communication device 1, and controls so as to transmit at the set time. The communication device 1 makes a call to the other party based on the registered telephone number in accordance with the control of the automatic caller 8 (step S2 in FIG. 2).

When the line is connected to the other party, the transmission / reception voice control unit 11 determines whether the caller picks up the handset 2 and is in the off-hook state (step S3 in FIG. 2). If it is determined that the call is in the off-hook state, the transmission / reception voice control unit 11 does not perform anything, so that the caller normally performs a call operation from the handset 2 (step S4 in FIG. 2).

When it is determined that the caller is not in the off-hook state, the transmission / reception voice control unit 11 determines that the caller is absent and instructs the communication device 1 to output a message stored in advance in the voice storage unit 10. To do. The communication device 1 transmits the message read from the voice storage unit 10 to the other party through the telephone line (step S5 in FIG. 2).

When all the messages stored in the voice storage unit 10 have been transmitted, the transmission / reception voice control unit 11 sets the voice storage unit 10 in the voice input state and determines whether or not there is a message from the other party (FIG. 2 step S6).

When the transmission / reception voice control unit 11 determines that there is no message from the other party, the process ends, and when it determines that there is a message from the other party, the message is stored in the voice storage unit 10 (step S6 in FIG. 2). . After that,
The transmission / reception voice control unit 11 ends the process.

When listening to a message from the other party stored in the voice storage unit 10, when the caller inputs a message read instruction from the keypad 3, the transmission / reception voice control unit 1
1 outputs a message read command to the voice storage unit 10 in response to the read instruction.

Since the message read from the voice storage unit 10 in response to the read command from the transmission / reception voice control unit 11 is output as voice from the speaker unit 7, the caller hears the message from the other party through the speaker unit 7. be able to.

In this way, when the set time pre-stored in the storage unit 5 is reached, when the automatic transmission unit 8 makes a call to the other party based on the registered telephone number pre-stored in the storage unit 5, When it is determined that the handset 2 is in the off-hook state when the line is connected to the other party, a message to the other party stored in the voice storage unit 10 in advance is transmitted to the other party under the control of the transmission / reception voice control unit 11. By storing in the voice storage unit 10 the message returned from the other party in response to the message, even when the caller is absent, the on-time automatic call function is used to call the other party and receive the message from the other party. That is, it is possible to exchange information with the other party.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a scheduled automatic transmission function for calling the other party based on a telephone number registered in advance when the current time reaches a preset time. In the telephone that the user has, when it is determined that the handset is not in the off-hook state when the line is connected to the other party, a message to the other party registered in advance is transmitted,
By storing the message returned from the other party in response to the message, even when the caller is absent, you can use the scheduled automatic transmission function to send and receive messages from the other party. The effect is that it can be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of a scheduled automatic transmission function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 communication device 2 handset 3 keypad 5 storage unit 6 timekeeping unit 7 speaker unit 8 automatic transmission unit 9 microphone unit 10 voice storage unit 11 transmission / reception voice control unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A telephone having an on-time automatic call function for making a call to a destination based on a telephone number registered in advance when the current time reaches a preset time. Determining means for determining whether or not the handset is in the off-hook state at the time of line connection; and transmitting a message to the other party registered in advance when the determining means determines that the handset is not in the off-hook state A telephone having a transmission means and a storage means for storing a message returned from the other party in response to the message by the transmission means. 2. The telephone according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing a message to the destination and registration means for registering a message to the destination in the storage means. 3. The telephone according to claim 1, further comprising a reading unit for reading a message from the destination stored in the storage unit in response to an external instruction.