JPH098903A - Automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve the convenience of use having provision for a received call such as a troublesome phone call by selecting automatic recording reply or sounding of a call tone for direct reply by the user. CONSTITUTION: When a telephone number received by a caller telephone number reception section 5 is dissident with a specific telephone number read by a telephone number storage section 6, a reply message transmission section 9 makes a reply of automatic recording and a message recording reproducing section 10 records a message. When the received telephone number is coincident with the specific telephone number, a call tone/recording output section 11 sends a call tone signal from a speech circuit 8 to a speaker 12, which sound the call tone and the usual reply/speech by using a handset 17 is conducted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an answering machine which is compatible with ISDN and records an answering message.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, an extension telephone accommodated in an ISDN-compatible private branch exchange or the like displays a telephone number of a calling side from a telephone exchange network (subscriber line exchange) on a screen. When an answering machine is used as such an extension telephone, the calling party telephone number at the time of an incoming call is stored and used together with a message message of the answering machine. As a proposal to utilize this calling party telephone number, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-859
No. 01 publication "ISDN button telephone device" is known. In the example of this publication, the calling party's telephone number at the time of an incoming call is stored, and when the call termination processing is performed without sending the answering machine message from the calling party, the stored calling party's telephone number is stored. The name, address, etc. of this incoming call (calling side) are retrieved from the number and stored. After that, the name, address, etc. are converted into a synthetic voice signal and recorded by an answering machine.
It should be noted that, in the normal operation when the answering machine message is sent from the calling side and the talking process is performed, the answering machine message is recorded by the answering machine.

[0003]

However, in the prior art example, the name, address, etc. of the incoming call (calling side) at the stored telephone number of the outgoing call at the time of incoming call are converted into a synthetic voice signal and stored in the answering machine. In addition, the stored name and address of the calling side and the recorded message message of the answering machine are confirmed by the reproduction. In other words, the called party (callee) cannot choose whether to automatically answer the incoming call or to answer the incoming call directly, and thus cannot accept incoming calls such as nuisance calls.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem by setting either an automatic answering machine response to an incoming call or a ringing tone sound for a user to directly answer.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an excellent answering machine, which enables selection of the answer, responds to incoming calls such as nuisance calls, and improves the convenience of use.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an answering machine according to claim 1 stores in advance a receiving means for receiving a telephone number of a calling side from a central line and a specific telephone number. The storage means, the response means for sending an answering message of the answering machine to the calling side through the station line, the calling means for making a call with the calling side through the station line, and the calling side telephone number from the receiving means and the storing means The comparison means for comparing the specified telephone number and the ringing tone signal for making a call by the communication means when the comparison means match, and the response means transmits through the station line when the comparison means does not match It is configured to include a control means for performing control to send a reply message of answering machine to the side.

According to another aspect of the invention, the answering machine is provided with a recording / reproducing means for storing and reproducing a message message in the answering machine on the calling side through the office line, and the comparing means for storing the telephone number and the calling side from the receiving means. When the specified telephone number stored in the means does not match, the response means sends the answering message of the answering machine to the calling side through the central line, and then the recording / playback means records the message message in the answering machine of the calling side. The control means performs the control.

An answering machine according to a third aspect of the invention is configured to change and set a specific telephone number stored in advance in the storage means by the input operation means in the call means.

[0008]

With such a structure, the answering machine according to claims 1 and 2 makes a ringing tone signal for making a call when the incoming caller's telephone number and the previously stored specific telephone number match. Is being sent. Also, when they do not match, the answering message of the answering machine is sent to the calling side through the office line, and then the message message in the answering machine is recorded. That is, one of the automatic answering machine response to an incoming call and the ringing tone blowing for the user to directly answer is set and the selection is made, so that it becomes possible to respond to an incoming call such as a nuisance call.

In the answering machine according to the third aspect of the present invention, the specific telephone number stored in advance in the storage means is changed and set from the input operation means, for example, the ten-key pad and the function selection key. Easily done.

[0010]

Embodiments of an answering machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of an answering machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, in this example, a control unit 1 composed of a microprocessor and the like, and activation of an ID receiving terminal for receiving a calling party number sent from a telephone exchange network (subscriber line exchange) through a central line. An ID receiving terminal activation signal receiving section 3 for performing the above is provided. In addition, a ringing signal detection unit 4 that detects a ringing signal at the time of an incoming call, a calling side telephone number receiving unit 5 that detects a calling side telephone number, and a telephone number storage unit that stores in advance a specific telephone number set by operation. 6 is provided. further,
An end-of-call detection unit 7 that detects the end-of-call processing of an incoming call, a speech path circuit 8 that amplifies an incoming call-receiving signal and performs side-tone processing, and the like.
A response message sending unit 9 for sending a reply message of answering machine is provided. Also, the answering machine requirement (calling side)
A message recording / playback unit 10 for recording and playing a message,
A ringing tone / recording output section 11 for ringing an incoming call;
A speaker 12 is provided which outputs a message message reproduced by the message recording / reproducing unit 10 from the communication path circuit 8 and emits a ringing tone. Furthermore, the operation unit 13 for setting the answering machine, the guard timer 14, the relay 15a for closing the line, and the contact (on-hook /
An off-hook switch) 15b, and a handset 17 including a microphone 17a and a speaker 17b, which are connected to the communication path circuit 8 and are used for communication, are provided.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the operation of this embodiment. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the contact 15b is off by the relay 15a in the steady operation state. When the user starts use (initial setting) from the operation unit 13, the control unit 1 fetches the initial setting and initializes the telephone number storage unit 6 and the message recording / reproducing unit 10. Then, when the ID reception terminal activation signal reception unit 3 receives the activation signal of the ID reception terminal from the central office line, the reception signal is transmitted from here to the control unit 1. The control unit 1 determines whether the ID receiving terminal activation signal is taken in (step S15).

Then, when the ID receiving terminal activation signal is not fetched (No), the determination of calling (incoming) other than the ID receiving terminal activation signal is repeated (step S1).
6). When the ID receiving terminal activation signal is fetched in step S15 (Yes), the relay 15a is controlled to be turned on and the contact 15b is switched to line closed (step S17).

Next, the telephone number receiving unit 5 on the calling side is connected to the control unit 1.
Is activated and when the detection of the telephone number of the calling side is completed, the information indicating the end of reception is sent to the control unit 1 (step S1).
8, 19). Next, the relay 15a is controlled to be turned off, the contact 15b is switched to open the line, and the guard timer 14 is started (step S20).

Next, the time-out input of the guard timer 14 and the input indicating the calling state of the calling signal detector 4 are monitored (steps S21 and S22). When a time-out input is detected (step S21: Yes), the process returns to step S15 to control the operation stop of the calling-side telephone number receiving unit 5 and set the steady state. When the input indicating the calling state is detected before the time-out input is detected (step S21: No), the telephone number received by the calling side telephone number receiving unit 5 is the specific telephone number read from the telephone number storage unit 6. Is determined (step S23), and if they do not match (No), an answering machine response is given (step S24).

On the other hand, if the call is made by a signal other than the ID reception terminal activation signal in step S16 (Yes), an answering machine response is given (step S25). That is, the control unit 1 controls the relay 15a to be turned on to switch the contact 15b to the closed circuit, and drives the response message sending unit 9 so that the previously recorded response message is transmitted to the local side through the communication path circuit 8 and the contact 15b. It is sent to the line (step S26).

Next, the end-of-speech detection section 7 judges the end of the call (step S27), and if it is not the end of the call (No), further judges the end of the response message (step S28). If the processing ends here (Yes), a notification of the transmission end of the response message is transmitted to the control unit 1, and the message recording / reproducing unit 10 starts recording the message (calling side) message of the answering machine (step S29). . Here, the message recording / reproducing unit 10 controls the control unit 1 when the recording time limit is exceeded or the storage capacity is exhausted.
To notify the end of recording the message.

Next, the termination of the message is monitored (steps S30 and S31), and when this termination is detected (Yes).
s), the operation of the response message sending section 9 is stopped (step S32), the relay 15a is controlled to be off, and the contact 15
Switch b to open circuit and return to steady state (step S
33). On the other hand, when the end-of-speech detecting unit 7 determines in step S27 that the call has ended (Yes), and when it determines that the message has ended in step S30 (Yes),
The response message sending unit 9 is executed by the process of step S32.
Stop the operation of.

Next, the relay 15a is controlled to be turned off to switch the contact 15b to open the line to return to the steady state. When the telephone number thus received does not match the preset specific telephone number, an answering machine answering message is sent to the calling side. When the telephone number received in step S23 matches the specific telephone number (Yes), the ringing tone / recording output unit 11 sends the ringing tone signal from the communication path circuit 8 to the speaker 12, and the ringing tone is output. Is sounded (sounds), and a normal response and call are made (steps S34, 3).
5). That is, when the received telephone number matches a preset specific telephone number, the user directly answers the incoming call using the handset 17.

If a specific telephone number stored in advance in the telephone number storage unit 6 is changed and set by inputting the ten keys or the function selection keys of the operation unit 13, this change setting can be easily performed. Further, in this embodiment, an answering machine answering message is sent to the calling side in response to an incoming call, and a message is recorded, but only the answering machine answering message may be sent.

[0021]

As is clear from the above description, according to the answering machine of claims 1 and 2, a call is made when the incoming caller's telephone number coincides with the specific telephone number stored in advance. To send a ringing tone signal to
When they do not match, an answering machine answering machine message is sent to the calling side, and then a message is recorded, so either an automatic answering machine response to an incoming call or a ringing tone sound for the user to answer directly is sent. It is possible to set and select the setting, handle incoming calls such as nuisance calls, and improve the convenience of use.

According to the answering machine of claim 3,
A specific telephone number stored in advance in the storage means is changed and set from the input operation means, and this has an effect that the specific telephone number can be easily changed and set.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of the operation of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 control unit 3 ID receiving terminal activation signal receiving unit 4 ringing signal detecting unit 5 calling side telephone number receiving unit 6 telephone number storing unit 7 end call detecting unit 8 call path circuit 9 response message sending unit 10 message recording / playback unit 11 calling Sound / recording output section 12 Speaker 13 Operation section 14 Guard timer 15a Relay 15b Contact point 17 Handset

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving a telephone number of a calling side from a central office line, and a storing means for storing a specific telephone number in advance.
A response means for sending an answering machine response message to the caller side through the station line, a call means for making a call with the caller side through the station line, a caller side telephone number from the receiving means and the storage means for storing in the storage means. The comparing means for comparing the specified telephone number with the specific telephone number, and when the comparing means sends a ringing tone signal for making a call with the calling means, and when the comparing means does not match, the response means An answering machine according to claim 1, further comprising: control means for controlling the sending of an answering machine response message to the calling side through the office line. 2. A recording / playback means for storing and playing a message in the answering machine on the caller side through the office line is provided, and the telephone number of the caller from the receiving means and the specific information stored in the storage means by the comparing means. When the telephone number does not match, the response means sends an answering message of the answering machine to the calling side through the office line, and then the recording / playback means controls the recording of the message message in the answering machine of the calling side. The answering machine according to claim 1, which is performed. 3. The answering machine according to claim 1, wherein a specific telephone number stored in advance in the storage means is changed and set by the input operation means in the call means.