JPH0993334A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily recognize the telephone number data of a caller side and to remove the troubles for calling back an opposite party who has made a call when automatic answering is set. SOLUTION: Telephone number data of a caller set sent during bell stop period of a call signal detected by a modem processor 7 are stored in a 1st RAM 3a and converted into voice data by a voice conversion circuit 11, converted voice data are recorded on a magnetic tape 12 for a caller number. Then a signal processing section 1 outputs a message or the like to the user and the telephone number data of the caller receiving the message are outputted in voice.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device with an absence recording function, such as a facsimile device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a communication terminal device of this type, when a ringing bell is sounded by a ringing signal while an answer recording mode is set, a pre-registered response message is output to the calling side, and then the voice of the calling side is output. The message is stored by the storage means. However, when the caller's message is not recorded, it is not possible to know who made the call when the message recording mode was set.

By the way, in recent years, as shown in FIG.
In North America, a service called Caller-ID is implemented. This service is called during the bell stop period of the ringing signal when transmitting an intermittent ringing signal (bell sound: 2 seconds / stop period: 4 seconds) to the called side based on the call from the calling side. Data such as the telephone number of the caller is 1200 bp
It is a service that is transmitted to the called side as a s modem signal.

By using the service called Caller-ID described above, by storing the telephone number data of the calling side sent as a modem signal, it is possible to know who made the call when the answering recording mode is set. It is possible.

[0005]

Further, in the conventional communication terminal device, the contents of the stored telephone number can be read and displayed on the display unit. Therefore, by looking at the telephone number displayed on the display unit, it is possible to make a call again to the other party who has made a call at the time of setting the absence recording. However, it is inconvenient to call the caller again by looking at the telephone number displayed on the display unit, and it is natural to know the telephone number of the calling party from the destination such as going out. It is impossible.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. The purpose is to be able to easily know the telephone number data of the calling side from the outside and to eliminate the trouble of re-calling the called party when setting the answering recording as much as possible. is there.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides the communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising an answering recording unit for recording a voice message from a calling side. A detecting means for detecting the telephone number data of the calling side transmitted from the exchange, a converting means for converting the telephone number data into voice data, and a recording means for recording the converted voice data. It is a thing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the communication terminal device according to the first aspect, a voice message recorded in absence voice is output to a user of the external communication terminal device in response to a predetermined operation by the user. In addition, a remote voice output means for outputting the voice data recorded by the recording means is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the communication terminal device according to the first or second aspect having a facsimile function, a storage unit for storing image data of a document and external communication of the stored image data. And a remote facsimile output means for outputting according to a predetermined operation of the terminal device.

Therefore, the invention according to claims 1 to 3 has the following operations. According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the telephone number data of the calling side included in the modem signal sent from the exchange is detected during the absence recording setting, the telephone number data is converted by the conversion means. Converted to data. Then, the converted voice data is recorded by the recording means.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the user of the external communication terminal device performs a predetermined operation, the voice message recorded as an absence is output to the user of the external communication terminal device. At the same time, the recorded voice data is output to the recording means.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the facsimile function is provided, and the image data of the input document is stored. Further, when the user of the external communication terminal device performs a predetermined operation, the stored image data is output to the user of the external communication terminal device, and the telephone number of the person who outputs the image data is output. The number data is output by voice.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a facsimile machine with an answering machine recording function will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows the circuit configuration of the facsimile apparatus according to this embodiment. The signal processing unit 1 including a CPU or the like is for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus. A ROM (Read Only Memory) 2 stores programs necessary for the operation of the signal processing unit 1. An external communication terminal device is connected to the facsimile device of this embodiment via a telephone line L, and the signal processing unit 1 determines a predetermined operation for the external communication terminal device based on the data in the ROM 2. The CPU 1 and the ROM 2 constitute a remote voice output unit and a remote facsimile output unit that allow the user to retrieve the data stored in the own facsimile device by using the external communication terminal device. First RAM (random access memory) 3a
Is for temporarily storing the telephone number data of the calling side when the absence recording mode is set. The second RAM 3b has a facsimile processing unit 10 (described later).
The storage means is configured to store the image data of the document encoded by the above, and also temporarily stores other various information.

The line control section 4 has an AC coupling section 5, a transformer 6, a modem processor 7 as a detection means, a ringing signal detection circuit 8 and a relay 9. The AC coupling unit 5 is composed of a capacitor and a resistor and allows a modem signal included between call signals transmitted on the telephone line L to pass therethrough. The modem processor 7 generates a protocol signal generation circuit for generating a protocol signal necessary for executing a facsimile communication procedure, a protocol signal detection circuit for detecting the protocol signal, and a push tone signal corresponding to the telephone number of the other party. It includes a DTMF generation circuit, a modulation / demodulation circuit for modulating and demodulating the modem signal and transmission / reception data. The call signal detection circuit 8 detects a call signal on the telephone line L. The relay 9 closes or opens the telephone line L under the control of the signal processing unit 1.

The facsimile processing section 10 is an image reading section for optically reading an image on a document set on a document table,
Based on the modulation circuit that modulates the image data of the original read by the image reading unit, the demodulation circuit that demodulates the image data of the original received from the calling side, and the received image data and the image data read by the image reading unit A printing output unit for printing on recording paper is provided.

The voice converting circuit 11 as a converting means is a circuit for converting the telephone number data of the calling side transmitted during the bell stop period of the calling signal detected by the modem processor 7 into synthesized voice data. The voice data converted here is recorded on the calling side number magnetic tape 12 as a recording means.

Further, this facsimile apparatus has an answering machine 13 as an answering recording means. This answering machine 13 has a magnetic tape 13a for a response message which records a response message to be output to the calling side when the answering recording mode is set, and a magnetic tape 13b for a calling side message which records a voice message of the calling side. I have it. On the magnetic tape 13a for reply message, several kinds of reply messages such as "I am currently out of the house. Please insert a message if you are in need." Are recorded in advance, and the reply message can be selected by the user. It is possible.

Next, the calling side message magnetic tape 13
Caller side voice message recorded in b and first RAM
Calling party's telephone number data stored in 3a and calling party's number
Conversion of telephone number data recorded on the number 12 magnetic tape
FIG. 3 shows the relationship of allocation with voice. Calling party message
On the magnetic tape 13b for the message, voice messages from a plurality of calling
Pages A, B, C, ... Are recorded. In the first RAM3a
Is a caller who has input each of the voice messages A, B, C, ...
Caller's telephone number data α₁, Β₁, Γ₁,… Remembered
It is. In addition, each telephone number is recorded on the calling number magnetic tape 12.
Number data α₁, Β₁, Γ₁,, ... corresponding to the voice conversion
Each voice α converted by the circuit 11₂, Β ₂, Γ₂,…
Is recorded.

For example, the telephone number data α ₁ is detected,
Furthermore, when the calling side outputs the voice message A,
The telephone number data α ₁ is stored in the first RAM 3a, the converted voice α ₂ is recorded on the calling side number magnetic tape 12, and the calling side voice message A is further recorded on the calling side message magnetic tape. It is recorded in 13b. However, even if the voice message B is not recorded because the calling side does not output the message B, for example,
When the telephone number data β ₁ of the calling side is known, the telephone number data β ₁ is stored and the voice data β ₂ converted into voice is recorded. Further, for example, when the telephone number data γ ₁ on the calling side is not detected and only the voice message C is output from the calling side, only the voice message C is recorded.

The handset 14 is used for communication with the other party, and the on-hook / off-hook of the handset 14 is detected by the answering machine 13 and notified to the signal processing section 1. The speaker 15 has a magnetic tape 13a for a response message and a magnetic tape 13b for a calling side message.
It is for outputting the voice message recorded in the above, the voice message on the telephone line L and the like to the outside.

Display unit 16 including a liquid crystal display or the like
Is for displaying various information. Operation unit 1
7 is a setting key 17 for setting the absence recording mode
a, a playback key 17b for playing back the recorded voice data, a display key 17c for displaying the telephone number data stored in the first RAM 3a on the display unit 16, various keys such as a numeric keypad and a transmission key. There is. Further, the data stored in the first and second RAMs 3a and 3b and the data stored in the response message magnetic tape 13a and the calling side message magnetic tape 13b can be erased by the operation of the operation unit 17.

Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus with an answer recording function configured as described above when the answer recording mode is set will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. A call signal is transmitted from the exchange based on the call from the calling side,
When the ringing signal is detected by the ringing signal detecting circuit 8, it is determined whether or not the modem signal transmitted during the ringing period of the ringing of the ringing signal is received by the modem processor 7 (steps S1 to S1). S2). Here, when the modem signal is received and it is determined that the telephone number data of the calling side is transmitted from the exchange, the modem signal is demodulated by the modem processor 7 and the calling side is selected from the signal. The telephone number data of is fetched (step S3). afterwards,
The telephone number data is displayed on the display unit 16, and the telephone number data is stored in the first RAM 3a.

Then, the signal controller 1 closes the relay 9 to receive the call (step S4). Then, the response message recorded on the response message magnetic tape 13a is output to the calling side via the telephone line L, and the recording of the voice message output from the calling side is started (step S5). The voice message output from the calling side is recorded on the caller message magnetic tape 13b regardless of whether there is sound or no sound. Then, when the handset 14 is not off-hook by the user during the absence recording operation, the first RAM is displayed after the completion of the absence recording operation.
The telephone number data of the calling side stored in 3a is converted into voice in the voice conversion circuit 11, and then recorded on the magnetic tape 12 for the calling side (steps S6 to S8).
Then, when the telephone line L is opened, the relay 9 is opened (step S9). At that time, the telephone number data of the calling side displayed on the display unit 16 is released, and the display operation ends.

Further, during the absence recording operation in steps S6 and S7, when the handset 14 is off-hook by the user, the above recording operation is canceled, and normal communication between the calling side and the user side becomes possible. (Steps S10 and S11). Then, when the calling side or the user side handset is hooked on, the process proceeds to step S9, the telephone line L is opened, the predetermined operation of the signal processing unit 1 is finished, and the relay 9 is opened. . In addition, the telephone number data of the calling side displayed on the display unit 16 in the same manner as above is released.

When the modem signal is not received in step S2, the relay 9 is closed, and after the call is received, the normal absence recording operation process is performed (steps S12 and S13). Note that the normal absence recording operation processing means that the user sets the handset 14 during the absence recording.
When is off-hook, it allows the user to talk to the calling party. Also, when the handset 14 is not off-hook by the user during the absence recording, the absence recording is continuously performed. After that, the process proceeds to step S9 and the telephone line L is opened.

Next, the operation of outputting the voice message of the calling side and the voice data of the telephone number recorded when the answer recording mode is set will be described. When the user listens to the caller's message in front of the facsimile machine, the user operates the operation unit 17 to output the message recorded on the calling side message magnetic tape 13b via the speaker 15, The calling party number data recorded on the calling side number magnetic tape 12 is output by voice. At that time, the telephone number is displayed on the display unit 16.

When the user uses the external communication terminal device to listen to the caller message recorded when the answering machine recording mode is set, the external communication terminal device makes a call and the facsimile device and the external communication terminal device are called. This can be done by operating a predetermined key of the external communication terminal device after the line with is closed. That is, after the telephone line is closed, the user pushes “# 0”, for example,
The signal processing unit 1 determines that the user of the external communication terminal device is the user, and outputs to the user the voice message of the calling side recorded when the absence recording is set,
The telephone number data of the side that input the voice message is output as voice.

Further, even when a predetermined key (eg, "# 0") of the external communication terminal device is turned on in order to prompt facsimile communication from the external communication terminal device, the signal processing section 1 causes the stored image data to be stored. Is output to the user who uses the external communication terminal device, and the telephone number data of the side that input the data is output as voice.

Since the facsimile apparatus of this embodiment operates as described above, it has the following advantages. (1) When the telephone number data of the calling side is detected when the answering machine recording mode is set, the telephone number data of the calling side is stored in the first RAM 3a and the voice data is used for the calling side number. It is recorded on the magnetic tape 12. Therefore, even when the calling side does not output the voice message, the user can know from whom the calling is made by the stored or recorded data.

(2) The telephone number data on the calling side is converted into voice data by the voice conversion circuit 11 and then recorded on the magnetic tape 12 for the calling side number. Therefore, the user can not only know the telephone number of the calling side from the display section 16 but also the voice. Therefore,
The user can save the trouble of having to bother looking at the telephone number of the calling side displayed on the display unit 16 when making a call again to the communication terminal device of the calling side when the absence recording is set. Furthermore, the user can know the telephone number of the calling side by voice by using the external communication terminal device such as a place where the user is away from the home when the voice recording mode is set.

(3) The data recorded on the calling side message magnetic tape 13b or the data stored in the second RAM 3b is extracted based on a predetermined operation of the external communication terminal device, and thereafter, that data is extracted. Output data by voice. Therefore, the user can quickly take out the data by using the external communication terminal device at the destination, and can also enjoy the action described in (2) above.

The present invention can be embodied with the following modifications. (1) Allows the user to set and register priorities in advance in the telephone number data of the calling side, and
When outputting the voice messages recorded on the calling side message magnetic tape 13b, the voice messages recorded on the calling side message magnetic tape 13b should be arranged in order of priority. This allows the user to preferentially listen to messages from more important calling parties.

(2) Recording the response message and the voice message of the calling side in a medium other than the magnetic tape, for example, RAM. (3) When the telephone number data of the caller is not recorded as voice data on the magnetic tape 12 for the caller side, and a voice message or the like is output to the user of the external communication terminal device,
The telephone number data stored in the first RAM 3a is converted into voice data by the voice conversion circuit 11 and output.

(4) In addition to the telephone number data of the calling side,
Providing a storage means for storing the time when the call is made. In the Caller-ID service, since time data is also transmitted from the exchange, it is possible to know the time when the call is made. The data stored by the storage means may be a signal output from the exchange or may be a voice.

(5) When the user takes out the data stored in the facsimile machine of his own by the predetermined key operation on the external communication terminal, the facsimile machine of his own receiving the command from the user first sends the data. After outputting the telephone number data of the calling side, output the data input from the calling side to the user.

(6) A service different from Caller-ID called a calling telephone number notification service will be implemented in the future. Like the Caller-ID service, this calling telephone number notification service notifies the called party of the telephone number of the calling party. In addition to this, information regarding the telephone number of the calling party and the telephone number of the calling party are provided. If the number cannot be notified, the reason will also be notified. It should be noted that both services are common to both services in that various data such as these telephone numbers are sent to the called side as modem signals from the subscriber line exchange (equipment installed for service consumers). However, there are differences in the transmission procedure of the modem signal to be transmitted. That is, in the former Caller-ID service, a modem signal is sent to the called side during the ring stoppage of the ringing signal, whereas in the latter calling telephone number notification service, the modem signal is sent after the modem signal is sent. The calling side is called.

Therefore, when the calling telephone number notification service is used, the modem signal is received before the call signal is received in step S1 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 of the above embodiment. In this case, when the modem signal is received, it is judged whether or not there is telephone number data of the calling side in the modem signal, and if there is telephone number data, that data is fetched, displayed on the display unit 16, and displayed. The data is stored in the 1RAM 3a. As a result, it becomes possible to deal with the calling telephone number notification service in Japan, such as receiving the call signal after receiving the modem signal, and the advantages (1) to (3) and the modified example (1) in the above embodiment. )-(5) can be enjoyed.

[0038]

As described above in detail, the present invention has the following excellent effects. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the telephone number of the calling side can be notified to the user by voice, so that the user can save time and effort when re-calling the calling side.

According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1
In addition to the effects of the invention described in (1), the user can listen to the recorded voice message by using the external communication terminal device, and easily know the telephone number data of the person who inputs the voice message by voice. It is possible.

According to the invention of claim 3, claim 1
Alternatively, in addition to the effect of the invention described in 2, it is possible to take out the image data of the original document stored in the facsimile device and easily know the telephone number data of the person who inputs the image data by voice. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation when a call is received.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating allocation corresponding to a caller message.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a call signal and a modem signal.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Signal processing part which comprises a remote voice output means and a remote facsimile output means, 2 ... R which comprises a remote voice output means and a remote facsimile output means
OM, 3a ... First RAM, 3b ... Second as storage means
RAM, 7 ... Modem processor as detecting means, 11
... voice conversion circuit as conversion means, 12 ... calling side telephone number magnetic tape as recording means, 13a ... response message magnetic tape, 13b ... call side message magnetic tape as absence recording means, 15 ... speaker , 17 ... Operation part.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A detection means for detecting telephone number data of a calling side transmitted from an exchange in a communication terminal device having an answering / recording means for recording a voice message from the calling side, and the telephone number thereof. A communication terminal device comprising: a conversion unit that converts data into voice data; and a recording unit that records the converted voice data. 2. A remote voice output means for outputting to the user a voice message recorded by voice mail in response to a predetermined operation by the user of the external communication terminal device, and for outputting voice data recorded by the recording means. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. In a communication terminal device having a facsimile function, a storage means for storing image data of a document and a remote facsimile output means for outputting the stored image data according to a predetermined operation of an external communication terminal device. The communication terminal device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: