JPH1013551A - Voice storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a caller to access again to a called party making a specific reply to a multiple address communication message according to a multiple address communication number. SOLUTION: When a telephone set 3 enters a multiple address communication number during a speech, a controller 7 stores the number to a corresponding box in a voice information storage device 8. When number and a box number connecting to a voice storage master device 6 are entered, the controller 7 extracts contents of the voice information storage device 8 and a message is reproduced. When a called party makes a specific reply based on the message, the reply contents are set to a multiple address communication condition storage section 12a and an optional idle multiple address communication number is set to a new multiple address communication number storage section 12b and the controller 7 retrieves a condition coincident with the multiple address communication condition storage section 12a from the multiple address communication state storage section 11 and edits the condition in the multiple address communication number storage section 9 again and provides the new multiple address communication number to the new multiple address communication number storage section 12b. Thus, the access is made available again by using the multiple address communication number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a voice storage device connected to a key telephone device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. H7-17838 and H8-46700 disclose such a conventional voice storage device.
There are those described in Japanese Patent Publication No.

[0003] These conventional voice storage devices generally have a configuration as shown in the configuration diagram of FIG.

That is, the conventional voice storage device includes a key telephone 1 to which a telephone 3 is connected and a main voice storage device 6 connected to the key telephone 1. When an incoming call occurs at the central office interface 4, the central processing unit 5 issues a command via the central office interface 4 and the telephone interface 2.
The public line P and the telephone 3 are connected, and the telephone 3 starts ringing. When the telephone 3 responds to the incoming call based on this ringing, at the same time, the control device 7 of the main voice storage device 6 is operated by a command from the central processing unit 5 and the contents of the call are stored in the voice information storage device 8. .

[0005] That is, from the telephone 3 receiving the incoming call, the recorded content is stored in the broadcast number storage unit 9 as a broadcast number,
For example, when it is desired to register in a plurality of boxes registered in 100, the broadcast number 100 is input to the telephone 3 during recording. The control device 7 having received the broadcast number 100 retrieves the box number corresponding to the broadcast number 100 from the broadcast number storage unit 9 and sends the message to the corresponding box (10, 20,...) Of the voice information storage device 8. Store the message.

[0006] To listen to the recorded message, first, the telephone 3 dials a predetermined number to be connected to the voice storage main unit 6. As a result, the central processing unit 5 receiving the dial via the dial interface 2
Connects the telephone 3 and the control device 7.

After that, in order to start listening, when a box number is dialed in from the telephone 3, the control device 7
Reads out the contents of the designated box and sends it to the central processing unit 5. The central processing unit 5 sends a message to the telephone 3 via the telephone interface 2.

By performing such a predetermined operation, the message message can be read out from the voice information storage device 8 and listened to from the telephone 3.

[0009]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional voice storage device, an incoming message is recorded, and thereafter, the receiving side listens to the message from the telephone 3, and if the message is received, If the content is a response to the presence or absence of an attendance, opinion, etc., and the content of the response is a specific response (for example, a response to attending a meeting guide), the calling party will return to the specific receiving party. When the user wants to access (for example, to communicate materials indicating the contents of a conference), he cannot use the first broadcast number, which is very inconvenient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a voice storage device that allows only a receiving side that has made a specific reply to a broadcast message to access a broadcast number again on a calling side. I have.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above object, the present invention provides a broadcasting means for registering and delivering one recorded message to a plurality of destinations; A message type storage unit that stores the information registered by the unit, a broadcast number storage unit that stores a plurality of destinations to be delivered by the broadcast unit, and an input based on the message delivered by the broadcast unit. A broadcast state storage unit that stores the reply content of the called side in association with the destination stored in the broadcast number storage unit, and a reply state of the called side stored in the broadcast state storage unit. Control means for generating a new set of destinations. If a broadcast number is input from the telephone during recording, a message is registered in a box registered with the broadcast number, and the registered message can be listened to later. When , When the reply contents is input by the called party based on listening to the message content, by re-editing the input box, allowing automatic generation of new set of destinations.

[0012]

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a voice storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Broadcast means for registering and delivering a recorded one message to a plurality of destinations; message type storage means for storing that one recorded message has been registered by the broadcast means; A broadcast number storage unit for storing a plurality of destinations to be delivered by the means, and a destination stored in the broadcast number storage unit for receiving the reply contents of the receiving side inputted based on the message delivered by the broadcast means. And a control unit for generating a new set of destinations in accordance with the reply content of the called party stored in the broadcast state storage unit, wherein the control unit A new message is delivered to the new destination created by the broadcast means by the broadcasting means.

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals are used for components corresponding to the above-mentioned conventional device.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a key telephone device. The key telephone device 1 includes a telephone interface 2 connected to a telephone 3 and a central office interface connected to a public line P;
A central processing unit 5 for controlling these components is provided, and the telephone interface 2, central office interface 4, and central processing unit 5 are connected via a bus B1.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a main voice storage device. The main voice storage device 6 is connected to the central processing unit 5 and provided with a control device 7 for controlling the operation of the entire device. Is connected via a bus B2 to a voice information storage device 8 for recording and storing messages such as conversations and messages during a call, and a broadcast number storage unit 9 for storing a plurality of destinations for delivering the recorded messages. Broadcast means for delivering one recorded message to a plurality of destinations.

The storage memory of the voice information storage device 8 is divided and assigned to each user. Each of the divided parts is called a box, and each box is assigned a unique box number (10, 20,... In the figure).
The broadcast number storage unit 9 stores a plurality of destination box numbers (10,
20,...) And a broadcast number representing the set thereof are stored in comparison.

Further, the voice storage device 6 is provided with a new message type storage unit 10, a broadcast state storage unit 11, and a broadcast generation information storage unit 12.

The message type storage unit 10 stores the type (for example, in the case of a meeting attendance notification, whether or not to attend a meeting, etc.) for each message, and can record a number of messages. .

The broadcast generation information storage unit 12 has a broadcast condition storage unit 12a for storing a condition for generating a broadcast, and a new broadcast number storage unit 12b for storing a newly generated broadcast group number. There is.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

In the same manner as in the prior art, when an incoming call occurs from the public line P to the line interface 4, the public telephone P and the telephone 3 are connected via the line interface 4 and the telephone interface 2 by a command from the central processing unit 5. Connected
The telephone 3 rings. Based on this ringing, the telephone 3 responds to the incoming call, and at the same time, the control device 7 is activated by the command of the central processing unit 5, and the contents of the call are stored in the corresponding boxes (10, 20,...) Of the voice information storage device 8. Stores a message message.

If it is desired to register the recorded content from the telephone 3 receiving the incoming call to a broadcast number stored in the broadcast number storage unit 9, for example, a plurality of boxes registered in the broadcast number 100, the recording is in progress. , The broadcast number 100 is input to the telephone 3. The control device 7 having received the broadcast number 100 retrieves the box number corresponding to the broadcast number 100 from the broadcast number storage unit 9 and sends the message to the corresponding box (10, 20,...) Of the voice information storage device 8. Record and store the message.
At this time, in this embodiment, information indicating that the message is broadcast is recorded in the message type storage unit 10 corresponding to the message (in the figure,
○ mark).

To listen to the recorded message, first, the telephone 3 dials a predetermined number to be connected to the main voice storage device 6. As a result, the central processing unit 5 receiving the dial via the dial interface 2
Connects the telephone 3 and the control device 7.

Thereafter, to start listening, when a box number is dialed in from the telephone 3 on the receiving side, the control device 7 reads out the contents of the designated box and sends it to the central processing unit 5. The central processing unit 5 sends a message to the telephone 3 via the telephone interface 2.

By performing such a predetermined operation, the message message can be read out from the voice information storage device 8 and listened to from the telephone 3.

In this embodiment, the content of the message is a notice of the meeting, and at the end of the message, "Please press attendee, # 1, absent, # 2". If each called party hears the message,
Dial the 1 # or 2 # message. 1 #
Alternatively, the control device 7 having received the dial of 2 # reads the message type storage unit 10 and checks whether the message being reproduced is a broadcast, and stores it in the broadcast state storage unit 11 only when the message is a broadcast. , Set the entered dial.

When the message sender who has notified the conference, which is the sender, wants to send detailed new information to the receiver who has answered that he / she has attended, a message such as 1 # is stored in advance in the broadcast condition storage unit 12a. An arbitrary free broadcast number (eg, 200) is set in the broadcast number storage unit 12b.

The control unit 7 searches the broadcast condition storage unit 11 for a condition that matches the broadcast condition storage unit 12a, re-edits the condition in the broadcast number storage unit 9, and retrieves the same condition in the new broadcast number storage unit 12b. The report number 200 is attached.

The broadcast number 2 automatically generated in this manner
Using 00, "1 #"
A new message can be sent only to the meeting attendee who sent the reply.

[0031]

As described above, in the present invention, when a broadcast number is input from a telephone during recording, a message is registered in a box registered with the broadcast number, and the registered message is later listened to. And when the reply is entered by the called party based on the content of the message that was heard,
It is possible to automatically generate a new set of destinations,
Only the receiving side that has made a specific reply to the broadcast message can access the broadcast number again on the transmitting side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional voice storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Button telephone apparatus 2 Telephone interface 3 Telephone 4 Central office interface 5 Central processing unit 6 Voice storage main unit 7 Control device 8 Voice information storage device 9 Broadcast number storage unit 10 Message type storage unit 11 Broadcast status storage unit 12 Automatic broadcast Broadcast information storage unit 12a Broadcast condition storage unit 12b New broadcast number storage unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A broadcasting means for registering and delivering a recorded one message to a plurality of destinations, and a message type storing means for storing that one recorded message has been registered by said broadcasting means. A broadcast number storage unit for storing a plurality of destinations to be delivered by the broadcast unit, and a broadcast number storage unit for storing the reply content of the receiving side inputted based on the message delivered by the broadcast unit. And a control means for generating a new set of destinations in accordance with the reply content of the called side stored in the broadcast state storage unit. A voice storage device connected to a key telephone device, wherein a new message is delivered by the broadcasting means to a new destination generated by the control means.