JPH10224461A - Telephone set with recording function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cope with many users having various needs and to reduce disability in the recording of voice data by forgetting erasing operation by arbitrarily selecting either automatic erasure or manual erasure on the side of user. SOLUTION: Modes for manually and automatically erasing the voice data recorded in a voice memory 8 can be selected and when the automatic erasure mode is selected, after the voice data are reproduced, a CPU 5 investigates whether the remaining capacity of voice memory 8 is less than prescribed quantity or not and when it is less than the prescribed quantity, data are erased successively from old one. Because of this automatic erasing operation, disability in the recording of voice data by forgetting the erasing operation by a user is reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone with a recording function having a memory for recording voice data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a telephone having a recording function, such as an answering machine, having a memory for recording data such as a received voice message, the recorded voice data is erased by a user performing a predetermined erase operation. It was possible to do it for the first time by doing it. In addition, when the recorded content is reproduced, the data may be deleted in many cases. Therefore, there is a method in which all the reproduced content is automatically deleted.

[0003]

However, in the above-described telephone, in addition to the time and effort required for the user to perform a predetermined erasing operation, the amount of recorded voice data gradually increases, and when the capacity of the memory becomes full. However, recording of further audio data becomes impossible, and therefore, a problem occurs if the user forgets to perform the erasing operation. In addition, in the case of a telephone that automatically deletes the reproduced contents, the operation is fixed, and the user cannot arbitrarily select between automatic deletion and manual deletion.
It did not correspond to many users with various needs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has been made in such a manner that the user can arbitrarily select either automatic erasing or manual erasing to meet many users having various needs. It is another object of the present invention to provide a telephone with a recording function that can reduce the possibility that recording of voice data becomes impossible due to the user forgetting to perform an erasing operation.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a telephone having a memory for recording voice data and having a function of deleting the voice data recorded in the memory. Mode selection means for selecting between a mode for manually erasing audio data recorded in the memory and a mode for automatically erasing the audio data, and when the automatic erasing mode is selected, the remaining capacity of the memory after the audio data is reproduced. Automatic data erasing means that checks whether or not is less than a predetermined amount and if the amount is less than a predetermined amount, deletes the oldest data in order, and, when the manual erasing mode is selected, manually deletes the specified voice data. Manual data erasing means.

In the above configuration, the user can select a mode for manually erasing the audio data recorded in the memory or a mode for automatically erasing the audio data. When the automatic erasing mode is selected, the audio data is reproduced. Thereafter, it is checked whether or not the remaining capacity of the memory is less than a predetermined amount. If the remaining capacity is less than the predetermined amount, the data is erased in order from the oldest data. When the manual erasing mode is selected, the designated voice data is manually erased. Thereby, it is possible to meet the needs of the user, and it is possible to reduce the possibility that the recording of the audio data becomes impossible due to the user's forgetting to perform the erasing operation by the automatic erasing mode selection.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone having an answering machine function. The telephone 1 has an NCU 3 for controlling connection with the telephone line 2, a modem 4 for performing signal modulation, a CPU 5 for controlling the operation of the entire telephone, a recording unit 6 for generating voice data for recording, and reproducing the recorded voice data. Playback unit 7, RAM for recording audio data
(Referred to as an audio memory) 8, a display section 9 for displaying various information, a reproduction key 10, a mode key 11, and the like. C
The PU 5 controls various operations such as recording and playback as an answering machine in addition to controlling the operation of the telephone. Also, CPU
Reference numeral 5 denotes a function (mode selecting means) for enabling selection between a mode for manually erasing the audio data recorded in the audio memory 8 and a mode for automatically erasing the audio data, and a function for outputting the audio data when the automatic erasing mode is selected. After the reproduction, it is checked whether or not the remaining capacity of the audio memory 8 is less than a predetermined amount. If the remaining capacity is less than the predetermined amount, a function of erasing data in order from oldest data (automatic data erasing means) and a manual erasing mode are selected. In this case, a function (manual data erasing means) for manually erasing the designated voice data is executed.

A case will be described in which the telephone 1 having the above configuration operates in the absence recording mode. When the telephone 1 receives a call through the telephone line 2 in response to a call signal transmitted from the other party, a message is transmitted from the own station. Thereafter, when a voice from the other party is received, the voice is generated as voice data by the recording unit 6, and the CPU 5 stores the voice data in the voice memory 8. The drawing shows a state in which voice data of four voice recordings is stored. When the user plays and listens to this absence recording, the CPU 5 sends the audio data from the audio memory 8 to the reproduction unit 7 by pressing the reproduction key 10, and reproduces the audio data in order from the first audio data. When detecting the end of reproduction of one audio data, the CPU 5 checks whether the free space of the audio memory 8 is smaller than a predetermined X bytes, and deletes the audio data that has been reproduced when it is less. . Data to be erased is performed in order from old data. However, if the free space of the audio memory 8 is equal to or more than a predetermined Y byte (a predetermined value larger than X) as shown in FIG. 2, no erasing is performed. Also,
By operating the mode key 11, it is possible to switch between the automatic erasing mode and the manual erasing mode. The selected erasing mode (automatic erasing mode or manual erasing mode) is displayed on the display unit 9 to allow the user to recognize it.

The details of the above operation will be specifically described below with reference to a flowchart. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a key input process executed by the CPU 5. When the mode key 11 is depressed (YES in S1), the mode switching process is executed (S3). When the reproduction key 10 is depressed instead of depressing the mode key 11 (YES in S2), the reproduction process is executed. (S4).

FIG. 4 shows a subroutine of the reproduction process in S4, in which it is checked whether there is a recorded message (S11).
If there is (YES in S11), message reproduction is started (S12). Thereafter, when the message reproduction is completed (YES in S13), it is checked whether the current mode is the automatic deletion mode (S14).
(YES in 14), it is checked whether the remaining amount of the voice memory 8 is less than X bytes (S15), and if so (YE in S15)
S), the message is automatically deleted (S16). S
If the determinations of 11, S14, and S15 are NO, the automatic reproduction process of the message is unnecessary, and thus the main reproduction process ends without performing S16.

FIG. 5 shows a subroutine of the message automatic erasing process in S16. The audio data is given a number (n) from 1 in ascending order. In this processing, first, n is set to 1 (S21), and the n-th audio data is deleted (S21).
22). Thereafter, it is checked whether or not the remaining amount of the audio memory 8 is larger than (Y bytes) (S23).
O), n is incremented by 1 (S24), the process returns to S23, and the same processing is repeated again. If the determination in S23 is YES, there is no need for data erasure, and this processing ends.

FIG. 6 is a subroutine of the mode switching process in S3. It is checked whether the current mode is the automatic erase mode (S31), otherwise (NO in S31),
The automatic erase mode is set (S32). If the determination in S31 is YES, the mode is set to the manual deletion mode (S31).
34). After S32 and S34, the current mode is displayed on the display unit 9.
Is displayed (S33), and this processing is ended.

According to the telephone 1 of this embodiment, a mode for manually erasing voice data and a mode for automatically erasing voice data can be selected. When the automatic erasing mode is selected,
After the sound data is reproduced, if the remaining capacity of the memory is less than the predetermined amount, the oldest data is erased in order.Therefore, by selecting the automatic erasing mode, the user does not have to manually perform the erasing operation each time. A predetermined remaining amount of audio memory is secured, so that recording cannot be disabled. Further, by selecting the manual erasing mode, the audio data is not automatically deleted after the reproduction, and it is possible to meet the needs of the user who wants such usage. The predetermined values of the X byte and the Y byte shown in the above embodiment may be set appropriately by the user.

[0014]

As described above, according to the telephone with the recording function according to the first aspect of the present invention, a mode for manually erasing voice data recorded in the memory and a mode for automatically erasing can be selected. When the mode is selected, after the audio data is reproduced, if the remaining capacity of the memory is less than a predetermined value, the data is deleted in order from the oldest data. As a result, it is possible to respond to various needs of the user, and if the automatic erasing mode is selected, the inconvenience that the user forgets to perform the erasing operation and cannot record audio data is eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone having an answering machine recording function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a free space of an audio memory.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a process at the time of key input.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a subroutine of a reproduction process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a subroutine of a message automatic deletion process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a subroutine of a mode switching process.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone 5 CPU (Mode selection means, automatic data erasure means, manual data erasure means) 6 Recording part 7 Reproduction part 8 RAM (voice memory) 10 Reproduction key 11 Mode key

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A telephone provided with a memory for recording voice data and having a function of deleting voice data recorded in the memory, wherein a mode for manually deleting voice data recorded in the memory and a mode for automatically deleting voice data are provided. A mode selecting means for enabling selection, and when the automatic erasing mode is selected, after the audio data is reproduced, it is checked whether or not the remaining capacity of the memory is less than a predetermined amount. An automatic data erasing means for sequentially erasing data from the oldest data; and a manual data erasing means for manually erasing designated voice data when the manual erasing mode is selected. With telephone.