JPS6010859A - Automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the decision time of response conversation by providing at least two response conversations responded automatically to a telephone call and reproduced to a caller, and deciding simultaneously the two response conversations whether or not they are in a prescribed form. CONSTITUTION:A microcomputer 2 activates a plunger 4 to reproduce simultaneously two response conversations from a tape 3 for response conversation, allows reproducing heads 5-1-5-n to be adhered closely to tracks 3-1-3-n of a tape 3 thereby reproducing a recorded signal and inputting it to a recording/reproducing section 6. The recording/reproducing section 6 receives the control from the microcomputer 2 via a signal line 7, amplifies the input signal from the heads 5-1- 5-n and outputs it to a form deciding section 8. The section 8 quantizes the sound pressure of each response conversation and outputs it to the microcomputer 2. The propriety of the response conversation is decided by repeating a series of operation above mentioned. An end signal is recorded at the point of time of the end of each response conversation and when the end signal is detected, the propriety decision of the response conversation of the track is finished.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an answering machine having at least two response conversations and capable of automatically answering a telephone call only when at least one of the response conversations is in a predetermined format.

Configuration of conventional example and its problems Conventionally, in an answering machine, when determining whether or not multiple response conversations recorded by the operator are in a predetermined format, each response conversation is recorded one by one. Since the judgment was made by playing back the recorded responses, it took a long time to judge the suitability of all the recorded response conversations. Therefore, there is a drawback that the operator is required to set up the answering machine according to a predetermined procedure for a long time.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide an answering machine that can shorten the time required to determine the suitability of a plurality of response conversation styles.

Structure of the Invention The present invention has at least two answering conversations that are automatically played to the caller in response to a telephone call, and the telephone is answered only when at least one of the answering conversations is in a predetermined format. The present invention is characterized by having a format determining means for simultaneously determining whether or not at least two of the response conversations are in a predetermined format, thereby reducing the time required to determine the format. This made it possible.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the main parts, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

For example, the West German FTZ standard stipulates that a response conversation can only be transmitted over a line if the length and sound pressure of the response conversation are within a predetermined range.

Therefore, in order to send a response conversation to the telephone line from the answering machine, the operator must first determine whether the recorded response conversation is appropriate.

When the operator presses the set button 1 in step 21 and instructs the device to operate as an answering machine, the microcomputer 2 (hereinafter referred to as microcomputer) simultaneously plays back at least two response conversations from the response conversation tape 3. Operate the plunger 4 as follows (step 22)
, playback heads 5-1 to 5-n to each track 3-1, 3-2 . Shoulders .

The recording and reproducing section 6 receives control from the microcomputer 2 via the signal line 7, and amplifies the input signal from the reproducing head 6-1 and outputs it to the format determining section 8 during a predetermined time T1. During the grammar time 72, the input signal from the playback head 6-2, and during the time Tn, the input signal from the playback head 5-n are sequentially amplified and output to the style determining section 8, and the style is determined. Part 8
Then, the sound pressure of each response conversation is quantized and output to the microcomputer 2.

This series of operations is repeated several to several dozen times per second, that is, steps 23 to 28 are repeated to determine whether or not the response conversation is appropriate. An end signal is recorded at the end of each response conversation, and when the end signal is detected during the series of operations described above, the determination of the suitability of the response conversation for that track is ended.

As a specific operation example, response conversation 1 recorded on trunk 3-1 of tape 3 is the shortest one, and
When the response conversation recorded on track 3-2 is the second shortest, during the series of operations described above, first,
Record in response conversation 1.
2゜gayuka゛ is input to microcomputer 2, and track 3
The determination of the suitability of the response conversation recorded at -1 is considered to have been completed, and the input signal of the playback hand draw 1 is no longer amplified. Then, from the input signal of the next playback head 5-2, playback heads 5-3, 5-4...6-n, and again 6-
The amplification is performed in the order of 2, .

During this series of operations, when the end signal recorded in the second shortest response conversation 2 is detected, the input signal of the playback head 5-2 is no longer amplified, and the input signal from the playback heads 6-3 to 5-n is The input signals are sequentially amplified and each output is judged to be appropriate.

The microcomputer 2 monitors the sound pressure and conversation time of each response conversation, and when all determinations are completed in step 29, the answering machine is set to a predetermined state.

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, since the suitability of a plurality of tape-recorded response conversations is determined by switching quickly in time division, the other It is possible to judge whether or not the response conversation is appropriate, especially when the tape for the response conversation is an endless tape, and compared to the conventional method of determining pass/fail one by one in order, the time can be reduced by at least half.
Normally, the determination can be made in much less time than that, and has the excellent effect of significantly shortening the time required for the operator to determine the response conversation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation. 1...Set button, 2...Microcomputer, 5-1, 5-2...5-n...
...Playback head, 6...Recording/playback section, 8...
...Form determination department. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] The telephone has at least two response conversations that are automatically played back to the caller in response to a telephone call, and the telephone can be automatically answered only when at least one of the response conversations is in a predetermined format, and the response conversation An answering machine having format determining means for simultaneously determining whether or not at least two of the formats are in a predetermined format.