JPS6010860A - Automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the message reproducing time by displaying the number of times of incoming for detected ringing and the number of times of recording discriminated voice recording. CONSTITUTION:A microcomputer 9 decides a ringing signal by allowing an input section 9b to input directly the ringing signal from a telephone line interface 7 before the acquisition of a telephone line and when a signal is the ringing signal, the microcomputer 9 acquires the telephone line and allows a storage section 9a to store the number of times of incoming. When the mode enters the recording of message after the transmission of response message, a voice signal is inputted from a voice input circuit 8 to the input section 9b to supervise whether or not a signal from the telephone line is a voice signal. If no voice signal exists for a prescribed time or over after the start of recording, the said recording is regarded as ineffective recording, the message recording is rewound, and when the voice signal exists, the said recording is regarded as effective recording, the recording is continued and also the number of times of recording is recorded on the storage section 9a. An output of a display switch 11 is discriminated after the end of message recording, and the number of times of incoming or the number of times of recording of the storage section 9a is displayed on a display tube 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an answering machine that allows the user to visually see the number of incoming calls and the number of recordings made while the user is away.

Configuration of conventional examples and their problems In conventional answering machines, there was no display for the number of incoming calls while the user was away, and although there were devices that displayed the number of recordings, in reality, the number of times a recording operation occurred For example, even if the caller does not say anything after the recording mode is activated, Haruka will consider it as one time. Even if the number of recordings is displayed, it is difficult to know whether it is a correct voice message or not.
The drawback was that you couldn't tell unless you played it and listened to it.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and aims to provide an answering machine that can display the number of incoming calls and the number of incoming calls and voice recordings. do.

Structure of the Invention The present invention includes a ringing detection means for detecting ringing in a telephone line, an incoming call display means for storing and displaying the output of the ringing detection means, and an incoming call display means for storing and displaying the output of the ringing detection means. This answering machine is equipped with a voice recording discriminating means for determining the presence or absence of a voice recording, and a recording count display means for storing and displaying the output of the voice recording discriminating means, and the number of incoming calls can be seen by displaying the number of incoming calls while the user is away. This answering machine is configured so that the number of voice recordings can be known by displaying the number of recordings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a plot diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a ringing detection means that detects the presence or absence of ringing/ginog signals on the telephone line. Reference numeral 2 denotes a voice recording discrimination means, which detects the presence or absence of voice in the signal from the telephone line.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a storage means that stores data on the current number of incoming calls and the number of recordings based on the outputs of the ringing detection means 1 and the voice recording discrimination means 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes a control means for determining whether the means to be displayed is the incoming call count display means 6 or the recording count display means 6, and outputs the display.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the specific configuration of this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a telephone line interface, and all ringing signals and voice signals are inputted through this interface. In particular, signals after the telephone line is captured are inputted to the microcomputer 9 through the voice input circuit 8. In the microcomputer 9, before the telephone line is captured, it is input directly from the telephone line interface 7 to the input section 9b,
In step 21, a ringing signal is determined, and if it is a ringing signal, the telephone line is captured, and in step 22, the number of incoming calls is stored in the storage section 9a.

After sending out the response conversation in step 23, when the conversation recording is started using the steering knob 24, an audio signal is input from the audio input circuit 8 to the input section 9b, and in step 25, the signal from the telephone line is monitored to see if it is an audio signal. , If there is no audio signal for a certain period of time after the start of recording, the current recording is considered invalid and the conversation recording tape is rewound.If there is an audio signal, the current recording is considered valid and the recording is continued. Q. Storing the number of recordings in the storage section 9a After the conversation recording is completed, the output of the 1 display switch 11 is determined, and in step 2, the number of incoming calls or the number of recordings in the storage section 9a is displayed on the display switch 1o at 28.29.

J″5″ Example Kj″1 Answering machine 0 use 1,
By operating the display switch 11, the person can determine the number of incoming calls and the number of recorded conversations without having to replay the conversation tape to check.

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the frequency of use of the incoming call can be determined by displaying the number of incoming calls, and by the voice recording discrimination means and the display of the number of recordings, only valid voices that the user should actually listen to are recorded, and the number of times of recording can be known. Therefore, users can be provided with an excellent answering machine that can significantly shorten conversation playback time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a main part program diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a specific circuit diagram thereof, and Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the main part. , 2... Voice recording discrimination means, 3... Storage means, 4...
... Control means, 5... Incoming call count display means, 6.
...Recording count display means, 7, ...Telephone line interface, 8...Voice person,! Road, 9・
...Microcomputer, 10...7
Segment display tube. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person 1st
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Claims (1)

[Claims] An answering machine characterized in that a display device displays the number of incoming calls based on the output of a ringing detection means and the number of recordings based on the output of a voice recording discriminating means for determining whether the content recorded on the answering machine is voice.