JPS60214664A - Telephone attachment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To store a RAM with information on the contacting destination number, etc., of a calling subscriber and transmit the stored information to a telephone set user efficiently by providing a microcomputer to the telephone attachment. CONSTITUTION:The telephone attachment body 15 is provided with the microcomputer including a CPU6, RAM8, etc., a microphone 2 and a speaker 3 are arranged for a handset 1, and a speech signal from the calling subscriber which is inputted to the microphone 2 is applied to the CPU6 from a tone decoder 4. This decoder 4 decodes the code number, which is stored in the RAM8 by the CPU6. Then, the telephone set user stores the procedure program of an answer message in a ROM7 previously and the answer message is generated through the speaker 3 by a synthetic speech generating part 5 under the control of the CPU6. Then, the on-hook and off-hook control over the hooks 14 of the telephone set body 13 is performed by a hook controller 12. Further, the information on the contacting destination number, etc., of the calling subscriber is stored in the RAM8 and sent to the telephone set user efficiently.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone central office device, and in particular, to automatically respond to a caller when the called party is absent, and to use information from the caller efficiently to use the telephone. This relates to a telephone accessory device that communicates to a person.

2. Description of the Prior Art Currently, telephone users generally use a telephone accessory called an answering machine in case they receive a call from outside when they are not present.

When a telephone user goes out, he or she sets the telephone in this accessory device before going out. If you receive a call from outside while you are away, this attached device detects this and puts your phone into a talking state.

Then, the "
I am currently away from home. Meth 1: - Tell the caller the following. Further, the attached device requests the caller to state the business, and the message from the caller, such as the business, is recorded on a magnetic tape by a recording device in the attached device. After the telephone owner returns home, he or she can play back the message from the caller recorded on the magnetic tape in the above-mentioned accessory device and take action in response to the caller's request.

However, the above-mentioned accessory device uses a magnetic tape, and has the drawbacks of being inefficient, such as taking time to play back later, and being expensive.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the main objects of the present invention are to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, to efficiently respond to external calls when the called party is absent, to accurately store contact information from the caller, and to To provide at low cost a telephone accessory device capable of efficiently transmitting stored information to a telephone user.

Structure of the Invention To summarize this invention, by providing a micro combicoater in a telephone accessory device, information representing a caller's contact telephone number, etc. is stored in its RAM, and the stored data is processed as needed. They are structured so that they can be read easily.

Embodiment of the Invention FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a telephone accessory device which is an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a telephone receiver 1 is provided with a microphone 2 and a speaker 3, and an audio signal from a caller input into the microphone 2 is provided to a CPU 6 via a tone decoder 4 (1). The CPU 6 is connected to a ROM 7, a RAM 8, a display 9, and a keyboard 10 via a data bus 11. Further, the output from the CPU 6 is given to the speaker 3 via the synthesized speech generating section 5. Moreover, 12 hook control units are connected to the CPU 6.

Here, the handset 1 is connected to the main body of the telephone (not shown), and the raising and lowering of the hook of the telephone main body is controlled by a hook control device 12. Microphone 2 is used to capture the dial tone representing a contact telephone number sent by the caller by pressing the button, and tone decoder 4 is used to decode this dial tone into a code number. The RAM 8 is for storing this decoded number information. The display 9 and the keyboard 10 are used for responding to the user when the user is at home, and the ROM 7 stores a program for responding to an external caller and the user. The CPU 6 controls the operation of each component according to this program. The synthesized speech generating section 6 is RO
This is for converting a predetermined message into voice based on a program stored in the M7 and transmitting it to the caller via the speaker 3 and receiver 1.

Next, FIG. 2 is an external view showing a combination of a telephone accessory device and a telephone main body according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, a microphone 2, a speaker 3, a liquid crystal display 9, and a keyboard 10 are provided on the front panel of a telephone accessory main body 15, and a receiver 1 is set 6- on the microphone 2 and speaker 3. . Also, on the hook 14 of the telephone main body 13 (
A J-hook control section 12 is attached, and the hook control section 1
2 and the telephone accessory device main body 15 are connected by a cable.

Furthermore, FIG. 3 is a flow diagram for explaining the basic operation of a telephone accessory device which is an embodiment of the present invention.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the specific operation of the telephone accessory device which is an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

When the owner of the telephone accessory device according to the present invention goes out, he/she will use the keyboard 1 on the front panel of the telephone accessory device main body 15.
When the answering key of 0 is pressed, the telephone accessory determines whether the answering key is pressed as shown in step (S)O in FIG. 3, and when the answering key is pressed, the telephone accessory determines that the answering key is set to the state. Next, the owner removes the handset 1 from the telephone main body 13 and sets it in a position not shown in FIG. 2 on the telephone accessory main body 15. Furthermore, the owner places the hook control section 12 on the hook 1/l of the main body 13 of the telephone, so that the hook 14 is pressed down. This completes the operation of the telephone accessory device 1-, and the owner can go out.

Next, when a call comes in in the absentee state set as described above, the hook control unit 12 detects the ringing sound of the telephone as shown in step 3, and the hook control unit 12 detects the ringing sound of the telephone as shown in step 3. CPU 6 is notified.

In response, the CPU 6 causes the hook control unit 12 to raise the hook 14 of the telephone main body 13 as shown in step 4.
command. In response to this, the hook control unit 12 raises the hook 4 using an actuator composed of a solenoid or a motor and a cam, thereby placing the telephone in a talking state.

By the way, when the called party is absent, in most cases it is sufficient for the caller to just tell them the telephone number of the person they would like to call back later.

Therefore, when the call state is established as described above, the CPU 6
As shown in step 5, according to the program stored in ROM 7, please enter your phone number using the button on the phone as I am currently away from home. ” is generated by the synthesized speech generator 5,
This message Δ is transmitted to the caller via the speaker 3 and the receiver 1. This allows the caller to understand that the called party is absent and is being asked for his or her contact number.

In response to this message △, the caller generates a dial tone equivalent to the dial tone of the button phone using the button on the button, or if the phone is not a button type phone, the device consists of a keyboard, tone dialer, amplifier, speaker, etc. For example, 06
When the user presses his own telephone number or a number predetermined between the caller and the owner in order, such as 7917301, the dial tone is transmitted to the tone decoder 4 via the receiver 1 and the microphone 2. This tone decoder 4 decodes the input dial tone of the telephone into a corresponding telephone number key number. CP (J6 reads this number information and stores it in RAM8.

−〇− Currently, the maximum number of digits for a telephone number is 10 digits, so when the number of digits that make up the input telephone number reaches 10, or when the number of digits that make up the input telephone number reaches As shown in steps 6 to 8, the CPLJ 6 determines that the telephone number input is completed, and moves to the next step 9. Step 9 and subsequent steps show the operation of repeating the input telephone number.

The input contact telephone number information is output from the RAM 8 in a first-in, first-out manner as shown in step 9, and this output information is outputted by the synthesized speech generating section 5 as r.
067917301J and is transmitted to the caller via the speaker 3 and receiver 1. The caller listens to the replay and if there is a mistake, the caller presses a predetermined button (such as the "*" button) within two seconds, for example. Thereby, the communication operation returns to step 5, and the contact telephone number information can be input again. Also, within 2 seconds, “*
'' key is not input, the CPU 6 assumes that there is no error and instructs the hook control section 12 to push down the hook 14 as shown in step 12, thereby ending the communication operation.

Next, FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation when the entire storage area of RAM 8 of the j1 telephone accessory device is used up by contact telephone number information.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, if the entire storage area of the RAM 8 is used up, 1. The following describes the specific operation of the telephone accessory device which is an embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart shown in FIG. 4 explains the operations from step 3 to step 5 in FIG. 3 in more detail.

When a telephone call is received as shown in step 3 of FIG. 3, the CPU 6 determines whether the internal RAM 8 is completely used up. This judgment is based on the R to be stored.
This is done by setting a pointer indicating the address of the AM, storing the telephone number information (in order) at the address indicated by the pointer, and determining the capacity of the RAM and the point value.

If all CPU6 and M8 are used, the fourth
As shown in step 11 in the figure, the hook control unit 12 is commanded to raise the hook 14 to put it into a talking state.

Then, in place of the message A from the previous page, a message B saying ``I'm away at the moment, so please call back tomorrow.'' is outputted via the synthesized speech generator 5 and conveyed to the caller. Also, at this time, by moving from step 41 in FIG. 4 to step 3 in FIG. 3, it is also possible to not respond to an incoming call even if it is detected. Also, if there is unused space left in RAM8, proceed directly to step 5.
Previous) communication operation is executed.

Next, FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in which the owner of the telephone accessory device makes an external telephone call to obtain the contact telephone number of the caller stored in the RAM 8 while the owner is away.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, the external RAM
The specific operation of reading out the stored contents will be explained. When the owner calls his phone from outside, the phone (-1
The attached device outputs a message A or B according to the program shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 and transmits it to the owner. While outputting these messages, the owner presses a predetermined button on the pushphone that he or she is using, such as the ":7" button. As a result, step 5 does not proceed to step 6, but instead reads out the contact telephone numbers of the other party received during the absence stored in RAM 8 in order from the first address of RAM according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Convert it into a synthesized voice and convey it to the owner. The RAM 8 returns to an unused state after the call is made, and can store a new contact telephone number when an incoming call is received while the user is absent.

Next, FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of reading out the telephone number (stored in the RAM 8) and displaying it on the liquid crystal display 9 of the main body of the telephone accessory device.

Next, the display operation of the contents stored in the RAM will be explained with reference to FIGS.

When the owner returns home, he presses the home key on the keyboard 1o on the main body 15 of the telephone accessory device. As a result, step 1 in FIG. 3 moves to step 2, and the telephone numbers of the other party's 13-route telephone number received during the absence stored in the RAM 8 are sequentially read out from the first address of the RAM 8 and displayed on the liquid crystal display 9. . This allows the owner to know that there was an incoming call while he was away, and the contact number of the other party.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, when the called party is absent, the caller's contact telephone number is read out by the tone of the pushphone and is stored in the RAM of the telephone accessory. It is possible to efficiently respond to calls from outside and continuously display the stored contact number of the other party.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a telephone accessory device which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external view showing a combination of a telephone accessory device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a conventional telephone set. FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing the communication operation of the telephone accessory device which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 (This is a flowchart showing the readback operation of the telephone accessory device which is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. This is a flowchart for explaining the operation. FIG. 6 is an old flowchart for explaining the RAM storage content display operation of a telephone accessory device which is an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a telephone receiver; is the microphone, 3 is the speaker,
4 is a tone decoder, 5 is a synthesized speech generator, 6 is a CPU
, 7t is a ROM, 8 is a RAM, 9 is a liquid crystal display, 10 is a keyboard, 11 is a data bus, 12 is a hook control unit,
13 indicates the main body of the telephone, 14 indicates the hook, and 15 indicates the main body of the telephone attachment. 15-

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) A telephone accessory device that is attached to a telephone and responds to a caller when the called party is absent, comprising: a call initiation means that detects an incoming call on the telephone and puts the telephone into a talking state; In response to the initiating means output, the caller 31! Message generation means for generating a message requesting a contact number and notifying the caller; and storage means for storing information representing the caller contact number transmitted by the caller in response to the message from the message generation means. and output means for reading and outputting the stored caller contact number information. (2) The telephone accessory according to claim 1, wherein the output means includes means for reading out the caller contact number information, converting the caller contact number into voice and sending it back to the caller. Device. (3) The output means reads the caller contact number information stored in the storage means in response to a read request from a new caller in response to a message from the means for issuing the message. A telephone accessory as claimed in claim 1, including means for emitting. (4) The telephone accessory device according to claim 1, wherein the output means includes display means for reading and displaying the caller contact number information stored in the storage means. (5) determining means for determining whether or not there is an unused area in the storage area of the storage means; and generating a predetermined message in response to the output of the determining means indicating that there is no unused area in the storage area. 2. The telephone accessory device according to claim 1, further comprising means for informing the caller of the caller. (6) determining means for determining whether or not there is an unused area in the storage area of the storage means; and a determining means for determining whether or not there is an unused area in the storage area; 2. A telephone accessory according to claim 1, further comprising means for rejecting a response to the telephone adjunct.