JPS60229458A - Voice message reproducing control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the service by providing a signal reception means for receiving a signal incoming from the 2nd subscriber at the reproduction of voice message and a reproducing position control means for reproducing the voice message for preceding prescribed time. CONSTITUTION:A head address of a message and an end address are designated from a control line 110a at the reproduction of message and the address is set to a head address register 202 and an end address register 203 respectively by the control of a control circuit 206. When reproduction request comes, it is informed to the control circuit 206 via the control line 110a for the number of words for returned component, the control circuit 206 controls an operating circuit 204 via a control line 209 to subtract the value of a read address register 205 by the said number of words. Thus, the returned signal is reproduced afterwards.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a voice mail system, and particularly to a method for reproducing voice messages stored in a mail system.

[Background of the invention]

A voice mail service that has a network pressure voice storage function that stores voice messages from users and then delivers them to the other party can send a message even if the other party is not present, and can send messages to multiple addresses with one input. It is also possible to send messages to It also has many conveniences, such as the ability to receive messages addressed to you even when you are not present, and has been put into practical use in recent years.

In a voice mail system, the person receiving the message is
In order to listen to the messages that have been accumulated one-sidedly, you can confirm by asking them back, "So..." as in a normal conversation.
Please say one more time? There is a drawback that it is not possible to deepen the understanding of the message content by such means as requesting the user to: ■ Pause the message playback at the user's request; Some ideas have been devised, such as replaying the data.

However, with the above method (■), it is impossible to understand what you have missed, and with the method (■), it is necessary to re-listen to the entire message, including the shields that you have understood, so the usability has not been sufficiently improved.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to compensate for the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and to provide a means for replaying a message by reversing it for a time requested by the user during message playback.

[Summary of the invention]

This objective is achieved by providing means for receiving a signal from the user requesting reversal of a certain period of time, and means for calculating the reversing time from the request signal and replaying the music by going back by the specified time.

[Embodiments of the invention]

The present invention will be explained below with reference to Examples. FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a portion of a voice storage system according to the present invention to which the present invention is applied, and in the figure, 1-1 and 1-2 are subscriber A, subscriber A,
Subscriber B's telephone terminal, 2 is the call path network (SW)
, 3 is no hybrid, 4 is the playback control device (VBACK
), 5 is the PB receiver, 6 is the disk controller (DKC)
, 7 is a magnetic disk unit (DISK), 8 is a central control unit (C0NT), and 9 is a recording control unit fil (V 11.
E C). An example of a service for transmitting a message to a subscriber to subscriber B using a designated time delivery service will be described below.

When subscriber A dials a special number addressed to voice storage center 10 in order to receive a time-specified delivery service, telephone 1-1 is connected to center 10 via line 100 via a communication network not shown. Ru.

The delivery time dialed by subscriber A and the telephone number of subscriber B, which is the delivery destination, are received by the wireless PB receiver in the figure and transferred to C0NT8.

C0NT8 selects the empty buffer of DISK7 and accumulates 7K of subscriber A's data via SW2, VREC9, and DKC6.

At the designated time, C0NT8 seizes the empty line 101 and makes a call to subscriber B via the communication network. When subscriber B answers, the voice response device in the figure plays a message indicating that the message has arrived from subscriber A, and then connects line i 101 and line 102 with SW2, and
Transfer the address information regarding the core message on VBACK4fCDI SK via the control line 108, and
Start up CK4. V B A CK 4 C, Control 1
jl 106 Te sends a transfer request to DKC6 and sends a transfer request to DKC6.
Message data is sequentially read out from the DISK 7 via the data line 105, and after PCM → analog conversion, it is transferred to the communication line 103.Hybrid 3° line 10
2. SW2. It is delivered to telephone 1-2 via line 101. On the other hand, a replay request signal from subscriber B is monitored by the PB receiver 5.

FIG. 2 shows the relationship between signals and services for three examples of replay requests, one of which, for example, service l, is provided. If subscriber B is listening to a message and cannot hear what he heard and wants to pause again from 15 seconds ago, press the PB button and press II] (5). This signal is received by the FB receiver 5 and input to C0NT8.

C0NT8 analyzes this signal and "goes back 15 seconds and plays"
If it is determined that this is the case, the number of accumulated words corresponding to 15 seconds is calculated.

to control this word count via #j108 VBACK4
Set to . VBACK4 subtracts the playback address by this number of words and continues playback.

Next, the playback operation will be explained in more detail. FIG. 3 shows the internal block configuration of VBACK4. In the figure, 200 is a decoder, 201 is a buffer, 202 is a start address register, 203 is an end address register, 2
04 is an address calculation circuit, 205 is a read address register, and 206 is a control circuit. In addition, the control 81 in FIG.
06 and 110 correspond to 106a, 106b and 110a, 110b in FIG. 3, respectively.

When playing a message, the control port #1110a specifies the start address and end address of the message, and under the control of the control port #15206, these addresses are set to the start address register 202 and the end address register 2, respectively.
Set to 03. Next, the start address is set in the read address register 205 via the address arithmetic circuit 204, and a transfer request is sent to the read 106a under control l1.
The data is output to IIO6b and transferred to bank 7201K via data Ifj1105. This data is converted into analog voice information by a decoder 200 and then sent to a telephone line 103.
is output to.

During normal reproduction, the read address is incremented by 1 in the arithmetic circuit 204 every time a transfer request is made, so that the message is continuously reproduced. The end of the message is the end address register 2.
It is detected when the value of 03 and the value of the read address register 205 match, and the control circuit 206
K will be notified. When a replay request is made, the number of backward words is notified to the control circuit 206 via the control line 110a, and
The control circuit 206 controls the arithmetic circuit 204 via the control line 209, and subtracts the value of the read address register 205 by the corresponding number of words. Therefore, from then on, the data is replayed from the reversed portion. Note that if you request a reversal that exceeds the previous playback time, the subtraction result will be stored in the start address register 20.
Since it is smaller than the value of 2, it is detected by the arithmetic circuit 204,
The first address is set instead of the subtraction result, and the message is reproduced starting from i.

Although the explanation has been made with respect to service example 1 in FIG. 2, service examples 2 and 3 are the same as the embodiment of example 1 except that the time calculation method in CON'l''8 is different.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, it is possible to play a message backwards for an arbitrary period of time during message playback, so that the voice storage service (voice mail service) is a one-way service. Defects can be compensated for and serviceability can be significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an audio storage system showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a replay request signal and service, and FIG. FIG. 1-1.1-2...Telephone terminal 2...Call path network 3...Hybrid, 4...Takao control device 5...
FB receiver, 6... Disk control device 7... Magnetic disk device 8... Central control device, 9... Recording control device 200.
...Decoder, 201... Buffer 202... Start address register 203... End address register 204... Address calculation circuit 205, Read address register 206... Control circuit. Representative Patent Attorney Akio Takahashi Figure 1 Figure 2M Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A device having a function of storing a voice signal and a function of reproducing the voice signal from the stored information, and having a function of storing voice messages from a first subscriber and then transmitting them to a second subscriber. In a voice mail system that reproduces and delivers a voice message, there is provided a signal receiving means for receiving a signal arriving from a second subscriber when a voice message is reproduced, a reproduction position control means for reproducing the voice message going back a predetermined time, and a second subscriber. A voice message playback control system characterized in that a message being sent is played back by a time tl according to a backward instruction from a subscriber. 2. The time 11 is calculated as t4=nXT(T
2. The voice message playback control system according to claim 1, wherein the voice message playback control method is set as (a constant). 3. The time t1 is tl=t2XN(N
2. The voice message playback control system according to claim 1, wherein the voice message playback control method is set as (a constant). 4. The voice message playback control system according to claim 1, wherein the time tl is a constant.