JPS61123349A - Message regenerating device in automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To handle easily and make it available even at the distant place by using the device usually as a phone incorporating it with a wireless phone, and listening the recorded contents by a remote control from the wireless phone at tape regeneration. CONSTITUTION:When a signal is sent from a circuit 1 a detector 3 detects it, informing it from a supervising part 14 to the transfer unit 16, transmitting it to wireless phone B. When a switch 24 is set 'ON', off hook condition arises, transmitting it to a watch part 14, closing the circuit 1 at a connected part 5, and enabling the phone B to communicate with the calling-phone. Then, when the phone rings and transmits a message in the condition that an operative part 13 is set over the caretaker phone, the connected part 5 closes the circuit 1, and at the same time when a reply part 8 replies, a record preparation part 9 actuates to record the message on the tape. When regenerating the tape, the message can be heard not only by a speaker 11, but by the phone B. The message can be heard even in a distant place from the caretaker phone device A.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a message reproducing device in an answering machine.

(Prior art) With conventional answering machines, either the recorded tape is played back and listened to using a playback function within the answering machine, or the recorded tape is taken out and listened to using another playback device. Met.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, since the former method uses a speaker within the answering machine, it has the disadvantage that it can only be used in a location near the answering machine and cannot be used in a location far away. In the latter case, the recording tape is taken out of the answering machine and placed in another playback device, which is cumbersome to handle.

(Means for Solving the Problem) Accordingly, the present invention combines a wireless telephone with an answering machine, and normally uses it as a wireless telephone, and when playing a recorded tape, the tape is set in the answering machine. Waiting,
It is possible to listen to the recorded content at a remote location by remote control from the wireless telephone, and the terminal 2 for connecting the telephone line 1 of the calling telephone and the connection for opening and closing the line 1. a message recording and reproducing section 9 that records and reproduces the message inputted from the line 1, and a message recording and reproducing section 9 that records and reproduces the message inputted from the line 1; A radio wave transmitting/receiving device 16 that transmits audio signals input from the line to the outside via radio waves and receives radio waves from the outside, and identifies and transmits the MF signal, calling telephone number, and command signal received by the transmitting/receiving device 16. an answering machine A having a signal identification section 18 which transmits a telephone number to the local telephone office and causes the recording and reproducing section 9 to automatically rewind and reproduce the recording tape when it is a command signal; Separate from the answering machine A, there is a dial signal transmitter 21 that can transmit the MF signal and a microphone 30, and the MF signal transmitted from the signal transmitter 21 and the audio signal input by the microphone 30 are transmitted by radio waves. and a radio telephone device B comprising a radio wave transmitting/receiving device 20 for receiving the radio waves transmitted from the transmitting/receiving device 16, and a speaker 29 for reproducing the radio waves received by the receiving device 20. This is the configuration of the playback device.

One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an answering machine A of the present invention, in which numeral 2 represents a telephone line of a telephone set, 2 a connection terminal of the line 1, and 3 the telephone answering machine A of the present invention. This is an incoming call detection section that detects when a call is placed on the line 1 from the outside, and the detection section 3 is connected to the eyeboard 4.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a coupling section that electrically holds the line 1 and connects it to the internal line side when the detection section 3 detects an incoming call, and the signal passing through the coupling section 5 is sent via an amplifier 6 to an analog switch. It is input into the circuit 7.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a response unit which, when an incoming call is received from the calling telephone set to the line 1 while the user is away, automatically notifies the telephone set of the caller that the telephone is away; and 9, when a certain period of time has elapsed after the response by the answering unit 8. A message recording and reproducing section that automatically operates to record a caller's message on a magnetic tape or the like and reproducing the tape; 10 is an amplifier that amplifies the sound reproduced by the reproducing section 9; 11 is a speaker. , 12 is a central processing unit that commands the operation of the internal circuit of the answering machine A, 13 is various operation units, and 14 and 15 are line monitoring units.

A radio wave transmitting/receiving device 16 is connected to the analog switch circuit 7. The transmitting/receiving device 16 is an analog switch circuit 7
It transmits signals input via radio waves and receives radio waves from the outside. 17 is an antenna, and 18 is a signal identification unit that identifies the MF signal, calling telephone number, and command signal input from the transmitting/receiving device 16. When the calling telephone number is input, it is transmitted to the telephone office through the line 1, and the command signal is When the signal is input, the central processing section 12 activates, for example, the recording and reproducing section 9 to automatically rewind and reproduce the recording tape.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the wireless telephone B, in which 19 is an antenna, 20 is a radio wave transmitting/receiving device that performs the same function as the above-mentioned transmitting/receiving device 16, 21 is a dial signal transmitting section for transmitting MF signals, and 22 is a monitoring section. ,? Reference numeral 3 denotes a group of function switches, which preferably include a hold switch, a redial switch, a memory switch for storing an abbreviated number in the storage section of the central processing section 12, and the like. 24 is a switch that turns the power on and off, and has the same effect as a normal hook switch. 25 is an eye port, 26 is a central processing section, 27 is a transformer section, 28 is an amplifier section, 29 is a speaker, and 30 is a microphone.

(effect) Next, we will discuss the effect.

(Function as an incoming telephone) The present invention has the above-described configuration, and when an incoming call is received from a calling telephone through the line 1 while one is at home, the incoming call detecting section 3 detects the incoming call, and the incoming call is detected by the incoming call detector 3, The monitoring unit 14 informs the radio wave transmitting/receiving device 1 that an incoming call has been received via the radio wave transmitting and receiving device 1.
6, and the radio wave transmitting/receiving device 16 transmits the notification to the wireless telephone B.

Then, the wireless telephone B receives the message through the transmitting/receiving device 20 and broadcasts it through the speaker 29. (The incoming bell of answering machine A also rings at the same time.) Then, when the switch 24 of the telephone B is turned on, the wireless telephone B goes into the same state as when the handset is picked up (off-hook), and the monitoring unit 22
When off-hook is detected, the monitoring unit 14 of the answering machine A notifies the user of this fact via the transmitting/receiving device 20 and the transmitting/receiving device 16.
It is detected by the eye port 4, and the connecting part 5
As a result, the line 1 is closed, and the wireless telephone B and the calling telephone 16 become able to talk, so that normal telephone calls are possible.

(Calling from wireless telephone B) When using wireless telephone B as a normal telephone for transmission, turn on the switch 24 as described above and dial the telephone number using the dial signal transmitter 21. good,
That is, the MF signal from the dial signal transmitting section 21 and the transmitting/receiving device 20 of the wireless telephone B are inputted to the signal identifying section 18 via the transmitting/receiving device 16 of the answering machine A, and the identifying section 18 identifies the telephone number. If it is determined that there is, telephone line 1
A call is then made to the telephone office through the telephone, allowing the call to be made.

(Recording and Playback of Answering Machine Device) However, if you set the operating unit 13 to the answering machine function in order to be away from home, and in this state a call is made from the telephone set through the telephone line 1, the incoming call detection unit 3 detects the incoming call. Then, the connecting part 5 closes the telephone line l, and the answering part 8 operates to inform the calling telephone that the telephone is away, and also to inform that if there is a message, it will be recorded, and at the same time records and plays the message. Section 9 is activated and records the message from the calling telephone on tape.

However, when a call termination signal is input from the calling telephone device side (or after a certain period of time has elapsed), the coupling section 5 automatically releases the line 1, and the recording of the message on the answering machine A side ends.

When playing back the recorded tape, it can also be played through the speaker 11 on the answering machine A side, but the playback sound can be heard through the wireless telephone B.

That is, when the switch 24 on the wireless telephone B side is turned on and the number set by the dial signal transmitter 21 (in order to distinguish it from a telephone number) is transmitted as an MF signal, the signal identifier 18
The signal is determined to be a signal for rewinding and reproducing the recording tape, and the message recording and reproducing section 9 is activated to rewind and reproduce the tape.

The sound reproduced by the reproduction section 9 is sent from the radio wave transmitting/receiving device 16 to the radio wave transmitting/receiving device 20 of the wireless telephone B and is reproduced by the speaker 29, so that the message can be heard even at a place far from the answering machine A.

(Effects) As mentioned above, conventional answering machines have two methods: either to play back and listen to the recorded tape using the playback function within the answering machine, or to take out the tape and listen to it using another playback device. However, the former has the disadvantage that it can only be used in a location near the answering machine and cannot be used in a remote location, as the audio is listened to through the speaker inside the answering machine, and the latter has the defect that the recording tape can only be used in a location close to the answering machine, and cannot be used in a remote location. This is because they are taken out of the device and placed in another playback device.

It was troublesome to handle.

However, the present invention provides a terminal 2 for connecting a telephone line 1 of a calling telephone, a connecting section 5 for connecting and closing the open line 1, and a response section 8 for responding to the calling telephone to the effect that the telephone is away. A message recording and reproducing section 9 records and reproduces the message input from the line 1, and a message recording and reproducing section 9 transmits the signal reproduced by the recording and reproducing section 9 and the audio signal input from the line 1 to the outside by radio waves, and also transmits the radio waves from the outside. A receiving radio wave transmitting/receiving device 16, and identifying the MF signal, calling telephone number, and command signal received by the transmitting/receiving device 16, transmitting it to the local telephone office if it is a calling telephone number, and transmitting it to the local telephone office if it is a command signal. 9 includes a signal identifying section 18 for automatically rewinding and reproducing the recording tape; and a dialing signal transmitting section that is separate from the answering machine A and is capable of transmitting the MF signal and the dialing signal transmitting section. 21, a microphone 30, and a radio wave transmitting/receiving device 20 that transmits the MF signal transmitted from the signal transmitting section 21 and the audio signal inputted by the microphone 30 by radio waves, and receives the radio waves transmitted from the transmitting/receiving device 16. Receiving device 2
Since this is a message reproducing device in an answering machine consisting of a wireless telephone B having a speaker 29 for reproducing radio waves received at 0, the wireless telephone B is a wireless telephone capable of normal transmission and reception. By simply operating the switch 24, you can remotely control the recording and playback unit 9 of the answering machine A to play the recorded tape even in a place far away from the answering machine A loaded with the recording tape. It has the effect of allowing you to listen to messages sent to you.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an answering machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a wireless telephone according to the present invention. Explanation of symbols l...Telephone line, 2...Connection terminal, 3...Incoming call detection section, 4...Io port, 5...Joining section, 6.
...Amplifier, 7...Analog switch circuit, 8...
Response unit, 9...Message recording/playback unit, IO...Amplifier, 11...Speaker, 12...Central processing unit,
13...Operation unit, 14.15...Monitoring unit, 16...
- Radio wave transmitting/receiving device, 17... Antenna, 18... Signal identification section, 19... Antenna, 20... Radio wave transmitting/receiving device, 21... Dial signal transmitting section, 22... Monitoring section, 23 ...Multi-function switch group, 24...Switch, 25...I-O port, 26...Central processing unit,
27...Transformer section, 28...Amplification section, 29...
Speaker, 30...Microphone.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A terminal 2 for connecting a telephone line 1 of a calling telephone, and the line 1
a connecting section 5 that opens and closes the telephone; a response section 8 that responds to the calling telephone to indicate that the telephone is absent; a message recording and reproducing section 9 that records and reproduces the message input from the line 1;
A radio wave transmitting/receiving device 16 that transmits the signal reproduced by the recording and reproducing section 9 and the audio signal input from the line 1 to the outside by radio waves, and receives radio waves from the outside; and the transmitting/receiving device 16
The M/F signal received at is identified as a calling telephone number and a command signal, and if it is a calling telephone number, it is transmitted to the local telephone station, and if it is a command signal, the recording and reproducing section 9 automatically rewinds the recording tape. an answering machine A having a signal identifying section 18 for reproduction; a dial signal transmitting section 21 that is separate from the answering machine A and capable of transmitting the MF signal; a microphone 30; A radio wave transmitting/receiving device 20 that transmits the MF signal transmitted from the section 21 and the audio signal inputted by the microphone 30 by radio waves, and receives the radio waves transmitted from the transmitting/receiving device 16, and reproduces the radio waves received by the receiving device 20. A message reproducing device in an answering machine comprising a wireless telephone B having a speaker 29 and a speaker 29.