JPS62281655A - Composite telephone terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically detect at the called side whether the calling side is a non-voice terminal or a person and to receive messages according to the result of the detection, by providing a detecting part to the called side to detect whether the calling side is a non-voice terminal equipment or not. CONSTITUTION:An automatic answering telephone set TAD receives the calls from calling subscribers and a control part 3 actuates a circuit switching part 2 after transmission of an aural answer message recorded previously to connect a facsimile FAX-2 for start of a transmission requesting action. A detecting part 1 detects whether the answer received from the calling side to a transmission request is the non-voice terminal signal or not. If the answer is the non- voice terminal signal, the facsimile transmission is allowed to the calling subscriber. While the part 2 is actuated to connect the circuit 4 to the telephone set TAD in case said answer is the signals excluding the non-voice terminal signal or the facsimile reception is over. Then the aural answer message recorded previously is transmitted and a receiving word recording action is performed after informing the start of the recording action. Thus the message of the calling subscriber is recorded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 3. Detailed Description of the Invention Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a complex telephone terminal device such as a facsimile machine with an answering machine.

BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there have been systems in which an answering machine and a facsimile are linked, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-53371. This uses a general public telephone line to record a message from the caller on an answering machine, and also receives the image via facsimile, and is configured so that when a call is received, the answering machine responds first. has been done. First, the answering machine responds to the caller's call, so if the caller wants to send a message, he or she records the message on the answering machine. If the caller wants to send a facsimile, the answering machine will first respond, and after the answering machine answers, the caller can remotely control this using the remote control, and the called party's answering machine will be sent as a facsimile. The system was to switch over and receive facsimile information from the caller. Below, referring to the drawings,
The conventional composite telephone terminal device as described above will be explained.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional composite telephone terminal device.

In Figure 3, location-1 is the calling party's telephone and FAX-1.
, FAX-2 is a sending/receiving facsimile, TAD is an answering machine, and 5 triggers a calling signal determined by each country, which is a 16 Hz total carrier circuit 6 in Japan, when a specific remote control signal sent by a caller is received. This is a remote control receiving circuit that starts up the facsimile FAX-2 and turns on the relay 7 several seconds later. 8 is the answering machine TAD
The contact portion 4 of the relay 7 that switches between the FAX-2 and the facsimile FAX-2 is a public line.

The operation of the composite telephone terminal device configured as described above will be explained below.

First, when a call is placed from the telephone device-1 to the answering machine TAD, the answering machine TAD is activated. This answering machine TAD switches to the recording state after sending a response message, so if the caller wants to send a document or other manuscript to a facsimile after recording an appropriate message, if the caller sends a specific remote control signal, The remote control receiving circuit 5 decodes the remote control signal and triggers the 16Hz oscillation circuit 6 to start the facsimile FAX-2. After a few seconds, the relay 7 is activated and its contact 8 switches the telephone line from the answering machine TAD to the facsimile FAX-2.

When data is sent from the calling party's facsimile FAX-1, it is received by the facsimile FAX-2.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above-described configuration, facsimile transmission cannot be performed unless the calling party has remote control means such as a remote control device or a telephone. Another problem is that documents cannot be sent unless the answering machine TAD is switched to the facsimile FAX-2 using a remote control signal, making it impossible to receive the general facsimile functions such as automatic document transmission and sequential broadcast transmission. was.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention first responds to a call by an answering machine, and after the answering machine sends a response term, a detection unit detects a signal from the calling side. If a non-voice signal is detected, the answering machine section is switched to the non-voice terminal section, and after the non-voice terminal section has finished operating, the answering machine section is switched to the answering machine section, the answering machine section records the received term, and the telephone answering section is switched to the non-voice terminal section. A control section is provided for controlling the answering machine section to record the received term when the input signal is other than non-voice number 1.

Function: With this configuration, when the calling party detects whether a voice terminal device such as a telephone or a non-voice terminal device such as a facsimile is detected by the detection unit, the answering machine and the non-voice terminal device such as a facsimile can be automatically switched. Even if the caller does not have remote control means such as a telephone, it is possible to send a facsimile or use an answering machine to record the received terms, and it is also possible to receive automatic transmissions and broadcast transmissions.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a composite telephone terminal device in one embodiment of the present invention.

In Figure 1, location-1 is the calling party's telephone and FAX-1.
, FAX-2 is a sending/receiving facsimile, TAD is an answering machine, and 1 is a voice terminal such as a telephone or a non-voice terminal such as a facsimile or telex. 2 is a line switching section; 3 is a control section that controls the above-mentioned sections on the called side, namely the answering machine TAD, facsimile FAX-2 and circuit switching section 2; and 4 is a public line.

The operation of the composite telephone terminal device configured as described above will be explained below.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the present invention. First, in response to a call from the caller's electronic device-1, the answering machine TAD responds with a pre-recorded appropriate voice response message such as "Here.

It's O. I'm currently away. If you are sending a facsimile, please confirm the beep and start sending the facsimile. If you have a message, please speak after we have played a game. You can also record messages after sending a fax. '', the line switching section 2 is operated in accordance with a command from the control section 3, the answering machine TAD is disconnected from the line 111I4, the facsimile FAX-2 is connected, and a transmission request operation is started. Here, the detection unit 1 detects whether the response from the calling side to the transmission request is a non-voice terminal signal, and if the calling side is a non-voice terminal signal, that is, a facsimile, the calling party is permitted to send a facsimile, and the If the signal is not a voice terminal signal or if facsimile reception is completed, the line switching unit 2 is operated according to a command from the control unit 3, the facsimile FAX-2 is disconnected from the line 4, and the line 4 is connected to the answering machine TAD. After that, the answering machine TAD sends a pre-recorded appropriate voice response message such as "If you have a message, please speak after the message goes off." to line 4 to notify the start of recording of the received term. After notifying the caller, the received term recording operation is performed to record the caller's message. After these are finished, talk to the answering machine and RT
After returning the AD and facsimile FAX-2 to the standby state, it prepares for a call. In this embodiment, a facsimile is used, but this can also be realized with other non-voice terminal devices such as a data terminal or a teletex terminal.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a detection unit on the called side to detect whether or not the calling side is a non-voice terminal device, so that not only a voice response when a call is received, but also means such as a remote control are not required. without,
This allows the called party to automatically detect whether the calling party is a non-voice terminal or a person, and receive a message accordingly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a composite telephone terminal device in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the composite telephone terminal device, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional composite telephone terminal device. It is. l...Non-voice terminal signal detection unit 2...Line switching unit 3...Control unit 4...Public line 5...Remote control circuit 6...All carrier circuit 7...Relay 8...・Contact part TAD of relay 6...Answering machine active part FAXI・FAX2...Facsimile station-1...Name of calling party telephone representative Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and one other person Fig. 2 Fig. 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] An answering machine section connected to the public line, a non-voice terminal section connected to the public line, a detection section that detects whether the signal input from the public line is a voice signal or a non-voice signal, and an incoming call from the public line. First, the answering machine section is made to respond, and after the answering machine section sends out a response term, if the detection section detects that the signal from the calling party is a non-voice signal, the non-voice terminal section is connected to the public line. After the operation of the non-voice terminal section is completed, the answering machine section is connected to a public line, and if the detection section detects that the signal from the calling party is a voice signal, the answering machine section is connected to the public line. What is claimed is: 1. A composite telephone terminal device, comprising a control section that performs control so as to perform control.