JPS6257349A - Automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recognize surely the execution of an operation by moving reversely from recording a recording medium recorded with a message based on the detection of a prescribed command signal, stopping the medium at the head of the first message recording part and reproducing the recording medium at the reversing so as to allow the user to listen to the reproducing tone of the message through a line. CONSTITUTION:In case of the ICM cancellation, a tape is rewound in the review mode, a reproduction circuit is turned on to send its reproducing signal. When a telephone call comes in the automatic answering mode, an incoming circuit 3 is closed and an OGM is reproduced from the tape 19 by a head 15. The reproduced OGM is sent to a caller from a terminal 2 through a switch 11, a reproducing amplifier 22, a switch 9, a transformer 4 and the incoming circuit 3. When the OGM reproduction is finished, the message recording mode is set and an ICM signal from the caller is fed to a head 13 through the terminal 2, the incoming circuit 3, the transformer 4, the switch 5, a recording amplifier 21 and the switch 10, thereby recorded on a tape 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an answering machine that records incoming calls while the user is away on a magnetic tape or the like.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention moves a recording medium on which a message is recorded in a direction opposite to the recording direction to at least the beginning of the first message recording portion based on the detection of a predetermined command signal, and when moving in the reverse direction, By playing back the recording medium and sending the playback signal to the line, the user is notified through the line that the remote control is reliably canceling the task. .

[Conventional technology]

Generally, when an answering machine receives a call, it first sends a response message to the caller stating that the answering machine will record the answering machine, and then records the caller's request. There are two types of devices: one in which the response message and the above requirements are recorded on one common tape, and the other in which they are recorded separately on two tapes. I record messages from callers who call me while I'm away.

It is known that such an answering machine is provided with a remote control function. This remote control function is
By sending a command signal to the answering machine from a telephone set when the user is away, the system has various functions, such as changing the response message or playing back messages recorded while the user is away. There is.

In addition, if the user has finished listening to the messages played by the remote control function that plays back the messages recorded while the user is away, and those messages are no longer needed, a command signal will be sent. There is also a remote control function that allows you to cancel a message by rewinding the tape to the beginning of the first message and recording the next message from there. According to this message cancellation function, it is possible to prevent many messages from being recorded to the end of the tape and making it impossible to record any more messages.

There are two methods for executing the above-mentioned message cancellation function: one method opens the line when a message cancellation command signal is received and then rewinds the tape, and the other method rewinds the tape when the above command signal is received and the tape is placed at a predetermined position. There is a system in which when the machine stops, a termination tone is sent to the user via the line and the machine waits for the next command signal.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Of the two methods for the message cancellation function mentioned above, in the first method, the call will be hung up immediately after sending a command signal to cancel the message, so the next time you want to send any command signal, you will have to call again. be. In addition, with the latter method, if the recorded part of the task on the tape is long, rewinding takes a long time, and during this time no sound is heard from the receiver, so the user is unsure whether the commands are being executed. You will have a feeling.

[Means for solving problems]

In the present invention, a means for detecting a predetermined command signal and a recording medium on which a message is recorded based on the above detection are moved in the opposite direction to the recording time, so that at least the beginning of the first message recording portion is moved. Means for stopping the recording medium and means for reproducing the recording medium and transmitting the reproduced signal to the line during the reverse direction movement are provided.

[Effect]

When the recording medium is moved in the reverse direction, the user can hear the playback sound of the message through the line, and can know that the operation is being executed reliably.

〔Example〕

In the following explanation, the above response message is
(Outgoing Message), and the message is called ICM (Incoming Message). In addition, in this embodiment, O
An answering machine is used that uses a 00M tape on which GM is recorded and an ICM tape on which ICM is recorded, and is provided with two tape drive mechanisms for driving each tape.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the tape format of the ICM tape 18.

After a 2 second (or even 5 second) silent section 32 is recorded from the top of the tape, the ICM tape 18 starts recording IMC■~@
are recorded sequentially. In this case, there is a 1 second silent section between 33° and 33. ．． -I and 0.5 second cue signals 341-34. ,-.

and 2 seconds of silence 35. An identification part consisting of .about.35fi is recorded. A 2-second cue signal 36 is recorded at the end of the last ICMO. This 2 second cue signal 36 is used as a termination signal.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the circuit of an answering machine.

This circuit is configured such that predetermined circuits, switches, transistors, etc. are operated at predetermined timing by a controller 28 using a microcomputer based on the operation of a keyboard 29.

In Figure 1, 1 is the receiver terminal, 2 is the line terminal, and 3
is an incoming call circuit, which closes the line when a call arrives or when dialing. 4 is an isolation transformer, 5 to 11 are analog switches, 13 is an ICM recording/playback head, 14 is an ICM erase head, 15 is a 00M recording/playback head, 16 is a 00M erase head, 17 is a bias oscillator, 18 is an I' CM tape ,1
9 is a 00M tape, 20 is an OGM and message recording microphone, 21 is a recording amplifier, 22 is a playback amplifier, 23 is a main amplifier, 24 is a monitor speaker, 25 is a muting transistor, 26 is a cue signal and beep tone signal oscillator, 27 is a detection circuit for command signals and cue signals, etc.; 28 is a controller using a microcomputer;
29 is the keyboard, 30 is the ICM tape 18 and 00M
This is a drive mechanism for the tape 19.

In the above configuration, when recording the OGM, message, etc., the audio signal obtained from the microphone 20 is sent to the head 1 through the switch 6, the recording amplifier 21, and the switch 11.
5 and is recorded on tape 19.

Next, in the answering mode, when there is an incoming call, the incoming call circuit 3 is closed and the OGM is first played back from the tape 19 by the head 15. This reproduction OGM is switch 11
, the reproduction amplifier 22, the switch 9, the transformer 4, and the incoming call circuit 3. The signal is sent from the terminal 2 to the calling party.

When this 00M playback is finished, the next message recording mode is entered, and the ICM signal from the caller is sent to terminal 2, fF (i circuit 3
, the transformer 4, the switch 5, the recording amplifier 21, and the switch 10 to the head 13, thereby being recorded on the tape 18.

When the ICM recording is completed, the identification part with the next ICM is recorded and the next call is waited for. Thereafter, similar operations are performed to sequentially record ICM (1) to ICM (!), completing the format of the tape 18 in FIG.

Next, in the incoming call standby state, when the user makes a call to use the remote control from outside, etc., the line is closed and 00M playback is performed first.

If you send a command signal for ICM playback in the middle of this 00M playback, or if you send the above command signal after sending the password and entering the command waiting state, this will cause the detection circuit 27
is detected and the device enters 10M playback mode. As a result, the tape 18 is rewound to the tape top, and then the IC
M■ to ■ are sequentially reproduced. This reproduced ICM is sent out from the terminal 2 through the switch 10, the reproducing amplifier 22, the switch 9, the transformer 4, and the incoming call circuit 3, and is transmitted to the user. Then, the end of the reproduction of the last ICM (!) is notified to the user by the reproduction sound of the cue signal 36.

At this time, the user considers ICM ■ to Q to be unnecessary and uses ICM
When canceling, an ICM cancel command signal is sent. This causes the tape 18 to be rewound, but
In the present invention, this rewinding is performed in the review mode, and during the rewinding period, the switch 10. Playback amplifier 22
And switch 9 is turned on. Therefore, the reproduction signal reproduced by the head 13 in the review mode is transmitted to the switch 10, the reproduction amplifier 22, the switch 9, the transformer 4
and is sent out from terminal 2 through incoming circuit 3. This allows the user to hear the playback review sound while rewinding the tape 18, so that the user can know that the ICM cancellation operation is certainly being executed. The tape 18 then stops when it reaches the tape top or silent section 32, and waits for the next command signal. At this time, the oscillator 26 sends a beep sound to notify that the command is waiting. Therefore, if a certain command signal is sent next, the remote controller can be operated accordingly.

Thereafter, when the user hangs up the phone, the device enters the answering mode, searches for a predetermined cue on the 00M tape 19 and the ICM tape 18, and enters a call standby state. The next ICMs are recorded sequentially starting from the ICM section 2 in FIG.

According to the embodiment described above, when performing ICM cancellation, the tape is rewound in review mode, the playback circuit is turned on, and the playback signal is sent out, so the user can confirm that the command is being executed. You can confirm that it is. Furthermore, when the above-mentioned rewinding is completed, the terminal waits for a command, so that the next remote control operation can be performed without having to make a new call. Furthermore, the present invention applies to ICM and OGM.
It can also be applied to an apparatus that records on a single tape.

〔Effect of the invention〕

When you instruct to cancel a job using the remote control,
Since the user can be informed that the operation is being executed, the user's anxiety can be alleviated.

Furthermore, by waiting for a command when the review mode ends, the next command signal can be sent without making a call again.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an ICM tape formant applicable to the present invention. 2−・−1−−−−−−−−・−−−−−1 line terminal 1
3・−・−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−・10M
Recording/playback head 18------------------
-I CM tape 9, 10-------1-・
−・Analog switch 22−・・−・−−111−−
−・−Reproduction amplifier 26−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
----Command signal, cue signal detection circuit 28-------------Controller.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Means for detecting a predetermined command signal sent through a line; 1. An answering machine comprising: means for stopping at the beginning of a recorded portion; and means for reproducing the recording medium and transmitting the reproduced signal to the line when moving in the reverse direction.