JPS63187851A - Automatic answering telephone set equipped with sound recording time display function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To listen to an incoming message as well as an incoming time in voice by adding a function using a voice synthesizing circuit to display the time in voice to an automatic answering telephone set. CONSTITUTION:When an incoming call by a dial pulse comes in absence, an incoming detection circuit 23 detects an incoming call, a CPU 26 starts a sound recording/reproducing circuit 24 to record the message of a sender onto a recording medium 27 via a communication circuit 20 and stores the time information as a digital data represented by a clock 28 into a RAM 29. When the reproduction of a recorded message is designated by designating a special number from a visiting place via a telephone circuit, a remote control signal receiving circuit 25 receives it and the reproduction is requested to the CPU 26. The CPU 26 starts the sound recording/reproducing circuit 24 to reproduce the recorded message into the recording medium 27 as a voice and the time information is read from a RAM 29 to convert the time information into the synthesized tone by a time voice synthesizing circuit 30 and both are given to a telephone set in the visiting place from a telephone circuit via the communication circuit 20.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Summary] An answering machine with a recording time display function, which has a clock and an RA
This device is equipped with M's voice synthesis device, and when the message is played back, the time at which the message was recorded is also displayed in the form of voice.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an answering machine with a recording time display function.

In recent years, answering machines have added the ability to automatically answer calls when they are absent, record the caller's request on a recording medium such as an IC memory, and listen to the incoming messages from outside the home. There are things that have been done. In this case, it would be more convenient if the user could listen to the incoming message and the time of incoming call at the same time.

[Problems to be solved by the prior art and the invention] As mentioned above, conventional answering machines automatically answer incoming calls when the caller is not available, record the caller's business, and send calls from the callee in advance. Some devices have functions such as playing back a recorded message and letting the other party hear it. This recording and playback function overcomes the time lag in information exchange between the caller and the called party, but it also records the time information at the time of the missed call or the message from the other party at the time of the call. Conventionally, there has been no device that has the function of displaying time information during playback.

Although it is possible to achieve this function by combining a telephone equipped with a display clock such as an LCD clock with an answering machine function, when listening to an incoming message from outside, the display clock displays the recording time. However, it cannot be read from a distance.

In view of the above-mentioned problems with the conventional answering machine, an object of the present invention is to add a function to the answering machine to display time information using synthesized voice. To expand the functions of an answering machine by making it possible to listen to a voice including the arrival time when listening from outside.

[Means for solving problems]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the answering machine according to the present invention comprises a control device 1, a message recording and reproducing device 2 for recording and reproducing messages under the control of the control device 1, and clock means 3 having a clock function. and control device 1 when recording the message.
A recording time recording means 4 receives and records digital data indicating the recording time from the clock means 3 under the control of the clock means 3, and the digital data indicating the recording time recorded in the recording time recording means 4 is recorded when the recorded message is played back. It also includes a time and voice synthesizer 5 that displays the time by voice.

[For production]

When an incoming message is recorded when an incoming call is received while the user is absent, the time is recorded in the time recording means 4, and when the incoming message is played back and listened to from outside using a remote control, the time is recorded in the time recording means 4 at the same time. The time information that is displayed can be converted into voice by the time-speech synthesizer 5 and can be sent to a person outside the home via a telephone line. You can also listen to the time of incoming calls.

〔Example〕

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, a calling circuit 20, an incoming ringer circuit 21, and a dialing circuit 22 are components of a conventional basic telephone set.

The incoming call detection circuit 23, the recording and reproducing circuit 24, the remote control signal receiving circuit 25, the CPU 26 that controls them, and the recording medium 27 such as an IC memory are the components of a typical answering machine. A clock 28, a RAM 29, and a time-speech synthesis circuit 30, which are indicated by double lines, are the constituent elements of the present invention.

31 is a public address amplifier for amplifying the outputs of the recording/playback circuit 24 and the time-speech synthesis circuit 30; 32 is a speaker; and 33 is a button on the telephone.

The clock 28 and RAM 29 are provided inside or outside the CPU 26.

The operation of this answering machine during recording will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When a dial pulse call is received while the user is absent, the incoming ringer circuit 21 rings the ringer for a certain period of time, and then the incoming call detection circuit 23 notifies the CPU 26 that the incoming call has been detected.
26 activates the recording/reproducing circuit 24 to record the message of the caller via the communication circuit 20 onto a recording medium 27 such as an IC memory. At the same time, C
The PU 26 reads time information as digital data indicated by the clock 28 and stores it in the RAM 29 . It is also possible to record a message by specifying a special number using the button signal and operating the remote control when the user is not present, but in this case, the special number is received by the remote control signal receiving circuit 25 via the telephone call circuit 20, thereby allowing the voice message to be recorded. The CPU 26 recognizes that it should be registered and the recording/playback circuit 24
At the same time, the data of the clock 28 is recorded in the RAM 29.

Next, the operation when reproducing a recorded message will be explained with reference to FIG. When the operator instructs the reproduction of a recorded message by designating a special number with a push button signal via a telephone line from outside the home, the remote control signal receiving circuit 25 receives this and requests the CPU 26 to reproduce the recorded message.

As a result, the CPU 26 activates the recording/playback circuit 24,
The message recorded on the recording medium 27 is reproduced as audio, and the time information stored in the RAM 29 at the time of recording the message is read from the RAM 29 and sent to the time-speech synthesis circuit 30. The time speech synthesis circuit 30 converts the received time information into a synthesized sound, for example, "Call arrived at ○ o'clock O minute".
Say it out loud. Recording and playback circuit 24 and time voice synthesis circuit 3
The output of 0 is delivered from the telephone line via the communication circuit 20 to the telephone at the outside location.

In the embodiments described above, a case has been described in which the incoming message and the playback sound of the incoming call time are listened to from outside the home, but the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, when returning from an outing and listening to an incoming message during an absence, the user may instruct the CPU 26 to play back the message by operating the button 33 on the telephone. In this case, the CPU 26 sends the output of the recording and reproducing circuit 24 and the output of the time-speech synthesis circuit 30 to the public address amplifier 31. The voice of the incoming message and time amplified by the loudspeaker amplifier 31 can be heard by the speaker 32.

Furthermore, the owner of the telephone can record a message to the caller and the recording time in advance, and transmit the message and the recording time to the caller in response to an incoming call while the user is absent.

Furthermore, when on standby, that is, when off-hook, the current time can be displayed on the speaker 3 by operating the button or at regular intervals.
It can also be generated from 2.

Furthermore, a counter is provided to count the call time from the time of the call operation, and when the call ends, the clock data from the counter is converted into sound by the time voice synthesis circuit 30, which can be heard from the speaker 32 by operating the button. You can also do that.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, by adding a function to the answering machine to display the time aloud using a voice synthesis circuit, it is now possible to hear the time of incoming call as well as the incoming message. This has the effect of dramatically expanding the information storage function of answering machines.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation during recording in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation during reproduction in FIG. 2; 24... Recording/playback circuit, 26... CPU, 28
...Clock, 29...RAM, 30...
・Time speech synthesis circuit. Figure 1: Block diagram of the principle of the present invention

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An answering machine equipped with a control device (1) and a message recording/playback device (2) that records and plays messages under the control of the control device (1), which has a clock function. and a recording time recording means (4) for receiving and recording digital data indicating the recording time from the clock means (3) under the control of the control device (1) when recording the message. and a time-speech synthesis device (5) for displaying digital data indicating the recording time recorded in the recording time recording means (4) in a voice when the recorded message is played back. Answering machine with display function.