JPS6327488Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an answering machine that displays whether or not a message is being recorded.

In conventional answering machines that can be played back and listened to by transmitting a key remote signal, once an incoming call is received on the answering machine, a lamp lights up, allowing the owner of the answering machine to check whether there are any incoming calls while the machine is away. It was becoming like that.

However, in the above case, even if you remotely play back the content of the business tape while you are away using the key remote signal, the lamp remains lit, and a new message is displayed after the remote control plays back the content. There was a drawback that it was not possible to determine whether there was a recorded message or not.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and provide an answering machine that can determine whether or not a message has been recorded on a tape even if playback/listening is performed by remote control. The present invention will now be described by way of examples.

The figure is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, showing a driving circuit portion of a lamp for confirming the presence or absence of an incoming call.

1 is a line transformer that guides the audio signal from the telephone line to the recording/reproduction amplifier 2 and the remote signal circuit 3; 4 is a starting circuit that passes the bell signal from the telephone line through the contact 5-1 of the relay 5; Enter.
On the other hand, the control circuit 6 generates a set signal to the storage device 7 at the time of switching to the recording state of the business tape after playing the response tape following the bell signal, and the lamp 8 is lit by the output of the storage device 7, and a remote signal is sent. The configuration is such that a reset signal is generated in the memory circuit 7 by an input signal from the receiving circuit 3, and the output of the memory circuit 7 is extinguished to turn off the lamp 8.

Reference numerals 9 and 10 are a playback head for outputting to the recording/playback amplification circuit 2 and a recording head for recording the output of the recording/playback amplification circuit 2.

A bell signal from an external call is now input. In this state, the relay contact 5-1 is in the position shown in the figure, and the bell signal is transmitted to the relay contact 5-1.
The starting circuit 4 is activated via the. This signal from the starting circuit 4 excites the relay 5, switches the relay contact 5-1, and connects the telephone line to the line transformer 1.
It is connected to the recording/playback amplification circuit 2 via. Also, in response to a signal from the starting circuit 4, the control circuit 6 causes the playback head 9 to send out the message recorded on the response tape to the telephone line via the line transformer 1, and when the message is finished, the caller The caller's response message is recorded. When switching to this recording state, the control circuit 6 generates a set output to the memory circuit 7, and the memory circuit 7 lights up the lamp 8. Since the signal for lighting the lamp 8 is stored in the memory circuit 7, the lamp 8 continues to be lit even after the recording of the caller's response message is completed. Even when a call is made next time, the lamp 8 remains lit.

Next, when the owner of the answering machine oscillates a key remote signal in the above-mentioned state, ie, a state in which at least one call has been made, the remote signal receiving circuit 3 is activated. After the remote signal receiving circuit 3 detects a remote signal, a signal to enter remote control is sent to the control circuit 6, and the answering machine enters remote playback operation, playing back the recorded contents of the business tape up to this point. do. At this time, a reset signal is output from the control circuit 6 to the memory circuit 7, and the memory circuit 7 is reset, so that the lamp 8 is turned off. That is, when playback listening is performed by a remote signal, the lamp 8 is automatically turned off.

Of course, if a new call is received and a message from the caller is recorded after the playback and listening by remote control, the operation as described above will occur and the lamp 8 will be lit again.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the lamp is turned off when playback is performed by remote control, so that it is possible to determine whether or not the recording has grown on the tape after playback by remote control by visually observing the lighting of the lamp. Can be confirmed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. 1... line transformer, 2... recording/playback amplification circuit, 3... remote signal receiving circuit, 4... starting circuit,
5... Relay, 5-1... Relay contact, 6... Control circuit, 7... Memory circuit, 8... Lamp.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In answering and recording telephone answering machines equipped with a playback/listening function using remote signals, the light turns on when switching to the recording state of the business tape after playing the answer tape following the bell signal, and An answering machine characterized by being equipped with a lamp that turns off when a message tape is played back and listened to.