KR19980020513A - Telephone number guidance method by remote control in answering machine - Google Patents

Abstract

end. The technical field to which the invention described in the claims belongs:

Telephone number guidance method by remote control in answering machine.

I. The technical problem the invention is trying to solve:

Conventionally, in order to check data including a telephone number recorded in a telephone, the user has to directly operate a key provided in the telephone, so that the user does not have a telephone book when going out, or the telephone number recorded in the telephone cannot be remotely confirmed.

All. The gist of the solution of the invention:

When the control code is received from a remote place with the auto answer mode set, the telephone number guide method by the remote control in the answering machine for transmitting the stored telephone number and the person's name to the remote place according to the index order.

la. Important uses of the invention:

Answering machine.

Description

Telephone number guidance method by remote control in answering machine

The present invention relates to a method for verifying a telephone number at a remote location, and more particularly, to a method for transmitting a guide voice corresponding to a telephone number recorded on an answering machine to an external device by an external request.

The automatic answering phone refers to a telephone having an automatic answering device for automatically sending a voice prompt message in response to a remote call and storing a voice message received in response to the voice prompt message.

In the conventional answering machine, a function of displaying a stored phone number through a voice or a display window in response to a key input requesting a phone number guidance by storing a specific phone number and a name by user definition has been implemented.

As described above, in order to check data including a telephone number recorded in the telephone, the user must directly operate a key provided in the telephone, so that the user does not have a telephone book when going out, or the telephone number recorded in the telephone can be checked remotely. There was no inconvenience.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of transmitting a phone number and a person's name recorded by a control signal received from a remote place by voice.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of repeatedly transmitting a phone number and a person's name selected by a control signal received from a remote place.

1 is a block diagram of an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a telephone number guide control by a remote control according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a memory map structure diagram for managing a registered phone number according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The configuration of the answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1, and the control unit 110 performs the overall operation of the telephone having the answering machine 120 according to the control program stored in the memory unit 128. To control. The call circuit unit 114 controls various tone signals, ring signals, and call voice signals under the control of the controller 110. In addition, the voice input unit 116, the voice output unit 118 and the codec 126 are connected to each unit under the control of the control unit 110 and switching. The hook relay 112 forms or blocks a call path between the call circuit unit 114 and the phone line. The voice input unit 116 is configured as a microphone or a transmitter to convert a voice signal generated from the subscriber into an electrical signal. The voice output unit 118 is composed of a speaker or a handset to convert an electrical signal into a voice signal to generate an audible sound. The answering machine 120 includes a digital signal processor 124, a codec 122, and a voice memory unit 126 to record and reproduce voice messages. The digital signal processor 124 controls the digital signal input from the codec 122 under the control of the controller 110 and stores the digital signal in the voice memory unit 126. The digital signal processor 124 reads and reproduces the voice guide message OGM and the voice message stored in the voice memory unit 126 under the control of the controller 110. The voice memory unit 126 stores a voice guide message (OGM) and a voice message. In addition, the voice memory unit 126 stores a phone number and a voice guidance message of a person corresponding to the phone number. The memory unit 128 stores data necessary for performing the control program and the overall functional operation of the controller 110. In addition, the memory unit 128 stores the program data required for voice analysis and synthesis processing in the digital signal processing unit 124 and the password required for reproducing the voice message. The OPE 130 includes a key input unit for generating key commands and key data for controlling the operation of the answering machine by the user, and a display unit 132 for displaying the operation state of the answering machine under the control of the controller 110. ). The ring detection unit 134 is connected to a telephone line that enters the hook relay 112, detects a ring signal received through the telephone line, and provides the ring signal to the controller 110. The DTMF receiver 136 converts the DTMF signal received through the call circuit unit 114 into predetermined data and provides it to the controller 110. The tone generator 138 generates various tone signals under the control of the controller 110.

Referring to FIG. 2, a control flowchart for guiding a telephone number by a remote control according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided. When the incoming ring is detected in the auto answer mode, the call loop is formed. When the remote control code is not received through the call loop, a process of performing a normal automatic answering mode; when a remote control code is received through the formed call loop, a process of guiding the stored phone number and the person's name by voice; When the remote control code is received in the absence of a person name and a process of transmitting an error sound to a remote site, and when receiving a remote selection code for selecting a specific phone number and person name while guiding the phone number and person name, the selected phone number is received. It consists of the process of replaying numbers and names.

The structure of the voice memory unit 126 according to an embodiment of the present invention is as shown in FIG. 3. Referring to FIG. 3, the phone number and voice message for guiding a person's name are stored.

Therefore, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

The controller 110 detects the incoming ring through the ring detector 134 in step 210. When the incoming ring is detected in step 210, the controller 110 proceeds to step 212 to determine whether the auto answer mode is set. If it is determined in step 212 that the auto answer mode is not set, the controller 110 proceeds to step 214 to perform a normal call mode of the phone. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 212 that the auto answer mode is set, the controller 110 proceeds to step 216 to control the hook relay 112 to form a call loop. The controller 110 determines whether a DTMF signal corresponding to a control code is received from a remote location through the formed call loop in step 218. The control code refers to a control signal for requesting transmission of a telephone number and a person's name to a remote site. Meanwhile, whether or not the DTMF signal is received is detected by the DTMF receiver 136, and the DTMF receiver 136 converts the received DTMF signal into predetermined data and provides the same to the controller 110. The controller 110 analyzes the data provided from the DTMF receiver 136 to determine whether it is a control signal for requesting transmission of a telephone number and a person's name to a remote site.

If the reception of the remote control code is not detected in step 218, the controller 110 proceeds to step 220 to perform a normal auto answering mode performed in an answering machine. However, when the control code is received in step 218, the controller 110 proceeds to step 222 to determine whether there is a phone number and a human name stored in the voice memory unit 126. If it is determined in step 222 that there is no stored phone number and name, go to step 224 to generate an error sound. The error sound generation generates a predetermined tone by controlling the tone generator 138, and the generated tone is transmitted to a remote place through the formed call loop. The controller 110 transmits an error sound and proceeds to step 236 to control the hook relay 112 to block the formed call loop. On the other hand, if it is determined in step 222 that the stored phone number and the personal name, the control unit 110 proceeds to step 226 to perform the phone number and name guidance mode. The telephone number and guidance name mode is performed by the controller 110 controlling the digital signal processor 124. The digital signal processing unit 124 reads the telephone number and the person name stored in the voice memory unit 126 in the index order and transmits them to the formed call loop through the codec 122 when the control unit 110 controls it. According to the index, the structure of the voice memory unit 126 in which the telephone number and the human name are stored has the structure shown in FIG. For example, the telephone number and the name of the person stored in the information data area of FIG. 3 are 1234 in 432 stations, and Hong Gil-dong.

The controller 110 performs steps 228 and 230 periodically while the phone number and the name of the person are guided. The controller 110 determines whether a DTMF signal corresponding to a remote selection code is received through the call loop in step 228, and detects whether the function is terminated in step 230. The remote selection code refers to a control signal for selecting an index corresponding to a specific telephone number and person's name to be repeatedly reproduced. Since the remote selection code reception is performed through the same loop as the process of receiving the remote control signal, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. On the other hand, in step 230 it is determined whether the end is detected by the hook-on of the remote telephone.

If the control unit 110 detects the reception of the remote selection code for selecting a specific index in step 228, the controller 110 repeats and reproduces the telephone number and the name stored in the selected specific index. For example, if the DTMF signal corresponding to 1 is detected in step 228, the first data DATA1, which is the telephone number and the personal name, stored in the index 1 of FIG. 3, is repeatedly played. The repeated playback is performed until the end is detected in step 234. The end means reception of a hook-on of a remote telephone or a DTMF signal corresponding to a reproduction repeat termination request according to the present invention. When the termination is detected, the controller 110 proceeds to step 236 to block the call loop formed in step 216 by controlling the hook relay 112.

As described above, the present invention has the effect of improving the convenience of life and the use efficiency of the answering machine since the phone number can be checked at a remote place when the phone number notebook is not present or the phone number is not remembered when going out. have.

Claims (4)

A telephone having an answering machine in which telephone numbers and names are stored as voice data corresponding to an index, And when the control code is received from a remote place in a state where the answering machine is set, transmitting the stored telephone number and the person's name to the remote place according to the index order. The method of claim 1, When the selection code is received from the remote place during the transmission of the telephone number and the name of the person, the telephone number guide method by the remote control in the answering machine, characterized in that the repeated transmission of the stored telephone number and the name corresponding to the index selected by the selection code. . A telephone having an answering machine in which telephone numbers and names are stored as voice data corresponding to an index, An initial transmission process of transmitting a telephone number and a person name according to the index order when a control code is received from a remote after a call loop is formed by a ringing in the automatic answer mode; When the selection code is received from the remote place during the initial transmission process, a repeating transmission process of repeatedly transmitting the stored telephone number and the name corresponding to the index selected by the selection code is performed by the remote control in the answering machine. How to get a phone number. According to claim 3, During the initial delivery process, When the control code is received in the absence of a stored phone number and personal name, an error tone is generated and transmitted to the remote site.