KR19990017375A - Voice recording service during call on phone - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, when it is necessary to record the contents of a call while performing a call on a phone, a call is made so that it can be reproduced when necessary after recording using a device of a home phone or a key phone itself without using an additional device such as an automatic answering device. The present invention relates to a voice recording service method. In the conventional method of recording a call during a call, a voice recording function during a call is serviced using a telephone with an answering machine. However, a phone with the answering machine is expensive and complicated to use. . Therefore, the present invention provides a method for recording a call during the call using a codec unit, a memory, and a microprocessor provided in an existing home phone or a key phone. In order to implement the present invention, a codec unit converts a voice signal into digital data and converts the digital data into a voice signal, a memory for storing the voice signal converted into digital data, and an external additional device when copying to another external tape. A voice recording service method during a call in a telephone having a phone jack connected to the method, the method comprising: converting a voice signal into digital data when a recording button is input during a call, and storing the converted digital data in a memory; Ending the recording when the recording end key is input, Converting and playing the digital data stored in the memory to the voice message when the recording playback button is input after the end of the call, When entering the recording playback end key End recording and copy it to other tape using phone jack connected with external accessory if necessary. It characterized by constituted by any process.

Description

Voice recording service during call on phone

The present invention relates to a telephone, and more particularly, to a method of recording a voice call without additional equipment during a call.

The ability to record the call content required during the call on the phone is generally a function of the answering machine. A telephone equipped with such an answering device has a variety of functions, and various services are possible. However, the telephone equipped with the answering machine has the disadvantage of being expensive and complicated to operate. On the other hand, a home phone or a key phone that does not have an automatic answering device used in an apartment or an office in the related art does not have a function of providing voice recording during the call even though a caller needs to record the contents of the call. The contents should be noted. The configuration of a conventional home phone or key phone is shown in FIG. In other words, the microcontroller unit (MCU) 10 includes various programs necessary for the phone to perform the function of the phone, and includes a microprocessor, RAM, ROM, and input / output devices. The keypad 12 includes various key buttons and is composed of a matrix for controlling the keys. The LCD module unit 14 is a display device for displaying various messages or telephone numbers. The memory unit 16 stores data obtained by A / D conversion of a voice signal into digital data by the codec unit 18 during voice recording according to the present invention. The codec unit 18 converts the digital signal transmitted from the transmitter 20 into an analog signal and outputs the analog signal. The codec unit 18 converts the received analog signal into a digital signal and transmits the signal to the transmitter. The codec unit 18 includes a decoder unit, a coder unit, a tone generator, and a network unit. do. The transmitter 20 is connected to a telephone line or a key phone main device. In the case of a key phone phone, it has a transmission type of 2B + D, and the AMI code sent from the key phone main device is separated into a B-CH (channel) and a D-CH from the transmission chip. Data and voice of the B-CH are transferred to the codec unit 18, and the D-CH communicates with the MCU 10. The power supply unit and backup unit 26 make and supply the power used in the phone and protect the memory in case of power failure.

As described above, the telephone which is not equipped with the conventional automatic answering device does not provide a voice recording service function for recording the contents of the call during the call, and the telephone having the automatic answering device provides the voice recording service function. The price was expensive.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a voice recording service method during a call that can be reproduced when necessary by recording the contents of the call using only the component provided in the existing phone without adding a separate answering machine to the phone.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a codec unit for converting a voice signal into digital data and converting the digital data into a voice signal, a memory for storing the voice signal converted into digital data, and copying to another external tape. In a voice recording service method of a telephone having a phone jack connected to an external additional device, a method of converting a voice signal into digital data when a recording button is input during a call, and storing the converted digital data in a memory. And the process of ending the recording when the recording end key is input, converting and playing the digital data stored in the memory into a voice message when the recording playback button is input after the call is terminated, and ending the recording playback. When the key is input, the recording and playback process is terminated, and if necessary, the phone jack connected to the external accessory is connected to another tape. It is characterized by the process of copying.

1 is a block diagram of a typical telephone

2 is a control flowchart for recording a call during a call according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a control flowchart for reproducing a voice message recorded during a call according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention, such as specific processing flows. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that are determined to unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

The telephone component according to the present invention is the same as in Fig. 1, and the reference numerals are the same. However, the component added to the present invention is a phone jack (PHONE JACK) 30, the phone jack 30 is to be copied to another tape (TAPE) to play the voice message reproduced by using an external additional equipment when playing the voice message according to the present invention It is used to connect external equipment.

2 is a control flowchart for recording a call during a call according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a record button is input during a call, converting a voice signal according to the call into digital data, and converting the converted digital data. And a process of terminating the recording when the recording end key is input and terminating the call when the call ends.

3 is a control flowchart for reproducing a voice message recorded during a call according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and a process of checking whether there is a copy request to another tape when the voice replay button is input in a standby state; A process of operating a copy function when there is a copy request to the other tape, converting the stored digital data into a voice signal to play a voice message, and ending recording play upon inputting a recording play end key. Is done.

2 to 3, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. As described above, the phone component according to the present invention is the same as in FIG. 1, and a phone jack 30 is added.

First, the voice recording method during a call will be described with reference to FIG. 2. In step 101, the MCU 10 controls an operation of a phone according to a call. Then, in step 102, the MCU 10 checks whether the record button is input through the keypad 12 during a call, and proceeds to step 103 when the record button is input, and proceeds to step 107 when the record button is not input. In step 103, the MCU 10 controls the codec unit 18 to convert the voice signal of the voice call content into digital data. Thereafter, in step 104, the MCU 10 stores the voice message converted into digital data by the codec unit 18 in the memory unit 16. Then, in step 105, the MCU 10 proceeds to step 106 when the recording end key is input, and if the recording end key is not input, the MCU 10 repeatedly performs steps 103 and 104 until the recording end key is input. In step 106, the MCU 10 ends recording and proceeds to step 107. In step 107, the MCU 10 proceeds to step 108 when the end of the call is detected, and returns to step 101 to continue the call when the end of the call is not detected. In step 108, the MCU 10 terminates the call according to the call termination detection.

As described above, after the call is recorded, the contents of the call are recorded, and when necessary, after the end of the call, the recorded call contents can be played and listened. Referring to FIG. If it is detected that the recording and playback button is input in step 202, the process proceeds to step 203. In step 203, the MCU 10 detects a copy request to another tape and proceeds to step 204. If the copy request is not input to another tape, the MCU 10 proceeds to step 205. In step 204, the MCU 10 operates a copy function according to the other tape copy request. At this time, the MCU 10 forms a line of the phone jack 30 connected to additional equipment required for external copying. Thereafter, in step 205, the MCU 10 converts the voice message information stored as digital data in the memory unit 16 into a voice signal in the codec unit 18 and reproduces it through the speaker 24. The reproduced voice message is externally connected through the phone jack 30. Copy it to additional equipment. While playing the recorded voice message, the MCU 10 proceeds to step 207 when the recording and playback end key is input in step 206 to end the recording and playback of the voice message to the external accessory.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention provides a telephone to which an automatic answering device is added by providing a function of recording a call during a call and replaying a call after performing a call without using a separate automatic answering device. The cost of purchasing the product can be reduced, and the use of an efficient telephone is effective.

Claims (4)

In the telephone, when the record button is input during a call, the voice message is converted into digital data and stored, and when the record play button is input after the call is terminated, the stored digital data is converted into a voice message and played. Voice recording service method during a call on the telephone. The method of claim 1, further comprising copying to another tape by using a phone jack connected to an external additional device when playing the recorded voice message. A codec unit for converting a voice signal into digital data and converting the digital data into a voice signal, a memory for storing the voice signal converted into digital data, and a phone jack connected to an external additional device when copying to another external tape. In a telephone, a process of converting a voice signal into digital data when a recording button is input during a call, storing the converted digital data in a memory, and ending recording when a recording end key is input. And converting and reproducing the digital data stored in the memory into a voice message when the recording and playback button is input after the call is terminated, and terminating the recording and playback when the recording playback end key is input. In-call voice recording service method. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising copying to another tape using a phone jack connected to an external additional device when playing the recorded voice message.