KR19990058499A - How to control message recording / playback on answering machine - Google Patents

Abstract

In the method for controlling message recording / playback of an answering machine according to the present invention, when a caller is absent, the message is recorded sequentially on a tape or the like, and then the message recorded from the user is sequentially recorded from the beginning to the end when the message is to be played back. It is possible to select sequential playback for playback and selective playback for playing only a specific message.

Accordingly, in the message recording / playback control method of the answering machine according to the present invention, a user can play only a specific message among a plurality of received messages by inputting a reception number of a message that the user wants to play through selective playback. Can selectively listen to important messages, thereby saving time spent on message playback and improving the use efficiency of message playback. In addition, important contents can be reproduced continuously and repeatedly.

Description

How to control message recording / playback on answering machine

The present invention relates to a method for controlling message recording / playback of an answering machine, and more particularly, when a user plays a message recorded on an answering machine, the user can select only a specific message from the recorded message to play only the selected message. A method for controlling message recording / playback of an answering machine.

Currently, an answering machine having a function of automatically answering an incoming call when the called party is absent is widely used. Such an answering machine automatically enters into a call state when a call signal is input in a state in which the answering machine is set in an answering mode, and plays back a pre-recorded message in a memory IC such as a RAM and sends it to the receiver.

In addition, the contents of the message received from the caller are recorded on a recording medium such as a tape recorder or magnetic tape so that the receiving party can later reproduce the contents of the telephone call from outside.

In the conventional automatic answering machine, the message contents received from the caller are sequentially recorded on the recording medium. When the receiving caller confirms the contents of the call recorded on the recording medium, the message stored in the entire memory area of the recording medium is recorded from the beginning. Play to the end sequentially. Therefore, it was not possible for the user to selectively pick up and play a specific call out of the recorded calls while he was away, and if he wanted to listen to the same call repeatedly, the recording medium, for example, a tape recorder, had to be rewound and listened. Therefore, there was a problem that the operation is inconvenient.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve this problem, the purpose of which is to use the answering machine to play the missed recorded call content when the user wants to check the specific message from the recorded message It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for controlling message recording / playback of an answering machine that can be selectively selected and played.

In order to achieve the above object, the message recording / playback control method of the answering machine according to the present invention automatically responds to an incoming call when the receiving party is absent, recording a voice message received from the call requester and then receiving the calling party. In the message recording / playback control method of an answering machine capable of self-playing and listening, (A) sets a message receiving number for distinguishing a message received when a voice message is input in the answering mode. Recording the received voice message at the address designated by the message receiving number; (b) a specific message of the sequential playback and the recorded message for sequential playback of the recorded message from the user without being set in the auto answer mode; Receiving whether or not to perform the selection playback to select and play only, ( When the selective playback is input in the step (b), receiving the received number of the voice message to be played back from the user; (d) The message receiving number based on the message receiving number input in the step (c). And outputting a voice message by reproducing the voice message stored at the address designated by the user.

When the sequential playback is input in the step (b) of the present invention, the apparatus further comprises a step of sequentially outputting the audio from the beginning to the end of the recorded message.

In the method for controlling message recording / playback of an answering machine according to the present invention, the message receiving number is set in order for sequentially distinguishing voice messages received from an incoming call in the absence of the caller.

On the other hand, in the message recording / playback control method of the answering machine according to the present invention, the message receiving number is characterized in that is set to the telephone number of the sending side that sent the voice message input in the absence of the caller.

1 is a system block diagram showing the configuration of an answering machine to which the present invention is applicable;

2 is a flowchart showing a message recording / playback control method of an answering machine for implementing the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing ***

10: trunk line connection part, 20: ring detection part,

30: A sign language part, 40: A conversation part part,

50: key input unit, 60: display unit,

70: memory unit, 80: message recording / playback unit,

90: tape mechanism, 100: control unit,

110: audio output unit.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the configuration and effect of the message recording / playback control method of the answering machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a system block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an answering machine to which the present invention is applicable. As shown in FIG. 1, the answering machine to which the present invention is applicable is automatically equipped with a control unit 100 which performs a built-in program according to key input and controls the system as a whole, a number key and a plurality of function keys. A key input unit 50 which provides a key input signal for a response mode, sequential reproduction and selective reproduction to the control unit 100, and a RAM and ROM to access and store data by being accessed by the control unit 100. The memory unit 70 is configured to include a trunk line connecting unit 10 for connecting a trunk line by a call request from an external user or a user, and the trunk line connecting unit 10 detects a call request signal from the outside and controls the controller ( When the ring detection unit 20 and the ring detection unit 20 determine that the call request signal is input, the call detection unit 20 receives the call data from the call request side and controls the voice output. A caller 30, a talker 40 for controlling the voice message to be sent to the receiver, a display unit 60 for displaying the operation mode and operation status of the current answering machine and the presence or absence of a received message, and automatic When the response mode is selected, under the control of the control unit 100, the voice message transmitted from the calling party is recorded, and the message recording / reproducing unit 80 which selects and reproduces the recorded voice messages sequentially or only a specific message later. A tape mechanism (90) for recording a voice message input from the message recording / reproducing unit (80) so as to be recorded on a recording medium such as magnetic tape, and reproducing the message recorded on the recording medium in a message reproducing mode (90). And a voice output unit 110 configured as a speaker to output the voice message reproduced from the message recording / reproducing unit 80.

In the above-described configuration, the key input unit 50 includes a mode selection switch for receiving the automatic response mode from the user, and a sequential playback and specific message for reproducing the recorded message in the order recorded in the recording medium. And a sequential playback key and a selection playback key for receiving a selection playback for playing back.

In addition, the memory unit 70 according to the present invention is provided with a message number area provided to classify and store a recording message number for the recorded voice message when recording a voice message received from an absent party. The message number may simply be a number that designates the sequence number of the recorded voice message or may be composed of the other party's telephone number.

2 is a flowchart showing a message recording / playback control method of an answering machine for implementing the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, the message recording / playback control method of the answering machine according to the present invention automatically responds to and receives a call request in which the call mode of the present answering machine is received in the absence of the caller in step S10. It is determined whether the automatic response mode for recording the voice message is set. As a result of the determination, when the operation mode of the answering machine is set to the answering machine mode, the process proceeds to step S12 to determine whether a call request signal from the outside is input. At this time, if it is determined that the call request signal from the outside is input through the trunk line connection unit 10 and the ring detection unit 20, the process proceeds to step S14 to send out a pre-stored user guide message.

At this time, the call requester listens to the guide message output through the transmitter 40 to confirm that the current caller is absent, and inputs a message to be delivered when a message recording tone is generated. Therefore, in step S16, it is determined whether there is an input of a voice message from the call requester, and if a voice message is input, the process proceeds to step S18 to set the reception number of the currently input voice message to store the message reception number. It is stored in a specific area of the memory prepared for.

Further, in step S20, the message recording / reproducing unit 80 is driven to record the voice message at a specific address of the recording medium which can be reproduced by the reception number set in step S18 in order to record the input voice message. Control. In step S22, it is determined whether the call request through the CO line connection 10 has ended to determine whether the recording of the voice message has ended. At this time, if the trunk line connection is terminated, recording of the voice message is stopped.

On the other hand, if the current operation mode of the answering machine is not the answering mode, the determination result of the step (S10) determines whether there is a received message recorded in the answering machine in the absence of the caller, and if there is a recorded message In step S24, it is determined whether a sequential playback key for sequentially playing messages recorded by the user is input. At this time, when it is determined that the sequential playback key is input as a result of the determination in step S24, the voice message recorded by the tape mechanism 90 is controlled by controlling the driving of the message recording / reproducing unit 80 in step S34. Through the voice output unit 110 to play sequentially. In step S36, it is determined whether or not reproduction is completed, and if not, the steps S34 and below are repeated.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the sequential playback key is not input as a result of the determination in step S24, the process proceeds to step S26 and is a selection playback key inputted to play a specific message regardless of the recording order of the received message? Judge. If it is determined that the selected playback key is input, the process proceeds to step S28 where the reception number of the recording message to be played is received.

If it is determined in step S28 that the reception number is input, the process proceeds to step S30 to determine the corresponding address of the recording medium on which the voice message is recorded with reference to the received reception number, and recorded in the determined recording address. The driving of the message recording / reproducing unit 80 is controlled to reproduce the voice message. At this time, the message recording / reproducing unit 80 controls the driving of the tape mechanism 90 to reproduce the voice message recorded at the address corresponding to the received number input in the step S28 of the message recorded on the magnetic tape. Output through the output unit 110. In step S32, it is determined whether or not the reproduction of the recorded voice message is completed. When the reproduction is completed, the driving of the message recording / reproducing unit 80 is terminated and the message reproduction is completed.

The term 'step' as used in the detailed description of the invention reveals that it may not be semantically identical to the term 'step' to be used in the following claims.

The message recording / reproducing control method of the answering machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be modified in various ways within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As described above, in the message recording / playback control method of the answering machine according to the present invention, the message received from the user when the message is to be reproduced sequentially after the message received in the absence of the caller is sequentially recorded on a tape or the like. It is possible to select sequential playback for sequentially playing from the beginning to the end and selective playback for playing only a specific message.

Accordingly, in the message recording / playback control method of the answering machine according to the present invention, a user can play only a specific message among a plurality of received messages by inputting a reception number of a message that the user wants to play through selective playback. Can selectively listen to important messages, thereby saving time spent on message playback and improving message reproduction efficiency. In addition, it provides an effect that can reproduce the important content continuously and repeatedly.

Claims (4)

In the method of controlling the message recording / playback of an answering machine, in which the incoming caller automatically records a voice message received from the call requester by automatically answering an incoming call when the called party is absent, so that the called party can play and listen. (A) setting a message reception number for distinguishing a received message when there is an input of a voice message in the auto answer mode, and recording the received voice message at an address designated by the message reception number; (B) receiving input of whether to perform sequential playback for sequential playback of the recorded messages from the user and to select and play only a specific message from the recorded messages without being set in the auto answer mode; (C) when the selective playback is input in step (b), receiving a reception number of a voice message to be played back from the user; (D) reproducing the voice message stored in the address designated by the message receiving number based on the message receiving number input in the step (c), and outputting a voice message. Playback control method. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of sequentially outputting the voice message from the beginning to the end of the recorded message when the sequential playback is input in the step (b). Playback control method. The method according to claim 1, wherein the message reception number is set in order for sequentially distinguishing voice messages received from an incoming call in the absence of a caller. The method according to claim 1, wherein the message receiving number is set to a telephone number of a transmitting party that has transmitted an input voice message in the absence of a caller.