KR20000060132A - Method for transmitting received message in auto answering system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An ARS(Automatic Response system) message transmission method is provided to allow a user instantly to check an ICM(Incoming Message) arrived at the user by transmitting the ICM to a designated phone number corresponding to an ID of a sender who inputted the ICM when the ICM arrives at a user's phone during the absence of the user. CONSTITUTION: An ARS message transmission method comprises the steps of making a controller receives a ring signal via an LIU(Line Interface Unit)(S401), detecting an OGM(Outgoing Message) stored at a memory and sending the OGM externally(S402), checking if an ICM arrives within a set time(S403), storing the ICM at the memory if the ICM arrives within a set time(S404), checking if an ID is input from the call sender(S405), comparing the ID of the call sender with the ID list stored in advance at the memory(S406), determining if the identical ID exists(S407), detecting a phone number corresponding to the ID of the call sender(S408), dialing the detected phone number(S409), and transmitting the ICM to the phone number(S410).

Description

How to send a message received from an automatic response system {METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING RECEIVED MESSAGE IN AUTO ANSWERING SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a message received in an automatic answering system. More particularly, when a voice message is received while the user is away from the telephone, the user can dial a specified telephone number corresponding to the caller's ID to automatically transmit the message to the remote user. The present invention relates to a method of transmitting a message received in an automatic answering system.

Currently, telephones that provide an auto answer function that automatically answer incoming calls when a user is away are widely used. When the answering machine receives a ring signal from the outside and makes a call, the answering machine automatically responds to the caller by sending an outgoing message (hereinafter referred to as OGM) to the caller. An incoming message (hereinafter referred to as "ICM") is recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic tape.

Accordingly, the user can check the contents of the incoming call from the outside by playing back the recorded message. In this case, the OGM, for example, informs the caller that the user is absent and leaves a memo when there is a delivery.

However, this automatic answering phone has the inconvenience that the user must make a call periodically because the user does not know whether to receive the message from a remote location.

In order to solve this inconvenience, if there is an incoming message in the answering machine, the call-transfer (recording) that records the received message and dials the recorded message to a preset phone number and automatically delivers it to the remote user. transfer function has been developed. Thus, the user can immediately see the ICM received remotely from the caller.

However, according to the method of transmitting a message received by the conventional auto answering system, the ICM is received from the caller when the answering machine is used alone by an individual, but shared by several people in the home or office. Because it transmits to one place, it is not possible to check who is the receiver of the ICM or who is the caller before listening to the transmitted ICM.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve such a problem, an object of the present invention is to receive the ICM when the user is absent, by sending the ICM to the designated phone number according to the ID of the caller who entered the ICM, the user himself The present invention provides a method for transmitting a received message in an automatic response system that can immediately check the received ICM.

1 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal apparatus for providing an automatic response function according to the present invention;

2 is an operation flowchart for registering a telephone number to which a received message received from a caller is transmitted;

3 is a look-up table showing a state in which data registered in FIG. 2 is stored in a memory;

4 is a flowchart of a method for transmitting a received message in an automatic response system according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that, when a ring signal is received from the outside, transmitting a prestored OGM (Outgoing Message), and then checking whether an incoming message (ICM) is received, and if the ICM is received, the ICM Checking whether the ID of the caller who inputs the caller is input; and if the ID of the caller is input, comparing the caller ID with the previously stored caller ID to determine whether the same ID exists. And correspondingly detecting a pre-stored telephone number, dialing the detected telephone number, and transmitting the received ICM.

Preferably, the method of storing the caller ID and the telephone number corresponding to the caller ID in the memory of the automatic answering system selects a key for setting a call-transfer function for transmitting the ICM received in the absence of the user to a remote place. And a key for setting a call-transfer function, the user inputs a caller ID to receive a message, and a remote telephone number to receive an ICM received from the input caller ID. Characterized in that it comprises the step of inputting.

Preferably, the caller's ID is a telephone number.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in adding reference numerals to the elements of each drawing, it should be noted that the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in the following description there are shown a number of specific details, such as components of the specific circuit, which are provided only to help a more general understanding of the present invention that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. It is self-evident to those of ordinary knowledge in Esau. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal apparatus providing an automatic answering function according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation for registering a telephone number to which a received message received from a caller is transmitted. FIG. 3 is a look-up table showing a state in which data registered in FIG. 2 is stored in a memory, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a received message in an automatic response system according to the present invention. .

Referring to FIG. 1, the controller 10 generally controls the auto answering system. In particular, when the ICM is input through the LIU 11, the controller 10 detects the caller ID and stores a telephone number corresponding to the detected ID. And detects the received ICM to the corresponding telephone number.

The LIU (Line Interface Unit) 11 is actually connected to a line network, and generally satisfies the network connection standard and input / output of an analog signal is performed.

The amplifier 12 adjusts the level of the analog signal input / output from the LIU 11 according to the characteristics of the connection network, and performs an amplification or attenuation process under the control of the controller 10.

The A / D converter 13 converts the voice message of the analog signal input through the LIU 11 into a digital signal and inputs it into the memory 15, and the D / A converter 14 is a digital signal stored in the memory 15. Convert the voice message of the signal to an analog signal.

The memory 15 stores the control program required to drive the system, the ICM received from the caller, and the OGM stored by the user. In particular, in order to perform the call-transfer function, the caller ID and the telephone number corresponding to the caller ID are stored in the form of look-up table.

The keypad 16 includes a telephone number key and a plurality of function keys, in particular, an auto answer mode key for performing a message transmission method according to the present invention, so that a key input according to a key operation is input to the controller 10. Enter it.

The display unit 17 displays the operation state of the system under the control of the control unit 10.

The speaker 18 hears the voice message stored in the memory 15 to the user, and the microphone 19 is used when the user stores the voice message in the memory 15.

Here, a method of storing the caller ID and the telephone number corresponding to the caller ID in one to one in the memory 15 will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

First, the controller 10 checks whether a key input through the keypad 16 exists (S201). If a predetermined key input exists, the controller 10 determines whether it is a predetermined key input for the call-transfer function (S202). That is, the user selects a preset key for setting the call-transfer function according to the present invention from among the plurality of keys of the keypad 16.

As a result of determination, if a key input through the keypad 16 is a preset key for setting the call-transfer function, the display unit 17 displays a message requesting input of a telephone number corresponding to the caller ID and the caller ID one-to-one. (S203).

According to the message displayed on the display unit 17 of the answering machine, the user inputs the ID of the caller, that is, the telephone number, to which the user wants to receive the message remotely by using the telephone number key of the keypad 16. When the message is received from the ID, enter a phone number to which the received message is to be sent.

When the user inputs the caller's ID and the telephone number to call-transfer using the keypad 16, the controller 10 stores the input data in the memory 15 (S204).

Meanwhile, if the key input through the keypad 16 in step 202 (S202) is not a preset key for setting the call-transfer function, an operation corresponding to the input key is performed (S205).

The operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the user sets the mode of the answering machine to the answering machine mode when going out. At this time, the memory 15 stores the OGM and the caller ID and the telephone number corresponding to the caller ID.

When a ring signal is received from the outside through the LIU 11 (S401), the controller 10 detects the OGM stored in the memory 15 and transmits the OGM to the outside through the LIU 11 (S402).

When the OGM stored in the memory 15 is detected by the control of the controller 10, the D / A converter 14 converts the voice message of the detected digital signal into an analog signal, and the voice message converted into the analog signal is It is transmitted to the outside through the LIU (11).

After the OGM is transmitted to the outside, the controller 10 checks whether the ICM is received from the outside within a predetermined time (S403), and when the ICM is received, stores the received message in the memory 15 (S404). The controller 10 transmits the received ICM to the A / D converter 13, and the A / D converter 13 converts the voice message of the transmitted analog signal into a digital signal, and converts the voice into a digital signal. The message is stored in memory 15.

When the input of the ICM is completed, the controller 10 checks whether the caller ID is input (S405). In other words, it checks whether the telephone number of the caller who inputs the ICM from the outside is inputted.

If the caller's ID is input as a result of the check, the controller 10 compares the caller's ID previously stored in the memory 15 (S406) and determines whether the same caller's ID exists (S407).

If it is determined that the same caller ID exists, the controller 10 detects a phone number stored in one-to-one correspondence with the caller ID in the memory 15 (S408), and dials the detected phone number (S409). ), And transmits the received ICM to the corresponding phone number (S410).

On the other hand, if the ICM is not received within the predetermined time set in step 403 (S403) to check whether the ICM is received from the outside within a predetermined time after the OGM is transmitted to the outside, or the ID of the caller after the input of the ICM is completed If the caller's ID is not input in step 405 (S405) of checking whether the key is input, or if the caller's ID that is identical to the caller's ID input from the outside is present in the memory 15, the same step is performed in step 407 (S407). If the caller ID does not exist in the memory 15, the program ends.

Therefore, the ICM received from the outside may transmit the ICM to different telephone numbers according to the caller ID.

As described above, 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 by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

As described above, according to the method for transmitting a message received in the automatic answering system according to the present invention, the user transmits the ICM to different telephone numbers according to the ID of the caller who inputs the received ICM when the user is absent. The advantage arises that it is easy to check the ICM received by the caller and the ICM received the ICM.

Claims (3)

If a ring signal is received from the outside, transmitting a prestored outgoing message (OCM), and then checking whether an incoming message (ICM) is received; When the ICM is received, checking whether an ID of a caller who has entered the ICM is input; If the caller ID is input, determining whether the same ID exists by comparing with the previously stored caller ID; If the same caller ID exists as a result of the determination, detecting a pre-stored telephone number corresponding to the caller ID; Dialing the detected telephone number, and transmitting the received ICM. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory of the automatic answering system stores the ID of the caller and a telephone number corresponding to the ID of the caller. Selecting a key for setting a call-transfer function of transmitting a received ICM to a remote location by a user; If a key for setting the call-transfer function is selected, inputting, by a user, an ID of a caller who wants to receive a message; And inputting a telephone number of a remote site to which the ICM received from the inputted caller's ID is to be transmitted. 3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the caller ID is a telephone number.