JPH01282953A - answering machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an answering machine that uses a recording and reproducing device to send a message to a caller and record a message when the caller is absent.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, some answering machines connected to a plurality of office lines share one recording device in order to save on recording devices.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve] However,
The conventional example described above has the disadvantage that when a plurality of calls occur simultaneously, the overflowing calls become lost calls.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, there is provided an input means for inputting an audio signal, and first and second input means for storing the audio signal input from the input means.
means, first and second determining means for determining whether the first and second storage means or the storage means are not in storage or reproduction operation; means for storing the audio signal input from the input means in the first storage means when it is determined that the first storage means is not in operation; , means for storing the audio signal input from the input means in the second storage means when it is determined that the second storage means is not in operation; If it is determined that the
By providing means for storing the audio signal stored in the second storage means in the first storage means,
The audio signal can be stored even while the first storage means is in operation.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows a flowchart. 1 is a control unit, 2 is an incoming call end detection unit, 3 is a line switching unit, 4A and 48 are selector switches between a response message sending unit and a recording unit, and 5 is a message that is recorded in advance for an incoming call. Response message sending section to send to.

6 is a temporary reception recording section using semiconductor memory; 7 is a main reception recording section using magnetic tape; 8A, 8, 8c.

8o is the central line, 9A, 9a, 9c, 9o, 9g, 9r, 9
a.

9 is an extension; 10 is a switch for switching between extension 9a and the provisional reception recording unit; 11 is a keyboard for setting the answering machine function; and 12 is a memory for storing the settings; however, the arrows indicate controls. Show direction.

The operation of this embodiment will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG. When the control section 1 detects, for example, an incoming call on the central office line 8A through the detection section 2 (step S1), the answering machine function is set in the memory 12 (step S2), and when the detection section 2 detects an incoming call from the central office line 8A (step S1), an answering machine function is set in the memory 12 (step S2). When it is detected that there is no connected call to i19a (step S3), the line switching section 3 connects extension 9G to central office line 8A.
are connected (step S4). Then, the line is connected to the response message sending unit 5 by the changeover switch 4B,
Let the caller hear the message. Thereafter, the changeover switches 46 and 10 are used to connect to the recording terminal of the main reception recording unit 7, and record the caller's message on the magnetic tape (step S
5), and after recording M for a certain period of time, cut the @ line,
Return to the initial state (step S6).

In step S3, the control section causes the exchange section 3 to connect the office line 8A to the extension 9. (Step S8). Then, as before, the changeover switch 4A sends the message to the caller. In this case, when the message sending section 5 operates the changeover switch 46 to send the message to the extension 9G, the control section 1 causes the changeover switch 4A to send the message after that operation is completed. Extension 9. When the sending is finished,
The control unit 1 connects the line to the recording terminal side of the tentative reception recording unit 6 using the changeover switch 4A and writes the caller's message (step S9). Thereafter, the line is disconnected (step 5IO).

Then, the control unit 1 confirms that the main reception recording unit 7 is not in use (step 5ll), and connects the playback terminal of the temporary reception recording unit 6 and the recording terminal of the main reception recording unit 7 to the changeover switch IO. . Then, the temporarily stored message of the caller is copied from the temporary reception recording section 6 to the main reception recording section, and the process returns to the initial state again (step 512).

Incidentally, in step S7, if both the main reception recording section 7 and the temporary reception recording section 6 are in use, the control section 1 regards the call as a lost call (step 513).

In this way, messages can be stored in the temporary reception recording section 6 even while the main reception recording section 7 is in operation.

Furthermore, since the message from the temporary reception recording section 6 can then be transferred to the main reception recording section, a device with a small storage capacity can be used as the temporary reception recording section.

Note that instead of dividing the recording section into two devices, it is sufficient to specify a recording area in one semiconductor memory and allocate the temporary reception recording section and the main reception recording section6.For example, if the tenant group is 1 to 4, If there is, take four temporary reception recording areas,
Furthermore, the main reception recording area is made larger by one area, and recorded information is transferred between the areas.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, by storing the audio information stored in the second storage means in the first storage means, the voice information stored in the second storage means can be stored simultaneously in the second storage means with a small storage capacity. It can handle two calls.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart diagram of the embodiment. 1 is a control section, 6 is a temporary reception recording section, and 7 is a main reception recording section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An input means for inputting an audio signal; first and second means for storing the audio signal input from the input means; first and second determining means for determining that the reproduction operation is not in progress; and when the first determining means determines that the first storage means is not in operation, the audio signal inputted from the input means is means for causing the first storage means to store the input; and when the first and second determination means determine that the first storage means is in operation and the second storage means is not in operation, means for causing the second storage means to store the audio signal input from the means; and the second storage means stores the audio signal when the first determination means determines that the first storage means is not in operation. An answering machine, characterized in that it has means for storing a voice signal in the first storage means.