JPH02152393A - button telephone device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a button telephone device that effectively utilizes a voice storage device shared by each extension telephone.

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a voice storage device used in this type of key telephone device is provided with a storage medium for storing voice messages for each extension telephone to which a message is sent, and this storage medium may be a semiconductor memory or a disk. Due to the recent increase in capacity, it is now possible to store a large number of voice messages.

Conventionally, this type of button telephone device sequentially registers voice messages addressed to the extension telephone of the calling party (message sending source) in the message destination area of a storage medium, and then sends voice messages addressed to itself from the message destination extension telephone. When a command is input to reproduce voice messages in that area, voice messages in that area are reproduced in the order of registration and output to the extension telephone.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional button telephone device described above, voice messages are played back in the order of registration regardless of their importance, so the user of the extension telephone to which the message is sent has to listen to all the voice messages. However, there is a problem that it is inconvenient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems of the conventional example, an object of the present invention is to provide a button telephone device that allows a user of an extension telephone to select and reproduce any voice message from among a plurality of voice messages addressed to the user.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes, in addition to a first storage means that sequentially stores voice messages for each extension telephone and sends the stored voice messages to the extension telephone. A second storage means is provided which corresponds to the voice message stored in the first storage means, sequentially stores display data related to the voice message, and sends the stored display data to the extension telephone. , means for searching and displaying display data regarding a voice message addressed to the user from the second storage means, and means for selecting a voice message based on the display data displayed on the display means.

Effect of the Invention With the above configuration, the present invention allows the user of an extension telephone to select a voice message based on the display data regarding the voice message addressed to him or herself, so that any one of the plurality of voice messages addressed to him or her can be selected and played back. can do.

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the key telephone device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the voice storage device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the voice storage device shown in FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the storage contents of the display data storage section of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the display section and input section of FIG. 1. It is a diagram.

In FIG. 1, 1 indicates the main device of the button telephone device,
This main device 1 has an audio link 1 for digital audio signals.
1, a data bus 12 for display data and control signals as described later, an audio link 11, and a data bus 1, respectively.
The main controller 13 is configured to control the exchange of audio signals, display data, etc. on the 2.

2 is an audio storage device for storing audio messages and display data, and this audio storage device 2 is connected to the main device l via an audio signal line 25A and a data line 25B, respectively, as shown in FIG. audio link 11, data bus 12
a communication control unit 21 that is connected to and performs communication control of audio signals and display data; a voice message storage unit 22 that has an area for storing voice messages for each number n of extensions; It is composed of a display data storage section 23 for storing display data, and a control section 24 that performs storage and playback control of the message storage section 22 and display data storage 23, and controls the communication control section 21. Note that the control unit 24 has a clock function that counts the current time.

The display data storage unit 23, as shown in FIG. 4(a),
Each of the n extensions has an area for storing display data, and each of these areas is used to store display data for each m voice message on the calling side (message sending source). It has an area for storing the telephone extension number and reception time.

Returning to FIG. 1, 31-3□-3n are extension telephones connected to the voice link 11 and data bus 12 of the main device 1 via the voice signal line 38A and the data line 38B, respectively, and the extension telephones 31. 3□ to 3n, respectively, as shown in FIG. A call conversion section 32 is provided that outputs the analog voice signal from the microphone 34 and converts it into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal to the communication control section 31.

Note that the speaker 33 and the microphone 34 can be used together by a handset (not shown) of an extension telephone.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the extension telephones 3I, 3□ to 3n also have a display section 36 capable of displaying, for example, five numbers of the calling extension telephones that sent the voice message and their reception times. and reproduction request keys 371 to 373 for selecting and reproducing the voice message corresponding to the data displayed in each display area of the display unit 36, and the next data after the data displayed in each display area of the display unit 36. , a display selection key 37a for selecting and displaying the previous data respectively.
, 37y, and an input section 37 including dial keys (not shown).

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

In FIG. 1, for example, when the user of extension telephone 31 registers a voice message for the user of extension telephone 3□, when the user of extension telephone 31 dials the number of voice storage device 2, the main device l The main control unit 13 controls the voice link 11 and the data bus 12 so that the extension telephone 31 and the voice storage device 2 are connected.

Next, the user of the extension telephone 31 inputs his own number and the number of the person to whom he is registering the voice message, that is, the extension telephone 3 □
When you dial the number, the dial data is sent to the voice storage device 2 via the data bus 12, and the control section 23 of the voice storage device 2 displays the number and current time of the extension telephone 31 of the data storage section 23. 3 Register in the area □.

Also, extension telephone 3. When the user inputs a voice message via the microphone 34, the digital signal is sent to the voice storage device 2 via the voice link 11,
The control section 23 of the voice storage device 2 registers the voice message in the extension telephone 3□ area of the voice message storage section 22.

Therefore, when the extension telephone on the calling side calls the voice storage device 2 and sends out its own number and the number of the person to whom the voice message is registered, the telephone number and reception time of the calling side will be stored in the display data storage unit 23. The voice message is sequentially registered in the area of the registered destination, and when the extension telephone of the calling side sends a voice message, the voice message is sequentially registered in the area of the registered destination of the voice message storage section 22.

It should be noted that the control unit 23 of the voice storage device 2 can send voice messages,
When registering display data in the voice message storage section 22 and display data storage section 23, each voice message,
The start address of each display data is stored in the voice message storage unit 2.
2. Register in the display data storage section 23.

Next, the operation when reproducing a voice message registered in the voice message storage section 22 will be explained.

For example, when the user of extension telephone 3□ plays back a voice message addressed to himself, if the user of extension telephone 3□ dials the number of voice storage device 2, the main device 1
The main control unit 13, extension telephone 3□, and voice storage device 2 are connected.

Next, when the user of the extension telephone 3□ dials his own number, the control unit 23 of the voice storage device 2 reads five pieces of display data from the leading area of the extension telephone 3□ in the display data storage unit 23, and sends the data to the data bus. 12.

Extension phone 3. Using these five display data, the control section 35 causes the display section 36 to display the calling number and reception time of the five voice messages as shown in FIG.

In this display state, the display selection key 376 or 37. of the input section 37 of the extension telephone 3t. When is operated, the control section 35 outputs the key data to the data bus 12, and the control section 23 of the voice storage device 2 uses this key data to select the next area of the extension telephone 3□ of the display data storage section 23. Alternatively, five pieces of display data are read from the previous area and sent out via the data bus 12.

Therefore, in the above display state, the display selection key 376
377 is operated, the calling number and reception time of five voice messages are scrolled and displayed on the display section 36, and many voice messages are stored in the voice message storage section 22.
Even if the extension telephone is registered in , the user of the extension telephone can know at a glance the calling number and reception time of each extension telephone.

In the above display state, the playback selection key 37 of the input section 37 of the extension telephone 3□. ~37. When any of the
Similarly, the key data is sent from the extension telephone 3□ to the voice storage device 2 via the data bus 12, and the control unit 23 of the voice storage device 2 uses this key data to convert the voice message corresponding to the display data into a voice message. Storage part 2
2 and sends it to the audio link 11.

This voice message is sent to the call converter 3 of the extension telephone a3z.
2 is converted into an analog signal, and the speaker 33 reproduces it as audio.

Therefore, according to the above embodiment, if a large number of voice messages addressed to the extension telephone 3□ are registered in the voice storage device 2, the user can , you can select and play important messages.

In the above embodiment, the voice message and the display data are stored in the voice message storage section 22 and the display data storage section 23, respectively, but they may also be stored in the same storage medium such as a semiconductor memory or a disk. Of course it's a good thing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION As described in detail, the present invention provides, in addition to a first storage means for sequentially storing voice messages for each extension telephone and transmitting the stored voice messages to the extension telephone, this first storage means.
A second storage means is provided which corresponds to the voice message stored in the storage means, sequentially stores display data related to the voice message, and sends the stored display data to the extension telephone. Since a means for searching and displaying display data related to a voice message to be addressed from the second storage means and a means for selecting a voice message based on the display data displayed on the display means are provided, a plurality of registered voice messages can be displayed. You can select and play any voice message.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the key telephone device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the voice storage device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the voice storage device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the storage contents of the display data storage section of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the detailed configuration of the extension telephone.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the display section and input section of FIG. 1; l...Main device, 2...Voice storage device,
3. ~3n...Extension telephone, 11...
Audio link, 12... Data bus, 13...
...Main control section, 21.31...Communication control section,
22...Voice message storage unit, 23...
...Display data storage unit, 24.35...Control unit, 32...Call conversion unit, 36...Display unit, 37...Input unit, 37. ~37. Instep...
Playback selection key, 37. , 37.・・・・・・Display selection key Name of agent Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano Figure 1// (1 Serinter/2 Data bus 31-3n) a+b)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A first storage means that sequentially stores voice messages for each extension telephone and sends the stored voice messages to the extension telephone, and corresponds to the voice messages stored in the first storage means; a second storage means for sequentially storing display data regarding the voice message and transmitting the stored display data to the extension telephone;
The extension telephone is a button telephone having means for retrieving and displaying display data regarding a voice message addressed to the self from the second storage means, and means for selecting a voice message based on the display data displayed on the display means. Device. (2) The button telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the display data is a number of a calling side extension telephone.