JPH0247960A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To add time information to a caller message and to make the reply of a called party efficient by constituting a telephone set having a message recording means with a clock means, a voice synthetic means and a message end detection means. CONSTITUTION:A means counting a real time is provided to a count section 2 and a time data (b) is outputted and when a message end detection section 3 detects, e.g., interruption, a recording control signal (d) is outputted to a recording section 1 and a conversion start signal (c) is outputted to a voice synthetic section 4. The synthetic section 4 receives the time data (b) and outputs a time voice message (e) by voice synthesis and the time data (a) is sent to the recording section 1 as a recording end command signal (f) after the end of conversion. On the other hand, the caller message (a) given from a telephone line (not shown) is given to a telephone set section 5 and given to the recording section 1 and the message end detection section 3. Then the recording section 1 records either of the message (a) or (e) depending on the content of the signal (d) and the recording is finished when the signal (f) is received.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention is applied to a telephone having a message recording means.

The present invention relates to telephones, and more particularly to telephones equipped with message recording means.

〔overview〕

The present invention is a telephone equipped with a message recording means, in which the time at which the message was recorded can be recorded along with the message, thereby enabling the recipient to respond more efficiently.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of telephone has had automatic answering means and message recording means, but has not been able to record information about the time of incoming call.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The conventional telephones mentioned above do not know the time when the call arrives, so
There is a drawback in that it is inconvenient for recipients to determine priorities when working on a recorded message.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone that can record the recording time of a message together with the message by eliminating the above-mentioned drawbacks.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a telephone equipped with a recording means for recording a caller's message, including a timekeeping means for measuring time and outputting time data, and a first and second clock for detecting activation or completion of the caller's message. The recording means includes a message detecting means for outputting a control signal, and a voice synthesizing means for converting the time data into a voice message according to the first control signal and outputting the time voice message, and the recording means outputs a time voice message. The apparatus is characterized in that it includes means for recording the timed voice message.

[Effect]

The clock means clocks the time and outputs clock data. The message detection means detects activation or completion of a message and outputs first and second control signals. The voice synthesis means performs voice synthesis on the time data according to the first control signal and outputs a time voice message. The recording means records the timed voice message at the beginning or after the sender's message in response to the second control signal.

Therefore, the time of recording is also recorded in the recorded message of the sender, and the receiver can efficiently proceed with the task of responding to the recorded message.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main parts of an embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment is a telephone equipped with a recording section 1 as a recording means for recording a message a from a caller, a timekeeping section 2 as a timekeeping means for measuring time and outputting time data b, and a timekeeping section 2 for recording a message a from a caller. A message completion detection unit 3 as a message detection means detects the completion and outputs a conversion start instruction signal C and a recording control signal d as first and second control signals, and converts time data a into audio by the conversion start instruction signal C. A voice synthesis section 4 is provided as a voice synthesis means for converting into a message and outputting a timed voice message e, and a recording section 1 includes means for recording the timed voice message e in response to a recording control signal d.

Note that 5 is a telephone unit including an automatic answering means and a handset.

Further, f is a recording end instruction signal outputted from the voice synthesis section 4 to the recording section 1.

A feature of the present invention is that, in FIG. 1, a timekeeping section 2, a message completion detection section 3, and a voice synthesis section 4 are provided, and a recording section 1 is provided that includes means for recording a timed voice message e using a recording control signal d. It is in.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. First, an overview of the operation of each part will be explained, and then the overall operation will be explained.

The clock section 2 has means for clocking real time, and outputs time data b.

For example, upon detecting disconnection, the message completion detection section 3 outputs a recording control signal d to the recording section 1 and outputs a conversion start instruction signal C to the speech synthesis section 4.

The speech synthesis section 4 inputs the time data b and outputs a time voice message e through speech synthesis, and sends a recording end instruction signal f to the recording section 1 after converting the time data a. On the other hand, a caller message a input from a telephone line (not shown) is input manually to the telephone section 5, and is also input to the recording section 1.
and is input to the message completion detection section 3.

The recording unit 4 records either the caller message a or the time voice message e according to the content of the recording control signal d,
Recording is ended when a recording end instruction signal f is received.

Here, the caller message a and the time voice message e do not need to be in the form of audio, but may be in a state suitable for the recording medium handled by the recording section 4.

Next, the overall operation will be explained. In response to an incoming call, a preset response message is sent, and then the caller's message a is recorded, as in the conventional case.

Here, the message completion detection section 3 sets the recording control signal d to "1" when the receiver message a is completed, and the recording section 4 sets the recording control signal d to "1" when the receiver message a is completed. A is recorded, and when it is also "1", a time voice message e is recorded.

When the sender's message a is completed, the message completion detecting section 3 sets the recording control signal d to "1", and the recording section 1 immediately records the time voice message e. On the other hand, since the message completion detection section 3 sends the conversion start instruction signal C to the speech synthesis section 2, the speech synthesis section 4 speech-synthesizes the time data b at that point and generates the time speech message e. Send to recording section 1. The speech synthesis unit 4 finishes converting the time data b and generates a time voice message e.
When the output of the signal f to the recording section 1 is completed, a recording end instruction signal f is sent to the recording section 1, so that the recording ends.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the message detecting means detects the completion of the message, but the same effect can be obtained by detecting the start of the message.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention is equipped with a timer, a voice synthesizer, and a message completion detector, so that time information can be added to a message from a sender, and the recipient can take appropriate action. It has the effect of making work more efficient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing the operation. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Recording section, 2...Timekeeping section, 3...Message completion detection section, 4...Speech synthesis section, 5...Telephone section,
a... Caller's message, b... Time data, C.
...conversion start instruction signal, d...recording control signal, e...
・Time voice message, f...Recording end instruction signal. Patent Applicant: NEC Corporation - , j + P'- Agent: Patent Attorney Naotaka Ide Structure of the Example Fig. 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A telephone equipped with a recording means (1) for recording a message from a caller, comprising: a timekeeping means (2) for measuring time and outputting time data; message detection means (which detects completion and outputs first and second control signals);
3), and a voice synthesizing means (4) for converting the time data into a voice message and outputting a time voice message according to the first control signal; A telephone characterized in that it includes means for recording voice messages.