JPH026700Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a so-called answering machine with automatic response content switching, which is capable of responding by switching between a plurality of response messages.

Conventionally, devices of this kind have been provided with a clock device and configured to automatically switch the transmission of response messages.

That is, for example, as shown in _FIG .
In response to the signal from L ₂ , a response message recorded on track 5 corresponding to one of the multiple tracks of the response tape is sent out, while the clock device 7 detects the passage of a certain period of time or a predetermined time; The detection signal is supplied to the switching circuit 4, and the switching circuit 4 outputs the track 5 of the response tape.
Then switch to another track 6 on the response tape and transfer the response message recorded on track 6 to track 5.
The message was configured to be sent in place of the response message recorded in the message.

Therefore, by preparing a plurality of messages and switching between them at a predetermined time, it is possible to respond with different contents over time. In addition, in Fig. 1, 1 represents the incoming circuit,
2 indicates a sending circuit, and 3 indicates an amplifier.

However, for a caller at a time just before the response message switching time, if the switching time is reached while the response recorded in one track is being sent and the caller switches to the response recorded in another track. In such a case, the response recorded on the other track is transmitted while the response recorded on the one track is being transmitted, and the line is disconnected by the end of the transmission of the response recorded on the other track. automatically released. For this reason, the caller has to listen to part of the response recorded on the one track and the entire response recorded on the other track, which is inconvenient.

Therefore, in order to improve the above-mentioned drawbacks,
There is one described in JP-A-49-80907.
This means that when the caller is listening to a response and it is time to change the response, the caller will wait until the track in which the response is recorded has finished playing before switching to the other track. It is something.

This system has the advantage that the caller does not need to listen to the contents of the two responses, which is the disadvantage of the conventional method described above, but when multiple lines are connected, the timer time If lines are connected continuously at the time of switching, there is a problem in that tracks cannot be switched for any length of time.

The present invention is an attempt to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to prepare at least two response message means, and when the timer reaches the time while responding with one response message, the other When a call is received on a line, the line is connected to another answering message side to answer the message, and this allows for smooth switching of the answering content. This is what we intend to provide.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

A to D indicate a plurality of lines having lines _L1 and _L2 , respectively, and each line has a receiving circuit _1A1 having a detection means for detecting that the receiving circuit is in operation.
~1A ₄ is connected. This incoming circuit 1A ₁ ~
The signal from _1A4 is output to hold circuits 8A and 8B. These hold circuits 8A and 8B hold the output from the clock device 7 that sends out the output when the necessary time to switch the response contents is reached, and switch the output of the clock device 7 when the incoming circuits 1A ₁ to 1A ₄ are inactive. This is supplied to circuits 4A and 4B. The switching circuit 4A switches between tracks 5A and 5B on one response tape, and sends the reproduced response contents of the respective tracks 5A and 5B to the amplifier 3A. Further, the switching circuit 4B switches between the tracks 6A and 6B on other response tapes, and switches between the tracks 6A and 6B, respectively.
The reproduction response contents of B are sent to the amplifier 3B. The reproduced outputs from the amplifiers 3A and 3B are output to the sending circuits 2A and 2B, respectively.
B sends the reproduced outputs from amplifiers 3A and 3B to selection circuits 9A to 9D. This selection circuit 9A to 9D
The hold signals from the hold circuits 8A and 8B are input, and the contents of the reproduction responses from the sending circuits 2A and 2B are selected and output to the receiving circuits _1A1 to _1A4 .

That is, tracks 5A and 5B of the response tape are switched and selected by the switching circuit 4A, and the amplifier 3
The signal is supplied to A, amplified, and then supplied to the sending circuit 2A. Similarly, tracks 6A and 6B of the response tape are switched and selected by the switching circuit 4B, and the amplifier 3
After being amplified, the signal is supplied to the sending circuit 2B. The outputs of the sending circuits 2A and 2B are sent to the selection circuit 9.
The outputs of the selection circuits 9A _{1 to} 9A ₄ are supplied to the receiving circuits 1A ₁ to 1A _{4 ,} respectively. Hold circuits 8A and 8B are incoming circuits 1A ₁
~1A ₄ is supplied with the operating detection signal and the output of the clock device 7 is alternately supplied, and when the output of the clock device 7 is supplied, the incoming call circuit 1 is inactive.
Selection circuit 9A ₁ , ... 9 corresponding to A ₁ , ... 1A ₄
The input of _A4 is switched between the sending circuits 2A and 2B, and the output of the clock device 7 is switched between the receiving circuits _1A1 , . . .
Hold until the detection signal from 1A ₄ disappears,
When the detection signal disappears, the hold is released and the switching circuits 4A and 4B are switched to select the output from one track, and at the same time, the incoming call circuits 1A ₁ , . . . 1 which were in operation when the clock device 7 was output
The inputs of the selection circuits 9A ₁ , _. . . 9A ₄ corresponding to A 4 are switched to the sending circuits 2A and 2B.

In the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, the response message that has now been received on lines A and C and recorded in track 5A is sent to switching circuit 4A, amplifier 3A, sending circuit 2A, and selection circuit 9A ₁ , 9A ₃ and sent to the receiving circuits 1A ₁ and 1A ₃ . At this time, the selection circuits 9A ₁ and 9A ₃ are the sending circuits 2
It is controlled to send out the output of A. At this time, the switching circuit 4B has selected the response message recorded on the track 6B.

Next, in this state, the time set in the clock device 7 is reached and the output from the clock device 7 is supplied to the hold circuit 8A. However, as described above, the lines A and C are receiving calls, that is, the receiving circuits 1A ₁ and 1A ₃ are in operation, and detection signals are being output from the receiving circuits 1A ₁ and 1A ₃ . Therefore, when the clock device 7 outputs an output, the hold circuit 4A selects the selection circuits 9A ₂ and 9A ₄ selects the output of the sending circuit 2B. In this case, the switching circuit 4B selects the response message stored in the track 6B, so when an incoming call is received on lines B and D, for example, the message is sent via the sending circuit 2B and the selection circuits 9A ₂ and 9A ₄ . The response message recorded on track 6B is sent out.

In addition, when the sending of the response message recorded in the track 5A that was being sent is completed, the receiving circuit 1
The detection signals from A ₁ and 1A ₃ disappear, the hold is released, and the switching circuit 4A switches to track 5A.
At the same time, the selection circuits 9A ₁ and 9A ₃ are switched to the sending circuit 2B side.
In this state, when a call is received on lines A, B, C, or D, the response message recorded in track 6B is sent out.

Next, when the set time of the clock device 7 is reached, the hold circuit 8B is activated. Therefore, it functions in the same way as the hold circuit 8A. If a call arrives on circuits A and C before this set time is reached, the response message recorded in track 6B is sent to circuits A and C.

Similarly, the next time a call is received before the set time of the clock device 7 is reached, the response message recorded in the track 5B is sent out. Therefore, the response messages recorded on tracks 5A, 6B, 5B, and 6A are sent out in sequence.

It should be noted that although the above-described embodiment has been described in the case of four lines, the number of lines is not limited to four lines.

As described above, the present invention provides at least two response message means, and when a call arrives on another line when the timer time expires while responding with one response message, another response message is sent to that line. Since the response content that is connected to the message side and scheduled to be played after the above-mentioned time has elapsed is sent, it has the effect that the response content can be switched smoothly even if calls arrive on many lines at the time when the response content is switched. It is something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional automatic answering answering machine, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1A ₁ , 1A ₂ , 1A ₃ , 1A ₄ ... Incoming circuit, 2
A, 2B... Sending circuit, 3, 3A, 3B... Amplifier, 4, 4A, 4B... Switching circuit, 5,
5A, 5B, 6, 6A, 6B...Response tape track, 7... Clock device, 8, 8A, 8A ₁ , 8
B ₂ ...Hold circuit, 9A ₁ , 9A ₂ , 9A ₃ , 9A ₄
...Selection circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An incoming circuit that is connected to each line and sends out an output when the line is in an incoming call state, a hold circuit that holds the output from the time device using the output from the incoming circuit, and a response. at least two response message playback means having recorded contents; connected between the response message playback means and the incoming call circuit; and when the output from the hold circuit is input, the response message playback is in progress. When the output from the means is sent to the receiving circuit that is detecting the incoming call, and while the hold circuit is sending out the output, there is an incoming call to another receiving circuit,
An answering machine with automatic response content switching, comprising: a selection circuit for transmitting the response content from another response message reproducing means to the incoming call circuit.