JPH03178247A - Television communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To leave a communication message arrived during absence in a form of both audio and video information sets by providing a recording means recording a recording time and a telephone number together with the communication message and a control means for registration, retrieval and erasure or the like for an absence message. CONSTITUTION:A television telephone automatic answering mail box upon the receipt of a call during absence sends an absence message comprising of voice information and video information registered in advance in a recording means 11 to an opposite station and records the communication message comprising of the voice information and video information returned in reply of the absence message by the opposite station and a telephone number of a relevant opposite station to the recording means 11 together with a recording time based on the time information from a clock circuit 13. Then a communication message recorded in the recording means 11 is outputted to a receiver 1 and a monitor 3 in response to the button operation of an operation panel 4 and the telephone number and the recording time of the opposite station are displayed on a monitor 3. Thus, the television communication terminal equipment is realized, in which the communication message from the opposite station received during absence is left in both the voice information and video information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a television communication terminal device connected to a communication line and used in a telephone calling system such as a television telephone or a television conference.

[Prior Art] FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a video telephone as a conventional television communication terminal device, which is shown, for example, on pages 45 to 48 of the May 18, 1987 issue of Nikkei Communication. be. In the figure, 1 is a handset with a built-in transmitter and receiver for communicating with the other station by voice, 2 is a camera that takes images of the own station in order to communicate with the other station by video, and 3 is a handset with a built-in receiver. It is also a monitor that shows the image of your own station and the image of the other station. Reference numeral 4 denotes a control panel into which signals for controlling the videophone, such as signals for selecting the partner station and operation signals for the camera 2 and monitor 3, are input; and 5 indicates number/symbol buttons on the control panel 4. ,
6 is also an operation button.

7 is a communication line to which the video telephone set formed by these is connected.

Next, the operation will be explained. When you pick up the handset l and answer an incoming call from the other station, video information of your own station captured by the camera 2 is sent to the other station via the communication line 7, and is displayed on the monitor 3 of your own station. Communication line 7
The video of the other station sent via , or camera 2
The video of your own station taken by is displayed. Also,
Voice communication with the partner station is performed using the transmitter and receiver of the handset 1. Here, the image displayed on the monitor 3 can be switched between the image of the own station and the image of the other station by pressing a predetermined one of the operation buttons 6 on the operation panel 4.

When making a call from one's own station, the user picks up the handset 1 and operates the number/symbol buttons 5 on the operation panel 4 to input the telephone number, abbreviated number, and signal for selecting the other station. When the partner station responds, audio and video communication is performed with the partner station in the same manner as in the case described above.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Conventional television communication terminal devices are configured as described above, so if a call arrives when you are not available, the other party cannot communicate with you. However, even if a communication message using audio information can be left behind, there is a problem that it is not possible to leave a communication message using video information.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a television communication terminal device capable of transmitting both audio and video information of a communication message from an incoming caller's station when the other party is absent. With the goal.

[Means to solve the problem]

In the television communication terminal device according to the present invention, an absence message based on video information and audio information is registered in advance,
A recording means for recording a communication message based on video information and audio information sent from a partner station when the other station is absent, as well as the recording time and telephone number of the other station; and registration, search, and deletion of the absent message in the recording means; Furthermore, a video telephone answering machine mailbox is provided, which is equipped with a control means for controlling the recording, retrieval, and deletion of the communication message, its recording time, and the telephone number of the other party, and a clock circuit for supplying time information to the control means. It is something.

[For production]

The videophone answering mailbox in this invention is as follows:
When a call arrives while you are absent, an absentee message is sent to the other party using audio and video information pre-registered in the recording means, and the audio and video information that the other party sends back in response to the absentee message is sent to the other party. The communication message and the telephone number of the corresponding partner station are recorded in the recording means along with the recording time based on the time information from the clock circuit, and in response to button operations on the operation panel, the communication message recorded in the recording means is transferred to the receiver and Television communication that allows you to transmit both audio and video information of communication messages received from the other station while you are absent by outputting them to the monitor and displaying the phone number and recording time of the other station on the monitor. Realize a terminal device.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1st
In the figure, 1 is a handset with a built-in transmitter and receiver, 2 is a camera, 3 is a monitor, 4 is an operation panel, 5 is a number/symbol button, 6 is an operation button, 7 is a communication line, and a fourth Since these parts are the same as or equivalent to those in the prior art, which are denoted by the same reference numerals in the figures, detailed explanations will be omitted.

Further, 8 is a videophone answering machine mailbox attached to the videophone formed by these,
Its configuration is shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 indicates an absence message to be sent to the other station when the other station is absent, which is registered in advance using video and audio information, and a communication message using video and audio information that is returned from the other station in response to the absence message. , along with the recording time and telephone number of the other party. Reference numeral 12 denotes a control means for controlling the registration, search, and deletion of the missed message in the recording means 11, and further controls the recording, search, and deletion of the communication message, its recording time, and the telephone number of the other party. , 13 is a clock circuit that provides time information to the control means 12.

Next, the operation will be explained. Press the button assigned for registering an absent message among the operation buttons 6 on the operation panel 4, and after a certain period of time has elapsed, the video information of your station captured by the camera 2 and the absentee message from the transmitter of the handset 1 will be displayed. and voice information informing the user of the situation is inputted into the control means 12.

The control means 12 starts a control operation in response to a button operation on the operation panel 4, and registers the manually inputted video information and audio information as an absence message in a predetermined registration area of the recording means it. At this time, the registration time based on the time information given from the clock circuit 13 is also registered. In this embodiment, the absence message and the like are encoded and then registered in the recording means 11.

If the other station is not present when the call arrives, the control means 12
reads out and decodes the absent message and registration time based on video and audio information registered in the predetermined registration area of the recording means 11, and sends them to the other party via the communication line 7. After transmitting this absence message, the controller vi12 records the communication message based on video and audio information returned by the other station in response to the absence message in a predetermined recording area of the recording means 11 for a certain period of time. . At this time, the recording time based on the time information given from the clock circuit 13 and the telephone number of the partner station that returned the communication message are also recorded together with this communication message.

Also in this case, the communication message etc. is encoded and recorded in the recording means 11.

Next, on the operation panel 4, when the button assigned to the communication message search among the operation buttons 6, "3" among the number/symbol buttons 5, and the above-mentioned button among the operation buttons 6 are pressed in order, the control means 12 searches the recording means 11 in response to the button operation, reads out the communication message recorded in the third recording area, decodes it, and sends it to the handset 1 and monitor 3. The video information of the decoded communication message is reproduced on the monitor 3, and the recording time and the telephone number of the other party are displayed on the upper part of the video information as shown in FIG. Here, the recording time is displayed in real time from the recording start time to the recording end time, for example. Further, in the handset l, the voice information of the communication message is outputted as voice from its receiver.

Next, on the operation panel 4, when the button assigned for deleting communication messages among the operation buttons 6, "3" among the number/symbol buttons 5, and the above-mentioned button among the operation buttons 6 are pressed in order, the control means 12 erases the communication message recorded in the third recording area of the recording means 11 in response to the button operation. This secures one recording area for recording a new communication message. Also, if you press "Water" and "3" in sequence instead of pressing "'3" on number/symbol button 5, the communication messages recorded in the first to third recording areas will be erased. , three new communication message recording areas are secured.

If you wish to operate your own videophone answering machine mailbox 8 while away from home, etc., dial your own phone number from the number/symbol button 5 on the operation panel 4 of the nearest videophone, and then enter the password. Make input.

To register an absentee message, the operator presses the button assigned to registering an absentee message among the operating buttons 6 on the operation panel 4, and then presses the number/symbol button 5, for example, '0'. After a certain period of time has elapsed, when the video information and audio information of the absentee message are input from the camera 2 and the transmitter of the handset 1, the control means 12 encodes the video information and audio information of the inputted absentee message. It is registered in a predetermined registration area of the recording means 11.

If you want to search for recorded communication messages, press the number/symbol button 5 on the operation panel 4, for example, °'0''.
After pressing , press the button assigned to search for communication messages among the operation buttons 6, and "'" among the number/symbol buttons 5.
4'', when the buttons of the operation button 6 are pressed in order, the communication message recorded in the fourth recording area of the recording means 11 of the own station is read out by the control means 12 and is transmitted via the communication line 7. The message is output to the handset 1 and monitor 3 of the videophone that made the call.Therefore, the video information of the communication message shown in FIG. Audio information of the communication message is output.

Furthermore, when deleting a communication message, press the number/symbol button 5, e.g. 4'' of the symbol buttons 5 and the button 4 of the operation buttons 6 are pressed in order, the recording means 11
The communication message recorded in the fourth recording area is erased. Also, instead of pressing 4'' on the number/symbol button 5, if you press °°*'', all recording areas will be cleared.

Note that operations on your own videophone answering mailbox from another videophone cannot be performed if no password is entered after dialing your own phone number, or if an incorrect password is entered. The confidentiality of recorded contents will be maintained without fail. Further, when registering or searching, the corresponding video is displayed on the monitor 3.

In the above embodiment, registration of absentee messages, search for communication messages, deletion, etc. are performed by operating the corresponding operation button 6 on the operation panel 4. However, the operation panel 4
Furthermore, the registration of the absentee message in the recording means 11 and the recording of the communication message are shown to be first encoded and then stored, but the original It is also possible to directly store the signal as it is.

Further, in the above embodiment, the application to a video telephone was explained, but the present invention may also be applied to a system using a telephone call, such as a video conference connected to a communication line, and the same effects as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when a call arrives when the caller is absent, an absentee message with pre-registered audio information and video information is sent to the other party's station, and the message is returned from the other party's station. A communication message consisting of audio information and video information is recorded together with the telephone number of the other station and the recording time, and by pressing a button on the operation panel, the recorded communication message is output to the receiver and monitor, and the telephone number of the other station is recorded. Since the configuration is configured to display the recording time and recording time on the monitor, it is possible to obtain a television communication terminal device that can transmit not only audio information but also video information when a communication message is received from the other party's station while the user is absent. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a television communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a video telephone answering mailbox, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of display on a monitor. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a conventional television communication terminal device. 1 is a transmitter and receiver (handset), 2 is a camera, 3 is a monitor, 4 is an operation panel, 7 is a communication line, 8 is a videophone answering mail box, 11 is a recording means, 12 is a control means, 13 is a clock circuit. In addition, in the figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or equivalent parts. Procedural amendment (voluntary)

Claims (1)

[Claims] a transmitter and a handset for performing voice communication with a partner station connected via a communication line; a camera and a monitor for performing video communication with the partner station; and a signal for selecting the partner station; In a television communication terminal device equipped with an operation panel into which signals for controlling the television communication terminal device, including operation signals for the camera and monitor, are inputted, the other station is notified of the fact that the other station is absent. An absence message using video information and audio information is registered in advance for the purpose of the communication, and furthermore, a communication message using video information and audio information sent from the partner station in response to the absence message, its recording time, and the communication message of the partner station is registered in advance. a recording means for recording a telephone number; and a recording means for reading out the absence message from the recording means and sending it to the other party's station when a call is received while the user is absent; Controlling the recording of the communication message, its recording time, and the telephone number of the partner station in the recording means, and searching for the communication message recorded in the recording means during the absence, in response to the operation of the operation panel. and output to said handset or monitor,
a control means for controlling the display of the recorded time and the telephone number recorded together with the communication message on the monitor, the erasure of the communication message, and the registration and erasure of the absence message in the recording means; 1. A television communication terminal device comprising a videophone answering machine mailbox equipped with a clock circuit that provides time information to a control means.