JPH0340643A - Telephone set with automatic answering function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To send a different reply message in response to a caller by selecting a reply message registered respectively in response to a received individual identification number and sending the selected message. CONSTITUTION:A caller outgoing address from a call setting message sent from an exchange is detected and registered on an 10 card, then an incoming reply message corresponding to an outgoing address is read, the incoming reply message is converted into a voice signal at a voice synthesis section 36 or kept to be character information as it is and sent from a transmission circuit 29 to the caller side. When not registered, a message to an unspecified opposite party is sent and the interruption processing is implemented and the communication is terminated.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention provides an answering machine that notifies the calling side terminal operator that the terminal operator is absent when a call is received when the answering machine is set to be away. Regarding telephones with functions.

(Prior art) Conventional telephones with this type of answering function store answering messages on a cassette tape or memory, and when an incoming call is received while the answering message is set to answering, the message is stored on the cassette tape or memory. It was configured to send a message to the calling party.

With the above configuration, only one type of message can be sent to the calling party, and different messages cannot be sent depending on the recipient.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, conventional telephones with an answering machine have only one type of message, and can only respond in the same manner regardless of who is calling.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone with an answering machine that can send a response message appropriate to the caller.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention takes the following measures. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, this device includes a line connecting means 11°, a communication circuit section 12. A conventional general telephone consisting of a handset 13, etc., is equipped with a portable storage medium 9, such as an IC card 14, personal identification number verification means 1, etc.
5. It is constructed by connecting a response message sending means 16. The IC card 14 is removably attached to the device, and the personal identification number of the desired communication partner is registered in advance in its memory. Personal identification number verification means 1
5 receives the personal identification information of the calling party via the line 17, and compares this personal identification number of the calling party with the personal identification number registered in the IC card 14. The response message sending means 16 selects a response message corresponding to the personal identification number based on the verification result by the personal identification number verification means 15, and sends this response message from the line 17 via the line connection means 11.

(Effects) By taking such measures, the following effects are achieved. That is, since each registered response message is selected and sent according to the received personal identification number, different response messages can be sent depending on the caller.

(Embodiment) FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a telephone connected to an 15DN.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a receiving circuit, which receives the digital signal transmitted through the home bus 21. A frame synchronization circuit 22 detects frames from the digital signal received by the reception circuit 20. A frame decomposition circuit 23 decomposes the frame detected by the frame synchronization circuit 22 into two B channels and one D channel. 24 is a codec which performs A/D conversion of the transmitting signal and D/A conversion of the received signal. 25 is a communication circuit, and a handset 26
It connects. Reference numeral 27 denotes a D channel control circuit, which displays each data and flag in the D channel inputted from the frame decomposition circuit 23 at the time of reception.

It detects control signals and forms a D channel frame to be sent during transmission. A frame assembly circuit 28 assembles the B channel manually inputted from the codec 24 and the D channel manually inputted from the D channel control circuit 27 into a frame.

A transmitting circuit 29 transmits the signal input from the frame assembly circuit 28 to the home bus 21.

30 is a CPU, which controls the entire apparatus.

Further, this CPU 30 has personal identification number verification means 15 and response message sending means 16 shown in FIG. Reference numeral 31 denotes an instruction input section, which includes keys and the like for giving instructions to the CPU 30. Reference numeral 32 denotes a display, which is made of, for example, an LCD and displays various information. 33 is memory, CPU3
ROM that stores the 0 operation program and RAM for work
It consists of etc. 34 is an IC card control circuit;
Writing and reading of the IC card 35 are performed. 36 is a voice synthesis circuit, which creates a voice signal based on the response message information under the control of the CPU 30. A switch circuit 37 is switched under the control of the CPU 30, and selectively connects the telephone call circuit 25 and the voice synthesis circuit 36.

FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are diagrams showing the structure of a call setting message used in I5DN, and FIG. 3(a) shows a call setting message sent from a calling terminal, ) is a diagram showing the structure of a call setup message sent from the exchange to the called party. As shown in the figure, in the 15DN, when the calling side sends a call setup message consisting of the message common part 381, the originating sub-address 391, the destination address 401, the destination sub-address 41, the exchange
is added immediately after the message common part 38 of the call setting message, and a call setting message as shown in FIG. 3(b) is transmitted to the called party. In addition, Fig. 4(a)(b)
) is a diagram showing the detailed structure of this call setting message, FIG. 4(a) is a diagram showing the call setting message shown in FIG. 3(a), and FIG. 4(b) is a diagram showing the calling address. It is. The originating address 42 has an originating address information element 42a and an information element length of 4.
After the 2b1 number identification 42c, the originating address is entered one digit at a time up to the end. In this embodiment, this originating address is used as the personal identification number.

In the apparatus configured as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 3 (a)
) The operation when a call setup message as shown in (b) is transmitted will be explained using the operation flowchart of FIG.

First, in step 5a and step 5b, call occurrence monitoring and incoming call occurrence monitoring are performed. If a call occurs here, call processing is performed in step 5C. On the other hand, if an incoming call occurs, it is determined in step 5d whether or not the call is set to be away, and if it is not set to be away, normal incoming call processing is performed in step 5e. If it is determined in step 5d that the caller is set to be away, the calling party's calling address is detected from the call and setting message sent from the exchange in step 5f, and in step 5g the calling party's calling address is the same as the detected calling party's calling address. It is checked whether the originating address of the number is registered in the IC card. If a calling address with the same number as the calling party's calling address is registered here, the incoming call response message corresponding to that calling address is read out in step 5h, and the incoming call answering message read out in step 51 remains as text information. Alternatively, the voice synthesizer 36 converts it into an audio signal and sends it to the calling party from the transmitting circuit 29, and disconnection processing is performed in step 5j, and the process ends. Step 5
If the calling address with the same number as the calling party's calling address is not registered in the IC card in the verification in step 5k, a message is sent to an unspecified party as in the past in step 5k, and a disconnection process is performed in step 5j. and exit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the format of registration data on an IC card. As shown in the figure, response method information 62 indicating the response method such as whether to send text information or voice information following the sender address 61 and response message information 63 indicating the content of the response message are registered. , response method information and response message information can be read by reading after the corresponding originating address. In addition, the response method information and response message information are stored in the memory 33 or the like with a selection number, and the selection number is registered in the IC card after the originating address 61.1. Information may be read out based on this selection number.

Note that if the called party is away from the telephone and cannot answer the incoming call immediately, and if it would be a problem for someone else to answer the incoming call, enter a password in the response method information 62. If you write information that allows you to answer the incoming call when the number is entered, and make the call connection only when a predetermined PIN number is entered, you will be able to answer the incoming call. Only the following people will be able to respond. In addition, if you write information that enables normal responses only to a specific caller in the response method information 62 and set this device to be away, you can respond to all incoming calls even if you are busy. If there is no time to be there, only a specific caller can answer, and other incoming calls can be answered by answering. In addition, by changing the response method information 62, it is possible to adopt various incoming call response modes.

As described above, according to this embodiment, a response message can be sent according to the sending address.

Although the above description has been made regarding an example in which the present invention is applied to a telephone set connected to an I5DN, the present invention is not limited to an I5DN, but can also be applied to a general telephone network.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a second embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a telephone with a modem. Note that the same parts as in FIG. 2 are given the same reference numerals, and detailed explanations will be omitted. In the figure,
71 is the NCUC superscript. 72 is a speech network which performs D/A conversion of received signals and A of transmitted signals.
/D conversion is performed. 73 is an amplifier circuit that drives the handset 26. 74 is an SIO, which performs parallel/serial conversion of signals. In this embodiment, the personal identification number is transmitted during the control procedure. Other than this, this embodiment is almost the same as the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a third embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a case where a DTMF signal is used to transmit a personal identification number. The same parts as in Fig. 2 and Fig. 7 are given the same reference numerals.
Detailed explanation will be omitted. In the figure, 81 is a DTMF receiver, and the DTMF receiver sent via the line 82
, receive the signal. In this embodiment, when setting an absentee setting, after the line is connected, the operator of the calling terminal is requested to manually enter the personal identification number, and the operator of the calling terminal manually enters the personal identification number using a button. The sent DTMF signal is received by the DTMF receiver 81.

Other than this, this embodiment is almost the same as the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

As described above, according to the second embodiment and the third example, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained even in a general analog telephone network.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
Of course, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, when the answering machine is set, a telephone having an answering function that notifies the calling terminal and the operator that the terminal operator is absent when a call arrives, can perform the necessary communication. A removable portable storage medium in which the personal identification number of the other party is registered in advance, and a personal identification device that compares the personal identification number of the calling party received at the time of an incoming call with the personal identification number registered in the portable storage medium. The number verification means and the personal identification number verification means select and issue a response message corresponding to the received personal identification number of the calling party from among a plurality of preset types of response messages according to the verification results of the personal identification number verification means. Since it is equipped with a means for sending a response message to the calling side,
It is possible to provide a telephone with an answering machine that can send a response message appropriate to the caller.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 (a) and (b) are the configurations of call setup messages used in I5DN. Figures 4(a) and 4(b) are diagrams showing the detailed structure of the call setup message, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the processing flow, and Figure 6 is a diagram showing the IC
A diagram showing an example of the format of data registered on a card,
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the invention. 11... Line connection means, 12... Call circuit section, 13
...Handset, 14...IC card, 15...
- Personal identification number verification means, 16...response message sending means, 17... line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] When the answering machine is set, the telephone has an answering machine function that notifies the calling terminal operator that the terminal operator is not present when a call arrives. a portable storage medium, a personal identification number verification means for verifying the personal identification number of the calling party received at the time of an incoming call with a personal identification number registered in the portable storage medium; and response message sending means for selecting a response message corresponding to the received personal identification number of the calling party from among a plurality of types of response messages preset according to the verification result and sending the selected response message to the calling party. A telephone with an answering machine feature.