JPH06205100A - Answering machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide an answering machine in which only a message message desired by a caller can be left. [Structure] A message message sent from a caller at the time of recording an answering machine is supplied to and stored in a memory unit 21.
In this state, it is monitored whether or not a request to change the message is received. When a message message change request arrives from the calling source within a certain period of time, the message message change control means 1b replaces the message message coming after the change request with the message message sent earlier. It was made to remember.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an answering machine having a function of automatically recording a message sent from a caller after automatically answering an incoming call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a telephone of this type, for example, after a message for replying to an incoming call stored in advance at the time of an incoming call is sent to a calling party, a message message sent from a speaker of the calling party is sent. It is supplied to and stored in the memory provided in the telephone. When a predetermined message reproducing operation is performed on the telephone by the owner of the telephone or the like, the message message stored in the memory is read out and output in a loud voice.

[0003]

By the way, in such a conventional answering machine, since the caller cannot change the message message once recorded, for example, the caller makes a wrong message. However, even if the appropriate word was not immediately conceived, there was a problem that the message was left as it was on the answering machine. In addition, it is generally unfamiliar to leave a message for an object that the other party does not have, so some callers may hang up silently because of fear of failure. There was a problem that the original purpose of the telephone was lost. Further, since the caller himself cannot confirm the message message after the message message is blown, there is a problem that it is not possible to confirm whether or not the message message is correctly blown.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an answering machine in which a caller himself can confirm a message message after blowing it. Another object of the present invention is to provide an answering machine in which only a message message desired by a caller can be left.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the present invention takes the following means. (1) In an answering machine equipped with an answering / answer recording function that automatically answers an incoming call when an incoming call occurs and stores a message message sent from the caller, a message When the reproduction request is judged to have arrived by the judgment means for judging whether or not the reproduction request for the message message comes after the arrival, the message message stored immediately before is judged by the judgment means. Message return control means for reading and sending to the caller is provided.

(2) In an answering machine equipped with an answering / answer recording function for automatically answering an incoming call when an incoming call occurs and for storing a message message sent from a caller, at the time of answering / recording by the above answering / answering function, The determination means for determining whether or not the deletion request of the message message comes after the arrival of the message message, and the determination means, which is stored immediately before when it is determined that the deletion request has arrived Message erasing control means for erasing the message is provided.

(3) In an answering machine having an answering / answer recording function for automatically answering an incoming call when an incoming call occurs and for storing an answering message sent from a calling source, when answering / recording by the answering / answering recording function, A determination means for determining whether or not a change request for the message message arrives after the arrival of the message message, and when the determination means determines that the change request has arrived, the caller sends the message. And a message change control means for storing the recorded message in place of the message stored immediately before.

(4) In an answering machine equipped with an answering machine recording function for automatically answering an incoming call when an incoming call occurs and for storing a message message sent from a calling source, when an answering machine is recorded by the answering machine recording function. ,
Determination means for determining whether or not a reproduction request for the message message arrives following the arrival of the message message,
When the determination means determines that the reproduction request has arrived, a message return control means for reading out the message message sent immediately before the reproduction request and transmitting the message message to the calling source, and the message return control means. When the caller sends a request to change the message message after the start of sending the message message, the message message sent from the caller following this change request is sent immediately before the playback request. Message change control means for storing instead of the message is provided.

(5) In an answering machine equipped with an answering / answer recording function for automatically answering an incoming call when an incoming call occurs and for storing a message message sent from a calling source, when an answering / answering recording is performed by the above answering / answering recording function. ,
Determination means for determining whether or not a reproduction request for the message message arrives following the arrival of the message message,
When the determination means determines that the reproduction request has arrived, a message return control means for reading out the message message sent immediately before the reproduction request and transmitting the message message to the calling source, and the message return control means. And a message erasing control means for erasing the message message sent immediately before the reproduction request when a request for erasing the message message is sent from the calling source after the message message is started to be transmitted. did.

[0010]

As a result of taking the measure of (1), the following effects occur. That is, when a message request arrives after a message message arrives at the time of recording an answering message, the message message sent immediately before the message request is read and sent to the caller. Therefore, if the caller makes a request to reproduce the message message by blowing a message message by, for example, a predetermined dial operation or the like, it becomes possible to listen to the message message blown by himself / herself. This makes it possible to check whether the message has been correctly blown.

As a result of taking the measure of (2), the following action occurs. That is, when a request for changing the message message comes after the arrival of the message message at the time of recording the answering machine, the message message sent from the caller following this change request was sent immediately before the change request. It is stored instead of the message. Therefore, if, for example, the caller has made a mistaken message message, he or she can make a message once again by making a request to change the message message by a predetermined dial operation, etc., and then making a message message again. The message message can be rewritten so that only the desired message message can be left.

As a result of taking the measure of (3), the following action occurs. That is, when a request for deleting the message message arrives after the arrival of the message message at the time of recording the answering machine, the message message sent immediately before the deletion request is deleted. Therefore, for example, if the caller makes an erroneous message message and makes a request to delete the message message by a predetermined dial operation, etc., he / she can delete the message message that he / she has once injected. This makes it possible to avoid leaving an erroneous message or the like on the other party's telephone.

As a result of taking the measure of (4), the following action occurs. That is, when a message message is requested to be reproduced following the arrival of a message message at the time of recording an answering machine, the message message sent immediately before the reproduction request is read and sent to the caller, and When a message message change request arrives from the calling source in this state, the message message sent together with this change request is stored in place of the message message sent immediately before the reproduction request. Therefore, if the caller makes a message message reproduction request by, for example, a predetermined dial operation after the message message is blown, it is possible to confirm on the spot whether or not the message message is correctly blown, If you are dissatisfied with the message message that was blown in, after inputting a request to change the above message message by a predetermined dial operation, etc., if you try to blow the message message again, the recorded message message is rewritten, This makes it possible to always leave only the desired message message.

As a result of taking the measure of (5), the following action occurs. That is, when a message message is requested to be reproduced following the arrival of a message message at the time of recording an answering machine, the message message sent immediately before the reproduction request is read and sent to the caller, and In this state, when a message message deletion request is received from the calling source, the message message sent immediately before the reproduction request is deleted. Therefore, if the caller makes a message message reproduction request by, for example, a predetermined dial operation after the message message is blown, it is possible to confirm on the spot whether or not the message message is correctly blown, If you are dissatisfied with the message message that was blown in, you can delete the recorded message message by inputting a request to delete the above message message by a predetermined dial operation etc. You do not have to leave messages etc. on the other party's phone.

[0015]

1 is a circuit block diagram showing the structure of an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the same figure, this answering machine has a controller 1 and RA, for example.
A recording / reproducing circuit 2 having a memory unit 21 made of M, a switching circuit 3, a line I / F circuit 4, a speech circuit 5,
DTMF transmission circuit 6, DTMF reception circuit 7, incoming call detection circuit 8, ringer circuit 9, speaker 10, LCD
(Liquid crystal display unit) 11, LCD controller 12, key input unit 13, handset 14, speaker 15
A speaker amplifier 16, a microphone 17, a microphone amplifier 18, and an off-hook detection switch 19.

The switching circuit 3 records and reproduces the audio signals input from the recording / reproducing circuit 2, the speech circuit 5, the handset 14 and the microphone amplifier 18 under the control of the controller 1, respectively.
It is switched and supplied to the handset 14 and the speaker amplifier 16. The memory unit 21 of the recording / playback circuit 2 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, a response / message message registration table 21a for storing a response message registered in advance and a message message sent from a calling source. In the registration of the response message, the voice information (response message) input from the microphone 17 is stored in the response message registration area of the table 21a according to the control of the controller 1 with the switching circuit 3 set to the input from the microphone 17. It is done by writing. 3 (a) (b) (c)
Shows the contents of the three types of response messages respectively registered in the table 21a.

The incoming call detection circuit 8 detects a call signal coming from a wire telephone network (not shown) via a telephone line and notifies the controller 1 of the signal. The ringer circuit 9 also generates a ringer signal based on a ringing signal coming from the wired telephone network through a telephone line, and the speaker 10 outputs the ringer signal.
Supply to. The key input unit 13 includes, for example, dial keys and various operation keys (playback switch, erase switch, recording switch, mode setting switch) and the like, and specifies whether or not the operation of the telephone is set to the answering / answer recording mode. It has a function of inputting mode information to be supplied and supplying this mode information to the controller 1. LCD11 is LCD
Under the control of the controller 12, the destination telephone number, error message, etc. are displayed.

The controller 1 controls not only the telephone as a whole, but also the message return control means 1a.
And a message message change control means 1b and a message message deletion control means 1b. The message message return control means 1a supplies the message message sent from the calling source to the memory unit 21 and stores the message message after making an automatic response to an incoming call in the state where the operation of the telephone is set to the answering machine recording mode. At the same time, it is monitored whether or not a message message reproduction request arrives. Then, when the arrival of the reproduction request is detected within a certain time, the message message stored in the memory unit 21 is read and sent to the calling source.

The message message change control means 1b, in the state that the operation mode of the telephone is set to the answering / recording mode, automatically answers the incoming call and then stores the message message sent from the calling source in the memory section 21. It is supplied and stored, and at this time, it is monitored whether or not a message message change request arrives. Then, when the arrival of the change request is detected within a fixed time, the message message sent following the change request is stored in the memory unit 21 in place of the previously stored message message.

The message message erasing control means 1c makes an automatic response to an incoming call in the state where the operation mode of the telephone is set to the answering / recording mode, and then stores a message message sent from the calling source in the memory section 21. It is supplied and stored, and at this time, it is monitored whether or not a message message deletion request comes. Then, when the arrival of the deletion request is detected within a fixed time, the message message stored in the memory unit 21 is deleted.

Next, the operation procedure of the answering machine constructed as above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In the steady state, the controller 1 monitors in step 101 of FIG. 4 whether or not a call signal arrives from the wired telephone network. When the call signal arrives in this state, the controller 1 performs the self-step in step 102. Determine if the device is set to answering machine recording mode. As a result, when it is determined that the own device is set in the answering / answering recording mode, the controller 1 proceeds to step 103.
Then, based on the stored contents of the table 21a, the response message 1 shown in FIG. 3 (a), that is, "Yes, XX
(Is the name. I'm away now. Please leave a message after the dial tone. Is sent to the caller.

After the controller 1 finishes sending the response message, the controller 21 sends the table 21a in step 104.
Based on the stored contents of the response message 2 shown in FIG. 3 (b), that is, "If you want to confirm the recorded contents,"#", if you want to delete," 0 ", if you want to rewrite," * ". "Please press after message input." Is sent to the caller. After that, the controller 1 connects the calling source and the recording / playback circuit 2 by the switching circuit 3 and waits for a message from the calling source.

Now, it is assumed that the caller speaker starts blowing the message in such a state. Then, a voice signal corresponding to this message is input to the speech circuit 5 via the telephone line and is sent from the speech circuit 5 to the recording / reproducing circuit 2 via the switching circuit 3. When a message message is sent from the caller speaker, the controller 1 controls in step 105 to store this message message in the message message registration area of the table 21a, and is preset in step 106. Start the timer. Then, in this state, in steps 107, 108 and 109 of FIG. 5, the "#" key at the calling source,
It is monitored whether or not either the "0" key or the "*" key is operated, and at step 110, it is monitored whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed based on the timer. Then, if no key operation is performed within a certain time, the controller 1 stops recording the message message in step 111, and then executes predetermined termination control in step 112 to end the process. .

In this state, if the calling speaker operates the "#" key to confirm the message message blown by himself, the DT corresponding to this "#" key is pressed.
The MF signal is sent to the answering machine side via the telephone line. When the controller 1 detects in step 107 that the “#” key has been operated at the calling source,
In step 113, based on the stored contents of the table 21a, the response message 3 shown in (c) of FIG. 3, that is, "This is the message you entered. If you want to re-enter, delete"#". If you want to do so, please press "0" after message playback. "To the caller. When the sending of the response message is completed, the controller 1 reads the message message blown by the caller and sends it to the caller based on the stored contents of the table 21a in step 114, and is preset in step 115. Start the timer. In this state, in step 116 and step 117, it is monitored whether or not the "*" key or the "0" key is operated at the calling source.
At 18, it is monitored whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed based on the timer.

In this state, for example, it is assumed that the caller is dissatisfied with the message message that he / she has blown in, and therefore operates the "*" key to input the message message again. Then, the DTMF signal corresponding to this "*" key is sent to the answering machine side via the telephone line. When the controller 1 detects in step 116 that the "*" key has been operated at the calling source, it reads the start address of the message message in the memory unit 21 in step 119 of FIG. Starts storing the message sent from the caller. That is, the controller 1 stores the message message retransmitted from the calling source in the table 21a in place of the previously stored message message based on the read head address.

If the calling speaker who listens to his message operates the "0" key to erase the message, the DT corresponding to this "0" key is pressed.
The MF signal is sent to the answering machine side via the telephone line. When the controller 1 detects in step 117 that the "0" key is operated at the calling source,
In step 120, the control for deleting the stored message message from the table 21a is performed, and then in step 112, a predetermined end call control is performed and the process ends.

On the other hand, when the operation of the "0" key at the calling source is detected in step 108, the controller 1 proceeds to step 120 and executes the same process as described above. That is, when the caller sends a request to delete the message message after storing the message message, the controller 1 deletes the message message blown by the caller from the table 21a. Further, when the operation of the "*" key at the calling source is detected in step 109, the controller 1 proceeds from step 119 to step 105 of FIG. 4 and executes the same processing as described above. That is, when the caller sends a request to change the message message after storing the message message, the controller 1 reads the top address in the memory unit 21 of the stored message message and then changes the request message. Then, the message message sent from the calling source is stored in the memory unit 21 in place of the previously stored message message. After that, the same processing as described above is repeated.

As a result of the determination in step 102, if the answering machine is not set to the answering machine recording mode, the controller 1 sends a ring tone in step 121 and goes off-hook in this state. Whether or not it is monitored in step 122. Then, when the speaker goes off-hook, the controller 1 connects the caller and the handset 14 by the switching circuit 3 to enable the call (step 123). After that, when the speaker ends the call by going on hook or the like (step 124), the controller 1 causes the controller 125 to execute step 125.
Then, the predetermined end call control is performed and the process ends. Although detailed description is omitted, even if the timer starts at step 106 and the slave 110 detects the on-hook of the calling source even before the time is up, predetermined termination control is performed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the caller inputs the message message and then operates the "#" key for requesting reproduction of the message message, the table 21a corresponds to the operation. Since the message message to be transmitted is read out and transmitted to the caller, the caller listens to the message message that he / she has blown by pressing the "#" key after the message message has been recorded. Therefore, it is possible to confirm whether or not the message has been correctly blown.

Further, when the "*" key for requesting the change of the message message is operated following the input of the message message at the calling source, or the message message is heard at the calling source which issued the reproduction request. later"*"
When the key is operated, the message message sent from the caller following this change request is stored in the table 21a in place of the previously stored message message. If you press the "#" key when you have entered the wrong message, you can rewrite the message that you have once blown, and only the desired message will be displayed on the answering machine of the other party. You can leave.

Furthermore, when the "0" key for requesting the deletion of the message message is operated after the input of the message message at the calling source, or the message source is requested to listen to the message message. Later “0”
When a key is operated, the corresponding message message is erased from the table 21a, so that the caller should press the "0" key, for example, if an incorrect message message is entered. By doing so, the message message blown in by the user can be erased, and thereby it is not necessary to leave an erroneous message message or the like on the other party's telephone.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be modified in various forms without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0033]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, when a message message is requested to be reproduced following the arrival of a message message at the time of recording an answering message, it is sent immediately before the reproduction request. Since the message message is read out and sent to the calling party, it is possible to provide an answering machine in which the caller himself can confirm the message message after blowing the message message.

Further, when a request for changing the message message arrives after the arrival of the message message at the time of recording the answering machine, the message message sent from the caller following the change request is sent immediately before the change request. If the deletion request for the message message arrives after the arrival of the message message when recording the answering message, the message message sent immediately before this deletion request is deleted. By doing so, it is possible to provide an answering machine in which only the message message desired by the caller can be left.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram showing a configuration of an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a response / message message registration table in the memory unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a response message.

4 is a flowchart showing a control procedure and control contents of the controller shown in FIG.

5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure and control contents of the controller shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Controller, 2 ... Recording / reproducing circuit, 3 ... Switching circuit,
4 ... Line I / F circuit, 5 ... Speech circuit, 6 ... DTMF
Transmitting circuit, 7 ... DTMF receiving circuit, 8 ... incoming call detecting circuit,
9 ... Ringer circuit, 10 ... Speaker, 11 ... Liquid crystal display (LCD), 12 ... LCD controller, 13 ... Key input section, 14 ... Handset, 15 ... Speaker, 16 ... Speaker amplifier, 17 ... Microphone, 18 ... Microphone amplifier 1
9 ... Off-hook detection switch, 21 ... Memory section.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An answering machine equipped with an answering machine recording function for automatically answering an incoming call when an incoming call occurs and for storing a message message sent from a calling source, when recording an answering machine recording the answering machine by the answering machine recording function. Immediately before the reproduction request, a judgment means for judging whether or not a reproduction request for the message message comes after the arrival of the message message, and a case where the reproduction request is judged by this judgment means. An answering machine, comprising: a message return control means for reading out a message message sent to a caller and sending it to a caller. 2. An answering machine equipped with an answering machine recording function for automatically answering an incoming call when an incoming call occurs and storing a message message sent from a calling source, in the case of recording an answering machine by the answering machine recording function. A determination means for determining whether or not a change request for the message message comes after the arrival of the message message, and if the change request is determined by the determination means, the change request follows the change message. An answering machine is provided with message change control means for storing a message message sent from a calling source in place of the message message sent immediately before the change request. 3. An answering machine having an answering machine recording function for automatically answering an incoming call when an incoming call occurs and for storing a message sent from a calling source, in an answering machine recording an answering machine using the answering machine recording function. Immediately before the erasure request, when the erasure request is determined by the deciding means for deciding whether or not the erasure request for the message message comes after the arrival of the message message, An answering machine, comprising: a message erasing control unit for erasing a message sent to the answering machine. 4. An answering machine equipped with an answering machine recording function for automatically answering an incoming call when an incoming call occurs and for storing a message sent from a calling source, when recording an answering machine with the answering machine recording function. Immediately before the reproduction request, a judgment means for judging whether or not a reproduction request for the message message comes after the arrival of the message message, and a case where the reproduction request is judged by this judgment means. Message return control means for reading out the message message sent to the caller and sending it to the calling source, and after the message return control means starts sending the message message, the caller sends a request to change the message message. In this case, the message message sent from the caller following this change request is set to the message message sent immediately before the playback request. Message answering control means for storing the message instead of the message. 5. An answering machine equipped with an answering machine recording function for automatically answering an incoming call when an incoming call occurs and storing a message message sent from a calling source, in the case of recording an answering machine by the answering machine recording function. Immediately before the reproduction request, a judgment means for judging whether or not a reproduction request for the message message comes after the arrival of the message message, and a case where the reproduction request is judged by this judgment means. Message return control means for reading out the message message sent to the caller and sending it to the calling source, and after the message return control means starts sending the message message, the caller sends a request to delete the message message. In this case, a message erasing control means for erasing the message message sent immediately before the reproduction request is provided. An answering machine that is characterized.