JPH0837658A - Videophone with answering machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] An intercom is a videophone with a base unit function that is equipped with a slave unit, and a clear image is displayed on a monitor and an answering machine message is recorded in an answering machine and played even at night visitors. [Structure] An answering machine that stores and reproduces an internal video signal, an audio signal and an external video signal, and an answering machine message of an audio signal, and an attendant at the entrance by interlocking with a call button of a doorphone handset when a visitor comes at night. Since the lighting can be turned on, clear images can be stored and played back on the monitor and voice mail even for visitors at night.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video call device with an answering machine function, and more particularly to a video call device with an answering machine function that is commonly used for both internal and external answering machine messages.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 2, a conventional videophone system with an answering machine has a main body 1 in which a videophone having a camera 2, a handset 3, a CRT 4, a numeric keypad 5 and a function key 6 and an intercom base unit are integrated. And a door unit 9 with a camera having a camera 10, a speaker 11, a microphone 12 and a call button 13, and the main body 1 in which a videophone and an intercom base unit installed inside are integrated is a telephone line 7 and an intercom cable. At 8, it is connected to a front door subunit 9 with a camera equipped on the outside.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, the chime when a visitor comes and presses the calling button of the camera-equipped front cordless handset is that there is no handset of the videophone with the intercom base unit function. There is a problem that only the videophone with the base unit function sounds, and when you are in another room, you have to go to the room with the videophone with the base unit function and respond. In addition, when a visitor arrives at home or when he / she is away from home at night, the entrance is dark and the camera of the camera-equipped front cordless handset cannot capture a clear image, and only the voice is used. In addition, there is a problem that a clear image is not recorded even in the answering machine mode and only audio is recorded.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to solve these problems, and in a video call device with an answering machine for recording a visitor even when he / she is absent,
An entrance cordless handset with a camera for generating a video signal and an audio signal, a door phone master unit function videophone in which the entrance cordless handset with the camera is connected by a telephone line, and a video signal generated by the entrance cordless handset with the camera and Storage means for storing a voice signal,
The doorphone with camera has a ringing means for ringing a chime to the videophone with the master function of the intercom and the slave when the call button is pressed, and an illumination means for supplying illumination to the slave with the camera. When a visitor arrives at home or while away from home at night, the entrance light is turned on in conjunction with the call button of the camera-equipped child subunit, and the visitor and the visitor photographed by the camera-equipped child subunit. Provide a video call device with an answering machine that automatically records and records a person's message.

[0005]

According to the structure of the present invention, it is possible to make a response in the room in which the child device is installed, instead of in the room in which the intercom base station function-equipped videophone is installed. In addition, even at the time of staying at home or at night when the user is away from home, a clear image can be seen because the entrance light is turned on in association with the call button of the intercom slave. Also, when you are out, you can record in the absence record and play clear video.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a video call device with an answering machine according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a video call device with an answering machine according to the present invention comprises a videophone 14 with an intercom base unit function, a CRT 15, a camera 16, a speaker 17, a microphone 18, a handset 19, a numeric keypad 20, and a function key. 21 and a handset 26, a numeric keypad 27, a handset 25 having a function key 28, a camera 30, a speaker 3
1, a door 32 with a camera provided with a microphone 32, a call button 33, and an entrance lighting 34. The door 29 with a camera installed on the outside of the room has a doorphone cable 23 and an indoor doorphone master function. The videophone 14 is connected to the videophone 14, and the videophone 14 with the intercom master function is a telephone line 2.
Connected with 2. Further, the entrance lighting 34 is connected to the intercom base station function-equipped videophone 14 via the mode changeover switch 35 by a cable 24. Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When the call button 33 of the camera-equipped front cordless handset 29 is pressed, the intercom base station function-equipped videophone 14 and its handset 25 sound a chime to notify the arrival of the visitor. Door phone Videophone 14 with master unit function or its slave unit 25
It becomes an extension call with the one that responded with. When the videophone 14 with the intercom base unit function responds, the video signal generated by the camera 30 of the front door subunit 29 with a camera and the audio signal input from the microphone 32 are connected to the indoor intercom base unit function by the intercom cable 23. CRT1 of the attached videophone 14
5 and the receiver 19 a or the speaker 17.
In addition, the transmitter 1 of the videophone 14 with the intercom base unit function
An audio signal input from the microphone 9b or the microphone 18 is output to the speaker 31 of the outdoor cordless handset 29 with a camera by the doorphone cable 23. Further, when the response is made by the cordless handset 25, only the audio signal is given to the doorphone.
Make a call via 4. Further, when an incoming call is received from an outside line in the home mode, the video signal and the audio signal transmitted from the calling source are transmitted through the telephone line 22 to the intercom base unit function videophone 14
Is input to the CRT 15 and the audio is output to the speaker 17 or the handset 19a. When a response is made by the cordless handset 25, only a voice signal is transmitted / received via the intercom master function videophone 14. Also, when calling from here, the video signal generated by the camera 16 of the intercom base station function-equipped videophone 14 and the audio signal generated by the microphone 18 or the transmitter 19b are transmitted to the telephone line 22. When a call is made from the child device 25, only an audio signal is sent to the telephone line 22 via the intercom base station function-equipped videophone 14. Further, in the setting mode in which a response message consisting of a video signal and a voice signal for automatically answering an outside line call and guiding the caller to the effect that the answering machine message can be stored is stored, the video signal is stored in the intercom base station function-equipped videophone 14. Generated by the camera 16,
The voice signal is generated by the microphone 18 or the transmitter 19b of the intercom base station function-equipped videophone 14, and is stored in the answering machine storage unit. In the answering machine mode, when the answering machine automatically responds to an extension call from the front door subunit 29 with a camera, a reply message is sent out as a voice signal for instructing that the answering machine message can be stored. However, at this time, the response message by the video signal is not transmitted. After the visitor hears the response message, the answering machine message including the video signal and the audio signal generated by the camera 30 and the microphone 32 of the camera-equipped front cordless handset 29 is sent to the videophone 14 with the intercom base unit function and is sent to the voice mail recording section. Remembered.

In the case of an outside line call, a response message of a video signal and a voice signal is sent out to the calling source through the telephone line 22. When the calling party sends an answering machine message with a video signal and an audio signal, it is stored in the answering machine. Extension call,
When storing an answering machine message for both outside line calls, the date and time of storage are also stored under the control of the CPU. In the reproduction mode, an answering machine message composed of a video signal (including date and hour data) and an audio signal stored in the answering machine is reproduced, and an image is sent to the CRT 15 and an audio is sent to the speaker 17.

Entrance light 34, even when away from home and at home
If is not lit, when a visitor comes and presses the call button 33 of the camera-equipped front cordless handset 29, the entrance lighting is linked with it.
Turns on 34, and turns off after a certain period of time.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if a visitor visits when he / she is absent, the buzzer sounds when the call button on the front door subunit with a camera is pressed and the illumination of the front door lights up. Therefore, clear images can be automatically stored in the absence record and played even for nighttime visitors.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a video call device with an answering machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional video call device with an answering machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main unit that integrates videophone and intercom base unit 2 Camera 3 Handset 4 CRT 5 Numeric keypad 6 Function key 7 Telephone line 8 Doorphone cable 9 Doorphone with camera 11 Speaker 12 Microphone 13 Call button 14 Videophone with intercom base unit function

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A video call device with an answering machine for recording and recording a visitor even when he / she is absent is connected to a front door with a camera for generating a video signal and an audio signal by a telephone line. Door phone with a master function, storage means for storing video signals and audio signals generated by the camera-equipped front cordless handset, and the doorphone when a call button of the camera-equipped front cordless handset is pressed A videophone with a base unit function and a ringing means for ringing a chime to the handset and a lighting means for supplying light to the front door with a camera, and with a camera when a visitor comes at home at night or while away from home. The entrance lighting is turned on in conjunction with the call button of the entrance cordless handset, and the visitor and the message of the visitor photographed by the camera-equipped entrance cordless handset are automatically recorded and recorded. A video call device with an answering machine.