JPH09200321A - Pager calling transfer automatic answering telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone system with which whether or not a pager is to be immediately called and the contents of emergency transfer message are decided by selecting the caller of call terminated to the automatic answering telephone system. SOLUTION: This system has an automatic answering message editing part 5 for editing and storing the emergency transfer message instructed by the caller among messages from the callers of calls terminated to the automatic answering telephone system and a pager calling control part 4 for controlling whether or not the pager is to be immediately called according to an instruction from the caller. Concerning the contents of the emergency transfer message and whether or not the pager is to be called, the instruction from the caller is performed by a PB signal (tone signal due to push button dial).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an answering machine,
Particularly, it relates to an answering machine having a pager call transfer function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Normally, in an answering machine having a pager call transfer function, when a transfer message is recorded, the operation mode of the answering machine is set in advance for whether to call the pager. I am supposed to keep it. Therefore, if a transfer message is recorded on the answering machine, if the pager is set to call, the pager is called each time the transfer message is recorded, and if it is set not to call, The pager is designed not to be called at all.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional answering machine, it is necessary to set in advance whether or not to call the pager, and if the calling function is set to work, The pager is called even if a non-urgent transfer message is recorded, and if the pager is set not to be called, the pager is called even if an emergency transfer message is recorded. The pager will not be called and will not be able to hear the urgent forwarded message until the pager's carrier calls the answering machine and either hears the forwarded message or returns home to check the forwarded message. .

An object of the present invention is to provide an answering machine which can record an emergency transfer message and promptly call a pager in an emergency in response to a caller's instruction.

[0005]

An answering machine according to the present invention comprises an answering machine message editing means for editing and storing an emergency transfer message according to an instruction from a caller of a call received during an absence, and an answering machine's instruction. It has a pager call control means for controlling the pager call operation so that the pager call is performed immediately or not.

Instructions from the caller regarding emergency transfer messages and pager calls may be provided by at least one or more tone signals via push button dialing.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an answering machine as an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

The answering machine shown in FIG. 1 includes an outgoing / incoming call section 1, an outgoing / incoming call control section 2, a message output section 3, a pager call control section 4, an answering machine message editing section 5 and a tone signal receiving section 6. There is.

The sending / receiving unit 1 has a calling / receiving function for a telephone line and a calling function for calling a pager, and the sending / receiving control unit 2 controls the function of the sending / receiving unit 1. The message output unit 3 outputs a message to the effect that it is "absent" and "please press a specific push button, for example," 1 "when you want to call the pager", in response to an incoming call while you are out. The tone signal receiving unit 6 has a function of receiving and recognizing a tone signal (PB signal) by a known push button dial.

The answering machine message editing unit 5 edits and stores an emergency transfer message to be urgently transmitted to the pager carrier in accordance with an instruction by the PB signal from the caller received by the tone signal receiving unit 6. Pager call control unit 4
Similarly, according to the instruction from the caller by the PB signal, the pager call is performed immediately after the incoming call from the caller is disconnected, or the pager call is not performed.

Next, the operation of the answering machine having the above configuration will be described step by step.

When there is a call that arrives at the originating / terminating unit 1 through the telephone line while not in the absence, the message output unit 3
"I'm out of the office right now. Please tell me your message when you are peeing. In case of an urgent message, I will call the pager, so press the push button" 1 "and talk to me." Send out. When the tone signal receiving unit 6 receives the PB signal “1”, the message output unit 3 “please call the pager. Please say your business and then hang up.”
Is output. Of the messages from the caller, the message recorded after receiving the PB signal "1" is edited as an emergency transfer message to be transferred to the pager in the answering machine message editing unit 5,
Is stored. After recognizing that the line has been disconnected, the pager calling control unit 4 controls the calling and receiving unit 1 and the calling and receiving control unit 2 to call the pager, and answer the pager carrier with an answering machine. Display your phone number on the pager. When the tone signal receiver 6 is disconnected without receiving the PB signal "1", the pager calling is not performed.

When a pager call is made and the pager carrier receives an incoming call through the telephone line to the answering machine, after the personal identification number is recognized, the answering machine message editing section 5 reproduces the emergency transfer message to carry the pager. Send to someone.

In the above description, the instruction from the inventor by the PB signal is only the designation of the emergency transfer message by the PB signal "1" and the designation as to whether or not the pager call should be made. It is also possible to include all of the inventor's messages after the incoming call in the emergency message by pressing a push button different from "," for example, "5". In addition to this, according to the gist of the present invention,
There will be various applications.

[0016]

As described above, the caller selects whether or not to immediately call the pager from the answering machine, and the content of the emergency transfer message that the pager carrier should be notified urgently.
Since it is possible to give instructions, it is possible to communicate urgent messages effectively without delay, while preventing the pager from being called unnecessarily for urgent messages. There is.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an answering machine that is an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 outgoing / incoming call section 2 outgoing / incoming call control section 3 message output section 4 pager call control section 5 answering machine message editing section 6 tone signal receiving section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In an answering machine having a pager call transfer function, an answering machine message editing means for editing and storing an emergency transfer message in accordance with an instruction from a caller of a call received during an answering machine, and an answering machine according to an instruction from the caller. An answering machine having a pager call control means for controlling a pager call operation so that a pager call is made immediately or not. 2. The answering machine according to claim 1, wherein the caller's instruction regarding the emergency transfer message and pager call is given by at least one or more tone signals by push button dialing.