JPH0969875A - Automatic answering telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an automatic answering telephone set which shortens voice recording time in the case of an unregistered transmission telephone number and is capable of improving the applicability of voice recording capacity by providing a control circuit deciding whether the telephone number of a caller is registered or not. SOLUTION: A CPU 3 stores a received transmission telephone number in a storage part 5, displays the number on a display part 7 and ringer sound is generated from a ringer part 6 according to a call signal. The received transmission telephone number and a preliminarily registered transmission telephone number are comapred with each other. When equality is obtd., the CPU 3 in which the automatic answering correspondence is preliminarily set transmits a response message A to a telephone line from a voice recording/reproducing part 10 via a speech circuit 9 by an operation part 8 after the ringing of the number of call signals which is preliminarily set to the storage part 5. After a message including contents that voice recording time is 60 seconds is transmitted, the message of a caller is recorded. In the case of inequality, the message including the contents that voice recording time is 20 seconds is transmitted after a preliminarily set number of of times of ringing is terminated and the massage of the caller is recorded.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【０００１】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、電話局から電話回線を
介して留守番電話機に到来する発信電話番号が自己の記
憶部に登録してあるものか否かにより異なる用件録音時
間を設定する発信電話番号識別の留守番電話機に関す
る。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention sets a different message recording time depending on whether or not a calling telephone number arriving at an answering machine from a telephone station via a telephone line is registered in its own storage unit. This relates to an answering machine for identifying a calling telephone number.

【０００２】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、留守番電話機の用件録音におい
て、どこの電話機から発信されたものであっても予め設
定した一定時間、用件を録音していた。また、ＩＳＤＮ
ディジタル電話網においては、着信鳴動するとともに発
信者番号を表示する機能のものがあるが、米国及び英国
においては、一般アナログ電話網について、発信電話番
号を電話機に通知する発信電話番号通知のサービスが提
供されている。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when recording a message on an answering machine, the message was recorded for a predetermined time regardless of which phone the call originated from. Also, ISDN
Some digital telephone networks have a function to ring the incoming call and display the caller number, but in the United States and the United Kingdom, there is a calling telephone number notification service for notifying the telephone of the calling telephone number for general analog telephone networks. It is provided.

【０００３】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】そのため、被呼者が望
まない発呼者からの用件も一定時間録音してしまい、録
音されている用件が多かった場合など、録音容量不足に
より望んでいる発呼者からの用件が録音できない等の不
具合が発生する場合があった。本発明の目的は、留守番
電話機が呼出しを受けた時に、発信電話番号が登録され
ていない発呼電話機からの場合は用件録音時間を短く
し、発信電話番号が登録されている発呼電話機からの場
合は用件録音時間を長くすることで、必要な用件は逃さ
ず録音させることができ、また必要度の低い用件は短い
時間で聴取可能なので、聴取時間節約もできる留守番電
話機を提供することにある。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, if the called party records an undesired message from a calling party for a certain period of time, and if there are many recorded messages, the recording capacity is insufficient. Occasionally, a problem such as the inability to record a message from a caller who was present occurred. An object of the present invention is to shorten the message recording time from a calling telephone whose calling telephone number is not registered when the answering machine receives a call, and to shorten the message recording time from the calling telephone whose calling telephone number is registered. In the case of, you can record the required message without missing it by lengthening the message recording time, and since you can listen to the less-required message in a short time, provide an answering machine that saves listening time. To do.

【０００４】[0004]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、上記の目的を
達成するため、その構成を以下のようにした。第１の発
信電話番号を記憶する記憶手段と、電話回線から到来す
る第２の発信電話番号を検出する検出手段と、電話回線
から到来する第２の発信電話番号と前記記憶手段で記憶
された第１の発信電話番号とを比較する比較手段と、留
守番電話機能を起動する留守番電話起動手段と、留守番
電話機能の用件録音時間を設定する録音時間設定手段
と、前記比較手段の比較で一致したときと不一致の時と
で前記録音時間設定手段にて用件録音の録音時間を異な
らせた留守番電話機。In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following structure. The storage means for storing the first calling telephone number, the detecting means for detecting the second calling telephone number coming from the telephone line, the second calling telephone number coming from the telephone line and the storage means are stored. The comparison means compares the first calling telephone number with the comparison means, the answering machine activation means that activates the answering machine function, the recording time setting means that sets the message recording time of the answering machine function, and the comparison means match. An answering machine in which the recording time of the message recording is made different by the recording time setting means depending on whether it is performed or not.

【０００５】[0005]

【実施例】以下本発明の実施例を図面を用いて詳細に説
明する。図１は本発明の留守番電話機の動作のフローチ
ャートである。図２は本発明の発信電話番号識別の留守
番電話機のブロック図である。１は電話回線、２は電話
回線１から到来する着信信号を検出する着信検出部、３
は各種制御を行う制御部（以下ＣＰＵという）、４は、
電話回線１から到来するモデム信号である発信電話番号
を検出する発信電話番号検出部、５は発信電話番号他を
記憶している記憶部、６は鳴動音を出力する鳴動部、７
は着信時に発信電話番号表示等を行う表示部、８は操作
部、９は電話回線１を介した通話を行う通話回路、１０
は応答メセージ、用件の録音及び再生を行う録音再生部
である。Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of the operation of the answering machine of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an answering machine for identifying a calling telephone number according to the present invention. 1 is a telephone line, 2 is an incoming call detection unit that detects an incoming signal coming from the telephone line 1, 3
Is a control unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) that performs various controls, and 4 is
A calling telephone number detecting unit for detecting a calling telephone number which is a modem signal coming from the telephone line 1, 5 a storage unit for storing the calling telephone number and others, 6 a ringing unit for outputting a ringing sound, 7
Is a display unit for displaying an outgoing telephone number when receiving a call, 8 is an operation unit, 9 is a call circuit for making a call through the telephone line 1, 10
Is a recording / playback unit that records and plays back response messages and messages.

【０００６】まず図１、２を用い動作説明を行う。電話
回線１から留守番電話機に着信信号が到来すると、着信
検出部２がこれを検知し、ＣＰＵ３に検知出力を出す。
ＣＰＵ３はこれに応じ通話回路部９から電話回線１に応
答信号を返す。次に電話回線１から到来する発信電話番
号を発信電話番号検出部４で検出し、検出出力をＣＰＵ
３に出す。すなわち、モデム信号である発信電話番号は
コンデンサ４１、トランス４２、増幅器４３を経てモデ
ム１４に到達する。発信電話番号のモデム信号はディジ
タル信号に復調されてＣＰＵ３に入力する。First, the operation will be described with reference to FIGS. When an incoming call signal arrives from the telephone line 1 to the answering machine, the incoming call detector 2 detects it and outputs a detection output to the CPU 3.
In response to this, the CPU 3 returns a response signal from the call circuit unit 9 to the telephone line 1. Next, the outgoing telephone number coming from the telephone line 1 is detected by the outgoing telephone number detecting unit 4, and the detected output is sent to the CPU.
Put in 3. That is, the outgoing telephone number, which is a modem signal, reaches the modem 14 via the capacitor 41, the transformer 42, and the amplifier 43. The modem signal of the calling telephone number is demodulated into a digital signal and input to the CPU 3.

【０００７】ＣＰＵ３は、到来した発信電話番号を記憶
部５に記憶させるとともに表示部７に表示し、さらに、
呼出信号に応じ鳴動部６から鳴動音を発生させる。次に
到来した発信電話番号と予め登録してある発信電話番号
を個々に比較する。ここで一致すると、操作部８により
予め留守応対の設定をされているＣＰＵ３は、記憶部５
に予め設定されている呼出信号の鳴動回数の鳴動後、録
音再生部１０から通話回路９を介し電話回線１へ応答メ
セージＡを送出する。この用件録音時間は６０秒である
という内容を含む応答メッセージＡの送出後、ＣＰＵ３
は電話回線１、通話回路を介して受信する発呼者からの
用件を録音再生部１０に録音させる。一致した場合には
６０秒この録音状態が維持される。呼の途中放棄又は６
０秒が経過するとＣＰＵ３は電話回線１を開放し待ち受
け状態に復帰する。The CPU 3 stores the incoming calling telephone number in the storage unit 5 and displays it on the display unit 7.
A ringing sound is generated from the ringing unit 6 in response to the calling signal. Next, the calling telephone number that has arrived and the calling telephone number that is registered in advance are individually compared. If they match here, the CPU 3, which has been set to answer machine in advance by the operation unit 8, causes the storage unit 5
After the number of ringing of the ringing signal set in advance is sounded, the response message A is sent from the recording / reproducing unit 10 to the telephone line 1 via the telephone circuit 9. After sending the response message A containing the content that the message recording time is 60 seconds, the CPU 3
Causes the recording / playback unit 10 to record the message from the caller received through the telephone line 1 and the communication circuit. If they match, this recording state is maintained for 60 seconds. Call abandoned or 6
When 0 seconds has elapsed, the CPU 3 releases the telephone line 1 and returns to the standby state.

【０００８】一方、到来した発信電話番号と予め登録し
てある発信電話番号を個々に比較したとき一致しない場
合、操作部８により予め留守応対の設定をされているＣ
ＰＵ３は、記憶部５に予め設定されている呼出信号の鳴
動回数の鳴動後、録音再生部１０から通話回路９を介し
電話回線１へ応答メセージＢを送出する。この用件録音
時間は２０秒であるという内容を含む応答メッセージＢ
の送出後、ＣＰＵ３は電話回線１、通話回路を介して受
信する発呼者からの用件を録音再生部１０に録音させ
る。一致しない場合には２０秒この録音状態が維持され
る。呼の途中放棄又は２０秒が経過するとＣＰＵ３は電
話回線１を開放し待ち受け状態に復帰する。On the other hand, if the incoming calling telephone numbers and the previously registered calling telephone numbers do not match when compared individually, the answering machine is set in advance by the operation unit C.
The PU 3 sends a response message B from the recording / playback unit 10 to the telephone line 1 via the call circuit 9 after the ringing of the ringing signal preset in the storage unit 5. Response message B containing the content that this message recording time is 20 seconds
After sending the message, the CPU 3 causes the recording / playback unit 10 to record the message from the caller received through the telephone line 1 and the call circuit. If they do not match, this recording state is maintained for 20 seconds. When the call is abandoned or 20 seconds elapse, the CPU 3 releases the telephone line 1 and returns to the standby state.

【０００９】なお、発信電話番号が電話回線１から到来
しない場合は発信電話番号が登録されていないものと同
じ対応動作を行うようにしてある。When the calling telephone number does not come from the telephone line 1, the same operation as that in which the calling telephone number is not registered is performed.

【００１０】通常、発信電話番号が記憶部５に記憶され
ているものは、それなりに関連のある知人等の発呼者で
あって、その発呼者からの電話であれば、被呼者が知り
たい用件が含まれている確立が高い。これに対し、未登
録の発呼者については自分から望むような用件は少ない
はずである。また、未登録の発信電話番号の電話機の発
呼者は大した用件でなければ留守番電話機に短い用件を
残すまでもないと考え用件録音動作の前に通話を断にし
てしまうかもしれないので、不要な用件聴取の無駄な時
間を費やさなくてもよい。Usually, the one whose calling telephone number is stored in the storage unit 5 is a caller such as an acquaintance or the like who is related in some way, and if the call is from that caller, the called party is The probability that the message you want to know is included is high. On the other hand, for unregistered callers, there should be few requirements that they want. In addition, the caller of the telephone with the unregistered outgoing telephone number may disconnect the call before the message recording operation, thinking that there is no need to leave a short message on the answering machine unless it is a big deal. Since it is not necessary, it is not necessary to spend unnecessary time listening to unnecessary messages.

【００１１】[0011]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明に係る留守
番電話装置は、呼出しを受けた時に、発呼者の発信電話
番号が登録されたものであるか否か判別し、登録してあ
る発信電話番号の電話機からのものであれば、必要十分
な時間録音状態を維持し、登録してない発信電話番号の
電話機からのものであれば、短い時間録音状態とするこ
とで、録音容量の活用度が上がり、また録音された用件
を聴取する場合、重要度が少ないものについては時間を
かけなくてよいため、聴取時間の効率化が計られる。As described above, in the answering machine according to the present invention, when a call is received, it is determined whether or not the calling telephone number of the caller is registered and the telephone number is registered. If it is from the telephone with the outgoing telephone number, the recording state is maintained for a necessary and sufficient time, and if it is from the telephone with the non-registered outgoing telephone number, the recording state is kept for a short time to save the recording capacity. When the recorded message is used more efficiently, it is not necessary to spend time on the less important one, so the listening time can be improved.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図１】本発明の留守番電話機の動作のフローチャートFIG. 1 is a flowchart of the operation of an answering machine of the present invention.

【図２】本発明の発信電話番号識別の留守番電話機のブ
ロック図FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an answering machine for identifying a calling telephone number according to the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

１ 電話回線 ２ 着信検出部 ３ ＣＰＵ ４ 発信電話番号検出部 ５ 記憶部 ６ 鳴動部 ７ 表示部 ８ 操作部 ９ 通話回路 １０ 録音再生部 1 telephone line 2 incoming call detection unit 3 CPU 4 outgoing telephone number detection unit 5 storage unit 6 ringing unit 7 display unit 8 operation unit 9 communication circuit 10 recording / playback unit

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項１】 第１の発信電話番号を記憶する記憶手段
と、電話回線から到来する第２の発信電話番号を検出す
る検出手段と、電話回線から到来する第２の発信電話番
号と前記記憶手段で記憶された第１の発信電話番号とを
比較する比較手段と、留守番電話機能を起動する留守番
電話起動手段と、留守番電話機能の用件録音時間を設定
する録音時間設定手段と、前記比較手段の比較で一致し
たときと不一致の時とで前記録音時間設定手段にて用件
録音の録音時間を異ならせたことを特徴とした留守番電
話機。1. A storage means for storing a first calling telephone number, a detecting means for detecting a second calling telephone number coming from a telephone line, a second calling telephone number coming from a telephone line and the storage. A comparison means for comparing the first calling telephone number stored in the means, an answering machine activation means for activating an answering machine function, a recording time setting means for setting a message recording time of the answering machine function, and the comparison An answering machine, characterized in that the recording time of the message recording is made different by the recording time setting means depending on whether they match or not.