JP3291464B2 - Phone - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone, and more particularly, to a telephone which reproduces a desired message at a desired date and time, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art One example of this type of conventional telephone is 199
This is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-3503 [H04M 1/00, 1/21, 1/27], which was published on Jan. 8, 2013. In this prior art, a message registered at the same time as the setting of the alarm time is reproduced at the alarm time, thereby preventing forgetting of the business.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, it is necessary to input a message by itself, and there is a problem that setting is troublesome. Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a telephone which can save the trouble of inputting a message.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a recorded
A first player who plays a message in response to a playback instruction
Shows the desired time when the message is playing
Input means for inputting to timing data, first associating means for associating time period data to the message, and timing data
Reproduction of a message at a desired time based on the
A telephone comprising means .

[0005]

When the # key is operated while a recorded message is being played, the playback is interrupted and the alarm time input mode is set. At this time, when the ten key is operated to input the alarm date and time, the input alarm date and time are stored in the memory in a state associated with the reproduced message. When the alarm time comes, the alarm is played first, and then the corresponding message is played.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a desired message recorded in an answering machine is associated with desired time data, so that the trouble of inputting a message can be omitted.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, a telephone 10 of this embodiment includes a voice circuit 14 connected to a telephone line 18. At the time of an incoming call, the audio circuit 14 outputs a ring tone from a speaker 16 provided on the front of the main body. If the operator now picks up the receiver (not shown), the control circuit 12 establishes a connection with the caller. As a result, the voice of the caller input through the telephone line 18 is output from the speaker of the receiver,
The voice of the operator input from the microphone of the receiver is output to the caller through the telephone line 18.

The operator operates the key input device 22 shown in FIG.
Is operated, the control circuit 12 sets the answering machine mode. At this time, if there is an incoming call, the control circuit 12 establishes a connection with the caller and guides the absence message to the caller. Further, an answering message from the caller in response to the absence message and a caller telephone number are stored in the RAM 24.

The recorded message recorded in this manner is reproduced by operating the reproduction key 22b by the operator. That is, the operator operates the playback key 22b.
Is operated, the control circuit 12 reads the message recorded in the RAM 24 and gives it to the speaker 16 via the audio circuit 14. As a result, the message is transmitted to the speaker 1
6 is reproduced. In the answering machine mode, the caller's telephone number is also written in the RAM 24 in addition to the caller's message.

If the # key 22d is operated while any message is being reproduced, the reproduction of the message is interrupted and the alarm time input mode is set instead. At this time, the timing data input by the operator is associated with the message that has been reproduced immediately before. Then, when the alarm time comes, this message is reproduced together with the alarm. That is, a desired message is reproduced at a desired time. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the operator from forgetting the task.
The above-mentioned time data includes information on month, day, hour and minute.

The control circuit 12 processes the flowcharts shown in FIGS. That is, when the answering machine mode is set by operating the answering machine key 22a, the control circuit 12 processes the flowchart shown in FIG. When the reproduction mode is set by operating the reproduction key 22b, the control circuit 12 processes the flowchart shown in FIG. When the answering machine mode is not set, the control circuit 12 further processes the flowchart shown in FIG. 6 with a timer interruption every one minute.

When the answering machine mode is set, the control circuit 12 first sets the count value n of the counter 24b to "1" in step S1 of FIG. 4, and then determines in step S3 whether there is an incoming call. If "YES" here, a connection to the telephone line 18 is established in step S4, and a message indicating absence is presented to the caller in step S5. Thereafter, in step S7, the telephone line 18 is set by the caller.
It is determined whether or not the connection is disconnected. If "NO", the received voice data is recorded in the RAM 24 in a step S9, and the process returns to the step S7. That is, the message of the caller is recorded in the RAM 24 unless the telephone line 18 is disconnected.

When the telephone line 18 is disconnected, the control circuit 1
No. 2 determines “YES” in step S7. Then, in step S10, the present time (including month, day, hour and minute), the head address of the message recorded this time, the recording time and the caller telephone number are stored in a table 24 shown in FIG.
Write to the position corresponding to the count value n of a. And
In step S11, the count value n is incremented, and in step S13, the current count value n is set as the number of recorded messages m, and the process returns to step S3. The current time is detected by the clock circuit 26.

Thus, the message of the other party is R
The data is written to the AM 24, and the head address of the written message is written to the table 24a in association with each count value n. Further, the number m of recorded messages is held. When the operator operates the playback key 22b to set the playback mode, the control circuit 12
In step S21 shown in FIG. 5, the count value n is set to "1", and in step S23, a message corresponding to the current count value n is reproduced. That is, with reference to the table 24a, the head address corresponding to the current count value n is detected,
The message is read from the detected start address. As a result, the recorded message is played back from the speaker 16. If the operator does not perform any key operation, the control circuit 12 determines "NO" in step S25, and determines in step S27 whether the reproduction of the message corresponding to the current count value n has been completed.

If the reproduction is not completed, step S23
And this will play the message to the end. When the reproduction is completed, the control circuit 12 proceeds to step S27
Is determined to be "YES", and in step S35, it is determined whether or not the current count value n is equal to the number m of recorded messages. If “YES” here, the process returns. If “NO”, the count value n is incremented in step S37 and the process returns to step S23. Thus, if the operator does not operate any keys other than the playback key 22b,
All recorded messages are played back in the order in which they were recorded.

On the other hand, if the operator operates the # key 22d while any message is being reproduced, the control circuit 12 determines "YES" in step S25 and inputs "alarm time" in step S29. "Is displayed on the display device 20. That is, the reproduction of the message is interrupted, and the alarm time input mode is set. On the other hand, if the operator inputs a desired alarm time, that is, if month, day, hour, and minute are set using numeric keypad 22c, control circuit 12 determines "YES" in step S31. Then, in step S33, this alarm time is associated with the current count value n and stored in the table 2.
4a, and the process proceeds to step S35. That is, the alarm time input by the operator is determined by the # key 22d.
Is associated with the message being played at the time of the operation.

If neither the answering machine mode nor the playback mode is set, the control circuit 12 processes the timer interrupt routine shown in FIG. 6 every minute. First, step S4
At 1, the current time is compared with the alarm time set in the table 24b by the operator. If the current time does not match any of the alarm times, the control circuit 12 determines "NO" in step S43 and returns as it is. On the other hand, when the alarm time coincident with the current time is detected, the control circuit 12 proceeds from step S43 to S45, and outputs an alarm from the speaker 16. On the other hand, if the operator does not operate the key, the alarm continues to sound, but if the operator operates the # key 22d, the control circuit 12 determines "YES" in step S47 and reproduces the message in step S49. That is, the head address of the message related to the current time (alarm time) is read from the table 24a, and the message written from this head address is reproduced. At the same time, the corresponding caller number is read from the table 24a in step S51 and output to the display device 20. And return.

As described above, by associating the recorded message with the alarm time in the reproduction mode, the message is reproduced at the alarm time. This saves the operator himself from having to input the message. Although the embodiment has been described using a stationary telephone, the present invention can of course be applied to a mobile telephone (including a PHS). However,
If the message is recorded in the service center, the telephone number of the service center should be registered in the memory.

Further, the alarm timing data of this embodiment includes month, day, hour and minute information. However, when an alarm is generated only at any time, minute information is unnecessary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing a key input device of the embodiment in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing a table formed in a RAM;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation of the embodiment in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another portion of the operation of the embodiment in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another portion of the operation of the embodiment in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Telephone 12 ... Control circuit 14 ... Audio circuit 16 ... Speaker 20 ... Display device 24 ... RAM

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A recorded message is responded to a reproduction instruction.
First reproducing means for reproducing the message, indicating a desired time when the message is being reproduced.
Input means for inputting to timing data, first associating means for associating the timing data to said message, and said desired on the basis of the timing data
Second reproducing means for reproducing the message at a specific time
That, the phone. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second reproducing means is adapted to perform an operation at the desired time.
Alarm reproducing means for reproducing an alarm, and the alarm
Play the message in response to a predetermined operation on the
The telephone of claim 1 including message playback means. 3. A pre-decided message further comprises a second association means associating the timing data to the caller's telephone number corresponding to claim 1 or 2 phone according. 4. The caller's telephone number at the desired time.
The display device according to claim 3, further comprising a display unit for displaying on the monitor.
Phone. 5. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein said time data includes at least date and time information.