JPH039673B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] Regarding a telephone network device having a voice storage device for performing a voice storage service, a push button for controlling the voice storage function is added to the telephone terminal device to provide voice storage with excellent operability by subscribers. The purpose is to enable the realization of storage services and improve the practicality of voice storage services in telephone networks. In a telephone network device having a voice storage device for reproducing stored voice signals, each of the telephone terminal devices is provided with a push button for controlling the voice storage function, and a circuit of the push button connects an interface device to a switch control device. The exchange control device and the voice storage device program control device are connected via a communication control device, and the voice storage device is connected to the voice storage device program control device and the voice storage storage device. , and a conversion device that performs AD conversion and DA conversion of audio signals, and is capable of interrupting the storage when audio signals are being stored in the program control device for the audio storage device and restarting the storage after the interruption. when the audio signal is being played back, and when the playback is interrupted and restarted after the interruption, the audio storage function control push button is operated to control the program control device for the audio storage device. Configure instructions to be sent.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a telephone network device having a voice storage device for providing voice storage services.

[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention]

Traditionally, voice mail, answering services, etc. have been added to telephone networks as service functions, and these services are known as voice storage equipment (VSE). Examples of this service include the following:

1 Voice mail registration 1.1 Regular mail Register "regular mail" by specifying the time for any subscriber on an internal or external line.

1.2 Confidential Mail Register "confidential mail" by specifying the time for subscribers who are allowed to receive confidential mail.

2 Message mail registration When you make a normal call, register a ``message mail'' when you encounter the other party talking or not answering.

3 Sending voice mail 3.1 Ordinary message A mail is sent to the destination subscriber at a predetermined time.

3.2 Confidential Call the destination subscriber and send an email when the password is received after the response.

4 Answering machine 4.1 Message registration not possible When you are away from home, register an answering machine message and have this message heard on incoming calls while you are away.

4.2 Messages can be registered In addition to the above, after listening to the answering machine message, the other party's message can be recorded.

5 Cancellation of answering machine Cancels the answering machine registration and sends out any registered messages.

6 Password update Update the password for receiving confidential mail.

7 Memos during a call Temporarily take notes of some conversations during a call with a single touch.

8 Temporary Memo Write a temporary memo of a message as a personal memo with a single touch.

9 Public bulletin News etc. are registered in the public bulletin area using a special number so that general extension subscribers can listen to this news.

10 Message Retrieval Retrieve and listen to the contents of each email addressed to you, messages while you are away, and memos.

11 Clear Delete all of the mail you have registered, all of the messages you received while you were away, etc.

12 Mail Check Check the "delivery" status of each mail you have registered, and play or delete it if necessary.

As mentioned above, the voice storage service has a wealth of service functions. When using this voice storage service, the subscriber usually performs the specified operation according to the information instructed by the voice storage device based on the signal sent from the voice storage device. It's summery. However, performing operations in this manner binds subscribers and imposes a kind of coercion on them, leaving less room for subscribers to make free choices based on their will. There is a problem in that it cannot be said to be satisfactory in some respects.

As a means to solve this problem, a push button for the voice storage function is added to the telephone terminal device, and the control signal is multiplexed on the route via the communication path of the exchange through which the information of the voice storage service is passed. A possible method is to transfer the audio to the storage device and control the audio storage device using a push button. However, this method has disadvantages in that it is necessary to reduce the amount of voice information in order to multiplex it with call information, and it is necessary to provide the voice storage device with a function to separate many multiplexed signals.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the problems in the above-mentioned system, an object of the present invention is to add a push button for a voice storage function to a telephone terminal device, to enable the realization of a voice storage service with excellent operability by subscribers, and to The purpose of the present invention is to improve the practicality of voice storage services in telephone networks by transmitting signals using an economical and efficient configuration.

[Means for solving problems]

In the present invention, in a telephone network device having a plurality of telephone terminal devices, a switch, and a voice storage device that accumulates voice signals from the telephone terminal devices through the switch and reproduces the accumulated voice signals, the telephone network device includes: Each of the terminal devices is provided with a push button for controlling the voice storage function, and the circuit of the push button is connected to the exchange control device via an interface device, and the circuit between the exchange control device and the program control device for the voice storage device is connected. the audio storage device includes a program control device for the audio storage device, a storage device for audio storage, and a conversion device that performs AD conversion and DA conversion of the audio signal, In the program control device for the audio storage device, when audio signals are being stored, the storage is interrupted and resumed after the interruption, and when the audio signals are being played back, the playback is interrupted and the audio signals are played back. An audio storage device characterized in that when restarting after interruption, an instruction is sent to a program control device for the audio storage device by operating the audio storage function control push button. A telephone network device having a telephone network is provided.

〔Example〕

A telephone network device having a voice storage device as an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The telephone network includes a plurality of telephone terminal devices 11, 12, . . . 19, a switch 2, a switch control device 21, a communication control device 22, and a voice storage device 3. The audio storage device 3 includes AD conversion devices 311, 312, and 312 connected to transmission lines from the exchange 2 and the communication control device 22, respectively.
..., a communication control device 36, a storage device 33, a program control device 34 for the audio storage device, and a bus 35 connecting these elements.

A telephone terminal device, for example 1, of a subscriber who wishes to use the voice storage service via the exchange 2
A signal transmission path is formed between the audio storage device 1 and the audio storage device, and a desired audio storage service is executed through the signal transmission path.

In the telephone network device shown in FIG. 1, push buttons 111, 121, . . . 191 for controlling the voice storage function of the telephone terminal devices 11, 12, . . . 19 are provided. Push buttons 111 and 12 for controlling the audio storage function
Each of the circuits 1, . . . 191 is independently connected to an interface device 23 connected to a switch control device 21 attached to the switch. The exchange control device 21 is connected to a communication control device 22, and the communication control device 22 is connected to a communication control device 36 in the audio storage device 3 through a transmission path.

By operating the voice storage function control push buttons 111, 121, . . . 191 attached to the telephone terminal device, the voice storage device Sends a signal for controlling the audio storage function. This audio storage function control signal is transmitted to the communication control device 36 and the program control device 34, and the program control of the program control device 34 temporarily interrupts the progress of various audio storage services, and then resumes the interrupted progress. It is to be. For example, if a subscriber wants to perform so-called pause control when using a voice storage service using a telephone terminal device, that is, the subscriber may want to temporarily pause the voice storage operation and reconsider or consider the content. or when you want to temporarily pause the playback operation of the data stored in the audio storage device and take a memo, press the audio storage function control pushbutton 11.
1, 121, ... 191, the operation information is sent to the exchange control device 21 through the interface device 23, and the exchange control device 21 selects the corresponding line part of the voice storage device 3 corresponding to the push button in the device. The voice storage device 3 is controlled via the communication control device 22 using location information (information when the telephone terminal device is connected to the voice storage device), and the progress of the voice storage service is temporarily interrupted and the interruption is performed. A later restart can be made.

A telephone network system having a voice storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The basic configuration of the telephone network is the same as that shown in FIG. The audio storage device 3 includes an AD conversion device 31 connected to the transmission path from the exchange 2 and the communication control device 22, respectively.
1, 312, . . . , a communication control device 36, a transfer device 321, 322, . The transfer devices 321, 322, ... are the AD conversion devices 311,
312, . . . transfers the digital signals to the storage device 33. Control inputs to the AD conversion devices 311, 312... are supplied from gate circuits 371, 372,..., and signals from the clock signal generator 38 and the program control device 34 for the audio storage device are supplied to the gate circuits 371, 372,... is supplied.

In the device shown in FIG. 2, as in the case of the device shown in FIG. 1, by operating the voice storage function control push buttons 111, 121, . A signal for controlling the audio storage function can be sent. In the device shown in FIG. 2, an instruction is sent to the audio storage device program control device 34 by operating the audio storage function control push button, and the audio storage device program control device 34 directly sends an instruction to the gate circuits 371, 37.
A signal is sent to 2, . . . , and this signal causes the AD converter to stop supplying the clock signal. In this way, in the apparatus of FIG. 2, the progress of various audio storage services can be temporarily interrupted and the interrupted progress can be resumed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, when the voice storage function control pushbutton is operated, the pushbutton signal is transmitted to the voice storage device via the exchange control device, without affecting the call information. When the audio storage device is storing an audio signal, the audio storage device can interrupt the storage process and restart the storage process after the interruption, and when it is playing the audio signal, it can restart the reproduction process after the interruption. As a result, it becomes possible to realize a voice storage service with excellent operability by subscribers, and transmission of push button signals is performed using an economical and efficient configuration, increasing the practicality of voice storage services in telephone networks. You can contribute to the improvement.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a telephone network device having a voice storage device as one embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram showing another embodiment of the invention. 11, 12,...19: Telephone terminal device, 111,
121,...191: Voice storage function control push button, 2: Exchange, 21: Exchange control device, 22:
Communication control device, 23: Interface device,
3: Audio storage device, 311, 312,...: AD conversion device, 321, 322,...: Transfer device, 33:
Storage device, 34: Program control device for audio storage device, 35: Bus, 36: Communication control device, 37
1,372,...: Gate circuit, 38:: Clock signal generator.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A telephone network device having a plurality of telephone terminal devices, a switch, and a voice storage device that accumulates voice signals from the telephone terminal devices through the switch and reproduces the accumulated voice signals, Each of the telephone terminal devices is provided with a push button for controlling the voice storage function, a circuit of the push button is connected to a switch control device via an interface device, and the switch control device and the program control device for the voice storage device are connected to each other. is connected via a communication control device, and the audio storage device includes a program control device for the audio storage device, a storage device for audio storage, and a conversion device that performs AD conversion and DA conversion of the audio signal. and when the audio signal is being stored in the program control device for the audio storage device, the storage is interrupted and resumed after the interruption, and when the audio signal is being played back, the playback is interrupted and When restarting the audio storage device after the interruption, an instruction is sent to the program control device for the audio storage device by operating the audio storage function control push button. telephone network equipment having 2. The audio storage device includes a clock signal generation device for the conversion device and a transfer device that transfers a digital signal from the conversion device to a storage device, and the conversion device includes a clock signal generation device for the conversion device. It is configured to operate based on a clock signal, and supply and stop of supply of the clock signal to the conversion device is controlled by a control signal from the program control device for the audio storage device via a gate circuit. , the apparatus according to claim 1.