Cordless telephone with automatic telephone answering/recording function

• US 4,677,655 A
• Filed: 05/31/1985
• Issued: 06/30/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/1984
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: Hashimoto Corporation
• Original Assignee: Hashimoto Corporation
• Inventors: Hashimoto, Kazuo
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ham, Mark E.
• Application Number:
  US06/740,206
• Time in Patent Office: 760 Days
• Field of Search: 179/2 A, 179/2 EA, 179/2 EC, 379/56, 379/61, 379/63, 379/70, 379/79, 379/82
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/64 Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations centralised dictation systems H04M11/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6505 storing speech in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724

Abstract

A cordless telephone having a base unit with automatic telephone answering function and a portable unit has an engaging means for forming an engaging circuit upon an incoming call from a calling party, when the portable unit is kept in the off-hook state over a preset period of time during sending of outgoing message from the base unit, and an outgoing message inhibiting circuit which activated by output of preset timer means and inhibit outgoing message then both parties'"'"' conversation can be recorded in recording means on base unit which is set in stand-by mode.

Claims

1. A cordless telephone incorporating a base unit with an automatic telephone answering and recording means, an outgoing message generation means and a portable unit, wherein said base unit has a ring detection circuit including means to establish an off-hook condition on the telephone line circuit upon receipt of an incoming call from a remote calling party, and an outgoing message inhibiting circuit for interrupting said outgoing message generation means so as not to generate an outgoing message and to thereby allow a lcoal called party to communicate with the remote calling party without both parties being disturbed by the outgoing message when said portable unit is set in a press talk mode (off-hook mode).

2. A cordless telephone according to claim 1, wherein said outgoing message inhibiting circuit inhibits said outgoing message generation means after a predetermined time period while the outgoing message is being sent by said base unit onto the telephone lines.

3. A cordless telephone according to claim 2, wherein said predetermined time period is selectable within a range of up to a few seconds.

4. A cordless telephone according to claim 2, wherein an outgoing message is continuously sent to a calling party is said portable unit is hung up (on-hook state) within said predetermined period, and further comprising an incoming recording means to record an incoming message if the calling party speaks.

5. A cordless telephone incorporating a base unit with an automatic telephone answering and recording means, an outgoing message generation means and a portable unit having a selection switch, wherein said base unit has a ring detection circuit including means to establish an off-hook condition on the telephone line circuit upon receipt of an incoming call from a remote calling party, outgoing message inhibiting means for interrupting said outgoing message generation means so as not to generate an outgoing message and thereby to allow a local called party to communicate with the remote calling party without both parties being disturbed by the outgoing message when said portable unit is set in a press talk mode (off-hook mode), and two-way conversation recording means responsive to said selection switch for audio recording, said audio recording being carried out while the portable unit is held in the off-hook state, following sending of the outgoing message onto said telephone lines, and until said portable unit is hung up (on-hook state).

6. A cordless telephone according to claim 5, further comprising intercom means for remotely controlling said base unit from said portable unit by operating a call button of said portable unit when said base unit is in a stand-by mode.