Mode-switchable telephone and mode setting and switching methods for the same
First Claim
1. A mode-switchable telephone which has a first mode for performing an ordinary telephone talk in response to an incoming call and a second mode for sending a message to a caller-side telephone in response to an incoming call and then accumulating information from the caller-side telephone, and which is capable of setting these modes, said mode-switchable telephone comprising:
- comparing means for comparing a value of a ringer adjusting volume of said telephone with the volume value for setting the second mode; and
control means for responding to the results of comparison by said comparing means to switch the mode of said telephone from the first mode to the second mode when it is judged that the value of said ringer adjusting volume is set to be equal to or less than the volume value for setting the second mode.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a mode-switchable telephone and mode setting and switching methods for the telephone. The mode-switchable telephone has a comparing unit which compares a value of a ringer adjusting volume with a volume value for setting a second mode, and a control unit which switches a first mode to the second mode when it is determined based on the result of the comparison by the comparing unit that the value of the ringer adjusting volume is set to be equal to or less than the volume value for setting the second mode. This structure facilitates the operation of the telephone having an automatic answering/recording function and a simple pager function.
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21 Claims
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1. A mode-switchable telephone which has a first mode for performing an ordinary telephone talk in response to an incoming call and a second mode for sending a message to a caller-side telephone in response to an incoming call and then accumulating information from the caller-side telephone, and which is capable of setting these modes, said mode-switchable telephone comprising:
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comparing means for comparing a value of a ringer adjusting volume of said telephone with the volume value for setting the second mode; and control means for responding to the results of comparison by said comparing means to switch the mode of said telephone from the first mode to the second mode when it is judged that the value of said ringer adjusting volume is set to be equal to or less than the volume value for setting the second mode.
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2. A mode setting method for a mode-switchable telephone which has a first mode for performing an ordinary telephone talk in response to an incoming call and a second mode for sending a message to a caller-side telephone in response to an incoming call and then accumulating information from the caller-side telephone, and which is capable of setting these modes, said method comprising the steps of:
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comparing a value of a ringer adjusting volume of said telephone with a volume value for setting the second mode; and switching the mode of said telephone from the first mode to the second mode when the value of said ringer adjusting volume is equal to or less than the volume value for setting the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mode setting method for a mode-switchable telephone which has a first mode for performing an ordinary telephone talk in response to an incoming call and a second mode for sending a message to a caller-side telephone in response to an incoming call and then accumulating information from the caller-side telephone, and which is capable of setting these modes, said method comprising the step of:
comparing a value of a ringer adjusting volume of said telephone with a volume value for setting the first mode and a volume value for setting the second mode, whereby when the value of said ringer adjusting volume is equal to or less than the volume value for setting the second mode, the second mode is set, and when the value of said ringer adjusting volume is equal to or greater than the volume value for setting the first mode, the first mode is set. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mode-switchable telephone which has a first mode for performing an ordinary telephone talk in response to an incoming call and a second mode for sending a message to a caller-side telephone in response to an incoming call and then accumulating information from the caller-side telephone, and which is capable of setting these modes, said mode-switchable telephone comprising:
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comparing means for comparing the voltage value of a power source of said telephone with a voltage value for setting the second mode; and control means for switching the mode of said telephone to the second mode when it is judged by said comparing means that the voltage value of said power source is equal to or less than the voltage value for setting the second mode.
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15. A mode-switchable telephone which has a first mode for performing an ordinary telephone talk in response to an incoming call and a second mode for sending a message to a caller-side telephone in response to an incoming call and then accumulating information from the caller-side telephone, and which is capable of setting these modes, said mode-switchable telephone comprising:
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clocking means; setting means for setting a clocking value for setting the second mode; comparing means for comparing the result of the clocking by said clocking means with the clocking value for setting the second mode set by said setting means; and control means for switching the mode of said telephone to the second mode when it is judged by said comparing means that the result of the clocking by said clocking means reaches the clocking value for setting the second mode.
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16. A mode setting method for a mode-switchable telephone which has a first mode for performing an ordinary telephone talk in response to an incoming call and a second mode for sending a message to a caller-side telephone in response to an incoming call and then accumulating information from the caller-side telephone, and which is capable of setting these modes, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing said telephone with clocking means; comparing the result of the clocking by said clocking means with a clocking value for setting the second mode; and switching the mode of said telephone to the second mode when the result of the clocking by said clocking means reaches the clocking value for setting the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A mode-switchable telephone which has a first mode for performing an ordinary telephone talk in response to an incoming call and a second mode for sending a message to a caller-side telephone in response to an incoming call and then accumulating information from the caller-side telephone, and which is capable of setting these modes, said mode-switchable telephone comprising:
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means for inputting voice; voice identifying means for identifying the content of voice which is input through said voice inputting means to set and cancel the first mode or the second mode; and control means for setting and canceling the second mode and the first mode based on the result of the voice identification by said voice identifying means.
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21. A mode-switchable telephone which has a first mode for performing an ordinary telephone talk in response to an incoming call and a second mode for sending a message to a caller-side telephone in response to an incoming call and then accumulating information from the caller-side telephone, and which is capable of setting these modes, said mode-switchable telephone comprising:
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identification information-specific mode setting means for setting identification information for each caller and for setting the first mode or the second mode for the caller; comparing means for comparing the identification information of the caller of an incoming call and the identification information set by said identification information-specific mode setting means; and control means for setting and canceling the second mode and the first mode based on the result of the comparison by said comparing means.
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Specification