Abstract: An automatic dialing and responding device, wherein it is possible for a user to make an international call through a toll telephone exchange office easily and surely by automating the whole operation until a desired called party answers the call. The specific number for calling the office and the telephone numbers of the user and the called party are previously stored in the device for the automatic dialing, so that the calling of the office, the response to the office's instructions and the calling of the desired called party can be automatically carried out. It is also possible to select one of called parties' telephone numbers previously stored.

Abstract: In an audio/video information recording/playback apparatus with repeating monitor function which includes an endless type recording medium T-1 of about twenty seconds for one cycle and a main recording medium T-2 with tape ends, while both media are driven simultaneously in a recording mode to record broadcasting or other external information, if a viewer wants to repeatedly monitor a part of this information, he can set the T-1 to a repeating playback mode by pushing a playback button of a remote control box and the desired part can be repeatedly played back for repeated monitoring by a TV set. During this playback of T-1, T-2 is continuously driven in the recording mode to continuously keep recording the information.

Abstract: When a user wants to reproduce a necessary scene once more again during the TV reviewing, a main picture is continuously displayed on a TV screen while a side picture and sound which are recorded without using a conventional endless tape. The size of the audio picture on the TV screen is adjustable. In comparison with prior art using the conventional tape or the like, it is not necessary to worry about mechanical wear and installation.

Abstract: A driving system for endless video tape controlled by a one-touch timer wherein when an endless video tape is loaded into a video tape recorder (VTR), a switch is changed over to an endless side to prevent tape operation beyond a predetermined period of time determines by a one-touch timer which is preset. If the VTR is being driven, for example, in a recording mode and the operation mode is changed to any other mode, for example, to the playback mode, the timer set time is automatically extended for the predetermined period of time. An indicator for distinguishing between different operation modes is provided, and an alarm is visually or audibly applied by the indicator for a short period of time, such as one minute, before the timer stops.

Abstract: A telephone ringing adapter has a preset number of ringing tones of a calling signal applied from a telephone call diverting device or the like. When the incoming ringing number coincides with the preset number, a relay is energized so that the calling signal is applied to a conventional telephone answering device which is connected to the adapter to comprise a loop circuit and take a message from the calling party. After the hang-up of the calling party, the relay is released and it returns to standby mode for the next call. So, even when the final call diverted party doesn't answer the call, it is possible for a general telephone answering device to operate the automatic answering and recording function for the calling party after the preset number of calling signals.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus connected to a telephone line and incorporating an automatic telephone answering and recording device, which is able to be responsive to various inputs, for example, a calling tone (CNG) or similar signal sent from a calling party's apparatus, or a specified signal sent by a calling party by pushing a DTMF tone button. If a user picks up a handset of a telephone set connected to the telephone line during the operation of the automatic telephone answering device, the facsimile apparatus is not energized and returns to the standby mode in response to the off-hook operation of the telephone set, so that he or she can talk directly with the calling party. And during the telephone conversation between calling and called parties, the facsimile apparatus can be energized in response to manual operation, for instance, pushing of a button by either of the parties.

Abstract: A telephone answering device wherein an outgoing message translated from an original language into each of several different foreign languages is sent out in a predetermined order to a calling party of any foreign country when he pushes ten-keys on a push-button telephone in a predetermined order, so that the calling party can get the most understandable outgoing message. The outgoing messages translated into major foreign languages are previously stored depending on the country's language situation, or otherwise the prerecorded original outgoing message is translated into one of the foreign languages by a built-in translating device each time the calling party pushes a ten-key, to be delivered to the calling party.

Abstract: An additional piece of telephone equipment for protecting against nuisance calls as a substitute for a telephone answering device, wherein after the equipment is engaged upon reception of an incoming call, one or the other of a dummy busy tone or a dummy ringback tone is randomly sent out to a calling party, so that it is possible to inform the calling party in a natural way that a called party cannot answer the calling party now. At this time, according to an even or odd number of value of a counter in a microprocessor (CPU), the dummy busy tone or the dummy ringback tone is sent out, and for this purpose, a random-number command stored in the program is used to select the above even or odd number.

Abstract: If a call waiting signal is supplied to a telephone line during reception of a videotex information through a videotex center, a control unit responds to the calling signal to actuate call waiting equipment and an associated switching unit for transmitting the calling signal to a videotex line and displaying an alarm signal at the videotex receiver. When the user of the videotex changes over the switches of the switch box and places his telephone receiver off-hook, he can communicate with the incoming calling party.

Abstract: In a conventional telephone answering device with a remote retrieval function, the user sends a remote control signal during anytime of the playback of the outgoing message in order to retrieve the incoming message from the remote location, and so the security code for security is required. According to the present invention, in order to increase the accuracy of security and to make the remote control operation easier, one short word or long word of the outgoing message can be used as a timing mark for sending the remote control signal for not only experienced people but also unexperienced people. If the user feels that the recorded message was leaked to other people, it is possible to change easily the timing mark from the remote location. And further, the user can easily operate even if he uses plurality of timing marks for more security.

Abstract: A pushbutton telephone is used by a calling party to transmit both upper and lower case alphabetical characters on the telephone lines. Upper and lower case characters are selected for transmission by the caller by pressing combinations of keys, including a special key (#) or (*), of a telephone keypad. The combination of keys successively pressed is detected by a receiving terminal at the station of the called party, and a signal representing a corresponding upper case or lower case letter is decoded by the terminal and displayed.

Abstract: Since telephone answering systems have made great progress together with the telephone system and the market thereof has expanded, the calling party of any country all over the world does not always speak the same language as the outgoing message. Then the conventional telephone answering system wherein one foreign language is recorded on the incoming message tape cannot meet such a world-wide use. The present invention provides a telephone answering system, wherein a foreign language incoming message is recorded and then translated into the owner's own language by the translating device, so that the owner can get the translated message by the remote location. As it takes much time to translate the message correctly at the current technical level, simultaneous translation is not perfect.

Abstract: A telephone answering device wherein an outgoing messsage can be repeatedly played back from the beginning in response to a predetermined special signal sent out by a calling party. In case of a call to the device through a telephone operator, the calling party can listen to the whole outgoing message again by sending the special signal after the telephone operator puts him through. The calling party can then confirm that it is his desired called party's number. Further, if a foreign calling party is not able to understand thoroughly the outgoing message in the original language after only one playback, he can listen to the outgoing message again.

Abstract: Conventional telephone answering devices incorporated in or combined with a telephone set are now generally used. However, one type of conventional telephone set has a plurality of buttons, for instance, speed dialing, mute, flash or redial buttons, and further the telephone answering device incorporated in the telephone set has also many buttons for controlling the device. The user therefore is confused at the sight of a number of buttons and hesitates to use the device. Most conventional telephone answering devices can be remotely operated from a remote location by using the number keys, and asterisk and pound sign keys of a pushbutton telephone so as to rewind, fast forward, or record an outgoing or incoming message.

Abstract: A VCR operation system, wherein it is possible to perform a backspace function by operation of a switch button during record or playback. During record or playback of a VCR with a rotary head, if a user wants to play back scenes which he has just watched, he only has to push the switch button, and the tape is rewound for a predetermined period of time, or while the switch button is being pushed. Then the tape is automatically set to a playback mode so that the user can watch the last recorded or played back scenes. In response to another operation of said switching button, the VCR is set to a record or playback mode again. It is also possible to arrange such that the tape position at the time of switching button is memorized and the VCR is set to the record or playback mode again when the tape reaches the memorized position during playback.

Abstract: An automatic paging system which can handle a calling for both subscribers of conventional (old) beepers without a message display function and new type beepers wherein a message, such as his telephone number, from a calling party can be displayed, when the paging number of a subscriber is automatically performed at a voice mail center through a paging center. A discriminator determines, according to an outgoing message from the paging center, whether the old or new type beeper is to be called. In case of the old type beeper, the line is disengaged after about 10 seconds, and in case of the new type beeper with message display capability, the line is disengaged after the calling party sends out the message to be displayed on the beeper.

Abstract: A call forwarding device forwards calls from a calling party via private equipment B operating in a call forwarding mode to a predetermined called party identified by a preprogrammed telephone number. The device is remotely controllable by the calling party over the telephone lines to cancel the call forwarding mode of the device and to reprogram the call forwarding telephone number.

Abstract: According to conventional telephone call forwarding devices, after a party at a telephone set A calls a party at a set B, a set C calls set D to forward the call, and when set D responds to set C, an alternate loop is formed between A and D. In some of said conventional devices, even when a general calling party calls set C, set B can autodial set A whose telephone number was memorized. However, nothing else can happen if set A doesn't answer the call after automatic dialing. The present invention makes it possible to store a plurality of telephone numbers of telephone sets of calling parties, A, A-1, A-2, A-3 . . . and automatically and successively to dial the stored telephone numbers of A-1, A-2, A-3 . . . even when A doesn't answer the call, so that the highly practical effectiveness can be obtained.

Abstract: A remote control device using a telephone circuit of an electric apparatus to remote-control the electric apparatus from a remote location. The electric apparatus is held operative by a loop means for automatically engaging a telephone set with the telephone circuit and a means for enabling the electric apparatus (VTR) when a specific signal or a password is supplied thereto. A remote control signal is supplied to operate means (IC-2) for selecting a desired channel of channels (1CH-12CH) and means (IC-3, 8) for presetting an operation time interval of the electric apparatus, so that the desired channel of the electric apparatus can be selected and the operation time interval can be preset from the remote location. Furthermore, the start time of the electric apparatus can be preset by the remote control signal from the remote location.

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.