AUTOMATIC LINE SWITCHING MONITOR SYSTEM FOR ON-LINE COMPOUND TERMINAL EQUIPMENT

摘要

PURPOSE:To attain appropriately processing corresponding to a user's situation by capturing a line upon the arrival of a call to the telephone line, monitoring a voice by converting in-coming signals to voice, switching operation to the automatic reception mode after the lapse of a prescribed length of time, and making said prescribed time able to be set in an arbitrary value. CONSTITUTION:In an on-line compound terminal equipment 1 capable of treating voice, data, and image totally, a line is captured upon the arrival of a call to the telephone line L and an in-coming signal is propagated as a voice so that it can be monitored, after the lapse of a prescribed time, the operation is switched to the automatic reception mode, and at the same time, said prescribed time is made able to be set at an arbitrary value. The voice monitoring status is maintained within the set time, during which time, the user can capture the line to be able to speak directly on the telephone, however, in case the line is not captured within the set time, the operation is switched to the automatic reception mode so that the function of a facsimile equipment operates. As a result, by varying the length of the set time, a processing suitable for the user's situation can be executed.