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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 1994
Filed:
May. 28, 1992
Toshihiko Sakata, Fukuoka, JP;
Yoshihiro Shirakawa, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
An automatic answering telephone apparatus for sending an out-going message through a telephone line and recording at least one incoming message on a magnetic tape using a tape recorder which can record a conversation between an operator and a conversation partner on the magnetic tape not in the automatic answering mode, the tape recorder further having rewinding, fast-forward winding and stop functions, and including: a position detector for detecting a tape travelling position; a memory for storing the detected tape traveling position such as to store the detected tape travelling position of the end of the latest incoming massage; a line status detector for detecting a change in status of the telephone line; and a controller responsive to an output of the line status detector, the detected tape travelling position, and the stored tape travelling position for positioning the magnetic tape to the stored tape travelling position using the fast-forward winding and the stop functions when the line status detector detects the change. The change may be caused by a ring signal, off-hook action, or busy state of the telephone line. The positioning may be carried out when rewinding or reproducing is being performed.