Cordless telephone with automatic telephone answering/recording function

Claim 2

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 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).

Claim 3

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.

Claim 4

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

Claim 5

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.

Claim 6

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).

Claim 7

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).

Claim 8

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. .Iadd.7. 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. .Iaddend.