Telephone system with message recording function

A telephone system having a message recording function, comprising:

• network interface means connected to a network from which calling party identification data and called party identification data relating to an incoming call are received by the network interface means;
• voice mail means having a plurality of memory areas, each associated with a different box number, for storing message data;
• extracting means for extracting the calling party identification data and the called party identification data transmitted from the network when the network interface means receives the incoming call;
• table means for storing a box number of the voice mail means corresponding to the called party identification data extracted by the extracting means;
• destination designating means for designating the voice mail means as a destination of the incoming call received by the network interface means;
• received message storing means for storing the calling party identification data extracted by the extracting means, together with a voice message transmitted from the calling party via the network, in the memory area associated with a desired box number of the voice mail means when the network interface means detects the incoming call and while the destination designating means designates the voice mail means as the destination;
• readout means, responsive to a readout request designating a box number, for reading out the calling party identification data and the voice message stored in the memory area associated with the designated box number;
• voice synthesizing means for synthesizing a voice signal corresponding at least to a telephone umber of the calling party based on the calling party identification data read out by the readout means;
• and
• voice reproduction means for reproducing the voice signal from the voice synthesizing means and the voice message read out by the readout means.