DE19932013A1 - Arrangement for connecting headset to PCs and telephone connection has changeover switch via which wireless speech connections are made to telephone connection or to PC - Google Patents

Abstract

The arrangement has a changeover switch (11) via which wireless speech connections (20,23) are made to the telephone connection (12) or to the PC (14). The headset (15) can be manually or automatically connected to the PC or telephone connection via a switching unit (16) as required. The headset or mobile telephone headset (25) can exchange data with the changeover switch via a wireless data connection.

Description

The invention relates to a device for connecting a personal computer (PC) with a telephone.

Headsets are known for phones that are both wireless as well as connected to the phone via a cable. These headsets are often found in offices and call centers used. Especially in everyday office life a conflict with the headsets of dictation systems.

Modern PC systems have programs that speak can translate into text. Here, with the help of a Microphones that are connected to the PC via a cable, transmits the voice information to the computer. These increasingly popular programs for text due to the ambient noise a room microphone can be controlled so that only one am Mouth-worn microphone via headset for control in  Question is coming. Due to the length of the cable, however The dictator's freedom of movement is severely restricted.

The object of the present invention is to provide a to provide the direction of changing the headsets simplified for the operation of different devices.

This task is solved by the characteristics of the contractor say 1, in particular by a switch the wireless voice connections to the telephone line or the personal computer, whereby it it can be provided that the headset as required manually or automatically with the PC or telephone is connected by a switching unit.

The switching unit of the switch can both automatically, manually, via the PC as well as via the Tone dialing (MFM) of a telephone can be activated. The Ak tivating via the PC can be done by an appropriate pro program, which is interactive communication too allowed via voice input.

The connection of the individual components can both via a wired connection as well as a wireless Connection. The wireless connection can e.g. B. as a radio connection as well as an infrared connection be designed. So it is possible that the switch contains a DECT radio link module, as in commercially available radio telephones are used.

The PC is preferably via an analog / midi input connected to the switch. This connection is made standard by a cable connection, other ver however, forms of binding are also conceivable.

This allows PC dictation systems and PC Voice control can be operated wirelessly. They dictate de person can move freely in the room and for example, finding the files and  Documents can be taken without interrupting the dictation process respectively.

Further advantageous embodiments are in the Un claims listed. A detailed follows Description using the attached drawing.

The single figure shows a device 10 for connec tion of a personal computer (PC) 14 and a Te lefonanschluß 12 , with a switch 11 , which is connected via ei ne data connection, in particular a voice connection 19 with the telephone connection 12 and the PC 14 , a headset 15 or a cell phone headset 25 can be connected to a PC 14 or a telephone connection 12 as required by a switching unit 16 .

Shown is a device 10 for connecting egg nes headsets 15 or cellphone headsets 25 via a switch 11 to a PC 14 and a telephone connection 12 . Here, the telephone connection 12 can be designed as a standard TAE or Western plug, which is connected via a cable 18 as a voice or data connection 19 to the switch 11 .

The data transmitted via the voice connection 19 are transformed in the switch 11 so that they can be passed on to a sound card 17 in the PC 14 or to a telephone connection 12 .

In a further embodiment, the data are transmitted to the changeover switch 11 via a radio link 20 as a data link 19 . Here, the order switch 11 includes a radio receiving and transmitting module, which is used for communication with the base module 22 , which in turn is arranged directly on the telephone connection 12 or is contained in a telephone system. The information can be transmitted in accordance with the DECT standard.

The data traffic to the changeover switch 11 is preferably carried out via a handset 24 with a cell phone headset 25 , it being possible for inexpensive devices to be used for this purpose. The wireless speech connection can be via infrared, DECT, or radio link 20 to a headset 15 or via infrared, DECT, or radio link 23 Zvi rule gen SUC a base module 22 and a handset 24th between the handset 24 and its associated mobile headset 25 takes the speech connection via a Cable connection 26 , but it is also an infrared connection possible. There is a telephone connection 21 between base module 22 and switch 11 , which is usually designed as a cable connection, but can also be wireless.

The data traffic between the PC 14 and the changeover switch 11 is preferably carried out via a data connection 19 in the form of a cable which is connected to a voice input 13 . The voice input 13 is realized by a known sound card 17 . This sound card 17 preferably has a microphone input or a MIDI input.

The switch between the PC 14 and the Telefonan circuit 12 is carried out by a switching unit 16 , can be controlled manually, automatically, from the PC or from the cell phone. In automatic mode, the system switches over as soon as a phone call arrives or as soon as the call is ended.

Interactive switching can also be done by voice control. For this purpose, either a speech recognition module is included in the switch 11 , which reacts to certain commands, or the speech recognition of the PC 14 is used. For this purpose, the PC 14 is connected to the changeover switch 11 via a communication link 18 .

The communication link 18 can e.g. B. via a serial, parallel or USB interface. A communication link 18 can also be made by modulation on the voice signal, which can be demodulated using the sound card 17 .

In the event of a call, this is signaled acoustically. The user can either accept the call either by keyboard mouse input, by an acoustic command or by an MFM selection by the information to the changeover switch 11 and the switching unit 16 , which then takes the necessary switching operation before.

In a further embodiment, the call is communicated to the PC 14 via a TAPI interface. This can be done either directly via the ISDN bus, via a telephone system or via a TAPI server that is connected to a telephone system. In the latter case, the PC 14 is connected to the PC 14 via a network. For communication with the individual components 12 , 15 , 14 , the changeover switch 11 has corresponding converters.

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Device for connecting PC and telephone

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Telephone connection

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Voice input

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Personal computer (PC)

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Headset

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Switching unit

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Sound card

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electric wire

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Speech connection

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Telephone connection

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Base module

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Handset

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Cellphone headset

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Cable connection

Claims (11)

1. Device for connecting a headset with a personal computer (PC) and a telephone connection, marked by a switch ( 11 ), via the wireless speech connections ( 20 , 23 ) to the telephone connection ( 12 ) or the personal computer ( 14 ) are manufactured. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the headset ( 15 ) is connected manually or auto matically with the PC ( 14 ) or the telephone connection ( 12 ) by a switching unit ( 16 ) as required. 3. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the headset ( 15 ) or cell phone headset ( 25 ) via a wireless data connection ( 20 , 23 ) with the switch ( 11 ) exchanges data. 4. Device according to claims 1 or 2, characterized in that a DECT telephone is used for the wireless speech connection ( 23 ). 5. The device according to claim 4, characterized in that the switch ( 11 ) includes a radio transmit and receive part which speaks ent the DECT standard. 6. Device according to claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the PC ( 14 ) via a voice input ( 13 ) on a sound card ( 17 ) is connected to the switch ( 11 ). 7. Device according to claims 1 to 6, characterized by a communication link ( 18 ) via which a signal to the PC ( 14 ) is passed in the event of a telephone call, which activates a program via which the switching unit ( 16 ) is controlled interactively becomes. 8. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that the program is controlled by speech, where ei ne Answering a phone call with a voice command and the user receives an incoming call optically and / or communicated acoustically. 9. The device according to one or more of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the communication connection ( 18 ) is carried out by a serial, a parallel or a USB interface. 10. The device according to one or more of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the communication connection ( 18 ) via a computer network to which a telephone system is connected via a tapi server. 11. The device according to one or more of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the switching unit ( 16 ) includes a converter which converts the telephone signals into signals which the headset or cell phone ( 15 ) processes and vice versa.