Summary of the invention
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of guide system that can address the above problem of novelty.
For this reason, according to a first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of guide system.This system comprises main frame and multiple slave, and wherein main frame has the first transmitter module and slave has the second receiver module; The first transmitter module of main frame sends audio-frequency information by the first wireless channel to described multiple slaves, on the sideband of channel, carries control message, and the second receiver module of slave is according to control message processing audio information.
According to second aspect, provide a kind of guidance method.The method comprises that main frame passes through the first wireless channel and sends audio-frequency information to multiple slaves, on the sideband of channel, carries control message, and slave is according to control message playback of audio information.
Wireless guide system of the present invention contributes to be supported in multiple tourist parties in a tourist spot and deposit.Can there be multiple end-receiver in each team.Can adopt the wireless push-to-talk equipment of widely used specialty.It is applicable to Language Course, hearing class, museum, exhibition center, hospital, the industries such as gymnasium and tourism.
Wireless guide system at sight spot, the place such as tourist quarters, crowded supermarket, factory, museum is more and more welcome.Guide can provide high-quality speech guide explanation and point to for visitor.Equally, being also rich in constructive place is to utilize this system can guarantee do not have member to fall behind.
Aforementioned and other objects, feature and advantage of the present invention will become obvious from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment with reference to some accompanying drawings.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 is wireless guide system according to an embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 1, wireless guide system comprises a main frame and multiple slave.The mode that main frame is broadcasted by FM sends audio-frequency information to multiple slaves, and carries control message by the sideband of channel.
In operation, main frame can allocated channel, or search unoccupied channel within the specific limits.Then, main frame transmits control message to all slaves.Any slave receives control message and after examining, adds the marshalling of this main frame.After this sequence of operations, main frame starts guide's speech, music and/or sight spot introduction etc. to send to by the form of sound signal each slave of this group.Slave receives after sound signal, and this guide's speech, music and/or sight spot are introduced and played back.In an example, this group membership can hear by the earphone of slave guide's speech.In another example, this group membership can hear by the directional loudspeaker of slave guide's speech.
In one embodiment, main frame repeats to send at set intervals reminds member to note the control message with team, with all slaves of poll.If any slave is not received this control message after this period, send voice, remind this member not fall behind.
Fig. 2 shows the system block diagram that can realize Fig. 1 wireless guide system.Represent the block scheme of host computer side at the dexter subsystem 200 of Fig. 2.Subsystem 200 comprises transmitter 202 and controller 206.Controller 206 is by interface 212 and transmitter 202 interfaces.In addition, controller 206 can also be by interface 216 interfaces to external unit, for example peripheral control unit, button and/or switch.Transmitter 202 is coupled by interface 226 and emitting antenna 164.
In Fig. 2, the subsystem 260 of left-hand side represents slave.Subsystem 260 comprises receiver 204 and controller 208.Controller 208 is by interface 214 and receiver 204 interfaces.In addition, controller 208 can also be by interface 218 interfaces to external unit, for example peripheral control unit, button and/or switch.Receiver 204 is coupled by interface 228 and receiving antenna 176.
The audio frequency input 222 of main frame is linked and is sent to the receiver 204 of long-range slave and is transported to earphone 182 by ANTENN AUDIO.Control message offers transmitter 202 by controller, and the latter is added on the sideband of channel, and can transmit with audio-frequency information simultaneously.Receiver 204 audio reception information and control messages, and by means of control message processing audio information.Thus, the system shown in Fig. 2 provides audio transmission unidirectional between main frame and slave.
Fig. 3 is according to the schematic diagram of the wireless guide system of the second embodiment.In this embodiment, wireless guide system comprises a main frame and multiple slave.The mode that main frame is broadcasted by FM sends audio-frequency information through broadcast channel (being called the first channel) to multiple slaves, on the sideband of channel, can carry control message; Slave obtains audio-frequency information based on control information.This part content is as the first embodiment.But the slave of part can send to main frame the speech of audio form.
As shown in Figure 3, in an example, main frame is talked under default situation, and listens in all cases.All slaves all can be heard the instruction of main frame.There is default the listening to of slave of part, and can talk in pressing himself button.These slaves can be putd question to main frame through another channel (being called second channel) that is different from aforementioned the first channel by their half-duplex receiver.These slaves, in the marshalling that adds main frame, can transmit control message to main frame by the sideband of this second channel as required, and request obtains the right of two-way call.Main frame can be made automatic ruling based on request.Then, main frame sends and grants message to this slave, grants the ID that comprises this slave in message, ratifies this slave user speech.If multiple slaves are wished and main frame talk simultaneously, who first presses the button on slave so, and his request will be granted by main frame, and this slave has just occupied the channel of talking with main frame.
Fig. 4 is according to the schematic diagram of the wireless guide system of the 3rd embodiment.In this embodiment, wireless guide system comprises a main frame and multiple slave.The mode that main frame is broadcasted by FM sends audio-frequency information through broadcast channel (being called the first channel) to multiple slaves, and the sideband of the first channel can carry control message, and all slaves can obtain audio-frequency information according to control information.And all slaves can send by another channel (being called second channel) speech of relative users to main frame.
In operation, guide is facing to main frame speech under normal circumstances, and all slaves all can receive the instruction from main frame by the first channel.Main frame can allocated channel, or search unoccupied channel in the venue, as the first channel.Then, main frame sends the control message that is intended to confirmation to all slaves.Any slave receives this control message and after examining, confirmation is returned, thereby adds the marshalling of this main frame.So, in this group of host record, there are how many members, and send and grant ID (device identification), the ID difference of each slave to each slave.After this sequence of operations, main frame starts guide's speech to send to by the form of sound signal each slave of this group.Slave user can hear by the earphone of slave guide's speech.
Main frame repeats to send the control message of inquiry at set intervals, with all slaves of poll.Allly in contact range, beam back acknowledge message from chance for this inquiry.Once have slave all exceed main frame emissive power can contact range, return because this slave does not have confirmation so, main frame can be noticed this point.Thus, according to the slave ID not being confirmed, main frame is just known has a member to have fallen behind.
Slave can be talked in pressing himself button under specific circumstances.These slaves can be putd question to main frame by their half-duplex transceiver.In an example, these slaves, in the marshalling that adds main frame, can send a control message to main frame as required, and request obtains the right of two-way call.Then, main frame sends and grants ID to slave, ratifies their right.If multiple slaves are wished and main frame talk simultaneously, who first presses button so, and the slave that he grips has just occupied the channel of talking with main frame.
Fig. 5 shows the system block diagram that can be used for realizing Fig. 3 and the two-way call of Fig. 4 wireless guide system.Represent the block scheme of host computer side at the dexter subsystem 500 of Fig. 5, wherein the audio input end 522 of transceiver 562 is corresponding to the audio-frequency information receiving from microphone (not shown), audio output 524 output audio signals.Subsystem 500 comprises transmitter 502, receiver 504 and controller 506.Controller 506 passes through interface 512 and transmitter 502 interfaces, and by interface 514 and receiver 504 interfaces.In addition, controller 506 can also be by interface 516 interfaces to external unit, for example peripheral control unit, button and/or switch.Transmitter 502 is by interface 526 and emitting antenna 564 interfaces; Receiver 504 is by interface 528 and receiving antenna 566 interfaces.
In Fig. 5, the subsystem 550 of left-hand side represents the block scheme of slave.Subsystem 550 is identical with subsystem 500 essence, do not exist together and be only that the output audio 524 from receiver 504 is coupled with loudspeaker 582, and the audio frequency of transmitter 502 input 522 is provided by microphone 578.
Guide's speech, by audio frequency input 522 inputs of the transceiver 562 of main frame, is then linked and is sent to the transceiver 564 of long-range slave and is transported to earphone 582 by ANTENN AUDIO after transceiver 562 is processed.Equally, slave user's speech is processed through transmitter 512 after picking up by MIC578, is then received by the receiver 504 of main frame through ANTENN AUDIO link, then through audio frequency output 524 outputs.
As mentioned before, when audio frequency transmits by wireless channel, on the sideband of channel, carry control message, for the coordination of channel and the processing of audio-frequency information.
Certainly, in wireless audio frequency transmission function, can adopt key to encrypt audio-frequency information.Main frame adopts encrypting module to be encrypted audio-frequency information.Slave has deciphering module, and audio-frequency information is decrypted
Thus, the system shown in Fig. 5 provides audio transmission two-way between main frame and slave.
Should be appreciated that description above mainly combines mode of frequency regulation, but the present invention also can adopt other wireless transmission method to realize aforesaid guide's scheme.
Although the present invention is described according to specific embodiment, can expect that its change and change are certainly clearly to those skilled in the art.Therefore, mean, following claim should be interpreted as covering variation and the change that all these classes belong to true spirit of the present invention and scope.