JP2006174111A - Telephone device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone device capable of simplifying processing to register name information and a telephone number to achieve the utilization of a memory dial function. <P>SOLUTION: The telephone device includes a wireless part 101 having a function of detecting the telephone number of a call party destination, and a memory 104 for storing a character code expressing a name and at least the telephone number by correspondence. The device includes a DSP processor 102 and a CPU processor 103 by which a voice signal applicable to the name of the call party is extracted among the voice signals during calling by the wireless part 101, the extracted voice signal is converted into the character code, and the converted character code and the telephone number of the call party destination detected by the wireless part 101 are stored by correspondence in the memory part 104. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone apparatus having a memory dial function, and more particularly to a telephone apparatus that can easily register name information and a telephone number for using the memory dial function.

  Most telephone devices that are widely used now have a memory dial function. The memory dial function described here refers to information that associates name information with identification information for communication such as a telephone number or an e-mail address in a memory provided in the telephone device in advance. When name information is selected by an operation key provided in the apparatus, the communication identification information corresponding to the name information is read from the memory, and communication is started by referring to the read communication identification information. pointing. With this memory dial function, the telephone device user can easily start communication without having to memorize or take note of the identification information for communication for each corresponding name information.

  In order to use the memory dial function described above, it is necessary to register name information and communication identification information corresponding to the name information in advance. At the time of the registration operation, after performing an operation for switching to the memory dial registration mode, the name information and the telephone number or the e-mail address are input using the operation keys, and the input name information and the telephone number or In general, an e-mail address or the like is registered in association with each other.

Some conventional telephone devices recognize name information and a telephone number inputted by voice in the memory dial registration mode, and register the name information and the telephone number (see Patent Document 1). Since this telephone device can omit the registration operation of the name information and the telephone number by the operation key, the processing at the time of registering the name information and the telephone number can be simplified.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-065590

  However, the conventional telephone device takes time and effort for inputting the name information and the telephone number by voice, and further simplification is desired in the processing when registering the name information and the telephone number.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device that can simplify registration processing of name information and a telephone number in order to use a memory dial function.

  A telephone device according to the present invention includes a telephone means having a function of detecting a telephone number of a telephone call partner, and a telephone directory storage means for storing a character code representing a name and at least a telephone number in association with each other. An extraction unit that extracts a voice signal corresponding to the name of the other party of the call from a voice signal during a call by the calling unit, and a conversion unit that converts the voice signal extracted by the extraction unit into a character code. The telephone book registration means for storing the character code converted by the conversion means and the telephone number of the call partner detected by the call means in association with each other and stored in the telephone book storage means.

  The telephone device of the present invention further includes name storage means for storing a character code representing a name and sound data based on the name in association with each other, and the extraction means refers to the sound data stored in the name storage means. And extracting a voice signal corresponding to the name of the other party.

  In the telephone device of the present invention, the conversion unit converts the voice signal extracted by the extraction unit into a character code stored in the name storage unit and associated with the sound data corresponding to the voice signal. Including what to do.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to register the corresponding person's information in the electronic telephone directory using the name of the other party extracted from the voice information in the actual call. There is no need to input with, and input operation becomes very easy.

  Further, in the telephone device of the present invention, when the telephone book registration means does not store a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number of the call partner detected by the telephone call storage means by the telephone book storage means, the conversion means The converted character code and the telephone number of the call partner are associated with each other and stored in the telephone directory storage means.

  According to this configuration, when an incoming call is received from a destination already registered in the electronic telephone directory, the name of the destination is output as a voice message, so it is extremely easy to confirm the destination. .

  The telephone device of the present invention further includes a call history storage means for storing a call history by the call means, and the telephone directory registration means converts the call history stored in the call history storage means by the conversion means. And the character code stored in the telephone directory storage means in association with the telephone number of the call partner detected by the call means.

  According to this configuration, only destinations with high frequency of calls, such as destinations that repeatedly receive calls (sources) and destinations that repeatedly dial from your own station (callers), are automatically selected as registration candidates. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform useless work on a partner that does not need to be registered in the electronic phone book, that is, a partner that is unlikely to use the information even if it is registered in the electronic phone book.

  The telephone device of the present invention further includes first sound output means for outputting various information by sound, and the first sound output means stores the name storage means at the time of an incoming call by the call means, This includes output of sound data associated with the character code corresponding to the telephone number of the other party.

  The telephone device of the present invention further includes a first sound output means for outputting various information by sound, and the telephone book registration means converts the voice signal extracted by the extraction means by the conversion means. The first sound output means corresponds to the telephone number of the other party stored in the name storage means when an incoming call is received by the call means. Includes output of audio signals associated with character codes.

  According to this configuration, since the ringing tone including the name of the other party can be set as the ringing tone, the other party can be notified only by sound.

  The telephone device of the present invention further includes an input unit that receives input of various types of information, and the telephone book registration unit converts the conversion unit when the input unit receives registration permission information from the telephone book registration unit. And the character code converted in accordance with the telephone number of the other party of the call detected by the call means are stored in the telephone directory storage means in association with each other.

  Further, in the telephone device of the present invention, the input unit includes an operation unit that accepts an input operation, and the phone book registration unit, when the operation unit accepts a registration permission operation by the phone book registration unit, The character code converted by the conversion means and the telephone number of the call partner detected by the call means are associated with each other and stored in the telephone directory storage means.

  In the telephone device of the present invention, the input means includes voice input means for inputting various information by voice, and the voice input by the voice input means is voice corresponding to registration permission by the telephone directory registration means. A detecting means for detecting that the character code converted by the converting means when the telephone book registering means detects that the detecting means is a voice corresponding to registration permission by the telephone book registering means; The telephone number of the other party of the call detected by the calling means is stored in the telephone directory storage means in association with each other.

  According to this configuration, since the input operation related to registration in the electronic telephone directory related to the other party can be performed by voice, the input operation is easier, and the disabled or elderly person with impaired eyes or hands. Even if it exists, input operation can be performed easily.

  In addition, the telephone device of the present invention includes a notification unit that notifies various information, and the notification unit notifies a registration guidance for prompting the input unit to input registration permission or registration prohibition information.

  According to this configuration, when a call is made and finished, it is possible to register in the electronic telephone directory related to the call partner at that time simply by performing an input operation according to the guidance message. The input operation becomes easier.

  In the telephone device according to the present invention, the notification unit includes a display unit that displays various information, and the display unit displays the registration guidance.

  In the telephone device according to the present invention, the notification unit includes a second sound output unit that outputs various information as a sound, and the second sound output unit includes a unit that outputs the registration guidance as a sound.

  According to this configuration, since the guidance message is notified by voice, there is no worry of overlooking the guidance message, and the guidance message can be surely confirmed even by a disabled person or an elderly person with an eye disorder.

  According to the telephone device of the present invention, it is possible to simplify the registration process of the name information and the telephone number in order to use the memory dial function.

(First embodiment)
A telephone device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the telephone device according to the first embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of main operations in the telephone device. FIG. 3 is an arrangement example of the key operation unit of the telephone device. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the voice recognition unit of the telephone device. FIG. 5 is a screen display example when the memory registration of the telephone device is selected.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that a telephone device having hardware configured as shown in FIG. 1 implements the present invention. That is, the telephone device according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless unit 101, a DSP processing unit 102, a CPU processing unit 103, a memory 104, a voice input / output unit 105, a screen display unit 106, a key operation unit 107, a speaker. 108, a microphone 109, and a receiver 110.

  The wireless unit 101 performs signal processing necessary for transmission or reception of a wireless signal of a mobile phone. The DSP processing unit 102 includes hardware for processing digital processing of signals at high speed. The CPU processing unit 103 incorporates a microprocessor, executes a program prepared in advance, and controls each unit provided in the telephone device.

  The memory 104 includes a memory (RAM) that can be written and read and a memory (ROM) that is read-only. The ROM area of the memory 104 holds programs prepared in advance, a dictionary database, and the like. Various information is written in the RAM area of the memory 104 as necessary, and the written information is referred to as necessary.

  The voice input / output unit 105 performs signal processing for voice input and output. That is, an analog voice signal such as a voice of the telephone device user input from the microphone 109 is converted into a digital voice signal and output to the DSP processing unit 102 or the CPU processing unit 103, or the DSP processing unit 102 or the CPU processing unit 103. The digital audio signal such as a melody or the voice of the other party input from is converted into an analog audio signal and output to the speaker 108 or the receiver 110.

  The key operation unit 107 is provided with various keys 131 to 135 and a numeric keypad as shown in FIG. The key 131 is used as an off-hook key, the key 132 is used as an on-hook key, the key 133 is used as an up movement key, the key 134 is used as a down movement key, and the key 135 is used as a decision key.

  The basic operation of this telephone device is the same as that of a general mobile phone. For example, when an incoming call operation from the base station occurs while waiting for the telephone device, a predetermined incoming call process is started by the wireless unit 101 and the CPU processing unit 103, and the speaker 108 is ringed by a ring tone or ringing melody, and the other station Is displayed on the screen of the screen display unit 106. At this time, a call is started by depressing an off-hook key 131 in the key operation unit 107, and a call is made with the partner station using the transmitted sound input to the microphone 109 and the received sound output to the receiver 110.

  In order to realize the memory dial function, the memory 104 is provided with an area for a telephone directory for storing a name and identification information for communication such as a telephone number and a mail address corresponding to the name. It is. If the phone number of the other party who has received the call is already registered in the phone book of the memory 104, the name of the other party is searched from the phone book of the memory 104 based on the phone number, and the name of the other party is displayed on the screen. It is displayed on the display unit 106.

  In addition, when the call ends and the other party's on-hook signal is notified through the base station, or the on-hook key 132 in the key operation unit 107 of the own station is pressed, the process for the call ends. The off-hook key 131 may be called a call key or a call button, and the on-hook key 132 may be called an end call key or end call button.

  The CPU processing unit 103 and the DSP processing unit 102 not only process the transmission voice and the reception voice during a call, but can also configure a voice recognition unit as shown in FIG. 4 by operating in cooperation with each other. . This voice recognition unit includes a comparison unit 41 and a name extraction unit 42.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the memory 104 includes a greeting dictionary 43 and a name dictionary 44 in addition to the telephone directory 45. In the greeting dictionary 43, sound data for each word used for greeting expression in the language of the shipping country or a desired language and encoded character data are registered. The words used in greeting expression, for example, such as "Hello" or "Thank you for your help" is registered. Similar to the greeting dictionary 43, the name dictionary 44 stores sound data of various last names or names and encoded character data. In FIG. 4, the memory 104 includes the greeting dictionary 43, the name dictionary 44, and the telephone directory 45, but each may be configured by another memory.

  In the voice recognition unit shown in FIG. 4, the comparison unit 41 compares the digital voice signal input from the voice input / output unit 105 with the sound data of words of various greeting expressions registered in the greeting dictionary 43, Search for words in the greeting from the digital audio signal inside. When the comparison unit 41 detects a word in the greeting expression, the name extraction unit 42 divides the digital audio signal before and after the word in the greeting expression into words according to the context, and becomes a candidate for the name from the divided words. Extract words. The comparison unit 41 compares the word candidate name extracted by the name extraction unit 42 from the digital audio signal with the last name or name sound data registered in the name dictionary 44, and registers those that match or are close to each other. It is determined as sound data of a power name, and character data of the name to be registered is read from the name dictionary 44.

  That is, the voice recognition unit can automatically specify the name of the other party from the voice during the call. For example, some of the sound produced by the other party, "Hello, this is Matsushita. Always Thank you for your help." A case where the sentence is appeared as, corresponding to the registered in the greeting dictionary 43 greeting expression "Hello The word “Matsushita” after “is extracted as a name candidate, and this matches the last name registered in the name dictionary 44, so“ Matsushita ”is extracted as the name to be registered. Of course, it is possible to extract the name of the other party not only from the voice uttered by the partner station but also from the voice uttered by the user of the terminal.

  The telephone device according to the first embodiment of the present invention executes a registration process for registering the name extracted by the voice recognition unit in the telephone directory 45 of the memory 104 as described above. Hereinafter, registration processing (hereinafter referred to as “memory dial registration mode”) from the start of a call to registration of a name in the telephone directory 45 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The memory dial registration mode is enabled in the initial state, but can be disabled by an instruction from the key operation unit 107 when unnecessary.

  When an incoming call is made in a state where the memory dial registration mode is valid, that is, when a call from the partner station occurs, the CPU processing unit 103 extracts a partner telephone number notified from the partner station that has received the call via the wireless unit 101 (S201). It is checked whether this telephone number is already registered in the telephone directory 45 of the memory 104 of the own terminal. If the destination telephone number has already been registered in the phone book 45 of the terminal (S202, YES), the memory dial registration mode is terminated. Note that the processing of FIG. 2 may be started after detecting an incoming call and detecting an off-hook of the terminal itself.

  If the destination telephone number is not yet registered in the phone book 45 of the terminal (S202, NO), the CPU processing unit 103 sets the telephone number that matches the corresponding destination telephone number from the incoming call history and the call history. The record is checked, and the use frequency of the telephone number is compared with a predetermined constant to determine (S203). Here, the incoming call history is a data recording area that holds information on the other party's telephone number notified from the other station together with information such as the arrival date and time each time the terminal detects an incoming call from an unspecified other station. Content, which is provided on the memory 104. The call history is the contents of a data recording area that holds information on the destination telephone number of the dialed partner station together with information such as the transmission date and time each time the terminal dials and calls an unspecified partner station. When the CPU processing unit 103 determines the use frequency of the destination telephone number by comparing with a predetermined constant, for example, there is a history with a frequency of m times or more (n and m are constants) in the last n days. In this case (S204, YES), this destination telephone number is determined as a memory dial registration candidate, and voice recognition based on voice data during a call is started (S205). If the telephone number is not frequently used (S204, NO), the processing for memory dial registration is terminated. In addition, it was decided whether or not to perform the registration process according to the frequency of use of the phone number in the incoming call history and call history, but the other party who is not registered in the local phone book regardless of the usage frequency You may make it perform the registration process of all the previous telephone numbers.

  In the process of step 205, the voice recognition unit inputs a digital voice signal during a call from the voice input / output unit 105 while the call with the other party of the corresponding telephone number is continued. Then, the comparison unit 41 of the voice recognition unit compares the digital voice signal during the call from the voice input / output unit 105 with the sound data of the greeting expression registered in the greeting dictionary 43, and compares the digital voice signal during the call. Track greetings. The greeting expression, for example, when the words sound data "Hello" is extracted, the name extraction unit 42 divides the words corresponding to digital audio signals before and after a word of greeting expression context, divided A word that is a candidate for a name is extracted from the words. The comparison unit 41 compares the word candidate name extracted by the name extraction unit 42 from the digital audio signal with the surname or name sound data registered in the name dictionary 44 to check whether there is a match or closeness. If a match or near is detected (S206, YES), it is determined that the corresponding word is a name to be registered, and character data of the name to be registered is extracted from the name dictionary 44 (S207). If they do not match (S206, NO), the greeting expression is continuously traced until a predetermined condition is satisfied, for example, until a word corresponding to the name candidate is extracted, or until an appropriate time elapses.

  After the process of step 207, the CPU processing unit 103 checks whether or not the call is finished (S208). That is, when it is detected that either one of the partner station or the own terminal has performed an off-hook operation (S208, YES), it is considered that the call has ended, and a call end process is performed (S209).

  After the process of step 209, the process proceeds to a process of associating the character data of the name extracted in the process of step 207 with the destination telephone number extracted in the process of step 201 and registering it in the telephone directory 45. At this time, in order to prompt the user of the terminal to select whether or not to register in the telephone directory 45, a predetermined registration message is displayed on the screen display unit 106 and input of the selection operation from the user of the terminal is performed. (S210). For example, information as shown in FIG. 5 or a registration message as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the screen.

  When the registration message of FIG. 5 is displayed, the user of the own terminal operates, for example, the up key 33 or the down key 34 of the key operation unit 107 to select “Register” and presses the enter key 35. In the case (S211, YES), the corresponding name and telephone number are associated and registered in the telephone directory 45 (S212). If “not register” is selected (S211, NO), the memory dial registration mode is terminated without registering. Also, when there is no input operation for a predetermined time (S213, YES), the memory dial registration mode is terminated without registration.

  Here, in the above-described memory dial registration mode, after the call ends, the character data of the name extracted in the process of step 207 and the destination telephone number extracted in the process of step 201 are associated with each other and registered in the telephone directory 45. However, it may be registered in the telephone directory 45 during a call after the name is extracted in the process of step 207. In the process of step 210, the user terminal is prompted to select whether or not to register in the phone book 45, and then registered in the phone book 45 according to the selection operation. If the other party telephone number is not yet registered in the process of 202, it may be automatically registered in the telephone directory 45 without accepting the selection operation.

  According to the telephone device of the first embodiment of the present invention, there is no need to input telephone number and name information by a method such as manual operation or voice input, and information on the other party who has called with only a very simple operation. Can be registered in the electronic telephone directory, and the time required for the registration processing of the name information and the telephone number for using the memory dial function can be shortened. Furthermore, even in the case of a disabled person or an elderly person who has difficulty in eyes or hands, a destination with high call frequency can be easily registered in the electronic telephone directory, so that a convenient memory dial function can be used.

  In addition, about the selection operation of the own terminal user in step S211, various keys can be allocated as needed, and you may allocate so that a some key may be operated simultaneously or in order. In order to further simplify the selection operation, registration may be performed when any key is pressed in step S211, and registration may be performed if no key is operated for a predetermined time.

  After the voice input from the microphone 109 is converted into a digital voice signal by the voice input / output unit 105, a character code corresponding to the digital voice signal is created by the operation of the DSP processing unit 102 and the CPU processing unit 103, A function of additionally registering the result in the greeting dictionary 142 or the name dictionary 143 of the memory 104 may be added. With this configuration, it is possible to deal with special greeting expressions, surnames or names that are not registered in the greeting dictionary 43 or the name dictionary 44.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a main operation processing procedure in the telephone device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the telephone device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. A description will be given with reference to the block diagram of the voice recognition unit.

  The telephone device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is a modification of the first embodiment, and the processing in step 210 in FIG. 2 is changed to the processing in step 601. In FIG. 6, the same processes as those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same step numbers. Hereinafter, the changed process of step 601 will be described.

  When registering the name extracted in the process of step 207 in association with the destination telephone number extracted in the process of step 201 and registering in the telephone directory 45, the selection operation for selecting whether or not to register in the telephone directory 45 is automatically performed. In order to prompt the terminal user, in the telephone device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in the process of step 210, a predetermined registration message is displayed on the screen display unit 106 and a selection operation from the own terminal user is performed. While waiting for input, the telephone device according to the second embodiment of the present invention outputs a registration message by voice and waits for input of a selection operation from the user of the terminal itself (S601).

  Processing performed by the voice recognition unit configured by the CPU processing unit 103 and the DSP processing unit 102 will be described with reference to FIG. The voice recognition unit reads the sound data of the registration message 71 stored in the memory 104 and outputs it to the voice input / output unit 105 in order to output the registration message as a voice. The voice input / output unit 105 converts the sound data input from the voice recognition unit into an analog signal, outputs the analog signal to the speaker 108, and causes the speaker 108 to output.

  As a registration message to be output, for example, “Register the current caller as Mr. Matsushita. Press any button to register. If you do not register, please wait as it is”. It is also possible to include the name extracted in the process of step 207 in the message. In such a case, the voice recognition unit reads the sound data corresponding to the extracted name from the name dictionary 44, synthesizes the sound data corresponding to the name and the sound data read from the registration message 71, and outputs the voice input / output. It is also possible to output to the unit 105. In addition to outputting the registration message by voice, the same registration message may be displayed on the screen display unit 106 by the process of step 210.

  According to the telephone device of the second embodiment of the present invention, even if the user is difficult to see small characters on the screen, such as a disabled person or an elderly person with weak visual acuity, the registration is performed by voice output. You can easily check the message and perform registration. Therefore, anyone can use the memory dial function.

(Third embodiment)
A telephone device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to a block diagram of a voice recognition unit in the telephone device according to the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  The telephone device according to the third embodiment of the present invention is a modification of the first embodiment or the second embodiment, and the process of step 211 receives an input of a selection operation from the own terminal user. It is configured to accept voice input. In order to accept this voice input, the function of the voice recognition unit shown in FIG. 8 is added. The added part will be described below.

  A voice recognition unit configured by the CPU processing unit 103 and the DSP processing unit 102 inputs a digital voice signal obtained by converting the analog voice signal of the telephone device user input via the microphone 109 by the voice input / output unit 105. . The comparison unit 41 compares the digital voice signal input from the voice input / output unit 105 with the sound data of various answer words registered in the answer dictionary 81, and specifies the contents of the digital voice signal when they match or are close to each other. To do. The answer dictionary 81 is provided in the memory 104, and the sound data for each word used for the answer expression of the terminal user is registered using the shipping country language or a desired language. As the character data, for example, words such as “Yes”, “Yes”, and “No” may be registered in the answer dictionary 81.

  In the telephone device according to the third embodiment of the present invention, immediately after the registration message is displayed or output by the process of step 210 of FIG. 2 or step 601 of FIG. The voice input for reply is received from (S211).

  The registration message to be displayed or output by the process of step 210 in FIG. 2 or step 601 in FIG. 6 is, for example, “Would you like to register the current caller as Mr. Matsushita? Please answer “No”. Or the like may be used. Also, “Would you like to register your current caller as Mr. Matsushita? Please answer“ Yes ”when registering. If you do not register, please wait. Or the like.

  The comparison unit 41 discriminates “Yes” or an expression equivalent thereto and “No” or an expression equivalent thereto, and determines a selection content from the user of the own terminal. Based on this determination, the CPU processing unit 103 branches the process of step 211 in FIG.

  According to the telephone device of the third embodiment of the present invention, the same operation for memory dial registration as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment can be realized by voice input. Even if it is a user who is not good at operating keys with small shapes, such as disabled people and elderly people, it is possible for anyone to perform the operation for registration reliably. The memory dial function can be used.

(Fourth embodiment)
A telephone device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a memory in the telephone device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for ringtone output in the telephone device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a voice recognition unit in the telephone device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  The telephone device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is a modification of the first embodiment, the second embodiment, or the third embodiment. In the process of step 212 in FIG. The processing for registering the telephone number in the telephone directory 45 is changed. Other processes are the same as those in the first embodiment. The changed part will be described below.

  When the CPU processing unit 103 registers the character data of the name extracted in the process of step 207 and the destination telephone number in the telephone directory 45 in the process of step 212, the extracted name recorded in the name information 44 Index information representing an address for taking out sound data corresponding to is also registered in the telephone directory 45.

  For example, in the memory area shown in FIG. 9, when registering information on the other party composed of “number 1” and “name 1”, the sound data of “name 1” in the name dictionary 44 is registered. Information “IND1” indicating an address is registered in the memory 104 as a voice index.

  Hereinafter, referring to the flowchart shown in FIG. 10, the processing procedure for outputting a ring tone when an incoming call is detected is executed using the data recorded in the memory 104 described above. The configuration of the voice recognition unit when doing this will be described with reference to FIG.

  The CPU processing unit 103 refers to the contents of the telephone directory 45 based on the other party telephone number notified from the other station, and checks whether there is a voice index corresponding to the other party telephone number (S1001). If there is no voice index (S1001, NO), a preset normal ring tone is output from the speaker 108 (S1005).

  When the speech index exists (S1001, YES), the speech recognition unit configured by the DSP processing unit 102 and the CPU processing unit 103 refers to the address described in the speech index and reads the speech from the name dictionary 44 of the memory 104. Data is read (S1002).

  The voice recognition unit generates a call message by combining the sound data read out in step 1002 with the standard voice message 1101 prepared in advance in the memory 104 (S1003). For example, when the sound data “Matsushita” in the name dictionary 44 is quoted from the “voice index”, the voice information of the call message such as “Mr. Matsushita is a phone call” is generated.

  The voice input / output unit 105 receives the call message generated in the process of step 1003 from the voice recognition unit, outputs the call message converted into an analog signal to the speaker 108, and has a voice “Mr. Matsushita is a phone call”. Such a calling message is output to the speaker 108 (S1004).

  Thereafter, the CPU processing unit 103 may output a preset normal ring tone through the speaker 108.

  In this mode, when there is an incoming call from the other party registered in advance in the memory 104, a call message including the name of the other party is output by voice. Can be confirmed. Moreover, it is not necessary to perform an operation for inputting a special voice in advance for registration.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, even if the user is difficult to see small characters on the screen, such as a disabled person or an elderly person with weak visual acuity, the other party can be surely confirmed by voice.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the information on the other party is directly registered in the electronic telephone book. However, the storage area of the electronic telephone book is previously set as “friend” or “work destination”. A function may be added in which each group is classified and the group to which the other party belongs is distinguished and then registered in the corresponding electronic telephone book area. In this case, the guidance message can be output by outputting the guidance message by screen display or voice synthesis as in the above-described embodiment, and the input operation can also be performed by key input or voice recognition.

  By applying the present invention to a mobile phone or the like, even if the user is not good at complicated operations, such as a disabled person or an elderly person who has difficulty in eyes or hands, Since information can be registered in the electronic telephone directory very easily, anyone can easily use the convenient memory dial function.

  Further, by automatically confirming the registration when the call ends, there is no need to worry about forgetting the registration operation. Further, since registration can be omitted for a destination with low usage frequency, there is no need to perform a wasteful input operation.

The block diagram which shows the structural example of the hardware of the telephone apparatus of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the main operation | movement in the telephone apparatus of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Example of arrangement of key operation unit of telephone device according to first embodiment of present invention The block diagram of the speech recognition part of the telephone apparatus of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. Example of screen display when memory registration is selected in the telephone device according to the first embodiment of the present invention The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the main operation | movement in the telephone apparatus of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the speech recognition part of the telephone apparatus of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention The block diagram of the speech recognition part in the telephone apparatus of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention Configuration example of electronic telephone directory in telephone apparatus of fourth embodiment of the present invention The flowchart which shows the process sequence for ringtone output in the telephone apparatus of the 4th Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram of the speech recognition part in the telephone apparatus of the 4th Embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Radio | wireless part 102 DSP processing part 103 CPU processing part 104 Memory 105 Voice input / output part 106 Screen display part 107 Key operation part 108 Speaker 109 Microphone 110 Receiver 31-135 Key 41 Comparison part 42 Name extraction part 43 Greeting dictionary 44 Name dictionary 71 Registration message 81 Reply dictionary 1101 Voice message

Claims (13)

A telephone device comprising a call means having a function of detecting a telephone number of a call partner, and a telephone directory storage means for storing a character code representing a name and at least a telephone number in association with each other,
Extraction means for extracting a voice signal corresponding to the name of the other party in the voice signal during a call by the calling means;
Conversion means for converting the voice signal extracted by the extraction means into a character code;
A phone book registration unit that stores the character code converted by the conversion unit and the telephone number of the call partner detected by the call unit in the phone book storage unit in association with each other;
A telephone device comprising: The telephone device according to claim 1,
A name storage means for storing a character code representing the name and sound data based on the name in association with each other;
The extraction device refers to the sound data stored in the name storage unit, and extracts a voice signal corresponding to the name of the call partner. The telephone device according to claim 2,
The telephone device for converting the voice signal extracted by the extraction means into a character code associated with the sound data corresponding to the voice signal stored in the name storage means. The telephone device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
When the telephone directory storage means does not store the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone call partner detected by the telephone call means, the telephone directory storage means and the telephone call registration means A telephone device that associates a previous telephone number with the telephone number storage means and stores the associated telephone number. The telephone device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Call history storage means for storing a call history by the call means,
The telephone directory registering means associates the character code converted by the converting means with the telephone number of the call partner detected by the calling means based on the call history stored in the call history storage means in association with the telephone A telephone device stored in a book storage means. The telephone device according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
A first sound output means for outputting various information by sound;
The first sound output means is a telephone device that outputs sound data associated with a character code corresponding to the telephone number of the other party of the call stored in the name storage means when an incoming call is made by the call means. The telephone device according to any one of claims 2 to 6,
A first sound output means for outputting various information by sound;
The telephone directory registration means includes name registration means for storing the voice signal extracted by the extraction means in the name storage means in association with the character code converted by the conversion means,
The first sound output means is a telephone device for outputting a voice signal associated with a character code corresponding to a telephone number of the other party of the call stored in the name storage means when an incoming call is made by the call means. The telephone device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
An input means for receiving input of various information is provided.
The telephone book registration means, when the input means accepts registration permission information by the telephone book registration means, the character code converted by the conversion means, the telephone number of the other party of the call detected by the calling means, Is stored in the telephone directory storage means in association with each other. The telephone device according to claim 8, wherein
The input means includes an operation means for receiving an input operation,
The telephone book registration means, when the operation means accepts a registration permission operation by the telephone book registration means, the character code converted by the conversion means, the telephone number of the other party of the call detected by the calling means, Is stored in the telephone directory storage means in association with each other. The telephone device according to claim 8, wherein
The input means includes voice input means for inputting various information by voice,
Detecting means for detecting that the voice input by the voice input means corresponds to registration permission by the telephone directory registration means;
The telephone book registration means, when the detection means detects that the voice corresponds to the registration permission by the telephone book registration means, the character code converted by the conversion means and the call partner detected by the call means A telephone device that associates a previous telephone number with the telephone number storage means and stores the associated telephone number. The telephone device according to any one of claims 8 to 10,
Provide notification means to notify various information,
The notification unit is a telephone device that notifies registration guidance for prompting input of registration permission or registration prohibition information by the input unit. The telephone device according to claim 11, wherein
The notification means includes display means for displaying various information,
The display unit is a telephone device that displays the registration guidance. The telephone device according to claim 11, wherein
The notification means includes second sound output means for outputting various information as sound,
The second sound output means is a telephone device that outputs a sound of the registration guidance.

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