JP2007013532A - Telephone apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent releasing of monitor sound transmission operation caused by malfunction of a telephone apparatus in which the sound of its installation place can be monitored from an outside telephone. <P>SOLUTION: If an abnormality detection sensor 5 detects abnormality, the telephone number of a fixed telephone 3 as an emergency contact address is read from an emergency contact address storing part 16 for calling. Upon detecting call termination, a voice message is read from an emergency report message storage part 17 and is transmitted to the fixed telephone 3. When receiving a monitor instruction signal from the fixed telephone 3, the sound detected with a microphone of a voice processor 13 is transmitted to the fixed telephone 3. While the monitor sound is transmitted, all key operations are disabled at an operation part 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone device that can monitor the sound of the place where the telephone device is installed from the emergency contact by transmitting the sound detected by the microphone of the telephone device installed at home or the like to the emergency contact in detail. Relates to a telephone device capable of preventing the release of the monitor sound transmission operation due to an erroneous operation of the telephone device.

  Conventionally, there is a telephone device having a room monitor function (see Patent Document 1). The telephone device includes a main device and a speakerphone telephone housed therein, and when a control signal for room monitoring is received from the calling telephone, the telephone apparatus and the calling telephone are connected to each other. By forming a communication path between them, it is possible to monitor the sound at the place where the speakerphone telephone is installed from outside, etc., and to have a conversation with a child or an elderly person via the speakerphone telephone.

Also, when an emergency situation occurs in a residence, etc., a call is automatically made to a predetermined emergency contact address, and a voice message indicating that an emergency situation has occurred is sent when an incoming call is detected. There is also an automatic notification device that allows the sound of the place where the emergency occurred to be monitored from the emergency contact by enabling the sound of the place where the emergency occurred to be sent to the emergency contact by switching to a hands-free call Yes (see Patent Document 2).
JP-A 63-146649 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-98965

  However, in the telephone device disclosed in Patent Document 1, if a child or the like accidentally goes off-hook while performing a room monitor, or if an illegal intruder intentionally goes off-hook, Since the line between is disconnected, the monitor sound transmission operation is canceled, and the sound cannot be monitored from the contact. Further, when an automatic notification device disclosed in Patent Document 2 makes an emergency call according to the presence of an illegal intruder and then transmits a monitor sound, the illegal intruder turns off the telephone of the automatic notification device. The same problem occurs when the user of the automatic notification device accidentally goes off-hook or the like.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and by transmitting the sound detected by the microphone of the telephone device to the other party, the sound at the place where the telephone device is installed can be monitored from the other party. It is possible to prevent the monitor sound transmission operation from being canceled due to an erroneous operation of the telephone device.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a monitor sound transmitting means for transmitting a sound detected by a microphone to the call partner while being connected to the call partner, and a key operation when the monitor sound transmitting means is operating. And a means for disabling the telephone device.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the telephone device according to the first aspect, the means for setting the emergency call mode and, when the mode is set, the connection to the call partner is made based on the output signal of the abnormality detection sensor. A telephone device.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the telephone device according to the first aspect, the telephone device includes a main device and a plurality of button telephones accommodated in the main device, and the monitor sound transmitting means is provided for each button telephone. It is possible to set whether or not to operate the telephone device.
The invention according to claim 4 is the telephone device according to claim 3, further comprising means for performing the setting based on a setting instruction from the call partner.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the telephone device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, means for operating the monitor sound transmitting means based on reception of a signal requesting monitor sound from the emergency contact address. A telephone device characterized by comprising the telephone device.

(Function)
According to the first aspect of the invention, since the key operation is invalid when the monitor sound transmitting means is operating, the monitor sound is transmitted to the other party even if the telephone device is operated off-hook or the like. Operation is retained.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the emergency call mode is set, the monitor sound transmission means is operated by connecting to the other party on the basis of the output signal of the abnormality detection sensor.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3, it can be set whether monitor sound transmission to the other party of a telephone call is performed for every key telephone.
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, based on the setting instruction from the call partner, whether or not to transmit the monitor sound to the call partner for each key telephone is set.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the monitor sound transmitting means is operated when a signal for requesting the monitor sound transmitted from the call partner is received.

  According to the present invention, in a telephone device in which the sound detected by the microphone of the telephone device is transmitted to the other party of the telephone so that the sound of the installation location of the telephone device can be monitored from the other party of the telephone. It is possible to prevent the release of the monitor sound transmission operation to a predetermined contact by.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a telephone device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The telephone device 1 can communicate with a fixed telephone 3 and a mobile telephone 4 via a wired and wireless telephone network 2. Further, it is possible to make an emergency call to a predetermined emergency contact based on the output of an abnormality detection sensor 5 such as an infrared sensor or a gas leak sensor installed in the same room as the place where the telephone device 1 is arranged.

  The telephone device 1 includes a main control unit 11 that controls the entire telephone device 1, a communication control unit 12 that performs communication between the fixed telephone 3 and the mobile telephone 4 via the telephone network 2, and voice A signal amplifier, a speaker, a receiver, and the like are provided, a voice processing unit 13 that generates a ringing tone and various notification sounds, an operation unit 14 that includes numeric keys and various function keys, and a display unit 15 that includes an LCD or the like. And an emergency contact storage unit 16 that stores the telephone number of the emergency contact, and an emergency notification message storage unit 17 that stores a voice message to be transmitted to the emergency contact.

  Here, in the emergency contact address storage unit 16, the telephone number of the emergency contact address (here, the telephone number of the fixed telephone 3) is registered in advance. When a plurality of emergency contacts are registered in the emergency contact storage unit 16 and the telephone device 1 is set to the emergency call mode using the operation unit 14, one of the plurality of emergency contacts is selected. You may make it selectable.

  The processing of the main control unit 11 at the time of emergency notification of the telephone device having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process is performed when the telephone device 1 is set in the emergency call mode (when in the emergency call mode).

  First, it is determined whether or not the abnormality detection sensor 5 has detected an abnormality (step S1). If it is determined that the abnormality has been detected, the telephone number of the fixed telephone 3 that is an emergency contact is read from the emergency contact storage unit 16. Then, the communication control unit 12 is controlled so that the fixed telephone 3 is called, and when an incoming call is detected, a voice message (emergency call message) corresponding to the content of the abnormality is read from the emergency call message storage unit 17, and the fixed telephone 3 (step S2).

  When the user of the fixed telephone 3 listens to the emergency call message and wants to hear the sound of the place where the telephone device 1 is installed, the user requests the monitor sound by performing a predetermined operation on the operation unit of the fixed telephone 3. To transmit a monitor instruction signal. The main control unit 11 determines whether or not the monitor instruction signal from the fixed telephone 3 is received by the communication control unit 12 (step S3), and if received, sets the telephone device 1 to the monitor sound transmission mode. Thus, control is performed so that the sound detected by the microphone of the sound processing unit 13 is transmitted to the fixed telephone 3 (step S4).

  After the monitor sound transmission mode is set in step S4, it is determined whether or not there is a key operation on the operation unit 14 (step S5). If a key operation is detected (YES in step S5), the key operation is invalidated. This process (step S6) is repeatedly executed until the call process ends (YES in step S7). Here, the key operation in the operation unit 14 includes not only numeric key and function key operations but also on-hook operations. Therefore, when the monitor sound transmission mode is set, no matter how the operation unit 14 is operated, the monitor sound transmission mode is maintained by invalidating the operation. The sound at the installation location of 1 can be monitored.

  Here, the end of the call process determined in step S7 means that the line is disconnected when the user of the fixed telephone 3 that is an emergency contact is on-hooked, and the main control unit 11 detects the end of the call process. Then, an end process is executed (step S8).

  If reception of the monitor instruction signal is not detected in step S3, it is determined whether or not there is a key operation in the operation unit 14 (step S9). If a key operation is detected (YES in step S9), the key operation is determined. After executing the key process corresponding to (step S10), it is determined whether or not the call process is finished (step S11). If no key operation is detected (NO in step S9), it is determined whether or not the call processing is finished. When the main control unit 11 detects the end of the call process (YES in step S11), the main control unit 11 executes the end process (step S8). If the end of the call process is not detected, the process returns to step S3 to determine whether or not a monitor instruction signal has been received.

  As described above, according to the telephone device 1 according to the present embodiment, when the monitor sound transmission mode is set, all key operations are invalidated, and therefore the monitor sound transmission mode is canceled due to an erroneous operation or the like. The situation can be prevented. In the above embodiment, when the abnormality detection sensor 5 detects an abnormality, a call is made to the emergency contact and an emergency call is made, and then a monitor instruction signal is transmitted from the emergency contact. It is also possible to make a call from the telephone 3 or the mobile telephone 4 to the telephone device 1 to transmit a monitor instruction signal. Further, for example, an infrared sensor may be provided on the surface of the casing of the telephone device 1 as the abnormality detection sensor 5. Furthermore, not all key operations are invalidated, but only operations for disconnecting a line with an emergency contact such as an on-hook operation may be invalidated.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a system including a telephone device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG.
This telephone device is a key telephone device composed of a main device 21 and N (N ≧ 2) button telephones (child devices) 22-1 to 22-N accommodated therein. And can communicate with the fixed telephone 3 and the mobile telephone 4. Moreover, an emergency call can be made to a predetermined emergency contact based on the output of the abnormality detection sensor 5 such as an infrared sensor or a gas leak sensor installed in the same room as the place where the key telephones 22-1 to 22-N are arranged. is there.

  The main device 21 is connected to one or more telephone lines 26, and is connected to the key telephones 22-1 to 22-N through an extension transmission path 24. The abnormality detection sensor 5 is connected to the main device 21 via a communication network 25 such as a wireless or wired LAN.

  The main unit 21 manages the state of the telephone line 26 and the key telephones 22-1 to 22-N, and controls a control unit 31 for controlling the entire main unit, and an external line interface unit 32 for controlling the termination of the telephone line 26. An extension interface unit 33 for accommodating the key telephones 22-1 to 22-N via the extension line 24, an exchange processing unit 34 for exchanging and connecting the outside line interface unit 32 and the extension interface unit 33, and a communication network 25. A communication interface unit 35 that performs processing for data communication via the network, and a storage unit 36 that stores various control information, external line information, extension information, and the like necessary for control by the control unit 31 in association with each other. The telephone number of the emergency contact and the emergency call message are also stored here.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the key telephones 22-1 to 22-N in FIG. In FIG. 3, the key telephones 22-1 to 22-N have the same configuration, and therefore will be described as the key telephone 22 hereinafter.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the key telephone 22 includes a control unit 41 that controls the entire key phone, an extension interface unit 42, a voice processing unit 43, a display unit 44, an operation unit connected to the control unit 41, respectively. Unit 45 and storage unit 46. The extension interface unit 42 communicates with the main apparatus 21 via the extension transmission path 24, and the voice processing unit 43 includes a voice signal amplifier, a speaker, a receiver, etc. I do. The display unit 44 displays various information sent from the control unit 41, information input from the operation unit 45 described later, and the like. The operation unit 45 includes various keys such as a dial key, an outside line key, and a hook switch, and sends information input by the user using these keys to the control unit 41. The storage unit 46 includes a ROM that stores programs used in advance when the control unit 41 executes various processes, a RAM that temporarily stores various data and the like when the control unit 41 executes various processes, and the like. Consists of.

  The processing of the control unit 31 at the time of emergency notification of the key telephone apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. These processes are performed when the key telephone apparatus is set to the emergency call mode by operating the operation unit 45 of the key telephone 22. As with the telephone device 1 shown in FIG. 1, this key telephone device is detected by the microphone of the voice processing unit 43 of the key telephone 22 by setting the monitor sound transmission mode when the emergency call mode is set. Can be set to monitor sound transmission mode to send the sound to the emergency contact, this mode can be selected for each of the N button telephones 22-1 to 22-N, each button telephone The selection information is stored in the storage unit 36. This selection can be performed by key operation on the key telephones 22-1 to 22-N (selection of N key telephones can be made with one key telephone), or the key of the emergency call destination telephone. It can also be executed by an operation or the like. Further, the selection target may be one or more key telephones including the key telephone used for the emergency call mode setting operation, or one or more key telephones other than the key telephone used for the emergency call mode setting operation. It is also possible. Hereinafter, the key telephone set selected to set the monitor sound transmission mode is referred to as a monitor mode designating handset.

  First, the control unit 31 of the main device 21 determines whether or not the abnormality detection sensor 5 has detected an abnormality (step S21 in FIG. 5). If it is determined that the abnormality has been detected, the telephone of the fixed telephone 3 that is an emergency contact address is determined. The number is read from the storage unit 36, the outside line interface unit 32 is controlled to make a call to the fixed telephone 3, and when an incoming call is detected, a voice message corresponding to the content of the abnormality is read from the storage 36 and transmitted to the fixed telephone 3 At the same time, the extension interface unit 33 is controlled to form a speech path between the monitor mode designating handset and the fixed telephone 3 (steps S2 and S3).

  The control unit 31 determines whether or not the monitor instruction signal from the fixed telephone 3 has been received by the external line interface unit 32 (step S24). If it is determined that it has been received (YES in step S24), monitor sound transmission is performed. By setting the mode, the sound detected by the microphone of the voice processing unit 43 of the key telephone 22 is controlled to be transmitted to the fixed telephone 3 (step S25). Here, when a plurality of key telephones are selected as the monitor mode designating handsets, the sounds detected by the plurality of microphones are mixed and transmitted.

  If it is determined in step S24 that it has not been received, if it is determined that it has been received, the monitor sound mode is set, and then it is determined whether or not the call processing has ended (step S26). When the end of the call process is detected, the end process is executed (step S27), and then the monitor sound transmission mode is canceled (step S28). If the end of the call process is not detected, the process returns to step S24, and the process of that step is repeated.

  Further, the key processing shown in FIG. 6 is executed in parallel until the end of the call processing is detected. Hereinafter, this key processing will be described. First, it is determined whether or not there is a key operation in the operation unit 45 (step S31). If a key operation is detected (YES in step S31), whether or not the key operation is a key operation from the monitor mode designating device. Is determined (step S32). Then, in the case of key operation from the monitor mode designating handset, processing for invalidating the key operation is executed (step S33), and in the case of key operation from other key telephones, key processing corresponding to the key operation is performed. Execute (Step S34), and in either case, return to Step S31.

  As described above, according to the key telephone apparatus according to the present embodiment, when the monitor mode designating handset is set to the monitor sound transmission mode, all the key operations are invalidated. A situation in which the transmission mode is canceled can be prevented. When the monitor mode designating handset is set to the monitor sound transmission mode, all of the button telephones other than the monitor mode designating handset or the preselected key telephones among the telephones other than the monitor mode designating handset Alternatively, all the key operations or operations for disconnecting the line with the emergency contact may be invalidated. It is also possible to make a call from the fixed telephone 3 or the mobile telephone 4 to the button telephone apparatus and transmit a monitor instruction signal.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the system provided with the telephone apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the main control part at the time of emergency notification of the telephone apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the system provided with the telephone device which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the key telephone in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the control part of the main apparatus at the time of the emergency call in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the key process of the control part of the main apparatus at the time of the emergency call in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Telephone apparatus, 5 ... Abnormality detection sensor, 11 ... Main control part, 13 ... Voice processing part, 14 ... Operation part, 16 ... Emergency contact memory | storage part, 31 ... Control part, 36 ... Memory | storage part, 43 ... Voice processing 45, operation unit.

Claims (5)

  Monitor sound transmitting means for transmitting sound detected by a microphone to the other party during connection with the other party, and means for disabling key operation when the monitor sound transmitting means is operating A telephone device characterized by that.   2. The telephone device according to claim 1, further comprising means for setting an emergency call mode and means for connecting to the other party of call based on an output signal of an abnormality detection sensor when the mode is set. Feature telephone equipment.   2. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone device includes a main device and a plurality of button telephones accommodated in the main device, and setting whether or not to operate the monitor sound transmitting means for each of the button telephones. A telephone device characterized in that it is possible.   4. The telephone apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising means for performing the setting based on a setting instruction from the call partner.   5. The telephone according to claim 1, further comprising means for operating said monitor sound transmitting means based on reception of a signal requesting monitor sound from said other party. apparatus.

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