JP2017147552A - Communication device and communication method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a communication device capable of performing communication, such as telephone conversation, independently from the place or the state of a user, while suppressing power consumption of a communication terminal unit.SOLUTION: A communication device is constituted by communication means 1, notification means 2, detection means 3, and communication control means 4. The communication means 1 communicates with a communication terminal unit, via a first communication device that is performing wireless communication with the communication terminal unit. Based on the incoming notification, i.e., the information indicating start of communication received from the communication terminal unit by the communication means 1, the notification means 2 performs predetermined notification, indicating reception of the incoming notification, for the surroundings of its own device. The detection means 3 detects a predetermined response from the surroundings of its own device. When detecting the predetermined response to the predetermined notification via the detection means 3, the communication control means 4 starts communication with the communication terminal unit, by transmitting the information indicating response, as the incoming response, from the communication means 1 to the communication terminal unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for performing communication via a communication terminal device, and particularly to a technology for performing communication in a place away from the communication terminal device.

  Portable communication terminal devices such as information terminal devices and smartphones having a wireless communication function are widely used. In many cases, such communication terminal devices are always carried and used by users. Therefore, it is desirable that the portable communication terminal device can be used at all times regardless of the place where the portable communication terminal device is placed or the state of the user. In addition, portable communication terminal devices often operate with secondary batteries. However, power consumption is increasing as functions increase and power consumption is reduced as much as possible during standby and operation. Is desirable.

  The portable communication terminal device may be placed away from the user when it is charged or temporarily placed. In such a case, the user cannot directly operate the communication terminal device by hand. Further, when a call is requested from a communication partner, the user may be performing other work and the communication terminal device may not be directly operated. However, in a communication terminal device that is assumed to be always carried, it responds regardless of the location of the communication terminal device or the state of the user when there is a call request from the communication partner. It is desirable to be able to start communication by performing. Therefore, even when the user cannot directly operate the communication terminal device, it is desirable to be able to respond hands-free without manual operation, and respond to a call request without direct operation. Technology is being developed to enable operation. For example, a technique as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is disclosed as a technique for enabling an operation in response to a call request or the like even if a user does not directly perform an operation by hand in such a communication terminal device. ing.

  Patent Document 1 relates to a hands-free call system including a call terminal, a relay module, and a notification terminal. In the call system of Patent Document 1, when the call terminal detects an incoming call from the call destination, a received signal is transmitted to the notification terminal via the relay module. The notification terminal device notifies a sound indicating an incoming call from the speaker based on the received signal. Further, in the hands-free call system disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the user cannot operate by holding the call terminal, the voice of the user is collected by the microphone of the relay module and sent to the terminal device. Yes. Therefore, in the hands-free communication device of Patent Document 1, the user can recognize an incoming call from a notification device located at a location different from the terminal device, and can make a call using the relay module.

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  However, the technique of Patent Document 1 is not sufficient in the following points. In the call system of Patent Literature 1, the relay module sends a notification of an incoming call sent from the call terminal to the notification terminal, and notifies the user of the incoming call from the notification terminal. Moreover, in the telephone call system of patent document 1, a user's voice is collected in the relay module. For this reason, in the call system of Patent Document 1, the terminal device can be accessed only within a range in which the radio wave of the terminal device reaches. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the intensity of the radio wave where the radio wave from the terminal device is difficult to reach, which may increase power consumption. In addition, when a relay module or a notification terminal is behind a wall or the like that shields radio waves, the user cannot recognize an incoming call or make a call. Therefore, the technique of Patent Literature 1 is not sufficient as a technique for performing communication such as a call without depending on the location or the state of the user while suppressing the power consumption of the communication terminal device.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication device that can perform communication such as a call without depending on a place or a user's state while suppressing power consumption of the communication terminal device. Yes.

  In order to solve the above problems, the communication device of the present invention includes a communication unit, a notification unit, a detection unit, and a communication control unit. The communication means communicates with the communication terminal device via the first communication device that performs wireless communication with the communication terminal device. The notification means performs a predetermined notification indicating that the incoming notification has been received around its own device, based on the incoming notification that is information indicating the start of communication received from the communication terminal device in the communication means. The detecting means detects a predetermined response from the surroundings of the own device. When the communication control unit detects a predetermined response to the predetermined notification through the detection unit, the communication control unit transmits information indicating the response to the communication terminal device as an incoming response, and starts communication with the communication terminal device. To do.

  The communication method of the present invention communicates with a communication terminal device via a first communication device that performs wireless communication with the communication terminal device. The communication method of the present invention performs a predetermined notification indicating that an incoming notification has been received around its own device, based on an incoming notification that is information indicating the start of communication received from the communication terminal device. The communication method of the present invention detects a predetermined response from the surroundings of its own device, and when a predetermined response to a predetermined notification is detected, transmits information indicating the response to the communication terminal device as an incoming response, and performs communication. Communication with the terminal device is started.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, communication, such as a telephone call, can be performed irrespective of a place or a user's state, suppressing the power consumption of a communication terminal device.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a structure of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a structure of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a structure of the illuminating device of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a structure of the communication terminal device of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary of the operation | movement flow in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary of the operation | movement flow in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the operation state at the time of starting a telephone call in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary of the operation | movement flow in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary of the operation | movement flow in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a structure of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of a structure of the illuminating device of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the outline | summary of the operation | movement flow in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the operation state at the time of starting a telephone call in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an outline of the configuration of the communication apparatus according to the present embodiment. The communication apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a communication unit 1, a notification unit 2, a detection unit 3, and a communication control unit 4. The communication unit 1 communicates with the communication terminal device via the first communication device that performs wireless communication with the communication terminal device. The notification unit 2 performs a predetermined notification indicating that an incoming notification has been received around its own device based on an incoming notification that is information indicating the start of communication received from the communication terminal device in the communication unit 1. The detection means 3 detects a predetermined response from the surroundings of the own device. When the communication control unit 4 detects a predetermined response to the predetermined notification via the detection unit 3, the communication control unit 4 transmits information indicating the response from the communication unit 1 as an incoming response to the communication terminal device. Start communication.

  Since the communication apparatus of this embodiment communicates with the communication terminal apparatus via the first communication apparatus that performs wireless communication with the communication terminal apparatus in the communication unit 1, communication is performed even at a place away from the communication terminal apparatus. Communication with the terminal device can be performed. In the communication apparatus according to the present embodiment, the detection unit 3 detects a response to the incoming call notification notified from the notification unit 2 to the surroundings, and the communication control unit 4 starts communication with the communication terminal device. Therefore, the communication apparatus of this embodiment can start communication in a place away from the communication terminal apparatus without the user directly operating the communication terminal apparatus by hand. In addition, by using the communication device according to the present embodiment, the communication terminal device only needs to output a radio signal having a strength capable of communicating with the first communication device, not the strength reaching the vicinity of the user. And power consumption during operation can be suppressed. As a result, by using the communication device of the present embodiment, communication such as a call can be performed without depending on the location and the state of the user while suppressing power consumption of the communication terminal device.

(Second Embodiment)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows an outline of the configuration of the illuminated communication system of the present embodiment. The communication system with illumination of the present embodiment includes a first illumination device 11, a second illumination device 12, a third illumination device 13, a communication terminal device 20, and a base station 30. The first lighting device 11, the second lighting device 12, and the third lighting device 13 are provided in the first room 14, the second room 15, and the third room 16, respectively. In the communication system with illumination according to the present embodiment, the user 40 accesses the communication terminal device 20 via the first illumination device 11, the second illumination device 12, and the third illumination device 13. It is possible to perform communication such as a call with a communication destination.

  The first room 14, the second room 15, and the third room 16 of the present embodiment are each a partitioned space. Each of the number of lighting devices and the number of partitioned spaces may be other than three. Further, the lighting device and the partitioned space may be arranged not only in the horizontal direction but also in the vertical direction. In addition, two or more lighting devices may be provided in one space without providing a wall or the like that partitions the space between the lighting devices.

  The configuration of the first lighting device 11, the second lighting device 12, and the third lighting device 13 will be described. FIG. 3 shows an outline of the configuration of the illumination device 50 used as the first illumination device 11, the second illumination device 12, and the third illumination device 13. The lighting device 50 includes a lighting unit 51, a control unit 52, a short-range wireless communication unit 53, a speaker 54, a microphone 55, a voice analysis unit 56, and a storage unit 57.

  The illumination part 51 has a lighting part and functions as illumination of each room. As the lighting unit, for example, a light emitting element such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) is used. The illumination unit 51 turns on and off the lighting unit based on an operation by the user 40. The illumination unit 51 may be configured to detect the presence or absence of the user 40 with a sensing sensor and turn on and off the lighting unit. The illuminating unit 51 may have a configuration in which the luminance of the illumination can be set with a plurality of gradations, or may be configured to blink.

  The control unit 52 has a function of performing communication in the lighting device 50 and controlling each part. When the control unit 52 receives a control signal or an audio signal from the communication terminal device 20 or the lighting device 50 paired with the device itself via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 52 of the lighting device 50 paired with the device itself. A control signal and an audio signal are transmitted to the other lighting device 50. When the control device 52 receives a control signal or the like from the paired lighting device 50 when there is one lighting device 50 paired with the own device, the control unit 52 does not transmit to another lighting device 50. .

  In the following description, the paired lighting device 50 refers to a combination of two adjacent lighting devices 50 that perform wireless communication via each short-range wireless communication unit 53. Each lighting device is paired with one or two lighting devices. For example, when the three lighting devices of the first lighting device 11, the second lighting device 12, and the third lighting device 13 are installed in order, the first lighting device 11 and the third lighting device 13 are: Only the second lighting device 12 is paired. The second lighting device 12 is paired with each of the first lighting device 11 and the third lighting device 13 and is paired with two lighting devices.

  When the control unit 52 receives a control signal indicating a ringing instruction from the communication terminal device 20 and another lighting device 50 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 52 transmits the ringing instruction to the speaker 54.

  When the control unit 52 receives information indicating that a predetermined term relating to the call function has been detected from the voice analysis unit 56, the control unit 52 sends a notification corresponding to the predetermined term via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 or the communication terminal device 20. Send to paired lighting device 50. In addition, when the control unit 52 receives the notification regarding the voice data or the call function from the paired lighting device 50, the control unit 52 transmits the received voice data or notification to the other paired lighting device 50 or communication terminal device. Send to 20.

  When the control unit 52 receives voice data from the microphone 55 during a call via its own device, the control unit 52 sends the received voice data to the lighting device 50 or the communication terminal device 20 on the communication terminal device 20 side while being paired. . In addition, when the control unit 52 receives voice data from the communication terminal device 20 or another lighting device 50 during a call via the own device, the control unit 52 sends the received voice data to the speaker 54. The control unit 52 of the present embodiment corresponds to the communication control unit 4 of the first embodiment.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 53 has a function of performing wireless communication with the adjacent lighting device 50 and the communication terminal device 20. The adjacent lighting device 50 refers to the lighting device 50 paired with the own device. The short-range wireless communication unit 53 performs wireless communication with the adjacent lighting device 50 and communication terminal device 20, converts the received data into a signal format used in the lighting device 50, and sends the data to the control unit 52. Further, the short-range wireless communication unit 53 converts the data received from the control unit 52 into a wireless signal and sends the wireless signal to the lighting device 50 and the communication terminal device 20. Information on adjacent lighting devices 50 with which the short-range wireless communication unit 53 communicates is set in the storage unit 57. Further, the short-range wireless communication unit 53 of the present embodiment corresponds to the communication unit 1 of the first embodiment.

  The speaker 54 has a function of notifying the user 40 of information by voice. The speaker 54 converts the voice data sent from the control unit 52 into voice, and outputs the voice to the room where the lighting device 50 is installed. Further, the speaker 54 of the present embodiment corresponds to the notification unit 2 of the first embodiment.

  The microphone 55 has a function of detecting the voice of the user 40. The microphone 55 collects sound generated inside the room in which the lighting device 50 is installed, and sends the collected sound data to the control unit 52 and the sound analysis unit 56. Further, the microphone 55 of the present embodiment corresponds to the detection unit 3 of the first embodiment.

  The voice analysis unit 56 has a function of analyzing the voice of the user 40 input via the microphone 55. The voice analysis unit 56 analyzes the voice of the user 40 input from the microphone 55 and detects a predetermined term related to the call function. As the predetermined terms, terms corresponding to call operations such as reception, transmission, hold, and disconnection are set, and examples of terms corresponding to each are set in advance. The voice analysis unit 56 converts the voice of the user 40 input from the microphone 55 into a term, and determines whether the converted term corresponds to a predetermined term corresponding to the call function. When the voice analysis unit 56 detects a predetermined term corresponding to the call function, the voice analysis unit 56 sends information on the detected predetermined term to the control unit 52.

  The storage unit 57 has a function of storing each data related to the operation of the lighting device 50. The storage unit 57 stores information on other lighting devices 50 that perform communication via the short-range wireless communication unit 53. In the storage unit 57, information on which lighting device 50 the device itself is paired with is set. Information on which lighting device 50 the device itself is paired with is set in advance by the operator when the lighting device 50 is installed. Information about which lighting device 50 the device itself is paired with is input via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 from the communication terminal device 20 or other communication device operated by the user 40 or a maintenance worker. It is good also as a structure which can be updated based on the data.

  The communication terminal device 20 has a function of performing a wireless communication with a base station and making a call with another communication terminal device. In addition, the communication terminal device 20 has a function as a relay device that relays communication between the first lighting device 11 and the base station 30. As the communication terminal device 20, for example, a smartphone or a mobile phone device is used. As the communication terminal device 20, an information terminal device or communication device having a wireless communication function other than a smartphone or the like may be used.

  FIG. 4 shows an outline of the configuration of the communication terminal device 20 of the present embodiment. The communication terminal device 20 includes a wireless communication unit 21, a short-range wireless communication unit 22, a communication control unit 23, and an input / output unit 24.

  The wireless communication unit 21 has a function of performing wireless communication with the base station 30. The radio communication unit 21 performs radio communication with the base station 30 based on, for example, the LTE (Long Term Evolution) method. The communication method between the wireless communication unit 21 and the base station 30 may be based on another communication method. The wireless communication unit 21 performs wireless communication based on the control of the communication control unit 23.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 22 has a function of performing wireless communication with the short-range wireless communication unit 53 of the first lighting device 11. The short-range wireless communication unit 22 performs wireless communication with the short-range wireless communication unit 53 of the first lighting device 11 based on the control of the communication control unit 23.

  The communication control unit 23 has a function of controlling overall communication of the communication terminal device 20. When the user 40 is directly operating the communication terminal device 20, the communication control unit 23 communicates with the base station 30 via the wireless communication unit 21 based on voice and data input from the input / output unit 24. Communicate. In addition, the communication control unit 23 outputs data received from the base station 30 via the wireless communication unit 21 to the input / output unit 24.

  The communication control unit 23 relays communication between the first lighting device 11 and the base station 30 when the user 40 cannot directly operate the communication terminal device 20. The communication control unit 23 transmits voice data input via the short-range wireless communication unit 22 during a call to the base station 30 via the wireless communication unit 21. The communication control unit 23 transmits audio data input via the wireless communication unit 21 during a call to the first lighting device 11.

  The communication control unit 23 controls communication such as start and disconnection of a call with the base station 30 based on a control signal received via the short-range wireless communication unit 22. In addition, the communication control unit 23 sends information such as a ringing instruction to each lighting device based on a control signal received from the base station 30 via the wireless communication unit 21, and controls the call operation on the user 40 side. .

  The input / output unit 24 has a function as an input / output interface of the communication terminal device 20. The input / output unit 24 includes voice and data input / output devices such as a microphone, a speaker, and a display device.

  The base station 30 has a function as a radio base station that transmits and receives radio signals and communicates with the communication terminal device 20. The base station 30 is connected to the telephone network, and the user 40 of the communication terminal device 20 can make a call with another telephone user connected to the telephone network.

  An operation when a call is performed in the communication system of the present embodiment will be described. 5 and 6 are sequence diagrams illustrating an operation flow when a call is performed in the communication system according to the present embodiment. In the following description, the communication terminal device 20 is placed in the first room 14 and the user 40 is in the third room 16, and the communication terminal device 20 receives an incoming call via the base station 30. As an example.

  When the base station 30 receives a call request to the communication terminal device 20 via the telephone network or the like, the base station 30 transmits an incoming call notification to the communication terminal device 20 (step 101). When receiving an incoming call notification from the base station 30, the communication terminal device 20 sends a call instruction, which is a control signal indicating the caller's information and ringing, to the first lighting device 11 (step 102).

  When the control unit 52 of the first lighting device 11 receives the caller information and the ringing instruction from the communication terminal device 20 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 52 controls the speaker 54 to control the inside of the first room 14. A sound indicating an incoming call is caused to ring (step 103). The ringing that indicates an incoming call is composed of, for example, music, caller information, and a message that notifies the incoming call. For example, after outputting music indicating an incoming call from the speaker 54, the control unit 52 outputs a message such as “Call from Mr. A” to notify the user 40 of the incoming call and the information of the caller. Moreover, the control part 52 of the 1st lighting apparatus 11 sends a sender | caller's information and ringing instruction to the 2nd lighting apparatus 12 which has a pairing relationship with an own apparatus via the short-distance wireless communication part 53 ( Step 104).

  When the control unit 52 of the second lighting device 12 receives the caller information and the ringing instruction from the first lighting device 11 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 52 controls the speaker 54 to control the second room. A sound indicating an incoming call is sounded in 15 (step 105). Similar to the first lighting device 11, the control unit 52 of the second lighting device 12 outputs music and caller information from the speaker 54 to notify the incoming call. Further, the control unit 52 of the second lighting device 12 sends the caller's information and ringing instruction to the third lighting device 13 that is paired with the own device via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 ( Step 106).

  When the control unit 52 of the third lighting device 13 receives the caller information and the ringing instruction from the second lighting device 12 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 52 controls the speaker 54 to control the third room. A sound indicating an incoming call is sounded in 16 (step 107). Similar to the first lighting device 11 and the second lighting device 12, the control unit 52 of the third lighting device 13 outputs music and caller information from the speaker 54 to notify the incoming call.

  When the user 40 in the third room 16 recognizes the ringing indicating the incoming call (step 108), the user 40 speaks a term that accepts the incoming call (step 109). For example, the user 40 utters “Hello” as a term for accepting an incoming call, thereby making a response indicating that a call is to be started. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a state where ringing is performed in each room. In FIG. 7, incoming calls are received from the first lighting device 11, the second lighting device 12, and the third lighting device 13 respectively installed in the first room 14, the second room 15, and the third room 16. The ringing is shown. In addition, the user 40 in the third room 16 responds to the ringing indicating the incoming call by saying “Hello”.

  The voice uttered by the user 40 is input to the microphone 55 of the third lighting device 13. The voice of the user 40 input to the microphone 55 is converted into an electric signal and sent to the voice analysis unit 56 as a voice signal. When an audio signal is input, the audio analysis unit 56 analyzes the input audio signal. When detecting that the voice signal is an incoming call, the voice analysis unit 56 sends a signal indicating reception to the control unit 52.

  The control unit 52 of the third lighting device 13 recognizes the incoming call based on the signal sent from the voice analysis unit 56 (step 110). When recognizing the reception, the control unit 52 sends a control signal indicating the reception as a notification of reception to the second lighting device 12 that is the transmission source of the ringing instruction to the own device via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 (step S1). 111).

  When the control unit 52 of the second lighting device 12 receives the reception notification from the third lighting device 13 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 52 receives the notification of the reception from the transmission source of the ringing instruction to the own device. 1 to the lighting device 11 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 (step 112).

  When the control unit 52 of the first lighting device 11 receives the reception notification from the second lighting device 12 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the communication that is the transmission source of the ringing instruction to the own device. The data is sent to the terminal device 20 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 (step 113).

  When communication terminal device 20 receives the reception notification from first lighting device 11, communication terminal device 20 transmits the reception notification to base station 30 (step 114). When the base station 30 receives the incoming call notification from the communication terminal apparatus 20, communication for a call is started between the base station 30 and the communication terminal apparatus 20 (step 115).

  When a call is started, the voice of the user 40 is collected by the microphone 55 of the third lighting device 13 and sent to the second lighting device 12 via the control unit 52 and the short-range wireless communication unit 53. . The voice of the user 40 collected by the third lighting device 13 is sent to the communication terminal device 20 via the second lighting device 12 and the first lighting device 11. The communication terminal device 20 sends the received voice data of the user 40 to the base station 30.

  Also, the voice data of the other party of the user 40 sent from the base station 30 to the communication terminal device 20 is sent to the third lighting device 13 via the first lighting device 11 and the second lighting device 12. It is done. When the control unit 52 of the third lighting device 13 receives the voice data of the other party of the user 40 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 52 controls the speaker 54 to transmit the voice in the third room 16. Output to. The sound is emitted from the speaker 54 of the third lighting device 13 so that the user 40 can hear the voice of the other party.

  With the above operation, the user 40 can make a call using the call function of the communication terminal device even when the user 40 is not in the vicinity of the communication terminal device 20 by starting the call and making a call. Further, the ringing performed by each lighting device according to the ringing instruction may be performed only once or may be repeated a predetermined number of times or time. The ringing performed by each lighting device may be stopped when a response indicating reception is detected by the own device or when a notification of reception is received from another lighting device 50.

  Next, an operation when the call is disconnected by the user 40 will be described. FIG. 8 shows an outline of an operation flow when a call is disconnected by the user 40 in the communication system of the present embodiment.

  The user 40 who is in a call in the third room 16 speaks a term indicating disconnection when he / she finishes the call from his / her side (step 121). For example, the user 40 utters a term indicating “end of call” and disconnection. The voice uttered by the user 40 is input to the microphone 55 of the third lighting device 13. The voice of the user 40 input to the microphone 55 is sent to the voice analysis unit 56 as a voice signal. When an audio signal is input, the audio analysis unit 56 analyzes the input audio signal. When it is detected that the voice signal indicates a disconnection of the call, the voice analysis unit 56 sends a signal indicating the disconnection to the control unit 52.

  The control unit 52 of the third lighting device 13 recognizes the disconnection based on the signal sent from the voice analysis unit 56 (step 122). When recognizing the disconnection of the call, the control unit 52 sends a control signal indicating the disconnection of the call as a disconnection notification to the second lighting device 12 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 (step 123).

  When the control unit 52 of the second lighting device 12 receives a disconnection notification from the third lighting device 13 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 52 transmits the disconnection notification to the first lighting device 11. 53 (step 124).

  When the control unit 52 of the first lighting device 11 receives the disconnection notification from the second lighting device 12 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 52 sends the short-range wireless communication unit 53 to the communication terminal device 20. (Step 125).

  When the communication terminal device 20 receives the disconnection notification from the first lighting device 11, the communication terminal device 20 sends a disconnection notification to the base station 30 (step 126). Upon receiving the disconnection notification from the communication terminal device 20, the base station 30 performs a call disconnection process (step 127).

  Next, an operation when a call is started from the user 40 side will be described. FIG. 9 shows an outline of an operation flow when a call is started from the user 40 side in the communication system of the present embodiment.

  When making a call from his / her side, the user 40 in the third room 16 speaks the term indicating the call and the information of the other party (step 131). For example, the user 40 utters like “call with Mr. B” and utters a term indicating transmission and information on the other party. The voice uttered by the user 40 is input to the microphone 55 of the third lighting device 13. The voice of the user 40 input to the microphone 55 is sent to the voice analysis unit 56 as a voice signal. When an audio signal is input, the audio analysis unit 56 analyzes the input audio signal. When it is detected that the voice signal indicates the outgoing call, the voice analysis unit 56 sends a signal showing the outgoing call and information on the other party to the control unit 52.

  The control unit 52 of the third lighting device 13 recognizes the transmission based on the signal sent from the voice analysis unit 56 (step 132). When recognizing the transmission, the control unit 52 sends a control signal indicating the transmission of the call and the information of the other party as a call notification to the second lighting device 12 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 (step 133). .

  When the control unit 52 of the second lighting device 12 receives a transmission notification from the third lighting device 13 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the short-range wireless communication unit sends the transmission notification to the first lighting device 11. 53 (step 134).

  When the control unit 52 of the first lighting device 11 receives a call notification from the second lighting device 12 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 52 sends the short-range wireless communication unit 53 to the communication terminal device 20. (Step 135).

  When the communication terminal device 20 receives the call notification from the first lighting device 11, the communication terminal device 20 extracts the information of the call partner from the call notification. The communication terminal device 20 determines the telephone number of the other party from the information on the other party and identifies the destination (step 136). When the call destination is specified, the communication terminal device 20 sends the call destination telephone number and a connection request to the base station 30 (step 137). Upon receiving the connection request from the communication terminal device 20, the base station 30 calls the other party on the basis of the telephone number (step 138). When the base station 30 detects the response of the other party, the call is started (step 139).

  In the present embodiment, the communication terminal device 20 is placed in the first room 14 and performs wireless communication with the first lighting device 11. Instead of such a configuration, the communication terminal device 20 may be placed in another place such as the second room 15. When placed in the second room 15, the communication terminal device 20 performs wireless communication with the second lighting device 12. Further, when receiving a ringing instruction from the communication terminal device 20, the second lighting apparatus 12 transmits a ringing instruction to the first lighting apparatus 11 and the third lighting apparatus 13. Moreover, in the communication system with illumination of this embodiment, each lighting device is paired with one or two other lighting devices, but may communicate with three or more lighting devices. . When communicating with three or more communication devices, the lighting device that has received the ringing instruction sends a ringing instruction to the lighting devices other than the transmission source.

  In addition, each lighting device of the present embodiment detects a response such as an incoming call notification to the incoming call notification based on the voice of the user 40. However, the transmission of information from the user 40 related to communication control is other than voice. It may be performed by the method. For example, an imaging device or a sensor that detects an operation may be provided, and a response such as an incoming call may be detected by identifying the movement of the user 40. Further, the response such as reception may be performed by the user 40 directly operating a switch or the like installed in each room, and only a call may be performed using the hands-free function.

  Each lighting device of the present embodiment notifies the user 40 of an incoming call or the like by ringing from the speaker 54 or the like, but the notification of the incoming call or the like to the user 40 of the communication terminal device 20 May be performed by flashing or dimming. In addition, notification of an incoming call to the user 40 of the communication terminal device 20 may be performed by another device such as a vibration element provided in each room.

  In the communication system with illumination of the present embodiment, the user 40 can make a call with a communication partner using the communication terminal device 20 via each illumination device. Therefore, even if the user 40 is not near the communication terminal device 20, he / she can make a call if he / she is in any of the rooms where the lighting devices are installed. In addition, since a voice call can be started by responding to the sound emitted from the speaker of each lighting device, the user 40 does not need to directly operate the device by hand. You can make hands-free calls.

  In the communication system with illumination according to the present embodiment, each illumination device may be disposed at a position where communication can be performed between adjacent illumination devices. Therefore, communication can be performed even at a position where radio waves do not reach directly from the communication terminal device 20. It becomes possible to do. Moreover, in the communication system with illumination of this embodiment, since it can communicate between the illuminating devices installed in each room, in order for the user 40 to communicate with the communication terminal device 20, it is normal to each room. It is not necessary to provide a communication device independently of the equipment on which it is placed. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the aesthetics of each room and reduce the installation space.

  Further, in the communication system with illumination according to the present embodiment, the communication terminal device 20 only needs to perform short-range wireless communication only with the illumination device in the room where the device is installed. There is no need to output high-power radio waves that reach the vicinity of 40. Therefore, the communication terminal device 20 can suppress power consumption. As mentioned above, in the communication system with illumination of this embodiment, communication, such as a telephone call, can be performed without depending on a place or a user's state, suppressing the power consumption of a communication terminal device.

(Third embodiment)
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 shows an outline of the configuration of the communication system with illumination according to the present embodiment. In the illuminated communication system of the second embodiment, all the lighting devices to be relayed ring to indicate incoming calls, but in the illuminated communication system of this embodiment, only the illumination device in the room where the user is present receives the incoming call. It is characterized by making a ringing sound.

  The illuminated communication system of the present embodiment includes a first illumination device 61, a second illumination device 62, a third illumination device 63, a communication terminal device 20, and a base station 30. In addition, the first lighting device 61, the second lighting device 62, and the third lighting device 63 of the present embodiment are similar to the first embodiment in that the first room 14, the second room 15, and the third lighting device 63, respectively. The third room 16 is provided.

  The first room 14, the second room 15, and the third room 16 of the present embodiment are each a partitioned space. Each of the number of lighting devices and the number of partitioned spaces may be other than three. Further, the lighting device and the partitioned space may be arranged not only in the horizontal direction but also in the vertical direction. In addition, two or more lighting devices may be provided in one space without providing a wall or the like that partitions the space between the lighting devices.

  The configuration of the first lighting device 61, the second lighting device 62, and the third lighting device 63 will be described. FIG. 11 shows an outline of the configuration of the illumination device 70 used as the first illumination device 61, the second illumination device 62, and the third illumination device 63. The illumination device 70 includes an illumination unit 51, a short-range wireless communication unit 53, a speaker 54, a microphone 55, a sound analysis unit 56, and a storage unit 57. The lighting device 70 further includes a control unit 71 and a sensor unit 72. The configurations and functions of the illumination unit 51, the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the speaker 54, the microphone 55, the voice analysis unit 56, and the storage unit 57 of the present embodiment are the same as the parts having the same names in the second embodiment.

  The control unit 71 has the same function as the control unit 52 of the illumination device 50 of the second embodiment. Further, the control unit 71 has a function of only relaying the ringing instruction without performing the ringing operation when the user 40 is not in the room where the own apparatus is installed. The control unit 71 determines whether there is a person in the room based on the data sent from the sensor unit 72. When the control unit 71 receives a ringing instruction from the communication terminal device 20 or another lighting device 70 when there is no person in the room, the control unit 71 does not ring the device itself and does not connect to the paired lighting device 70. A ringing instruction is sent via the distance wireless communication unit 53. When there is a person in the room, when the controller 71 receives a ringing instruction from the communication terminal device 20 or another lighting device 70, the control unit 71 controls the speaker 54 to ring, and the paired lighting device 70 is controlled. A ringing instruction is sent via the short-range wireless communication unit 53. The ringing from the speaker 54 based on the ringing instruction can be performed similarly to the second embodiment.

  The sensor unit 72 has a function of detecting a person in a room where the lighting device 70 is installed. For example, an infrared sensor can be used as the sensor unit 72. The sensor unit 72 sends a signal indicating that the person is detected to the control unit 71 when the person is detected.

  The operation of the system of this embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, a case where the communication terminal device 20 is placed in the first room 14, the user 40 exists in the third room 16, and no person exists in the first room 14 and the second room 15. An example will be explained. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an operation flow when a call is performed in the communication system of the present embodiment.

  When receiving a call request to the communication terminal device 20 via the network, the base station 30 transmits an incoming call notification to the communication terminal device 20 (step 141). When receiving the incoming call notification from the base station 30, the communication terminal apparatus 20 sends a call instruction, which is a control signal indicating the caller's information and ringing, to the first lighting apparatus 61 (step 142).

  When the control unit 71 of the first lighting device 61 receives the caller information and the ringing instruction from the communication terminal device 20 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 71, based on the signal input from the sensor unit 72, It is confirmed whether there is a person in the first room 14. When it is confirmed that there is no person in the first room 14, the control unit 71 transmits the information of the caller to the second lighting device 62 that is paired with the own device via the short-range wireless communication unit 53. A ringing instruction is sent (step 143).

  When the control unit 71 of the second lighting device 62 receives the caller information and the ringing instruction from the first lighting device 61 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 71 uses the signal input from the sensor unit 72 as a basis. Next, it is confirmed whether there is a person in the second room 15. When it is confirmed that there is no person in the second room 15, the control unit 71 transmits information on the caller to the third lighting device 63 in a pairing relationship with the own device via the short-range wireless communication unit 53. Is sent (step 144).

  When the control unit 71 of the third lighting device 63 receives the caller information and the ringing instruction from the second lighting device 62 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 71 uses the signal input from the sensor unit 72 as a basis. Next, it is confirmed whether there is a person in the third room 16. When it is detected that there is a person in the third room 16, the control unit 71 controls the speaker 54 to sound a sound indicating an incoming call in the third room 16 as in the second embodiment ( Step 145).

  When the user 40 in the third room 16 recognizes the ringing indicating the incoming call (step 1468), the user 40 speaks a term that accepts the incoming call (step 147). FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state where ringing is performed in each room. In FIG. 13, the first lighting device 61 and the second lighting device 62 installed in the first room 14 and the second room 15, respectively, do not ring because they do not detect a person. On the other hand, the 3rd lighting device 63 installed in the 3rd room 16 where user 40 exists performs ringing which shows an incoming call. In addition, the user 40 in the third room 16 responds to the ringing indicating the incoming call by saying “Hello”.

  The voice uttered by the user 40 is input to the microphone 55 of the third lighting device 63. The voice of the user 40 input to the microphone 55 is converted into an electric signal and sent to the voice analysis unit 56 as a voice signal. When an audio signal is input, the audio analysis unit 56 analyzes the input audio signal. When detecting that the voice signal is an incoming call, the voice analysis unit 56 sends a signal indicating reception to the control unit 71.

  The control unit 71 of the third lighting device 63 recognizes the incoming call based on the signal sent from the voice analysis unit 56 (step 148). When recognizing the reception, the control unit 71 sends a control signal indicating the reception as a reception notification to the second lighting device 62 that is a transmission source of the ringing instruction to the own device via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 (step S1). 149).

  When the control unit 71 of the second illumination device 62 receives the reception notification from the third illumination device 63 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 71 transmits the reception notification to the first device that is the source of the ringing instruction. 1 to the first lighting device 61 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 (step 150).

  When the control unit 71 of the first lighting device 61 receives the reception notification from the second lighting device 62 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the communication that is the transmission source of the ringing instruction to the own device. The data is sent to the terminal device 20 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53 (step 151).

  Upon receiving the reception notification from the first lighting device 61, the communication terminal device 20 sends a reception notification to the base station 30 (step 152). When the base station 30 receives the incoming call notification from the communication terminal device 20, communication for a call is started between the base station 30 and the communication terminal device 20 (step 153).

  When the call is started, the voice of the user 40 is collected by the microphone 55 of the third lighting device 63 and sent to the second lighting device 62 via the control unit 71 and the short-range wireless communication unit 53. . The voice of the user 40 collected by the third lighting device 63 is sent to the communication terminal device 20 via the second lighting device 62 and the first lighting device 61. The communication terminal device 20 sends the received voice data of the user 40 to the base station 30.

  In addition, the voice data of the other party of the user 40 sent from the base station 30 to the communication terminal device 20 is sent to the third lighting device 63 via the first lighting device 61 and the second lighting device 62. It is done. When the control unit 71 of the third lighting device 63 receives the voice data of the communication partner of the user 40 via the short-range wireless communication unit 53, the control unit 71 controls the speaker 54 to transmit the voice in the third room 16. To release. The sound is emitted from the speaker 54 of the third lighting device 13 so that the user 40 can hear the voice of the other party.

  With the above operation, the user 40 can make a call using the call function of the communication terminal device even when the user 40 is not in the vicinity of the communication terminal device 20 by starting the call and making a call. Further, in the illuminated communication system of the present embodiment, the disconnection of a call, the transmission from the user 40 side, and the like can be performed by the same method as in the second embodiment.

  In the communication system with illumination according to the present embodiment, when no person is present in the room, no ringing is performed, but when there is no person in all the rooms, information indicating absence is transmitted from the communication terminal device 20. It may be sent to the original. In the case of such a configuration, for example, the control unit 71 of the lighting device that has received the ring instruction indicates that there is no person addressed to the first lighting device 11 when there is no person in the room of the own device. Send. The control unit 71 of the first lighting device 11 receives information indicating that the user 40 is absent from the communication terminal device 20 when receiving a signal indicating that there is no person from all the devices including the own lighting device 11. send. The communication terminal device 20 notifies the caller that the user 40 is absent based on information indicating that the user 40 received from the first lighting device 61 is absent.

  The illuminated communication system of the present embodiment has the same effects as the illuminated communication system of the second embodiment. Moreover, in the communication system with illumination of this embodiment, each lighting device monitors whether there is a person in each room by the sensor unit 72, and when receiving a ringing instruction, the speaker 54 is only detected when a person is detected. Is ringing. That is, when a sounding instruction is received, a lighting device that does not detect a person in the installed room does not sound. In the illumination-equipped communication system of this embodiment, only the lighting device in the room that detects a person makes a ring, so that generation of unnecessary sounds can be suppressed and noise can be suppressed.

  In the second and third embodiments, the lighting device has a communication function having a hands-free function and a communication relay function. Instead of such a configuration, a communication function may be provided in another device provided in each room so that communication can be performed between the communication terminal device and the user. A communication function having a hands-free function and a communication relay function as in the second and third embodiments is installed in a room where there is a high possibility that a user exists such as a living room or a bedroom and can supply power. By adding, it can be used similarly to the case of the lighting device. For example, audio equipment, video equipment such as a television, and household electrical equipment such as an air conditioner may have a hands-free function and a communication relay function as in the second and third embodiments. In addition, a communication function having a hands-free function and a communication relay function as in the second and third embodiments as a part of an interphone, a fire alarm, a local broadcasting facility, and other information notification devices. You may have. In addition, a communication function having a hands-free function and a communication relay function as in the second and third embodiments may be added to a switch installed on a wall or the like instead of the illumination part of the illumination device. Moreover, the apparatus provided with the communication function which has a hands-free function and a communication relay function like 2nd and 3rd embodiment may differ for every room. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which the communication apparatus which has only a communication relay function relays communication between each apparatus in a different floor or a distant position.

  In the second and third embodiments, communication is performed by short-range wireless communication between paired lighting devices, but the communication between the lighting devices is a PLC (Power Line Communication) system or the like. Other communication methods may be used. Further, the communication between the lighting devices may be performed via one communication device. For example, each lighting device may perform communication via a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) access point.

  In the second and third embodiments, at the time of an incoming call, a keyword corresponding to the received call is issued, such as “Moshi”, and the call is received. In addition to such a configuration, a configuration may be provided in which a response is suspended when it is not desired that the conversation content be heard by a person in the same room. For example, when a user issues a keyword corresponding to a proxy response such as “I will answer”, the communication terminal device will call the caller who is the caller “I will answer the phone soon. A message may be notified to hold the start of the call. In such a configuration, the user can start a call by going to the room where the communication terminal device is placed or another room where there is no person and releasing the hold while the user is on hold. can do.

  In the second and third embodiments, an example in which there is only one user in the room is shown, but there may be a plurality of people in the room. When there are multiple people in the room, voice print information for each user is registered in the storage unit of the lighting device, and the call is started when the voice input to the speaker matches the destination of the incoming call notification It may be. In addition, when a call is already being made through a lighting device in any room, when a call is received by another user in the same room, a voice prompting reception in another room may be played. Good. User identification may be performed by means other than voiceprints. For example, the user may be identified by face authentication in cooperation with a network camera.

  In 2nd and 3rd embodiment, although the illuminating device is used as a hands-free terminal of communication terminal devices, such as a smart phone, you may be used as a hands-free terminal of a fixed telephone or an intercom.

  Although the communication system with illumination of the second and third embodiments communicates with the communication terminal device via each illumination device, even if a function as an extension telephone that communicates between the illumination devices is provided. Good. For example, the extension may be transmitted to the room A by uttering a keyword corresponding to the extension such as “extension to the room C”. When calling a person who works with a network camera and is in one of the rooms but does not know which room, say "Extension to Mr. D" and send the extension to the room recognized by the network camera. You may be made to be.

  In the second and third embodiments, the lighting device notifies the user of an incoming call by ringing or voice, but may be a notification indicating an incoming application data such as an email. The communication terminal device may notify the lighting device of data such as mail, and the user utters a keyword corresponding to reading, so that the content of the mail can be read out. In addition, the reply of the mail may be performed by uttering a keyword corresponding to the reply and the mail text.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication means 2 Notification means 3 Detection means 4 Communication control means 11 1st lighting device 12 2nd lighting device 13 3rd lighting device 14 1st room 15 2nd room 16 3rd room 20 Communication terminal device DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Wireless communication part 22 Short distance wireless communication part 23 Communication control part 24 Input / output part 30 Base station 40 User 50 Illumination device 51 Illumination part 52 Control part 53 Short distance wireless communication part 54 Speaker 55 Microphone 56 Voice analysis part 57 Storage part 61 1st illuminating device 62 2nd illuminating device 63 3rd illuminating device 70 Illuminating device 71 Control part 72 Sensor part

Claims (10)

Communication means for communicating with the communication terminal device via a first communication device performing wireless communication with the communication terminal device;
Notification means for performing a predetermined notification indicating that the incoming notification has been received around its own device based on an incoming notification that is information indicating the start of communication received from the communication terminal device in the communication means;
Detecting means for detecting a predetermined response from the surroundings of the device;
When the predetermined response to the predetermined notification is detected via the detection unit, information indicating the response is transmitted as an incoming response from the communication unit to the communication terminal device, and communication with the communication terminal device is performed. Communication control means for starting
A communication apparatus comprising: The communication means has means for further communicating with the second communication device,
The communication control unit relays the incoming notification to the second communication device when the communication unit receives the incoming notification from the first communication device, and the second communication device The communication device according to claim 1, wherein when communicating with a terminal device, relaying of data transmitted and received between the second communication device and the communication terminal device is performed.   When the communication control unit communicates with the communication terminal device via the communication unit, the communication control unit outputs a voice from the notification unit based on voice data transmitted from the communication terminal device, and the detection unit detects 3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein data based on the voice uttered around the device is transmitted to the communication terminal device. 4.   The communication control unit transmits information indicating the transmission as a transmission notification to the first communication device via the communication unit when the detection unit detects transmission from the own device, and the communication terminal device 4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein communication with the communication apparatus is started. It further has human detection means for detecting whether there is a person around the device,
The said notification means does not perform the said predetermined | prescribed notification, when the said notification of notification is received when the said person detection means is not detecting the said person, The said notification is not given. Communication equipment. A communication means having means for performing wireless communication with a communication terminal device, and means for performing communication with an adjacent communication device;
Notification means for performing a predetermined notification indicating that the incoming notification has been received around its own device based on an incoming notification that is information indicating the start of communication received from the communication terminal device in the communication means;
Control means for relaying the incoming call notification to the adjacent communication device via the communication means;
Detecting means for detecting sound around the device,
The control unit communicates with the communication terminal device in the communication unit when the detection unit detects a response to the predetermined notification, and the adjacent communication device communicates with the communication terminal device The communication unit relays data transmitted and received between the adjacent communication device and the communication terminal device. A communication terminal device having wireless communication means;
A first relay device comprising the communication device according to claim 6;
A second relay device comprising the communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
When the first relay device receives the incoming call notification from the communication terminal device, the first relay device sends the incoming call notification to the second relay device, and when the second relay device detects the response A communication system, wherein the incoming call response is transmitted to the communication terminal device via the first relay device. The first relay device and the second relay device each include illumination means for illuminating the surroundings of the device with illumination,
The communication system according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined notification is not performed when the incoming notification is received when the illumination of the own device is not turned on. Communicating with the communication terminal device via the first communication device performing wireless communication with the communication terminal device;
Based on the incoming notification that is information indicating the start of communication received from the communication terminal device, perform a predetermined notification indicating that the incoming notification has been received around its own device,
Detects a predetermined response from the surroundings of its own device,
When the predetermined response to the predetermined notification is detected, information indicating the response is transmitted as an incoming response to the communication terminal apparatus, and communication with the communication terminal apparatus is started. . Further communicating with the second communication device;
When receiving the incoming notification from the first communication device, relay the incoming notification to the second communication device;
The data transmission / reception between the second communication device and the communication terminal device is performed when the second communication device communicates with the communication terminal device. The communication method described.

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