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JP3796596B2
JP3796596B2 JP12723197A JP12723197A JP3796596B2 JP 3796596 B2 JP3796596 B2 JP 3796596B2 JP 12723197 A JP12723197 A JP 12723197A JP 12723197 A JP12723197 A JP 12723197A JP 3796596 B2 JP3796596 B2 JP 3796596B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、dual tone multi-frequency 信号(以下DTMF信号という)により装置動作を制御する機能を有するすべての電話機、移動体通信機器に関し、以下これを電話機と総称するものとする。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
局線から受信したDTMF信号の検出装置を含む従来の電話機の各例について図面を参照しつつ説明する。図3は従来の電話機の第1例の回路構成を示すブロック図、図4は従来の電話機の第2例の回路構成を示すブロック図、図5は従来の電話機の第3例の回路構成を示すブロック図、図6は従来の電話機の第4例の回路構成を示すブロック図である。
【0003】
まず、図3の例について説明するに、この回路においては局線30からの受信信号について2線4線変換回路31を経由してDTMF検出部32によりDTMF信号の検出を行い、DTMF信号の有信号情報および信号内容を装置制御部33に通知する。装置制御部33は局線からDTMF信号を受信したDTMF検出部32によりDTMF信号の検出が行われているのと同時に、音声録音部34に音声が録音され、または音声再生部35により音声が再生され、その音声が通話制御部36を介して局線30に対して送出されている場合や、通話中などの集音マイク38から話者音声が入力され、その音声信号が局線30に送出されている場合には、音声再生部35や集音マイク38からの送出音声信号が2線4線変換部31により側音として受話音声経路に回り込み、DTMF信号と誤検出してしまうおそれがある。また、音声再生部35から再生送出される音声信号のなかにDTMF信号が含まれている場合には、その側音により、やはり局線30からのDTMF信号と誤検出してしまう結果となる。
【0004】
次に図4の例について説明するに、図4に示す回路構成は、図3に示す回路構成に対して、2線4線変換回路31とDTMF検出部32との間にエコーキャンセラ部40を挿入したものであり、その他の構成は同一であるため、同一部分には同一符号を付しその詳細な説明は省略する。この構成では、音声再生部35、または集音マイク38からの局線30への送出信号の側音をエコーキャンセラ部40により除去することによりDTMF検出部32における側音による誤検出を低減することができる。しかしながら、この構成ではエコーキャンセラ部40が十分なエコー低減量を得られない場合には、実質的に図3のものと同一構成となり、側音による誤検出が発生する。一般的に、エコーキャンセラ部40はエコー経路の伝達特性が非線形性を有する場合、十分なエコー低減量を得ることができないが、電話機の2線4線変換部31では接続されている線路条件によって側音に信号歪みが発生することが多く、側音経路すなわちエコー経路が十分な線形性を有することは非常に困難であり、エコーキャンセラ部40を挿入した図4の構成では、接続される線路条件によっては、側音による誤検出を完全に除去することは不可能であるばかりでなく、エコーキャンセラ40を挿入することはコスト的にも不利である。
【0005】
次に図5の例について説明するに、図5に示す回路構成は、図3に示す回路構成に対して、送話音声経路に装置制御部33によって制御される音声切断部50を挿入したものであり、その他の構成は同一であるため、同一部分には同一符号を付しその詳細な説明は省略する。この構成では、装置制御部33は、DTMF検出部32からDTMF信号有りとの検出結果を通知された場合、一時的に音声切断部50により局線30への送話信号を切断する。このとき、DTMF検出部32が側音により誤検出していた場合には、送話信号の切断により、検出結果はDTMF信号無しとの検出結果に変化する。これにより装置制御部33は、DTMF検出部32からの有信号情報が、側音による誤検出であったと判定する。DTMF信号有りとの検出結果が側音による誤検出でなければ、送話信号を切断した後もDTMF信号有りとの検出結果が継続されて通知され、装置制御部33は局線から受信したDTMF信号により有信号情報が通知されていると判定し、その信号内容に応じた制御を行う。しかしながら、この構成の場合、送話音声による誤検出により送話音声の切断が発生し、相手話者に違和感を与えるという問題がある外、DTMF検出部32から装置制御部33に対しDTMF信号の有信号情報が通知されている間に送話信号の切断を同時に行う必要があり、DTMF信号が入力されてから有信号情報の通知を行うまでの検出遅延時間が大きいと、実際の信号入力タイミングと、送話信号切断のタイミングに時間差が生じるため、信号切断を行った後も検出結果が変化しないという問題がある。
【0006】
次に図6の例について説明するに、図6に示す回路構成は、図3に示す回路構成に対して、送話音声経路にDTMF周波数除去フィルタ60を挿入したものであり、その他の構成は同一であるため、同一部分には同一符号を付しその詳細な説明は省略する。この場合、送話信号からDTMF信号の周波数成分を除去するため、側音により誤検出が発生することはないが、話者の音声からDTMF信号と同じ成分が除去されるため送話音質を劣化させるという問題がある。
【0007】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
このように図3の構成では2線4線変換回路による側音の受話経路への回り込みによる誤検出の発生、図4の構成では、エコーキャンセラにより誤検出の頻度は低減されるものの、接続される電話回線の条件による誤検出の発生、図5の構成では局線への送出信号を一時切断するための、話者への違和感と、DTMF検出部の検出遅延時間が非常に小さい場合にしか誤検出を除去する効果がないという問題点があり、また、図6の構成では、話者音声からDTMF信号の周波数成分を除去するため、話者音声の音質が劣化してしまうという、各従来例とも種々の問題点を有している。
【0008】
本発明は上記従来の問題点を解決するものであり、話者音声の音質を劣化させることなく、かつ側音によるDTMF信号の誤検出を除去し得る電話機を提供することを目的とする。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明の電話機は、受話音声経路からDTMF信号の検出を行う第1のDTMF信号検出部と、送話音声経路からDTMF信号の検出を行う第2のDTMF信号検出部と、前記第1のDTMF信号検出部がDTMF信号を検出した場合、前記第1のDTMF信号検出部が検出したDTMF信号の内容と前記第2のDTMF信号検出部が検出したDTMF信号の内容とが同一であるか否かを判定することによりDTMF信号の有無を判定する検出結果判定部と、前記検出結果判定部DTMF信号の有無の判定結果に応じて装置の動作を制御する装置制御部と、を備えたものである。
【0010】
この発明によれば、話者音声の音質を劣化させることなく、かつ側音によるDTMF信号の誤検出を除去することができる。
【0011】
【発明の実施の形態】
1は本発明の電話機の実施の形態の参考例における回路構成を示すブロック図であり、図中、10は接続されている局線、11は2線4線変換回路、12および13はそれぞれ受話音声経路と送話音声経路に接続されている一対のDTMF検出部、14はDTMF検出部12およびDTMF検出部13の検出結果を比較判定する検出結果判定部、15は電話機全体の動作を制御する装置制御部、16は受話音声の録音などを行う音声録音部、17は音声録音部16や電話機があらかじめ保持している音声データなどを再生する音声再生部、18は局線への送出信号の発生元を音声再生部17や、集音マイク110などに切り替える通話制御部、19は受話音声を音響信号に変換するレシーバ、110は話者の音声を電気信号に変換する集音マイクである。
【0012】
ここで、検出結果判定部14は、受話側のDTMF検出部12からの有信号情報が通知され、送話側のDTMF検出部13からはDTMF信号が無いとの通知をされている場合のみ、装置制御部15にDTMF信号有りとの通知を行い、受話側のDTMF検出部12と送話側のDTMF検出部13との両方から有信号情報が通知されている場合には装置制御部15にDTMF信号有りとの通知を行わないように動作する。電話機が局線10と接続されており、局線10からの受話信号中のDTMF信号を検出し、その信号内容により、電話機の動作を制御する場合、音声再生部17から、使用者への動作を促すガイダンス音声や、留守番自動応答時の音声メッセージなどが局線へ送出されていることがあり、また、集音マイク110から話者の音声が局線へ送出される場合もある。これらの場合、局線10への送出音声は2線4線変換回路11により発生する側音となって受話音声経路に回り込み、受話音声経路に接続されているDTMF検出部12に入力されると共に送話音声経路に接続されているDTMF検出部13にも同時に入力される。
【0013】
次にこの側音によりDTMF検出部12において誤ってDTMF信号が検出される場合の動作について以下に示す。側音が入力されたことにより受話側のDTMF検出部12が誤ってDTMF信号を検出した場合、検出結果判定部14にDTMF信号の有信号情報を検出結果として通知する。このとき、側音の元になっている送話音声は送話側DTMF検出部13に入力されているため、DTMF検出部13でもDTMF信号が有りと判定され、有信号情報を検出結果として検出結果判定部14に通知する。このように両方のDTMF検出部12およびDTMF検出部13から有信号情報が通知されている場合には、検出結果判定部14は装置制御部15に対し、DTMF信号有りとの通知を行わないため、装置はDTMF検出部12により誤検出された信号内容により誤った動作を行うことはない。
【0014】
また、次に局線からDTMF信号を受信した場合の動作について述べる。この場合には、DTMF信号は受話音声経路に接続されているDTMF検出部12に入力されるため、DTMF検出部12から検出結果判定部14に有信号情報が通知される。しかし、送話音声経路に接続されているDTMF検出部13には、局線10からの受話信号は入力されないため、DTMF検出部13は有信号情報を検出結果判定部14に対して通知しない。このとき検出結果判定部14は受話側のDTMF検出部12から受信したDTMF信号の内容を読み出し、電話機の動作を制御する。また、局線10への送出信号に含まれるDTMF信号成分により送話側のDTMF検出部13がDTMF信号有りと検出している区間と、同信号の側音により受話側のDTMF検出部12がDTMF信号有りと検出している区間とには、若干の時間差が生じることがあり、この場合、側音が入力されているときでも、受話側のDTMF検出部12のみDTMF信号有りと検出され、送話側DTMF検出部13ではDTMF信号無しと検出されている区間が生じる。しかし、この区間は非常に短い区間であると考えられるため、あらかじめその区間の最大時間幅を把握しておけば、装置制御部15は、その最大時間幅よりも長い時間、検出結果判定部14からDTMF信号有りとの通知が継続している場合のみ、局線からのDTMF信号を受信していると判断することにより、やはり側音による誤検出を除去することができる。
【0015】
以上のように、本参考例によれば、送話信号の音質を劣化させることなく、側音によるDTMF信号の誤検出を除去することができる。
【0016】
2は本発明の電話機の実施の形態における回路構成を示すブロック図であり、図中、20は接続されている局線、21は2線4線変換回路、22および23はそれぞれ受話音声経路および送話音声経路に接続されている一対のTMF検出部、24はDTMF検出部22およびDTMF検出部23の検出結果を比較判定する検出結果判定部、25は電話機全体の動作を制御する装置制御部、26は受話音声の録音などを行う音声録音部、27は音声録音部26や電話機があらかじめ保持している音声データなどを再生する音声再生部、28は局線への送出信号の発生元を音声再生部27や、集音マイク210などに切り替える通話制御部、29は受話音声を音響信号に変換するレシーバ、210は話者の音声を電気信号に変換する集音マイク、211は受話側のDTMF検出部22と送話側のDTMF検出部23の双方の検出した信号の内容を比較するDTMF信号内容比較部である。
【0017】
ここで、次にその動作を説明する。DTMF信号内容比較部211は、受話側のDTMF検出部22が検出した信号の内容と、送話側のDTMF検出部23が検出した信号の内容とを比較し、その内容が同一の内容か、異なる内容であるかを、検出結果判定部24に通知する。検出結果判定部24は、受話側のDTMF検出部22からの有信号情報が通知され、送話側のDTMF検出部23からはDTMF信号が無いとの通知をされている場合は、前記参考例と同様に、装置制御部25にDTMF信号有りとの通知を行う。また、送話側のDTMF検出部23からのみ有信号情報が通知されている場合にも、参考例と同様に装置制御部25にDTMF信号有りとの通知を行わないように動作する。この参考例と異なる動作を行うのは受話側のDTMF検出部22と、送話側のDTMF検出部23との両方から有信号情報が通知されている場合である。このとき参考例では、装置制御部25に対し、DTMF信号有りとの通知を行わないが、本実施の形態では、この場合DTMF信号内容比較部211の比較結果が、双方のDTMF信号の内容が異なると判定した場合、検出結果判定部24は装置制御部25に対し、DTMF信号有りと通知する。逆に双方のDTMF信号の内容が同一と判定した場合は、検出結果判定部24は装置制御部25に対し、DTMF信号が有ることを通知しないように動作する。参考例では、局線への送出信号によりDTMF検出部23がDTMF信号有りと検出した時に、同時に局線からDTMF信号を受信した場合、検出結果判定部24により、DTMF信号有りとの通知が装置制御部25に行かないため、局線から受信したDTMF信号は無視されるが、本実施の形態においては、局線への送出信号により送話側DTMF検出部23がDTMF信号の有信号情報を検出結果判定部24に通知しているときに、同時に局線からのDTMF信号を受信した場合でも、その内容が異なっているときは、検出結果判定部24が装置制御部25に、DTMF信号有りとの通知を行うため、局線から受信したDTMF信号により装置制御部25は電話機の動作を制御することができる。
【0018】
以上のように、本実施の形態によれば、送話信号の音質を劣化させることなく、より確実に側音によるDTMF信号の誤検出を除去することができる。
【0019】
【発明の効果】
以上のように、本発明によれば、局線への送出信号に含まれるDTMF信号の周波数成分により、それが側音として受話信号に含まれている状態で局線から受信するDTMF信号の検出を行っている場合でも、側音による誤検出を確実に除去することが可能であり、また、局線への送出信号を切断したり、一部の周波数を除去する処理を行うことなく、側音による誤検出を除去できるため、送出信号の途切れや音質の劣化を伴わず、使用者に違和感を与えるという問題もなく側音による誤検出を除去できるという有利な効果が得られる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】 本発明の電話機の実施の形態の参考例における回路構成を示すブロック図である。
【図2】 本発明の電話機の実施の形態における回路構成を示すブロック図である。
【図3】 従来の電話機の第1例の回路構成を示すブロック図である。
【図4】 従来の電話機の第2例の回路構成を示すブロック図である。
【図5】 従来の電話機の第3例の回路構成を示すブロック図である。
【図6】 従来の電話機の第4例の回路構成を示すブロック図である。
【符号の説明】
10,20…局線、 11,21…2線4線変換回路、 12,22…受話経路DTMF検出部、 13,23…送話経路DTMF検出部、 14,24…検出結果判定部、 15,25…装置制御部、 16,26…音声録音部、 17,27…音声再生部、 18,28…通話制御部、 19,29…受話レシーバ、 110,210…集音マイク、 211…DTMF信号内容比較部。
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to all telephones and mobile communication devices having a function of controlling device operation by a dual tone multi-frequency signal (hereinafter referred to as a DTMF signal).
[0002]
[Prior art]
Each example of a conventional telephone including a detection device for a DTMF signal received from a local line will be described with reference to the drawings. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a first example of a conventional telephone, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a second example of the conventional telephone, and FIG. 5 is a circuit configuration of a third example of the conventional telephone. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a fourth example of a conventional telephone.
[0003]
First, the example of FIG. 3 will be described. In this circuit, the DTMF signal is detected by the DTMF detection unit 32 via the 2-wire 4-wire conversion circuit 31 for the received signal from the office line 30, and the presence of the DTMF signal is detected. The device control unit 33 is notified of the signal information and signal content. When the DTMF signal is detected by the DTMF detection unit 32 that has received the DTMF signal from the office line, the device control unit 33 records the voice in the voice recording unit 34 or reproduces the voice by the voice reproduction unit 35. When the voice is sent to the office line 30 via the call control unit 36, or when the speaker voice is input from the sound collecting microphone 38 during a call, the voice signal is sent to the office line 30. If it is, the outgoing voice signal from the voice reproduction unit 35 or the sound collecting microphone 38 may be circulated into the received voice path as a side sound by the two-wire / four-wire conversion unit 31 and erroneously detected as a DTMF signal. . Further, when the DTMF signal is included in the audio signal reproduced and transmitted from the audio reproducing unit 35, the side sound causes erroneous detection as a DTMF signal from the local line 30.
[0004]
Next, the example of FIG. 4 will be described. The circuit configuration shown in FIG. 4 is different from the circuit configuration shown in FIG. 3 in that an echo canceller unit 40 is provided between the 2-wire 4-wire conversion circuit 31 and the DTMF detection unit 32. Since the other components are the same, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. In this configuration, the false sound caused by the side sound in the DTMF detection unit 32 is reduced by removing the side sound of the transmission signal from the sound reproduction unit 35 or the sound collecting microphone 38 to the office line 30 by the echo canceller unit 40. Can do. However, in this configuration, when the echo canceller unit 40 cannot obtain a sufficient amount of echo reduction, the configuration is substantially the same as that of FIG. 3, and erroneous detection due to side sounds occurs. In general, the echo canceller 40 cannot obtain a sufficient amount of echo reduction when the transmission characteristic of the echo path has nonlinearity, but the two-wire four-wire converter 31 of the telephone depends on the connected line conditions. In many cases, signal distortion often occurs in the side sound, and it is very difficult for the side sound path, that is, the echo path, to have sufficient linearity. In the configuration of FIG. Depending on the conditions, it is not only impossible to completely eliminate the false detection due to side sounds, but it is also disadvantageous in terms of cost to insert the echo canceller 40.
[0005]
Next, the example of FIG. 5 will be described. The circuit configuration shown in FIG. 5 is obtained by inserting a voice cutting unit 50 controlled by the device control unit 33 into the transmission voice path with respect to the circuit configuration shown in FIG. Since the other configurations are the same, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted. In this configuration, when the device control unit 33 is notified of the detection result that the DTMF signal is present from the DTMF detection unit 32, the voice cut unit 50 temporarily disconnects the transmission signal to the station line 30. At this time, if the DTMF detection unit 32 has erroneously detected the side sound, the detection result is changed to a detection result indicating that there is no DTMF signal due to disconnection of the transmission signal. Thereby, the device control unit 33 determines that the signal information from the DTMF detection unit 32 is a false detection due to a side sound. If the detection result of the presence of the DTMF signal is not a false detection due to a side tone, the detection result of the presence of the DTMF signal is continuously notified even after the transmission signal is disconnected, and the device control unit 33 receives the DTMF received from the station line. It is determined that the presence signal information is notified by the signal, and control according to the signal content is performed. However, in the case of this configuration, there is a problem that the transmission voice is cut off due to erroneous detection by the transmission voice, and the other party's speaker is uncomfortable, and the DTMF signal is sent from the DTMF detection unit 32 to the device control unit 33. It is necessary to simultaneously disconnect the transmission signal while the signal information is notified. If the detection delay time from when the DTMF signal is input to when the signal information is notified is large, the actual signal input timing Then, there is a problem in that the detection result does not change even after the signal is disconnected because a time difference occurs in the timing of disconnecting the transmission signal.
[0006]
Next, the example of FIG. 6 will be described. The circuit configuration shown in FIG. 6 is obtained by inserting a DTMF frequency elimination filter 60 in the transmission voice path with respect to the circuit configuration shown in FIG. Since they are the same, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted. In this case, since the frequency component of the DTMF signal is removed from the transmission signal, no false detection occurs due to side sounds, but the same component as the DTMF signal is removed from the speaker's voice, so the transmission sound quality is degraded. There is a problem of making it.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in the configuration of FIG. 3, erroneous detection occurs due to the side sound wrapping around the reception path by the 2-wire 4-wire conversion circuit. In the configuration of FIG. 4, the frequency of erroneous detection is reduced by the echo canceller, but the connection is established. 5 occurs only when the sense of discomfort to the speaker and the detection delay time of the DTMF detector are very small for temporarily disconnecting the signal sent to the office line in the configuration of FIG. There is a problem that there is no effect of removing false detection, and in the configuration of FIG. 6, since the frequency component of the DTMF signal is removed from the speaker voice, the sound quality of the speaker voice is deteriorated. Each example has various problems.
[0008]
The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a telephone that can eliminate erroneous detection of a DTMF signal due to side sounds without deteriorating the sound quality of a speaker's voice.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Telephone of the present invention comprises a first DTMF signal detection unit for detecting a received talk voice route or al DTMF signal, and a second DTMF signal detection unit for detecting a DTMF signal from the transmitted voice path, the first When one DTMF signal detector detects a DTMF signal, the contents of the DTMF signal detected by the first DTMF signal detector and the contents of the DTMF signal detected by the second DTMF signal detector are the same. comprising a detection result determining unit determines the presence of a DTMF signal, and a device control unit for controlling the operation of the apparatus according to the determination result of the presence or absence of the DTMF signal of the detection result determining unit by determining whether It is a thing.
[0010]
According to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate erroneous detection of a DTMF signal due to side sounds without deteriorating the sound quality of the speaker's voice.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration in a reference example of an embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention, in which 10 is a connected office line, 11 is a 2-wire 4-wire conversion circuit, and 12 and 13 are respectively A pair of DTMF detectors connected to the reception voice path and the transmission voice path, 14 is a detection result determination section for comparing the detection results of the DTMF detection section 12 and the DTMF detection section 13, and 15 is for controlling the operation of the entire telephone. 16 is a voice recording unit for recording received voice, 17 is a voice reproducing unit for reproducing voice data stored in the voice recording unit 16 or the telephone in advance, and 18 is a transmission signal to the office line. Is a call control unit that switches the sound source to the audio playback unit 17, the sound collection microphone 110, etc., 19 is a receiver that converts the received voice into an acoustic signal, and 110 is a sound collection microphone that converts the voice of the speaker into an electrical signal .
[0012]
Here, the detection result determination unit 14 is notified of the presence / absence signal information from the DTMF detection unit 12 on the receiving side and is notified that there is no DTMF signal from the DTMF detection unit 13 on the transmission side. The device control unit 15 is notified that there is a DTMF signal, and if the signal information is notified from both the receiving side DTMF detecting unit 12 and the transmitting side DTMF detecting unit 13, the device controlling unit 15 is notified. It operates so as not to notify that there is a DTMF signal. When the telephone is connected to the office line 10 and the DTMF signal in the received signal from the office line 10 is detected and the operation of the telephone is controlled by the signal content, the operation from the voice reproduction unit 17 to the user is performed. In some cases, a guidance voice for prompting a voice message, a voice message at the time of automatic answering of the answering machine, or the like is sent to the office line, and the voice of the speaker from the sound collecting microphone 110 may be sent to the office line. In these cases, the voice sent to the office line 10 becomes a side sound generated by the two-wire four-wire conversion circuit 11 and wraps around the received voice path, and is input to the DTMF detector 12 connected to the received voice path. This is also input to the DTMF detector 13 connected to the transmission voice path.
[0013]
Next, the operation in the case where the DTMF signal is erroneously detected by the DTMF detector 12 due to this side sound will be described below. When the DTMF detection unit 12 on the receiving side erroneously detects a DTMF signal due to the side sound being input, the signal result information of the DTMF signal is notified to the detection result determination unit 14 as a detection result. At this time, since the transmission voice that is the source of the side sound is input to the transmission side DTMF detection unit 13, the DTMF detection unit 13 also determines that there is a DTMF signal, and detects the presence of signal information as a detection result. The result determination unit 14 is notified. As described above, when the signal information is notified from both of the DTMF detection unit 12 and the DTMF detection unit 13, the detection result determination unit 14 does not notify the device control unit 15 that there is a DTMF signal. The apparatus does not perform an erroneous operation due to the signal content erroneously detected by the DTMF detector 12.
[0014]
Next, the operation when a DTMF signal is received from the office line will be described. In this case, since the DTMF signal is input to the DTMF detection unit 12 connected to the reception voice path, the signal information is notified from the DTMF detection unit 12 to the detection result determination unit 14. However, since the reception signal from the office line 10 is not input to the DTMF detection unit 13 connected to the transmission voice path, the DTMF detection unit 13 does not notify the detection result determination unit 14 of the signal information. At this time, the detection result determination unit 14 reads the contents of the DTMF signal received from the receiving-side DTMF detection unit 12 and controls the operation of the telephone. In addition, the transmission side DTMF detection unit 13 detects the presence of a DTMF signal based on the DTMF signal component included in the transmission signal to the office line 10, and the reception side DTMF detection unit 12 detects the side sound of the signal. There may be a slight time difference from the section in which it is detected that there is a DTMF signal. In this case, only the DTMF detection unit 12 on the receiving side is detected as having a DTMF signal even when sidetone is being input, In the transmission side DTMF detector 13, there is a section in which it is detected that there is no DTMF signal. However, since this section is considered to be a very short section, if the maximum time width of the section is known in advance, the device control unit 15 detects the detection result determination unit 14 for a time longer than the maximum time width. Only when the notification of the presence of the DTMF signal is continued, it can be determined that the DTMF signal from the local line is received, so that erroneous detection due to side sounds can be eliminated.
[0015]
As described above, according to the present reference example , it is possible to eliminate erroneous detection of a DTMF signal due to a side sound without deteriorating the sound quality of a transmission signal.
[0016]
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration definitive in the form status of implementation of the telephone of the present invention, in the figure, 20 is a station lines connected, 21 two-wire 4-wire conversion circuit, respectively received 22 and 23 a pair of D TMF detecting unit connected to the voice path and the transmitted voice path, 24 the comparison determines a detection result determining unit detection result of the DTMF detector 22 and the DTMF detection unit 23, 25 controls the overall operation of the telephone Device control unit, 26 is a voice recording unit for recording the received voice, 27 is a voice playback unit for playing back the voice data stored in the voice recording unit 26 or the telephone, 28 is a signal sent to the office line Is a call control unit that switches the sound source to the audio playback unit 27, the sound collection microphone 210, etc., 29 is a receiver that converts the received voice into an acoustic signal, 210 is a sound collection microphone that converts the speaker's voice into an electrical signal, 211 Is the DTMF detector 22 on the receiver side and the DT on the transmitter side It is a DTMF signal content comparison unit that compares the contents of signals detected by both of the MF detection units 23.
[0017]
Here, the operation will be described. The DTMF signal content comparison unit 211 compares the content of the signal detected by the receiving-side DTMF detection unit 22 with the content of the signal detected by the transmitting-side DTMF detection unit 23, and whether the content is the same content, The detection result determination unit 24 is notified of whether the contents are different. Detection result determining unit 24, the signal enable information from the receiving side of the DTMF detection unit 22 is notified, if it is a notification that there is no DTMF signals from the transmitting end of the DTMF detector 23, the reference example Similarly, the device control unit 25 is notified that there is a DTMF signal. In addition, even when the presence signal information is notified only from the DTMF detection unit 23 on the transmission side, similarly to the reference example , the apparatus control unit 25 operates so as not to notify that there is a DTMF signal. The operation different from this reference example is performed when signaled information is notified from both the receiving-side DTMF detecting unit 22 and the transmitting-side DTMF detecting unit 23. At this time, in the reference example , the device control unit 25 is not notified that there is a DTMF signal, but in this embodiment, the comparison result of the DTMF signal content comparison unit 211 indicates that the contents of both DTMF signals are the same. When it is determined that they are different, the detection result determination unit 24 notifies the device control unit 25 that there is a DTMF signal. Conversely, if it is determined that the contents of both DTMF signals are the same, the detection result determination unit 24 operates so as not to notify the device control unit 25 that there is a DTMF signal. In the reference example , when the DTMF detection unit 23 detects that there is a DTMF signal from the transmission signal to the station line, and simultaneously receives a DTMF signal from the station line, the detection result determination unit 24 notifies the device that there is a DTMF signal. Since it does not go to the control unit 25, the DTMF signal received from the office line is ignored, but in this embodiment, the transmission side DTMF detection unit 23 sends the signal information of the DTMF signal by the transmission signal to the office line. Even if the DTMF signal from the office line is received at the same time when the detection result determination unit 24 is notified, if the contents are different, the detection result determination unit 24 sends a DTMF signal to the device control unit 25. Therefore, the device control unit 25 can control the operation of the telephone by the DTMF signal received from the office line.
[0018]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to more reliably eliminate erroneous detection of a DTMF signal due to side sounds without deteriorating the sound quality of the transmitted signal.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, detection of a DTMF signal received from a local line in a state where the frequency component of the DTMF signal included in the transmission signal to the local line is included in the received signal as a side sound is detected. It is possible to reliably eliminate false detections caused by side sounds even when performing the operation, and without having to disconnect the signal sent to the local line or remove some frequencies. Since the false detection due to the sound can be eliminated, there is an advantageous effect that the false detection due to the side sound can be eliminated without causing the discontinuity of the transmission signal and the deterioration of the sound quality and without causing the user to feel uncomfortable.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration in a reference example of an embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention;
2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration definitive in the form status of implementation of the telephone of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a first example of a conventional telephone.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a second example of a conventional telephone.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a third example of a conventional telephone.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a fourth example of a conventional telephone.
[Explanation of symbols]
10, 20 ... office line, 11, 21 ... 2-wire 4-wire conversion circuit, 12, 22 ... receiving path DTM F detection unit, 13, 23 ... transmission path DTM F detection unit, 14, 24 ... detection result determination 15, 25 ... Device control unit, 16, 26 ... Voice recording unit, 17, 27 ... Voice playback unit, 18, 28 ... Call control unit, 19, 29 ... Receiver, 110, 210 ... Sound collecting microphone, 211 ... DTMT signal content comparison unit.

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話音声経路からDTMF信号の検出を行う第1のDTMF信号検出部と、送話音声経路からDTMF信号の検出を行う第2のDTMF信号検出部と、前記第1のDTMF信号検出部がDTMF信号を検出した場合、前記第1のDTMF信号検出部が検出したDTMF信号の内容と前記第2のDTMF信号検出部が検出したDTMF信号の内容とが同一であるか否かを判定することによりDTMF信号の有無を判定する検出結果判定部と、前記検出結果判定部DTMF信号の有無の判定結果に応じて装置の動作を制御する装置制御部と、を備えたことを特徴とする電話機。A first DTMF signal detection unit for detecting a received talk voice route or al DTMF signal, and a second DTMF signal detection unit for detecting a DTMF signal from the transmitted voice path, the first DTMF signal detection unit When the DTMF signal is detected, it is determined whether the content of the DTMF signal detected by the first DTMF signal detector and the content of the DTMF signal detected by the second DTMF signal detector are the same. characterized by comprising a detection result determining unit determines the presence of a DTMF signal, and a device control unit for controlling the operation of the apparatus according to the determination result of the presence or absence of the DTMF signal of the detection result determination unit by Phone. 前記第1のDTMF信号検出部が検出したDTMF信号の内容と前記第2のDTMF信号検出部が検出したDTMF信号の内容とが同一であるとき、前記検出結果判定部は、DTMF信号がないと判定し、前記第1のDTMF信号検出部が検出したDTMF信号の内容と前記第2のDTMF信号検出部が検出したDTMF信号の内容とが同一でないとき、前記検出結果判定部は、DTMF信号があると判定することを特徴とする請求項1記載の電話機。 When the content of the DTMF signal detected by the first DTMF signal detection unit is the same as the content of the DTMF signal detected by the second DTMF signal detection unit, the detection result determination unit determines that there is no DTMF signal. When the content of the DTMF signal detected by the first DTMF signal detection unit and the content of the DTMF signal detected by the second DTMF signal detection unit are not the same, the detection result determination unit determines that the DTMF signal is The telephone according to claim 1, wherein it is determined that the telephone is present.
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