JP6669373B1 - Telephone terminal, telephone system, reception level correction method, and reception level correction program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone terminal, a telephone system, a receiving level correcting method and a receiving level correcting program capable of automatically adjusting to a desired receiving level. According to one embodiment, in a telephone terminal, a handset 11 capable of adjusting a reception level, a handset orientation information detection unit 12 that detects the orientation of the handset 11, and a handset orientation information detection unit 12 are detected. Based on the orientation of the handset, the control unit 13 that determines the state in which the handset 11 is placed on the user's ear and adjusts the state to a predetermined earphone level. The handset orientation information detection unit 12 includes an acceleration sensor 12a that detects the acceleration of the handset 11 and a temperature sensor 12b that detects the temperature of the handset 11. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone terminal, a telephone system, a reception level correction method, and a reception level correction program, and for example, relates to a telephone terminal, a telephone system, a reception level correction method, and a reception level correction program capable of adjusting the reception level of a receiver.

  A user with a dominant right hand and a dominant right ear should hold the handset in the right hand when talking on the telephone. In this case, when taking a note, hold the handset to the left hand, listen to the sound with the left ear, and make the note with the right hand.

JP 2013-005276 A JP 2011-205256 A JP 2007-235474 A JP 09-008957 A

  When the left ear is not the dominant ear, there are many users who have an image in which sound can be heard from a distance farther than the right ear, and many users find it hard to hear. The same can be said for a user who cannot easily hear one ear due to aging or illness.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present disclosure is to automatically put a handset on the dominant ear to listen to the sound, and a case of putting the handset on the non-dominant ear to hear the sound. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone terminal, a telephone system, a reception level correction method, and a reception level correction program that can be adjusted to a desired reception level.

  A telephone terminal according to one embodiment has a receiver that can adjust the reception level, a receiver orientation information detector that detects the orientation of the receiver, and a receiver orientation detected by the receiver orientation information detector based on the orientation of the receiver. A control unit configured to determine a state where the handset is placed on a user's ear and adjust the handset to the predetermined reception level.

  According to one embodiment, the desired listening level is automatically set in both the case where the receiver is put on the dominant ear to hear the sound and the case where the receiver is put on the non-dominant ear and the sound is heard. It is possible to provide a telephone terminal, a telephone system, a reception level correction method, and a reception level correction program that can be adjusted to the following.

1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a telephone system according to a first embodiment; FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating details of a telephone terminal of the telephone system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of the telephone system 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram illustrating a telephone terminal according to a second embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
A telephone system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a telephone system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating details of a telephone terminal of the telephone system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the telephone system 1 includes a telephone terminal 10 and a main device 20. The main device 20 is connected to the telephone terminal 10 in a state where information can be transmitted and received by wire or wirelessly. A plurality of telephone terminals 10 may be connected to main device 20.

  The telephone terminal 10 includes a receiver 11, a receiver orientation information detector 12, and a controller 13. Further, the telephone terminal 10 may include a user specifying unit 14 and a transmitter 15.

  The receiver 11 generates a sound such as a voice. The receiver 11 is arranged, for example, at a portion on the one surface 19 side of the telephone terminal 10. Therefore, the voice is emitted from the portion on the one surface 19 side of the telephone terminal 10. The user puts the receiver 11 to his / her ear and listens to the sound. For example, when the receiver 11 is disposed on the one surface 19 side of the telephone terminal 10, the user puts his ear on the one surface 19 side of the telephone terminal 10 and listens to the sound.

  The receiver 11 can adjust the reception level. The reception level is, for example, a volume. In the receiver 11, the volume of each frequency may be adjusted or the sound quality such as the frequency may be adjusted as the reception level. The transmitter 15 is also arranged on the one side 19 side of the telephone terminal 10. The user speaks to the transmitter 15 arranged on one side 19 of the telephone terminal 10.

  The receiver orientation information detection unit 12 detects the orientation of the receiver 11 when the receiver 11 is put on the user's ear. The receiver orientation information detector 12 transmits the detected orientation of the receiver 11 to the controller 13 (1.1 in FIG. 1). The receiver orientation information detecting unit 12 includes, for example, an acceleration sensor 12a and a temperature sensor 12b.

  The acceleration sensor 12a detects an acceleration when the receiver 11 moves. The acceleration sensor 12a detects the magnitude of the acceleration of the receiver 11 and the direction of the acceleration. The acceleration sensor 12a transmits the detected acceleration of the receiver 11 to the control unit 13. By detecting the acceleration of the receiver 11, the orientation of the receiver 11 can be determined.

  Temperature sensor 12b detects the temperature of handset 11. The temperature sensor 12b outputs the detected temperature to the control unit 13. By detecting the temperature of the receiver 11, it is possible to determine whether the receiver 11 is in a state of being put on the user's ear.

  Note that the handset orientation information detection unit 12 is not limited to the acceleration sensor 12a and the temperature sensor 12b as long as the handset 11 can detect the orientation of the handset 11 when the handset 11 is put on the user's ear. For example, the orientation information of the receiver 11 may be detected using a GPS (Global Positioning System), or the orientation information of the receiver 11 may be detected from a camera image of the telephone terminal 10.

  The control unit 13 determines a state in which the receiver 11 is put on the ear of the user based on the orientation of the receiver 11 detected by the receiver orientation information detection unit 12. Specifically, for example, the control unit 13 determines which of the right ear and the left ear the user has put on the ear. For example, the control unit 13 determines which ear the earpiece is placed on based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 12a and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 12b.

  For example, the control unit 13 determines from the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 12b that the receiver 11 is in a state of being put on the user's ear. In addition, the control unit 13 determines whether the receiver 11 is placed on the left or right ear of the user, for example, from the direction including the inclination of the receiver 11. For example, in the telephone terminal 10 in which the receiver 11 is disposed above one surface 19 and the transmitter 15 is disposed below one surface 19, the upper portion is inclined rightward and the lower portion is inclined leftward toward one surface 19. In the case of the orientation, it is determined that the receiver 11 has been put on the right ear of the user. The control unit 13 determines the state in which the receiver 11 is put on the user's ear, and transmits the determined result to the main device 20 (1.2 in FIG. 1). Further, control unit 13 adjusts to a predetermined reception level based on the determination of main device 20. The control unit 13 is, for example, a microcomputer including a CPU.

  The user specifying unit 14 specifies a user who uses the telephone terminal 10. The user identification unit 14 is, for example, an ID authentication unit that authenticates a login ID. The user identification unit 14 is, for example, a fingerprint authentication unit that authenticates a user's fingerprint. The user specifying unit 14 is, for example, a voiceprint authentication unit that authenticates voice. The user specifying unit 14 outputs the specified user information to the control unit 13. The control unit 13 transmits the user information specified by the user specifying unit 14 to the main device 20. The telephone terminal 10 has terminal information unique to the telephone terminal 10. The terminal information is, for example, an extension number. The control unit 13 transmits the terminal information to the main device 20.

  The main device 20 includes a memory unit 21, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) unit 22, and a control unit 23.

  The control unit 23 stores the terminal information or user information received from the control unit 13 of the telephone terminal 10 and the orientation information of the receiver 11 in the memory unit 21 as data in association with each other (1.3 in FIG. 1). . Further, the control unit 23 calculates which of the right ear and the left ear the telephone terminal 10 or the user uses more frequently based on the data so far stored in the memory unit 21. Then, the control unit 23 specifies the dominant ear of the telephone terminal 10 or the user from the calculated result. Thus, the control unit 23 specifies the dominant ear of the user based on the data stored in the memory unit 21. The control unit 23 also associates the specified dominant ear information with the data and stores the information in the memory unit 21.

  The control unit 23 compares the newly transmitted terminal information or user information with the orientation information of the receiver 11 to determine whether or not the receiver 11 is put on the user's dominant ear. Then, when the receiver 11 is put on the dominant ear, the control unit 23 controls the DSP unit 22 to maintain the receiving level in the case of the dominant ear. On the other hand, when the receiver 11 is hit by the non-dominant ear, the control unit 23 causes the DSP unit 22 to adjust the reception level to the non-dominant ear (1.4 in FIG. 1). The DSP unit 22 can adjust the reception level in real time. The control unit 23 controls the telephone terminal 10 so that the reception level is adjusted by the DSP unit 22. The control unit 23 is, for example, a microcomputer including a CPU.

  The memory unit 21 stores user information and terminal information. The memory unit 21 stores the state in which the receiver 11 is put on the user's ear, and the terminal information or the user information as data in association with each other. The memory unit 21 outputs the stored data to the control unit 23 as needed. The DSP unit 22 adjusts the reception level.

  As described above, the telephone system 1 according to the present embodiment detects whether the user's dominant ear is the left or right ear and whether the ear that is presumed to be hard to hear is the left or right ear. Then, in the case of the dominant ear, the reception level is adjusted to the normal reception level, and in the case of the ear which is presumed to be hard to hear compared to the dominant ear, the reception level is adjusted to be increased.

  Next, the operation of the telephone system 1 of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the telephone system 1 according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the user goes off-hook on the telephone terminal 10. When the user goes off-hook on the telephone terminal 10, the user specifying unit 14 may request the user to input a login ID, or may perform fingerprint authentication or voice print authentication. Thereby, the user specifying unit 14 specifies the user. The user specifying unit 14 transmits information of the specified user to the control unit 13.

  As shown in step (2.1) of FIG. 3, when the user off-hooks the telephone terminal 10, the control unit 13 of the telephone terminal 10 transmits terminal information or user information to the control unit 23 of the main device 20. The terminal information is, for example, an extension number. The user information is specified by the user specifying unit 14. Since the user information is specified by the login ID, the fingerprint authentication, the voice print authentication, and the like, it does not depend on the telephone terminal 10.

  As shown in step (2.2) in FIG. 3, when the user brings the handset 11 close to the ear, the handset orientation information detection unit 12 detects the orientation of the handset 11. Then, the control unit 13 of the telephone terminal 10 determines a state in which the receiver 11 is put on the user's ear based on the orientation of the receiver 11 detected by the receiver orientation information detection unit 12. The control unit 13 that has determined the state of being placed on the user's ear transmits the handset orientation information to the main device 20. The handset orientation information is, for example, a state in which the handset 11 is put on the user's ear, specifically, whether the handset 11 is put on the right or left ear. The handset orientation information is acquired, for example, from the orientation of the handset 11 detected by the acceleration sensor 12a and the fact that the handset 11 detected by the temperature sensor 12b is placed on the user's ear.

  The control unit 23 of the main device 20 refers to the transmitted terminal information or user information, and acquires the dominant ear information of the telephone terminal 10 or the user from the memory unit 21. Then, the control unit 23 compares the handset orientation information transmitted this time with the dominant ear information acquired from the memory unit 21.

  When the receiver 11 is put on the dominant ear, the control unit 23 controls the DSP unit 22 to maintain the normal reception level. On the other hand, when the receiver 11 is put on the non-dominant ear, the control unit 23 causes the DSP unit 22 to adjust the reception level.

  As shown in step (2.3) of FIG. 3, upon receiving the reception level adjusted by the DSP unit 22, the control unit 13 of the telephone terminal 10 adjusts the reception level of the receiver 11. As described above, the control unit 13 adjusts the reception level to a predetermined reception level based on the state where the receiver 11 is put on the user's ear.

  For example, it is assumed that the user touches the receiver 11 to the right ear three times in a row. In this case, the control unit 23 of the main device 20 determines that the dominant ear of the user is the right ear. If the receiver orientation information transmitted from the control unit 13 of the telephone terminal 10 indicates the right ear, the control unit 23 instructs the DSP unit 22 to establish a communication path at a normal reception level. Put out.

  On the other hand, when the dominant ear is determined to be the left ear, the DSP unit 22 is instructed to establish a communication path at the increased reception level. For example, a call path with an increase of +3 dB is established.

  Whether the dominant ear is the right ear or the left ear varies depending on the user. Therefore, if the reception level of telephone terminal 10 is operated during a call with a different ear than the dominant ear, main device 20 stores the information in memory unit 21. Thereafter, automatic adjustment can be performed at the reception level. In addition, if the reception level operation is performed even for the dominant ear, the setting is also stored in the memory unit 21.

  Even when the user uses the telephone terminal 10 different from the telephone terminal 10 that is normally used, if the user identification unit 14 of the different telephone terminal 10 specifies the user, the control unit 23 of the main device 20 can use the different telephone terminal 10. 10 adjusts the receiving level based on the dominant ear information of the user.

  Next, effects of the present embodiment will be described. The telephone system 1 of the present embodiment detects the handset orientation information and listens to the handset 11 by placing the handset 11 on the dominant ear and listening to the sound by placing the handset 11 on the non-dominant ear. Can be adjusted to a desired reception level. Thereby, an appropriate reception level is provided without the user having to be aware of the left and right ears. Therefore, the user can talk with confidence without worrying about the reception level.

  Further, the telephone system 1 of the present embodiment can manage the dominant ear and the receiving level for each user. Therefore, the reception level can be adjusted for each user specified by the user specifying unit 14 without depending on the telephone terminal 10. Thus, even when the user uses a telephone terminal 10 different from the telephone terminal 10 that is normally used, the reception level can be adjusted.

  Further, by using the telephone system 1 of the present embodiment, a user who has the dominant ear on the left ear can put the receiver 11 on the right ear to make a call. It is said that work is efficient to exercise the left brain (sound from the right ear). Therefore, a user who normally uses the left ear can shift to the right ear by automatically increasing the reception level. Therefore, it is possible to improve the efficiency of such a user's work. It is also effective when a person who normally uses the right ear listens with his left ear and takes notes with his right hand.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a telephone terminal according to the second embodiment will be described. The telephone terminal according to the present embodiment is a mobile portable terminal such as a mobile phone or a smartphone, and has functions of a memory unit 21, a DSP unit 22, and a control unit 23 provided in a main device 20 in the telephone system 1 according to the first embodiment. are doing.

  FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram illustrating a telephone terminal according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the telephone terminal 30 includes a receiver 31, a receiver orientation information detecting unit 32, a control unit 33, a user specifying unit 34, a transmitter 35, a memory unit 36, and a DSP unit 37. The telephone terminal 30 has a configuration in which the above-described telephone terminal 10 includes the memory unit 21, the DSP unit 22, and the control unit 23 of the main device 20.

  The receiver 31 generates a sound such as a voice. The receiver 31 can adjust the reception level. The receiver orientation information detection unit 32 detects the orientation of the receiver 31 when the receiver 31 is placed on the user's ear. The receiver orientation information detection unit 32 transmits the detected orientation of the receiver 31 to the control unit 33. The receiver orientation information detecting unit 32 includes, for example, an acceleration sensor 32a and a temperature sensor 32b. The user specifying unit 34 specifies a user who uses the telephone terminal 30. The user specifying unit 34 outputs the specified user information to the control unit 33. The transmitter 35 converts the utterance of the user into a signal.

  The control unit 33 determines a state in which the receiver 31 is put on the user's ear based on the orientation of the receiver 31 detected by the receiver orientation information detection unit 32. Specifically, for example, the control unit 33 determines which of the right ear and the left ear the user is wearing. The control unit 33 stores the data in which the terminal information or the user information and the orientation information of the receiver 31 are associated with each other in the memory unit 36. Further, the control unit 33 calculates which of the right and left ears the telephone terminal 30 or the user uses more frequently based on the data so far stored in the memory unit 36. Then, the control unit 33 specifies the dominant ear of the telephone terminal 30 or the user based on the calculated result. As described above, the control unit 33 specifies the dominant ear of the user based on the data stored in the memory unit 36. The control unit 33 also associates the specified dominant ear information with the data and stores it in the memory unit 36.

  The control unit 33 compares the newly transmitted terminal information or user information with the handset orientation information to determine whether the handset 31 is placed on the user's dominant ear. Then, when the receiver 31 is put on the dominant ear, the control unit 33 causes the DSP unit 37 to adjust to a normal reception level, and when the receiver 31 is put on the non-dominant ear. Increases the reception level.

  Also in the telephone terminal 30 of the present embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the receiver orientation information is detected, and the receiver 31 is placed on the dominant ear to listen to the sound, and the receiver 31 is placed on the non-dominant ear. In either case of listening to the sound, the desired reception level can be adjusted. Other configurations, operations, and effects are included in the description of the first embodiment.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist. For example, the following reception level correction program that causes a computer to execute the reception level correction method in the first and second embodiments is also included in the scope of the technical ideas of the first and second embodiments.

That is, the direction of the receiver that can adjust the receiving level is detected by the receiver direction information detection unit,
Based on the orientation of the handset detected by the handset orientation information detection unit, to determine the state of the handset is placed on the user's ear,
Based on the state where the receiver is placed on the user's ear, the receiver is adjusted to the predetermined reception level,
A receiving level correction program that causes a computer to execute the following.

Reference Signs List 1 telephone system 10 telephone terminal 11 receiver 12 receiver orientation information detecting unit 12a acceleration sensor 12b temperature sensor 13 control unit 14 user specifying unit 15 transmitter 19 one surface 20 main unit 21 memory unit 22 DSP unit 23 control unit 30 telephone terminal 31 receiver 32 receiver orientation information detection unit 32a acceleration sensor 32b temperature sensor 33 control unit 34 user identification unit 35 transmitter 36 memory unit 37 DSP unit

Claims (9)

A receiver whose reception level can be adjusted,
A receiver orientation information detection unit that detects the orientation of the receiver,
Based on the orientation of the receiver detected by the receiver orientation information detection unit, a control unit that determines a state where the receiver is put on the ear of a user, and adjusts the reception level to a predetermined level.
A memory unit that stores the state in which the handset is held against the ear of the user and information of the user as data associated with the user;
Equipped with a,
The control unit includes:
Based on the data stored in the memory unit, calculate which of the right ear or left ear is used more frequently, and from the calculation result, identify the dominant ear of the user,
The state in which the handset is placed on the user's ear, and based on the dominant ear of the user, adjusts to the predetermined receiving level.
Phone terminal. The telephone terminal,
Further comprising a user identification unit that identifies the user,
The telephone terminal according to claim 1. The receiver orientation information detection unit,
An acceleration sensor for detecting an acceleration at which the handset moves;
A temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the handset,
The telephone terminal according to claim 1, comprising: A receiver whose reception level can be adjusted,
A receiver orientation information detection unit that detects the orientation of the receiver,
Based on the orientation of the receiver detected by the receiver orientation information detection unit, a control unit that determines a state where the receiver is put on the ear of a user, and adjusts the reception level to a predetermined level.
A phone terminal with
A main device connected to the telephone terminal so that information can be transmitted and received by wire or wirelessly;
With
The main device,
A memory unit that stores the state in which the handset is held against the ear of the user and information of the user as data associated with the user;
A main device control for calculating which of the right ear and the left ear is more frequently used based on the data stored in the memory unit, and specifying the dominant ear of the user based on the calculated result; Department and
Telephone system with a. The main device,
Further comprising a DSP unit for adjusting the reception level;
The telephone system according to claim 4 . Detecting an orientation of the handset whose reception level can be adjusted;
Determining, based on the detected orientation of the handset, a state in which the handset is held against a user's ear;
Adjusting the reception level to the predetermined reception level based on a state in which the receiver is placed on the user's ear;
Storing the state where the handset is put on the ear of the user and the information of the user as data associated with the state;
With
In the step of judging a state where the handset is put on the user's ear,
Based on the saved data, calculate which of the right ear or left ear is used more frequently, and from the calculated result, identify the dominant ear of the user,
In the step of adjusting to the predetermined reception level,
The state in which the handset is placed on the user's ear, and based on the dominant ear of the user, adjusts to the predetermined receiving level.
Receiving level correction method. Specifying the user and setting the user information,
The receiving level correction method according to claim 6. Detecting the orientation of the handset includes:
Detecting the orientation of the receiver by detecting the acceleration at which the receiver moves,
Determining a state in which the handset is put on the user's ear,
The temperature of the handset is further detected and determined,
The receiving level correction method according to claim 6. A receiving level correcting program for causing a computer to execute the receiving level correcting method according to any one of claims 6 to 8.

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