JP6719989B2 - Communication device, communication system, communication device control method, and communication system control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a communication device or the like that outputs a continuous series of sounds as a ring tone.

Conventionally, as a ringing tone of a telephone, in addition to a ringing tone (so-called ringer tone) synchronized with an incoming call signal (for example, CI (Call Indicator) signal), a ringing tone not synchronized with the ringing signal (so-called melody tone). ). By setting various melody sounds as the ring tones, the user can enjoy the incoming call itself.

Also, in recent years, telephones equipped with a TTS (Text to Speech) function for outputting text as voice have become widespread. By providing the TTS function, the convenience of the user can be further enhanced. For example, if the TTS function is used to output the information of the caller as a voice at the time of an incoming call, the user who receives the call can recognize the caller of the call by the voice before answering the call.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a telephone device that outputs a caller information by voice through a gap between incoming bells.

In addition, the so-called parent-child telephone system is equipped with text data that is output as voice only to the base unit and a module that generates voice data from the text data. In the handset, the text data that is output as voice is stored in its own device. Instead, it is received from the parent machine and output.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-199086 (Published July 12, 2002)

As described above, the child device in the parent-child telephone system receives voice data from the parent device and outputs the voice data as it is. Therefore, the output timing of the audio data is the same as that of the parent device, and the child device cannot control it. Therefore, when playing a continuous series of sounds (continuous sounds) as a ring tone on the handset, if the output timing of the ring tone and ring tone of the base unit differ, the output of text voice and the ring tone (continuous tone) The output may overlap, and the user may not be able to clearly recognize the text voice (for example, caller information).

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to appropriately output caller information when a continuous series of sounds is output as a ringing tone in a handset of a parent-child telephone system. It is to realize a communication device or the like that can output.

In order to solve the above problems, a communication device according to the present invention is a communication device capable of outputting a continuous sound that is a continuous series of sounds as a ringing tone during an incoming call, and as a slave unit of a parent-child telephone. In a functioning communication device, during the incoming call, a voice receiving unit that receives voice data of a source-related voice, which is a voice related to the source of the incoming call, from the master unit, and the voice receiving unit receives the voice data. , The voice output unit that outputs the source-related voice, the continuous sound is continuously reproduced during the incoming call, and the continuous sound is not allowed while the voice output unit outputs the source-related voice. And a ringer tone control unit that outputs a ringer tone that is synchronized with the ringing signal of the incoming call as the ringtone, and the ringtone control unit outputs the ringer tone as the ringtone. In this case, while the source-related voice is being output, the ringer tone is not output even at the timing synchronized with the ringing signal, and the continuous tone is output as the ring tone and the ringer tone is output. In this case, the timing for outputting the ringing tone after outputting the source related voice is different .

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the communication system according to the present invention can be directly connected to an external communication line and can transfer communication from the outside to a child device not directly connected to the communication line. A communication system including a master unit and a slave unit, wherein the master unit is capable of outputting a continuous sound, which is a continuous series of sounds, as a ringtone during an incoming call. A first voice output unit that outputs a source-related voice that is a voice related to the source, and when the first voice output unit outputs the source-related voice, the voice data of the source-related voice is described above. And a voice transmitting unit for transmitting to the slave unit, wherein the slave unit can output a continuous sound that is a continuous series of sounds as a ringing tone during an incoming call. A voice receiving unit that receives from the communication device, a second voice output unit that outputs the source related voice when the voice receiving unit receives the voice data, and a reproduction of the continuous sound during the incoming call. And a ring tone control unit that makes the continuous sound inaudible while the second voice output unit is outputting the caller-related voice . A ringer sound that is synchronized with a ringing signal can be output, and when the ringtone control section outputs the ringer sound as the ringtone, while the second voice output section is outputting the source-related voice, The ringer sound is not output even at the timing synchronized with the ringing signal, and the continuous sound is output as the ringing sound and the ringer sound is output. This is a configuration in which the timing of outputting the ring tone is different .

Further, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a control method of a communication device according to the present invention is a communication device capable of outputting a continuous sound that is a continuous series of sounds as a ringing tone during an incoming call. A method of controlling a communication device functioning as a slave unit of a telephone, comprising a continuous sound reproducing step of reproducing the continuous sound during the incoming call, and a source-related voice that is a voice related to the source of the incoming call during the incoming call. And a voice output step of outputting the source-related voice when the source-related voice is received in the voice receiving step, and the voice output step outputs the source-related voice. While outputting the related voice, the continuous sound reproduced in the continuous sound reproducing step is made inaudible , and further, as the ringing tone, a ringer sound which is synchronized with the ringing signal of the incoming call instead of the continuous tone. It is possible to output, and while outputting the source-related voice in the voice output step, the ringer sound is not output even at the timing synchronized with the ringing signal, and the continuous sound is output as the ringing tone. This is a method of differentiating the timing of outputting the ringing tone after outputting the source-related voice, depending on the case and the case of outputting the ringer tone .

In order to solve the above problems, a control method for a communication system according to the present invention is directed to a direct connection to an external communication line and a communication from the outside to a slave unit which is not directly connected to the communication line. A control method of a communication system including a transferable master unit and a slave unit, comprising: a first continuous sound reproducing step of reproducing the continuous sound during an incoming call in the master unit; A first voice output step of outputting a source related voice; and a voice transmitting step of transmitting voice data of the source related voice to the slave when the voice output section outputs the source related voice. In addition, while the source-related voice is being output in the first voice output step, the continuous sound being reproduced in the continuous sound reproducing step is set as an inaudible sound and A second continuous sound reproducing step of reproducing the continuous sound; a voice receiving step of receiving a source related voice, which is a voice related to a source of the incoming call, from the master during the incoming call; A voice output step of outputting the source-related voice when the source-related voice is received, and while the source-related voice is being output in the voice output step, it is reproduced in the continuous sound reproduction step. The continuous sound is set as an inaudible sound, and as the ringing tone, a ringer sound that is synchronized with the ringing signal of the incoming call can be output instead of the continuous sound. During output, the ringer sound is not output even at the timing synchronized with the ringing signal, and the continuous voice and the ringer sound are output as the ringing tone. Is a method of changing the timing of outputting the ring tone after outputting the .

According to the present invention, since the source-related voice is output when voice data is received, even when the output timing of the source-related voice cannot be controlled by the device itself, when the source-related voice is output, It is possible to prevent a continuous series of sounds (continuous sounds) that are ringing tones from being output so as to be heard by the user. As a result, it is possible to cause the user to clearly recognize the voice associated with the transmission source.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the telephone set (base unit) and telephone set (slave unit) according to the present embodiment. It is a figure for explaining the outline of the above-mentioned telephone (parent machine) and a telephone (child machine). It is a figure which shows the adjustment timing of the volume of the melody sound by the melody sound control part of the above-mentioned telephone set (master unit). It is a figure which shows the adjustment timing of the volume of the melody sound by the melody sound control part of the said telephone set (handset). It is a flow chart which shows a flow of a ringing process in the above-mentioned telephone (master unit). It is a flow chart which shows a flow of ringing processing in the above-mentioned telephone (slave machine). .. It is a figure for demonstrating the position (restart position) which returns the volume of the melody sound of the telephone set (slave unit) according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Embodiment 1]
〔Overview〕
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the telephone set (main unit) 1 and the telephone set (slave unit) 200 according to the present embodiment.

The parent-child telephone system (communication system) according to the present embodiment includes a telephone (parent device) (communication device) 1 and a telephone (child device) (communication device) 200. As a ring tone, the telephone (main unit) 1 receives a ringing tone (hereinafter also referred to as a ringer tone) that is synchronized with the CI signal during a call, and a ringing tone that is not synchronized with the CI signal (hereinafter also referred to as a melody tone). Can be output. That is, the melody sound is a continuous series of sounds (continuous sounds). Further, it has a TTS (Text to Speech) function and can output the information of the originator of the incoming call by voice. Further, the telephone (slave unit) 200 functions as a slave unit of the telephone (slave unit) 1, and, like the telephone (slave unit) 1, as a ringing tone, a ringing that synchronizes with the CI signal during an incoming call. In addition to the sound (ringer sound), a ringing sound (melody sound) that is not synchronized with the CI signal can be output.

In the prior art, when a melody sound is set as a ring tone and the text voice output is performed by the TTS function, the melody sound and the text voice output are output in an overlapping manner. As shown, the volume of the melody sound and the volume of the melody sound are set to zero (sound that cannot be heard by the user) during the text voice output. In the example shown in FIG. 2, when there is an incoming call, a melody tone (ring tone) is played, and no melody tone is played during voice output (“Mr. XX is a phone call”).

Also, in the telephone (slave unit) 200, the volume of the melody sound becomes zero while the text voice is being output, and when an incoming call is received, the melody sound (ring tone) is played and the voice is being output ("Mr. "), no melody sounds.

Further, in the present embodiment, TTS voice data (voice data generated from text data) for outputting text voice is transmitted from the telephone (parent device) 1 to the telephone (child device) 200, and the telephone (child device) 200 is transmitted. Since the text voice output is performed at the timing when the TTS voice data is transmitted, the timing of the text voice output of the telephone set (parent device) 1 and the timing of the text voice output of the telephone set (child device) 200 are the same (or almost the same). Become.

As a result, conventionally, the output voice is difficult to hear because it overlaps with the melody sound. However, in the telephone (main device) 1 and the telephone (slave device) 200 according to the present embodiment, it is easy to hear the text voice. You can

In the present embodiment, a telephone will be described as an example of the telephone set (main unit) 1 and the telephone set (slave unit) 200, but the present invention is not limited to the telephone set, and a facsimile device including a slave unit. May be Further, any communication device that receives an incoming call from an external device and notifies that fact may be used as long as it includes a child device.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the configuration in which the information of the originator of the incoming call is output by voice using the TTS function will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the information of the originator is output by voice. If possible, audio may be output in any configuration.

[Structure of telephone (base unit) 1]
Next, the telephone (master device) 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a telephone (parent device) 1 and a telephone (child device) 200. As shown in FIG. 1, the telephone (main device) 1 includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 20, an output unit 30, and a voice input/output unit 40.

The control unit 10 controls the output of the ringing sound in the telephone (master device) 1 and also controls various processes in the telephone (master device) 1, and controls the CI signal acquisition unit 11 and the ringing output control unit. Including 12. Note that the telephone function of the telephone set (main device) 1 can be executed using a known technique, and therefore description thereof will be omitted.

The CI signal acquisition unit 11 acquires a CI signal which is a call signal indicating an incoming call, and notifies the ringing output control unit 12 of ON and OFF of the CI signal. Further, the CI signal acquisition unit 11 transfers the CI signal to the telephone (slave unit) 200.

The ringing output control unit 12 controls a ringing sound (ring tone) output from the telephone (main unit) 1, and includes a melody sound control unit (ring tone control unit) 13 and an output voice control unit (voice output unit, A voice transmitting unit, a first voice output unit) 14 is included.

When a melody sound is set as a ringing sound at the time of an incoming call, the melody sound control unit 13 uses the incoming call sound data (voice data) 21 stored in the storage unit 20 to output the melody sound at the time of incoming call. The volume of the melody sound is set to zero while the output voice control unit 14 described later is outputting voice. That is, in the present embodiment, the reproduction of the melody sound itself is continued even if the melody sound is not heard because the voice is being output. The details of the timing of adjusting the volume of the melody sound will be described later.

In the present embodiment, the melody sound control unit 13 will be described as an example in which the volume of the melody sound is set to zero, but the volume may not be set to zero but may be set to a volume that the user cannot hear. It may be a frequency sound that cannot be heard. That is, any sound may be used as long as the sound is inaudible to the user (non-audible sound).

The output voice control unit 14 uses the TTS data 22 stored in the storage unit 20 to perform voice output of text data (text voice output). In the present embodiment, information associated with the information of the sender (source-related voice), for example, text voice output of the sender's name is output. Note that the acquisition of the sender information can be performed by a known technique, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

The output voice control unit 14 also transmits voice data to be output as text voice to the telephone set (slave unit) 200.

Further, the output voice control unit 14 transmits a voice data start notification (preliminary notice) to the telephone set (slave unit) 200, which gives advance notice of the transmission of the voice data, a predetermined time before the voice data is transmitted. Further, the output voice control unit 14 transmits a voice data end notification indicating that the transmission of the voice data is completed before the transmission of the voice data being transmitted is completed.

Note that the advance notice is not required to be transmitted, and the voice data is transmitted (for example, broadcast transmission) without transmitting the advance notice, and the telephone (slave device) 200 transmits the voice data when the voice data is transmitted. The configuration may be such that the data is output, and when the audio data ends (when the transmission of the audio data ends), the output ends.

The storage unit 20 stores various data used in the telephone 1, and includes ringing tone data 21 and TTS data 22. The ringtone data 21 is data of the melody sound output by the melody sound control unit 13. The TTS data 22 is text data of voice output by the output voice control unit 14.

The output unit 30 outputs a ringing sound under the control of the ringing output control unit 12, and is, for example, a speaker.

The voice input/output unit 40 outputs the voice of the other party during the call and receives the voice input of the user, and is, for example, a handset.

[Structure of Telephone (Handset) 200]
Next, with reference to FIG. 1, a configuration of a main part of the telephone (slave unit) 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the telephone (slave unit) 200 includes a ringing output control unit 212, a storage unit 220, an output unit 230, and a voice input/output unit 240. Note that the telephone function of the telephone set (slave unit) 200 can be executed by using a known technique as in the telephone set (slave unit) 1, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The ring output control unit 212 controls a ring sound (ring tone) output from the telephone (slave unit) 200, and includes a CI signal acquisition unit 211, a melody sound control unit (ring tone control unit) 213, and output voice control. A unit (voice output unit, second voice output unit) 214 and a voice data acquisition unit (voice receiving unit) 215 are included.

The CI signal acquisition unit 211 acquires a CI signal, which is a call signal indicating an incoming call, from the telephone (master device) 1, and notifies the ringing output control unit 212 of ON and OFF of the CI signal.

When a melody sound is set as a ringing sound at the time of an incoming call, the melody sound control unit 213 uses the incoming call tone data 221 stored in the storage unit 220 to output the melody sound at the time of an incoming call and also to output the output to be described later. The volume of the melody sound is set to zero while the voice control unit 214 is outputting voice. That is, in the present embodiment, the reproduction of the melody sound itself is continued even if the melody sound is not heard because the voice is being output. The details of the timing of adjusting the volume of the melody sound will be described later.

The output voice control unit 214 performs voice output (text voice output) of the voice data acquired via the voice data acquisition unit 215. In this embodiment, information associated with the information of the sender, for example, text voice output of the sender's name is output. Note that the acquisition of the sender information can be performed by a known technique, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

The voice data acquisition unit 215 acquires voice data (TTS voice data) for the output voice control unit 214 to perform text voice output from the telephone (main device) 1 and transmits it to the output voice control unit 214.

The storage unit 220 stores various data and the like used in the telephone (slave unit) 200, and includes ringtone data 221. The ringtone data 221 is data of the melody sound output by the melody sound control unit 213.

The output unit 230 outputs a ringing sound under the control of the ringing output control unit 212, and is, for example, a speaker.

The voice input/output unit 240 outputs the voice of the other party during the call and receives the input of the voice of the user, and is, for example, a handset.

[About the timing of adjusting the volume of the melody sound]
Next, the timing of adjusting the volume of the melody sound executed by the melody sound control unit 13 of the telephone set (master device) 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the timing of adjusting the volume of the melody sound by the melody sound control unit 13 of the telephone (master device) 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the telephone (base unit) 1, when the CI signal is received (CI signal: ON), the ringing output control unit 12 starts ringing a melody tone as a ring tone. Then, when the CI signal is turned off, the output voice control unit 14 starts voice output of the text data. Further, the melody sound control unit 13 sets the volume of the melody sound that is ringing to zero at the start of the voice output of the text data by the output voice control unit 14. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the melody sound is output from the telephone at the time of an incoming call, and the volume of the melody sound is zero during the text voice output. In other words, only the voice is output during the text voice output.

This allows the user to clearly recognize the output text voice.

Next, the timing of adjusting the volume of the melody sound executed by the melody sound control unit 213 of the telephone (slave unit) 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the timing of adjusting the volume of the melody sound by the melody sound control unit 213 of the telephone (slave unit) 200.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the telephone (slave unit) 200 receives a CI signal through the telephone (slave unit) 1 (CI signal: ON), the ringing output control unit 212 outputs a melody tone as a ring tone. Start ringing.

Further, the telephone set (parent device) 1 transmits to the telephone set (child device) 200 a voice data transmission advance notice (start notice) indicating that the voice data of the text voice is transmitted after the start of ringing and before the text voice is output. The telephone (slave unit) 200 receives the start notification,

When the voice data is received from the telephone (main unit) 1, the volume of the melody sound that is ringing is set to zero. The audio data may be silent for the first predetermined time (for example, 1 second).

Then, before the reception of the voice data is completed, the telephone set (slave unit) 200 receives an end notification indicating that the voice data is finished from the telephone set (parent unit) 1. After receiving the end notification, the telephone set (slave unit) 200 returns the volume of the melody sound to the original level when the reception of the voice data ends and the CI signal turns on.

As a result, also in the telephone set (slave unit) 200, the melody tone is output from the telephone set when an incoming call is received, and the volume of the melody tone becomes zero during the text voice output. In other words, only the voice is output during the text voice output. Further, since the volume of the melody sound is not restored during the output of the text voice, even if the CI signal is turned on and off during the output of the text voice, the volume of the melody sound remains zero.

Therefore, the output text voice can be clearly recognized by the user.

Even if the set incoming call tone is not the melody tone but the ringer tone synchronized with the CI signal in the telephone set (slave unit) 200, only the voice is output during the text voice output by the same process. Will be.

Further, in the above, the text voice output is started after the lapse of a predetermined time after the CI signal is turned off, but the text voice output may be performed when the CI signal is turned off. Further, in this case, the volume of the melody sound may be set to zero as the reception and trigger of the voice data.

[Flow of processing in telephone 1]
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the flow of the ringing process in the telephone (parent device) 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of the ringing process in the telephone 1.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the telephone set (base unit) 1 first receives an incoming call (S101), the ringing output control unit 12 starts ringing processing (S102). Also, the fact that there is an incoming call is notified to the telephone set (slave unit) 200 (S103). Then, the melody sound control unit 13 is caused to output a melody sound (S104, first continuous sound reproduction step).

Next, the output voice control unit 14 performs text voice output using the TTS data 22 when the CI signal is turned off (YES in S105, first voice output step). Further, the output voice control unit 14 transmits voice data for performing text voice output to the telephone set (slave unit) 200 (S106, voice transmission step).

Further, the melody sound control unit 13 sets the volume of the melody sound to zero in accordance with the text sound output by the output sound control unit 14 (S107).

Then, when the output of the text voice by the output voice control unit 14 is completed (YES in S108), the melody sound control unit 13 restores the volume of the melody sound (S109).

After that, steps S105 to S109 are repeated until the incoming call is cut off (S110) or the user answers (S111).

When the incoming call is cut off (YES in S110) or when the user answers (YES in S111), the ringing output control unit 12 ends the ringing process (S112).

If the text voice output is not performed in step S105 (NO in S105), the process proceeds to step S110.

[Process Flow in Telephone (Handset) 200]
Next, the flow of the ringing process in the telephone (slave unit) 200 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of ringing processing in the telephone (slave unit) 200.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the telephone (slave unit) 200 first receives an incoming call (S201), the ringing output control unit 212 starts ringing processing (S202). Then, the melody sound control section 213 is caused to output a melody sound (S203, second continuous sound reproduction step).

When the voice data is received from the telephone (main device) 1, the output voice control unit 214 outputs the voice data (YES in S204, voice receiving step, voice outputting step). Further, the melody sound control unit 213 sets the volume of the melody sound to zero in accordance with the output of the sound data by the output sound control unit 214 (S205). Note that the voice data may have a silent section in the first predetermined time (for example, 1 second).

Then, when the output voice control unit 214 finishes outputting the voice data (YES in S206), the melody tone control unit 213 restores the volume of the melody tone (S207).

After that, steps S204 to S207 are repeated until the incoming call is cut off (S208) or the user answers (S209).

Then, when the incoming call is cut off (YES in S208) or the user answers (YES in S209), the ringing output control unit 12 ends the ringing process (S210).

If no voice data is received in step S204 (NO in S204), the process proceeds to step S208.

[Embodiment 2]
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 7. For convenience of description, members having the same functions as the members described in the above embodiment will be designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a position (restart position) for returning the volume of the melody sound of the telephone (slave unit) 200 in the present embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the telephone set (base unit) 1 sounds a ringer sound synchronized with the CI signal as a ringing tone, and the telephone set (slave unit) 200 sounds a melody sound as a ringing tone.

Conventionally, in a parent-child telephone, the child device outputs a text voice at the timing when the voice data is received from the parent device. Therefore, in order to properly set the timing of the ring tone and the text voice output, it is necessary to unify the ring tone of the master unit and the slave unit.

In the present embodiment, even when the ring tone is different between the master unit and the slave unit (the master unit is the ringer sound and the slave unit is the melody sound), the slave unit outputs the ring tone and the text voice at an appropriate timing. And the output of.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the telephone set (main unit) 1 and the telephone set (slave unit) 200 have the same ring tone, for example, when it is a ringer tone, the timing of outputting the ringer tone and the text voice output The timing is similar. Further, when the length of the voice data of the text voice exceeds the period of the CI signal, the output of the ringer sound is started when the CI signal is next turned on after the output of the text voice is completed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the ring tone of the telephone (slave unit) 200 is a melody tone, the melody tone is immediately output after the output of the text voice is finished without waiting for the next CI signal to be turned on. Restore the volume. Alternatively, after a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 1 second), the volume of the melody sound is restored.

As a result, if the ringing tone of the telephone set (slave unit) 200 is a ringer tone, the melody tone can be output even in the silent portion. Therefore, the user can enjoy the melody sound for a longer time.

[Embodiment 3]
(Example of software implementation)
Control blocks of the telephone (parent device) 1 and the telephone (child device) 200 (in particular, a CI signal acquisition unit 11, a ringing output control unit 12, a melody sound control unit 13, an output voice control unit 14, a CI signal acquisition unit 211, ringing) The output control unit 212, the melody sound control unit 213, the output voice control unit 214, and the voice data acquisition unit 215) may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. , May be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

In the latter case, the telephone set (main unit) 1 and the telephone set (slave unit) 200 have a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, and the program and various data can be read by a computer (or a CPU). A ROM (Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as a “recording medium”) recorded in the above, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the above program, and the like. Then, the computer (or CPU) reads the program from the recording medium and executes the program to achieve the object of the present invention. As the recording medium, a "non-transitory tangible medium", for example, a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (communication network, broadcast wave, etc.) capable of transmitting the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the above program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
A communication device (telephone (slave device) 200) according to Aspect 1 of the present invention is a communication device capable of outputting a continuous sound, which is a continuous series of sounds, as a ringtone during an incoming call. In the communication device functioning as a device, a voice receiving unit (voice data acquisition unit 215) that receives voice data of a source-related voice, which is a voice related to the source of the incoming call, from the master unit during the incoming call, and the voice receiving unit. When the unit receives the voice data, the voice output unit (output voice control unit 214) that outputs the source-related voice, and the voice output unit that continuously reproduces the continuous sound during the incoming call. A ring tone control unit (melody sound control unit 213) that makes the continuous sound inaudible while outputting the caller-related voice is configured.

According to the above configuration, since the source-related voice is output when voice data is received, the source-related voice is output even if the device cannot control the output timing of the source-related voice. In addition, it is possible to prevent a continuous series of sounds (continuous sounds) that are ringing tones from being output so as to be heard by the user. This allows the user to clearly recognize the voice associated with the transmission source.

The communication device according to aspect 2 of the present invention is capable of outputting a ringer sound that is synchronized with a ringing signal as the ring tone in the aspect 1, and the ring tone control section outputs the ringer tone as the ring tone. In this case, the ringer sound may not be output during the output of the caller-related voice even at the timing synchronized with the call signal.

According to the above configuration, since the ringer sound is not output during voice output, when the ringer sound that is synchronized with the ringing signal is output as the ring tone, the ringer sound and the source-related voice are superimposed and output. It can be prevented. Therefore, the user can be made to clearly recognize the voice related to the transmission source. The call signal is, for example, a CI (Call Indicator) signal.

A communication apparatus according to Aspect 3 of the present invention is the communication device according to Aspect 1 or 2, wherein the voice receiving unit receives the source-related voice when or after the call signal is turned off. The ringtone control section may be configured to make the continuous sound the inaudible sound when the ringing signal is turned off.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to control the timing of making the continuous sound into the inaudible sound by using the ringing signal.

A communication device according to Aspect 4 of the present invention is the communication device according to any one of Aspects 1 to 3 above, wherein the ringtone control unit is in addition to the source related voice being output by the voice output unit. The continuous sound may be configured to be the inaudible sound for at least one predetermined time period before and after the output of the related sound.

According to the above configuration, the continuous sound becomes the inaudible sound for a predetermined time before and/or after the output of the caller-related sound, so that the caller-related sound is clearly separated from the continuous sound that is the ringtone. It can be recognized separately.

The communication device (telephone (master device) 1) according to the fifth aspect of the present invention can be directly connected to an external communication line and can transfer communication from the outside to a slave device that is not directly connected to the communication line. In a communication device that functions as a master unit of a parent-child phone, a voice output unit (output voice control unit 14) that outputs a source-related voice that is a voice related to the source of the incoming call during the incoming call. A voice transmission unit (output voice control unit 14) that transmits voice data of the source-related voice to the slave unit when the voice output unit outputs the source-related voice. ..

According to the above configuration, the source related voice is output and the voice data of the source related voice is transmitted to the child device. This allows the slave unit to receive the voice data and output the source-related voice when the voice data is received.

A communication system according to aspect 6 of the present invention includes a master unit directly connected to an external communication line and capable of transferring communication from the outside to a slave unit not directly connected to the communication line; In the communication system including the above, the base unit is capable of outputting a continuous sound, which is a continuous series of sounds, as a ringtone during an incoming call, and the incoming call source is a voice regarding the originator of the incoming call during the incoming call. A first voice output section for outputting a related voice, and a voice transmitting section for transmitting voice data of the source related voice to the slave unit when the first voice output section outputs the source related voice. And, the slave unit is capable of outputting a continuous sound, which is a continuous series of sounds, as a ringtone during an incoming call, and an audio receiving unit that receives the audio data from the master unit during the incoming call. And a second voice output unit that outputs the source-related voice when the voice receiving unit receives the voice data, and continues the reproduction of the continuous sound during the incoming call, and also the second voice output unit. While the voice output unit is outputting the source-related voice, a ring tone control unit that makes the continuous sound inaudible is provided.

According to the above configuration, the same effect as that of the first aspect described above is obtained.

A method for controlling a communication device according to aspect 7 of the present invention is a communication device capable of outputting a continuous sound, which is a continuous series of sounds, as a ringing tone during an incoming call, and a communication functioning as a slave unit of a master-slave telephone. A method of controlling an apparatus, comprising: a continuous sound reproducing step of reproducing the continuous sound during the incoming call; and a voice receiving step of receiving a source-related voice, which is a voice related to the source of the incoming call, from the master during the incoming call. And a voice output step of outputting the source-related voice when the source-related voice is received in the voice receiving step, wherein the source-related voice is being output in the voice output step. In this method, the continuous sound reproduced in the continuous sound reproduction step is made inaudible.

According to the above method, the same effect as that of the above-described aspect 1 is achieved.

A control method for a communication system according to aspect 8 of the present invention includes a master unit that is directly connected to an external communication line and is capable of transferring external communication to a slave unit that is not directly connected to the communication line. A method for controlling a communication system including a slave unit, comprising: a first continuous sound reproducing step of reproducing a continuous sound, which is a continuous series of sounds, as a ring tone during an incoming call in the master unit; A first voice output step of outputting a source-related voice and transmitting voice data of the source-related voice to the slave unit when outputting the source-related voice in the first voice output step. A voice transmitting step, and while the source-related voice is being output in the first voice output step, the continuous sound being reproduced in the continuous sound reproducing step is made an inaudible sound, and the slave unit is In the second step, a second continuous sound reproducing step for reproducing the continuous sound during an incoming call, a voice receiving step for receiving the source related voice from the master unit during the incoming call, and a source related step in the voice receiving step. A voice output step of outputting the source-related voice when receiving voice, and the continuous sound being reproduced in the continuous-sound reproduction step while the source-related voice is being output in the voice output step. Is a method of making the sound inaudible.

According to the above method, the same effect as that of the above-described aspect 1 is achieved.

The communication device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the communication device is realized by the computer by operating the computer as each unit (software element) included in the communication device. A control program for a communication device and a computer-readable recording medium having the program recorded therein also fall within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

1 Telephone (base unit) (communication device)
10 control unit 11 CI signal acquisition unit 12 ringing output control unit 13 melody sound control unit 14 output voice control unit (voice output unit, voice transmission unit, first voice output unit)
20 storage unit 21 ring tone data 22 TTS data 30 output unit 40 voice input/output unit 200 telephone (slave unit) (communication device)
211 CI signal acquisition unit 212 Ring output control unit 213 Melody sound control unit (ring tone control unit)
214 Output voice control unit (voice output unit, second voice output unit)
215 Audio data acquisition unit (audio reception unit)
230 output unit 240 voice input/output unit

Claims (7)

During a call incoming, as a ring tone, a communication device capable of outputting a continuous sound that is a continuous series of sounds, in a communication device that functions as a child device of a parent-child telephone,
During the incoming call, a voice receiving unit for receiving voice data of a source-related voice, which is a voice related to the source of the incoming call, from the base unit,
A voice output unit that outputs the source-related voice when the voice receiving unit receives the voice data,
During the incoming call, while continuing the reproduction of the continuous tone, while the voice output unit is outputting the caller-related voice, a ring tone control unit for making the continuous tone inaudible, and ,
Furthermore, it is possible to output a ringer sound that is synchronized with the ringing signal of the incoming call as the incoming call sound,
When the ringer sound is output as the ringtone, the ringtone control unit does not output the ringer sound even at the timing synchronized with the ringing signal while outputting the caller-related voice, and A communication device , wherein the timing of outputting the ringing tone is different after the source-related voice is output, depending on whether the continuous sound is output as a sound or the ringer sound is output . The ring tone control section
When the ringtone is the continuous tone, the voice output unit outputs the continuous tone immediately after outputting the source-related voice,
When the ringing tone is the ringer tone, the voice output unit outputs the ringer tone when the next ringing signal of the incoming call is turned on after outputting the source related voice.
The communication device according to claim 1, wherein: The voice receiving unit receives the caller-related voice when or after the call signal for the incoming call is turned off,
The communication device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ringtone control unit sets the continuous sound to the inaudible sound when the ringing signal is turned off. The ring tone control section
The continuous sound is set to be the inaudible sound during a predetermined time before and/or after the output of the source-related voice during the output of the source-related voice by the voice output unit. The communication device according to claim 1 or 3. A communication system including a master unit that is directly connected to an external communication line and is capable of transferring external communication to a slave unit that is not directly connected to the communication line, and the slave unit,
The base unit is capable of outputting a continuous sound, which is a continuous series of sounds, as a ringtone during an incoming call.
A first voice output unit that outputs a source-related voice that is a voice related to the source of the incoming call during the incoming call;
A voice transmitting unit that transmits voice data of the source-related voice to the handset when the first voice output unit outputs the source-related voice, the handset, during the incoming call, It is possible to output a continuous sound that is a continuous series of sounds as a ringtone,
A voice receiving unit that receives the voice data from the base unit during the incoming call,
A second voice output unit that outputs the source-related voice when the voice receiving unit receives the voice data;
A ringing tone control unit that makes the continuous sound inaudible while the second sound output unit continues to reproduce the continuous sound during the incoming call and the second voice output unit is outputting the source-related sound. ,
Furthermore, it is possible to output a ringer sound that is synchronized with the ringing signal of the incoming call as the incoming call sound,
When the ringer sound is output as the ringing sound, the ringtone control unit outputs the ringer sound even when the second voice output unit outputs the caller-related voice even when the ringer signal is synchronized with the ringing signal. It is characterized in that the timing of outputting the ringing tone after outputting the source-related voice is different depending on whether to output the continuous sound as the ringing tone without outputting a sound and to output the ringer sound. Communication system. A method of controlling a communication device capable of outputting a continuous sound, which is a continuous series of sounds, as a ringing tone during an incoming call, the communication device functioning as a slave unit of a parent-child telephone,
A continuous sound reproduction step for reproducing the continuous sound during the incoming call,
During the incoming call, a voice receiving step of receiving a source-related voice, which is a voice related to the source of the incoming call, from the base unit,
A voice output step of outputting the source-related voice when the source-related voice is received in the voice receiving step,
While outputting the voice related to the transmission source in the voice output step, the volume of the continuous sound reproduced in the continuous sound reproduction step is set as an inaudible sound ,
Furthermore, as the ringing tone, it is possible to output a ringer tone that is synchronized with the ringing signal of the incoming call instead of the continuous tone.
While outputting the caller-related voice in the voice output step, the ringer sound is not output even at the timing synchronized with the ringing signal, and the continuous sound is output as the ringtone and the ringer sound is output. A method of controlling a communication device, wherein the timing of outputting the ringing tone is different after outputting the source-related voice, when outputting . A control method for a communication system including a master unit that is directly connected to an external communication line and is capable of transferring communication from the outside to a slave unit that is not directly connected to the communication line, and a slave unit,
In the above base unit,
A first continuous sound reproduction step of reproducing a continuous sound, which is a continuous series of sounds, as a ring tone during an incoming call,
A first voice output step of outputting a voice related to a caller during an incoming call;
A voice transmitting step of transmitting voice data of the source-related voice to the slave unit when outputting the source-related voice in the first voice output step,
While the source-related voice is being output in the first voice output step, the continuous sound reproduced in the continuous sound reproduction step is set as an inaudible sound, and
In the above-mentioned cordless handset,
A second continuous sound reproduction step for reproducing the continuous sound during an incoming call,
A voice receiving step of receiving the source related voice from the base unit during the incoming call,
A voice output step of outputting the source-related voice when the source-related voice is received in the voice receiving step,
While outputting the voice related to the transmission source in the voice output step, the continuous sound being reproduced in the continuous sound reproduction step is set as an inaudible sound ,
Further, as the ringing tone, it is possible to output a ringer tone that is synchronized with the ringing signal of the incoming call instead of the continuous tone,
While outputting the caller-related voice in the voice output step, the ringer sound is not output even at the timing synchronized with the ringing signal, and the continuous sound is output as the ringtone and the ringer sound is output. A method of controlling a communication system, wherein the timing of outputting the ringing tone is different after outputting the source-related voice, when outputting .

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