JPH0219057A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To send information to a digital data receiver in voice by converting voice information spoken via a transmitter into a digital signal and outputting a character code. CONSTITUTION:A voice recognition section 6 receives a voice frequency current outputted via a transmitter 2, recognizes the relevant voice and outputs the corresponding digital code. When a talking party is a terminal equipment receiving a character code such as a facsimile equipment 13 or a personal computer 14, a changeover section 6 is switched. Thus, voice from the transmitter 2 is converted into a digital code by a voice recognition section 6, converted into a character code by a character code conversion section 7, converted into an electric signal via a modulator-demodulator 8 and sent to a subscriber line 10. Then the electric signal reaching an opposite character code reception terminal equipment through a telephone network 11 is converted into a character code via a demodulator and outputted as a character. Thus, even if the talking party is a digital data receiver able to receive character codes, the information is sent in voice.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to telephones.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional telephones consist of a dial part that sends out the telephone number of the other party, a bell ringer that rings a bell to receive the connection Ft@ from the exchange, and a handset that sends and receives voice information. was sending and receiving.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) A) Conventional telephones mentioned above transmit voice information from the transmitter through the telephone network to the handset of another connected telephone, but when the other party's connection The drawback is that the digital data receiving device cannot transmit information using a digital data receiving device.

[Means to solve the problem]

The telephone of the present invention includes a voice recognition section that outputs a digital code corresponding to the voice from the voice frequency current transmitted through the transmitter, and a voice recognition section that converts the digital code outputted by the voice recognition section into a character code and outputs it. It has a character code converter that modulates the character code and outputs it to the subscriber line, and a switching unit that switches between voice transmission and character code transmission.

[Effect]

By converting voice into a character code and transmitting it, information can be transmitted by voice to a digital data receiving device connected to a telephone network and capable of receiving character codes.

(Example) Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the telephone according to the present invention;
The figure is a diagram showing an example of connections between the telephone set of FIG. 1 and various other terminals.

This telephone 1 includes a conventional transmitter 2, a dial signal generator 3, a ring tone generator 4, a receiver 9, and eight voice recognition units 6.
, a character code converter 7, a modem 8, and a switch 5. Audio i! The recognition unit 6 receives the audio frequency '1llFR outputted through the transmitter 2 and recognizes the corresponding audio,
Outputs the corresponding digital code. The character code conversion unit 7 receives the digital code output from the voice recognition unit 6, converts the digital code into a character code of the corresponding voice, and outputs the converted code. Modulator SII device 8 modulates the character code and sends it to telephone network 11 via subscriber line 10.

The switching unit 5 is a switch having a make-before-break contact for switching between a transmission/reception connection during a general call and a character code transmission connection.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

First, as in the case of a general telephone connection, a call is made to the other party using the full signal generator 3 to establish a connection.

When the other party is using the telephone 12 to make a call, the switching unit 5 is left on and the call is carried out as before, but if the other party is using a terminal that receives character codes such as a facsimile machine 13 or a personal computer 14 that receives character codes, the switching unit 5 is used. Switch 5. As a result of this switching, the voice from the transmitter 2 is converted into a digital code representing the voice by the voice recognition unit 6, this digital code is converted into a character code by the character code conversion unit 7, and an electrical signal is sent via the modulator/demodulator 8. and is transmitted to the subscriber line 10. The electrical signal that has passed through the telephone network 11 and reached the other party's character code receiving terminal is converted into a character code via an Iller and output as a character. In this way, information can be transmitted even if the other party is not a telephone but a digital data receiving device capable of receiving character codes.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention is capable of
By converting voice information into a digital signal and outputting it as a character code, there is an effect that information can be transmitted by voice to a digital data receiving device such as a facsimile machine or a personal computer that can receive character codes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the telephone according to the present invention;
The figure is a diagram showing an example of connections between the telephone set of FIG. 1 and various other terminals. 1... Telephone, 2... Transmitter, 3...
・Dial signal generation section, 4... Ringing tone generation section, 5... Switching section, 6... Voice recognition section, 7
...Character code conversion unit, s ・* * a +is
19...Telephone receiver, 10...Subscriber line, 11...Telephone network, 12...Telephone set, 1
3...Facsimile machine, 14...PC.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a telephone set, a voice recognition unit outputs a digital code corresponding to the voice from a voice frequency current transmitted through a transmitter, and converts the digital code outputted by the voice recognition unit into a character code. What is claimed is: 1. A telephone set comprising: a character code conversion section that converts and outputs the character code; a modulation section that modulates the character code and outputs it to a subscriber line; and a switching section that switches between voice transmission and character code transmission.