JPH0231545A - Wireless telephone set with remote control for television - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability of remote control and a telephone set by providing a function of an ordinary telephone set which performs transmission/reception of sound signal by using optical signals and a function which performs remote control on a TV receiver and uniting the remote control of the TV receiver with the telephone set integrally. CONSTITUTION:On a TV receiver 1 side, a light emitting section (transmitting means) 3 which converts sound signals received by a telephone circuit 2 connected with a public telephone circuit into optical signals and outputs the optical signals, light receiving section (receiving means) 5 which receives the optical signals from a handset 4, and controller 6 which obtains sound signals to be converted into optical signals are provided. On the other hand, buttons for controlling TV receiver and operation buttons 7 for telephone set, microphone device 8, light receiving section (receiving means) 9 which receives the optical signals from the light emitting section 3 of a TV receiver 1, controller 10, loudspeaker device 12, and light emitting section (transmitting means) 11 which converts sound signals into optical signals are provided on the handset 4 side. Therefore, the remote control for the TV receiver and the handset can be united integrally and the operability of the remote control and telephone set can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a novel wireless telephone with remote control for television, which combines the remote control function of a television receiver and the calling function of a telephone.

[Conventional Example] In recent years, telephones and cordless telephones with a wide variety of functions have been proposed. Among these, cordless phones are
It consists of a connection device connected to a public telephone line and a handset, and audio signals are sent and received using radio waves between them. Therefore.

The connecting device is equipped with the ability to send and receive radio waves, and the handset also has a built-in radio wave transmitter and receiver.

In other words, the other party's voice is converted from an electrical signal to a radio wave signal by the connecting device and sent to the handset. Conversely, a voice signal transmitted by radio waves from a handset is converted from a radio wave signal to an electrical signal by the device and sent to the other party.

Therefore, cordless telephones allow users to talk to other parties anywhere in the room without being tied down by cords, and because of their ease of use, they have become popular in ordinary households.

On the other hand, remote control control has become common for television receivers, etc.
Nowadays, more and more homes are equipped with such remote control devices.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, most of the above-mentioned cordless telephones are stand-alone, and on the other hand, the number of remote controllers increases as the number of remote control devices increases, and remote control operations become cumbersome. When controlling the machine using the remote control,
When there is a telephone call, there is the inconvenience of having to operate the handset of the cordless telephone instead of the remote control.

This invention was made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to integrate a television receiver remote control and a telephone,
To provide a wireless telephone with a television remote control that can improve the operability of the remote control and the telephone.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a television receiver that includes a telephone circuit connected to a public telephone line, and an audio signal received via the public telephone line. a transmitting means for outputting an optical signal such as a remote control signal for controlling a TV, a dialing signal for a telephone, and an audio signal transmitted from the handset; The handset is equipped with operation buttons such as a button for transmitting a control signal for the television receiver and a button for transmitting a telephone dial signal, and a control device for converting voice into an electrical signal. a microphone device for transmitting a control signal, a dial signal, and a voice signal according to the operation button;

Receiving means for receiving audio, etc. transmitted from the television receiver, and converting the control signal, dial signal, audio signal, etc. into a predetermined signal format.

a control device that obtains an audio signal from a signal received by the receiving means; the controller has the function of an ordinary telephone for transmitting and receiving audio signals using optical signals between the television receiver and the handset; The device also has a remote control function.

Further, in the wireless telephone with a television remote control according to the present invention, signals such as infrared rays or the like are used to send and receive signals between the television receiver side and the handset side.

Further, in the wireless telephone with remote control for television according to the present invention, signals are transmitted and received between the television receiver side and the handset side using weak radio waves.

[Function] With the above configuration, remote control of the television receiver and telephone calls can be performed using the above-mentioned two handsets. That is, by operating the operation button of the handset, the handset can be switched to a remote control function for a television receiver or to a telephone function. In the case of the remote control function, a remote control signal corresponding to a predetermined operation of the operation button is output as infrared rays or weak radio waves. The remote control signal is received by the television receiver, and remote control control similar to conventional methods is performed. Also.

In the case of the telephone function, the voice signal of the other party received by the transmitting means on the television receiver side is output as infrared rays or weak radio waves, and the signal is received by the receiving means on the handset side. Further, a dial signal and a voice signal are output by infrared rays or weak radio waves by the transmitting means on the handset side, and these signals are received by the receiving means on the television receiver side. That is, dial signals, voice signals, etc. are exchanged between the television receiver and the handset using infrared rays or weak radio waves.

[Example] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, on the television receiver 1 side,
and a telephone circuit 2 connected to a public telephone line.

A light emitting unit (transmission means) 3 that converts the audio signal received by the telephone circuit 2 into an optical signal and outputs it, and a handset 4.
A light receiving section (receiving means) 4 receives an optical signal from the
A control device 6 is provided for obtaining an OFF signal, a channel switching signal, a volume variable signal, a PB double signal audio signal transmitted via the telephone circuit 2, and an audio signal converted into the optical signal. Note that the television receiver 1 is also equipped with original functions such as television broadcast reception.

On the other hand, on the handset 4 side, there are operation buttons 7 consisting of a button for controlling the TV and a button for a telephone, a microphone device 8 that converts the voice of the operator of the handset 4 into an electrical signal, and a TV receiver 1. A light receiving section (receiving means) 9 receives an optical signal from the light emitting section 3, converts the received light signal into an audio signal, obtains a remote control signal according to the operation of the operation button 7, and sends it to the microphone device 8. A control device 1 that converts the converted audio signal into a remote control signal format.
0, a speaker device 11 that converts the audio signal obtained by the control device 10 into audio, a remote control signal corresponding to the operation of the operation button 7, and an audio signal corresponding to the audio input to the microphone device 8. A light emitting unit (transmission means) 11 that converts into a signal is provided.

The control device 10 includes a control section 10a that obtains a remote control signal according to the operation of the operation button 7, and a microphone device 8.
an audio signal converter 10b that converts the audio signal converted by A remote control signal converter 10d that converts the signal into a signal, and a second switching section 10e that switches and outputs the received light signal to either the control section 10a or the remote control signal converter 10d are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the operation button 7 is provided inside the handset 4, and the light receiving section 9 and the light emitting section 11 are provided on both sides of the handset 4.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3, the operation buttons 7 include
For example, there are provided a switch button 7a for switching between a television control function and a telephone function, a telephone dial button (inside the two-dot chain line) 7b, and a button 7c excluding this dial button. In addition, the buttons for controlling the TV include button 7.
G and the upper side of dial button 7b are used.

Next, the operation of the wireless telephone with the above configuration will be explained.

First, when controlling the television receiver 1 by remote control using the operation button 7 of the handset 4, switching to television control is performed using the switching button 7a. Then, when the first switching section 10c is switched in the control section 10a and the number button of that channel is operated to switch channels, the control section 10a obtains a remote control signal for that channel number,
This remote control signal is output to the light emitting section 11 via the first switching section 10c. That is, from handset 4,
The remote control signal of the channel number is converted into an optical signal by the light emitting section 11 and emitted. As a result, on the television receiver 1 side, a remote control signal similar to the conventional one is received, so that channel switching control is performed. Also, when adjusting the volume of the television receiver 1, remote control control is performed in the same manner as described above.

Here, it is assumed that a call is made to the telephone circuit 2 through the public telephone line, the call is received at the telephone circuit 2, and a tone ringer sound is produced.

Then, when the switch button 7a is operated by a person watching a television broadcast, for example, a hook-off remote control signal is obtained by the control unit 10a. This hook-off remote control signal is input to the light emitting unit 11 via the first switching unit 10c and converted into an optical signal. The hook-off signal is received by the light receiving section 5 of the television receiver 1 and input to the telephone circuit 2 via the control device 6. That is, the line between the telephone circuit and the other party's telephone is closed. When this line is closed, the control device 6 outputs a signal to that effect, and the 1 light emitting unit 3
is converted into an optical signal. In the handset 4, the light receiving section 9 receives a signal indicating that the line has been closed, and the control section 10a performs switching control between the first and second switching sections 10c and 10e. Namely.

The audio signal obtained by the microphone device 8 is converted into a remote control format by the audio signal converter 10b, and converted into an optical signal by the light emitting unit 11 via the first switching unit 100. Further, a remote control-type audio signal (an audio signal received via a public telephone line) from the television receiver 1 side received by the light receiving unit 9 is transmitted to the remote control signal converting unit 10d via the second switching unit 10e. input, the audio signal is demodulated, and then the speaker device! It is made into audio at 12. therefore,
The operator of the handset 4 can communicate with the party to whom the public telephone line has been closed, and the television receiver 1 is controlled in the state before the handset 4 is used.

In this way, the TV control remote control and telephone are integrated into the handset 4, so if you receive a call while watching a TV broadcast, all you have to do is operate the handset 4 at hand. , extremely easy to operate.

Further, when making a telephone call using the handset 4, when the switch button 7a is used to switch to telephone use, the dial button 7b of the operation buttons 7 is enabled. Then, when you operate the buttons in the same way as with a normal telephone, the control device 1
The dial signal is obtained at 0a, converted into a remote control signal format, and further transmitted to the first switching unit 10c.
The light is converted into an optical signal by the light emitting unit 11 via the light emitting unit 11. Then,
The dial signal in the form of a remote control signal is received by the light receiving section 5 of the television receiver 1, converted into a telephone dial signal by the control device 6, converted into an FB signal by the telephone circuit 2, and transmitted. Then, when the call is received at the telephone of the other party with the PB double signal and the telephone of the other party is turned off the hook, the line is closed. After this, it is possible to talk between the operator of the handset 4 and the other party as described above.

Note that in the above embodiment, signals are transmitted and received between the television receiver 1 and the handset 4 using light.
The detection may be performed using weak radio waves used in ordinary cordless telephones.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, the television receiver side includes a telephone circuit connected to a public telephone line and a signal received via the public telephone line that is converted into an optical signal. and a light receiving means for receiving an optical signal from a handset, and on the handset side, operation buttons including a television control button, a telephone button, etc., and a microphone device for converting voice into an electrical signal; A speaker device that converts and outputs an audio signal received by a telephone circuit of a television receiver as sound, a remote control signal corresponding to the operation button of the speaker device, and a microphone device that converts the converted audio signal into a remote control signal format, Since a control device is provided that demodulates the remote control-format audio signal from the television receiver and outputs it to the speaker device, it is possible to integrate the remote control for controlling the television with the handset, thereby improving operability. I can do it. Also, for example, when controlling a television receiver with a remote control using a handset,
Or, if you receive a phone call while watching the TV broadcast, you can immediately operate the handset and have the advantageous effect of being able to talk to the person on the other end of the phone.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a wireless telephone with remote control for television showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the wireless telephone with remote control for television shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic partial front view of the wireless telephone with television remote control shown in FIG. 2; In the figure, 1 is a television receiver, 2 is a telephone circuit, 3°11 is a light emitting unit (transmitting means), 4 is a handset, 5°9 is a light receiving unit (receiving means), and 6 is a control device (of the television receiver 1). ), 7
1 is an operation button, 8 is a microphone device, 10 is a control device (of the handset 4), and 12 is a speaker device.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) The television receiver includes a telephone circuit connected to a public telephone line, a transmitting means for outputting the audio signal received via the public telephone line, and a remote control signal for controlling the television transmitted from the handset. , a receiving means for receiving an optical signal such as a telephone dial signal and a voice signal, and a control device for converting the received signal into a television control signal, a normal telephone signal, etc. Operation buttons consisting of a button for transmitting a control signal of a television receiver, a button for transmitting a dial signal of a telephone, etc., a microphone device for converting sound into an electrical signal, and a control signal, dial signal, and voice corresponding to the operation button. a transmitting means for transmitting a signal, a receiving means for receiving audio etc. transmitted from the television receiver side, and a receiving means for converting the control signal, dial signal, audio signal etc. into a predetermined signal format, and reception by the receiving means. a control device that obtains an audio signal from the signal, and has a normal telephone function of transmitting and receiving audio signals by optical signals between the television receiver and the handset, and a function of controlling the television receiver by remote control. A wireless telephone with a television remote control, characterized by having the following features: (2) The transmitting means of the television receiver and handset outputs the signal to be transmitted as light such as infrared rays, and the receiving means of the television receiver and handset receives the light, and the transmitting means of the television receiver and handset output the signal to be transmitted as light such as infrared light. 2. A wireless telephone with a television remote control according to claim 1, wherein signals are transmitted and received between the wireless telephones using light. (3) The transmitting means of the television receiver and the handset output the signal to be transmitted as weak radio waves, and the receiving means of the television receiver and the handset receive the weak radio waves, and the transmitting means of the television receiver and the handset receive the weak radio waves. Claim (1) in which signals are transmitted and received between the two using weak radio waves.
Wireless telephone with remote control for the television described.