JPH066436A - Handwritten character input type telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize a telephone set by which a phone call is made with a very simple operation without need of experience or skill by providing a handwritten character recognition device in place of a button dial or a rotary dial and allowing a visually handicapped person to enter a destination telephone number by a handwritten character. CONSTITUTION:A handwritten character input type telephone set 10 is provided with a handwritten character recognition device (resistance pressure sensing tablet) 11 recognizing a handwritten character input corresponding to a destination telephone number, a transmitter 13 reading handwritten character input information stored in a memory 12 storing a handwritten character input and sending as the dial input of the destination telephone number, a handset 14 having a transmitter and a receiver, a hook switch 15, a telephone set circuit network 16 implementing speech control while being connected to each device, and a voice synthesizer 17 or the like. The voice synthesizer 17 sends an input promotion voice guide message and a speech end voice guide message and implements voice guide of an entered telephone number after the end of each character of the handwritten character input and the end of all characters input.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handwritten character input type telephone in which a handwritten character recognition device is provided in place of a button dial or a rotary dial so that a visually handicapped person can easily make a call. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional telephones, generally, FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), a button dial 21 and a rotary dial 22 are used as a dial input device. There is a "5" key provided with a protrusion (not shown) on the upper surface. When a visually impaired person makes a phone call by using the telephone with this protrusion, the visually impaired person can confirm the protrusion with his / her finger to perform a button dial.
21 Recognize (estimate) the entire dial number (1-0) array
Then, based on this recognition, a key corresponding to the telephone number of the other party is pressed to sequentially perform a dial input operation, thereby making a call.

Further, when a visually impaired person makes a call using a telephone using the rotary dial 22, the visually impaired person confirms the finger hole of "1" with his / her finger so that the dial number (1 ~ 0) The sequence is recognized (estimated) and the dial input operation is performed by inserting the finger into the finger hole corresponding to the destination telephone number and rotating the rotary dial based on the position of the recognized "1" finger hole. And the call is made accordingly.

[0004]

When a visually impaired person makes a call by using the above-mentioned telephone with a protrusion, since only the "5" key with a protrusion can be actually confirmed with a finger, it can be repeated 7 or 8 times. When making a call that requires more than a few dial input operations, it takes considerable experience and familiarity to make accurate input without making mistakes, and visually impaired people feel inconvenient when making a call. I will end up. Also, in the case of a telephone using a rotary dial, since only the finger hole of "1" can be actually confirmed with a finger and used as a reference, the same problem as described above occurs. further,
In the fashion telephones and the like without the above-mentioned protrusions, it is difficult to confirm and recognize the dial number arrangement because no special reference is provided for the dial number arrangement. It is extremely difficult to perform dial input operation for making a call.

The present invention provides a handwritten character input type telephone in which a handwritten character recognition device is provided in place of a button dial or a rotary dial so that a visually impaired person can easily input a destination telephone number. This aims to solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0006]

To this end, a handwritten character input type telephone of the present invention includes a handwritten character recognition device for recognizing a handwritten character input corresponding to a telephone number of a destination, and the handwritten character recognition device. It is characterized by comprising a storage device for storing an input and a transmitting device for transmitting the handwritten character input information stored in the storage device as a dial input of the destination telephone number.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when a visually impaired person makes a handwritten character input corresponding to the telephone number of the other party when making a call, the handwritten character recognition device recognizes the handwritten character input, and the storage device. Stores the handwritten character input, and the transmitting device transmits the handwritten character input information stored in the storage device as a dial input of the destination telephone number. As a result, a visually impaired person (not to mention a person without visual impairment) can make a phone call with an extremely simple operation without requiring experience or familiarity with dial operation.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first handwritten character input type telephone of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a front appearance of the handwritten character input type telephone of the same example.

First, the overall structure will be described with reference to FIG. The handwritten character input type telephone 10 includes a resistor pressure-sensitive tablet 11 as a handwritten character recognition device for recognizing a handwritten character input corresponding to a destination telephone number, and a storage device (memory for storing the handwritten character input). ) 12, a calling device 13 for reading handwritten character input information stored (stored) in the memory 12 and making a call as dial input of the destination telephone number, a handset 14 having a transmitter and a receiver, and a hook switch 15 and a telephone circuit network 16 and the like for connecting the respective devices to control a call, and a voice synthesizer 17.

Based on the handwritten character input information stored in the memory 12, the voice synthesizer 17 issues a voice guidance message prompting an input, a voice guidance message indicating the end of a call, and a handwritten character input every time. And after all handwritten characters have been input, voice guidance of the input number is given. As shown in FIG. 2, the resistor pressure-sensitive tablet 11 is configured as an integrated plane type unit, and is formed on the inclined portion of the main body surface of the handwritten character input type telephone 10 at the periphery thereof with an edge frame 18.
It is installed surrounded by.

Next, the operation of the handwritten character input type telephone 10 of this embodiment, for example, when a visually impaired person makes a call will be described. First, for visually impaired people, handwritten character input type telephone
10 By touching the surface of the main body with a finger, the edge frame 18 around the resistive pressure sensitive tablet 11 configured as an integrated flat type unit is recognized, and thereby the resistive pressure sensitive tablet 11 is recognized.
Confirm the existence of. Next, the operation for lifting the handset 14 is performed to make the call possible. At this time, the voice synthesizer 17 is activated by the signal from the hook switch 15 and a voice guidance message for prompting the input, such as "please enter a number", stored in the memory 12 in advance, is issued. To be

After the voice guidance message is issued, the recipient's telephone number is input by hand on the resistor pressure-sensitive tablet 11 one by one by hand. At this time, this handwritten character input is recognized as a character (actually, a number from 0 to 9) on the resistor pressure-sensitive tablet 11 and stored (stored) in the memory 12 and input from the memory 12 to the voice synthesizer 17. Therefore, the voice synthesizer 17 operates on the resistive pressure sensitive tablet 11.
The number recognized by is voice-guided to the visually impaired person who is the sender each time. Therefore, if the visually impaired person makes a mistake in inputting the other party's telephone number, or if the handwritten character that was input is not correctly recognized, he / she can confirm it by voice confirmation and place the handset 14 again to Handwriting input can be redone.

When all the handwritten characters of the destination telephone number have been input in this way, the voice synthesizer 17 provides a series of destination telephone numbers as voice guidance to the visually impaired person who is the caller.
Therefore, the visually impaired person listens to this voice guidance and reconfirms the other party's telephone number.If the other party's telephone number is not entered correctly, he or she grasps the fact and puts on the handset 14 again. Handwriting input can be redone. On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the other party's telephone number has been correctly input, the handwritten character input information stored in the memory 12 is input to the transmission device 13 by keeping the handset 14 as it is. . This handwritten character input information is transmitted by the transmission device 13 via the telephone network 16 as a dial input of the destination telephone number, and the destination corresponding to the telephone number is called to enable a call. The same function as the telephone of

When the handset 14 is placed after the call ends, the voice synthesizer 17 is activated by the signal from the hook switch 15 and a voice such as "call end" is stored in the memory 12 in advance. A guidance message is issued. This prevents the visually impaired person who is the caller from leaving the handset behind after the call is completed.

By the way, in the handwritten character input type telephone described above, the resistive pressure sensitive tablet 11 capable of reading the handwritten input characters instead of the button dial and the rotary dial which are provided in the conventional telephone is arranged. , The recipient's phone number can be input by handwriting to be recognized, stored, and transmitted, and when inputting the handwriting, the voice synthesizer 17 is activated to confirm the voice of the handwriting input. Therefore, when a visually handicapped person uses this telephone, he or she can make a telephone call with an extremely simple operation without needing experience or proficiency in dial operation.

Further, since the resistor pressure-sensitive tablet 11 is constructed as an integrated flat type unit, and a protrusion which is a movable portion made up of mechanical parts such as a button dial and a rotary dial does not exist on the telephone surface, dust, No malfunction will occur due to adhesion of dust or oil. further,
With the above-described integrated flat type unit configuration, it is possible to shorten the processing time in terms of manufacturing such as assembly and adjustment work.

Although the handwritten character input type telephone set described above is suitable for the visually impaired, it goes without saying that it can be used by persons who are not visually impaired. As a result, it is a convenient phone that can prevent mistakes even if the person has no visual impairment.

[0018]

As described above, according to the handwritten character input type telephone of the present invention, the handwritten character recognition device is provided instead of the button dial or the rotary dial. Of course) By inputting the destination telephone number with handwritten characters, it is possible to make a call with an extremely simple operation without requiring experience or learning of dial operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a handwritten character input type telephone of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a front external appearance of the handwritten character input type telephone of the same example.

3 (a) and 3 (b) are diagrams showing a front appearance of a conventional telephone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Handwritten character input type telephone 11 Resistor pressure sensitive tablet 12 Storage device (memory) 13 Transmitter 14 Handset 15 Hook switch 16 Telephone network 17 Voice synthesizer

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A handwritten character recognition device for recognizing a handwritten character input corresponding to a destination telephone number, a storage device for storing the handwritten character input, and handwritten character input information stored in the storage device. A handwriting character input type telephone, characterized in that it comprises a transmitting device for transmitting as a dial input of the destination telephone number.