JPH07297899A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a telephone set in which information relating to the telephone set is displayed in an optional way. CONSTITUTION:Telephone set information from a telephone set 1 is outputted to an adaptor 2 by a radio channel or through a wired line, the adaptor 2 processes the telephone number information and generates a video signal or an audio signal corresponding to the telephone set information and sends the signal to a monitor 3, on which the corresponding video image is displayed or the sound is outputted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device for controlling a display, and more particularly to a telephone device for controlling display of a separately provided display such as a television receiver for a telephone function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a telephone device with a display, information peculiar to the telephone device such as a dialed telephone number is displayed on the display, so that operability is improved for a user.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned display is usually attached to a handset of a handset in the case of a main body of a telephone or a cordless telephone. Only a limited number of characters, such as kana characters, and numerical information could be displayed.

On the other hand, in order to increase the amount of information that can be displayed, the display screen must be enlarged,
It will contribute to the cost increase. In particular, it is almost impossible to display a relatively large amount of information such as manual information and operation-related information of the telephone device, and because the display is small and the displayed characters are small, it is not suitable for the elderly and people with low vision. Has a problem that it is very unusable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device capable of displaying information related to a telephone with an arbitrary display.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a telephone device according to the present invention includes an operation key for specifying telephone information including telephone number information and telephone information, and telephone information from the operation key. A telephone having an output unit for outputting the telephone number information to the line, an input unit for inputting the telephone information from the output unit of the telephone, and processing the telephone information input to the input unit. , An adapter having a video / audio processing unit for generating a video signal or an audio signal corresponding to the telephone information, and a video signal or an audio signal from the adapter, and displaying the corresponding video information based on the video signal. Or a monitor that outputs corresponding audio information based on the audio signal.

[0007]

In the present invention, the telephone information from the operation keys of the telephone is output to the adapter wirelessly or by wire, and the adapter processes this telephone number information to generate a video signal or an audio signal corresponding to the telephone information. Then, the corresponding video or audio is displayed or audio output on the monitor.

Here, the telephone has a power key as an operation key for instructing to turn on the power, and turns on the power of the adapter and the monitor in response to telephone information regarding the operation of the power key. The telephone is provided with an infrared radiation unit that outputs telephone information as an infrared signal, and the adapter and the monitor are each equipped with a light receiving unit that receives the infrared radiation emitted from the infrared radiation unit of the telephone and converts it into an electric signal. There is. After confirming receipt of the telephone information from the telephone, the adapter returns a confirmation signal to the adapter, and the telephone executes the subsequent processing after receiving the confirmation signal. The operation keys of the telephone are the list display key for displaying the information list corresponding to the telephone numbers registered in advance, the selection key for selecting the desired information corresponding to the telephone number from the displayed information list, and the selection key. Contains a configuration key that automatically dials the telephone number corresponding to the selected information. The telephone is a cordless telephone handset, and the infrared emitting unit is installed on a surface different from the operation keys. The telephone information is information regarding the setting operation of the telephone. In response to the off-hook of the telephone, menu information of the telephone is displayed on the monitor as telephone information, and a menu related to desired telephone operation and operation is selected and operated by a selection key provided on the telephone.
When an incoming call arrives at the telephone, the incoming call information is displayed on the monitor as telephone information. The display size of the information displayed on the monitor is variable. The monitor is a television receiver. The telephone information is superimposed and displayed on the television receiver display screen. As the telephone information, face photograph information of the person corresponding to the telephone number is transmitted from the telephone and displayed on the monitor. The operation key may be an exhalation switch. The audio information is output from the monitor by synthesizing and generating a predetermined audio based on the audio signal and outputting the audio from the speaker.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a telephone device according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a display function is separately provided in the telephone 1 without installing a display,
For example, a monitor such as a television receiver is used instead. That is, the telephone 1 is provided with information regarding the functions of the telephone (for example, dialed telephone number, numeric information of telephone number such as speed dial registered in advance, menu information for telephone operation and operation, etc.) by the infrared signal S1. It has an infrared light transmitting unit 11 for transmitting the light. This infrared transmitter 11
May be a wireless or wired information transmission means other than infrared rays.

An infrared signal S2 for turning on the power sources of the adapter 2 and the monitor 3 such as a television receiver is also transmitted from the infrared light transmitting section 11.

An adapter 2 having a light receiving portion 21 is installed near the monitor 3, and the infrared rays S received by the light receiving portion 21 are received.
A video signal V obtained by decoding the information contained in 1.
Right audio signal R and left audio signal L as stereo audio signals
Is sent to the monitor 3.

The monitor 3 has an infrared signal S at the light receiving portion 31.
2 is received, the power is turned on in response to the received light, the monitor device operation is turned on, the video information of the video signal V sent from the adapter 2 is displayed on the monitor screen, and the audio corresponding to the audio signals R and L is output. Information is output as audio from a speaker. Video signals and audio signals from the video tape recorder (VTR) 4 are supplied to the monitor 3 via the adapter 2.

In the telephone 1, in addition to the infrared light emitting section 11,
TV display key 12, display switching key 13, next page key 1
4, a setting key 15, a selection key 16, a cancel key 17, a number key 18, etc. are installed.

By pressing the TV display key 12, the adapter 2
Then, the power of the monitor 3 is set to the ON state. The display switching key 13 switches the screen display mode of the monitor 3 and shifts the display information unit displayed by the next page key 14 to the next display information unit. The setting key 15 is a key for confirming the specific information selected by operating the selection key 16 from the information displayed on the monitor screen. The cancel key 17 is a key for canceling the information set so far. The dial key 18 is a key for setting numerical information such as a dial number.

A dial display function for displaying a telephone number dialed by the telephone 1 will be described as a first operation mode of the present invention in the above configuration.

When the TV display key 12 is pressed, the infrared signal S2 sent from the infrared sending section 11 is received by the light receiving sections 21 and 31 of the adapter 2 and the monitor 3, and the adapter 2
Then, the power of the monitor 3 is set to the ON state.

Next, a predetermined number of the numeric keys 18 is pressed to sequentially set telephone numbers. For example, when the numeric key “0” is pressed, this key information is sent to the adapter 2 as an infrared signal S1. The light receiving unit 21 of the adapter 2 receives the infrared signal S1 and sends the video signal V to the monitor 3 to display the video information on the monitor screen as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2A, the numbers are displayed in a rectangular frame at the lower left and upper left portions.

Next, when the number keys 18 "3" and "5" are pressed, similarly, as shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, "3" and "5" are displayed in the upper left portion of the screen. It is displayed large.
Here, when the number key “3” is pressed, the already pressed “0” is displayed in the lower left part without a square frame, and the number “3” of the current pressed number key is displayed in the square frame. Therefore, when the numeric key "5" is pressed, only the current press key "5" is displayed in the square frame at the lower left, as shown in FIG. 2 (C). In this way, in this example, the dialed number being pressed is displayed large in the upper part of the screen, and the process of the dialed number already pressed is displayed in the lower part of the screen.

The size of this display information can be enlarged or reduced, and is convenient for the elderly who have poor eyesight, those who have low vision, and those who have poor eyesight.

Next, as a second operation mode of this embodiment, a "phonebook" function for selecting a desired telephone number from a telephone number list registered in advance will be described.

By pressing the TV display key 12, the adapter 2
Then, when the display switching key 13 is pressed after the monitor 3 is set to the operating state, the display displayed on the monitor screen is switched to the display as shown in FIG. Figure 3 (A)
Then, among the pages that are the display units stored in the memory in advance, "a" of the selected page
The first character of each line and "ka" line is displayed together with the code number. In these displays, select key 16
Press to move the cursor left, right, up, and down (in this figure, a square frame)
A desired leading character is selected by moving. In FIG. 3A, the cursor is moved to the first character "A" code number "01" as the initial state.

When the first character of the "sa" or "ta" line is selected, the next page key 14 is pressed to display the necessary information on the next page as shown in FIG. 3 (B). Therefore, the desired leading character may be selected with the selection key 16.

In the display state of FIG. 3A, when the leading character "U" is selected, the selection key 16 is depressed to
Move the cursor to "U" or use the code number "0"
3 ”may be depressed by pressing the numeral key 18. By this selection operation, the first character "U" is selected, and then the setting key 15 is pressed to display the name of a pre-registered person having the first character "U" as shown in FIG. 3 (D). To be done.

If the name displayed in FIG. 3D does not have the desired name, the next page key 14 is pressed to
As shown in (E), another registered name having the first character "U" is displayed. For example, when "Ueda" is selected by moving the cursor or inputting the code number "01" and pressing the setting key 15 in the display of FIG. 3 (D), the selection is made as shown in FIG. 3 (F). The telephone number and address of "Ueda" are displayed. In this state, the setting key 15
By pressing, the telephone number is automatically dialed, and "dial" is displayed on the monitor screen as shown in FIG. 3 (G).

In addition to the above-mentioned automatic dialing, a transfer operation for transferring a telephone to a specific telephone number can be similarly performed by an operation on the screen.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In general, when both the adapter 2 and the monitor (television receiver) 3 are controlled by the telephone 1 with an infrared signal, a state in which the telephone and the adapter are recognized due to an infrared code reception error causes a malfunction. I will end up.

This embodiment is intended to prevent this malfunction, and when the adapter 2 or monitor 3 receives the infrared signal S1 or S2 for control from the telephone 1, the adapter 2 or monitor 3 confirms the reception. Send a signal to the telephone 1.

FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment of the present invention,
Transmission of information from the telephone to the adapter is performed by a transmission line (wired). That is, in the present embodiment, it is the slave 1 and the master 1A that make up the telephone, and the master 1A and the adapter 2 are connected by a transmission line. Since the master unit 1A and the slave unit 1 are bidirectional communication, data transmission is accurately performed, and if the master unit 1A and the adapter 2 are also configured as bidirectional transmission via a transmission line, accurate data transmission is possible. Becomes Information from the child device 1 is transmitted to the adapter 2 via the parent device 1A and displayed on the television monitor 3.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the adapter 2 in this embodiment. The adapter 2 has a light receiving portion 21 that receives an infrared signal, and the light receiving signal is converted into an electric signal (data), and the data bus DATA / BUS.
Is sent to the CPU 23 via. The CPU 23 performs a predetermined process on the data received via the data bus in accordance with the program processing procedure stored in the ROM 25. The RAM 24 is used as a work memory for the CPU 23 and also as a data backup memory for storing data via the data bus.

The monitor controller 26 performs signal processing for the display of a television receiver, for example, and executes processing corresponding to NTSC signals. That is, the monitor controller 26 includes data, codes, and data transmitted from the CPU 23 via the data bus DATA / BUS.
Characters, graphs, etc. displayed on the monitor 3 by commands etc.
Controls the display position, size, typeface, color, brightness, etc. of figures, converts digital data such as characters, graphs, figures, etc. into NTSC signals so that they can be displayed on a television monitor, and outputs as NTSC OUT (NTSC OUT) Switch 27
Send to.

The audio synthesizer 22 not only displays the information on the monitor screen, but also outputs information as voice from a speaker set on the monitor 3 to a user or a hearing-impaired person with weak eyesight, and makes a ringing tone a heavy bass or a loud tone. It has a voice synthesizing function for outputting the volume from the speaker. The audio signals R and L from the audio synthesizer 22 are sent to the switch 27.

The switch 27 controls the supply of the video signal and the audio signal to the monitor 3 according to the instruction data from the telephone 1 (supplied via the data bus) to display and output the information about the telephone. Is in the solid line position, and is in the dotted line position when displaying and outputting the signal from the video tape recorder (VTR) 4.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of the above-mentioned embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7A, the cordless telephone 1, the television monitor 2 and the television 3 exchange information by infrared signals. On the back surface of the telephone 1, as shown in FIG.
Is installed, and when the user faces the monitor 3 and operates the telephone 1, the infrared transmitting unit 11 causes the monitor 3 to operate.
Consideration is given to the side. Further, as shown in FIG. 7C, by making it foldable, the entire telephone when not in use is downsized.

In the above, the infrared signal transmitter / receiver and the transmitter / receiver format may be those used in a normal infrared remote controller. By registering the custom code part, malfunction of other equipment can be prevented. .
At this time, a unique character code or screen code is transmitted to the adapter 2, and the ROM (RA
The accumulated data of M) can be displayed, or the image information can be transmitted and displayed.

In the above embodiment, the name of the other party to be automatically dialed is displayed on the TV monitor screen, and the outgoing call is made by the operation on the screen. However, the present invention can have various operation modes other than the above.

For example, one television receiver can be shared by a plurality of telephones, and the economic effect is increased. Also, if a color monitor is used as the monitor, a wider range of information can be displayed to the user,
It is possible to display in a state with good visibility.

Further, the registration work of the telephone number and the like can be easily performed based on the information displayed on the monitor screen. At this time, the registration / setting operation can be performed by moving the cursor on the screen and clicking the mouse, and the input of the name or the like can be performed by displaying the hiragana table on the screen and moving the cursor, as in a video game machine.

Regarding the speed dial operation, the names of speed dials in the order of "aiueo" can be displayed on the TV monitor screen, the name of the speed dial can be searched, the kanji characters of the speed dial name can be registered. Soba Shop,
It is also possible to search for the name of the speed dial by performing (hospital, etc.), and to display the destination color-coded by name or group.

Further, the menu information such as the operation guide and the operation manual can be displayed on the monitor screen to facilitate the visual recognition of the operation information. For example, when off-hook, the menu screen is automatically displayed on the TV monitor, and the speed dial, answering machine setting, and transfer can be performed immediately. You can also turn off the display on-hook. And ON / O of the television receiver
Control can also be performed in conjunction with the FF. However, when an incoming call comes in and goes off hook, the screen is not displayed.

When performing infrared control, the cordless telephone can be used as a remote control for the television receiver.

Further, when there is an incoming call to the telephone, it is possible to display the incoming call state on the TV monitor screen to inform the incoming call, which is convenient for an old person with a hearing loss and a deaf person.

Furthermore, by displaying the face picture of the person corresponding to the registered telephone number by abbreviated dialing or the like, the child can easily and surely dial and forget the telephone number and name. When you do, you can dial surely.

[0043]

As described above, according to the telephone device of the present invention, various information relating to the telephone such as the telephone number list and telephone operation guidance can be displayed and output on the monitor provided separately. The information can be displayed on a large display screen of a television receiver in the home, and a large amount of information can be quickly or visually recognized. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide an indicator on the telephone itself,
It is also very effective in reducing the size and cost of the telephone.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a telephone device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining one operation mode of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining another operation mode of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an adapter 2 in this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific configuration of the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Telephone 1A Base Unit 2 Adapter 3 Monitor 4 VTR 11 Infrared Transmitter 12 TV Display Key 13 Display Switch Key 14 Next Page Key 15 Setting Key 16 Select Key 17 Cancel Key 18 Numeric Keys 21, 31 Light Receiver 22 Audio Synthesizer 23 CPU 24 RAM 25 ROM 26 Monitor controller 27 Switching device

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A telephone having an operation key for designating telephone information including information on a telephone number and information on a telephone, an output unit for outputting telephone information from the operation key, and transmitting the telephone number information to a line. An input unit for inputting the telephone information from the output unit of the telephone, and a video / audio processing for processing the telephone information input to the input unit to generate a video signal or an audio signal corresponding to the telephone information. An adapter having a section, and a monitor that receives a video signal or an audio signal from the adapter, displays corresponding video information based on the video signal, or outputs corresponding audio information based on the audio signal. A telephone device characterized by comprising. 2. The telephone has a power key for instructing power-on as the predetermined operation key, and turns on the power of the adapter and the monitor in response to telephone information related to the operation of the power key. The telephone device according to Item 1. 3. The telephone is provided with an infrared radiation unit that outputs the telephone information as an infrared signal as the output unit, and the adapter and the monitor receive infrared radiation emitted from the infrared radiation unit of the telephone. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein each of the telephone devices is provided with a light receiving unit that converts the electric signal into an electric signal. 4. The adapter confirms receipt of telephone information from the output section of the telephone, then transmits a confirmation signal to the telephone, and the telephone receives the confirmation signal,
The telephone device according to claim 1, which executes the following processing. 5. The operation key of the telephone is a list display key for displaying an information list corresponding to telephone numbers registered in advance, and a selection for selecting desired information corresponding to the telephone number from the displayed information list. The telephone device according to claim 1, further comprising a key and a setting key for automatically dialing a telephone number corresponding to the information selected by the selection key. 6. The telephone device according to claim 3, wherein the telephone is a cordless telephone handset, and the infrared emitting section is installed on a surface different from the operation keys. 7. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone information is information regarding a setting operation of the telephone. 8. In response to off-hook of the telephone, menu information of the telephone is displayed on the monitor as the telephone information, and a desired key operation or operation menu is selected by a selection key provided on the telephone. The telephone device according to claim 1, which is operated. 9. When an incoming call is received by the telephone, incoming call information is displayed on the monitor as the telephone information.
The telephone device described in. 10. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein a display size of information displayed on the monitor is variable. 11. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the monitor is a television receiver. 12. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone information is superimposed and displayed on the display screen of the television receiver. 13. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein face photograph information of a person corresponding to a telephone number is transmitted from the telephone and displayed on the monitor as the telephone information. 14. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the operation key is an exhalation switch. 15. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the monitor outputs voice information by synthesizing and generating a predetermined voice based on the voice signal and outputting the voice from a speaker.