JPH0776938A - Bathtub and bathroom unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a bathtub or a bathroom unit incorporating a hand-free telephone by using a microphone and a speaker connected to an active muffler, as a transmitter and a receiver which are connected to a telephone device. CONSTITUTION:During operation of an active muffler 4, a microphone 2 catches noise around a bathtub 1, and delivers the same as an input signal 4a to the active muffler 4 which therefore composes a signal having a phase reverse to that of the noise, and delivers the same as an output signal 4b to a speaker 3. The speaker 3 then converts the output signal 4b into a sound wave and issues the same around the bathtub 1. During operation of a telephone device 5, the microphone 2 catches a voice from a speaking person and delivers the same as an input signal 5a to the telephone device 5 which transmits this voice through a telephone network 6, and issues the voice as an output signal 5b from the speaker 3. Further, the telephone device 5 issues an alarm indicating a receipt of a telephone call through the sounding of the speaker 3, and if the user informs the telephone device 5 of the initiation of the receipt or the transmission procedure, the input is made through a touch panel 7 at one side surface of the bathtub 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub and bathroom unit having an active noise reduction function, and more particularly to a bathtub and bathroom unit having a hands-free telephone function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is an increasing need to make and receive telephone calls while taking a bath. Conventionally, when making a call while taking a bath, a mobile phone is brought into the bathroom, or a telephone line modular jack is provided in the bathroom in advance, and an ordinary phone brought from outside the bathroom at the time of calling is connected.

[0003]

However, in order to use these telephones while taking a bath, it is necessary to hold the transmitter and the receiver in the hand and operate them. Therefore, the user's hands are blocked while washing hair. It was difficult to use the telephone while I was sitting. Therefore, there has been a demand for a bathroom telephone system having a hands-free structure that enables telephone conversation without holding a transmitter or a receiver by hand.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a bathtub or a bathroom unit having a comfortable bathing environment by active noise reduction and having a hands-free telephone function. Especially.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a bathtub according to claim 1 of the present invention is a bathtub provided with an active silencer that uses a microphone as noise input means and uses a speaker as a muffling sound source. Is used as a transmitter, and a hands-free telephone device using a speaker as a receiver is provided.

A bathroom unit according to a second aspect is a bathroom unit equipped with an active silencer that uses a microphone as a noise input means and a speaker as a muffling sound source.
It is characterized by being provided with a hands-free telephone device using a microphone as a transmitter and a speaker as a receiver.

[0007]

A hand-free telephone device for a bathtub according to a first aspect of the present invention uses a microphone used in an active silencer as a transmitter and a speaker also used in the active silencer as a receiver, and is hands-free. Realize the telephone function.

A hand-free telephone device for a bathroom unit according to a second aspect uses a microphone used in an active muffler as a transmitter and a speaker also used in the active muffler as a receiver. A free phone function is realized.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bathtub according to claim 1. The bathtub 1 according to claim 1 is provided with a microphone 2, a touch panel 7, and a speaker 3 on its side surface, respectively. The microphone 2, the touch panel 7, and the speaker 3 are all arranged at positions so as not to be immersed in hot water. Further, inside the bathtub 1, an active silencer 4 and a telephone device 5 are provided.

The sound captured by the microphone 2 is input to the active silencer 4 and the telephone device 5, and the outputs from the active silencer 4 and the telephone device 5 are input to the speaker 3. The touch panel 7 is connected to the telephone device 5, and the telephone device 5 is connected to the telephone line 6.

The operation of the bathtub according to claim 1 will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. While the active silencer 4 is operating, the noise around the bathtub 1 is captured by the microphone 2 and input to the active silencer 4 as an input signal 4a to the active silencer 4. The active silencer 4 organizes a signal having a phase opposite to this noise,
The output signal 4b is sent to the speaker 3.

The speaker 3 turns the output signal 4b into a sound wave and emits it around the bathtub 1. Since this sound wave has a phase opposite to that of the noise, the noise cancels and disappears.

During operation of the telephone device 5, the microphone 2 captures the voice of the caller, and the input signal 5 to the telephone device 5 is input.
It is input to the telephone device 5 as a. The telephone device 5 puts this voice on the telephone line 6 and causes the speaker 3 to emit the voice of the other party as an output signal 5b.

The telephone device 5 makes a notification sound when a call arrives by playing the speaker 3. When the user transmits the reception start or the transmission procedure start to the telephone device 5, he / she inputs from the touch panel 7 provided on the side surface of the bathtub. Also, the dial operation immediately after the start of the transmission procedure is performed from the touch panel 7 to the telephone device 5.
To enter. Further, at the end of the call, the user inputs from the touch panel 7 to notify the telephone device 5 of the end of the call.

As a result, the caller who is taking a bath can talk hands-free without holding the transmitter or the receiver.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the construction of the bathroom unit according to the second aspect. The bathroom unit 10 according to claim 2 has a microphone 2, a touch panel 7, and a speaker 3 on its wall surface.
Each equipped with. It is assumed that the microphone 2, touch panel 7, and speaker 3 are arranged at positions that are not soaked in hot water. Further, inside the bathroom unit 10, an active silencer 4 and a telephone device 5 are provided.

The sound captured by the microphone 2 is input to the active silencer 4 and the telephone device 5, and the output from the active silencer 4 and the telephone device 5 is input to the speaker 3. The touch panel 7 is connected to the telephone device 5, and the telephone device 5 is connected to the telephone line 6.

The operation of the bathroom unit according to claim 2 will be described with reference to the functional block diagram of FIG. While the active silencer 4 is in operation, noise in the bathroom unit 10 is transmitted to the microphone 2
Are captured and input to the active silencer 4 as an input signal 4a to the active silencer 4. The active silencer 4 organizes a signal having a phase opposite to this noise and sends it to the speaker 3 as an output signal 4b.

The speaker 3 turns the output signal 4b into a sound wave and emits it into the bathroom unit 10. Since this sound wave has an opposite phase to the noise, the noise in the bathroom unit 10 is canceled out.

During the operation of the telephone device 5, the microphone 2 captures the voice of the caller, and the input signal 5 to the telephone device 5 is input.
It is input to the telephone device 5 as a. The telephone device 5 puts this voice on the telephone line 6 and causes the speaker 3 to emit the voice of the other party as an output signal 5b.

The telephone device 5 makes a notification sound when a call arrives by playing the speaker 3. When the user transmits the reception start or the transmission procedure start to the telephone device 5, the user inputs the information through the touch panel 7 provided on the wall surface of the bathroom unit 10. Also, the dial operation immediately after the start of the transmission procedure is input to the telephone device 5 from the touch panel 7. Further, at the end of the call, the user inputs from the touch panel 7 to notify the telephone device 5 of the end of the call.

As is clear from the above, the bathroom unit 10
The caller inside will be able to talk hands-free without having to hold the transmitter or receiver.

Further, in the case where the function of the active silencer is stopped during the operation of the telephone device 5, the telephone device 5 sends a control signal to the active silencer 4 at the start of a call to stop the operation of the active silencer 4. To do. It is also possible to make the active silencer 4 continue to operate while the telephone device 5 is operating.

As described above, the transmission from the user to the telephone device is generally made by inputting from the touch panel. However, other than this, a configuration may be made by the voice recognition function provided in the telephone device. is there.

In the case of using the voice recognition function, for example, when the user transmits a reception start or a transmission procedure start to the telephone device, the user emits a voice corresponding to the command, and the microphone collects the voice to call the telephone. The telephone device determines this command by voice recognition. As an alternative to the dial operation immediately after the start of the transmission procedure, the user utters a number to be dialed by voice, the microphone collects this and sends it to the telephone device, and the telephone device recognizes the number to be dialed by voice recognition. It is configured to judge and make a call based on this number.

[0026]

As described above, the bath device according to claim 1 and the bathroom unit according to claim 2 use the microphone and the speaker connected to the attached active silencer as the transmitter and the receiver, respectively. Since it is connected to, a bathtub or bathroom unit with a hands-free telephone device can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a bath according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a bathroom unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a bathtub according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a bathroom unit according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bathtub 2 Microphone 3 Speaker 4 Active silencer 5 Telephone device 6 Telephone line 7 Touch panel 10 Bathroom unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A hands-free telephone device using a microphone as a transmitter and a speaker as a receiver in a bathtub provided with an active muffler using a microphone as noise input means and using a speaker as a muffling sound source. A bathtub characterized by that. 2. A bathroom unit including an active muffler that uses a microphone as noise input means and a speaker as a sound source, and a hands-free telephone device that uses the microphone as a transmitter and the speaker as a receiver. A bathroom unit characterized by that.