JPH08257054A - Wireless vibrating pager for deaf-and-dumb person - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To independently recognize mutual signals by mutually communicating in a plurality of channels, and calling a recognized person by visual information and bodily sensation of vibration. CONSTITUTION: A facing case body 10 is held in the position of a breast pocket making contact with the body of a deaf-and-dumb person, one wireless machine 9 is separated from the facing case body 10 of vibration generating part, and put in a jacket pocket where it can be quickly taken out of the deaf-and-dumb person body through a connecting cable 11 to receive a call signal. The oscillating modes of the wireless sets 9 used by five deaf-and-dumb persons are separately set to five types of C-G, and the same device set are also carried by two leaders A and B, and set to oscillating modes A, B, respectively. The leader A pushes the transmission button of the wireless set 9, whereby the signal of the oscillation mode A is transmitted, the wireless set 9 of each deaf- and-dumb person is received, and a vibration motor 8 built in the facing case body 10 starts rotation to display the identification number A of the leader A on a display 7. Conversely, each of the deaf-and-dumb persons C-G can selectively call the leaders A, B.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable mutual calling device for the deaf and hard of hearing. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vibration type personal call recognition device using a small radio such as a small power type.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a call / fax bell ringing tone has been used for a call recognition device of this kind in a home where the deaf person lives.
Gas leak alarm and fire alarm sound, visitor's entrance chime sound, baby crying, etc. For bedridden elderly people and persons with physical disabilities, etc., there is a device that gives a visual lamp indication of the signal sent when a signal is sent from a room distant by a push button switch. Supported the safety and comfort of daily life for the deaf and hearing impaired.

[0003]

However, since this call recognition device is a stationary equipment for a specific purpose in the home, the location cannot be easily moved after the installation, and the call signal recognition by the lamp display is not possible. After that, in order to confirm the transmission source (call partner), the person must purposely move to the display panel of the device body and visually check it. There were many inconveniences when I was in my room or when I was moving indoors.

Further, even in the same room, the recognition method is confirmation only by the visual sense of the deaf person by turning on or blinking the lamp, and therefore, the recognition of the lamp signal outside the visual angle range of the deaf person and the closing of the eyes. However, there is a major drawback in that no recognition is possible in a sleeping state such as a nap state and a sleeping state.

Further, when the deaf person goes out with his / her guide, the deaf person cannot use the device with him / her, and there is no other means of contact, and he / she is always on the move. I had to try to stay within my line of sight and always be mindful of communication.
As a general calling method, a pager using a public telephone line can be considered as the only contact method, but with a pager, a simple collective calling signal when going out with a large number of deaf people and telephone calls in the suburbs The biggest drawback was that it could not be used outside the area, and that the mobile phone on the calling side had a heavy maintenance cost, and the telephone did not have the function of calling multiple people at the same time.

[0006]

A vibrating pager for a deaf person according to the present invention has a radio unit capable of mutual communication in a plurality of channels capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves, and a signal received by the radio unit as an input signal. The vibrating pager section is equipped with a vibrating pager section that is activated by the rising edge of the signal and a display section that converts the communication partner identified by the discrimination circuit that discriminates the frequency component of the signal into visual information and displays the information. Vibration can be linked depending on the presence or absence of the call, and it can also be used as a transmitter to display and recognize the source or contact number and send a call signal to the other party using the send call function. It is a small, wireless, vibrating pager for mobile phones that recognizes each.

That is, by switching the method of calling the deaf person from the conventional visual recognition method such as a lamp display or the like to the method of the vibrating sensation means using a vibration motor or the like, the initial recognition of the presence or absence of the calling signal can be surely obtained. In addition, it can be carried in a small size, a light weight, a small size, and a pocket size, and at the same time, it is possible to obtain an identification number and communication partner information by a visual information display method.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the wireless vibration pager device of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 9 is a small radio device with an independent battery built in, 10 is a logic unit 2, a microcomputer unit 3, a switching circuit 4, a receiving side circuit of the power control circuit 5, a vibration motor 8, and a battery power supply 12. It is a case body, and a display 7 is arranged on the front surface of the exterior case body 10 as information display means. Reference numeral 11 denotes a connection cable that takes out a reception signal of the wireless device 9 as an output signal and transfers the signal to a reception side circuit inside the outer case body 10.

The function of each part of the wireless vibration pager device will be described in more detail. The wireless device 9 is equipped with a special function dedicated to the deaf person instead of the general wireless communication function of transmitting and receiving voice. . This special feature is an oscillator 1 (a) that can oscillate several different kinds of mode signals.
And oscillation mode selection switching function.By selecting that mode, different frequency signals can be transmitted to the other party instead of general human voice. For example, in the case of communication between groups, the selected transmission mode is selected. Is an identification name (name) given to each individual, or a name (telephone / FAX, intercom, etc.) that distinguishes a specific transmission source at home.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a circuit block diagram of this transmitting / receiving mechanism. The block diagram of FIG. 1 is roughly divided into a transmission side and a reception side. The transmission side is a function mainly included in the wireless device 9, and the reception side is a function included in the outer case body 10.
It consists of signal processing system and power system. Oscillator 1 (a) with different frequency band is set on the transmission side, and the signal unique to each radio is set by selecting from 10 types of A to J modes, and it is possible to identify by transmission. Has become.

For example, a transmission signal from the A-mode selected radio 9 is first received by the partner radio 9, and the signal is sent to the partner information processing system (reception side circuit) through the connection cable 11. . This signal is processed by the logic unit 2 to the power control circuit 5, which is a circuit unit for discriminating the frequencies of the A to J modes, and then the vibration motor 8 with the timer device.
Is activated to vibrate the entire outer case body 10, and at the same time, a signal display in the A mode, which is the calling party, is shown on the display 7 through the image processing circuit 6. This display can be converted into registered character information (name, name, etc.) and displayed.

On the other hand, the receiving side has a function of picking up normal voice information through a microphone in addition to receiving the mode signal from the oscillator 1 (a), which is limited by a bandpass filter (BPF). It is configured to respond to frequency bands (eg fire alarm sound).
One of the input of the oscillator 1 (a) and the input of the audio signal 1 (b) can be selected by a changeover switch. External sound is picked up by a microphone, passed through an amplifier and a BPF, and then pulsed, and a vibration motor 8 operates via a switching circuit 4 and a power control circuit 5. At this time, the operating time of the vibration motor 8 is determined by a separately provided timer device, and the mechanism does not depend on the pulse width.

[0013]

Example 1 The case body 10 of this wireless vibrating pager device is held at the position of the chest pocket that is in contact with the body of the deaf person, and one wireless device 9 is separated from the case body 10 of the vibration generating part, and the connection cable 11 is connected. The test was carried out by placing the person in a jacket pocket part of the body of the deaf person who could easily remove it via the.

In the test, five individuals who are deaf and soft have each a device set similar to the above, and the oscillation mode of the radio 9 used by each person is set separately for each of the five types C to G. The same set of devices was used for the five leaders of the deaf and the two leaders, and the oscillation modes used by the radio 9 were set to A and B, respectively.

The deaf people accompanied the leader to the destination. At some point of contact on the way, the leader A presses the transmission button of the radio 9 to send an instruction signal to all the deaf people, and a signal of oscillation mode A is sent,
The radio 9 of each deaf person receives it, and the vibration motor 8 built in the case main body 10 starts to rotate by the input signal to let the deaf persons recognize the vibration, notify the calling signal, and guide the display 7 to the display. The identification number A of the person in charge is displayed, which allows each deaf person to pay attention by directing his or her eyes on the person in charge, and the person in charge of instructor can use sign language to convey appropriate instructions to each person in deafness. It was On the contrary, it was also possible for each of the deaf people C to G to call the leader.

In the case where a group of several deaf people move as a group in this way, conventionally, when the leader wants to communicate something, he / she goes directly to the deaf person or vice versa. Had to keep an eye on whether there was a signal from the leader at all times, but by carrying this device, the leader had only one transmission of the signal, making it easier to call.
Deaf people can confirm the signal from the leader only by directing their eyes to the leader only when there is a call due to vibration.

[0017]

[Embodiment 2] Next, whether or not this apparatus can be used in a general household on a daily basis is tested by a deaf person carrying this device, as in the case of the first embodiment, and actually tested in a home where the deaf person is at home. It was The setting is H for the oscillation mode of the incoming signal of the telephone / FAX, which is the source of information signals that are frequently used in ordinary households, I for the oscillation mode of the visitor's entrance chime signal, and for the oscillation mode of the pushbutton signal in another room. As J, three wireless oscillators dedicated to transmission, each of which oscillates each mode signal, were individually installed, and an indoor reception call signal was tested in a general daily living environment.

The discrimination of the incoming call / fax of the call signal, the entrance chime, and the push button in the separate room are indicated by the oscillation mode display symbols (H, I,
J) It is possible to clearly distinguish it, it is not necessary to move to check the display, and compared to the conventional visual detection method using a lamp, which requires constant attention, the sensory vibration even in the unconscious state Since the reliable initial recognition is obtained, it is evaluated that it is possible to confirm and discriminate more reliably than the conventional method.

[0019]

[Embodiment 3] Next, it was actually tested whether or not the present apparatus could be used in an accommodation facility without facilities for persons with disabilities, assuming an emergency when a deaf person sleeps in a private room. In the event of a disaster such as a fire or other emergency, the receiving side function of the radio 9 is switched from the function of receiving the mode signal of the oscillator 1 (a) to the function of picking up voice information with a microphone (voice signal 1 (b)). A notification test was conducted.

When going to bed, the deaf person holds the case body 10 of the vibrating pager device in the position of the chest pocket in contact with the body, and the radio 9 with a built-in microphone is connected to the deaf person's body near the body through the connection cable 11. I put it on a pillow and went to bed.

In the middle of the night, the alarm bell of the fire alarm for training rang, and the sound of this alarm bell was picked up by the microphone of the radio 9 of the deaf person in the private room, and passed through the discrimination logic and microcomputer circuits. After being pulsed, the vibration motor 8 operates via the switching circuit 4 and the power control circuit 5, and the display display 7 displays "alarm bell",
I was able to inform the deaf person of the danger.

[0022]

As described above, when the wireless vibration pager according to the present invention is used by a deaf person as a portable device, the presence or absence of a ringing signal can be reliably recognized by the sensory vibration and the visual information. Needless to say, even when going out, the deaf person had to keep an eye on whether or not there was a signal from the calling party or the leader, and there was a call due to vibration by always carrying this device. Sometimes it becomes possible to confirm the intention signal from the other party by turning the line of sight to the leader or the other party, and the caller of the calling signal can call the deaf person from a remote place. It was

Furthermore, when the person is deprived of sleep, he or she is recognized outside the visual range of the deaf person, and when he / she is in a nap state with his eyes closed,
Even in the sleeping state, it was not possible to recognize it at all in the past, but it can be detected by this vibrating pager device, and it is effective for ensuring the safety of the deaf person in an emergency such as a fire.

Further, the present invention is not limited to deaf and hard of hearing persons, but is used as an auxiliary device for general group behavior control by using the general calling function using a small radio transmitter with a specific output as a vibrating pager for personal use. Can be expected to have a sufficient effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a transmission side circuit and a reception side circuit according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a structural diagram of a wireless vibration pager device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 (a) Oscillator 1 (b) Audio signal 2 Logic part 3 Microcomputer part 4 Switching circuit 5 Power control circuit 6 Image processing circuit 7 Display display 8 Vibration motor 9 Radio device 10 External case body 11 Connection cable 12 Battery power supply

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A radio unit capable of mutually communicating with a plurality of channels capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves, a vibration generating means which receives a signal received by the radio unit as an input signal, and is activated by rising of the input signal, and the signal. A portable radio for the deaf, having an integrated or separate type mutual call function, which comprises a pager main body having a display means for converting the communication partner identified by the circuit for discriminating the mode component into visual information and displaying the information. Vibrating pager. 2. A logic for discriminating frequency on the receiving side, with a built-in oscillator 1 (a) capable of selecting several kinds of oscillation modes on the transmitting side, and a microphone for catching an audio signal 1 (b) from the outside. The wireless vibration pager according to claim 1, further comprising a circuit 2, a microcomputer unit 3, a switching circuit 4, and a signal processing circuit portion of a power control circuit 5. 3. The wireless vibrating pager according to claim 1, wherein a vibrating motor is used as the vibration generating means.