JPH09248315A - Portable miniaturized radio vibrator equipment for blind and deaf-and-dumb person - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To mutually recognize will signs by interlocking a vibration motor corresponding to the presence/absence of calling sign from a sound source, changing a vibration pattern corresponding to the kind of the sound source and further, sending the calling sign through a transmission calling function to a party. SOLUTION: In the case of transmitting the 'A' of alphabets through a morse code, for example, when a short transmission switch is first depressed and a long transmission switch is continuously depressed, a morse code '.-'is received. The signal is sent from a radio equipment part 1 to an information processing system, passed through a logic part 2, microcomputer part 3 and switching circuit 4 and processed by a power control circuit 5, afterwards, the on/off electrification of a power source is transmitted to a vibration motor 6, the motor is rotationally operated in the transmittent pattern of 'shortly once and continuously longly once' and an entire armour case main body is vibrated. At the same time, the alphabet 'A' is displayed through the microcomputer part 3 of a reception side circuit onto a liquid crystal display 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable intercommunication device for the deafblind (visually and hearing impaired). More specifically, not only for people who are completely blind but also for persons with double disabilities, including those who are blind, have deafness, and are deaf and weak, are vibrating personal calls using a specific small-power type small radio communication device. And a will transmission device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a call recognition device of this kind in a general household where a deaf person lives, a telephone / FAX bell ring tone (A) and a visitor's entrance chime sound as shown in FIG. Indoor signal device for the hearing impaired (E) that detects the sound of various cues such as (B) and crying baby (C) and the sound of people's calling cues by the installed sound sensor and notifies the electric signal with a flash or a lighting lamp. ).

Further, as another function, in a household having a bedridden elderly person in a separate room, a sick person with a physical disability, etc., when a signal is sent from a room distant by the push button switch (D), it is sent. Similar to the above, there is also a device that can add a function of converting the signal into a visual lighting lamp display to notify it, and these various devices have supported the safety and comfort of daily life of the hearing impaired and the hearing impaired.

However, in addition to such hearing impairment, in a so-called blind deaf person who has a visual impairment, various state images of demands may be obtained depending on the degree of the visual impairment and the hearing impairment, the timing of the impairment and the order of the impairment. However, there are almost no specialized devices for assisting daily life, such as the above-mentioned devices for the deaf and hard of hearing, and especially for the deafblind, not only is communication with people restricted, but time and Regardless of the great handicap called "information impairment" that cannot capture surrounding information such as text information, unfortunately we devised a dedicated device developed only for the hearing impaired and the visually impaired. It was the current situation that they were applied individually.

[0005]

For example, even in a call recognition device for the hearing impaired, a mechanism for setting a vibrator under a pillow or the like as an alarm function and converting a lighting lamp signal of an alarm clock into a sensory vibration of the vibrator to notify. It is possible to detect various ringing voices with a sensor and convert them into sensory vibrations, but since the vibrator is a stationary type with a cord for specific purposes in the home, it has a large size and a wide range. I couldn't carry it.

Further, even if the above-mentioned recognition device is applied to a deafblind person, there is always one type of vibration pattern in place of the lighting lamp display, and a device identification illustration of which sound source sensor reacted to the deafblind person. Since it cannot be confirmed visually (visually), there was a drawback that it was impossible to distinguish between calls, door phones, telephones, etc. For this reason, there have been many demands that the type of vibration pattern is changed according to the sound source, and that the vibrator portion of the vibration source is cordless, small and lightweight, and portable.

Currently, handwritten characters, tactile sign language, finger characters, finger Braille, etc. are used as communication means for deaf-blind persons. However, all of them use the near sense of tactile sense rather than the far sense of visual sense. You need to be in contact with the caller, and when communicating with multiple people, you cannot directly receive the words of people who are not touching them, and usually you can only talk to one person at a time. There was a flaw.

As described above, in most cases, there are many inconveniences in the existing equipment for hearing-impaired or visually-impaired persons who are deaf-blind persons with double disabilities. The development of a will transmission device was desired.

[0009]

A portable small-sized wireless vibrator device for a deafblind person of the present invention uses a pair of radio units capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves and a received signal of the radio unit as an input signal. It consists of a pager unit equipped with vibration generating means that starts when the sound source rises. The vibration motor works in conjunction with the presence or absence of a calling signal from the sound source, the vibration pattern changes depending on the type of sound source, and it was used as a communication means with the other party. In this case, you can also use it as a transmitter to send a call signal to the other party using the outgoing call function,
This is a portable, small-sized wireless vibrator device that recognizes mutual motives by Morse code or Braille Morse by this transmission / reception function.

In other words, by switching the method of calling a blind deaf person to a method of sensible vibration means using a vibration motor with a weight, in the same way as a visual recognition method such as a lamp display for a deaf person, the deaf person will be blind. Even a person can surely obtain the initial recognition of the presence or absence of the calling signal, and the difference in the signal can be distinguished by changing the vibration pattern to the Morse code. Further, since the wireless device is small and light in the size of a pocket, it can be always carried, the vibration pattern can be received by the tactile sensation of the palm, and the information transmission means by the Morse code can mutually obtain the intention information of the other party.

More specifically, the function of each part of the wireless vibrator device will be described. The wireless device part is equipped with a special signal communication function for the deafblind person instead of the general wireless communication function of transmitting and receiving voice. ing. In the case of ordinary wireless communication, the transmitting side speaks to the microphone of the transceiver by voice while pressing the transmission switch, and at the same time, the receiving side can receive this and hear the voice of the transmitting side from the speaker. Conversely, when the sender has finished talking and released the switch,
Information is transmitted by alternately pressing the transmission switch on this side and starting talking.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, the tactile sensation used by the deaf-blind person for communication means is received by the sensory vibration of a small wireless vibrator placed on the palm, and at the same time, the transmission function of the wireless device is used to transmit the intention transmission information to the vibration Morse. It is possible to convey it to the other party by putting it on a signal, and it is not necessary for the sender and the receiver to directly contact each other in communication, and at the same time, it is possible to convey the same content to many persons.

[0013]

[Embodiment 1] FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a small-sized wireless vibration device according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, 1 is a radio unit, 2 is a logic unit, 3 is a microcomputer unit, 4 is a vibration motor switching circuit, 5 is a power control circuit, 6 is a vibration motor with a weight, 7 is a battery power supply, and 8 is an outer case body. On the front surface of the outer case body 8, a liquid crystal Morse code display unit is provided as an information display assisting means for the hearing impaired person.
10 are arranged.

The Morse code is composed of a total of 44 types of characters including 26 letters of alphabet, 10 numbers, and 8 characters such as slash (/) and question (?). Two types of signals, Continental and Morse, shown in FIG. It is a communication method common to all countries based on patterns.

The deafblind person selects the transmission switch (11 for short signal and 12 for long signal shown in FIG. 2) of the small radio device held in the palm of his hand to turn on / off one character continuously, Open the time and communicate the will by enumerating the alphabets according to the Morse code output pattern of FIG. 3, in response to which the receiver does not receive the contents of the communication through the interpreter or touches the sender and the interpreter. At a remote location, you can communicate with the other person by the vibration pattern of the Morse code received by the radio you have.

For example, when the alphabet "A" is transmitted from the transmitter side of the radio with a Morse code, first the short transmission switch 11 shown in FIG. 2 is pushed first, and then the long transmission switch 12 is pushed, so that the other party's side is pushed. The wireless device section 1 receives the Morse code “...”. In this way, the short switch and the long signal are used separately for the long and short transmission switches 11,1.
It is set to 2 so that even beginners can operate it easily.
(In the case of some letters "L" and the number "0", the transmission switches 11 and 12 are pressed at the same time, and it is decided to distinguish by the time of pressing.)

The signal thus transmitted is sent from the radio unit 1 shown in FIG. 1 to the information processing system, and the signal is ".
After being processed by the power control circuit 5 via the logic part 2, the microcomputer part 3, and the switching circuit 4 which are the circuit parts for discriminating the Morse code of "-", the on / off energization of the power source is transmitted to the vibration motor 6, The outer case body 8 as a whole is vibrated by rotating and operating in an intermittent pattern such as "once, once for a long time".

At the same time, the Morse code ".-" Is displayed on the liquid crystal display 10 through the microcomputer section 3 of the receiving side circuit by converting the alphabet of the message "A" from the calling party. This display can be visually recognized by the hearing impaired as character information, and it can be arranged as a common cipher meaning between the parties.

In the experiment, the small radio-type vibrator signal transmission device was placed in the position of the chest pocket in contact with the body of the deafblind person, and after receiving a calling signal, the corresponding response was repeated tens of times. The calling signal was an arrangement that the contact was signaled with an initial continuous vibration of 1 minute, and then the requirements were converted into Romanized reading and transmitted.

First, each of the deafblind person and the deaf person was asked to carry the above-mentioned wireless signal transmission device, and communication was carried out mainly from the deaf person to the deafblind person to confirm his intention and confirm the instruction. .

The deafblind accompanied a deaf person's leader to the destination. On the way, there were some contact items, and the hearing impaired person who was the leader sent a radio signal of Morse code pattern by pressing the transmission button of the radio device intermittently according to the pattern to send an instruction signal to the deaf blind person. Then, the wireless unit 1 on the deafblind side received the signal, and the vibration motor 6 intermittently rotated by the electric signal, so that the deafblind person could recognize the vibration of the Morse code pattern.

Upon receiving this, the deafblind person sent a signal for confirming the contact instruction using the send button of the wireless device, and sent a sensible vibration to the deaf person with a sensory sensation. At the same time, a character pattern corresponding to the Morse code was displayed on the liquid crystal display 10. As a result, the deafblind person can smoothly receive the intention communication from the lead person, and the lead person can convey the appropriate instruction without directly touching the deafblind person. It was easy to communicate.

In the case where the deafblind person moves in this way, conventionally, when the leader wants to communicate with something, he or she has to hold the hand of the deafblind person directly and transmit it by finger characters or handwritten characters. However, information could be transmitted quickly and accurately by using the above means.

[0024]

[Embodiment 2] Next, as in the case of Embodiment 1, whether or not the present apparatus can be used daily in a general household where the deafblind person is at home is asked to carry the apparatus with the deafblind person. Used in the setting, the ringing signal (requirement) which is frequently used in the general household was registered with several kinds of Morse code, and the indoor reception signal was tested in the daily living environment.

Deaf-blind persons can distinguish certain types of requirements from the caregiver while staying in the room, and the caregiver can act even if he / she does not directly check the requirements with the deaf-blind person. I was able to move to, and I did not have to use unnecessary labor.

Further, the calling signal of the portable small radio allows the caregiver to receive a signal (requirement) wirelessly at all times even if the caregiver is not in a fixed place in the house. It was possible to send it from a remote place, and communication between the deafblind and the caregiver (community) was smooth.

[0027]

As described above, by carrying the portable small-sized wireless vibrator device according to the present invention by the deafblind and the caregiver on a daily basis, the presence or absence of the call signal from the other party can be surely obtained by the sensory vibration. The intention information can be taken in by a vibration Morse code of a small wireless vibrator placed on the palm, and the deaf-blind person can communicate with a communication partner not only at home but also when going out.

Further, the sender does not have to directly contact the receiver, and can communicate with the partner even from a distant place.

[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.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of Morse code.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a calling signal in a general household in which a deaf person lives.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Radio Equipment 2 Logic 3 Microcomputer 4 Switching Circuit 5 Power Control Circuit 6 Vibration Motor 7 Battery Power 8 Outer Case Body 9 Image Processing Circuit 10 Display Display 11 Short Signal Transmit Switch 12 Long Signal Transmit Switch 13 Power Switch 14 Antenna E Indoor signal device for the hearing impaired

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A radio comprising a pair of radio units capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves, and a pager unit equipped with a vibration generating means activated by a rising edge of the input signal, using a received electric signal of the radio unit as an input signal. In a calling device having a machine-integrated mutual calling function, it has a Morse signal input section by a button switch as a transmission function, and a receiving side has a logic circuit for discriminating Morse code signals, a microcomputer section, a motor start-up switching circuit, and a power supply. A portable small-sized radio vibrator device for a deaf-blind person having a signal processing circuit of a control circuit. 2. The portable small-sized wireless vibrator device for a blind deaf person according to claim 1, wherein a small vibration motor for rotating an eccentric weight having a high specific gravity is used as the vibration generating means.