JPS61251351A - Voice responsor of telephone number - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain error checking of a telephone number by hearing by answering the number recorded in a telephone set with voice. CONSTITUTION:A dial modulator 1 of the telephone set performs encoding of the telephone number data input using a decorder 2, and sends it to memory 4 and a voice synthesizer 5. With mode set to 1, a speaker 6 generates answering voice of the input number for each digit of the number. With mode set to 2 by a mode switch 8, a controller 7 detects the completion of a dial operation, outputs stored data from the memory 4 sequentially, and outputs the answering voice from the speaker 6. With mode set to 3, an answering signal is generated each time the dialing is done or upon the completion of the dial operation, allowing double check.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a telephone number voice response device that responds by voice to a telephone number input through a dial or the like.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

The answer tone when you turn the dial on a rotary telephone is
It's just a mechanical sound.

In addition, in the case of a butshuphone type telephone, it is a synthesized sound called "bee". For this reason, confirmation of what number the user has entered as a telephone number has been done visually. Therefore, if a user makes a mistake in dialing a telephone number by carelessly dialing the dial, the user will not notice the mistake until the telephone line is connected to the other party.

Furthermore, it is extremely difficult for visually impaired users to use as they have to turn the dials by hand and there is no way to confirm the number.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone number voice response device that allows a user to confirm the telephone number input by voice.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention encodes telephone number data input from a dial etc. using a decoder, synthesizes voice representing the telephone number based on the encoded data, and thereby transmits the input telephone number to the handset. The present invention provides a telephone number voice response device that outputs voice from a speaker.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The figure is a block diagram showing the configuration of the same embodiment.

A dial and modulator section 1 of the telephone is connected to a decoder 2 which encodes input telephone number data.

The encoded data output from the decoder 2 is sent to the gate 3
The signal is applied to the memory 4 and the speech synthesizer 5 via the. The memory 4 stores encoded data sent from the decoder 2 via the gate 3 and the signal line 3b, and its contents are given to the speech synthesizer 5. The speech synthesizer 5 synthesizes speech according to the encoded data and provides a synthesized signal to the speaker 6 of the receiver.

The decoder 2, gate 3, memory 4, and speech synthesizer 5 described above are connected to a control section 7 that controls a series of operations.

Further, a mode switch 8 is connected to the control section 7 . This is to set the three states of gate 3,
For example, it is operated by a user. In addition, three conditions fil
(mode) is the first mode in which a voice response is provided each time a digit of the telephone number is entered, that is, the state in which the output of the gate 3 is interrupted only for the signal line 3a, and the state in which the output of the gate 3 is interrupted only for the signal line 3a, and the state in which a voice response is made when all digits of the telephone number are entered. There is a second mode of response, in which the output of the gate 3 is opened only for the signal line 3b, and a third mode, in which a voice response is made each time a digit of the telephone number is input, and a voice response is also made when all digits are input. mode, i.e.
This is a state in which the output of gate 3 is open for both signal lines 3a and 3b.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be explained.

First, when entering the 3-digit number r1.2.3J,
It is assumed that the mode switch 8 is set to the first mode. At this time, the output of the gate 3 is the signal line 3a
Open only about.

When the user first turns the dial "1", the data of "1" is encoded by the decoder 2, and the data of "1" is encoded by the gate 3 and the signal 1.
It is given to the speech synthesizer 5 via i13a. Therefore,
The speaker 6 generates a response voice "Ichi". Next, when the user turns the dial "2", the encoded data is sent to the voice synthesizer 5 in the same manner as described above, and the speaker 6 generates a response voice "Nii". Finally, when the dial "3" is turned, the code is encoded in the same manner as above, and the speaker 6 generates a response voice "san".

Therefore, when mode 1 is set, the input number can be confirmed by voice every time one digit of the telephone number is input.

Next, when inputting the three-digit numbers N, 2, and 3J, it is assumed that the second mode is set by the mode switch 8. At this time, the output of the gate 3 is open only for the signal line 3b.

When the user first turns the dial "1", encoded data is stored in the memory 4 but not provided to the speech synthesizer 5. The same is true when the dials "2" and "3" are subsequently turned, and the encoded data is sequentially stored in the memory 4, but is not provided to the speech synthesizer 5 each time the dial is turned.

Therefore, no response voice is generated every time the dial is turned. However, when the control unit 7 detects that the dial has been turned, the data accumulated in the memory 4 is sequentially output to the voice synthesis row 5. Therefore, after the dial operation is completed, the speaker 6 emits "I, Ni, San." A response voice will be output, allowing you to confirm the phone number you entered.

When mode 3 is set by mode switch 8, the operations of mode 1 and mode 2 described above are combined. In other words, each time you turn the dial, the response voices ``ichi'', ``nii'', and ``san'' are sequentially generated from the speaker.
Moreover, even after the dial operation is completed, the response voice "Ichi, Nii, San" is generated. Therefore, the user can double-check the entered phone number.

It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, without providing a mode switch, gate, or memory, a voice response may occur each time the dial is turned, or without a mode switch or gate, a voice response may occur only once the dial is turned. It may also be done by Further, the operation may be fixed to the mode 3 without providing a mode switch.

Further, the present invention can be applied not only to rotary telephones but also to button-type telephones, terminal input devices for computer systems, calculators, and the like.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, in the present invention, since the telephone number inputted into the telephone set is answered by voice, the user is provided with a voice response device for the telephone number that allows the user to easily confirm the correctness of the telephone number by hearing. This not only greatly reduces the number of mistaken calls, but also greatly improves convenience for visually impaired users.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. 6...Speaker.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A number input means for inputting a telephone number, a decoder for encoding the input telephone number data, and a voice synthesis means for synthesizing a voice representing the telephone number input into the number input means based on the encoded data. A voice response device for a telephone number, comprising: outputting the input telephone number as a voice from a speaker of a receiver based on the output of the voice synthesizing means.