JPS631141A - Telephone communication system home controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a home controller having the message sending function by providing a voice responding and recording part which encodes a voice to store it in a recording storage part and synthesizes encoded data to reproduce the voice. CONSTITUTION:Voice encoded data preliminarily stored in a response storage part 6 is synthesized into a voice by a voice responding and recording part 12 in accordance with a command from a telephone set to a home apparatus 3 and is used for voice response to a calling subscriber. The voice of the calling subscriber is encoded by the voice responding and recording part 12 in accordance with a command of recording of a message or the like from the telephone set and is stored in a recording storage part 8, and stored encoded data is read out by the command from the telephone set on demand and is synthesized into a voice by the voice responding and recording part 12 and is used for message sending. Thus, the control of the conventional home apparatus is used commonly for the control of response or the like and the home controller is useful as an automatic answering telephone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a device for controlling a home appliance using a telephone line.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in telephone terminal devices that control home equipment using telephone lines, voice synthesis is used to respond to command signals from the telephone and to respond to various control statuses of home equipment. A method of voice response using SI is adopted.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the conventional home controller system.
, 3 is a separate device at home, and 4 is a telephone at home. 5 is a telephone network control unit, and telephone port 1! , 11 or the telephone 4, and signals from each part of the home controller 2 to control their mutual connections.

A control section 6 supervises the home controller 2 and controls the performance. 7 is a PB signal detection unit, which detects PB signals such as command signals sent from a caller outside the home through the telephone line 1.
The B-time signal is detected and the dial number is output to the control section 6. Reference numeral 8 denotes a static response storage unit, which permanently stores various audio coded data for responding to the control status of the home equipment 3 in response to the PB multiplex signal, and is configured to address the address by the control unit 6. and read out. 9 is a voice response unit, which is equipped with a voice synthesis LSI, and a υ control unit 6.
Based on the control, the encoded voice data read from the storage section 8 is synthesized into voice and a response is sent to the caller. Reference numeral 10 denotes an input/output interface unit that connects the control unit 6 and the household equipment 3 for input/output.

The home equipment 3 consists of equipment a, b, and c, each of which is driven, controlled by the control unit 6 based on the caller's command.
Controlled by stop and each state. A sensor 11 detects the state of each device a, b, and c and transmits it to the control unit 6.

In the above configuration, first, when a calling signal from a calling party is sent to the telephone network control unit 5 via the telephone line 1,
Telephone network control section 5 detects this and sends a call detection signal to control section 6. The control unit 6 sends an incoming call signal to the telephone network control unit 5 to automatically receive the call. Thereafter, the control unit 6 activates the voice response unit 9, specifies the address of the response storage unit 8, and sends the first voice response tone after the automatic call reception to the telephone line 1 via the telephone network control unit 5. do. Subsequently, the PB signal detection unit 7 detects a PB double signal sent from the caller through the telephone line 1, and sends the dial number pressed by the caller to the control unit 6. In response to this, the control unit 6 responds to the call to the home corresponding to the pressed dial number! 1 device 3 each device a, b,
c, and monitors the state of the sensor 11 to confirm its operation, and in response to the control and confirmation, the voice response unit 9 sends a voice response sound corresponding to the operation status of the home equipment 3 to the caller. Send to.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the device with the above configuration, the speech synthesis L
Although it is equipped with an SI and various control units, it handles only voice response data, and it has been desired to diversify the equipment.

The present invention is not limited to only a voice response function;
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a home controller with transmission capabilities.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a home controller that is connected to a telephone line and controls the home devices in response to commands from the telephone. A stationary response memory unit that permanently stores pre-prepared voice coded data for responding to a telephone to which a previous 3B command has been issued by voice regarding the status, and a stationary recording storage unit that stores encoded voice data from the telephone; and a voice synthesis unit using the encoded voice data from the response storage unit based on each command from the telephone; and the recording storage unit. The apparatus is constructed by providing a voice response/recording section that encodes the voice for storage in the section and performs voice synthesis of the encoded data by reproducing the voice.

(Function) According to the present invention, in-home ni! from telephone ■! In response to a command to S, the voice coded data previously stored in the response storage unit is synthesized into voice by the voice response/recording unit and provided as a voice response to the caller. , the voice of the caller is encoded by the voice response/recording unit and stored in the recording storage unit, and the encoded data from the memory is read out by a command from the telephone as necessary, and the voice response/recording unit records the voice. They are combined and used for messages, etc.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system of a home controller without showing an embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals are used for the same parts as in FIG. 2, and the explanation thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

In the figure, 2A is a home controller. 6A
2 is a control section which, like the control section 6 in FIG. 2, centralizes the home controller 2A and performs arithmetic processing.

7A is a PB signal detection unit which, like the PB signal detection unit 7 in FIG. 2, detects PB signals such as command signals sent from a caller outside the home through the telephone line 1, and detects the dialed number. is output to the control section 6. Figure 3 shows an example of setting the operation mode of this home controller 2A in response to the Daicel number pressed by the caller, where dial numbers 1, 2, and 3 designate in-home equipment a, b, and c, respectively, and dial number 4 designates home equipment a, b, and c. The operation of these devices a, b, and c is ON, the dial number 5 is also OFF, the dial number 6 is a message recording mode, the Daicel number 7 is a message playback mode, and the dial number O is a line disconnection (call termination) mode. It is set as . Reference numeral 12 includes a voice response/recording section e, an LSI having the capability of voice synthesis and voice encoding, and similarly to the voice response section 1 in FIG. It synthesizes the voice encoded data read from the storage unit 8 and responds to the caller, and also encodes the voice signal from the caller for storage, or as described later, the voice signal is stored and read out. The encoded data is synthesized into speech to respond to the caller. 13
is a recording storage unit which stores encoded data from the voice response/recording unit 12 based on υIII of the control unit 6Δ.

The operation of the configuration shown in FIG. 1 above will be explained below. Note that the voice response control is the same as in FIG. 2.

In the same manner as in FIG. 2, there is a call from the caller, and the control unit 6A calls the caller! After receiving an e-call and receiving the first voice response from the caller, when the caller issues a PB double signal, the PB signal detection unit 7A detects the dialed number.

When the dial number is from 1 to 5, the control unit 6A controls and monitors the state of the sensor 11 for turning on the operation of the indoor devices a, b, and c, controlling 0I=F, and confirming the operation, and The operating states of a, b, and C are returned to the caller as a voice response tone by the voice response/recording section 12 and response storage section 8.

When the dial number is 6, the voice response/recording unit 12 and the response storage unit 8 return a voice response sound requesting acceptance of the message to the caller, and then the voice response/recording unit 12 and the recording memory 13 to record the message. When the dial number 7 is pressed by the caller, the voice response/recording unit 12 and the response storage unit 8 return a voice response tone for playing back the message to the caller, and then the voice response/recording is performed. 12 and the recording storage section 13 are operated to reproduce the message.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, by adding the voice recording and playback functions, various controls such as response can be made common to those of conventional in-home appliances. It is also useful as an answering machine.

Since these responses, recordings, and reproductions are performed by stationary devices such as LSIs, they are easy to control and can be configured relatively compactly.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a home controller system showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a home controller system showing a conventional example, and FIG. 3 is a setting example of the PB double signal operation mode. 1...Telephone line 2A...Home controller 3...In-house equipment 8...Response storage section 12...Voice response/recording section 13...Recording storage section

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a home controller that is connected to a telephone line and controls in-house equipment in response to commands from the telephone, a home controller that is connected to a telephone line and controls in-home equipment in response to commands from the telephone, with respect to each control state of the in-home equipment to the telephone to which the command is issued by voice. A stationary response storage unit that permanently stores voice coded data prepared in advance for responding, and a stationary response storage unit that stores voice coded data from the phone based on each command from the phone. a type of recording storage unit; and voice synthesis using audio encoded data read from the response storage unit based on each command from the telephone and encoding the audio for storage in the recording storage unit. A telephone communication type home controller is provided with a voice response/recording section that performs voice synthesis of encoded data by reproducing the encoded data.