JPS63311853A - Speech recognizing telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a noise coming from a speech recognizing device from disturbing a calling voice by providing a speech signal switch controller using a control signal from a speech recognizing device so as to connect a signal from a handset to either the speech recognizing device to a telephone circuit. CONSTITUTION:The speech recognizing device 4 recognizing the voice inputted from a transmitter 3 so as to apply the control signified by the voice and a voice signal switching controller 5 connecting the signal line from the transmitter 3 connecting the signal line from the transmitter 3 to either of the telephone circuit 20 and the speech recognition device 4 alternately or to both, are provided. Thus, the voice signal switching controller 5, in using the speech recognizing device 4, sends the voice signal from the transmitter 3 to the speech recognition device 4 and sends it to the telephone circuit 20 in other cases. Thus, only the voice is inputted to the speech recognizing device without giving the noise from the exchange and the telephone circuit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION The present invention relates to voice recognition telephones controlled by various functions of the handset.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, with the development of voice recognition technology, voice recognition telephones that control various functions of telephones by voice have begun to be used (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 133165/1982).
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A conventional voice recognition telephone will be described below. Third
The figure is a block diagram of a conventional voice recognition telephone. Here, 1 is a telephone control circuit, which makes and receives telephone calls. Send the signal from connection 2o to handset 2,
Send the signal from 3 on the live wire 20 lines. Handset 2
outputs the voice of the other party on the phone. The transmitter 3 converts the speaker's voice into an electrical signal and sends it to the telephone control circuit 1 and the voice recognition devices 4 and 4. The voice recognition device 4 recognizes the voice input from the sender M3 and controls the telephone charge circuit 1.

Voice input to the voice recognition device 4 uses a line 7 branched from a signal line 6 for connecting the transmitter 3 to the telephone line 20 via the telephone control circuit 1. The voice recognition telephone 10 is configured by each of the above components.
0 is connected to the exchange 30 via the aforementioned telephone line 20,
This exchange 30 connects the telephone to other telephones.

The operation of the conventional voice recognition telephone configured as described above will be described below.

First, the voice recognition device 4 is activated and placed in a state of waiting for voice input. Next, when the user inputs the name of the person he or she wants to talk to using the telephone receiver 3, the voice recognition device 4 recognizes this voice.

This recognition result is then transmitted to the telephone control circuit 1, and the telephone control circuit 1 dials the pre-registered Ttl and call number in accordance with the recognition result. This dial signal is transmitted through the telephone line 20 to the exchange 30, and the exchange 30 connects all the telephone terminals having the telephone number indicated by this dial signal and the voice recognition telephone 10. The user of the voice recognition telephone 10 can input his or her own voice through the transmitter 3 and listen to the other party's voice through the receiver 2.Problems to be Solved by the InventionHowever, the above-mentioned conventional In the configuration, the speech recognition device 4
Since the voice input to the telephone line is branched from the signal line 6 from the transmitter 3 to the telephone line, dial tones and noises from the exchange 30 and the telephone line 20 are also input to the voice recognition device 4, making it difficult to recognize the voice. The problem was that it had a negative impact on the

The present invention solves the conventional problems as described above.
To the voice recognition device, switch or 'i! ! To provide a voice recognition telephone capable of inputting only voice without inputting live line noise.

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve this objective, the voice recognition telephone of the present invention comprises:
A voice recognition device that recognizes the voice input from the transmitter and controls the meaning of the voice, a signal line 'tt speech line from the transmitter, and the voice recognition device. or both.

Operation With this configuration, the voice signal switching control device can transmit the voice signal from the transmitter to the voice recognition device when the voice recognition device is in use, and can transmit it to the telephone line at other times, so the voice signal switching control device can transmit the voice signal from the telephone line to the telephone line when the voice recognition device is in use. You can input only voice without inputting noise from telephone lines or telephone lines.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a voice recognition telephone according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a telephone control circuit, to which a telephone receiver 2 is connected, similar to that shown in FIG. A voice switching control device 5 is provided between the telephone control circuit 1 and the transmitter 3. The voice switching control device 5 selectively connects the output signal of the transmitter 3 to the telephone control circuit 1 or the voice recognition circuit according to a command from the voice recognition device 4. The above-mentioned components constitute a voice recognition telephone 10, which is connected to an exchange 30 via a telephone line 20, and is connected to other telephones via the exchange 30.

The voice recognition telephone 10 of the standard embodiment configured as described above.
The operation will be explained below.

First, the voice recognition device 4 is activated and placed in a state of waiting for voice input. At this time, the voice recognition device 4 issues a command to the voice signal switching control device 5 to transmit the output of the microphone 3 to the voice recognition device 4. Next, when the user inputs the name of the person with whom he or she wants to talk through the telephone receiver 3, the voice recognition device 4 recognizes this voice. When the recognition is completed, the voice recognition device 4 issues a command to the voice signal switching control device 5 to transmit the output of the transmitter 3 to the telephone control circuit 1. The recognition result is then transmitted to the telephone control circuit 1, and the telephone control circuit 1 dials a pre-registered telephone number in accordance with the recognition result. This dial signal passes through the telephone line 20Th to the exchange 30.
--The exchange 30 connects the telephone terminal with the telephone number indicated by this dial signal and the voice recognition telephone 10. The user of the voice recognition telephone 10 can input his/her own voice into the handset 3 and listen to the other party's voice through the receiver 2.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by providing the audio signal switching control device 5, when the voice recognition device 4 needs to capture the voice input from the transmitter 3,
The speech recognition device 4 and the transmitter 3 are fully connected, and the speech control circuit 1
Since the connection is cut off, only the voice from the transmitter 3 can be input to the voice recognition device 4 without inputting noise from the exchange 30, the telephone line 2o, and the telephone control circuit 1.

Furthermore, during 'R1 talk, the transmitter 3 and the telephone control circuit 1 are connected, and the voice recognition device 4 and the telephone control circuit 1 are disconnected, so that the noise emitted by the voice recognition device 4 (for example, a clock tone) is generated. does not disturb the sound of calls.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a voice recognition telephone according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the output of the transmitter 3 can be selectively transmitted to either the telephone control circuit 1 or the voice recognition device 4, and can also be transmitted to both. According to such a configuration, when the voice recognition device is operated during a call, the other party on the call can also hear the voice input to the voice recognition device 4. Therefore, there is an advantage that there is no need to interrupt the conversation with the other party at this time.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the signal from the transmitter is connected to either the voice recognition device or the telephone line, or both, depending on the control signal from the full voice recognition device. By providing the voice signal switching control device, only the voice coming from the transmitter can be input to the voice recognition device without inputting noise from the switchboard or telephone line. Furthermore, since the voice recognition device and the telephone line are disconnected during a telephone call, it is possible to realize an excellent voice recognition telephone in which the noise generated by the voice recognition device does not disturb the voice of the telephone call.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a voice recognition telephone according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a voice recognition telephone according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional voice recognition telephone. It is a block diagram. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Telephone control circuit, 2... Receiver, 3... Transmitter, 4... Voice recognition device, 5... Voice signal switching control device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A voice recognition device that recognizes the voice input from the transmitter and performs the control meant by the voice, and a signal line from the transmitter that connects the telephone line and the voice recognition device. A voice recognition telephone equipped with a voice signal switching control device connected to either one or both. 2. The audio signal switching control device switches the signal from the transmitter to the voice input by the control signal from the voice recognition device when the voice recognition device needs to capture the voice input from the transmitter. A voice recognition telephone as claimed in claim 1, operable to communicate to a recognition device. 3. The voice signal switching control device is operable to transmit the signal from the telephone line to the telephone line in response to the control signal from the voice recognition device when the user of the telephone calls the other party. A voice recognition telephone according to scope 1.