KR100241723B1 - Apparatus and method for enlarging function in telephone having wire and wireless talk function - Google Patents

Abstract

end. The technical field to which the invention described in the claims belongs

The present invention relates to a telephone that performs a wired call and a wireless call function.

I. The technical problem that the invention is trying to solve

In the wired / wireless function telephone, the wired part and the wireless part of the fixing device are used in combination to implement an apparatus and a method for expanding a limited function.

All. Summary of Solution of the Invention

The present invention constitutes a fixed portion of a wired / wireless function telephone, which can be separated and combined with a wired portion and a wireless portion. An apparatus and method for separating an wireless unit and allowing an extension call to a portable device through the wireless unit are provided. Even when the wireless part is separated from the fixed part of the fixed device, the wired call may be performed through the wired part, and in the case of the wired part of the wired / wireless answering machine, the automatic answering function may be performed as well as the wired call.

la. Important uses of the invention

Wired or wireless telephone or answering machine.

Description

Function expansion device and method of a telephone having a wired or wireless telephone function

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a telephone that performs a wired call and a wireless call function, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for expanding the function of the telephone.

Telephones, such as wired / wireless telephones and wired / wireless answering machines that enable wired and wireless calls, are hereinafter referred to as ″ wireless / wireless function telephones ", and are fixed to provide a wired call function, and are wirelessly connected to the fixed devices. The portable device providing the call function is integrated. At this time, the fixed unit is provided with a wired unit for providing a wired call function and a wireless unit for connection with a portable device. That is, the internal structure of the fixing device may be divided into a wired portion and a wireless portion. However, in practice, the internal components of the wired / wireless function phone are not implemented to be precisely separated from the wired part and the wireless part, but are generally mixed with each other in consideration of the efficiency of the mounting.

In summary, a typical wired / wireless function telephone consists of one wire part and two radio parts in its function, but in actual implementation, the wire part and one radio part are combined to form a fixing device, and the other wireless part is portable. Form the device. Therefore, various functions of the wired / wireless function phone can be performed only under the structure of a fixed device implemented by combining the wired part and the wireless part and a portable device implemented by the wireless part. Therefore, the functions that can be used in a conventional wired / wireless function telephone are inevitably limited. For example, functions that can be performed in a wired / wireless phone include wired call function and a wireless call function, and functions that can be performed in a wired / wireless answering machine include a wired call function, a wireless call function, and an auto answer function.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for augmenting functions performed in a wired or wireless function telephone.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for increasing the use efficiency of a fixing device for a wired or wireless function telephone.

The present invention for achieving the above object comprises a fixed portion of the fixed portion of the wired and wireless function telephone and the wire portion and the radio unit, which can be used as a conventional wired and wireless function telephone combined with a wired portion and a wireless portion in the room. The present invention proposes an apparatus and method for separating an wireless unit from a wired unit and making an extension call with a mobile device through the wireless unit. Even when the wireless part is separated from the fixed part of the fixed device, the wired call may be performed through the wired part, and in the case of the wired part of the wired / wireless answering machine, the automatic answering function may be performed as well as the wired call.

1A and 1B are views for explaining the operation of the apparatus for expanding a function according to the present invention;

2 is a view showing an example in which a function expansion device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is implemented in a fixed device of a wired / wireless answering machine.

3 is a view showing in detail the configuration of the streamline portion shown in FIG.

4 is a view showing in detail the configuration of the wireless unit shown in FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the terms to be described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of the user or chip designer, and the definitions should be made based on the contents throughout the present specification.

First, the present invention can be functionally divided into a fixed portion of the wired and wireless function phone, the wired and wireless, and these days, most of the wired and wireless function telephones, as well as the handset, which the user must make a call using his or her hand directly The idea is to have a microphone and a speaker that allow you to make a call without using it. That is, the fixed device of the wired / wireless function phone can be mechanically separated into a wired portion and a wireless portion, and each of the wired portion and the wireless portion can be provided with one component for handset operation.

1A and 1B are views for explaining the present invention for expanding the function of a telephone having a wired / wireless communication function. The apparatus according to the present invention is structured by separating the fixed device of the wired / wireless function phone into a wired part 100 performing a wired call function and a wireless part 300 for a wireless call function, and the wired part 100 and the wireless part 300 of the fixed device thus structured. It is characterized in that the connection through the connecting portion 200 that can be separated and combined. Accordingly, when the wireless unit 300 is coupled to the wired unit 100 through the connection unit 200, the fixing device of the wired / wireless telephone (wireless answering machine) may perform a wired call function (a wired call function and an auto answer function). At this time, since the portable device is wirelessly connected to the fixed device through the wireless unit 300 of the fixed device, the portable device may perform a wireless call function.

Meanwhile, when the wireless unit 300 of the fixing device is separated from the wired unit 100, an internal call between the wireless unit 300 of the fixing device and the portable device 400 may be performed as shown in FIG. 1B. At this time, only the wired part 100 constitutes a fixed device, but the wired part 100 may perform its own unique wired call function (a wired call function and an automatic answering function). As such, when the wireless unit 300 of the fixing device is separated from the wired unit 100, the internal call between the wireless unit 300 and the portable device 400 is possible. Various components such as a microphone and a speaker for handset operation are also possible in the wireless unit 300 of the fixing device. This is because it is provided. The extension call function is similar to a function commonly called intercom. However, unlike the normal intercom function of a call made between the fixed device and the portable device, the internal call function according to the present invention is performed between the wireless part of the fixed device and the portable device. Also, since the usual intercom function is performed between the fixing device and the portable device, it can typically be performed only indoors. However, the extension call function according to the present invention is performed between the radio part of the fixed device and the portable device, and thus can be performed outdoors (particularly when going out).

2 is a view showing the configuration of a function expansion device of a wired or wireless function telephone implemented according to an embodiment of the present invention. This feature expansion device shows an example configured for a wired or wireless answering machine. However, it should be noted that the present invention may be applied to wired and wireless telephones serving wired and wireless telephony functions. That is, it should be noted that the present invention may be applied to wired / wireless telephones that service wired call function and wireless call function, and may be applied to wired / wireless auto answering phones that service wired call function, wireless call function and auto answer function.

Referring to FIG. 2, the fixing device of the wired / wireless answering machine includes a wired part 100, a wireless part 300, and a connection part 200. Herein, the connection part 200 includes P11 and P21, which are ports for transmitting voice between the wired part 100 and the wireless part 300, P12 and P22, which are ports for transferring data between the wired part 100 and the wireless part 300, and the wired part 100 and the wired part 100. P13 and P23, which are ports for transferring power between the wireless parts 300, are provided to mechanically couple the wired part 100 and the wireless part 300.

Wired part 100 composed of the components as shown in Figure 3 is connected to the handset 110, the telephone line and when a call incoming or outgoing call line between the telephone line and the handset 110 is possible by making a wired call A wired call unit 120 for storing a preset auto-answer message and an auto-answer unit 130 for transmitting the auto-answer message to the telephone line when a call is received in a missed call mode of a telephone; It includes a power supply unit 150 and a charging circuit 140 for receiving the operating power provided from the power supply unit 150 and outputs the voltage for charging.

In FIG. 3, the receiver 111 and the receiver 112 constitute the receiver 110. The switch 121, the call path 122, the dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) generator 123, the DTMF receiver 124, the ring detector 125, the key input 126, the display 127, the memory 128, the ring generator 129 and the controller 131 The wired call unit 120 is configured. The controller 131 also configures the answering machine 130 together with the codec 132, the voice memory 133, and the voice controller 134. It is well known that these components function as a wired call unit and an answering machine, and thus, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand in Figure 3 is provided with an auxiliary speaker 60, which is to send out the ring generated from the ring generating unit 129 according to the inlet.

The wireless unit 300 composed of components as shown in FIG. 4 processes the voice input through the microphone MIC and the speaker SPK, the antenna ANT, and the microphone MIC, A voice signal processor 310 for inputting and processing voice and outputting the voice signal to the speaker SPK, and a radio frequency (RF) signal for transmitting the voice processed by the voice signal processor 310 through the antenna ANT. The RF signal processor 330 converts the RF signal to the antenna ANT or converts the RF signal received through the antenna ANT into a signal suitable for processing by the voice signal processor 310 and provides the signal to the voice signal processor 310. It is made, including. The voice signal processor 310 functions as a voice signal processor for inputting a voice input through a microphone (MIC) and a voice for external output to adjust a signal flow and level of the voice.

The wireless unit 300 further includes a control unit 320 and a battery 340. When the wireless unit 300 is coupled to the wired unit 100 through the connection unit 200, the control unit 320 controls the wired unit 100 so that the wireless call function and the auto answering function are controlled within the portable device 400 of the phone. When the wireless unit 300 is separated from the connection unit 200, the extension call between the wireless unit 300 and the portable device 400 of the telephone is controlled. When the wireless unit 300 is coupled to the wired unit 100 through the connection unit 200, the battery 340 receives and backs up the charging voltage output from the charging circuit 140 of the wired unit 100 through the ports P13 and 23 of the connection unit 200. When the wireless unit 300 is separated from the connection unit 200, the backup charging voltage is provided as an operating power source of the wireless unit 300.

In addition, the wireless unit 300 is provided with a call switch 350 for the internal call request as shown in Figure 4, the control unit 320 in response to the call switch 350 is pressed the wireless unit 300 and the portable device 400 Control the internal call between the two. In response to the call switch 350 being pressed, the wireless unit 300 operates in the internal call mode. In addition, when the mobile device 400 calls the extension call, the wireless unit 300 operates in the extension call mode.

In the case where the wired part 100 and the wireless part 300 of the fixing device including the components shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 are connected to each other through the connection part 200, the operation is as follows.

The wired part 100 of the fixing device may perform a wired call function and an auto answer function. In this case, the wireless unit 300 may perform a wireless call function and control an auto answer function. The voice controller 134 is connected to the port P11, and the voice signal processor 310 is connected to the port P21. Therefore, the voice according to the incoming call is output through the speaker 112 of the wired unit 100 and the speaker SPK of the wireless unit 300, and the voice of the call transfer is carried out by the microphone 111 of the wireless unit 300 and the wireless unit 300 of the wired unit 100. Is entered through. The control unit 131 is connected to the port P12, and the control unit 320 is connected to the port P22 to transfer control data between the wired unit 100 and the wireless unit 300. The automatic response function of the wired unit 100 may be controlled by the wireless unit 300 by the transmitted control data. Since the charging circuit 140 is connected to the port P13 and the battery 340 is connected to the port P23, the charging voltage output from the charging circuit 140 is provided to the battery 340 so that the battery 340 is backed up.

The operation in the case where the wireless unit 300 of the fixing device including the components shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 is separated from the connection unit 200 is as follows.

When the user detaches the wireless unit 300 from the connection unit 200 and goes out, the wired unit 100 of the fixing device may perform a wired call function and an auto answer function. In this case, the wireless unit 300 may perform an internal call function with the portable device, but may not control the auto answering function. When the user presses the call switch 350 of the wireless unit 300, the wireless unit 300 is set as the internal call transmission mode, and a signal according to the internal call transmission mode setting is transmitted to the portable apparatus. When the user of the portable apparatus responds to the transmitted signal, an internal call between the wireless unit 300 of the fixed apparatus and the portable apparatus may be made. At this time, the voice input by the user of the wireless unit 300 is input through the microphone (MIC) and the signal level is adjusted by the voice signal processor 310. The voice whose signal level is adjusted is processed as an RF signal by the RF signal processor 330 and then transmitted to the portable device through the antenna ANT. The voice transmitted from the user of the portable device in response to the transmitted RF signal is processed by the RF signal processor 330, and the signal level is adjusted by the voice signal processor 310 and then output through the speaker SPK. The RF signal transmitted and received between the wireless unit 300 and the portable device is a signal transmitted and received according to a full duplex method.

On the other hand, if the key for the internal call of the portable device 400 or the key of the call switch 350 of the wireless unit 300 is pressed again, the call is terminated.

As described above, the present invention provides a device for allowing the wireless unit to be used in combination with or separated from the wired unit by constructing the fixed device of the wired / wireless function phone by separating the wired unit and the wireless unit. When the wireless unit is used in combination with a wired unit, the wireless unit can be used in the same manner as a normal wired / wireless function telephone. However, when the wireless unit is separated from the wired unit, the wireless unit can make an extension call with a mobile device. do. Accordingly, the present invention has an advantage of increasing the use efficiency of the wired / wireless function telephone by expanding the function of the wired / wireless function telephone.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, although a specific embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to an apparatus for expanding a function of a wired / wireless answering machine, the present invention may be applied to a wired / wireless phone. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

Claims (9)

In the method of expanding the function of the telephone having a wired or wireless telephone function, The fixed device of the phone is divided into a wired part performing a wired call function and a wireless part for a wireless call function, and the structure is fixed. And wherein an extension call is made between the radio part of the stationary device and the portable device of the telephone when the radio part of the device is separated from the wired part. The method of claim 1, wherein when the wireless part of the fixing device is coupled to the wired part through the connection part or separated from the wired part, the wired call is performed in the wired part. The method of claim 2, wherein the automatic response function is further performed at the wired portion of the fixing device. In the fixing device for expanding the function of the telephone having a wired or wireless telephone function, The fixing device comprises a wired portion, a wireless portion, and a connection portion for mechanically coupling the wired portion and the wireless portion; The streamline portion; A wired communication unit connected to a predetermined telephone line and connected to a predetermined telephone line to enable a wired call by forming a communication path between the telephone line and the telephone receiver, a power supply unit for providing a predetermined operating power; A charging circuit which receives the operating power provided from the power supply and outputs the voltage for charging; The wireless unit; A microphone and a speaker, an antenna, a voice processor for processing a voice input through the microphone, inputting and processing a voice for external output, and outputting the voice signal to the speaker, and a voice processed by the voice processor. A wireless signal processing unit for converting into a radio signal for transmission through the antenna or converting the radio signal received through the antenna into a signal suitable for processing by the voice processing unit and providing the signal to the voice processing unit; When coupled to the wired portion through the connection portion, the wired portion is controlled to control the wired call function to be performed at the wired portion, to control the wireless call function to be performed even within the portable device of the phone, and the wireless portion is separated from the connection portion. The wireless unit and the telephone A control unit for controlling an internal call between the portable devices and the wireless unit when the wireless unit is coupled to the wired unit through the connection unit, and backs up the charging voltage output from the charging circuit of the wired unit, and when the wireless unit is separated from the connection unit. Apparatus comprising a battery for providing the backup charging voltage to the operating power of the wireless unit. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the radio unit is provided with an extension call request key, and the control unit of the radio unit controls to perform an extension call between the radio unit and a portable device of the telephone in response to the request key being input. Characterized in that the device. The apparatus of claim 4 or 5, wherein the voice processing unit inputs a voice input through the microphone and a voice for external output to adjust a signal level of the voice. In the fixing device for expanding the function of the telephone having a wired or wireless telephone function, The fixing device comprises a wired portion, a wireless portion, and a connection portion for mechanically coupling the wired portion and the wireless portion; The streamline portion; It is connected to a handset and a predetermined telephone line, and stores a pre-set auto-answer message and a wired call unit that enables a landline call by forming a call path between the telephone line and the handset when a call is received or transferred. In response to the incoming call in the guide mode, the automatic answering unit for transmitting the auto-response message to the telephone line, the power supply unit for providing a predetermined operating power, and the operating power supplied from the power supply unit to charge the output for charging Consisting of a circuit; The wireless unit; A microphone and a speaker, an antenna, a voice processing unit for processing a voice input through the microphone and inputting and processing a voice for an external output and outputting the voice to the speaker; Converts the voice processed by the voice processing unit into a radio signal for transmitting through the antenna to provide the antenna or converts a radio signal received through the antenna into a signal suitable for processing by the voice processing unit The wireless signal processing unit provided to the processing unit and the wireless unit when the wireless unit is coupled to the wired unit through the connection unit controls the wired unit so that the wireless call function and the answering machine function can be controlled even in the portable device of the telephone. A control unit for controlling an internal call between the wireless unit and a portable device of the telephone when separated from the connection unit, and a charging output from the charging circuit of the wired unit when the wireless unit is coupled to the wired unit through the connection unit; Backs up the voltage and the radio unit And a battery for providing the backup charging voltage to the operating power of the wireless unit. 10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the radio unit is provided with an extension call request key, and the control unit of the radio unit controls to perform an extension call between the radio unit and the portable device of the telephone in response to the request key being input. Characterized in that the device. The apparatus of claim 7 or 8, wherein the voice processing unit inputs a voice input through the microphone and a voice for external output to adjust a signal level of the voice.

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