KR100664268B1 - A method and a apparatus of warning transmitting voice level for mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A voice level warning apparatus in a mobile station and a method thereof are provided to keep developed communication culture with etiquette by making users execute communication by using voice-class signals of an allowable level. A control part in a mobile station inputs and establishes an environmental state according to a control command supplied from a keyboard(S100). The control part inputs and establishes a warning period time to detect levels of voice-class signals, and drives a timer to count the established warning period time(S110). Based on a control command supplied from a keyboard, the control part settles a warning signal output method(S120). If a voice-class signal, supplied from a microphone and amplified through an amplifier, is inputted(S130), the control part checks whether the timer has counted the established warning period time(S140). If it is confirmed that the timer has counted the established warning period time, the control part detects the level of the inputted voice-class signal(S150). In case that it is checked that the detected level is higher than the upper limit level of the presently established environment, the control part outputs a warning signal according to the preset warning signal output method(S160).

Description

A METHOD AND A APPARATUS OF WARNING TRANSMITTING VOICE LEVEL FOR MOBILE PHONE}

1 is a functional configuration diagram of a voice level signal transmission level setting device of a conventional portable terminal;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting a voice level signal transmission level of a conventional mobile terminal.

3 is a functional block diagram of a transmission sound level warning device of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting a sound level warning of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

          ** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

100: control unit 110: memory unit 120: keyboard unit

130: microphone 140: amplifier 150: warning

160: table unit 170: timer unit

The present invention relates to a limitation of a transmission sound level of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to detect a voice level input by a caller at a predetermined interval and to generate a warning signal when the signal level is higher than a reference level allowed in the surrounding area. The present invention relates to a transmission sound level warning device and a method.

The mobile terminal for mobile communication (MS) moves freely in the service area formed by the corresponding base station (RAN: RADIO ACCESS NETWORK) of the registered mobile communication system. Instantly wirelessly connect and communicate with a desired party anytime, anywhere through a communication path established by monitoring, control and switching.

As described above, since the mobile terminal guarantees mobility, the mobile terminal can move to any place, and can perform voice level communication with the counterpart at the moved place.

The voice level transmission signal used for the voice level communication may be a noise to others, and in particular, noise generated in a public place or any place requiring quietness such as a conference hall, a performance hall, a reading room, etc. There is a problem that may cause discomfort and become a target of fertilization.

Therefore, in the case of voice level communication with a mobile terminal, the level of the voice level transmission signal input for transmission to the other party is measured and analyzed, and when the signal is input at a high level not suitable for the surrounding environment, There is a need.

Hereinafter, a voice level signal transmission level setting method of a portable terminal according to the prior art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a functional configuration diagram of a portable terminal voice level signal transmission level setting device according to the prior art, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a portable terminal voice level signal transmission level setting method according to the prior art.

Referring to FIG. 1, a description will be given of an apparatus for setting a voice level signal transmission level according to the related art. The voice level signal applied from the surroundings is input through the microphone unit 10, and the input voice level signal is input. The variable amplifier 20 is amplified to a predetermined level and output.

The variable amplifier 20 adjusts an amplification level by a user's manual operation. For example, the variable amplification unit 20 adjusts an amplification rate upward or downward by a control signal applied from up and down key buttons on a side portion of the portable terminal. do.

As described above, the variable amplification unit 20 in which the amplification factor or gain GAIN is manually adjusted by the user of the portable terminal as described above is amplified to the control unit 30 by amplifying the input voice level signal to a variable set level, and the control unit ( 30) the baseband processing of the speech level signal is applied to the selected functional unit.

In the prior art of the above-described configuration, the audio level signal input to the portable terminal is amplified and input to a level manually controlled by the user.

In addition, since the user directly inputs a voice signal level applied without limitation, when the surrounding environment is to be quiet, there is a problem that inconveniences to others around.

Hereinafter, referring to the attached FIG. 2, the method for setting the voice level signal transmission level of the portable terminal according to the related art is described. When it is determined that the voice level signal through the microphone unit 10 is input by the portable terminal (S10) In step S20, the voice level signal is amplified by the variable amplification unit 20 at a set amplification ratio.

When the portable terminal determines that the user wants to adjust the amplification level of the voice level signal (S30), the portable terminal detects an input signal by monitoring a designated key button for adjusting the amplification level up or down and detecting the input signal. The amplification level of the variable amplifier is adjusted upward or downward by the adjusted signal (S40), and the audio level signal amplified to the adjusted level is output (S50).

Therefore, in the prior art of the above-described configuration, there is a problem that the amplified input of the input voice level signal at the amplification factor manually adjusted by the user and fail to warn or guide the input to a level suitable for the surrounding environment.

The present invention allows a voice level signal to be input at a level suitable for a surrounding environment set in a mobile terminal. In particular, the level of the voice level signal inputted by a set timer period is detected, and the level is higher than a limited level of the set surrounding environment. It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for transmitting a sound level of a portable terminal for generating a warning signal when inputted.

The present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, the control unit for detecting the level of the voice level signal input to the portable terminal in a set period unit and monitors to generate a warning signal when the predetermined level is greater than; An amplifying unit connected to the control unit and amplifying and outputting the input voice level signal to a predetermined predetermined level; A microphone unit connected to the amplifying unit and inputting an audible voice signal applied from the periphery and converting the audible voice signal into an electrical voice signal; A table unit connected to the control unit and managing and outputting a maximum input level of a voice level signal suitable for a surrounding environment as a table; And a warning unit connected to the control unit and outputting a warning signal set as a vibration or voice level message by the control.

In addition, the present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, the setting process for setting the surrounding environment, the warning period and the warning signal output method selected by the controller of the portable terminal, and driving the timer; A determination step of checking whether a period is generated by a count of a timer unit when a voice level signal is input by the controller of the setting process; The controller may detect the level of the input voice level signal when the timer is cycled by the controller of the determination process, and output a warning signal when the level of the input voice level signal is greater than the set upper limit level of the surrounding environment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for transmitting sound level warning of a portable terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a functional configuration diagram of a transmission sound level warning device of a portable terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a transmission sound level warning method of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, according to the present invention, a transmission sound level warning device of a mobile terminal is described. The level of a voice signal input to a mobile communication portable terminal is detected in a predetermined period and is higher than a predetermined level. If it is large, it monitors to generate the corresponding warning signal, and records and manages the voice level signal input upper limit level for each surrounding environment applied from the keyboard unit 120 as a table in the table unit 160 and records the corresponding value of the selected surrounding environment. A control unit (100) for searching and setting and monitoring the warning unit to generate and output a set warning signal when the level of the input voice level signal is large compared with the level of the voice level signal input for transmission;

A memory unit 110 connected to the controller 100 and recording and outputting a program and data in the allocated area;

A keyboard unit 120 connected to the control unit 100 to select and input a voice level signal input level and a timer counting period of a surrounding environment, and input a dialing signal and a control command signal for operating a mobile terminal;

An amplifying unit 140 connected to the control unit 100 to amplify and output the input voice level signal to a predetermined predetermined level;

A microphone unit 130 connected to the amplifying unit 140 and inputting an audible voice level signal applied from the periphery to convert it into an electrical voice level signal;

It is connected to the control unit 100 and outputs a warning signal set as a vibration or voice level message by the control, the vibration warning signal or a voice guidance warning by a control command applied from the keyboard unit through the control unit 100 A warning unit 150 for activating and setting a signal and outputting a warning signal activated by a corresponding control of the controller 100;

It is connected to the control unit 100 and manages and outputs the maximum input level of the voice level signal suitable for the surrounding environment as a table, and the upper limit of the voice level signal input for the surrounding environment from the keyboard unit 120 through the control unit 100. A table unit 160 which receives a level value and records and manages it as a table in an allocated area;

The timer unit 170 is connected to the control unit 100 and counts and outputs the set period of time.

Hereinafter, according to the present invention having the configuration described above, a transmission sound level warning device of a portable terminal will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The mobile terminal for mobile communication is guaranteed mobility and portability, and can move to any place and communicate wirelessly with a desired counterpart.

As described above, since the mobile terminal is guaranteed mobility, the mobile terminal can be moved and positioned at any place. For example, a conference room that requires quietness, a performance hall or theater where many people watch a play or a movie, a reading room studying quietly, It can be located in a research lab, etc., or at a relatively crowded and noisy market, stop, or construction site.

As described above, the mobile terminal may be located in various places, and the magnitude of the noise level that may be generated by the surrounding environment of the place as described above is also different.

For example, in a conference room or a laboratory requiring quietness, if a loud noise of 20 dB or more is whispered at a close distance, it may cause damage to people around it, and in a quiet library, the sound should not generate more than 40 dB. It should not generate more than 50 dB of sound on the back, and normal conversations produce about 60 dB of noise, and on a complicated road, it is possible to talk about 70 dB.

In the above example, even in the same place, there are some variations depending on various given situations.

Therefore, in the conference rooms, library rooms, theaters, theater theaters, buses, trains, etc., where many people gather using the mobile terminals, communication with a voice level signal of an appropriate level is required so as not to cause damage to those around them. The present invention is to detect a voice level signal input for communication and to generate a corresponding warning signal when a voice level signal is input at a level higher than the surrounding environment so that the user recognizes it. Technology.

When the operating power is supplied from the power unit not shown in the figure, the control unit 100 reads the operating program, the application program and the data from the memory unit 110, and boots (BOOTING) the standby state. In the standby state as described above, each function unit is monitored and controlled to be in a normal operation state.

The control unit 100 inputs the voice level signal reference level (LEVEL) information suitable for the surrounding environment from the keyboard unit 120 being monitored and records and manages it in each allocated area of the table unit 160. The reference level or allowable level information recorded and managed in 160 may be changed or modified.

The reference level may be, for example, 20 dB, 40 dB, 50 dB, 60 dB, 80 dB, and if 80 dB is exceeded, since the noise level of the factory is greater than that, the measurement and the limitation itself are meaningless.

In addition, the control unit 100 inputs and sets a period in which the timer unit 170 counts according to a control command applied from the keyboard unit 120, and a warning signal generated by the warning unit 150. Set the output method of.

The period counting by the timer unit 170 may be, for example, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, and the warning signal output method generated by the warning unit may include a vibration method and a voice guide signal. There may be a way to output.

The voice guidance signal is output in a state that only the caller can hear. For example, a voice guidance message or a designated ring tone may be output such as a recommendation such as "a little lower".

The control unit 100 completes the surrounding environment setting, the timer counting period setting, and the warning method setting according to a control command applied from the keyboard unit 120, and transmits the corresponding data to the allocated area of the memory unit 110. After recording, since the amplifier 140 is monitored, the microphone 130 checks whether a voice level signal to be transmitted to the communication counterpart is input by the user.

When the voice level signal is input by confirmation of the control unit 100, the timer unit 170 is monitored to check whether the set time is counted, and when the time set by the check is counted, the input of the voice level signal is performed. Detect the level.

The control unit 100 searches the table unit 160 to check the voice level signal level limited in the set surrounding environment, and compares the level with the detected level of the input voice level signal.

The control unit 100 controls the warning unit 150 when the level of the input voice level signal is higher than the value of the limit level retrieved from the table unit 160 in the level comparison. It outputs a warning signal, that is, a warning signal generated by a vibration signal or a voice level signal.

Therefore, according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the input voice level signal is detected in the set unit of time period of the timer unit 170, and compared with the surrounding environment restriction level value detected from the table unit 160, and the comparison When the voice level signal is input to a value higher than the level value allowed in the surrounding environment, and outputs a warning signal of the method set in the warning unit 150, without causing damage to the surrounding people, It has the advantage of communicating with a voice signal of the maximum level suitable.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figure 4, the present invention, when explaining the transmission sound level warning method of the mobile terminal, the peripheral environment selected by the control unit 100 of the mobile terminal for mobile communication and the warning period and warning signal output By setting a method and driving a timer, the controller 100 of the portable terminal inputs the surrounding environment information from the keyboard unit 120 and the voice level signal limited by the surrounding environment selected from the table unit 160. A first step (S100) of selecting and setting an input level; The first step (S100) by the control unit 100 to input the warning period information from the keyboard unit 120 to set the count (COUNT) period of the timer unit 170 and to drive the timer unit 170 Two steps (S110); A third step of inputting the warning method from the keyboard unit 120 by the control unit 100 of the second step (S110) and outputting the warning signal of the input method from the warning unit 150 (S120). Setting process consisting of

When the voice level signal is input by the control unit 100 of the setting process, it is checked whether the period is made by the count of the timer unit 170, and whether the voice level signal is input by the control unit 100 of the setting process. A fourth step S130; If it is determined that the voice level signal is input by the control unit 100 of the fourth step (S130), the determination process comprising a fifth step (S140) of checking whether the timer unit 170 has counted the set period, and

If the timer period is determined by the control unit 100 of the determination process, the level of the input voice level signal is detected, and if it is greater than the set upper limit level of the surrounding environment, the warning signal is output. The timer unit (by the control unit 100 of the determination process) A sixth step S150 of detecting a level of the input voice level signal when it is determined that 170 has counted the set period; A seventh step (S160) of checking whether a level of the input voice level signal detected by the control unit (100) of the sixth step (S150) is greater than a level limited by the set surrounding environment; When it is determined that the level of the voice level signal input by the control unit 100 of the seventh step (S160) is greater than the limit level value of the surrounding environment, the eighth to control and monitor to generate and output the warning signal of the set method It consists of a warning process consisting of a step (S170).

Hereinafter, according to the present invention having the configuration described above, a method of warning the sound level of the mobile terminal will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The control unit 100 of the mobile communication portable terminal inputs and sets the state of the surrounding environment according to a control command applied from the keyboard unit 120 (S100), and inputs a warning cycle time for detecting a level of a voice signal. At the same time, the timer unit 170 is driven to count the set cycle time (S110).

The control unit 100 sets a warning signal output method to the warning unit as a vibration method or a voice level guide signal method according to a control command applied from the keyboard unit 120 (S120).

The control unit 100 has processed the setting process as described above, and confirms that the voice level signal applied to the microphone unit 130 is amplified and input to the set level through the amplifying unit 140 (S130). When the voice level signal is input, it is checked whether the timer unit 170 has counted the set cycle time (S140).

When it is determined by the controller 100 that the cycle time set in the timer unit 170 is counted, the voice level signal applied to the microphone unit 130 and amplified to a predetermined level through the amplifier unit 140 is input. To detect the level of (S150).

The detected level of the input voice level signal is determined by searching the table unit by the control unit 100, and the value of the level of the input voice level signal is greater than the value of the upper limit level limited in the currently set surrounding environment. Check whether it is (S160).

When the level of the voice level signal input in the confirmation is greater than the upper limit level value of the currently set surrounding environment, the controller 100 controls the warning unit 150 to set a warning signal, for example. In operation S170, a guide warning signal is output by the vibration warning signal or the voice level signal, and the feedback signal is fed back to the setting process S100.

Since the feedback is repeated as described above, a series of processes for detecting a voice level signal level as described above and generating a warning signal by the time period set in the timer unit 170 are repeated during communication. In addition, it has the advantage of communicating with the voice level signal of the acceptable level range that does not harm the surrounding people in the current surrounding environment.

The present invention having the above-described configuration, by using a voice level signal of the level allowed at the current location as a mobile terminal with a guaranteed mobility to communicate without damaging the surrounding people, providing an advanced communication culture to protect etiquette It is convenient to use.

In addition, since social communication while keeping the etiquette, there is no objection to the use of the mobile terminal in public places, there is an industrial use effect to activate the distribution.

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A control unit which detects a level of a voice level signal input to the mobile terminal in a set period and monitors to generate a warning signal when the level is greater than a predetermined level; An amplifying unit connected to the control unit and configured to amplify and output the input voice level signal to a predetermined predetermined level; A microphone unit connected to the amplifying unit and inputting an audible voice level signal applied from the periphery to convert it into an electrical voice level signal; A table unit which accesses the control unit and manages and outputs a maximum input level of a voice level signal suitable for a surrounding environment in a table; And a warning unit connected to the control unit and outputting a warning signal set to a vibration or voice level message according to the control. According to claim 1, A memory unit which accesses the control unit and records and outputs a program and data in the allocated area; A keyboard unit for accessing the control unit, selecting and inputting a voice level signal input level and a timer counting period of a surrounding environment, and inputting a dialing signal and a control command signal for operating a mobile terminal; And a timer unit for connecting to the control unit and counting and outputting a set period of time. The method of claim 1, wherein the warning unit, The mobile terminal is configured to activate the vibration warning signal or the voice guidance warning signal by a control command applied from the keyboard through the control unit, and output a warning signal activated by the corresponding control of the control unit. Beep level warning device. The method of claim 1, wherein the table unit, Transmitting sound level warning of a portable terminal, characterized in that the input of the voice level signal input upper limit level for the surrounding environment from the keyboard unit through the control unit, records and manages as a table in the allocated area, and outputs by searching. Device. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, The voice level signal input upper limit level value of the surrounding environment applied from the keyboard unit is recorded and managed as a table in the table unit, and the corresponding value of the selected surrounding environment is searched and set, and compared with the level of the voice level signal input for transmission. If the level of the input voice level signal is large, the transmission sound level warning device for a portable terminal, characterized in that the control unit configured to monitor to generate and output the set warning signal by controlling the warning unit. A setting process of setting a surrounding environment, a warning period and a warning signal output method selected by the controller of the portable terminal, and driving a timer; A determination process of checking whether a period is generated by a count of a timer unit when a voice level signal is input by the controller of the setting process; And a warning process of detecting a level of an input voice level signal when the timer is cycled by the controller of the determination process and outputting a warning signal when the level of the input voice level signal is greater than the set upper limit level of the surrounding environment. The method of claim 6, wherein the setting process, A first step of inputting surrounding environment information from a keyboard unit by a controller of the portable terminal and selecting and setting a voice level signal input level limited by the surrounding environment selected from a table unit; A second step of inputting warning period information from the keyboard unit by the control unit of the first step to set the counting period of the timer unit and driving the timer unit; And a third step of inputting a warning method from the keyboard by the control unit of the second step and setting the warning signal of the input method to be output from the warning part. The method of claim 6, wherein the determining process, A fourth step of confirming whether a voice level signal is input by the controller of the setting process; And a fifth step of checking whether the timer unit has counted the set period when the voice level signal is input by the control unit of the fourth step. The method of claim 6, wherein the warning process, A sixth step of detecting a level of an input voice level signal when it is determined by the controller of the determining process that the timer unit has counted the set period; A seventh step of checking whether the level of the input voice level signal detected by the control unit of the sixth step is greater than the level limited by the set surrounding environment; When it is confirmed that the level of the voice level signal input by the control unit of the seventh step is greater than the limit level value of the set surrounding environment, it comprises an eighth step of controlling and monitoring to generate and output the warning signal of the set method Transmitting sound level warning method of portable terminal.

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