JP2001086202A - Ear microphone assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely recognize incoming state, even while an earphone is detached in a highly noisy state by providing a signal line with an incoming report unit for performing incoming reporting operation with one of or all of ringing light, emission and vibration according to a preset style of the incoming report operation. SOLUTION: An incoming report unit 3 is provided with a sounder 31 attached in the middle of a cable for connecting an earphone 1 to be inserted into the ear, a microphone 2 and a connector part 6 for outputting an incoming tone, an incoming lamp 32 to be emitted or flickered at the time of incoming and a vibrator 33 to be vibrated at incoming. At incoming, an incoming signal is inputted from a portable telephone set 7 through the connector part 6 to the incoming report unit 3 and when this signal is detected, respective reporting means with turned-on changeover switches are operated. When the earphone 1 is inserted into the ear, since the incoming unit 3 is located around the breast, ringing or light emission can be recognized at a position close to the eye or ear.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable telephone / PH
The present invention relates to an earphone assembly used for a portable terminal such as an S, and particularly to an earphone assembly that can surely recognize an incoming call even in a high noise state and can be applied to a general portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional earphone assembly for a portable terminal is provided with an earphone type microphone for acquiring and outputting a transmission signal from vibration of an ear bone, and an earphone for outputting a received voice. It is not necessary to hold the telephone body by hand during a call by connecting to the telephone body.

[0003] When an earphone assembly is used, the user recognizes an incoming call based on a ringtone from the earphone and a ringtone from the sounder of the telephone body. Therefore, the user always keeps the earphone inserted in the ear. Often.

[0004] However, some people may feel uncomfortable when the earphone is inserted, and such a person uses the earphone by removing it and using the ring tone from the sounder of the telephone body or the body of the telephone. The incoming call is determined by the blinking of the incoming lamp (LED).

[0005] As a conventional separate-type notification device for notifying an incoming call in a portable telephone, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-84141 published on March 28, 1997, "An incoming call device" (applicant: Casio Computer Co., Ltd.) Company, inventor: Kazuki Kita). In this prior art, an incoming call notification signal transmitter inserted into an earphone / microphone terminal of a mobile phone detects an incoming signal and creates an incoming call notification signal, and wirelessly transmits a card-type incoming call notification signal receiver or a list-type incoming call signal. A notification signal is transmitted to a receiver, and when each receiver receives the incoming notification signal, the receiver notifies the user of the incoming call by vibration or a sound output buzzer, and reliably notifies the incoming of the mobile phone without disturbing others. Can be done.

[0006]

However, the conventional earphone assembly has no function of notifying the incoming call other than the ringtone from the earphone, and is used when the earphone is removed in a loud place such as a factory. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to hear a ring tone from a sounder, and it is also difficult to see the incoming call lamp blinking when the phone body is put in a pocket or carried around the waist, so that the incoming call may not be noticed.

[0007] In addition, the conventional separate-type incoming call device requires a special mechanism for transmitting a signal to a separate-type notification unit as a telephone body or a component connected to the telephone. There was a problem that it was not widely applicable to telephones.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can reliably recognize an incoming call even when an earphone is removed in a high noise state, and can be applied to a general portable telephone. It is an object to provide an ear microphone assembly.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention, which solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, comprises an earphone assembly provided with an earphone and an earphone type microphone and connected to a telephone body via a signal line. The mode of the incoming call notification operation is set, and when an incoming signal is input, the
An ear microphone assembly equipped with a signal line that has an incoming call notification unit that performs any or all of the light emission / vibration incoming call notification operation.In a high-noise environment, even if the user does not always insert the earphone into his / her ear, an incoming call can be received. It can be easily and reliably recognized, can respond immediately to incoming calls, and can be widely used in general mobile phones, even if no special mechanism is provided in the phone body or accessory parts. .

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the function realizing means described below may be any circuit or device as long as the function can be realized, and some or all of the functions may be realized by software. is there. Further, the function realizing means may be realized by a plurality of circuits, or the plurality of function realizing means may be realized by a single circuit.

First, the general concept of the ear microphone assembly according to the present invention will be described. The earphone assembly according to the present invention is provided with an incoming notification unit that performs a notification operation such as ringing, light emission, and vibration upon receiving a call, on a signal line connecting the earphone assembly and the telephone body, and has a high noise level. In an environment, an incoming call can be surely recognized even when the earphone is not always inserted into the ear, and can be widely used in a general portable telephone which does not have a special mechanism.

Next, the middle concept of the ear microphone assembly according to the present invention will be described using functional configuration means. An earphone assembly for a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention has a detection unit that detects an incoming signal, and an incoming notification unit that performs an incoming notification operation of ringing, light emission, and vibration based on the incoming signal, When the detecting means detects that an incoming signal is input from the mobile phone main body and outputs an incoming notification signal to the incoming notification means, the incoming notification means performs an incoming notification operation, and in a high-noise environment, Even if the earphone is not always inserted in the ear, the incoming call can be reliably recognized, and furthermore, it can be widely used for general portable telephones without having a special mechanism as a telephone body or an accessory part. Things.

An appearance of an earphone assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an ear microphone assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention and a mounted state of the ear microphone assembly.
As shown in FIG. 1, an earphone assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an earphone 1 for outputting a received voice, a microphone 2 for acquiring a transmission signal, an incoming call notification unit 3 for notifying an incoming call, and a main body. Mobile phone (telephone body)
And a connector section 6 for connection to the connection section 7.

In particular, an incoming call notification unit 3 which is a characteristic part of the present apparatus includes an earphone 1 and a microphone 2 inserted into an ear,
It is attached to the middle of the cable connecting the connector section 6 and includes a sounder 31 that outputs a ring tone, a ring lamp 32 that emits or blinks when a call arrives, and a vibrator 33 that vibrates when a call arrives.

At the time of an incoming call, an incoming signal is input from the portable telephone (telephone main body) 7 to the incoming notification unit via the connector unit 6, and when the incoming notification unit detects the incoming signal, a notification operation is performed. It has become.

In this device, when the main body is worn in a pocket or a waist and the earphone 1 and the microphone 2 are inserted in the ears,
The incoming call notification unit 3 is provided at a position just near the chest. Further, the incoming call notifying unit 3 is provided with a clip or the like (not shown) so that it can be fixed to clothes or the like. And, for example, the notification unit 3
Is clipped to the chest of the work clothes, so that it does not hinder the work, and when the notification unit 3 is operated, a sound or light is emitted at a position close to a perceptual organ such as an eye or an ear. It is easily recognizable.

Next, each component of the apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of the earphone assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the present device includes an earphone 1 for outputting a received voice, a microphone 2 for inputting a transmitted voice, and a connector unit 6 as the same parts as the conventional device. An incoming call notification unit 3 is provided.

The reception signal line 11 transmits a reception signal from the telephone body to the earphone 1 as in the prior art.
The same signal is output to the detection unit 34. The transmission signal line 12 is for transmitting an audio signal input from the microphone 2 to the telephone body via the connector unit 6 as in the conventional case.

An incoming call notifying unit 3 which is a characteristic part of the present apparatus includes a sounder 31 as notifying means for notifying an incoming call.
, An incoming lamp 32, a vibrator 33, changeover switches SW1, SW2, SW3 as setting means for switching ON / OFF of each notification means, and a detection unit 34 as detection means. It is connected to the detection unit 34 via a changeover switch.

The detecting section 34 determines whether or not the signal input from the receiving signal line 11 is an incoming signal. If the signal is an incoming signal, the detecting section 34 outputs an incoming notification signal to the changeover switches SW1, SW2 and SW3, and It is not output for signals other than the equal incoming signal.

Switch SW1, SW2, SW3
Are used to switch ON / OFF of the sounder 31, the incoming lamp 32, and the vibrator 33, respectively, and the user manually switches from outside.

Next, the operation of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. In the present device, when an incoming signal is input from the telephone body to the receiving signal line 11 via the connector section 6, a ring tone is output from the earphone 1. At the same time, the incoming signal is input to the detecting unit 34, and when the detecting unit 34 determines that the input signal is the incoming signal, the changeover switch SW1,
An incoming notification signal is output to SW2 and SW3.

When the changeover switch is ON, an incoming call notification signal is input to each of the following notification means, and each notification means operates. That is, if SW1 is ON, a sound is output from the sounder 31, if SW2 is ON, the incoming call lamp 32 is turned on or blinks, and if SW3 is ON, the vibrator 33 vibrates. When the changeover switch is OFF, the notification means does not operate even if the incoming notification signal is input. In this way, at the time of an incoming call, the notifying means set to ON by the user performs the notifying operation to notify the incoming call.

According to the earphone assembly according to the embodiment of the present invention, the telephone body, the earphone 1 and the microphone 2
The incoming call notification unit 3 is provided on a signal line connecting the terminal and the terminal. When the detection unit 34 of the incoming call notification unit 3 detects an incoming signal, the sounder 31, the incoming lamp 32, and the vibrator 33 are provided.
Output the incoming call notification signal to each of the notifying means, and the notifying means set to ON performs the incoming call notifying operation, so even if the user removes the earphones or is in an environment with a large noise, The incoming call can be reliably notified, and the user can easily recognize the incoming call, and can immediately respond to the incoming call and talk.

Further, according to the present apparatus, since the incoming call notifying unit 3 is clipped to the chest of work clothes or the like, the incoming call notifying unit 3 does not hinder the work, and recognizes the incoming call notifying operation. There is an effect that it can be fixed at an easy position and the usability can be improved.

Further, in this apparatus, since the portable telephone main body and the connection portion with the portable telephone are completely the same as the conventional one, no special mechanism is required as the portable telephone main body or the accessory parts, and the general portable telephone is not used. It can be widely used for telephones, and the above-mentioned effects can be obtained.

For example, if a portable telephone having no vibration function is provided with a connection terminal for an earphone type microphone, the vibration function can be provided by connecting this device to the connection terminal and using it. There is an effect that can be improved.

Next, an ear microphone assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a configuration block diagram showing a configuration of an earphone assembly (another device) according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, another device has substantially the same configuration as the above-described ear microphone assembly, but includes a control line 13 in addition to a reception signal line 11 and a transmission signal line 12 as lines to be connected to the telephone body. Switch SW1, SW
2 and a setting selection unit 35 for switching SW3. The setting means described in the claims is constituted by changeover switches SW1, SW2, SW3 and a setting selection unit 35 in another device. The portable telephone 7 'is provided with an ear microphone assembly control unit 71.

In another apparatus, ON / OFF of each notification means of the ear microphone assembly is set in the portable telephone 7 '. The ear microphone assembly control unit 71 stores the setting status of each notification unit of the incoming call notification unit 3 'set from the key input unit (not shown) of the portable telephone 7', and turns on each notification unit. It outputs a control signal for switching between / OFF.

Selection / setting section 35 of ear microphone assembly
Is connected to the control line 13 and ON / OFF of the changeover switches SW1, SW2, SW3 according to a control signal from the ear microphone assembly control section 71 of the portable telephone 7 '.
Is to switch.

That is, the selection setting section 35 controls the control line 13
When a notification signal and a control signal designating ON / OFF of the notification device are input through the control unit, a switch corresponding to the specified notification device is switched according to the control signal.

The operation of another ear microphone assembly at the time of an incoming call is the same as that of the ear microphone assembly shown in FIG. 2. When the detecting section 34 detects an incoming call signal, it outputs an incoming call notifying signal to each switch. If it is ON, a signal is input to the corresponding notification means, and a notification operation is performed.

According to another apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, the selection setting section 35 switches the switches SW1, SW2, and SW3 according to the control signal from the ear microphone assembly control section 71 of the portable telephone 7 '. As a result, it is possible to set ON / OFF of each notification means of the incoming call notification unit 3 'of the ear microphone assembly from the key input unit of the portable telephone 7' main body, as compared with manually switching small switches. There is an effect that the usability can be improved.

[0034]

According to the present invention, there is provided an earphone assembly including an earphone and an earphone type microphone and connected to the telephone body via a signal line, wherein a mode of an incoming call notification operation is set in advance, and an incoming call signal is provided. Is input, an incoming notification unit that performs an incoming notification operation of any or all of ringing, light emission, and vibration according to the setting is used as an ear microphone assembly equipped with a signal line, so that the user can operate in a high-noise environment. Even if the earphone is not always inserted in the ear, the incoming call can be easily and reliably recognized, and the call can be answered immediately after receiving the incoming call. This has the effect that it can be widely used in general portable telephones.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an ear microphone assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention and a mounted state of the ear microphone assembly.

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of an ear microphone assembly (this device) according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram showing a configuration of an earphone assembly (another device) according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Earphone, 2 ... Microphone, 3 ... Incoming call notification unit, 6 ... Connector part, 7 ... Portable telephone, 11 ... Receiving signal line, 12 ... Transmission signal line, 13 ... Control line, 3
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sounder, 32 ... Incoming call lamp, 33 ... Vibrator, 71 ... Ear microphone assembly control part

Claims (2)

[Claims] An earphone and an earphone type microphone are provided,
An ear microphone assembly connected to the telephone body via a signal line, wherein a mode of an incoming call notification operation is set in advance, and when an incoming signal is input, a sound is generated according to the set mode of the incoming call notification operation. An ear microphone assembly, comprising: an incoming call notification unit for performing any or all of the incoming call notification operation of light emission and vibration on the signal line. 2. An earphone and an earphone microphone,
An ear microphone assembly connected to the telephone body via a signal line, wherein the detection means detects an incoming signal input from the telephone body and outputs an incoming notification signal, and a setting for setting a mode of the incoming notification operation in advance. Means, when the incoming notification signal is input, an incoming notification unit having an incoming notification unit that performs any or all incoming notification operations of ringing, light emission, and vibration in accordance with the set incoming notification operation mode. An ear microphone assembly provided on the signal line.