JP2004134837A - Wearable voice signal receiver and wearable voice signal communication apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wearable communication apparatus with excellent environment resistance that can be used at a position of a user at which the user feels no sense of incongruity when wearing the apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The wearable communication apparatus is configured such that a reception section for receiving an external voice signal and a loudspeaker drive circuit used by being inserted to an external auditory meatus are formed on a small-sized battery part, a voice reception section is formed by joining the small-sized battery part onto an earring, and a circuit portion for receiving the voice signal from an external portable telephone or the like and transmitting a infrared ray or a radio wave to the voice reception section is worn on another the part of the body than the ear or part of clothing and used. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a voice communication device that can be worn at all times without any discomfort to the body, and particularly to a transmission / reception device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
[Non-patent document 1] http: // pcweb. mycom. co. jp / news / 2001/09/04/14. html
Conventionally, a wireless headset as shown in FIG. 4 has been generally used as an interface relating to voice communication between a mobile phone, a fixed phone, a personal computer, and a human. The configuration has been reported. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 11 denotes a speaker unit, reference numeral 12 denotes a microphone unit, reference numeral 13 denotes a transmitting / receiving unit and a speaker driving unit, which are mounted so that the speaker unit 11 is placed on the ear and the microphone unit 12 is located near the mouth. However, the conventional headset has a shape that covers the ears, which causes discomfort to the wearer, and when worn for a long time, gives the user a feeling of fatigue and, at the same time, the appearance when looking at the wearer from others There was also a sense of discomfort.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the conventional headset gives the wearer not only fatigue but also an uncomfortable feeling when used for a long time, and also has an uncomfortable appearance. An object of the present invention is to provide a transmitting / receiving apparatus which solves such a problem, does not give a wearer fatigue or discomfort, and also solves a problem in appearance.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to claim 1 of the present invention, a speaker which is used by being inserted into an external auditory canal, and a receiving circuit which receives a signal by either infrared or radio waves, and drives the speaker A speaker driving circuit and a battery for powering the receiving circuit and the speaker driving circuit are fixed to an earring table, an output terminal of the receiving circuit is connected to an input terminal of the speaker driving circuit, and an output terminal of the speaker driving circuit. Is connected to the speaker, an audio signal transmitted by either the infrared ray or the radio wave is received by the receiving circuit, and the sound signal is reproduced by the speaker.
[0005]
According to claim 2, the receiving circuit according to claim 1 is specifically limited, and a receiving circuit that receives a signal quantized by a 1-bit noise shaping quantizer via either infrared rays or radio waves. Is defined.
[0006]
In claim 3, a communication unit for receiving an audio signal sent from an external communication device, and a signal received by the communication unit is transmitted to the wearable audio signal receiving device according to claim 1 by infrared or radio waves. A signal transmission unit for transmitting by the means, and a battery for supplying power to each circuit included in the communication unit and the signal transmission unit, wherein the wearable audio signal receiving device is mounted on an outer ear part, and the communication unit At a position where transmission and reception can be performed with an external communication device, the device is attached to a body part including clothes, and the signal transmission unit is attached to a body part including clothing at a position that can be transmitted to the wearable audio signal receiving device. Stipulates the configuration to be used.
[0007]
In a fourth aspect, the communication unit according to the third aspect includes an A / D converter that digitizes an input audio signal, a transceiver such as a Bluetooth transceiver, and a 1-bit noise shaping quantizer. Stipulates that the signal transmission unit includes a microphone and an infrared or radio wave transmitter.
[0008]
In order to achieve the above object, according to claim 1 of the present invention, a receiving circuit for receiving a signal by either infrared or radio waves, a speaker to be inserted into an ear canal, and a speaker driving circuit for driving the speaker And a battery for powering the receiving circuit and the speaker driving circuit are fixed to an earring table, an output terminal of the receiving circuit is connected to an input terminal of the speaker driving circuit, and an output terminal of the speaker driving circuit is connected to the speaker. And a receiving-type audio signal receiving device that receives the audio signal transmitted by either the infrared ray or the radio wave by the receiving circuit and reproduces the audio signal by the speaker.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a receiving circuit 21 for receiving an infrared ray or a radio wave and a speaker driving circuit 22 for driving a speaker 26 are formed on a battery 23 such as a coin battery. It is fixed to the table 25 (shown in the figure immediately before the fixing). Further, a speaker 26 that can be inserted into the ear canal is connected to the output of the speaker drive circuit 22 via a flexible conductor 24, the output of the reception circuit 21 is connected to the input of the speaker drive circuit 22, and a separately prepared signal transmission unit (FIG. 312), the receiving circuit 21 receives an infrared ray or a radio wave modulated by the audio signal transmitted from the receiving circuit 21 and reproduces the infrared ray or the radio wave by the speaker 26. In use, the earring stand 25 is attached to the ear like a normal earring, and the speaker 26 is inserted into the outer ear. The speaker 26 inserted into the outer ear also has a function of shutting off ambient environmental sound, thereby obtaining a clear received sound. In addition, with this structure, the earset is not covered unlike a conventional headset, and the headset can be worn without giving the wearer fatigue or discomfort. Further, the earring is one of those which are always worn, and does not give a sense of incongruity in appearance to always wearing.
[0010]
FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, which is a wearable voice communication device including a communication device 31 and a voice signal receiving device 30. The communication device 31 includes a communication unit 311 having an audio input / output function and a signal transmission unit 312 that transmits an audio signal to the audio signal receiving device 30 by infrared rays or radio waves (curved portion indicated by a broken line in FIG. 2). It is configured. The communication unit 311 has a communication function with an external communication device 32 that wirelessly transmits and receives an audio signal, such as a mobile phone, a fixed telephone, or a personal computer. The communication unit 311 transmits digital audio data signals from the external communication device 32 to the communication unit. The signal is received by 311 and modulated by infrared or radio waves by the signal transmitting unit 312 and transmitted to the audio signal receiving device 30. The communication unit 311 and the signal transmission unit 312 may be divided into two parts as shown in FIG. 2, or may be integrated.
For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the communication device 31 can be worn without any discomfort by incorporating it into a necklace or a neck strap as shown in FIG. 2 and is cordless with the earring type audio signal receiving device 30. It does not give a sense of incongruity to the people. Further, FIG. 2 shows a configuration in which the communication unit 311 and the signal transmission unit 312 are separated and the two are connected by wire. This is because, at the same time, the signal transmission unit 312 can be disposed at a position where good signal transmission / reception to / from the audio signal receiving device 30 can be performed. As a means for mounting the communication device 31, besides using the necklace or the like, a method of fixing it to a part of clothes or a belt with a clip or the like is also possible. It goes without saying that any position may be used as long as it can be worn without discomfort.
[0011]
FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a specific configuration of the communication device 31. The communication unit 311 includes a 1-bit noise shaping quantizer 42, a Bluetooth transceiver 43, and an A / D converter 44. It comprises an IrDA transceiver 41 for infrared communication and a microphone 45. In this case, FIG. 3 shows the case of using IrDA using infrared rays. However, this is not limited to infrared rays, and it is possible to use radio waves. In FIG. 3, an external communication device such as a mobile phone or a personal computer having a Bluetooth transmission / reception function through which an audio signal converted into an electric signal by a microphone 45 is converted into digital data by an A / D converter 44 and transmitted and received via a Bluetooth transmission / reception device 43. Send to 32. Also, digital data of an audio signal is received by a Bluetooth transceiver 43 from a communication device 32 such as a mobile phone or a personal computer having a Bluetooth transmission / reception function, and this data is converted into a 1-bit serial data string by a 1-bit noise shaping quantizer 42. Then, the operation of transmitting the sound to the voice receiving device 30 via the infrared ray by the infrared ray transmitting unit 41 is performed. In the present embodiment, a case where a Bluetooth transceiver is used has been described, but another communication method such as a wireless LAN may be used.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
Since earrings and necklaces are ornaments that are always worn even in normal times, even when wearing the product of the present invention, not only the feeling of fatigue but also the feeling of wearing of the wearing person and when other people see the wearing person It has the effect of not feeling any discomfort in appearance.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a communication device used in the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an external view showing an example of a conventional communication device.
[Explanation of symbols]
11: speaker unit of conventional structure, 12: microphone unit of conventional structure,
13: transmission / reception unit and speaker drive unit 21 of conventional structure: reception circuit, 22: speaker drive circuit,
23: Battery, 24: Lead wire 25: Earring stand, 26: Speaker,
30: audio signal receiving device, 31: communication device 311, communication unit, 312: signal transmission unit,
32: communication device 41: IrDA transmission unit
42: 1 bit noise shaping quantizer,
43: Bluetooth transceiver, 44: A / D converter,
45: Microphone

Claims (4)

It has a speaker to be used by inserting it into the ear canal,
A receiving circuit for receiving a signal by either infrared or radio waves,
A speaker driving circuit for driving the speaker,
The receiving circuit and a battery for power supply of the speaker driving circuit are fixed to an earring table,
An output terminal of the receiving circuit is connected to an input terminal of the speaker driving circuit,
An output terminal of the speaker drive circuit is connected to the speaker,
An audio signal transmitted by any of the infrared or radio waves is received by the receiving circuit,
A wearable audio signal receiving device, wherein the audio signal is reproduced by the speaker. 2. A wearable audio signal receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiving circuit receives the signal quantized by the 1-bit noise shaping quantizer via either infrared rays or radio waves. A communication unit for receiving an audio signal sent from an external communication device, and a signal received by the communication unit is transmitted to the wearable audio signal receiving device according to claim 1 by means of either infrared rays or radio waves. A signal transmission unit;
A battery that supplies power to each circuit included in the communication unit and the signal transmission unit,
Attach the wearable audio signal receiving device to the outer ear part,
At a position where the communication unit can transmit and receive with the external communication device, the communication unit is attached to a body part including clothes,
At a position where the signal transmission unit can be transmitted to the wearable audio signal reception device, the signal transmission unit is used by being attached to a body part including clothes.
A wearable audio signal communication device characterized by the above. The communication unit according to claim 3 has a configuration including an A / D converter for digitizing an input audio signal, a transceiver, and a 1-bit noise shaping quantizer. The signal transmission unit includes a microphone and an infrared or A wearable audio signal communication device characterized by comprising a radio wave transmitter.

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