KR200234151Y1 - telephone for the deaf - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a telephone for the deaf, which is simply connected to a general telephone line and enables communication between the deaf and the normal or the deaf.

The deaf telephone of the present invention comprises: telephone line matching means for matching a communication protocol with a PSTN; A keypad for entering a telephone number and selecting a desired communication mode; Call circuit means comprising a call circuit and a receiver / receiver to transmit the calling party's voice to the called party or the called party's voice to the calling party; A keyboard used to enter letters or symbols; Liquid crystal display means for displaying contents received from a call counterpart and user input contents; Operation state display means for displaying an operation state of the telephone; A voice synthesizer for converting a text input for a voice call with a call counterpart into voice; And a voice recognition unit for recognizing a voice received from a call counterpart and converting the voice into a text, and control means for collectively controlling the respective units and means to support the input communication mode.

Description

Deaf phone {telephone for the deaf}

The present invention relates to a telephone for the deaf, and more particularly, to a telephone for the deaf, which is directly connected to a general telephone line and enables communication between the deaf and the normal or the deaf.

With the development of scientific information technology, wired / wireless communication has developed rapidly and takes up a part of daily life, but such wired / wireless communication is still used for people with disabilities who cannot speak or listen (hereinafter referred to as 'deaf'). It remains an inaccessible medium. Of course, the hearing impaired person may communicate with a hearing impaired person (hereinafter, simply referred to as a 'normal person') or a hearing impaired person by using a function such as chatting or e-mail. However, even in this case, there is a problem that all the parties to the conversation must have a computer to learn how to use and pay a separate fee in addition to the telecommunication fee. In addition, in the case of a chat, it is difficult to communicate with a desired party at a desired time because real time conversation is possible only when the computer of the conversation party is turned on.

On the other hand, a landline telephone (hereinafter referred to as a "video phone") with a function of displaying the appearance of a conversation partner via a public switched telephone network (hereinafter referred to simply as "PSTN") has been proposed. This allows the deaf to communicate in sign language, while confirming the other person's hand gestures and gestures.

However, such a video phone does not provide a clear image due to the limitation of the communication speed, and also has a problem that it is difficult for a conversation party to accurately grasp a sign language gesture and a gesture because a small LCD screen is provided in the video phone.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone for the hearing impaired, which is simply connected to a general telephone line to enable communication between the hearing impaired person and a normal person or the hearing impaired person.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hearing impaired telephone that provides a wireless terminal that is wirelessly communicated with the main body terminal connected by wire to a telephone line so that the hearing impaired person carrying the telephone can be notified that the call is received by vibration. have.

The hearing-impaired telephone of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: telephone line matching means for matching a communication protocol with a PSTN; A keypad for entering a telephone number and selecting a desired communication mode; Call circuit means comprising a call circuit and a receiver / receiver to transmit the calling party's voice to the called party or the called party's voice to the calling party; A keyboard used to enter letters or symbols; Liquid crystal display means for displaying contents received from a call counterpart and user input contents; Operation state display means for displaying an operation state of the telephone; A voice synthesizer for converting a text input for a voice call with a call counterpart into voice; And a voice recognition unit for recognizing a voice received from a call counterpart and converting the voice into a text, and control means for collectively controlling the respective units and means to support the input communication mode.

In the above-described configuration, the telephone may further include a modem unit for converting the digital data generated by the keyboard into an analog signal for sending to the PSTN and converting the analog signal sent from the PSTN into digital data so as to communicate by text.

1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration according to a preferred embodiment of the main body terminal in the telephone for the hearing impaired of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration according to a preferred embodiment of a wireless terminal in the hearing-impaired telephone of the present invention,

3 is a network configuration diagram that is used as the environment for use of the telephone for the hearing impaired according to the present invention.

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

100: PSTN, 110, 120: regular telephone,

130: wireless network, 140: mobile phone,

150: internet, 160: personal computer,

200: main body terminal, 202, 302: control unit,

204, 306: memory, 206, 312: liquid crystal control unit,

208: video camera, 210: wireless matching unit,

212: speech recognition unit, 214: modem unit,

216: speech synthesis unit, 220: telephone line matching unit,

224, 316: call circuit section, 230, 320: power supply section,

240: keyboard, 242, 310: keypad,

244, 314: liquid crystal display, 246: operation state display,

300: wireless terminal, 304: wireless matching unit,

308: vibration generating unit

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail with respect to the telephone for the deaf of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration according to a preferred embodiment of the main body terminal in the telephone for the hearing impaired of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the main body terminal of the deaf telephone of the present invention (use this term to distinguish from an optional wireless terminal (to be described later)) 200 with the PSTN. A telephone line matching unit 220 for matching a communication protocol and performing ring signal detection and internal circuit protection functions in addition to the communication protocol; It includes a keypad 242 that performs phone number input, operation mode switching, and additional function selection / input / delete functions, and a call circuit and a handset to transmit the calling party's voice to the called party or to send the called party's voice. A keyboard 240 for easily and quickly inputting characters and the like in addition to the essential components of the telephone such as the call circuit unit 224 to be transmitted to the side; A liquid crystal display unit 244 which displays contents received from a call counterpart and displays user input contents such as texts and communication symbol symbols (symbols); A liquid crystal controller 206 for controlling driving of the liquid crystal display unit 244; Firmware for driving the main body terminal 200, memory 204 for storing data input from a user or data provided from a call counterpart via a PSTN, and a voice call with a counterpart having a wired / wireless phone. A speech synthesizer 216 for converting the text data provided for speech into speech; A voice recognition unit 212 for recognizing a voice transmitted from a call counterpart and converting the voice into a text; Control unit 202 for controlling the overall operation of the operation state display unit 246, the main body terminal 200 to visually display the operating state of the phone, such as made of a light emitting diode to inform the hearing impaired call and the current operation mode And a power supply unit 230 for supplying the operation power required to each unit of the main body terminal 200.

In the above-described configuration, the keyboard 240 may be a keyboard adopted in a personal computer or the like. In addition, the memory 204 stores a guide message relating to the use of the main body terminal 200 of the present invention in the form of digital data, and the speech synthesis unit 216 controls the memory 204 under the control of the controller 202. A variety of announcements in the form of digital data stored in the system may be read, synthesized, and transmitted to the calling party by voice.

On the other hand, by further comprising a modem unit 214 for converting the digital data generated by the main body terminal 200 to an analog signal to send to the PSTN or the analog signal sent from the PSTN to digital data, the main body terminal having the same function It may be able to communicate only with text without undergoing voice conversion with the 200, and may also communicate with a personal computer or a mobile phone via the Internet or a wireless network connected to the PSTN.

Furthermore, in order to allow the hearing impaired person to know the incoming call in a timely manner, the wireless terminal may further include a wireless terminal capable of transmitting and receiving a control command or data wirelessly with the main body terminal 200, for example, to sense the incoming call. It can also be built with vibration alerts. In this case, the communication between the console terminal and the wireless terminal has a bar, and more preferably will be able to be implemented by using the IrDA (I nfra r ed D ata A ssociation) or Bluetooth (Bluetooth) may be implemented in Bluetooth . In the case of the Bluetooth 1.0 standard, since the data transmission speed is 1 [Mbps] and the transmission distance is 10 to 100 [m], the hearing impaired person may run to the main body terminal 200 at any time if there is a short distance, You will be able to talk directly through your wireless terminal. Reference numeral 210 includes an antenna and the like, and denotes a wireless matching unit for matching a communication protocol and the like with the wireless terminal.

In the drawing, reference numeral 208 denotes a video camera that compresses the video signal coming through the lens and stores it in the memory 204 and then sends it to the PSTN. When the video phone function is further provided, the main body terminal 200 has the same function. Or you can talk to your personal computer in sign language.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration according to a preferred embodiment of a wireless terminal in the deaf phone of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the configuration of the wireless terminal 300 according to the present invention includes a keypad 310 for performing a telephone number input or a selection / input / delete function of an additional function; A call circuit unit 314 including a call circuit and a receiver / receiver to transmit a caller's voice to the called party or a caller's voice to the calling party; A liquid crystal display unit 314 for displaying / outgoing information display or communication symbol; A liquid crystal controller 312 controlling the liquid crystal display 314; A memory 306 for storing firmware, a calling number or a communication symbol for driving the wireless terminal 300; Vibration generator 308 consisting of a vibration motor and a peripheral circuit to generate a vibration when receiving an incoming signal; It may include a power supply unit 320 for supplying the operation power required for each unit of the wireless terminal 300 and the control unit 302 for controlling the overall operation of the wireless terminal 300. Reference numeral 304 denotes a wireless matching unit that performs wireless matching with the main body terminal 200.

Hereinafter will be described in detail the operation of the telephone for the deaf of the present invention.

3 is a network configuration diagram in which the telephone for the deaf of the present invention is used. As shown in Fig. 3, a general landline telephone 110, 120 is connected to the PSTN 100 by its telephone connection terminal, and the main terminal 200 of the telephone for the deaf is connected to the PSTN 100. It can also be connected via its telephone connection terminal. In addition, the wireless terminal 300 may be connected to the main body terminal 200 of the telephone for the hearing impaired by a short range wireless communication standard such as Bluetooth. In addition, the PSTN 100 is also connected to the personal computer 160 or the mobile phone 140 via the Internet 150 or the wireless network 130.

First, in the state where the hearing impaired person is provided with the main body terminal 200 and the wireless terminal 300 of the present invention, when a call is received from the other party, the main body terminal 200 issues a control command to the wireless terminal 300. By generating vibrations, the deaf recognizes that a call has been made. In this state, when the hearing impaired person picks up the handset of the main body terminal 200, a call path is established between the caller and the frontal and rear hearing terminal. When the operation mode of the e) is changed to, for example, the 'disabled mode', the fact that the caller is deaf and how to use the voice is transmitted to the caller through the voice synthesis unit 216 immediately. In this state, when the deaf as a called person wants to express his or her intention, after inputting a desired character by operating the keyboard 240, for example, pressing the 'voice synthesis' key designated on the keypad 242, the voice synthesis unit In 216, it is converted into voice and transmitted to the caller. The voice from the caller is converted into text by the voice recognition unit 212 and output to the liquid crystal display unit 244.

When the deaf becomes a caller, a call path is established with the called party, and the fact that the caller is deaf and how to use it is transmitted to the called party through the voice synthesis unit 216. Same as the case. Hereinafter, the mode of receiving the outgoing content as a text is converted to voice and outputted, and the received content is inputted as the voice and output as a text.

On the other hand, in the case of text communication between the main body terminal 200, both parties operate the key assigned to the keypad 242 while the call path is set between the caller and the called party to set the operation mode of the main body terminal 200, for example, After converting to 'Chat Mode', if you input the desired text, the text data is directly transmitted and received through the modem unit 214 without the text-to-speech conversion as in the disabled mode. Communication is possible. Hereinafter, a mode in which all incoming and outgoing calls are defined as 'chat mode'.

Lastly, for normal communication, a 'normal' mode may be provided, for example, in this case, the data is transmitted through the voice synthesizer 216, the voice recognizer 212, and the modem 214 in the process of transmitting and receiving data. Voice data is transmitted and received via the wired telephone path of. Hereinafter, a general voice communication mode is defined as a 'normal' mode.

The videophone for the hearing impaired of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be variously modified and implemented within the range allowed by the technical idea of the present invention. For example, selection of an operation mode or selection of a function may be performed by operating the keyboard 240 instead of the keypad 242, and an extension function is added between the main body terminal 200 and the wireless terminal 300. You might be able to.

Meanwhile, the term 'control means' in the scope of the utility model registration request is used as a concept including the memory 204 of the main body terminal 200, the software and the controller 202 mounted therein, and the term 'liquid crystal display means' The liquid crystal controller 206 and the liquid crystal display 244 of the main body terminal 200 will be used as a concept.

According to the telephone for the deaf person of the present invention as described above, it is simply connected to the general telephone line, it is possible to communicate between the deaf and normal people or the same deaf.

Claims (3)

Telephone line matching means for matching a communication protocol with the PSTN; A keypad for entering a telephone number and selecting a desired communication mode; Call circuit means comprising a call circuit and a receiver / receiver to transmit the calling party's voice to the called party or the called party's voice to the calling party; A keyboard used to enter letters or symbols; Liquid crystal display means for displaying contents received from a call counterpart and user input contents; Operation state display means for displaying an operation state of the telephone; A voice synthesizer for converting a text input for a voice call with a call counterpart into voice; A voice recognition unit for recognizing a voice received from a call counterpart and converting the voice into a text; And a control means for collectively controlling the units and means so that the input communication mode is supported. The telephone set according to claim 1, wherein the telephone further comprises a modem unit for converting digital data generated by a keyboard into an analog signal for sending to the PSTN and converting an analog signal sent from the PSTN into digital data. . The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the respective parts and means are built in the main body terminal, The main body terminal further includes a wireless matching unit for wirelessly informing of the incoming call, The telephone is a telephone for the hearing impaired, characterized in that it further comprises a wireless terminal for generating vibration by receiving the incoming call through the wireless matching unit.