JPH11196464A - Car phone equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a car telephone device that can accurately know a message from a partner without taking a handset when an incoming call is received during traveling, and can be easily attached to a vehicle. I do. SOLUTION: There is provided a voice recognition unit 29 that generates voice recognition data by voice-recognizing a voice of a caller, and a data output unit 30 that outputs voice recognition data from the voice recognition unit 29 to the outside. In addition, there is provided an instrument unit 23 for displaying a message of the called party based on the voice recognition data output from the data output unit 30 in a character manner,
The indicator 44 of the instrument unit 23 is arranged on the driver's seat meter panel. Thus, if there is a message from the other party after the incoming call, the message is displayed in characters on the display 44 on the driver's meter panel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an automobile telephone device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-8 / 88 discloses an example in which the safety of use of a mobile phone during traveling is improved.
No. 5,646, JP-A-63-115440 and JP-A-7-307775.

[0003] Among them, the car telephone device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-85646 is provided with a telephone call state if a driver is operating a steering wheel or a gear when an incoming call is received, and then calls the other party. In this case, a message indicating the standby state is sent, and the effect of operating the steering wheel or gear without worrying about the ringing sound is obtained.

[0004] In addition, the automobile telephone device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-115440 is configured so that when a call is received and a predetermined number of ringing sounds are made during driving, the telephone is placed in a call state and then automatically put on hold. This has the effect of improving operability and safety.

[0005] Further, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 5, the automobile telephone device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-307775 has a main unit 1 comprising a transmission unit 4, a reception unit 5 and a control unit 6, and a control unit. 7, a handset unit 2 including a speaker 9 and a microphone 10, an antenna 3, a display unit 11, and a touch panel 12. The display unit 11 is controlled by the control unit 6 of the main unit 1 and displays necessary communication information on a head-up display. Further, the touch panel 12 provided on the windshield is connected to the control unit 6 and is used for calling a telephone call and the like in the same manner as the push button of the handset unit 2.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a head-up display device. Display information of a light emitting display unit 13 of a display unit 11 is guided to a windshield 16 by an optical system by mirrors 14 and 15 to form a virtual image display 17. I do. The driver can visually recognize the virtual image display 17 outside and forward through the windshield. As described above, using the head-up display device, a telephone push button or communication information is displayed as a virtual image in a view ahead of the windshield 16 and the windshield 1 corresponding to the telephone push button display is displayed.
The touch panel 12 is provided at a position on the upper side 6, and the inconvenience and danger of having to temporarily look away from the front view can be eliminated, and the operability and safety can be improved.

[0007]

By the way, the above-mentioned conventional car telephone apparatus has the following problems.

[0008] That is, according to the method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-85646, when an incoming call is received, a call is made, but a message from the other party is obtained only by sending a message to the other party. Can not do.

[0009] Further, in the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-115440, when a call is received, a call is placed. I can't get a message.

[0010] Further, in the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-307775, a head-up display device is provided in addition to a normal display device, and a display of the head-up display device is provided at a location where the vehicle is easy to handle. Since the response is made by the handset unit 2, the safety during traveling is not sufficient. In addition, the head-up display device is not newly added to the existing equipment of a car but is newly provided separately, so that the cost increases and it is difficult to retrofit.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an automobile telephone apparatus which can accurately obtain a message from a partner without taking a handset when an incoming call is received during traveling, and which can be easily mounted on a vehicle. It is intended to be.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car telephone apparatus comprising: a transmitting unit; a receiving unit; A telephone body comprising: a voice recognition unit for recognition; a data output unit for outputting voice recognition data obtained by the voice recognition unit to the outside; and a control unit for controlling the transmission / reception unit, the voice recognition unit, and the data output unit A display that is installed at a position that is easy for the driver to see, a driver that performs display control on the display unit according to display data, and voice recognition data output from the data output unit of the telephone body as display data. And a control unit for converting and supplying the converted data to the driver.

[0013] According to the above configuration, the voice from the other party is voice-recognized in a call state after the incoming call and output as voice recognition data. Then, the voice recognition data is input to the instrument unit, converted into display data, and visually displayed on a display. Therefore, if there is an incoming call during traveling and there is a message from the other party after that, the content of the message is automatically displayed, and the display is performed on the display provided on the existing driver's seat meter panel. Therefore, it is possible to accurately know the message from the other party while ensuring sufficient operability and safety. Furthermore, since the configuration of the instrument section itself can be simplified, the increase in cost can be minimized even when components added to the telephone body are included.
In addition, when mounting on an existing vehicle, it is only necessary to mount the instrument section on the driver's seat meter panel, so that retrofitting can be easily performed.

Further, the telephone body may be provided with an incoming call output section for outputting an incoming signal, and the instrument section may be provided with a second display which is turned on by the incoming signal output from the incoming call output section of the telephone body. In this way, the driver can immediately know that there is an incoming call.

A voice synthesizing unit for generating, by voice synthesis, a message notifying the other party that the other party is driving and not answering the telephone, and outputting the voice message from the voice synthesizing unit to the transmitting unit. And a function of controlling the transmission of a voice message to the other party when an incoming call is received may be provided to the control unit of the telephone body. By doing so, it is possible to clearly notify the other party that the driver cannot answer the phone while driving.

Further, the control unit of the telephone body may have a function of stopping the function of the handset unit if the vehicle is in a running state at the time of an incoming call, and performing a control of restoring the function of the handset unit after the communication path is disconnected. . In this way, the driver can be made aware that there is no need to take the handset even when a call is received, so that the driver can concentrate on safe driving.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a car telephone device according to the present invention. The mobile telephone device 20 of this embodiment includes a telephone main body 21, a handset unit 22, and a meter unit 23.

The telephone main body 21 includes an antenna 24, a transmitting unit 25, a receiving unit 26, a voice synthesizing unit 27, an output unit 28, a voice recognizing unit 29, a data output unit 30, an incoming call output unit 31, and a control unit 32. . Radio waves are transmitted and received by the antenna 24, the transmission unit 25, and the reception unit 26. The voice synthesizing unit 27 stores voice data of a message informing the calling party that driving is in progress, performs digital signal processing on the voice data according to a command from the control unit 32, and outputs a voice signal. I do. in this case,
The voice synthesizing unit 27 stores voice data of a message such as "I am driving now. Please enter a message because I will call you later."

The output unit 28 transmits a voice signal output from the voice synthesis unit 27 in response to a command from the control unit 32.
To supply. In response to a command from the control unit 32, the voice recognition unit 29 converts the voice signal input from the reception unit 26 into a digital signal, compares it with a word standard pattern, and outputs the result as voice recognition data. Data output unit 3
0 supplies the voice recognition data output from the voice recognition unit 29 to the instrument unit 23 in response to a command from the control unit 32. Incoming output section 31 outputs an incoming signal in response to a command from control section 32. The control unit 32 controls each unit of the telephone main body 21.

The handset section 22 includes a push button dial 33, a microphone 34, a speaker 35, and a control section 36. Push button dial 33
Has push-button dials corresponding to numbers, *, #, A, B, C, D, etc., and outputs push-button dial signals for the respective push-button dials. The control unit 36 supplies a push button dial signal from the push button dial 33 and an audio signal output from the microphone 34 to the control unit 32 of the telephone main body 21. The audio signal (the voice of the other party) supplied from the control unit 32 of the telephone body 21 is supplied to the speaker 35.

The instrument section 23 includes interfaces 40 and 4
1, 42, a lamp 43, a display 44, a driver 45, a push button switch 46, a storage unit 47, and a control unit 48. The interface 40 connects the speed detection display unit 60 of the existing make device and the telephone main body 21. Here, the speed detection display unit 60 captures the output of the sensor 61, a sensor 61 for detecting the vehicle speed, a speed meter 62 for displaying the speed, a driving unit 63 for driving the speed meter 62, and the output of the sensor 61. And a control unit 64 that controls the drive unit 63 in accordance with the control signal and supplies the output value to the control unit 32 of the telephone main body 21 via the interface 40.

The lamp 43 is for notifying the driver of an incoming call, and is turned on by an incoming call signal from the incoming call output section 31 of the telephone body 21. The display 44 uses an LCD or the like, and is used for displaying characters and the like recognized by voice. The driver 45 drives the display 44,
In accordance with the display data supplied from the control unit 48, the display 4
4 is displayed as a character. The control unit 48 is an interface 4
The voice recognition data output from the data output unit 30 of the telephone main body 21 via the telephone unit 2 is captured, stored in the storage unit 47, and display data is created and supplied to the driver 45. The push button switch 46 is used to stop the display on the display 44 and to erase the contents stored in the storage unit 47. When the push button switch 46 is pressed, the control section 48 supplies a command to delete the display to the driver 45 and deletes the contents stored in the storage section 47.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a driver's seat meter panel 66. As shown in FIG. 2, the indicator 44 is provided with an engine tachometer 67 disposed at the center right of the meter panel surface.
, And the lamp 43 is disposed in the rightmost section of the indicator 68 disposed at the lower part of the meter panel surface. The push button switch 46 is arranged near the right end of the indicator 68. As described above, the indicator 44 and the push button 46 are provided in a vacant portion of the existing driver's seat meter panel 66, and the lamp 43 is provided in a section where the indicator 68 is not used.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the telephone main body 21. First, a received signal is captured to determine whether there is an incoming call. If there is no incoming call, the reception signal is repeatedly taken, and if there is an incoming call, the communication state is set and then the speed data is taken in (steps S10 to S14). After fetching the speed data, it is determined whether or not the vehicle is operating, that is, whether or not the speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined speed (for example, 20 k / m). If the vehicle is not driving, the process returns to step S10, and if the vehicle is driving, an incoming signal is output (steps S16 and S18). The incoming signal is supplied to the instrument unit 23, and the lamp 43 is turned on. Thereby, the driver can know that there is an incoming call.

After outputting the incoming signal, the function of the handset unit 22 is stopped in step S20. That is, the handset unit 22 is disabled. Next, in step S22, a message, that is, "I am driving now. Please enter a message. I will call you later." After sending this message, step S2
In step 4, speech recognition processing is performed. That is, it recognizes the voice from the other party and outputs voice recognition data. The voice recognition data is supplied to the instrument section 23, written into the storage section 47 by the control section 48 of the instrument section 23, exchanged with display data, and supplied to the driver 45. The driver 45 displays characters on the display 44 based on the supplied display data. This voice recognition processing is continuously performed until the call from the other party is disconnected (steps S26 to S3).
2). In this case, when the voice of the other party is not recognized,
After waiting for a certain period of time, call disconnection processing is performed. That is, the call path is cut, and the stop of the handset function is canceled and the voice recognition process is stopped.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the meter unit 23. First, it is determined whether or not the voice recognition data has been sent. If the voice recognition data has not been sent, this step is repeated. If the voice recognition data has been sent, it is stored, further converted into display data and displayed visually (steps S50 to S54). Then, it is determined whether or not the push button switch 46 has been pressed during the display of the message (step S56). If it is determined that the push button switch 46 has not been pressed, the message is continuously displayed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the push button switch 46 has been pressed, the display of the message is stopped in step S58, and the stored voice recognition data is deleted (step S60). After erasing the voice recognition data, the process returns to step S50.

As described above, the mobile telephone device 10 according to the present embodiment supplies an incoming signal to the instrument section 23 provided on the driver's seat meter panel 66 if the vehicle is traveling at a predetermined speed or more when an incoming call is received. The lamp 43 is turned on to notify the driver that there is an incoming call. And handset unit 2
After disabling 2, a message is sent to the other party notifying that the vehicle is being driven, and a transition is made to the answering machine state.
When a message is sent from the other party, voice recognition is performed to generate voice recognition data.
6 and is stored in the storage unit 47 and displayed on the display unit 44. When the message from the other party ends, the call path is cut off and the handset unit 2
2 to cancel the function stop and stop the voice recognition processing.

Therefore, if there is an incoming call during traveling and then there is a message from the other party, it is automatically displayed and the display 4 provided on the existing driver's seat meter panel 66
4, the message from the other party can be accurately known while sufficiently ensuring operability and safety. Further, when there is an incoming call, the lamp 43 is turned on, so that it is possible to know that there is a call. In addition, the driver can recognize in advance that the use of the handset unit 22 will be disabled when a call is received while the vehicle is traveling, so that the driver will not make any mistake. Since the incoming call is made by turning on the lamp 43 and the message from the other party is made by the display 44, the driver 45, the push button switch 46, the storage unit 47, and the control unit 48, it is easily attached to the existing driver's seat meter panel 66. In addition, since the configuration is not large, the increase in cost due to the addition can be minimized.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various embodiments are possible within the scope of the invention. Specifically, the following may be performed.

(A) The lamp 43 is used so that the incoming call can be easily recognized.
May be blinked. (B) A buzzer may be provided in addition to the lamp 43 so that the incoming call can be more easily recognized. (C) Message instrument unit 2 that notifies that there is an incoming call
3 may be displayed on the display 44, or a display may be provided separately from the display 44 and displayed on the display. (D) The number of incoming calls may be measured, and the number of incoming signals corresponding to the number of incoming calls may be output at regular intervals, and the number of incoming calls may be notified by flashing of the lamp 43. By doing this,
You can recognize at a glance how many calls have been received. (E) When an incoming call is received, the handset unit 22 is automatically disabled from being used. However, this state may be determined in advance by, for example, "A call has been received. The handset cannot be used." The driver may be notified by a voice message. In this way, even a first-time person does not make a mistake. (F) Although it is determined whether the vehicle is traveling based on the output of the speed sensor, it is determined whether the vehicle is traveling based on the output of the engine rotation detection sensor. You may. (G) Although the message that informs the other party that the telephone body 21 is driving is transmitted, the message may be transmitted from the handset unit 22 side. (H) Only the message of the other party is displayed,
If the telephone number of the other party is known, it may be displayed. (I) A plurality of messages may be stored in the storage unit 47, and an arbitrary message may be selected and displayed by a switch or the like.

[0031]

As described above, claims 1, 2, 5
According to the invention described above, if there is an incoming call during traveling and then there is a message from the other party, the content of the message is automatically displayed, and the display is provided on the existing driver's seat meter panel. Since the operation is performed by the device, the operability and safety can be sufficiently ensured, and the message from the other party can be accurately known. Furthermore, since the configuration of the instrument section itself can be simplified, the increase in cost can be minimized even when components added to the telephone body are included. In addition, when mounting on an existing vehicle, it is only necessary to mount the instrument section on the driver's seat meter panel, so that retrofitting can be easily performed.

According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, when there is an incoming call, a display notifying the driver of the incoming call is made, so that the driver can immediately know that there is an incoming call.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when a call is received while the vehicle is running, a message by voice synthesis is sent to notify the other party that the call cannot be answered. This can be clearly communicated to the other party.

According to the seventh and eighth aspects of the present invention, the function of the handset is stopped if the vehicle is running at the time of the incoming call, and the function is returned to the handset after the communication path is cut off. Since the driver can be informed in advance that there is no need to take the handset even when he / she gets on, he can concentrate on safe driving.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a mobile phone device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state where the display of the automobile telephone device according to the embodiment is attached to a driver's seat meter panel.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the car telephone device of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the car telephone device of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional car telephone device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a head-up display device of a conventional car telephone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 20 automobile telephone device 21 telephone body 22 handset unit 23 instrument unit 25 transmitting unit 26 receiving unit 27 voice synthesizing unit 28 output unit 29 voice recognition unit 30 data output unit 31 incoming call output unit 32, 36, 48 control unit 33 push button dial 34 Microphone 35 Speaker 43 Lamp 44 Display 45 Driver 46 Push button switch 47 Storage 66 Driver's seat meter panel 68 Indicator

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A transmitting unit, a receiving unit, a voice recognizing unit for recognizing a received signal output from the receiving unit in a call state after an incoming call, and a voice recognizing data obtained by the voice recognizing unit. A telephone body including a data output unit for outputting data to the transmitter, a control unit for controlling the transmission / reception unit, the voice recognition unit, and the data output unit; a display installed at a position that is easy for a driver to see; and the display according to display data. A vehicle for controlling the display of a telephone, and a control unit for converting voice recognition data output from the data output unit of the telephone body into display data and supplying the display data to the driver. Telephone equipment. 2. The instrument section further includes a storage section for storing voice recognition data, and a switch, and the control section of the instrument section erases the storage content of the storage section when the switch is turned on. 2. The mobile telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the display on said display is erased. 3. The telephone body further includes an incoming call output unit that outputs an incoming signal, and the instrument unit further includes a second display that is turned on by the incoming signal output from the incoming output unit of the telephone body. 3. The car telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit of the telephone body outputs an incoming signal from the incoming output unit when an incoming call is received. 4. The telephone control device according to claim 3, wherein the control section of the telephone body counts the number of incoming calls and outputs a number of incoming signals corresponding to the number of incoming calls from the incoming output section at regular intervals.
The mobile telephone device as described in the above. 5. The indicator and the second indicator of the instrument section,
5. The car telephone apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the car telephone apparatus is provided on a driver's seat meter panel of a vehicle. 6. A voice synthesizing unit for generating, by voice synthesis, a message notifying that the other party is driving and not answering the telephone, and supplies a voice message from the voice synthesizing unit to the transmitting unit. An output unit for transmitting the voice message to the other party when there is an incoming call.
The mobile telephone device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. 7. A dial, a microphone, a speaker, and an audio signal input to the microphone are supplied to the telephone body, and a reception signal received by the telephone body is supplied to the speaker. The mobile telephone device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a handset unit having a control unit that supplies a dial signal from the telephone to the telephone body. 8. The control unit of the telephone main body may stop the function of the handset unit if the vehicle is running at the time of the incoming call, and may return the function of the pigeonset unit when detecting a disconnection of the communication path after the incoming call. The mobile telephone device according to claim 7, wherein: