FR2784839A1 - Inter-personal and intra-personal telephone signal transmission uses direct detection of human voice enabling transmission of speech in noisy environment - Google Patents

Inter-personal and intra-personal telephone signal transmission uses direct detection of human voice enabling transmission of speech in noisy environment Download PDF

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FR2784839A1
FR2784839A1 FR9813026A FR9813026A FR2784839A1 FR 2784839 A1 FR2784839 A1 FR 2784839A1 FR 9813026 A FR9813026 A FR 9813026A FR 9813026 A FR9813026 A FR 9813026A FR 2784839 A1 FR2784839 A1 FR 2784839A1
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    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/19—Arrangements of transmitters, receivers, or complete sets to prevent eavesdropping, to attenuate local noise or to prevent undesired transmission; Mouthpieces or receivers specially adapted therefor
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    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
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    • H04M1/2474—Telephone terminals specially adapted for disabled people
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    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
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The system avoids the need for external microphones by employing acoustic communication of the voice signal both within the body and between bodies, using several points on the anatomy. This ensures confidentiality and reduced presence of ambient noise. The fixed or mobile telephone or intercom set includes a pre-amplified transmitter-receiver, operating in resonant mode with the Schottky effect. This allows acoustic communication of the voice signal both within the body and between bodies using several points on the anatomy. This arrangement ensures confidentiality in the transmission of speech which specifically is largely independent of ambient noise. The appts. may also include a character keyboard which can be illuminated or provided with raised Braille-type characters, enabling use of the appts. in the dark. The set is provided with a memory ensuring that it is compatible with computers and electronic mail.

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Appareils de téléphonie ou d'interphonie inter-corporelle et intra-Telephone or inter-body and intra-intercom devices

corporelle. L'utilisation intensive des télécommunications acoustiques, dont vocales,en statique ou en mobile,dans des conditions d'usage de plus en plus contraintes,pose le problème de l'ergonomie et de la psychologie d'emploi.A titre indicatif,ceci concerne la conduite05 automobile,l'existence d'un environnement bruyant et/ou indiscret, l'Homme en conditions extrêmes comme son intervention à grandes  bodily. The intensive use of acoustic telecommunications, including voice, static or mobile, under increasingly constrained conditions of use, poses the problem of ergonomics and employment psychology. driving05 cars, the existence of a noisy and / or indiscreet environment, Man in extreme conditions as his intervention at large

profondeurs ou dans l'Espace ou lors de catastrophes et dans les cas de handicaps. Le présent brevet couvre la totalité des appareils dont la cons-10 titution et les caractèristiques fonctionnelles sont les suivantes en fonctionnement analogique ou numérique:.  depths or in Space or during disasters and in cases of disabilities. This patent covers all the devices whose constitution and functional characteristics are as follows in analog or digital operation :.

Une grande sensibilité du ou des capteurs phoniques(acoustiques en général)mis en oeuvre par une pré-amplification sans effet Schottky en adaptant un espace résonant au dispositif qui est à15 la fois émetteur et récepteur des sons,comme les prototypes le démontrent notoirement en fonctionnement intra-corporel dans la captation phonatoire. Le brevet couvre,en effet,tout appareil de communication acous- tique ainsi préamplifié et,notamment pour le domaine vocal,les20 différents modèles qui en découlent pour la communication vocale intra-corporelle selon des voies qui ne sont pas nécessairement celles du circuit bouche- oreille puisque toute partie anatomique du corps,en régions molles ou osseuses,peut intervenir,propriétés nouvelles qu'apporte le présent brevet,lesquelles peuvent être25 immédiatement étendues aux communications parlées inter-personnel- les(inter-corporelles)comme il en va en téléphonie classique,mais, de plus,selon une inter-locution allant d'une zone anatomique quelconque du corps d'lun locuteur à une zone -identique ou diffe- rente-du correspondant.30 Ainsi des instruments d'orthèses sont réalisés,qu'exprime lr pré- sent brevet, par le cas orthophonique suivant:deux handicapés,l'un montrant des dysarthries phonatoires -dont linaales- et l'autre (son conjoint)étént mal-entendant;instrumentés avec un prototype -2 - ressortissant de la présente invention,ils ont pu communiquer par  A high sensitivity of the phonic sensor (s) (acoustic in general) implemented by a pre-amplification without Schottky effect by adapting a resonant space to the device which is both transmitter and receiver of sounds, as the prototypes notoriously demonstrate in operation intra-corporeal in phonatory recording. The patent covers, in fact, any acoustic communication device thus preamplified and, in particular for the vocal domain, the 20 different models which result therefrom for intra-corporal vocal communication according to channels which are not necessarily those of the mouth circuit. ear since any anatomical part of the body, in soft or bony regions, can intervene, new properties brought by this patent, which can be immediately extended to interpersonal spoken communications (inter-corporeal) as it is in telephony classical, but, moreover, according to an inter-locution going from any anatomical zone of the body of a speaker to an -identical or different-from the correspondent.30 Thus orthosis instruments are made, that expresses the present patent, in the following speech-language pathology: two handicapped, one showing phonatory dysarthria -of which linaales- and the other (his spouse) were hearing-impaired; instrumented with a prototype -2 - from the present invention, they were able to communicate by

la parole. D'autre part,un prototype est placé sur la peau,au niveau thora- cique par exemple,et le sujet parle à haute voix,puis il se met à05 chuchoter et,enfin on lui demande de parler sans effectuer de mou- vements labiaux et maxillaires(ventriloquie)donc d'une façon ina-  the speech. On the other hand, a prototype is placed on the skin, at the theoretical level for example, and the subject speaks aloud, then he begins to whisper and finally he is asked to speak without making lip movements and maxilla (ventriloquism) therefore in an ina-

perçue,or ses messages phonatoires sont perçus par le locuteur et des tiers auditeurs.La transmission phonique est donc manifeste de façon non discrète(voire même g9nante),puis elle l'est de fa-10 çon discrète et finalement de façon confidentielle.  perceived, yet its phonatory messages are perceived by the speaker and third-party listeners. The phonic transmission is therefore manifest in a non-discreet (or even annoying) way, then it is discreetly and finally in a confidential manner.

En contre expérience,en utilisant un prototype relevant du pré-  Against experience, using a prototype from the pre-

sent brevet,en parler conversationnel(de l'ordre de 10 uW/cm) de phrases françaises,anglaises et latines ou de logatomes en milieu très bruité(bruits blancs allant jusqu'à 120 dB),la perception de  feels patent, talking about it conversational (of the order of 10 uW / cm) of French, English and Latin sentences or logatomes in very noisy surroundings (white noise up to 120 dB), the perception of

la parole est d'une bonne intelligibilité.  speech is intelligible.

Les appareils portables ou fixes,selon le présent brevet peuvent  Portable or fixed devices, according to this patent can

présenter avantageusement un clavier alpha-numérique en caractè-  advantageously present an alpha-numeric keyboard in character

res creux ou en reliefs de type Braille,eventuellement lumineux,  hollow or embossed res of Braille type, possibly bright,

pour la manipulation dans l'obscurité -la sonnerie d'appel d'ail-  for handling in the dark - garlic call ringing -

leurs peut être remplacée par un signal lumineux ou tactile.Les appareils du brevet sont,par ailleurs,miniaturisables pouvant en-  theirs can be replaced by a light or touch signal. The devices of the patent are, moreover, miniaturizable which can

trer dans le corps d'une montre bracelet ou de gousset(à titre indicatif)et rendus PC et e-mail compatibles à titre indicatif comme l'est la mémoire à puce que des modèles renferment.  fit into the body of a wristwatch or pocket watch (for information only) and make PC and e-mail compatible for information purposes, as is the chip memory that some models contain.

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REVENDICATIONCLAIM 1.Appareils fixes ou mobiles de téléphonie ou d'interphonie caf  1.Fixed or mobile telephony or intercom devices ractérisés par un émetteur-récepteur préamplifié,sans effet Schot-  activated by a preamplified transceiver, without Schot effect- tky,résonant,permettant la communication acoustique,notamment vo-  tky, resonant, allowing acoustic communication, especially vo- cale,inter-corporelle et intra-corporelle en quelque point du cor-  wedge, inter-corporeal and intra-corporeal at any point of the body ps anatomique qute ce soit,assurant la discrétion voire la confi-  anatomical ps whatever, ensuring discretion or even confidentiality dentialité de l'émission vocale en particulier largement indépen-  differential voice transmission especially largely independent dante du bruitage ambiant.of ambient sound effects. 2.Appareils selon la revendication 1 caractérisés par des carac-  2. Apparatus according to claim 1 characterized by charac- tères du clavier opérateur assurant la manipulation dans l'obscu-  keypads on the operator keyboard for handling in the dark rité à l'aide de touches avec creux et reliefs de type Braille  rity using keys with hollow and Braille reliefs pouvant être lumineuses.can be bright. 3.Appareils selon les revendications 1 et Z caractérisés par une  3. Apparatus according to claims 1 and Z characterized by a mémoire rendant l'ensemble compatible aux ordinateurs et courrier électronique.  memory making the whole compatible with computers and electronic mail. 4.Appareile selon les revendications 1,2 et 3 caractérisés par  4. Apparatus according to claims 1,2 and 3 characterized by leur utilisation pour les orthèses et prothèses dans la reconnais-  their use for orthotics and prostheses in recognition sance de l'Espace acoustique,mécanique et optique.  Acoustic, mechanical and optical space.
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