JPS5994953A - Telephone set for response - Google Patents

Telephone set for response

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Publication number
JPS5994953A
JPS5994953A JP57205117A JP20511782A JPS5994953A JP S5994953 A JPS5994953 A JP S5994953A JP 57205117 A JP57205117 A JP 57205117A JP 20511782 A JP20511782 A JP 20511782A JP S5994953 A JPS5994953 A JP S5994953A
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Japan
Prior art keywords
voice
caller
recognizing
call
personnel
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Granted
Application number
JP57205117A
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Japanese (ja)
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JPH0365707B2 (en
Inventor
Fujio Amamiya
雨宮 不二雄
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
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Priority to JP57205117A priority Critical patent/JPS5994953A/en
Publication of JPS5994953A publication Critical patent/JPS5994953A/en
Publication of JPH0365707B2 publication Critical patent/JPH0365707B2/ja
Granted legal-status Critical Current

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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04MTELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M3/00Automatic or semi-automatic exchanges
    • H04M3/42Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
    • H04M3/50Centralised arrangements for answering calls; Centralised arrangements for recording messages for absent or busy subscribers ; Centralised arrangements for recording messages
    • H04M3/53Centralised arrangements for recording incoming messages, i.e. mailbox systems
    • H04M3/533Voice mail systems

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To respond so as not to give feeling of inconsistency to a transmitting personnel by recognizing a syntax component transmitted by a responding personnel at an incoming side by a voice recognizing section, synthesizing the voice in response to its output and responding in the voice entirely different from the voice of a transmitting personnel. CONSTITUTION:When the operator at the incoming side makes transmission, it is applied to a recognizing device 19 via a switch 16b. The recognizing device 19 compares the syntax part of the transmission signal with a data stored in a recognizing memory 18, generates a discriminating output constituting spectrum, level, formant distribution or the line at each syntax component and applies it to a voice synthesizer 12. As a result, the synthesizer 12 reads a data corresponding to a supplied signal from a voice parameter memory 11 and generates a synthesis signal corresponding to the supplied signal. Further, the synthesis voice is transmitted to a subscriber line L via a switch 16a and a line interface 2. The data stored in the voice parameter memory is brought into entirely different voice component of the transmitting personnel.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 この発明は電話通話の応対を着信側の応対者以外の者の
声で応対できる応対用電話機に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a reception telephone that allows telephone calls to be answered using the voice of a person other than the person receiving the call.

一般に、電話通話において、通話をするかしないかの選
択権は発信者側にあり、着信者側は応対者の意志にかか
わらず必らず応対しなければならない立場に置かれてい
る0しかし、着信者側の事情によっては特定の発信者と
は通話をしたいが、他の発信者−とけ通話をしたくない
場合があり、後者の場合は自分が応対していることも発
信者に知られたくないことがある0このような場合、秘
書に発信者の選択をさせれば良いが、全ての電話利用者
が秘書を利用することは経済的に不可能である0 このため例えば、あらかじめ決められたメツセージによ
る形通りの応対を着信時に機械で行なわせ、着信側では
この応対をモニタすることによって相手が通話を行なう
必要のある発信者であることがわかった時は、電話機を
切換えて応対する応対用電話機が考えられる〇 第1図はこの考え方にもとづいた留守番電話機を応用し
た応対用電話機の一例を示すブロック図である0同図に
おいて1は発信2着信、送話受話等を行々う電話基本機
能部であり、線路インターフェース2.送話回路3.受
話回路4.送話器5゜受話器62発着信回路1.ダイヤ
ル8.サウンダ9によって構成されている。10は音声
合成部であ〕、音声パラメータメモリ11と音声合成器
12とから構成されている。13は応答装置であり、送
出するメツセージの内容を設定する設定部14と着gi
を検出するコントローラ15とから構成されている。な
お16はスイッチ、Lは加入者線路である。
Generally, in a telephone call, the caller has the choice of whether or not to make the call, and the called party is in a position where he or she must answer the call regardless of the person's wishes.0 However, Depending on the recipient's circumstances, they may want to talk to a specific caller, but may not want to talk to other callers, and in the latter case, the caller may not know that you are answering the call. There are some things you don't want to do.In such a case, you can have the secretary select the caller, but it is economically impossible for all telephone users to use the secretary.For this reason, for example, When a call is received, the machine automatically responds to the received message, and by monitoring this response, if the receiving party finds out that the other party is a caller who needs to talk, it can switch the telephone and answer the call. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a telephone answering machine based on this concept, which is an application of an answering machine. It is a telephone basic function part, and a line interface 2. Transmission circuit 3. Receiving circuit 4. Transmitter 5° Receiver 62 Calling/receiving circuit 1. Dial 8. It is composed of a sounder 9. Reference numeral 10 denotes a speech synthesis section], which is composed of a speech parameter memory 11 and a speech synthesizer 12. Reference numeral 13 denotes a response device, which includes a setting section 14 for setting the contents of the message to be sent, and a receiving device.
and a controller 15 for detecting. Note that 16 is a switch, and L is a subscriber line.

このように構成された従来の電話機は次のように動作す
る。着信があると、加入者線路りから線路インターフェ
ース2を介して供給される着信信号を検出したコントロ
ー215は設定部14f:制御する。この結果、設定部
14は応答時に送出することが決められているメツセー
ジを発生するためのメツセージ信号をコントロ−215
を介して音声合成器12に供給するので、音声合成器1
2はメツセージ信号に対応して音声バラメータメモリ1
1から必要なパラメータを読出し音声合成を行なってこ
の合成信号をスイッチ16および線路インターフェース
2を介して加入者線路りに送出する0 この場合、メツセージの内容を交換手が行なうような形
通りのものとしておけば、この通話をモニタしているう
ちに相手が通話を行なう必要のある発信者か否かがわか
る。もし通話を行なう必要のある発信者であればスイッ
チ16を切換えて通話を行なえば良いし、その他の発信
者であれば、発信者が判明した後のメツセージを例えば
、「今、不在ですがx時頃には席に戻ります0」として
おけば、発信者を選択して通話することができる。
The conventional telephone configured in this manner operates as follows. When there is an incoming call, the controller 215 detects the incoming signal supplied from the subscriber line via the line interface 2 and controls the setting unit 14f. As a result, the setting unit 14 controls the message signal to be sent to the controller 215 to generate the message that is determined to be sent at the time of response.
is supplied to the speech synthesizer 12 via the speech synthesizer 1.
2 is an audio parameter memory 1 corresponding to the message signal.
The necessary parameters are read out from 1, voice synthesis is performed, and this synthesized signal is sent to the subscriber line via switch 16 and line interface 2. By monitoring this call, you can find out whether the other party is a caller who needs to make a call. If you are a caller who needs to make a call, you can make the call by switching the switch 16, or if you are a caller of any other type, send a message after identifying the caller, such as, ``I'm not home at the moment, x.'' If you set "0, I'll be back to my seat at some point," you can select the caller and make a call.

しかしながら、このような従来の考え方にもとづく電話
機は、あらかじめ決められたメツセージしか送出できな
いので、通話のための切換を行なう時、話の流れがスム
ースでなく、発信者に異和感を与える欠点を有していた
However, telephones based on this conventional concept can only send predetermined messages, so when switching to a call, the flow of conversation is not smooth and the caller feels strange. had.

したがってこの発明の目的は、通話のための切換時、発
信者に異和感を与えることがない、応対用電話機を提供
することにある0 このような目的を達成するためにこの発明は、着信側の
応対者が送話した音節成分を認識する音声Bfi部の出
力に応じて音声合成部を制御し、送話者の声とは全く異
なった人の声で応対をするようにしたものである。
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone for answering calls that does not make the caller feel strange when switching to a call. The voice synthesizer is controlled according to the output of the voice Bfi unit that recognizes the syllable components transmitted by the caller, so that the caller responds with a human voice that is completely different from the caller's voice. be.

第2図はこの発明の一実施例を示すブロック図であり、
第1図と同一部分は同記号を用いている。
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention,
The same symbols are used for the same parts as in FIG.

3− 図において1Tは音声認識部であシ、音節成分が記憶さ
れている認識用メモリ18と、送話者の音節を認識用メ
モリ18のデータと比較し、スペクトラム、レベル、フ
ォルマント分布等の音節成分要素を認識する認識器19
とから構成されている0なお、16a r 16bはス
イッチである。
3- In the figure, 1T is a speech recognition unit, which compares the recognition memory 18 in which syllable components are stored and the speaker's syllables with the data in the recognition memory 18, and calculates the spectrum, level, formant distribution, etc. Recognizer 19 that recognizes syllable component elements
Note that 16a r 16b is a switch.

このように構成されたこの発明に係る電話機の動作は次
の通りである。電話機の操作者が送話をすると、この送
話信号はスイッチ16bを介して認識器19に供給され
るog識器19は送話信号の音節成分を認識用メモリ1
8に記憶されているデータと比較し、各音節成分毎にス
ペクト2ム、レベル、ホルマント分布等の音節成分要素
を構成する識別出力を発生し、音声合成器12に供給す
る。
The operation of the telephone according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows. When the telephone operator makes a call, the send signal is supplied to the recognizer 19 via the switch 16b.
8, and generates identification outputs constituting syllable component elements such as spectrum, level, formant distribution, etc. for each syllable component, and supplies them to the speech synthesizer 12.

この結果、音声合成器12は供給された信号に対応する
データを音声パラメータメモリ11から読出して、供給
された信号に対応する合成音声を発生する。そして、発
生した合成音声はスイッチ16mおよび線路インターフ
ェース2を介して加入者線路りに送出される。この時、
音声パラメータ4− メモリに記憶させるデータを送話者の音声成分とは全く
別のものとしておくと、例えば男性の声で送話している
時であっても、発信者には女性が応対しているような印
象を与えることができる0このため、この電話機で着信
の応対を行なった場合、発信者には秘書が電話の応対を
行なっているように聞こえる0したがって、着信側の応
対者は自分が送話を行なっていることを発信者に知られ
ることがないので、自由に発信者の選択を行なって通話
をすることができる0 この場合、送出するメツセージの内容は着信側の送話者
が送話している言葉そのものであるから、−−n−−−
−一−−−−極 めて自然な応対ができる。そして、必要な発信者に対し
てはスイッチ15a 、 16bを切換えて送話者の肉
声で通話を行なうことができる。
As a result, the speech synthesizer 12 reads data corresponding to the supplied signal from the speech parameter memory 11 and generates synthesized speech corresponding to the supplied signal. The generated synthesized voice is then sent to the subscriber line via the switch 16m and the line interface 2. At this time,
Voice Parameter 4 - If the data stored in memory is completely separate from the voice component of the caller, for example, even when a man's voice is transmitting, the caller may be answered by a woman. Therefore, if you answer an incoming call using this telephone, it will sound to the caller as if a secretary is answering the call.0 Therefore, the person answering the call may feel that you are the one answering the call. Since the caller does not know that the caller is transmitting the message, the caller can freely select the caller and make the call. In this case, the contents of the message sent are transmitted to the receiver. Since these are the words that are being sent, --n---
-1---Able to respond in a very natural manner. Then, by switching the switches 15a and 16b, a call can be made to a necessary caller using the caller's real voice.

以上説明したように、この発明に係る応対用電話機は送
話者の音声を異なる人の音声に変えて通話を行なうもの
であるから、通話内容に即応した任意のメツセージを送
ることができるので、着信側の送話者を知られることな
く、極めてスムーズな応対をしながら発信者の選択を行
なえ、発信者に対しては秘書が応対しているような印象
を与えることができる効果を有する。
As explained above, since the reception telephone according to the present invention changes the voice of the caller to the voice of a different person to make a call, it is possible to send any message immediately corresponding to the content of the call. The caller can be selected while responding extremely smoothly without knowing the caller on the receiving side, and has the effect of giving the caller the impression that a secretary is answering the call.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は従来の考え方を用いて構成した応対用電話機の
一例を示すブロック図、第2図はこの発明に係る応対用
電話機の一実施例を示すブロック図である。 1・・e・電話基本機能部、10・・・・音声合成部、
11・鳴・・音声パラメータメモリ、12・@Φ・音声
合成器、1T・・・・音声認識部、18拳・・eRR用
メ子メモリ9・・・−認識器。 特許出願人日本電信電話公社 代理人山 川 政 樹 7− 第1図 1
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a reception telephone configured using a conventional concept, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the reception telephone according to the present invention. 1... e-telephone basic function section, 10... speech synthesis section,
11.Naki...Speech parameter memory, 12.@Φ.Speech synthesizer, 1T...Speech recognition section, 18..Memory for eRR 9...-Recognizer. Patent Applicant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation Agent Masaki Yamakawa 7- Figure 1 1

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 発信1着信、送話、受話等を行なう電話基本機能部と、
送話者の音声を認識する音声認識部と、この音声認識部
の認識結果に対応して合成音声を発生する音声合成部と
から構成される応対用電話機0
A telephone basic function section that performs outgoing/receiving calls, sending/receiving calls, etc.;
A reception telephone 0 that is composed of a voice recognition unit that recognizes the voice of a caller, and a voice synthesis unit that generates synthesized voice in response to the recognition result of this voice recognition unit.
JP57205117A 1982-11-22 1982-11-22 Telephone set for response Granted JPS5994953A (en)

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Cited By (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS612461A (en) * 1984-06-15 1986-01-08 Kazuhiko Yugawa Answering device using recording sound
JPS6367950A (en) * 1986-09-10 1988-03-26 Sony Corp Telephone set
JPH01173955A (en) * 1987-12-26 1989-07-10 Seikosha Co Ltd Telephone set
JPH01107239U (en) * 1988-01-09 1989-07-19
JPH02284557A (en) * 1989-04-25 1990-11-21 Akai Electric Co Ltd Telephone voice changer sharing automatic answering telephone

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JPS5585233A (en) * 1978-12-22 1980-06-27 Sharp Corp Electronic language learning machine

Patent Citations (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5585233A (en) * 1978-12-22 1980-06-27 Sharp Corp Electronic language learning machine

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS612461A (en) * 1984-06-15 1986-01-08 Kazuhiko Yugawa Answering device using recording sound
JPS6367950A (en) * 1986-09-10 1988-03-26 Sony Corp Telephone set
JPH01173955A (en) * 1987-12-26 1989-07-10 Seikosha Co Ltd Telephone set
JPH01107239U (en) * 1988-01-09 1989-07-19
JPH02284557A (en) * 1989-04-25 1990-11-21 Akai Electric Co Ltd Telephone voice changer sharing automatic answering telephone

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