JP2003125478A - Audio transceiver - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To enable a single device to control a plurality of electronic devices such as audio devices, and to be able to answer a telephone call even when a call is received. An audio transmitter / receiver having an earphone, a microphone, and a liquid crystal display is provided. When a user receives a call from the outside while listening to music from an audio device such as the MD player 6 or the CD player 7 through the earphone 10, the audio transmitting / receiving device 1 receives the incoming call and simultaneously receives the incoming call. This is indicated on the display 11 and the earphone 1
0 and the microphone are switched to the voice transmitting / receiving side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an audio transmitting / receiving device having an audio receiving function and a voice transmitting / receiving function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, many consumer electronic devices such as audio players such as MD and CD, as well as video and television have been used in the home. In addition, portable audio players and mobile phones are being made as small as possible, and it is becoming easy to carry these multiple portable devices. These portable devices are usually designed to be used individually.For example, when listening to music on the audio player, when the mobile phone comes in, stop the audio player temporarily and answer the mobile phone. ing.

[0003]

By the way, the conventional electronic devices as described above are designed to be used individually, and must be individually controlled by each remote controller (remote control device) or the like. , Management of those remote controls was also troublesome. Also, when a call comes in, it was necessary to take off the earphones of the electronic device being used and answer the call.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a plurality of electronic devices can be controlled by a single device, and an audio transmission / reception that can be directly answered when a call comes in The purpose is to provide a device.

[0005]

An audio transceiver according to the present invention is an audio receiver for receiving an audio signal from an audio device, a voice transceiver for transmitting and receiving a voice signal to and from a predetermined telephone, and an earphone. And a microphone and a display device, and when a call is received from the outside, the display device displays that fact,
The earphone and the microphone are switched to the voice transmitting / receiving side.

Further, the audio receiver and the voice transmitter / receiver are adapted to perform wireless communication.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is an audio transmitting / receiving apparatus according to the present invention, which includes earphones 10 and 10, a microphone and a liquid crystal display 11 which will be described later, and a wireless communication network 2.
This constitutes a multi-connection terminal. Then, wireless communication is performed with the following electronic devices.

That is, 3 is a sign post (access point) connected to a network 4 such as the Internet, 5 is an external mobile phone, 6 is an MD player, and 7
Is a CD player, 8 is an audio player such as MP3, and these players 6, 7 and 8 are equipped with a wireless communication function. Reference numeral 9 denotes a mobile phone (including PHS) of a user who possesses the audio transmitting / receiving apparatus 1.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the audio transmitting / receiving apparatus 1. In the figure, 12 is an audio receiver for receiving audio signals from each player 6, 7, 8 which is an audio device, 13 is an audio transceiver for transmitting and receiving audio signals to and from a predetermined telephone 9 of the user, 14 is an audio receiver 12 and a voice transceiver 1
3 is a switching unit, 15 is a control unit for controlling the entire apparatus, 16 is the above-mentioned microphone,
An earphone microphone 6 may be integrated with the earphone 10.

In the present system having the above-mentioned configuration, for example, the user usually listens to music from the above-mentioned audio equipment through the earphone 10. At this time, when a call is received from the outside, the audio transmitting / receiving apparatus 1 receives the incoming call and, at the same time, displays the fact on the liquid crystal display 11, that is, displays the caller's telephone number and name. Then, the earphone 10 and the microphone 16 are switched to the voice transmitting / receiving side. As a result, the user can answer the incoming call while wearing the earphone 10, or can set the answering machine by looking at the display content of the display 11.

As described above, in this system, the multi-communication adapter with a single display is used as the control device,
Since the audio reception and the voice transmission / reception of the mobile phone can be switched, it is possible to control a plurality of electronic devices with a single device and to answer the call when the call is received.

That is, a single device can realize a multi-purpose connection with each audio device and a voice call with a mobile phone without worrying about the shape of the connector on the audio device side. In addition, even if a stereo audio device such as a mini component system can wirelessly communicate indoors, it is possible to enjoy music and the like with wireless earphones and headphones without worrying about sound in the vicinity. Therefore, for example, a music lover can move or dance while listening to his / her favorite music without being restricted by the movement distance of the existing headphones with a cord.

In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which each electronic device other than the audio transmitting / receiving apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a wireless communication function. However, even if each electronic device does not have a wireless communication function, The system configuration may be such that the wireless communication network 2 can be used by connecting an adapter with a wireless communication function.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention,
There is an effect that a plurality of electronic devices can be controlled by a single device and the user can answer the call as it is when the call is received.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an audio transmitting / receiving apparatus according to an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Audio transceiver 2 wireless communication network 3 sign post 4 network 5 mobile phones 6 MD player 7 CD player 8 audio players 9 mobile phones 10 earphones 11 Liquid crystal display 12 audio receiver 13 Voice transceiver 14 Switching unit 15 Control unit 16 microphones

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An external telephone including an audio receiver for receiving an audio signal from an audio device, a voice transceiver for transmitting and receiving a voice signal to and from a predetermined telephone, an earphone and a microphone, and a display. Is displayed, it will be displayed to that effect on the display,
An audio transmitting / receiving device, characterized in that an earphone and a microphone are switched to a voice transmitting / receiving side. 2. The audio transmitter / receiver according to claim 1, wherein the audio receiver and the voice transmitter / receiver perform wireless communication.