Title:
TELEPHONE DEVICE AND CARE SUPPORT SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/217286
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In a telephone device (1), a voice communication unit (4) transmits voice information input by means of a microphone (2) to another device outside the room, while receiving, from the other device, voice information to be output using a speaker (3). An operation unit (5) receives an instruction to begin voice communication with the other device via the voice communication unit (4). A volume determining unit (6) determines, as the volume of environmental sound generated by the operation of at least one external device installed in the room, the magnitude of sound input into the microphone (2) when the instruction was received by the operation unit (5). If, and only if, the volume determining unit (6) determines that the volume of the environmental sound is greater than a threshold, an external device control unit (9) controls the operation of the at least one external device in such a way that the volume of the environmental sound is lower than the value thereof when the instruction was received.
Inventors:
SHIOTA NATSUKO (JP)
HAMA YUKARI (JP)
SUGAWARA KAZUHIRO (JP)
KIDO TOSHIHITO (JP)
HAMA YUKARI (JP)
SUGAWARA KAZUHIRO (JP)
KIDO TOSHIHITO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2017/021043
Publication Date:
December 21, 2017
Filing Date:
June 07, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA INC (JP)
International Classes:
H04M1/00; H04N5/44; H04Q9/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2016088717A1 | 2016-06-09 |
Foreign References:
| JP2007142815A | 2007-06-07 | |||
| JPH0514474A | 1993-01-22 | |||
| JPH10336291A | 1998-12-18 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SANO PATENT OFFICE (JP)
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