JP3228504U - Dialogue aid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dialogue assisting tool capable of smoothly performing a dialogue with a hearing-impaired person. SOLUTION: A dialogue assisting tool 1 has a wearing tool 2 attached to a host H who is a healthy person, and a voice input program 33 that recognizes a screen 31 and the voice of the host H and displays it as character data on the screen. It has an attachment 4 for attaching the smartphone 30 to the attachment in a posture toward a guest who is a hearing impaired person. The guest can understand what the host is saying by checking the character data displayed on the screen 31. [Selection diagram] Fig. 2

Description

The present invention relates to a dialogue aid, particularly a dialogue aid for realizing smooth dialogue with a hearing-impaired person represented by a hearing-impaired person, a post-lingual deaf person, and an elderly person.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a hat to which a smartphone, which is an information transmission terminal for transmitting information such as advertisements and announcements, is attached.

Utility Model Registration No. 3222834

However, with the hat described in Patent Document 1, information is only unilaterally transmitted to the surrounding people, and it is difficult to achieve mutual communication between the host who is the wearer and the guests who are around.

The object of the present invention is to realize mutual communication, in particular, to accurately convey the content to the hearing impaired person represented by the hearing impaired person, the post-lingual deaf person and the elderly through voice, and to realize a smooth dialogue with the hearing impaired person. To provide a variety of dialogue aids.

The above object is achieved by the present invention of the following (1) to (4).

(1) The fittings attached to the host and
An image display terminal having an image display unit and a voice input program that recognizes the voice of the host and displays it as character data on the image display unit is placed on the wearer in a posture toward a guest who is a hearing impaired person. A dialogue aid characterized by having a mounting tool to be attached.

(2) The dialogue assisting tool according to (1) above, wherein the guest is made to understand the story of the host by the character data displayed on the image display unit.

(3) The dialogue assisting tool according to (1) or (2) above, which is worn on the head of the host.

(4) Having a mirror attached to the host
The dialogue assisting tool according to any one of (1) to (3) above, which causes the host to confirm the character data displayed on the image display unit via the mirror.

According to the present invention, since the voice of the host is displayed as character data on the image display unit of the image display terminal attached toward the guest, the guest confirms the character data displayed on the image display unit. By doing so, you can understand what the host is saying. Therefore, smooth dialogue between the host and the guest is possible.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the state which a host and a guest are having a dialogue using the dialogue assisting tool of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the dialogue assisting tool of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the dialogue assisting tool of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the dialogue assisting tool of FIG.

Hereinafter, the dialogue assisting tool of the present invention will be described in detail based on a preferred embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

The dialogue assisting tool 1 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of a host H who has a normal vocal function represented by a healthy person and a guest G who is a hearing impaired person represented by a hearing loss, a post-lingual deaf person, and an elderly person. It is an auxiliary tool for assisting dialogue and realizing smooth dialogue and communication between host H and guest G.

As shown in FIG. 2, the dialogue assisting tool 1 includes a mounting tool 2 mounted on the host H, a mounting tool 4 for mounting the image display terminal 3 on the mounting tool 2, and a mirror 5 mounted on the host H. Have.

The image display terminal 3 is, for example, a smartphone 30, and has a screen 31 which is an image display unit and a microphone 32. Further, the voice input program 33 is installed in the smartphone 30. The voice input program 33 has a function of recognizing the voice of the host H input to the microphone 32, converting it into character data, and displaying the converted character data on the screen 31. The voice input program 33 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include "UD Talk (registered trademark)" provided by Shamrock Records Co., Ltd.

The image display terminal 3 is not limited to the smartphone 30 as long as it can exhibit the above-mentioned functions, and may be, for example, a mobile phone other than a smartphone, a tablet terminal having a size larger than that of a smartphone, or the like. However, it is most preferable to use a smartphone from the viewpoint of portability, the size and weight of the screen 31, and the like. Further, for example, the main body in which the microphone 32 is built and the voice input program 33 is installed and the monitor having the screen 31 may be separated. In this case, the monitor may be attached to the fitting 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, an external microphone 7 may be connected to the smartphone 30 and used without using the microphone 32 built in the smartphone 30. As a result, a high-performance microphone can be used, and the voice input accuracy of the voice input program 33 is improved. In addition, the degree of freedom in the position of the microphone is increased, and for example, the microphone can be placed close to the mouth of the host H. In FIG. 3, the microphone 7 is held on the collar of the garment 8 by using a clip or a pin, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the microphone 7 is, for example, the fitting 2 attached to the head of the host H. It may be held by another headset, may be held by the fitting 2, or may be held by the host H by itself.

As shown in FIG. 2, the attachment 2 is attached to the host H and holds the smartphone 30 via the attachment 4. The configuration of the fitting 2 is not particularly limited as long as it can exhibit such a function.

The attachment 2 of the present embodiment is attached to the head of the host H. By attaching the wearing tool 2 to the head of the host H, the smartphone 30 can be held in the vicinity of the head of the host H. Therefore, the microphone 32 can easily pick up the voice of the host H, and the voice input accuracy of the voice input program 33 is improved. Further, the guest G can confirm the character data displayed on the screen 31 and observe the facial expression of the host H. Therefore, the nuances of the host H's story can be understood more accurately. For example, there are scenes where it is difficult to judge whether a serious story is a joke from only the character data, but if the facial expression of the host H can be observed at the same time, this judgment can be easily made.

The fitting 2 is not particularly limited, and for example, various hats having a brim all around, hats such as various caps having a brim in the front or no brim, a sun visor (headband with a visor), a helmet, a headgear, and the like. Anything that can be worn on the head, such as a head band, a hair band, a hat, glasses (including so-called "Date glasses" without vision correction), sunglasses, etc., may be used. In the illustrated configuration, the wearing tool 2 is a sun visor 20, and has a headband 21 wrapped around the head and a visor 22 protruding from the headband 21.

As described above, the fitting 2 of the present embodiment is mounted on the head of the host H, but the configuration of the fitting 2 is not limited to this, and is, for example, on the neck, shoulders, arms, torso, legs, and the like. It may be configured to be mounted.

The attachment 4 is an instrument for attaching the smartphone 30 to the attachment 2. The fixture 4 has a clip 41 for sandwiching the headband 21 of the sun visor 20, a support rod 42 extending from the clip 41, and a suction cup 43 provided on the support rod 42 for sucking and holding the smartphone 30. In such a configuration, the attachment 4 is fixed to the sun visor 20 by sandwiching the headband 21 with the clip 41, and the smartphone 30 is fixed to the attachment 4 by attracting the smartphone 30 to the suction cup 43. As a result, the smartphone 30 is held by the sun visor 20 via the fixture 4.

However, the configuration of the fixture 4 is not particularly limited as long as the smartphone 30 can be attached to the sun visor 20. For example, instead of the suction cup 43, the smartphone 30 may be sandwiched and held by a clip, or the smartphone 30 may be held by using a hook-and-loop fastener. Further, in the present embodiment, the attachment 4 and the attachment 2 are configured as separate bodies, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the attachment 4 and the attachment 2 may be integrally configured.

Here, the smartphone 30 is located on the side of the head of the host H in a state of being held by the sun visor 20 via the attachment 4. As a result, the smartphone 30 does not get in the way for the host H and the guest G to meet each other. Therefore, the dialogue between the host H and the guest G becomes smoother and more natural. Further, in a state where the smartphone 30 is held by the sun visor 20 via the fixture 4, the screen 31 of the smartphone 30 faces the front side of the host H, that is, the guest G side. This makes it easier to check the character data displayed on the screen 31 from the host H.

However, the position of the smartphone 30 is not particularly limited, and may be arranged in front of the face of the host H, for example. Further, depending on the position of the body of the host H and the guest G, the dominant eye, and the like, it may be selected whether to arrange the host H on the left side or the right side of the face. Whether to place it on the left or right side of the face can be determined according to whether the good listening ear of the guest G is the left or right ear. Further, the posture of the smartphone 30 is not limited to the vertical orientation, and may be horizontal orientation.

The mirror 5 is used by the host H to check whether his / her voice is accurately converted into character data and displayed on the screen 31. As described above, the smartphone 30 is held on the side of the head of the host H. Therefore, the screen 31 does not enter the field of view of the host H, and it is difficult for the host H itself to confirm the character data displayed on the screen 31. Therefore, by projecting the screen 31 on the mirror 5, the host H can confirm whether or not his / her voice is accurately converted into character data and displayed on the screen 31.

The mirror 5 has a mirror body 51 and a holder 52 that holds the mirror body 51. The holder 52 is configured to be hooked on the neck of the host H. When the holder 52 is hooked on the neck of the host H, the mirror body 51 held by the holder 52 is located in front of the head of the host H. The posture of the mirror body 51 is variable with respect to the holder 52, and the host H adjusts the posture of the mirror body 51 so that the screen 31 is reflected on the mirror body 51 when the mirror body 51 is viewed. Thereby, the host H can confirm in real time whether or not his / her voice is accurately converted into character data and displayed on the screen 31 by using the mirror 5. Therefore, the dialogue with the guest G can be performed more smoothly.

If the text displayed on the screen 31 is erroneously converted, the host H makes a cross mark by crossing his fingers, makes a cross mark by crossing his fingers, makes a gesture such as waving his hand sideways, or uses other means to the guest G. You can start talking from the beginning again after notifying you that a misconversion has occurred.

However, the configuration of the mirror 5 is not particularly limited as long as the host H can confirm the screen 31 in real time. For example, if there is only one mirror body 51, the host H must confirm the inverted screen 31. Therefore, two mirror bodies 51 may be provided so that the screen 31 without inversion can be confirmed through these two mirror bodies 51. Further, for example, the holder 52 may be fixed to the attachment 2 instead of being hung on the neck of the host H, or may be attached to the head, arms, body, legs, or the like. Good. Further, for example, when the voice input accuracy of the voice input program 33 is high, the voice input skill of the host H is high, or when the host H does not need to check the screen 31, the mirror 5 may be omitted. ..

Further, instead of the mirror 5, a monitor including a camera that captures the screen 31 and a display that displays the imaging data of the camera may be used. The monitor is not particularly limited, but for example, a smartphone can be used. Further, two smartphones 30 described above may be prepared, one may be used to show the guest G, and the other may be used by the host H to confirm the input result.

The configuration of the dialogue assisting tool 1 has been described in detail above. Next, a method of dialogue between the host H and the guest G using the dialogue assisting tool 1 will be described. First, the host H attaches the dialogue assisting tool 1 and the smartphone 30 to itself as described above, and activates the voice input program 33. This prepares the dialogue.

In this state, when the host H speaks to the guest G, the microphone 32 picks up the voice of the host H, the voice input program 33 recognizes the voice of the host H picked up by the microphone 32, converts it into character data, and converts the converted character. The data is displayed on the screen 31. Therefore, the guest G can understand the story of the host H in real time by checking the character data displayed on the screen 31. In particular, as described above, since the guest G can confirm the screen 31 while looking at the facial expression of the host H, he / she can accurately understand the nuances of the talk. The guest G who understands the story of the host H in this way may speak back to the host H by various means such as oral, written conversation, and sign language.

By repeating this, the conversation between the host H and the guest G is smoothly and naturally performed. According to such a method, since the smartphone 30 is attached to the head as described above, the host H does not need to hold the smartphone 30 in his hand. Therefore, the host H can freely use both hands during the conversation, and can easily perform auxiliary movements of the conversation such as gestures, various tasks, and pointing.

The dialogue assisting tool of the present invention has been described above based on the illustrated embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration of each part is replaced with an arbitrary configuration having the same function. can do. Further, any other constituents may be added to the present invention.

For example, in the configuration of FIG. 4, a hair band 23 is used as the wearing tool 2, and the smartphone 30 is attached sideways to the front of the head and around the forehead. Further, the mirror 5 and the microphone 7 are attached to the hair band 23, respectively. By attaching the smartphone 30 around the forehead in this way, the guest G can easily check the screen 31. Further, by turning the smartphone 30 horizontally, the number of characters displayed in a horizontal row on the screen 31 increases as compared with the case of the portrait orientation, so that the guest G can easily read the character data.

1 Dialogue aid 2 Wearing tool 20 Sun visor 21 Headband 22 Visor 23 Hair band 3 Image display terminal 30 Smartphone 31 Screen 32 Microphone 33 Voice input program 4 Mounting tool 41 Clip 42 Support rod 43 Sucker 5 Mirror 51 Mirror body 52 Holder 7 Microphone 8 Clothes G Guest H Host

Claims (4)

The fittings attached to the host and
An image display terminal having an image display unit and a voice input program that recognizes the voice of the host and displays it as character data on the image display unit is placed on the wearer in a posture toward a guest who is a hearing impaired person. A dialogue aid characterized by having a mounting tool to be attached. The dialogue assisting device according to claim 1, wherein the guest is made to understand the story of the host by the character data displayed on the image display unit. The dialogue assisting tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wearing tool is worn on the head of the host. Has a mirror attached to the host
The dialogue assisting tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which causes the host to confirm the character data displayed on the image display unit via the mirror.

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