JPH0591584A - Earphone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to easily send a call even when a portable device body is stored in a bag or a pocket by providing an earphone with a sending microphone. CONSTITUTION:This earphone is roughly constituted of a connection plug 16, a pair of right and left earphone speakers 11a, 11b and a remote control (RC) part 12, the plug 16 is connected to the RC part 12 and the RC part 12 is connected to the speakes 11a, 11b respectively through codes 17. The plug 16 is connected to a united device consisting of a portable acoustic apparatus and a portable telephone set as a voice signal inputting part. The RC part 12 has operation buttons 14 for abbreviation, holding, etc., a hook button 15 and a microphone 13 to be used for sending. Since the sending microphone 13 to be used at the time of using the united device as a telephone setis mounted on the RC part 12, a call can be attained as the portable telephone set without taking out the portable device when the device is stored in a bag or a pocket.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an earphone connected to a portable acoustic device such as a walkie-talkie or headphone cassette player to listen to voice and music.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, mobile phones have been put into practical use as mobile communication systems are being developed. Further, there are an increasing number of office workers who enjoy music with a small audio device (cassette, CD player, etc.) typified by a walkie or a headphone cassette player on a commuter train or on a business trip. Therefore, a device in which a cassette player and a mobile phone are integrated (hereinafter referred to as a mobile device) has been provided by the present inventors.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing such a portable device. As shown in the figure, the front panel of the mobile device 1 is provided with a dial button 3 as a mobile phone, a display panel 4, and a microphone 5 for transmission.

Further, an operation button 7 as a cassette player is provided on the side surface, and a switch 6 for switching between the cassette player and the mobile phone is provided on the upper end surface. Further, a battery 8 for power supply is attached to the back surface.

Then, the earphones 2 are connected to the portable device 1 as described above, and the voice and music when operating as a cassette player and the received sound when operating as a portable telephone are heard.

[0006]

However, in such a portable device 1 in which the cassette player and the portable telephone are integrated, since the microphone 5 is used for transmitting, the portable device 1 must be held during a call. However, there was a drawback that it was not easy to use.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional problem, and an object thereof is to provide an earphone capable of improving the operability of a portable device.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a plug for connection, a pair of left and right earphone speakers, and a remote control operation unit, and a mobile phone and a mobile audio device are integrated. An earphone that connects to a portable device and listens to a voice is characterized in that the earphone has a transmission microphone of the mobile phone.

Further, the transmitting microphone is provided in the remote controller operating section.

Furthermore, in the earphone that has a plug for connection, a pair of left and right earphone speakers, and a remote control operation unit and is connected to a portable audio device to listen to voice, the remote control operation unit has a mobile phone function. Is characterized by.

[0011]

According to the above-described structure, the earphone is provided with the microphone, so that the other party can hold the portable device in which the portable audio device and the portable telephone are integrated in the back or pocket. You can talk with the telephone. Therefore, the operability is improved.

Further, if the remote control operation section of the earphone is provided with a telephone function, the earphone can be used for listening to voice and music from the audio equipment and can also be used as a single mobile telephone. Versatility is improved.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of an earphone to which the present invention is applied.

As shown, this earphone includes a connection plug 16 and a pair of left and right earphone speakers 11a and 11b.
And a remote controller operating unit 12, which are roughly divided into a connecting plug 16, a remote controller operating unit 12, and a remote controller operating unit 1.
2 and the earphone speakers 11a and 11b are connected by a cord 17, respectively.

The connection plug 16 is connected to an integrated device (hereinafter referred to as a portable device) of a portable audio device and a portable telephone as described with reference to FIG. 5, and takes in an audio signal.

The earphone speakers 11a and 11b receive a voice signal taken from the connection plug, that is, voice or music when the portable device operates as an audio device, or when operating as a mobile phone. It listens to the received sound.

The remote controller operating section 12 has operation buttons 14 such as shortening and holding, a hook button 15, and a microphone 13 used when transmitting.

According to this structure, the microphone 13 for transmission when used as a mobile phone is the remote control operation unit 1.
Since it is provided in No. 2, even when the mobile device is stored in a bag, a pocket or the like, it is possible to make a call as a mobile phone without taking out the mobile device.
Therefore, the operability and portability of the mobile device can be significantly improved.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a modification of the above-described first embodiment, in which the left and right earphone speakers 11a and 11b are arranged.
The microphone 13 is provided at the branching position. Even with such a configuration, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention. Similar to the first embodiment, the earphone shown in the figure is roughly divided into a plug 16, earphone speakers 11a and 11b, and a remote controller operating unit 12. In addition, the plug 16 and the remote controller operation unit 12, and the remote controller operation unit 12
The earphone speakers 11a and 11b are connected to the cord 17a,
The cord 17a and the remote controller operating unit 12 are connected to each other by a plug 27.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the remote controller operating unit 12. A control unit 31 shown in the figure forms a control center as a mobile phone, and includes a one-touch button 21, a sound switching button 22, and a dial button 24.
, Hook button 15, bell sound changeover switch 25,
The microphone 13 for transmission and the power switch 23 are connected.

The one-touch button 21 is a button for inputting and using the speed dial, and the sound switching button 22.
Is for adjusting the volume of music from the portable audio device 32 when it is desired to play music as BGM during a call.

The hook button 15 is a button for switching on / off of a telephone call, and the dial button 24 is for inputting the telephone number of the other party.

The microphone 13 is for inputting a transmission sound, and the bell sound changeover switch 25 is for selecting whether to output a ringing sound at the time of an incoming call from the ringing bell 26.

The power switch 23 is a switch for supplying electric power from the power source 32 to the control unit 31 when starting a call.

Next, the operation will be described. When listening to the music of the portable audio device 32 such as a cassette player, the plug 16 shown in FIG. 3 is connected to the audio device 32, and the plug 27 is connected to the remote controller operation unit 12. As a result, the music of the audio device 32 can be heard.

When there is a call from the telephone of the other party, a bell sound is output to the earphone speakers 11a and 11b and the call bell 26 by the operation of the control unit 31. The ringing bell 26 is a bell sound changeover switch 25.
You can easily switch between outputting and stopping the bell sound by operating.

When the user hears the bell sound and recognizes that there is a call, he pushes the hook button 15 and
This enables a call. At this time, the transmission sound is input from the microphone 13 and the reception sound is input from the earphone speaker 11
It is output from a and 11b.

When sending, the one-touch button 2
1 or the dial button 24 can be used to call the other party's telephone, and the hook button 15 can be pressed to enter the call waiting state. Then, when the other party answers, the call becomes possible.

When the plug 27 shown in FIG. 3 is pulled out, the remote controller operation section 12 and the earphone speakers 11a, 1
With 1b, it is also possible to make a single mobile phone.

In this way, in the second embodiment, since the remote controller operating unit 12 is provided with the function of the telephone, the operability is further improved as compared with the first embodiment. Further, if the plug 27 is removed, the earphone can be used as a single mobile phone, so that versatility is significantly improved.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the earphone is provided with the microphone for transmission, it is connected to the portable device in which the portable audio device and the portable telephone are integrated,
When making a call, it is possible to easily make a call even when the main body of the portable device is stored in a bag or a pocket, and the operability is significantly improved.

When the remote control operation unit of the earphone has the function of a telephone, the earphone can be used as a single mobile telephone, and the versatility is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a modified example of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an earphone according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an apparatus in which a cassette player and a mobile phone are integrated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11a, 11b Earphone speaker 12 Remote control operation part 13 Microphone 16 Plug 17 Cord 24 Dial button 27 Plug

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Tomiaki Shirakawa 1-1-1, Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Toshiba Head Office

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An earphone that has a plug for connection, a pair of left and right earphone speakers, and a remote control operation unit and is connected to a mobile device in which a mobile phone and a mobile audio device are integrated to listen to a voice. The earphone includes the microphone for transmitting the mobile phone. 2. The earphone according to claim 1, wherein the transmission microphone is provided in the remote controller operation unit. 3. An earphone that has a plug for connection, a pair of left and right earphone speakers, and a remote control operation unit and is connected to a portable audio device to listen to a voice, wherein the remote control operation unit has a mobile phone function. Earphones featuring.