Headset with radio communication function and communication recording system using time information

• US 20060287014A1
• Filed: 08/24/2006
• Published: 12/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Shinichi, Kanazawa, Hiroshi, Matsuura, Hiroshi, Takebayashi, Yoichi
• Application Number:
  US11/508,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20060287014A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2201/107 Monophonic and stereophonic headphones with microphone for two-way hands free communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

In a communication recording system using a headset with a radio communication function which transmits the first speech signal and receives the second speech signal by radio communications, the headset is provided with a time information acquisition unit for acquiring a time information indicating occurrence times of the first speech signal and the second speech signal, an information production unit for producing a recording information to be stored in which the time information is set in correspondence to the first speech signal and the second speech signal, and a memory unit for storing the recording information.

Claims

1. A headset with a radio communication function, comprising:

a microphone configured to detect a speech of a wearer and generate a first speech signal;

a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit the first speech signal by a short range radio communication, and receiving a second speech signal returned in response to the first speech signal by the short range radio communication;

a time information acquisition unit configured to acquire a time information indicating occurrence times of the first speech signal and the second speech signal;

an information production unit configured to produce a recording information to be stored in which the time information is set in correspondence to the first speech signal and the second speech signal; and

a memory unit configured to store the recording information produced by the information production unit.

2. The headset with the radio communication function of claim 1, wherein the information production unit extracts keywords contained in the first speech signal and the second speech signal, and produces the recording information that contains the keywords.

3. The headset with the radio communication function of claim 1, further comprising:

an off record setting unit configured to set an off record command for prohibiting a recording of specific portions of the first speech signal and the second speech signal,

wherein the information production unit produces the recording information in which a start time and an end time of the off record command are related to the first speech signal and the second speech signal.

4. The headset with the radio communication function of claim 1, further comprising:

an authentication unit configured to authenticate the wearer as a legitimate wearer according to the first speech signal,

wherein the transmission and reception unit transmits the first speech signal by attaching an authentication result when the authentication unit authenticated the wearer.

5. A headset with a radio communication function, comprising:

a microphone configured to detect a speech of a wearer and generate a first speech signal;

a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit the first speech signal by a short range radio communication, and receiving a second speech signal returned in response to the first speech signal by the short range radio communication;

a recording permission information memory unit configured to store conditions under which a recording is permitted;

a recording permission judgment unit configured to judge whether the recording of the first speech signal and the second speech signal should be carried out or not, by referring to the recording permission information memory unit; and

an information production unit configured to produce a recording information to be stored according to the first speech signal and the second speech signal, when the recording permission judgment unit judges that the recording should be carried out.

6. A headset with a radio communication function, comprising:

a microphone configured to detect a speech of a wearer and generate a first speech signal;

a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit the first speech signal by a short range radio communication, and receiving a second speech signal returned in response to the first speech signal by the short range radio communication;

a memory unit configured to store the first speech signal and the second speech signal;

a reproduction permission information memory unit configured to store conditions under which a reproduction of the first speech signal and the second speech signal is permitted; and

a reproduction permission judgment unit configured to judge whether the reproduction of the first speech signal and the second speech signal should be permitted or not, by referring to the reproduction permission information memory unit, when there is a request for the reproduction of the first speech signal and the second speech signal.

7. The headset with the radio communication function of claim 6, further comprising:

a speech recognition unit configured to recognize reproduced speeches and convert recognized speeches into character strings, when the reproduction permission judgment unit judges that the reproduction should be permitted; and

a text display unit configured to display the character strings obtained by the speech recognition unit.

8. The headset with the radio communication function of claim 6, further comprising:

a keyword memory unit configured to store a prescribed keyword;

an information production unit configured to produce a recording information to be stored in which a keyword information indicating the prescribed keyword is related to the first speech signal and the second speech signal, when the prescribed keyword is contained in either one of the first speech signal and the second speech signal;

a section determination unit configured to extract the prescribed keyword by referring to the keyword information and determine a speech section containing the prescribed keyword, when the reproduction permission judgment unit judges that the reproduction should be permitted; and

a reproduction unit configured to reproduce speeches in the speech section determined by the section determination unit.

9. A communication recording system, comprising:

a first headset with a radio communication function; and

a second headset capable of carrying out radio communications with the first headset,

wherein each one of the first headset and the second headset has;

a microphone configured to detect a speech of a wearer of each headset and generate a first speech signal; and

a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit the first speech signal of each headset to another headset, and receiving a second speech signal transmitted from the another headset, and at least one of the first headset and the second headset also has;

a time information acquisition unit configured to acquire a time information indicating occurrence times of the first speech signal and the second speech signal of each headset;

an information production unit configured to produce a recording information to be stored in which the time information is set in correspondence to the first speech signal and the second speech signal of each headset; and

a memory unit configured to store the recording information produced by the information production unit.

10. The communication recording system of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first headset and the second headset also has:

a recording permission information memory unit configured to store conditions under which a recording is permitted; and

a recording permission judgment unit configured to judge whether the recording of the first speech signal and the second speech signal should be carried out or not, by referring to the recording permission information memory unit, and the information production unit produces the recording information to be stored, when the recording permission judgment unit judges that the recording should be carried out.

11. A headset system, comprising:

a first headset with a radio communication function; and

a second headset capable of carrying out radio communications with the first headset, wherein each one of the first headset and the second headset has;

a microphone configured to detect a speech of a wearer of each headset and generate a first speech signal;

a transmission and reception unit configured to transmit the first speech signal of each headset to another headset, and receiving a second speech signal transmitted from the another headset; and

a state selection unit configured to enable the wearer of each headset to select a desired communication state, and the first headset also has;

a control method determination unit configured to determine a control method for communications between the first headset and the second headset, using inputs of a first desired communication state selected at the state selection unit of the first headset and a second desired communication state selected at the state selection unit of the second headset and transmitted to the first headset, according to a combination of the first desired communication state and the second desired communication state; and

an execution unit configured to execute operations according to the control method determined by the control method determination unit.