Speech Processing Peripheral Device and IP Telephone System

• US 20090080410A1
• Filed: 04/28/2006
• Published: 03/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OKI Electric Industry Company Limited
• Original Assignee: OKI Electric Industry Company Limited
• Inventors: Hashizume, Hiroshi, Usuba, Shinji, Kuboki, Hiroshi, Aoyagi, Hiromi
• Granted Patent: US 8,867,527 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone

Abstract

There are provided with an IP telephone system having both convenience of the softphone and durability of the hardphone, and a speech processing peripheral device (10) for the IP telephone system. The speech processing peripheral device as a peripheral device of an information processing device (20) is connected to the information processing device (20) for executing a call control program and functioning as a call controller. This speech processing peripheral device (10) includes a host connection means for sending/receiving an audio signal to/from the information processing device (20) and a speech processing means for executing speech processing in IP telephone communication. The IP telephone system according to the present invention includes the information processing device (20) for executing the call control program and functioning as the call controller and the speech processing peripheral device (10) according to the present invention, connected to the information processing device (20).

Claims

1. A speech processing peripheral device which executes a call control program, the speech processing peripheral device being a peripheral device of an information processing device functioning as a call controller, the speech processing peripheral device being connected to the information processing device, the speech processing peripheral device comprising:

a host connection means which sends/receives an audio signal to/from the information processing device; and

a speech processing means which executes speech processing in IP telephone communication.

2. The speech processing peripheral device according to claim 1, further comprising a means to which a sound input/output device is externally connected, wherein an uttered sound to be sent is entered into the sound input/output device and a sound based on a received audio signal is outputted from the sound input/output device.

3. The speech processing peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the audio signal as IP packets is sent/received to/from the information processing device.

4. The speech processing peripheral device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage means which stores the call control program to be executed by the information processing device.

5. The speech processing peripheral device according to claim 1, further comprising a hook state instruction means, into which on-hook and/or off-hook instructions are entered, the hook state instruction means sending the on-hook and/or off-hook instructions through the host connection means to the information processing device.

6. The speech processing peripheral device according to claim 1, wherein the host connection means is connected by USB to the information processing device.

7. An IP telephone system comprising:

an information processing device or devices which execute a call control program and functions as a call controller; and

the speech processing peripheral device of claim 1, which is connected to the information processing device.

8. The IP telephone system according to claim 7, wherein said information processing device or devices includes two or more information processing devices;

and

the IP telephone system further comprising a call channel selection device which selectively connects any of the information processing devices to the speech processing peripheral device.