Information guiding system and method of preventing borrower of portable terminal unit from forgetting to return it
First Claim
1. An information guiding system comprising:
- an audio response equipment for storing a multiplicity of audio files so as to provide information about the exhibits for visitors in a speech sound and taking out the information about an exhibit from an audio file designated by audio file designating information and outputting said information in audible sound signals;
a cordless portable terminal unit which is carried by a visitor;
a radio base station for controlling the connection between a radio circuit for said portable terminal unit and a wire circuit for an exchange; and
said exchange for controlling the connection between said radio base station and said audio response equipment;
wherein said portable terminal unit transmits a service number for guiding to said radio base station so as to request said radio base station to set a call to said audio response equipment;
said radio base station transmits a call setting request to said exchange through said wire circuit when said radio base station receives said service number from said portable terminal unit;
said exchange sets an speech path to said audio response equipment on the basis of said call setting request;
said portable terminal unit transmits said audio file designating information to said audio response equipment via said radio base station, said exchange and said speech path; and
said audio response equipment takes out said audio information with respect to said exhibit from said audio file designated by said audio file designating information, converts said audio information into audible sound signals and transmits said audible sound signals to said speech path so that it is transferred via said exchange and said radio base station to said portable terminal unit which has called said audio response equipment.
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Abstract
An information guiding system is composed of cordless portable terminal units which are to be carried by visitors of a museum, radio base stations, an exchange, and an audio response equipment. A portable terminal unit transmits a service number for guiding to a radio base station so as to request the radio base station to set a call to the audio response equipment, and the radio base station transmits the call setting request to the exchange, which sets a speech path to the audio response equipment in answer to the call setting request. The portable terminal unit then transmits information (the number of an exhibit, the language and the information depth) designating an audio file via the radio base station, the exchange and the speech path. The audio response equipment takes out the information about the exhibit on the basis of the information designating the audio file, converts the information into audible sound signals, transmits the audible sound signals to the speech path, and transmits the signal to the portable terminal unit which has called, via the exchange and the radio base station.
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14 Claims
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1. An information guiding system comprising:
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an audio response equipment for storing a multiplicity of audio files so as to provide information about the exhibits for visitors in a speech sound and taking out the information about an exhibit from an audio file designated by audio file designating information and outputting said information in audible sound signals; a cordless portable terminal unit which is carried by a visitor; a radio base station for controlling the connection between a radio circuit for said portable terminal unit and a wire circuit for an exchange; and said exchange for controlling the connection between said radio base station and said audio response equipment; wherein said portable terminal unit transmits a service number for guiding to said radio base station so as to request said radio base station to set a call to said audio response equipment; said radio base station transmits a call setting request to said exchange through said wire circuit when said radio base station receives said service number from said portable terminal unit; said exchange sets an speech path to said audio response equipment on the basis of said call setting request; said portable terminal unit transmits said audio file designating information to said audio response equipment via said radio base station, said exchange and said speech path; and said audio response equipment takes out said audio information with respect to said exhibit from said audio file designated by said audio file designating information, converts said audio information into audible sound signals and transmits said audible sound signals to said speech path so that it is transferred via said exchange and said radio base station to said portable terminal unit which has called said audio response equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An information guiding system comprising:
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an audio response equipment for storing a multiplicity of audio files so as to provide information about the exhibits for visitors in a speech sound and taking out the information about an exhibit from an audio file designated by audio file designating information and outputting said information in audible sound signals; a cordless portable terminal unit which is carried by a visitor; a radio base station for controlling the connection between a radio circuit for said portable terminal unit and a wire circuit for an exchange; and said exchange for controlling the connection between said radio base station and said audio response equipment; wherein said portable terminal unit transmits a service number for guiding to said radio base station together with said audio file designating information so as to request said radio base station to set a call to said audio response equipment; said radio base station transmits the received service number and audio file designating information to said exchange through said wire circuit so as to request said exchange to set a call when said radio base station receives a call setting request from said portable terminal unit; said exchange sets a speech path to said audio response equipment on the basis of said call setting request, and transmits said audio file designating information to said audio response equipment; and said audio response equipment takes out said audio information with respect to said exhibit from said audio file designated by said audio file designating information, converts said audio information into audible sound signals and transmits said audible sound signals to said speech path so that it is transferred via said exchange and said radio base station to said portable terminal unit which has called said audio response equipment. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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