Location display apparatus
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1. A location display apparatus connected to a communication line, comprising:
- reception means for receiving a call from a calling party;
recognition means for recognizing, from the received call, a voice signal representing sounds pronounced by the calling party;
updating means for updating a plurality of location information to indicate respective updated locations of a respective plurality of users, wherein when the calling party is one of the plurality of users, said updating means updates the location information to indicate an updated location of the calling party based on the voice signal recognized by said recognition means;
display means for displaying the updated location information indicating the updated locations; and
transmission means for transmitting, to the calling party over the transmission line, a message signal indicating the updated location of the calling party.
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Abstract
A location display apparatus has a display section for displaying a location and voice-synthesizes the location in response to a DTMF signal received from a circuit so as to transmit a corresponding message to the circuit. Moreover, in accordance with received DTMF signals, a power source of the apparatus is controlled, the message is transferred, and the displayed location is changed.
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16 Claims
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1. A location display apparatus connected to a communication line, comprising:
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reception means for receiving a call from a calling party; recognition means for recognizing, from the received call, a voice signal representing sounds pronounced by the calling party; updating means for updating a plurality of location information to indicate respective updated locations of a respective plurality of users, wherein when the calling party is one of the plurality of users, said updating means updates the location information to indicate an updated location of the calling party based on the voice signal recognized by said recognition means; display means for displaying the updated location information indicating the updated locations; and transmission means for transmitting, to the calling party over the transmission line, a message signal indicating the updated location of the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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11. A method for controlling a location display apparatus connected to a communication line, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a call from a calling party; recognizing, from the received call, a voice signal representing sounds pronounced by the calling party; updating a plurality of location information to indicate respective updated locations of the plurality of users, wherein when the calling party is one of the plurality of users, said updating step updates the location information to indicate an updated location of the calling party based on the voice signal recognized at said recognition step; displaying the updated location information indicating the updated locations; and transmitting, to the calling party over the transmission line, a message signal indicating the updated location of the calling party. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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15. A location display apparatus, comprising:
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connecting means for connecting to a communication line and to a microphone for inputting a voice signal; updating means for updating a plurality of location information to indicate respective updated locations of a respective plurality of users; display means for displaying the location information indicating the updated locations; reception means for receiving a call directed to one of the plurality of users from a calling party; and transmission means for transmitting, to the calling party over the transmission line, a message signal indicating the updated location of the one user and the voice signal input from the microphone.
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16. A location display apparatus, comprising:
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connecting means for connecting to a communication line and to a speaker; input means for inputting a voice signal received from the communication line to the speaker to be reproduced; updating means for updating a plurality of location information to indicate respective updated locations of a respective plurality of users; display means for displaying the location information indicating the updated locations; reception means for receiving a call directed to one of the plurality of users from a calling party; and transmission means for transmitting, to the calling party over the communication line, a message signal indicating the updated location of the one user.
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