IP Library Granted Patent US 8,594,279
Granted Patent B2
US 8,594,279 · App. 13/394,308 · Granted Nov 26, 2013

Communication apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,594,279
App. No.
13/394,308
Granted
Nov 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication apparatus comprises: a disaster information receiving section connected to a communication line for receiving disaster information therefrom; a microphone; a speech recognizing section for recognizing speeches input from the microphone; a communication section; and a control section. When the disaster information receiving section receives disaster information from the communication line, the speech recognizing section starts recognizing speeches from the microphone. When the speech recognizing section recognizes the presence of the speeches from the microphone, the control section controls the communication section to make a call to a predetermined destination of communication.

Claims (52)

1. A communication apparatus, comprising:

an incoming call detection section which is connected to a line and detects an incoming call from the line;

a microphone;

a speech recognition section which recognizes speech inputted from said microphone;

a communication section; and

a control section,

wherein,

if the incoming call detection section detects an incoming call from the line, the speech recognition section starts recognition of speech from the microphone, and, if the speech recognition section recognizes existence of speech from the microphone, the control section controls the communication section to originate a call to a predetermined party.

2. A communication apparatus, comprising:

an incoming call detection section which is connected to a line and detects an incoming call from the line;

a microphone;

a speech recognition section which recognizes speech inputted from said microphone;

a time counting section which performs counting of a predetermined period of time;

a communication section; and

a control section,

wherein,

if the incoming call detection section detects an incoming call from the line, the speech recognition section starts recognition of speech from the microphone, and the time counting section starts counting the predetermined period of time, and, if the speech recognition section recognizes existence of speech from the microphone before the counting of the predetermined period of time is completed, the control section controls the communication section to originate a call to a predetermined party.

3. The communication apparatus of claim 2 ,

wherein,

when the communication section originates a call to a predetermined party, if the predetermined party does not answer the call, the control section controls the communication section to stop the call and then originate a call to the predetermined party again.

4. The communication apparatus of claim 3 ,

wherein

when the communication section originates a call to a predetermined party, if the predetermined party does not answer the call, the control section controls the communication section to repeat a call-originating operation until the predetermined party answers.

5. The communications apparatus of claim 2 ,

wherein,

when the communication section originates a call to a predetermined party, if the predetermined party does not answer the call, the control section controls the communication section to stop the call and then originate a call to another party.

6. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a disaster information receiving section which is connected to a line and receives disaster information from the line;

a microphone;

a speech recognition section which recognizes speech inputted from said microphone;

a communication section; and

a control section,

wherein,

when the disaster information receiving section receives disaster information from the line, the speech recognition section starts recognition of speech from the microphone, and, if the speech recognition section recognizes existence of speech from the microphone, the control section controls the communication section to originate a call to a predetermined party.

7. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a disaster information receiving section which is connected to a line and receives disaster information from the line;

a microphone;

a speech recognition section which recognizes speech inputted from said microphone;

a time counting section which performs counting of a predetermined period of time;

a communication section; and

a control section,

wherein,

when the disaster information receiving section receives disaster information from the line, the speech recognition section starts recognition of speech from the microphone and the time counting section starts counting a predetermined period of time, and, if the speech recognition section recognizes existence of speech from the microphone before the counting of the predetermined period of time is completed, the control section controls the communication section to originate a call to a predetermined party.

8. The communication apparatus of claim 7 ,

wherein,

when the communication section originates a call to a predetermined party, if the predetermined party does not answer the call, the control section controls the communication section to stop the call and then originate a call to the predetermined party again.

9. The communication apparatus of claim 8 ,

wherein,

when the communication section originates a call to a predetermined party, if the predetermined party does not answer the call, the control section controls the communication section to repeat a call-originating operation until the predetermined party answers.

10. The communications apparatus of claim 7 ,

wherein,

when the communication section originates a call to a predetermined party, if the predetermined party does not answer the call, the control section controls the communication section to stop the call and then originate a call to another party.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2015
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SANYO TECHNO SOLUTIONS TOTTORI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037145/0223 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 26, 2015
From: SANYO CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037160/0781 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 11, 2015
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035886/0964 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2012
From: TAKUNO, SHINJI; MORIYAMA, SATORU
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; SANYO CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027807/0934 →