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WO1997007520A2
WO1997007520A2 PCT/GB1996/001987 GB9601987W WO9707520A2 WO 1997007520 A2 WO1997007520 A2 WO 1997007520A2 GB 9601987 W GB9601987 W GB 9601987W WO 9707520 A2 WO9707520 A2 WO 9707520A2
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Martin Trevor Wheeler
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/247—Telephone sets including user guidance or feature selection means facilitating their use
    • H04M1/2474—Telephone terminals specially adapted for disabled people
    • H04M1/2476—Telephone terminals specially adapted for disabled people for a visually impaired user
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H01H13/84—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by ergonomic functions, e.g. for miniature keyboards; characterised by operational sensory functions, e.g. sound feedback
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/22—Illumination; Arrangements for improving the visibility of characters on dials
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/56—Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/56—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a user help function

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  • This invention relates to a control means for controlling a device. Particularly, although not exclusively, the invention relates to a control means, for example of a keypad, for a telecommunication device, for example a telephone.
  • Keypads are widely used for controlling the operation of many different types of devices, for example telephones, microwave ovens, televisions, hi-fi equipment and cash dispensing machines.
  • the keypads generally comprise an array of push buttons or pads which may project from or otherwise be associated with a background member.
  • the background member may be in one colour, often black and the buttons or pads in another colour.
  • the background member may be in one colour and the buttons or pads in the same colour but each being provided with an identifier, for example a numeral or a word, in a different colour.
  • buttons/pads to operate on known keypads.
  • many devices arranged to be operated by keypads cannot be operated comfortably or at all ⁇ uch people.
  • Some devices for visually impaired people incorporate a speech device which is arranged to provide an audible output when a button or pad of a keypad of the device is operated.
  • the audible output may comprise a synthesized voice which identifies the button or pad depressed.
  • synthesized voices used provide a indistinct output and, accordingly, known speech devices have only limited effectiveness for aiding visually impaired people.
  • Preferred embodiments of the present invention aim to address the aforementioned problems.
  • control means for controlling operation of a device, the control means having a plurality of control elements for controlling functions of the device and being associated with a background means, respective identifiers which include a character or characters for identifying the function of each control element optionally being associated with each control element, wherein the surface appearance of each control element is visually contrasting compared to an adjacent area of said background means and each control element is visually distinguishable from an adjacent control element by a distinguishing means other than ⁇ aid identifiers.
  • Said control means may be for controlling any type of device. Preferably, however, it is for controlling an electrical or electronic device, for example a telephone, television, timing device, cooking appliance, calculating device, sound recording and/or playback device or the like.
  • an electrical or electronic device for example a telephone, television, timing device, cooking appliance, calculating device, sound recording and/or playback device or the like.
  • Said control mean ⁇ may include at lea ⁇ t two control element ⁇ , preferably at least four and, more preferably at least six. In an especially preferred embodiment, at least ten control elements are provided.
  • said control elements include a character or characters thereon which are suitably alpha-numeric.
  • the characters may be numeral ⁇ .
  • each is preferably fixed relative to a respective control element, suitably so as to form part of the ⁇ urface appearance of the control element.
  • said character or characters is/are arranged to be visually contrasting compared to other parts of the associated control element.
  • each control element is provided in a primary colour or a mixture of primary colours, but preferably not including white.
  • said control elements include at least one colour selected from red, blue, yellow, green and orange. Said colour ⁇ may be fluore ⁇ cent to aid their distinctivenes ⁇ .
  • Said background mean ⁇ may be provided in a relatively neutral colour or black.
  • ⁇ aid background means is provided in black, any ⁇ hade of grey or white, at lea ⁇ t in part.
  • Each of said control elements may be arranged to be illuminated to increase visual contrast compared to said background means.
  • each control element is visually distinguishable from an adjacent control element by adjacent elements having visually contrasting surface appearances and/or different shapes.
  • one element may be red and an adjacent element may be blue.
  • one element may have a circular cros ⁇ - ⁇ ection and an adjacent element may have a ⁇ quare or diamond-shaped cros ⁇ - ⁇ ection.
  • adjacent elements may have both different surfaces appearances and different shape ⁇ .
  • Said control elements preferably project above the level of said background means, suitably by at least 3mm, preferably at least 4mm and, more preferably, at least 5mm.
  • Said elements may have a width (or diameter in the case of circular elements) in the range 5mm to 60mm, preferably in the range 7mm to 40mm, more preferably in the range 8mm to 12mm.
  • the dimension of said elements perpendicular to and in the same plane as said width may independently be in the same range as ⁇ tated for said width.
  • Adjacent control elements preferably include a gap therebetween, suitably so that said background means is visible in the gap.
  • the minimum width of said gap may be 3mm, preferably 4mm, more preferably 5mm. In some embodiments, the minimum width of said gap may be 10mm or above.
  • the gap may not have a constant width. For example where square and circular cross-section control elements are adjacent with their centres aligned, the minimum width may be defined by the distance between the elements as measured along a line joining the centre ⁇ .
  • a maximum width may be mea ⁇ ured between the point ⁇ on the elements which can be joined by a straight line and which are spaced the greatest distance from one another. The maximum width may be at least 5mm, preferably at least 6mm, more preferably at least 7mm.
  • said control means incorporate ⁇ a speech device as hereinafter de ⁇ cribed, the speech device being arranged to provide an audible output on operation of a control element .
  • a speech device including ⁇ peech ⁇ torage mean ⁇ in which a plurality of recorded human speech terms are stored, said device being arranged such that each respective stored speech term can be individually selected by a control means to provide an audible output.
  • the speech device comprises a speech storage device which is able to store individual speech terms in an es ⁇ entially analogue form.
  • each individual ⁇ peech term is stored within a particular addre ⁇ ing area of the ⁇ peech ⁇ torage device.
  • each ⁇ peech term is ⁇ tored in related addre ⁇ es within the speech storage device.
  • the speech ⁇ torage device is arranged such that upon input of a start addres ⁇ thereto, an output from the speech storage device may be generated.
  • the ⁇ peech ⁇ torage device will automatically read out from related addre ⁇ location ⁇ until a given ⁇ peech term has been output in its entirety.
  • the related address location ⁇ may comprise contiguou ⁇ addre ⁇ es of the ⁇ peech storage device.
  • each speech term i ⁇ stored in the speech storage device together with an "end of me ⁇ age" tag.
  • output of the speech term from the speech storage device will terminate once an end of message tag is encountered by the ⁇ peech storage device.
  • the speech device is preferably provided with address decoding mean ⁇ for converting an output of the operation mean ⁇ of an apparatu ⁇ to an addre ⁇ s ⁇ tart location of the speech storage device.
  • the addres ⁇ decoding mean ⁇ may comprise decoding logic which may convert a function selector output into a binary output, for instance, by converting a row/column output to a binary output signal.
  • the address decoding mean ⁇ comprises an address storage ROM.
  • the address storage ROM may receive the binary output from the decoding logic to generate the addres ⁇ start location.
  • the address storage ROM may be an
  • the speech storage device may have an optional amplifier connected to an output thereof for amplifying the speech terms output.
  • the speech storage device may be pre-programmed with ⁇ uitable ⁇ peech terms.
  • the ⁇ peech terms may be entered by an end user.
  • individual speech terms are entered into the speech storage device by activating a record function or similar which initialises a memory address of the speech storage device to record one or more analogue speech terms therein.
  • a record function or similar which initialises a memory address of the speech storage device to record one or more analogue speech terms therein.
  • disabling of the record function causes termination of the recording operation and causes an "end of message" tag to be input to the speech storage device.
  • the speech device may be incorporated within any suitable apparatus having one or more control elements as described herein.
  • ⁇ uch apparatu ⁇ may comprise a cellular or ordinary telephone, a domestic appliance, etc.
  • the control means may comprise one or more function keys or selectors.
  • apparatus incorporating a speech device according to said second aspect.
  • telecommunication apparatus incorporating a control means according to said first aspect and/or a speech device according to said second aspect.
  • Said communication apparatus may comprise any apparatus arranged to be connected to or associated with a telephone network and includes all types of telephones, an ⁇ wering machine ⁇ , telefax machines and the like.
  • said apparatus incorporates both a control means and a speech device.
  • First repeat means i ⁇ preferably provide for repeating, preferably audibly, each individual telephone number selected.
  • second repeat means is provided for repeating, preferably audibly, the whole telephone number selected prior to connection of the apparatus to the telephone network.
  • Correction means may be provided whereby a number input into the apparatus can be corrected and/or deleted.
  • Connection means for example operable by a control element of the type described herein, may be provided for causing the connection the apparatus to the telecommunication network and/or dialling the number input into the apparatus.
  • a handset of the telephone apparatus include at lea ⁇ t two vi ⁇ ually contrasting colours or shades.
  • a fluorescent strip or other distinctive mean ⁇ may be provided around the telephone.
  • a part or part ⁇ of the hand ⁇ et for example the earpiece and mouthpiece, may be of a different colour or ⁇ hade to the part thereof extending therebetween.
  • a cradle for the handset may be visually contrasting compared to surrounding regions of the apparatus in order to facilitate location by a visually impaired person of the handset on the cradle.
  • Said telecommunication apparatus may include visual indication means for indicating an incoming call.
  • mean ⁇ may compri ⁇ e a fla ⁇ hing light, for example a strobe light and/or di ⁇ play mean ⁇ , for example a LCD display mean ⁇ .
  • Figure 3 i ⁇ an enlarged view of part of the keypad of the telephone showing a single key
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of the telephone of Figure 1;
  • Figure 5 is a side elevation of a telephone handset
  • Figure 6 is a view of the handset of Figure 5 in the direction of arrow VI in Figure 5;
  • Figure 7 is an electronic circuit diagram showing how buttons of a keypad of the telephone are connected and illuminated
  • Figure 8 is an electronic circuit diagram showing speech circuitry and how telephone number information i ⁇ inputted, ⁇ tored, repeated and dialled;
  • Figure 9 is an electronic circuit diagram that decodes inputs from buttons of the keypad to allow acceptance by a telephone interface, the control circuits of Figures 8 and 9 and a standard telephone sub ⁇ criber interface to allow acce ⁇ to the telephone network;
  • Figure 10 hows a flow chart for a speech sy ⁇ tem implemented by the circuitry ⁇ hown in Figure 8 and the decoder circuitry ⁇ hown in Figure 9;
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of a cellular telephone; and Figure 12 i ⁇ a front elevation of an alternative telephone, excluding a telephone handset thereof.
  • the telephone 2 includes a body 4 incorporating a cradle 6 in which handset 8 is seated.
  • One major difference between the telephone 2 and conventional telephones concerns features of control pad
  • the control pad 10 comprises a 3x3 array 11 of buttons labelled 1-9 below which i ⁇ arranged a row 13 of three button ⁇ labelled, "#", "0" and "*". Down the right hand side of the pad is a "SEND” button 12, a "REP" (or
  • buttons in the array 11 and row 13 are generally a ⁇ shown in Figure 3.
  • button 18 projects from face 20 and has a frusto-pyramid shape. In its upper faces 2 it includes a raised, tactile alpha-numeric identifier 24 (in this case the numeral "1") . On its front face 26 it includes a braille identifier 28.
  • the button 18 i ⁇ arranged to be depre ⁇ ed so that it moves relative to the face 20.
  • the cross- section of button is about 25mm x 25mm and the height is about 10mm.
  • the buttons 12 and 14 have a circular cylindrical cross-section, with the words thereon raised and tactile.
  • the diameter of the buttons is about 25mm and the height about 10mm.
  • the buttons of the control pad 10 are arranged so that a person can move his/her finger around each button without inadvertently pre ⁇ ing a button.
  • the left hand edge of the array 11 and row 13 is spaced a distance of 1cm from the edge 30 of the face 20; each row of buttons in the array 11 i ⁇ ⁇ paced 20mm from the adjacent row; each column of button ⁇ in the array 11 is spaced 20mm from the adjacent column; and the buttons in row 13 are spaced 20mm from each other, the row itself being spaced 30mm from the bottom of array 11.
  • the control pad 10 is arranged so that person ⁇ with limited ⁇ ight can make out the identity of the buttons.
  • the face 20 may have a neutral colour, for example grey.
  • the buttons in the array 11 and row 13 are made of a translucent coloured plastic ⁇ material and each i ⁇ lit from below ⁇ o that the button ⁇ can be illuminated in u ⁇ e.
  • buttons and the buttons labelled “0" may be coloured and/or illuminated red with the numeral thereon being green; the even numbered buttons may be coloured and/or illuminated blue with the numeral thereon being red; the "#" and “*” buttons may be coloured and/or illuminated yellow, with the identifier "#” or "*” being coloured red; the button 12 may be coloured and/or illuminated red with the word thereon in black; and the button 14 may be coloured and/or illuminated green with the word thereon being in black. It is found in practice that many visually impaired persons can make out the buttons when arranged as described.
  • a switch 31 is provided whereby the illumination can be turned off.
  • the handset 8 may have a grey mouthpiece 32 and earpiece 34 but the portion 36 extending therebetweeen may be brightly coloured, for example by being orange.
  • the overall dimen ⁇ ion ⁇ of the telephone 2 may be 260mm (length) , 185mm (width) , 20mm (minimum height) to
  • the telephone i ⁇ arranged so that when any of the buttons of the control pad are depressed, the identity of the button is stated audibly via the loudspeaker 16.
  • the circuitry for generating the speech produces relatively clear "real" human-sounding speech rather than the ⁇ ynthetic robotic- ⁇ ounding ⁇ peech u ⁇ ually associated with electronic apparatus incorporating speech functions. Further details of the circuitry are provided below with reference to Figures 7 to 10 and the de ⁇ cription relating thereto.
  • the feature de ⁇ cribed enables a visually impaired person to take as long as neces ⁇ ary to input the correct numerical sequence, since only when the sequence inputted ha ⁇ been confirmed to be correct i ⁇ the telephone connected to the network.
  • connection to the network takes place when the handset is picked up and from this instance there is a predetermined time for the desired sequence of numbers to be inputted. If the predetermined time is exceeded, the telephone is automatically disconnected from the network and, accordingly, the entire ⁇ equence of number ⁇ must be inputted again.
  • the person select ⁇ the de ⁇ ired numerical sequence.
  • the person may be able to visually make out the numbers on the buttons or alternatively may use his/her tactile ⁇ en ⁇ e to identify the button ⁇ , either u ⁇ ing the identifier 24 thereon or the braille identifier 28.
  • the person can easily move hi ⁇ /her finger ⁇ around the buttons without depres ⁇ ing them.
  • the per ⁇ on may audibly check the number inputted and/or may cause the sequence or part sequence inputted to be audibly repeated by pres ⁇ ing REPEAT button 14. If any number inputted is incorrect, then it may be deleted and replaced with the correct number. Only after the correct sequence has been entered is the SEND button 12 depressed to connect the telephone to the network and make the telephone call.
  • the circuitry of Figure 7 is connected to respective switche ⁇ associated with each button of the control pad 10.
  • a button When a button is depressed, a signal passes to the output(s) of Figure 8, enabling the circuitry of Figure 8 to determine which switch has been depressed.
  • power is supplied to the circuitry of Figures 7 and 8, from the circuitry of Figure 9 via relay 3 of Figure 9.
  • Two set ⁇ cf inputs are taken from the circuity of Figure 7.
  • the first set controls the output from digital speech circuitry of Figure 8.
  • the ⁇ econd set is used to feed the storage of telephone numbers in the circuitry of Figure 8.
  • Figure 7 the ⁇ equence of numbers that have been entered are retrieved from memory and sent to the digital speech circuitry of Figure 8 which causes the numbers entered by the user to be repeated.
  • circuitry of Figure 8 i ⁇ connected to the ⁇ tandard telephone network via a decoding network that translate ⁇ the information entered to a compatible level of the dialling circuit, using the circuitry of Figure 9.
  • input to the circuitry of Figure 9 is available directly, if desired, thereby bypassing the circuity of Figure 9.
  • the speech system incorporated into the telephone 2 can have general application.
  • a ⁇ ystem suitable, in general terms, for use with any telephone or other device described herein is described below with reference to a cellular telephone.
  • a cellular telephone 40 with a number of function key ⁇ arranged in a matrix decoding logic 42 for decoding row/column outputs from the function keys into a binary form, an address storage ROM 44, a speech storage device 46 and an optional amplifier 48.
  • a row and column addre ⁇ corresponding to the function key is output to the decoding logic section 42.
  • the decoding logic take ⁇ the row and column addres ⁇ of the key and convert ⁇ it into a binary value for input to the addre ⁇ storage ROM 44 which may be, for instance, an EPROM or similar.
  • the addres ⁇ ⁇ torage ROM has a number of addre ⁇ es stored within it, each address corresponding to a position within the speech storage device 46 in which a particular sound term corresponding to the function key depressed on the cellular telephone is stored.
  • the ⁇ peech ⁇ torage device In preferred embodiments, the ⁇ peech ⁇ torage device
  • 46 is a particular type of memory which is capable of storing analogue data in an analogue form.
  • this device is able to store analogue signals, such as speech signal ⁇ , as signals at a plurality of different levels, i.e. in an essentially analogue form.
  • the advantage of using such a device is that it is able to provide an analogue output directly, without requiring the use of digital to analogue converters and analogue to digital converters and this greatly reduces the hardware requirement for speech storage.
  • the address storage ROM 44 is configured so as to output a given start addres ⁇ for a particular ⁇ peech term which, in combination with a ⁇ trobe signal, is provided to the speech storage device.
  • the address signal is validated by the strobe signal, output of the speech term from the ⁇ peech ⁇ torage device is commenced.
  • particular speech term ⁇ will occupy more than one po ⁇ ition in memory and, in preferred embodiment ⁇ , a ⁇ ingle ⁇ peech term may be ⁇ tored at contiguous memory addresses which are automatically cycled through when the input address signal is applied together with the strobe signal.
  • the speech ⁇ torage device will encounter an "end of message" signal alerting it to the fact that it has completed the output of a complete speech term and it will automatically ⁇ top producing its output.
  • the optional amplifier 48 may be attached to the speech storage device 46 so as to boost the analogue output from the storage device to a higher level.
  • the output of the speech storage device may itself be of a sufficient level for many applications and the amplifier need not be provided.
  • a record function is activated.
  • the record function i ⁇ activated by a record button.
  • analogue data may be input via a microphone and suitable interfacing circuitry into contiguous addre ⁇ locations of the storage device.
  • the record button is released, an end of message signal is generated to the speech storage device so that the fact that a discrete portion of speech (or a speech term) may be recognised and retrieved later by the storage device.
  • the pre ⁇ ing of one of the function keys of the the telephone 40 device to cause a speech term output may be likened to the depres ⁇ ion of a play button.
  • decoding and address storage logic performs the function of selecting the correct area within the speech storage device in which the speech term is stored.
  • the internal logic of the ⁇ torage device it ⁇ elf then automatically produces the ⁇ peech output and terminate ⁇ the ⁇ peech output when the full speech term has been generated.
  • buttons "*" and "#” have a diamond-shaped cross-section of 10mm width and 5mm height and have red faces with black lettering
  • the "SEND” button has a rectangular cross-section of 30mm x 10mm and has a green face with black lettering
  • the "R" (or repeat) button has a circular cross-section of 10mm diameter and a 5mm height and has a yellow face with black lettering
  • the "END” button has a square cros ⁇ - ⁇ ection of 10mm width and 5mm height and has a red face and black lettering.
  • the gap between adjacent buttons is about 5mm.
  • the overall dimen ⁇ ions of the telephone 50 are 130mm (length) , 70mm (width) , 20mm (minimum height) to 30mm (maximum height) .
  • buttons enable ⁇ a visually impaired person to easily identify by his/her tactile sen ⁇ e the layout of the keypad. Furthermore, the u ⁇ e of visually contrasting colours for the buttons enables them to be picked out against the face of the telephone from which they project. Additionally, since adjacent buttons are both vi ⁇ ually contrasting and differently ⁇ haped, this may further aid the asse ⁇ ment of their function by a vi ⁇ ually impaired person. Furthermore, a ⁇ described perviously, the telephone 50 includes a speech ⁇ ystem enabling a user to hear the function of any button depressed.
  • a telephone 60 includes a body 62 incorporating a cradle 64.
  • the cradle 64 includes a strobe light 66 arranged to flash when an incoming telephone call is received and an LCD display 68 arranged to provide a message alerting the receipt of an incoming call.
  • the cradle is provided in a colour which contrast ⁇ with the surrounding area to aid the location of a handset thereon.
  • Adjacent buttons 70 of the telephone are differently shaped and, in addition, differently coloured as in the Figure 11 embodiment. The spacing between adjacent buttons is approximately equal to the diameter thereof.
  • each feature disclosed in this specification may be replaced by alternative feature ⁇ ⁇ erving the same, equivalent or similar purpo ⁇ e, unles ⁇ expre ⁇ ly ⁇ tated otherwise. Thu ⁇ , unle ⁇ s expres ⁇ ly ⁇ tated otherwise, each feature disclosed is one example only of a generic series of equivalent or similar feature ⁇ .
  • the invention is not restricted to the details of the foregoing embodiment(s) .
  • the invention extends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) , or to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or proces ⁇ so disclosed.

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Abstract

Ce téléphone, utile pour un malvoyant, comprend un cadran (10) de commande présentant des touches (18) de grande dimension, contrastant visuellement par rapport à l'arrière-plan duquel elles saillent. Chaque touche est porteuse d'un caractère en relief se distinguant visuellement de son environnement immédiat, et/ou d'un caractère braille. Un dispositif vocal, conçu pour rendre un son clair, réel, est incorporé dans le téléphone. Ce téléphone est également prévu pour que ce dispositif vocal répète les chiffres correspondant aux touches enfoncées et/ou la suite de chiffres entrés, de manière à ce qu'un malvoyant puisse vérifier qu'il a enfoncé les touches correctes. Une fois le numéro correctement entré, l'appel peut s'effectuer par pression sur la touche (12) 'envoi', laquelle connecte le téléphone au réseau et déclenche la composition du numéro. On peut doter ce téléphone d'un combiné (8) présentant deux couleurs contrastant visuellement, afin de rendre celui-ci facilement identifiable. On peut incorporer les moyens de commande décrits dans tout type de téléphone ou autre dispositif.
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