Patent ID: 7340041
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A telephone apparatus with a function of operating it by voice input, comprising: a transmitting/receiving device; voice recognition means for performing voice recognition on a voice input from the transmitting/receiving device; hook detection means for detecting a hook state of the transmitting/receiving device; control means for controlling operations of recognizing voice performed by the voice recognition means; first storing means for storing a first flag indicating whether the voice recognition means is enabled to perform voice recognition on a first voice input from the transmitting/receiving device; second storing means for storing a second flag indicating whether the voice recognition means is enabled to perform voice recognition on a different voice input from the first voice input from the transmitting/receiving device; first input means for setting ON and OFF of the first flag, second input means for setting ON and OFF of the second flag; wherein the control means controls the voice recognition means to start performing voice recognition on the first voice input, the control means starting voice recognition on the first voice input in response to detecting ON of the first flag stored in the first storing means when the hook detection means detects an off-hook of the transmitting/receiving device, wherein the control means controls the second flag to be set ON or OFF by the second input means while the first flag is ON, and controls the second flag to be OFF while the first flag is OFF, and wherein the control means controls the voice recognition means to start performing voice recognition on the different voice input from the first voice input, the control means starting voice recognition on the different voice input from the first voice input in response to detecting ON of the second flag stored in the second storing means while the first flag stored in the first storage means is ON.