Hood with telephone communication functions

Abstract

A hood ( 10 ) is described, in particular for a household kitchen; said hood comprises means (BT,M,A,D) adapted to receive and/or transmit telephone communication signals, in particular telephone communication voice signals.

1 . A hood for a household kitchen, the hood comprising: 
 a housing:    means for receiving and/or transmitting telephone communication signals comprising telephone communication voice signals, wherein the means is mechanically coupled to the housing.    
     
     
         2 . The hood according to  claim 1 , wherein said means is adapted to receive and/or transmit said telephone communication voice signals by radio.  
     
     
         3 . The hood according to  claim 2 , wherein said means comprises a hardware and/or software communication interface adapted to receive and/or transmit said telephone communication signals through Bluetooth technology.  
     
     
         4 . The hood according to  claim 1  or  2  or  3 , wherein said means comprises at least one microphone adapted to receive voice.  
     
     
         5 . The hood according to  claim 1  or  2  or  3 , wherein said means comprises at least one speaker adapted to emit voice.  
     
     
         6 . The hood according to  claim 4 , wherein said means comprises a hardware and/or software audio interface adapted to activate and/or deactivate said at least one microphone.  
     
     
         7 . The hood according to  claim 1  or  2  or  3 , further comprising a control unit connected to said means and adapted to control said means.  
     
     
         8 . The hood according  claim 7 , wherein said means comprises at least one microphone adapted to receive voice and at least one speaker adapted to emit voice, and wherein said control unit is adapted to activate said at least one microphone and said at least one speaker after a beginning of a telephone communication, and to deactivate said at least one microphone and said at least one speaker after an end of said telephone communication.  
     
     
         9 . The hood according to  claim 1  or  2  or  3 , wherein said means includes a communication interface adapted to communicate in transmission and/or reception with a cordless or cellular telephone.  
     
     
         10 . The hood according to  claim 1  or  2  or  3 , further comprising a control unit connected to said means and adapted to establish a telephone communication, either directly or indirectly, through a user terminal.  
     
     
         11 . The hood according to  claim 1  or  2  or  3 , further comprising: 
 at least a motor adapted to remove air from a place where the hood is located, and    a control unit adapted to reduce a speed of rotation of said motor in order to reduce noise caused by rotation of said motor and/or by suction provided by the hood, after a telephone communication is established.    
     
     
         12 . The hood according to  claim 11 , wherein said control unit is adapted to increase the speed of rotation of said motor after an end of said telephone communication.  
     
     
         13 . The hood according to  claim 1  or  2  or  3 , wherein said telephone communication signals further comprise video signals, and wherein said telephone communication voice signals and said video signals comprise telephone communication voice signals and video signals, respectively, for videotelephone communication.  
     
     
         14 . The hood according to  claim 13 , further comprising an image display device and/or an image detection device to provide videotelephone communications.  
     
     
         15 . The hood according to  claim 1  or  2  or  3 , wherein said telephone communication signals further comprise data related to text messages.  
     
     
         16 . The hood according to  claim 15 , further comprising a device for displaying said text messages and/or said image messages.  
     
     
         17 . The hood according to  claim 5 , wherein said means comprises a hardware and/or software audio interface adapted to activate and/or deactivate said at least one speaker.  
     
     
         18 . The hood according to  claim 7 , wherein the control unit comprises a microprocessor.  
     
     
         19 . A hood for a household kitchen, the hood comprising: 
 a communication interface adapted to receive telephone communication voice signals and transmit telephone communication voice signals;    at least one microphone adapted to receive voice signals corresponding to the telephone communication voice signals transmitted by the communication interface; and    at least one speaker adapted to transmit voice signals corresponding to the telephone communication voice signals received by the communication interface.    
     
     
         20 . The hood according to  claim 19 , wherein the communication interface comprises a communication interface adapted to receive the telephone communication voice signals and transmit the telephone communication voice signals by radio.  
     
     
         21 . The hood according to  claim 19 , further comprising: 
 an audio interface adapted to active and/or deactivate the at least one microphone and the at least one speaker; and    a microprocessor to provide communication between the communication interface and the audio interface.