JP2001069543A - Radio paging system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a radio paging system by which a massage sent from a telephone set to a pager can be entered in speech. SOLUTION: A speech recognition section 16 recognizes speech picked up by a microphone 19, converts the recognized speech into character information, by referencing a character information conversion table 17 and converts the character information into a pocket pager numeral code, by referring to a numeral code conversion table 18. A PB signal transmission section 15 converts a pager numeral code into a PB signal and transmits the PB signal to a public network 10 via a subscriber line control section 12. A specific message storage section 25 stores in advance a plurality of specific messages, to each of which a registration number is given without modifying speech signals. The speech signal selected by designating a registration number is voice-recognized, the recognized speech signal is converted into character information into a numeral code and into a PB signal, which is transmitted to the public network. furthermore, a loud speaker 20 sounds a specific message.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio paging system, and more particularly, to converting a voice input from a telephone into character information, converting the converted character information into a PB signal, transmitting the signal to a public network, and sending a message to a pager. The message transmission method to be displayed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a message is transmitted from a telephone device to a pager, after dialing a pager's calling number (telephone number), a numeric keypad or fixed phrase in which kana characters and alphabets are predefined is defined. The message was input by operating the function keys.

A plurality of kana characters and alphabets are individually defined on a numeric keypad of a telephone device. In order to input desired character information, the same key must be operated and selected a plurality of times. Not only is the input operation troublesome, but there is a risk of erroneous input.

[0004]

Conventionally, when a message is transmitted from a telephone device to a pager, after dialing the pager's call number (telephone number), the kana character,
Since the message was input by operating the numeric keypad with the alphabet defined in advance or the function key with the fixed phrase defined, the same key must be operated multiple times to select the desired character information. In addition, the input operation of the character information is troublesome, and there is a risk of erroneous input.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a radio call system capable of inputting a message by voice when transmitting a message from a telephone device to a pager.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A radio paging system of the present invention is a radio paging system for transmitting a message from a telephone device to a pager via a public network. A voice recognition means for converting the character information converted by the voice recognition means into a numeric code, and a numeric code conversion means for converting the numeric code converted by the numeric code conversion means into a push button signal. PB signal conversion means for transmitting to a public network.

In a radio paging system for transmitting a message from a telephone device to a pager via a public network, a voice recognition means for recognizing a voice input from the telephone device and converting it into character information, Numeric code conversion means for converting the converted character information into a numeric code, PB signal conversion means for converting the numeric code converted by the numeric code conversion means into a push button signal and transmitting it to the public network, And a specific message storage means for registering a plurality of specific messages having a high frequency with a registration number in advance.

In a wireless calling system for transmitting a message from a telephone device to a pager via a public network, a voice recognition means for recognizing a voice input from the telephone device and converting the voice into character information, and a voice recognition means. Numeric code conversion means for converting the converted character information into a numeric code, PB signal conversion means for converting the numeric code converted by the numeric code conversion means into a push button signal and transmitting it to the public network, A specific message storage means for pre-registering a plurality of specific messages having a high frequency with a registration number, and a message monitor means for reproducing the specific message registered in the specific message storage means. It is characterized by.

Further, the specific message registered in the specific message storage means in advance is a voice signal input from a transmitter of the telephone device.

The specific message registered in advance in the specific message storage means is obtained by converting a voice signal input from a transmitter of the telephone device into character information by the voice recognition means, It is a numeric code converted by the conversion means.

The specific message to be registered in the specific message storage means in advance is obtained by pressing a function key in which a message registration mode is defined from the telephone device and pressing a numeric keypad to specify a registration number. The voice signal input from the transmitter of the telephone device is registered in the specific message storage means in correspondence with the registration number.

The specific message to be registered in the specific message storage means in advance is obtained by pressing a function key in which a message registration mode is defined from the telephone device and pressing a numeric keypad to specify a registration number. The voice input from the transmitter of the telephone device is converted into character information by the voice recognition unit, the converted character information is converted into a number code by the number code conversion unit, and the specific message is corresponded to the registration number. It is characterized in that it is registered in a storage means.

[0013] The message monitor means receives from the telephone device information on the press of a function key in which a monitor mode is defined and the registration number, reads out a voice signal corresponding to the registration number from the specific message storage means, The loudspeaker is provided from a receiver of the telephone device.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a telephone device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a telephone device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart showing a message transmission process according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a message transmission process according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a second embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart showing a specific message monitoring process according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a character information conversion table according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a numeric code conversion table according to the present invention.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a telephone device 11 according to the first embodiment includes a subscriber line controller 12 for interfacing with a public network 10 and a voice input from a transmitter 19 at a predetermined voice signal level. A receiving section 14 for amplifying a received voice signal to a predetermined voice signal level and outputting the amplified signal to a receiver 20; and a voice input from a transmitter 19 being input through the transmitting section 13. Then, the character information is recognized by a known method, converted into character information by referring to the character information conversion table 17, and the converted character information is converted into a numerical code by referring to the numerical code conversion table 18.
A voice recognition unit 16 for converting the number code into a PB signal,
PB signal transmitting unit 15 for transmitting to public network 10 via network 2
And a control unit 21 for performing various controls of the entire telephone device, and an operation unit 22 including ten keys and various function keys
It is composed of

As shown in FIG. 7, the character information conversion table 17 stores character information corresponding to kana character (aiueo...) Words.

As shown in FIG. 8, the number code conversion table 18 stores a number code (for example, pager number information) corresponding to the character information of the character information conversion table 17.

Next, the message transmission process will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. When calling a pager (not shown) from the telephone device 11 via the public network 10, the operator operates the operation unit 22 to dial the pager number (call number) of the called party (step S101 in FIG. 3). .

The operator receives a response signal from the pager of the other party via the public network 10 (S102), and inputs a message from the transmitter 19 by voice (S103). The input voice is input to the voice recognition unit 16 via the transmission unit 13.

The voice recognition unit 16 recognizes the input voice word by a known method (S104), and converts the recognized word into character information with reference to a character information conversion table (17) (S105). Next, the converted character information is converted into a numeric code by referring to the numeric code conversion table (18) (S106), and is input to the PB signal transmitting unit 15.

The PB signal transmitting section 15 converts the pager number code input from the voice recognition section 16 into a PB signal (S107), and sends the PB signal to the public network 1 via the subscriber line control section 12.
0 (S108).

As described above, a message can be transmitted by a PB signal using an existing interface without using a dedicated data transmission format.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the telephone device 11 according to the second embodiment includes a subscriber line control unit 12 for interfacing with a public network and a voice input from a transmitter 19 to a predetermined voice signal level. A transmitting section 13 for amplification, a receiving section 14 for amplifying a received voice signal to a predetermined voice signal level and outputting the same to a receiver 20, and a voice input from a transmitter 19 being input via the transmitting section 13. The character information is recognized by a known method, converted into character information by referring to the character information conversion table 17, and the converted character information is converted into a numerical code by referring to the numerical code conversion table 18.
A voice recognition unit 16 for converting the number code into a PB signal,
PB signal transmitting unit 15 for transmitting to public network 10 via network 2
And a control unit 21 for performing various controls of the entire telephone device, and an operation unit 22 including ten keys and various function keys
, A message input switch 23, a specific message storage unit 25, and a monitor switch 24.

As shown in FIG. 7, the character information conversion table 17 stores character information corresponding to a word of a kana character (Aiueo...).

As shown in FIG. 8, the number code conversion table 18 stores a number code (for example, pager number information) corresponding to the character information of the character information conversion table 17.

The telephone device 11 according to the second embodiment has the configuration shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), a message input switch 23, a monitor switch 24, and a specific message storage unit 25 are added to the first embodiment (FIG. 1). The message is registered in advance by a voice signal or a numeric code or a voice signal and a numeric code.

The message input switch 23 is a switch that operates when a free word message and a specific message are input, and the monitor switch 24 is a switch that operates when monitoring the voice signal of the specific message.

Next, the message transmission process will be described with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. When calling a pager (not shown) from the telephone device 11 via the public network 10, the operator operates the operation unit 22 to dial the pager number (call number) of the called party (step S201 in FIG. 4). .

The operator receives a response signal from the other party's pager via the public network 10 (S202), and presses a predefined function key of the operation unit 22 (S202).
203) and input the registration number of the desired specific message by operating the numeric keypad (S204).

The control unit 21 determines whether the input is a free word input or a specific message input based on the press information of the function key (S205). If the result of the determination is a free word input, the voice recognition is performed with the transmission unit 13 via the message input switch 23. Unit 16 is connected, and the message voice input from transmitter 19 is input to voice recognition unit 16 (S206).

The speech recognition unit 16 recognizes the input speech word by a known method (S207), and converts the recognized word into character information by referring to the character information conversion table (17) (S208). Next, the converted character information is converted into a numeric code by referring to the numeric code conversion table (18) (S209), and is input to the PB signal transmitting unit 15.

The PB signal transmitting section 15 converts the pager number code input from the voice recognition section 16 into a PB signal (S210), and sends the PB signal to the public network 1 via the subscriber line control section 12.
0 (S211).

If the result of the determination in step S204 is a specific message input, the registration number is identified (S21).
2) It is determined whether the specific message is a voice signal or a numeric code based on the identified registration number (S213).

If the result of the determination in step S213 is a voice signal, the specific message storage unit 2
5 is searched (S214), and it is determined whether a message (voice signal) corresponding to the registration number is stored (S215).

If a voice signal corresponding to the registration number is stored, the voice signal is read out (S216), and the flow shifts to step S207 to carry out voice recognition, character information conversion, numeric code conversion, and voice word conversion as in the case of the free word input. Each process of PB signal conversion is performed (S207 to S210), and a specific message is transmitted to the public network 10 (S211).

If the result of the determination in step S213 is character information, the specific message storage unit 2
A search is made for the character information storage area No. 5 (S217), and it is determined whether a message (character information) corresponding to the registration number is stored (S218).

If the character information corresponding to the registration number is stored, the character information is read out (S219), and the flow shifts to step S209 to perform the numerical code conversion and the PB signal conversion processing as in the case of the free word input (step S219). S209, S
210) Transmit a specific message to the public network 10 (S2)
11).

As described above, in addition to the free word message, a specific message based on a voice signal and character information is registered in advance, and when transmitting the specific message, either the voice signal or the character information is selectively designated. Can be.

Next, the registration processing of the specific message will be described with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. The operator presses a predefined function key of the operation unit 22 (step S301 in FIG. 5), and the transmitter 1 of the telephone device 11
9 to input a specific message by voice (S302).

The control unit 21 determines whether or not the mode is the voice signal registration mode from the function key press information (S303).
If the result of the determination is the voice signal registration mode, the message input switch 23 is controlled to connect the transmitting unit 13 and the specific message storage unit 25, and from the transmitter 19 to the voice message storage area of the specific message storage unit 25. The input audio signal is stored as it is (306).

If the result of the determination in step S303 is not the voice signal registration mode (the character information registration mode), the transmission section 13 is transmitted via the message input switch 23.
Is connected to the voice recognition unit 16, and the voice signal input from the transmitter 19 is input to the voice recognition unit 16.

The voice recognition unit 16 recognizes the input voice word by a known method (S304), and converts the recognized word into character information by referring to a character information conversion table (S30).
5) and store it in the character information storage area of the specific message storage unit 25 (S306).

As described above, the specific message storage section 25 has the voice signal storage area and the character information storage area, and can store the specific message as a voice signal or by recognizing the voice signal and converting it into character information. Therefore, when transmitting the specific message, the voice signal or the character information can be selected under the control of the operation unit 22.

Next, the monitoring process of the specific message will be described with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. The operator presses a function key of the operation unit 22 in which a monitor mode is defined in advance (step S401 in FIG. 6), and subsequently operates a ten-key to input a desired message number (S).
402).

The control unit 21 determines whether or not the monitor mode is set based on the function key press information (S403). If the determination result is not the monitor mode, the process ends. If the determined result is the monitor mode, the message number is identified (S40).
4) The specific message storage unit 25 is searched based on the identified message number (S405), and it is determined whether a specific message corresponding to the message number is registered (S406).

If the specific message corresponding to the message number is not registered, the flow shifts to step S302,
If registered, the monitor switch 24 is controlled to connect the receiver 14 and the specific message storage 25, and the audio signal stored in the audio signal storage area of the specific message storage 25 corresponding to the message number. Is read (S407).

The voice signal read from the specific message storage unit 25 is transmitted to the receiver 14 via the monitor switch 24.
Is amplified to a predetermined level by the receiver 14, and is amplified from the receiver 20 (S408).

As described above, a specific message based on a voice signal registered in the specific message storage unit 25 in advance can be confirmed as necessary.

[0049]

As described above, according to the first embodiment of the radio paging system of the present invention, a message to be transmitted from a telephone device to a pager via a public network is determined by a voice input message. After converting to a numeric code (for example, a pager numeric code), it is converted to a PB signal and transmitted to the public network, so that the existing system can be used without any change.

According to the second embodiment, a message transmitted from a telephone device to a pager via a public network is
In addition to the input using a free word, a specific message that has been registered frequently and that is frequently used can be selected simply by specifying a registration number.

A specific message is registered in advance as a voice signal or character information, or both a voice signal and character information, and a voice signal or character information can be selected by designating a registration number.

Further, it is possible to monitor a specific message by a voice signal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a telephone device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a telephone device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission process according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a message transmission process according to the second embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a specific message registration process according to the second embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a specific message monitoring process according to the second embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a character information conversion table of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a numeric code conversion table of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Public network 11 Telephone apparatus 12 Subscriber line control part 13 Transmission part 14 Reception part 15 PB signal transmission part 16 Voice recognition part 17 Character information conversion table 18 Numeric code conversion table 19 Speaker 20 Receiver 21 Control part 22 Operation part 23 Message input switch 24 Monitor switch 25 Specific message storage

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Claims (8)

[Claims] A wireless paging system for transmitting a message from a telephone device to a pager via a public network,
Voice recognition means for recognizing voice input from the telephone device and converting it to character information, number code conversion means for converting the character information converted by the voice recognition means into a number code, and conversion of the number code conversion means PB signal conversion means for converting the numeric code into a push button signal and transmitting the push button signal to the public network. 2. A radio paging system for transmitting a message from a telephone device to a pager via a public network,
Voice recognition means for recognizing voice input from the telephone device and converting it to character information, number code conversion means for converting the character information converted by the voice recognition means into a number code, and conversion of the number code conversion means PB signal conversion means for converting the numeric code into a push button signal and transmitting the push code signal to the public network, and specific message storage means for assigning a registration number to a plurality of frequently used specific messages and registering them in advance. A wireless paging system comprising: 3. A wireless paging system for transmitting a message from a telephone device to a pager via a public network,
Voice recognition means for recognizing voice input from the telephone device and converting it to character information, number code conversion means for converting the character information converted by the voice recognition means into a number code, and conversion of the number code conversion means PB signal conversion means for converting the numeric code into a push button signal and transmitting the push code signal to the public network, and specific message storage means for assigning a registration number to a plurality of frequently used specific messages and registering them in advance. And a message monitor for reproducing the specific message registered in the specific message storage. 4. The radio call according to claim 2, wherein the specific message registered in the specific message storage means in advance is a voice signal input from a transmitter of the telephone device. system. 5. The specific message, which is registered in advance in the specific message storage means, is obtained by converting a voice signal input from a transmitter of the telephone device into character information by the voice recognition means, 4. The radio paging system according to claim 2, wherein the number code is a numeric code converted by the conversion unit. 6. The specific message to be registered in the specific message storage means in advance after pressing a function key in which a message registration mode is defined from the telephone device and pressing a numeric keypad to specify a registration number. ,
4. The radio call system according to claim 2, wherein a voice signal input from a transmitter of the telephone device is registered in the specific message storage unit in correspondence with the registration number. 7. The specific message to be registered in the specific message storage means in advance after pressing a function key in which a message registration mode is defined from the telephone device and pressing a numeric key to specify a registration number. ,
The voice input from the transmitter of the telephone device is converted into character information by the voice recognition means, the converted character information is converted into a number code by the number code conversion means, and the specific message storage corresponding to the registration number. 4. The radio paging system according to claim 2, wherein the information is registered in a means. 8. The message monitoring means receives, from the telephone device, press information of a function key in which a monitor mode is defined and the registration number, reads out a voice signal corresponding to the registration number from the specific message storage means, 4. The radio paging system according to claim 3, wherein a voice is loudspeaked from a receiver of the telephone device.