JP2001245065A - Method for calling url with voice on portable telephone set and portable telephone set using the method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for calling an URL with a voice on a portable telephone set and the portable telephone set using this method, which call the URL with a voice by easy key operation. SOLUTION: A power key 12 is operated to set the portable telephone set to the standby state. Next, a browser function key (warp key) 8 is depressed and then a voice key 11 is operated to switch a picture to an i warp call permission picture as shown by (a). A picture as shown by (b) which indicates that preparations for i warp call are complete is displayed when a bleep is heard, and then URL call with voice input is performed. In this case, the URL is called only by inputting an i warp name with a voice because the name of the URL, namely, the i warp name as a name which a user actually speaks is preliminarily added at the time of i warp registration with a voice.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for calling a URL in a portable telephone having a non-voice information communication mode (for example, i-mode) function, and more particularly to a method for calling a URL by voice with a simple key operation. It was done. The non-voice information communication mode is an operation mode of an online data service using a digital mobile phone, and is a site (program) connection service registered at the center, an Internet connection service, a message service, and an i-mode mail. And so on can be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a non-voice information communication mode (for example,
A mobile phone having an i-mode (function) function is provided with a browser (information browsing software), whereby a URL (Uniform Resource) representing a homepage on the Internet is provided.
ce Locator) to obtain desired information from the URL.

Conventionally, a non-voice information communication mode (for example, i
Mode) As a method of connecting to a URL in a mobile phone having a function, after calling the i-mode main screen, select "Internet" and confirm the selection with the enter key of the navigation key. U
RL input method, and after calling the i-mode main screen, select "Bookmark" and confirm the selection with the enter key of the navigation key. There was a method of calling the URL that exists.

However, in the conventional method of connecting to a URL, it is necessary to input each URL or call a URL registered in "Bookmark" even if the URL was last displayed on the screen of the terminal last time. Therefore, there is a problem that the usability is poor for the user.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and a method of calling a URL in a portable telephone capable of calling a URL by voice with a simple key operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone using a voice calling method.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a portable telephone capable of browsing URL information by a browser, when the portable telephone is in a standby mode, a browser function key is pressed. Then, the voice input key is operated to make the URL callable by voice, and when the URL is called by voice, a match is determined with the registered URL.
This is a URL voice calling method in a portable telephone set for performing RL voice calling. With this configuration, it is possible to call the URL by voice with a simple key operation.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the method of the first aspect is characterized in that the browser function key is a warp key for warping a non-voice information communication mode. It is. With this configuration, it is possible to call the URL by voice with a simple key operation.

[0008] According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a voice calling method of a URL according to the first or second aspect,
This is a portable telephone capable of calling a URL by voice input. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a mobile phone capable of making a URL voice call.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of a portable telephone having a non-voice information communication mode (for example, i-mode) function according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna 1, an incoming call / charging lamp 2, a receiver 3, a liquid crystal display 4, a left soft key 5 also serving as a telephone directory button, and a call start button. 6
, A ten-key or dial key 7, a warp key 8 for warping to a non-voice information communication mode, a transmitter 9, an external connection terminal 10, a voice / manner key 11, a power / end / end /
Answer hold key 12, right soft key 13 also serving as redial / clear button, and navigation key that can select display in each direction of up, down, left and right, also serves as scroll function, and presses center button to make selection 14
, An earphone microphone terminal 15 and an infrared port 16.

FIG. 2 shows a circuit block for realizing the portable telephone having the above configuration. In FIG. 2, the mobile phone receives a radio wave received by the antenna 1 by a receiving unit (not shown) of the wireless communication unit 18 and transmits received information to the control unit 20. The control unit 20 displays the received information such as the received telephone number on the display unit 4 such as a liquid crystal display device. Further, the control unit 20 converts the received information into voice information and outputs the voice through the speaker (receiver) 3 of the receiver. The transmitter (microphone) 9 receives the voice of the user and transmits the voice to the control unit 20, and wirelessly transmits the voice to the communication partner by using the transmitting unit (not shown) of the wireless communication unit 18 and the antenna 1.

The control unit 20 causes the memory 26 to store voice information such as the contents of a call during a call, or reads out the stored information. The ten-key operating unit 22 inputs a dial signal or the like to the control unit 20 by operating the ten-key 7, and the function key operating unit 24 other than the ten-key controls the operated function key, for example, the operation of the navigation key 14.
Enter 20. The control unit 20 is provided with a voice recognition unit (not shown). The voice recognition unit recognizes voice information input from the transmitter (microphone) 9 and compares the voice information with the i-warp name registered in the memory 26 when the voice information matches. The URL corresponding to the i-warp name is read and automatically connected to the target URL. The infrared input / output unit 28 is an infrared port
The exchange of infrared signals via 16 is performed. These circuit blocks are housed in the housing of FIG.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an icon screen displayed during standby on the display unit of the portable telephone having the above configuration. In this example, an icon screen is displayed in a cross shape, and an i-mode main icon, an i-mode mail icon, a phonebook icon, a screen icon, and a menu icon are displayed in the middle clockwise from above. Then, the selected icon screen is enlarged and displayed so that it is possible to know which icon screen is currently selected.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show transitions of the display screen of the portable telephone for explaining the embodiment of the present invention. In the mobile phone of the present embodiment, operating the power key 12 puts the mobile phone in a standby state. Then
As shown in FIG. 4A, a screen indicating that the mobile phone is on standby is displayed. Next, the browser function key (warp key) 8 is operated, and after a while, the voice key 11 is operated. The screen is transited to an i-warp callable screen as shown in FIG.

When the "beep" sound is heard, it indicates that the i-warp voice call is ready.
Since the screen as shown in (c) appears, here, URL calling by voice input is performed. In this case, voice
When an i-warp name is registered (this will be described later), a name of a URL, that is, an “i-warp name” that is a name actually spoken by a user is added to the i-warp name. The URL registered in the i-warp can be called only by inputting the "name". Here, assuming that the “i-warp name” is registered as an i-warp name by voice under the name of “kosoku”, when “kosoku” is voice-inputted, as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the screen in which “URL” is displayed.

In the screen display of FIG. 4D, whether the i-warp called by voice is the intended one is confirmed by the displayed "Title" or "URL", and the registered i-warp is checked. If you can see the warp,
About two seconds after the "title" and "URL" are displayed on the screen as shown in (d), the screen is automatically connected to the target URL, and the screen is displayed as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a transition diagram for explaining a procedure in which the above-mentioned URL is registered in the i-warp name by voice. In the standby state, when the enter key of the navigation key 14, the numeric keypad "4", and the numeric keypad "4" are operated, an "i-warp name registration list" as shown in FIG.
The contents currently registered in the i-warp name are displayed.

Since an imaginary name is registered in the registration numbers 1 to 9 in the initial state, the user selects a registration number to be registered, for example, # 4 as shown in FIG. Corresponding to the URL, the title of the URL is input as "Expressway situation for Tokyo" and the name spoken when calling by voice, i.e., "i"
Enter "Warp name". Here, "i warp name"
As shown in FIG. 5 (c), the character is input as "KOSHOKU". If this input is correct, the enter key of the navigation key 14 is pressed to confirm. Then, a screen display as shown in FIG. 5E is displayed, indicating that the registration of the i-warp name has been completed. The registered i-warp name and title are stored in the memory 26 in a table format.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a voice call of a URL registered in i-warp. In FIG. 6, in order to make a voice call to the URL registered in the i-warp, the mobile phone is first set to the standby state by operating the power key 12 (step 61).

Next, a browser function key (warp key) 8
Is pressed, and then the voice key 11 is operated to confirm that the i-warp callable screen is displayed (step 62). Further, it is confirmed by electronic sound that the preparation for the i-warp voice call is completed (step 63).

Here, "i-warp name" is inputted by voice (step 64). Next, it is determined whether or not the input “i-warp name” matches the registered i-warp name (step 65). In this case, the "i-warp name" input by voice as described above is recognized by voice recognition means (not shown), and it is determined whether or not the input matches the registered i-warp name by character input.

If the input "i-warp name" matches the registered i-warp name, the "title" and "URL" registered in the i-warp are displayed on the screen, and the registered i-warp name is displayed. The warp is confirmed (step 66). Next, it automatically connects to the target URL (step 67).

If the "i-warp name" input by voice does not match the registered i-warp name, the process ends without making a URL connection by voice input (step 68).

[0024]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in a portable telephone capable of browsing URL information by a browser, when the portable telephone is in a standby state, a browser function key is set. Press the key and then operate the voice input key to make the URL callable by voice. When the URL is called by voice, a match is determined with the registered URL. When the URL is matched, the voice call of the URL is made. This is a method for calling a URL by voice in a portable telephone set to be performed. This configuration has an effect that a URL can be called by voice with a simple key operation.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the method of calling a URL in a portable telephone according to the first aspect, wherein the browser function key is a warp key for warping a non-voice information communication mode. With this configuration, it is possible to call a URL by voice with a simple key operation.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a voice call method of a URL according to the first or second aspect,
This is a portable telephone capable of calling a URL by voice input. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a portable telephone capable of calling a URL by voice.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing circuit blocks for realizing the mobile phone shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an example of an icon screen displayed during standby on the display unit of the mobile phone in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a transition diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a transition diagram for explaining an operation of performing i-warp registration of a URL in the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a voice call of a URL registered in i-warp.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Antenna 2 Incoming / Charging lamp 3 Handset 4 LCD display 5 Left soft key 6 Call start key 7 Numeric keypad 8 Warp key 9 Handset 10 External connection terminal 11 Voice / Manner key 12 Power / end / answer hold key 13 Right soft key 14 Navigation keys 15 Earphone microphone terminal 16 Infrared port 18 Wireless communication unit 20 Control unit 22 Numeric keypad operation unit 24 Function key operation unit 26 Memory 28 Infrared input / output unit

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A portable telephone capable of browsing URL information by a browser, wherein when the portable telephone is in standby mode, a browser function key is pressed, and then a voice input key is operated to call the URL by voice. A method of calling a URL in a mobile phone, wherein a state is determined, and when a URL is called by voice, a match is determined with the registered URL, and when the URL is matched, the URL is called by voice. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the browser function key is a warp key for warping a non-voice information communication mode. 3. The UR according to claim 1 or claim 2.
A mobile phone which enables URL calling by voice input using the voice calling method of L.