JPH05227288A - Voice file management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate information retrieval when a voice file is shared in com mon by informing a message given automatically as a guidance at the end of registration of the voice file and inputting a command so as to search infor mation. CONSTITUTION:A management table to one menu is two-layered through a message ID. When the user uses one menu to register newly a voice file, a new message ID is given by a message ID management table and a new voice file management table is generated by using the ID as a key. Then each user is urged for recording in a prescribed order and when the recording is finished, each recording is registered as an independent voice file and each recording is independently reproduced. Furthermore, the message ID generated automatically is informed as a guidance and only part of each voice file is sequentially reproduced by inputting a specific command when the information is searched. Thus, the information retrieval when the user shares in common the voice file or voice information exchange is facilitated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a voice file in a voice storage system for providing a BBS (bulletin board service) for exchanging information with each other by recording and reproducing voice information by an unspecified number of users. It is about the management method of.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electronic mail has been used for exchanging opinions and information in the form of sending and receiving mail for each specific subject, but there are still examples of similar usages using voice messages. Absent.

FIG. 2 shows a general configuration of a voice mail system for transmitting and receiving voice mails by sharing a center device. 10 is a voice mail center, 20 is a network, and 30 is a terminal (telephone). , 11 is an audio file storage unit, and 12 is a storage / playback control unit.

Usually, in such a system, a voice file is managed in a unit called a voice mailbox, and a user designates the voice mailbox number to listen to the voice accumulated in the box. Or additional recording. An example of the audio file management method in this case is shown in FIG. The user accesses the voice mail center 10 via the network 20 from the terminal 30 of FIG. When the voice mail center 10 detects an incoming call, the voice mail center 10 sends a voice guidance according to the service control logic of the storage / playback control unit 12, detects an operation command input by the user, and executes a procedure corresponding to the operation command to execute a voice command. The storage and reproduction of the audio file in the file storage unit 11 are controlled. This state is shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, when the voice mail box number is received from the user, the voice mail box management table shown in FIG. 3 is indexed using the number as a key. Then, the recording or reproducing procedure is executed from the operation command from the user and the audio file management information in the table. Upon recording, when the recording is completed, the voice file management table is added to the new voice file and the voice file management information in the voice mailbox management table is corrected accordingly. In the case of reproduction, the voice file is stored or deleted and the voice mail box management table and the voice file management table are modified according to the operation command from the user during or after the reproduction.

FIG. 5 shows an application example in which this voice mail box is used as a box for exchanging information on one field. It is assumed that subjects for exchanging information are classified in advance into two layers of genre and menu. Then, a menu management table corresponding to one voice mail box management table is allocated to one menu. Considering the access by an unspecified number of users, the control such as saving and deleting at the time of reproduction is different from the personal voicemail service, but the basic management method can be considered the same. Also, regarding the identification of individual menus,
After the user accesses the center, the genre number and menu number are sequentially input according to the guidance, so that the access address on the network is assigned in advance for each genre, or it is further assigned for each menu. It is conceivable to notify the user of the access address in advance. The type of operation depends on the service type.

[0006]

In any case, when an unspecified number of users access, the number of audio files for each menu increases. Furthermore, since it is not possible to manage already listened files and new files for each user, the user has to listen in order from the beginning every time the menu is accessed. For example, when the user A newly registers the voice file MA for the required information, the reply information corresponding to this is stored together with the registration file from another user, so that the user A own Even when it is desired to listen to the reply to the registered voice files, the voice files no shown in FIG. 5 must be listened in order. In addition, it is difficult for the users who are only interested in listening to what kind of information is exchanged, because it is out of order. That is, the more frequently it is used, the more difficult it is to search and the more difficult it is to use.

According to the present invention, when a large number of unspecified users share a common voice file for voice information exchange,
An object of the present invention is to provide a voice file management method for easily performing information retrieval.

[0008]

A voice file management method according to the present invention comprises means for inputting a voice file to be stored by dividing it into a plurality of parts, and means for sequentially retrieving and reproducing a part or all of individual parts. For registration of a new audio file, a message ID for identifying the audio file is automatically added, and means for notifying the user of this is provided, and audio information related to the audio file to which the message ID is added is displayed. When recorded, a means for automatically linking them as subfiles of this audio file is provided to register a new audio file, search for information, create a subfile, an audio file with a message ID, and The sub-file is searched for. Furthermore, if the user has a personal voice mailbox, the means for recording the voice mailbox number of the user when registering a new voice file and the voice information related to the voice file are provided. If recorded, these subfiles will be automatically registered in the voice mailbox specified by the voice mailbox number, enabling quick retrieval of information when multiple users exchange voice information. It is what

[0009]

In the present invention, (1) according to the guidance when registering a new voice file, the title, sender name,
In addition to sequentially input information in multiple parts such as information content, notify the message ID automatically assigned at the end of registration by guidance, (2) When searching for information, enter a specific command, While playing only part of each audio file sequentially, input another command during or after listening to play another part of the audio file and listen to another command for another part. By inputting during or after listening, the sub-files related to the audio file are played sequentially, and (3) By inputting a command to start recording while listening to or after listening to the audio file or sub-file, the related information can be displayed. Recording starts and is registered as a sub-file of the audio file at the end of recording. When, entering specific commands and messages ID, sequentially reproduce searching only audio files and subfiles of the message ID has been granted, those.

If the user is an individual, the reply information for the voice file newly registered by the user is recorded by the listener of the voice file inputting a specific command during or after listening to the voice file. Is started, and when the recording is completed, the voice file is automatically delivered to the voice mail box of the user who registered the voice file, and the user can listen by accessing his voice mail box.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.
The subject management method for information exchange is considered as described in the example of the related art. In the present invention, the management table for one menu is divided into two layers via the message ID. When the user designates one menu and newly registers a voice file, a new message ID is given by the message ID management table, and a new voice file management table is created by using this as a key. Then, the user is prompted to record, for example, the title information, the sender name information, and the voice file of the main body in order, and when the recording is completed, each is registered as an independent voice file so that it can be reproduced independently. That is,
The title file no and the sender name file n shown in FIG.
A voice file management table similar to that shown in the example of the related art is created for each o and voice file no. at the same time,
If the user has a personal voice mail box, enter the number. In addition, the user is notified of the message ID at the end of registration.

On the other hand, when listening to the information of the menu, by inputting the operation code, a part of the new voice file management table to which the message ID registered in the menu management table is added, or all the voices. It is possible to continue listening to the file. That is,
Index the new audio file management table in the menu management table. For example, if only title information is needed, only the title file in the indexed new audio file management table is taken out and played back. Play back sequentially to the management table. Playing another file in the new audio file management table, such as an audio file, by the listener inputting an operation command during or after playing a title file and before the next title file is played. Can be made Furthermore, when recording a reply, a new voice file management table is created by inputting another operation command, and is registered as a subfile in the new voice file management table. At this time, it is also possible to notify the message ID. When the voice mailbox number of the registrant is registered, the voice mailbox management table of the user A is indexed by using this number as a key, and the voice file of this reply is also registered in the table.

In this way, the number of voice files increases, but if the initial user A wants to hear the information about the voice files registered by himself / herself later, after accessing the menu, By inputting the operation command and the message ID, the new audio file management table can be indexed immediately.
By sequentially reproducing the registered sub files, it is possible to quickly hear only the reply information addressed to itself. Alternatively, if you access your voicemail box, you can listen to these reply information along with other personal mail addressed to you, and save it for your convenience. Become.

The guidance may be voice guidance, acoustic guidance such as a buzzer sound, or image guidance such as characters.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention,
(1) When registering a new voice file, in accordance with the guidance, the information is sequentially input by dividing it into a plurality of parts such as title, sender name, and information content, and at the end of registration, the message ID automatically assigned is notified by the guidance.
(2) When searching for information, by inputting a specific command, only a part of each audio file is sequentially reproduced, and by inputting another command during or after listening, the audio file By playing the other part of, and by inputting another command during or after listening to the other part, the subfiles related to the sound file are sequentially played, and (3) the sound file or sub Recording of related information is started by inputting a command to start recording during or after listening to the file, and when it is completed, it is registered as a subfile of the audio file. (4) When searching information, specify a specific command and message ID. If you enter, only the audio files and sub files with the message ID will be searched. Since they are played sequentially, a specific subject is decided in advance, and what information is exchanged when exchanging information via a voice mailbox accessible by an unspecified user for each subject. It is possible to easily realize the function to search only the partial file to find out the information, or the function to search only the reply to the newly registered voice file, so that even if a large amount of information is exchanged, the registered information can be heard efficiently. ..

When the user has a personal voice mail box, the reply information for the voice file newly registered by the user is provided to the voice file listener during or after listening to the voice file. Recording is started by entering a specific command, and at the end of recording, it is automatically delivered to the voice mail box of the user who registered the audio file, and the user can access his voice mailbox. You will be able to hear.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a service for exchanging information by an unspecified number of users of a voice file management method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a general configuration of a voice mail system in which a center device is shared and voice mails are exchanged.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a voice file management method in the case of providing a personal voice mail service in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of a control method when a voice mail service is provided based on the system and the voice file management method shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a voice file management method when the voice file management method similar to that used in the voice mail service in FIG. 3 is applied to a service in which an unspecified number of users exchange information. It is a figure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 voice mail center 11 voice file storage unit 12 storage / playback control unit 20 network 30 terminal

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An audio file to be stored in an audio storage / playback system in which an unspecified user inputs an operation command in accordance with guidance provided by the system to record / playback audio information and exchange audio information with each other. For inputting each part into a plurality of parts, means for sequentially retrieving a part or all of individual parts, and reproducing, and for registration of a new audio file, a message ID for identifying the audio file is automatically added. At the same time, a means for notifying a user who registers the message ID, and a voice file for reply or addition to the voice file with the message ID are linked as a subfile of the voice file with the message ID. (1) Guidance when registering a new audio file In accordance with the instructions, enter information in sequence by dividing it into multiple parts such as title, sender name, information content, etc., and notify the message ID automatically assigned at the end of registration by guidance. (2) If you search for information, specify Command to play only part of each audio file in sequence, and another command during or after listening to play another part of the audio file, By inputting a command during or after listening to the other part, the subfiles related to the audio file are sequentially played, and (3) a command to start recording during or after listening to the audio file or subfile. Recording of the related information is started by entering (4) When a specific command and message ID are input during the information search, only the audio files and subfiles with the message ID are searched and played back sequentially. Method. 2. The voice file management method according to claim 1, wherein when the user has a personal voice mailbox, a means for recording the voice mailbox number of the user when registering a new voice file, A sub-file for the registered voice file is provided with a means for automatically registering it in the voice mailbox specified by the voice mailbox number, and the reply information for the voice file newly registered by the user is the voice file listener Recording is started by inputting a specific command while listening to the file or after listening to the file, and when the recording is completed, it is automatically delivered to the voice mail box of the user who registered the audio file, and the user concerned owns his voice. A voice file characterized by being accessible by accessing the mailbox File management method.