KR20060005482A - Apparatus and method for requiring of searching and dialing using hand writing - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a telephone number search / call request apparatus using a handwriting input and a method thereof.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

According to the present invention, a user inputs a search word with a finger or the like in a handwriting input window using a touch pad or the like, so that a user can simply search for a phone number and make a call without requiring the user's gaze or complicated user motion. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a phone number search / call request device and method for simply searching a phone number and requesting a call by receiving a voice guidance.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone number search / call request apparatus using hand writing, comprising: text input / recognition means for recognizing a user's search word to be searched by an external communication terminal by hand; Search result reception means for receiving and analyzing / processing a search result corresponding to a search word recognized by the text input / recognition means from the external communication terminal; Output means for outputting a search word recognized by said character input / recognition means or a search result analyzed / processed by said search result receiving means; Request a search to the external communication terminal using the search word recognized by the text input / recognition means, and request a call to the external communication terminal by using the search result analyzed / processed by the search result receiving means. Search / call request means for; Storage means for storing information and a program processed by the respective configuration means; Input means for receiving a signal for controlling the respective configuration means from a user; And control means for controlling the respective constituent means.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in communication terminals and the like.

Handwriting, Character Recognition, Phone Book, Touch Pad, Touch Screen, Communication Terminal

Description

Apparatus and Method for Requiring of Searching and Dialing using Hand Writing}             

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a phone number search / call request apparatus using handwriting input according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of the character input / recognition unit 10 according to the present invention,

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a search / call request unit 20 according to the present invention;

4 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of the output unit 30 according to the present invention;

5 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a search result receiver 40 according to the present invention;

6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a phone number search request process according to the present invention;

7 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a phone number search result processing and a call request process according to the present invention;

8 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a vehicle system to which the present invention is applied;

9 is a front view of an embodiment of a phone number search / call request apparatus using handwriting input according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: character input / recognition unit 20: search / call request unit

30: output unit 40: search result receiver

50: key input unit 60: control unit

70: memory

The present invention relates to a phone number search / call request apparatus using handwriting and a method thereof, and more particularly, a user inputs a search word by handwriting using a touch pad or the like, thereby providing a phone book ( The present invention relates to a phone number search / call request device for searching a phone book and requesting dialing, and a method thereof.

In the conventional mobile phone or a wireless communication terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a method of searching for a phone number and making a call to make a call includes a search / calling method using a keypad for inputting a search character using a keypad and a voice. There are a search / calling method using a voice recognition to search by inputting a search word, and a search / calling method using a touch screen to search by inputting search text by hand into a touch screen provided in a wireless communication terminal.                         

On the other hand, with the recent development of the mobility (mobility) -related technology of the wireless communication terminal, there is a trend that the case where the user uses the wireless communication terminal during the movement, especially in a driving vehicle increases significantly.

However, using the telephone number search / calling method of the conventional wireless communication terminal, there is a problem that a user makes a phone call while traveling, especially in a driving vehicle.

In other words, the search / calling method using the keypad while pressing a number using the keypad or searching the phone book to find the registered number requires the user to enter the keypad several times by looking at the keypad and the user cannot concentrate on driving. There is a problem that there is a high risk of an accident.

In addition, a search / calling method using speech recognition, which is an alternative method, has a low recognition rate and is inconvenient to use, which causes the user to turn away.

In addition, a search / calling method using a touch screen generally requires a user to hold a terminal in both hands, input search characters, and click a control button by using a pen in a small input window. Therefore, there is a problem that the risk of accidents is greater than that of a search / calling method using a keypad.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, and in order to enable the user to simply search for a phone number and make a call without requiring the user's eyes or complicated user operation, a handwriting using a touch pad or the like It is an object of the present invention to provide a phone number search / call request device and method for simply searching a phone number and requesting a call by inputting a search word with a finger or the like in an input window and receiving voice guidance on a search result.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. In addition, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

In order to achieve the above object, the apparatus of the present invention, in the telephone number search / call request device using handwriting, a character for receiving a search word input by hand from the user to request a search to an external communication terminal Input / recognition means; Search result reception means for receiving and analyzing / processing a search result corresponding to a search word recognized by the text input / recognition means from the external communication terminal; Output means for outputting a search word recognized by said character input / recognition means or a search result analyzed / processed by said search result receiving means; Request a search to the external communication terminal using the search word recognized by the text input / recognition means, and request a call to the external communication terminal by using the search result analyzed / processed by the search result receiving means. Search / call request means for; Storage means for storing information and a program processed by the respective configuration means; Input means for receiving a signal for controlling the respective configuration means from a user; And control means for controlling the respective constituent means.

In addition, the method of the present invention includes a phone number search / calling request method using handwriting, comprising: a character input / recognition step of receiving a handwritten search word to be searched by an external communication terminal from a user; An output step of converting the recognized text data recognized in the text input / recognition step into a screen or voice and outputting the converted text; A key input step of receiving a key input from a user; A search request step of generating search request data using the recognition character data and transmitting the search request data to the user's communication terminal if the key input signal is a signal confirming that the input is completed; A reception / analysis step of receiving search result data corresponding to the search request data from the communication terminal of the user and analyzing whether there is a searched telephone number; A search result outputting step of extracting a stored name and a phone number from the search result data and outputting the searched phone number through a screen or a speaker if there is a searched phone number; And an origination request step of generating an origination request data using the search result data and transmitting the origination request data to the user communication terminal.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a phone number search / call request apparatus using handwriting input according to the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the telephone number search / call request apparatus using a handwriting input according to the present invention is a character input / recognition unit 10, search / call request unit 20, the output unit 30, search results The receiver 40 includes a key input unit 50, a control unit 60, and a memory 70.

The character input / recognition unit 10 receives a search word input by hand from a user to request a phone book (phone book) search to a communication terminal of a user connected to a phone number search / call request apparatus using handwriting input according to the present invention. To generate the recognition character data corresponding to the search word.

Here, the recognized character data is a character in a byte unit, and in case of Korean, each consonant and a vowel are recognized as one unit.

For example, when the user wants to search for a phone number of 'Hong Gil-dong', the user may input 'ㅎ ㄱ ㄷ' as a search word.

Meanwhile, the search result receiving unit 40 receives search result data corresponding to the recognized text data generated by the text input / recognition unit 10 from the communication terminal of the user, analyzes the search result, and analyzes the search result. Generate search text data accordingly.                     

Here, the search text data includes storage name and phone number information stored in the phone book of the user's communication terminal when a phone number corresponding to the recognized text data is searched in the user's communication terminal. If a telephone number corresponding to the data is not found, the information describing the "search failure" is included.

On the other hand, the output unit 20 receives the recognition text data generated by the character input / recognition unit 10 or the search text data generated by the search result receiving unit 40 and outputs it to the user.

The search / call request unit 20 receives the recognized text data generated by the text input / recognition unit 10 and generates and transmits search request data for requesting a search to the user's communication terminal. Receives the search text data generated by the search result receiving unit 40 and generates and transmits a call request data for requesting a call to the user's communication terminal using the phone number information included in the search text data.

In addition, the key input unit 50 receives a key input from the user, including an input completion button, a re-entry button and a call button.

The memory 70 stores the recognition text data, search text data, search request data, outgoing request data, various data processed by the component, and control and processing programs.

In addition, the controller 60 controls the respective components according to a user input signal received from the key input unit 50 or a process according to a pre-stored program.

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of the character input / recognition unit 10 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the character input / recognition unit 10 according to the present invention includes a handwriting input unit 12 and a character recognition unit 14.

The handwriting input unit 12 recognizes a finger movement when the user writes a search word by touching a finger, receives a signal, and transmits the signal to the character recognition unit 14.

The handwriting input unit 12 may be implemented using a touch pad or a touch screen.

The character recognition unit 14 transmits a signal received from the handwriting input unit 12 to a conventional character recognition algorithm (for example, a "Graffiti" algorithm used in PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)). Recognizes a search word input by a user using a character unit to generate recognition character data, and transmits the recognized character data to the output unit 30 and the search / call request unit 20. In this case, the character recognition unit 14 may be implemented in the control unit 60.

3 is a detailed block diagram of an embodiment of a search / call request unit 20 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the search / call request unit 20 according to the present invention includes a search request unit 22, a data transmitter 24, and a call request unit 26.

The search request unit 22 receives the recognition character data generated by the character input / recognition unit 10 and communicates with the user to search for a phone number corresponding to the recognition character data in a phone book (phone book). The search request data requested by the terminal is generated and transmitted to the data transmitter 24.

Then, the call request unit 26 generates call request data requesting to call the phone number included in the search text data received from the search result receiver 40 and transmits the call request data to the data transmitter 24.

Then, the data transmitter 24 is connected to the user's communication terminal through wired / wireless communication, and transmits the search request data received from the search request unit 22 or the call request data received from the call request unit 26. Send.

In this case, the search request unit 22 and the call request unit 26 may be implemented in the control unit 60.

4 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of the output unit 30 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the output unit 30 according to the present invention includes a display unit 32, a voice converter 34, and a speaker 36.

The display unit 32 receives search text data from the search result receiving unit 40 or receives recognition text data from the text input / recognition unit 10 and outputs it to the user on the screen.

Here, the display unit 32 may apply various display means including a liquid crystal display (LCD), and may also apply a touch screen together with the handwriting input unit 12.                     

On the other hand, the voice conversion unit 34 receives the search text data from the search result receiving unit 40 or receives the recognition text data from the text input / recognition unit 10 to convert the voice message to the speaker 36 Use to print to the user.

Here, the voice converter 34 may be implemented in the controller 60.

5 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a search result receiver 40 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the search result receiver 40 according to the present invention includes a data receiver 42 and a search result analyzer / processor 44.

The data receiving unit 42 is connected to the communication terminal of the user through wired / wireless communication to receive search result data from the user communication terminal and transmits the search result data to the search result analyzing / processing unit 44.

The search result analysis / processing unit 44 receives the search result data from the data receiving unit 42 and analyzes whether the search is successful.

As a result of the analysis, if the search is successful, the phonebook storage name and phone number information is extracted from the search result data, and search text data including the same is generated to the output unit 30 and the search / call request unit 20. To pass.

Meanwhile, as a result of the analysis, when the search fails, search text data including the "search failure" information is generated and transmitted to the output unit 30.

Here, the search result analysis / processing unit 44 may be implemented in the control unit 60.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a phone number search request process according to the present invention.

First, the handwriting input unit 12 is activated when there is a user's contact in the input waiting state 501 to receive a handwriting of a search word from the user by text (503).

Subsequently, the character recognition unit 14 recognizes the handwritten input character signal in units of characters of 1 byte, generates recognition character data, and transmits the recognized character data to the display unit 32, the voice conversion unit 34, and the search request unit 22. (505).

Subsequently, the display unit 32 outputs the recognized character data received in the process 503 to the screen, and the voice conversion unit 34 converts the voice message into a voice message and outputs it through the speaker 36 (507).

Subsequently, the key input unit 50 receives a key input from the user and transmits an input signal to the control unit 60 (509).

Subsequently, the controller 60 determines whether the input signal is a re-input button signal (511).

As a result of the determination 511, in the case of the re-input button signal, the process proceeds to step “501”.

On the other hand, in the determination result 511, if it is not the re-entry button signal, it is determined whether the input complete button signal (513).

If it is determined that the determination result 513 is not the input complete button signal, the process proceeds to the “509” process.

On the other hand, if the determination result 513, the input complete button signal, the search request unit 22 generates the search request data and transmits it to the data transmission unit 24 (515).

Subsequently, the data transmitter 24 transmits the search request data to the user's communication terminal (517).

7 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a phone number search result processing and a call request process according to the present invention.

First, the data receiving unit 42 receives the search result data from the user's communication terminal and transmits the search result data to the search result analyzing / processing unit 44 (601).

Subsequently, the search result analysis / processing unit 44 analyzes the search result data transmitted in step “601” (602) and determines whether there is a searched telephone number (603).

As a result of the determination 603, if there is no searched phone number, search text data including "search failure" information is generated and transmitted to the display unit 32 and the voice conversion unit 34 to display the search failure message. ) Is output on the screen, and the voice converter 34 converts the voice message and outputs it through the speaker (607).

In the determination result 603, if there is a searched telephone number, search text data including a stored name and a telephone number analyzed and extracted in step 602 is generated and transmitted to the output unit 30 through a screen or a speaker. The storage name and the telephone number are output, and the call is sent to the call requesting unit 26 (605).

Subsequently, the call request unit 26 generates the call request data using the search text data received in step 605 and transmits the call request data to the data transmitter 24 (607).

Subsequently, when the user inputs a call button of the key input unit 50, the data transmission unit 24 transmits the transmission request data received in step 607 to the user communication terminal (611).

8 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a vehicle system to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 8, the telephone number search / call request device 1 using handwriting input according to the present invention is installed on a steering wheel 3 of a vehicle and connected to a user's communication terminal 2 by wire or wirelessly. It can be applied to a vehicle system.

Here, the communication terminal 2 may be a wireless communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like, and the telephone number search / call request device 1 and the communication terminal using handwriting input according to the present invention ( 2) can be connected by applying various wired / wireless communication methods (TCP / IP, RS-232, RS-422, Bluetooth, infrared communication, etc.).

9 is a front view of an embodiment of a phone number search / call request apparatus using handwriting input according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, a handwriting input unit 12, a display unit 32, a speaker 36, and an input completion button 51 are provided on the front of the telephone number search / call request apparatus 1 using the handwriting input according to the present invention. ), A re-entry button 52 and a call button 53 can be configured.

The call button 53 may be implemented using a touch pad or a touch screen.

As described above, the process of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

In the present invention as described above, by inputting a search word with a finger or the like on a handwriting input means using a touch pad, etc., by receiving a voice guidance on a search result, a user can simply search for a phone number and request a call. Without looking at the search word input means, the phone number can be searched and sent with a minimum of simple operations.

In addition, the present invention, by allowing a user to enter a search word with a finger or the like on the handwriting input means to simply search for a phone number and to request a call, the user can simply dial the phone number without looking at the communication terminal or the search word input means. Since it can search and send, there is an effect that can reduce the risk of accidents caused by the call during the move.

In addition, the present invention is installed on the steering wheel of the vehicle by allowing a user to enter a search word with a finger or the like on the handwriting input means installed on the steering wheel, by simply receiving a voice guidance for the search result, to search for a phone number and to request a call, The user can search and make a phone call with a simple operation without looking at the communication terminal or the search word input means, thereby reducing the risk of a traffic accident caused by a phone call in a driving vehicle.

Claims (11)

In the telephone number search / call request device using hand writing, Text input / recognition means for recognizing a search word requested by a user to an external communication terminal by hand; Search result reception means for receiving and analyzing / processing a search result corresponding to a search word recognized by the text input / recognition means from the external communication terminal; Output means for outputting a search word recognized by said character input / recognition means or a search result analyzed / processed by said search result receiving means; Request a search to the external communication terminal using the search word recognized by the text input / recognition means, and request a call to the external communication terminal by using the search result analyzed / processed by the search result receiving means. Search / call request means for; Storage means for storing information and a program processed by the respective configuration means; Input means for receiving a signal for controlling the respective configuration means from a user; And Control means for controlling the respective constituent means Telephone number search / call request device using a handwriting input comprising a. The method of claim 1, The character input / recognition means, Handwriting input means installed on a steering wheel of an automobile to receive a search word from the user for a search request from the user to the external communication terminal by hand; And Character recognition means for recognizing the search word received by the handwriting input means in units of characters Telephone number search / call request device using a handwriting input comprising a. The method of claim 2, The input means, Telephone number search / call request device using a handwriting input, characterized in that for receiving a control signal using a button implemented using the handwriting input means. The method of claim 2 or 3, The handwriting input means, Telephone number search / call request device using a handwriting, characterized in that the touch pad. The method of claim 2 or 3, The handwriting input means, Telephone number search / call request device using a handwriting, characterized in that the touch screen. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The output means, Telephone number search / call request using handwriting input, characterized in that for converting and outputting a search word recognized by the text input / recognition means and a search result analyzed / processed by the search result receiving means into a voice message for informing the user. Device. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The search result receiving means, Data receiving means for receiving a search result from the external communication terminal; And Search result analysis / processing means for extracting a phone number included in the search result received by the data receiving means and delivering it to the search / call requesting means. Telephone number search / call request device using a handwriting input comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The search / call request means, Search request means for requesting a search for a telephone number corresponding to the recognized search word to the external communication terminal using the search word recognized by the text input / recognition means; And Call request means for requesting a call to the external communication terminal by using the telephone number received from the search result receiving means in response to a call request through the input means and the control means; Telephone number search / call request device using a handwriting input comprising a. In the telephone number search / call request method using hand writing, A character input / recognition step of receiving a search word to be searched by an external communication terminal from a user by hand; An output step of outputting recognition character data recognized in the character input / recognition step; A search request step of generating search request data using the recognized character data and transmitting the search request data to the external communication terminal; A reception / analysis step of receiving and analyzing search result data corresponding to the search request data from the external communication terminal; A search result outputting step of extracting and outputting a stored name and a telephone number from the search result data; And An origination request step of generating an origination request data using the search result data and transmitting it to the external communication terminal; Phone number search / call request method using a handwritten input comprising a. The method of claim 9, The character input / recognition step, Telephone number search / call request method using a handwriting input characterized in that the user inputs a search word to request the search to the external communication terminal from the user via a touch pad installed on the steering wheel of the automaker. The method of claim 9, The character input / recognition step, Telephone number search / call request method using a handwriting input characterized in that the user inputs a search word to request the search to the external communication terminal from the user through the touch screen installed on the steering wheel of the autograph by hand.

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