KR20080038725A - Mobile communication system having an auto-tts function and controlling method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile communication system having an auto TTS function and a control method thereof are provided to check the reproduction of DMB/VOD when an SMS message is received during the reproduction of the DMB/VOD, convert the received SMS message into a voice, and output the voice, thereby maximizing user's convenience. A mobile communication system comprises a terminal device(1), a wireless access network system(2), and a media transmitting server(4). The terminal device determines whether DMB(Digital Multimedia Broadcasting)/VOD(Video On Demand) are reproduced so as for a DMB/VOD reproduction screen not to be covered by a preset pop-up screen when an SMS message is received during the reproduction of the DMB/VOD and converts the content of the text message into a voice through a TTS(Text To Speech) method according to the determination result, and outputs the voice to the outside. The wireless access network system transmits the text message to the terminal device through an SMS(Short Message Service) management server(3) and relays DMB/VOD signals. The media transmitting server transmits the created DMB/VOD signals to the terminal device through a communication tower.

Description

Mobile communication system having an automatic voice conversion function and its control method {mobile communication system having an auto-TTS function and controlling method for the same}

1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a terminal equipment having a conventional DMB / VOD playback function.

2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a mobile communication system equipped with an automatic voice conversion function of the present invention.

3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the terminal equipment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of the present invention.

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1: Terminal equipment 2: Wireless access network system

3: character message management server 4: broadcasting server

5: Main control unit 6: Internet

7: Wireless module unit 8: Media signal processing module

9: camera 10: memory unit

11: Display 12: Handset Phone

13: codec section 14: key panel section

15: base station system section 16: exchange system section

17: gateway 18: terminal equipment

19: Satellite 20: transmission tower

The present invention relates to a mobile communication system equipped with an automatic voice conversion function and a control method thereof. In particular, when a text message is received during DMB / VOD playback in a terminal device, the present invention checks whether the text message is played and then receives the received text message as a voice. A mobile communication system having an automatic voice conversion function for converting and outputting the same and a control method thereof.

In general, terminal equipment, which is one of the mobile communication systems, has been commercialized in the United States in the early 1980s, and recently, such terminal equipment has been provided with various services in connection with a high-speed internet network through a mobile communication network. For example, a multimedia transmission service, a movie ticket reservation through the Internet, a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) service, or a VOD service (Video on demand) is successfully executed. .

Here, the DMB service mounted on the terminal equipment is a broadcasting service that provides various multimedia signals such as voice and video to a fixed, portable, and vehicle receiver digitally, and is provided through personal portable information (PDA) or vehicle terminal equipment while moving. High-quality, high-definition broadcasting such as compact disc (CD) or digital video disc (DVD) can be provided, and the system is provided with three systems, system A, Dh, and E. At this time, the system A follows the European Digital Broadcasting Standard (OFDM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) of digital satellite broadcasting and terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), and the system Dh is based on the terrestrial DMB, but accommodates the satellite DMB. The system E adopts a code division multiple access (CDM) which is almost the same as the code division multiple access (CDMA).

In addition, in recent years, such a DMB is combined with a terminal equipment to provide a state-of-the-art broadcasting environment that changes from joint viewing to individual viewing, fixed viewing to mobile viewing, and broadcasting to personal casting. In particular, the above-mentioned DMB is divided into terrestrial and satellite waves. Among the satellite DMB, when the program is transmitted to the satellite from the broadcasting center, the satellite spreads it to the DMB terminal equipment throughout the country, and in the shaded areas such as the city where the reception rate is low. A repeater called Gap Filler is installed to prevent dropping.

On the other hand, the terrestrial DMB is a DMB broadcast using the currently empty channels VHF 12 and 8, which is a method of receiving the radio wave transmitted from the transmission tower through the terminal equipment.

And, as a two-way video services are unlike (Pay Per View) existing PPV subscribers can watch select immediately the program you want at any time to order VOD service also programs such as the above and wait, VCR features the image quality of DVD quality (Play, Pause, Fast-forward, Rewind) is also widely used through mobile communication network system because it has the advantage of utilizing.

Then, referring to FIG. 1, a mobile communication system equipped with a conventional DMB / VOD function as described above, receives a TV broadcast signal transmitted from a satellite 70 or a transmission tower 71 and displays it on the LCD panel 72. Or terminal equipment 73 for reproducing and processing a radio call signal and processing a VOD signal transmitted through a mobile communication network;

A base station 74 for wirelessly processing function signals, for example, call signals and SMS messages transmitted from the terminal equipment 73;

It includes an MSC 75 for processing a call signal input via the base station 74.

On the other hand, looking at the operation of one example of the conventional mobile communication terminal equipment as described above, first, if the user of the terminal equipment 73, for example, to send an SMS message, the user of the terminal equipment 73 is the terminal equipment 73 of the The menu is selected via the keypad 76 and then the necessary characters are entered.

Then, when the character input is completed through the above process, the user of the terminal equipment 73 presses the keypad 76 to select a destination telephone number to be transmitted from the phonebook list stored therein, and then presses the transfer button.

Then, the terminal equipment 73 transmits the text data input by the user in the SMS message to the base station 74. Therefore, the SMS message signal of the terminal equipment 73 is input to and stored in the SMS message center 77 via the base station 74 and the MSC 75.

Then, the SMS message center 77 checks the destination phone number of the input SMS message and transmits it to the MSC 75. Then, the MSC 75 transmits the SMS message signal transmitted from the SMS message center 77 to the counterpart terminal device 78. The counterpart terminal device 78 analyzes the received SMS message signal and displays the corresponding signal on the display.

On the other hand, if the terminal device 73, for example, the satellite DMB function is set during the process, the terminal device 73 displays the DMB menu on the LCD panel 72 (wherein the DMB signal is a mobile communication network like the VOD service). Transmission / reception processing can also be performed via the base station 74 of the above.

At this time, the terminal equipment 73, before watching the TV by the DMB, first, EPG (Electronic Program Guide) that informs the channel signals that are currently executed (Service to help the user to easily select programs coming out through a number of channels) service signal Is received from the satellite 70 or the transmission tower 71 or the repeater or the mobile communication base station 74 and displayed on the LCD panel 72. Here, only the channel and meta information (name of the main program) are displayed in the EPG signal.

And, if the user of the terminal equipment 73 to set the channel that he wants to watch on the DMB menu screen on which the EPG screen is displayed on the LCD panel 72 by adjusting the key panel unit 76, the terminal equipment 73 is The TV channel signal selected by the user is received from the satellite 70 or the base station 74 or the terrestrial DMB from the transmission tower 71 or the base station 74 and displayed on the LCD panel 72. You will watch.

Here, in the EPG channel setting process, if the channel contents of the EPG are not satisfied by the user of the terminal equipment and change to another channel, the EPG display menu screen may be returned to another EPG channel.

On the other hand, when the terminal equipment 73 receives a text message (including SMS) from the base station 74 informs the user by this alarm. At this time, if the user of the terminal equipment wants to check the contents of the text message, stop playing the currently playing DMB / VOD and check the contents or pop up the pop-up window to check the contents, and then again check the contents of the DMB / VOD. Thank you for the playback screen.

However, the conventional mobile communication system with the DMB / VOD playback function as described above is very inconvenient because the display drive of the currently playing DMB / VOD must be stopped to check if a text message is received during DMB / VOD playback. And

Also, when pop-up window is run to check the text message, this pop-up window hides the contents of the currently playing DMB / VOD screen so that the user of the terminal device just passes the scene of interest. There is a problem that considerably lowers the ease of use.

Accordingly, the present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, even if a text message is received during DMB / VOD playback, the contents of the text message so that the DMB / VOD playback screen is not covered by the preset POP-UP screen It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication system equipped with an automatic voice conversion function for maximizing user convenience of the terminal equipment and a control method thereof, because the user can listen to the automatically converted voice signal.

In addition, according to the present invention, since a text message can be heard by voice during DMB / VOD playback without complicated hardware or software change, a mobile communication system having an automatic voice conversion function, which significantly improves the functionality of the terminal equipment, and the same. To provide a control method.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention determines whether DMB / VOD is played back so that the DMB / VOD play screen is not covered by the preset POP-UP screen when a text message is received during DMB / VOD play. A terminal device for converting the contents of the corresponding text message into a voice through a TTS method and outputting the external message;

A wireless access network system for transmitting a text message to the terminal device through a text message management server and relaying a DMB / VOD signal;

It provides a mobile communication system having an automatic voice conversion function configured to include a media transmission server for transmitting the DMB / VOD signal produced by the terminal equipment through a transmission means.

Another feature of the present invention is to determine whether DMB / VOD playback is not blocked by the preset POP-UP screen when a text message is received during DMB / VOD playback, and then the corresponding text is determined according to the result. A main control unit for controlling a function of voice conversion of the contents of the message to the TTS method and outputting the message to the outside;

A wireless module unit for receiving and processing DMB / VOD signals including a text message via a wireless access network system according to the transmission control signal of the main controller;

It provides a terminal equipment with an automatic voice conversion function configured to include a codec unit for releasing the contents of the text message is converted from the main controller to the outside through the handset phone.

Furthermore, another feature of the present invention includes a text message acknowledgment step of confirming whether a text message has been received at the terminal equipment;

A DMB / VOD playback confirmation step of confirming whether the terminal device is currently reproducing a DMB channel or a VOD signal when a text message is received at the current terminal device as a result of the text message reception confirmation step;

As a result of checking during the DMB / VOD playback confirmation step, if the terminal equipment is currently playing the DMB channel or VOD signal, the contents of the corresponding text message are stored in the TTS method so that the DMB / VOD playback screen is not covered by the preset POP-UP screen. The present invention provides a control method of a mobile communication system having an automatic voice conversion function including a voice conversion transmission step of outputting a voice conversion to an external device.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, when a text message is received during DMB / VOD playback, the present invention determines whether or not the DMB / VOD playback screen is not covered by the preset POP-UP screen. A terminal device 1 for converting the contents of the corresponding text message into a TTS method and outputting it to the outside and executing radio call processing;

The wireless access network system 2 which delivers the text message (including SMS) to the terminal equipment 1 through the text message management server 3 and relays radio call signals (including wireless data) including DMB / VOD signals. ;

And a media delivery server (4: DMB network) for transmitting the DMB / VOD signal produced by the terminal equipment 1 through a transmission means, for example, a transmission tower or a wireless access network system 2.

Here, the terminal equipment (1) includes a PDA with a wireless module, a laptop with a wireless module, a PC with a wireless module and a mobile phone.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 1 displays a DMB / VOD playback screen by a preset POP-UP screen when a text message is received via the wireless access network system 2 during DMB / VOD playback. The main control unit determines whether to play DMB / VOD so as not to be obscured, and then controls the function of outputting the text message by converting the content of the text message to the TTS method according to the result and controlling the overall function of the terminal equipment (1). (5);

According to the transmission control signal of the main control section 5, the wireless data signal is transmitted to the specific Internet server 3 via the Internet 6 via the wireless access network system 2, and the DMB / VOD signals including text messages are transmitted. A radio module unit 7 for receiving and processing radio call signals (including multimedia signals) including video and audio signals transmitted and received to and from the terminal equipment 1;

A media signal processing module 8 for reproducing and outputting a broadcast signal received from the media delivery server 4, that is, a signal such as DMB or VOD, in accordance with the function control signal of the main controller 5;

Data captured by the camera 9 and the wireless access network system including the multimedia information produced by the terminal equipment 1 according to the storage control signal of the main controller 6 and the broadcast data signal provided from the media delivery server 5 ( A memory unit 10 for storing and receiving data received from 2);

The display function of the main control section 5 displays the contents of the received text message (including SMS) or displays the currently reproduced DMB or VOD signal to the outside and is processed by the terminal equipment 1. A display 11 for displaying data externally;

According to the call connection control signal of the main control unit 5, the analog voice signal input through the handset phone 12 is converted into a digital signal or the digital voice signal is converted into an analog signal and outputted, and the voice conversion from the main control unit 5 is performed. A codec unit 13 for discharging the contents of the received text message to the outside through the handset 12;

And a key panel unit 14 connected to one end of the main control unit 5 for inputting a function setting signal of the user to the main control unit 5.

On the other hand, the wireless access network system (2) authenticates the information of the calling party subscriber to the radio call signal (including the multimedia signal contained in the schedule data format) transmitted from the terminal equipment (1) and then the authenticated subscriber information A base station system unit 15 for relaying to the next stage of the network;

An exchanger system unit 16 which analyzes the originating subscriber information input through the base station system unit 15, obtains the other party's telephone number (Internet IP address) to be routed, and places the corresponding call on the routing message to route the call;

It is provided between the exchange system unit 16 and the Internet 6, and includes a gateway 17 for converting and outputting a mobile communication network signal into an Internet IP signal, while converting and outputting an Internet IP signal into a WML signal of a WAP method.

Next, a control method applied to the above apparatus will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4, the method of the embodiment of the present invention first proceeds to the step of confirming the setting of the DMB / VOD playback function in the initial state S1 and confirms whether the DMB / VOD playback function is set in the terminal equipment. do.

At this time, if the DMB / VOD playback function setting check step (S2) is confirmed and the DMB / VOD playback function is not set in the terminal device, the process proceeds to the general call processing function execution step (S3) and the wireless call of the terminal device is performed in the usual manner. Process the signal.

For example, when power is applied to the terminal equipment 1 of the present invention, the main controller 5 of the terminal equipment 1 proceeds to an initialization state to form necessary information from the internal memory unit 10 to execute the initialization process. Proceed to the next waiting state.

At this time, the main control unit 5 of the terminal equipment 1 recognizes when the user inputs a telephone number through the key panel unit 14 and presses a call button, and the user inputs the telephone number into the memory unit 10. In addition to the storage, the system accesses the wireless access network system 2 using the access channel through the wireless module unit 7, and then transmits an outgoing signal to the corresponding telephone number.

Then, the wireless access network system 2 authenticates the outgoing signal transmitted from the terminal equipment 1, separates the routing information included in the outgoing signal, and transmits the incoming signal to the counterpart terminal 18 to form a call. .

At this time, when the user of the terminal equipment 1 inputs a voice signal through the handset phone 12, the codec unit 13 of the terminal equipment 1 signals the voice signal input through the handset phone 12. Process and input to the wireless module unit (7). In addition, the wireless module unit 7 which is subjected to the function control of the main control unit 5 of the terminal equipment 1 wirelessly processes the voice signal input through the codec unit 13 and communicates with the other party via the wireless access network system 2. Since the transmission to the terminal 18 makes a normal call.

However, when the DMB / VOD playback function is set in the terminal device as a result of checking during the DMB / VOD playback function setting checking step (S2), the process proceeds to the playback function execution step (S4) and the DMB channel or VOD signal selected by the user of the terminal device. Play it back.

Then, after the playback function execution step (S4) proceeds to the text message acknowledgment step (S5) to check whether the text message is received in the current terminal equipment. At this time, if the text message is not received at the terminal device as a result of the acknowledgment step (S5), the current step is terminated and the process proceeds to the standby state.

However, when the text message is received during the confirmation message (S5), the terminal device receives the text message and checks whether the terminal device is currently reproducing the DMB channel or the VOD signal. do.

If the terminal equipment does not currently play the DMB channel or the VOD signal as a result of checking during the DMB / VOD playback confirmation step (S6), the process proceeds to the general display step (S7) and processes the text message in a set manner.

However, if the terminal device is currently reproducing the DMB channel or the VOD signal as a result of checking during the DMB / VOD playback confirmation step (S6), proceed to the voice conversion transmission step (S8) and display the DMB / VOD by the preset POP-UP screen. To prevent the playback screen from being hidden, the contents of the corresponding text message are converted to voice by TTS and output to the outside.

In other words, in the terminal equipment 1 of the present invention, when the user of the terminal equipment inputs the DMB or VOD playback function execution signal through the key panel unit 14, the main controller 5 of the terminal equipment 1 recognizes this. Display the DMB initial screen on the display unit 11, and transmit the DMB broadcast signal of the media transmission server 4 transmitted through the satellite 19 or the transmission tower 20 through the media signal processing module 8, for example. Receive processing is performed to display on the display 11. On the other hand, when the setting signal is VOD, the main control unit 5 transmits the setting information selected by the user of the terminal equipment to the media signal processing module 8 via the wireless access network system 2 and receives the response signal. The target file is played back through the media signal processing module 8 and displayed on the display 11.

Here, when the text message is received from the text message management server 3 of the wireless access network system 2 to the wireless module unit 7 of the terminal equipment 1 during the above process, the main control unit 5 of the terminal equipment 1 Checks whether the DMB channel or VOD signal is currently playing.

At this time, the main control unit 5 emits an alarm signal to the outside indicating that the text message has arrived in the usual manner or the pop-up window when the terminal equipment is not currently playing the DMB channel or VOD signal. Tell the contents.

However, the main control unit 5 of the terminal equipment 1 is configured so that the DMB / VOD playback screen is not covered by the preset POP-UP screen when the terminal equipment is currently playing the DMB channel or VOD signal. After determining whether to play the audio message, the content of the text message is converted into the TTS method according to the result and then output to the codec unit 13. Then, the codec unit 13 codec processes the text message content of the voice input from the main control unit 5 and emits it to the outside through the handset phone 12.

Therefore, even if a text message is received, the user of the terminal device 1 checks the contents of the text message while watching the current DMB or VOD playback screen as it is, and then takes appropriate measures.

As described above, in the present invention, when a text message is received during playback of a DMB / VOD in a terminal device, the text message is received during DMB / VOD playback by checking whether the text message is played and then converting the received text message into voice. Even if the DMB / VOD playback screen is not covered by the preset POP-UP screen, the contents of the text message are listened to by the automatically converted voice signal, thereby maximizing user convenience of the terminal equipment.

In addition, according to the present invention, since text messages can be listened to by voice during DMB / VOD playback without complicated hardware or software changes, the functionality of the terminal equipment is also significantly improved.

Claims (6)

If a text message is received during DMB / VOD playback, determine whether the DMB / VOD is played back so that the DMB / VOD playback screen is not covered by the preset POP-UP screen, and then use the TTS method to determine the contents of the text message. A terminal device for outputting the voice through the voice conversion; A wireless access network system for transmitting a text message to the terminal device through a text message management server and relaying a DMB / VOD signal; And a media transmission server configured to transmit the DMB / VOD signal produced by the terminal equipment through a transmission means. The method of claim 1, The terminal equipment includes a PDA equipped with a wireless module, a notebook equipped with a wireless module, a PC equipped with a wireless module and a mobile communication system having an automatic voice conversion function configured to include a mobile phone. If a text message is received during DMB / VOD playback, determine whether the DMB / VOD playback screen is not covered by the preset POP-UP screen, and then use the TTS method to determine the contents of the text message. A main control unit for controlling a function of outputting the voice by converting the voice; A wireless module unit for receiving and processing DMB / VOD signals including a text message via a wireless access network system according to the transmission control signal of the main controller; Terminal equipment with an automatic voice conversion function comprising a codec unit for discharging the contents of the text message received by the voice conversion from the main control unit to the outside through a handset phone. The terminal equipment according to claim 3, wherein the terminal equipment comprises a PDA equipped with a wireless module, a laptop equipped with a wireless module, a PC equipped with a wireless module, and a mobile phone. A text message acknowledgment step of confirming whether the text message is received in the terminal equipment; A DMB / VOD playback confirmation step of confirming whether the terminal device is currently reproducing a DMB channel or a VOD signal when a text message is received at the current terminal device as a result of the text message reception confirmation step; As a result of checking during the DMB / VOD playback confirmation step, if the terminal equipment is currently playing the DMB channel or VOD signal, the contents of the corresponding text message are stored in the TTS method so that the DMB / VOD playback screen is not covered by the preset POP-UP screen. Control method of a mobile communication system with an automatic voice conversion function comprising a voice conversion step of outputting the voice conversion to the outside. The method of claim 5, The text message acknowledgment step includes an automatic voice conversion function configured to further include a reproducing function of reproducing a DMB channel or a VOD signal selected by the user of the terminal device when the terminal device has a DMB / VOD reproducing function. Control method of mobile communication system.

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