JP2001308961A - Message communication apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a message communication apparatus that transmits a message undesirably heard by surrounding people to an opposite party not through a microphone, reduces a communication charge by decreasing a communication data amount, and can communicate a voice or text message even when the communication speed is very low. SOLUTION: A user vocabulary notebook storage section 7 stores a user vocabulary notebook that provides each different code to words consisting of text data and voice data. When a user operates a message entry section 10 to generate a message consisting of one or two codes or more, a transmission section 16 transmits the message to an opposite party. The message received by the opposite unit retrieves a vocabulary notebook stored in a destination vocabulary notebook storage section, converts the message into text data and voice data, and they are displayed on a display section and sounded from a speaker.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a message communication device such as a telephone or a game machine for communicating a message with a counterpart device by wire or by radio such as radio waves or infrared rays. Sending no messages to the other party without passing through a microphone, reducing the amount of communication data to reduce communication charges, and transmitting voice and text messages even at extremely low communication speeds. The present invention relates to a message communication device capable of performing the following.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional telephones can transmit text data in addition to voice. This telephone can talk with the other party by lifting the handset, and can transmit the text data to the other party by operating the numeric keypad and pressing the input text data transmission button.

[0003]

However, according to the conventional telephone, in the case of voice communication, there is an inconvenience that the contents of the conversation are heard by surrounding people. Further, in the case of communication using text data, a fee is charged based on the amount of data. Therefore, when the amount of data increases, the burden of communication charges also increases. Furthermore, when using radio waves such as weak radio waves or infrared rays, the communication speed is extremely slow.
Voice communication and communication of large amounts of text data are difficult.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a message communication device capable of transmitting a message that the user does not want to hear to the surroundings without passing through a microphone.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a message communication device capable of reducing the amount of communication data and the communication charge. It is another object of the present invention to provide a message communication device capable of communicating a message by voice or text even when the communication speed is extremely low.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a message communication device for communicating a message with a partner device by wire or wirelessly. Storage means for storing a word book with a sign, creating means for creating a message consisting of one or more of the signs,
A transmitting unit that transmits the message created by the creating unit to the partner device; a receiving unit that receives the message transmitted from the partner device; and the storage unit that stores the message received by the receiving unit. A message communication device, comprising: conversion means for searching the word book stored by the conversion means and converting the text data to corresponding text data; and display means for displaying the text data converted by the conversion means. provide. According to the above configuration, the amount of communication data is reduced by encoding and sending the message. As a result, the communication fee can be reduced, and message communication can be performed even when the communication speed is extremely low. In addition, it is possible to transmit a message that the user does not want to hear to the surroundings without passing through the microphone.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a message communication device for communicating a message with a partner device by wire or wirelessly. Storage means for storing a message composed of one or more of the above codes; a transmitting means for transmitting the message generated by the generating means to the partner device; Receiving means for receiving the message, the converting means for searching the word book stored in the storage means, and converting the message received by the receiving means into the corresponding voice data; and Output means for outputting a sound based on the converted sound data. To provide a communication apparatus. According to the above configuration, the amount of communication data is reduced by encoding and sending the message. As a result, communication charges can be reduced,
Even when the communication speed is very slow, message communication becomes possible. In addition, it is possible to transmit a message that the user does not want to hear to the surroundings without passing through the microphone.

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in a message communication device for communicating a message with a partner device by wire or wirelessly, a plurality of words each consisting of text data and voice data are assigned different codes. Storage means for storing the generated word book, creation means for creating a message comprising one or more of the codes, transmission means for transmitting the message created by the creation means to the partner device, and the partner device Receiving means for receiving the message transmitted from the storage means, and converting the message received by the receiving means to the textbook and the text data by searching the word book stored in the storage means, Display means for displaying the text data converted by the conversion means; It provides a message communication apparatus characterized by comprising an output means for outputting sound based on the converted the audio data by. According to the above configuration, the amount of communication data is reduced by encoding and sending the message. Also, at the partner device that receives the encoded message, the message is displayed as text data and output as voice.

[0008]

1 and 2 show a telephone to which a message communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a transmission system of the telephone, and FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration of a reception system of the telephone. Is shown.

As shown in FIG. 1, a transmission system 100 of the telephone includes a microphone 1 used for voice communication and the like,
A that converts the audio signal input from the
A / D converter 2, an audio data compression unit 3 for compressing digital data from the A / D converter 2 by a compression method such as a CELP method, logarithmic compression, or ADPCM compression, and compressed audio data from the audio data compression unit 3. , A user word book text input unit 6 for inputting a word used in a message as text data, and a plurality of words composed of the text data input by the user word book text input unit 6. A user word book storage unit 7 for adding a code, for example, a number to each word and registering and storing the word in the user word book; a word list display unit 8 for displaying a word list registered in the user word book; A date / time / user ID setting unit 9 for setting the last updated date / time and user ID in the user word book; A message input unit 10 for creating a (message), a message data storage unit 11 for storing message data created by the message input unit 10, a message list display unit 5 for displaying a list of created messages, and i mode An i-mode text input unit 12 for inputting text data of the i-mode, an i-mode message storage unit 13 for storing i-mode text data input by the i-mode text input unit 12, and a mode selection unit 14 for selecting various modes. A data selector 15 for selecting and outputting data in accordance with the mode selected by the mode selecting unit 14, a transmitting unit 16 for transmitting the data selected by the data selector 15 to the other telephone via a telephone line, Word voice registration unit 1 that switches switcher 4 based on a selection signal from selection unit 14 7 and
And a transmission control unit that controls each unit of the transmission system 100.

When setting the date and time in the word book, the date and user ID setting section 9 sets the date and time when the word book was last updated. In this case, if the telephone has a built-in calendar clock, the data is used. Otherwise, the data set by manual input is used. When setting the user ID, the date / user / user ID setting unit 9 sets the user ID arbitrarily determined by the user in the user word book by manual input.

The message input unit 10 is for creating a sentence (message) using the number of a word registered in the user word book in the user word book storage unit 7, and the plurality of created messages are Are assigned a message number and stored in the message data storage unit 11.

The mode selection unit 14 is operated by a user to enter a user wordbook registration mode, a user word voice registration mode,
Message input mode, user word book transmission mode M ₁ ,
Message transmission mode M ₂ , voice call mode M ₃ and i
It is to select the mode from among the modeM _4. User wordbook transmission mode M ₁ is a mode for transmitting the user wordbook registered, it is possible selectively not to perform transmission of voice data. Message transmission mode M ₂ is a mode for transmitting a message using a word list, select the message created and presses a transmission button (not shown), the message is sent. At this time, it is also possible to select and transmit a plurality of messages collectively. Voice communication mode M ₃ represents a call mode according to ordinary voice, it can also be transmitted by converting the messages using a wordbook in speech. imodeM ₄ is a communication mode of the i mode.

The word voice registration unit 17 includes a mode selection unit 14
When the selection signal of the user word book voice registration mode is transmitted from the switch, the switch 4 is switched so that the voice data from the voice data compression unit 3 is transmitted to the user word book storage unit 7.
When a voice communication mode selection signal is transmitted from the mode selector 14, the switch 4 is switched so that the voice data from the voice data compressor 3 is transmitted to the data selector 15.

As shown in FIG. 2, a receiving system 200 of the telephone has a receiving section 18 for receiving data from a partner telephone via a public line, and a data receiving section 18 for transmitting data to an output destination corresponding to a mode. A data selector 19 for outputting, a mode selection unit 20 for selecting various modes, an i mode message storage unit 21 for storing an i mode message, and imod
i-mode message display section 22 for displaying e-messages
A message data storage unit 23 for storing message data, a destination word book storage unit 24 for storing a destination word book for each destination user ID, a message text display unit 25 for displaying a message text, a destination word An audio data selection unit 27 that extracts audio data used in a message from the book storage unit 24 and outputs the audio data to the switch 31, an audio data expansion unit 28 that expands compressed audio data, and an audio data expansion unit 28 A D / A converter 29 for converting audio data from the analog signal into an analog signal,
A speaker 30 that outputs audio based on an audio signal from the D / A converter 29, a switch 31 that switches an input destination of audio data, and an audio output that switches the switch 31 based on a selection signal from the mode selection unit 20 It has a selection unit 32 and a reception control unit that controls each unit of the reception system 200.

The mode selection section 20 includes a message voice output mode, a destination word book reception mode M ₁ ′, a message data reception mode M ₂ ′, a voice call mode M _3, and imo.
deM is to select the mode from among the ₄ or the like. The other party's word book receiving mode M ₁ ′ is a mode for receiving the other party's word book, and it is possible to select not to receive voice data. The message data receiving mode M ₂ ′ is a mode for receiving a message using a word book and displaying the text thereof. The voice output mode of the message is selected, and voice data is stored in the destination word book. If so, a voice message is output.

The audio output selecting section 32 includes the mode selecting section 20
, The switch 31 is switched so that the voice data from the voice data selection unit 27 is transmitted to the voice data decompression unit 28, and the voice communication mode of the voice communication mode is transmitted from the mode selection unit 20. When the selection signal is sent, the switch 31 is switched so that the audio data from the data selector 19 is sent to the audio data decompression unit 28.

Next, a data structure for storing data such as a user word book is shown below.

Typedef Dtext {// Text data for words char Tlen; // Records the length of the text within 256 bytes. char Text [Tlen]; // Record text data of length Tlen. };

Typedef Dsnd {// Voice data for words short Slen; // Record the length of voice data within 64K bytes. char Snd [Slen]; // Record audio data of Slen length. };

Typedef Dic {// Wordbook char date [16]; // Record in text like 2000/03/16/15: 23. char ID [16]; // Record the name etc. in characters. short num; // Record the number of registered words. Dtext * DTXT [Dmax]; // Record the addresses of up to Dmax word texts. Dsnd * DSND [Dmax]; // Record the address of voice data for words up to Dmax. }; However, when the contents of Dtext * DTXT [Dmax]; and Dsnd * DSND [Dmax]; are 0, it is assumed that the corresponding data is not registered. According to the above data structure, the date when the deck was last updated is recorded in the first 16 bytes of the deck,
After that, the user ID of the word book is recorded in 16 bytes,
Thereafter, the text address of each registered word is recorded. The text entity is recorded after the address, and a method of recording the number of bytes at the beginning, a method of recording zero at the end of the text, and the like can be used. The address of the voice data of each word registered after the text address is recorded. The entity of the audio data is recorded after the address of the audio data, and a method of recording the number of bytes at the head is used. In the audio data, the address of the audio data is recorded at the same position as the text number in the DTXT array. Zeros are recorded as addresses for words to which no voice data has been added.

Dic UserDic; // User Word Book

Typedef ComDic {// destination word book list char ComDicNum; // records the number of registered destination word books. Dic * friendDic [CDmax]; // Record the address of the destination word book of up to CDmax. }; However, when the content of Dic * friendDic [CDmax]; is 0, it is assumed that the corresponding data is not registered.

Typedef MSG {// Message entity char Mlen; // Record the length of the message. char Content [Mlen]; // Record a message of length Mlen. };

Typedef Message {// message list char Mnum; // records the number of registered messages. MSG MCode [Mmax]; // Record the address where the message is stored. };

Typedef MsgSel {// Message Box (container for sending multiple messages together) char num; // Number of messages registered in Message Box char MsgNo [Mmax]; // Selected message Record the numbers in order. };

Typedef MsgBox {// Message Box List MsgSel * Box [Boxmax]; // Record the address of the message box within Boxmax. };

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Unless otherwise described in the following description of the operation, the transmission control unit or the reception control unit (not shown) performs the operation.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic flow of the user word book registration mode. When the user operates the mode selection unit 14 of the transmission system 10 of the telephone shown in FIG. 1 to select the user word book registration mode, the user word book in the user word book storage unit 7 is searched and the number of registered words Dnum (ST1)
0). It is determined whether or not the number of registered words Dnum has reached the maximum number of words Dmax that can be registered (ST11). If not, the address for recording the word text is substituted for pD (ST12). The user operates the user word book text input unit 6 to input words (including short sentences) used in the message as text data (S).
T13). Text data is recorded after pD to update the address (ST14). Further, the user confirms whether or not to register a word. If the word is not to be registered, the user word book registration mode is ended. If the word is to be registered, the subsequent steps are executed (ST15, 16). In step ST11, when the number of registered words Dnum has reached the maximum number of words Dmax that can be registered, the user deletes any of the registered words and registers a new word, or leaves the current word as it is. Decide what to do. If it is, the user word registration mode ends. When deleting any one, the registered word list is displayed on the word list display section 8. The user
The user selects a word to be deleted from the word list by operating the user word book text input unit 6. Clear the text and voice data of the selected word and set the number of registered words Dnum to 1
(ST17).

FIG. 4 shows a schematic flow of the user word voice registration mode. When the user operates the mode selection unit 14 to select the user word voice registration mode, the mode selection unit 14 sends a selection signal of the selected user word voice registration mode to the word voice registration unit 17. Word voice registration unit 17
Switches the switch 4 so that the voice data from the voice data compression unit 3 is sent to the user wordbook storage unit 7 (S
T20). An address for recording the word voice is substituted for pS (ST21). The user inputs a word voice from the microphone 1 (ST22). The audio signal of the word input from the microphone 1 is converted into digital data by the A / D converter 2, further compressed by the audio data compression unit 3, and input to the user wordbook storage unit 7 via the switch 4. . The word voice is recorded after pS to update the address (ST23). Further, the user confirms whether or not to register the word voice. If the user does not register, the user word voice registration mode is terminated.

Here, a specific example of the user word book will be described. Date of last change: 2000/03/16/15: 23, User ID: Ta
kashiMiura, number of registered words: 3, Dmax = 3, address of word text: 0 × 1000, 0 × 2000, 0 × 3000,
In the case of the address of the voice data of the word: 0 × 1080, 0, 0 × 3080, it becomes as follows. As the substance of the word book, as the first word, text data of, for example, {0 × 12, “Good morning” is registered at the text address 0 × 1000, and at the address 0 × 1080 of the voice data, (number of bytes of audio data) is registered (audio data)}, as the second word, the address of the text 0 × 2000, for example, is text data registration {0 × 0a, "Hello"}, voice Data is not registered. Text address 0x300 as the third word
0, for example, the text data of {0 × 0a, “Goodbye”} is registered, and the audio data address 0 × 3080 is
{(Number of bytes of audio data), (audio data)} are registered.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic flow of the message input mode. When the user operates the mode selection unit 14 to select the message input mode, the message data storage unit 11 is searched to obtain the number Mnum of registered messages (ST30). It is determined whether or not the number Mnum of registered messages has reached the maximum number Mmax of messages that can be registered (ST31). If not, an address for recording the message is substituted for pM (ST32). The user operates the message input unit 10 to select a word and input a message (ST33). The text code is recorded after pM to update the address (ST34).
Further, the user confirms whether or not to register the message. If the message is not to be registered, the message input mode is terminated.
6). In step ST31, if the number Mnum of registered messages has reached the maximum number Mmax of registrable messages, the maximum number of registrable messages has already been registered. Decide whether to register or keep it current.
If it is, exit the message input mode. When deleting any of them, the registered message list is displayed on the message list display section 5, and the user operates the message input section 10 to select a message to be deleted. The text code of the selected message is cleared to reduce the number of registered messages Mnum by one (S
T37).

[0032] FIG. 6 shows a schematic flow of a user wordbook transmission mode M _1. The date and time data is transmitted as an ID from the word book by the transmission unit 16 and the response from the communication destination is received by the reception unit 18 (ST40). If transmission is to be continued based on the response data, TX is set to 1, and if it is to be canceled, TX is set to 0 (ST41). If voice data is also desired from the response data, SND is set to 1; if not, SND is set to 0 (S
T42). In the case of transmission continuation according to the answer data (ST4
3) The Dnum word text data is read from the user wordbook storage unit 7 and transmitted by the transmission unit 16 via the data selector 15 (ST44). If voice data is also desired from the answer data (ST45), Dnum
The individual word voice data is read from the user wordbook storage unit 7 and transmitted by the transmission unit 16 via the data selector 15 (ST46).

[0033] Figure 7 shows a schematic flow of messages transmission mode M _2. The user selects the message data transmission mode M ₂ by operating the mode selection unit 14, a message list registered in the message list display portion 5 is displayed. When the user operates the message input unit 10 to select a message from the message list,
A plurality of messages are set in Bmax message boxes (ST50). Message Bo to be sent by user
When the user selects x (ST51) and presses a transmission button (not shown) (ST52), the user ID is transmitted by the transmission unit 16 (ST53), and the plurality of messages set in the specified message box are transmitted. 16 (ST54).

FIG. 8 shows a schematic flow of the destination word book reception mode M ₁ ′. The date and time and ID of the communication partner are received by the receiving unit 18 of the receiving system 200 of the telephone shown in FIG.
60). If the registered destination wordbook stored in the destination wordbook storage unit 24 has a wordbook whose date and time match the ID, T
If X = 0, otherwise TX = 1 is set (ST61). If audio data is also received, SND = 1 is set, otherwise, SND = 0 is set (ST62). Transmission system 100 of the calling telephone transmits text data (TX) and voice data (SND) (ST63). If there is no word book whose date and time match the registered destination word book (ST64), the destination word book is received and stored in the destination word book storage unit 24 (ST65). When audio data is also received (ST66), the audio data is received and stored (ST67).

FIG. 9 shows a message data reception mode M ₂ ′.
The schematic flow of is shown. The user ID of the communication partner is received (ST70). If there is a word book with the same ID as the registered destination word book stored in the destination word book storage unit 24, COM = 1 is set; otherwise, COM = 0 is set (ST71). If audio data is also received, SND =
1, if not received, set SND = 0 (ST7)
2). If there is a word book with the same ID as the registered destination word book (ST73), after setting the address of the destination word book (ST74), the message is received and stored in the message data storage unit 23 ( (ST75), the text data corresponding to the number constituting the message data is read from the destination wordbook in the destination wordbook storage unit 24 and displayed on the message text display unit 25 (ST76). When audio data is also received (ST7)
7) The voice data selecting unit 27 reads out the corresponding voice data from the destination voice word book and sends it to the voice data decompression unit 28 via the switch 31. Audio data decompression unit 28
Expands the audio data, and the D / A converter 29 converts the expanded audio signal into an analog signal. Speaker 30 outputs audio based on the audio signal (ST7).
8).

According to the above-mentioned telephone, a message that the user does not want to be heard in the surroundings uses the message transmission function,
It is possible to communicate messages by voice or code without speaking. Further, even in the communication using text, the amount of communication data can be significantly reduced, and the communication fee can be reduced.

Next, a message communication device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described. This message communication device communicates a message with a partner device by radio waves such as weak radio waves or infrared rays. In this case, the function blocks used in the call mode and the i mode in the above description, that is, the switches 4 and 31, the i mode text input unit 1
2. The i-mode message storage units 13 and 21 and the i-mode message display unit 22 become unnecessary, and the other units are configured as shown in FIGS.

According to the above-described message communication device, the communication speed becomes extremely slow when using radio waves such as weak radio waves and infrared rays. However, by transmitting an encoded message, the communication time is shortened and the reception time is reduced. The side can check the message by text or voice.

It should be noted that the other device that has received the encoded message may be made to be able to view the message as text data or hear it by voice according to the mode selection. Also, in the user word book, only voice data is registered without registering text data, and voice data received by the partner device is recognized and converted to text data, and the voice data and the text data are converted to the partner device. It may be registered in a word book. Conversely, in the user word book, only text data is registered without registering voice data, and the text data received by the partner device is voice-synthesized and converted to voice data. And the text data may be registered in the destination word book. Further, the word voice registration unit 17 may be configured to be able to switch the switching unit 4 independently of the mode selection unit 14, and the voice output selection unit 32 may be configured to switch the switching unit 31 independently of the mode selection unit 20. May be switched. Further, although the i mode has been described as another mode, another communication mode may be used. Further, the present invention may be applied to a game machine or the like.

[0040]

As described above, according to the message communication apparatus of the present invention, the amount of communication data is reduced by encoding and transmitting a message. As a result, the communication fee can be reduced, and message communication can be performed even when the communication speed is extremely low. In addition, it is possible to transmit a message that the user does not want to hear to the surroundings without passing through the microphone.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a transmission system of a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a receiving system of the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of a user word book registration mode in the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart schematically showing a user word voice registration mode in the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of a message input mode in the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of a user word book transmission mode in the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of a message transmission mode in the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of a destination word book receiving mode in the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an outline of a destination word book receiving mode in the telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 microphone 2 A / D converter 3 audio data compression section 4 switcher 5 message list display section 6 user word book text input section 7 user word book storage section 8 word list display section 9 date / time / user ID setting section 10 message input section 11 Message data storage unit 12 Text input unit 13 Message storage unit 14 Mode selection unit 15 Data selector 16 Transmission unit 17 Word voice registration unit 18 Receiving unit 19 Data selector 20 Mode selection unit 21 Message storage unit 22 Message display unit 23 Message data storage unit 24 Destination Word Book 24 Destination Word Book Storage Unit 25 Message Text Display Unit 27 Voice Data Selection Unit 28 Voice Data Decompression Unit 29 D / A Converter 30 Speaker 31 Switch 32 Voice Output Selection Unit 100 Transmission System 200 Receiving System

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A message communication device for communicating a message with a partner device by wire or wirelessly, wherein: a storage means for storing a word book in which a plurality of words composed of text data are respectively given different codes; Creating means for creating a message composed of two or more of the codes; transmitting means for transmitting the message created by the creating means to the partner device; and receiving means for receiving the message transmitted from the partner device. A conversion unit that searches the word book stored in the storage unit to convert the message received by the reception unit into corresponding text data; and displays the text data converted by the conversion unit. A message communication device comprising a display unit. 2. A message communication device for communicating a message with a partner device by wire or wirelessly, wherein: a storage means for storing a word book in which a plurality of words composed of voice data are respectively given different codes; Creating means for creating a message composed of two or more of the codes; transmitting means for transmitting the message created by the creating means to the partner device; and receiving means for receiving the message transmitted from the partner device. A conversion unit that searches the word book stored in the storage unit and converts the message received by the reception unit into the corresponding audio data; based on the audio data converted by the conversion unit A message communication device comprising: output means for outputting a voice. 3. A message communication device for communicating a message with a partner device by wire or wirelessly, wherein a storage means for storing a word book in which a plurality of words composed of text data and voice data are respectively given different codes. Creating means for creating a message composed of one or more of the codes; transmitting means for transmitting the message created by the creating means to the partner device; and receiving the message transmitted from the partner device. Receiving means; converting means for searching the word book stored in the storage means for converting the message received by the receiving means into the text data and the voice data; and text converted by the converting means. Display means for displaying data; and the audio data converted by the conversion means. A message communication device comprising: output means for outputting a voice based on data. 4. The message communication device according to claim 3, wherein said conversion means converts said text data or said voice data according to a selected mode.