JP2002044249A - Format conversion system and simultaneous translation system between portable terminals - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a format conversion system between portable terminals and a simultaneous translation system between portable terminals by which format conversion and language translation are implemented between portable telephones according to both communicators, using different languages and different formats by utilizing portable telephones to achieve smooth communication. SOLUTION: A user having a portable telephone 1 registers information about formats of image, characters and voice as well as a language used by the user in a communication data conversion system 9. The communication data conversion system stores the inputted information in a personal information database 5. When the owner of the portable telephone 1 uses this system, the owner utilizes each system in a communication data conversion server 8 to implement format conversion and language translation suitable for both communicators from the user registration information and the information about a communication form.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a format conversion system between portable terminals and a simultaneous translation system between portable terminals, which can exchange information in different languages, characters, and image formats for communication between mobile phones and information transmission / reception.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various functions of a mobile phone other than a voice call, such as transmission and reception of text messages, transmission and reception of images such as photographs, transmission and reception of e-mails, and the like. A lot of information can be exchanged. In addition, connection to the Internet becomes possible, and various homepages can be browsed.

There are many electronic dictionaries and electronic translators as devices compatible with different languages, and devices having a voice output function have been developed. In addition, a telephone interpretation service using the three-way telephone function has also started.

[0004]

However, most of the above character transmission and image transmission and reception use specifications unique to each mobile phone company and each manufacturer. There are many restrictions, and even the same mobile terminal company may not be able to send and receive messages to each other due to differences in character codes.

[0005] The above-mentioned function is for transmitting and receiving voices and characters as it is. People who speak different languages and do not understand each other can communicate with each other even by voice communication or message transmission / reception. It is very difficult.

At the start of a conversation, at the time of sending a message, or at the time of sending an image, the language of the other party and the format of characters and images of the mobile phone cannot be checked from the information transmitting side. However, information cannot be transmitted well.

Further, regarding electronic dictionaries and electronic translators,
It only translates words and fixed phrases, and even with an electronic translator that has a voice output function, it can not be said that there is still enough function to talk smoothly with each other,
Interpretation services using the three-way calling function also have a problem in that time is limited and telephone charges are required in addition to the interpretation fee, which is a heavy burden.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems. A system and a simultaneous translation system between portable terminals are provided.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, a portable terminal format conversion system according to claim 1 is provided.
A mobile terminal format conversion system for converting image, text, and audio formats between mobile phones, comprising: a personal information database storing information on mobile phone image, text, and audio formats; A communication data conversion server having a format conversion system for converting a voice format.

[0010] A simultaneous translation system between portable terminals according to claim 2 translates a language between portable phones.
A simultaneous translation system between mobile terminals, a personal information database storing information on the format of images, characters, and sounds of a mobile phone, and information on the language used by the owner of the mobile phone, and translating the languages of the characters and voices And a communication data conversion server having a translation system.

[0013] In the third aspect of the present invention, the portable terminal format conversion system may further include a personal information database, wherein all of the personal information databases are subscribed to the portable terminal format conversion system. Number of each mobile phone of the subscriber, images of each mobile phone of all the subscribers to the system,
It stores information on characters and voice formats.

[0012] In the simultaneous translation system between portable terminals according to a fourth aspect, in the simultaneous translation system between portable terminals according to the second aspect, the personal information database includes all the members of the simultaneous translation system between the portable terminals. Number of each mobile phone of the subscriber, images of each mobile phone of all the subscribers to the system,
It stores character and audio formats and information on the language used by the owner of the mobile phone.

With such a configuration, the personal information database stores data on the image, character, and voice format of each mobile terminal, the language used by the mobile phone owner, and the like. By converting and translating the language, there is an effect that information can be exchanged between mobile phones of different formats and between callers of different languages.

[0014]

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Figure 1
1 is a configuration diagram of a system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1a and 1b are mobile phones, 2a,
2b is a base station for transmitting and receiving radio waves of a mobile phone, 3a, 3b
Is a relay station of a portable terminal, 4a and 4b are dedicated lines, 5 is a personal information database for storing user information, 6 is a personal information access unit for inputting and outputting information to and from the personal information database 5, and 7 is a personal information access unit. 8 is a communication data conversion server, 8a is an automatic phrase conversion language translation system for translating a speech language, and 8b is an automatic phrase conversion character for translating character information. A translation system, 8c is an image data conversion system for converting an image format, 8d is a character data conversion system for converting a character format, 9 is the personal information database 5,
Personal information access unit 6, conversion case accumulation database 7,
And a communication data conversion system including a communication data conversion server 8.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the system of the present invention is used via the Internet. In FIG. 2, 10a and 10b are access points of the Internet, 11a and 11b are providers, and 12 is an Internet network.

Next, the operation of the present system will be described with reference to FIG. First, the user registers personal information in order to use this system. A user (not shown) operates the mobile phone 1a to access the base station 2a and the relay station 3
a, A line is connected to the communication data conversion system 9 via the dedicated line 5a. When the line is connected, the system 9 displays a processing selection screen on the mobile phone 1a by the dedicated line 5a,
Output via the relay station 3a and the base station 2a,
Displays the processing selection screen. The user operates the key of the mobile phone 1a and selects "personal information registration". The information that the user has selected to register personal information is output from the mobile phone 1a to the communication data conversion system 9, and upon receiving the information, the system outputs a personal information registration screen to the mobile phone 1a. The user operates the keys of the mobile phone 1a,
The user inputs necessary information on the personal information registration screen, and outputs the input personal information registration data to the communication data conversion system 9. The communication data conversion system 9 receives the input data and registers it in the personal information database 5 via the personal information access unit 6. At that time, the personal information access unit 6 assigns a new member number to the user and registers the new member number in the personal information database 5 together with the information of the user. After registering the information in the personal information database 5, the personal information access unit 6 sends the registration number message and the member number assigned by the personal information access unit 6 to the mobile phone 1a. The mobile phone 1a displays the message and the member number on the screen.

Next, the operation when a user who has registered personal information in the present system makes a voice call with another registered user will be described. A user a (not shown) having the mobile phone 1a communicates with a user b (not shown) having the mobile phone 1b using a mobile terminal. The user a operates a key of the mobile phone 1a to connect a line to the communication data conversion system 9 via the base station 2a and the relay station 3a. At this time, information such as the telephone number of the communication partner (user b), the membership number of the user, and the fact that the communication mode is a voice communication is transmitted to the system 9. The personal information access unit 6 searches the personal information database 5 based on the received member number, and acquires the user's language information.
At the same time, the personal information access unit 6 receives the user b
The personal information database 5 is searched based on the telephone number of the user, the language information of the user b is obtained, and the language information of the user a, the language information of the user b, and the information on the current communication mode are obtained. The data is output to the communication data conversion server 8. The communication data conversion server 8 reads that the communication form input from the personal information access unit 6 is voice communication, and converts the automatic phrase conversion language translation system 8a, the automatic phrase conversion character translation system 8b, the image data conversion system 8c, the character The automatic phrase conversion language translation system 8a that performs speech language conversion is selected from the data conversion systems 8d. The automatic phrase conversion language translation system 8a selects two translation forms a → b and b → a from the languages used by the users a and b,
The language conversion of b is performed, and the converted information is output as voice. The communication data conversion system 9 connects the user b to the telephone line, and outputs information output from the automatic phrase conversion language translation system 8a to the mobile terminal 1b of the user b via the relay station 3b and the base station 2b. I do. Similarly, the voice of the call from the user b is subjected to the language conversion of b → a and output to the mobile phone 1a of the user a. The above processing is performed in both directions as needed until the telephone line is disconnected.

The case where image data is transmitted / received to / from another user b will be described. As in the case of the above-mentioned voice call, personal information is transmitted based on the information transmitted from the user a to the communication data conversion system 9. The information access unit 6 searches the personal information database 5 and finds the image format of the user a and the user b
Is output to the communication data conversion server 8 and the communication data conversion server 8
Reads that the communication mode is image, and selects the image data conversion system 8c. In image communication, information transmission is performed in only one direction. Therefore, a conversion format in one direction a → b is selected from the image formats of the user a and the user b, the image format is converted, and the image data is converted to the mobile phone 1b of the user b. Output.

Further, in the case of transmitting and receiving character data to and from another user b, the personal information database 5 is searched based on information from the user a as in the case of the image data, and the The information on the character format of a, the language and character format of the user b, and the current communication mode is output to the communication data conversion server 8. If the languages used by the users a and b are different, the communication data conversion server 8 selects the automatic phrase conversion character translation system 8b and translates the language while referring to the conversion case accumulation database 7. If the character formats of the users a and b are different, the communication data conversion server 8 selects the character data conversion system 8d, converts the character format, and outputs the result to the mobile phone 1b of the user b. If the languages used and the character formats of the users a and b are different, both the language conversion and the format conversion are performed using the conversion case accumulation database 7, the automatic phrase conversion character translation system 8b, and the character data conversion system 8d. Do.

The languages used by the users a and b,
If the image format and the character format are the same and translation and conversion are unnecessary, the translation and format conversion are not performed, and the information is exchanged by directly connecting both lines.

As shown in FIG. 2, the present system 9 can be used by using the Internet.
In that case, the relay stations 3a and 3b
a, 10b are connected to the providers 11a, 11b
Through the Internet 12 to the communication data conversion system 9.

As described above, according to the format conversion system between portable terminals and the simultaneous translation system between portable terminals according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in voice communication and text communication, information can be transmitted without being aware of the language of the other party. In character communication and image information exchange, characters and images can be transmitted and received without being conscious of the character format and image format of the other party. In addition, by using the Internet, the above system can be used without imposing high telephone charges even in information communication with remote places such as overseas.

In the first embodiment, when the user a uses the present system 9, his / her member number is transmitted to the present system 9 together with the telephone number and communication form of the other party (user b). However, the mobile phone 1a owned by the user a is set in a state of notifying the number, and when the user a connects to the system 9, the system reads the phone number and substitutes the phone number for the member number. And then
The information of the user a may be searched from the personal information database 5.

[0024]

As described above, the portable terminal format conversion system according to the first aspect of the present invention provides an image format conversion system between mobile phones.
This is a format conversion system between mobile terminals that converts the format of characters and voices. It is a personal information database that stores information on the format of images, characters and voices of mobile phones, and a format that converts the formats of images, characters and voices. Since the communication data conversion server having the conversion system is provided, it is possible to obtain an effect that information can be transmitted and received between mobile phones even if the formats of images, characters, and sounds are different from each other.

Further, the simultaneous translation system between portable terminals according to claim 2 translates a language between portable phones.
A simultaneous translation system between mobile terminals, a personal information database storing information on the format of images, characters, and sounds of a mobile phone, and information on the language used by the owner of the mobile phone, and translating the languages of the characters and voices And a communication data conversion server having a translation system, which has an effect that the mobile phone owners can have a conversation even if the languages used are different from each other.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for converting formats between portable terminals, wherein the personal information database includes all subscribers to the format conversion system between portable terminals. Number of each mobile phone of the subscriber, images of each mobile phone of all the subscribers to the system,
Because it stores information on text and voice formats, mobile phone owners can use their own mobile phone images, text, and voice formats, regardless of the other mobile phone's image, text, or voice. And information can be transmitted and received.

[0027] The simultaneous translation system between portable terminals according to claim 4 is the simultaneous translation system between portable terminals according to claim 2, wherein the personal information database includes all members of the simultaneous translation system between portable terminals. Number of each mobile phone of the subscriber, images of each mobile phone of all the subscribers to the system,
Since the mobile phone stores the format of characters and voices and information on the language used by the owner of the mobile phone, the mobile phone owner has a conversation only in his / her own language regardless of the language used by the other party. Has the effect of being able to

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram when the system of the present invention is used via the Internet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a, 1b Mobile phone 2a, 2b Base station 3a, 3b Relay station 4a, 4b Dedicated line 5 Personal information database 6 Personal information access unit 7 Conversion case accumulation database 8 Communication data conversion server 8a Automatic phrase translation language translation system 8b Automatic phrase translation Character translation system 8c Image data conversion system 8d Character data conversion system 9 Communication data conversion system 10a, 10b Access point 11a, 11b Provider 12 Internet network

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal format conversion system for converting image, character, and audio formats between mobile phones, comprising: a personal information database storing information on image, character, and audio formats of the mobile phone; And a communication data conversion server having a format conversion system for converting image, character, and audio formats. 2. Translate a language between mobile phones;
A simultaneous translation system between portable terminals, comprising: a personal information database storing information on image, character, and voice formats of a mobile phone, and information on a language used by an owner of the mobile phone; And a communication data conversion server having a translation system. 3. The format conversion system between portable terminals according to claim 1, wherein the personal information database includes numbers of respective mobile phones of all subscribers to the format conversion system between portable terminals, A portable terminal format conversion system for storing information on image, character, and voice formats of each mobile phone of a subscriber. 4. The simultaneous translation system between portable terminals according to claim 2, wherein the personal information database includes a number of each portable telephone of all subscribers to the simultaneous translation system between portable terminals and a total number of subscribers to the system. A simultaneous translation system between portable terminals, wherein a format of an image, a character, and a sound of each cellular phone of a subscriber and information on a language used by an owner of the cellular phone are stored.