JP2003015997A - Communication apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication apparatus that is user friendly and connectable to the Internet. SOLUTION: There are provided a Web browser connected to the Internet, a plurality of translation software 17-19, and a display 12 for displaying a text. Either of a plurality of translation software 17-19 is selected by recognizing a language from a domain name of a URL input 4. A received text is translated into a particular language designated by the translation software from a language specified by the domain name to display it in a display 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a communication device such as a communication terminal connectable to the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a communication device of this type has a detecting means for detecting a voice tag in an HTML document and a voice means for voice-converting the elements of the voice tag. A part of the text displayed on the screen is converted into voice (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 2000-339132 and 2000-112845).

Further, this type of communication device is provided with a connecting means for connecting to a general-purpose terminal and a voice data converting means for converting voice data for mutual communication of voice data with the general-purpose terminal. Is converted into HTML, information is exchanged using a line, and then converted into voice again to exchange information by voice (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-23132).
Issue).

Further, a device which outputs a voice when the Web is opened by using an external software has already been put into practical use (helper application, plug-in, etc.).

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, consideration is given to the point of translating the text on the Web or selecting the translation means for translating from one language to another language from the domain name of the URL. However, there was a problem that it was not easy to use.

An object of the present invention is to improve such problems and provide a communication device which is user-friendly and can be connected to the Internet.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication device including a Web browser connected to the Internet, wherein a plurality of translation software, a display unit for displaying text, and a URL. A translation software selecting unit that recognizes a language from the input domain name and selects one of the plurality of translation software, and translates a received text from a language designated by the domain name into a specific language designated by the translation software. It is characterized in that display control means for displaying by the display means is provided.

By translating the developed text data accessed from the Web into a native language (or a specified specific language) and displaying it on a display screen or the like, it can be displayed in a language that is convenient for the user, It will be convenient.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the printing means for printing the text and the received text are translated from a language designated by the domain name into a specific language designated by the translation software. However, the present invention is characterized in that a print control means for causing the print output by the print means is provided.

By storing the text data which is accessed from the Web and expanded and translated into a native language (or a specified specific language) and printed or output by another method, storage and usability of the text data can be improved. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the received text before translation by the translation software and the received text after translation are expanded, and the received text before and after translation is printed together by the printing means. It is characterized in that a print control means for outputting is provided.

By translating the developed text data accessed from the Web into a native language (or a specified specific language) and outputting both before translation and after translation by printing or another method, the user can use both languages. It can be applied to language learning by referring to.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, a voice output unit for voice-outputting the text, a plurality of voice synthesis software, and a received text are acquired from a website. Then, a voice output control means for synthesizing the voice by any of the voice synthesizing software and causing the voice output means to output is provided.

By outputting the text data expanded by accessing from the Web, the convenience of the user who wants the voice information can be improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect, the received text is translated from a language designated by a domain name into a designated specific language, the voice synthesis software performs voice synthesis, and the voice output means. It is characterized in that a voice output control means for outputting by is provided.

By translating the developed text data accessed from the Web into a designated language and then outputting the voice, the convenience of the user who wants the voice information of the translated text can be improved.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. [First Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows a main configuration of a communication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This communication system includes a general Web server 1 and a communication terminal 3. The communication terminal 3 includes the web browser software 2. As a specific example of the communication terminal 3, a personal computer (PC), a facsimile machine or the like that can be connected to the Internet and can start the Web browser 2 may be used. Normally, access to the Internet is by inputting URL4 by the user. The URL 4 is described by a protocol name, a domain name, and a path name. In the present embodiment, attention is paid to the counties in the domain name, and when the URL 4 is input, the counties are recognized by the communication terminal 3 and stored. To do. The storage means is not particularly limited, but the CPU 13 and the working memory 14 may be used, for example. Also, CPU1
3 and working memory 14 are used to control the communication terminal 3 and realize various functions including the functions of the present embodiment. Further, the working memory 14 is used as a developing memory or a working memory at the time of translation or speech synthesis, but for the same purpose, storage means other than a normal memory (for example, an external storage device) may be used.

The operation of the communication terminal 3 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. URL by user operation
When 4 is input (step s101), the input U
The RL 4 acquires the IP address from the DNS server 6 by the resolver in TCP / IP (step s102),
The Web server 1 is accessed via the HTTP protocol 7 (step s103). Although the HTTP protocol 7 is used here, the present invention is not limited to this.
It may be via a protocol.

Next, the communication terminal 3 receives the HTML data 8 from the Web server 1 that has been accessed as described above (step s104). Furthermore, the communication terminal 3 is an HT
ML data 8 is analyzed and each HTML data is rewritten to W
The eb server 1 is requested, and the layout engine 9 receives the individual data and performs layout (step s10).
5). At this time, the character code discrimination & conversion function 10 converts various character data into data that can be displayed by the OS for each type (national language & type) (steps s106, s1).
07).

Next, the OS drawing device 11 displays on the display 12 so as to fit on the screen assigned as the browser (step s108a). At this time,
It is the language as received in HTML. Therefore, the domain name is XX. Information obtained from US websites is usually displayed in English. It is usually written in its native language, although it may be in other languages. Here, in the present embodiment, any one of the text translation software 17 to 19 is selected based on the information further obtained from the previously acquired domain name (step s20).
1, s202). Usually, even if translation software for which language is prepared, it is difficult to translate if the language of which is not known. However, if the language of the country obtained from the domain name (or the language in which the language used in the institution can determine the language) is known, it is easy to select the translation software 17 to 19 and the translation can be performed.
The translated text is displayed on the display 12 as described above.

As described above, the communication terminal 3 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of translation software 17-19,
Display 12 for displaying text and URL
A function of recognizing a language from the domain name of the input 4 and selecting any one of the plurality of translation software 17 to 19 (such as the Web browser 2), and a received text from the language specified by the domain name by the translation software. Since it is provided with a function of translating it into a specified specific language and displaying it on the display 12 (a function of the CPU 13, the OS drawing mechanism 11, etc.), it is a user-friendly language when translating and displaying the received text. Can be displayed.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 3 shows the operation of a communication terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This is different from the first embodiment in that the received text is translated from the language designated by the domain name into the designated specific language, and the printing means 1 is used.
6 is different in that it is printed out. With this configuration, it is possible to obtain the effect of improving the storage and usability of the received text data. Since the configuration of the communication terminal is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals will be given to the same components and the description thereof will be omitted.

The operation of the communication terminal 3 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. URL by user operation
When 4 is input (step s101), the input U
The RL 4 acquires the IP address from the DNS server 6 by the resolver in TCP / IP (step s102),
The Web server 1 is accessed via the HTTP protocol 7 (step s103). Although the HTTP protocol 7 is used here, the present invention is not limited to this.
It may be via a protocol.

Next, the communication terminal 3 receives the HTML data 8 from the Web server 1 that has been accessed as described above (step s104). Furthermore, the communication terminal 3 is an HT
ML data 8 is analyzed and each HTML data is rewritten to W
The eb server 1 is requested, and the layout engine 9 receives the individual data and performs layout (step s10).
5). At this time, the character code discrimination & conversion function 10 converts various character data into data printable by the OS for each type (national language & type) (steps s106, s1).
07).

Next, the printing means 16 is driven and controlled by the OS to print out (step s301). At this time, the language is the same as the received HTML. Therefore, the domain name is XX. Information obtained from US websites is usually displayed in English. It is usually written in its native language, although it may be in other languages. Here, in the present embodiment, any one of the text translation software 17 to 19 is selected based on the information further obtained from the domain name acquired previously (step s).
201, s202). Usually, even if translation software for which language is prepared, it is difficult to translate if the language of which is not known. However, if the language of the country obtained from the domain name (or the language in which the language used in the institution can determine the language) is known, it is easy to select the translation software 17 to 19 and the translation can be performed. The translated text is printed out as described above.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 4 shows the operation of a communication terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention. This is different from the first embodiment in that the received text before translation by the translation software and the received text after translation are expanded in the working memory 14, and the received text before and after translation is printed out by the printing means 16. It's different. With this configuration, it is possible to refer to both languages by printing the pre-translation and post-translation texts, and it is also possible to apply the method to language learning. Since the configuration of the communication terminal is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals will be given to the same components and the description thereof will be omitted.

Here, the operation of the communication terminal 3 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. URL by user operation
When 4 is input (step s101), the input U
The RL 4 acquires the IP address from the DNS server 6 by the resolver in TCP / IP (step s102),
The Web server 1 is accessed via the HTTP protocol 7 (step s103). Although the HTTP protocol 7 is used here, the present invention is not limited to this.
It may be via a protocol.

Next, the communication terminal 3 receives the HTML data 8 from the Web server 1 that has been accessed as described above (step s104). Furthermore, the communication terminal 3 is an HT
ML data 8 is analyzed and each HTML data is rewritten to W
The eb server 1 is requested, and the layout engine 9 receives the individual data and performs layout (step s10).
5). At this time, the character code discrimination & conversion function 10 converts various character data into data printable by the OS for each type (national language & type) (steps s106, s1).
07).

Next, the OS controls driving of the printing means 16 to print out (step s301a). At this time, the received HTML is held in the working memory 14 in the same language. On the other hand, the domain name is XX. Information obtained from US websites is usually displayed in English. It is usually written in its native language, although it may be in other languages. Therefore, in the present embodiment, one of the text translation software 17 to 19 is selected based on the information obtained from the domain name obtained earlier (steps s201, s202). Usually, even if translation software for which language is prepared, it is difficult to translate if the language of which is not known. However, if the language of the country obtained from the domain name (or the language in which the language used in the institution can determine the language) is known, it is easy to select the translation software 17 to 19 and the translation can be performed. The text thus translated and the text before translation held in the working memory 14 are both output by the printing means 16.

[Fourth Embodiment] FIG. 5 shows the operation of the communication terminal according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. This is different from the first embodiment in that the received text is acquired from the website, synthesized by the speech synthesis software 20 to 22 and output by the speech output means 15. With this configuration, it is possible to obtain the effect of improving convenience of a user who wants information that can be sensed aurally by outputting the text data that is accessed from the Web and expanded as a voice. Since the configuration of the communication terminal is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals will be given to the same components and the description thereof will be omitted.

Here, the operation of the communication terminal 3 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. URL by user operation
When 4 is input (step s101), the input U
The RL 4 acquires the IP address from the DNS server 6 by the resolver in TCP / IP (step s102),
The Web server 1 is accessed via the HTTP protocol 7 (step s103). Although the HTTP protocol 7 is used here, the present invention is not limited to this.
It may be via a protocol.

Next, the communication terminal 3 receives the HTML data 8 from the Web server 1 that has been accessed as described above (step s104). Furthermore, the communication terminal 3 is an HT
ML data 8 is analyzed and each HTML data is rewritten to W
The eb server 1 is requested, and the layout engine 9 receives the individual data and performs layout (step s10).
5). At this time, the character code discrimination & conversion function 10 converts various character data into data that can be displayed by the OS for each type (national language & type) (step s106).

Next, the received texts are voice-synthesized using the voice synthesis software 20-22 (step s401), and the voice output means 15 outputs the voice (step s40).
2).

[Fifth Embodiment] FIG. 6 shows the operation of the communication terminal according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. This is different from the first embodiment in that the received text is translated from a language designated by a domain name into a designated specific language, voice-synthesized, and voice-outputted. With this configuration,
By translating the text data, which is accessed and developed from the Web, into a specified language and outputting it by voice, it is possible to obtain an effect of improving convenience for a user who wants information that can be sensed by hearing. Since the configuration of the communication terminal is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals will be given to the same components and the description thereof will be omitted.

The operation of the communication terminal 3 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. URL by user operation
When 4 is input (step s101), the input U
The RL 4 acquires the IP address from the DNS server 6 by the resolver in TCP / IP (step s102),
The Web server 1 is accessed via the HTTP protocol 7 (step s103). Although the HTTP protocol 7 is used here, the present invention is not limited to this.
It may be via a protocol.

Next, the communication terminal 3 receives the HTML data 8 from the Web server 1 that has been accessed as described above (step s104). Furthermore, the communication terminal 3 is an HT
ML data 8 is analyzed and each HTML data is rewritten to W
The eb server 1 is requested, and the layout engine 9 receives the individual data and performs layout (step s10).
5). At this time, the character code discrimination & conversion function 10 converts various character data into data that can be displayed by the OS for each type (national language & type) (steps s106, s1).
07).

Then, the received text is voice-synthesized using the voice synthesis software 20-22 (step s401), and the voice output means 15 outputs the voice (step s40).
2). It should be noted that when it is displayed on the screen assigned as a browser on the display 12, the language is the same as the received HTML. Therefore, the domain name is XX. U
Information obtained from websites with S is usually displayed in English. It is usually written in its native language, although it may be in other languages. Here, in the present embodiment, the text voice synthesis software 20 to 22 is based on the information further obtained from the previously acquired domain name.
Is selected (steps s201 and s20).
2). Normally, no matter which country's language the speech synthesis software is prepared for, it is difficult to synthesize the speech unless the language of the country is known. However, if the language of the country obtained from the domain name (or the language that can be identified by the language used by the institution is known), it becomes easy to select the speech synthesis software 20-22. In this way, one of the voice synthesizing software 20 to 22 is selected based on the information obtained from the domain name, and the voice synthesized text is output by the voice output means 15 as described above.

The display 12 and the printing means 16 described above are generally used display means, but the display means is not limited to this, and any display means can be used as long as the display means can recognize text. Needless to say, the same effect can be obtained.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the received H
After the TML document is expanded on the Web browser 2, it is delivered to the OS, and the OS expands on the actual screen, and the OS and the translation and voice synthesis are performed at that time, but the present invention is not limited to this. It goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained by incorporating this function. That is, the gist of the present invention is
It is to specify the language written in HTML from the domain name of the URL.

Further, it goes without saying that the translated language is not unique, such as Japanese in Japan, and a different language may be arbitrarily designated regardless of the above-mentioned countries and institutions. Yes.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the display 12
And the like constitute the display means, the web browser 2, the OS
The drawing mechanism 11, the CPU 13, etc. constitute the display control means, and the Web browser 2, working memory 14, CP
The U13 or the like constitutes the print control means, and the Web browser 2, the CPU 13 or the like constitutes the voice output control means.

[0042]

According to the invention described in claim 1, the URL
Since the language is recognized from the input domain name and the translation software is selected based on it, the text data accessed and expanded from the Web is translated into the native language (or specified language), and the display means (display) is displayed. When it is displayed on a screen or the like), it can be displayed in a language that is convenient for the user, and the convenience of the user can be achieved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the text data which is accessed from the Web and expanded is translated into a native language (or a specified specific language) and output by the printing means (or other output means). This can improve the storage and usability of the text data.

According to the invention described in claim 3, since the text before and after the translation is expanded, the expanded text data accessed from the Web is translated into the native language (or a specified specific language). By outputting both before and after translation by the printing means (or other output means), the user can refer to both languages and use it for additional effects such as application to language learning. it can.

According to the invention described in claim 4, since the text obtained from the website is synthesized and outputted, the text data which is accessed from the web and expanded is outputted as a speech. The convenience of the user who wants information to can be improved.

According to the invention described in claim 5, since the language is recognized from the domain name entered in the URL and the translation software is selected based on the language, the text data expanded by accessing from the Web is designated. By translating it into a language and outputting it by voice, it is possible to improve the convenience especially for those who want information for hearing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of communication operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of communication operation according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of communication operation according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a communication operation according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of communication operation according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Web server 2 Web browser 3 communication terminals 4 URL input 5 Resolver (TCP / IP) 6 DNS server 7 HTTP protocol 8 HTML data (TOP) 9 Layout engine (display processing) 10 character code interpretation & conversion function 11 OS drawing mechanism 12 display 13 CPU 14 Working memory (page memory) 15 Audio output means 16 Printing means 17-19 Translation software 20-22 Speech synthesis software

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A communication device comprising a Web browser connected to the Internet, wherein a plurality of translation software, a display unit for displaying text, and a language for recognizing a language from a domain name input by a URL are used. A translation software selecting means for selecting one of the translation software and a display control means for translating the received text from a language designated by the domain name into a specific language designated by the translation software and displaying the translated text by the display means are provided. A communication device characterized by the above. 2. A printing means for printing the text, and a printing control means for translating a received text from a language designated by the domain name into a specific language designated by the translation software and causing the printing means to print out the text. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. A print control means for expanding the received text before translation by the translation software and the received text after translation and printing out the received text before and after translation together by the printing means. The communication device according to claim 2. 4. A voice output unit for voice-outputting the text, a plurality of voice-synthesizing software, and a received text W.
A voice output control means for obtaining voice from an eb site, synthesizing voice by any of the voice synthesizing software, and causing the voice output means to output the voice is provided.
3. The communication device according to any one of 3 above. 5. A voice output control means for translating the received text from a language designated by a domain name into a designated specific language, synthesizing voice by the voice synthesizing software, and outputting the voice output by the voice output means. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein the communication device is a communication device.