JP2003337529A - Server for practicing conversation - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system enabling a learner to practice conversation or pronunciation of a foreign language at any convenient time and at any place dispensing with a special equipment. <P>SOLUTION: A server 6 stores learning materials of foreign language text previously transmitted from an information providing terminal of an information provider in a database managing section 65. When receiving a learning request from a telephone terminal such as a fixed telephone 1 or a mobile phone 2 via a telephone network 7, the server 6 converts the stored language text into a voice by a guidance transmitting section 62 and transmits to the telephone terminal. When the learner answers in a foreign language, the server 6 performs voice recognition by a voice recognition section 64, stores the learning result after deciding whether the contents of conversation and pronunciation are correct or not, and also converts the result of the decision into a voice and transmits to the telephone terminal. The learner or the information provider can browse, on a retrieval screen, the learning result in the past from a learner's communication terminal 3 or the information providing terminal of the information provider. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dialogue practice system in which a telephone terminal can use a network to learn a conversation and pronunciation of a foreign language, and in particular, a foreign language learner uses a telephone terminal via a telephone network. When the server is accessed by the server, the server converts the stored foreign language text into voice, sends the voice guidance of the converted foreign language text to the telephone terminal, and receives the answer from the learner listening to the server. Relates to a server device for dialogue practice using a foreign language learning network for making a correct / wrong judgment by voice recognition, accumulating the correct / wrong result in the server, and notifying the learner by voice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional foreign language learning, a learning method has been mainly conducted in a foreign language conversation school by directly receiving instruction from an instructor or using voice recognition software by an installed personal computer terminal. When studying at a foreign language conversation school, it is difficult to take lessons at a time and cost that suits one's convenience, because of the method of study by multiple people according to a predetermined study timetable. Also, although there are foreign language word distributions by e-mail, bidirectional conversation and pronunciation learning methods are not implemented in foreign language word distributions.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, according to the conventional learning method of a foreign language conversation school, it takes a considerable amount of practice time and expense to master a foreign language. There was a problem that my schedule was restricted because I could not do it. In addition, the word distribution by email has a problem that it is not possible to properly grasp one's learning comprehension level.

Therefore, in the present invention, a user accesses a server that stores foreign language texts through a telephone network through a telephone terminal, and the user provides a guidance in a foreign language voice that is text / voice converted by the server. The server listens to the voice response from the user by listening on the telephone terminal, and the server recognizes the learning result by judging whether the conversation content and the pronunciation content are correct by the voice recognition engine. The purpose is to provide a foreign language dialogue practice system that uses a network such as in the above.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the server apparatus for dialogue practice using the network of the present invention provides information of an information provider in advance when a learner accesses a telephone terminal through a telephone network. Students will be able to learn the conversation and pronunciation of foreign languages by using the foreign language texts sent and accumulated from the terminals.

Therefore, the dialogue practice server device includes a control unit, a communication control unit, a content management unit, a database management unit, a guidance sending unit, and a voice recognition unit.

The control unit controls the information processing of each processing unit in the server, the communication control unit connects the IP network and the telephone network,
The content management unit stores foreign language texts sent from the information providing terminal of the information provider in advance via the IP network,
The database management unit stores the contractor information of the learner who uses this system and the information provider, which is registered in advance.

[0008] When the learner makes a call from the telephone terminal to the dialogue practice server device through the telephone network and sends out the contractor information, the communication control unit responds to the telephone terminal, and then the contractor from the telephone terminal. It receives the information and sends it to the database management unit to authenticate the received contractor information.

The database management unit searches the contractor information stored in advance and compares it with the received contractor information,
Perform authentication process for registration. After authentication, the content management department
The foreign language text is sent to the guidance sending unit, the guidance sending unit converts the obtained foreign language text into text, and the converted voice guidance of the foreign language text is sent from the communication control unit to the telephone terminal via the telephone network. Send to.

Thereafter, the communication control unit receives a voice response in a foreign language to the voice guidance of the foreign language text from the telephone terminal and sends it to the voice recognition unit, and the voice recognition unit returns the voice response in the foreign language obtained. The speech recognition engine recognizes and collates with the previously stored answer information of the foreign language text to determine whether the conversation and pronunciation are correct, and sends the determined correctness result of the conversation and pronunciation to the database management unit.

The database management unit accumulates the acquired correctness / incorrectness result of the conversation and pronunciation as a learning result and sends it to the guidance sending unit. The guidance sending unit converts the acquired correctness / incorrectness result of the conversation and pronunciation into voice and communicates. It is transmitted from the control unit to the telephone terminal via the telephone network. The voice output from the telephone terminal via the telephone network enables the learner to hear the correct / incorrect result by the voice guidance.

Further, the database management unit accumulates and stores, for each learner, the results of the speech and pronunciation judgments made by the speech recognition unit, and responds to the learning result search request from the learner's communication terminal. , The learning result concerning the result of the learner's conversation and pronunciation judgment is transmitted by the communication control unit to the requesting communication terminal. Therefore, the learner uses a communication terminal such as a personal computer equipped with a Web browser to access the server via the IP network and preregisters his / her own learning result accumulated by the database management unit of the server. By entering the password and the member number, it is possible to browse from the present to the past.

Further, the database management unit, in response to a learning result search request from the information providing terminal of the information provider, displays the learning result concerning the result of the correctness of the conversation and pronunciation of the designated learner or all the learners. , The communication control unit transmits the information to the requesting information providing terminal. Therefore, the information provider accesses the server through the IP network by the information providing terminal, and the learning results of the individual learners or all the learners accumulated by the database management unit are registered in advance with the password, the ID and the member number. Alternatively, it is possible to browse by going back from the present to the past by inputting a specific number, and it is also possible to convert the correct answer rate of the obtained learning result into points and use it for renewing the contract with the learner.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A dialogue practice system utilizing a network of foreign language texts (hereinafter referred to as the present system) using a dialogue practice server device of the present invention with reference to the drawings.
Will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram for explaining the system configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a service outline explanatory diagram for explaining the service outline of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a telephone terminal of the present invention. FIG. 4 is an information flow diagram showing the flow of information to and from various processing blocks included in the server. FIG. 4 shows the communication terminal or the information providing terminal and the server provided when the user's learning results accumulated by the server of the present invention are browsed. FIG. 5 is an information flow diagram showing the flow of information with various processing blocks to be executed. FIG. 5 shows a case where the communication terminal and the information providing terminal of the present invention access the server and request a browsing of the learning result of the user stored in the server. It is a figure which shows the example of the personal database search screen for every individual, and the comprehensive database search screen of all.

First, the system configuration of this system will be described with reference to FIG. Fixed phone 1, mobile phone 2, communication terminal 3
Is a communication device used by a learner who is a user of this system. The fixed telephone 1 is connected to a telephone network 7 which is a subscriber telephone line, and the mobile telephone 2 is connected to a telephone network 7 which is a mobile telephone line. , The communication terminal 3 is an IP (Internet Protocol) network 8
Connected to. Learners are landline 1 or mobile 2
A contract with a foreign language conversation school, which is an information provider of foreign language texts, for learning using this system in advance to obtain a membership number, and the communication terminal 3 interacts with this system via the IP network 8. It is possible to access the practice server device (hereinafter referred to as a server) 6 and obtain the accumulated learning result information of oneself.

The A information providing terminal 4 and the Z information providing terminal 5 of a plurality of foreign language conversation schools which are the information providers of this system,
It is possible to access the server 6 via the IP network 8 to send a foreign language text, and to access the server 6 and obtain the accumulated learning result information of the learner who uses the present system.

The server 6 of this system includes a communication control unit 60.
And a control unit 61, a guidance sending unit 62, a content management unit 63, a voice recognition unit 64, and a database management unit 65. The communication control unit 60 controls and controls communication via the telephone network 7 and the IP network 8. The section 61 controls information processing between the processing sections in the server 6, and the content management section 63 sends information from a plurality of information providers, for example, from the A information providing terminal 4 and the Z information providing terminal 5 via the IP network 8. The foreign language texts are stored in advance, and the database management unit 65 uses the A information providing terminal 4 or the Z information providing terminal 5 to the IP network 8.
Learner's membership number and password registered through
Contractor information including D and a specific number is stored in advance.

Here, as a form of providing this system, a form in which the information provider constructs the system by himself, a form in which a third party intermediary constructs the system by obtaining an intermediary fee from the information provider, or information Various forms are possible, such as a form in which a carrier (telecommunications carrier) builds a system by utilizing an existing facility by obtaining an intermediary fee from a provider.

In order to learn conversation and pronunciation of foreign languages,
The fixed telephone 1 of the learner who uses this system is a telephone network 7.
Access the server 6 via the push button (P
B) When the member number and the password, which are the contractor information, are transmitted by the signal, the communication control unit 60 responds to the fixed telephone 1 that receives the call from the telephone network 7. After the response, the communication control unit 60 receives the member number and the password from the fixed telephone 1. The received member number and password are sent to the database management unit 65 under the control of the control unit 61 for authentication.

In order to authenticate the obtained member number and password, the database management unit 65 retrieves the corresponding member number and password from the contractor information and collates them to authenticate the registration. After authentication, the content management unit 63
The accumulated foreign language text is sent to the guidance sending unit 62. The guidance sending unit 62 converts the obtained foreign language text into text by a voice synthesis engine, and sends the voice guidance of the converted foreign language text to the fixed telephone 1 via the telephone network 7 by the communication control unit 60. .

The fixed telephone 1 allows the learner to listen to the voice guidance of the foreign language text received via the telephone network 7,
The voice response of the conversation in the foreign language by the learner is transmitted to the communication control unit 60 via the telephone network 7. The communication control unit 60 receives a voice response in a foreign language from the fixed telephone 1 via the telephone network 7, and sends it to the voice recognition unit 64 under the control of the control unit 61.

The voice recognition unit 64 recognizes the obtained voice response in a foreign language by a voice recognition engine, compares it with a foreign language text to determine whether the conversation and pronunciation are correct, and determines whether the conversation and the pronunciation are correct. The result is sent to the database management unit 65 under the control of the control unit 61.

The database management unit 65 includes a voice recognition unit 6
The correctness / incorrectness result of the conversation and pronunciation obtained from No. 4 is accumulated as the learning result of the learner and is sent to the guidance sending unit 62 under the control of the control unit 61. The guidance sending unit 62 converts the correctness / incorrectness result of the conversation and pronunciation obtained from the voice recognition unit 64 from text to voice by the voice synthesis engine, and the voice guidance of the converted correctness / incorrectness result is transmitted to the telephone network 7 by the communication control unit 60. To the fixed-line telephone 1 via.

The fixed telephone 1 allows the learner to hear the correctness result of the conversation and pronunciation of the foreign language learning received from the communication control unit 60 via the telephone network 7. This allows learners to know their own learning outcomes. Needless to say, the learner of the mobile phone 2 can learn a foreign language as with the fixed phone 1.

When the learner of this system wants to know his / her past learning result, the learner's communication terminal 3
The communication control unit 60 of the server 6 is accessed via the IP network 8. The communication control unit 60 detects from the received information that it is a browsing search of past learning results from the communication terminal 3, and transmits the personal database search screen 30 to the communication terminal 3 via the IP network 8.

The communication terminal 3 displays the personal database search screen 30 received from the communication control unit 60, and the learner inputs the contractor information of the designated item on the displayed screen to make a search start request. . Upon receiving the search start request, the communication control unit 60 sends the received member number and password, which are the contractor information in the personal database search screen 30, to the database management unit 65 under the control of the control unit 61.

The database management unit 65 searches the contractor information registered in advance to authenticate the obtained member number and password, collates and authenticates, and after the authentication, the learning result managed by the database management unit 65 The learning result of the relevant member number is extracted from the learning result information accumulated by re-searching the history information, and the extracted learning result is transmitted from the communication control unit 60 to the communication terminal 3 via the IP network 8. As a result, the learner can browse his / her past learning result on the display screen of the communication terminal 3, and can freely trace back the learning result on the screen described later in FIG. 5 from the present to the past. You can browse.

When the information provider of this system wants to know the past learning results of individual learners or all the learners, for example, the A information providing terminal 4 of the information provider is
The communication control unit 60 of the server 6 is accessed via the network 8. The communication control unit 60 determines that the A information providing terminal 4 uses the received information.
Detected that it was a browsing search of past learning results from
The comprehensive database search screen 40 is transmitted to the A information providing terminal 4 via the IP network 8.

The A information providing terminal 4 obtains and displays the general database search screen 40 received from the communication control unit 60, and inputs contractor information of designated items from the information provider on the displayed screen. Make a search start request. Upon receiving the search start request, the communication control unit 60, under the control of the control unit 61, sends the received contractor information password, ID and member number or specific number in the general database search screen 40 to the database management unit 65. To send.

The database management unit 65 searches the registered information to authenticate the acquired contractor information, collates and authenticates it, and re-searches the history information of the learning result managed by the database management unit 65 after the authentication. The learning result of the corresponding designated learner or all the learners is extracted from the learning result information accumulated as a result, and the communication control unit 6 uses the extracted learning result.
0 is transmitted to the A information providing terminal 4 via the IP network 8. Thereby, the information provider can browse the past learning results of the designated learner or all the learners from the display screen of the A information providing terminal 4, and the learning results on the screen described in FIG. 5 described later can be displayed. You can browse freely from the present to the past.

Further, the information provider, for example, the A information providing terminal 4, converts the correct answer rate of the learning result of the learner obtained from the server 6 into points, and regards the learner with a high point as a cheap contract condition when renewing the contract. It is also possible to do so.

Next, the system outline of this system will be described with reference to FIG. The server 6 of this system stores in advance foreign language texts and contractor information sent from the information provider's A information providing terminal 4 or Z information providing terminal 5 via the IP network 8.

A learner practicing conversation and pronunciation of a foreign language by this system makes a call from the learner's fixed telephone 1 or mobile telephone 2 (hereinafter referred to as a telephone terminal) to the server 6 via the telephone network 7, Send the member number and password of the contractor information. The server 6 responds to the incoming call from the telephone terminal, registers / authenticates the member number and password obtained after the response, converts the foreign language text accumulated after the authentication from text into voice, and transmits the foreign language text to the telephone terminal. The voice guidance of is sent. The learner listens to the voice guidance in the foreign language obtained from the server 6 via the telephone network 7 using the telephone terminal, and sends the voice response of the conversation to the server 6 in the foreign language.

The server 6 recognizes the conversation and pronunciation of the foreign language text from the telephone terminal, which is obtained through the telephone network 7, by the voice recognition engine, compares the recognition result with the foreign language text, and judges whether it is correct or not. The correctness results of conversation and pronunciation are accumulated as learning results of the learner, the correctness results of conversation and pronunciation are converted from text to voice, and the voice guidance of the converted correctness results is sent to the telephone terminal via the telephone network 7. To do.

The learner listens to the voice guidance of the correct / incorrect result from the server 6 through the telephone network 7 using the telephone terminal,
Recognize your own learning results from foreign language textbooks.

When the learner wants to know his / her past learning result, he / she accesses the server 6 via the IP network 8 by the communication terminal 3 and displays the past learning result of himself / herself on the screen obtained. Request to start browsing search. As a result, the learning results accumulated in the server 6 are transferred to the communication terminal 3
Can be seen on the screen.

Further, the information provider accesses the server 6 via the IP network 8 by the A information providing terminal 4 or the Z information providing terminal 5, and the past of the individual learner or all the learners designated on the screen to be obtained. When a request is made to start the search and retrieval of the learning result of A, the learning results of each individual learner or all the learners accumulated in the server 6 are displayed on the A information providing terminal 4
Or you can see it on the screen of the Z information providing terminal 5,
The learning level of the learner and the correct answer rate of the learning result can be converted into points and used as the application material for the contract conditions with the learner corresponding to the learning level. Detailed contents of the screen display of the communication terminal 3 and the A information providing terminal 4 or the Z information providing terminal 5 will be described later with reference to FIG.

Next, the flow of information between the telephone terminal of the fixed telephone 1 or the mobile telephone 2 and each processing block of the server 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

The database management unit 65 pre-registers the password and member number, which are the contractor information of the telephone terminal using the system (S1), and the content management unit 63 is the information providing terminal A of the information provider in advance. Foreign language texts are sent from the information providing terminal 4 or the Z information providing terminal 5 and stored (S2).

The telephone terminal makes a call to the communication control unit 60 through the telephone network 7 to learn a conversation and pronunciation of a foreign language, and sends a member number and a password after a response from the partner device (S3). . The communication control unit 60 responds to the incoming telephone terminal (S4), and the database management unit 65 receives the member number and password transmitted to the communication control unit 60 by the telephone terminal after the response under the control of the control unit 61. , The received member number and password are searched and collated to perform authentication (S5). After the authentication, the content management unit 63 sends the stored foreign language text to the guidance sending unit 62 under the control of the control unit 61 (S6).

The guidance sending unit 62 obtains the foreign language text sent from the content management unit 63, converts the foreign language text into text, and sends it to the communication control unit 60 as a foreign language voice guidance (S7). ). The communication control unit 60 sends the foreign language voice guidance sent from the guidance sending unit 62 to the telephone terminal via the telephone network 7 (S8).

The telephone terminal outputs the voice guidance of the foreign language text received from the communication control unit 60 so that the learner can listen to the voice guidance, and the voice response of the conversation in the foreign language of the learner is transmitted via the telephone network 7 to the communication control unit. 60 (S9).

The communication control unit 60 sends the voice response of the conversation in the foreign language received from the telephone terminal via the telephone network 7 to the voice recognition unit 64 under the control of the control unit 61 (S1).
0). The voice recognition unit 64 compares the answer of the conversation in the foreign language from the telephone terminal sent from the communication control unit 60 with the obtained foreign language text to determine whether the conversation and the pronunciation are correct, and whether the determined conversation and the pronunciation are correct. The result is sent to the database management unit 65 under the control of the control unit 61 (S11).

The database management unit 65 includes the voice recognition unit 6
The correctness results of conversation and pronunciation for the foreign language text obtained from No. 4 are accumulated as learning result data for each learner, and the correctness results of conversation and pronunciation are provided by the guidance sending unit 62.
To (S12). The guidance sending unit 62 converts the correctness result of the conversation and pronunciation of the foreign language text obtained from the voice recognition unit 64 from text to voice, and after conversion, sends it to the communication control unit 60 as voice guidance of the correctness result (S13). ).

The communication control unit 60 includes a guidance sending unit 62.
The voice guidance of the correct / incorrect result obtained from is transmitted to the telephone terminal via the telephone network 7 (S14). The telephone terminal outputs the voice guidance of the correctness / incorrectness result of the foreign language text received from the communication control unit 60 so that the learner can listen to the learning result of the foreign language text answered by himself / herself (S1).
5).

Next, referring to FIG. 4, the communication control of the communication terminal 3 or the A information providing terminal 4 or the Z information providing terminal 5 (hereinafter referred to as the information providing terminal) and the server 6 when browsing the learning result of the learner is performed. The flow of information between the unit 60 and the database management unit 65 will be described.

The database management unit 65 registers in advance the membership number and password of the learner who uses the communication terminal 3 for using the system, and the password, ID and specific number of the information provider who uses the information providing terminal. Further, the learning results of the conversation and pronunciation of the learner's foreign language texts using the system are accumulated for each learner (S20).

When there is an instruction from the learner to browse the learning result of the foreign language conversation or pronunciation, the communication terminal 3 receives the IP
The communication control unit 60 of the server 6 is accessed via the network 8 to request a search screen for learning results (S21). In addition, the information providing terminal receives an instruction from the information providing person in order to obtain the learning result of the user of the foreign language dialogue practice system, and the IP
The communication control unit 60 of the server 6 is accessed via the network 8 to request a search screen for learning results (S22).

The communication control unit 60 receives the request for the search screen of the learning result of the communication terminal 3 or the information providing terminal that has accessed (S23). Upon receiving these requests, the communication control unit 60 transmits the personal database search screen 30 to the communication terminal 3 (S24) and the general database search screen 40 to the information providing terminal (S24). S25). The communication terminal 3 obtains the personal database search screen from the communication control unit 60 and displays it on the display (S26). Further, the communication terminal 3 inputs the password from the learner on the screen of the personal database search screen 30 displayed, and also inputs the learner's own membership number, and browses the learning result of the foreign language text that he / she answered. To do so, a search request is made (S28).

The information providing terminal acquires the comprehensive database search screen 40 from the communication control unit 60 and displays it on the display (S27). The information providing terminal inputs the password and the ID from the information provider on the screen of the displayed comprehensive database search screen 40, and specifies the member number for individual learners or the target for all learners. A search request is made in order to browse the learning result of the foreign language text answered by the learner by inputting the number (S29).

The communication control unit 60 receives a search request for a learning result of a foreign language text from the communication terminal 3 or the information providing terminal, and under the control of the control unit 61, the database management unit 65.
Tell (S30). For the communication terminal 3, the database management unit 65 searches the stored data, performs registration and collation of the contractor information with the password and the member number entered on the personal database search screen 30, and authenticates and after authentication. Search and obtain the learning result corresponding to the member number specified on the screen. Similarly, in response to a request from the information providing terminal, the data stored in the database management unit 65 is searched, and the password entered in the general database search screen 40 and the contract with the member number or the specific number are contracted. The user information is registered and collated, authenticated, and the learning result of the designated learner corresponding to the member number designated on the post-authentication screen or the learning result of all the learners by the specific number is searched (S31).

If the search request is from the communication terminal, after the learning result is searched, the learning result of the search result is obtained and the control unit 6
It is sent to the communication control unit 60 under the control of No. 1 (S3
2). Alternatively, if the search request is from the information providing terminal, the learning results of the designated learner or all the learners from the information providing terminal are obtained and sent to the communication control unit 60 under the control of the control unit 61 (S33). .

When the request source is the communication terminal 3, the communication control unit 60 transmits the learning result of the learner for the foreign language text obtained from the database management unit 65 to the communication terminal 3 via the IP network 8 (S34). ). Alternatively, when the request source is the information providing terminal, the learning results of the designated learner or all the learners for the foreign language text are transmitted to the information providing terminal via the IP network 8 (S35).

The communication terminal 3 obtains the response result of the requested foreign language text of itself and displays it on the screen (S3
6) Further, the information providing terminal obtains the answer result of the foreign language text of the requested designated learner or all the learners and displays it on the screen (S37).

Next, referring to FIG. 5, the communication terminal 3 of this system
Then, an example of a search screen when the A information providing terminal 4 and the Z information providing terminal 5 make a search request to access the server 6 and browse the learning results of the learners that are accumulated will be described.

When the communication terminal 3 accesses the server 6 via the IP network 8, the server 6 notifies the communication terminal 3 of FIG.
The personal database search screen 30 as shown in is sent. In addition, the A information providing terminal 4 and the Z information providing terminal 5 are IP
When the server 6 is accessed via the network 8, the server 6
The comprehensive database search screen 40 as shown in FIG. 5B is sent to the information providing terminal.

The personal database search screen 30 is a browsing screen for the learner to know his / her own learning result. The learner inputs the password registered in advance in the password column 301 on the screen, and the member number column If you enter your own membership number in 302 and operate the search start button 304,
The current learning result of oneself is displayed in the learning result column 303. Cancel button 3 if you make a mistake while inputting
When 05 is operated, it can be redone from the beginning, and when it is desired to freely view the learning results from the present to the past, the scroll bar 306 can be operated to browse backward.

The comprehensive database search screen 40 is a browsing screen for the information provider to know the learning results of individuals or all, and the information provider has a password field 401 and an ID on the screen.
In the field 402, enter the password and ID respectively registered in advance, and in the membership number / specific number field 403, enter the corresponding membership number when the learning result is for an individual, and the pre-specified identification when the learning result is for all. A number is input and the search start button 405 is operated. By this operation, the current learning results 404 of all individuals or all are displayed. If you make a mistake while inputting, you can start over from the beginning by operating the cancel button 406. If you want to freely view the past or previous learning results of individuals or everyone, you can operate the scroll bar 407 to browse backwards. It is possible.

In this system, the learner uses, for example, a mobile phone 2
It is possible to access the server 6 from anywhere to practice foreign language conversation and pronunciation, and to easily practice foreign language dialogue from anywhere.

The processing performed by the server for practicing dialogue as described above can be realized by a computer and a software program, and the program is recorded in an appropriate recording medium such as a computer-readable portable medium memory, semiconductor memory, hard disk or the like. It can be executed by a computer by storing it in a medium and reading it from the medium.

[0062]

According to the present invention, a learner can speak a foreign language and practice pronunciation by accessing a server that stores foreign language texts through a telephone network.
The learning result by learning correctness can be viewed from the server by the communication terminal, and the practice can be performed regardless of the place or the time. Moreover, since the interactive practice is performed by the ordinary landline phone or the mobile phone, no special device is required.

In addition, carriers (communication carriers) will also use telephones and the added value will be improved. Furthermore, the information providers of the foreign language conversation school can always provide the contents in text-based form using the Internet, and browse the learning results of learners using the foreign language texts stored in the server to attend school. Feedback at the time of lessons is also possible, and it is possible to realize a 24-hour service for learning any foreign language. Moreover, by converting the correct answer rate of the learner's learning results into points and discounting according to the points when renewing the contract with the learner, it is possible to prevent changes to other schools and to enclose the contract renewal. .

Further, the software company for constructing this system also expands the application of various foreign language engines other than English and improves the sales.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a service outline of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of information between a telephone terminal and a server.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of information when the communication terminal and the information providing terminal browse the learning result of the learner from the server.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a personal / general database search screen when the communication terminal and the information providing terminal browse the learning result of the learner from the server.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 landline phone 2 mobile phones 3 communication terminals 30 Personal database search screen 301 Password field 302 Membership number column 303 Learning result column 304 Search start button 305 Cancel button 306 scroll bar 4 A Information provision terminal 40 General database search screen 401 Password field 402 ID column 403 Member number / Specific number column 404 Learning result column 405 Search start button 406 Cancel button 407 scroll bar 5 Z information providing terminal 6 servers (server device for dialogue practice) 60 Communication control unit 61 control unit 62 Guidance sending unit 63 Content Management Department 64 voice recognition unit 65 Database Management Department 7 telephone network 8 IP network

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A dialogue practice server device using a network for providing a dialogue practice service for a learner to learn conversation and pronunciation of a foreign language through a telephone network by a telephone terminal, the telephone network or communication. A communication control means for connecting and communicating with a telephone terminal of a learner or an information providing terminal of an information provider via a network, and a foreign language text transmitted in advance from the information providing terminal of the information provider via the communication network. Content management means for outputting a foreign language text when there is a learning request for a foreign language from a learner's telephone terminal, and the foreign language text output by the content management means is converted from text to voice, and after conversion Guidance sending means for transmitting the voice guidance of the foreign language text to the telephone terminal from the communication control means via the telephone network, and the foreign language received from the telephone terminal. The voice guidance is voice-recognized, and the voice recognition result is collated with the previously stored reply information of the foreign language text to judge whether the conversation and pronunciation are correct or false. Further, it is characterized by further comprising means for converting the result of the correctness determination of the conversation and pronunciation into voice, and transmitting the voice guidance of the converted correctness determination result to the telephone terminal from the communication control means via the telephone network. Server device for dialogue practice. 2. The dialogue practice server device according to claim 1, wherein the result of the correctness / incorrectness determination of the conversation and pronunciation performed by the voice recognition means is accumulated and stored for each learner, and the learner's communication terminal is used. In response to the search request for the learning result, the database control means for transmitting the learning result related to the result of the correctness judgment of the conversation and pronunciation of the learner to the communication terminal of the request source by the communication control means. Server device for dialogue practice. 3. The dialogue practice server device according to claim 1, wherein the result of the correctness determination of the conversation and pronunciation performed by the voice recognition means is accumulated and stored for each learner, and the information provider provides the information. In response to a learning result search request from the terminal, the communication control means transmits to the requesting information providing terminal the learning result related to the result of the correct or incorrect judgment of the conversation and pronunciation of the designated individual learner or all the learners. A dialogue practice server device comprising database management means. 4. The conversation practice server device according to claim 1, wherein contractor information with the learner and contractor information with the information provider are stored in advance. Based on the pre-stored contractor information, the presence / absence of a contract is managed in response to a request from the learner's telephone terminal or communication terminal or a request from the information provider's information providing terminal. A server device for practicing dialogue, comprising means for performing authentication.