JP2007074612A - Voice message delivery system employing paper medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper medium capable of reproducing a voice message in a natural voice. <P>SOLUTION: A voice accept center 12 receives a voice message attaching instruction from a telegraph client 10 and receives voice data of a voice message in the voice of the client 10 from a client side telephone set 11 via a PSTN 14. A voice memory writing device 22 receives voice data from the voice accept center 12 and writes the received voice data in a voice memory 37. A telegraph card is created by mounting a voice chip 33 in which the voice memory 37 with the voice data written therein is integrated, and a piezoelectric vibrator 34 to which an electric signal corresponding to voice data is applied from the voice memory 37, on a telegraph card mount 23 with telegraph contents printed thereon. The piezoelectric vibrator 34 is directly pasted on the telegraph card mount 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a voice message delivery system using a paper medium that delivers a voice (so-called real voice) of a client's own voice as a voice message together with a message or other paper medium to a place where the recipient is present.

  Currently, there is a service for adding melodies to congratulatory messages such as marriages, but if the client's voice can be sent along with the telegram card, the client's feelings can be conveyed to the other party more effectively. For example, there is a telegram card system with a voice message that sends a requester's voice together with a telegram to a recipient (Patent Document 1). The caller calls the telegram station to convey the voice message, and the voice message is recorded on the magnetic tape by the telegram station, pasted on the telegram paper, and delivered to the receiver. When a voice message is reproduced from a magnetic tape affixed to telegram paper, the voice player reads the magnetic tape portion of the telegram paper and reproduces it from a speaker.

  However, in the case of the telegram system with a voice message disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the receiver needs the equipment of a voice reproduction device with a speaker that reads the magnetic tape portion of the telegram paper, so that the voice message can be easily reproduced. It did not reach.

An information transmission system has been proposed in which a recipient can listen to a voice message even without a voice playback device (Patent Document 2). The client's voice message is recorded on a voice card, which is a small information recording medium having a voice playback function, and the voice card and telegram are delivered to the receiver. The audio card assumes a structure in which a CPU and a speaker capable of reproducing audio data are incorporated in an IC card or a memory card.
JP-A-8-70364 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 15-152877

  However, if the telegram paper and the voice card are separated, delivery and storage at the recipient are complicated. While a paper medium such as telegram paper is extremely thin, an IC card or memory card incorporating a CPU and a speaker capable of reproducing audio data is considerably thicker than telegram paper. In particular, the volume occupied by the speaker becomes a problem. For this reason, simply attaching an audio card to telegram paper makes it too thick to be handled as a paper medium.

  In addition, when trying to realize a paper medium capable of reproducing a voice message in real voice, not limited to telegram paper, a method of attaching an IC card or memory card incorporating a CPU and a speaker capable of reproducing voice data, There is a common problem of becoming thick enough to impair the function (mainly thinness).

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a voice message delivery system that realizes a paper medium capable of reproducing a voice message by a real voice.

  A first aspect of the present invention is a receiving means for receiving voice message attachment instructions from a telegram requester and receiving voice data of voice messages generated by the requester via a communication network from a terminal on the requester side; Voice data writing means for receiving voice data from the receiving means and writing it into a voice memory, a voice chip incorporating a voice memory in which the voice data is written, and a piezoelectric device to which an electrical signal corresponding to the voice data is applied from the voice memory A telegram system comprising: an attachment device for attaching a vibration element to a telegram card mount printed with telegram contents to create a telegram card.

  According to the telegram system configured as described above, the voice data of the voice message generated by the telegram requester is stored in the voice memory. The voice memory is incorporated in a voice chip that reads voice data, converts it into an electrical signal, and outputs it. This voice chip is attached to a telegram card mount in combination with a piezoelectric vibration element to which an electrical signal output from the voice memory is applied as a voice signal. As a result of the vibration of the piezoelectric vibration element applied as an audio signal and transmitting a wave signal to the telegram card mount, the telegram card mount emits a voice message sound. The piezoelectric vibration element can be made thinner than a speaker that vibrates cone paper and propagates sound due to the density of air, so that it can have a sound reproduction function without impairing its function as a paper medium. .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the voice of the voice message generated by the purchaser's utterance is received from the purchaser's terminal via a communication network in response to receiving a passport delivery instruction and a voice message attachment instruction from the passport purchaser. Receiving means for receiving data, a ticket issuing device for issuing a passport in response to a ticketing instruction for a purchased passport from the receiving means, voice data writing means for receiving voice data from the receiving means and writing it into a voice memory, and writing the voice data A mounting device for mounting a sound chip with a sound chip by mounting a sound chip incorporating a sound memory and a piezoelectric vibration element to which an electrical signal corresponding to sound data is applied from the sound memory to a paper card. , A passport delivery system that encloses the card with a voice chip and the passport and delivers them to a place where delivery is instructed.

  According to the passport delivery system configured as described above, a voice chip in which a voice memory in which a voice message of a passport purchaser is recorded in the form of voice data is incorporated, and an electrical signal corresponding to the voice data is applied from the voice memory. The piezoelectric vibration element to be attached is attached to a paper card. As a result of the vibration of the piezoelectric vibration element applied as an audio signal and transmitting a wave signal to the paper card, the paper card emits a voice message. The piezoelectric vibration element can be made thinner than a speaker that vibrates cone paper and propagates sound by the density of air, so that it can have a sound reproduction function without impairing its function as a paper medium. .

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a voice message generated by a voice of the purchaser is received from a terminal on the purchaser side via a communication network in response to an instruction to deliver a greeting card and an instruction to attach a voice message from the greeting card purchaser. Receiving means for receiving voice data from the receiving means, a card output device for receiving a greeting card information from the receiving means and outputting a greeting card, a voice data writing means for receiving voice data from the receiving means and writing it into a voice memory, and the voice A greeting card with a voice chip is created by attaching a voice chip incorporating a voice memory in which data is written and a piezoelectric vibration element to which an electrical signal corresponding to the voice data is applied from the voice memory to a paper greeting card. And an audio device. It is a greeting card delivery system to deliver a greeting card with up to delivery a designated place.

  According to the greeting card delivery system configured as described above, a voice chip in which a voice message of the card purchaser is recorded in the form of voice data and a voice signal corresponding to the voice data from the voice memory are provided. An applied piezoelectric vibration element is attached to the greeting card. As a result of the vibration of the piezoelectric vibration element applied as a voice signal and transmitting a wave signal to the greeting card, the greeting card emits a voice message. The piezoelectric vibration element can be made thinner than a speaker that vibrates cone paper and propagates sound by the density of air, so that it can have a sound reproduction function without impairing its function as a paper medium. .

  It is desirable that the piezoelectric vibrator is directly attached to the telegram card mount, paper card or greeting card. By attaching the piezoelectric vibrator directly to a paper medium such as a telegram card mount, an extremely thin speaker can be formed together with the paper medium, and an audio reproduction function can be realized without impairing the function of the paper medium.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the voice message delivery system which implement | achieves the paper medium which can reproduce | regenerate the voice message by a real voice can be provided.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. Although the present embodiment is a system constructed on a telegram system already provided by a telecommunications carrier, the present invention is not limited to such a telegram system.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a telegram system with a voice message according to the present embodiment. The telegram requester 10 connects the telephone 11 to the voice reception center 12 operated by the service provider that provides the telegram service. The voice reception center 12 can be installed in a telegram station in an existing telegram system. When the telephone number of the service is dialed from the telephone 11, the nearest switching center 13 connects to the voice reception center 12 via the public line network 14.

  The voice reception center 12 provides voice guidance to the calling terminal (telephone 10) and describes an operation procedure for inputting requester identification information, recipient identification information, message content, and voice message. When the client inputs a voice message to the telephone 10 according to the voice guidance while the telephone 10 is raised, the voice message is input to the voice reception center 12 through the public line network 14. The requester identification information, the receiver identification information, and the contents of the message are also sent to the voice reception center 12 together.

  The voice reception center 12 is configured to be accessible not only via a telephone line but also via the Internet. The terminal 15 used by the client 10 to access the voice reception center 12 includes a microphone 18 for inputting the client's voice in addition to operating devices such as a keyboard 16 and a mouse 17. The terminal 15 is assumed to have a communication environment that enables communication via the Internet 19. The requester 10 inputs an operation to the terminal 15 and accesses the voice reception center 12. The voice reception center 12 displays a guidance screen on a browser activated on the terminal 15 using HTTP as a communication protocol, and accepts a telegram card with voice via the guidance screen. The voice message input from the microphone 18 by the client according to the guidance screen is converted into voice data and transmitted to the voice reception center 12 via the Internet 19.

  In this example, it is assumed that the voice reception center 12 receives a message together with the voice guidance or the guidance screen. However, if the correspondence between the voice data and the message is obtained, it is not necessarily received together.

  The telegram system with a voice message according to the present embodiment includes a telegram printer 21 that prints a telegram transmitted from the voice reception center 12 on a telegram card mount that is a paper medium, and voice data transmitted from the voice reception center 12 as voice. A voice memory writing device 22 for writing to a memory and a voice chip mounting device 24 for attaching a voice chip and a piezoelectric vibration element to a telegram card mount 23 on which a message is printed are provided. Note that a voice chip and a piezoelectric vibration element may be attached in advance to the telegram card mount, and a telegram may be printed there and voice data may be stored.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the telegram printing device 21, the voice memory writing device 22, and the voice chip attaching device 23 are installed in telegram card stations throughout the country. The voice reception center 12 transmits reception data such as voice data and a telegram (character message data) to a receiving side telegram station having jurisdiction over the telegram delivery address.

  The telegram card 25 to which the voice chip and the piezoelectric vibration element are attached by the voice chip attaching device 24 is delivered to the address of the recipient 26 specified by the receiver specifying information.

  As described above, the telegram card 25 to which the voice chip storing the voice message (voice data) based on the client's real voice is attached is created.

  Here, the structure of the telegram card 25 will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a state where the spread telegram card 25 to which the voice chip is attached is fully opened. A message is printed on one facing surface of the telegram card mount 31 that is a paper medium. This message is printed by the message printer 21. A voice chip 33 having a thin plate shape and a piezoelectric vibration element 34 having a flat shape are attached to the other facing surface of the telegram card mount 31. The voice chip 33 and the piezoelectric vibration element 34 are the ones attached to the telegram card mount 31 by the voice chip mounting device 24. In addition, you may make it cover a decorative paper on these so that the audio | voice chip 33 and the piezoelectric vibration element 34 may not be seen.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the piezoelectric vibration element 34 is attached. As shown in the figure, the piezoelectric vibration element 34 is composed of a conductive metal layer 35 directly attached to the telegram card mount 31 and a piezoelectric layer 36 made of a piezoelectric material formed on the upper surface of the metal layer 35. ing. PZT (lead zirconate titanate) can be used as the piezoelectric material. Thus, the metal layer 35 and the piezoelectric layer 36 constitute an extremely thin piezoelectric vibration element 34, and the thin plate-like piezoelectric vibration element 34 is directly bonded to the telegram card mount 31 to constitute a sound producing component.

  The voice memory 37 is written with voice data from the voice memory writing device 22 which is a dedicated writing device. The audio data is output from the audio memory 37 in the state of an audio signal that is an electrical signal, and a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric layer 36 via the lead wires 38a and 38b. Unlike a conventional speaker using cone paper, the piezoelectric vibration element 34 is composed of a metal layer 35 and a piezoelectric layer 36. By adding an audio signal, the piezoelectric vibration element 34 vibrates by expansion and contraction of the piezoelectric layer 36. The vibration is transmitted to the telegram card mount 31 as a wave signal, and a sound is emitted from the mount itself.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the audio chip 33. An audio memory 37, a power source 41, and a sensor switch 42 are incorporated in the thin plate substrate 40. The thin board 40 is set to a thickness that does not impair the functions as a paper medium (easiness of handling and management due to being thin and bendable) while being attached to the telegram card mount 31. The audio memory 37 is supplied with electric power from the power source 41, and has a structure in which stored audio data is converted into an electric signal (audio signal) and output. The sensor switch 42 is an optical sensor that detects a change in brightness, a temperature sensor that detects a user's contact with temperature (body temperature), a pressure sensor that detects a user's contact with pressure, and a user's contact with static pressure. An electrostatic sensor that senses a change in capacitance can be applied. These sensor switches 42 can be thin enough to be built or built into the thin plate substrate 40. The sensor switch 42 outputs a detection signal to the voice memory 37 when it detects that the user touches or the telegram card mount is opened. The sound memory 37 outputs a sound signal triggered by the input of the detection signal, whereby the piezoelectric vibration element 34 vibrates, and this vibration is transmitted to the telegram card mount 31 in the state of a wave signal, not the air density state. The sound of the voice message is generated from the telegram card mount 34 in the state of the wave signal.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the piezoelectric vibration element 34 configured in a thin plate shape is directly attached to the telegram card mount 31, the speaker portion can be made extremely thin, and the telegram can be obtained using the wave principle. A voice message can be issued from the card mount 31, and a paper medium capable of reproducing a voice message in real voice can be realized.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the piezoelectric vibration element 34 is directly attached to the telegram card mount 31 has been described. However, the piezoelectric vibration element 34 is formed on the substrate 40 as shown in FIGS. You can also.

  In this configuration, when the piezoelectric vibration element 34 is vibrated by an audio signal, the vibration is transmitted to the telegram card mount 31 through the substrate 40 in the form of a wave signal, and a voice message is sent from the telegram card mount 31 using the wave principle. Can be issued.

  The present invention is not limited to the telegram system, but can be widely applied to the use of adding a voice message by a client's voice to a paper medium sent by a client to a specific partner (destination). . Hereinafter, an example applied to paper media other than telegrams will be described.

  Consider a system in which when a client presents a passport (including a train ticket) to the other party, the client's voice message is added to a message card that is a paper medium and sent along with the passport.

FIG. 7 is a system configuration diagram of the passport delivery system. The service provider is a passport issuer that issues passports. The client 10 accesses the voice reception center 12 from the terminal 15, purchases a desired passport on the website, and inputs destination information. At this time, an item for confirming the presence or absence of a voice message is displayed on the guidance screen. If the client wishes to input a voice message, he / she receives a voice message from the microphone 18 or the telephone 11. The voice reception center 12 passes the voice data of the voice message sent by the client to the voice memory writing device 22, and passes the destination information and the passport issuance instruction to the ticket issuing device 50.
The audio memory writing device 22 writes audio data into the audio memory. The sound chip 33 and the piezoelectric vibration element 34 with the sound memory are attached to the card 52 which is a paper medium by the sound chip mounting device 24. The card 53 with voice chip and the passport issued by the ticket issuing device 50 are accommodated in an envelope 54 and delivered to the recipient 26.

  When it is difficult to attach a voice chip (including a piezoelectric vibration element) to the product itself, such as a train ticket, a card 53 to which a voice chip is attached is sent together with the product as in this example. To do is an effective means. Further, an audio chip (including a piezoelectric vibration element) may be directly attached to the envelope 54 without enclosing the card 53.

  Consider a system in which when a client gives a greeting card to the other party, the client's voice message is added to the greeting card, which is a paper medium.

  FIG. 8 is a system configuration diagram of the greeting card delivery system. The service provider is a card sales company that sells greeting cards on a website on the Internet. The client 10 accesses the voice reception center 12 from the terminal 15, purchases a desired greeting card on the website, and inputs destination information and a message text. At this time, an item for confirming the presence or absence of a voice message is displayed on the guidance screen. If the client wishes to input a voice message, he / she receives a voice message from the microphone 18 or the telephone 11. The voice reception center 12 passes the voice data of the voice message sent by the client to the voice memory writing device 22, while sending the destination information, the message text, and the type of the purchased greeting card to the card issuing system.

  The voice memory writing device 22 of the card issuing system writes the voice data transmitted from the voice reception center 12 in the voice memory. The card output device 60 selects a greeting card from the card types received from the voice reception center 12, and prints the message text sent together on the greeting card. The voice chip attachment device 24 affixes the voice chip 33 and the piezoelectric vibration element 34 with a voice memory to a predetermined position of the greeting card 61 output by the card output device 60. The greeting card 62 with the voice chip is delivered to the recipient 26.

  In addition to the above, catalogs, books, various documents, posters, pamphlets, and the like are examples of paper media to which audio chips (including piezoelectric vibration elements) are attached. The voice chip 33 and the piezoelectric vibration element 34 or the voice chip in which the piezoelectric vibration element 34 is embedded in the substrate 40 is attached to the paper medium itself or the card.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and modifications thereof, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  The present invention can be applied to a service in which a client's voice is delivered as a voice message to a recipient together with a message or other paper medium and the voice message is easily reproduced.

System configuration diagram of telegram system with voice message according to one embodiment Schematic for explaining the telegram card in the above embodiment The figure for demonstrating the cross-section of a telegram card and a piezoelectric vibration element shown in FIG. Functional block diagram of the voice chip affixed to the telegram card Functional block diagram of a voice chip according to a modification The figure for demonstrating the cross-section of the audio | voice chip | tip shown in FIG. System configuration diagram of a passport delivery system according to another embodiment Further, a system configuration diagram of a greeting card delivery system according to another embodiment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Client 11 Telephone 12 Voice reception center 13 Switching office 14 Public line network 15 Terminal 16 Keyboard 17 Mouse 18 Microphone 19 Internet 21 Message printing device 22 Voice memory writing device 23 Voice chip attachment device 25 Telegram card 26 Recipient 31 Telegram card mount 33 Audio chip 34 Piezoelectric vibration element 35 Metal layer 36 Piezoelectric layer 37 Audio memory 41 Power supply 42 Sensor switch

Claims (6)

  A receiving unit that receives a voice message attachment instruction from a telegram requester, receives voice data of the voice message generated by the requester from the client side terminal via a communication network, and receives voice data from the receiving unit; Voice data writing means for writing to a memory, a voice chip incorporating a voice memory in which the voice data is written, and a piezoelectric vibration element to which an electric signal corresponding to the voice data is applied from the voice memory A telegram system comprising: an attachment device for creating a telegram card by attaching to a telegram card mount.   Receiving means for receiving a passport delivery instruction from a passport purchaser and receiving a voice message attachment instruction, and receiving voice data of the voice message generated by the purchaser via the communication network from the purchaser terminal; and the reception A ticketing device for issuing a passport in response to a ticketing instruction for a purchased passport from the means, voice data writing means for receiving voice data from the receiving means and writing the voice data in a voice memory, and voice incorporating the voice memory in which the voice data is written An attachment device for producing a card with an audio chip by attaching a chip and a piezoelectric vibration element to which an electrical signal corresponding to audio data is applied from the audio memory to a paper card, and the card with the audio chip and the passport A passport delivery system that encloses and delivers to the location where delivery is instructed.   Receiving means for receiving a greeting card delivery instruction from a greeting card purchaser and receiving a voice message attachment instruction, and receiving voice data of the voice message generated by the purchaser from the purchaser terminal via a communication network; A card output device that receives purchase greeting card information from the reception means and outputs a greeting card, voice data writing means that receives voice data from the reception means and writes it into a voice memory, and a voice memory in which the voice data is written An attachment device for attaching a voice chip and a piezoelectric vibration element to which an electrical signal corresponding to voice data from the voice memory is applied to a paper greeting card to create a greeting card with a voice chip, and Greeting with voice chip Greeting card delivery system to deliver over de to the delivery a designated place.   2. The telegram system according to claim 1, wherein the piezoelectric vibrator is directly attached to the telegram card mount.   The passport delivery system according to claim 2, wherein the piezoelectric vibrator is directly attached to the paper card.   4. The greeting card delivery system according to claim 3, wherein the piezoelectric vibrator is directly attached to the greeting card.

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