JP2014170558A - Communication terminal having file conversion information notification function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for achieving a new information service such as media conversion which is suited for a state of a communication terminal without changing a communication control function of a network.SOLUTION: When accepting phone call operation or mail transmission operation from a user, a communication terminal 1-A transmits a state notification request to a communication terminal 1-B to acquire a state of the communication terminal 1-B. Then, the communication terminal 1-A selects a server (2-A or 2-B) which is registered in association with the state of the communication terminal 1-B to accept a service (voice to text conversion, text to voice conversion) of the server and transmits server information (access information, account information) to the communication terminal 1-B. The communication terminal 1-B transmits its own state to the communication terminal 1-A so as to acquire the server information from the communication terminal 1-A and receives information (converted voice information or text information) from the server used by the communication terminal 1-A.

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal, and more particularly to a technology for performing communication using an external server service.

  Conventionally, there is a technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 as a communication method suitable for the situation of both a sender and a receiver.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of performing communication by performing text-to-speech conversion according to a situation of a sender or a receiver.
Specifically, the mail server generates a voice file by synthesizing the mail text according to the attribute of the email sent from the communication terminal, and sends the mail to the communication partner with the generated voice file attached. . Alternatively, the generated voice file is stored in the server, and information for accessing the voice file is added to the outgoing mail and sent to the communication partner. The communication partner receiving the mail acquires and reproduces the voice file attached to the e-mail or the voice file stored in the server according to a predetermined condition.

JP 2008-71052 A

However, the media conversion system disclosed in Patent Document 1 needs to be equipped with a dedicated media conversion function for a communication control function on a network such as a mail server or a call control server, and a mail reconstruction function such as attaching an audio file. In this case, in order to use new functions such as speech recognition processing as well as speech synthesis processing, it is necessary to recreate the network communication control function itself.
Therefore, it is not possible to respond quickly and flexibly to services using media conversion technology, etc., which are improved in performance and functionality every day.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to use an existing communication control function provided by a server device or control device on a network as it is and have different applications. An object of the present invention is to provide a technology for realizing a service for sharing a server device between communication terminals.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a communication terminal that acquires information on an application included in a partner communication terminal or setting information of the application, and information on an application included in the partner communication terminal or A server registered in advance in association with application setting information is selected. Then, it accesses the selected server and receives a service provided by the server. Further, server information (access information (URL, login name, password) and account information (ID, password)) for receiving the service of the selected server is transmitted to the partner communication terminal. Further, the server information is acquired from the partner communication terminal, and the server service used by the partner communication terminal is received.

  For example, the present invention provides a communication terminal that accesses a predetermined server that stores a file generated by predetermined application software, and acquires application software information that acquires information related to the type of application software that generated the file And information relating to the acquired type of application software, and information relating to the format conversion of the file or a predetermined server storing the software that executes the format conversion or performs the format conversion. Format conversion information notifying means for notifying information to another terminal that has generated the file.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, provision of the appropriate information service according to the application which the communication terminal has can be implement | achieved, without changing or adding the communication control function on a network.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a system to which a communication terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected. FIG. 2A is a sequence diagram showing an example of an operation when making a call from the communication terminal 1-A to the communication terminal 1-B according to the present embodiment, and FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of operation | movement in case mail is transmitted from the communication terminal 1-A concerning embodiment to the communication terminal 1-B. FIG. 3 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the communication terminal 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the registration contents of the server registration unit 104 of the communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart for explaining operations of telephone transmission and mail transmission of the communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 illustrates an operation of receiving a status notification request from the partner communication terminal 1 of the communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment and transmitting the status of the own terminal to the partner communication terminal 1, and a process from the partner communication terminal 1 to the server 2. It is an operation | movement flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement which receives access information and account information, and accesses the server 2. FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a system to which communication terminals 1 (1-A and 1-B) according to an embodiment of the present invention are connected.

  The communication terminal 1-A and the communication terminal 1-B perform communication (telephone or mail) via a WAN (Wide Area Network).

  Further, the communication terminals 1-A and 1-B can access a plurality of servers connected to the WAN. The communication terminals 1-A and 1-B communicate with each other server information (server access information (URL (Uniform Resource Locator, login name, password)) and account information (ID for transmitting / receiving information). , Password)), information sharing via the server is realized in conjunction with the communication (telephone or mail).

  In addition, the communication terminal 1-A and the communication terminal 1-B have a state notification request function for requesting the other communication terminal to notify the state, and a state notification function for notifying the state of the own terminal according to the request from the other communication terminal. Then, a server for sharing information is selected according to the state of the partner communication terminal. Here, the state of the communication terminal includes a busy state, an incoming call rejection setting state, a mail software inactive state, a call priority setting state, and the like.

  In this embodiment, an example in which information is shared between two servers will be described. The server 2-A is a media conversion server that converts speech into text, and the server 2-B is a media conversion server that converts text into speech. Therefore, the information shared by the communication terminals 1-A and 1-B is text information converted from speech and speech information converted from text.

  FIG. 2A is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation of performing communication using the server 2-A when a call origination operation is performed from the communication terminal 1-A to the communication terminal 1-B according to the present embodiment. . Note that instant messages are used for server information (server access information, account information), status notification requests, and status notifications transmitted and received between the communication terminals 1-A and 1-B.

  When the communication terminal 1-A accepts the user's telephone call operation (S101), the communication terminal 1-A transmits a state notification request for requesting a state notification to the communication terminal 1-B as the call destination (S102).

  The communication terminal 1-B that has received the state notification request from the communication terminal 1-A detects the state of the terminal itself (S103), and the detected state (here, the incoming call rejection setting state) is used as the state notification. -Send to A (S104).

  The communication terminal 1-A that has received the status notification from the communication terminal 1-B selects a server for media conversion based on the content of the status notification (incoming call rejection setting status) (S105). Here, the server 2-A is selected when the destination communication terminal is set to reject incoming calls.

  Next, the communication terminal 1-A accesses the selected server 2-A (S106). Specifically, an HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) client is started, and the URL of the server 2-A is designated and accessed. Further, the login name and password for the service (speech-text conversion service) of the server 2-A are transmitted.

  Next, the communication terminal 1-A receives an account (ID and password) for the information that receives the current service (speech-text conversion) from the server 2-A (S107). Here, it is assumed that the server 2-A automatically generates and transmits an ID and a password.

  Next, when the communication terminal 1-A receives the voice spoken by the user (S108), the communication terminal 1-A transmits the received voice to the server 2-A as voice information (S109).

  The server 2-A converts the received voice information into text information (S110). The converted text information is stored in association with the account transmitted to the communication terminal 1-A in S107.

  The communication terminal 1-A sends the server information selected in step 105 (access information (URL, login name, password) of the server 2-A and the account received from the server 2-A in step 107) to the communication terminal 1-B. Information (ID, password)) is transmitted (S111).

  The communication terminal 1-B that has received the server access information and account information from the communication terminal 1-A accesses the server 2-A (S112). Specifically, an HTTP client is activated and accessed by specifying the URL of the server 2-A. Further, the login name and password for the service (speech-text conversion service) of the server 2-A are transmitted.

  Next, the communication terminal 1-B transmits the account information (ID, password) received from the communication terminal 1-A to the server 2-A (S113).

  The server 2-A that has received the account information transmits text information stored in association with the received account information to the communication terminal 1-B (S114).

  The communication terminal 1-B that has received the text information displays the received text information on a display device such as an LCD (S115).

FIG. 2B is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of an operation of performing communication using the server 2-B when a mail transmission operation is performed from the communication terminal 1-A according to the present embodiment to the communication terminal 1-B. is there.
When receiving a mail transmission operation from the user (S116), the communication terminal 1-A transmits a status notification request for requesting a status notification to the communication terminal 1-B of the transmission destination (S117).

  The communication terminal 1-B that has received the status notification request from the communication terminal 1-A detects the state of the terminal itself (S118), and uses the detected state (here, mail software inactive state) as a status notification. A is transmitted to A (S119).

The communication terminal 1-A that has received the status notification from the communication terminal 1-B selects a server for sharing information based on the content of the status notification (mail software inactive state) (S120).
Here, when the mail transmission destination communication terminal is not activated, the server 2-B is selected.

  Next, the communication terminal 1-A accesses the selected server 2-B (S121). Specifically, an HTTP client is activated and accessed by specifying the URL of the server 2-B. Furthermore, the login name and password for the service (text-speech conversion service) of the server 2-B are transmitted.

  Next, the communication terminal 1-A receives an account (ID and password) for information that receives the current service (text-to-speech conversion) from the server 2-B (S122). Here, it is assumed that the server 2-B automatically generates and transmits an ID and a password.

  Next, the communication terminal 1-A transmits the text information of the mail body that the user has performed a transmission operation to the server 2-B (S123).

  The server 2-B converts the received text information into voice information (S124). The converted voice information is stored in association with the account transmitted to the communication terminal 1-A in S122.

  The communication terminal 1-A transmits to the communication terminal 1-B server information (access information to the server 2-B (URL, login name, password) and account information (ID, password received from the server 2-B in S122). )) Is transmitted (S125).

  The communication terminal 1-B that has received the server information from the communication terminal 1-A accesses the server 2-B (S126). Specifically, an HTTP client is activated and accessed by specifying the URL of the server 2-B. Furthermore, the login name and password for the service (text-speech conversion service) of the server 2-B are transmitted.

  Next, the communication terminal 1-B transmits account information (ID, password) to the server 2-B (S127).

  The server 2-B that has received the account information transmits the voice information stored in association with the received account information to the communication terminal 1-B (S128).

  The communication terminal 1-B that has received the audio information outputs the received audio information from a speaker or the like (S129).

  FIG. 3 is a schematic functional configuration diagram of the communication terminal 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment includes a communication interface unit 100, a man-machine interface unit 101, a telephone / mail function unit 102, a partner communication terminal state acquisition unit 103, and a server registration unit 104. A server selection unit 105, a server information transmission unit 106, a server access unit 107, a media transmission unit 108, a server information reception unit 109, a media reception unit 110, a status notification unit 111, and a status detection unit 112. And having.

  The communication interface unit 100 is an interface for making and receiving calls with the counterpart communication terminal 1 via the WAN 3, sending / receiving mails, and sending / receiving information to / from various servers.

  The man-machine interface unit 101 is an interface for a user to perform telephone, mail, and various operations. Although not shown, an operation unit such as a handset, a speaker, a hook button, a dial key, and a display unit such as an LCD are provided. Prepare.

  The telephone / mail function unit 102 performs transmission / reception of telephone calls / calls and transmission / reception of mails according to communication protocols such as SMTP and POP3 via the communication interface unit 100.

  The partner communication terminal state acquisition unit 103 transmits a state notification request to the partner communication terminal 1 via the communication interface unit 100 and receives a state notification from the partner communication terminal 1. The instant message address for transmitting the status notification request to the partner communication terminal 1 is registered in the telephone / mail function unit 102 in association with the telephone number and the mail address. The partner communication terminal state acquisition unit 103 delivers the contents of the state notification received from the partner communication terminal 1 to the server selection unit 105 together with the instant message address of the partner communication terminal 1.

  The server registration unit 104 registers the access information (URL, login name, password) of the server 2 in association with the state of the partner communication terminal 1. Registration is performed by the user via the man-machine interface unit 101. The contents of registration will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the registration contents of the server registration unit 104.

  A plurality of servers 2 are registered for each server registration record 1040.

  A field 1041 is a server name field. In this description, a voice-text conversion server and a text-voice conversion server are registered.

  A field 1042 is an access information field for the server 2, and access information (URL, login name, password) is registered.

  A field 1043 is a partner communication terminal state field, in which the state of the partner communication terminal 1 that is a condition for sharing information with the partner communication terminal 1 using the server 2 is registered. In this description, when the partner communication terminal 1 is in a busy state, a absent state, or an incoming call rejection setting state, it is registered with the content for sharing information using the voice-text conversion server. Further, when the partner communication terminal 1 is in a mailer (mail software) inactive state, a call priority setting state, or a display occupied state, it is registered to share information using a text-to-speech conversion server.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the description will be continued.

The server selection unit 105 selects the server 2 from the server registration unit 104 according to the state of the partner communication terminal 1 delivered from the partner communication terminal state acquisition unit 103. Specifically, the record 1040 in which the content matching the state of the partner communication terminal is registered in the field 1043 of the server registration unit 104 is selected. The server selection unit 105 delivers the access information (field 1042) of the selected server 2 (record 1040) to the server information transmission unit 106 and the server access unit 107 together with the instant message address of the partner communication terminal 1.
If the corresponding server 2 is not registered, the telephone / mail function unit 102 is notified and normal telephone transmission or mail transmission is started.

  The server information transmission unit 106 transmits access information (URL, login name, password) to the selected server 2 to the instant message address of the partner communication terminal 1 delivered from the server selection unit 105. Similarly, the account information (ID, password) of the information shared from the server access unit 107 is acquired and transmitted to the partner communication terminal 1.

  The server access unit 107 accesses the server 2 via the communication interface unit 100 based on the access information (URL, login name, and password) acquired from the server selection unit 105, and stores account information ( ID, password). Then, the media (voice information or text information) acquired from the media transmission unit 108 is transmitted to the server 2.

  The server access unit 107 accesses the server 2 via the communication interface unit 100 on the basis of the access information (URL, login name, password) acquired from the server information reception unit 109, and acquires the server information reception unit 109 from the server information reception unit 109. Account information (ID, password) is transmitted to the server 2. As a result, media (speech information or text information) is received from the server 2 and delivered to the media receiver 110.

  The server information receiving unit 109 receives the server 2 access information (URL, login name, password) and account information (ID, password) to the media (voice information or text information) shared from the partner communication terminal 1, and the server Delivered to the access unit 107.

  The media transmission unit 108 acquires the media (voice information or text information) to be transmitted to the server 2 from the telephone / mail function unit 102 and delivers it to the server access unit 107.

  The media receiving unit 110 acquires the media (voice information or text information) received by the server access unit 107 from the server 2 and delivers it to the telephone / mail function unit 102.

  The status notification unit 111 receives a status notification request from the counterpart communication terminal 1 via the communication interface unit 100. And the state of the own communication terminal 1 is acquired from the state detection part 112, and it transmits as a state notification to the other party communication terminal 1 which transmitted the state notification request.

  The state detection unit 112 detects the state of the self-communication terminal 1 from the telephone / mail function unit 102 or the man-machine interface unit 101 in accordance with a predetermined item, and delivers it to the state notification unit 111.

  FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart for explaining operations of telephone transmission and mail transmission of the communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. This flow is started when the communication terminal 1 accepts a user's telephone call or mail transmission operation.

  First, the partner communication terminal state acquisition unit 103 transmits a state notification request to the partner communication terminal 1 in accordance with an instruction from the telephone / mail function unit 102 (instruction for sending a state notification request including the instant message address of the partner communication terminal 1). (S201).

  Next, the partner communication terminal state acquisition unit 103 waits for a state notification from the partner communication terminal 1 until a predetermined time elapses after transmission of the state notification request (YES in S209) (S202). When receiving the status notification from the counterpart communication terminal 1 (YES in S202), the counterpart communication terminal status acquisition unit 103 hands over the contents of the status notification and the instant message address to the counterpart communication terminal 1 to the server selection unit 105.

  The server selection unit 105 searches the server registration unit 104 based on the status notification content of the communication partner terminal 1 delivered from the partner communication terminal state acquisition unit 103 (S203). Specifically, the record 1040 in which the content matching the state of the partner communication terminal is registered in the field 1043 of the server registration unit 104 is searched.

  When the server registration unit 105 searches the server registration unit 104 and there is a registration of the corresponding server (YES in S204), the server selection unit 105 selects the server (selects the record 1040), and the access information (URL, login name, Password) to the server access unit 107. Also, server access information (URL, login name, password) is delivered to the server information transmitting unit 106 together with the instant message address of the partner communication terminal 1 delivered from the partner communication terminal state acquisition unit 103.

  The server access unit 107 accesses the server 2 according to the access information (URL, login name, password) to the server delivered from the server selection unit 105 (S205). Specifically, an HTTP client is activated and accessed by specifying the URL of the server 2. Further, the login name and password for the service of the server 2 are transmitted.

  Next, the server access unit 107 acquires account information (ID, password) from the server 2 (S206), and transmits the media (voice information or text information) from the media transmission unit 108 to the server (S207). Further, the account information (ID, password) acquired from the server 2 is delivered to the server information transmission unit 106.

  The server information transmission unit 106 transmits access information (URL, login name, password) and account information (ID, password) to the server 2 to the instant message address of the partner communication terminal 1 via the communication interface unit 100. (S208), and this flow ends.

  If the other party communication terminal status acquisition unit 103 does not receive a status notice even after a predetermined time has elapsed after sending the status notification request to the other party communication terminal 1 in S202 (YES in S209), the other party communication terminal sends or sends a mail. The process is started (S210), and this flow ends.

  If the server corresponding to the state of the partner communication terminal 1 is not registered (NO in S204), the server selection unit 105 starts a normal telephone call or mail transmission process (S210), and ends this flow.

  FIG. 6 illustrates an operation of receiving a status notification request from the partner communication terminal 1 of the communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment and transmitting the status of the own terminal to the partner communication terminal 1, and a process from the partner communication terminal 1 to the server 2. It is an operation | movement flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement which receives access information and account information, and accesses the server 2. FIG. This flow is started after the communication terminal 1 starts up such as power-on.

The status notification unit 111 waits for reception of a status notification request from the counterpart communication terminal 1 (S301).
Further, the server information receiving unit 109 waits for reception of access information (URL, login name, password) and account information (ID and password) to the server from the partner communication terminal 1 (S304).

  When the status notification unit 111 receives a status notification request from the counterpart communication terminal 1 (S301 YES), the status notification unit 111 acquires the status of the communication terminal 1 from the status detection unit 112 (S302). Then, the acquired state of the own communication terminal 1 is transmitted to the counterpart communication terminal 1 that transmitted the state notification request (S303), and the process returns to step 301.

  When the server information receiving unit 109 receives server access information (URL, login name, password) and account information (ID and password) from the partner communication terminal 1 (YES in S304), the server information receiving unit 109 sends the information to the server access unit 107. hand over.

  The server access unit 107 accesses the server 2 in accordance with the server access information (URL, login name, password) delivered from the server information receiving unit 109 (S305). Specifically, an HTTP client is activated and accessed by specifying the URL of the server 2. Further, the login name and password for the service of the server 2 are transmitted.

  Next, the server access unit 107 transmits the account information (ID and password) delivered from the server information receiving unit 109 to the server 2 (S306). By doing so, the server access unit 107 receives media (voice information or text information) from the server 2 (S307).

The server access unit 107 that has received the media from the server 2 delivers the received media to the media receiving unit 110.

  The media receiving unit 110 outputs the media delivered from the server access unit 107 via the telephone / mail activation unit 102 (S308), and returns to Step 301. At this time, the output destination is changed depending on the media. For example, audio information is output from a speaker, and text information is displayed on the LCD.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

  When the communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment starts communication by telephone or e-mail, the communication terminal 1 acquires the state of the partner communication terminal 1 that is the destination of the communication, and the external terminal according to the acquired state of the partner communication terminal 1 Server 2 is selected. Then, information (voice information or text information) shared with the counterpart communication terminal 1 is transmitted to the server 2.

  Further, when a status notification request is received from the counterpart communication terminal 1, information (voice information or text information) is detected from the counterpart communication terminal 1 by detecting the status of the own terminal and transmitting the status notification to the counterpart communication terminal 1. ) To access the server 2 sharing the information (URL, login name, password) and account information (ID, password) for the information to be shared. Then, the server 2 accesses the server 2 and acquires information (voice information or text information) shared with the partner communication terminal 1.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when voice information is to be converted into text information (or vice versa) and transmitted depending on the state of the partner communication terminal 1, an appropriate server for performing conversion processing is selected and used. can do.

  In the present embodiment, an example of using a server related to conversion of voice information and text information has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a video conference server or a voice conference server is registered, and the video conference server is selected when the partner communication terminal 1 is ready to receive and process images, and the voice conference server is selected when the other communication terminal 1 is not. good.

  Also, a plurality of translation servers may be registered, and when the language used by the partner communication terminal 1 is different from the language of the own communication terminal 1, a translation server for the language used by the partner communication terminal 1 may be selected.

  Further, a plurality of file conversion servers are registered, the file corresponding to which application software is installed in the partner communication terminal 1 is acquired, and the file conversion server to be converted into the file format of the partner application software is selected. May be.

  In the present embodiment, the communication terminal 1 is described as a fixed terminal, but may be a mobile terminal. In that case, a state unique to the portable terminal such as a manner mode setting state, a reception radio wave deterioration state, a battery remaining low state, or the like can be used as the state.

  In the present embodiment, communication terminal 1-A transmits a state notification request to communication terminal 1-B and acquires the state of the other party, but the present application is not limited to this. For example, it may be acquired from a third communication terminal, a profile server in which functions and capabilities of the communication terminal are stored in advance, or the communication terminal 1-A may monitor the communication terminal 1-B in advance and It may be registered in the terminal DB.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the gist.

  For example, the functional configuration of the communication terminal 1 shown in FIG. 3 may be realized by an integrated logic IC such as ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or DSP (Digital). It may be realized by software by a computer such as Signal Processor. Alternatively, in a general-purpose computer such as a PC (Personal Computer) equipped with an auxiliary storage device such as a CPU, memory, HDD, DVD-ROM, and a communication interface such as a NIC (Network Interface Card) and a modem, the CPU executes a predetermined program. It may be realized by loading from an auxiliary storage device onto a memory and executing it.

1-A: Communication terminal, 1-B: Communication terminal, 2-A: Server, 2-B: Server, 3: WAN, 100: Communication interface unit, 101: Man-machine interface unit, 102: Telephone / mail function unit 103: partner communication terminal state acquisition unit, 104: server registration unit, 1040: server registration record, 1041: server name field, 1042: access information field, 1043: partner communication terminal state field, 105: server selection unit, 106: Server information transmission unit 107: Server access unit 108: Media transmission unit 109: Server information reception unit 110: Media reception unit 111: Status notification unit 112: Status detection unit

Claims (1)

A communication terminal for accessing a predetermined server storing a file generated by predetermined application software,
Application software information acquisition means for acquiring information relating to the type of application software that generated the file, and analyzing the information relating to the acquired type of application software, and executing information relating to format conversion of the file or the format conversion Or file conversion information notification means for notifying information relating to a predetermined server storing software for executing the format conversion to another terminal that has generated the file. A communication terminal having a function.

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