JPH04213943A - Electronic mail system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the electronic mail system not requiring the observance of the screen and able to inform nuance by displaying a document on a display device and outputting the content in an audio signal. CONSTITUTION:The system consists of a nuance designation circuit 5 storing a nuance as a data when a text data is decoded into a voice, a voice input circuit 3 receiving the voice and converting into a digital signal, a sound piece data circuit 4 decomposing words and postopositional words acting like an auxiliary to a main word and storing them as sound piece data including a feature of the voice, a communication equipment 10 sending/receiving an electronic mail data comprising the said nuance data and the sound piece data in addition to a text data, a voice conversion circuit 2 adding the sound piece data and the nuance data to the text data and converting the result into an analog voice data, and a speaker 7 outputting the voice.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

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[Purpose of the invention]

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an e-mail system that is implemented using a computer such as a personal computer or an engineering workstation.

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[Prior Art] In conventional e-mail systems, documents consisting of text data are exchanged between personal computers or engineering workstations, the contents of which are displayed on a display (CRT or LCD), and then read by a user. Information is obtained through methods.

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[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, in conventional e-mail systems, depending on the time of day, communication lines may be congested and it may take time for a message to be displayed. There was a problem in that the user had to look at the display until the message was read, and was unable to do anything else while reading the message. Also,
Since it is a written document, it is difficult to convey subtle nuances, and the eyes tend to get tired from looking at the display screen.

[0005] The present invention was made in order to eliminate these conventional drawbacks. By displaying a document on a display and outputting the content by voice, the present invention eliminates the need to look at the screen and allows nuances to be understood. The purpose is to provide an e-mail system that can also convey information.

[0006]

[Structure of the invention]

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The e-mail system of the present invention that achieves the conventional objectives includes a nuance specifying circuit that stores nuances as data when restoring text data by voice, and a nuance specifying circuit for inputting voice and inputting it. A voice input circuit that converts digital signals, a voice data circuit that decomposes spoken words and particles and holds them as voice piece data that includes voice characteristics, and a voice piece data circuit that adds the nuance data and voice piece data to text data. a communication device that sends and receives e-mail data, an audio conversion circuit that adds voice piece data and nuance data to text data and converts it into analog audio, and an audio output unit that outputs audio. Features.

[0008]

[Operation] In the present invention, when transmitting e-mail data, nuance data is input from a keyboard or mouse, and is held in the nuance designation circuit. Furthermore, by reading the created text data aloud, it is converted into a digital signal by the voice input circuit, and decomposed into sound piece data by the sound piece data circuit and held. Then, nuance data and sound piece data are added to the text data to create e-mail data, and the e-mail data is sent via the communication device. When e-mail data is received, the nuance data of the e-mail data is read out, transferred to the nuance designation circuit, and stored for voice conversion. Further, sound piece data is read out from the e-mail data and held in the sound piece data circuit. Then, the text data is sent to the speech conversion circuit, and the text data is restored to speech based on the speech piece data held in the speech piece data circuit, and the nuance data stored in the nuance specification circuit is added. The sound is output from the audio output section.

[0009]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an e-mail system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This e-mail system is configured using a computer such as a personal computer or an engineering workstation, and includes a main memory 1 that stores e-mail documents in the form of text data, and an audio conversion circuit that converts text data into speech. 2, a voice input circuit 3 that converts voice into digital signals, a voice data circuit 4 that breaks down voice into parts of speech such as words and particles and stores them as voice piece data, voice, gentle feeling,
A nuance specifying circuit 5 that instructs the user to feel angry, etc.) as nuance data, a display 6 that displays text data, an audio output unit 7 such as a speaker or earphone that outputs audio, and a CPU 8 that controls various processes.
It consists of a keyboard 9 for inputting the nuance data, a communication device 10 for sending and receiving e-mail data, and a microphone 11 for inputting voice. Further, the e-mail data sent and received by this e-mail system is composed of nuance data 21, a sound piece data section 22, and text data 23, as shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of this electronic mail system will be explained. When sending e-mail data, first create text data 23 using the word processing function of a computer such as a personal computer or engineering workstation, and store it in the main memory 1. At the same time, nuance data 21 is input from the keyboard 9 (or a mouse or the like may be used) and held in the nuance designation circuit 5. Furthermore, the created text data 23 is read out loud from the microphone 11. The voice input from the microphone 11 is converted into a digital signal by the voice input circuit 3, and decomposed into voice piece data 22 by the voice piece data circuit 4 and held. Then, the nuance data 2 is added to the text data 23.
1 and sound piece data 22 are added to create e-mail data, which is sent via the communication device 10.

[0011] When e-mail data is received, the e-mail data is first written into the main memory 1 and stored. Next, the nuance data 21 of the e-mail data is read out from the main memory 1, transferred to the nuance designation circuit 5, and stored for voice conversion. Further, the sound piece data 22 is read out from the e-mail data and held in the sound piece data circuit 4. Then, the text data 23 is read out from the main memory 1 and sent to the speech conversion circuit 2, and the text data 23 is restored to speech based on the speech piece data 22 held in the speech piece data circuit 4. At this time, the nuance data 21 stored in the nuance designation circuit 5 is added, and the audio is output from the audio output section 7. At this time, text data 2 of email data
3 is also displayed on the display 5.

[0012] As described above, since the content of the text data of the e-mail data is outputted as voice, the recipient can understand the content without reading the text data 23 displayed on the display 6. Furthermore, if you have missed a part of the content, you can check the information on the display 6 as needed.

[0013] Furthermore, for example, when a man sends e-mail data, if he sends the nuance data 21 in a woman's voice, it can be used in a so-called electronic secretary-like manner.

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the e-mail system of the present invention, there is no need to look at the display screen to check the contents of an e-mail, and the contents can be grasped even while doing other things. be able to. It can also convey subtle nuances that cannot be conveyed through written text, improving the quality of communication. Furthermore, since there is no need to look at the display screen, eye strain can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an e-mail system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of e-mail data.

[Explanation of symbols]

1…Main memory 2…Audio conversion circuit 3…Audio input circuit 4...Speech piece data circuit 5...Nuance specification circuit 6...Display 7…Audio output section 8...CPU 9...Keyboard 10...Communication device 11...Mike 21...Nuance data 22...Speech piece data 23...Text data

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A nuance specification circuit that stores nuances as data when restoring text data by voice, a voice input circuit that inputs voice and converts it into a digital signal, and a voice input circuit that decomposes words and particles of the voice. a voice piece data circuit that stores voice piece data as voice piece data including voice characteristics; a communication device that sends and receives e-mail data formed by adding the nuance data and voice piece data to text data; an audio conversion circuit that adds piece data and nuance data and converts it to analog audio;
An e-mail system comprising: a voice output section that outputs voice.