JPS60142662A - Speech data common use system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To use multiple speech data and allow a speech communication even with a work station without using a telephone set by transferring speech data from the fixed area of CCU to the storage area of a central processor. CONSTITUTION:An operator operates the transmission key of a keyboard terminal device 9-0 and inputs the telephone number of a telephone set 7-0, and then inputs the ID number after pressing a speech mail key. Then those data are decoded by a work station control part 8 and transmitted to the central processor 1. Consequently, the central processor 1 sends the telephone number to the CCU4 and also reads the data on the inputted ID number out of its speech data area 3. The CCU4 synthesizes speech by those speech data, converts it into an analog signal, and send the signal to an exchange 6 through a modem 5-0. The exchange 6 calls the telephone set 7-0 at a transmission destination and transmits speech mail.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a voice data sharing method, and particularly relates to a communication control device connectable to multiple communication lines and a workstation control device connectable to a large number of workstations. This invention relates to an audio data sharing method that allows audio data to be used from a workstation in a system that has a computer.

[Prior art and problems]

The voice data processed and held as digital data by a data processing device is selected and extracted as needed and compiled into a single sentence, which is converted into an analog form and used for, for example, voice guidance.

When using data processed by such a data processing device using a communication line, conventionally, audio was mainly sent to a telephone set or the like via a public line.

For example, when operating a facsimile, the operator enters the destination dial and the recipient emits an automatic response tone, but the transmission process does not begin when the operator presses the send button.
The communication control unit (CCU) synthesizes a guidance sentence such as "Please press the send button" from its built-in voice data storage unit, converts it into a voice signal through D/A conversion, and controls the operation of holding the telephone. Give voice guidance to the person.

In this way, conventional audio data is stored in the fixed storage area of the CCU, and the audio data held as digital data is transferred to the CCU based on instructions from a central controller, etc.
The U converts the audio into an analog signal and outputs the audio to a telephone or other device via a communication line. Therefore, when performing audio guidance by outputting audio to a workstation, etc., such as a terminal device of a data processing device, it is necessary to install a telephone, etc. near the workstation and output audio to this telephone. Moreover, the audio data must also be C.
Since the data is only stored in the fixed storage area of the CU, there is a limit to the amount of data that can be stored, making it impossible to provide sufficient services.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to improve such drawbacks, an object of the present invention is to provide a storage area of a central control unit of a data processing device or a common memory area for audio data that has conventionally been stored in a fixed storage area of a CCU. By adding code information to each piece of data, these voice data can be classified, and by configuring the workstation control device to be able to transfer voice data, it is possible to transfer voice data to telephones and workstations as well. It is an object of the present invention to provide a voice data sharing method that can thereby transfer voice data to either a telephone or a workstation and increase the amount of usable voice data.

[Embodiments of the invention]

In order to achieve this objective, the audio data sharing method of the present invention provides a communication system that includes a communication control device connectable to a plurality of communication lines and a workstation control device connectable to a plurality of workstations. and the workstation control device is provided with an audio data buffer and a voice synthesis unit, and is also equipped with a main storage device having an audio data storage area and a central processing unit, and the audio data is transferred from the audio data storage area to the communication control device. When sent, this communication control device converts this voice data into voice and outputs it to the communication line, and when the voice data is sent from the voice data storage area to the workstation control device, this workstation control device The present invention is characterized in that by converting this audio data into audio at a workstation and outputting the audio, the audio data can be shared and the audio data can also be input from an external storage device.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a communication control unit CCU, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a workstation control unit, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of audio data.

In the figure, 1 is the central processing unit, 2 is the storage area of the central processing unit 1 and is the main memory, 3 is the audio data area, and 4 is the CC
U,, 5-0 to 5-m are modems, 6 is a converter, ? -0～
7-n is a telephone, 8 is a workstation controller, 9
is a workstation, 9-0.9-1 is a keyboard terminal device, and 9-2 is a printer. 10 is an external storage device, 10-0 is a magnetic disk, 10-1
is a magnetic tape, 10-2 is a floppy disk, 11
12 is an audio data buffer, 12 is an audio synthesis converter, and 13 is an audio data buffer.
14 is a voice data buffer, 15 is a voice synthesis section, 16 is a screen control section, and 17 is a keyboard control section.

The external storage device 10 is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk 10-0, a magnetic tape 10-1, a floppy disk 10-2, etc., and is used to store audio data.

In the audio data area 3 or the external storage device 10, as shown in FIG. 4, audio data corresponding to an identification number (ID number) is held.

The CCU 4 is provided with a voice data buffer 11 and a voice synthesis conversion section 12 in addition to the communication control section 13 . The audio data buffer 11 temporarily stores audio data to be output to the communication line, and the audio synthesis converter 12 synthesizes speech using this audio data to create a sentence, and also uses the D/A conversion circuit to convert this into a sentence. It converts the signal into an analog signal.

In addition to a screen control section 16 and a keyboard control section 17, the workstation control device 8 is provided with an audio data buffer 14 and a speech synthesis section 15.

The audio data buffer 14 temporarily stores audio data to be sent to the workstation 9, and the audio synthesizer 15 synthesizes the audio data held in the audio data buffer 14.

Now, a case will be explained in which a voice mail message saying "This is Fujitsu. I will send you a reply.-" is sent from the keyboard terminal device 9-0 to the telephone set 7-0.

The operator operates the send key from the keyboard terminal device 9-0, enters the telephone number of the telephone 7-0, presses the voice mail key, and then sends the ID number "0102", r0201J.
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Input 203'l-.

On the keyboard terminal device 9-0, the voice data created using this ID number is displayed in characters so that the transmitted text can be confirmed.

Each of these data is decoded by the keyboard control unit 17 of the workstation control device 8 and transmitted to the central processing unit 1. As a result, the central control unit 1 sends the telephone number of the telephone 7-0 to the CCU 4, and reads out the voice data of each ID number from the voice data area 3. At this time, if there is no desired data in the audio data area 3, it is taken out from the external storage device 10 and sent to the CCU 4. C.C.U.
4, these audio data are temporarily held in the audio data buffer 11, and then are synthesized into audio by the audio synthesis converter 12, and then subjected to D/A conversion to be converted into an audio analog signal. The CCU 4 sends these along with the previously transmitted telephone number to the exchange 6 via the modem 5-0, and the exchange 6 calls the destination telephone 7-0 and sends this audio analog signal to the telephone 7. −〇 says “This is Fujitsu. We will send you a reply.

-" can be sent.

Also, when sending a voice mail from the keyboard terminal device 9-1 to the keyboard terminal device 9-0, similarly operate the send key from the keyboard terminal device 9-1 and enter the station number of the keyboard terminal device 9.0. Then press the voice mail key and enter the ID numbers in order to create a message to send. This message will be displayed on the display, so
You can check the sent message. Each of these data is decoded by the keyboard control section 17 of the workstation control device 8,
It is transmitted to the central processing unit 1. As a result, the central processing unit 1 sends the station number of the destination to the workstation control device 8, reads audio data according to the ID number, and sends it to the workstation control device 8. The workstation control device 8 temporarily stores this voice data in the voice data buffer 14, synthesizes the voice data in the voice synthesis section 15, and then sends the voice data to the keyboard control section 1.
7 sends this voice synthesis data to the keyboard terminal device 9-0 of the previously transmitted station number. The voice synthesis data thus transmitted is converted from a digital signal to an analog signal by the keyboard terminal device 9-0, and then a voice mail is outputted by an attached speaker or the like.

It is also possible to register new audio data from the keyboard terminal device. In this case, create the voice data you want to register using the keyboard terminal device, for example by reading and inputting "00 company", then press the registration key and enter the new ID number, the above "○○ company" will become the new ID number. can be registered as audio data.

0 By moving the voice data from the fixed area of the CCU to the storage area of the central processing unit 1 in this manner, it is possible to send voice messages not only to communication lines but also to workstations. Moreover, since there is no need to provide a telephone to each workstation, only a small number of hardware changes are required. Moreover, usable audio data can be expanded by inputting audio data from the external storage device into the audio data area.

Note that although the above description has been made regarding an example in which voice mail is sent from the workstation side, it is of course possible to send the voice mail from the telephone side. In this case, if the sending telephone is not a push-button type, the data can be entered using, for example, an acoustic duplexer.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, it is possible to synthesize various messages using a large amount of voice data, and it is also possible to communicate with a workstation by voice without using a telephone.

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[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a communication i control device, FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a workstation control device, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of audio data. In the figure, 1 is a central processing unit, 2 is a storage area of the central processing bag N1, 3 is an audio data area, 4 is a communication control device, and 5-0~
5-m is a modem, 6 is a switchboard, 7-0, 7-n are telephones, 8 is a workstation control device, 9 is a workstation, 9-0, 9-1 are keyboard terminal devices, 9-2
is a printer, 10 is an external storage device, 10-0 is a magnetic disk, 10-1 is a magnetic tape, and 1o-2 is a floppy disk.
11 is an audio data buffer, 12 is a speech synthesis conversion section, 13 is a communication control section, 14 is an audio data buffer, 15 is a speech synthesis section, 16 is a screen control section, and 17 is a keyboard control section. Patent applicant Fujitsu Ltd. Representative Patent Attorney Akira Yamatani 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a communication system having a communication control device connectable to a plurality of communication lines and a workstation control device connectable to a plurality of workstations, the communication control device and the workstation control device each include an audio data buffer and a speech synthesis unit. and a main storage device having an audio data storage area, and a central processing unit, and when audio data is sent from the audio data storage area to a communication control device, the communication control device converts the audio data into voice. and when the voice data is sent from the voice data storage area to the workstation control device, the workstation control device converts this voice data into voice at the workstation and outputs the voice. An audio data sharing method characterized in that it is possible to share audio data and input audio data from an external storage device.