JPS61157974A - Document processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate document correcting operation and contents confirmation while relieving the load imposed on the eye by providing a voice dictionary, voice synthesis part, voice conversion part and a speaker and outputting document information by voice in the operation contents confirmation or the like. CONSTITUTION:When outputting the voice contents confirmation during documentation, the KANA (cursive form of Japanese syllabary) code of the pronunciation of the portion encircled by the specific code is outputted from a document memory 10 via line 102 to a voice synthesis part 12 under control of a documentation and editing part 11. In the synthesis part 12, the words or characters are extracted and retrieved from a voice dictionary 8 to effect voice synthesis. The synthetic voice data are converted in a voice converting section 5 into voice signals so that the voice is outputted from a speaker 6. By reproducing the document information as voice in this manner, document correction and contents confirmation can be made easily while the error apt to be overlooked by eyes can be grasped by ears to relieve the load imposed on the eyes.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a document processing device, and more particularly to a document processing device capable of converting and outputting text information into speech.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of *R has been used to exclusively display document information or print it out for editing and other operations. Therefore,
When editing work continues for a long time, the strain is concentrated on the eyes and it is easy to get tired.

[Purpose] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and its purpose is to reduce the visual burden by outputting document information audibly during content confirmation work, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a document processing device.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram showing a document processing apparatus according to an embodiment. In FIG. A central processing unit (CPU) includes RAM, ROM, and a microprocessor and is in charge of main control of *IT; 3 is a CR that displays document data;
4 is a keyboard for inputting document data and commands; 5 is a voice converter for converting voice synthesis data into a voice signal; and 6 is a speaker for outputting voice.

Various functional blocks are shown in the CPU 2, which are realized by executing programs, and 9 is a display control unit that controls the display of document data, 10 is a document memory that stores sentence M data, and 11 is a key controller that controls the display of document data. A document creation and editing section 12 which creates and edits documents and controls the audio output of character data, searches the audio dictionary 8 with kana character data;
This is a speech synthesis unit that forms speech synthesis data.

FIGS. 2(a) to 2(C) relate to an explanation of the storage and output structure of document data, and FIG. 2(a) is a diagram showing document data in the document memory IO.

At the time of document creation, character data input from the keyboard 4 is stored in the text reading memory O via the document creation and editing section 11. FIG. 2(a) shows the case of kana/kanji conversion, but the document memory 0ryu stores both the kana before conversion and the kanji after conversion. This is because the ``reading'' of the kanji can be obtained when outputting voice later. In this embodiment, the conventional input information is simply not lost even after kanji conversion. Of course, the same applies to the case of Romaji-Kanji conversion.

FIG. 2(b) is a diagram showing the case where document data in the document memory IO is displayed on the CRT display unit 3.

When displaying, select the specific code (C &) from the data in the same figure.
For example, []) and the data excluding the kana data in the part surrounded by the specific code are sent to the display control section 9 via the line 101, pattern converted by the character generator, and displayed on the CRT display section 3. .

2nd Il! J(c) is a diagram showing a case where document data in the document memory IO is outputted as audio to the speaker 6.

In the case of voice output, instead of sending the kanji code, the kana code for "yomi" in the part surrounded by the specific code [] is sent via line 102. According to this, the speech synthesis section 12
can synthesize documents such as "Ningen, ga, onsei, wo...", so the input "reading" information and "separation" information will not be lost, and it will be sent to speaker 6 in a natural tone. Audio output is possible.

f! Figure S3 is a flowchart showing the audio output control procedure. In step S1, words or characters are extracted.

That is, the kanji code is excluded, and instead, the kana surrounded by the specific code is extracted as a single word, and # is searched in the speech dictionary 8 in step S2. This is convenient because it allows you to easily obtain natural-sounding speech without having to perform complex word speech synthesis.

Other hiragana characters are searched one by one in the speech dictionary 8 and synthesized by the speech synthesis section 12. In step S3, the synthesized audio data is converted into an audio signal by the audio converter 5, and the audio signal is output from the speaker 6.

In step S4, it is determined whether or not the document data has ended. At this time, the range for audio output of the document data can be specified using, for example, a cursor, and the document data within the range specified by "start" and "end" is converted and output. Step S
If the process is not completed in step 4, the process returns to step 51 and the next word or character is extracted. If the process ends, the audio output process ends.

As a modification of this embodiment, Braille input is used instead of the usual manual key system, and the output is audio, so that even visually impaired people can freely handle documents using this type of machine.

[Effects] As described above, according to the present invention, document proofreading and content confirmation can be made very easily by reproducing document information audibly, and errors that may be missed with the naked eye can be caught with the ear. can. See you again! It has the advantage of being able to check the contents even at a location away from IT.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, since audio output is synthesized from document information that is also used for display using an audio dictionary, no special effort is required for audio output! do not.

Further, according to the present invention, since document-speech conversion is easy, a speech conversion output can be obtained immediately from the original document data.

Therefore, there is no need to have a voice-converted file for each document in advance, and there is no need to change the voice file when the document is changed.

Furthermore, by using Braille input, even visually impaired people can easily proofread documents.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1V4 is a block configuration diagram showing a document processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, @2 Figures (a) to (c) are diagrams explaining the storage and output structure of document data, and Figure 3 is a control of audio output. It is a flowchart showing a procedure. Here, 1...external storage device, 2...central processing unit (CPU), 3...CR7 display unit, 4...keyboard, 5...speech conversion unit, 6...
...Speaker, 7.. Document file, 8.. Voice dictionary, 9.. Display control section, 10.. Document memory, IT
. . . document creation/editing section, 12 . . . speech synthesis section. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] a storage means for storing document information including a kanji code and a reading code of the kanji; a display means for converting and displaying the document information; and a display means for converting character information of the document information into voice and outputting the voice. A document processing device comprising a voice output means.