JPS63169159A - Audio response system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the quantity of information by outputting an optional voice by using a letter code in order to output a tone color to a personal computer connected to an audio response device. CONSTITUTION:The personal computer 100 is provided with an optional vocabulary generation circuit 161 to generate an optional vocabulary by a letter code string, and it transmits the letter code string of a voice which is intended to be generated from the audio response device 400. Then, the personal computer 100 receives said letter code string, and makes the personal computer 100 output the optional voice by transmitting the received letter code string to the optional vocabulary generation circuit 161. It is possible to output the optional voice in addition to a picture display, and further, because an voice information is transmitted by the letter code string, it can be managed with the small quantity of data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a voice response system, and more particularly to a voice response system that enables a personal computer to generate and output arbitrary voices.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a voice response system using a personal computer as a terminal of a voice response device connects the voice response device and the personal computer via a telephone line, and the personal computer side switches between the telephone and the personal computer and detects an incoming call. comprising a network control circuit for performing the above-mentioned personal computer main body,
When the voice response device is called from a telephone and connected to the voice response device, the network control circuit switches to the personal computer side, and utilizes the personal computer to transmit and receive data with the voice response device. 1 of the June 24, 1985 issue of Nikkei Computer, published by Nikkei McGraw-Hill as a network.
The ``World's Largest Computer Service,'' which is published on pages 12 to 118, is well known.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, since the output information from the voice response device is only displayed on the display of the personal computer, there are problems such as the need to read the characters on the screen and misreading.

The present invention aims to solve the above problems,
This allows a personal computer to output audio.

[Means for solving problems]

The above purpose is to provide a personal computer with an arbitrary word generation circuit that generates an arbitrary word using a character code string, transmit the character code string of the voice to be generated from the voice response device, and then This is achieved by receiving a code string and transmitting the received character code string to an arbitrary word generation circuit to cause the personal computer to output arbitrary speech.

[Effect]

The voice response system of the present invention transmits a character code string of voice to be output to a personal computer,
In a personal computer, the screen display information determines the character code for voice output, the screen display information is displayed on the screen, and the voice output character code is sent to the arbitrary word generation circuit to output voice. Let's do this,
Along with the screen display on the personal computer, arbitrary sounds can be output, and since the sound information is transmitted as a character code string, arbitrary sounds can be output with a small amount of data.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a voice response system employing the PACOR-VCV method as an arbitrary word generation circuit.

In FIG. 1, a personal computer 100.

It is connected to a voice response device 400 via a telephone exchange 300. Personal computer 100 switching unit 15
0 is normally switched to the telephone 200 side.

A call from the telephone 200 to the voice response device 400 is made by a normal dialing operation. The voice response device 400 detects a call using the line monitoring circuit 420, connects the line, and sends a signal to the main controller 460. The main control section 460 controls the switching circuit 410 to switch to the modem 440, controls the main control section 460 and the personal computer control section 450, and sends out a carry from the modem 440. On the personal computer side, when the call from the telephone 200 ends, the switching circuit 150 switches the modem 14
When the voice response device 400 is switched to the 0 side, the control circuit 130 detects a carry from the voice response device 400 side via the modem 140. The message from the voice response device 400 is received by the control circuit 130 via the modem 140 and displayed on the display unit 120.
Alternatively, the audio output section 160 is operated. keyboard 11
The input from 0 is edited into a telegram by the control circuit 150 and then sent to the voice response device via the modem 140.

To output the voice, the main control section 460 of the voice response device 400 edits the output voice into a character code string and sends it to the personal computer control section 450. The personal computer control unit 450 sends the received character code string to the personal computer 100 as a message via the modem. In the personal computer 100, the control circuit 1
After the message received in step 30 is displayed on the display unit 120 or determined from the information sent to the audio output unit 160, if it is audio information (a character code string that outputs audio), the received information is displayed on the audio output unit 160. Send to. Audio output section 160
receives this audio output information at the arbitrary word generation circuit 161. The arbitrary word generation circuit 161 generates voice data according to PACOR parameters based on the received voice information and sends it to the voice synthesis circuit 161.

The speech synthesis circuit 161 uses the PACOR parameters to
The M audio data is synthesized and the synthesized data is sent to the demodulation circuit 163.

The demodulation circuit 163 converts the PCM audio data into an analog audio signal and drives the speaker 164 to output audio.

Figure IK2 shows the specific configuration of the audio output section.

The VCV memory 165 stores the VCV (vowel-consonant-vowel) phonological chain, which is the basic unit of speech.
A word generation calculation unit 166 reads out the memory 165 and 6vcv according to the character code string in the character string buffer 168 and performs VCV combination processing, a character string buffer 168 stores the character code string sent from the control circuit 130, and a word generation calculation unit 166 It will be sent out. An output buffer 167 that stores PACOR parameters, a read/write control circuit that controls reading and writing of the output buffer 167 according to instructions from the word generation calculation section 166 and the speech synthesis circuit 162, and a character output buffer 167 that stores the PACOR parameters according to instructions from the control circuit 150. An arbitrary word generation circuit 161 is constituted by a write control circuit 170 that controls writing of a code string.

Also, PARCOR generated by the arbitrary word generation circuit 161
Information synthesized into PCM audio data by the audio synthesis circuit 162 based on the parameters is sent to the demodulation circuit 163.

The character code string sent from the demodulation circuit 130 operates in response to a write request signal. The data is stored in the character code buffer 1168 under the control of the write control circuit 170. For example, if this stored character code is a place name "Yokohama", then this "Yokohama" is read out from the VCV memory 165 and combined with the VCV (YO, OKO, OHA ・') necessary for the word generation calculation unit 166. It is processed and written to the output buffer 167. The following speech synthesis circuit 162
, the demodulator 163 demodulates the signal, drives the speaker 164, and generates "Yokohama".

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the invention, it is connected to a voice response device.

Since character codes are used to output audio to a personal computer, arbitrary audio can be output, which has the effect of reducing the amount of information.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each of the figures shows an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a voice response system connected to a personal computer, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the personal computer. 100...Personal computer 400...Voice response device 450...Personal computer control device 300.
...Exchange 100...Personal computer 161...Arbitrary word generation circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a voice response system in which a voice response device and a personal computer are connected via a telephone line, the personal computer is provided with an arbitrary word generation circuit, and the voice response device transmits a character code string corresponding to the generated voice. A voice response system characterized in that the arbitrary word generation circuit of the personal computer is capable of generating and outputting voice based on this character code.