JPS636598A - Data reciter - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a data reading device, and in particular, to a data reading device for comparing input data to a computer, etc. with original data, and for reading out input data. The present invention relates to a data reading device suitable for use in.

[Conventional technology]

In order to collate data already input into a computer or the like with original data, the following collation method has been used in the past.

(1) A method of having two operators input the same data and mechanically comparing the input data of each operator.

(2) A method of displaying the input data on the VDT and comparing it with the data sheet containing the original data.

(3) A method in which one operator reads out either the input data displayed on the VDT or the data on the data sheet, and another operator reads the other data while reading and collating the other data.

(4) A method of printing out the entered data and checking it on your desk by overlapping it with the data sheet.

However, in the case of (1), these methods are effective if there are two skilled operators, but in the case of an amateur, the efficiency of the verification work is significantly reduced, and in the case of (2), the eyes move frequently. In the case of (3), the efficiency is good but requires two operators and the fatigue caused by reading out loud is large.In the case of (4), the operator is highly fatigued and the collation work efficiency is low.In the case of (4), the eye movement is This reduces operator fatigue compared to case (2), but it also has the problem of requiring time and printing paper costs to have the printer print.

In order to streamline the work of comparing data that has been input into a computer, etc. with the original data, it is possible to read out the input data aloud using a voice reading device, but conventionally, such a method It had not been adopted.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

When data that has been entered into a computer, etc. is read out aloud using a data reading device and compared with the original data, the operator performing the matching work can hear the entered data with his ears, so he does not have to use his eyes. You can concentrate on the data on the data sheet where the original data is written, and you can also use your hands to handle the data sheet and track the readout data, ensuring reliable verification even when the operator is an amateur. It can be done efficiently.

However, data reading devices perform speech synthesis on a character-by-character basis, using a single character such as an alphabet, a number, or a kana character. In such a case, the reproduced sound becomes unnatural, causing discomfort to the listener, and making it difficult to identify the content, which poses problems such as interfering with verification work.

An object of the present invention is to provide a data reading device that is capable of reproducing natural voices by reproducing specific words such as proper nouns that appear frequently, as voice phrases rather than by character-by-character voice synthesis. It is in.

[Means for solving problems]

According to the present invention, the purpose is to register specific words such as proper nouns that appear frequently as phrases together with corresponding character strings in the data reading device, separately from characters such as alphabets, numbers, and kana characters. This is achieved by keeping it.

[Effect]

Data that has already been input into an electronic computer or the like is read out from a recording medium and input into a data reading device as a character string, regardless of whether it is the specific word mentioned above or not.

The data reading device compares this input character string with a registered character string given to a specific word, and -
If you lose, play the corresponding phrase. As a result, proper nouns and the like are directly reproduced as phrases rather than through voice synthesis on a character-by-character basis, resulting in a natural reproduced sound, and the overall reading voice from the data reading device also becomes natural.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a data reading device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, l is a reading data processing section, 2 is an input data memory section, 3 is a VDT, 4 is a keyboard, 1 is a voice synthesis processing section, 6 is an audio data memory section, 7 is an audio reproduction processing section, 8 is a foot switch, 9 is a headphone, 10 is an operator, 11 is a data sheet, 1
2 is a floppy disk.

As shown in FIG. 1, the data reading device according to the present invention includes a reading data processing unit 1 that controls the operation of the entire data reading device, a VDT 3 for display, and a keyboard 4 that inputs data for data correction. , an input data memory section 2 in which data to be read out is stored, and a speech synthesis processing section 5 are connected to each other. The speech synthesis processing section 5 is connected to a speech data memory section 6 in which digitized speech data corresponding to characters such as alphabets, numbers, kana characters, etc. is stored, and further converts the synthesized speech data from the speech synthesis device 5 into analog form. The audio signal is connected to an audio reproduction processing unit 7 which converts the audio signal into an audio signal and provides the audio signal to the headphones 9. The data written on the data sheet 11, which is the original data, is input in advance by key-in input or the like, and is stored on the floppy disk 12 as input data.

When comparing the original data written on the data sheet 11 with the input data on the floppy disk 12 using the data reading device configured as described above,
The verification process is performed as follows.

Prior to the verification work, the inputted data stored on the floppy disk 12 is set in the input data memory section 2. The reading data processing unit 1 retrieves data from the input data memory unit 2 according to a predetermined data reading procedure, displays it on the VDT 3, converts the retrieved data into a data structure suitable for reading, and sends the data to the voice synthesis processing unit 5. A readout command is issued. Speech synthesis processing section 5
Based on this reading command, the digital audio data corresponding to the reading data given from the reading data processing section 1 is sequentially retrieved from the audio data memory section 6 and sent to the audio reproduction processing section 7. The audio reproduction processing section 7 converts the digital audio data into analog audio and transmits it to the ears of the operator 10 via the headphones 9.

The operator 10 listens to the audio data of the inputted data and the data sheet 1 held in his hand.
1 Compare and collate the original data listed above. If the operator 10 finds a discrepancy in this comparison, the operator 10 depresses the foot switch 8 at his/her feet.
Turn on.

By turning on the foot switch 8, the speech synthesis processing section 5 informs the speech data processing section 1 of what the reading data is at that time. The read-aloud data processing unit 1 thereby controls to move the cursor of the VDT 3 to the display position of the current read-out data. When the operator 10 turns his eyes from the data sheet 11 to the VDT 3 after operating the foot switch 8, the cursor is set at the data position where the error was discovered, so he uses the keyboard 4 to change the incorrect data to the correct data. Do the work to fix it. The reading data processing unit 1 converts the correction data inputted from the keyboard 4 into V
The data is displayed on the DT 3 and sent to the input memory unit 2, the inputted data in the input memo 9 unit 2 is corrected, and the erroneous inputted data in the floppy disk 12 is corrected via the input memory unit 2.

FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the reading data processing section 1. In the figure, 13 is an input data receiving section, 14 is an input data register, 15 is a reading data creation section, 16 is a phrase character file, and 17 is an input data register. Data 18 is output reading data. The phrase character file 16 stores character strings corresponding to words such as proper nouns that appear frequently, and audio data in which the words corresponding to the character strings are phrases.

Input data 17 from the input data memory section 2 is written to the input data register 14 via the input data receiving section 13 of the reading data processing section 1.

The reading data creation unit 15 sequentially converts the data in the input data register 14 into a phrase character file 1 from the beginning.
6, and if there is a character string that fails, read out audio data that uses the word corresponding to this character string as a phrase, and for parts where a matching character string is not found, Convert each character data into a data structure suitable for speech synthesis,
Output reading data 18 is created and sent to the speech synthesis processing section 5. Based on the character-corresponding data in the output read-aloud data 18 sent from the read-aloud data creation unit 15, the voice synthesis processing unit 5 reads out the character-corresponding voice data read out from the voice data memory unit 6 and generates a series of read-out voice data. It is synthesized and sent to the audio reproduction processing section 7. The audio reproduction processing unit 7 converts the synthesized read-aloud audio data into an analog audio signal and sends it to the headphones 9 for the operator 10 to listen to. The read-aloud audio signal obtained in this way has a natural reproduced sound because specific words such as proper nouns that appear frequently are reproduced as phrases.

In the above description, the phrase character file 16
We decided to store a character string corresponding to a specific word such as a proper noun with a high frequency of appearance, and voice data using this word as a phrase, but instead of the voice data, a code signal corresponding to the character string is stored. ,For example, F,,F,...
... may be stored in the phrase character file 16. In this case, a word phrase corresponding to this code signal is stored in the voice data memory section 6 as voice data, and the voice synthesis section 5 reads out the voice data memory 6 according to this code signal, and reads out the read-out voice data. All you have to do is configure.

Furthermore, phrases of specific words such as proper nouns may be reproduced as simplified audio phrases, and in this case, it is possible to improve the reading speed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, specific words such as proper nouns that appear frequently among character data such as alphabetic characters, numbers, and kana characters can be reproduced very naturally as audio phrases. , the reading voice can be made more natural. Therefore, when using the data reading device according to the present invention to collate data input into a computer or the like with original data, the operator reads the original data on the data sheet while listening to the input data. Not only can verification be done visually, even amateurs can perform the verification process easily and efficiently, but unlike when voice synthesis is performed on a character-by-character basis, input data can be heard as a natural playback sound. There is less discomfort, information identification becomes easier, and verification work can be performed more efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a data reading device showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a read-out data processing section. 1... Reading data processing section, 2... Input data memory section, 3... VDT, 4...
...Keyboard, 5...Speech synthesis processing section, 6.
...Audio data memory unit, 7...Audio playback processing unit, 8...Foot switch, 9...
...Headphones, 10...Operator, 11.
... Data sheet, 12 ... Floppy disk, 13 ... Input data receiving section, 14.
...Input data register, 15...Reading data creation section, 16...Phrase character file, 17...Input data, 18...
...Output reading data. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An audio data memory unit that stores digitized audio data, an audio reproduction processing unit that converts audio digital data into an analog audio signal, a reading data processing unit that converts reading data into a data structure suitable for reading, and the data. In a data reading device comprising a speech synthesis processing section that synthesizes speech data in accordance with a structure, a phrase character file is provided in the reading data processing section, and a character string to be read is compared and verified with the contents of the phrase character file. A data reading device characterized in that words registered as voice phrases in a phrase character file are reproduced as a coherent voice phrase.