KR100612144B1 - Apparatus and method of real-time message translation service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for interactive real-time text translation service.

According to the present invention, wireless communication is performed with a first terminal using a first language and a second terminal using a second language different from the first language, respectively, to connect and maintain a communication channel during an interactive real-time text translation service. A base station and a base station controller; A home location register for storing location information of each base station with which the first terminal and the second terminal are communicating; A translator for translating the first language or the second language on demand; And receiving a text message transmitted from the first terminal and the second terminal to the counterpart terminal in real time and transmitting a translation request message in the first language or the second language to the translator according to the counterpart terminal to receive the translated result. And a service controller for providing the received result to the first terminal or the second terminal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a real-time text service in both directions using the USSD method of the WCDMA network, and to provide a translation service through text between users who use different languages.

Interactive Text Translation Service, USSD, WCDMA, Intelligent Network, SCP, Automatic Translation

Description

Interactive real-time text translation service device and method {Apparatus and method of real-time message translation service}

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an interactive real-time text translation service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a network structure for a USSD service.

3 is a message flow diagram of a USSD service.

4 is an operation flowchart of an interactive real-time text translation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a service processing procedure according to FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for an interactive real-time text translation service. The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for an interactive real-time text translation service for providing a translated text message in both directions in an intelligent network service.

Interpretation services in fixed or mobile network environments can be provided by voice access to specific servers that provide interpretation functions.

The interpreter service includes a method of accessing a specific server providing an interpreter function and a method in which an interpreter directly provides a service.

The method of accessing a specific server that provides an interpreter function is to provide an interpreter by automatically recognizing the voice of an interpreter service user by additionally configuring a server for an interpreter and an additional voice recognition or announcement broadcasting processor.

However, when accessing a specific server that provides an interpreter function, a voice recognition or announcement broadcast processor is required separately, and a separate traffic path must be set during the exchange period with the voice announcement processor and the intelligent network. This is a much needed problem.

In addition, when there is no voice recognition tool or translation tool, there is a problem that a lot of burden on labor costs because the interpreter must handle it directly.

In addition, the conventional interpretation service has a problem that it is difficult to accurately transmit the voice due to the voice quality or the surrounding environment from the user's point of view, and also the interpreter or the voice recognition tool that interprets it is difficult to accurately translate due to the surrounding environment.

In addition, a bidirectional text translation service using SMS (Short Message Service) can be considered to provide an interpreter service. In the method of using SMS, the SMS can transmit only a small amount of predetermined data, and the SMS is stored in the SMS processor. After placing the location information in the Home Location Register (HLR), the subscriber sends a text message to the exchange in which the subscriber is located, so the processing time is delayed, thereby making it difficult to provide a real-time service.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an interactive real-time text translation service apparatus and method for real-time conversation between two users using different languages using a mobile communication terminal.

Interactive interactive real-time text translation service device according to an aspect of the present invention,

An interactive real-time text translation service apparatus providing a real-time translation service using a text message between a first terminal using a first language and a second terminal using a second language different from the first language, wherein the first terminal is used. And a base station and a base station controller for wirelessly communicating with the second terminal to connect and maintain a communication channel during the interactive real-time text translation service. A home location register for storing location information of each base station with which the first terminal and the second terminal are communicating; A translator for translating the first language or the second language on demand; And receiving a text message transmitted by the first terminal and the second terminal to the counterpart terminal in real time as an unstructured supplementary services data (USSD) message and translating the first language or the second language into the translator according to the counterpart terminal. And an intelligent network service controller for receiving the translated result by transmitting a request message and providing the received result as a USSD message to the first terminal or the second terminal.

The intelligent network service controller further includes an automatic translator for translation of the first language and the second language.

The translation request message transmitted to the translator by the intelligent network service controller may include a text message for translation and language information for translating the text message.

Intelligent network IP that stores the guidance text or guidance voice for providing the real-time text translation service, and provides the guidance text or guidance voice to the first terminal or the second terminal through the intelligent network service controller at the request of the intelligent network service controller. The apparatus further includes.

Interactive real-time text translation service method according to an aspect of the present invention,

An interactive real-time text translation service method for providing a real-time translation service using a text message between a first terminal using a first language and a second terminal using a second language, the method comprising: (a) from the first terminal. Connecting a communication channel between the first terminal and the second terminal according to a real-time translation service request message; (b) translating the text input by the first terminal into a second language and transmitting it to the second terminal; And (c) translating the response text received from the second terminal into the first language and transmitting the translated text to the first terminal.

At this time, the text message is characterized in that the USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Services Data) text message.

In step (a), receiving a real-time translation service request message from the first terminal; And requesting selection of a second language for a translation service from the first terminal, and receiving second language information.

The real-time text translation service request message includes the first terminal information, the second terminal information, and the first language information of the first terminal.

The communication channel of step (a) is characterized in that the connection is continuously maintained until the real-time text translation service is terminated.

The method may further include setting a second language selected by the first terminal as a translation language for the second terminal.

When the interactive real-time text translation service is terminated, the set translation language information is deleted.

And repeating steps (b) and (c) to provide a service termination notification message to the first terminal and the second terminal when the service is terminated after providing the interactive real-time text translation service. It includes more.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings, parts irrelevant to the description of the present invention are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and the same or similar parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

1 is a block diagram showing the structure of an interactive real-time text translation service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an apparatus for providing an interactive real-time text translation service between the calling terminal 111 and the called terminal 121 includes a base station 112 and 122, a Radio Network Controller (RNC) 113 and 123, IMX / VLR (IMT-2000 Multimedia eXchange / Visitor Location Register) (114, 124), automatic translator 130, SCP (Service Control Point) 140, No.7 signal network 150, HLR (Home Location) Register 160, and intelligent network IP 170.

The base stations 112 and 122 perform wireless communication between the calling terminal 111 and the called terminal 121, and the RNCs 113 and 123 are base station controllers that control the base stations 112 and 122.

In addition, the IMX / VLRs 114 and 124 are mobile network exchanges that perform a call connection between the calling terminal 111 and the called terminal 121 through the base stations 112 and 122 and the RNCs 113 and 123.

In addition, the IMX / VLRs 113 and 124 are connected to the HLR 160 and the SCP 140 through the No. 7 signal network, and the SCP 140 is connected to the automatic translator 130 for the translation service.

The HLR 160 has the current location information of the originating terminal 111 and the terminating terminal 121, and the SCP 140 controls the service provision according to the intelligent network service scenario.

In addition, the SCP 140 stores the guide text message for the real-time translation service, and broadcasts the stored text message to the calling terminal 111 and the called terminal 121 while providing the service.

For example, 'real-time text translation service.' Or, you can save the announcement as text, such as 'Please select the language to translate'.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, it is possible to store and provide the announcement as a voice or text in a device such as the intelligent network IP 160 configured for a general intelligent network service.

And the automatic translator 130 performs the role of translating text when SCP 140 provides a text translation service.

The intelligent network IP 170 providing the announcement at the request of SCP 140 includes a network matching unit 171 which is a network connection layer, a call control / operation management unit 172 which is a service control layer, and a resource processing unit 173 which is a resource processing layer. ), A storage unit 174, a voice synthesis unit 175, and a voice recognition unit 176, and can be connected to the operating terminal for a separate operation management.

In addition, the intelligent network IP 170 is connected to the content management system (CMS) 180 and the network management system (NMS) 190 through the switch hub 177.

In the intelligent network IP 170 having the above-described structure, the network matching unit 171 is equipped with a signaling system 7 (SS7) protocol, processes a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) interface and signaling, an ISDN User Part (ISP) and a CAP (CAMEL). Application Part) processes the message and routes it to the service provision unit.

In addition, the call control / operation management unit 172 performs a call processing function, a service control function, operation management and redundancy related functions, and the resource processing unit 173 processes system requirements through voice resources, records voice, Play announcements, dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) collection, and DTMF tone generation / recognition.

In addition, the storage unit 174 stores voice messages and system information according to a predefined form, the voice synthesis unit 175 converts text data into voice data, and the voice recognition unit 176 is a subscriber's voice. Recognizes the service and executes the defined service scenario.

Through the intelligent network IP 170, the SCP 140 may provide a service requiring an announcement in the intelligent network service.

In addition, the calling terminal 111 and the called terminal 111 transmits and receives a text by a USSD method of transmitting and receiving a message while the communication channel is continuously connected while using a text translation service, thereby providing a real-time interactive text translation service. To be able.

The real-time text translation service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure translates text into a language selected by the calling terminal 111 according to a text translation service request from the calling terminal 111, thereby receiving a called terminal ( 121 to transmit in real time, and translates the text response from the destination terminal 121 to the calling terminal 111 to provide a text translation service in real time.

At this time, the communication method used for the text translation service in real time uses Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD).

USSD is used as a means of transmitting information or a specific command from a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) network, and is similar in that it uses a signaling channel like the SMS service, but unlike the SMS service, it is stored and transmitted. Rather, it is a communication path desetting method like a data service, and the document length of USSD can be up to 160 bytes.

There are two types of USSD, MMI (Multi Model Interface) mode and Application mode. MSD mode USSD is used to send the MMI string input by the user to the network or to send the character string to the user terminal in the network. Mode USSD is used for data transmission between network and terminal.

A more detailed description of the USSD service for real-time text translation service is as follows.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a network structure for a USSD service, and FIG. 3 is a message flow diagram of a USSD service.

Referring to FIG. 2, the network structure for the USSD service includes a mobile communication network 210, an HLR 220, and an SCP 230. In this case, the HLR 220 supports CAMEL (Customized Application of Mobile Enhanced Logic) and illustrates only the structure necessary for explanation.

The mobile communication network 210 includes a VLR 212 and an exchange mobile switching center (MSC) 211 for registering visitor locations in 2G and 3G, and the HLR 220 includes a USSD handler 221 and a CAMEL USSD application ( 222, and SCP 230 includes a GSM Service Control Function (SCF).

The USSD handler 221 is defined by 3G TS 23.090, and transmits and receives a message to or from the VLR 212 or the MSC 211 of the mobile communication network 210, and the CAMEL USSD application 222 receives the GSM SCF ( 231) send and receive messages.

The HLR 220, which includes the USSD handler 221 and the CAMEL USSD application 222, stores information related to the current application according to the User-Called Subscriber Identification (U-CSI) for the subscriber requesting the CAMEL. SCI is stored as global data applicable to all subscribers. At this time, the U-SCI and UG-SCI is stored only the HLR (220).

3 shows that the USSD service is started by the terminal in the above structure.

Referring to FIG. 3, a message flow diagram between the terminal 240, the MSC 211, the VLR 212, the HLR 220, and the SCP 230 is shown. The terminal 240 performs a USSD process for the USSD service. A USSD process request message requesting to give is transmitted to the MSC 211 (S301).

The USSD process request message is transmitted from the MSC 211 to the HLR 220 via the VLR 212 (S302, S303), and the HLR 220 analyzes the service code in the USSD process request message to receive the received service code. It confirms that there is no association with the USSD application of 220, and passes the USSD process request message to the CAMEL USSD application 222.

In addition, the CAMEL USSD application 222 examines the U-CSI data of the subscriber terminal 240 that has transmitted the USSD process request message, and if there is a service code, transmits the USSD process request message to the designated SCP 230 (S304). .

In addition, if the CAMEL USSD application 222 examines the U-CSI data, and there is no service code or the terminal 240 subscriber does not have the U-SCI, the UG-CSI stored in the HLR 220 is examined, and the service code Check if there is.

At this time, if there is no service code in the UG-CSI, an error message is sent to the USSD handler 221.

Upon receiving the USSD process request message, the SCP 230 transmits the USSD request message to the terminal 240 if necessary (S305 to S308), and the terminal 240 processes the user input according to the USSD request message and sends a response mail to the SCP. Transmit to 240 (S309 ~ S312).

SCP 230 notifies the USSD process request response message of the result of processing the USSD process request message from the terminal 240 in step S301 (S313 to S316).

The terminal 240 releases the connection after receiving the result.

In the USSD service method initiated by the request of the terminal described with reference to FIG. 3, when only the processes of steps S305 to S312 are separately performed, the USSD service procedure initiated by the SCP is performed.

It is possible to provide a real-time text translation service according to an embodiment of the present invention by using the USSD method implemented by the above structure and method.

The real-time text translation service method is described as follows.

4 is an operation flowchart of a two-way interactive real-time text translation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, referring to the service device structure of FIG. 1, a real-time text translation service with a user of a terminating terminal 121 using a language different from a language used by the user of the calling terminal 111 is used. If desired, a service request is made through the calling terminal 111 (S401).

In this case, the user of the calling terminal 111 may request a real-time text translation service by automatically inputting a predetermined number or requesting a service by selecting an additional service menu provided by the calling terminal 111. have.

Meanwhile, the real-time text translation service request of the calling terminal 111 is transmitted to the SCP 140 connected to the No. 7 signal network 150 through the base station 112, the RNC 113, and the IMX / VLR 114.

SCP 140 requests the user to select in which language to perform a text translation in response to the service request from the calling terminal 111, so that the user of the calling terminal 111 can select (S402).

When the user of the calling terminal 111 selects a language to be translated, authentication is performed (S403). That is, the user authentication for charging due to the use of the service is performed.

If authentication is normally performed (S404), the user of the calling terminal 111 inputs a text for conversation in the calling terminal 111 (S405), and the input text message is transferred to the SCP 140 to be automatically translated by the translator 130. To translate (S406).

The translated text message is transmitted to the called terminal 121 (S407).

The processes of steps S405 to S407 are alternately performed in both directions between the calling terminal 111 and the called terminal 121 to enable a translated text conversation in real time.

The processing procedure of the above-described real-time text translation service will be described in more detail as follows.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a service processing procedure according to FIG. 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In this case, FIG. 5 will be described with reference to the structure of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 5, the IMX / VLRs 114 and 124, the HLR 150, the SCP 140, and the automatic translator are used to explain the processing procedure of the real-time text translation service between the calling terminal 111 and the called terminal 121. The signal processing procedure between 130 is shown.

When the user of the calling terminal 111 requests the real-time text translation service using the calling terminal 111 (S501), the service request message is transmitted to the HLR 160 through the IMX / VLR 114, and the HLR 160 ) Requests service to SCP 140 via No. 7 signal network 150.

At this time, the user of the calling terminal 111 directly enters the telephone number of the called party's terminal 121 at the same time as the service request, or selects from the stored address book, and the number of the calling terminal 111 is also automatically selected by the user. To be included in the service request message.

At this time, the HLR 160 translates the service code included in the service request message transmitted from the calling terminal 111 to determine that the real-time text translation service is required, and makes a service request to SCP 140.

According to the scenario for providing a real-time text translation service, SCP 140 transmits a translation target language selection request message 140 to HLR 160 asking which language to translate (S502), and HLR 160 The translation target language selection request message is transmitted to the calling terminal 111 through the IMX / VLR 114.

The user of the calling terminal 111 selects a desired language for translation (S503), and the calling terminal 111 transmits the language selection result to the SCP 140 through the IMX / VLR 114 and the HLR 160 (S504). ).

The SCP 140 sets the language information selected by the user of the calling terminal 111 as the language information for the called terminal 121 to perform translation for the selected language until the interactive text translation service is terminated.

SCP 140 allows the user to select a language, then requests to input a character for service (S305), and the user of the calling terminal 111 inputs a desired character (S506).

The text message input by the user of the calling terminal 111 is transmitted to the SCP 140 through the IMX / VLR 114 and the HLR 160, and the SCP 140 receives the text message input by the user of the calling terminal 111. Request to translate the automatic translator 130 (S507).

At this time, the message that the SCP 140 makes a translation request with the automatic translator includes a text message input by the user of the originating terminal 111 and information about a language to be translated.

The automatic translator 130 translates the text message into a language desired by the user of the calling terminal 111 using the text message included in the translation request message and the language information, and transmits the result to the SCP 140 (S508). ).

The SCP 140 transmits the result translated by the automatic translator 130 to the HLR 160, and the HLR 160 transmits the called terminal 121 included in the service request message from the originating terminal 111 in step S501. Using the number information, the destination terminal 121 transmits the IMX / VLR 124 translation result text in communication so that it can be delivered to the destination terminal 121 (S509).

The user of the receiving terminal 121 receiving the translated text message of step S509 inputs a response message as a text, and transmits the input response text message to the HLR 160 to be transmitted to the SCP 140 (S510). In this case, the response text message includes number information of the calling terminal 111 and information indicating that the message is using a text translation service.

SCP 140 sends a response to the automatic translator 130 to request translation (S511). The automatic translator 130 translates the response text according to the user of the calling terminal 111 and transmits the result to the SCP 140 (S312), and the translated result is transmitted to the HLR 160.

The HLR 160 transmits the translation result of the received response character to the calling terminal 111 (S512).

In step S306 to step S312, a real-time interpretation service between the calling terminal 111 and the called terminal 121 is performed (S513).

The real-time text translation service according to the USSD method according to the embodiment of the present invention described above is used as a real-time text chat when the subscriber inputs a text message to the terminal and other operations are unnecessary during the conversation and use the same language. Available.

The drawings and detailed description of the invention are merely exemplary of the invention, which are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims or claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, the apparatus and method for interactive real-time text translation service according to the present invention enable real-time text service in both directions using the USSD method of the WCDMA network, and through texts between users who use different languages. It is effective in providing translation services.

Claims (12)

An interactive real-time text translation service apparatus for providing a real-time translation service using a text message between a first terminal using a first language and a second terminal using a second language different from the first language, A base station and a base station controller for wirelessly communicating with the first terminal and the second terminal to connect and maintain a communication channel during an interactive real-time text translation service; A home location register for storing location information of each base station with which the first terminal and the second terminal are communicating; A translator for translating the first language or the second language on demand; And Receives a text message transmitted by the first terminal and the second terminal to the counterpart terminal in real time as an Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD) message, and requests translation into the first language or the second language by the translator according to the counterpart terminal. Intelligent network service controller for receiving a translated result by transmitting a message and providing the received result as a USSD message to the first terminal or the second terminal. Interactive real-time text translation service device comprising a. delete The method of claim 1, The translation request message transmitted to the translator by the intelligent network service controller is And a text message for translation and language information for translating the text message. The method of claim 1, Intelligent network IP that stores the guidance text or guidance voice for providing the real-time text translation service, and provides the guidance text or guidance voice to the first terminal or the second terminal through the intelligent network service controller at the request of the intelligent network service controller. Interactive real-time text translation service device further comprising a device. An interactive real-time text translation service method for providing a real-time translation service using a text message between a first terminal using a first language and a second terminal using a second language, (a) connecting a communication channel between the first terminal and the second terminal according to a real-time translation service request message from the first terminal; (b) translating the text input by the first terminal into a second language and transmitting it to the second terminal; And (c) translating the response text received from the second terminal into the first language and transmitting it to the first terminal Including; The text message is an Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD) text message. The communication channel of step (a), the interactive real-time character translation service method characterized in that the connection is maintained continuously until the real-time character translation service is terminated. delete The method of claim 5, In the step (a), Receiving a real-time translation service request message from the first terminal; And Requesting selection of a second language for a translation service from the first terminal, and receiving second language information Interactive real-time text translation service method further comprising. The method of claim 5, The real-time text translation service request message, And the first terminal information, the second terminal information, and the first language information of the first terminal. delete The method of claim 7, wherein And setting a second language selected by the first terminal as a translation language for the second terminal. The method of claim 5, When the interactive real-time text translation service is terminated, the interactive real-time text translation service method, characterized in that for deleting the set translation language information. The method of claim 5, If the service is terminated after repeating the steps (b) and (c) to provide an interactive real-time text translation service, And sending a service termination notification message to the first terminal and the second terminal.

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