KR19980057411A - Repeated listening method using automatic response function - Google Patents

Abstract

end. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention described in the claims relates to a terminal to which an automatic answering function is provided, and more particularly, to a repeating listening method for repeating language learning using an automatic answering function.

I. Technical problem to be solved by the invention: Repeated listening to a predetermined voice message by a user's one-time key input in a terminal with an automatic answering function, repeated listening to a voice message that can be used as a repeater learning terminal with an automatic answering function In providing a method.

All. Summary of the Invention The terminal of the present invention provides an automatic answering function.

When a predetermined voice message flows from the outside and is stored in the memory for storing the voice, if there is a repetition key input, the voice message for the prescribed time is read out from the voice storage memory for repeated playback, and the predetermined voice message is read. If there is an interrupt key input during repeat play, the repeat play operation is stopped.

la. Important uses of the invention: can be used in answering machines and fax machines.

Description

Repeated listening method using automatic response function

The present invention relates to a terminal to which an automatic answering function is provided, and more particularly, to a repeating listening method for repeating language learning using an automatic answering function.

A conventional answering machine or a facsimile is provided with an answering machine that can listen after a predetermined time after storing a voice message received during an absence. Such a conventional answering machine or fax simply utilizes a function of providing a stored content after a predetermined time by simply storing a memo that the user is absent or temporary. In this case, in order to listen to the stored contents again, the user has to make a key input for repetitive playback. In addition, it is necessary to maximize the use of the terminals to which the conventional automatic response function is granted by providing a repeat listening function to the conventional terminals to which only the simple automatic response function is provided to help the modern language learning process.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for repeatedly listening to a predetermined voice message by a single key input of a user in a terminal to which an automatic response function is given.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method of repeatedly listening to a voice message, which can use a terminal to which an automatic response function is provided as a repeater.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a terminal to which an automatic answering function is provided.

When a predetermined voice message flows from the outside and is stored in the memory for storing the voice, if there is a repetition key input, the voice message for the prescribed time is read out from the voice storage memory for repeated playback, and the predetermined voice message is read. If there is an interrupt key input during repeat play, the repeat play operation is stopped.

1 is a block diagram in which a cassette player is connected to an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a repeat listening process flow chart using an automatic response function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an operation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and drawings, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention, such as specific key names and processing flows, such as repeat keys, break keys, and the like. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. And detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram showing a cassette player (CP) connected to an answering machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the controller 110 controls the overall operation of the answering machine, and stores a predetermined voice message stored in the voice storage unit 128 according to the repetition key and the stop key of the key input unit 130. Controls repeat play or stops repeat play. The interface unit 112 is connected to the public telephone network through a telephone line, and interfaces a ring signal, a tone signal, and a call voice signal between the telephone and the public telephone network. Under the control of the controller 110, a voice call path between the telephone and the public telephone network is formed. The ring detector 122 is connected to the interface unit 112 to ring detect a ring signal received through the interface unit 112 and output the ring signal to the controller 110. The switching unit 114 is connected to the voice input unit 118, the voice output unit 116, the codec 124, and the interface unit 112 to switch each unit by a control signal of the controller 110. The voice input unit 116 is composed of a microphone and a transmitter and converts a voice message generated from a user or a voice signal reproduced from a cassette player into an electrical signal and outputs the electrical signal to the switching unit 114. The voice output unit 116 includes a speaker, a handset, and the like, converts an electrical signal input from the switching unit 114 into a voice message and outputs it in the form of an audible sound. The ringer sound generating unit 120 is controlled by the controller 110 when a ring signal is input to provide a ringer sound corresponding to an alarm sound to the user. The codec 124 converts an analog audio signal input through the switching unit 114 into a digital signal and outputs it to the DSP 126. The codec 124 converts a digital signal into an analog audio signal and outputs the analog voice signal to the switching unit 114. do. The DSP 126 digitally processes the digital signal input from the codec 124 under the control of the controller 110 and stores the digital signal in the voice storage unit 128. In addition, under the control of the control unit 110, the message read from the voice storage unit 128 is digitally signaled and output to the switching unit 114. The voice storage unit 128 is composed of DRAM to store and manage various voice messages. The key input unit 130 includes a repeat key and a break key according to an embodiment of the present invention, and generates key data according to a key input and provides the generated key data to the controller 110. The display unit 132 displays the current state of the phone under the control of the controller 110. The memory 134 is controlled by the controller 110 and stores various control programs.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a repeated listening processing flow chart using an automatic response function according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a process of repeatedly listening to a predetermined voice message using the automatic response function will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The explanation is as follows.

First, when the answering machine user places the cassette player near the microphone stage of the voice input unit 118 and operates the player for language repetition learning, the control unit 110 inputs a key input for storing a voice signal in step 140. Check for presence. If there is a key input as a result of the test, the controller 110 controls the switching unit 114 to transmit the voice signal input through the voice input unit 118 to the speaker terminal of the voice output unit 116 and the codec 124. Therefore, the voice signal input through the microphone stage is digitally converted by the codec 124 and then digitally processed by the DSP 126. Thereafter, the controller 110 controls the DSP 126 in step 142 to store the digital signal processed voice message in the voice storage unit 128. Thereafter, the controller 110 checks whether there is a repeat key input in step 144 while storing the voice message, and if there is a repeat key input, the controller 110 proceeds to step 146 to repeatedly play back the voice message for the prescribed time. The prescribed time may be defined as a time from a repetition key input several seconds before for language repetition learning. On the other hand, the control unit 110 checks whether there is an interrupt key input in step 148, and if there is an interrupt key input, the controller 110 proceeds to step 150 and stops the repeat play operation and returns to step 144. As described above, the user can listen to the voice message stored in the voice storage unit 128 repeatedly by inputting the repetition key so that the answering machine can be used as a repeater.

On the other hand, in one embodiment of the present invention implements a repeat listening function as an example of an answering machine, it can also be applied to a terminal such as a facsimile to which the answering machine is given without any modification.

As described above, the present invention has the advantage that the terminal to which the automatic answering function is provided can be used as a repeater, and at the same time, the user can repeatedly listen to a predetermined voice message with a single repetition key input.

Claims (2)

In a terminal to which an auto answer function is given, When a predetermined voice message flows from the outside and is stored in the memory for storing the voice, if there is a repetition key input, the voice message for the prescribed time is read out from the voice storage memory for repeated playback, and the predetermined voice message is read. Repeat listening method characterized in that if the interrupt key input during the repeat playback stops the repeat playback operation. In an answering machine connected to a voice playback device through a voice signal transmission jack, Digitally processing the voice signal input through the voice signal transmission jack and storing the voice signal in the voice storage memory, if there is a repeated key input, the voice message for the prescribed time is read out from the voice storage memory and repeatedly played; Repeated listening method characterized in that if the interrupt key input during the repeated playback of the predetermined voice message stops the repeat playback operation.