KR20010075864A - The method and device to relize voicemailbox in the Internet which enables the information establishment of voice message - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and apparatus for embodying a voice mail box in the Internet for informationizing a voice message is provided to input a search word and confirm the voice message by adding a word for significantly expressing the voice message and a corresponding identification code to the voice message and compressing and storing the voice mail in the voice mail box. CONSTITUTION: An Internet network(50) is connected with a voice message storer terminal unit(10) and a voice message identifier terminal unit(30). A voice mail box managing server(60) is connected with the Internet network(50). An identification code unit(70) adds an identification code corresponding to a search word to a compression voice file to be stored. A compression voice file database(80) stores the compression voice file. A search engine(90) searches an inputted search word and provides position information of a compression voice file corresponding to the search word. A search word storing unit(100) stores the search word. The voice message storer terminal unit(10) and the voice message identifier terminal unit(30) have sound cards(11,31) and a speaker and microphone(12,32) connected with the sound cards(11,31).

Description

The method and device to relize voicemailbox in the Internet which enables the information establishment of voice message}

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for implementing a voicemail over the Internet for informatizing a voice message.

Voicemail is a device that allows other people to check it by phone by setting a predetermined voice storage space in advance, such as a postal mailbox, in advance and recording the contents necessary for the voice storage space by telephone. Is a very useful means when it is impossible, it was only a one-way voice delivery means that the voice message store unconditionally stores the voice message irrespective of the verifier's will and then confirms it to the verifier.

In recent years, efforts have been made to combine conventional voicemail with the Internet, and a method and apparatus for receiving a voice message using a voicemail (voice mail device) are disclosed in Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1997-39047. Although it is well shown in the patent, the Internet network and the voice mail device having an interface for connecting the Internet phone, the voice mail device through the Internet network and the Internet phone and the voice message transmission and reception function is implemented through the Internet network; A voice mail device and a service method for allowing a voice message to be transmitted to and received from the Internet phone, wherein the voice mail device simply stores a voice message and allows an internet phone user to transmit and receive a voice message through an internet network. It is just a means of doing so, in the end it is a conventional voice It is just a technology that enables the use of voicemail at a lower cost by connecting an internet network and an internet phone to a mobile phone. The voice message store has almost the same purpose as a conventional voicemail for unilaterally delivering a voice message to an identifier. It is nothing but a voice transmission means.

That is, since the patent is capable of transmitting and receiving voice messages only by a pre-defined IP address between the voice message store and the voice message checker, the voice message sent by the voice message store can receive only the voice message check, which is the voice message storage. Since the voice message confirmer who does not designate self cannot check the voice message, the voice message confirmer will always receive the voice message passively.

As such, there are no methods and devices that have a database of voice messages stored in voice mailboxes on the Internet so that they can be used as information and that can be searched and selected by unspecified individuals. It was not able to satisfy the information, the voice message saver who wanted to convey his intention, and also the voice message checkers who wanted to obtain the information of the voice message state he wanted to find had a dismissal.

Moreover, as internet phones that can make free phone calls using the Internet are commercially available, it is natural that voice mail boxes using the Internet will be widely recognized as one of communication means for doctors and information transmission among netizens. The development of voice mailboxes that can utilize voice messages as information is more urgently needed than ever.

The present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for implementing voicemail on the Internet for use as information that can be utilized by an unspecified number of people by making a voice message stored in a voicemail box on the Internet and searching it. In storing a voice message for an unspecified number of people in a voice mail box on the Internet, the voice message store assigns an identification code corresponding to a word capable of expressing the voice message to the voice message, and then compresses and stores the voice message in the voice mail box. Voice message checker is to enter a search word to check the voice message.

Therefore, the voice message stored in the voice mailbox can be confirmed by anyone who matches only the search word and has a value as information, and the voice message store targets the advertisement, information, and intention of the voice message state to an unspecified number of people. The voice message checkers can also select the information of the voice message state they want to find by their own will, so that the voice message stored in the voice mailbox can be utilized as valuable information.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to enable the retrieval of voice messages stored in voice mailboxes on the Internet, not even Internet phones.

1-a block diagram illustrating one embodiment of the invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of implementing a voicemail box on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: voice message storage terminal 11: a sound card

12: microphone / speaker

20: general telephone 21: automatic answering system (ARS)

21a: Tone Encoder

30: voice message checker terminal 31: the sound card

32: microphone / speaker

50: Internet network 60: voicemail management server

70: identification code unit 80: compressed voice file database

90: search engine 100: search word storage

To this end, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, the voice message store terminal 10, the voice message checker terminal 30, the voice message store terminal 10 and the voice message checker Internet network 50 to which the terminal unit 30 is connected, voice mailbox management server 60 connected to the internet network 50, and identification for assigning an identification code corresponding to a search word to a compressed voice file to be stored. A coder 70, a compressed voice file database 80 for storing the compressed voice file, and a search for searching the input search word to provide the server with location information of the compressed voice file corresponding to the search word. And an engine 90 and a search word storage unit 100 for storing the search word.

The voice message store terminal unit 10 and the voice message identifier terminal unit 30 are provided with a sound card (11, 31) and a speaker and a microphone (12, 32) connected to the sound card (11, 31). .

The voice message store is connected to the Internet network 50 through the voice message store terminal 10. At this time, the connection of the Internet network is provided to an ISP (Internet Service Provider) which provides a service to the general user. Is done through.

Therefore, the voice message store is connected to the site operated by the present invention method through the ISP, that is, the voice mailbox management server 60, and the application program operated by the method of the present invention is connected to the server 60 which is activated by a web browser. And internet phone programs are built in.

When the voice message storage terminal 10 connected to the voice mail management server 60 inputs a search word and a voice message to the server 60 according to the instruction of the server 60, the server 60 The transmitted voice message is converted into a database and stored in the compressed voice file database 80.

At this time, in the database of the voice message, the voice message storage terminal unit 10 converts the voice of the analog state input through the microphone into a voice file (.WAV) by the sound card 11 and sends it to the server 60. The server 60 compresses the voice file by a built-in Internet phone program, and the compressed voice file is given an identification code corresponding to a search word input by the identification coder 70. Then, it is stored in the compressed voice file database (80).

The search word is stored in the search word storage unit 100 and is searched by the search engine 90 upon request of the voice message checker terminal unit 30. The search engine 90 is a module used when searching for a compressed voice file. The search engine 90 searches for a search word input by the voice message checker through the terminal unit 30 and searches the position information of the compressed voice file corresponding to the search word. It is provided to the server 60.

Therefore, the server 60 receives the information of the search engine 90 and decompresses the compressed voice file stored in the compressed voice file database 80 to the voice message checker terminal unit 30 to transmit the voice file in the voice file state. The voice message confirmer can listen to the voice message of the voice message store through the speaker of the terminal unit 30.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an implementation of a voice mailbox on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention. The present invention provides a voice message input step of a voice message store, a database of voice messages, and a voice message confirmer's voice. The message selection step takes place.

That is, a voice message store that wants to store a voice message in a voice mail box on the Internet is operated by the present invention through the Internet network 50 using its voice message store terminal 10, that is, a voice mailbox management server ( 60). (Step 100)

Accordingly, the voice message storage user first inputs a search word according to the instruction of the server 60 which is activated by the web browser (step 110).

The search word is composed of letters, symbols, numbers, and the like, and it is preferable to use a word that symbolically expresses the meaning of the voice message to be stored by the store or a symbolic word that symbolizes the entire voice message. This is because it facilitates the search of the voice message identifiers, so that the desired information, that is, the voice message can be found quickly and easily.

However, the search word is not necessarily made of a word having a meaning as long as the voice message can be easily found, and letters, symbols, numbers, or a mixture thereof may be arbitrarily combined according to the needs of the voice message store. .

It is possible to input only one search word, but it is more preferable to input a plurality of words in order to satisfy the desire of the store user who wants his voice message to be selected by more voice message confirmers.

As such, the voice message storage user who inputs a specific search word inputs the voice message through the microphone 12 again as required by the server 60 (step 120).

The voice message is converted into a voice file by the sound card 11 and input into the server 60, which is compressed by an Internet phone program embedded in the server 60 (step 130).

The server 60 assigns an identification code corresponding to a search word previously input by the identification encoding unit 70 before storing the input compressed voice file in the database 80, and then stores it in the database 80. (Step 140)

The voice message checker who wants to select and confirm the voice message of the store sent to the unspecified number of people then manages the voice mail box operated by the present invention through the Internet network 50 using his voice message checker terminal unit 30. Access to the server 60 (step 150).

Next, the voice message checker inputs a search word corresponding to the voice message to be searched according to the server 60's instruction (step 160).

Next, the server 60 checks whether the same word as the search word is stored in the search word storage unit 100 using the search engine 90 (step 170), and the search engine 90 searches. If the same search word exists by comparing the word stored in the word storage unit 100 with the input search word, the server 60 provides the location information of the compressed voice file corresponding to the search word to the server 60 (step 180).

Accordingly, the server 60 retrieves the compressed voice file corresponding to the search word from the voice message database 80 in which the compressed voice file is stored, decompresses the compressed voice file, and converts it into a voice file (step 190). It transmits to the identifier terminal unit 2 and outputs the voice message of the reservoir through the speaker 3 as voice. (200 steps)

If the same word as the search word input by the voice message confirmer is not searched in step 170, the feedback is fed back to step 180 so that a new search word can be input again.

In addition, the present invention can be stored in the voice mailbox on the Internet by storing a voice message in the database even by a regular phone, not the Internet phone, and also in the Internet to allow the identifier to selectively receive the voice message by the search word Voicemail can be implemented.

This will be described from the steps for storing the voice message by voice mail on the voice mailbox on the Internet.

First, a voice message store that wants to send a voice message to an unspecified number of people is connected to the Internet network 50 through an ARS 21 having a tone encoder 21a using a general telephone 20 and operated by the present invention method. The voicemail management server 60 is connected to.

Next, the server 60 sequentially requests to input a search word and a voice message, and the ARS 21 instructs the user by voice.

Therefore, the user enters a search word first according to the instructions of the ARS 21. Since direct text input of the search word through the general telephone 20 is very difficult and cumbersome, the user presets or commits according to the instructions of the ARS 21. It is desirable to choose from several words, or replace them with a combination of numbers.

In this case, since the input of the search word is made through a general telephone, the tone or pulse of the number or symbol on the telephone plate coming through the general telephone line cannot be recognized by the server 60, and thus the tone built into the ARS 21 or the server 60 is used. The encoders 21a and 41a should be converted into a number or symbol input signal that can be recognized by the server 60.

When the next storage user inputs the voice message, the voice message, that is, the voice signal (analog signal) is converted into ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) data by the ARS 21 and transmitted to the server 60. ADPCM data is compressed by the server 60 and then stored in the compressed voice file database 80 through an identification encoding process in which an identification code corresponding to a search word previously input by the identification encoding unit 70 is assigned. .

On the contrary, the steps of checking the voice message stored in the voicemail box on the Internet by a general telephone will be described.

First, the voice message checker who wants to check his or her desired voice message is connected to the voice mailbox management server 60 through the ARS 21 having the tone encoder 21a using the general telephone 20, and the checker The server 60 enters a search word as required. This is, of course, voiced by the ARS 21 to the user.

Therefore, the user inputs a search word as directed by the ARS 21. The input of the search word exemplifies some words that are preset or contracted, among which the words in which the ARS 21 selects are selected sequentially or If you are asked to search by a combination of numbers, you will enter the combined number.

Next, the server 60 checks whether the same word as the input search word is stored in the search word storage unit 100 using the search engine 90. If the same search word exists, the server 60 compresses the search word. The voice file is retrieved from the database 80 and transmitted to the checker's voice message checker terminal unit 30 to output the store's voice message through the speaker 32 as voice. At this time, the output of the voice message is reversed to the input process of the voice message.

Example 1

An example that can be most commonly used among the embodiments of the present invention will be exemplified below.

For example, suppose a voice message store wants to promote a voice message to an unspecified number of people, "I want to sell used TVs made by Samsung at a price of 500,000 won. Please call my mobile number 016-603-9190." At this time, the voice message store is connected to the server 60 of the present invention and selects a word that can most well express the message according to the server 60's instructions, and inputs it as a search word on the keyboard.

Usually, the words "Samsung and used TV, sale" will be selected as a word for searching for the stored message, and when the user determines the search word, the storage user inputs the words sequentially and the next voice message.

Accordingly, the server 60 assigns an input code corresponding to the word "Samsung" to the input voice message (already converted into a file or compressed file), and also identifies an ID code corresponding to "used TV". And an identification code corresponding to the word " trade. &Quot;

Therefore, since the voice message is stored in the database 80 in match with the three words, the voice message identifier has a value as databased information that can be searched at any time when only one of the three words is input.

Of course, the store may enter more search words.

In the case of the general telephone 20, since it is difficult to directly enter the search word in a text state as described above, the search word is selected according to the instruction of the ARS 21.

For example, ARS 21 asks you to enter a search word with the prompt "Please press 1 for sales and 2 for promotion". When the store selects 1, press "Manufacturer" again. , Samsung will ask for 1, Elge 2, Daewoo 3, and if the store selects 1, enter the item name you want to buy again, Used TV 1, New TV 2 " Therefore, when the store selects the search word input while selecting No. 1, the ARS 21 determines that the search word input step has been completed, and proceeds to the voice message input step.

Therefore, when a storage user inputs a voice message at the request of the ARS 21, each identification code corresponding to the words previously inputted, as in the case of inputting a keyboard and a text into the input voice message (file type), And then store it in the database (80).

Next, the voice message checker who wants to select a necessary voice message from among the stored voice messages is connected to the server 60 of the present invention, and inputs a word that best expresses the voice message he wants to find according to the server 60's instruction. Done.

That is, if the voice message checker wants to buy a used TV made by Samsung, the user may enter the word "Samsung", the word "used TV", or the word "Buy".

Therefore, when a voice message corresponding to any one of the input words exists in the database 80, the verifier can receive and view the voice message. Of course, since the general telephone cannot directly enter a word, the search word is selected according to the instruction of the ARS 21.

For example, the ARS 21 asks the verifier, "Please press 1 for every purchase and 2 for an advertisement." If the store selects 1, the ARS 21 informs the number of all voice messages that match the words for sale. , Ask if you want to check all or the manufacturer, and then ask for "1 for Samsung, 2 for Ledge, 3 for Daewoo" for the manufacturer confirmation. You will be asked to confirm, and if not, you will be asked again, "Please enter the name of the item you want to buy, number 1 for used TV, number 2 for new TV". Therefore, the verifier can finally select the required voice message, and the selected voice message is output through the verifier terminal or the general telephone by the server 60, so that the verifier can confirm the voice message of the store.

As described above, the present invention enables the implementation of voicemail on the Internet, which is a database of the voice message of the store, so that the voice message, which is merely a communication of a doctor, can be databased and searched with a search word. In this case, the voice message checker who had no choice but to confirm the voice message in the conventional passive position has the effect of selecting the voice message according to the present invention and selecting and listening to his will.

In addition, the present invention enables the storage and verification of voice messages on a voice mail implemented on the Internet, not on an Internet phone, but also on a regular phone. It is a very useful invention that can be used as information.

Claims (6)

In the apparatus for implementing a voice mailbox on the Internet, the voice message store terminal unit 10, the voice message checker terminal unit 30, the voice message store terminal unit 10 and the voice message checker terminal unit 30 Is connected to the Internet network 50, the voice mailbox management server 60 connected to the Internet network 50, and the identification coder 70 for giving an identification code corresponding to the search word to the compressed voice file to be stored And a search engine 90 for searching the compressed voice file database 80 for storing the compressed voice file, searching the input search word, and providing the server with location information of the compressed voice file corresponding to the search word. Voice search system on the Internet for information on the voice message, characterized in that consists of a search word storage unit for storing the search word (100). According to claim 1, wherein the voice message storage terminal unit 10 and the voice message identifier terminal unit 30, the sound card (11,31) and the speaker and microphone (12,32) connected to the sound card (11,31) Apparatus for implementing voicemail on the Internet for informational voice message characterized in that it is provided. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice message store terminal unit 10 and the voice message identifier terminal unit 30 are replaced with an ARS 21 having a general telephone 20 and a tone encoder 21a. An apparatus for implementing a voicemail box on the Internet for informing a voice message. How to implement voicemail on the Internet The voice message store is connected to the voice mailbox management server 60 through the Internet network 50 by a general telephone 20 connected to the voice message store terminal 10 or ARS 21, and the voice message storage Inputting a search word and a voice email according to the self-server 60, converting the voice message into a compressed voice file and compressing the compressed voice file, and inputting the compressed voice file by the identification encoding unit 70. The voice message checker to be stored in the compressed voice file database 80 in a state of receiving an identification code corresponding to the search word input in advance, and to select and confirm the voice message of the voice message store, the voice message checker terminal unit (30) or accessing the voice mailbox management server (60) through the Internet network (50) connected to the general telephone (20) connected to the ARS (21), and the voice message confirmer is instructed by the server (60). Inputting a search word corresponding to a voice message to be searched for; and when the search word is input, the server 60 inputs the same word as the search word input using the search engine 90 to the search word storage unit 100. Checking whether it is stored, and comparing the word stored in the search word storage unit 100 with the input search word, and if the same search word exists, the position information of the compressed voice file corresponding to the search word is stored in the server 60. In the providing step, the server 60 retrieves the compressed voice file corresponding to the search word from the compressed voice file database 80 in which the compressed voice file is stored, and the voice message checker terminal unit 30 or the ARS 21. Implementing voicemail on the Internet for information on the voice message, characterized in that it comprises the step of transmitting to the general telephone (20) connected to the voice output through the speaker . The method of claim 4, further comprising: feeding back a search word input step so that a new search word can be inputted again if the same word as the search word input by the voice message confirmer is not found in the search word input step. Voicemail implementation method on the Internet for the purpose of informatizing voice messages, characterized in that. In the search word input step of claim 4 or 5, the input of the search word using the general telephone 20 connected to the ARS 21 selects the words that have been previously promised or entered according to the instruction of the ARS 21, or Implementing a combination of numbers, voice mail implementation method on the Internet for the information to the voice message characterized in that consisting of.