KR20030010175A - Voice information equipment and method of sender number and name before receive. - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A voice informing device for a caller ID(number) and a name(character) before receiving is provided to convert a number and a name of a caller into a voice, and to transmit information to a user through a speaker, thereby receiving the information without seeing an LCD and enabling a user with poor eyesight to receive the information. CONSTITUTION: A caller ID receiver(1) receives a caller ID. A caller ID output unit(2) outputs the caller ID. A stored name output unit(3) reads a name stored in a terminal and corresponding to the caller ID, and outputs the read name. A storage device(4) stores the caller ID and the name. A number recognizer(6) recognizes an outputted number. A character recognizer(7) recognizes a character. A voice converter(8) converts the recognized number and the character into a voice. A replay device(9) announces the voice as many as the number of set times. A voice announcing device(10) outputs the caller ID and the name with an announcement. A setup control device(5) supplies a setup service, and recognizes a set state, controlling the number recognizer(6), the character recognizer(7), the voice converter(8), and the replay device(9).

Description

Voice information equipment and method of sender number and name before receive.}

Caller ID receiver for receiving caller ID transmitted through radio waves, Caller ID (number) output device, Device that recognizes caller's number (number), Caller's name (character) stored and called out, Called up Calls are made through a device consisting of a character recognition device that recognizes a name (character), a voice conversion device, a voice guidance device, a replay device, a device that stores numbers and names, and a setting control device that operates according to the user's settings. The present invention relates to a device and a method for informing a user before reception, and more particularly, to a pre-reception call number (number) and name (text) notification device and a notification method for installing and using a device in a wired or wireless telephone or a mobile phone. .

With the development of wired / wireless communication technology, the use of wired / wireless telephones and mobile phones is increasing rapidly, and technology for providing better services to users continues to be developed. Conventional wired / wireless telephones or cellular phones use a technology for transmitting a received signal to a user through a bell or vibration in a wired / wireless telephone or mobile phone itself.

However, due to environmental requirements (such as a noisy environment or a quiet situation) or the user's own situation (active behavior, risk of checking the calling party number while driving), an incoming signal such as a bell or vibration is detected. In many cases, they can't or see damage. In this case, a technology for solving this problem has been developed using earphones. As a result, the technology to improve the conditions of disturbing the reception signal by giving the earphone a bell or vibration function. However, even these techniques cannot verify the user's number (number) or name (text) before receiving. It is only used as a method of transmitting a received signal, which can only visually check the liquid crystal of a wired / wireless telephone or a mobile phone. In addition, by checking the calling number and name visually while driving, the risk of an accident is further increased, and it does not solve the inconvenience for the visually impaired. Therefore, there is a need for an apparatus and method for notifying a user of a caller's number (number) and name (character) by voice before receiving the signal. This apparatus and method seeks to address these shortcomings.

It is an ultimate object of the present invention to provide a user with an apparatus and method for transmitting the caller's number (number) and name (letter) to the user by voice prior to reception.

To achieve this purpose, the calling party's number (number) is received by the mobile phone via wired or wireless radio to a wired or wireless telephone or mobile phone, the calling party number receiving device, the calling party number output device, and the calling party's number (number). A number recognition device that recognizes the device, a device for calling out and storing the stored caller's name (character), a device that recognizes the output name (character), and the number recognized by the number recognition device to speech A voice converter for converting a character recognized by a text recognition device into a voice, and a voice guidance for guiding the converted voice ("caller number and name is Hong Gil-dong ***-****"). The notification device comprises a device, a replay device for repeating voice guidance, a device for storing numbers and names, and a setting control device for operating in accordance with the user's setting.

In addition, the caller number (number), name (characters) notification method according to the present invention is a process of receiving a caller number (number) received from the mobile phone through a wired or wireless radio to the wired or wireless telephone or mobile phone, The process of checking whether the user is set, making the call automatically ring or vibrate when not set, recognizing the caller's number (number) according to the setting, and storing the stored caller's name (text). Process of calling up and outputting), recognizing the output name (character), converting the number recognized by the number recognition device into voice, converting the character recognized by the character recognition device into voice, , The voice guidance process of guiding the converted voice ("caller number and name is Hong Gil-dong ***-****"), the replay process of repeating the voice guidance, and storing the number and name. Notification being a process of setting control operation in accordance with whether or not the process, the user's setting and the configuration of the method.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a caller ID (number) and name (character) voice notification device according to the present invention.

2 is a flow block diagram of a caller ID (number) and name (character) voice notification method according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a caller ID notification device according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the configuration of the present invention calls out a name stored in a caller ID receiver 1 for receiving a caller number, a caller ID output device 2 for outputting a caller ID, and a terminal corresponding to the caller ID. A storage name output device 3 for outputting, a storage device 4 for storing the output call number and name, a pair recognition device 6 for recognizing the outputted number according to the setting state, and a character according to the setting state A character recognition device 7 for converting a voice, a voice converter 8 for converting recognized numbers and characters according to a setting state, a replay device 9 for voice guidance a number of times set by a user, and voice conversion Voice guidance device 10 for outputting the caller's number and name together with the announcement, providing a setting service to the user, recognizes the setting state, depending on the setting state, the number recognition device 6, the character recognition device (7), the setting control apparatus 5 which controls the audio | voice conversion apparatus 8 and the replay apparatus 9 is comprised.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a calling number name notification method according to the present invention. The calling party number receiving apparatus 1 installed in the wired / wireless telephone or the mobile phone receives the calling party number (S10). The caller ID and name are output by the next caller ID output device (2) and the stored name output device (3) which outputs the stored name corresponding to the caller ID. The output device does not output (S11). Once output the number and name is stored by the storage device (4) (S12). In addition, the caller ID and name are output, and at the same time, the setting control apparatus 5 recognizes whether the user is set or not (S13). If the caller ID and name did not set the voice notification service is automatically switched to the ring or vibration, which is a general reception signal (S14). If the user's setting is the voice notification service setting, the number and name outputted by the number recognition device 6 and the character recognition device 7 recognizing the outputted number and name are recognized (S15). Numbers and letters convert the numbers and letters recognized by the voice conversion device 8 to the voice (S16), the converted voice is output through the speaker along with the voice announcement by the voice guidance device 10 (S17), the number of times of output is replayed by the replay apparatus as many times as set by the setting control apparatus 5 (S18). Due to this action, the number and name of the caller are spoken as many times as the number of the caller through the speaker of the wired / wireless phone or the mobile phone. When the user receives the call within the set number of times, the call is connected (S19). After the call is terminated, the user is automatically terminated when the announcement is exceeded by the set number of times due to the circumstances do not receive (S20). In this case, even if the reception was not possible, the caller's number and name are stored by the storage device 4, so that the caller's number and name can be confirmed later. . .

The present invention converts the caller's number and name into voice and transmits it to the user through a speaker, thereby replacing the ring or vibration, which is a method of transmitting a received signal according to the prior art, and at the same time, the caller's number (number) and name (letter). This allows users to check the caller's number (number) and name (character) that are already in common use, and to decide whether or not to receive the sound at the distance where the speaker sound can be heard depending on the user's setting without looking at the LCD. It can be delivered without wearing glasses by the user who has poor eyesight, and it can be useful for the elderly who have low vision. It has the effect that you can check and receive through the speaker without a caller's number It can be identified through the speakers without having to check the time it can reduce the risk of an accident while driving, have the effect of granting the benefit of that useful skill for the visually impaired

Claims (4)

Caller ID and Name Voice Notification Device and Method before Reception The method of claim 1 A caller ID receiver 1 for receiving a caller ID; A call number output device (2) for outputting a call number; A storage name output device (3) for recalling and storing a stored name corresponding to the calling number; Storage device (4) for storing the output call number and name and A number recognition device 6 for recognizing the number outputted according to the setting state, A character recognition device 7 that recognizes characters according to the setting state, A voice converter 8 for converting recognized numbers and characters into voice according to the setting state, and a replay device 9 for voice guidance as many times as set by the user; A voice guidance device 10 for outputting the voice-converted caller number and name together with the announcement; A setting control device 5 for providing a setting service to a user, recognizing a setting state, and controlling a number recognition device 6, a character recognition device 7, a speech conversion device 8, and a replay device 9 according to the setting state. ) The method of claim 1 The process of receiving the caller's number (number) received from the mobile phone through wired or wireless radio to the wired / wireless telephone or mobile phone; Check the user's settings, The process of automatically dialing the bell or vibration when not set, Recognizing the caller's number (number) depending on whether Calling out the stored caller's name (character) and printing it; Recognizing the printed name (character), Converting the number recognized by the number recognition device into speech; Converting a text recognized by the text recognition device into a voice; The voice guidance process of guiding the converted voice ("caller number, name is Hong Gil-dong, ***-****"), Replay process to repeat voice guidance, The automatic shutdown when the set number of times is exceeded, Storing the number and name, Setting control process to operate according to user's setting The method of claim 2 All devices of claim 2 include devices installed on wired / wireless telephones and mobile phones and on all wired and wireless communication devices capable of receiving caller's telephone numbers and names. The caller ID receiver of claim 2, wherein the caller ID receiver receives both a caller number signal through a wire and a caller number signal through a wireless device.