KR20030073408A - Method for serving a robot mailing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for a robot mail service is provided to convert a text mail on a web into a voice and transmit the voice to a corresponding receiver using a robot capable of outputting a voice and expressing an operation. CONSTITUTION: The first client terminal judges whether a mail is prepared from a client(S200). If the mail is prepared, the first client terminal converts a text into a voice(S202). The first client terminal judges whether the client requests to transmit the mail. The first client terminal transmits the converted voice message information to a server through the Internet(S204). The voice mail information is recorded in a mail DB. The server checks client information including a name, a mail address, and mail contents. The server transmits the voice message to the second client terminal(S206). The second client terminal compresses the voice message as data adapted to the second client robot. The second client terminal judges whether the current second client robot is active(S208). The second client terminal transmits the compressed voice message to a receipt client robot(S210). If the client robot requests to confirm the received mail(S212), a predetermined voice message is transmitted(S214).

Description

Robot mail service method {METHOD FOR SERVING A ROBOT MAILING}

The present invention relates to a mail service related technology, and more particularly, to a robot mail service method capable of outputting a voice content in a text form by using a robot connected to a terminal.

The general mail service commonly used on the Internet is implemented only in a text format, and additionally, a service using a character is partially provided.

Therefore, more various mail service technologies are desired.

The present invention has been made in accordance with the above-described requirements, by using a robot capable of voice output, motion expression, etc. by converting the text mail on the web to the recipient to deliver the voice, to provide a more friendly mailing service to the client The purpose of the service provider is to provide a robot mail service method that guarantees high profitability according to robot demand.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving this object, the Internet is connected to a transmitting client terminal equipped with a TTS engine capable of converting text information into voice information, and a robot capable of voice output and emotion / motion expression CLAIMS 1. A robot mail service method in a network, comprising: determining whether a predetermined mail is created from an arbitrary client; As a result of the determination, converting the mail information in the text form, which has been completed, into a voice when a predetermined mail is created; Determining whether a mail transmission is requested from any client, and if the mail transmission is requested, transmitting the converted voice message information to a server through the Internet network; Transmitting a voice message from a server to a receiving client terminal; Compressing the voice message at the receiving client terminal and determining whether the receiving client robot is active; If the receiving client robot is active, transmitting the compressed voice message to the receiving client robot; And determining whether a mail confirmation from the user for the receiving client robot is requested, and if a mail confirmation is requested, transmitting a predetermined voice message.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a robot mail service server equipped with a TTS engine capable of converting text information into voice information, and an internet network connected to a robot capable of voice output and emotion / motion expression CLAIMS 1. A robot mail service method, comprising: determining whether a predetermined mail is created by a sending client terminal; As a result of the determination, when the predetermined mail is created, transmitting the mail information in text format to the robot mail service server, and converting and storing the transmitted text information mail in voice; Checking, at the robot mail service server, information on the sender / receiver side including the name, mail address, mail content, and the like, and transmitting a voice message to the receiver side client terminal; Compressing the voice message at the receiving client terminal into data suitable for the receiving client robot; Determining whether the receiving client robot is active, and if the receiving client robot is active, transmitting a compressed voice message from the receiving client terminal to the receiving client robot; And determining whether a mail confirmation from the user for the receiving client robot is requested, and if a mail confirmation is requested, transmitting a predetermined voice message.

According to another embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention, the Internet is connected to a receiving client terminal equipped with a TTS engine capable of converting text information into voice information, and a robot capable of voice output and emotion / motion expression CLAIMS 1. A robot mail service method in a network, comprising: determining whether a predetermined mail is created at a sending client terminal, and transmitting mail information in input text format to a robot mail service server when the predetermined mail is created; Transmitting the mail information from a robot mail service server to a receiving client terminal; Converting and compressing mail information into a voice message at a receiving client terminal; Determining whether the receiving client robot is active, and if the receiving client robot is active, transmitting a compressed voice message from the receiving client terminal to the receiving client robot; And determining whether a mail confirmation from the user for the receiving client robot is requested, and if a mail confirmation is requested, transmitting a predetermined voice message.

1 is a system configuration diagram for performing a robot mail service method according to the present invention;

2 is a robot mail service method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is a service flow diagram when a TTS (Text To Speech) engine is mounted on a transmitting client terminal;

3 is a robot mail service method according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is a service flowchart when a TTS engine is mounted on a server side;

Figure 4 is a robot mail service method according to another embodiment of the present invention, the service flow diagram when the TTS engine is mounted on the receiving client terminal.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: first (sending side) client robot

102: first (sending side) client terminal

104: second (receiving side) client terminal

106: second (receiving side) client robot

200: Internet

300: robot mail service server

302: mail DB

304: Client Information DB

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

Prior to the description, the mail service robot according to the present invention is connected to the client-side terminal by wire or wirelessly, and outputs a voice message of a predetermined type in response to information provided from the terminal, for example, voice information, emotion and motion information, or the like. Some form of motion representation is possible.

In addition, a technology for converting mail information in text format, which is a key point of the present invention, to voice information may be implemented by mounting a text-to-speech (TTS) engine on a client-side terminal or a server. Those skilled in the art will readily understand, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, although the client-side terminal and the robot connected to the terminal are divided into a transmitting side or a receiving side for convenience of description, each terminal may simultaneously transmit and receive as necessary, and this fact is readily available to those skilled in the art. You will know.

1 is a system configuration diagram for implementing the robot mail service method according to the present invention, the first client robot 100, the first client terminal 102, the second client terminal 104, the second client robot 106 ), The Internet 200, the server 300, the mail DB 302 and the client information DB 304, respectively.

As shown, a first client terminal connected to the first client robot 100, for example, a transmitting client terminal 102, is a terminal capable of voice and data communication connected to the Internet 200 (for example, a notebook computer). , A desktop, etc.), by connecting to a server 300 to be described later to transmit mail information in text format or voice mail information converted into voice, thereby providing a robot mail service (that is, a robot Through a service for expressing text by voice and motion).

In addition, a second client terminal connected to the second client robot 106, for example, the receiving client terminal 104 may be converted into mail information or voice in text format provided from the server 300 via the Internet 200. By receiving the voice mail information, it is possible to receive a robot mail service using the Internet 200. The rest of the configuration of the second client terminal 104 is the same as the first client terminal 102 described above.

In the configuration of FIG. 1, for convenience of description, the first and second client terminals 102 and 104 are represented as two terminals, but a plurality of terminals may be implemented according to the number of accessors. Those skilled in the art will readily know.

The server according to the present invention, that is, the robot mail service server 300 stores text or voice mail information provided from the first client terminal 102 in the mail DB 302, or converts mail information in text format into voice. And it performs a function to service the overall robot mailing to provide the text or voice mail information requested by the first client terminal 102 to the second client terminal (104).

At this time, the robot mail service server 300 is provided with a plurality of client information DB (304) together with the mail DB 302, and periodically checks a plurality of client mailboxes, the text or voice mail information requested to be transmitted Can be provided to the client in real time. That is, the robot mail service server 300 according to the present invention is provided with a mail agent function and a messenger function.

Hereinafter, the robot mail service process according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention together with the above-described configuration will be described in more detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 to 4.

First, FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a robot mail service method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is a service flowchart when the TTS engine is mounted on the first (sending side) client terminal 102.

As shown in Fig. 2, in step S200, the first client terminal 102 determines whether a predetermined mail is created from an arbitrary client.

As a result of the determination in step S200, when a predetermined mail is created, the first client terminal 102 proceeds to step S202 and converts the mail information in the input text format into voice.

After the mail information in text format input by the client is converted into voice information, the first client terminal 102 determines whether the mail transmission is requested from the client, and if the mail transmission is requested, the process proceeds to step S204. The converted voice message information is transmitted to the server 300 through the Internet 200. At this time, the client information, that is, the sender / receiver side client information is included together with the mail information and transmitted.

The voice mail information transmitted to the server 300 is temporarily recorded in the mail DB 302, and then proceeds to step S206.

In step S206, the server 300 checks the transmission / reception side client information including the name, mail address, mail content, and the like, and transmits the voice message to the second client terminal 104.

The second client terminal 104 compresses this voice message into data suitable for the second (receiving side) client robot 106. That is, general voice data occupies a relatively large capacity, so that the robot compresses the data into a size that can be received and processed.

In operation S208, the second client terminal 104 determines whether the second client robot 106 is currently active. That is, it is determined whether the compressed voice message can be received.

As a result of the determination in step S208, if the second client robot 106 is currently active, the second client terminal 104 proceeds to step S210 to transmit a compressed voice message to the receiving client robot 106. do.

Thereafter, in step S212, it is determined whether the mail confirmation from the user for the receiving client robot 106 is requested, and if the mail confirmation is requested, the flow advances to step S214 to transmit a predetermined voice message. At this time, the present invention is characterized in that the robot emotion expression and operation scenarios in parallel with the voice message.

3 is a view for explaining a robot mail service method according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is a service flowchart when a TTS engine is mounted on the robot mail service server 300 side.

As shown in Fig. 3, in step S300, the first client terminal 102 determines whether a predetermined mail is created from an arbitrary client.

As a result of the determination in step S300, when the predetermined mail is created, the first client terminal 102 proceeds to step S302 and transmits the mail in the text format to the robot mail service server 300. At this time, the client information, that is, the sender / receiver side client information is included together with the mail information and transmitted.

In step S304, the robot mail service server 300 converts the transmitted mail information in voice form into voice, and stores the voice converted mail information in the mail DB 302.

In step S306, the robot mail service server 300 checks the transmission / reception side client information including the name, mail address, mail content, and the like, and transmits a voice message to the second client terminal 104.

The second client terminal 104 compresses this voice message into data suitable for the second (receiving side) client robot 106. That is, general voice data occupies a relatively large capacity, so that the robot compresses the data into a size that can be received and processed.

In operation S308, the second client terminal 104 determines whether the second client robot 106 is currently active. That is, it is determined whether the compressed voice message can be received.

As a result of the determination in step S308, if the second client robot 106 is currently active, the second client terminal 104 proceeds to step S310 to transmit a compressed voice message to the receiving client robot 106. do.

Thereafter, in step S312, it is determined whether the mail confirmation from the user for the receiving client robot 106 is requested, and if the mail confirmation is requested, the flow advances to step S314 to transmit a predetermined voice message. At this time, in the present embodiment, as in FIG. 2, the robot emotion expression and operation scenario are also parallel with the voice message.

4 is a view for explaining a robot mail service method according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is a service flowchart when the TTS engine is mounted on the second (receiving side) client terminal 104.

As shown in Fig. 4, in step S400, the first client terminal 102 determines whether a predetermined mail is created from any client.

As a result of the determination in step S400, when the predetermined mail is created, the first client terminal 102 proceeds to step S402 and transmits the mail information in the text format that has been input to the robot mail service server 300. At this time, the client information, that is, the sender / receiver side client information is included together with the mail information and transmitted.

This mail information is temporarily stored in the mail DB 302 connected to the robot mail service server 300 (S404).

Thereafter, in step S406, the server 300 checks the transmission / reception side client information including the name, mail address, mail content, and the like, and transmits the mail information to the second client terminal 104.

In step S408, the second client terminal 104 converts this mail information into a voice message corresponding thereto, and compresses the voice message into data suitable for the second (receiving side) client robot 106. That is, general voice data occupies a relatively large capacity, so that the robot compresses the data into a size that can be received and processed.

In operation S410, the second client terminal 104 determines whether the second client robot 106 is currently active. That is, it is determined whether the compressed voice message can be received.

As a result of the determination in step S410, if the second client robot 106 is currently active, the second client terminal 104 proceeds to step S412 and transmits the compressed voice message to the receiving client robot 106. do.

Thereafter, in step S414, it is determined whether the mail confirmation from the user for the receiving client robot 106 is requested, and if the mail confirmation is requested, the flow advances to step S416 to transmit a predetermined voice message. At this time, in the present embodiment, as well as the voice message, the robot emotion expression and operation scenarios are also parallel.

As mentioned above, although this invention was concretely demonstrated based on the Example, this invention is not limited to this Example, Of course, various changes are possible within the range which does not deviate from the summary.

Therefore, the present invention can provide a more friendly mailing service to the client and guarantee a high profitability according to the robot demand to the service provider.

Claims (6)

In a robot mail service method in an internet network connected to a transmitting client terminal equipped with a TTS (Text To Speech) engine capable of converting text information into voice information, and a robot capable of voice output and emotion / motion expression, Determining whether a predetermined mail is created from any client; As a result of the determination, when a predetermined mail is created, converting the mail information in the completed text format into voice; Determining whether a mail transmission is requested from an arbitrary client, and if the mail transmission is requested, transmitting the converted voice message information to a server through the Internet network; Transmitting the voice message from the server to a receiving client terminal; Compressing the voice message at the receiving client terminal and determining whether the receiving client robot is active; Transmitting the compressed voice message to the receiving client robot if the receiving client robot is active as a result of the determination; And determining whether an e-mail confirmation from the user for the receiving client robot is requested, and transmitting a predetermined voice message when the e-mail confirmation is requested. The method of claim 1, The method is a robot mail service method characterized in that the parallel expression of the robot emotion and operation scenarios. In the robot mail service method in the Internet network connected with a robot mail service server equipped with a TTS engine that can convert text information into voice information, and a robot capable of voice output and emotion / motion expression, Determining whether a predetermined mail is written to the sending client terminal; As a result of the determination, when a predetermined mail is prepared, transmitting mail information in text format to the robot mail service server, and converting and storing the transmitted text format mail information into voice; Checking, by the robot mail service server, information on the sending / receiving client including the name, the mail address, the contents of the mail, and transmitting the voice message to a receiving client terminal; Compressing the voice message into data suitable for a receiving client robot at the receiving client terminal; Determining whether the receiving client robot is active, and if the receiving client robot is active, transmitting a compressed voice message from the receiving client terminal to the receiving client robot; And determining whether an e-mail confirmation from the user for the receiving client robot is requested, and transmitting a predetermined voice message when the e-mail confirmation is requested. The method of claim 3, wherein The method is a robot mail service method characterized in that the parallel expression of the robot emotion and operation scenarios. In a robot mail service method in an internet network connected to a receiving client terminal equipped with a TTS engine capable of converting text information into voice information, and a robot capable of voice output and emotion / motion expression, Determining whether a predetermined mail is created at the sending client terminal, and when the predetermined mail is created, transmitting the mail information in a text form, which has been input, to the robot mail service server; Transmitting the mail information from the robot mail service server to the receiving client terminal; Converting and compressing the mail information into a voice message at the receiving client terminal; Determining whether a receiving client robot is active, and if the receiving client robot is active, transmitting a compressed voice message from the receiving client terminal to the receiving client robot; And determining whether an e-mail confirmation from the user for the receiving client robot is requested, and transmitting a predetermined voice message when the e-mail confirmation is requested. The method of claim 5, The method is a robot mail service method characterized in that the parallel expression of the robot emotion and operation scenarios.