KR200400277Y1 - Portable apparatus for translation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a memory for storing an interpreter program for performing an interpreter service and data necessary for executing the interpreter program, a key input unit for inputting key data for executing the interpreter program, and screen information according to the execution of the interpreter program. Proceeds by executing the interpreter program, a display unit for displaying a microphone, a microphone for receiving a voice in a first language to be interpreted, a speaker for reproducing a voice in a second language interpreted, a mobile phone connection unit for connecting a mobile phone, and executing an interpreter program. Each procedure is carried out, and the telephone number selected by the key input unit is called through the cellular phone connected to the cellular phone connection unit. When the interpreter terminal corresponding to the telephone number is connected, the voice of the first language is transmitted to the interpreter terminal. And a control unit for outputting a second language voice received from an interpreter terminal through a speaker. It provides a portable terminal device for interpreting hereinafter.

According to the present invention, the interpreter service can be performed by interworking with a mobile phone using a connection cable to a portable interpreter terminal device, thereby performing a real-time interpreter service regardless of the place.

Description

Portable interpreter terminal device {PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR TRANSLATION}

The present invention relates to an interpreter service, and more particularly, to a portable interpreter terminal device capable of receiving an interpreter service through an interpreter of an interpreter call center by calling a remote interpreter call center for a call with a foreigner.

In general, many fields such as politics, society, and culture are naturally open to the world in the rapid development of information and communication technology and continuous economic opening. In line with these changes, domestic companies are actively entering overseas markets, and domestic companies are also becoming increasingly frequent, and the importance of accurate communication between domestic companies and overseas companies is increasing day by day.

In particular, as the host country of the World Cup, the number of foreign visitors to Korea has been increasing steadily as the years go by. Therefore, accurate communication between domestic companies and foreign companies and foreigners who visit Korea should be trained in interpreters who speak languages of the world.

However, in order to cultivate a good quality interpreter, it was necessary to establish a number of specialized institutions, which required a lot of time and cost. In particular, when SMEs in Korea buy or sell goods in consultation with foreign buyers, they have a relatively high cost and have to be accompanied by an interpreter at all times.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable interpretation terminal device that can provide a convenient interpretation service to talkers using different languages in conjunction with a mobile phone.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a memory for storing an interpreter program for performing an interpreter service and data necessary for executing the interpreter program, a key input unit for inputting key data for executing the interpreter program; A display unit for displaying screen information according to the execution of the interpreter program, a microphone for receiving a voice in a first language to be interpreted, a speaker for reproducing a voice in a second language interpreted, a mobile phone for connecting a mobile phone Conducts a guide for each procedure proceeded by the execution of the interpreter program by executing the interpreter program, calling the telephone number selected by the key input unit through the cellular phone connected to the cellular phone connection unit, and the phone number. When the interpreter terminal corresponding to the voice of the first language is interpreted Transmitted to the end, and provides a portable terminal device for interpreting a control unit for outputting sound of the second language is received from the translator terminal via the speaker.

Preferably, the memory stores at least one or more telephone numbers, and each telephone number may store a telephone number for connecting an interpreter terminal for each interpretation language.

Preferably, the screen information may include screen information for selecting languages to be interpreted, screen information for selecting a phone number, and screen information for guiding a procedure of the program.

Preferably, the microphone may be two directional microphones which are arranged to be installed in opposite directions to receive each other's voices.

Preferably, the key input unit may include a direction key for adjusting a direction, at least one or more function keys, and keypads for inputting numbers or letters.

The control unit may provide a menu screen processing unit that provides screen information according to a procedure for performing an interpreter service by a program stored in the memory, and when a telephone number is selected according to the screen information displayed on the screen through the menu screen processing unit. Sending the phone number to the mobile phone and calling the phone number, and the execution of the program to perform the interpreter service to determine the current status of the current procedure to determine the current progress, the next procedure A procedure guide unit for guiding to perform, a recording execution unit for recording the conversation content at the request of the key input unit, and a management unit for checking an operation state of the portable interpreter terminal device and managing data stored in the memory; Can be.

Preferably, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention may further include an ear microphone connection unit for receiving a voice of a first language to be interpreted by inserting at least one ear microphone or reproducing a voice of a translated second language.

Hereinafter, a portable interpretation terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a portable interpretation terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a portable interpretation terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a memory 110, a key input unit 120, a display unit 130, a microphone 140, and a speaker 150. ), A cellular phone connection unit 160, a control unit 170, an ear microphone connection unit 180, and a USB port 190.

The memory 110 includes an interpreter program in which various procedures for performing an interpreter service are programmed, telephone numbers of an interpreter terminal (not shown) to provide an interpreter service, and each procedure to be performed according to the execution of the interpreter program. Various screen information to be provided through the display unit 130 is stored.

Here, the interpreter terminal may include a repeater, an office terminal, and a personal terminal which are used by interpreters who belong to an interpreter call center and perform interpretation.

Accordingly, the phone numbers stored in the memory 110 may be classified and stored for each interpreter call center, may be stored for each interpreter, and may be stored for each language to be interpreted.

For example, Korean-Japanese, Korean-English, Korean-Chinese, Korean-Russian, Korean-Spanish, Korean-Arabic, etc., the phone numbers of call centers that can provide interpretation services in each case are matched. Can be stored. In this example, although the Korean language is given, the telephone number of the call center, which can interpret not only Korean but also other foreign languages, may be stored for each language.

The key input unit 120 is a means for inputting information by a user's operation. The key input unit 120 includes a plurality of numeric keys, a menu key, and a plurality of keys for performing various functions. By inputting the respective keys by outputting the unique key data corresponding to each of the input key to the control unit 170, through the key input operation of the key input unit 120 to various menu screens for performing the interpretation service The entry and selection of the menu is made. Then, the controller 170 reads the menu screen according to the corresponding key input from the memory 110 and displays the menu screen on the display unit 130.

The key input unit 120 may have an array of key buttons provided with up, down, left, and right keys to move a cursor for inputting a user's selection signal on each menu screen displayed on the screen window of the display unit 130.

The display unit 130 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display unit 130 is controlled by the controller 170 to display an operation state of a portable interpreter terminal device or a progress of a program. That is, the display unit 130 displays the overall state and input data, etc. according to the interpretation service of the portable interpretation terminal device.

The microphone 140 is used to receive a voice of a first language to be interpreted. In general, interpreters are needed when at least two people from different languages come together to talk to each other. As a result, the portable interpreter terminal device is placed between the talkers, so that they can talk to each other. In this case, it is preferable that the microphone 140 is installed by placing two directional microphones opposite to each other in the opposite direction to the portable interpretation terminal device so as to receive only the voices of the people who talk to each other. By doing so, it is possible to effectively prevent the ambient noise from being sucked in.

On the other hand, in a place where many people gather and use the condenser microphone 140 having a strong voice suction force to effectively input the voices of various people, it may be more effective.

The speaker 150 is used to reproduce the voice of the second language received and interpreted from the interpreter call center. As the conversation takes place while the portable interpreter terminal is placed in an intermediate position of the speaker, the speaker may have placed the portable terminal device on a table, for example, in order to effectively listen to the interpreted contents reproduced through the speaker 150. It is desirable that the speaker be installed in the portable interpretation terminal so that the speaker faces upward.

The cellular phone connection unit 160 is used to connect a cellular phone with a wireless communication module. The cellular phone connection unit 160 is manufactured to be able to plug the other terminal of the connection cable 161 manufactured to be plugged into an ear microphone jack (not shown) of a mobile phone widely used in the market.

The controller 170 executes an interpreter program stored in the memory 110 to perform each procedure of the interpreter service. To this end, the control unit 170 reads the interpreter's telephone number stored in the memory 110 according to the operation signal of the key input unit 120 and calls the corresponding telephone number on the cellular phone connected to the cellular phone connection unit 160. .

When the interpreter terminal of the interpreter call center corresponding to the corresponding phone number is connected, the controller 170 transmits the voice of the first language input through the microphone 140 to the interpreter terminal through the mobile phone connected to the cellular phone connection unit 160. In addition, an interpreter service is performed by outputting the voice of the second language interpreted and received from the interpreter terminal through the speaker 150.

The controller 170 may include a menu screen processor 171, a connection processor 172, a procedure guide 173, a recording performer 174, and a manager 175.

The menu screen processing unit 171 reads the interpretation language information, the telephone number information, and the guidance information stored in the memory 110 so that the user can conveniently select the languages for each interpretation so that the user can conveniently use the interpretation service. And screen information for selecting a phone number and screen information for guiding a procedure of the program.

When the interpreter language is selected according to the interpreter language selection screen displayed on the screen through the menu screen processor 171, and the telephone number of the interpreter call center related to the interpreter language is finally selected, the access processor 172 transmits the corresponding phone number. Send the call to the phone number.

The connection processing unit 172 determines whether it is connected to the interpreter call center after attempting a call through the mobile phone, and if it is not connected, puts the mobile phone to the end of the call state, puts a rest period and then calls the corresponding phone number again. If the caller has not been connected to the interpreter call center for the set number of times, the next number is transmitted to the mobile phone and the corresponding phone number is called.

The procedure guide 173 determines the current progress of each procedure generated by executing a program for performing an interpreter service, guides the current progress, and guides the user to perform the following procedure. Perform. The procedure guide unit 173 may display the current progress state on the display unit 130 as a fixed screen position or a popup window in cooperation with the menu screen processing unit 171.

In addition, the procedure guide 173 may voice the current progress or the next procedure through the speaker 140.

The recording performing unit 174 records the conversation contents input through the microphone 140 or the ear microphone and the conversation contents reproduced through the speaker in the memory 110 at the request of the key input unit 120, or the USB port 190. Record to USB memory stick

The recording performing unit 174 may provide the display information to the display unit 130 through the menu screen processing unit 171 as the recording time or the remaining recording time while performing the recording.

The management unit 175 checks the operation state of the portable interpretation terminal device to determine whether there is an error and outputs a warning message or a warning sound through the display unit 130 or the speaker 140 when an error occurs. For example, the manager 174 may guide the remaining amount of the battery by checking the remaining amount of the battery, and may check whether the connection cable is normally plugged into the cellular phone connection unit 160.

The manager 175 may update the phone number by adding, deleting, or modifying the phone number information stored in the memory 110. When the phone number update is performed, the phone number update may be performed according to the user's input by the key input unit 120, or the phone number is updated by connecting to a computer (not shown) through the USB port 190. The edited phone number file can be downloaded and stored in the memory 110.

Then, the microphone connecting unit 180 plugs in the ear microphone and receives the voice of the first language to be interpreted through the ear microphone or reproduces the voice of the interpreted second language received from the interpreter terminal.

The use of microphones in conducting interpretation services is used to ensure that non-talkers hear the interpretations of the conversations that are being communicated between the talkers.

Therefore, the ear microphone connection unit 180 is preferably configured to be plugged into at least one ear microphone. For example, the ear microphone connection unit 180 may allow two ear microphones to be plugged in, respectively. This allows the talker to carry out a conversation by plugging the microphones one by one with the portable interpretation terminal device in between. The contents of the conversations of each talker are then transmitted to the interpreter terminal performing the interpretation through a microphone, and the interpreted content received from the interpreter terminal by the interpreter is heard by each talker.

USB port 190 is used to mount a USB memory (not shown). In a state where a USB memory is mounted on the USB port 190, the controller 170 may store conversation contents transmitted and received through the microphone 140 and the speaker 150 in the USB memory.

2 is an external appearance of a portable interpretation terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the portable interpretation terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a speaker 150 in the center of the front. The display unit 130 formed of an LCD is installed on the upper part of the speaker 150, and the key input unit 120 is installed below the speaker 150.

The display unit 130 provides a screen window made up of LCDs having two lines or more strings, the screen window includes screen information for selecting languages for interpretation, screen information for selecting a telephone number, Screen information is displayed to guide the process of interpreting program.

The user is provided with interpretation language information, phone number information, and guide information through each screen information displayed on the display unit 130.

The display unit 130 moves and displays the cursors displayed on the screen window according to the input of the key input unit 120.

The user can view the screen information for selecting the languages to be interpreted displayed on the display unit 130, the screen information for selecting the telephone number, and the screen information for guiding the procedure of the program. Select and run.

The key input unit 120 may move the cursor up, down, left, and right to select a language to be interpreted when various languages are displayed on the screen of the display unit 130, and the cursor may be operated by manipulation of the direction key 121. After moving, it includes a confirmation button 122 for finally selecting a language to be interpreted.

The key input unit 120 operates a direction key 121 and a confirmation button 122 to move a cursor to a menu for executing a function that the user wants to perform on a menu screen displayed on the display unit 130 to execute a function of a corresponding menu. You can do it.

Here, the operation operation of the key input unit 120 in a state in which the language information and telephone number information previously stored in the memory 110 are displayed on the display unit 130 without performing a function of inputting a separate number or letter. The key input unit 120 includes a direction key 121 and a confirmation button 122 by selecting one language or telephone number to use an interpreter service from among the various languages displayed on the screen of the display unit 130. .

If the key input unit 120 is provided with a function of inputting a phone number or a name of a call center, the key input unit 120 may be manufactured to include a keypad (3 × 4) for inputting numbers or letters. Can be.

In order to perform the interpretation service, the user operates the direction key 121 and the confirmation button 122 to select and execute the interpreter execution menu displayed on the display unit 130, and when the interpreter execution menu is executed and the language selection menu is displayed, If the user selects a language to be used and several phone numbers are displayed according to the selected language, the user can call the interpreter call center by selecting and executing a desired phone number from among them.

High-performance microphones 140a and 140b are provided at an upper portion of the display unit 130 and a lower portion of the key input unit 120, respectively. The microphones 140a and 140b are provided in directions facing each other.

The microphones 140a and 140b are directional microphones. When two talkers talk, the portable interpretation terminal device 100 is placed on the table with the speaker 150 facing upwards. Will face.

As the microphones 140a and 140b have directivity characteristics, ambient noise is prevented from being input, and voices of people who talk to each other can be effectively input through the microphones 140a and 140b.

The left side surface of the display unit 130 is provided with a volume controller 151 for adjusting the volume of the voice played through the speaker 150.

Under the volume adjuster 151, ear microphone connections 180a and 180b are provided to which two ear microphones (not shown) can be inserted so that two people who are talking with each other can use them.

As the microphone contacts 180a and 180b are provided, the talkers plug their ear microphones into their respective ear microphone contacts 180a and 180b so that outsiders can not hear the interpretation and only the parties can hear it. can do.

The USB port 190 is installed below the microphone connecting portions 180a and 180b. The user is equipped with a USB memory in this USB port 190 to be able to record all the conversations interpreted through the portable interpretation terminal device.

In this case, a separate key for recording is not provided, but a menu screen for recording is displayed on the display unit 140 and the direction key 121 and the confirmation key 122 of the key input unit 120 are displayed. You can operate it to record. After the recording is executed, the recording operation can be terminated by selecting and executing the recording stop menu displayed on the menu screen.

The mobile phone connection unit 160 to which the connection cable 161 is connected is provided at the side of the front side of the portion where the USB port 190 is installed, that is, the front lower portion of the portable interpretation terminal 100. Therefore, when the user plugs one end of the connection cable 161 into the mobile phone connection unit 160 and the other end into the ear microphone jack of the mobile phone, the user can call an interpreter call center through the mobile phone.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a portable interpretation terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in order to use an interpreter service provided by the portable interpreter terminal device, the user operates the direction key 121 and the confirmation button 122 to select and execute an interpreter service menu on the display 130 (S1). . Accordingly, the speaker 150 has selected the 'interpretation service menu. Please select the language you want. "

In addition, a language selection menu for selecting a language to be interpreted is displayed on the screen window of the display unit 130 (S2). Of course, there may be cases where more than three languages are being interpreted, but here we will explain how to interpret two languages.

The user has to choose between two languages, as the translation must be done between the two languages. For example, once the portable interpreter terminal is used in the Republic of Korea, the first language is described as a case where Korean is set as a default.

While the language selection menu is displayed on the screen of the display unit 130, the user selects a desired second language by operating the direction key 121 and the confirmation button 122 (S3).

For example, in the case of selecting English, the speaker 150 outputs a voice prompt, "English has been selected as the second language. Now, please select an interpreter call center. Press the OK button for automatic selection."

When the second language is selected by the user, the screen window of the display unit 130 lists and displays telephone numbers of an interpreter call center capable of interpreting English as the selected second language (S4). Of course, the phone numbers of each interpreter call center may be displayed, or only the name information of the interpreter call center may be listed.

While the interpreter call center phone number selection menu is displayed on the screen window of the display unit 130, the user selects a desired interpreter call center phone number by operating the arrow keys 121 and the confirmation button 122 (S5).

For example, if the "Chile Interpretation Call Center 02-123-4567" is selected, the speaker 150 displays the voice prompt "Current Interpretation Call Center has been selected for Korean-area interpretation. Please press OK button to call." .

When the interpreter call center phone number is selected by the user, detailed information of the selected interpreter call center is displayed on the screen window of the display unit 130 (S6). Of course, if there is no additional information about the interpreter call center, only the phone number of the interpreter call center is displayed as it is.

While the detailed information of the interpreter call center is displayed on the screen window of the display unit 130, the user operates the confirmation button 122 to call the corresponding interpreter call center phone number (S7).

When the user calls the interpreter call center phone number, the speaker 150 outputs a Korean voice and a second language, English voice guidance, "Calls. Please wait. Center is being called. Wait a minute."

Subsequently, the speaker 150 reproduces a dial tone for calling a telephone number and outputs a call tone for calling a corresponding interpreter call center through a mobile phone.

Afterwards, when the corresponding interpreter call center responds, the user indicates the intention of receiving the Korean-English translation service and performs a conversation with the other party. Accordingly, the contents of the conversation between the talkers are input through the microphones 140a and 140b and transmitted to the interpreters of the interpreter call center, and the contents interpreted by the interpreters of the interpreter call center are output to the outside through the speaker 150 (S8).

When the user receives an interpreter service through the portable interpretation terminal device 100 and wants to record the contents of the conversation while the conversation is in progress, the user operates the direction keys 121 and the confirmation button 122 to execute recording in the screen window of the display unit 130. This can be done by selecting a menu.

When the recording execution menu is selected and executed by the user, the conversation contents are stored in a memory provided in the portable interpretation terminal device 100 or in a USB memory mounted in the USB port 190 (S9 and S10).

The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments and many specific variations. However, those skilled in the art will understand that many other embodiments other than those specifically described also fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the interpreter service can be performed by interworking with a mobile phone using a connection cable to a portable interpreter terminal device, thereby performing a real-time interpreter service regardless of the place.

In addition, the portable interpreter terminal device can be integrated with an external communication terminal without having a built-in communication module for making a call in an interpreter call center, thereby reducing the production cost and making it compact, which is convenient for anyone to carry.

In addition, in the portable interpretation terminal device according to the present invention, the present procedure for performing the interpretation service and the following procedure are kindly guided by voice, so that the first-time user can easily use the interpretation service without any difficulty.

1 is a block diagram of a portable interpretation terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an external view of a portable interpretation terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a portable interpretation terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

100: portable interpretation terminal 110: memory

120: key input unit 130: display unit

140: microphone 150: speaker

160: mobile phone connection unit 170: control unit

171: Menu screen processing unit 172: Connection processing unit

173: procedure guide 174: recording performer

175: management unit 180: ear microphone connection

190: USB port

Claims (8)

A memory for storing an interpreter program for performing an interpreter service and data necessary for executing the interpreter program; A key input unit for inputting key data for executing the interpreter program; A display unit for displaying screen information according to execution of the interpreter program; A microphone for inputting a voice of a first language to be interpreted; A speaker to reproduce the interpreted second language voice, A mobile phone connection for connecting a mobile phone, The interpreter program is executed to guide each procedure proceeded by the execution of the interpreter program, and the telephone number selected by the key input unit is called through the cellular phone connected to the cellular phone connection unit, and corresponding to the telephone number. And a controller for transmitting the voice of the first language to the interpreter terminal when the interpreter terminal is connected, and outputting the voice of the second language received from the interpreter terminal through the speaker. The method of claim 1, wherein the memory is I'm storing at least one phone number. Each phone number is a portable interpreter terminal device which is a phone number for connecting an interpreter terminal for each interpreter language. The method of claim 2, wherein the memory is A portable interpretation terminal device, which is executed by the control unit and stores voice guide information data for guiding a procedure for performing an interpretation service through the speaker by voice according to the corresponding procedure. The method of claim 3, wherein the screen information is On-screen information from which you can select the languages you want to interpret, Screen information for selecting a phone number, Portable interpretation terminal device including at least one of the screen information for guiding the procedure of the program. The method of claim 1 or 4, wherein the microphone, A portable interpretation terminal device, which is two directional microphones arranged and installed in opposite directions to receive each other's voices. The method of claim 5, Direction keys to adjust the direction, At least one function key, Portable interpreter terminal device comprising at least one of a keypad for entering numbers or letters. The method of claim 6, wherein the control unit, A menu screen processing unit which provides screen information according to a procedure for performing an interpretation service by a program stored in the memory; When the phone number is selected according to the screen information displayed on the screen through the menu screen processing unit, the connection processing unit for transmitting the phone number to the mobile phone to call the phone number; As a program for interpreting services is executed, a procedure guide is provided to determine the current state of the procedure, to guide the current progress, and to perform the next procedure. A recording execution unit for recording the conversation content at the request of the key input unit; A portable interpretation terminal device comprising a management unit for checking the operation state of the portable interpretation terminal device and the data stored in the memory. The method of claim 7, wherein And a ear microphone connection unit configured to insert at least one ear microphone to receive voice of a first language to be interpreted or to reproduce voice of a second language interpreted.