KR20060093930A - System and its method for providing voice message service for the deaf and dumb using voice avatar - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a VMS service system and a method for receiving a text message from a person with a speech impairment and transmitting a voice file generated through voice proxy recording of a voice avatar to a counterpart. The VMS service system for a language-disabled person according to the present invention receives a message text from a terminal of a language-disabled person through a network, inquires a voice avatar member selected by a language-disabled person, requests a voice surrogate recording from a terminal of a voice avatar member. VMS service providing means for receiving a voice message and generating a voice file and providing the call to the recipient terminal of the language impaired; A language-disabled terminal that registers a voice avatar member to replace a voice as a VMS service providing means and inputs VMS transmission request information including a message text and a recipient's telephone number to request VMS transmission; And a voice avatar terminal for receiving the voice proxy recording request information including the message text from the VMS service providing means and transmitting the message voice through the voice proxy recording. According to the present invention, the VMS service is extended to the disabled by receiving a message message for users with speech impairments and incomplete voice and transmitting the voice file recorded by the voice avatar member's voice to the other party's receiver.

Voice, Avatar, Language Impaired, VMS, Voice File, Recording, Text, Message

Description

System and its method for providing Voice Message Service for the deaf and dumb using voice avatar

The following drawings attached to this specification are illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the invention to serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention, the present invention is a matter described in such drawings It should not be construed as limited to

1 is a block diagram of a VMS service system for people with speech impairments according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an internal structure diagram of a VMS service providing means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are functional diagrams of a VMS service providing means according to a use example of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a complete flow chart of a VMS service method for the language disabled according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: System 2: VMS service providing means

3: language impaired terminal 4: voice avatar terminal

5: receiver phone 21: voice avatar member management unit

22: VMS transmission request information management unit 23: message voice management unit

24: voice file generation unit 25: call management unit

211: Voice Avatar Information DB 212: Language Disabled Information DB

221: VMS transmission request information DB 241: voice file information DB

The present invention relates to a VMS service system and method for speech impaired persons using voice avatars, and more particularly, to receive message text for VMS transmission from speech-impaired persons, and from the voice avatar member pre-selected to replace the voice. The present invention relates to a VMS service system for a speech-impaired person and a method for transmitting a recorded voice file, and transmitting the recorded voice file to a receiver designated as a counterpart.

With the development of mobile telecommunications supplementary services, not only short message service (SMS) but also voice message service (VMS) services are provided to users. VMS service is a service that receives a voice message from the caller and automatically plays the recorded message by making a call to the other party's receiver.

Conventionally, there are three ways for a caller to compose a voice message. In the first method, the caller calls the voice message support server, records the voice message according to the automatic guidance, and then designates the recipient. In the second method, the sender accesses the homepage of the voice message support server described above, records the voice message in his multimedia PC environment, and then designates and sends the recipient. In the case of the second method, the caller may insert various background music through the homepage, or may attach various audio effects to the voice message to give various effects. In the case of the final third method, when the caller writes a message in the above-mentioned home page, the caller generates a voice message converted into a mechanical sound through a text-to-speech engine and sends the message to the called party.

On the other hand, the conventional method of creating a VMS message is a service for a normal person, the service is available only by the third method using the TTS engine in the speech impaired or speech impaired.

However, in the case of the third method described above, since the contents of the message are converted into a voice file through the machine sound voice, the contents can be understood, but the message content is not well received because the transmission power or affinity of the message contents is poor.

In particular, in today's situation where 10% of the nation's citizens are estimated to be people with disabilities, VMS services, which many people prefer to use, are being developed for the disabled. there was.

The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing, and when a language-disabled person requests a VMS message transmission, the message text is transmitted to a user with a speech impairment by transmitting the contents of the message as a voice file recorded by a voice avatar member. It aims to provide a VMS service extended to.

According to the VMS service system for a language impaired person using the voice avatar of the present invention for achieving the above object, the VMS service system generates a text file of a language impaired person as a voice file recorded by a voice avatar member and transmits it to a counterpart. In the present invention, a text message is transmitted from a terminal of a language-disabled person through a network, the voice avatar member selected by the language-disabled person is requested, a voice proxy recording is requested, and a voice message is received from the terminal of the voice avatar member. After generating a VMS service providing means for providing the voice file to be serviced by the recipient terminal of the language impaired; A language-disabled terminal that registers the voice avatar member to replace the voice with the VMS service providing unit and requests VMS transmission by inputting VMS transmission request information including the message text and the recipient telephone number; And a voice avatar terminal for receiving voice proxy recording request information including the message text from the VMS service providing unit and transmitting the message voice through voice proxy recording.

According to a preferred feature of the invention, the VMS service providing means, characterized in that to interface the data communication with the speech impaired terminal and the voice avatar terminal via a home page.

In addition, the VMS service providing means, the voice avatar member management unit for receiving a voice avatar application from a plurality of members to provide to the language disabled terminal to select a specific voice avatar member; A VMS transmission request information management unit which receives the VMS transmission request information from the speech impaired terminal and stores it in a DB; A message voice management unit for receiving the message voice by transmitting a message text to the voice avatar terminal corresponding to the stored VMS transmission request information; A voice file generator for recording the received message voice and generating a voice file; And it characterized in that it comprises a call management unit for providing the voice file generated by the person with a speech impaired call to the generated voice file.

According to the VMS service method for a language-disabled person using the voice avatar of the present invention, in the VMS service method of generating a voice file recorded by a voice avatar member and transmitting the contents of a message text of a language-disabled member to a counterpart, (1) VMS service is provided. Means for receiving membership from the speech-impaired and voice avatar requesting user and recording the member information in the DB; (2) receiving a selection of a specific voice avatar member to record his or her message text from a language-disabled terminal; (3) receiving VMS transmission request information including a message text and a recipient's telephone number from the language-disabled terminal; (4) inquiring a voice avatar member selected by the speech impaired and requesting a voice surrogate recording from a voice avatar terminal; (5) receiving a voice message corresponding to the message text from the voice avatar terminal to generate a voice file; And (6) playing the voice file by making a call to a counterpart recipient designated by a language impaired person.

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

1 shows a configuration of a VMS service system 1 for a language-disabled person according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The VMS service system 1 according to the present invention comprises a VMS service providing means 2, a language impaired terminal 3, a voice avatar terminal 4 and a receiver telephone 5, and these components constitute a network. Send and receive data through

In the present invention, the VMS service providing means 2 receives a membership from a speech impaired user and a user who replaces the speech of the speech impaired (hereinafter referred to as a voice avatar) and provides a VMS service. In the present invention, the VMS service transmits the message text to the VMS service providing means (2) to apply for the VMS service, delivers the message text to the voice avatar member, requests a message recording, and the actual voice of the voice avatar. The voice file recorded by the user is called (delivered) by making a call to the other party's recipient of a language impaired person.

For the VMS service, first, a voice avatar member is requested to replace the voice of a speech-impaired person, and the voice-avatar member is registered to a speech-impaired person or a neighbor (family, friend) who can hear the sound. Allows you to select a voice avatar member. The neighboring person registers the voice avatar member having the most similar voice as the dedicated voice avatar of the disabled in consideration of gender, age, and the nature of the language-disabled person.

After the dedicated voice avatar is registered, the language-disabled person requests the VMS service by transmitting the message content by text to the VMS service providing means 2 (①). The VMS service providing means 2 transmits the message text to the terminal 4 of the designated voice avatar member and requests the voice surrogate recording to the disabled person (②). The voice avatar member accesses the VMS service providing means 2 and inputs a message of the speech impaired by voice (③). The VMS service providing means 2 generates a message voice as a voice file and transmits it to the communication company server, and the exchange station makes a call to the other party's recipient of a speech impaired and automatically plays the voice file when the call is connected (④).

The language-enabled terminal 3 in the present invention connects to the VMS service providing means 2 and inputs the other party's telephone number and message text to apply for the VMS service. The speech-enabled terminal 3 includes a wired / wireless telephone capable of inputting text messages via desktop, notebook, PDA, and SMS transmission in a multimedia PC environment with Internet access through a network. Referring to Figure 3a, a language-impaired person inputs a message text through the homepage built in the VMS service providing means 2 using a PC (①) or a message text in a mail content using a dedicated VMS service mail as a recipient. You can enter (②). In addition, it is also possible to input an SMS message by sending an SMS message to a dedicated SMS MT (message terminated) receiving unit using a wired / wireless phone capable of SMS (③).

In the present invention, the voice avatar terminal 4 includes a desktop, a notebook, a PDA, and a wired / wireless telephone as the language-disabled terminal 3 described above. The voice avatar member is notified that the language impaired person has applied for VMS service through an email or SMS from the VMS service providing means (2), logs in to the VMS service providing means (2), and then checks the message text of the language impaired person. Enter the text to replace the voice of the disabled. Referring to FIG. 3B, a voice avatar member accesses a homepage built on a VMS service providing means 2 using a PC, checks a message text, and inputs a message voice (①) or a VMS service using a wired or wireless telephone. It is also possible to access the ARS server of the providing means 2 and input the message voice according to the automatic guide voice (②).

2 shows the internal structure of the VMS service providing means 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The VMS service providing means 2 according to the present invention comprises a voice avatar member manager 21, a VMS transmission request information manager 22, a message voice manager 23, and a voice file generator 24. And a voice avatar information DB 211, a language impaired information DB 212, a VMS transmission request information DB 221, a voice file information DB 241, and a number of other DBs.

The voice avatar member manager 21 receives a voice avatar application from the voice avatar terminal 4 and stores the application information in the voice avatar information DB 211 (1). The members who want to lend their voices to the speech-impaired people access the VMS service providing means (2) and apply for the subscription of the voice avatar members, and then register the test voices with their introduction information. The voice avatar information DB 211 of Table 1 below includes the following field configuration, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

Voice Avatar Information DB Member ID + Gender + Age + Address + About Me + Voice File

In addition, the voice avatar member management unit 21, when the language-impaired terminal 3 applies for VMS service subscription, the entire voice avatar member information registered in the voice avatar information DB 211 to the neighbors (friends and family) of the language-disabled person (②). The neighbors look up the voice avatar member's information to determine whether it is similar to the disability of the language impaired, download the voice file shown in Table 1, listen to the test voice, and select the dedicated voice avatar member (multiple selections possible). It is recorded in the information DB 212 (3). The language impaired information DB 212 of Table 2 below includes a field configuration as follows, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

Language Disabled Information DB Member ID + Membership Information + Dedicated Voice Avatar Member ID

The VMS transmission request management unit 22 receives the VMS transmission request information including the message text and the recipient's telephone number from the language impaired terminal 3 (homepage or SMS) after the dedicated voice avatar of the speech impaired person is designated. Stored in the information DB (221) (④). The VMS transmission request information 221 of Table 3 below includes a field configuration as follows, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

VMS Transmission Request Information DB Member ID + Application Date + Recipient Information (Phone Number) + Message Text

The message voice management unit 23 inquires the dedicated voice avatar member information from the language impaired information DB 212 and transmits the message text to be recorded to the terminal 4 of the voice avatar member to request voice proxy recording (⑤, ⑥). ). In the case of request for voice proxy recording, it is desirable to automatically notify the dedicated voice avatar member in real time by using an email or SMS notification means after receiving a VMS service request from a language-disabled person. The notified voice avatar member accesses the homepage of the VMS service providing means 2 or accesses the dedicated ARS server, reads the message text of the language impaired and transmits the message text to the voice message (⑦).

The voice file generator 24 receives the message voice from the message voice manager 23, converts the voice message into a voice file, and stores the voice file in the voice file information DB 241 (8). The voice file information DB 241 of Table 4 below includes the following field configuration, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

Voice file information DB Disabled Member ID + Voice Avatar Member ID + Recipient Information + Message Text + Voice File + Whether to Play

In fact, in the VMS service, the voice files stored in the voice file information DB 241 are interfaced through individual directories (eg, My Folders) of the language disabled. Therefore, the language-disabled person can search the existing voice file through the My Folder of the homepage, and in the case of a frequently used congratulatory message, it can be reused through the inquiry. Of course, it is also possible to increase the reuse rate of the voice file through a function of synthesizing the already stored voice file into one.

The call manager 25 transmits the voice file generated so that the recipient of the language-impaired person can listen through the call to the telecommunication company server, and the telephone company of the telecommunication company server makes a call to the receiver, and records the call from the voice avatar member when the call is connected. Play the voice file and deliver it (⑨). In addition, when the playback is completed according to the call connection, it is recorded in the playback status item of the voice file information DB 241, and the person with speech impairment is notified of the completion of playback.

Figure 3a has already been described above as a process for registering a person with a language impaired by VMS service providing means (2) to register a message text for the VMS service application through the homepage, mail or SMS.

Figure 3b has already been described above as a process showing the voice avatar member to register the message voice through the homepage, ARS system for recording the voice proxy to the VMS service providing means (2).

Figure 4 shows the overall sequence of the VMS service method for people with speech impairments according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, for convenience, the VMS service providing means 2 interfaces with the language-disabled terminal 3 and the voice avatar terminal 4 through the home page as a basic configuration, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

In the registration processing step (S10), the VMS service providing means 2 receives a membership request from a member with a speech disability and a voice avatar, and records the member information in a DB. In addition, in the case of the voice avatar member, the test voice is registered and recorded in the voice avatar information DB 211.

In the voice avatar member selection receiving step (S20), the VMS service providing means 2 provides the information of all members registered in the voice avatar information DB 211, and the voice of the language disabled from those around the language disabled who can listen to the voice. The dedicated voice avatar member is selected to replace and records in the language information DB (212).

In the VMS transmission request information receiving step (S30), the language-disabled terminal 3 accesses the homepage, inputs message text contents, and inputs a receiver's telephone number to request VMS transmission. In addition, the language-disabled person can request the VMS transmission through e-mail or SMS in addition to the homepage as shown in FIG. 3a.

In the voice surrogate recording request information transmission step (S40), the VMS service providing means 2 notifies the terminal 4 of the voice avatar member of the speech impaired message via e-mail or SMS. The notified voice avatar member accesses the homepage or the ARS receiving number as shown in FIG. 3B, reads the message text, and inputs the message voice.

In the message voice receiving and voice file generating step (S50), the VMS service providing means 2 receives the message voice from the voice avatar terminal 4, generates a voice file, and stores the voice file in the voice file information DB 241.

In the receiver call origination and voice file reproducing step (S60), the VMS service providing means 2 transmits the voice file to the telecommunication company server, and the telephone company of the telecommunication company server makes a call to the receiver's phone number, and if the call is connected, The voice mail of the language impaired is delivered through the playback. The VMS service providing means 2 notifies the terminal 3 of the speech impaired when the service is terminated.

In addition, the VMS service providing means 2 provides the recorded voice file to be reused through a personal directory of a language impaired member of the homepage, and transmits it to the language impaired terminal 3 so that the language impaired voice is directly transmitted through an e-mail. It is also possible to attach a file so that it can be sent.

As described above, an embodiment of a VMS service system for a speech-impaired person using a voice avatar and a method thereof according to the present invention are constructed. Although the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical spirit of the present invention and the claims to be described below by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalents.

In the VMS service system and method for speech impaired using a voice avatar according to the present invention, a text message is transmitted to a language impaired person and an incomplete voice user, and a voice file recorded by the voice avatar member's voice is transmitted to a counterpart recipient. By doing so, there is an effect of extending the VMS service for the disabled to the disabled.

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In the VMS service system for generating the message text content of the speech-impaired person as a voice file recorded by the voice avatar member and transmitting to the other party, After receiving the message text from the terminal of the speech-impaired person through the network, searching for the voice avatar member selected by the speech-impaired person, requesting the voice surrogate recording, and receiving the message voice from the terminal of the speech avatar member to generate a voice file. VMS service providing means for providing the voice file so that the call service in the recipient terminal of the speech impaired; A language-disabled terminal that registers the voice avatar member to replace the voice with the VMS service providing unit and requests VMS transmission by inputting VMS transmission request information including the message text and the recipient telephone number; And A voice avatar terminal for receiving voice proxy recording request information including the message text from the VMS service providing unit and transmitting a message voice through voice proxy recording. VMS service system for a language-disabled using a voice avatar, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1, The VMS service providing means, VMS service system for speech impaired using a speech avatar, characterized in that the data communication interface with the speech disabled terminal and the speech avatar terminal through a home page. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The VMS service providing means, A voice avatar member management unit receiving a voice avatar request from a plurality of members and providing the language-disabled terminal to select a specific voice avatar member; A VMS transmission request information management unit which receives the VMS transmission request information from the speech impaired terminal and stores it in a DB; A message voice management unit for receiving the message voice by transmitting a message text to the voice avatar terminal corresponding to the stored VMS transmission request information; A voice file generator for recording the received message voice and generating a voice file; And Call management unit for providing the voice file generated by the language-disabled recipient to receive the call VMS service system for the language disabled, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 3, wherein The VMS service providing means,  A voice avatar information DB that stores member information of a voice avatar member who has requested to provide proxy voice recording; A language disability information DB, in which information on membership of a language-disabled member and information on a specific voice avatar member selected to replace his / her voice is stored; A VMS transmission request information DB in which the VMS transmission request information is stored; And Voice file information DB where the voice file is stored VMS service system for the language disabled, characterized in that comprises a. In the VMS service method for generating a message text content of a speech-impaired person as a voice file recorded by a voice avatar member and transmitting to the other party, (1) the VMS service providing means receiving a member from the language-disabled and voice avatar requesting user and recording the member information in the DB; (2) receiving a selection of a specific voice avatar member to record his or her message text from a language-disabled terminal; (3) receiving VMS transmission request information including a message text and a recipient's telephone number from the language-disabled terminal; (4) inquiring a voice avatar member selected by the speech impaired and requesting a voice surrogate recording from a voice avatar terminal; (5) receiving a voice message corresponding to the message text from the voice avatar terminal to generate a voice file; And (6) providing the voice file to be serviced by the recipient terminal of the speech impaired; VMS service method for a language-disabled using a voice avatar, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 5, Step (1) to step (6), And the VMS service providing means interfaces data communication with the speech disabled terminal and the voice avatar terminal through a homepage. The method of claim 5, Step (3), And the VMS service providing means receives the VMS transmission request information in an e-mail or SMS form. The method of claim 5, The step (5), And the VMS service providing means receives a telephone connection from the voice avatar terminal and provides an ARS automatic guide voice to receive the message voice.

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