RU87312U1 - NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - Google Patents

Abstract

1. The notification system, including means for input-output of an analog signal, communicating via telephone lines with telephone exchanges and subscriber phones, characterized in that the means for input-output of an analog signal is made in the form of a hardware module that includes a two-sided printed circuit board with the possibility of installation in a free computer slot, is equipped with a function to convert the analog signal of a telephone line to digital for recording in computer memory and computer processing and further includes a storage medium having recorded therein a system control program, said the program includes a system of natural synthesis of Russian speech, editable database of subscribers with the ability to assign multiple phone numbers to one subscriber and generating unit of personal messages. ! 2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that it further includes a switching unit, the first connector of which is connected to the hardware module, the second connector to analog telephone lines, and the third to telephone devices, while this module provides the ability to independently switch telephone lines between phones and hardware module. ! 3. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that it further includes a GSM modem and antenna. ! 4. The system according to claim 3, characterized in that the GSM modem is made in the form of a PCI board. ! 5. The system according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it further includes a means for alerting by speakerphone. ! 6. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that it further includes a remote control module made in the form of a board equipped with remote start buttons, while the remote module

Description

Application area

The utility model relates to the field of instrumentation, in particular to warning systems and is designed to transmit personalized voice messages by phone. Most successfully, the device can be used to send messages and alert personnel.

A known warning system (PM No. 67802), designed to alert the public in case of emergency. The system contains a single operator station and includes many transmitting devices installed on telephone exchanges. Transmitting devices are combined into groups, each of which is connected with a single operator station by a corresponding communication channel.

Transmitting devices are connected via telephone lines to telephone set-top boxes, connected in series with subscriber telephone sets.

The telephone set-top box includes a signal selector (switching unit), the input of which is formed by the input of the set-top box, the first output is formed by the output of the set-top box connected to the input of the telephone, and a screen, speaker, and indicator light are connected to other outputs of the selector. The prefix responds only to signals from the transmitting device. With normal calls to a telephone set, the set-top box simply acts as a relay device. Moreover, if the line is “busy” with a conversation or a modem Internet connection, the prefix must select the incoming signals and select the devices specifically designed for this device, selecting them from the general stream and reproducing them using the built-in presentation tools (screen, speaker, light indicator).

Telephone set-top boxes are installed in the apartments (offices) of subscribers on telephone lines.

The main function of the telephone set-top box is to turn on a command from a transmitting device a special sound “danger signal” and play a text message-instruction on the screen. Structurally, telephone set-top boxes can be integrated directly into the telephone set.

The main function of the transmitting device is to automatically select, according to a given algorithm, the entire set of telephone numbers to which a message and / or signal must be transmitted. To increase the efficiency of the notification, a set of standard text-based instructions is developed in advance for all cases of a possible emergency situation in this region.

The system operates as follows. Upon receiving information about the occurrence of an emergency, the operator of the operator’s point selects instruction messages and signals and the subscriber selection algorithm that should receive these signals that were previously developed for this situation. This information is transmitted through the communication channel to a group of transmitting devices. The transmitting devices, in turn, transmit signals to telephone set-top boxes, as a result of which the subscriber receives a voice message by telephone, a text message on the set-top box screen, etc.

The system involves the use of special consoles for telephones or special telephones in which a similar device is built-in. Subscribers using existing equipment are excluded from the notification system.

The system assumes the need to place equipment (transmitting devices) at telephone exchanges, which is quite difficult technically and organizationally.

The transmitted messages are not personified in nature, therefore the system can be successfully used in standard situations when the same message (hazard warning, behavior instructions) must be transmitted to many subscribers, or to selected groups of subscribers. The system does not provide the possibility of transmitting different messages to different subscribers, which does not allow using it, for example, if necessary, coordinate the actions of different services in the enterprise. In addition, standard non-personalized voice messages have a relatively small emotional impact on the subscriber, which reduces their significance, and is not always perceived by the subscriber as an indication of action.

The basis of this PM is the task of creating a warning system that does not require a change in the design of telephone sets of subscribers, can be installed outside telephone exchanges and allows you to send personal messages, providing synthesis close to natural speech signal.

The problem is solved in that the warning system, including means for input-output of an analog signal, communicating via telephone lines with telephone exchanges and subscriber phones, in accordance with a utility model, said tool for input-output of an analog signal is made in the form of a hardware module including a two-way printed circuit board with the ability to install in a free computer slot. This tool is equipped with the function of converting the analog signal of the telephone line to digital for recording in computer memory and computer processing. The notification system further includes a storage medium with a system management program recorded thereon. This program, in turn, includes a system for automatically synthesizing natural Russian speech by text, an editable subscriber base with the ability to assign multiple phone numbers to one subscriber, and a module for generating personal messages.

Thanks to the implementation of the means for input-output of an analog signal in the form of a hardware module, with the possibility of installation in a free slot on a computer, the system is connected to analog subscriber telephone lines and is easily installed in a regular computer. Thanks to the inclusion of the information carrier in the system, the system is controlled using a personal computer and allows you to place the system outside the telephone exchanges. The presence of a system of synthesis of natural Russian speech and the possibility of generating a task for the selected fields allows you to generate personalized voice messages for subscribers from an editable database.

It is advisable that the system additionally includes a switching unit, the first connector of which is connected to the hardware module, the second connector to analog telephone lines, and the third to telephone sets. This unit provides the ability to independently switch telephone lines between phones and the hardware module.

The system can additionally include a GSM modem and antenna, which allows you to use it for alerts using SMS - mailings.

It is advisable that the GSM modem was made in the form of a PCI board.

The system may further include a remote control module, made in the form of a card equipped with buttons for remote start. The remote control module is connected to the hardware module board with a cable, and each remote start button corresponds to the selected notification task.

The system may further include a speakerphone.

This is an additional analog output on the notification board, to which you can connect the terminal amplifier equipment and speakers (speakers, speakers). It is advisable that this synthesis system of natural Russian speech include two speech databases of various types: unit selection (Unit Selection) and allophone, as well as a set of linguistic data for analyzing the input text by the synthesis system. This allows you to achieve the impression of naturalness of the synthesized speech signal with a relatively small total volume of speech databases.

The inventive notification system is illustrated by a drawing, conventionally showing the notification system, made in accordance with the utility model, connected in gap to the telephone lines or internal ports of the PBX (PBX).

As shown in the drawing, the system includes a hardware module 1, made in the form of a card with the ability to install in a free slot of computer 2 using a PCI bus. The hardware module 1 using a cable 3 with connectors is connected to the switching unit 4. Block 4 using cables is connected in gap to telephone lines 5 connected to subscriber phones 6, or to the internal ports of the PBX 7, which is connected to telephone lines 8 for general use.

The hardware module can be connected directly to telephone lines and without the use of a switching unit. Such a connection is the most reliable, but it is not always advisable, since in this case the telephone lines are exclusively occupied by the warning system.

The hardware module can be connected in parallel with telephone lines, but in this case the reliability of the warning system decreases, since the telephone line can be occupied by the connected device at any time.

The hardware signal input-output module is a mezzanine structure consisting of a two-sided printed circuit board with a connector for a PCI bus.

The module allows you to send a signal to the line (dial, transmit voice messages) simultaneously on several channels, listen to the signal in any of the channels through the analog output jack of the headphones.

The module also performs analog-to-digital conversion of the signals received at the connectors of the analog telephone inputs through these channels and their recording in the computer memory in digital form.

The system can be equipped with several I / O modules. The total number of modules is limited by the number of free PCI slots. a computer. The system may further include a remote control module, made in the form of a board 9, equipped with buttons 10 remote start. The remote control module is connected to the hardware module board with a cable (not shown in Fig.), And each button 10 of the remote start corresponds to the selected notification task.

The system may additionally include a GSM modem, made in the form of a PCI card and antenna, as well as means for alerting via speakerphone (not shown in Fig.).

The system operates as follows.

Before starting operation, the program (software) from the storage medium is downloaded to the hard disk of the computer, and the system is installed and connected to the telephone network in accordance with the instructions.

The user creates a subscriber database (for example, indicating the debt for each subscriber). After that, the personalized data from this database in text form in accordance with the task is substituted into the message template, and the entire message is completely synthesized by the synthesis system. As an example, a template was chosen: "Dear P1 subscriber! Your debt for January is P2 rubles." The operator substitutes personal data P1 = "Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov", P2 = "1000". At the output we get a voice message: "Dear subscriber Ivan Ivanovich Ivanov! Your debt for the month of January is one thousand rubles."

The most natural speech signal is synthesized when two speech databases of various types are included in the natural Russian speech synthesis system: Unit Selection and allophonic, as well as a set of linguistic data for analyzing the input text by the synthesis system. The use of such a database system minimizes the required amount of memory, since the allophone is the minimum speech unit, and the use of the unit selection speech database provides the approximation of synthesized speech to natural sound.

Thus, the system provides the formation of personal voice messages in the following ways:

- automatic synthesis of the human voice from a text message previously recorded in the computer’s memory by the user through the system software, as described above;

- by playing a sound file previously recorded in the computer’s memory by the user through the system software using a microphone (not shown in FIG.).

The system software provides the user with control over text and sound messages through their own interface. When a user records voice messages through a microphone, the software provides control and monitoring of the level and duration of the audio signal.

Before starting the distribution of voice messages, the user creates a task for distribution using software. Typically, a system job includes:

- name of the task;

- a list of subscriber phone numbers with a priority code and a PIN code (message distribution list);

- voice messages indicating the number of repetitions of each message;

- dialing options (number of calls, interval between calls);

- parameters of confirmation of receipt by the subscriber of a message (pick-up, voice response, PIN-code)

- call schedule;

- job completion conditions (% of successful calls of the total number of subscribers).

The user can create several tasks. The system allows you to manage tasks for sending voice messages by creating a list of tasks through the software interface using the remote control module, with each button 10 corresponding to the selected notification task.

In the absence of notification tasks, the switching unit 4 closes line 5 to the telephone set 6 or the incoming port of the PBX 7, i.e. line 5 is at the disposal of the subscriber.

At that moment, when the system receives a notification task, line 5 closes to the incoming ports of the warning system, and the subscriber’s device 6 turns off. A caller receives a call signal to telephone 6. The system analyzes the signal in the line. Upon receipt of a confirmation signal (picking up the handset (determined by the termination of the CPV signal from the telephone exchange, the appearance of a voice signal or a DTMF signal corresponding to the subscriber’s PIN code), the system turns on the transmission of a voice message in accordance with the task.

The system provides the user with the ability to monitor the execution of tasks launched for execution in real time through the software interface.

The system provides the ability to receive and record the voice response of the subscriber after the transmission of the voice message to him.

The system software provides the user with the ability to listen to voice messages and subscriber responses using headphones.

The system provides the user with the opportunity to listen to the signals in the analog telephone line (acoustic control) using any channel selected by the user using headphones.

The software provides automatic generation of statistical reports on completed system calls.

The software provides the user with the ability to change the following system parameters at the interface with an analog telephone line:

- dialing parameters (type - pulse / frequency, basic time parameters);

- parameters of the receiver and transmitter of analog signals (level of received and transmitted signals, basic time parameters);

- enable / disable the channel of the transmission system.

Changing the parameters of the interface with an analog telephone line is carried out separately for each of the transmission and reception channels of the system, through its own system software interface.

The system can be equipped with several I / O modules. The total number of modules is limited by the number of free PCI slots on the computer.

Thus, the claimed warning system does not require changes in the design of telephone sets of subscribers, can be installed outside the telephone exchanges and allows you to send personal messages. The use of a hybrid allophone and “unit selection” speech synthesis system provides synthesizing close to natural Russian speech, which significantly increases the emotional impact of the message on the subscriber and consumer properties of the device as a whole.

Claims (7)

1. The warning system, including means for input-output of an analog signal, communicating via telephone lines with telephone exchanges and subscriber phones, characterized in that the means for input-output of an analog signal is made in the form of a hardware module that includes a two-sided printed circuit board with the possibility of installation in a free computer slot, is equipped with a function to convert the analog signal of a telephone line to digital for recording in computer memory and computer processing, and further includes a storage medium having recorded therein a system control program, said the program includes a system of natural synthesis of Russian speech, editable database of subscribers with the ability to assign multiple phone numbers to one subscriber and generating unit of personal messages. 2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that it further includes a switching unit, the first connector of which is connected to the hardware module, the second connector to analog telephone lines, and the third to telephone devices, while this module provides the ability to independently switch telephone lines between phones and hardware module. 3. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that it further includes a GSM modem and antenna. 4. The system according to claim 3, characterized in that the GSM modem is made in the form of a PCI board. 5. The system according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it further includes a means for alerting by speakerphone. 6. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that it further includes a remote control module made in the form of a board equipped with remote start buttons, while the remote control module is connected to the hardware module board with a cable, and each selected remote start button corresponds to a selected notification task. 7. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that said synthesis system of natural Russian speech includes two speech databases of various types: unit selection (Unit Selection) and allophone and a set of linguistic data for analyzing the input text by the synthesis system.