TWI425811B - System and method for playing text short messages - Google Patents

Description

Text message voice playing system and method

The present invention relates to a system and method for processing mobile phone receiving data, and more particularly to a text messaging voice playing system and method.

With the continuous development of electronic technology, various types of consumer electronic products can be more and more versatile, and bring great convenience to ordinary consumers. For example, using mobile phones to send and receive newsletters and transmit data has long been a basic function of mobile phones, and there are more and more types of newsletters, including text messages, voice messages, and multimedia messages (also called "multimedia messages"). Among them, the voice newsletter can be played directly. However, text messages are usually only displayed on the display screen of the mobile phone. For some special users (for example, blind people), the text message is unrecognizable.

Although some smart phones have the function of voice prompts, smart phones have higher costs and are not suitable for ordinary users.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a text message voice playing system and method, which can convert the text message received by the mobile phone into voice information for playing.

A text message voice playing system, the system is installed in a mobile phone and a server, the server is connected to a database, and the database is used for storing vocabulary and vocabulary corresponding voice data, the system comprises: setting module For setting a voice play function option in the mobile phone and starting the voice play function; a message transmission module for transmitting the received text message to the website a server; the retrieval module is configured to retrieve the database according to the text message, and obtain each word in the text message by comparing each character included in the text message with the data stored in the database a voice data corresponding to the meta; a synthesizing module, configured to synthesize the voice data corresponding to each character in the obtained text message to generate a voice message, and transmit the voice message to the a mobile phone; and a voice playing module, configured to enable the microphone of the mobile phone to play the voice message.

A text message voice playing method, the method is applied to a mobile phone and a server, the server is connected to a database, and the data library is used for storing vocabulary and vocabulary corresponding voice data, and the method comprises the following steps: Setting a voice play function option in the mobile phone and starting the voice play function; when the mobile phone receives the text message, transmitting the text message to the server; searching the database according to the text message, comparing Each character included in the text message and the data stored in the database are used to obtain voice data corresponding to each character in the text message; and the voice data corresponding to each character in the obtained text message is synthesized. Generating a voice message; transmitting the voice message to the mobile phone; and causing the mobile phone's microphone to play the voice message.

Compared with the prior art, the text text message playing system and method can convert the text message received by the ordinary mobile phone into voice information for playing to meet some special users or users with special needs without resorting to A smart phone with high-end configuration is implemented.

As shown in FIG. 1, it is a better embodiment of the text message voice playing system of the present invention. System architecture diagram of the example. The text message voice playing system (hereinafter referred to as "voice playing system 3") of the present invention is installed in the mobile phone 1 and the server 2, and is used for converting the text message received by the mobile phone 1 into a voice-sending short message. In practical applications, the server 2 can be constructed by a software developer or a telecom operator to implement value-added services for the mobile phone service.

The mobile phone 1 and the server 2 are connected through a network 4, which may be an Internet or other type of network. The server 2 is further connected to a database 5 for storing various types of vocabulary and vocabulary corresponding voice data, wherein the vocabulary includes, but is not limited to, words, words, letters, symbols Wait.

The mobile phone 1 further includes a microphone 10 for playing a received short message by voice, or a voice prompting the user for other operations on the mobile phone 1, for example, a voice play function option, a entered text, a word, a letter, a symbol, and the like. . In addition, the mobile phone 1 further includes various basic configurations not shown in FIG. 1 such as a display screen, a keyboard, a touch screen, and a memory.

2 is a functional block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the text messaging voice playback system of the present invention. The voice playing system 3 mainly includes five function modules, which are a setting module 30, a short message transmitting module 32, a searching module 34, a synthesizing module 36, and a voice playing module 38.

The setting module 30 is configured to set a voice play function option in the mobile phone 1 for the user to select, and activate the voice play function according to the user's selection, so that the received text message can be played by voice. The voice play function can also be activated by default. For example, a mobile phone for blind people can be provided with a voice play text by installing the voice play system 3. The function of the newsletter, and after the installation is completed, the voice playback function is activated by default, and the blind person does not need to set it. In the preferred embodiment, it is assumed that the user of the mobile phone 1 selects the voice playback function.

The short message transmission module 32 is configured to receive a short message, and the received short message may include a text message, a voice message, a multimedia (MMS) message, and the like. If the mobile phone 1 receives a voice message, it can be played directly by the microphone 10. If the mobile phone 1 receives a text message, the message transmission module 32 is further configured to transmit the text message to the server 2.

The search module 34 is configured to, after the server 2 receives the text message transmitted from the mobile phone 1, retrieve the character (including: text) included in the text message according to the text message retrieval database 5. The digits, words, letters, and the like are compared with the data stored in the database 5 to obtain the voice data corresponding to each character in the text message.

The synthesizing module 36 synthesizes the voice data corresponding to each character in the text message obtained by the search module 34 to generate a voice message, and transmits the voice message to the voice playing module through the message transmitting module 32. 38.

The voice playing module 38 receives the voice message and causes the microphone 10 of the mobile phone 1 to play the voice message.

The setting module 30 is further configured to set a plurality of operation modes in the mobile phone 1 for the user to select, for example, a voice mode and a normal mode. In the voice mode, any operation of the user has a pre-recorded voice prompted by the voice playing module 38 and the microphone 10, for example, selecting a menu option, prompting for input letters or Chinese characters when entering a text message. Wait. The operation performed in the normal mode is the usual display of various function tables, input materials, and the like using the display screen.

In addition, after the user writes a text message by using the mobile phone 1, the text message can be transmitted to the server 2 by the message transmission module 32, and the voice data corresponding to each character in the written text message is obtained by the retrieval module 34. The synthesis module 36 synthesizes the voice data corresponding to each character and generates a corresponding voice message. The generated voice message is transmitted back to the voice play module 38 for playback by the message delivery module 32, so that the user can listen to the text message written by himself.

3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a text message playback method of the present invention. First, in step S2, the setting module 30 sets a voice play function option in the mobile phone 1 for the user to select, and activates the voice play function according to the user's selection, so that the received text message can be played by voice. . In the preferred embodiment, it is assumed that the user of the mobile phone 1 selects the voice playback function.

Step S4: When the text message transmission module 32 receives the text message, the text message is transmitted to the server 2.

Step S6, after the server 2 receives the text message transmitted from the mobile phone 1, the search module 34 searches the database 5 according to the text message, and selects each character included in the text message (for example: The words, digits, words, letters, etc. are compared with the data stored in the database 5.

In step S8, the search module 34 obtains the voice data corresponding to each character in the text message by comparison.

Step S10, the synthesizing module 36 acquires the retrieval module 34. The voice data corresponding to each character in the text message is synthesized to generate a voice message.

In step S12, the SMS transmission module 32 transmits the voice message to the voice playback module 38 via the network 4.

In step S14, the voice playing module 38 receives the voice message, and causes the microphone 10 of the mobile phone 1 to play the voice message, and ends the process.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.

Mobile phone ‧‧1

Server ‧‧2

Voice playback system ‧‧3

Setting up the module ‧ ‧ 30

SMS delivery module ‧‧32

Search module ‧‧34

Synthetic module ‧‧36

Voice playback module ‧‧38

Network ‧‧4

Database ‧ ‧

Microphone ‧‧10

1 is a system architecture diagram of a preferred embodiment of a text messaging voice playback system of the present invention.

2 is a functional block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the text messaging voice playback system of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of a text message playback method of the present invention.

Voice playback system ‧‧3

Setting up the module ‧ ‧ 30

SMS delivery module ‧‧32

Search module ‧‧34

Synthetic module ‧‧36

Voice playback module ‧‧38

Claims (10)

A text message voice playing system, the system is installed in a mobile phone and a server, the server is connected to a database, and the database is used for storing vocabulary and vocabulary corresponding voice data, the system comprises: setting module For setting a voice play function option in the mobile phone and starting the voice play function; a message transmission module for transmitting the received text message to the server; and a search module for searching according to the text message The data library obtains voice data corresponding to each character in the text message by using each character included in the text message and the data stored in the database; a synthesis module is used to obtain the voice data The voice data corresponding to each character in the text message is synthesized to generate a voice message, and the voice message is transmitted to the mobile phone by the message transmission module; and a voice playing module is used to make the phone The voice message is played by the microphone. The text message voice playing system of claim 1, wherein the setting module is further configured to set a plurality of operating modes in the mobile phone, the operating modes including a voice mode and a normal mode. The text message voice playing system according to claim 2, wherein in any of the operations of the user, the pre-recorded voice is performed by the voice playing module and the microphone. Voice prompts. For example, the text message voice playing system described in claim 1 of the patent scope, The characters in the text message include text, digits, words, letters, and symbols. The text message transmission system of claim 1, wherein the message transmission module is further configured to transmit the received voice message to the voice play module to cause the microphone to play the voice message. A text message voice playing method, the method is applied to a mobile phone and a server, the server is connected to a database, and the data library is used for storing vocabulary and vocabulary corresponding voice data, and the method comprises the following steps: Setting a voice play function option in the mobile phone and starting the voice play function; when the mobile phone receives the text message, transmitting the text message to the server; searching the database according to the text message, comparing Each character included in the text message and the data stored in the database are used to obtain voice data corresponding to each character in the text message; and the voice data corresponding to each character in the obtained text message is synthesized. Generating a voice message; transmitting the voice message to the mobile phone; and causing the mobile phone's microphone to play the voice message. The text message voice playing method according to claim 6, wherein the method further comprises: setting a plurality of operation modes in the mobile phone, the operation modes including a voice mode and a normal mode. For example, the text message voice playing method described in claim 7 of the patent scope, In the voice mode, any operation of the user will have a pre-recorded voice voice prompt by the microphone. The text message voice playing method according to claim 6, wherein the characters in the text message include characters, digits, words, letters, and symbols. The method for playing a text message according to claim 6, wherein the method further comprises: when the mobile phone receives the voice message, causing the microphone to directly play the voice message.