KR100649985B1 - Apparatus and method for using a voice recognition remote control in a mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling an MP3 using a voice recognition function in a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 module, comprising: a memory unit storing voice command data usable in the mobile communication terminal; When using the module, the command to use the voice recognition remote control, and compares the input voice command with the voice command data stored in the memory, and a control unit, a microphone for receiving a voice command according to the command of the control unit, MP3 operating according to the input voice command when the codec for converting the voice command received through the microphone into digital data and the voice command transformed into the digital data and the voice command data stored in the memory match. Including crowds of modules, people can take their hands out of buses, subways and streets The convenience of using speech recognition remote controller to easily control the MP3 module is provided. In addition, since the voice recognition remote control is used without attaching the remote control to the earphone, there is an advantage of preventing the pin count of the earphone from being increased.

Voice recognition, MP3, remote control, MP3 terminal

Description

Apparatus and method for using a voice recognition remote control in a mobile communication terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING VOICE RECOGNITION REMOTE CONTROLLER IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}             

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 module according to the present invention; and

2 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for controlling an MP3 function using a voice recognition function in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for using a voice recognition remote control in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus for controlling an MP3 module using voice recognition in a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) module. And to a method.

Recently, mobile communication terminals are rapidly spreading due to the convenience of portability, and thus, service providers (terminal manufacturers) are competitively developing terminals having more special functions to secure a large number of users. For example, the mobile communication terminal may include a phone book, a game, a scheduler, a short message, the internet, an e-mail, a morning call, a morning call, It provides various functions such as MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and Digital Camera.

In particular, the function that receives attention in the mobile communication terminal is the "MP3" function. Existing mobile communication terminal with MP3 function (hereinafter referred to as MP3 phone) has not gained popularity due to the capacity of the memory to store the MP3 file, but the recently developed MP3 phone has been able to detach additional memory. The demand is rapidly increasing due to the problem of insufficient memory and the increase of battery life.

The current mini-cassette, CD player (Compact Disk Player) and MP3 Player are combined with a remote controller in the earphones, and the main unit can be easily controlled using the remote control in the bag or pocket. have.

Meanwhile, since the MP3 phone according to the prior art uses the earphone used in the mobile communication terminal, and there is no remote control function, it is inconvenient to adjust directly in the main body of the mobile communication terminal to perform other functions during the use of the MP3 mode. There is a ham. In addition, when the remote control is mounted on the earphone of the mobile communication terminal, there is a problem that the virtual implementation is impossible due to the increase in the number of pins of the earphone.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for controlling an MP3 function using voice recognition in a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 module.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the mobile communication terminal having a MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) module for controlling the MP3 module using voice recognition, the mobile communication terminal A memory unit for storing voice command data usable in the controller, a command for using a voice recognition remote controller when the MP3 module is used, and a controller for comparing whether the voice command data is identical to the voice command data stored in the memory; A microphone for receiving a voice command, a codec for converting a voice command received through the microphone into digital data, a voice command transformed into the digital data, and a voice command stored in the memory. If the data match, it characterized in that it comprises an MP3 module that operates according to the input voice command.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a method for controlling an MP3 module using voice recognition in a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) module, in the MP3 mode, when the voice recognition key is selected Receiving a voice command to control the MP3 mode; comparing the received voice command with pre-stored voice command data; and if the received voice command matches the pre-stored voice command data, the input is performed. According to the received voice command, characterized in that it comprises the step of controlling the MP3 mode.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described a technique for controlling the MP3 function using a voice recognition function in a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3: MP3) module.

1 shows a block configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. Hereinafter, a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 module includes a cellular phone, a personal communication system, a personal date assistant, and an international mobile telecommunication-2000 (IMT2000) terminal. The following description will be described with the general configuration of the above examples.

Referring to FIG. 1, a control unit (MPU: Micro-Processer Unit) 100 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. For example, it performs processing and control for voice call and data communication, and compares with command data stored in the memory 106 by receiving a voice signal converted into digital data according to the present invention in addition to the usual functions. If it matches, it processes the function of controlling the MP3 module according to the command. Therefore, in the following description, description about the process and control of the normal control part 100 is abbreviate | omitted.

The communication unit 102 performs a function of transmitting and receiving a radio signal input and output through an antenna. For example, in the case of transmission, after channel coding and spreading data to be transmitted, RF processing is performed to transmit the data, and in case of reception, the received RF signal is converted into a baseband signal. It performs a function of restoring data by de-spreading and channel decoding.

The display unit 104 performs a function for displaying and outputting information processed in the mobile communication terminal. The memory 106 is not shown, but read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), It consists of a flash ROM. First, the ROM stores microcode and various reference data of a program for processing and control of the controller 100. In particular, it stores a program for detecting a command for controlling the MP3 module according to the voice command input according to the present invention. The random access memory (RAM) is a working memory of the controller 100, and stores temporary data generated during execution of various programs. The flash ROM stores various updatable data for storage such as a phone book, an outgoing message, and an incoming message.

The keypad (key pad) 108 is a numeric key buttons of 0-9, menu button (menu), cancel button (clear), confirmation button, call button (TALK), end button (END), Internet access button, A plurality of function keys such as a navigation key (or a direction key) button (▲ / ▼ / ◀ / ▶) are provided, and key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user is provided to the controller 100.

In addition, the MP3 memory 112 performs a function for storing MP3 music files downloaded from a computer through the data port 110. The MP3 memory 112 stores a music file including song title information by number information and music data in MP3 form.

The MP3 playback processor 114 reproduces the audio signal using the MP3 music file stored in the MP3 memory 112 and provides the reproduced MP3 audio signal to the audio processor 116 under the control of the controller 100. do.

The voice processing unit 116 may be referred to as a codec and performs a function of performing input / output processing of a voice signal through the microphone 118, the speaker 120, and the voice input / output port 122. For example, the digital data provided from the controller 100 is converted into an analog voice signal and transmitted through the speaker 120 or the voice input / output port 122, and the microphone 118 and the voice input / output port ( The audio signal applied from 122 is converted into digital data and provided to the controller 100.

In addition, the voice processing unit 116 detects the presence or absence of the headset (H) coupled state of the voice input and output port 122, and performs the voice signal input and output processing of the voice input and output port when the headset (H) is coupled, When the headset H is not coupled, voice signal input / output processing is performed through the microphone 118 and the speaker 120.

The voice input / output port 122 allows the headset H to be coupled to the mobile communication terminal by wire or wirelessly. When the headset H is coupled to the mobile communication terminal through the voice input / output port 122, the voice signal is input and output through the headset H.

2 illustrates a procedure for controlling an MP3 module through voice recognition in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, the controller 100 checks whether an MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) mode is used in step 201. If the MP3 mode is not used, the controller 100 proceeds to step 217 to perform a corresponding mode (eg, a standby mode).

If the MP3 mode is used, the controller 100 proceeds to step 203 and checks whether a voice recognition key is selected by a user's key manipulation. Here, the voice recognition key is used when a specific key among the keys of the mobile communication terminal is set as the voice recognition key when the earphone is not mounted. If the earphone is mounted, the voice recognition mode of the earphone is used to switch to the voice recognition mode. In addition, according to the configuration method, it can be specified in advance by the user's key operation to automatically switch to the voice recognition mode when using the MP3 mode. In particular, whether to automatically switch to the voice recognition mode may be determined to be performed only when the user uses the headset (H).

When the voice recognition key is selected, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 205 to activate the voice recognition mode, and the control unit 100 proceeds to step 207 to determine whether a voice signal for controlling the MP3 module is input. do.

If the voice signal for controlling the MP3 module is input, the controller 100 proceeds to step 209 to convert the input voice signal into digital data to convert the MP3 module preset in the mobile communication terminal. Check if the command data to control (eg play, stop, forward, backward) match. If the input voice signal is not recognized, that is, the correct meaning of the voice signal is not known or is determined to be a command that is not set in the mobile communication terminal, the controller 100 proceeds to step 215. Raises unrecognized warning messages and beeps.

If the input voice signal is recognized, the controller 100 proceeds to step 211 and detects command data corresponding to the recognized voice signal, and then the control unit 100 uses the detected command. Control the MP3 module. Thereafter, the controller 100 ends the present algorithm.

On the other hand, in the method for controlling the MP3 module using the voice recognition function, although not shown, at any time after the voice recognition mode activation of step 205 of FIG. 2, a voice recognition switch attached to a specific key or earphone of the mobile communication terminal After pressing the voice recognition key as described above, the voice recognition mode is ended, and the process returns to step 201 of FIG. 2, that is, the checking step of using the MP3 mode.

That is, if there is a hand signal while the voice recognition mode is activated while listening to the MP3 music, the voice recognition mode can be quickly terminated and the call mode can be advanced. In the above example, when the voice recognition key is repeatedly pressed to return to the check step of whether to use the MP3 mode in step 201, the current state is detected as a hand signal reception state and the call mode can be immediately performed.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, by controlling the MP3 module using a voice recognition remote control in a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 module, the MP3 using the voice recognition remote control without taking out the MP3 phone on the bus, subway and street Convenience to easily control the module is provided. In addition, since the voice recognition remote control is used without attaching the remote control to the earphone, there is an advantage of preventing the pin count of the earphone from being increased.

Claims (9)

An apparatus for controlling the MP3 module by voice in a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) module, A memory unit for storing voice command data for controlling the MP3 module; A microphone for receiving a voice for controlling the MP3 module; A codec for converting voice input through the microphone into digital voice data; A controller for comparing the digital voice data with the voice command data and generating an operation control signal according to the digital voice data if the digital voice data and the voice command data are matched; , And the MP3 module operating according to an operation control signal of the controller. The method of claim 1, Further comprising a headset for inputting and outputting a voice signal, When the headset is connected, the device receives a voice command through the headset and outputs an analog voice signal through the headset. The method of claim 1, The MP3 module reproduces the audio signal using the MP3 music file and performs one of the following operations: reproduction, stop, forward, and backward of the audio signal according to an operation control signal of the controller. . In the method for controlling the MP3 module by voice in a mobile communication terminal having an MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) module, In the MP3 mode, if the voice recognition mode is used, receiving a voice command to control the MP3 mode; Comparing the received voice command with pre-stored voice command data; If the voice command coincides with the voice command data, controlling the operation of the MP3 mode according to the voice command; And generating a warning message and a warning sound indicating that speech recognition is impossible when the voice command and the voice command data do not match. The method of claim 4, wherein And the voice recognition mode is switched to the voice recognition mode when an input of a recognition mode key is detected. The method of claim 4, wherein The voice recognition mode is characterized in that, when the MP3 mode is used by the user's setting, the voice recognition mode is automatically switched. The method of claim 4, wherein Input of the voice command, When the headset is connected, receiving the voice command through the microphone of the headset; If the headset is not connected, receiving the voice command through a microphone of the mobile communication terminal. delete The method of claim 4, wherein In the voice recognition mode is activated, And upon receiving a hand signal, if the repetitive input of the voice mode switch key is detected, ending the voice recognition mode.

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