KR20040040543A - Sms phone mail service method and system using voice recognition - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an SMS phone mail service method and system using voice recognition. Particularly, a technology that enables subscribers to dial and deliver messages to an automatic answering system (ARS), and to record the names and telephone numbers of subscribers to be transmitted with voice, convert them into text, and send them to the other party using SMS service. will be.

According to the present invention, there is provided an SMS phone mail service method using voice recognition, comprising: accessing an ARS using a calling terminal; Recording a voice message to be delivered to the other party; Recording the called party's called number and name; Converting the voice recording message and the called party's called number and name into a text message in a text form; Transmitting the text message to a counterpart using an SMS service; It provides an SMS phone mail service method comprising the step of receiving the transmitted text message to the destination mobile terminal.

Therefore, it is much simpler than the conventional text message writing method and can be used for convenience, and there is an advantage that various age groups can be used throughout.

Description

SMS phone mail service method and system using voice recognition

The present invention relates to an SMS phone mail service method and system using voice recognition. More specifically, the ARS is a technology that allows subscribers to dial and transmit messages, and to record subscribers' names and telephone numbers to be voiced and then convert them into text and transmit them to other parties using SMS services. It is about.

As mobile communication becomes more popular, providers of mobile communication and mobile phones are trying to provide more various services to users. In addition to a simple call connection through a mobile communication system, various additional services such as providing information through a short message service, e-mail, and surfing the web are being performed.

The handset is also miniaturized and lightened in the terminal itself, and in terms of functionality, it is maximizing user convenience by adding and improving additional functions such as electronic organizer, alarm, and clock in addition to functions for call service. If a new function, which is organically combined with other functions of such a mobile phone or an additional service of mobile communication, is added to the mobile phone, it will be able to supply high quality service to the user.

SMS stands for Short Message Services and is expressed as a short message. This service transmits data of relatively short length in a mobile communication network.

This SMS is a service that is naturally created as digital data is transmitted between the mobile network and between the base station and the mobile terminal as the mobile network evolves digitally.

As shown in FIG. 1, the SMS system includes a mobile station (MS) 10, a base station transceiver system (BTS) 12, a BSC / MSC (control station / exchange station: Base Station Controller /). Mobile Switching Center (14), HLR (Home Location Register) (16), SMC (Short Message Center: SMS Message Center) (18), SMS Server (20), OMC (Operation Management Center: Operating Management Center) 22, CBC (Cell Broadcasting Center) 24, and IP (Information Provider) 26 for Cell Broadcasting (CB).

The mobile terminal 10 is within the range of any base station 12, the information of the mobile terminal 10 is transmitted to the base station 12 and the BSC / MSC 14 that controls it, the BSC / MSC (14) Information transmitted from the mobile station is transmitted to the mobile terminal 10 via the base station 12.

The mobile terminal 10 is a terminal which the user can carry and communicate with while moving. The mobile terminal 10 uses a forward channel when receiving texts and a reverse channel when calling.

At this time, all text information uses SMS, and when received, the mobile SMS is used, and when the SMS is transmitted, the mobile SMS is used.

The mobile terminal 10 is a terminal capable of duplication of messages using a history of a service range number (SCN) and a message identification number (MID) pair (Pair), and is registered in SMS and CB services.

The mobile terminal 10 has a logical connection to the short service system (ie, including the SMC 18, the SMS server 20, the CBC 18, etc.) through the base station 12, BSC / MSC 14, and the like. Is done.

In general, a mobile communication system uses a data burst message of a paging channel of a CDMA mobile communication system upon reception, and data of a forward traffic channel when a user is busy. Send the text message as a burst message.

Also, when sending a text message, the data burst message of the access channel is used when the message is within a certain length, and the data burst message of the reverse traffic channel is transmitted during the call or when the text message is longer than the predetermined length. .

The text message transmitted and received at the mobile terminal 10 is connected to the BSC / MSC 14 through the base station 12 for high frequency signal processing and call processing.

The base station 12 connects the mobile terminal 10 to the BSC / MSC 14, the digital channel unit (DCU), time / frequency control unit (TCU), radio frequency unit (RFU), and positioning system (GPS). ) And the like.

In addition, the base station 12 performs a wired / wireless conversion function of communicating with the mobile terminal 10 via wireless and communicating with the BSC / MSC 14 by wire.

Looking at the function of the BSC / MSC (14), the BSC is connected to the base station 12 to the MSC to coordinate the connection between the base station 12 and the signal processing function for communication between the base station 12 and the MSC, the MSC It processes the mobile communication member call in association with the HLR 16 and the SMC 18.

In addition, the MSC connects to the BSC to perform call setup and release functions of the mobile terminal 10, and performs various functions related to call processing and additional services.

The BSC / MSC is responsible for routing general calls and SMS messages.

The HLR 16 is connected to the BSC / MSC 14 and the SMC 18 to manage various types of information of mobile phone members, and has information on subscription of additional services such as SMS and CB.

The HLR 16 performs a function such as registering a member location by interworking with various BSC / MSCs, and stores the mobile terminal 11 and the member's permanent information and location information, and the mobile terminal 11 mounted in the MSC. (VLR) Visitor Location Register (VLR), which temporarily stores the member information related to the user information, is used to support various functions related to call processing and additional services.

The SMC 18 is connected to the BSC / MSC 14, the HLR 16, the SMC 18, and the OMC 22 to play a key role in SMS processing, to set SMS parameters, and to identify a communication service identifier of an input signal. (TI: Teleservice Identifier) and destination address (Destination Address) to send a message to the network element to be processed.

In particular, the SMC 18 transmits a signal input from the BSC / MSC 14 to the SMS server 20 when the message is set to the SMS server 20.

When the SMC 18 is composed of a plurality of messages through the BSC / MSC (14) is sent to the appropriate SMC (18) through a signal exchange (STP: Signal Transfer Point), the message is again sent through the signal exchange Is transmitted to the BSC / MSC 14 and transmitted to another mobile terminal.

The SMS server 20 interoperates with the OMC 22, the CBC 24, and the IP 26, and in particular, interworks with the SMC 18 to store the terminal type, service type, etc. of the SMS member, and then the corresponding communication service. Information from the outside is transmitted to the SMC 18 using the identifier TI.

CBC (24) is a server that performs work related to broadcast type information service, also known as a cell broadcasting server (CBS: CB Server), is connected to the IP (26) to receive information from this broadcast and broadcast broadcast information message transmission and scheduling Perform key functions related to information services.

A message transmission process using the conventional SMS service configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

First, the user selects a menu corresponding to sending a message from a menu embedded in the mobile terminal 10, and then writes a short message using various character button keys or uses a text message writing means on the Internet. (S50).

Then, after inputting the destination phone number to send the short text message created by the user to the other party (S52), the message is attempted to be sent using SMS.

At this time, the SMS server 20 interworks with the SMC 18 to store the terminal type, service type, etc. of the SMS member, and then transfers information from the outside to the SMC 18 using the corresponding communication service identifier (TI). send.

The SMC 18 is connected to the MSC 14 to set SMS parameters, and transmits a message to a network element to be processed using a communication service identifier (TI) and a destination address of an input signal.

The MSC 14 accesses the BSC and performs various functions related to call processing and additional services of the mobile terminal 10 (S54).

The outgoing message transmitted using the SMS service of this process is delivered to the destination mobile terminal 10, and the user finally confirms the message through the destination mobile terminal 10 (S56).

As described above, as a method of sending a message to the other party using the SMS service, a mobile terminal transmits a message to a phone mail after composing a message, or transmits a message after composing a message on the Internet.

However, the message transmission method using the SMS service was much more difficult and inconvenient than the method using the voice call. In addition, the class using this type of phone mail and Internet mail is mainly limited to the younger people.

Therefore, there is a need for an SMS service method that can be used more easily to compose and send a text message and can be used by various age groups.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to automatically record the message and the subscriber's name and phone number of the subscriber to dial and deliver to the automatic response system (ARS) and then convert it to text The present invention provides an SMS phone mail service method and system capable of pursuing convenience in text message transmission by transmitting to a counterpart using an SMS service.

As the technical idea for achieving the above object of the present invention

In the SMS phone mail service method using voice recognition,

Accessing ARS using an originating terminal;

Recording a voice message to be delivered to the other party;

Recording the called party's called number and name;

Converting the voice recording message and the called party's called number and name into a text message in a text form;

Transmitting the text message to a counterpart using an SMS service;

It provides a SMS phone mail service method comprising the step of receiving the transmitted text message to the destination mobile terminal.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a conventional SMS service system.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a conventional SMS service process.

3 is a schematic structural diagram showing an SMS phone mail service system using voice recognition according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an SMS phone mail service process using voice recognition according to the present invention.

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10: incoming and outgoing mobile terminal 20: SMS server

25: SMS system 30: ARS system

40: character conversion system

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the configuration and operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

3 is a schematic structural diagram showing an SMS phone mail service system using voice recognition according to the present invention.

Looking at Figure 3, and the mobile terminal 10 for incoming and outgoing calls; An ARS system 30 for recognizing a voice message input through the mobile terminal 10; A text conversion system 40 for providing a voice message transmitted from the ARS system 30 in a text form using a text-to-speech (TTS) technique; And an SMS server 20 connected with the general SMS system 25 shown in FIG. 1 to transmit a text message in a text form to the called mobile terminal.

The ARS (Automatic Response System) 30 stores and manages voice mail and related additional data in a voice mail box for each client, and after receiving a predetermined member verification process when requesting a voice service from an incoming mobile terminal, is associated with the voice mail. Provide additional services.

The text conversion system 40 is a short message to provide a text form using the Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and TTS (Text To Speech) technology that receives and recognizes a user's voice command. It converts to and transmits to the destination mobile terminal.

Here, the text-to-speech technology is a text-to-speech conversion technology that converts a computer-recognized character into a natural language that a human can understand or vice versa.

Such speech synthesis technology is based on conversation speed processing, space spacing processing, height processing, word dictionary processing, word / character dictation processing, and such technologies are PC, PDA, mobile, recorder, toy, game machine, home appliance, etc. Available on a variety of platforms.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an SMS phone mail service process using voice recognition according to the present invention.

First, the user accesses the ARS system 30 using the calling terminal 10 (S100). The ARS system 30 requests recording of a voice message to be delivered to the other party according to its own program execution (S110).

Then, the other party requests recording of the called party's called number and name. At this time, the user may directly input by using a character key of the mobile terminal 10 in a manner other than the recording method (S120).

Thereafter, the text conversion system 40 converts the voice recording message transmitted from the ARS system 30 into a text form, that is, a text message using a text-to-speech (TTS) technique (S130).

The text message is transmitted to the called terminal 10 of the other party using an SMS service.

At this time, the SMS server 20 interoperates with the SMC 18 of the SMS system shown in FIG. 1 to store the terminal type, service type, etc. of the SMS member, and then externally using the corresponding communication service identifier (TI). The on information is transmitted to the SMC 18.

The SMC 18 is connected to the MSC 14 to set SMS parameters, and transmits a message to a network element to be processed using a communication service identifier (TI) and a destination address of an input signal.

The MSC 14 accesses the BSC and performs various functions related to call processing and additional services of the mobile terminal 10 (S140).

The outgoing message transmitted using the SMS service of this process is delivered to the destination mobile terminal 10, and the user finally confirms the message through the destination mobile terminal 10 (S150).

According to the SMS phone mail service method using the voice recognition according to the present invention as described above, after the subscriber to the automatic answering system (ARS) and the message to be dialed and delivered and the subscriber's name and phone number of the other party by voice recording it By converting to text and sending it to the other party using an SMS service, it is much simpler than the conventional text message writing method and can be used for convenience, and there are advantages that can be used by various age groups.

Claims (3)

In the SMS phone mail service method using voice recognition, Accessing ARS using an originating terminal; Recording a voice message to be delivered to the other party; Recording the called party's called number and name; Converting the voice recording message and the called party's called number and name into a text message in a text form; Transmitting the text message to a counterpart using an SMS service; SMS phone mail service method comprising the step of receiving the transmitted text message to the destination mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the voice recording message and the called party's called number and name are converted into a text message in a text form by using a TTS scheme. In the SMS phone mail service system using voice recognition, An incoming / outgoing mobile terminal; An ARS system for recognizing a voice message input through the mobile terminal; A text conversion system for converting a voice message transmitted from the ARS system into a text message in a text form using a Text-To-Speech (TTS) technique; And An SMS phone mail service system, comprising an SMS server connected to an SMS system and configured to transmit a text message in a text form to a called mobile terminal.