JPH0681191B2 - Voice message editing method in automatic exchange system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an automatic exchange system for connecting a telephone terminal device having a character / graphic signal input / output unit and a telephone unit to a message storage / reproduction device via an automatic exchange. In particular, the present invention relates to a voice message editing method capable of editing a stored voice message in units of phrases.

(B) Prior Art In a conventional automatic exchange system, a voice message is sent from a general telephone, stored in a message storing / reproducing apparatus via the automatic exchange, and reproduced to the telephone by the message storing / reproducing apparatus. .

Therefore, in order to make a correction such as deleting or inserting a part of the accumulated voice message, there is no method other than re-accumulation of the corrected voice message.

As a countermeasure, a telephone terminal device with a display device is used to display a pointer that moves on a straight line graph as the accumulated voice message is reproduced, and the correction point of the accumulated voice message is estimated from the position of the pointer. Although such measures have been taken, it is difficult to accurately estimate the correction point by the pointer, and there is a problem that an accurate correction cannot be performed.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the problem in the case of modifying a voice message in the conventional automatic exchange system as described above, and to edit the stored voice message in units of phrases. It is to realize the voice message editing method.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The above-mentioned problems are solved by the present invention in a configuration in which a telephone terminal device including a telephone unit and a character / graphic signal input / output unit is connected to a message storage / reproduction device via an automatic exchange. When registering a voice message from the telephone, the voice message signal from the telephone section through the automatic exchange is stored by being discriminated by the control section of the message storage / playback device into a voiced portion corresponding to a phrase and a silent portion corresponding to a pause period. Of the voice message from the telephone terminal device that sent the voice message when the voice message is transmitted from the telephone terminal device that stores the voice message. A voice message signal is sent from the voice storage section of the storage section to the telephone section of the telephone terminal device by the control section of the message storage / playback apparatus, and At the start of message playback, the pointer and the playback start time are displayed in the pointer display area of the character / graphic signal input / output section.The pointer is moved linearly on the pointer display area according to the playback of each phrase of the voice message and the silent portion And, at the end of the reproduction, the line is stopped to display a straight line, a rest point, and an end point, and in the character / graphic input area, a dividing line that divides a phrase at each pause point and the end point of the pointer is displayed automatically. This is solved by the voice message editing method in the exchange system, and when the character signal corresponding to each phrase of the voice message is transmitted from the character / graphic signal input / output unit of the telephone terminal device every time each phrase of the voice message is reproduced, the character signal is converted into a message. It is stored in the storage area corresponding to each clause in the character / graphics storage section of the storage section by the control section of the storage / reproduction device.
In addition, it is returned to the telephone terminal device as a character display signal and is displayed in each partial area corresponding to each clause of the character / graphic input area of the character / graphic signal input / output unit. When a erasure request operation is performed and the pointer in the pointer display area is moved to the erasure target phrase and the erasure execution operation is performed, the control unit of the message storage / playback device controls the voice of the voice accumulation unit corresponding to the erasure target phrase. Corresponding partial areas in the message and character / graphics storage section are erased, and in the pointer display area of the character / figure signal input / output section, straight lines corresponding to all voice messages other than the erased clauses are added. The lane markings corresponding to the pointer display area are displayed on the screen. When the insert request operation is performed and the pointer is moved to the pause point between the desired clauses in the pointer display area and the insertion execution operation is performed, the control unit of the message storage / playback device causes the pointer after the pause point after the pointer to be stopped. All voice messages in the voice storage unit are saved in the save area in the storage unit, and the display after the pause point in the pointer display area of the character / graphic signal input / output unit is erased.
When a voice message signal is sent from the telephone section of the telephone terminal device as an insertion phrase, the inserted voice message signal is accumulated by the control section of the message storage / playback apparatus following the voice message signal before the pause point in the voice storage section, and the character In the pointer display area of the graphic signal input / output unit, the pointer being displayed moves linearly according to the insertion clause and displays a straight line. A storage area corresponding to the inserted phrase accumulated in the voice accumulating unit is formed, and the voice message signal saved in the save region of the accumulating unit is accumulated in the voice accumulating unit following the insert phrase, and the character / graphic signal input / output is performed. In the pointer display area of the section, input a straight line, pause point, end point, and character graphic corresponding to all the phrases of the voice message. Dividing lines in the frequency range is to be displayed.

(E) Operation According to the present invention, when a voice message is input from the telephone terminal device to the message storing / reproducing apparatus, the message storing / reproducing apparatus identifies the voiced part and the silent part of the voice message, and the voiceless part is voiced. It is considered as a pause period between bunsetsu which is a part, and is stored in the voice storage section of the storage section.
A storage area corresponding to each clause is secured in the figure storage unit.

Therefore, when the reproduction operation of the voice message is performed from the telephone terminal device which has transmitted the voice message, the voice message is divided into each clause and transmitted to the telephone section, and at the same time, the characters and
In the pointer display area of the graphic signal input / output unit, a straight line corresponding to the playback progress of the voice message, a pause point between phrases,
The end point of the reproduction is displayed, and the character / graphic input area is displayed with a dividing line for dividing the phrase.

With this, when a correction such as deletion or insertion of a voice message is made, the correction point becomes clear.

Further, according to the present invention, at the time of reproducing the voice message for correcting the voice message, a character signal corresponding to the phrase is transmitted from the character / graphic signal input / output unit to the message accumulating / reproducing apparatus for each phrase of the reproduced voice message. When input to, the character signal is stored in the storage area corresponding to each clause in the character / graphics storage section of the storage section, and the character signal is returned to the telephone terminal device to indicate each clause in the character / graphics input area. Displayed between dividing lines. That is, each clause of the voice message is displayed as characters, and the correction points of the voice message such as deletion and insertion are further clarified.

Further, in the case of erasing one phrase in a voice message, in the erase request operation, if the pointer is moved to the phrase to be erased in the pointer display area and the erase execution operation is performed, the message storage / reproduction device stores the voice in the storage unit. Section and character / figure accumulating section, the accumulation of the phrase to be erased is erased, and a straight line and a dividing line other than the erased part are displayed in the pointer display area and character / figure input area of the character / figure signal input / output section. , The phrase to be erased and its operation can be easily performed.

On the other hand, in the case of inserting one phrase into a voice message, when the insertion execution operation is performed by moving the pointer to the pause point between the phrases in the pointer display area in the insertion request operation, the voice accumulation section of the accumulation section In, the voice message after the pause point of the pointer is saved in the save area, and when the voice message corresponding to the insertion clause is sent from the telephone section of the telephone terminal device, the voice accumulation section stores the voice message following the voice message before the pause point of the pointer. By the insertion cancellation request operation, the phrase in the save area is also accumulated in the voice accumulation unit following the insertion phrase, so that the insertion position of the insertion phrase can be clarified and the insertion operation becomes easy.

(F) Embodiment One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of a voice message editing system in the automatic exchange system of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a pointer display area on the display screen of the character / graphic signal input / output unit in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of a display in a character / graphics display area, and FIG. 3 thru | or 6 is a figure which shows an example of the voice message edit process in FIG. The same reference numerals denote the same objects throughout the drawings.

In FIG. 1, the telephone terminal device 1 comprises a telephone section 11, a character / graphic signal input / output section 12 and a keyboard 13.

The telephone section 11 has a call function similar to that of a general telephone.

The character / graphic signal input / output unit 12 transmits a character or graphic signal to the message storage terminal device 3 via the automatic exchange 2 by the user, for example, with a writing pen, or from the message storage / playback device 3. Characters and figures are displayed by character / graphic signals.

The user of the telephone terminal device 1 connects to the message storage / playback device 3 via the telephone exchange 11 via the automatic exchange 2 and performs a predetermined storage operation, and then a voice message desired to be stored, for example, "Office Automation. It is thought that "the energy is uplifted, various actions are expected, and it is expected."

In the message storage / playback apparatus 3, the control unit 31 compares the voice signal level of the received voice message with a preset voice identification threshold level, and sets the voice signal level equal to or higher than the voice identification threshold level as a voice portion. In addition, a voice signal level below a voice recognition threshold level is identified as a silent portion, and a silent portion that continues for a predetermined time or more is set as a pause period between phrases, and the voice message is referred to as a phrase "office automation""kinki". The “uplift”, “various actions”, “expected”, and “believed” are classified and stored in the voice storage unit 321 of the storage unit 32.

Further, the control unit 31 forms, in the character / graphic storage unit 322 of the storage unit 32, a storage area corresponding to each clause of the voice message stored in the voice storage unit 321.

Thereafter, when the user operates the telephone section 11 to connect to the message storage / playback apparatus 3 in order to correct the stored voice message, and then performs a predetermined playback operation, the control section 31 causes the voice storage section 321 to operate. The stored voice message is reproduced, and the telephone unit 11 of the telephone terminal device 1 is passed through the automatic exchange 2.
Communicate to.

Further, the control unit 31 displays the pointer A and the reproduction start time point B in the pointer display area 121 of the character / graphic signal input / output unit 12 at the start of the reproduction of the voice message, and then displays the first phrase "office automation" of the voice message. With the passage of time for the reproduction of "Shin", the pointer A is linearly moved to the right from the reproduction start point B at a constant speed, and the movement of the pointer A is stopped at the pause time which is a silent part after the end of the phrase. The line C and the rest point D are displayed, and the character / graphic input area is displayed.
At 122, the division line E corresponding to the rest point D is displayed.

Similarly, the control unit 31 further moves the pointer A in a straight line along with the reproduction of each phrase after "ki" and stops the movement at the pause period between the phrases to display the pause point D and the straight line C. Then, a dividing line E corresponding to each rest point D is displayed in the character / graphic input area 122, and when the reproduction of the voice message is finished, the movement of the pointer A is stopped to display the straight line C and the end point G on the straight line C. , The corresponding dividing line E to the character / graphic input area 12
Display in 2.

As a result, each partial area of the character / graphic input area 122 divided by the dividing line E corresponds to each clause of the reproduced voice message.

Further, the control unit 31 displays the clause number F (or in the previous example) in each section of the straight line C divided by each rest point D.

Also, while the user listens to the voice message to be reproduced by the telephone unit 11, corresponding clauses, that is, “office”, corresponding to the respective sections of the character / graphics input area 122 of the character / graphics signal input / output unit. -To forget character signals such as "expect various actions" and "expect", for example, when writing with a drawing pen, the control unit 31 of the message storage / reproduction device 3 causes the characters transmitted via the automatic exchange 2 to be transmitted. Signal and character / figure storage
It is stored in the storage area corresponding to the clause 322 and returned as a character signal via the automatic exchange 2, and the character signal is stored in each partial area of the character / graphic input area 122 of the character / graphic signal input / output unit 12 Display as shown in Figure 2.

Next, when the user performs a predetermined erasure request operation to erase the phrase "various actions" of the stored voice message, the control unit 31 displays the pointer display area 121 as shown in FIG. The pointer A that has been displayed is changed to, for example, a pointer H that indicates an erase symbol. The user can use the pointer H to erase the phrase, for example, the phrase number F = the straight line C to the corresponding portion.
Perform the operation to move the top, under the control of the control unit 31,
The pointer H is moved to the phrase number F = corresponding part.

Then, when the user performs a predetermined erasure execution operation, the control unit 31 erases the phrase "various actions" from the voice message stored in the voice storage unit 321, and displays the characters as shown in FIG. The corresponding partial area of the graphic accumulating section 322 and the character signal “various actions” accumulated in the partial area are deleted, and the pointer display area 121 of the telephone terminal device 1 is deleted.
Displays a straight line C corresponding to the voice message "Office automation, motivation, uplifting, and is expected," which is composed of the remaining five clauses. Also, the pointer H is changed to the pointer A and displayed.・ Figure input area 122
Also displays five division lines E corresponding to the pointer display area 121.

Next, when the user performs a predetermined insertion request operation in order to insert a new phrase between the phrases “Koyoha” and “hopefully”, the control unit 31 displays in the pointer display area 121. As shown in FIG. 4, the displayed pointer A is a pointer I indicating an insertion symbol.
Change to.

Subsequently, when the user performs an operation of moving the pointer I to a break point between the phrases to be inserted, for example, a break number F = and a pause point D displayed between the corresponding parts, the control unit 31
Is the pointer I displayed in the pointer display area 121.
To the corresponding rest point D.

When the user performs a predetermined insertion execution operation, the control unit 31
Save the voice messages that are stored in the voice storage unit 321 in the storage area of the storage unit after "I hope" in the phrase of "Office automation, spirit, uplifting, and expecting" At the same time, as shown in FIG. 5, the phrase number F = onward of the straight line C displayed in the pointer display area 121 is erased, and the voice message corresponding to the phrase to be inserted is prepared for storage.

When the user sends out the phrase “multiple functions” to be inserted from the telephone unit 11, the control unit 31 sends the received phrase “various functions” to the voice message “office automation” being accumulated in the voice accumulation unit 321. "Energy" and "enhancement" are accumulated, and the pointer I indicating the insertion symbol being displayed in the pointer display area 121 corresponds to the phrase "various functions" as in the accumulation process of the voice message described above. Extend the straight line C while moving it.

When the user performs an insertion cancellation request operation, the control unit 31 causes the voice storage unit 321 to store a voice message “Office Automation In addition to accumulating various functions, the character / figure accumulating unit 322 secures a storage area corresponding to the insertion clause accumulated in the voice accumulating unit 321, and as shown in FIG. Pointer display area 12 as shown
The straight line C displayed in 1 is displayed in response to the voice message "Office automation, motivation, uplifting, and is expected to have various functions." A pause point D between "expected" and "thinkable" is displayed, a reproduction end point G is further displayed, and each pause point D and end point G are displayed in the character / graphics input area 122. Display the corresponding parting line E.

As a result, the voice message “Office Automation.
"Mobility / enhancement / expectations / expectations / expectations" is modified to "Office automation / enhancement / enhancement / expectations / expectations / expectations" .

As is clear from the above description, according to the present embodiment, the user of the telephone terminal device 1 has the straight line C displayed in the pointer display area 121 of the character / graphic signal input / output unit 12 and the character / graphic input area 122. Delete the required phrase "various actions" based on a part of the phrase displayed in, and also "various functions"
It is possible to easily make a correction such as inserting the.

The voice message editing method in the automatic exchange system as described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 is only one embodiment of the present invention. For example, the voice message to be edited is limited to that shown in the figure. Of course, many other variations are considered, but the effect does not change in any case. Further, the display screen of the character / graphic signal input / output device 12 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and many other modifications may be considered, but in any case, the effect of the present invention does not change. Further, the configuration and function sharing of the telephone terminal device 1 and the message storage / playback device 3 are not limited to those shown in the figure, and many other variations are considered. In any case, the effect of the present invention is obtained. does not change.

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily edit the accumulated voice message in phrase units in the automatic exchange.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 6 are diagrams for explaining an embodiment of a voice message editing method in the automatic exchange system of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a block of the automatic exchange system used for implementing the method of the present invention. Figures and 2 are the characters in Figure 1.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the graphic signal input / output unit, and FIGS. 3 to 6 are diagrams for explaining the voice message editing process in FIG. In the figure, 1 is a telephone terminal device, 2 is an automatic exchange, 3 is a message storage / playback device, 11 is a telephone unit, 12 is a character / graphic signal input / output unit, 13 is a keyboard, 31 is a control unit, 32 is a storage unit, 321 is a voice storage unit, 322 is a character / graphic storage unit, A is a pointer, B is a reproduction start time point, C is a straight line, D is a rest point, and E is an E point.
Is a division line, F is a clause number, G is a reproduction end point, H is a pointer indicating an erasing symbol, and I is a pointer indicating an insertion mark.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. In a configuration in which a telephone terminal device having a telephone unit and a character / graphic signal input / output unit is connected to a message storage / playback device through an automatic exchange, the telephone unit is used to register a voice message from the telephone terminal device. The voice message signal via the automatic exchange is discriminated into a voiced portion corresponding to a phrase and a silent portion corresponding to a pause period by the control unit of the message storage / playback device, and is stored in the voice storage unit of the storage unit. In the character / figure storage unit, a storage area for each voiced portion corresponding to each clause is formed, and the storage unit is controlled by the control unit of the message storage / reproduction device during the reproduction operation of the voice message from the telephone terminal device that has transmitted the voice message. A voice message signal is sent to the telephone section of the telephone terminal device from the voice storage section of The pointer and the playback start time are displayed in the pointer display area of the section, and the pointer is linearly moved on the pointer display area according to the playback of each clause of the voice message, and is stopped at the silent portion and the playback end time, and a straight line is displayed. A voice message editing method in an automatic exchange system, characterized in that a pause point and an end point are displayed, and in addition, in the character / graphic input area, a dividing line for displaying a phrase at each pause point and the end point of the pointer is displayed. 2. In a configuration in which a telephone terminal device including a telephone unit and a character / graphic signal input / output unit is connected to a message storage / playback device via an automatic exchange, the telephone unit is used to register a voice message from the telephone terminal device. The voice message signal via the automatic exchange is discriminated into a voiced portion corresponding to a phrase and a silent portion corresponding to a pause period by the control unit of the message storage / playback device, and is stored in the voice storage unit of the storage unit. In the character / figure storage unit, a storage area for each voiced portion corresponding to each clause is formed, and the storage unit is controlled by the control unit of the message storage / reproduction device during the reproduction operation of the voice message from the telephone terminal device that has transmitted the voice message. A voice message signal is sent to the telephone section of the telephone terminal device from the voice storage section of The pointer and the playback start time are displayed in the pointer display area of the section, and the pointer is linearly moved on the pointer display area according to the playback of each clause of the voice message, and is stopped at the silent portion and the playback end time, and a straight line is displayed. The pause point and the end point are displayed, and in the character / graphic input area, a dividing line for dividing the phrase at each pause point and the end point of the pointer is displayed, and the character / graph signal of the telephone terminal device is reproduced each time the phrase of the voice message is reproduced. When a character signal corresponding to each phrase of the voice message is sent from the input / output unit, the character signal is stored in the storage area corresponding to each phrase in the character / graphic storage unit of the storage unit by the control unit of the message storage / playback device, and It is returned to the telephone terminal device as a character display signal and displayed in each partial area corresponding to each clause in the character / graphic input area of the character / graphic signal input / output unit. Voice message editing method in an automatic switching system, wherein the door. 3. A telephone terminal unit comprising a telephone unit and a character / graphic signal input / output unit is connected to a message storing / reproducing apparatus through an automatic exchange, and when the voice message is registered from the telephone terminal unit, the telephone unit is operated. The voice message signal via the automatic exchange is discriminated into a voiced portion corresponding to a phrase and a silent portion corresponding to a pause period by the control unit of the message storage / playback device, and is stored in the voice storage unit of the storage unit. In the character / figure storage unit, a storage area for each voiced portion corresponding to each clause is formed, and the storage unit is controlled by the control unit of the message storage / reproduction device during a voice message reproduction operation from a telephone end device that has transmitted a voice message. A voice message signal is sent from the voice storage unit to the telephone unit of the telephone terminal device, and a character / graphic signal is input / output at the start of playback of the voice message. The pointer and the playback start time are displayed in the pointer display area of, and the pointer is linearly moved on the pointer display area according to the playback of each phrase of the voice message, and is stopped at the silent portion and the playback end time, and is a straight line or pause. The point and the end point are displayed, and in the character / graphic input area, a dividing line for dividing the phrase at each pause point and the end point of the pointer is displayed. When the delete execution operation is performed after the pointer in the pointer display area is moved to the erasure target phrase, the control unit of the message storage / playback device responds to the erasure target phrase by the voice message in the voice storage unit and the character / graphic storage unit. The partial area to be erased is deleted, and the pointer display area of the character / graphic signal input / output section displays the total of voice messages other than the deleted phrase. Linearly corresponding to the hands, but also the voice message editing method in an automatic switching system, wherein a dividing line corresponding to the pointer display area on the graphic character input area is displayed respectively. 4. In a configuration in which a telephone terminal device having a telephone unit and a character / graphic signal input / output unit is connected to a message storage / playback device via an automatic exchange, the telephone unit is used to register a voice message from the telephone terminal device. The voice message signal via the automatic exchange is discriminated into a voiced portion corresponding to a phrase and a silent portion corresponding to a pause period by the control unit of the message storage / playback device, and is stored in the voice storage unit of the storage unit. In the character / figure storage unit, a storage area for each voiced portion corresponding to each clause is formed, and the storage unit is controlled by the control unit of the message storage / reproduction device during the reproduction operation of the voice message from the telephone terminal device that has transmitted the voice message. A voice message signal is sent to the telephone section of the telephone terminal device from the voice storage section of The pointer and the playback start time are displayed in the pointer display area of the section, and the pointer is linearly moved on the pointer display area according to the playback of each clause of the voice message, and is stopped at the silent portion and the playback end time, and a straight line is displayed. Pause points and end points are displayed, and in the character / graphic input area, dividing lines are displayed to divide the clauses at the pause points and end points of the pointer, and the telephone terminal device requests the insertion of a voice message between the clauses. , When the insertion execution operation is performed after the pointer is moved to the pause point between desired phrases in the pointer display area, the control unit of the message storage / playback apparatus causes the voice in the voice storage unit after the pause point where the pointer is stopped. All the messages are saved in the save area in the storage section, and after the pause point in the pointer display area of the character / graphic signal input / output section. Display is erased,
When a voice message signal as an insertion clause is sent from the telephone unit in the telephone terminal device, the inserted voice message signal is stored by the control unit in the message storage / playback device following the voice message signal before the pause point in the voice storage unit, In the pointer display area of the character / graphic signal input / output unit, the pointer being displayed moves linearly according to the insertion clause and displays a straight line. , A storage area corresponding to the inserted phrase accumulated in the voice accumulation unit is formed, and the voice message signal saved in the save area of the accumulation unit is accumulated in the voice accumulation unit following the insertion phrase, and a character / graphic signal input is generated. In the pointer display area of the output section, straight lines, pause points, end points, and character figures corresponding to all the phrases of the voice message are displayed. Voice message editing method in an automatic switching system, characterized in that the dividing line in the force area is displayed.