Graphic display device with built-in speech recognition function

• US 20020147589A1
• Filed: 04/02/2002
• Published: 10/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd. (NEC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, Ltd. (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Itaki, Youichi
• Application Number:
  US10/113,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20020147589A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/260
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

There is provided a graphic display device with a built-in speech recognition function, by which electronic presentations can be given without being affected by external factors such as changes in surrounding noises or the way the presenter produces speech. The graphic display device comprises a speech display signal generating section for recognizing speeches inputted from a microphone and generating speech display signals and an image display signal generating circuit for processing image inputs to generate image display signals, and displays the speech display and image display in combination on a screen. The graphic display device further comprises a CPU and a memory control circuit for controlling memories of both the speech and image displays to synchronize the displays.

Claims

1. A graphic display device with a built-in speech recognition function, which converts speech to character codes to display it in combination with a screen image, comprising:

a speech display signal generating section for recognizing speech inputted from a microphone and generating a speech display signal;

an input image signal processing circuit for converting plural image inputs from analog to digital;

an image display memory for storing a digital image signal obtained at the input image signal processing circuit;

an image display signal generating circuit for reading the digital image signal stored in the image display memory and generating an image display signal;

a display signal combining circuit for combining the speech display signal outputted from the speech display signal generating section and the image display signal outputted from the image display signal generating circuit;

a CPU for controlling each circuit based on a program;

a memory control circuit for controlling the image display memory and the speech display signal generating section under the control of the CPU; and

a display section for displaying outputs from the display signal combining circuit on a screen.

2. The graphic display device with a built-in speech recognition function claimed in claim 1, wherein the speech display signal generating section includes:

a speech input terminal that is connected to the microphone;

a speech recognition circuit for recognizing an audio signal inputted to the speech input terminal and converting the signal to character code data;

a text buffer circuit for storing the character code data of the respective characters as text;

a font ROM for storing fonts;

a text display memory for converting the character code data to text display data and storing the data; and

a text display signal generating circuit for reading the text display data stored in the text display memory and generating a text display signal; and

wherein each of the circuits are connected through buses and controlled by the CPU and the memory control circuit.

3. The graphic display device with a built-in speech recognition function claimed in claim 1, wherein the CPU accesses to the font ROM when the text buffer circuit is supplied with character code data to convert the character code data to character pattern data, and feeds the data to the text display memory.

4. The graphic display device with a built-in speech recognition function claimed in claim 1, wherein the speech display signal generating section includes:

a speech input terminal that is connected to the microphone;

a speech recognition circuit for recognizing an audio signal inputted to the speech input terminal and converting the signal to character code data;

a text buffer circuit for storing the character code data of the respective characters as text;

a font ROM for storing fonts;

a text display memory for converting the character code data to text display data and storing the data; and

a text display signal generating circuit for reading the text display data stored in the text display memory and generating a text display signal; and

wherein;

each of the circuits are connected through buses and controlled by the CPU and the memory control circuit; and

the CPU accesses to the font ROM when the text buffer circuit is supplied with character code data to convert the character code data to character pattern data, and feeds the data to the text display memory.

5. The graphic display device with a built-in speech recognition function claimed in claim 1, wherein the memory control circuit controls the image display memory and the text display memory so that speech text is synchronized with a screen image.

6. The graphic display device with a built-in speech recognition function claimed in claim 1, wherein the speech display signal generating section includes:

a speech input terminal that is connected to the microphone;

a speech recognition circuit for recognizing an audio signal inputted to the speech input terminal and converting the signal to character code data;

a text buffer circuit for storing the character code data of the respective characters as text;

a font ROM for storing fonts;

a text display memory for converting the character code data to text display data and storing the data; and

a text display signal generating circuit for reading the text display data stored in the text display memory and generating a text display signal; and

wherein;

each of the circuits are connected through buses and controlled by the CPU and the memory control circuit; and

the memory control circuit controls the image display memory and the text display memory so that speech text is synchronized with a screen image.

7. The graphic display device with a built-in speech recognition function claimed in claim 1, wherein the speech display signal generating section includes:

plural speech input terminals for inputting speeches of plural speakers;

a speech recognition circuit for recognizing an audio signal inputted to the speech input terminal and converting the signal to character code data;

a text buffer circuit for storing the character code data of the respective characters as text;

a font ROM for storing fonts;

a text display memory for converting the character code data to text display data and storing the data; and

a text display signal generating circuit for reading the text display data stored in the text display memory and generating a text display signal; and

wherein;

each of the circuits are connected through buses and controlled by the CPU and the memory control circuit; and

the speeches of plural speakers are independently displayed in characters on the screen.

8. The graphic display device with a built-in speech recognition function claimed in claim 1, wherein the speech display signal generating section includes:

plural speech input terminals for inputting speeches of plural speakers;

plural speech recognition circuits corresponding to the plural speech input terminals for recognizing audio signals inputted to the speech input terminals and converting the signals to character code data;

plural text buffer circuits corresponding to the plural speech input terminals for storing the character code data of the respective characters as text;

a font ROM for storing fonts;

a text display memory for converting the character code data to text display data and storing the data; and

a text display signal generating circuit for reading the text display data stored in the text display memory and generating a text display signal; and

wherein;

each of the circuits are connected through buses and controlled by the CPU and the memory control circuit;

the speeches of plural speakers are independently displayed in characters on the screen; and

conversations of the plural speakers are displayed in the form of dialogue.