Mobile terminal device and method for recording and processing telephone call

• US 20030045329A1
• Filed: 08/22/2002
• Published: 03/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Sponsoring Entity: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kinoshita, Masashi
• Time in USPTO: 0 Days
• US Class Current: 455/563
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 : controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 : for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72522 : With means for supporting locally a plurality of applications to increase the functionality for selecting a function in a menu H04M1/2477
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72547 : with interactive input/output means for internally managing multimedia messages mail systems for messages comprising audio and non-audio components H04M3/5307; message switching systems H04L51/00

Abstract

A mobile terminal device comprises a voice recognition processing unit and semiconductor memory that has a plurality of areas. During a telephone call, a user can operate input means to perform voice recognition of any portions of the telephone call and store the conversation as strings in the memory areas. After the telephone call is completed, the user can cause the strings stored in the memory areas to be displayed, and edit and send them by e-mail. It is possible to display only those strings in the areas that contain information required by the user.

Claims

1. . A method for recording a telephone call in a mobile terminal device, comprising the steps of:

starting voice recognition of a telephone call conversation during the telephone call;

transforming the conversation subjected to voice recognition into strings and storing the strings in memory of the mobile terminal device;

stopping voice recognition of the conversation during the telephone call.

2. . The method for recording according to claim 1, wherein a process from starting to stopping voice recognition is performed for a plurality of times during one telephone call.

3. . The method for recording according to claim 2, wherein the strings resulting from each process from starting to stopping voice recognition are stored in a separate area in the memory for each process.

4. . The method for recording according to claim 1, wherein voice recognition is performed for only a caller'"'"'s part of the conversation.

5. . The method for recording according to claim 1, wherein voice recognition of the conversation is automatically started upon start of the telephone call.

6. . The method for recording according to claim 1, wherein voice recognition of the conversation is automatically stopped upon completion of the telephone call.

7. . The method for recording according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

displaying the stored strings on a display unit after the telephone call is completed; and

editing the displayed strings on the display unit.

8. . The method for recording according to claim 7, further comprising the step of transmitting the edited strings to another electronic device.

9. . A method for processing a telephone call by a mobile terminal device that has a voice recognition unit, the method comprising the steps of:

starting voice recognition of a telephone call conversation during the telephone call;

transforming the conversation subjected to voice recognition into strings and storing the strings in memory of the mobile terminal device;

stopping voice recognition of the conversation during the telephone call;

starting an e-mail application after the telephone call is completed;

displaying the stored strings on a display unit;

editing the displayed strings on the display unit; and

transmitting the edited strings by e-mail.

10. . The method for processing according to claim 9, wherein a process from starting to stopping voice recognition is performed for a plurality of times during one telephone call.

11. . The method for processing according to claim 10, wherein the strings resulting from each process from starting to stopping voice recognition are stored in a separate area in the memory for each process.

12. . The method for processing according to claim 9, wherein voice recognition is performed for only a caller'"'"'s part of the conversation.

13. . The method for processing according to claim 9, wherein voice recognition of the conversation is automatically started upon start of the telephone call.

14. . The method for processing according to claim 9, wherein voice recognition of the conversation is automatically stopped upon completion of the telephone call.

15. . A mobile terminal device comprising:

a telephone call receiver;

a voice recognition processing unit for performing voice recognition of a telephone call conversation and transforming the conversation into strings;

memory for storing the strings;

a telephone call storage controller for controlling voice recognition of the conversation and storage of the strings;

a voice recognition starting means;

a voice recognition stopping means;

a display unit for displaying the strings; and

a display controller for editing the strings on the display unit.

16. . The mobile terminal device according to claim 15, comprising a transmitter for transmitting the strings on the display unit.

17. . The mobile terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the telephone call storage controller may control the voice recognition processing unit so that voice recognition is performed for only a caller'"'"'s part of the conversation.

18. . The mobile terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the memory includes a plurality of areas for storing the strings.

19. . The mobile terminal device according to claim 18, wherein the capacity of each area is variable.

20. . The mobile terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the memory is semiconductor memory.

21. . The mobile terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the telephone call storage controller may control the voice recognition processing unit so that voice recognition is automatically started upon start of the telephone call.

22. . The mobile terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the telephone call storage controller may control the voice recognition processing unit so that voice recognition is automatically stopped upon completion of the telephone call.

23. . The mobile terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the voice recognition starting means and the voice recognition starting means are combined into one switch.

24. . A mobile terminal device comprising:

a telephone call receiver;

a voice recognition processing unit for performing voice recognition of a telephone call conversation and transforming the conversation into strings;

memory that includes a plurality of areas, each of which having a variable capacity;

a telephone call storage controller for controlling voice recognition of the conversation and storage of the strings;

a voice recognition starting means;

a voice recognition stopping means;

a display unit for displaying the strings;

a display controller for editing the strings on the display unit; and

a transmitter for transmitting the strings on the display unit.