Human-resembled clock capable of bilateral conversations through telecommunication, data supplying system for it, and internet business method for it

• US 20040008584A1
• Filed: 06/13/2003
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kyu Jin Park
• Original Assignee: Kyu Jin Park
• Inventors: Park, Kyu Jin
• Application Number:
  US10/297,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20040008584A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 368/63
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/06 using voice
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

A human type clock capable of mutual talks is disclosed, in which besides the conventional time-displaying and alarming functions, the clock responds in human voices in accordance with the relevant situations, and therefore, a pleasant sense of intimacy is given to a lonely person. Further, the voice of a stage performer or an athletic star whom one likes can be stored and outputted, and a human intelligence type training is possible. The human type clock capable of mutual talks according to the present invention includes the following elements. That is, a central processing unit (301) is loaded with an overall-controlling program, a time function being installed therein, and a data memory (303) stores a voice information. A voice recognizing part (304) receives a voice of a user through a mike (305) to recognize the voice, and a voice outputting part (306) outputs a voice data through a speaker (308) in accordance with the relevant situation. A communication interface (311) is capable of transmitting and receiving a data to and from a communication terminal such as a PC, a hand phone or an IMT2000, whereby the data transmission is possible not only through a conventional wire internet but also through a wireless internet.

Claims

1. A human type clock capable of mutual talks, comprising:

a central processing unit 301 loaded with an overall-controlling program, a time function being installed therein;

a data memory 303 for storing a voice information;

a voice recognizing part 304 for receiving a voice of a user through a mike 305 to recognize the voice; and

a voice outputting part 306 for outputting a voice data through a speaker 308 in accordance with a relevant situation.

2. The human type clock as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a communication interface 311 connected to the central processing unit 301 and capable of transmitting and receiving a data to and from a communication terminal such as a PC, a hand phone or an IMT2000, whereby the data transmission is possible not only through a conventional wire internet but also through a wireless internet.

3. The human type clock as claimed in claim 1, wherein the data memory 303 is detachable.

4. The human type clock as claimed in claim 1, wherein voice signals of the data memory 303 are voices of a particular person such as a stage performer, and the voice signals are formed into a scenario in accordance with relevant situations so as to be stored.

5. The human type clock as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the voice data is stored in a form of a digital audio file format such as wave, mp3, AC3, AAC, or WMA.

6. The human type clock as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voice recognizing part 304 extracts meaningful words from user'"'"'s inputted words to judge on the situation wanted by the user so as to output suitable voice signals.

7. The human type clock as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the voice recognizing part 304 recognizes an inputted command only if the command is based on a voice recognition training under a talker subordination method.

8. The human type clock as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a key inputting part 302 for inputting commands to visually display the operation status; and

an LCD driving part 309 for driving an LCD 310, so as to output characters under a control of the central processing unit 301.

9. The human type clock as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clock is connected to a wire telephone to carry out an automatic talk recording, and to output the talk recording under a voice command of the user.

18. The data furnishing system as claimed in claim 7, wherein a discount or a no charge is granted to those who buy the voice data files containing some advertisements.

10. A data furnishing system comprising:

a web server 10; and

a plurality of personal computers 20, 30 and 40 connected through an internet to a web server 10;

characterized in that the web server 10 is a usual computer having a communication function, and includes a database for storing various data for different subjects and different situations.

11. The data furnishing system as claimed in claim 10, wherein voice data of the database are classified into scenarios for different subjects and different situations.

12. The data furnishing system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the different subjects are stored in a form of voice data of friends, love partners, married couples, teachers, and brothers.

13. The data furnishing system as claimed in any one of claims 10 and 11, wherein the different situations are a morning awakening service, a telephone call notifying service, a home-return imploring service and any combination of them.

14. The data furnishing system as claimed in any one of claims 10 and 11, wherein a recognition of the different situations includes:

(1) co-pleasing words for a pleasant mood; and

(2) sympathizing or consoling words for a sad mood.

15. The data furnishing system as claimed in any one of claims 10 and 11, wherein the particular persons comprises:

stage performers such as movie stars, talents, singers, announcers, sport stars and so on.

16. The data furnishing system as claimed in any one of claims 10 and 11, wherein the particular persons comprise:

one of actual persons such as lover partners, marriage couple and parents of the user.

17. The data furnishing system as claimed in any one of claims 10 and 11, wherein during a recording of the voice data, advertisements are added.

19. A human intelligence type training method using a human type clock capable of mutual talks, comprising the steps of:

checking as to whether there is a key word database upon starting a talk with a user;

extracting user'"'"'s inputted words upon finding a presence of the key word database, and judging as to whether the words thus extracted have been stored in the key word database;

setting up items for the key words (if they exist), and classifying them; and

storing the words (thus classified) into the database.

20. The human intelligence type training method as claimed in claim 19, wherein human intelligence type key words are downloaded from a web server to store them in the human type clock.

21. A storage medium for storing a program to carry out a human intelligence type training method by using a human type mutually talkable clock, and for storing various data produced by the program.

22. A storage medium for storing a program to form a data furnishing system, and for storing various data produced by the program.