System and method for communicating instant messages from one type to another

• US 20060093098A1
• Filed: 03/17/2005
• Published: 05/04/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: XCome Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: XCome Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tarn, Liang-Chern
• Application Number:
  US11/082,409
• Publication Number:
  US 20060093098A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/88.14
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for communicating messages from one type to another. The system includes an instant message communication module, a speech recognition module, a speech-processing module, a voice-processing module and a dictionary module. The method includes a step of inputting data, a step of transforming the data from one type to another, and a step of sending the transformed data. Through the system and method, a user can communicate with a counterpart who inputs a different type of messages.

Claims

1. A system for communicating a message from one type into another, said system comprising:

an instant message conversation module for initiating and terminating an instant message communication through a network and for processing the input and output of an instant message during the instant message communication;

a speech recognition module for transforming a voice data into a text data;

a language-processing module for transforming a text data into a speech data; and

a speech-processing module for transforming a speech data into a voice data.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said instant message conversation module receives and sends said instant message through said network.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said instant message conversation module can display said instant message through a display.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said instant message conversation module receives said instant message from an input device.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said speech data includes phoneme data and prosody data.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein said speech-processing module compares said speech data in a database in order to generate said voice data.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1 comprising a dictionary-correcting module for transforming said text data into a correct text data.

8. The system as claimed in claim 7 wherein said dictionary-correcting module compares said text data with a dictionary database in order to generate said correct text data.

9. A method for use in a system for communicating an instant message from one type into another, said method comprising the steps of:

inputting a text data;

transforming said text data into a voice data; and

outputting said voice data.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said step of transforming said text data into a voice data further comprises the steps of:

transforming said text data into a speech data; and

transforming said speech data into said voice data.

11. The method as claimed in claim 9 comprises a step of correcting said text data.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said step of inputting a text data comprises a step of said system receiving a text data from a counterpart.

13. The method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said step of sending said voice data comprises a step of playing said voice data through a voice-generating device.

14. The method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said step of inputting a text data comprises a step of a user inputting a text data to said system through an input device.

15. The method as claimed in claim 9 wherein said step of sending said voice data comprises a step of sending said voice data to a counterpart.

16. A method for use in a system for communicating an instant message from one type into another, said method comprising the steps of:

inputting a voice data;

transforming said voice data into a text data; and

outputting said text data.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein said step of transforming said voice data into a text data comprises a step of transforming said voice data into a text data by means of a speech recognition technique.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16 comprising a step of correcting said text data.

19. The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein said step of inputting a voice data comprises a step of said system receiving a voice data from a counterpart.

20. The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein said step of sending said text data comprises a step of displaying said text data through a display.

21. The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein said step of inputting a voice data comprises a step of a user inputting a voice data to said system through an input device.

22. The method as claimed in claim 16 wherein said step of sending said text data comprises a step of outputting said text data to a counterpart.