SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUDIBLY OUTPUTTING TEXT MESSAGES

• US 20090313022A1
• Filed: 12/23/2008
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: HSIAO, CHI-MING
• Granted Patent: US 8,239,202 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/260
• 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 method and system for audibly outputting text messages includes: setting a vocalizing function for audibly outputting text messages, searching a character speech library for each character of a received text message, and acquiring pronunciation data of each character of the received text message. The method and the system further includes vocalizing the pronunciation data of each character of the received text message, generating a voice message, and audibly outputting the generated voice message.

Claims

1. A communication device for audibly outputting text messages, the communication device in communication with a server over a communication network, the server providing a character speech library, the communication device comprising:

a setting module configured for setting a vocalizing function for audibly outputting text messages;

a searching module configured for searching the character speech library for each character of a text message received by the communication device over the communication network, and acquiring pronunciation data of each character of the received text message;

a vocalizing module configured for vocalizing the pronunciation data of each character of the received text message, and generating a voice message;

a outputting module configured for audibly outputting the generated voice message; and

at least one processor that executes the setting module, the searching module, the vocalizing module, and the outputting module.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the setting module is further configured for setting hotkeys to invoke or terminate the vocalizing function.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the character speech library comprises Chinese characters, letters, symbols, and/or numbers.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the outputting module is further configured for audibly outputting voice messages received over the communication network.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the generated voice message is outputted through a microphone of the communication device.

6. A method for audibly outputting text messages of a communication device, the communication device in communication with a server over a communication network, the server providing a character speech library, the method comprising:

setting a vocalizing function for audibly outputting text messages and invoking the vocalizing function;

receiving a text message by the communication device over the communication network;

searching the character speech library for each character of the received text message;

acquiring pronunciation data of each character of the received text message;

vocalizing the pronunciation data of each character of the received text message, and generating a voice message; and

audibly outputting the generated voice message.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

setting hotkeys to invoke or terminate the vocalizing function.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a voice message over the communication network; and

audibly outputting the received voice message.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the character speech library comprises Chinese characters, letters, symbols, and/or numbers.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the generated voice message is outputted through a microphone of the communication device.

11. A storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, causing the processor to perform a method for audibly outputting text messages of a communication device, the communication device in communication with a server over a communication network, the server providing a character speech library, the method comprising:

setting a vocalizing function for audibly outputting text messages and invoking the vocalizing function;

receiving a text message by the communication device over the communication network;

searching the character speech library for each character of the received text message;

acquiring pronunciation data of each character of the received text message;

vocalizing the pronunciation data of each character of the received text message, and generating a voice message; and

audibly outputting the generated voice message.

12. The medium according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

setting hotkeys to invoke or terminate the vocalizing function.

13. The medium according to claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a voice message over the communication network; and

audibly outputting the received voice message.

14. The medium according to claim 11, wherein the character speech library comprises Chinese characters, letters, symbols, and/or numbers.

15. The medium according to claim 11, wherein the generated voice message is outputted through a microphone of the communication device.