WIRELESS TERMINAL AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD OF THE WIRELESS TERMINAL

• US 20140316781A1
• Filed: 12/18/2012
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Infobank Corp.
• Original Assignee: Infobank Corp.
• Inventors: Jang, Jun ho, Park, Tae hyung, Ahn, Seong jin
• Application Number:
  US14/366,415
• Publication Number:
  US 20140316781A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/04 Details of speech synthesis systems, e.g. synthesiser structure or memory management
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/645 with speech synthesis
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/48 for in-vehicle communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wireless terminal, an information processing method and a recording medium. The wireless terminal according to the present invention comprises a short-range communication section for connecting a short-range communication channel with a communication apparatus included in a vehicle; a checking section for checking whether the wireless terminal is positioned in the vehicle, based on connection information of the short-range communication channel through the short-range communication section; a first converting section for converting text information received through one of N applications for transceiving text information into speech information, the applications being included in the wireless terminal, in the case that the wireless terminal is positioned in the vehicle, according to a result of the checking by the checking section; a processing section for outputting the converted speech information through a speaker of the wireless terminal; an input section for receiving speech information from a user of the wireless terminal; and a second converting section for converting the received speech information into text information. The processing section transmits the converted text information through the application for transceiving text information.

Claims

1. A wireless terminal, comprising:

a short-range communication section for connecting a short-range communication channel with a communication apparatus included in a vehicle;

a checking section for checking whether the wireless terminal is positioned in the vehicle, based on connection information of the short-range communication channel through the short-range communication section;

a first converting section for converting text information received through one of N applications for transceiving text information into speech information, the applications being included in the wireless terminal, in case the wireless terminal is positioned in the vehicle, according to a result of the checking by the checking section;

a processing section for outputting the converted speech information through a speaker of the wireless terminal;

an input section for receiving speech information from a user of the wireless terminal; and

a second converting section for converting the received speech information into text information,

wherein the processing section transmits the converted text information through the application for transceiving text information.

2. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the checking section is activated when the text information is received thorough one of the applications for transceiving text information.

3. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the checking section checks whether the wireless terminal is positioned in the vehicle by receiving connection information of the short-range communication channel between the wireless terminal and the communication apparatus from the communication apparatus included in the vehicle, or

receiving a signal corresponding to log-in information of the wireless terminal from the communication apparatus when the wireless terminal logs in the communication apparatus, or

paring a bluetooth device included in the wireless terminal with a bluetooth device included in the vehicle, or

receiving information whether the wireless terminal is positioned in the vehicle from the communication apparatus, or

receiving connection information of the wireless terminal'"'"'s charger terminals to a power supply device included in the vehicle through the communication apparatus.

4. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

an interface section for providing an interface for selecting one or more of the N applications for transceiving text information, the applications being included in the wireless terminal;

a registration section for storing and registering information of one or more applications that the wireless terminal'"'"'s user selects through the interface section in a memory; and

an extraction section for extracting text information received by the application stored and registered in the memory or receives the text information from the application, in case the application receiving the text information is already stored and registered in the memory.

5. The wireless terminal according to claim 4, wherein the interface section receives a selection of item to be converted into speech information among text information received by the selected application,

the registration section further connects information of the item selected through the interface section with information of the selected application, and stores and registers the connected information in the memory;

the extraction section checks the item information connected with the selected application in the memory, and selectively extracts or receives text information corresponding to the item information;

the item information includes at least one of message transmitter information and message content information in case the application is a message transceiving application including one or more of SMS(Short Message Service), LMS (Long Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Message Services), includes at least one of e-mail transmitter information, e-mail title information and e-mail body content information in case the application is an application for transceiving e-mail, and includes at least one of messenger user information and messenger content information in case the application is an instant messenger application.

6. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the first and second converting sections are same component or separate components.

7. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the application for transceiving text information includes at least one of:

a message transceiving application including one or more of SMS(Short Message Service), LMS (Long Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Message Services),

an e-mail transceiving application,

an instant messenger application, and

a SNS(Social Networking Service) application.

8. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the text information includes at least one of message transmitter information and message content information in case the application is a message transceiving application including one or more of SMS(Short Message Service), LMS (Long Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Message Services), includes at least one of e-mail transmitter information, e-mail title information and e-mail body content information in case the application is an application for transceiving e-mail, includes at least one of messenger user information and messenger content information in case the application is an instant messenger application, and includes at least one of SNS user ID information and content information in case the application is an SNS application.

9. An image processing method in a wireless terminal, comprising:

connecting a short-range communication channel with a communication apparatus included in a vehicle;

checking whether the wireless terminal is positioned in a vehicle, based on connection information of the short-range communication channel through the connecting;

converting text information received through one of N applications for transceiving text information into speech information, the applications being included in the wireless terminal, in case the wireless terminal is positioned in the vehicle, according to a result of the checking by the checking section;

outputting the converted speech information through a speaker of the wireless terminal;

receiving speech information from a user of the wireless terminal;

converting the received speech information into text information; and

transmitting the converted text information through the application for transceiving text information.

10. The image processing method according to claim 9, further comprising:

checking whether the text information is received through one of the N applications for transceiving text information,

wherein whether the wireless terminal is positioned in the vehicle is checked according to a result of the checking.

11. The image processing method according to claim 9, wherein the checking checks whether the wireless terminal is positioned in the vehicle by receiving connection information of the short-range communication channel between the wireless terminal and the communication apparatus from the communication apparatus included in the vehicle, or

receiving a signal corresponding to log-in information of the wireless terminal from the communication apparatus when the wireless terminal logs in the communication apparatus, or

paring a bluetooth device included in the wireless terminal with a bluetooth device included in the vehicle, or

receiving information whether the wireless terminal is positioned in the vehicle from the communication apparatus, or

receiving connection information of the wireless terminal'"'"'s charger terminals to a power supply device included in the vehicle through the communication apparatus.

12. The image processing method according to claim 9, further comprising:

providing an interface for selecting one or more of the N applications for transceiving text information, the applications being included in the wireless terminal;

storing and registering information of one or more applications that the wireless terminal'"'"'s user selects through the interface section in a memory; and

extracting text information received by the application stored and registered in the memory or receives the text information from the application, in case the application receiving the text information is already stored and registered in the memory.

13. The image processing method according to claim 12, wherein the providing receives a selection of item to be converted into speech information among text information received by the selected application,

the storing and registering connects information of the item selected through the interface section with information of the selected application, and stores and registers the connected information in the memory, and

the extracting checks the item information connected with the selected application in the memory, and selectively extracts or receives text information corresponding to the item information.

14. A computer-readable recording medium for recording programs to execute the method of claim 9.

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