Communication system and wireless communication terminal device used therein

• US 6,263,202 B1
• Filed: 06/19/1998
• Issued: 07/17/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Uniden Corporation (Cornwall Capital Management LP)
• Original Assignee: Uniden Corporation (Cornwall Capital Management LP)
• Inventors: Kato, Shuzo, Okazaki, Isao
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Lee
• Application Number:
  US09/100,027
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414, 455/403, 455/407, 455/425, 455/1, 455/90, 455/552, 455/553, 455/556, 455/557, 455/418, 709/200, 709/201, 709/233, 709/246
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/60 Medium conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/5307 for recording messages comprising any combination of audio and non-audio components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53325 Interconnection arrangements between voice mail systems

Abstract

A communication system is provided whereby desired information can be transmitted in accordance with conditions and the application. The communication system includes a PHS terminal and a provider system that is capable of information communication with this terminal. The PHS terminal has a voice recognition section that receives voice from a microphone and recognises the received voice signal, an input device that selects the output form of the voice signal, a conversion section that converts the recognised voice signal with the selected output form, and a transceiver that transmits the converted voice signal to the provider equipment; the converted voice signal is further transferred from the provider system to another destination wireless communication terminal device. This output form includes for example “dialect”, “intonation/imitated voice of a celebrity etc.” or “modulation”. Conversion filters convert the voice signal in accordance with these.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising:

at least one wireless communication terminal device and provider equipment capable of information transmission between itself and this wireless communication terminal device;

wherein

said wireless communication terminal device includes a transmission section that sends message information and selection information for selecting the form of output of said message information, and

said provider equipment includes a processing section that outputs said message information in an output form in accordance with said selection information;

at least any one of selection of tone color, selection of modulation, selection of emotional expression of mood, selection of language and selection of dialect being selected by said selection information.

2. A communication system according to claim 1 wherein said wireless communication terminal device includes a transmission method selection section that selects one or other transmission method of voice, electronic mail, facsimile message or characters.

3. The communication system according to claim 1 wherein said wireless communication terminal device includes a transmission destination selection section that selects one or other transmission destination of Personal Handy Phone System, portable telephone or pager.

4. The communication system according to claim 1 wherein said wireless communication terminal device includes a priority level selection section that selects the priority level of said message information.

5. The communication system according to claim 1 wherein said wireless communication terminal device includes a transmission time selection section that designates the transmission time of said message information.

6. The communication system according to claim 1 wherein said wireless communication terminal device includes a transmission result receiving section that receives the result of transmission of said message information.

7. The communication system according to claim 1 wherein said provider equipment comprises an output form selection section that selects the output form of said message information in accordance with said selection information and a voice conversion section that effects conversion into voice of a selected output form;

said output form selection section is constructed so as to select any of intonation or imitation of a prescribed celebrity and/or character; and

said voice conversion section is constructed so as to effect conversion to a voice signal and/or character sequence signal with selected intonation or imitated voice.

8. The communication system according to claim 1 wherein said provider equipment comprises an output form selection section that selects the output form of said message information in accordance with said selection information and a voice conversion section that effects conversion into voice of a selected output form;

said output form selection section is constructed so as to select any of modulations in accordance with prescribed emotions; and

said voice conversion section is constructed so as to effect conversion to a voice signal of a selected modulation.

9. The communication system according to claim 8 wherein said modulation is based on any of the emotions:

anger, joy, sadness, threat, and fear.

10. The communication system according to claim 8 wherein said voice conversion section changes any of the time structure of the voice, the acoustic pressure, the pitch period and the spectrum envelope in accordance with said modulation.

11. The communication system according to claim 8 wherein, if frequency power and pitch period are taken as the characteristic quantities, if said modulation is based on sadness, said voice conversion section effects conversion to a voice signal having low high-frequency power and long pitch period, and, if said modulation is based on anger, said voice conversion section effects conversion to a voice signal having high high-frequency power and short pitch period, and, if said modulation is based on any of no emotion, threat and joy, said voice conversion section effects conversion to a voice signal having high-frequency power and pitch period intermediate between said case of sadness and said case of anger.

12. The communication system according to claim 1 wherein said provider equipment comprises an output form selection section that selects the output form of said message information in accordance with said selection information and a voice conversion section that converts said message information into voice of a selected output form;

said output form selection section is constructed so as to select any of prescribed dialects; and

said voice conversion section is constructed so as to effect conversion to a voice signal in accordance with a selected dialect.

13. The communication system according to claim 1 wherein said provider equipment comprises an output form selection section that selects the output form of said message information in accordance with said selection information and a character sequence conversion section that effects conversion to a character sequence of selected output form;

said output form selection section is constructed to select any of a prescribed dialect and/or language; and

said character sequence conversion section is constructed so as to effect conversion to a character sequence signal in accordance with the selected dialect.

14. A communication system comprising:

at least one wireless communication terminal device and provider equipment capable of information transmission between itself and this wireless communication terminal device;

wherein

said wireless communication terminal device includes a transmission section that sends message information and selection information for selecting the form of output of said message information,

said provider equipment includes a processing section that outputs said message information in an output form in accordance with said selection information, and

when ringing is effected with a special-purpose call tone from said wireless transmission terminal at a receiving terminal device, said wireless transmission terminal transmits call tone information.

15. A communication system comprising:

at least one wireless communication terminal device and provider equipment capable of information transmission between itself and this wireless communication terminal device;

wherein

said wireless communication terminal device includes a transmission section that sends message information and selection information for selecting the form of output of said message information, and

said provider equipment includes;

a processing section that outputs said message information in an output form in accordance with said selection information,

an output form selection section that selects the output form of said message information in accordance with said selection information;

a character conversion section that converts said message information to a character sequence of selected output form;

a table whereby a correspondence is set up between characters and numerals, and/or set phrases and a code matching the sending party;

a code conversion section that refers to said table so as to be able to reproduce at the sending end of the characters, numerals and/or set phrases constituting the character series corresponding to said message information and converts these to a prescribed code;

and a transmission section that transmits the converted code.

16. The communication system according to claim 15 wherein said provider equipment further comprises a second table that stores set phrases consisting of freely selectable character sequences.