Sound data providing system, method thereof, exchange and program

• US 8,059,794 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2005
• Issued: 11/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Fujiwara, Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan; Joseph T
• Application Number:
  US11/294,478
• Publication Number:
  US 20060122824A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,170 Days
• Field of Search: 379/69, 379/88.22
• US Class Current: 379/88.13
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/14 Delay circuits; Timers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2016 Call initiation by network rather than by subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/4545 Message forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/53366 Message disposing or creating aspects

Abstract

A sound data providing system capable of improving the freedom of creation of sound data provided from a sending terminal to a receiving terminal, a method thereof, an exchange, and a program. A sending terminal transmits to a user interface information concerning the data of sound such as voice and digital sound, destination information and date information. The user interface converts the information received from the sending terminal to a format acceptable to an exchange to transmit the converted information to the exchange. The exchange provides a receiving terminal with the sound data at the specified date.

Claims

1. A sound data providing system comprising a sending terminal that sends sound data, a user interface, an exchange and a receiving terminal that receives the sound data, which are connected to one another, wherein:

the sending terminal includes;

a sound data input section that inputs sound data;

a various information transmitter that transmits to the user interface various information on the sound data input through the sound data input section;

a destination information transmitter that transmits to the user interface destination information that specifies the receiving terminal where the input sound data is to be provided; and

a date information transmitter that transmits to the user interface date information that specifies the date of delivery of the input sound data to the receiving terminal;

the user interface includes;

a related information generator that generates related information compatible with the exchange based on the various information, destination information and date information received from the sending terminal; and

a related information transmitter that transmits to the exchange the related information generated by the related information generator;

the exchange includes;

a sound data synthesizer that synthesizes the sound data based on the various information on the sound data extracted from the related information received from the user interface;

a destination specification section that specifies the receiving terminal where the sound data is to be provided based on the destination information extracted from the related information received from the user interface;

a date specification section that specifies the date of delivery of the sound data based on the date information extracted from the related information received from the user interface; and

a sound data delivery section that delivers the sound data created by the sound data synthesizer to the receiving terminal at the specified date; and

the receiving terminal includes;

a sound data acquisition section that receives the sound data from the exchange; and

a sound data output section that outputs the sound data received by the sound data acquisition section, wherein;

the exchange further includes a data acceptance determination section that inquires whether or not the receiving terminal accepts the sound data to determine whether or not to provide the sound data thereto based on data acceptance information received therefrom as a response to the inquiry;

the receiving terminal further includes a data acceptance information transmitter that transmits to the exchange the data acceptance information as to whether or not to accept the sound data; and

at least any of the exchange and the receiving terminal further includes a reception refusal determination section that determines whether or not the sound data is acceptable based on identification information of terminals preset in the receiving terminal from which the sound data is to be refused.

2. A sound data providing method applied to a sound data providing system comprising a sending terminal that sends sound data, a user interface, an exchange and a receiving terminal that receives the sound data, the method comprising the steps of:

in the sending terminal;

inputting sound data;

transmitting to the user interface various information on the input sound data;

transmitting to the user interface destination information that specifies the receiving terminal where the input sound data is to be provided; and

transmitting to the user interface date information that specifies the date of delivery of the input sound data to the receiving terminal;

in the user interface;

generating related information compatible with the exchange based on the various information, destination information and date information received from the sending terminal; and

transmitting the generated related information to the exchange;

in the exchange;

synthesizing the sound data based on the various information on the sound data extracted from the related information received from the user interface;

specifying the receiving terminal where the sound data is to be provided based on the destination information extracted from the related information received from the user interface;

specifying the date of delivery of the sound data based on the date information extracted from the related information received from the user interface; and

delivering the created sound data to the receiving terminal at the specified date; and

in the receiving terminal;

receiving the sound data from the exchange; and

outputting the received sound data;

inquiring, by the exchange, whether or not the receiving terminal accepts the sound data;

transmitting, by the receiving terminal, data acceptance information as to whether or not to accept the sound data to the exchange;

determining, by the exchange, whether or not to provide the sound data to the receiving terminal based on the data acceptance information received therefrom as a response to the inquiry; and

in at least any of the exchange and the receiving terminal, determining whether or not the sound data is acceptable based on identification information of terminals preset in the receiving terminal from which the sound data is to be refused.

3. A tangible computer-readable storage medium implementing a sound data providing method applied to a sound data providing system comprising a sending terminal that sends sound data, a user interface, an exchange and a receiving terminal that receives the sound data, the computer-readable storage medium causing:

the sending terminal to perform the steps of;

inputting sound data;

transmitting to the user interface various information on the input sound data;

transmitting to the user interface destination information that specifies the receiving terminal where the input sound data is to be provided; and

transmitting to the user interface date information that specifies the date of delivery of the input sound data to the receiving terminal;

the user interface to perform the steps of;

generating related information compatible with the exchange based on the various information, destination information and date information received from the sending terminal; and

transmitting the generated related information to the exchange;

the exchange to perform the steps of;

synthesizing the sound data based on the various information on the sound data extracted from the related information received from the user interface;

specifying the receiving terminal where the sound data is to be provided based on the destination information extracted from the related information received from the user interface;

specifying the date of delivery of the sound data based on the date information extracted from the related information received from the user interface; and

delivering the created sound data to the receiving terminal at the specified date; and

the receiving terminal to perform the steps of;

receiving the sound data from the exchange; and

outputting the received sound data;

the exchange to perform the step of inquiring terminal whether or not the receiving accepts the sound data;

the receiving terminal to perform the step of transmitting to the exchange data acceptance information as to whether or not to accept the sound data;

the exchange to perform the step of determining whether or not to provide the sound data to the receiving terminal based on the data acceptance information received therefrom as a response to the inquiry; and

at least any of the exchange and the receiving terminal to perform the step of determining whether or not the sound data is acceptable based on identification information of terminals preset in the receiving terminal from which the sound data is to be refused.