Voice output device, information input device, file selection device, telephone set, and program and recording medium of the same
First Claim
1. An information input device which displays an entry screen including a plurality of entry fields and allows a user to input information in each of the entry fields, the information input device comprising:
- a display screen to display said entry screen and said plurality of entry fields;
a central processing unit configured to generate, when said user selects one of said entry fields, attribute information, said attribute information includes a required attribute relating to how a linguistic element of the selected entry field is visually presented on the display screen;
computer memory to store a predetermined tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute;
the central processing unit configured to acquire said tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute;
a tactile pattern output unit having a plurality of tactile pins to output said tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute added to the selected entry field to allow the user of the information input device to sense by touch the required attribute in parallel with reproduction of the selected entry field; and
linguistic information including said plurality of linguistic elements displayed on the display screen;
wherein as the attribute of each of a plurality of linguistic elements included in said linguistic information, said attribute information includes a background color at a position of the display screen of said display device where a linguistic element of interest is displayed;
wherein said computer memory is configured to store a tactile pattern corresponding to each of background colors at positions where linguistic elements are displayed; and
wherein for each of said plurality of linguistic elements, said tactile pattern output unit outputs a tactile pattern corresponding to the background color at a position of the display screen where the linguistic element of interest is displayed as said tactile pattern corresponding to the attribute added to the linguistic element of interest;
wherein the central processing unit configured to search for a most-frequent attribute which is an attribute added to the largest number of linguistic elements among said plurality of linguistic elements included in said linguistic information; and
wherein in parallel with reading aloud each of a plurality of linguistic elements, said tactile pattern output unit is configured to output said tactile pattern corresponding to an attribute added to the linguistic element of interest when the attribute is not the most-frequent attribute and stops outputting the tactile pattern when the attribute added to the linguistic element is said most-frequent attribute.
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Abstract
A device, computer program and method for outputting linguistic information. The voice output device, for example, includes an output information acquisition unit acquiring linguistic information and attribute information. Attribute information includes an attribute added to each linguistic element included in the linguistic information. A tactile pattern storage unit stores a predetermined tactile pattern corresponding to each linguistic element. A tactile pattern acquisition unit acquires the tactile pattern from the tactile pattern storage unit. A voice output unit reads aloud the linguistic elements and a tactile pattern output unit outputs, in parallel with reading aloud each linguistic element, the tactile pattern corresponding to the attribute added to the linguistic element, thereby allowing a user to sense the tactile pattern by the sense of touch.
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9 Claims
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1. An information input device which displays an entry screen including a plurality of entry fields and allows a user to input information in each of the entry fields, the information input device comprising:
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a display screen to display said entry screen and said plurality of entry fields; a central processing unit configured to generate, when said user selects one of said entry fields, attribute information, said attribute information includes a required attribute relating to how a linguistic element of the selected entry field is visually presented on the display screen; computer memory to store a predetermined tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute; the central processing unit configured to acquire said tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute; a tactile pattern output unit having a plurality of tactile pins to output said tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute added to the selected entry field to allow the user of the information input device to sense by touch the required attribute in parallel with reproduction of the selected entry field; and linguistic information including said plurality of linguistic elements displayed on the display screen; wherein as the attribute of each of a plurality of linguistic elements included in said linguistic information, said attribute information includes a background color at a position of the display screen of said display device where a linguistic element of interest is displayed; wherein said computer memory is configured to store a tactile pattern corresponding to each of background colors at positions where linguistic elements are displayed; and wherein for each of said plurality of linguistic elements, said tactile pattern output unit outputs a tactile pattern corresponding to the background color at a position of the display screen where the linguistic element of interest is displayed as said tactile pattern corresponding to the attribute added to the linguistic element of interest; wherein the central processing unit configured to search for a most-frequent attribute which is an attribute added to the largest number of linguistic elements among said plurality of linguistic elements included in said linguistic information; and wherein in parallel with reading aloud each of a plurality of linguistic elements, said tactile pattern output unit is configured to output said tactile pattern corresponding to an attribute added to the linguistic element of interest when the attribute is not the most-frequent attribute and stops outputting the tactile pattern when the attribute added to the linguistic element is said most-frequent attribute. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information input device which displays an entry screen including a plurality of entry fields and allows a user to input information in each of the entry fields, the information input device comprising:
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a display screen to display said entry screen and said plurality of entry fields; a central processing unit configured to generate, when said user selects one of said entry fields, attribute information, said attribute information includes a required attribute relating to how a linguistic element of the selected entry field is visually presented on the display screen; computer memory to store a predetermined tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute; the central processing unit configured to acquire said tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute; a tactile pattern output unit having a plurality of tactile pins to output said tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute added to the selected entry field to allow the user of the information input device to sense by touch the required attribute in parallel with reproduction of the selected entry field; and wherein said attribute information includes a character size which is added to each of said plurality of linguistic elements included in said linguistic information and with which the linguistic element of interest is to be displayed, as the attribute of the linguistic element of interest; wherein said computer memory stores a tactile pattern corresponding to each of character sizes; and for each of said plurality of linguistic elements, as said tactile pattern corresponding to the attribute added to the character of interest, said central processing unit is configured to acquire a tactile pattern corresponding to the linguistic element from said tactile pattern storage unit; wherein the central processing unit configured to search for a most-frequent attribute which is an attribute added to the largest number of linguistic elements among said plurality of linguistic elements included in said linguistic information; and wherein in parallel with reading aloud each of a plurality of linguistic elements, said tactile pattern output unit is configured to output said tactile pattern corresponding to an attribute added to the linguistic element of interest when the attribute is not the most-frequent attribute and stops outputting the tactile pattern when the attribute added to the linguistic element is said most-frequent attribute.
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8. An information input device which displays an entry screen including a plurality of entry fields and allows a user to input information in each of the entry fields, the information input device comprising:
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a display screen to display said entry screen and said plurality of entry fields; a central processing unit configured to generate, when said user selects one of said entry fields, attribute information, said attribute information includes a required attribute relating to how a linguistic element of the selected entry field is visually presented on the display screen; computer memory to store a predetermined tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute; the central processing unit configured to acquire said tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute; a tactile pattern output unit having a plurality of tactile pins to output said tactile pattern corresponding to the required attribute added to the selected entry field to allow the user of the information input device to sense by touch the required attribute in parallel with reproduction of the selected entry field; and wherein said attribute information includes at least one attribute of bold, italic, and underline display in the case of displaying each of said plurality of linguistic elements, which is added to the linguistic element of interest; and in parallel with the reading aloud each of said plurality of linguistic elements, said tactile pattern output unit is configured to output said tactile pattern corresponding to at least one attribute of bold, italic, and underline display added to the linguistic element of interest; wherein the central processing unit configured to search for a most-frequent attribute which is an attribute added to the largest number of linguistic elements among said plurality of linguistic elements included in said linguistic information; and wherein in parallel with reading aloud each of a plurality of linguistic elements, said tactile pattern output unit is configured to output said tactile pattern corresponding to an attribute added to the linguistic element of interest when the attribute is not the most-frequent attribute and stops outputting the tactile pattern when the attribute added to the linguistic element is said most-frequent attribute.
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9. A computer program product embodied in non-transitory media comprising:
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computer readable program codes coupled to the non-transitory media for causing a computer to function as an information input device which displays an entry screen including a plurality of entry fields and allows a user to input information in each of the entry fields, the computer readable program codes including; a first code segment configured to display said entry screen which includes said plurality of entry fields; a second code segment configured to generate, when said user selects one of said plurality of entry fields, attribute information which includes an attribute to identify whether input in the selected entry field is required; a third code segment configured to store a predetermined tactile pattern corresponding to the attribute to identify whether input in the entry field of interest is required; a fourth code segment configured to acquire said tactile pattern corresponding to the attribute added to said one entry field selected by said user from said third code segment; and a fifth code segment configured to output said tactile pattern corresponding to the attribute added to the selected entry field to allow the user of the computer program product to sense by the sense of touch whether input in the selected entry field is required a sixth code segment configured to search for a most-frequent attribute which is an attribute added to the largest number of linguistic elements among said plurality of linguistic elements included in said linguistic information; and wherein said attribute information includes at least one attribute of bold, italic, and underline display in the case of displaying each of said plurality of linguistic elements, which is added to the linguistic element of interest; and in parallel with the reading aloud each of said plurality of linguistic elements, said fifth code segment is configured to output said tactile pattern corresponding to at least one attribute of bold, italic, and underline display added to the linguistic element of interest; wherein in parallel with reading aloud each of a plurality of linguistic elements, said fifth code segment is configured to output said tactile pattern corresponding to an attribute added to the linguistic element of interest when the attribute is not the most-frequent attribute and stops outputting the tactile pattern when the attribute added to the linguistic element is said most-frequent attribute.
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Specification