System and method for providing information using outside sound recognition of mobile phone, and mobile terminal for the same

• US 20090282334A1
• Filed: 11/29/2006
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KG Mobilians Co., Ltd. (KGINICIS Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: KG Mobilians Co., Ltd. (KGINICIS Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hwang, Chang-Yeop
• Application Number:
  US11/919,272
• Publication Number:
  US 20090282334A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/634 Query by example, e.g. query by humming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/683 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/018 Audio watermarking, i.e. embedding inaudible data in the audio signal
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/48 specially adapted for particular use
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions

Abstract

An information providing system using external sound source recognition of a mobile communication terminal includes a sound source recognizing means for receiving a specific sound source in the external environment by playing a sound source file and recognizing sound source information; an intrinsic information detecting means for detecting the intrinsic information inserted when manufacturing the sound source file from the sound source information; an intrinsic information interpreting means for decoding the intrinsic information to interpret the meaning of the intrinsic information; and an intrinsic information managing means for outputting the contents of the intrinsic information on a screen to display the intrinsic information to the user.

Claims

1. An information providing system using external sound source recognition of a mobile communication terminal, in which the mobile communication terminal recognizes a specific sound source in the external environment, detects intrinsic information from sound source information and displays the contents contained in the intrinsic information on a screen to inform an user of the intrinsic information, the system comprising:

a sound source recognizing means for receiving a specific sound source in the external environment by playing a sound source file and recognizing sound source information;

an intrinsic information detecting means for detecting the intrinsic information inserted when manufacturing the sound source file from the sound source information;

an intrinsic information interpreting means for decoding the intrinsic information to interpret the meaning of the intrinsic information; and

an intrinsic information managing means for outputting the contents of the intrinsic information on the screen to display the intrinsic information to the user.

2. The information providing system of claim 1,

wherein the sound source recognizing means includes:

function for receiving an analogue sound source in the external environment by playing the sound source file having the inserted intrinsic information;

function for converting the analogue sound source into a digital sound source using a sound codec; and

function for storing the digital sound source in an internal memory as the Sound source information.

3. The information providing system of claim 1,

wherein the intrinsic information detecting means includes:

function for converting the sound source information into pulse code modulated (PCM) wave data; and

function for detecting the intrinsic information from the PCM wave data.

4. The information providing system of claim 1,

wherein the intrinsic information interpreting means includes:

function for decoding the intrinsic information to interpret the meaning of the intrinsic information; and

function for storing the interpreted intrinsic information in a specific folder of the internal memory.

5. The information providing system of claim 1,

wherein the intrinsic information managing means includes:

function for outputting the contents of the intrinsic information on the screen to display the intrinsic information to the user; and

function for automatically executing a linked interface program (including wireless Internet connection) according to data property (including a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address) of the intrinsic information.

6. The information providing system of claim 1, further comprising:

a sound source file generating means for inserting the intrinsic information into the PCM wave data of the sound source and converting into an audio file format to generate the sound source file containing the intrinsic information.

7. The information providing system of claim 1 or 6,

wherein the intrinsic information includes information of an image, text or a web page.

8. The information providing system of claim 1 or 6,

wherein the sound source file has the intrinsic information inserted repeatedly over the entire area of sound source data at a predetermined interval so that the intrinsic information is detected from a part of the sound source during playing the sound source.

9. The information providing system of claim 1 or 6,

wherein the sound source file is an audio file including mp3, mpeg, ra, wma, or cda.

10. An information providing method using external sound source recognition of a mobile communication terminal, in which the mobile communication terminal recognizes a specific sound source in the external environment, detects intrinsic information from sound source information and displays the contents contained in the intrinsic information on a screen to inform an user of the intrinsic information, the method comprising the steps of:

(S10) inserting the intrinsic information into sound source data and converting into an audio file format to generate a sound source file containing the intrinsic information;

(S20) the mobile communication terminal receiving the sound source in external environment by playing the sound source file to recognize the sound source information;

(S30) detecting the intrinsic information from the sound source information;

(S40) decoding the intrinsic information to interpret the intrinsic information; and

(S50) outputting the contents of the intrinsic information on the screen to display the intrinsic information to the user.

11. The information providing method of claim 10,

wherein the step (S10) includes repeatedly inserting the intrinsic information including information of image, text or a web page over the entire area of PCM wave data of the sound source at a predetermined interval and converting into an audio file format to generate the sound source file containing the intrinsic information.

12. The information providing method of claim 10,

wherein the step (S20) includes the steps of:

(S21) the mobile communication terminal receiving an analogue sound source in the external environment by playing the sound source file having the inserted intrinsic information;

(S22) converting the analogue sound source into a digital sound source using a sound codec; and

(S23) storing the digital sound source in an internal memory as the sound source information.

13. The information providing method of claim 10,

wherein the step (S30) converts the sound source information into the PCM wave data and detects the intrinsic information from the PCM wave data.

14. The information providing method of claim 10,

wherein the step (S40) interprets information of an image, text or a web page from the intrinsic information.

15. The information providing method of claim 10,

wherein the step (S50) further includes, in the case that the intrinsic information displayed on the screen is an URL address, making a wireless internet connection to an Internet site corresponding to the URL address by authorization of the user.

16. A mobile communication terminal for recognizing a specific sound source in the external environment, detecting intrinsic information from sound source information and displaying the contents contained in the intrinsic information on a screen to provide an user with the intrinsic information, the mobile communication terminal having a VM (virtual machine) program mounted therein for providing the intrinsic information using sound source recognition, the VM program comprising the steps of:

(S10) inserting the intrinsic information into sound source data and converting into an audio file format to generate a sound source file containing the intrinsic information;

(S20) the mobile communication terminal receiving the sound source in the external environment by playing the sound source file and recognizing sound source information;

(S30) detecting the intrinsic information from the sound source information;

(S40) decoding the intrinsic information to interpret the meaning of the intrinsic information; and

(S50) outputting the contents of the intrinsic information on the screen to display the intrinsic information to the user.