MOBILE TERMINAL AND DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal comprising:
- an audio output module;
a storage medium configured to store text; and
a controller configured to;
receive selection of a portion of the text to output as speech;
convert the portion of the text into speech data;
output, through the audio output module, speech for the portion of the text based on the speech data;
store, in the storage medium and in association with identification data for the portion of the text, the speech data for the portion of the text obtained by converting the portion of the text into speech data; and
handle a second outputting of the portion of the text as speech by;
accessing, from the storage medium, the speech data for the portion of the text based on the identification data for the portion of the text; and
using the accessed speech data to output, through the audio output module, speech for the portion of the text without having to perform another conversion of the portion of the text into speech data.
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Abstract
A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes: an audio output module; a memory storing text; and a controller configured to convert at least a portion of the text into a speech and output the speech through the audio output module, wherein the controller stores at least a portion of speech data obtained by converting the at least a portion of the text into the speech in the memory, and outputs the speech based on the stored speech data to the audio output module when a speech output signal with respect to the at least portion of the text is obtained. When speech output signal with respect to a portion which has been output by speech is obtained, speech is output based on the stored speech data, thereby shortening time required for outputting the speech.
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26 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal comprising:
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an audio output module; a storage medium configured to store text; and a controller configured to; receive selection of a portion of the text to output as speech; convert the portion of the text into speech data; output, through the audio output module, speech for the portion of the text based on the speech data; store, in the storage medium and in association with identification data for the portion of the text, the speech data for the portion of the text obtained by converting the portion of the text into speech data; and handle a second outputting of the portion of the text as speech by; accessing, from the storage medium, the speech data for the portion of the text based on the identification data for the portion of the text; and using the accessed speech data to output, through the audio output module, speech for the portion of the text without having to perform another conversion of the portion of the text into speech data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile terminal comprising:
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an audio output module; a storage medium configured to store text; and a controller configured to; convert a portion of the text into speech data; output, through the audio output module, speech for the portion of the text based on the speech data; receive a signal for re-outputting at least a portion of the output speech; re-output the portion of the output speech by; accessing, from the storage medium, speech data for the portion of the output speech; and using the accessed speech data to output, through the audio output module, the portion of the output speech. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for outputting speech, the method comprising:
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receiving selection of a portion of text to output as speech; converting the portion of the text into speech data; outputting, through an audio output module, speech for the portion of the text based on the speech data; storing, in a storage medium and in association with identification data for the portion of the text, the speech data for the portion of the text obtained by converting the portion of the text into speech data; and handling a second outputting of the portion of the text as speech by; accessing, from the storage medium, the speech data for the portion of the text based on the identification data for the portion of the text; and using the accessed speech data to output, through the audio output module, speech for the portion of the text without having to perform another conversion of the portion of the text into speech data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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