Mobile apparatus and method of voice communication

• US 8,934,886 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2013
• Issued: 01/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Original Assignee: VIA Technologies Incorporated (VIA Technologies)
• Inventors: Zhang, Guo-Feng
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANH C
• Application Number:
  US13/923,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20140187211A1
• Time in Patent Office: 571 Days
• Field of Search: 455/418, 455/414.1, 455/550.1, 709/205
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

The invention provides a mobile apparatus, adapted to communicate with a cloud server. The mobile apparatus includes a voice system, a communication module, and a processing unit. The processing unit is coupled to the communication module and the voice system. The communication module transmits the first voice signal to the cloud server. The cloud server parses the first voice signal to obtain a communication target and a communication instruction. The processing unit receives the communication target and searches an address book in the mobile apparatus according to the communication target for obtaining a selection list conforming with the communication target. When the voice system receives the second voice signal, the second voice signal and the selection list are transmitted to the cloud server simultaneously by the communication module for generating a selection target, and the processing unit receives and executes the communication instruction and the selection target.

Claims

1. A mobile apparatus, adapted to connect to a cloud server, the mobile apparatus comprises:

a voice system, receiving a first voice signal and a second voice signal respectively;

a communication module, transmitting the first voice signal and the second voice signal respectively; and

a processing unit, coupled to the communication module and the voice system,

wherein the communication module transmits the first voice signal to the cloud server, the cloud server parses the first voice signal to obtain a communication target and a communication instruction, the processing unit receives the communication target and searches an address book in the mobile apparatus according to the communication target for obtaining a selection list conforming with the communication target, when the voice system receives the second voice signal, the second voice signal and the selection list are transmitted to the cloud server simultaneously by the communication module for generating a selection target, and the processing unit receives and executes the communication instruction and the selection target.

2. The mobile apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication instruction is an instruction requesting for using a content in the address book.

3. The mobile apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selection list includes a plurality of item information, each of item information includes a reference number and a content corresponding to the reference number, and the second voice signal is related to the reference number or some of the content corresponding to the reference number.

4. The mobile apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the selection list includes some of a content in the address book according to the communication target.

5. The mobile apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprises:

a display unit, configured to display the selection list for a user to make a selection and generate the second voice signal according to the selection.

6. The mobile apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the cloud server obtains a phone number of the selection target according to the second voice signal and the selection list, and transmits the communication instruction and the phone number to the mobile apparatus so that the mobile apparatus executes a communication action corresponding to the communication instruction according to the phone number.

7. The mobile apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an assisting apparatus for turning on the voice system, and assisting apparatus with a triggering module is only configured to assist in turning on the voice system and does not equip with the function of headsets, microphones, or a combination thereof.

8. The mobile apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a sound amplifying equipment, configured to transform an output audio signal, when the voice system is in a turn-on state and the processing unit receives the first voice signal related to a dial action provided by the voice system, the processing unit automatically provides an turn-on signal to open the sound amplifying equipment, and the output audio signal is provided to the sound amplifying equipment through the processing unit, wherein the output audio signal is related to the communication instruction and the selection target.

9. The mobile apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the processing unit transforms the first voice signal into an input string and compares the input string with a plurality of contact names, when the input string conforms with one of the contact names, the processing unit turns on a dial function and opens the sound amplifying equipment, and when the input string does not conform with the contact names, the processing unit does not turn on the dial function and does not open the sound amplifying equipment.

10. A method of voice communication, for a mobile apparatus, comprises:

receiving a first voice signal and transmitting the first voice signal to a cloud server;

receiving a communication target obtained by parsing the first voice signal from the cloud server;

searching an address book in the mobile apparatus according to the communication target for obtaining a selection list conforming with the communication target;

receiving a second voice signal and transmitting the second voice signal and the selection list to the cloud server simultaneously; and

receiving and executing a communication instruction and a selection target from the cloud server.

11. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 10, wherein the communication instruction is an instruction requesting for using a content in the address book.

12. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 10, wherein the selection list includes a plurality of item information, each of item information includes a reference number and a content corresponding to the reference number, and the second voice signal is related to the reference number or some of the content corresponding to the reference number.

13. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 10, wherein the selection list includes some of a content in the address book according to the communication target.

14. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 10, wherein the cloud server obtains the communication instruction according to the first voice signal, and the cloud server obtains the selection target according to the second voice signal and the selection list.

15. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 10, wherein the step of searching the address book in the mobile apparatus according to the communication target for obtaining the selection list conforming with the communication target comprises:

searching a contact information conforming with the communication target in the address book to obtain a searching result; and

inputting the contact information into the selection list based on the searching result, wherein the contact information includes at least one contact name.

16. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 10, wherein after the step of searching the address book in the mobile apparatus according to the communication target for obtaining the selection list conforming with the communication target, the method of voice communication further comprises:

displaying the selection list for a user to make a selection and generating the second voice signal according to the selection; and

receiving the second voice signal.

17. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 10, wherein after the step of receiving the second voice signal and transmitting the second voice signal and the selection list to the cloud server simultaneously, the method of voice communication further comprises:

receiving a phone number of the selection target from the server cloud so as to execute a communication action corresponding to the communication instruction according to the phone number.

18. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 10, further comprises:

extracting a phone number corresponding to the selection target from the address book so as to execute a communication action corresponding to the communication instruction according to the phone number when the communication instruction and the selection target are received from the cloud server.

19. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 10, further comprises:

using an assisting apparatus for turning on a voice system to receive a first/second voice signal, and assisting apparatus with a triggering module is only configured to assist in turning on the voice system and does not equip with the function of headsets, microphones, or a combination thereof.

20. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 10, further comprises:

when a voice system in the terminal apparatus is in an opening state, a processing unit in the mobile apparatus determining whether the first voice signal related to a dial action is provided by the voice system; and

when the first voice signal related to the dial action is provided by the voice system, the processing unit automatically providing an turn-on signal to open a sound amplifying equipment in the mobile apparatus and providing an output audio signal to the sound amplifying equipment through the processing unit, wherein the output audio signal is related to the communication instruction and the selection target.

21. The method of voice communication as claimed in claim 20, further comprises:

transforming the first voice signal into an input string and comparing the input string with a plurality of contact names;

when the input string conforms with one of the contact names, the first voice signal is related to the dial action, and the processing unit turns on a dial function and opens the sound amplifying equipment; and

when the input string does not conform with the contact names, the first voice signal is not related to the dial action, and the processing unit does not turn on the dial function and does not open the sound amplifying equipment.