System and method of providing voice-message call service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9456074-B2
Application number	US-201514806105-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2015
Priority date	May 23, 2014
Publication date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016

Abstract

Provided are a system and method of providing a voice-message call service. A mobile device that performs a call with an external mobile device comprises a control unit configured to obtain text, the text converted from voice data that is exchanged between the mobile device and the external mobile device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device, and obtain input text input to the mobile device and provided text that is received from the external mobile device; and a display unit configured to arrange the text, the input text, and the provided text and display the arranged text, input text, and provided text on a screen of the device, during the call between the mobile device and the external mobile device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device that performs a call with an external electronic device, the electronic device comprising:
a display; and
a processor configured to:
obtain, during the call between the electronic device and the external electronic device, first text generated based on voice data that is exchanged between the electronic device and the external electronic device, second text inputted to the electronic device and third text received from the external electronic device, and
control the display to display the first text, the second text, and the third text, during the call between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first text, the second text, and the third text are arranged in a temporal order in which the first text, the second text, and the third text are obtained by the electronic device, and
wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display a chat window comprising the arranged first text, second text, and third text.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display the first text, the second text, and the third text distinguishably from each other.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display a reliability of the text according to reliability of voice conversion of the text.

5. The device of claim 3 , further comprising an audio output unit configured to output original voice data that corresponds to the first text, according to selection of the first text.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the selected first text is a sentence or a word in a sentence.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein, when an output method of the external electronic device is changed during the call between the electronic device and the external electronic device, the electronic device receives information indicating the changed output method, and
wherein the output method comprises a voice-only output method, a text-only output method, and a voice and text output method.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the electronic device to output an indicator of the changed output method to the user of the electronic device by using at least one selected from a voice, a text, and a vibration.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to recommend the user of the electronic device to change an input method of the electronic device during the call between the electronic device and the external electronic device, according to the output method of the external electronic device, and
wherein the input method comprises a voice-only input method, a text-only input method, and a voice and text input method.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to associate the first text, the second text, and the third text with a call list that comprises a call history in relation to the external device, and to store the call list.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to store a part of the first text, the second text, and the third text, and
wherein the part of the first text, the second text, and the third text indicates a text that is obtained for a preset time period during the call between the electronic device and the external electronic device before a predetermined event occurs.

12. A method of an electronic device performing a call with an external electronic device, the method comprising:
obtaining, during the call between the electronic device and the external electronic device, first text generated based on voice data that is exchanged between the electronic device and the external electronic device, second text inputted to the electronic device, and third text received from the external electronic device; and
controlling to display the first text, the second text, and the third text, during the call between the electronic device and the external electronic device.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first text, the second text, and the third text are arranged in a temporal order in which the first text, the second text, and the third text are obtained by the electronic device, and
the controlling to display comprises controlling to display a chat window comprising the arranged first text, second text, and third text on the screen of the device.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the controlling to display comprises controlling to distinguishably display the first text, the second text, and the third text.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first text is displayed according to reliability of voice conversion of the first text.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising outputting original voice data that corresponds to the first text, according to selection of the first text.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the selected first text is a sentence or a word in a sentence.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, when an output method of the external electronic device is changed during the call between the electronic device and the external electronic device, receiving information indicating the changed output method, and
wherein the output method comprises a voice-only output method, a text-only output method, and a voice and text output method.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising outputting using at least one selected from a voice, a text, and a vibration as an indicator of the changed output method.

20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:
recommending the user of the electronic device to change an input method of the device during the call between the electronic device and the external electronic device, according to the output method of the external electronic device, and
wherein the input method comprises a voice-only input method, a text-only input method, and a voice and text input method.

21. The method of claim 12 , further comprising associating the first text, the second text, and the third text with a call list that comprises a call history in relation to the external device, and storing the call list.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the storing comprises storing a part of the first text, the second text, and the third text, and
wherein the part of the first text, the second text, and the third text indicates a text that is obtained for a preset time period during the call between the electronic device and the external electronic device before a predetermined event occurs.

23. A system that provides a call between a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the system comprising:
a server comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive a voice data of a first user from the first electronic device; and
a processor configured to generate first text based on the voice data of the first user,

wherein the communication unit is further configured to transmit the first text to the second electronic device;
the first electronic device configured to provide the voice data of the first user to the server; and
the second electronic device configured to display, during the call between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, the first text, which is transmitted to the second electronic device, second text inputted to the second electronic device and third text that is received from the first electronic device, on

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hong-Chul
• Kim Seon-Ae
• Shin Hyun-Jae

Classifications

• H04M2201/60

  Medium conversion · CPC title

• H04L51/066

  Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression · CPC title

• H04M3/42391

  where the subscribers are hearing-impaired persons, e.g. telephone devices for the deaf · CPC title

• H04M7/0042

  where the data service is a text-based messaging service (H04M7/0054 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04M2250/60

  logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs · CPC title