Communication device transforming text message into speech
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJi Young Huh, Sun Ryang Kim, Woong Chang Kim
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Abstract
The application discloses a communication device and method of processing a text message in the communication device. An aspect of the present application is a method of processing text message in a communication device, the method including receiving a text message from an external sender, receiving a request to transform the text message into voice data, transforming the received text message into voice data according to the request, and transmitting the voice data to an external sound reproduction device through a wireless communication module.
Claims12
A method of processing a text message in a communication device, the method comprising:
- storing voice information corresponding to a counterpart during a telephone conversation with the counterpart if the voice information of counterpart has not been stored;
- receiving a text message from the counterpart;
- determining whether to transform the received text message into voice data according to control information, wherein the control information corresponds to a condition for transforming the text message into the voice data,
- selectively transforming the text message into the voice data using the stored voice information of the counterpart according to a result of the determining step;
- and
- transmitting the transformed voice data to a sound reproduction device.
A communication device comprising:
- a storage configured to store voice information;
- a receiver configured to receive a text message from the counterpart;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- store the voice information in the storage which correspond to a counterpart during a telephone conversation with the counterpart if the voice information of counterpart has not been stored,
- determine whether to transform the received text message into voice data according to control information, wherein the control information corresponds to a condition for transforming the text message into the voice data,
- selectively transform the received text message into the voice data using the stored voice information of the counterpart according to a result of the determination, and
- transmit the transformed voice data to a sound reproduction device.
A mobile device comprising:
- a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device;
- and
- a controller configured to execute control operations to:
- receive a text message from the external device,
- determine whether to transform the received text message into voice data according to control information, wherein the control information indicates whether to transform the text message into the voice data,
- selectively transform the text message into the voice data using voice information according to a result of the determining, and
- transmit the voice data to an external sound reproduction device when the external sound reproduction device is connected with the mobile terminal wirelessly,
- wherein the control information is set by a request to transform the text message into the voice data after the text message was received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.