CN1355471A - Method and device for transmitting/receiving e-mail - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and device for sending/receiving electronic mail (E-mail), mainly utilizing the device connection of a subsystem, so that the computer main system can directly receive/send electronic mails when the computer is turned off, and can perform the function of converting between voice format or text format mails, so that users can know the content of the electronic mails in the fastest time, and can be used in any electronic device.

Description

The method of E-mail conveyance/reception and device

The method and the device of the relevant a kind of E-mail conveyance of the present invention/reception mainly are to be connected with the computer main system with subsystem, can transmit or receive Email under the situation of computer main system shutdown.

In recent years, owing to advancing by leaps and bounds of wire/wireless mechanics of communication, and the development of computer world-wide web, make more flourish in conjunction with the communication product and the function of communication device and world-wide web.Especially in conjunction with the form of communication of Email, the Email application technology of different device form of all kinds or different load modes is extensively proposed and discussion especially.

The computer in the market and the Related product of communication still have its inconvenient part about carry out reception or send Email this respect in desire on reality is used.For example: in the actual computer product, the user often needs earlier the computer main system to be started shooting when sending and receiving e-mail, and enters operating system (Operationsystem; OS) after, could by relative application software (for example: line and transmit or receive Email Outlook Express software), so its overall process is loaded down with trivial details time-consuming, not only cause user's inconvenience, more do not meet economic benefit.

With regard to disclosed product in the market, relevant under the situation of system closedown, and the technology that can carry out the computer peripheral function mainly has: under system's (referring to notebook computer especially) off-mode, and can carry out CD player (CD-ROM DRIVE) play CD sheet merely 1..2. the function via special handset can receive/send Email.3. at the system closedown state, carry out the function of wireless device (containing system wake-up Wake-Up function) transmission/reception.If can carry out transmission/reception Email but desire to reach under the aforesaid off-mode, then still can't reach according to prior art.

On the other hand, at present (for example: send out the mail of document form, and the mail that the recipient can select to transfer phonetic form in addition to is voluntarily play for the conversion that transmits the e-mail data form; Or transmit the phonetic form mail, and the recipient can select to play with literal form output or with phonetic form voluntarily) announcement of technology, United States Patent (USP) the 6th is arranged at present, " being applied to the Email transport system in the wire/wireless communication system " of 061, No. 718 patent (ELECTRONIC MAIL DELIVERY SYSTEM INWIRED ORIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM) is suggested.

Be this United States Patent (USP) the 6th as shown in Figure 1, the main accompanying drawing of 061, No. 713 patent case can obviously be learnt by this accompanying drawing, it mainly is to propose an Email transport system, can transmit Email at the user side in the wired or wireless communication system (Subscriber Station).This Email transport system can be converted to the Email of the file form of sending to user side the mail form of voice mode and pass to user side again, and, the Email that also can carry out the voice mode that user side is desired to send is converted to written form, is resent to the destination of far-end.Yet, the conventional art that this case disclosed, it is in transmitting-receiving during E-mail, and the user still must be with own PC start, connects online after entering operating system, could carry out and receive and dispatch the literal or the Email of form in a minute.So still have aforesaid inconvenience in the use.

Fundamental purpose of the present invention provides the method and the device of a kind of E-mail conveyance/reception, it mainly is to get in touch with the computer main system by the device of primary system is next, enable to be under the situation of shutdown in the computer main system, directly can carry out reception/send Email, and can show the information that this Email receives synchronously, make the operator can in time the most fast, learn the content of Email.

Another object of the present invention provides the method and the device of a kind of E-mail conveyance/reception, its Email with the literal form that will receive is converted to phonetic form and plays output, or the voice mail that tendency to develop is seen off is converted to the literal form and transmits or the function of bi-directional conversion such as storage, use and promote that its data are used and the diversification of transmission pattern.

A further object of the present invention provides the method and the device of a kind of E-mail conveyance/reception, utilize subsystem circuit arrangement proposed by the invention, give modularity (Modular) or directly layout is made on the circuit board of main system (On Board), enable further to be used in any electronic installation equipment, make this electronic installation equipment under the state of not start, can transmit Email.

Another purpose of the present invention provides the method and the device of a kind of E-mail conveyance/reception, in main system is that off-mode, subsystem are under the state of standby, can directly send and receive e-mail by subsystem, compare to the mode of sending and receiving e-mail and save electric energy more, can save about 100 to 1000 times energy consumption with traditional computer main system.

The method that Email of the present invention receives is achieved in that it comprises the following steps: that at least a. makes a computer main system be shutdown, and a subsystem that is connected with main system is a holding state; B. read the mail signal of sending to by far-end by subsystem; And c. is shown the information of mail reception by an information display device.

After wherein reading this mail signal, this mail signal can be temporarily stored in the memory storage by subsystem.

Wherein if the Email that received is the normal words content, then after showing mail reception information, the word content of this Email is converted to voice signal.

Wherein through receive or the Email of conversion be by subsystem directly wake up main system a voicefrequency circuit and with voice output.

The method of E-mail conveyance of the present invention is achieved in that it comprises the following steps: that at least a. makes a computer main system be shutdown, and to make a subsystem that is connected with main system be holding state; B. import the recording demand by an operating key of subsystem, and carry out recording; And c. is by the voice mode recipient information input, and directly by addressee information mail sent by subsystem.

The voice mail of finishing of wherein recording can a suitable form be stored in the memory storage automatically.

The voice mail of finishing of wherein recording can optionally be converted to letter signal, and in appended document (Attach File) mode mail is sent.

The action of the demand of wherein recording is directly to wake a voicefrequency circuit of main system up by subsystem, and is carried out phonetic entry.

The device that Email of the present invention receives is achieved in that it has primary system and is connected with the computer main system, this subsystem comprises at least: a controller, be connected with default various electronic mail receiving apparatus in the main system, in order to reading Email, and tunable control; One systematic parameter storer is connected mutually with aforementioned controller, prestores the master data that computer network links in it; One outer end memory storage is connected mutually with aforementioned controller, the e-mail data after reading in order to store controller; One information display device is connected mutually with aforementioned controller, in order to show the reception information of Email; One operating key is connected mutually with aforementioned controller, the action of relevant apparatus in the playback process action, other devices that can carry out Email by controller and the main system.

Wherein having a voicefrequency circuit in the main system is connected with controller.Be provided with a sound/character bidirectional transducer in this controller, the voice messaging and the Word message of mail can be changed mutually.Be provided with an output of modulating in the controller and go into end interface, make this system can modularity, to be applicable to the electronic equipment of different shape according to the main system of distinct electronic apparatuses.Prestore the mutual data converted of voice and literal storehouse in the systematic parameter storer.The electronic mail receiving apparatus that is connected with controller in the main system is a data set, or network connection port, or wireless device.The systematic parameter storer is installed with flash memory.The outer end memory storage is installed with flash memory.Wherein the outer end memory storage is an internal storage.An or extractable and changeable storage card.

The device of E-mail conveyance of the present invention is achieved in that it has primary system and is connected with the computer main system, this subsystem comprises at least: a controller, be to be connected with various E-mail conveyance devices in the main system, in order to carry out phonetic entry, and tunable control: an outer end memory storage, be connected mutually with aforementioned controller, in order to store the voicemail data of input; One operating key is connected mutually with aforementioned controller, can carry out the transmission processing action of Email by controller; Other devices and the interior relevant apparatus action of main system.

Its middle controller also can be connected an information display device, in order to show the transmission information of Email.Having a voicefrequency circuit in the main system is connected with controller.Be provided with a sound/character bidirectional transducer in this controller, the voice messaging and the Word message of input can be changed mutually.Be provided with an output of modulating in the controller and go into end interface, make this system can modularity, to be applicable to the electronic equipment of different shape according to the main system of distinct electronic apparatuses.The E-mail conveyance device that is connected with controller in the main system is a data set, or the network link, or wireless device.The outer end memory storage is installed with flash memory.Wherein the outer end memory storage is an internal storage, or an extractable and changeable storage card.

Describe structure of the present invention, application principle, using method and effect in detail below in conjunction with drawings and Examples:

Fig. 1 is a United States Patent (USP) the 6th, 061, the circuit box connection diagram of No. 718 cases.

Fig. 2 is the action flow chart that Email receives in the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 is the action flow chart of E-mail conveyance in the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 4 is the circuit box synoptic diagram that subsystem is connected with main system in the embodiment of the invention.

The modularity circuit box synoptic diagram of end interface is gone in the output that Fig. 5 can modulate for the controller setting of subsystem in another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention is the method and the device of a kind of E-mail conveyance/reception, the main circuit framework includes primary system 10 and is connected with a main system 20, this subsystem 10 can be under the situation of shutdown in computer main system 20, directly carry out reception/send Email, and the Email of the literal form that receives is converted to phonetic form and plays output, or voice mail is converted to the literal form and sends out or stored.And, because the present invention is when receiving and sending Email, only use the circuit of subsystem 10, and the electric flux of no consumption main system 20, employed electric flux is more saved with traditional comparing with the mode of reception with main system 20 enforcement E-mail conveyances, assessed according to present technology, can effectively be reduced by 100 to 1000 times power consumption approximately.

Because the present invention emphasizes to carry out under the state of main system 20 for shut down (System OFF), because if the transmission/reception voice E-mail under the situation of start (System ON) of system is a general technology, much more no longer the present invention will give unnecessary details.

Please consult Fig. 2 earlier, it is the action flow chart that Email receives in the embodiment of the invention.Can see that by this diagram it comprises at least: make computer be in " main system 20 is shutdown (Systeln OFF); subsystem 10 is standby (Stamd-by) state " 200, this is basic status of the invention process (otherwise promptly identical with the existing email disposal flow process of aforementioned general tradition); Via the judgement of " whether receiving the far-end Email " 202, make subsystem 10 and receive Email via various different lines, if negate N, represent no Email, then get back to before this step, to continue to wait for the reception Email; If but affirm Y, expression has received Email; Promptly with this " subsystem 10 reads this mail signal " 204, and through one " this mail signal is temporarily stored in an outer end memory storage (External StorageDevice) ", 206 steps; At the same time, in addition with " showing mail reception information " 208, show the information that Email receives (, then can the default display device of this wireless device showing the reception information of Email) by this subsystem 10 default display device if aforementioned " whether receiving the far-end Email " 202 steps are to link via wireless device to receive; Can " mail be converted to voice signal " then 210, a sound/character bidirectional transducer (Voice-Test/Test-Voice Converter) that utilizes subsystem 10 to include is differentiated automatically, and the word content of mail is converted to voice signal; With " voice signal is play output " 212,, voice signal is play output at last by a voicefrequency circuit (AudioChip) that wakes up in the main system 20.

By above-mentioned E-mail receiving method step, can provide the user to connect in the form at the computer network of various formation, its computer main system 20 is under the state of shutdown, still can receive Email, and can be again be voice output with the text conversion of this Email, to obtain Email Information fast.Wherein said text conversion except the word mail that is received being converted to the phonetic form, also can be converted to the voice mail that is received literal form mode, reads via main system 20 for the user.Afterwards, after the user play output with Email, the user can further determine whether to store this Email again according to the demand of itself, if desire to be stored for future use, then by subsystem 10, this mail signal is deposited in the above-mentioned outer end memory storage.

Fig. 3 is the action flow chart of the enforceable E-mail conveyance of the present invention, at first, also need make computer be in basic " main system 20 is shutdown, and subsystem 10 is a holding state " 300 of the invention process; Then " by operating key input recording demand, and carry out and record " 302, the voice mail that this recording is finished is stored in the memory storage of outer end with suitable form automatically through " storing this voice mail " 306; Then via one " by the voice mode recipient information input; and mail sent " 304, optionally utilize aforementioned sound/character bidirectional transducer that voice mail is converted to letter signal, and in annex (AttachFile) mode mail is sent, and the computer network of looking main system 20 connects and can comprise: even LAN, data set are various different binding forms such as wireless device.

Method for the above-described E-mail conveyance of the present invention/reception, its feasible circuit arrangement, have as shown in Figure 4, it is the circuit box synoptic diagram that subsystem 10 is connected with main system 20 in the embodiment of the invention, this subsystem 10 is to be connected with the main system 20 of computer, can directly carry out functions such as transmitting or receive voice e-mail, for cooperating Fig. 2 and the transmission of Fig. 3, the flow process of reception, respectively to transmit and reception etc. two division in addition partly.

At first, can find out by this Fig. 4: mainly include a controller 11 in this subsystem 10, in order to handle the line master data of computer network, data set for example, the master data that LAN and wireless device etc. connect, and the reception of mail with read, when practice, can adopt integrated circuit with digital signal processing (DSP), or a microprocessor (μ-Processor), comprise that in this controller 11 one has sound/character bidirectional transducer (Voice Test/Test Voice Converter) 16, voice messaging form and Word message form can be changed mutually.The enforcement of this sound/character bidirectional transducer 16, be to be core (Core) with existing integrated circuits IC, arrange in pairs or groups again firmware (Firmware) or software mode reached, and above-mentioned controller 11 is to be connected with a systematic parameter storer (SystemParameter Storage) 12, this systematic parameter storer 12, can use non-volatility memorizer (as: flash memory elements such as (Flash Memory)), master data (as: data of LAN server (LAN Server) and the master data of data set Internet service provider (ISP) in order to the computer network connection that prestores, and can deposit required communications protocol (Protocol) data of communication and the form of mailing system), it more can store the mutual data converted of voice and literal storehouse (Database), with the convenient switching motion of carrying out.

In addition, controller 11 also is connected with an outer end memory storage (External Storage Device) 13, in order to deposit mail datas such as file or voice, it is in reality is implemented, can come device by flash memory, it can be an internal storage, perhaps can be swapping type storage card (Memory Card) device.

Again, this controller 11 also is connected with operating key (Hot Key) 14 and one information display device (Message display) 15 respectively, this operating key 14 is to be used for controlling the action that this controller 11 is carried out email disposal, such as actions such as broadcast, transmission, storage or language and characters modality.During its practice, can be the pattern that two above buttons were implemented or be arranged to singly-bound.When the invention process during at the mail reception device, can be formed by first, second, third operating key, wherein first operating key can be the conversion that is used for language and characters, and second operating key can be to carry out and connects the far-end mail server, and the 3rd operating key is then carried out stored mail.On the other hand, when being implemented in the conveyer of voice e-mail, first operating key is arranged then, in order to carry out the demand of recording as if operating key 4; And information display device 15 is in order to showing the information under the various states, during practice, can adopt single or multiple display lamps, to show receiving and sending or state such as storage of mail, it also can use liquid crystal indicator (LCD), is shown the various information of above-mentioned mail by LCD.

And the main system 20 that is connected with subsystem 10 middle controllers 11, it can be notebook computer (Notebook PC), desktop PC (Desktop PC), or the device of general device for logging on network (InternetConnector), at least include in this main system 20: voicefrequency circuit 26, the system core (System Core) 29, network control module 25 or data set 27 or wireless device 28 etc. are partly, wherein the system core 29, being the center of main system 20, is a main processor; And voicefrequency circuit 26 can be the audio chip (Audio Chip) of computer inside, it is connected with controller 11 in the subsystem 10, when actual act, can be without the control of main system 20, and directly waken up and control by controller 11, this voicefrequency circuit 26 is connected with microphone 262 in addition, outside output/input device such as earphone 264 and loudspeaker 266, to carry out the input and the output of voice: and network control module 25, data set 27, wireless device 28 etc., except the system core 29 controls of accepting main system 20, the controller 11 of this subsystem 10 also can directly be controlled this said elements, to carry out the action that transmits or receive Email, wherein above-mentioned wireless device 28 is when reality is used, and the modular circuit that can be use bluetooth (Bluetooth) is as wireless device.

When above-mentioned main system shown in Figure 4 20 is connected with subsystem 10, its running is to be in main system 20 shutdown, and under the state of subsystem 10 standbies, directly wake control this network control module 25, data set 27 and wireless device 28 up by subsystem 10, the start-up system core 29, so the standby power consumption amount is limited, can not consume a large amount of power, with present assessment, should be able to reach the effect of saving 100 to 1000 times of electric energy.So, subsystem of the present invention 10 shown in Figure 4 is reception circuit arrangements dual-purpose with transmission, can be used in the computer network connected mode of various forms, for example: can be used in the connected mode that LAN (LAN) connects form, data set (Modem), or apply in the internetwork connection mode of wireless device (Wirdless Device).

Above-mentioned subsystem 10 structures, after the user receives Email via network control module 25 or data set 27, controller 11 by system 10 directly reads mail, and mail is converted to the voice messaging form via sound/character bidirectional transducer 16 with the normal words e-mail messages deposits in the outer end memory storage 13, show that with information display device 15 accepting state of mail is (if receive Email via wireless device 28 again, then show with display device default in this wireless device 28) to inform the user, and the user can operating key 14 (if receive Emails via wireless device 28, then can directly control with voice via this wireless device 28) via controller 11 mail is taken out by outer end memory storage 13, play output via voicefrequency circuit 26 by earphone 264 or loudspeaker 266, or listen to by wireless device (earphone) with Blutooth.

And when the user desires send Email, then can make controller 11 carry out the demand of recording via voicefrequency circuit 26, loudspeaker 262 by operating key 14 (or directly by 28 controls), and optionally this voice mail is converted to word mail via sound/character bidirectional transducer 16, predicate sound mode recipient information input is again sent above-mentioned literal or voice mail in appended document (Attach File) mode by controller 11 again via network control module 25 or data set 27 (or wireless device 28).

The whole implementation mode of the modularity circuit of end interface is gone in the output that the controller setting of relevant subsystem of the present invention can be modulated, please join Fig. 5, it mainly is in controller 110 devices of subsystem 10, increasing has the output that can modulate according to the main system agreement (Protocol) of different vendor or electronic equipment to go into end 17 interfaces, making this subsystem 10 is a modular mode, can install in the electronic installation equipment of different shape, make things convenient for user's direct transmission/reception voice e-mail on different communication platform devices.On the other hand, subsystem 10 of the present invention also directly the mode that is produced on main system 20 circuit boards of layout be combined in the main system 20, use the function that promotes main system 20 transmission/reception voice e-mails.

In sum, the method of voice e-mail transmission/reception of the present invention and device, can inscribe for the user under the state of computer main system shutdown, learn the effect of Email content with time the most fast, fully demonstrate the progressive that all contains enforcement on purpose of the present invention and the effect, have the value of industry.

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1. A method for receiving e-mail, characterized in that: at least comprise the following steps: a. make a computer main system shut down, and a secondary system connected to the main system is a standby state; b. read by the secondary system a mail signal sent from the remote end; and c. a message display device displaying the message of mail reception. 2. The method for receiving emails as claimed in claim 1, wherein after the subsystem reads the email signal, it can temporarily store the email signal in a storage device. 3. The method for receiving e-mails as claimed in claim 1, wherein if the received e-mail is of general text content, after the mail receiving information is displayed, the text content of the e-mail is converted into a voice signal . 4. The method for receiving e-mails as claimed in claim 1, wherein the received or converted e-mails are output by voice by directly waking up an audio circuit of the main system by the secondary system. 5. A method for e-mail transmission, characterized in that: at least comprising the following steps: a. making a computer main system shut down, and making a secondary system connected to the main system be in a standby state; b. Input the recording requirement with the control keys, and execute the recording; and c. input the recipient information by voice, and send the mail directly according to the recipient information by the secondary system. 6. The method for receiving e-mails as claimed in claim 5, wherein the recorded voice mails can be automatically stored in a storage device in an appropriate form. 7. The method for receiving e-mails as claimed in claim 5, wherein the recorded voice mail can be converted into a text signal as required, and the mail is sent as an Attach File. 8. The method for receiving e-mails as claimed in claim 5, wherein the action required for recording is to directly wake up an audio circuit of the main system through the secondary system, so as to perform voice input. 9. An e-mail receiving device, which has a primary system connected to the main computer system, and the secondary system at least includes: a controller connected to various e-mail receiving devices preset in the main system for reading Receive e-mail, and can coordinate control; a system parameter memory, connected with the aforementioned controller, in which the basic data of computer network connection is pre-stored; an external storage device, connected with the aforementioned controller, used to store the controller The read e-mail data; an information display device connected with the aforementioned controller to display the receiving information of the e-mail; a control key connected with the aforementioned controller to execute the playback of the e-mail through the controller processing actions, 10. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein there is an audio circuit connected to the controller in the main system. 11. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein a voice/text two-way converter is installed in the controller, which can convert the voice information and text information of the mail into each other. 12. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein the controller is provided with an I/O interface modulated according to the main system of different electronic equipment, so that the system can be modularized to Suitable for different forms of electronic equipment. 13. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein a database for mutual conversion between voice and text is pre-stored in the system parameter memory. 14. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein the email receiving device connected to the controller in the main system is a digital transmission machine. 15. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein the email receiving device connected to the controller in the main system is a network connection port. 16. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein the email receiving device connected to the controller in the main system is a wireless device. 17. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein the system parameter memory is installed in a flash memory. 18. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein the external storage device is a flash memory device. 19. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein the external storage device is an internal memory. 20. The device for receiving voice emails as claimed in claim 9, wherein the external storage device is a removable memory card. 21. An e-mail transmission device, which has a primary system connected to the main computer system, and is characterized in that the secondary system at least includes: a controller, which is connected to various e-mail transmission devices in the main system, and uses To perform voice input and coordinate control: an external storage device connected to the aforementioned controller to store the input voice mail data; a control key connected to the aforementioned controller to execute electronic Mail transmission and processing actions; other devices and related devices in the main system. 22. The e-mail sending device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the controller is connected to an information display device for displaying the sending information of the e-mail. 23. The device for sending emails as claimed in claim 21, wherein, there is an audio circuit connected to the controller in the main system. 24. The e-mail sending device as claimed in claim 21, wherein a voice/text bidirectional converter is installed in the controller, which can convert input voice information and text information into each other. 25. The e-mail transmission device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the controller is provided with an input/output interface modulated according to the main system of different electronic equipment, so that the system can be modularized to suit in different forms of electronic equipment. 26. The e-mail transmission device according to claim 21, wherein the e-mail transmission device connected to the controller in the main system is a digital transmission machine. 27. The e-mail transmission device according to claim 21, wherein the e-mail transmission device connected to the controller in the main system is a network connection terminal, 28. The e-mail transmission device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the e-mail transmission device connected to the controller in the main system is a wireless device. 29. The email sending device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the external storage device is a flash memory device. 30. The email transmission device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the external storage device is an internal memory. 31. The e-mail sending device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the external storage device is a removable memory card.

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