JPH11320977A - Printer device, mobile phone device and printer system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a printer device, a mobile phone device, and a printer system that can print out character data and voice data input to a mobile phone device. SOLUTION: When an instruction to print character data is given (step S202), character data is received and input from a mobile phone device 15, and rasterizer 11 performs character code expansion processing of the character data. Print data for printing is generated, and a printout process is performed (steps S203 to S207). on the other hand,
If the instruction to print the voice data has been given (step S201), a process of receiving the voice data from the mobile phone device 15 is performed, and the voice data is converted into character code character data through voice recognition processing (steps S208 to S208).
211) Similarly, the expansion and generation processing described above is performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a printer device, a portable telephone device, and a printer capable of printing out character data such as telephone numbers registered in a portable telephone device and voice data such as a message from an answering machine service. Related to a printer system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a portable telephone device, generally, character data such as a telephone number is registered and can be visually displayed on a display provided in the portable telephone device. Also, voice data such as a message can be stored in a memory or an answering machine service, and can be heard as voice.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional portable telephone device, character data and voice data cannot be printed out, and there is room for improvement.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printer, a mobile phone, and a printer system capable of printing out character data and voice data input to the mobile phone. It is in.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a printer apparatus comprising: a connection means connectable to a portable telephone apparatus; and character data for inputting character data from the portable telephone apparatus. An input unit and a print output unit for printing out the character data input by the character data input unit.

In order to achieve the same object, according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the printer device according to the first aspect, the character data is a character code, and the print output unit converts the character code into a raster. And a rasterizer for performing the operation.

In order to achieve the same object, a printer according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises a connecting means connectable to a portable telephone, an audio data inputting means for inputting audio data from the portable telephone, Character data conversion means for converting voice data input by the data input means into character data, and print output means for printing out the character data converted by the character data conversion means are provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printer device according to the third aspect of the present invention, wherein the character data converting means converts the voice data input by the voice data input means into voice data. It is characterized in that it is converted into a character code by recognition processing.

In order to achieve the same object, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the printer device according to the fourth aspect, the print output unit converts the character code converted by the character data conversion unit into a raster. And a rasterizer for performing the operation.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone device comprising: a character data input unit for inputting character data; and a print output for printing and outputting the character data input by the character data input unit. Means.

In order to achieve the same object, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the portable telephone device according to the sixth aspect, the character data is a character code, and the printout means converts the character code into a raster code. A rasterizer for converting the data into a rasterized image.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone device for inputting voice data, and converting the voice data input by the voice data input device into character data. Character data conversion means and print output means for printing out the character data converted by the character data conversion means are provided.

In order to achieve the same object, according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the portable telephone device according to the eighth aspect, the character data converting means converts the voice data input by the voice data input means. It is characterized by conversion into a character code by voice recognition processing.

In order to achieve the same object, according to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the ninth aspect, the print output unit converts the character code converted by the character data conversion unit into a raster code. A rasterizer for converting the data into a rasterized image.

In order to achieve the same object, a portable telephone device according to the present invention is characterized in that it can be connected to the printer device according to any one of the first to fifth embodiments.

To achieve the same object, a printer system according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention comprises a portable telephone device according to the eleventh aspect and the printer device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects connected. It is characterized by the following.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a printer system including a printer device and a portable telephone device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The present system is configured by connecting a printer device 10 to a portable telephone device 15.

The portable telephone device 15 has a memory 16 for registering and storing character data such as telephone numbers.
The mobile phone device 15 can further receive and listen to messages recorded by the answering machine service. The message may be directly recorded in the memory 16 as voice data.

The printer device 10 is configured to be connectable to the portable telephone device 15 via an interface (not shown) (connection means, character data input means, voice data input means), and is capable of receiving data from the portable telephone device 15. is there.

On the other hand, the printer device 10 includes a rasterizer dedicated to character codes (hereinafter referred to as "rasterizer 11"), a conversion module 12 (character data conversion means), a printer engine unit 13 (print output means) and a character font unit 14. Have.

The rasterizer 11 has a function of expanding character data, that is, converting a character code into a raster and converting it into a pixel pattern of a set of bits. The conversion module 12 has a function of converting voice data such as a message from the answering machine service into character data by voice recognition processing. The printer engine unit 13 performs a printing process of character data. The character font unit 14 is used when the printer engine unit 13 performs a printing process.

The speech recognition by the conversion module 12
This can be achieved by a known method such as P (dynamic programming) matching, a hidden Markov model (HMM), and vector quantization.

The printer 10 includes a CPU (not shown),
A RAM, a ROM, and an operation unit are provided. The above CP
U controls the entire printer device 10. RAM above
Is used as a work area during control processing of the CPU, and temporarily stores character data converted by the conversion module 12. The ROM stores a control program executed by the CPU, a control program for causing the rasterizer 11 to function, and the like. The conversion module 12 and the character font unit 14 are also stored in the ROM. The operation unit is used to input various instructions such as whether to print out character data or audio data. The rasterizing function of the rasterizer 11 and the conversion function of the conversion module 12 are realized by the CPU.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the print output process in the present embodiment.

First, it is determined whether or not an instruction to print audio data has been issued (step S201). If the result of the determination is that an instruction to print audio data has not been issued, an instruction to print character data has been issued. Is determined (step S202), and as a result of the determination,
If the instruction to print the character data has not been issued, the process returns to step S201. On the other hand, if the instruction to print the character data has been issued, the printout processing of the character data is performed as follows.

That is, character data such as a telephone number stored in the memory 16 is received and input (step S2).
03), the input character data is transferred to the rasterizer 11 (step S204), and the rasterizer 11 performs a character code expansion process on the character data (step S205) to generate print data for printing (step S205). (S206), printout processing is performed (step S207), and this processing ends. As a result, the character data is printed out.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S201 is that there is an instruction to print voice data, a process of receiving voice data such as an answering machine service message from the portable telephone device 15 is performed (step S201).
208), and transfer the received audio data to the conversion module 12 (step S209).

Next, the converted voice data is subjected to voice recognition processing by the conversion module 12 (step S210), and the data subjected to the voice recognition processing is converted into character code character data (step S211).
The process proceeds to step S203. From step S203 onward, the above-described processing is performed on the converted character data. As a result, the voice data is printed out after being converted into character data.

According to the present embodiment, the portable telephone device 15
The character data such as a telephone number registered in the telephone number and voice data such as a message by an answering machine service can be easily printed out, and the usability can be improved.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a mobile phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The portable telephone device 15 'has a memory 16 and a printer device 10'. The printer device 10 'includes a rasterizer 11, a conversion module 12, a printer engine unit 13, and a character font unit 14. In the first embodiment, the printer system is constructed by connecting the mobile phone device 15 and the printer device 10. In the second embodiment, the functions of the printer device 10 'are built in the mobile phone device 15'. ing. Therefore, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that there are no components related to the connection between the printer device 10 and the mobile phone device 15, and the other configurations are the same as the first embodiment. Rasterizer 11, conversion module 12, printer engine unit 13, character font unit 14, and memory 16
Is similar to that of the first embodiment.

The print output processing according to the second embodiment is performed based on the flowchart of FIG. 2, as in the first embodiment. At this time, in step S203 and step S208 in FIG. 2, data transmission / reception processing is performed inside the mobile phone device 15 ′.

According to the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[0036]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
According to the printer device or the portable telephone device according to the sixth aspect, character data such as a telephone number input to the portable telephone device can be printed out, and the usability can be improved.

According to the printer device according to the third aspect or the portable telephone device according to the eighth embodiment, voice data such as an answering machine message input to the portable telephone device can be printed out, thereby improving usability. be able to.

According to the printer system of the twelfth aspect, it is possible to print out character data and voice data input to the portable telephone device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a printer system including a printer device and a mobile phone device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a print output process in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a mobile phone device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Printer apparatus 11 Rasterizer 12 Conversion module 13 Printer engine part 14 Character font part 15 Mobile telephone device 16 Memory

Claims (12)

[Claims] A connection unit connectable to a mobile phone device; a character data input unit for inputting character data from the mobile phone device; and a print output unit for printing out the character data input by the character data input unit. A printer device comprising: 2. The printer device according to claim 1, wherein said character data is a character code, and said printout means includes a rasterizer for rasterizing said character code. 3. A connection means connectable to a mobile phone device, a voice data input device for inputting voice data from the mobile phone device, and a character for converting voice data input by the voice data input device into character data. A printer device comprising: a data conversion unit; and a print output unit that prints out the character data converted by the character data conversion unit. 4. The printer device according to claim 3, wherein said character data conversion means converts voice data input by said voice data input means into a character code by voice recognition processing. 5. The printer device according to claim 4, wherein said print output means includes a rasterizer for rasterizing the character code converted by said character data conversion means. 6. A portable telephone device comprising: character data input means for inputting character data; and print output means for printing out the character data input by the character data input means. 7. The portable telephone device according to claim 6, wherein said character data is a character code, and said printout means includes a rasterizer for rasterizing said character code. 8. Voice data input means for inputting voice data, character data conversion means for converting voice data input by the voice data input means into character data, character data converted by the character data conversion means And a print-out means for printing out. 9. The portable telephone device according to claim 8, wherein said character data conversion means converts voice data input by said voice data input means into a character code by voice recognition processing. 10. The print output device according to claim 9, further comprising a rasterizer for converting the character code converted by the character data conversion device into a raster.
A mobile phone device as described. 11. A portable telephone device connectable to the printer device according to claim 1. Description: 12. A printer system, comprising: the portable telephone device according to claim 11; and the printer device according to claim 1 connected thereto.