Text-to-Voice Call Conversion for Privacy and Continuity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices cannot utilize Text To Speech (TTS) technology to convert text data into voice data during call connections, limiting their ability to notify others about unavailable voice calls and exposing personal information when voice data is received.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that convert detected text data into audio data during call connections, transmit this audio data as digital signals, and convert received audio data from others into text data for output, allowing voice calls using text data input, with notifications of text entry via audio, video, or icons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If text data is converted into audio data during call connection, then voice call functionality is enabled in voice-unavailable environments, but device complexity increases due to integration of TTS and speech-to-text modules
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device integrates multiple communication modes (voice call, text message, and text-to-voice call) into a single unified system. The communication module can dynamically switch between different data types (audio data, text data) and conversion modes (TTS, speech-to-text), allowing one device to serve multiple communication purposes without requiring separate dedicated devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary that coordinates between the TTS module, speech-to-text module, communication module, and display module. It manages the conversion processes and data flow, determining when to convert text to audio, when to convert received audio to text, and when to transmit which type of data, thereby orchestrating the complex interactions between multiple components.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If text data input is converted into audio data, then communication continuity is maintained, but processing time increases due to conversion operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs text-to-audio conversion proactively when text data is detected during call connection, rather than waiting for communication interruption. The processor continuously monitors for text input and initiates conversion immediately, ensuring that the converted audio data is ready for transmission before voice communication is needed, thus minimizing delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device maintains continuous communication by seamlessly switching between text data transmission and audio data transmission. When text input is detected, the system continuously converts text to audio and transmits it, ensuring uninterrupted communication flow. The display module also continuously displays converted text from received audio, maintaining bidirectional communication continuity throughout the conversion process.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If audio data received from others is converted into text data, then personal information privacy is protected, but measurement precision decreases due to conversion accuracy limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The display module serves as an intermediary between the speech-to-text conversion process and the user. It presents the converted text data in a controlled manner, allowing users to view and verify the accuracy of converted speech while protecting privacy by not directly outputting audio that could be overheard by others. The display acts as a private interface for receiving converted speech information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a text copy of the received audio data through speech-to-text conversion. Instead of directly playing back the original audio data that may contain personal information, the system generates and transmits a text representation as a copy, which can be displayed privately on the screen. This text copy preserves the information content while enabling privacy protection through controlled display output.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables voice calls using text data, maintaining communication in voice-unavailable environments while protecting personal information by converting text inputs into audio and vice versa, and notifying others of text entry, enhancing user privacy and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
TTS is a technology that converts text data into voice data. By using the TTS function, for example, an electronic device may output the contents of text data received, and may output the contents of an e-book, as voice data
Implementation Method 2
When the speech-to-text function is used during call connection, voice data received from the other party is converted into text data
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AI summary
A method for providing a voice call using text data and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes converting the detected text data into audio data when an input of the text data is detected during call connection, and converting the converted audio data into a digital signal to transmit the converted digital signal to another party.