KR20010025230A - System and methed for intermediating connection to internet using voice domains, and generating a database used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for interfacing internet connection using a voice domain and a method for generation database of the domain are provided to access an internet site by inputting a domain name in voice, and to generate a data base for voice domains corresponding to domain names or IP addresses. CONSTITUTION: A mobile telephone(11) is connected via a base station(13) to a switchboard (14) of a mobile telecommunication company. The switchboard(14) connected to an ISP( Internet Service Provider)(16) connects a received signal from the mobile telephone(11) to an internet network(19) through an internet connection system when the signal is for wireless internet connection. An internet connection interface(20) connected to a system of the ISP(16) comprises a data base(25) and a voice name server(21). The data base(25) stores domain names of many internet sites, IP addresses of the domain names and data relates to sound siganls corresponding to speaking voice of domain names. The voice name server(21) receives a signal relates to speaking voice received from the mobile telephone(11) from the internet connection system and converting the voice signal to a domain name using the data base(25).

Description

System and method for intermediating connection to internet using voice domains, and generating a database used therefor}

The present invention relates to an internet connection mediating apparatus and a method of generating a voice domain, and a method of generating a database of voice domains. More specifically, when a user voices a domain name by voice, an Internet site corresponding to the voiced domain name is generated. The present invention relates to an internet connection mediator and a method for connecting a user's Internet system, and a database for generating a voice domain used for the mediator and the mediator.

In order to access an Internet site desired by an Internet user, the user may use a link by clicking on a site searched through a portal site. However, if the user knows the domain name of the Internet site, the user may directly enter a domain name. .

By the way, since the domain name is usually composed of a combination of a number of alphabetic characters and numbers, the user is inconvenient to memorize a plurality of characters and to input through the correct key operation. In order to solve the inconvenience of English input, a service for inputting a domain name in Korean has been provided, but the inconvenience of input through several to several tens of key operations still exists. In particular, such inconveniences have been a major problem when attempting to access the Internet through a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone or PDA or IMT2000, which is difficult to have a complete keyboard. In addition, recently, there is a tendency to have a system that can connect the Internet to various electronic devices such as home appliances such as refrigerators, TVs, etc., or HA (Home Automation) devices, so that domain name input through keyboard manipulation is very difficult or impossible. It can also happen.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an internet access mediation apparatus and a method for mediating a user to access a corresponding Internet site by inputting a domain name by voice. .

Another object of the present invention is to assign a voice domain to its domain name and / or IP address so that the voice domain can be changed to a conventional text domain name or its IP address in order to implement the above-described Internet connection mediating device and method. It provides a way to create a matching database.

1 is an exemplary view showing a state in which the Internet connection medium according to the present invention is applied to a wireless Internet access by a mobile phone,

2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of FIG. 1;

3 is a view showing another embodiment of FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of FIG. 3;

5 is a schematic diagram showing another embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a database generation system of the Internet access medium shown in FIGS. 1 and 3;

7 is a flowchart illustrating a database creation process; and

8 to 10 are diagrams illustrating the structure of a database.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

11: cell phone 13: base station

14: exchange 16: ISP provider

20: Internet connection medium 21: voice name server

25: database 40: Internet access mediator

41: RAS 43: Voice Name Server

45: database

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for interfacing with an Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprising domain names for a plurality of Internet sites and / or data regarding voice domains corresponding to IP addresses of the domain names and voices of the domain names. One database; An Internet site having the domain name and / or the IP address corresponding to the voice domain, searching for the voice domain corresponding to the voice sound in the database by receiving a voice sound of the user from the Internet connection system. And a voice name server for connecting the user's Internet connection system.

In addition, the Internet access mediating method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the domain name for a plurality of Internet sites and or the data of the voice domain corresponding to the IP address of the domain name and the voice sound of the domain name Preparing a provided database; Receiving a voice of a user from the system for internet access; Searching for the voice domain corresponding to the voiced sound in the database; And connecting the system for internet access of the user to an internet site having the domain name and / or the IP address corresponding to the voice domain.

According to the present invention as described above, the user can enter the domain name by voice to access the corresponding Internet site, there is no inconvenience in entering the domain name, even if the keyboard is not easy to easily access the desired Internet site This becomes possible.

In addition, the method of generating a voice domain database according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a domain name of the at least one website and / or an IP address of the domain name; Generating a voice domain consisting of a voice signal corresponding to the voiced sound of the domain name; And a database for mapping each voice domain with the domain name and / or the IP address so that the voice domain can be converted into the domain name and / or the IP address of the domain name by a voice recognition capable voice name server. It includes the step of building.

Here, the voice domain in the database is commonly present in a combination of signals for individual speech sounds of characters constituting the domain name, signals for speech sounds of words constituting the domain name, or a plurality of domain names. It can be composed of a combination of the signal for the voice of the character string and the signal for the voice of the rest of the other parts.

According to this, it is possible to efficiently generate a database of voice domains, which can be effectively used to mediate Internet access by voice domains.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

1 is an exemplary view showing a state in which an Internet connection mediator according to the present invention is applied, and shows an example in which the Internet connection mediator is applied to a mobile phone as a system for accessing the Internet. The mobile phone 11 is connected to the switch 14 of the mobile communication service provider via the base station 13. The exchanger 14 is connected to the ISP provider 16, so that when the signal received from the mobile phone 11 is a signal for wireless Internet access, the switch 14 is connected to the Internet 19 network through the ISP provider 16's Internet access system. .

The system of the ISP provider 16 is connected to the Internet connection medium 20 according to the present invention. The internet connection mediator 20 is composed of a voice name server 21 and a database 25. As will be described later in detail, the database 25 includes data relating to domain names for a plurality of Internet sites, IP addresses of these domain names, and sound signals corresponding to voice sounds of the domain names. The voice name server 21 receives a signal related to the user's voice sound transmitted from the user's Internet system, that is, the mobile phone 11, from the Internet access system of the ISP provider 16, and receives the received voice signal from the database 25. Converts to domain name using.

With reference to Figure 2 will be described in detail the operation of the Internet connection medium 20 according to the present invention.

The mobile phone 11 is provided with a connection key button for the user to access the wireless Internet by voice domain or a combination of existing keys. When the user presses the access key button or performs a key operation for wireless Internet access (S11), the signal sent from the mobile phone 11 is transmitted to the ISP operator 16 via the base station 13 and the exchange 14. By connecting to the Internet network 19 is connected to the Internet (S12).

When the user inputs a domain name by voice in the state of being connected to the wireless Internet (S13), the voice signal is transmitted to the Internet connection medium 20 through the same path as described above. The voice name server 21 in the Internet access intermediary device 20 searches for the voice domain in the database 25 (S14). If a voice domain corresponding to the input voice exists (S15), the voice name server 21 The English domain name or IP address corresponding to the voice domain is extracted and provided to the ISP operator 16 (S16). Internet access system of the ISP provider 16 finds the web server of the corresponding website in the Internet network 19 using the domain name or IP address provided by the voice name server 21 (S17), accordingly The user's mobile phone 11 is connected to a website corresponding to the voice domain.

For example, when the user says "Yahoo Yao Ciao Yu Keal" to the mobile phone 11, the voice name server 21 converts the voice signal into a domain name of 'www.yahoo.co.kr', or The IP address of the domain name is '210.109.241.8'. Accordingly, the mobile phone 11 is connected to the web server of the website having the domain name or IP address through the Internet network 19.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a user inputs a voice domain by voice, the voice domain is changed by the voice name server 21 to a domain name in a text form or an IP address of the domain name. You can easily access a specific website just by doing so.

3 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of FIG. 3. In this embodiment, the configuration and operation of the cellular phone 31, the base station 33, the exchanger 34, and the like are the same as in the above-described embodiment. In the above-described embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an example of directly providing an Internet access mediator according to the present invention to an ISP provider 16 is described. However, in the present embodiment, an example operated by an independent voice domain operator 40 is described. It is shown.

The Internet connection medium apparatus 40 is comprised of the RAS system 41, the voice name server 43, and the database 45. As shown in FIG. The configuration and operation of the voice name server 43 and the database 45 are the same as in the above-described embodiment. The RAS system 41 has a predetermined telephone number. Therefore, when the user calls the RAS system 41 using the mobile phone 31, the RAS system 41 connects it to the voice name server 43. Function

Referring to FIG. 4, the user of the mobile phone 11 first calls the voice domain operator to access the wireless Internet (S21). At this time, the method of making a call is the same as the case of using the mobile phone 11 as a telephone function. When the RAS system 41 receives a call from the mobile phone 11, the RAS system 41 connects it to the voice name server 43. Then, when the user inputs the domain name as voice through the mobile phone 11 (S22), the voice signal is transmitted. It is transmitted to the voice name server 43 via the RAS system 41. The voice name server 43 searches for voice domains in the database 45 (S23). If a voice domain corresponding to the input voice exists (S24), the voice name server 43 connects the mobile phone 11 to the Internet network ( 39) and extracts an English domain or IP address corresponding to this voice domain (S26). Then, the voice name server 43 finds the web server of the corresponding website in the Internet network 39 using the extracted domain name or IP address (S27), and thus the user's mobile phone 11 The web site corresponding to the voice domain is accessed.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can easily access a specific website only by sounding the voice domain, and the voice domain operator is an independent operator that provides a service for connecting the wireless Internet to the voice domain. Function.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing another embodiment of FIG. 1, which illustrates a case in which the Internet connection medium apparatus according to the present invention connects to the Internet by using a voice domain using other electronic devices than a mobile phone. As shown in Figure 5, the Internet connection medium according to the present invention is a wireless Internet terminal such as a mobile phone, PDA, etc. In addition to the Internet using a TV, such as a set-top box, CATV, car, home appliances, personal computers, the Internet It can be applied to all the devices for connecting. However, in order to be able to access the voice domain, a voice receiver capable of receiving the voice of the user should be provided.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a database generation system of the Internet access mediator shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a database generation process.

The voice domain database generating device 60 is composed of a voice module 61, a voice domain module 65, and a D / B generation module 65. The database generating device 60 receives an input of a domain name of a corresponding website from an individual website administrator. The domain name may be manually input in response to a D / B construction request from a website administrator, or may be input using a network connected through the Internet. The database generating device 60 generates a database 70 of the voice domain using the input domain name and provides the voice domain server 73 operated by the voice domain operator as described above or provides a voice domain service. To the ISP provider 75.

Referring to FIG. 7, when a domain name is first received from the website manager 50, it is determined whether the input domain name is in a text format or a voice signal format (S72 and S73). For example, if the input domain name is a combination of letters and / or numbers, such as 'www.yahoo.co.kr', it is determined as a text format, and if it is a signal pronounced by nurturing the domain name, it is determined as a voice signal format. do.

When a domain name in text format is input, the voice module 61 generates a voice signal in which the domain name is pronounced (S74), and the voice domain module 63 converts the voice signal into a database as described later. The voice domain is generated by processing to a suitable form (S75). The generated voice domain is additionally inputted and stored in the database 70 together with the original domain name by the D / B generation module 65 (S76). This process is repeated for each domain name for each website to build a database (70).

When the domain name of the voice signal format is input, the domain name is directly input to the voice domain module 63 without passing through the voice module 61, and then a database is generated through the same process as described above.

8 to 10 are diagrams illustrating the structure of a database generated through the above process, respectively.

8 shows an example in which the database is composed of four fields, namely, address, voice domain, domain name, and IP address. The address is a serial number of the data and indicates the location of the data. In the voice domain column, a signal corresponding to a voice pronounced when a domain name is read is stored. In addition, the domain name corresponding to the voice signal data is stored in the domain name column, and the IP address of the domain name is stored in the IP address column.

According to the present embodiment, when a user reads a domain composed of a combination of English words as a word, the user can recognize a sound that is pronounced. In other words, if you pronounce “Yahoo 쩜 Ciao 쩜 KAL”, you will be connected to 'www.yahoo.co.kr'.

9 shows an example in which a database is composed of five fields, namely, an address, a voice signal, a voice domain, a domain name, and an IP address. The address is a serial number of the data, the address indicating the location of the data, and the voice signal field stores the voice signal when the individual letters and numbers and other symbols used in the domain name are pronounced separately. In the voice domain column, when a domain name is read in individual alphabetic units, a signal corresponding to the voice to be pronounced is stored in the form of an address of each voice. In the domain name column, a domain name corresponding to the voice domain is stored and an IP address is stored. Column contains the IP address of the domain name.

According to the present embodiment, when a user reads a domain composed of a combination of English letters for each character, the user may recognize a sound that is pronounced. In other words, in the case of the domain name pronounced as "Y-A-H Oh Oh-Oh-Seo-Oh KAL", since "Y" is 25, "A" is 1 and "A-H" is stored in the voice domain column, '25 1 8 15 15 43 3 15 13 'is stored in combination with the addresses for each voice signal, and this data corresponds to' www.yahoo.co.kr '. Therefore, when a user pronounces a letter in English letters, the voice name server recognizes the speech by converging for each pronunciation, generates a voice domain corresponding to the recognized voice based on the database, and compares the voice domain with the voice domain previously inputted in the database. Done. As a result of the comparison, if the same voice domain is found, the corresponding domain name is output and the desired website is accessed.

10 illustrates an example in which a database is composed of seven fields. In the present embodiment, a signal for the voice of a string commonly present in domain names, for example, com, net, co, k, kr, org, geo ( go and the like, and signals for the other parts of the voice, for example, yahoo, IBM, choseon, and the like, are separately stored. Since a general domain name is composed of a combination of a common part and an external part thereof, data storage can be reduced by separately storing and combining them.

For example, in the case of "iM 쩜 CIO 쩜 KAL", the voice domain is located at 103 "CIO" at 103 and "KAL" at 104, so the voice domain is '2 103 104', which is 'www.IBM' .com '. When the user pronounces the domain name, the voice name server recognizes the speech by concatenating each word, generates a voice domain corresponding to the recognized voice based on the database, and compares it with the voice domain previously input in the database. . As a result of the comparison, if the same voice domain is found, the corresponding domain name is output and the desired website is accessed.

8 to 10, the database stores the IP address together with the domain name. However, it is also possible to configure the database to have only one of the fields because the Internet can be accessed by either the domain name or the IP address.

If the database is composed of only voice domains and IP addresses, the website may have a domain name that is called only by voice. In this case, it is not necessary to have a domain name consisting of letters as in the prior art, there is an advantage that the website can be identified only by the domain name consisting of voice. Therefore, the operator operating the website dedicated to the wireless Internet can set only the voice domain as the domain name for identifying his website, and the database operator can reduce the storage capacity and manage efficiently. Will be.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user can enter the domain name by voice to access the corresponding Internet site, so that there is no inconvenience in entering the domain name, and even if the keyboard is not easy to use, the desired Internet site. Can be easily accessed. In addition, it is possible to efficiently generate a database of voice domains, which can be effectively used to mediate Internet access by voice domains.

Claims (7)

In the Internet connection medium for connecting the user's Internet connection system to the Internet site, A database having domain names for a plurality of Internet sites and / or data relating to IP addresses of the domain names and voice domains corresponding to the voiced sounds of the domain names; And Receiving the user's voice sound from the Internet connection system, searching the voice domain corresponding to the voice sound in the database, and searching the Internet site having the domain name and / or the IP address corresponding to the voice domain. And a voice name server for connecting the user's Internet connection system. In the Internet connection medium method of connecting the user's Internet connection system to the Internet site, Providing a database having domain names for a plurality of Internet sites and / or data relating to IP addresses of the domain names and voice domains corresponding to the voiced sounds of the domain names; Receiving a voice of a user from the system for internet access; Searching for the voice domain corresponding to the voiced sound in the database; And Connecting the system for accessing the user's internet to an internet site having the domain name and / or the IP address corresponding to the voice domain. Receiving a domain name of at least one website and / or an IP address of the domain name; Generating a voice domain consisting of a voice signal corresponding to the voiced sound of the domain name; And A database for mapping each voice domain with the domain name and / or the IP address so that a voice recognition server capable of converting the voice domain into the domain name and / or the IP address of the domain name is enabled. Voice domain database generation method comprising the step of building. The method of claim 3, wherein In the receiving of the domain name, the domain name is a method of generating a voice domain database, characterized in that the data of the text format and / or data of the voice signal format. The method of claim 4, wherein And said voice domain in said database comprises a combination of signals for individual voices of characters constituting said domain name. The method of claim 4, wherein And the voice domain in the database includes a signal for a voice sound of words constituting the domain name. The method of claim 4, wherein And the voice domain in the database comprises a combination of a signal for a voice sound of a character string existing in a plurality of domain names and a signal for voice parts in the remaining parts except for the voice domain.