JP2005285051A - Inspection work support system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inspection work support system that requires no expensive terminal equipment nor detailed conversation with terminal equipment. <P>SOLUTION: The inspection work support system 10 includes: a voice input/output means 12 for inputting inspection results in the form of voice; a server 20 having a voice recognition part 24 for recognizing voice data; and a connection means 14 for connecting the voice input/output means to the server in a way that enables data transmission. The voice data inputted from the voice input/output means to the server via the connection means are recognized by the voice recognition part as character data, which are then saved as inspection results. Also, the voice data that correspond to the inspection results are saved as links to the inspection results. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention generally relates to an inspection work support system and an inspection work support method. More specifically, the present invention relates to an inspection work support system and an inspection work support method that support various inspection work including an inspection work related to civil engineering structures such as bridges using a voice recognition technology.

  Conventionally, most of inspection work related to civil engineering structures such as bridges bring inspection papers and write the inspection results on paper such as inspection papers by hand. However, (1) If the inspection work is performed at a high place, it is dangerous to take your hand off for entry. (2) If the work is performed outdoors under bad weather, the hand bites. There are (3) a lot of cases where it is necessary to bring the data to be judged to the work site, and there is a lot of baggage. (4) If there is a check omission, it will cost a lot if it is checked again. There were inconveniences such as taking.

  On the other hand, in recent years, voice recognition technology has been developed, and a system for recording inspection results and the like using voice recognition has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

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  However, the previously proposed inspection record system using voice recognition is designed for real-time processing that can immediately obtain results, and it is necessary to carry an expensive dedicated terminal equipped with voice recognition function. There was a problem that the inspection cost increased. In addition, although the real-time processing system has the advantage that the inspection results can be obtained quickly, it is necessary to talk with the terminal unit one by one for processing, and the inspection work becomes troublesome, and the inspection work unfamiliar with IT technology There was also a problem of giving an excessive burden to the person. Therefore, there is a demand for an inspection work support system that does not require an expensive terminal and does not need to interact with the terminal.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an inspection work support system and an inspection work support method that do not require an expensive terminal and do not need to interact with the terminal.

  The inspection work support system according to claim 1 of the present application includes a voice input / output unit that inputs a check result by voice, a server having a voice recognition unit for recognizing voice data, the voice input / output unit, and the server. Connection means for connecting data in such a way that data can be transmitted, and the voice data input from the voice input / output means to the server via the connection means is recognized as character data by the voice recognition unit and stored as an inspection product. And voice data corresponding to the inspection product is stored in a manner linked to the inspection product.

  The inspection work support system according to claim 2 of the present application is the system according to claim 1, wherein the server includes a speech synthesis unit that generates a speech signal for character data, and the speech signal synthesized by the speech synthesis unit. Is configured to be transmitted to the voice input / output means via the connection means in response to an instruction from the voice input / output means.

  The inspection work support system according to claim 3 of the present application is the system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the voice input / output means is any of a mobile phone, a PDA, a small personal computer, a recording device, or a recording device. It is characterized by being.

  The inspection work support system according to claim 4 of the present application is characterized in that, in the system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the connection means is any one of a telephone network, a wireless LAN, and a cable. It is what.

  An inspection work support method according to claim 5 is provided in the server, the step of inputting the inspection result to the voice input / output means by voice, the step of transmitting the inputted voice data to the server via the connection means, And a step of recognizing the voice data as character data and storing it as a check product, and a step of storing voice data corresponding to the check product in a linked manner with the check product. It is characterized by.

  The inspection work support method according to claim 6 of the present invention is the method according to claim 5, wherein a speech synthesizer provided in the server generates a speech signal by synthesizing character data, and the speech input / output means. And a step of transmitting the audio signal to the audio input / output means via the connection means in accordance with an instruction from

  The inspection work support method according to claim 7 of the present invention is the method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the voice input / output means is any of a mobile phone, a PDA, a small personal computer, a recording device, or a recording device. It is characterized by being.

  The inspection work support method according to claim 8 of the present application is characterized in that, in the system according to any one of claims 5 to 7, the connection means is any one of a telephone network, a wireless LAN, and a cable. It is what.

  According to the present invention, since an expensive portable terminal equipped with a voice recognition function is not required, inspection work costs can be reduced. In addition, according to the present invention, since it is not necessary to interact with the terminal device one by one, the inspection work can be carried out efficiently, and since the voice input is used, the inspection work that is not familiar with IT technology. Can be easily implemented by a person. Also, in the present invention, depending on the application and situation, the server accesses the server in real time via the network and sequentially processes it, and after the inspection work is completed, the server is accessed via the cable and batch processing is performed. The form can be arbitrarily selected. Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to create a detailed record that cannot be achieved only by text data by storing the inspection product and the voice data together. Furthermore, according to the present invention, since past inspection data can be referred to from the inspection work site, it can be expected to obtain effects such as improvement in accuracy of the inspection work.

  Next, an inspection work support system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall view schematically showing an inspection work support system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The inspection work support system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, indicated as a whole by the reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1, is capable of transferring data between the voice input / output means 12, the server 20, the voice input / output means 12 and the server 20. And connecting means 14 for connecting to. In this example, the case where the voice input / output means 12 is a portable telephone and the connection means 14 is a (mobile / general) telephone network will be described as an example.

  The portable telephone 12 as voice input / output means includes a voice input unit (microphone), a voice output unit (speaker), a data storage unit that stores voice data input from the voice input unit, and data of the server 20. And an input / output interface that enables transmission and reception.

  The server 20 includes a control unit 22, an input / output interface 23, a speech recognition unit 24, a speech recognition dictionary 25, a dictionary management unit 26, a speech synthesis unit 27, a result capturing unit 28, and a speech analysis unit 29. A data file creation unit 30, a file management unit 31, and a storage database 32. These units transmit and receive data to and from each other via the common bus 21.

  The control unit 22 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22a, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22b, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 22c. The CPU 22a performs various processes, calculations, condition determination, control of various devices, and the like according to a program stored in the ROM 22b, a program loaded in the RAM 22c, and the like. The ROM 22b is a read-only memory that stores programs, parameters, and the like that control basic operations as a personal computer. The RAM 22c is a memory that stores programs, data, and the like necessary for the CPU 22a to perform various processes.

  The input / output interface 23 is a device for exchanging data with audio input / output means, and specifically includes various ports such as PCMCIA and USB in addition to a modem. The various ports of the input / output interface 23 are controlled by the result capturing unit 28.

  The voice recognition unit 24 digitizes voice data input via the input / output interface 23, performs a predetermined analysis and extracts the voice feature amount, and the voice supplied from the feature amount extraction unit The feature quantity and the voice feature quantities of a plurality of input target vocabulary stored in the speech recognition dictionary 25 are sequentially checked, and the vocabulary having the highest matching degree and the matching degree equal to or higher than a predetermined value is identified. And a verification unit for recognizing. In addition, since the technique regarding voice recognition is a well-known technique, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The speech recognition dictionary 25 is a dictionary in which speech feature amounts of input target vocabulary are stored in advance. For example, in a system that targets inspection of bridges, voices of feature quantities in vocabularies (eg, “span”, “width”, “member”, “rank”, etc.) that are predicted to be used when inspecting bridges are spoken. Stored in the recognition dictionary 25 in advance. Assuming that speech recognition fails, the speech recognition dictionary 25 is created with a multi-level dictionary (for example, a softer level of rules for use when speech recognition fails at a certain level). It is preferable to prepare a dictionary).

  The dictionary management unit 26 is for selecting and managing various dictionaries stored in the speech recognition dictionary 25.

  The voice synthesizer 27 is a device that generates a voice signal by digital signal processing for data related to a voice recognition result stored in the storage database 32. Since the technology related to speech synthesis is a known technology as well as the technology related to speech recognition, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The result capturing unit 28 is software for controlling various ports of the input / output interface 23.

  The voice analysis unit 29 includes a voice separation unit and a format conversion unit. The voice separation unit separates only the voice data from the inspection data input via the input / output interface 23. In the format conversion unit, the voice data separated by the voice separation unit is converted into a format that can be recognized by the voice recognition unit 24.

  In the data file creation unit 30, an appropriate inspection record is created from voice data, character data obtained by voice recognition, still image data, and moving image data.

  The storage database 31 is a database in which various data (character data, still image data, moving image data) related to the inspection result are stored. The file management unit 32 links character data, sound data corresponding to the character data, character data, still image data, and moving image data (for example, when an inspection object has ID: 100 in the system) The file management unit 32 serves to manage character data as ID: 100 and moving image data as ID: 100).

  A procedure for performing an inspection work using the inspection work support system configured as described above will be described. First, the inspection result is input by voice from the microphone of the portable telephone 12, and the voice data is temporarily stored in the data storage unit. At the same time or after temporarily storing the voice data, the voice data (or the compressed data if necessary) is transmitted to the server 20 via the telephone network 14. In the server 20 to which the voice data is input via the input / output interface 23, the voice recognition unit 24 digitizes the voice data, extracts the voice feature quantity, and the vocabulary feature quantity stored in the voice recognition dictionary 25. The voice data is recognized by collating. The voice data recognized by the voice recognition unit 24 in this way is stored in the storage database 31 in a state of being linked with corresponding character data, and if necessary, still image data and moving image data.

  When the inspection operator intends to refer to the inspection data stored in the storage database 31, the index attached to the data is searched and specified from the portable telephone 12, and a transmission instruction is issued. Then, the designated data is transmitted from the storage database 31 as character data or as voice data via the voice synthesizer 27 to the mobile phone 12. In this way, the inspection operator can acquire past inspection data while staying at the work site.

  In the above example, the inspection data is transmitted from the work site to the server 20 via the telephone network. However, the inspection data is temporarily stored in the data storage unit of the mobile phone 12, and the server 20 is installed. After returning to the office, the mobile phone 12 and the input / output interface 23 of the server 20 may be connected by a dedicated cable (not shown), and the inspection data may be transferred to the server 20 via the dedicated cable.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say, it is something.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the voice input unit 12 is a mobile phone and the connection unit 14 is a telephone network is described as an example. However, as the voice input unit, a PDA (personal digital terminal, personal digital terminal) is used. Devices such as Assistants, small personal computers, recording devices (eg, IC recorders), or recording devices (eg, video cameras) may be used. Further, as the connection means 14, a means such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) may be used instead of the telephone network.

1 is an overall view schematically showing an inspection work support system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the server of the inspection work assistance system which concerns on preferable embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed typically the state which the record and audio | voice data which are inspection products are linked.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Inspection work support system 12 Voice input / output means 14 Connection means 20 Server 21 Bus 22 Control part 23 Input / output interface 24 Voice recognition part 25 Voice recognition dictionary 26 Dictionary management part 27 Voice synthesis part 28 Result acquisition part 29 Voice analysis part 30 Data file creation unit 31 File management unit 32 Database for storage

Claims (8)

An inspection work support system,
Voice input / output means for inputting inspection results by voice;
A server having a voice recognition unit for recognizing voice data;
Connection means for connecting the voice input / output means and the server so that data can be transmitted;
Voice data input to the server from the voice input / output means via the connection means is recognized as character data by the voice recognition unit, stored as a check product, and sound data corresponding to the check product Is configured to be stored linked to the inspection product. The server has a voice synthesizer for generating a voice signal for character data, and the voice signal synthesized in the voice synthesizer is input to the voice input via the connection means according to an instruction from the voice input / output means. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to be transmitted to an output means. The system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the voice input / output means is any one of a mobile phone, a PDA, a small personal computer, a recording device, and a recording device. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the connection means is any one of a telephone network, a wireless LAN, and a cable. An inspection work support method,
Inputting the inspection result to the voice input / output means by voice;
Transmitting the input voice data to the server via the connection means;
In the voice recognition unit provided in the server, the voice data is recognized as character data and stored as an inspection product,
Storing audio data corresponding to the inspection product linked to the inspection product;
A method comprising the steps of: Generating voice signals by synthesizing character data in a voice synthesis unit provided in the server;
Transmitting the audio signal to the audio input / output means via the connection means according to an instruction from the audio input / output means;
The method of claim 5, further comprising: The method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the voice input / output means is any one of a mobile phone, a PDA, a small personal computer, a recording device, and a recording device. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the connection means is one of a telephone network, a wireless LAN, and a cable.

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