| 摘要 |
The present invention is intended to provide a portable terminal which is capable of reading out a text such as a predetermined information sent as an electronic mail message and/or viewable by using a browser and which is convenient or user-friendly for a visually-impaired user and/or senior, e.g., who has weak in eyesight or cannot watch a screen of the portable terminal. The portable terminal comprises: first read-out in voice means for reading out a first information; second readout in voice means for reading out a second information; and switching means for selectively switching said first and second read-out in voice means based on an information to be read out. Specifically, the DSP is configured to read out a text sentence by using a downloaded read-out in voice program. The sound source LSI which possesses a built-in ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) function is configured to vocally output a depressed numeric key by using a registered vocabulary. The DSP functions as a voice codec during a telephone conversation by using a downloaded voice codec program. Thus, the DSP of the portable terminal is a dual-function type having a read-out in voice function and a voice codec function.
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