Method and apparatus for playing pictures

1. A method of playing pictures, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving, using a receiving unit, a voice message, said receiving unit recording and storing the received voice message;

extracting, using an extracting unit, a key feature from the voice message, said key feature including at least one of (1) a key word, (2) a user identification, and (3) an intonation of the voice message;

selecting, using a selecting unit, one or more pictures from a plurality of pre-stored pictures by matching the extracted key feature with pre-stored picture information associated with each of said plurality of pre-stored pictures;

generating, using a generating unit, a picture-voice sequence by integrating the selected pictures and the voice message; and

playing, using a playing unit, the picture-voice sequence,

wherein a playing order for the selected one or more pictures is determined in accordance with a pre-defined match weigh such that a first selected picture having a higher weight that more closely matches the extracted key feature is played before a second selected picture having a lower weight that less closely matches the extracted key feature than the first selected picture.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the extracting act analyzes the voice message content word-by-word so as to extract the key feature.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the extracting act calculates a playtime for the voice message.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the pre-stored picture information comprises a picture name, and a short description of the picture content.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the generating act generates a picture-voice sequence in accordance with the key feature of the voice message, the duration of the voice message, and the pre-stored picture information.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the generating act further determines a playtime for the picture-voice sequence, the playing order for the selected pictures, and a playtime for each selected picture.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the playtime of the picture-voice sequence equals the duration of the voice message.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the playtime of each selected picture is determined in accordance with a pre-defined match weight so that the first selected picture having the higher weight is played for a longer duration that the second selected picture having the lower weight.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each selected picture being played has a same playtime length.

10. An electronic apparatus for playing pictures, the electronic apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit for receiving a voice message, said receiving unit recording and storing said voice message;

an extracting unit for extracting a key feature from the voice message, said key feature including at least one of (1) a key word, (2) a user identification, and (3) an intonation of the voice message;

a selecting unit for selecting one or more pictures from a plurality of pre-stored pictures by matching the key feature with pre-stored picture information associated with each of said plurality of pre-stored pictures;

a generating unit for generating a picture-voice sequence by integrating the selected pictures and the voice message; and

a playing unit for playing the picture-voice sequence,

wherein a playing order for the selected one or more pictures is determined in accordance with a pre-defined match weigh such that a first selected picture having a higher weight that more closely matches the extracted key feature is played before a second selected picture having a lower weight that less closely matches the extracted key feature than the first selected picture.

11. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the extracting unit analyzes the voice message content word-by-word so as to extract the key feature.

12. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the extracting unit further calculates a playtime for the voice message.

13. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the pre-stored picture information comprises a picture name, and a short description of the picture content.

14. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the generating unit generates a picture-voice sequence in accordance with the key feature of the voice message, the playtime of the voice message, and the pre-stored picture information.

15. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the generating unit further determines a playtime for the picture-voice sequence, the playing order for the selected pictures, and a playtime for each selected picture.

16. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the playtime of the picture-voice sequence equals the playtime of the voice message.

17. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the generating unit determines the playtime of each selected picture in accordance with a pre-defined match weight so that the first selected picture having the higher weight is played for a longer duration that the second selected picture having the lower weight.

18. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein each selected picture being played has a same playtime length.