Video display device and operation method therefor

• US 10,115,395 B2
• Filed: 07/08/2014
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Heo, Seunghyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Bharatkumar S
• Application Number:
  US15/320,265
• Publication Number:
  US 20170154625A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,575 Days
• Field of Search: 704275
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/28 Constructional details of speech recognition systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/32 Multiple recognisers used in sequence or in parallel; Score combination systems therefor, e.g. voting systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/028 using properties of sound source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work

Abstract

A method for operating a video display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: transmitting a voice acquisition command signal to at least one peripheral device connected to the video display device; receiving at least one voice signal for a user voice acquired by at least one peripheral device having received the voice acquisition command signal, and a voice signal for the user voice acquired by the video display device; comparing the plurality of acquired voice signals with each other; determining a voice signal subjected to voice recognition based on the comparison result; recognizing the user voice based on the determined voice signal; and performing a control operation corresponding to the recognized voice.

Claims

1. A method for operating a video display device, the method comprising:

transmitting a voice acquisition command signal to at least one peripheral device connected to the video display device;

receiving at least one first voice signal acquired by the at least one peripheral device in response to the voice acquisition command signal, wherein the at least one first voice signal is acquired through a microphone of the at least one peripheral device;

receiving at least one second voice signal acquired through a microphone of the video display device;

comparing a voice level of the first voice signal with a voice level of the second voice signal or a noise level of the first voice signal with a noise level of the second voice signal;

based on the comparison result, selecting a voice signal from the first voice signal or the second voice signal for performing voice recognition;

recognizing a voice of a user based on the selected voice signal; and

controlling the video display device to perform an operation corresponding to the recognized voice,

wherein the voice acquisition command signal is transmitted from the video display device to the at least one peripheral device based on a trigger voice.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one peripheral device comprises a remote control device and a mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the voice signal is based on determining a voice signal having a highest voice level among the first voice signal and the second voice signal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the voice signal is based on determining a voice signal having a lowest noise level among the first voice signal and the second voice signal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlling operation of the video display device comprises:

searching for the operation corresponding to the recognized voice of the user; and

controlling the video display device to perform the searched operation.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the searching for the operation corresponding to the recognized voice of the user comprises:

searching one or more prestored voice signals matching the recognized voice of the user; and

identifying an operation corresponding to a matching voice signal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the recognizing of the voice of the user comprises converting the selected voice signal into a text.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the performed operation corresponds to the converted text.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the voice signal comprises:

dividing the first voice signal into a plurality of first sections and dividing the second voice signal into a plurality of second sections;

comparing the first sections and the second sections;

generating a voice signal based on the comparison result; and

selecting the generated voice signal as the voice signal for performing voice recognition.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the comparing the first sections and the second sections comprises comparing corresponding sections of the first voice signal and the second voice signal based on at least a voice level or a noise level.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein generating the voice signal comprises combining some sections of each of the first voice signal and the second voice signal.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a voice acquisition icon indicating that the voice of the user is being acquired.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying at least one peripheral device icon that is acquiring a voice signal.

14. A video display device comprising:

a voice acquirer configured to recognize a trigger voice;

a communicator configured to transmit a voice acquisition command signal to at least one peripheral device connected to the video display device; and

a controller configured to;

receive at least one first voice signal acquired by the at least one peripheral device in response to the voice acquisition command signal, wherein the first voice signal is acquired through a microphone of the peripheral device;

receive at least one second voice signal acquired through a microphone of the video display device;

compare a voice level of the first voice signal with a voice level of the second voice signal or a noise level of the first voice signal with a noise level of the second voice signal;

based on the comparison result, select a voice signal from the first voice signal or the second voice signal for performing voice recognition;

recognize a voice of a user based on the selected voice signal; and

control the video display device to perform an operation corresponding to the recognized voice,

wherein the voice acquisition command signal is transmitted from the video display device to the at least one peripheral device based on the recognized trigger voice.

15. The video display device of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to select the voice signal having a highest voice level among the first voice signal and the second voice signal.

16. The video display device of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to select the voice signal having a lowest noise level among the first voice signal and the second voice signal.

17. The video display device of claim 16, further comprising a display configured to display at least a peripheral device icon corresponding to the peripheral device that is acquiring a voice signal.

18. The video display device of claim 14, wherein the

controller is further configured to determine a location of the user based on the first voice signal and the second voice signal.

19. The video display device of claim 18, further comprising:

a display; and

an image acquirer configured to acquire an image of the user,

wherein the controller is further configured to acquire the image of the user based on the determined location of the user and cause the display to display the acquired image of the user.

20. The video display device of claim 14, further comprising a display,

wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display a voice acquisition icon indicating that the voice of the user is being acquired.