Audio input device and method of controling the same
First Claim
1. An audio input device comprising:
- a plurality of installations to be operated;
a pickup unit for picking up voices of a user;
a voice dictionary for storing objective recognition terms corresponding to the operations of the installations, the objective recognition term being classified with extraction weight for every installation;
a remote controller operated by the user to transmit a signal wave to each of the installations to carry out remote control of the installations; and
a controller connected to the installations, the pickup unit and the voice dictionary, the controller having;
a calculating section for calculating respective degrees of coincidence between the user'"'"'s voices inputted through the pickup unit and the objective recognition terms in the voice dictionary;
an extracting section for extracting the objective recognition term having the highest degree of coincidence, from the voice dictionary;
an operating section for generating an operation command to one of the installations on the ground of an extraction result transmitted from the extracting section; and
an estimating section for estimating the installation to which the remote controller transmits the signal wave, wherein, at the calculation of the degrees of coincidence on receipt of the user'"'"'s voices, the controller makes the extraction weight of the objective recognition terms concerned with the installation estimated by the estimating section, larger than the extraction weight of the objective recognition terms concerned with the other installation.
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Abstract
An audio input device calculates respective degrees of coincidence between a user'"'"'s voices and recognition terms in a voice dictionary 31 by voice recognition and extracts a recognition term having the highest degree of coincidence from the voice dictionary 31. Further, the audio input device outputs a command to operate one of installations 47, such as radio, CD player, air conditioner, etc. The audio input device includes a remote controller 71 for transmitting signal waves to the installations equipped with receivers 63, 65 and 67 to carry out remote control of the installations 47. In operation, the larger the installation 47 which the remote controller 71 is directed to has a receiving intensity of the signal wave detected by the receiver, the larger the audio input device makes an extraction weight of the recognition terms concerned with the installation 47, in the voice dictionary 31.
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12 Claims
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1. An audio input device comprising:
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a plurality of installations to be operated;
a pickup unit for picking up voices of a user;
a voice dictionary for storing objective recognition terms corresponding to the operations of the installations, the objective recognition term being classified with extraction weight for every installation;
a remote controller operated by the user to transmit a signal wave to each of the installations to carry out remote control of the installations; and
a controller connected to the installations, the pickup unit and the voice dictionary, the controller having;
a calculating section for calculating respective degrees of coincidence between the user'"'"'s voices inputted through the pickup unit and the objective recognition terms in the voice dictionary;
an extracting section for extracting the objective recognition term having the highest degree of coincidence, from the voice dictionary;
an operating section for generating an operation command to one of the installations on the ground of an extraction result transmitted from the extracting section; and
an estimating section for estimating the installation to which the remote controller transmits the signal wave, wherein, at the calculation of the degrees of coincidence on receipt of the user'"'"'s voices, the controller makes the extraction weight of the objective recognition terms concerned with the installation estimated by the estimating section, larger than the extraction weight of the objective recognition terms concerned with the other installation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12)
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10. An audio input device comprising:
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a plurality of installations to be operated;
a pickup unit for picking up voices of a user;
a voice dictionary for storing objective recognition terms corresponding to the operations of the installations, the objective recognition term being classified with extraction weight for every installation;
means for calculating respective degrees of coincidence between the voices inputted through the pickup unit and the objective recognition terms in the voice dictionary means for extracting an objective recognition term having the highest degree of coincidence, from the voice dictionary;
means for operating one of the installations on the ground of an extraction result transmitted from the extracting section;
a remote controller operated by the user to transmit a signal wave to each of the installations to carry out remote control of the installations; and
means for estimating the installation to which the remote controller transmits the signal wave;
wherein, at the calculation on receipt of the user'"'"'s voices, the extraction weight of the objective recognition terms concerned with the installation estimated by the estimating means is established larger than the extraction weight of the objective recognition terms concerned with the other installation.
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11. A method of controlling an audio input device having a plurality of installations to be operated, a pickup unit for picking up voices of a user, a voice dictionary for storing objective recognition terms corresponding to the operations of the installations, the objective recognition term being classified with extraction weight for every installation, and a remote controller operated by the user to carry out remote control of the installations by transmitting a signal wave to each of the installations, the method comprising:
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calculating respective degrees of coincidence between the voices inputted through the pickup unit and the objective recognition terms in the voice dictionary;
estimating the installation to which the remote controller transmits the signal wave;
extracting an objective recognition term having the highest degree of coincidence, from the voice dictionary; and
operating one of the installations on the ground of a result of the extracting operation;
wherein, at the calculating operation, the extraction weight of the objective recognition terms concerned with the installation estimated by the estimating operation is established larger than the extraction weight of the objective recognition terms concerned with the other installation.
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