Navigated menuing for industrial human machine interface via speech recognition
First Claim
1. An industrial human-machine interface device, comprising:
- a speech-recognition processor adapted to convert a speech pattern to an identification word representing said speech pattern;
a microcontroller operatively coupled to said speech-recognition processor to receive said identification word from said speech-recognition processor;
a display operatively coupled to said microcontroller; and
a first memory storing instructions, said first memory being coupled to said microcontroller, said instructions when executed by said microcontroller causing said display to be altered in response to one or more predetermined spoken keywords recognized by said speech-recognition processor.
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Abstract
An industrial human-machine interface device that permits speech-controlled navigation through a menu using a speech-recognition processor. The speech-recognition processor is coupled to a microcontroller and a display. The microcontroller is interfaced with a power metering device which monitors a power signal in a circuit. To obtain a reading of a characteristic of the power signal, the operator speaks a spoken keyword into a microphone of the human-machine interface device. The speech-recognition processor converts the keyword into an identification word which is outputted by the processor to the microcontroller. The microcontroller polls the output of the processor, and upon detection of an identification word, executes a function associated therewith. Menu navigation among consecutive or nonconsecutive menu levels is performed by speaking one or more predetermined keywords. The speech-recognition processor can recognize the keywords independent of the speaker or may be trained for speaker-dependent recognition.
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19 Claims
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1. An industrial human-machine interface device, comprising:
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a speech-recognition processor adapted to convert a speech pattern to an identification word representing said speech pattern;
a microcontroller operatively coupled to said speech-recognition processor to receive said identification word from said speech-recognition processor;
a display operatively coupled to said microcontroller; and
a first memory storing instructions, said first memory being coupled to said microcontroller, said instructions when executed by said microcontroller causing said display to be altered in response to one or more predetermined spoken keywords recognized by said speech-recognition processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing speech-controlled navigation in an industrial human-machine interface device, comprising:
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coupling a microcontroller to a speech-recognition processor and a display;
converting, via said speech-recognition processor, a speech pattern representing one or more predetermined spoken keywords into an identification word;
associating said identification word with a function to be executed by said microcontroller;
providing said identification word from said speech-recognition processor to said microcontroller; and
responsive to said providing, executing said function to display, on said display, a predetermined characteristic of a power signal provided from an external device interfaced with said industrial human-machine interface device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of speech-controlled navigation through a multilevel menu in an industrial human-machine interface device, comprising:
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organizing a set of predetermined spoken keywords into a multilevel menu, associating each of said predetermined spoken keywords with a corresponding identification word and with a function;
converting, in a speech-recognition processor, a speech pattern representing a predetermined spoken keyword into a corresponding identification word; and
executing the function associated with said identification word. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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