Voice control methods

• US 20070118381A1
• Filed: 06/16/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Hsu, Tien-ming, Shen, Jia-lin, Wang, Min-hong, Huang, Liang-shen, Lu, Yuan-chia
• Application Number:
  US11/454,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20070118381A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/088 Word spotting

Abstract

Disclosed is a voice control method, by which a user may effectively control an electronic device to operate through a voice control input without the situation encountered where a voice control command can sometimes not be received and responded by the electronic device.

Claims

1. A voice control method for controlling an electronic device, comprising the steps of:

speaking a predetermined keyword by a user and then speaking a dictation for controlling the electronic device to operate according thereto;

inputting a predetermined action to the electronic device when the electronic device does not respond with respect to the predetermined keyword;

initializing a predetermined voice control function corresponding to the dictation by the electronic device in response to the predetermined action; and

speaking a dictation by the user to control the electronic device to operate according thereto.

2. The voice control method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

issuing a first response by the electronic device when the predetermined keyword is received.

3. The voice control method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

issuing a second response by the electronic device when the electronic device does not receive any dictation controlling the electronic device within a predetermined period.

4. The voice control method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of:

issuing a third response by the electronic device when the predetermined action is received.

5. According to the voice control method in claim 4, wherein the first response is a first sound, the second response is a second sound and the third response is a third sound.

6. According to the voice control method in claim 4, wherein the first response is a first predetermined window, the second response is a second window and the third response is a third predetermined window.

7. The voice control method according to claim 5, wherein the first sound is identical to the second sound and the third sound.

8. The voice control method according to claim 6, wherein the first predetermined window is identical to the second predetermined window and the third predetermined window.

9. The voice control method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined action comprises a press action of a predetermined button and a clapping action.

10. A voice control method for controlling an electronic device, comprising the steps of:

capturing an image of a front view with respect to the electronic device; and

initializing a voice control function when the image is determined as a predetermined image; and

speaking a dictation by the user to control the electronic device to operate according thereto.

11. The voice control method according to claim 10, wherein the predetermined image is selected from a group consisting of an object image, a person image, a predetermined gesture image, a hand waving image and an image of a line of sight of the user.

12. The voice control method according to claim 10, further comprising a step prior to the capturing step:

setting the electronic device to a stand-by mode.

13. A voice control method for controlling an electronic device, comprising the steps of:

capturing a feature of the user;

initializing a voice control function when the feature is identified; and

speaking a dictation by the user to control the electronic device to operate according thereto.

14. The voice control method according to claim 13, further comprising a step prior to the capturing step:

setting the electronic device to a stand-by mode.

15. The voice control method according to claim 13, wherein the feature is one of a sound and a face.