Robot apparatus and method for registering shortcut command thereof

• US 20090299751A1
• Filed: 12/19/2008
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Hyun-ryong
• Granted Patent: US 9,953,642 B2
• 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 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A robot apparatus including an input unit to receive a voice command from a user, a determination unit to determine whether a voice command is repeated a predetermined number of times, and a control unit to register a shortcut command to shorten a voice command if it is determined a voice command is repeated a predetermined number of times. A shortcut command to shorten a voice command of a user is generated, and thus user convenience is enhanced.

Claims

1. A robot apparatus comprising:

an input unit to receive a voice command from a user;

a determination unit to determine whether the voice command is repeated a predetermined number of times; and

a control unit to register a shortcut command to shorten the voice command if it is determined that the voice command is repeated the predetermined number of times.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a driving unit to operate according to the voice command,

wherein if the registered shortcut command is input through the input unit, the control unit controls the driving unit to operate according to the voice command corresponding to the shortcut command which is received.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein if it is determined that the voice command is repeated the predetermined number of times, the control unit inquires whether to register the shortcut command to shorten the voice command of the user.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the control unit receives the shortcut command to be registered in response to the inquiry.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising:

a storage unit to store a plurality of scripts including a command, an operation performed according to the command, a subject of the operation, a condition for performing the operation, and a number of times the command is input,

wherein if the shortcut command is input, the control unit adds the input shortcut command to a predetermined position of the scripts.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determination unit comprises:

a converting unit to convert the received voice command into a text format; and

an inference unit to infer the converted command.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein if the voice command is repeated the predetermined number of times during a predetermined time, the control unit registers the shortcut command corresponding to the voice command after the voice command is repeated the predetermined number of times.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein if a plurality of different voice commands are input the predetermined number of times within a predetermined time interval, the control unit registers a single shortcut command to perform operations corresponding to the plurality of voice commands.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an analyzing unit to analyze words of the voice command received from the input unit,

wherein if it is determined that the voice command is repeated the predetermined number of times, the control unit combines the analyzed words, generates the shortcut command, and automatically registers the generated shortcut command to correspond to the voice command.

13. The method of claim 3, wherein the registering receives the shortcut command to be registered in response to the inquiry.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

storing a plurality of scripts including a command, an operation performed according to the command, a subject of the operation, a condition for performing the operation, and a number of times the command is input,

wherein if the shortcut command is input, the registering adds the input shortcut command to a predetermined position of the scripts.

10. A method for registering a shortcut command, comprising:

receiving a voice command from a user;

determining whether the voice command is repeated a predetermined number of times; and

registering a shortcut command to shorten the voice command, if it is determined that the voice command is repeated the predetermined number of times.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

operating according to the voice command,

wherein if the registered shortcut command is input through the receiving, the operating operates according to the voice command corresponding to the shortcut command which is received.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein if it is determined that the voice command is repeated the predetermined number of times, inquiring whether to register the shortcut command to shorten the voice command of the user.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the determining comprises:

converting the received voice command into a text format; and

inferring the converted command.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein if the voice command is repeated the predetermined number of times during a predetermined time, the registering registers the shortcut command corresponding to the voice command after the voice command is repeated the predetermined number of times.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein if a plurality of different voice commands are input the predetermined number of times within a predetermined time interval, the registering registers a single shortcut command to perform operations corresponding to the plurality of voice commands.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

analyzing words of the voice command received from the receiving,

wherein if it is determined that the voice command is repeated the predetermined number of times, the registering combines the analyzed words, generates the shortcut command, and automatically registers the generated shortcut command to correspond to the voice command.