VOICE COMMAND GAME CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF THE SAME

• US 20100041479A1
• Filed: 08/15/2008
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Weistech Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Weistech Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsu, Wei
• Application Number:
  US12/192,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20100041479A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/36
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/22 Setup operations, e.g. calibration, key configuration or button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/424 involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1018 Calibration; Key and button assignment
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/1081 Input via voice recognition

Abstract

The present invention discloses a voice command game controlling apparatus and method which can activate the game commands user predetermine by voice command. The device in present invention also allows user to create and configure their user-customized hot keys for video game playing. The voice command game controlling apparatus in present invention may allow users to edit and save their hot key list therein by using corresponding game controller or keyboard and output the game command signals to the game console connected therewith. The editable hot key content includes the designated hot key, controller used, command order, corresponding game title and game consoles. It is compatible with all kind of game platform including game consoles, PCs and their peripherals, thus it can accommodate to all existing video games. The apparatus also supports voice recognition function to allow user rapidly inputting their desire sentence for player interaction and communication.

Claims

1. A device for utilizing voice command to implement hot key function, comprising:

acquisition devices to acquire external voice signal;

a processing unit coupled with said acquisition devices to process voice signal;

at least one input devices coupled to said processing unit to input game command;

a plurality of input terminal to connect with said at least one input devices to receive said game command; and

a command registration unit coupled with a game device to save and register said inputted voice command and encoded game command;

2. The device of claim 1, further comprises a determination unit coupled with said processing unit to identify the similarity of acquired voice signal and registered voice signal.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprises display devices coupled with said processing unit to display hot key information saved in said command registration unit.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprises a voice recognition engine to recognize the inputted voice signals and convert them into characters.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprises a plurality of output terminal to output said hot key command to multiple game platforms.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprises an audio signal line-out to transmit said inputted voice signal directly to game platform.

7. The device of claim 1, further comprises an I/O port to input the hotkey file from external device or output the hotkey thereto.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein said hotkey file includes corresponding game platforms, hot key profiles, hot key columns, registered voice command and registered key combination of game command.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the hot key information registered in said command registration includes corresponding game platforms, hot key profiles, hot key columns, registered voice command and registered key combination of game command.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein said acquisition devices include microphone and throat mic.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein said input devices include keyboard, gamepad, mouse and joystick.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein said device can be built-in in game platform.

13. A method for utilizing voice command to implement hot key function, comprising the step of:

registering a voice command in a command registration unit;

inputting a desired key combination or game command corresponding to said voice command;

saving hot key setting in said command registration unit;

uttering a desired voice command by a user; and

identifying said desired voice command uttered by said user and compared with said registered voice command, if said voice command uttered by said user matches said registered voice command, executing said desired key combination or game command corresponding to said voice command;

otherwise, ignoring and aborting said voice command uttered by said user.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein user uses acquisition devices to utter voice signal.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said acquisition devices include microphone and throat mic.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein user can use multiple input devices to input said desired key combination or game command.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said multiple input devices include keyboard, gamepad, mouse and joystick.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein said desired key combination or game command is executed on a game platform.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein said hot key setting includes the game platform to execute, hot key profile, hot key column, said registered voice command and said desired key combination or game command.