MULTIMODAL FUSION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REMOTELY CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A multimodal fusion apparatus for remotely controlling a number of electronic devices, comprising:
- an input processing unit for recognizing multimodal commands of a user and processing the multimodal commands as inferable input information;
a rule storing unit for storing control commands for each electronic device, to remotely control a number of electronic devices;
a device selecting unit for selecting the electronic device to be controlled and transmitting remote control commands to the selected electronic device;
a control command receiving unit for receiving the control commands from the electronic device; and
a multimodal control unit for remotely controlling the selected electronic device in response to the multimodal commands of the user, by reading the control commands of the relevant electronic device selected to be controlled, from the rule storing unit.
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Abstract
There are provided a multimodal fusion apparatus capable of remotely controlling a number of electronic devices and a method for remotely controlling a number of electronic devices in the multimodal fusion apparatus. In accordance with the present invention, instead of one input device, such as a remote control or the like, multimodal commands, such as user-familiar voice, gesture and the like, are used to remotely control a number of electronic devices equipped at home or within a specific space. That is, diverse electronic devices are controlled in the same manner by the multimodal commands. When a new electronic device is added, control commands thereof are automatically configured to control the new electronic device.
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1. A multimodal fusion apparatus for remotely controlling a number of electronic devices, comprising:
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an input processing unit for recognizing multimodal commands of a user and processing the multimodal commands as inferable input information; a rule storing unit for storing control commands for each electronic device, to remotely control a number of electronic devices; a device selecting unit for selecting the electronic device to be controlled and transmitting remote control commands to the selected electronic device; a control command receiving unit for receiving the control commands from the electronic device; and a multimodal control unit for remotely controlling the selected electronic device in response to the multimodal commands of the user, by reading the control commands of the relevant electronic device selected to be controlled, from the rule storing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for remotely controlling a number of electronic devices in a multimodal fusion apparatus, comprising:
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transmitting an ID of the multimodal fusion apparatus and a request for remote control to an electronic device selected to be controlled; forming a communication channel for remote control with the electronic device responding to the request for remote control; and remotely controlling the relevant electronic device in response to multimodal commands of a user, by reading control commands of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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