Voice Control Device and Voice Control Method and Display Device

• US 20110040563A1
• Filed: 02/05/2010
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corporation (Novatek Microelectronics Corp Limited)
• Original Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corporation (Novatek Microelectronics Corp Limited)
• Inventors: Hsu, Xie-Ren, Sung, Kuang-Feng
• Application Number:
  US12/700,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20110040563A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4394 involving operations for analysing the audio stream, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in audio streams arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58

Abstract

A voice control device for a display device includes a voice receiver for receiving a voice signal, a voice recognition unit coupled to the voice receiver for recognizing the voice signal to generate a recognition result, a function decision unit coupled to the voice recognition unit for selecting an operating function from a plurality of operating functions according to the recognition result, and an execution unit coupled to the function decision unit for controlling the display device to perform the operating function.

Claims

1. A voice control device for a display device comprising:

a voice receiver, for receiving a voice signal;

a voice recognition unit, coupled to the voice receiver, for recognizing the voice signal, to generate a recognition result;

a function decision unit, coupled to the voice recognition unit, for selecting an operating function from a plurality of operating functions according to the recognition result; and

an execution unit, coupled to the function decision unit, for controlling the display device to perform the operating function.

2. The voice control device of claim 1, further comprising a storage unit, coupled to the function decision unit, for storing a plurality of representative information corresponding to the plurality of operating functions.

3. The voice control device of claim 2, wherein the function decision unit selects the operating function when the recognition result conforms to a representative information corresponding to the operating function within the plurality of representative information.

4. The voice control device of claim 2, further comprising a setting unit coupled to the storage unit for setting the plurality of representative information.

5. The voice control device of claim 1, wherein the display device is a television (TV) set for receiving broadcasting signals of a plurality of TV channels, to display a program of a TV channel.

6. The voice control device of claim 5, further comprising a reception unit, coupled to the function decision unit, for receiving program information of the plurality of TV channels.

7. The voice control device of claim 6, wherein the function decision unit determines the operating function is selecting a TV channel when the recognition result conforms to a program information of the TV channel, according to the program information of the plurality of TV channels received by the reception unit.

8. The voice control device of claim 1, further comprising an output unit, coupled to the voice recognition unit, for displaying the recognition result on a screen of the display device.

9. The voice control device of claim 1, wherein the execution unit controls the display device to perform the operating function via a wireless transmission channel.

10. A voice control method for a display device comprising:

receiving a voice signal;

recognizing the voice signal to generate a recognition result;

selecting an operating function from a plurality of operating functions according to the recognition result; and

controlling the display device to perform the operating function.

11. The voice control method of claim 10, further comprising storing a plurality of representative information corresponding to the plurality of operating functions.

12. The voice control method of claim 11, wherein the step of selecting the operating function from the plurality of operating functions according to the recognition result is selecting the operating function when the recognition result conforms to a representative information corresponding to the operating function within the plurality of representative information.

13. The voice control method of claim 11, further comprising setting the plurality of representative information.

14. The voice control method of claim 10, wherein the display device is a television (TV) set, for receiving broadcasting signals of a plurality of TV channels, to display a program of a TV channel.

15. The voice control method of claim 14, further comprising receiving program information of the plurality of TV channels.

16. The voice control method of claim 15, wherein the step of selecting the operating function from the plurality of operating functions according to the recognition result is determining the operating function is selecting a TV channel when the recognition result conforms to a program information of the TV channel, according to the program information of the plurality of TV channels.

17. The voice control method of claim 10, further comprising displaying the recognition result on a screen of the display device.

18. The voice control method of claim 10, wherein the step of controlling the display device to perform the operating function is controlling the display device to perform the operating function via a wireless transmission channel.

19. A display device comprising:

a screen;

a processing circuit for receiving a video signal and displaying pictures corresponding to the video signal on the screen; and

a voice control device comprising;

a voice receiver, for receiving a voice signal;

a voice recognition unit, coupled to the voice receiver, for recognizing the voice signal, to generate a recognition result;

a function decision unit, coupled to the voice recognition unit, for selecting an operating function from a plurality of operating functions according to the recognition result; and

an execution unit, coupled to the function decision unit, for controlling the processing circuit to perform the operating function.

20. The display device of claim 19, further comprising a storage unit, coupled to the function decision unit, for storing a plurality of representative information corresponding to the plurality of operating functions.

21. The display device of claim 20, wherein the function decision unit selects the operating function when the recognition result conforms to a representative information corresponding to the operating function within the plurality of representative information.

22. The display device of claim 20, further comprising a setting unit coupled to the storage unit for setting the plurality of representative information.

23. The display device of claim 19, wherein the video signal is a combination of broadcast signals of a plurality of TV channels, and the processing circuit is utilized for displaying a program content of a TV channel on the screen.

24. The display device of claim 19, further comprising a reception unit, coupled to the function decision unit, for receiving program information of the plurality of TV channels.

25. The display device of claim 24, wherein the function decision unit determines the operating function is selecting a TV channel when the recognition result conforms to a program information of the TV channel, according to the program information of the plurality of TV channels received by the reception unit.

26. The display device of claim 19, further comprising an output unit, coupled to the voice recognition unit, for displaying the recognition result on the screen.

27. The display device of claim 19, wherein the execution unit controls the display device to perform the operating function via a wireless transmission channel.