APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE FOR INVISIBLE USER

• US 20120151349A1
• Filed: 12/08/2011
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: HAHM, Young Kwon, CHOI, Dong Joon, LEE, Soo In
• Application Number:
  US13/314,786
• Publication Number:
  US 20120151349A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/727
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 21/006 using audible presentation of the information
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72481 for visually impaired users
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

Man-machine interface apparatus and method for an user are provided. The man-machine interface apparatus includes: a touch recognizing unit recognizing a touch by the invisible user; and a voice notifying unit notifying the invisible user of a name of a menu or application service corresponding to the touched position through a voice.

Claims

1. A man-machine interface apparatus for an user, the man-machine interface apparatus comprising:

a touch recognizing unit recognizing a touch by the user; and

a voice notifying unit notifying the user of a name of a menu or application service corresponding to the touched position through a voice.

2. The man-machine interface apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an interface controlling unit performing the menu or application service corresponding to the touched position when the name notified through the voice is a name of a target menu or application service to be selected by the user.

3. The man-machine interface apparatus of claim 2, wherein the interface controlling unit determines that the name notified through the voice is the name of the target menu or application service to be selected by the user when a confirmation signal is inputted from the user.

4. The man-machine interface apparatus of claim 2, wherein the interface controlling unit determines that the name notified through the voice is the name of the target menu or application service to be selected by the user when the touch is maintained for a reference time or more.

5. The man-machine interface apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a selection button receiving an instruction from the user,

wherein the interface controlling unit determines that the name notified through the voice is the name of the target menu or application service to be selected by the user when the selection button is operated by the user.

6. The man-machine interface apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a transmitting/receiving and browsing unit performing communication with the outside and web browsing, according to a control of the interface controlling unit.

7. The man-machine interface apparatus of claim 1, wherein the voice notifying unit notifies the user of the name of the menu or the application service and a position of the menu or the application service on the touch recognizing unit through the voice to guide touch of the user.

8. The man-machine interface apparatus of claim 7, wherein the voice notifying unit notifies the user of the name and the position in the case in which a mode of a portable terminal is switched into an user mode.

9. The man-machine interface apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a character recognizing unit recognizing a character input by the user,

wherein the voice notifying unit notifies the user of the recognized character through the voice.

10. The man-machine interface apparatus of claim 9, further comprising an interface controlling unit receiving a recognition result of the touch or a recognition result of the character to provide the recognition result to the voice notifying unit.

11. The man-machine interface apparatus of claim 9, wherein any one of the character recognizing unit and the touch recognizing unit selected by the user is activated and operated.

12. A man-machine interface method for an user, the man-machine interface method comprising:

switching a mode into an user mode;

notifying the user of a name and a position of a menu or an application service through a voice; and

recognizing a touch by the user and notifying the user of a name of a menu or application service corresponding to a position of the touch through the voice.

13. The man-machine interface method of claim 12, further comprising performing the menu or application service corresponding to the position of the touch when the name notified through the voice is a name of a target menu or application service to be selected by the user.

14. The man-machine interface method of claim 13, wherein the performing includes determining that the name notified through the voice is the name of the target menu or application service to be selected by the user when the touch is maintained for a reference time or more.

15. The man-machine interface method of claim 13, wherein the performing includes determining that the name notified through the voice is the name of the target menu or application service to be selected by the user when a selection button receiving an instruction from the user is operated by the user.

16. A man-machine interface method for an user, the man-machine interface method comprising:

switching a mode into an user mode;

notifying the user of a name an identification number of a menu or an application service through a voice; and

recognizing a character written by the user and notifying the user of a name of a menu or application service corresponding to the recognized character through the voice.

17. The man-machine interface method of claim 16, further comprising performing the menu or application service corresponding to the recognized character when the name notified through the voice is a name of a target menu or application service to be selected by the user.

18. The man-machine interface method of claim 17, wherein the performing includes determining that the name notified through the voice is the name of the target menu or application service to be selected by the user when a confirmation signal is input from the user after the notifying.