Voice Recognition Device and Voice Recognition Method

• US 20120253808A1
• Filed: 10/17/2011
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Sugiura, Motonobu, Fujimura, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US13/274,969
• Publication Number:
  US 20120253808A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/221 Announcement of recognition results

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a voice recognition device includes a voice inputting unit, a voice recognition processing unit, a vibration movement pattern model holding unit, and a vibration movement unit. The voice recognition processing unit performs voice recognition processing using a digital signal output from the voice inputting unit to output a voice recognition result and outputs voice reliability of the received voice signal. The vibration movement pattern model holding unit stores models prepared according to a number of patterns of the voice reliability output from the voice recognition processing unit and holds vibration movements corresponding to the models. The vibration movement unit detects whether or not the voice reliability output from the voice recognition processing unit matches any one of the models in the vibration movement pattern model holding unit and performs vibration movement predetermined for a matched model.

Claims

1. A voice recognition device comprising:

a voice inputting unit configured to receive voice, convert the voice into a digital signal, and output the signal;

a voice recognition processing unit configured to perform voice recognition processing using the digital signal output from the voice inputting unit to output a voice recognition result and output voice reliability of the received voice signal;

a vibration movement pattern model holding unit configured to store models prepared according to a number of patterns of the voice reliability output from the voice recognition processing unit and hold vibration movement patterns corresponding to the models; and

a vibration movement unit configured to detect whether or not the voice reliability output from the voice recognition processing unit matches any one of the models in the vibration movement pattern model holding unit and perform vibration movement predetermined for a matched model.

2. The voice recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the voice reliability is a measure defined by likelihood of a voice recognition result.

3. The voice recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the voice reliability is a measure defined by an SN ratio of voice.

4. The voice recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration movement unit changes duration or strength of the vibration movement depending on a level of the voice reliability.

5. The voice recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration movement unit performs vibration movement only when the voice reliability is low.

6. The voice recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration movement unit performs vibration movement only when the voice reliability is high.

7. The voice recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the voice recognition processing includes at least one of a process to receive voice as a command to operate a predetermined application with the command and a process to convert voice into text.

8. The voice recognition device according to claim 1, wherein the voice recognition device is mobile terminal equipment.

9. A voice recognition method comprising:

receiving voice, converting the voice into a digital signal, and outputting the signal;

performing voice recognition processing using the output voice digital signal and outputting a voice recognition result and voice reliability of the received voice signal;

detecting, with a state or an environment of the voice recognition being changed, whether or not the output voice reliability matches any one of predetermined voice reliability pattern models stored in a holding unit storing the voice reliability pattern models and predetermined vibration movement patterns corresponding to the models; and

performing, if matching is detected, vibration movement corresponding to a matched voice reliability pattern model.

10. The voice recognition method according to claim 9, wherein the voice reliability is a measure defined by likelihood of a voice recognition result.

11. The voice recognition method according to claim 9, wherein the voice reliability is a measure defined by an SN ratio of voice.

12. The voice recognition method according to claim 9, wherein duration or strength of the vibration movement is changed depending on a level of the voice reliability.

13. The voice recognition method according to claim 9, wherein the vibration movement is performed only when the voice reliability is low.

14. The voice recognition method according to claim 9, wherein the vibration movement is performed only when the voice reliability is high.

15. The voice recognition method according to claim 9, wherein the voice recognition processing includes at least one of a process to receive voice as a command to operate a predetermined application with the command and a process to convert voice into text.