CONTENTS PROVIDING SCHEME USING SPEECH INFORMATION

• US 20130132081A1
• Filed: 11/21/2012
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KT Corporation
• Original Assignee: KT Corporation
• Inventors: PARK, Sung-Chan, RYU, Chang-Sun, KOO, Myoungwan, KIM, Hee-Kyung, PARK, Jae-Han, AHN, Dong-Hoon, LEE, Kyong-Nim, HAN, Young-Ho
• Application Number:
  US13/683,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20130132081A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/06 Transformation of speech into a non-audible representation, e.g. speech visualisation or speech processing for tactile aids G10L15/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234336 by media transcoding, e.g. video is transformed into a slideshow of still pictures or audio is converted into text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25808 Management of client data terminal profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/303
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4852 for modifying audio parameters, e.g. switching between mono and stereo
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6543 for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording remote booting in general G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection

Abstract

An apparatus for providing contents based on speech information is provided. The apparatus includes a speech information reception unit configured to receive speech information from a first device, a device identification unit configured to receive device information of the first device from the first device and identify the first device based on the received device information, a speech information translation unit configured to translate the speech information into text information according to the received device information, and a contents provision unit configured to search for contents based on the translated text information, and provide the searched contents to a second device.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing contents based on speech information, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive the speech information from a first device;

a device identifier configured to receive device information of the first device from the first device and identify the first device based on the received device information;

an information translator configured to translate the speech information into other information according to the received device information; and

a contents provider configured to search for contents based on the translated other information, and provide the contents to a second device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the device identifier is configured to identify a device type of the first device based on the received device information, and

the information translator is configured to translate the speech information into the other information according to the identified device type.

3. The apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the information translator comprises a plurality of speech recognition modules corresponding to each of a plurality of device types.

4. The apparatus of claims 2,

wherein the device type of the first device comprises at least one from among communication network information of the first device, platform information of the first device, software information of the first device, hardware information of the first device, manufacturer information of the first device, and model information of the first device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a control command generator configured to generate a control command capable of controlling the second device.

6. The apparatus of claim 5,

wherein the control command generator is configured to receive control information of the second device from the first device, generate the control command capable of controlling the second device based on the received control information, and send the generated control command to the second device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6,

wherein sound volume of the second device is controlled in response to the control command.

8. The apparatus of claim 7,

wherein the sound volume of the second device is controlled to be turned down when speech is input to the first device from a user.

9. The apparatus of claim 1,

wherein the speech information is generated by the first device when speech is input to the first device from a user.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the other information comprises text information.

10. A method for providing contents based on speech information, the method comprising:

receiving device information of a first device from the first device;

receiving the speech information from the first device;

translating the speech information into other information according to the received device information;

searching for contents based on the translated other information; and

providing the contents to a second device.

11. The method of claim 10,

wherein the translating the speech information into the other information comprises:

identifying a device type of the first device based on the received device information; and

translating the speech information into the other information according to the identified device type.

12. The method of claim 11,

wherein the device type of the first device comprises at least one from among communication network information of the first device, platform information of the first device, software information of the first device, hardware information of the first device, manufacturer information of the first device, and model information of the first device.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving control information of the second device from the first device;

generating a control command capable of controlling the second device based on the received control information; and

sending the generated control command to the second device.

14. The method of claim 13,

wherein sound volume of the second device is controlled in response to the control command.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the other information comprises text information.

15. A method for sending, from a first device, speech information to an apparatus, the method comprising;

sending, to the apparatus, control information of a second device selected by a user;

receiving speech from the user;

generating speech information corresponding to the received speech; and

sending the generated speech information to the apparatus,

wherein the speech information sent to the apparatus is used when the apparatus searches for contents that are to be transmitted to the second device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the control information sent to the apparatus is used when the apparatus generates a control command that is to be transmitted to the second device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein sound volume of the second device is controlled to be turned down when the speech is input to the first device.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the other information comprises text information.