ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

• US 20140316538A1
• Filed: 07/19/2012
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum Fã¼R Luft- Und Raumfahrt E.V., Universität des Saarlandes
• Original Assignee: Deutsches Zentrum Fã¼R Luft- Und Raumfahrt E.V., Universität des Saarlandes
• Inventors: Rataj, Juergen, Faubel, Friedrich, Helmke, Hartmut, Klakow, Dietrich
• Application Number:
  US14/233,399
• Publication Number:
  US 20140316538A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/12
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0026 located on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0043 Traffic management of multiple aircrafts from the ground G08G5/003 takes precedence; data processing specially designed for resource management, e.g. scheduling or allocating time, human or machine resources G06Q10/06
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0082 for monitoring traffic from a ground station radar or analogous systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/183 using context dependencies, e.g. language models
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context

Abstract

The invention relates to an assistance system (1, 25) for providing support in situation-dependent planning and/or guidance tasks of a controlled system (2), comprising a state detection unit (3) for detecting at least one state (5, 5a) of the controlled system (2), an acoustic receiving unit (9, 27), which is designed to receive acoustic voice signals of voice communication (24) between at least two persons (21, 22), and a voice processing unit (7), which is designed to detect voice information (10) regarding the controlled system (2) from the received acoustic voice signals, wherein the state detection unit (3) is designed to adapt the detected state (5) and/or a predicted state (5a) of the controlled system (2) that can be derived from the current state, according to the detected voice information (10).

Claims

1. An assistance system for support in situation-dependent planning and/or management tasks of a controlled system comprising

a state detection unit for detecting at least one state of the controlled system,

an acoustic recording unit, which is designed for recording acoustic voice signals of a voice communication between at least two people, and

a voice processing unit, which is set up to identify voice information items in relation to the controlled system from the recorded acoustic voice signals,

wherein the state detection unit is set up to match the detected state and/or a projected state, derivable from the present state, of the controlled system depending on the identified voice information items, wherein a voice hypothesis unit is provided, which is designed to determine voice hypotheses in relation to voice information items expected in the future depending on the detected state and/or a predicted state, derivable from the present state, wherein the voice processing unit is set up to identify the voice information items in relation to the controlled system from the recorded acoustic voice signals taking into consideration the determined voice hypotheses.

2. The assistance system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voice hypothesis unit is set up to assign probabilities of occurrence to the determined voice hypotheses, and the voice processing unit is set up to identify the voice information items further taking into consideration the probabilities of occurrence assigned to the voice hypotheses.

3. The assistance system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a context determination unit is provided, which is designed to determine a voice context depending on the detected state and/or a predicted state, derivable from the present state, wherein the voice processing unit is set up to identify the voice information items in relation to the controlled system from the recorded acoustic voice signals taking into consideration the determined voice context.

4. The assistance system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the acoustic recording unit is set up to receive electrical signals in an electrical voice communication link and to record the acoustic voice signals from the received electrical signals.

5. The assistance system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the assistance system has an output unit for outputting support instructions generated depending on the detected state and/or a predicted state, derivable from the present state, for supporting the situation-dependent planning and/or management task of the controlled system.

6. The assistance system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the assistance system is set up to determine action options for supporting the situation-dependent planning and/or management task of the controlled system depending on the detected state and/or a predicted state, derivable from the present state, of the controlled system, wherein the voice hypothesis unit is designed to determine the voice hypotheses in relation to voice information items expected in the future depending on action options determined from the detected state and/or the predicted state.

7. The assistance system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the assistance system is set up to determine action options for supporting the situation-dependent planning and/or management task of the controlled system further depending on the identified voice information items.

8. A method for support in situation-dependent planning and/or management tasks of a controlled system, comprising the following steps:

detection of at least one state of the controlled system by a state detection unit,

recording of acoustic voice signals of a voice communication between at least two people by an acoustic recording unit,

automatic identification of voice information items in relation to the controlled system from the recorded acoustic voice signals by a voice processing unit, and

matching of the detected state and/or a predicted state, derivable from the present state, of the controlled system depending on the identified voice information items by the state detection unit, characterized by

automated determination of voice hypotheses in relation to voice information items expected in the future depending on the detected state and/or a predicted state, derivable from the present state, by a voice hypothesis unit, and

automated identification of the voice information items in relation to the controlled system from the recorded acoustic voice signals taking into consideration the determined voice hypotheses by the voice processing unit.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, characterized by assignment of probabilities of occurrence to the determined voice hypotheses by the voice hypothesis unit and identification of the voice information items further taking into consideration the probabilities of occurrence assigned to the voice hypotheses by the voice processing unit.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, characterized by

automated determination of a voice context depending on the detected state and/or a predicted state, derivable from the present state, by a context determination unit, and

automated identification of the voice information items in relation to the controlled system from the recorded acoustic voice signals taking into consideration the determined voice context by the voice processing unit.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8, characterized by reception of electrical signals from an electrical voice communication link and recording of the acoustic voice signals from the received electrical signals by the recording unit.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8, characterized by determination of action options for supporting the situation-dependent planning and/or management task of the controlled system depending on the detected state and/or a predicted state, derivable from the present state, of the controlled system by the assistance system and determination of the voice hypotheses in relation to voice information items expected in the future depending on action options determined from the detected state and/or predicted state by the voice hypothesis unit.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, characterized by determination of the action options for supporting the situation-dependent planning and/or management task of the controlled system further depending on the detected voice information items by the assistance system.

14. A computer program having program code means, in particular stored on a machine-readable carrier, set up to implement the method as claimed in one of claims 8 to 13 when the computer program is run on a computer.