METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

• US 20150052169A1
• Filed: 05/28/2014
• Published: 02/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Ojima, Masahiko, Manabe, Shinichiro, Sakaguchi, Tomonori, Shimbayashi, Mitsuru, Koda, Takuya
• Application Number:
  US14/288,730
• Publication Number:
  US 20150052169A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3329 Natural language query formulation or dialogue systems
• 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 21/432 Content retrieval operation from a local storage medium, e.g. hard-disk details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a sentence corresponding to a voice of a user for operating an electronic device, the sentence including a first character string and one or more second character strings, the first character string corresponding to a reserved word used in searching information by the electronic device; displaying the first character string in a first format and the one or more second character strings in a second format different from the first format, the first character string correctable by a user operation, the user operation to be input by using a display area of the first character string; generating a search command including the first character string; and transmitting the search command to the electronic device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a sentence corresponding to a voice of a user for operating an electronic device, the sentence including a first character string and one or more second character strings, the first character string corresponding to a reserved word used in searching information by the electronic device;

displaying the first character string in a first format and the one or more second character strings in a second format different from the first format, the first character string correctable by a user operation, the user operation to be input by using a display area of the first character string;

generating a search command comprising the first character string; and

transmitting the search command to the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a word related to the first character string selectable as a candidate word for correcting the first character string; and

after selection of any candidate word, generating a search command by replacing the first character string with the selected candidate word.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

displaying number of words related to the first character string near an display area of the first character string.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a third character string in the first format together with the first character string and the one or more second character strings,

wherein the sentence further includes the third character string which does not correspond to a reserved word but valid in searching information by the electronic device, and the third character string correctable by a user operation.

5. An electronic device comprising:

an input controller configured to receive a sentence corresponding to a voice of a user for operating an external device, the sentence including a first character string and one or more second character strings, the first character string corresponding to a reserved word used in searching information by the external device;

a display configured to display the first character string in a first format and the one or more second character strings in a second format different from the first format, the first character string correctable by a user operation, the user operation to be input by using a display area of the first character string;

a generator configured to generate a search command comprising the first character string; and

a transmission module configured to transmit the search command to the external device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, further comprising:

storage configured to store therein dictionary information to which the reserved word is registered; and

an extracting controller configured to extract the first character string matching the reserved word registered to the dictionary information from the sentence.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein

the display is configured to display a word related to the first character string selectable as a candidate word for correcting the first character string;

and

after selection of any candidate word, the generator is configured to generate a search command by replacing the first character string with the selected candidate word.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein

the display is configured to display number of words related to the first character string near an display area of the first character string.

9. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein

the extracting controller is further configured to extract a portion causing false recognition from the first character string,

the display is configured to display the portion causing false recognition, which can be deleted in the first character string;

and

the generator is configured to generate the search command comprising the first character string from which the portion causing false recognition is deleted.

10. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the display is further configured to display a third character string in the first format together with the first character string and the one or more second character strings,

wherein the sentence further includes the third character string which does not correspond to a reserved word but valid in searching information by the external device, and the third character string correctable by a user operation.

11. A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium including programmed instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:

receiving a sentence corresponding to a voice of a user for operating an electronic device, the sentence including a first character string and one or more second character strings, the first character string corresponding to a reserved word used in searching information by the electronic device;

displaying the first character string in a first format and the one or more second character strings in a second format different from the first format, the first character string correctable by a user operation, the user operation to be input by using a display area of the first character string;

generating a search command comprising the first character string; and

transmitting the search command to the electronic device.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 causing the computer to further perform:

displaying a word related to the first character string selectable as a candidate word for correcting the first character string; and

after selection of any candidate word, generating a search command by replacing the first character string with the selected candidate word.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 causing the computer to further perform:

displaying number of words related to the first character string near an display area of the first character string.

14. The computer program product of claim 11 causing the computer to further perform:

displaying a third character string in the first format together with the first character string and the one or more second character strings,

wherein the sentence further includes the third character string which does not correspond to a reserved word but valid in searching information by the electronic device, and the third character string correctable by a user operation.