VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM, VOICE RECOGNITION SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD OF DISPLAY APPARATUS

• US 20150134333A1
• Filed: 06/23/2014
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Do-wan, SIM, Jeong-min
• Granted Patent: US 10,555,041 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/246
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/08 Speech classification or search
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/1822 Parsing for meaning understanding
• 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 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42203 sound input device, e.g. microphone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/60 for the sound signals

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods related to a voice recognition system, a voice recognition server and a control method of a, display apparatus, are provided. More particularly, apparatuses and methods relate to a voice recognition system which performs a voice recognition function by using at least one of a current usage status with respect to the display apparatus and a function that is currently performed by the display apparatus. A voice recognition system includes: a voice receiver which receives a voice command and a controller which determines at least one from among a current usage status with respect to a display apparatus and a function currently performed by the display apparatus, determines an operation corresponding to the received voice command by using at least one from among the determined current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, and performs the determined operation.

Claims

1. A control method of a display apparatus comprising:

receiving a voice command of a user;

determining at east one from among a current usage status with respect to the display apparatus and a function that is currently performed by the display apparatus;

determining an operation corresponding to the received voice command by using the at least one from among the determined current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus; and

performing the determined operation.

2. The control method of claim 1, wherein the determining the operation comprises determining the operation corresponding to at least one from among the current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, out of a plurality of possible operations corresponding to results of voice recognition performed based on the received voice command.

3. The control method of claim 1, wherein the determining the operation comprises determining at least one operation by using the at least one from among the current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, and voice recognition performed based on the voice command.

4. The control method of claim 1, wherein the determining the operation comprises determining a service corresponding to the at least one from among the current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus out of a plurality of services provided by the display apparatus;

and

determining the at least one operation corresponding to the determined service.

5. The control method of claim 4, wherein the determining the service comprises determining, what the current usage status is among a plurality of usage statuses, the usage statuses comprising, at least one from among channel selection, chat, menu selection and search request.

6. The control method of claim 4, wherein the determining, the operation comprises determining at least one operation based on a degree of similarity to the service corresponding to the at least one from among the current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, out of a plurality of operations corresponding to results of the performed voice recognition.

7. The control method of claim 1, wherein the performing the determined operation comprises displaying a user selection window including a plurality of operations that corresponds to a result of voice recognition if a predetermined voice command is provided with respect to the performed operation.

8. The control method of claim 1, further comprising storing the received voice command and information related to the performed operation, wherein

the performing the operation comprises performing the operation based on the stored information related to the operation if the received voice command is same as the stored voice command.

9. The control method of claim 1, further comprising performing voice recognition with respect to the received voice command.

10. The control method of claim 1, further comprising requesting an external apparatus to perform voice recognition according to the received voice command;

and

receiving results of the performed voice recognition from the external apparatus.

11. A voice recognition system comprising:

a voice receiver which receives a voice command; and

a controller which determines at least one from among a current usage status with respect to a display apparatus and a function currently performed by the display apparatus, determines an operation corresponding to the received voice command by using the at least one from among the determined current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, and performs the determined operation.

12. The voice recognition system of claim 11, wherein the controller determines the operation corresponding to the at least one from among the current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, out of a plurality of operations corresponding to results of voice recognition performed according to the received voice command.

13. The voice recognition system of claim 11, wherein the controller determines at least one operation by using the at least one from among the current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, and the voice recognition performed according to the voice command.

14. The voice recognition system of claim 11, wherein the controller determines a service that corresponds to the at least one from among the current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, out of a plurality of services provided by the display apparatus, and determines the at least one operation corresponding to the deter service.

15. The voice recognition system of claim 14, wherein the controller determines the corresponding service by determining what the current usage status is among a plurality of usage statuses, the plurality of usage statuses comprising at least one from among channel selection, chat, menu selection and search request.

16. The voice recognition system of claim 14, wherein the controller determines the at least one operation based on a degree of similarity to a service corresponding to the at least one from among a current usage status and a function currently performed by the display apparatus, out of a plurality of operations corresponding to results of the performed voice recognition.

17. The voice recognition system of claim 14, further comprising a display unit which displays an image thereon, wherein the controller controls the display unit to display a selection window thereon, the window including a plurality of operations corresponding to results of voice recognition if a predetermined voice command is provided with respect to the performed operation.

18. The voice recognition system of claim 14, further comprising a storage which stores therein the received voice command and information related to the performed operation corresponding to the voice command, wherein the controller performs an operation based on the stored information related to the operation if the received voice command is a voice command stored in the storage.

19. A voice recognition server comprising:

a communicator which is connected to a display apparatus; and

a controller which receives a voice command from the display apparatus, determines at least one operation corresponding, to at least one from among a current usage status with respect to the display apparatus and a function currently performed by the display apparatus, and the received voice command, and controls the communicator to transmit the determined at least one operation to the display apparatus.

20. The voice recognition server of claim 19, wherein the controller determines the at least one operation corresponding to the at least one from among the current usage status with respect to the display apparatus and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, out of a plurality of operations corresponding to results of voice recognition performed according to the received voice command.

21. The voice recognition server of claim 19, wherein the controller determines the at least one operation by using the at least one from among the current usage status with respect to the display apparatus and the function currently performed by the display apparatus, and voice recognition performed according to the voice command.

22. The voice recognition server of claim 19, wherein the controller determines a service that corresponds to the at least one from among the current usage status and the function currently performed by the display apparatus out of a plurality of services provided by the display apparatus, and determines the at least one operation corresponding to the determined service.

23. The voice recognition server of claim 19, wherein the controller determines the corresponding service by determining what the current usage status is among a plurality of usage statuses, the plurality of usage statuses comprising at least one from among channel selection, chat, menu selection and search request.

24. The voice recognition server of claim 19, wherein the controller determines the at least one operation based on a degree of similarity to a service corresponding to at least one from among the current usage status and the function that is currently performed by the display apparatus, out of a plurality of operations corresponding to results of performed voice recognition.

75. The voice recognition server of claim 19, further comprising a storage which stores therein the received voice command and information related to the performed operation corresponding to the voice command, wherein the controller determines an operation based on the stored information if the received voice command is a voice command stored in the storage.