ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM

• US 20150255071A1
• Filed: 08/28/2013
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Chiba, Atsuo
• Granted Patent: US 9,620,126 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/08 Mouthpieces; Microphones; Attachments therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's

Abstract

According to one of aspects, an electronic device includes a sound input module and a controller. The controller is configured to control a voice input through the sound input module to be activated when detecting occurrence of an event to be notified to a user.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a sound input module; and

a controller configured to control a voice input through the sound input module to be activated when detecting occurrence of an event to be notified to a user.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to return the voice input through the sound input module from an active state to an inactive state when a state with no voice input to the sound input module is continued for a given period of time.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein,

the controller is configured to maintain the voice input through the sound input module in the inactive state when detecting the occurrence of the event in a security lock state.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to

perform recognition processing on the voice input through the sound input module, and

perform processing according to a result of the recognition processing.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein

the controller is configured to notify the user of a content of the processing performed according to the result of the voice recognition.

6. A control method for controlling an electronic device with a sound input module, the control method comprising:

detecting occurrence of an event to be notified to a user; and

controlling a voice input through the sound input module to be activated when the occurrence of the event is detected.

7. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a control program that causes, when executed by an electronic device with a sound input module, the electronic device to execute:

detecting occurrence of an event to be notified to a user; and

controlling a voice input through the sound input module to be activated when the occurrence of the event is detected.