DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, CONTROLLER, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A device control method of a controller connected to a first device, a second device, a camera, and a microphone,the first device being installed at a first location in a first space,the second device being installed at a second location in a second space,the camera detecting a line-of-sight direction of a user,the microphone detecting speech of the user,the first space being visible to the user, andthe second space not being visible to the user,the device control method comprising:
- acquiring, from the camera, line-of-sight information indicating the line-of-sight direction of the user;
determining whether the line-of-sight direction of the user indicates a third location other than the first location in the first space, based on the line-of-sight information;
identifying, in a case where the line-of-sight direction of the user is determined to indicate the third location, the second device as an object of control;
acquiring sound data indicating the detected speech of the user from the microphone;
generating a control command corresponding to the sound data; and
transmitting the control command to the object of control.
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Abstract
A first device is installed at a first location in a first space visible to a user. A second device is installed at a second location in a second space not visible to the user. A device control method acquires line-of-sight information indicating a line-of-sight direction of the user from a camera. The line-of-sight direction of the user is determined based on the line-of-sight information. In a case where the line-of-sight direction indicates a third location other than the first location, the second device is identified as an object of control. Sound data indicating speech of the user is acquired from a microphone, a control command corresponding to the sound data is generated, and the control command is transmitted to the object of control.
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19 Claims
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1. A device control method of a controller connected to a first device, a second device, a camera, and a microphone,
the first device being installed at a first location in a first space, the second device being installed at a second location in a second space, the camera detecting a line-of-sight direction of a user, the microphone detecting speech of the user, the first space being visible to the user, and the second space not being visible to the user, the device control method comprising: -
acquiring, from the camera, line-of-sight information indicating the line-of-sight direction of the user; determining whether the line-of-sight direction of the user indicates a third location other than the first location in the first space, based on the line-of-sight information; identifying, in a case where the line-of-sight direction of the user is determined to indicate the third location, the second device as an object of control; acquiring sound data indicating the detected speech of the user from the microphone; generating a control command corresponding to the sound data; and transmitting the control command to the object of control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A controller connected to a first device, a second device, a camera, and a microphone,
wherein the first device is installed at a first location in a first space, wherein the second device is installed at a second location in a second space, wherein the camera detects a line-of-sight direction of a user, wherein the microphone detects speech of the user, wherein the first space is visible to the user, wherein the second space is not visible to the user, and wherein the controller acquires, from the camera, line-of-sight information indicating the line-of-sight direction of the user, determines whether the line-of-sight direction of the user indicates a third location other than the first location in the first space, based on the line-of-sight information, identifies, in a case where the line-of-sight direction of the user is determined to indicate the third location, the second device as an object of control, acquires sound data indicating the speech of the user from the microphone, generates a control command corresponding to the sound data, and transmits the control command to the object of control.
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