User interface using sounds to control a lighting system
First Claim
1. A user interface for providing an output signal, said output signal adapted to control an apparatus, said user interface comprising:
- an audio processor configured to determine a variation in a first characteristic of an audio signal that is received from an acoustic sensor, wherein said audio signal is representative of a non-linguistic acoustic input produced by a user and wherein the variation is within a portion of a substantially continuous range of values of the first characteristic; and
a controller configured to generate the output signal wherein the output signal is varied within substantially continuous range of values of the output signal for controlling the apparatus, and wherein the variation in the output signal is proportionally to the variation in the first characteristic.
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Abstract
A user interface, a method, and a computer program product are provided for enabling a user to voice control over at least one setting of an apparatus such as a lighting system. The user interface determines a characteristic of an audio signal converted from vocal input of a user. A first setting of the apparatus is adjusted proportionally to a variation in the characteristic. Another setting of the apparatus may be adjusted on the basis of another characteristic of the audio signal. As a result, the user interface enables the user to control a lighting system over a substantially large or continuous range of output.
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16 Claims
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1. A user interface for providing an output signal, said output signal adapted to control an apparatus, said user interface comprising:
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an audio processor configured to determine a variation in a first characteristic of an audio signal that is received from an acoustic sensor, wherein said audio signal is representative of a non-linguistic acoustic input produced by a user and wherein the variation is within a portion of a substantially continuous range of values of the first characteristic; and a controller configured to generate the output signal wherein the output signal is varied within substantially continuous range of values of the output signal for controlling the apparatus, and wherein the variation in the output signal is proportionally to the variation in the first characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16)
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10. A method for providing an output signal for controlling an apparatus, said method comprising:
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processing an audio signal that is received from an acoustic sensor, via an audio processor configured to determine a variation in a first characteristic of the audio signal, wherein said audio signal is representative of a non-linguistic acoustic input from a user and wherein the variation is within a portion of a substantially continuous range of values of the characteristic; and generating the output signal, via a controller configured to vary the output signal within a substantially continuous range of values of the output signal for controlling the apparatus, and wherein the variation in the output signal is proportionally to the variation in the first characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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