Electronic device, control method, and control program

• US 9,734,829 B2
• Filed: 10/04/2013
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Ibuki, Daisuke, Chiba, Atsuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Hang, Vu B
• Application Number:
  US14/433,081
• Publication Number:
  US 20150262578A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,411 Days
• Field of Search: 704231, 704246, 704270, 704235, 704251, 704275
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

According to one of aspects, an electronic device includes: a microphone; and a controller configured to perform processing based on a result of recognition of voice received by the microphone, wherein the controller is configured to display a list of applications when the processing fails to be performed based on the result of recognition.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a microphone;

a storage configured to store a list of a plurality of applications;

a display unit configured to display the list of the plurality of applications; and

a controller configured to, based on a result of recognition of voice received by the microphone, perform a detecting process to detect, from the list, an application that corresponds to the result of the recognition,

wherein

the controller is configured to,

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is detected in the list, activate the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition, and

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is not detected in the list, perform a displaying process that displays, from the list, an application that enables input of character information, and

the controller is configured to,

in response to a selection of an application from the displayed list of the plurality of applications,

transmit a character string corresponding to the result of the recognition to the selected application.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1,

wherein

the controller is configured to,

in response to another selection of another application from the displayed list of the plurality of applications,

register a name of the another selected application.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein

the controller is configured to

compare the name with the result of recognition, and

when the result of recognition includes the name, execute the another selected application.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is not detected in the list when

the recognition fails, or

the application corresponding to the result of the recognition does not exist in the list in the storage when the recognition succeeds.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

the selected application is configured to enable input of character information.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein

the controller is configured to transmit the character string to a search input box of the selected application.

9. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein

the controller is configured to,

when the recognition fails,

allow reinputting voice through the microphone up to a certain number of times before causing the display unit to display the list of the plurality of applications on the execution screen.

14. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein, when a lock screen is displayed on the display unit, the controller is configured to

cause the display unit to display an icon on the lock screen, and

perform, when a predetermined operation is detected on the icon, the detecting process.

15. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein

the controller is configured to cause the display unit to chronologically display,

a first balloon including a first text string that corresponds to a sound guidance, and

a second balloon including a second text string corresponding to the result of the recognition of the voice, and

an orientation of a tail of the first balloon and an orientation of a tail of the second balloon are different from each other.

16. The electronic device according to claim 15, further comprising:

a speaker,

wherein the controller is configured to simultaneously cause,

the speaker to output the sound guidance, and

the display unit to display the first text string corresponding to the sound guidance.

2. A control method for controlling an electronic device including a microphone, a display unit, and a storage, the control method comprising:

storing, in the storage, a list of a plurality of applications;

displaying, by the display unit, the list of the plurality of applications;

performing recognition of voice received by the microphone;

performing a detecting process to detect, from the list, an application that corresponds to a result of the recognition;

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is detected in the list, activating the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition;

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is not detected in the list, performing a displaying process that displays, from the list, an application that enables input of character information; and

in response to a selection of an application from the displayed list of the plurality of applications, transmitting a character string corresponding to the result of the recognition to the selected application.

3. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a control program causing, when executed by an electronic device including a microphone, a display unit, and a storage, the electric device to execute:

storing, in the storage, a list of a plurality of applications;

displaying, by the display unit, the list of the plurality of applications;

performing recognition of voice received by the microphone;

performing a detecting process to detect, from the list, an application that corresponds to a result of the recognition;

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is detected in the list, activating the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition;

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is not detected in the list, performing a displaying process that displays, from the list, an application that enables input of character information; and

in response to a selection of an application from the displayed list of the plurality of applications, transmitting a character string corresponding to the result of the recognition to the selected application.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a microphone;

a storage configured to store a list of a plurality of applications;

a display unit; and

a controller configured to, based on a result of recognition of voice received by the microphone, perform a detecting process to detect, from the list, an application that corresponds to the result of the recognition,

wherein

the controller is configured to,

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is detected in the list, activate the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition, and

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is not detected in the list, perform a displaying process that displays, from the list, an application that enables input of character information,

the display unit is configured to, when the recognition succeeds, display a character string corresponding to the result of the recognition on an execution screen, and

the controller is configured to, when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is not detected in the list,

cause the display unit to display a button on the execution screen, and

when said button is selected, cause the display unit to display, simultaneously with the character string, the list of the plurality of applications on the execution screen.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein

the controller is configured to cause the display unit to display, with each application on the list, first and second character strings different from each other and associated with said application,

the first character string is an application name of said application, and

the second character string is a name registered to activate said application based on the result of recognition of voice.

17. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein, when a lock screen is displayed on the display unit, the controller is configured to

cause the display unit to display an icon on the lock screen, and

perform, when a predetermined operation is detected on the icon, the detecting process.

18. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein

the controller is configured to cause the display unit to chronologically display,

a first balloon including a first text string that corresponds to a sound guidance, and

a second balloon including a second text string corresponding to the result of the recognition of the voice, and

an orientation of a tail of the first balloon and an orientation of a tail of the second balloon are different from each other.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, further comprising:

a speaker,

wherein the controller is configured to simultaneously cause,

the speaker to output the sound guidance, and

the display unit to display the first text string corresponding to the sound guidance.

12. A control method for controlling an electronic device including a microphone, a display unit, and a storage, the control method comprising:

storing, in the storage, a list of a plurality of applications;

performing recognition of voice received by the microphone;

performing a detecting process to detect, from the list, an application that corresponds to a result of the recognition;

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is detected in the list, activating the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition;

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is not detected in the list, performing a displaying process that displays, from the list, an application that enables input of character information;

when the recognition succeeds, displaying, by the display unit, a character string corresponding to the result of the recognition on an execution screen; and

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is not detected in the list,

displaying a button on the execution screen, and

when said button is selected, displaying, simultaneously with the character string, the list of the plurality of applications on the execution screen.

13. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a control program causing, when executed by an electronic device including a microphone, a display unit, and a storage, the electric device to execute:

storing, in the storage, a list of a plurality of applications;

performing recognition of voice received by the microphone;

performing a detecting process to detect, from the list, an application that corresponds to a result of the recognition;

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is detected in the list, activating the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition;

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is not detected in the list, performing a displaying process that displays, from the list, an application that enables input of character information;

when the recognition succeeds, displaying, by the display unit, a character string corresponding to the result of the recognition on an execution screen; and

when the application that corresponds to the result of the recognition is not detected in the list,

displaying a button on the execution screen, and

when said button is selected, displaying, simultaneously with the character string, the list of the plurality of applications on the execution screen.