Robot apparatus and method for registering shortcut command consisting of maximum of two words thereof

• US 9,953,642 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2008
• Issued: 04/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Hyun-ryong
• Primary Examiner(s): Kazeminezhad, Farzad
• Application Number:
  US12/318,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20090299751A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,413 Days
• Field of Search: 704225, 704275
• 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: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A robot apparatus including an input unit to receive a voice command from a user, a determination unit to determine whether a voice command is repeated a predetermined number of times, and a control unit to register a shortcut command to shorten a voice command if it is determined a voice command is repeated a predetermined number of times. A shortcut command to shorten a voice command of a user is generated, and thus user convenience is enhanced.

Claims

1. A robot apparatus comprising:

a driving unit;

an input unit configured to receive a voice command from a user;

a storage unit configured to store information on a number of times the voice command has been received by the input unit from the user;

a determination unit configured to determine whether a plurality of different voice commands are received sequentially a predetermined number of times based on the stored information; and

a control unit configured to receive, through the input unit, a shortcut command to shorten the plurality of different voice commands if the determination unit determines that the plurality of different voice commands are received sequentially the predetermined number of times, register the shortcut command to the storage unit;

and if the registered shortcut command is received through the input unit, control the driving unit to perform different operations corresponding to the plurality of different voice commands;

wherein the shortcut command consists of no more than two words.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein if it is determined that the plurality of different voice commands are received the predetermined number of times, the control unit inquires whether to register the shortcut command to shorten the plurality of different voice commands.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the control unit receives the shortcut command to be registered in response to the inquiry.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the storage unit further stores a plurality of scripts including a command, an operation performed according to the command, a subject of the operation, and a condition for performing the operation,

wherein if the shortcut command is input, the control unit adds the input shortcut command to a predetermined position of the scripts.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determination unit comprises:

a converting unit configured to convert the received voice command into a text format; and

an inference unit configured to infer the converted command.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein if the plurality of different voice commands are received sequentially the predetermined number of times during a predetermined time, the control unit registers the shortcut command corresponding to the plurality of different voice commands after the plurality of different voice commands are received the predetermined number of times.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an analyzing unit configured to analyze words of the plurality of different voice commands received sequentially from the input unit,

wherein if it is determined that the plurality of different voice commands are received sequentially the predetermined number of times, the control unit combines the analyzed words, generates the shortcut command, and automatically registers the generated shortcut command to correspond to the plurality of different voice commands.

8. A method of registering a shortcut command, comprising:

receiving, by an input unit, a plurality of different voice commands from a user, sequentially;

storing information on a number of times the plurality of different voice commands has been received by the input unit from the user;

determining, by a determination unit, whether the plurality of different voice commands are received sequentially by the input unit from the user a predetermined number of times based on the information;

receiving by the input unit, a shortcut command to shorten the plurality of different voice commands and registering the shortcut command, if the determination unit determines that the plurality of different voice commands are received sequentially by the input unit from the user the predetermined number of times; and

if the registered shortcut command is received through the input unit,

performing different operations corresponding to the plurality of different voice commands;

wherein the shortcut command consists of no more than two words.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein if it is determined that the plurality of different voice commands are received sequentially the predetermined number of times, inquiring whether to register the shortcut command to shorten the plurality of different voice commands.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the registering receives the shortcut command to be registered in response to the inquiry.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

storing a plurality of scripts including a command, an operation performed according to the command, a subject of the operation, and a condition for performing the operation,

wherein if the shortcut command is input, the registering adds the input shortcut command to a predetermined position of the scripts.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining comprises:

converting the received plurality of different voice commands into a text format; and

inferring the converted command.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein if the plurality of different voice commands are received sequentially the predetermined number of times during a predetermined time, the registering registers the shortcut command corresponding to the plurality of different voice commands after the plurality of different voice commands are received the predetermined number of times.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

analyzing words of the plurality of different voice commands received sequentially by the input unit,

wherein if it is determined that the plurality of different voice commands are received sequentially the predetermined number of times, the registering combines the analyzed words, generates the shortcut command, and automatically registers the generated shortcut command to correspond to the plurality of different voice commands.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining comprises:

comparing the received plurality of different voice commands to previously received plurality of different voice commands;

selectively, based on the comparison, storing the received plurality of different voice commands as new voice commands with an initial value or incrementing the stored number of times the plurality of different voice commands are previously input; and

comparing the stored number of times the plurality of different voice commands are input sequentially to the predetermined number,

wherein the predetermined number is greater than the initial value.

16. A method performed by at least one processor, the method comprising:

receiving, by the at least one processor, a plurality of different voice commands from a user, sequentially;

determining whether the received voice commands has previously been received by the at least one processor, by comparing the received voice commands with a table including previously received voice commands and a count for each of the previously received voice commands in the table indicating a respective number of times each of the previously received voice commands in the table has been received by the at least one processor;

updating, based on the determining, the table by performing one of;

adding the received voice commands to the table as a new entry with an initial count value, based on the determining indicating the received voice commands are not previously received by the at least one processor, and

incrementing a count of a previously received voice commands in the table of previously received voice commands matching the received voice commands, based on the determining indicating the received voice commands are previously received by the at least one processor;

comparing the count in the table associated with the received voice commands with a predetermined number greater than the initial count value; and

performing a registration operation to register a shortcut command, having a number of words less than a number of words of the received voice commands, for the received voice commands, based on the comparison indicating the count in the table associated with the received voice commands is equal to the predetermined number;

wherein the shortcut command consists of no more than two words.