Control method, electronic device and non-transitory computer readable storage medium

• US 10,474,947 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2017
• Issued: 11/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Lee, Wei-Long, Ku, Mei-Chieh, Kung, Tzu-Yu, Wu, Chung-Yi, Lin, Tai-Yin, Chou, Jia-Wei, Huang, Chao-Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Dalena
• Application Number:
  US15/600,802
• Publication Number:
  US 20170344875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 904 Days
• Field of Search: 700245, 700264, 700258, 700259, 901 10, 901 30, 901 47
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/008 based on physical entities controlled by simulated intelligence so as to replicate intelligent life forms, e.g. based on robots replicating pets or humans in their appearance or behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/08 Speech classification or search
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/48 specially adapted for particular use

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises: a storage for storing interaction setting information and behavior setting information; an interaction interface; and a processor electrically connected to the storage and the interaction interface. When the processor receives a behavior-driving command from the interaction interface, the processor is configured to select the behavior setting information and the interaction setting information according to the behavior-driving command. The processor is configured to perform a behavior according to the behavior setting information. The processor is further configured to perform an interaction operation based on the behavior according to the behavior setting information and the interaction setting information when the behavior is had. A control method and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium are also provided.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a storage for storing interaction setting information and behavior setting information;

an interaction interface; and

a processor electrically connected to the storage and the interaction interface, when the processor receives a behavior-driving command from the interaction interface, the processor is configured to select the behavior setting information and the interaction setting information according to the behavior-driving command,

wherein the processor is configured to perform a behavior according to the behavior setting information, and to perform an interaction operation corresponding to the behavior based on the behavior setting information and the interaction setting information, and

wherein the electronic device comprises a light source device;

the behavior-driving command comprises a storytelling-driving command, the behavior comprises a storytelling behavior and the processor performs the storytelling behavior corresponding to the storytelling-driving command when the processor receives the storytelling-driving command; and

the processor outputs a control signal to adjust the light source device according to the storytelling behavior.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device further includes an audio device, and a communication device which communicates with an external smart home device, wherein the behavior includes outputting a behavior audio via the audio device.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the interaction operation includes making the electronic device move along a moving path based on the behavior audio.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the processor includes a record unit for recording user information as the interaction setting information, and the processor is configured to adjust the outputted behavior audio according to the user information.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the record unit obtains the user information via a dialogue system or a text to speech system in a speech processing unit.

6. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the electronic device further includes a feature capturing device, and the processor obtains the user information via performing a face recognition, a speech recognition, or a dynamic image recognition on input data obtained by the feature capturing device.

7. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the electronic device further includes a feature capturing device, and the processor generates interaction information via analyzing an image or an audio obtained by the feature capturing device and adjusts the behavior audio according to the interaction information.

8. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the processor outputs the behavior audio corresponding to a story script via the audio device, the story script being included in the behavior setting information stored in the storage.

9. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the processor outputs a control command to the external smart home device via the communication device to control the external smart home device to operate corresponding to the storytelling behavior, wherein the external smart home device is a lighting device, and the control command reduces or increases an output brightness of the lighting device according to words appearing in the story script.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device further includes an image device, and the interaction operation includes providing audiovisual information corresponding to the behavior via the image device and the audio device.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processor outputs the control signal to control the light source device to adjust brightness, a color, or a flash rate of the light source device.

12. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the behavior setting information includes a behavior script corresponding to the behavior.

13. An electronic device comprising:

a storage for storing interaction setting information and behavior setting information; and

a processor electrically connected to the storage and an interaction interface, when the processor receives a behavior-driving command from the interaction interface, the processor is configured to select the behavior setting information and the interaction setting information according to the behavior-driving command, wherein the processor performs

a behavior according to the behavior setting information, and performs

an interaction operation corresponding to the behavior based on the interaction setting information and the behavior setting information when the behavior is performed, and

wherein the electronic device comprises a communication device which communicates with an external smart home device;

the behavior-driving command comprises a storytelling-driving command and the behavior comprises a storytelling behavior, and the processor performs the storytelling behavior corresponding to the storytelling-driving command when the electronic device receives the storytelling-driving command; and

the processor outputs a control command to the external smart home device via the communication device to control the external smart home device to operate corresponding to the storytelling behavior, when the external smart home device is a lighting device, the communication device outputs the control command to adjust the lighting device according to words appearing in a story script corresponding to the storytelling behavior.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the processor performs the behavior according to the behavior setting information further includes to control an audio device to output

a behavior audio according to the behavior setting information.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14 wherein the processor performs interaction operation further includes to make

the electronic device move along a moving path based on the behavior audio.

16. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the interaction setting information includes user information, and the interaction operation includes adjusting the behavior audio according to the user information.

17. The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the processor performs the interaction operation further includes to control an image device to

provide audiovisual information corresponding to the behavior.

18. The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein the electronic device further comprises an audio device and a light source device.

19. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the processor outputs a behavior audio corresponding to the story script via the audio device, the story script being included in the behavior setting information stored in the storage.

20. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the processor outputs a control signal to control the light source device to adjust a brightness, a color, or a flash rate of the light source device according to the storytelling behavior.

21. The electronic device according to claim 18, wherein the interaction setting information comprises information to effect the color of the light source device being changed to interact with the user when a specific text or word appears in the story script.

22. An electronic device comprising:

a storage for storing interaction setting information and behavior setting information; and

a processor electrically connected to the storage and an interaction interface, when the processor receives a behavior-driving command from the interaction interface, the processor is configured to select the behavior setting information and the interaction setting information according to the behavior-driving command, wherein the processor performs

a behavior according to the behavior setting information, and performs

an interaction operation corresponding to the behavior based on the interaction setting information and the behavior setting information when the behavior is performed,

wherein the electronic device comprises a communication device which communicates with an external smart home device;

the behavior-driving command comprises a storytelling-driving command and the behavior comprises a storytelling behavior, and the processor performs the storytelling behavior corresponding to the storytelling-driving command when the electronic device receives the storytelling-driving command; and

;

the processor outputs a control command to the external smart home device via the communication device to control the external smart home device to operate corresponding to the storytelling behavior, when the external smart home device is an air-conditioning device, and the communication device outputs the control command to adjust a setting temperature of the air-conditioning device according to words appearing in a story script corresponding to the storytelling behavior.