VOICE-CONTROLLED POWER DEVICE

• US 20120109658A1
• Filed: 10/27/2010
• Published: 05/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Well Shin Electronic Company Limited, Well Shin Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Well Shin Electronic Company Limited, Well Shin Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Wu, Jui-Hsiung
• Application Number:
  US12/913,756
• Publication Number:
  US 20120109658A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue

Abstract

A voice-controlled power device includes a voice-controlled circuit which includes a power module for getting an AC input voltage, a switch module having an electromagnetic relay and a driving circuit, and a control module having a microcontroller, a power unit regulating an output voltage of the power module and providing a work voltage for the microcontroller, a voice-detecting unit receiving voice signals and transforming the voice signals into electric signals, and a voice-amplifier unit amplifying the electric signals. The microcontroller receives and analyzes the amplified electric signals and sends out control signals to drive the driving circuit to control switch states of the electromagnetic relay and further control whether there is power output to an external electric appliance or not. The switch states of the electromagnetic relay rest with whether the output voltage of the power module is provided thereon or not under the control of the driving circuit.

Claims

1. A voice-controlled power device, comprising:

an insulating housing;

a plurality of conductive terminals fastened in the insulating housing and partially stretching out of the insulating housing for connecting with an AC power supply; and

a voice-controlled circuit disposed in the insulating housing and including;

a power module connected with the conductive terminals for getting and dealing with an AC input voltage to output a proper output voltage;

a control module including a microcontroller, a power unit for regulating and filtering the output voltage of the power module and then providing a work voltage for the microcontroller, a voice-detecting unit for receiving voice signals and transforming the voice signals into electric signals, and a voice-amplifier unit for amplifying the electric signals and then transmitting amplified electric signals to the microcontroller, then the microcontroller analyzing the amplified electric signals and sending out corresponding control signals; and

a switch module having an electromagnetic relay and a driving circuit, the driving circuit controlling switch states of the electromagnetic relay according to the control signals from the control module, so as to further control whether the AC power supply outputs power to an external electric appliance or not, wherein the switch states of the electromagnetic relay rest with whether the output voltage of the power module is provided thereon or not under the control of the driving circuit.

2. The voice-controlled power device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voice-detecting unit is connected between a positive output terminal of the power module and ground, the voice-detecting unit has a microphone and a resistor series-connected with the microphone, the microphone is embedded in the insulating housing.

3. The voice-controlled power device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the voice-amplifier unit has an operational amplifier of which two inputs are connected to two terminals of the microphone respectively through a first capacitor and a second capacitor, and the output of the operational amplifier is connected with the microcontroller so as to send the amplified electric signals to the microcontroller.

4. The voice-controlled power device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voice-controlled circuit further includes an indicator fastened in the insulating housing and connected with the microcontroller for indicating whether there is power output to the external electric appliance or not.

5. The voice-controlled power device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power unit includes a transistor of which the collector is connected with a positive output terminal of the power module, the base is on one hand connected to ground through a zener diode, and on the other connected to the collector through a first resistor, and the emitter successively passes through a second resistor and a third resistor to be connected to ground, the connection of the second resistor and the third resistor is drawn forth to be connected with a reference electrode of the zener diode, the emitter of the transistor is further connected with the microcontroller to provide the work voltage for the microcontroller.

6. The voice-controlled power device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the connection of the second resistor and the third resistor is drawn forth to be further acted as a reference terminal capable of providing a reference potential higher than 0V, the voice-amplifier unit has an operational amplifier connected between the voice-detecting unit and the microcontroller, the non-inverting input of the operational amplifier is further connected with the reference terminal through an auxiliary resistor, for ensuring a lowest output voltage of the operational amplifier always higher than 0V to the effect that the microcontroller accurately analyzes the amplified electric signals.

7. The voice-controlled power device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving circuit of the switch module has a transistor of which the collector is connected to a positive output terminal of the power module through a directive diode, and the emitter is connected to ground, the electromagnetic relay comprises a control system parallel-connected to the directive diode and a switch system connected between one of the conductive terminals and the external electric appliance, the microcontroller of the control module is connected with the base of the transistor so as to control switch states of the transistor and further control whether the output voltage of the power module is provided on the control system or not.

8. The voice-controlled power device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power module includes a step-down transformer, a rectifier, a voltage regulator and a filter which are successively connected together.

9. The voice-controlled power device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulating housing is a plug housing, a socket housing or an adapter housing.