Patent ID: 6230137
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
A household appliance configuration, comprising:a kitchen appliance having operating functions;a first device, connected to said kitchen appliance, for inputting at least two speech signals designating the operating functions of said kitchen appliance;a second device, operatively connected to said first device, for recognizing the operating functions designated by the speech signals; anda third device, operatively connected to said second device, for converting the speech signals, after being recognized, into a given control command to operate said kitchen appliance, said third device producing the given control command only when the speech signals are input in a sequence defined by a menu tree; anda controller having a control program and being assigned to at least one of said first, second, and third devices, said control program operating such that the speech signals, being input in a direct succession for selecting the operating functions, cause a formation of the given control command only when the speech signals are separated in time by not more than a respective given first time period, being a respective pause period, and are input within a respective given second time period.