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Patent US7181394 - Device setter, device setting system, and recorded medium where device ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA word-device setting information storage part stores multiple device setting information in association with a single voice and a voice recognition part recognizes a voice input through a voice input part so that the multiple device setting information associated with the recognized voice is read from...http://www.google.com/patents/US7181394?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7181394 - Device setter, device setting system, and recorded medium where device setting program recordedAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7181394 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/926,113PCT numberPCT/JP2000/009213Publication dateFeb 20, 2007Filing dateDec 25, 2000Priority dateJan 5, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1273954C, CN1342308A, DE60035201D1, EP1207516A1, EP1207516A4, EP1207516B1, US20020161572, WO2001050454A1Publication number09926113, 926113, PCT/2000/9213, PCT/JP/0/009213, PCT/JP/0/09213, PCT/JP/2000/009213, PCT/JP/2000/09213, PCT/JP0/009213, PCT/JP0/09213, PCT/JP0009213, PCT/JP009213, PCT/JP2000/009213, PCT/JP2000/09213, PCT/JP2000009213, PCT/JP200009213, US 7181394 B2, US 7181394B2, US-B2-7181394, US7181394 B2, US7181394B2InventorsNoritaka KusumotoOriginal AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (17), Classifications (26), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDevice setter, device setting system, and recorded medium where device setting program recorded
US 7181394 B2Abstract
A word-device setting information storage part stores multiple device setting information in association with a single voice and a voice recognition part recognizes a voice input through a voice input part so that the multiple device setting information associated with the recognized voice is read from the word-device setting information storage part to a device control part, which in turn sets an internal device state of a device setting apparatus while an external device control part sets a state of an external device in response to the read multiple device setting information.
a voice input unit that converts an input voice to a voice signal;
a voice recognition unit that recognizes a voice corresponding to said voice signal converted by said voice input unit;
a storage that stores multiple device setting information associated with a single voice;
a setting unit that reads multiple device setting information corresponding to said voice recognized by said voice recognition unit from said storage and performing multiple device setting for setting an internal or external device state in response to said read multiple device setting information;
a registration unit that registers multiple device setting information associated with a new voice in said storage;
a display that displays a plurality of words corresponding to a registrable voice; and
a selector that selects a word corresponding to a voice to be registered from said plurality of words displayed on said display, wherein
said registration unit registers said word selected by said selector in said storage in association with multiple device setting information.
said setting unit includes an internal device setting unit that performs multiple device setting in said device setting apparatus.
said setting unit includes an external device setting unit that performs multiple device setting on said external device.
4. The device setting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
said selector further includes a receiver that receives a remote control signal transmitted to said device setting apparatus, and
said selector performs selection in response to said remote control signal received by said receiver.
5. A device setting apparatus comprising:
a character display that displays a plurality of characters for forming a plurality of words corresponding to a registrable voice; and
a selector that selects a character forming a word corresponding to a voice to be registered from said plurality of characters displayed on said character display, wherein
said registration unit registers said word formed by said character selected by said selector in said storage in association with multiple device setting information.
7. A device setting apparatus comprising:
an acquisition unit that acquires multiple device setting information; and
a selector that selects multiple device setting information associated with a new voice from said multiple device setting information acquired by said acquisition unit, wherein
said registration unit registers said multiple device setting information selected by said is selector in said storage in association with said new voice.
9. A device setting system comprising:
a setting unit that reads multiple device setting information corresponding to said voice recognized by said voice recognition unit from said storage and performing multiple device setting for setting an internal device state of said set device in response to said read multiple device setting information;
10. The device setting system according to claim 9, wherein
11. A recording medium recording a device setting program for making a processing unit perform device setting in a device setting apparatus having said processing unit, a voice input unit that converts an input voice to a voice signal and a storage that stores multiple device setting information associated with a single voice, wherein
recognizing a voice corresponding to said voice signal converted by said voice input unit,
reading multiple device setting information corresponding to recognized said voice from said storage and performing multiple device setting for setting an internal or external device state in response to read said multiple device setting information, and
displaying a plurality of words corresponding to a registrable voice and registering a word selected from displayed said plurality of words in said storage as a new voice in association with multiple device setting information.
12. The recording medium recording a device setting program according to claim 11, wherein
13. The recording medium recording a device setting program according to claim 11, wherein
14. A recording medium recording a device setting program
for making a processing unit perform device setting in a device setting apparatus having said processing unit, a voice input unit that converts an input voice to a voice signal and a storage that stores multiple device setting information associated with a single voice, wherein
recognizing a voice corresponding to said voice signal converted by said voice input unit, reading multiple device setting information corresponding to recognized said voice from said storage and performing multiple device setting for setting an internal or external device state in response to read said multiple device setting information, and
acquiring multiple device setting information and registering multiple device setting information selected from said acquired multiple device setting information in said storage in association with said new voice.
15. A recording medium recording a device setting program for making a processing unit perform device setting in a device setting apparatus having said processing unit, a voice input unit that converts an input voice to a voice signal and a storage that stores multiple device setting information associated with a single voice, wherein
displaying a plurality of characters for forming a plurality of words corresponding to a registrable voice and registering a word formed by a character selected from displayed said plurality of characters in said storage as a new voice in association with multiple device setting information.
16. The recording medium recording a device setting program according to claim 15, wherein
said registering step includes steps of acquiring multiple device setting information and registering multiple device setting information selected from acquired said multiple device setting information in said storage in association with said new voice.
17. A device setting apparatus comprising:
voice input means for converting an input voice to a voice signal;
voice recognition means for recognizing a voice corresponding to said voice signal converted by said voice input means;
storage means for storing multiple device setting information associated with a single voice;
setting means for reading multiple device setting information corresponding to said voice recognized by said voice recognition means from said storage means and performing multiple device setting for setting an internal or external device state in response to said read multiple device setting information;
registration means for registering multiple device setting information associated with a new voice in said storage means,
display means for displaying a plurality of words corresponding to a registrable voice; and
selection means for selecting a word corresponding to a voice to be registered from said plurality of words displayed on said display means, wherein
18. A device setting system comprising:
setting means for reading multiple device setting information corresponding to said voice recognized by said voice recognition means from said storage means and performing multiple device setting for setting an internal device state of said set device in response to said read multiple device setting information;
registration means for registering multiple device setting information associated with a new voice in said storage means;
selection means for selecting a word corresponding to a voice to be registered from said plurality of words displayed on said display means, and wherein
19. A recording medium recording a device setting program for making a processing unit perform device setting in a device setting apparatus having said processing unit, voice input means for converting an input voice to a voice signal and storage means for storing multiple device setting information associated with a single voice, wherein
recognizing a voice corresponding to said voice signal converted by said voice input means,
reading multiple device setting information corresponding to recognized said voice from said storage means and performing multiple device setting for setting an internal or external device state in response to read said multiple device setting information, and
displaying a plurality of words corresponding to a registrable voice and registering a word selected from displayed said plurality of words in said storage means as a new voice in association with multiple device setting information.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a device setting system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware structure for implementing functions of a voice recognition part, a device control part, a display control part and an external device control part shown in FIG. 1 by software;
FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing device setting of the device setting apparatus show in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram for illustrating operations of the device setting system according to the flow chart shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary specific structure of the device setting system shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 illustrates examples of words and device setting information stored in a word-device setting information storage part shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing word and set state registration of the device setting apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a block diagram for illustrating operations of the device setting system according to the flow chart shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 illustrates an exemplary software keyboard employed for the word and set state registration shown in FIG. 7;
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for specifically illustrating the word and set state registration shown in FIG. 7 with the device setting apparatus shown in FIG. 5;
FIG. 11 illustrates an exemplary device state list employed for the word and set state registration shown in FIG. 7; and
FIG. 12 illustrates an exemplary registration word list employed for the word and set state registration shown in FIG. 7.
The device setting system shown in FIG. 5 is formed by a television receiver 100 a serving as the device setting apparatus, a VCR (video cassette recorder) 300 a, a DVD (digital video disk) drive 300 b and a game machine 300 c serving as external devices, and a remote control device 200 a. When the operator vocalizes �dee vee dee saisei� with a microphone 1 a, for example, the voice recognition part 2 recognizes the words � (replay DVD)� (step S1).
FIG. 6 illustrates exemplary words stored in the word-device setting information storage part 7 and device setting information corresponding to the words. As shown in FIG. 6, words � (replay VCR)�, for example, are associated with device setting information of input switching to �video 1�, a graphic menu of �dynamic�, a voice menu of �dynamic� and a screen mode of �normal� as the internal device state of the television receiver 100 a as well as with device setting information for bringing the VCR 300 a which is the external device into a �replay state�, and the words and the device setting information are stored in the word-device setting information storage part 7 respectively.
Similarly, the contents of device control 1 to device control 4 (device states 1 to 4) are stored as internal device setting information of the television receiver 100 a for � (replay DVD)�, � (game)�, � (TV on)�, � (TV off)� and the like, while device control 5 (device state 5) is stored as device setting information for the VCR 300 a, the DVD drive 300 b and the game machine 300 c. When the word-device setting information storage part 7 stores the words and the corresponding device setting information shown in FIG. 6, the words � (replay DVD)� are registered (step S2) and hence the contents of the device control 1 to the device control 5 (device states 1 to 5) stored for these words are output to the device control part 4 as the device setting information (step S3).
Therefore, the device control part 4 and the like set the input switching to �video 2�, the graphic menu and the voice menu to �cinema� and the screen mode to �self-wide� on the television receiver 100 a, while the external device control part 9 and the like set the DVD drive 300 to a �replay� state (step S4).
In this case, the DVD drive 300 b is subjected to device control and hence the external device control part 9 and the like transmit �DVD drive� to the remote control device 200 a as external device name data, for changing the liquid display part 204 of the remote control device 200 a to a screen for operating the DVD drive 300 b. Therefore, the DVD drive 300 b can be operated with the remote control device 200 a. Thus, the operator can simultaneously set the device states of the television receiver 100 a, the VCR 300 a, the DVD drive 300 b and the game machine 300 c by vocalizing any of the aforementioned words.
Then, the operator selects items to be active with the remote control device 200 a. When the operator selects �channel (input)�, �graphic menu�, �voice menu�, �screen mode� and �external device (VCR)�, for example, multiple device setting information for setting the channel (input) to �video 1�, the graphic menu to �dynamic�, the voice menu to �dynamic�, the screen mode to �normal� and the external device (VCR) to a �replay� state is selected (step S15).
When the operator selects the word registration method of combining words selected from previously prepared ones with the remote control device 200 a (step S16), the display part 6 displays a word list shown in FIG. 12, for example, as the contents of the registration word list storage part 8 (step S19). When the operator operates the remote control device 200 a and selects � (VCR) ( (bideo))� and � (replay) ( (saisei))� for creating words � (replay VCR) ( (bideo saisei))� (step S20), for example, the created words are associated with the state of the selected device (step S21), so that the word-device setting information storage part 7 registers the words � (replay VCR) ( (bideo saisei))� and the multiple device setting information for setting the channel (input) to �video 1�, the graphic menu to �dynamic�, the voice menu to �dynamic�, the screen mode to �normal� and the external device (VCR) to the �replay� state (step S22).
When the operator selects the method capable of arbitrary selecting words, the display part 6 displays the software keyboard shown in FIG. 9 (step S19). When the operator operates the remote control device 200 a and selects � (bi)�, � (de)�, � (o)�, � (sa)�, � (i)�, � (se)� and � (i)� for creating words � (replay VCR)� (step 20), the created words are associated with the aforementioned selected device state (step S21) and registered in the word-device setting information storage part 7 (step S22).
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