Adaptive Voice Control for IoT Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Voice operation systems for IoT devices can be complex for users with varying skill levels, potentially leading to decreased convenience and increased errors for elderly or unaccustomed users due to the need for multiple voice inputs.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus control system that analyzes user voice operational skill levels and adjusts control commands accordingly, using cloud servers to interpret voice inputs and generate appropriate control commands for IoT devices based on skill levels, ensuring suitable control and minimizing complex operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If voice operation techniques are used to enable operation of IoT apparatuses, then convenience is improved and various detailed instructions can be accepted, but the system becomes more complex requiring multiple voice inputs which decreases convenience for elderly or unaccustomed users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing different levels of voice operation support to different user groups. The system identifies users who are elderly or unaccustomed to voice operations and provides them with simplified operation modes, while allowing other users to access the full range of detailed voice commands. This resolves the contradiction by making the system adaptable to local user needs rather than applying a uniform complex interface to all users.
2Extent of automation
If voice operations are made complex due to increase in voice inputs, then operations surpassing dedicated remote controllers are achieved, but convenience decreases and erroneous operations occur for users with low voice operational skill
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the voice operation system adaptive and changeable based on user characteristics. The system dynamically adjusts its operation mode - providing simplified single-voice-operation support for elderly or unaccustomed users, while enabling complex multi-voice operations for experienced users. This resolves the contradiction by making the automation level dynamic rather than fixed, allowing the system to surpass remote controller capabilities when needed while maintaining ease of operation for all users.
3Ease of operation
If simplified voice operation is provided for users with low skill levels, then ease of operation is improved, but the capability to perform detailed instructions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a voice operation support system that serves multiple user groups with different needs through a single unified system. The system provides both simplified operations for elderly or unaccustomed users and detailed command capabilities for experienced users, making it universally applicable to all user types. This resolves the contradiction by making the system multi-functional rather than requiring separate systems for different user groups.
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AI summary
A voice inputting device (2) inputs a voice operation of a user, and transmits sound data based on the voice operation to a first cloud server (5). The first cloud server (5) receives the voice data from the voice inputting device (2), analyzes the received voice data, and determines an operational skill level of the user and the details of the voice operation. A second cloud server (6) generates a control command for an air conditioner (3) based on the operational skill level and the details of the voice operation determined by the first cloud server (5), and transmits the generated control command to the air conditioner (3).