AI Appliance Control via Portable Speech Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing appliance control systems lack the ability to recognize optimal setting environments and interlock operations between appliances based on events, and they require speech input or communication modules for effective control, which can be limiting in terms of user interaction and appliance connectivity.
Innovation Solution
An artificial intelligence-based appliance control apparatus that includes a recognition device with a communication unit and a recognition module to recognize setting environments and generate control information, allowing for speech input without microphones and connectivity without communication modules, using user and appliance profiles to optimize control signals and interlock operations between appliances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If speech input means (microphone) is added to enable speech control, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a portable speech input device as an intermediary between the user and the appliance. This external device contains the microphone and speech processing capabilities, while the appliance itself remains simple without requiring built-in speech input means. The portable device acts as a mediator that captures speech commands and transmits them to control the appliance, thus improving ease of operation without increasing the complexity of the appliance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If communication module is added to enable connectivity, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the control command input device universal by equipping it with both speech input capabilities and communication module. This single device can serve multiple functions: capturing speech commands, transmitting control signals to appliances, and receiving status information from appliances. By concentrating these multiple functions in one external device rather than requiring each appliance to have its own communication module, the system achieves high adaptability while keeping individual appliances simple.
3Measurement precision
If recognition module with AI processing is added, then measurement precision is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the AI processing function into a separate portable speech input device rather than embedding it in each appliance. The recognition module with machine learning capabilities resides in the portable device, which processes speech commands and generates control signals. This segmentation allows the energy-intensive AI processing to be performed externally, reducing the energy burden on individual appliances while maintaining high measurement precision for recognizing user intentions and appliance settings.
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AI summary
An appliance control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a recognition device including a communication unit connected to a speech processing device or a control command input device to receive a control command for an appliance from the speech processing device or the control command input device, and a recognition module configured to recognize a setting environment for the appliance based on the received control command and generate control information for the appliance based on the recognized setting environment, and a control device configured to receive the control information from the recognition device, generate a control signal based on the received control information, and transmit the generated control signal to the appliance or a control command input device connected to the appliance.