AI Speaker Voice Routing by External Device State
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing AI speakers are inconvenient for users unfamiliar with electronic devices due to complex setup processes and limited functionality, and they provide services through restricted voice-based methods, hindering their expansion.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with a speaker, microphone, and processor that identifies the state of external devices, processes user voices, and controls communication to extend functionality by guiding users to turn on devices, request processing, or handle errors, while a display apparatus processes user voices for visual feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If AI speaker performs voice recognition functions, then it can control household devices and provide smart home services, but the setup process becomes complicated requiring linkage with smartphone
Solution Approach 1:
The AI speaker autonomously identifies the state of external devices and performs appropriate actions without requiring user intervention or smartphone linkage. The device serves itself by automatically processing voices, identifying device states, and executing control functions independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The system separates voice processing functionality from the AI speaker itself by identifying when external devices are turned on and transferring voice processing to those devices. This segmentation allows the AI speaker to maintain simplicity while external devices handle complex processing when available.
2Ease of operation
If AI speaker provides services through voice output only, then it maintains simple operation, but the extension of functions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a single audio dimension to multiple dimensions by incorporating visual feedback through displays and haptic feedback through vibration motors. This multi-dimensional approach expands functionality while maintaining simple voice-based operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The AI speaker is designed to perform multiple functions including voice recognition, device state identification, visual feedback display, and haptic feedback. By integrating these diverse functions into a single device, it achieves versatility while maintaining ease of operation through unified voice control.
3Extent of automation
If AI speaker processes all voices itself, then it maintains independent operation, but it cannot utilize external devices for processing when they are turned on
Solution Approach 1:
The AI speaker dynamically adjusts its operation mode based on the state of external devices. When external devices are turned off, the AI speaker processes voices independently. When external devices are turned on, the system dynamically switches to utilize those devices for processing, optimizing resource utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The AI speaker acts as an intermediary that coordinates between users and external devices. It identifies device states and facilitates communication between users and external devices, enabling seamless utilization of external resources when available while maintaining independent operation when needed.
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AI summary
Disclosed are an electronic apparatus, a display apparatus and a method of controlling the same an electronic apparatus, a display apparatus and a method of controlling the same, the electronic apparatus including: a speaker configured to output a sound; a microphone configured to receive a user voice; a communicator configured to perform communication; a processor configured to: identify a state of an external apparatus through the communicator based on reception of the user voice, process the received user voice and output a sound corresponding to a process result through the speaker based on identification that the external apparatus is in a turned-off state, and control the communicator to transmit information about the received user voice to the external apparatus and request the external apparatus to process the voice based on identification that the external apparatus is in a turned-on state.