Device Control System for Generating Customizable Speech Phrases

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face challenges in determining acceptable phrases for speech input in devices like smartphones and smart speakers, as existing methods provide only fixed phrases and lack adaptability to individual user preferences.

Innovation Solution

A device control system and method that acquires user settings to generate customizable phrases for controlling devices through speech input, allowing users to easily identify acceptable phrases for device operation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If fixed phrases are provided in manuals, then users can be guided to common phrases, but users cannot be guided to phrases that change in accordance with individual users

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability of phrases to individual usersVSAvoidcomplexity of phrase generation system

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by acquiring user settings in advance and generating appropriate phrases before the user needs to use speech input. The terminal device obtains user settings related to the device, generates phrases based on these settings, and outputs display data showing the generated phrases, so users are provided with personalized phrases ready before they attempt speech input.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If speech input is made easily operable without physical operations, then user convenience is improved, but users face challenges in determining acceptable phrases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of speech input operationVSAvoidinformation about acceptable phrases

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by generating phrases based on acquired user settings and outputting display data that shows these generated phrases to users. This feedback loop provides users with information about acceptable phrases tailored to their specific device settings, helping them understand what phrases will work for speech input without requiring physical manual consultation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11574631B2Device control system, device control method, and terminal device

Publication Date: 2023.02.07 YAMAHA CORP

AI summary

Provided is a device control system configured to: acquire user setting relating to a device; generate a phrase for controlling the device based on the acquired user setting; and output data for displaying the generated phrase.