Electronic Device Parameter Display for Voice Task Recognition

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulty in intuitively recognizing tasks designated through voice commands, as existing systems lack clear representation of replaceable parameters within utterances, making it hard to map and execute customized tasks effectively.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device and method that display utterances as text, identify and display replaceable parameters, and allow user input to select or input items usable as parameters, enabling easier task designation and execution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If tasks are mapped to voice commands without displaying replaceable parameters, then the system can execute customized tasks, but users cannot intuitively recognize what the task does and what parameters can be customized

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveTask recognition clarityVSAvoidParameter display and selection interface
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The utterance is segmented into fixed parts and replaceable parameters, with parameters highlighted distinctly. This segmentation allows users to clearly identify which parts of the task can be customized while maintaining overall task recognition clarity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A user interface acts as an intermediary between the voice command system and the user, displaying the utterance with highlighted parameters and providing a selection mechanism. This intermediary resolves the contradiction by making parameters visible and selectable without complicating the core voice execution system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If the system displays full utterance text with parameters, then users can recognize tasks intuitively, but the interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveTask designation easeVSAvoidUser interface structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of uniformly displaying or hiding parts of the utterance, the system applies local quality by highlighting only the replaceable parameters within the full utterance text. This allows users to see the complete task context while easily identifying customizable parts, improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing interface complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Adaptability or versatility

If multiple parameters are made selectable in the utterance, then task customization flexibility increases, but the difficulty of parameter selection and task configuration increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveTask parameter customizationVSAvoidParameter selection difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects and highlights replaceable parameters in the utterance, eliminating the need for users to manually identify which parts can be customized. This self-service approach maintains high adaptability while reducing the difficulty of parameter selection, as the interface actively guides users rather than requiring them to analyze the structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11881215B2Electronic device and operation method of same
Publication Date: 2024.01.23 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for providing an intelligent assistance service, and an electronic device performing same. According to an embodiment, the electronic device includes a display, a communication interface, at least one processor, and at least one memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a task customized by a user and mapped to any one among a selected word, phrase, or sentence. The memory may store instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to: display a user interface, configured to set or change the task, on the display; display at least one utterance related to the task as text on the user interface; identify and display at least one replaceable parameter in the utterance; receive a user input, which may be used as the parameter, for selecting or inputting at least one item; and store the task including the item.