Display Device Voice Intent Analysis for Home Appliance Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices with voice recognition functions are limited in identifying home appliances associated with user intentions and require separate voice commands to control them, leading to inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A display device equipped with a wireless communication unit, a microphone, and a control unit that receives voice commands, identifies associated home appliances, obtains their state information, and provides recommended operations, allowing for automatic control and improved user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display device provides only information or functions suitable for the voice uttered by the user, then the voice recognition function is simple and easy to implement, but the user convenience deteriorates because separate specific voice commands are required to control home appliances
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically identifies home appliances and generates recommended operations without requiring users to issue separate specific voice commands. The display device autonomously analyzes the voice command intent, identifies relevant appliances, and presents recommended actions, allowing the system to serve itself in reducing user burden.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer that includes an intent analysis module and a recommended operation generation module. This intermediary layer translates user voice commands into identified appliance operations, acting as a mediator between the user's intent and the actual appliance control, thereby improving convenience without directly increasing visible user interaction complexity.
2Ease of operation
If the display device automatically controls home appliances based on voice commands, then user convenience is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional processing modules
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is segmented into distinct functional modules: a voice command receiving module, an intent analysis module, an appliance identification module, and a recommended operation generation module. By dividing the complex control system into smaller, specialized segments, the patent manages complexity while enabling automatic home appliance control based on voice commands.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a display device and as a central control hub for multiple home appliances. The control unit performs multiple functions including voice command processing, intent analysis, appliance identification, and operation generation, allowing a single device to handle diverse control tasks without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include display unit; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the home appliance; and a control unit configured to: receive a voice command, obtain the intention of the received voice command, identify one or more home appliances associated with the obtained intention, receive state information of the one or more home appliances from the identified one or more home appliances through the wireless communication unit, based on the received state information, obtain recommended operation information of the identified one or more home appliances, and display intention analysis information, the state information, and the recommended operation information, which are the analysis results of the intention, on the display unit.