Display Voice Input Switching for IDs, Passwords, and Search Terms

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display devices inaccurately convert non-linguistic character strings, such as IDs and passwords, into unintended words during voice-to-text conversion due to word-by-word recognition, leading to input errors.

Innovation Solution

The display device converts user voice input into text based on the type of input field, using character unit conversion for fields like IDs and passwords and word unit conversion for search words, with optional mode switching for non-linguistic characters.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If voice-to-text conversion is performed using word-by-word recognition, then the conversion process is simple and fast, but the accuracy deteriorates when converting non-linguistic character strings like IDs and passwords

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeech-to-text conversion accuracyVSAvoidtext conversion method complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the text conversion method adjustable based on input field type. The system dynamically switches between word unit conversion and character unit conversion depending on whether the input field requires linguistic text (like search queries) or non-linguistic characters (like IDs and passwords). This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by optimizing accuracy for different contexts without requiring permanently complex processing for all cases.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements local quality by applying different conversion methods to different input fields based on their specific requirements. Search fields use word unit conversion for natural language processing, while ID and password fields use character unit conversion for precise character-by-character input. This localized approach ensures high accuracy for each specific use case without unnecessary complexity elsewhere.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Measurement precision

If character unit conversion is used for all input fields, then the accuracy for non-linguistic characters improves, but the conversion process becomes more complex and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeech-to-text conversion accuracyVSAvoidconversion processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically selects the appropriate conversion method based on the input field type, avoiding the need to always use the more time-consuming character unit conversion. For standard text inputs, faster word unit conversion is used, while character unit conversion is activated only when needed for specific fields like IDs and passwords, thus minimizing overall processing time while maintaining accuracy where required.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Character unit conversion is applied locally only to specific input fields that require it (ID fields, password fields), rather than globally to all input fields. This selective application reduces the overall time loss by limiting the more time-consuming conversion process to only where it provides necessary accuracy improvements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Ease of operation

If the system automatically detects input field type, then the user experience is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser input convenienceVSAvoidinput field detection mechanism
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as the voice-to-text conversion engine and as the input field type detector. By making the control unit universal, the system avoids adding separate detection mechanisms, thus improving ease of operation without proportionally increasing system complexity. The same processing core handles both conversion and detection tasks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the input field detection function with the existing voice-to-text conversion control logic. Instead of implementing detection as a separate complex subsystem, it integrates detection capabilities into the control unit that already manages conversion processes. This merging approach improves user convenience while minimizing the increase in system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS12548571B2Display device and operation method thereof
Publication Date: 2026.02.10 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A display device, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises: a display for displaying at least one input field; a speech acquisition unit for acquiring speech inputted in the input field; and a control unit for converting the speech to text, wherein the control unit may convert the speech to text by character unit or by phrase unit according to the type of the input field.