Multimedia Apparatus Voice Control Projection Cloud Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional multimedia apparatuses lack the capability to provide convenient and diversified multimedia operations, failing to meet the evolving needs of users with advanced multimedia applications, particularly in terms of voice control and user experience.

Innovation Solution

A multimedia apparatus and system that incorporates a wireless transmission device, an audio receiving device, a processing device, and a projection device, coupled with a cloud system for voice recognition, enabling the reception of voice data, processing, and projection of corresponding image data to provide interactive and diversified multimedia operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional multimedia apparatuses are used, then the device structure is simple, but the multimedia operation functions are limited and cannot satisfy user needs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemultimedia operation functionsVSAvoiddevice structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The multimedia apparatus integrates multiple functions including voice recognition, wireless communication, image projection, and external device control into a single device. The projection device can display various types of content (images, videos, presentations), the audio receiving device captures different voice commands, and the system can control multiple types of external devices (lights, curtains, AC), thereby achieving multi-functionality that resolves the contradiction between limited functions and simple structure.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The multimedia apparatus is divided into distinct functional modules: an audio receiving device for voice input, a processing device for recognition and control, a wireless transmission device for communication, and a projection device for visual output. This modular segmentation allows each component to specialize in its function while working together as an integrated system, enabling diverse multimedia operations without creating a monolithic complex structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If voice control functionality is added to multimedia apparatuses, then user convenience is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoiddevice structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The processing device serves as an intermediary between the audio receiving device and the projection device. It receives voice data, processes it through voice recognition algorithms, converts recognized commands into control signals, and transmits these signals to control the projection device and external devices. This intermediary role simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing the complex voice processing functionality in one module, thereby improving ease of operation while managing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If cloud system integration is implemented, then diversified multimedia operations are enabled, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemultimedia operationsVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts complex voice recognition and data processing functions from the local multimedia apparatus and relocates them to a cloud-based system. The apparatus retains only the essential functions of voice data collection, wireless transmission, and basic control, while the cloud system handles the computationally intensive tasks of voice recognition, command interpretation, and coordination of multiple devices. This extraction resolves the contradiction by enabling diversified operations through cloud services while keeping the local device structure relatively simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS10984787B2Multimedia apparatus and multimedia system
Publication Date: 2021.04.20 PEGATRON
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AI summary

A multimedia apparatus includes a wireless transmission device, an audio receiving device, a processing device and a projection device. The audio receiving device is for receiving a first voice data. The processing device is coupled with the audio receiving device and the wireless transmission device. The processing device is for outputting the first voice data via the wireless transmission device. The projection device is coupled with the processing device. When the processing device receives a first image data corresponding to the first voice data via the wireless transmission device, the processing device operates the projection device to project a first projection picture according to the first image data. A multimedia system including the multimedia apparatus is also disclosed.