Portable Electronic Voice Processing with Remote Context Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable electronic devices have limited speech recognition capabilities and are often not contextually aware, making it difficult to use them for sophisticated voice-based control functions due to limited processing power and lack of connectivity to remote databases.
Innovation Solution
The device captures voice commands and associated contextual information, which can be processed locally or remotely, using a speech recognition engine to determine relevant information and upload it to computing equipment with greater processing power and data access for accurate command execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If voice command processing is performed locally on portable electronic devices, then device independence and response speed are improved, but processing power and accuracy are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments voice processing into two parts: local capture and transcription of voice commands, and remote contextual analysis and command execution. The portable device handles only the voice capture and basic transcription, while complex contextual processing is performed remotely, resolving the contradiction between local response speed and processing accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
A remote server acts as an intermediary between the portable device and the final command execution. The server receives transcribed voice commands, performs contextual analysis using remote databases and processing power, and returns appropriate responses or actions to the portable device, enabling high accuracy without requiring the device itself to have extensive processing capabilities.
2Productivity
If contextual information is stored and processed locally, then processing speed is improved, but device complexity and processing power requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts contextual processing from the portable device and relocates it to a remote server. The portable device only captures and stores basic contextual information (such as current location, time, and voice transcription), while comprehensive contextual analysis is performed remotely, reducing local processing power requirements while maintaining processing speed through efficient data transfer and processing architecture.
3Adaptability or versatility
If sophisticated voice control functions are implemented on portable devices, then functionality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The portable device serves multiple functions: voice command capture, local transcription, contextual information gathering, and preliminary processing. The remote server provides additional universal functions including advanced contextual analysis, database queries, and command execution. This distributed multi-functionality achieves sophisticated voice control without concentrating all complexity in the portable device.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device may capture a voice command from a user. The electronic device may store contextual information about the state of the electronic device when the voice command is received. The electronic device may transmit the voice command and the contextual information to computing equipment such as a desktop computer or a remote server. The computing equipment may perform a speech recognition operation on the voice command and may process the contextual information. The computing equipment may respond to the voice command. The computing equipment may also transmit information to the electronic device that allows the electronic device to respond to the voice command.