Smart Network Device Keyword Routing for Multi-OS Compatibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional Wi-Fi access points and personal assistant devices have limited compatibility with user devices due to support for only one type of voice interaction application or operating system, restricting their ability to communicate effectively across different devices.

Innovation Solution

A smart network device equipped with a processor and memory that receives keyword data and speech data, determines the corresponding keyword, and selectively sends word recognition results through one communication path while sending speech data through another, allowing compatibility with multiple user devices and operating systems.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a traditional personal assistant device supports only one type of voice interaction application or operating system, then speech recognition accuracy is improved, but device compatibility with user devices deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeech recognition accuracyVSAvoiddevice compatibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The network device is designed to support multiple voice interaction applications and operating systems simultaneously. It can recognize keywords and route speech data to different communication paths based on the target user device's OS type, enabling universal compatibility across iOS, Android, and other platforms while maintaining accurate speech recognition for each

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

2Reliability

If a Wi-Fi access point provides wireless communication for user devices, then network connectivity is improved, but user device compatibility deteriorates due to limited support for different OS types

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork connectivityVSAvoiduser device compatibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The network device acts as an intermediary between the Wi-Fi network and user devices with different operating systems. It receives speech data, identifies the target device's OS type, and routes the data through appropriate communication paths to ensure reliable connectivity and compatibility across diverse device types

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If the network device recognizes word information from speech data, then information access capability is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation access capabilityVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The network device performs preliminary keyword recognition on speech data before full speech-to-text conversion. By identifying keywords early in the processing pipeline, it can determine the target user device and select the appropriate communication path in advance, reducing overall processing time while maintaining information access capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Adaptability or versatility

If the network device sends speech data through multiple communication paths, then user device compatibility is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser device compatibilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The network device dynamically selects communication paths based on real-time conditions such as the target user device's operating system type and availability. This dynamic routing capability enables support for multiple device types without requiring all communication paths to be active simultaneously, managing system complexity while maintaining compatibility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10636416B2Smart network device and method thereof
Publication Date: 2020.04.28 WISTRON NEWEB CORP
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AI summary

A network device is connected to user device and includes a processor and a memory storing executable code executed by the processor. The network device is configured to receive first keyword data and speech data followed by the first keyword data; determine whether the first keyword data corresponds to a first keyword; in response to determining that the first keyword data corresponds to the first keyword, recognize word information from the speech data to generate at least one word recognition result; send the at least one word recognition result through a first communication path to a first network; and in response to determining that the first keyword data corresponds to a second keyword, stop recognizing the word information from the speech data followed by the first keyword data, and send the speech data through a second communication path to the first user device.