Voice Command Prediction Using LSTM Networks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Voice recognition systems experience delays and resource-intensive processing due to reliance on button release events or silence detection for end-of-command detection, leading to poor user experience, especially in noisy environments and during peak usage times.

Innovation Solution

A machine learning-based system predicts the end of a voice command using historical data and patterns, employing an LSTM network to detect the completion of commands without requiring explicit end-of-command signals, allowing for immediate execution and reducing latency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If silence detection is used to detect end of command, then end of command detection is achieved, but delay is introduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveend of command detection accuracyVSAvoidresponse delay
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of acoustic features during the voice command to predict the end of command before the actual silence period occurs. The machine learning model processes acoustic features in real-time and generates predictions that allow the system to prepare for command execution in advance, reducing the overall response delay while maintaining accurate end-of-command detection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If backend processing is used for voice recognition, then speech recognition accuracy is improved, but resource consumption and latency increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeech recognition accuracyVSAvoidbackend resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the voice processing task into two parts: acoustic feature extraction and end-of-command prediction are performed locally on the user device using lightweight machine learning models, while only the final prediction results and necessary audio segments are transmitted to the backend for speech recognition processing. This segmentation reduces backend resource consumption and latency while maintaining speech recognition accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Measurement precision

If backend processing is used for voice recognition, then speech recognition accuracy is improved, but response time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeech recognition accuracyVSAvoidend to end delay
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary end-of-command prediction using acoustic features extracted locally before transmitting the full audio to the backend. This preliminary action allows the system to prepare command execution in parallel with backend processing, significantly reducing the end-to-end delay while maintaining speech recognition accuracy through the backend's powerful processing capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system maintains continuous local processing of acoustic features and predictions throughout the voice command, rather than waiting for backend processing to complete. This continuous useful action allows parallel processing paths where local predictions can initiate command preparation while backend speech recognition is still ongoing, reducing overall response time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

4Measurement precision

If local acoustic profile and voice training are implemented, then voice recognition accuracy is improved, but device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevoice recognition accuracyVSAvoidservice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the machine learning functionality into lightweight acoustic feature extraction and end-of-command prediction models that run locally on the user device, with minimal local complexity. The more complex speech recognition and natural language processing are handled by the backend. This segmentation improves voice recognition accuracy through local adaptation while keeping device complexity manageable.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20250006185A1Voice command detection and prediction
Publication Date: 2025.01.02 COMCAST CABLE COMM LLC
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AI summary

Methods, systems, and apparatuses for predicting an end of a command in a voice recognition input are described herein. The system may receive data comprising a voice input. The system may receive a signal comprising a voice input. The system may detect, in the voice input, data that is associated with a first portion of a command. The system may predict, based on the first portion and while the voice input is being received, a second portion of the command. The prediction may be generated by a machine learning algorithm that is trained based at least in part on historical data comprising user input data. The system may cause execution of the command, based on the first portion and the predicted second portion, prior to an end of the voice input.