Voice Command Response Level Control for Electronic Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing voice command recognition systems in electronic devices often fail to accurately interpret user intentions, leading to unintended actions when the spoken command does not match a pre-stored command, resulting in undesired services or feedback.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a processor and memory that determines a response level for user voice inputs, allowing immediate action if the level is a first response or delaying action until an additional event is detected if it's a second response level, thereby aligning the device's actions with the user's intended commands.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If the electronic device performs voice command recognition using pre-stored command combinations, then command execution speed is improved, but accuracy in interpreting user intention deteriorates when the spoken command does not match pre-stored commands

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommand execution speedVSAvoiduser intention interpretation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary voice recognition to convert spoken commands into text, then conducts a first determination to check if the recognized text matches pre-stored command combinations. This preliminary action enables quick execution for standard commands while preparing for further processing if needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts its processing path based on the first determination result. When a match is found, it executes the pre-stored command immediately for speed. When no match is found, it transitions to a second determination process that performs meaning-level analysis to accurately interpret user intention, thus adapting the processing depth to the specific situation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Measurement precision

If the electronic device performs meaning level analysis using ontology or semantic parsing, then user intention interpretation accuracy is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser intention interpretation accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The voice command recognition process is segmented into two distinct determination stages. The first determination checks for exact matches with pre-stored commands, handling simple cases quickly. The second determination performs comprehensive meaning-level analysis only when needed, dividing the processing workload to minimize overall time while maintaining accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies partial action by performing only the necessary level of analysis for each command. For standard commands that match pre-stored combinations, no meaning-level analysis is performed. For non-matching commands, the full meaning-level analysis with ontology and semantic parsing is applied, ensuring accuracy without unnecessary processing overhead.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Speed

If the electronic device performs a command corresponding to user voice immediately, then response speed is improved, but unintended actions occur when the spoken command does not match expected commands

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse speedVSAvoidcommand execution reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses feedback from the first determination to control the execution flow. When the recognized text matches a pre-stored command, the system executes immediately with high reliability. When no match is found, the feedback triggers a second determination that performs meaning-level analysis to accurately understand user intention before execution, preventing unintended actions while maintaining fast response for standard commands.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10811002B2Electronic device and method for controlling the same
Publication Date: 2020.10.20 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device are disclosed. The electronic device includes a memory and a processor electrically connected with the memory. The memory stores instructions to be executed by the processor. The processor is configured to obtain a user voice, determine a response level of the user voice, when the response level of the user voice is a first response level, perform an operation corresponding to the user voice based on a time point of obtaining the user voice, and when the response level of the user voice is a second response level, perform the operation corresponding to the user voice based on a time point of detecting an additional event.