Voice Control System for Image Processing Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Image processing devices are inaccessible to visually impaired or blind users due to reliance on touch screens and key-based interfaces, leading to suboptimal usage and increased error rates from laborious menu navigation.
Innovation Solution
A voice control system for image processing devices, comprising a voice recognition module, database of processing commands, analysis unit, transmission unit, and control unit, allowing users to send voice commands that are translated into control actions, with modules for confirmation, information, and validation to facilitate vocal access and minimize errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a touch screen or key-based interface is used for controlling image processing devices, then the device can provide multiple functions and options, but visually impaired or blind users cannot access these functions independently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical touch screen and key-based interface with a voice recognition system. Users can issue voice commands to control image processing functions, eliminating the need for tactile interaction with buttons or touch screens. This substitution makes the device accessible to visually impaired users while maintaining full functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The voice recognition module acts as an intermediary between the user and the device's control system. It converts spoken commands into control signals that the device can execute, bridging the gap between the user's intent and the device's response without requiring direct interaction with the touch screen interface.
2Measurement precision
If multiple submenus and options are provided for precise function selection, then the device can perform specific tasks accurately, but the operation becomes laborious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of the voice command to understand the user's intent before executing the corresponding function. The voice recognition module processes the spoken command, identifies the desired function and parameters, and directly executes the appropriate action without requiring the user to navigate through multiple menu levels to make selections.
3Loss of information
If a tactile interface is used for device control, then the device can provide visual feedback through the touch screen, but users with visual impairments cannot receive or interpret this feedback
Solution Approach 1:
The voice recognition system provides a universal interface that works for all users regardless of visual ability. It replaces visual feedback mechanisms with auditory feedback through voice responses, making the device equally accessible to both visually impaired and sighted users while maintaining the same core functionality.
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AI summary
The system (1) for voice control of an image processing device (2) comprises a voice recognition module (3) having a receiving element (4) for receiving a voice message generated by a user and a processing unit (5) for transcribing a received voice message into a text message, a database (6) comprising predetermined processing commands of the image processing device (2), an analysis unit (7) for comparing each text message to the predetermined processing commands and, in the case of compliance of the text message with one of the processing commands, for selecting this processing order, a transmission unit (8) for transmitting a control command, representative of the selected processing command, and a control unit (9) for receiving a transmitted control command and for controlling an action of the image processing device (2).