Voice-Controlled Home Appliance Terminal System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home appliance systems lack user convenience in communication and control, as users must manually interact with devices for information and operation, which is inefficient and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A terminal with a microphone, display, audio output module, and communication unit that allows users to provide voice commands to control home appliances, extracting and outputting relevant information and controlling appliance operations based on voice input, enhancing user interaction and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually interact with home appliances for information and control, then device functionality is achieved, but user convenience and interaction efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical interaction (touching buttons, navigating menus) with voice-based acoustic interaction. Users can query home appliance information and control operations through spoken commands, which are processed by the terminal device's voice recognition system, eliminating the need for manual device operation and significantly improving ease of use while reducing interaction time.
2Ease of operation
If voice recognition is implemented in terminal devices, then user interaction convenience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device integrates multiple functions including voice recognition, home appliance information querying, and operation control within a single device. By combining these functions, the system achieves multi-functionality that improves interaction convenience without proportionally increasing complexity, as the terminal already possesses the necessary computational and communication capabilities to handle voice processing and appliance control.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device serves as an intermediary between users and home appliances. It receives voice commands, processes information requests, and transmits control signals to appliances, thereby simplifying the user-appliance interface while managing system complexity through a centralized mediation layer that handles voice recognition and command interpretation.
3Ease of operation
If manual device operation is required, then precise control is achieved, but user convenience during tasks like cooking deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operation with voice-based control, allowing users to query appliance information and issue control commands through speech. This substitution is particularly beneficial during tasks like cooking, where hands may be occupied, enabling users to maintain task efficiency while improving convenience through hands-free interaction capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
A terminal includes a microphone, a display, an audio output module, a communication unit to exchange data with a server or a home appliance, and a controller to control display of a screen including information related to the home appliance and to control output of information corresponding to user voice based on the information related to the home appliance on the screen via the display or the audio output module when the user voice is received via the microphone. Therefore, it is possible to improve user convenience upon utilizing the home appliance.