Intelligent Voice Device Coordination via Master-Forwarder Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Intelligent voice devices lack the ability to determine the most appropriate device to respond to user requests, leading to confusion and failure in meeting user demands due to their independent operation and lack of connectivity.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that involve receiving wake-up messages from intelligent voice devices, determining a forwarding device, sending a forwarding instruction with type skill information, and using a cloud device to select the most appropriate response device to execute user requests, while silencing other devices to prevent simultaneous responses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If each intelligent voice device operates independently without connectivity, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to determine the most appropriate response device deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a master device as an intermediary that collects capability information from all intelligent voice devices and manages the response routing. This mediator resolves the contradiction by enabling information sharing without requiring direct complex connections between all devices, thus maintaining relative simplicity while improving information availability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all awakened intelligent voice devices respond simultaneously, then response coverage is improved, but response accuracy deteriorates due to confusion
Solution Approach 1:
The master device provides feedback to awakened intelligent voice devices by sending non-response messages to devices that should not respond. This feedback mechanism ensures that only the most appropriate device responds to each request, maintaining response accuracy while still allowing multiple devices to be awakened for comprehensive coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system preemptively prevents simultaneous responses by having the master device identify the most appropriate response device beforehand and send non-response messages to other awakened devices. This preliminary action avoids the confusion of simultaneous responses while maintaining the benefit of having multiple devices potentially available.
3Ease of operation
If the user gives a voice instruction to a device without execution capability, then ease of operation is improved, but task completion deteriorates due to lack of execution capability
Solution Approach 1:
The master device serves multiple functions: it receives capability information from all devices, determines the most appropriate response device, routes requests accordingly, and manages the overall system coordination. This universal device enables users to give instructions to any device while ensuring reliable task completion through intelligent routing to devices with appropriate execution capabilities.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present application provide a method, apparatus and device for interaction of intelligent voice devices, and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving wake-up messages sent by respective awakened intelligent voice devices; determining a forwarding device according to the wake-up messages; sending a forwarding instruction to the forwarding device to enable the forwarding device to receive a user voice request according to the forwarding instruction, where the forwarding instruction includes: type skill information of all intelligent voice devices; and sending a non-response message to other awakened intelligent voice device other than the forwarding device, which enables the most appropriate response device to execute the cloud result requested by the forwarding device, and the plurality of awakened intelligent voice devices do not respond at the same time so as to avoid confusion, thus making it easier to meet user needs.