Voice Input Assistance System with Automatic Text Association

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing input systems for text data generated by information processing devices often require users to manually associate text data with intended items, leading to confusion and inefficiency, especially in emergency situations where human intervention is limited.

Innovation Solution

An input assistance system comprising a terminal device and a processing server that acquires and recognizes voice data, removes fillers, and allows users to easily select and associate text data with appropriate input items through a user-friendly interface, enabling automatic input and reducing manual effort.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If voice recognition processing is performed to generate text data, then text data is automatically created from user speech, but the user still needs to manually associate the text data with appropriate items among multiple options

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetext data generation efficiencyVSAvoidtext data association operation
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically associating text data with appropriate input items without requiring user intervention. The automatic input unit analyzes the text data and autonomously determines which input item should receive the text, eliminating the manual association step while preserving the productivity benefit of voice recognition.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If the information processing device automatically associates text data with items, then the association process is completed without user intervention, but the text data may be associated with items not intended by the requester

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassociation operation simplicityVSAvoidassociation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by presenting multiple candidate input items to the user and allowing selection of the intended item. The terminal device receives selection operations from the user, ensuring that the final association reflects the user's true intent rather than relying solely on automatic device determination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If multiple input items are displayed for user selection, then the user can choose the correct item, but the interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveitem selection accuracyVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies segmentation by dividing the input items into multiple selectable options presented in a structured manner. Each input item is displayed as a distinct candidate with clear identification, allowing users to systematically evaluate and select the correct item without being overwhelmed by a monolithic complex interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11983465B2Input assistance system, input assistance method, and non-volatile recording medium storing program
Publication Date: 2024.05.14 KK TOSHIBA
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AI summary

An input assistance system includes a terminal device including a display screen, an acquisition unit, a recognition unit, an input item display unit, a recognition result display unit, and a reception unit. The acquisition unit acquires utterance voice data of a user. The recognition unit performs voice recognition of the utterance voice data to generate text data. The input item display unit displays a plurality of input items including the input item associated with the text data. The recognition result display unit displays the text data. The reception unit accepts an operation of selecting the input item associated with the text data displayed by the recognition result display unit from the plurality of input items displayed by the input item display unit. The reception unit accepts the operation of selecting the input item associated with the text data when the plurality of input items and the text data are displayed.