Voice Input System Completing Incomplete Audio Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current voice input systems for smart devices often require users to input all items through voice, leading to inefficiencies when some items need to be input via voice, while others may not.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that acquires audio information, determines if it is incomplete, complements the information, converts it into process information, and transmits it to a target apparatus for execution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If all items are required to be input through voice input, then the system ensures complete information acquisition, but the operation complexity and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by requiring voice input only for specific designated items rather than all items. The control unit identifies which items should be input via voice and processes those selectively, while other items can be input through alternative methods, thus reducing overall operation complexity while maintaining necessary information completeness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The control unit acts as an intermediary that receives both voice input and other input methods, processes them according to item requirements, and manages the information flow to the execution unit. This intermediary coordinates between different input methods and ensures appropriate items are processed through the designated voice input channel

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If all items are required to be input through voice input, then the system ensures complete information acquisition, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

By applying partial action, the system processes only the necessary items through the time-consuming voice input channel, while other items are handled through faster input methods. This selective processing significantly reduces the total processing time while ensuring that critical items receive the attention they require through voice input

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Productivity

If the system accepts partial voice input, then the operation efficiency improves, but the information completeness may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation efficiencyVSAvoidinformation completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit implements feedback by monitoring which items have been input and verifying that all required items are present. It identifies missing information and can request additional voice input for specific items, ensuring information completeness is maintained while allowing efficient partial processing of already-provided input

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system processes items partially based on what has been provided, executing operations for completed items while selectively requesting voice input only for remaining critical items. This approach maintains productivity by not waiting for all items while ensuring necessary information is obtained through targeted voice input requests

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11290613B2Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing apparatus
Publication Date: 2022.03.29 RICOH CO LTD
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AI summary

An information processing system includes an information input device and an information processing apparatus. The information input device acquires audio information. The information processing apparatus is connected to the information input device via a network. The information processing apparatus includes circuitry that, based on a determination that the audio information acquired by the information input device is incomplete, complements the audio information, converts the audio information into process information, and transmits the process information to a target apparatus.