Voice Response UI via Intermediary Display Timing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices without displays face challenges in effectively delivering visual information corresponding to voice responses due to hardware limitations, especially when the display is positioned in a location that is difficult for the user to access.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a display, communication circuit, and processor that receives information about a time interval and user interface data associated with a voice response from another device, determining if the display is active within that interval to provide the appropriate user interface visually.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If visual information is provided on the first electronic device's display, then the user can see the response, but the display location may be difficult for the user to access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a second electronic device as an intermediary to display visual information. The first device (voice-activated) communicates with the second device (display-capable), which then presents the visual response to the user. This mediator approach allows the visually impaired user to access visual information through a device they can easily reach, while the original voice-activated device remains optimally positioned for audio interaction.
2Loss of information
If the display is always active to show user interface, then visual information is always available, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display on the second electronic device is activated periodically or on-demand based on when visual information needs to be presented, rather than remaining continuously active. The system determines appropriate time intervals for display activation based on the voice interaction context, ensuring visual information is available when needed while minimizing unnecessary energy consumption during periods when only audio interaction occurs.
3Speed
If the display is activated within a short time interval after voice response, then the user can see the response promptly, but the system may miss the optimal display window
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the second electronic device monitors whether the display was successfully activated and whether the user interacted with the visual information. This feedback loop allows the system to adjust timing parameters for future display activations, learning from each interaction to optimize the time interval between voice response and visual display presentation.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a communication circuit, a processor operatively connected to the display and the communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive information about a time interval and user interface information, which are associated with a response to a user utterance input to a first external electronic device, from a second external electronic device through the communication circuit, to determine whether the display is in an active state within the time interval, and to provide a first user interface corresponding to the user interface information through the display based on the determination that the display is in the active state within the time interval.