Voice Recognition Routing Using User Position for Multi-Device Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing voice recognition systems struggle to accurately determine the position of a user within a space to effectively control multiple devices based on voice instructions, leading to inefficiencies in device operation.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that utilize a controller to analyze voice instructions, identify appropriate voice recognition devices, and generate control messages incorporating position information to accurately control functions of multiple devices based on user location, using a network of voice recognition devices and a robot cleaner to map and track user position.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If multiple voice recognition devices are deployed to improve voice recognition accuracy, then the voice recognition rate improves, but the difficulty of determining user position and controlling the correct device increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevoice recognition accuracyVSAvoidsystem control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides the voice recognition function across multiple devices (first voice recognition device, second voice recognition device, third voice recognition device), each capable of independently receiving and processing voice instructions. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high voice recognition accuracy while distributing the control complexity across multiple independent units rather than concentrating it in a single complex device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Position information serves as an intermediary element that bridges the gap between multiple voice recognition devices and the target device to be controlled. By incorporating position data of both the user and devices into control messages, the system enables automatic routing of voice instructions to the correct device without requiring complex user input or manual device selection, thus resolving the control complexity issue.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If position information is incorporated into control messages to enable precise device control, then device control accuracy improves, but the amount of data transmission and processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice control accuracyVSAvoiddata transmission volume
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies position information selectively rather than universally. Position data is incorporated into control messages only when needed for device identification and routing, not in all communications. This local application of position information enables precise device control while minimizing unnecessary data transmission and processing overhead.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12505834B2Method for controlling device using voice recognition and device implementing the same
Publication Date: 2025.12.23 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a device by using voice recognition, and a device implementing the same, and a device for controlling another device by using voice recognition in one embodiment includes a controller which analyzes a voice instruction input to a voice input unit, identifies a second voice recognition device which is to perform the instruction, and generates a control message to be transmitted to the second voice recognition device.