Apparatus, system, and method for generating voice recognition guide by transmitting voice signal data to a voice recognition server which contains voice recognition guide information to send back to the voice recognition apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11024312-B2
Application number	US-202016815747-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2020
Priority date	May 21, 2013
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

A voice recognition apparatus includes a communication part configured to communicate with a voice recognition server, a voice receiver configured to receive a user's voice signal, a storage part configured to store guide information comprising at least an example command for voice recognition; and a controller. The controller is configured to generate a guide image comprising at least a part of the example command, transmit the received user's voice signal to the voice recognition server through the communication part in response to receiving the user's voice signal by the voice receiver, and update the stored guide information based on update information received through the communication part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus configured to communicate with a server, comprising:
a memory;
a display configured to display an image thereon; and
a processor configured to execute programming instructions stored in the memory, which when executed by the processor cause the display apparatus to:
while a function for voice recognition of the display apparatus is performed, provide a first guide image including first text information for guiding a voice utterance of a user;
transmit, to the server, data representing a first voice input received through an external remote controller while the function for voice recognition is performed;
after transmitting the data representing the first voice input, receive, from the server, a voice recognition result and second text information for guiding another voice utterance of the user; and
display an image of the voice recognition result, and a second guide image including the second text information,

wherein the second text information, for guiding another voice utterance, is associated with the first voice input received through the external remote controller.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second text information includes a plurality of example texts guiding the user to utter a text included in each of example texts, the plurality of example texts being selected by the server.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of example texts are selected by the server based on user information received from the display apparatus, the user information comprising a user gender, a user age and a user hobby.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of example texts are selected by the server based on the data representing the first voice input.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, in response to a button for the function for voice recognition of the external remote controller being pressed, start performing the function for voice recognition of the display apparatus.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the display to display the first guide image in response to the function for voice recognition of the display apparatus being performed.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first guide image is displayed using a layer different from a layer in which a broadcasting screen is displayed, to be displayed together with the broadcasting screen.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to display the second guide image by replacing the first guide image, based on adding the received second text information to the first text information.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to display the second guide image by replacing the first guide image, based on replacing the first text information by the received second text information.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is configured to store the first text information, and
wherein the processor is configured to replace the stored first text information based on the received second text information.

11. A voice recognition guide method comprising:
while a function for voice recognition of a display apparatus is performed, providing, at the display apparatus, a first guide image including first text information for guiding a voice utterance of a user;
transmitting, at the display apparatus, data representing a first voice input received through an external remote controller to a server while the function for voice recognition is performed;
after transmitting the data representing the first voice input, receiving, at the display apparatus, a voice recognition result and second text information for guiding another voice utterance of the user, from the server; and
displaying, at the display apparatus, an image of the voice recognition result, and a second guide image including the second text information,
wherein the second text information, for guiding another voice utterance, is associated with the first voice input received through the external remote controller.

12. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 11 , wherein the second text information includes a plurality of example texts guiding the user to utter a text included in each of example texts, the plurality of example texts being selected by the server.

13. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 12 , further comprising selecting, at the server, the plurality of example texts based on user information received from the display apparatus, the user information comprising a user gender, a user age and a user hobby.

14. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 12 , further comprising selecting, at the server, the plurality of example texts based on the data representing the first voice input.

15. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 11 , further comprising starting, at the display apparatus, in response to a button for the function for voice recognition of the external remote controller being pressed, to perform the function for voice recognition of the display apparatus.

16. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 15 , further comprising displaying, at the display apparatus, the first guide image in response to the function for voice recognition of the display apparatus being performed.

17. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 11 , further comprising displaying, at the display apparatus, the second guide image by replacing the first guide image, based on adding the received second text information to the first text information.

18. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 11 , further comprising displaying, at the display apparatus, the second guide image by replacing the first guide image based on replacing the first text information by the received second text information.

19. A voice recognition system comprising:
a display apparatus configured to communicate with external apparatuses; and
a server configured to communicate with the display apparatus,
wherein the display apparatus comprises:
a first memory;
a display configured to display an image; and
a first processor, executing programing instructions stored in the first memory, configured to:
control the display apparatus to, while a function for voice recognition of the display apparatus is performed, provide a first guide image including first text information for guiding a voice utterance of a user;
control the display apparatus to transmit data representing a voice input received through an external remote controller while the function for voice recognition is performed;
control the display apparatus to, after transmitting the data representing the voice input, receive a voice recognition result and second text information for guiding another voice utterance of the user from the server; and
control the display apparatus to display an image of the voice recognition result, and a second guide image including the second text information, and

wherein the second text information, for guiding another voice utterance, is associated with the voice input received through the external remote controller.

20. The voice recognition system of claim 19 , wherein the second text information includes a plurality of example texts guiding the user to

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Jong-Cheol
• Kim Do-Wan
• Park Sang-Shin

Classifications

• G10L15/28 Primary

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• G10L2015/223

  Execution procedure of a spoken command · CPC title

• G10L15/22 Primary

  Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue · CPC title

• G10L2015/225

  Feedback of the input speech · CPC title