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-11869500-B2
Application number	US-202117314250-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 7, 2021
Priority date	May 21, 2013
Publication date	Jan 9, 2024
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024

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:
based on a predetermined user utterance, execute a voice recognition function;
based on the voice recognition function being executed, display, on the display, a first guide image including first text information for guiding a voice utterance of the user, the first text information indicating a first example voice command;
based on a first voice input, following the displaying of the first guide image, being received through a microphone of the display apparatus, transmit, to the server, data representing the first voice input received;
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.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a voice receiver including a microphone,
wherein the processor is configured to, based on an operation state of the voice receiver being changed, display the first guide image on the display.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a voice receiver including a microphone,
wherein the processor is configured to, based on the voice receiver being turned on, display the first guide image on the display.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a communicator configured to communicate with an external remote controller,
wherein the processor is configured to, based on a button for a function for voice recognition of the external remote controller being pressed by the user, display the first guide image on the display.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a voice receiver including a microphone,
wherein the processor is configured to, based on a voice input for executing a function for voice recognition being received via the voice receiver, display the first guide image on the display.

6. 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.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , 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.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of example texts are selected by the server based on the data representing the first voice input.

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

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a voice receiver including a microphone.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to based on an utterance corresponding to a predetermined command being caused by the user, performed the voice recognition function.

15. A voice recognition guide method of a display apparatus, the voice recognition guide method comprising:
based on a predetermined user utterance, executing, at the display apparatus, a voice recognition function;
based on the voice recognition function being executed, displaying, at the display apparatus, a first guide image including first text information for guiding a voice utterance of the user, the first text information indicating a first example voice command;
based on a first voice input following the displaying of the first guide image, being received through a microphone of the display apparatus, transmitting, at the display apparatus, data representing the first voice input to a server;
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.

16. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first text information indicates the first example voice command and a second example voice command.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on a preset button of an external remote controller being pressed, execute the voice recognition function.

18. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 15 , wherein the performing the voice recognition function comprises performing the voice recognition function based on an utterance corresponding to a predetermined command being caused by the user.

19. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 15 , further comprising displaying, at the display apparatus, the first guide image based on an operation state of a voice receiver being changed.

20. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 15 , further comprising displaying, at the display apparatus, the first guide image based on a voice receiver being turned on.

21. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 15 , further comprising displaying, at the display apparatus, the first guide image based on a button for a function for voice recognition of an external remote controller being pressed by the user.

22. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 15 , further comprising displaying the first guide image based on a voice input for executing a function for voice recognition being received via a voice receiver of the display apparatus.

23. The voice recognition guide method according to claim 15 , 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.

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Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G10L15/22 Primary

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

• G10L2015/223

  Execution procedure of a spoken command · CPC title

• G10L2015/225

  Feedback of the input speech · CPC title

• G10L15/28 Primary

  Constructional details of speech recognition systems · CPC title