CN111105790B - Intelligent external device, intelligent sound box system and distributed reception method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an intelligent external device, an intelligent speaker system, and a distributed sound collection method. The above-mentioned intelligent external device includes: a receiving module configured to receive a voice command sent by a user; a transmission module configured to send the voice command to a smart device. The speaker is configured to analyze the voice command by the smart speaker, execute the operation corresponding to the voice command, and return corresponding voice feedback information; the playback module is configured to receive and play the voice feedback information. Based on the technical solution provided by the present invention, the problem in the prior art that the user cannot communicate with the smart speaker due to the long distance between the user and the smart speaker is solved, and further solves the problem that the user cannot hear the smart speaker due to the long distance between the user and the smart speaker. Issue with audio feedback from speakers.

Description

An intelligent external device, an intelligent speaker system, and a distributed sound receiving method

technical field

The invention relates to the field of electronic equipment, in particular to an intelligent external equipment, an intelligent speaker system and a distributed sound collection method.

Background technique

With the continuous improvement and development of modern science and technology, smart home has gradually occupied a place in the market and is still growing its market share. For example, smart speakers, smart lights, smart refrigerators, smart water heaters, smart TVs, etc., have all brought great convenience to people's lives. Among them, as a new product in recent years, smart speakers have gradually been favored by the majority of users.

Most of the current smart speakers require that the distance from the user should not exceed 6 meters. Otherwise, it is difficult for the user to wake up the smart speaker with a normal speaking volume. This distance constraint cannot meet the user's normal use of the smart speaker in certain scenarios.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, the present invention is proposed to provide an intelligent external device, a smart speaker system and a distributed sound collection method that overcome the above problems or at least partially solve the above problems, which can expand the range of voice interaction between the smart speaker and the user.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an intelligent external device is provided, comprising:

The receiving module is configured to receive the voice command sent by the user;

The transmission module is configured to send the voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker parses the voice command, executes the operation corresponding to the voice command, and returns corresponding voice feedback information;

The playing module is configured to receive and play the voice feedback information.

Optionally, the receiving module is further configured to detect decibel information corresponding to the voice command;

The playing module is further configured to play the voice feedback information with the decibel information.

Optionally, the above intelligent external device further includes: a human body sensing module configured to sense whether a human body exists within a specific range, and when detecting the presence of a human body, send human body presence information to the smart speaker.

Optionally, the human body sensing module is further configured to sense and issue the voice command and the distance between the user and the smart external device;

The playing module is further configured to determine the decibel information for playing the voice feedback information according to the distance, and play the voice feedback information with the decibel information.

Optionally, the above smart external device further includes: a heat source sensing module configured to sense heat source information within a specific range, and send the heat source information to the smart speaker.

Optionally, the transmission module is further configured to directly send the voice instruction to the smart speaker in the form of an analog audio signal.

Optionally, the transmission module is further configured to convert the voice instruction from an analog audio signal into a digital audio signal, encrypt the digital audio signal, and send the encrypted digital audio signal to the Smart speakers.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a smart speaker system, including a smart speaker, a plurality of smart external devices described in any one of the above, and the smart peripheral device is connected to the smart speaker, wherein,

The intelligent external device is configured to receive a voice command from a user, and send the voice command to the smart speaker; and receive and play the voice feedback information returned by the smart speaker;

The smart speaker is configured to analyze the voice command, execute an operation corresponding to the voice command, and return the voice feedback information to the smart external device.

Optionally, the smart external device is also configured to sense whether there is a human body within a specific range, and when detecting the presence of a human body, send human body presence information to the smart speaker; and receive and play the warning information returned by the smart speaker ;

The smart speaker is further configured to return the warning information to the intelligent external device that sent the human body presence information when receiving the human body presence information within a preset safe time period.

Optionally, the smart external device is further configured to detect the decibel information of the voice command, and send the decibel information to the smart speaker;

The smart speaker is further configured to determine the maximum decibel information according to the received multiple decibel information, and return the voice feedback information to the intelligent external device that sent the maximum decibel information for playback.

Optionally, the smart external device is further configured to sense heat source information within a specific range, and send the heat source information to the smart speaker;

The smart speaker is further configured to determine the largest heat source information according to the multiple received heat source information, and return the voice feedback information to the smart external device that sent the largest heat source information for playback.

Optionally, the smart speaker is also configured to analyze the voice command, and determine whether the voice command specifies a specific smart external device to play the voice feedback information, if the voice command specifies a specific smart external device If the voice feedback information is played, the voice feedback information is returned to the specific intelligent external device for playback.

Optionally, the smart external device is connected to the smart speaker through WiFi, Bluetooth or infrared.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a distributed sound collection method, which is applied to the smart external device described in any one of the above, including:

Receive voice commands from users;

Send the voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker analyzes the voice command, executes the operation corresponding to the voice command, and returns corresponding voice feedback information;

receiving and playing the voice feedback information.

Optionally, the above-mentioned distributed sound collection method also includes:

Detecting decibel information corresponding to the voice command;

Playing the voice feedback information with the decibel information.

Optionally, the above-mentioned distributed sound collection method also includes:

Sensing whether there is a human body within a specific range, and sending human body presence information to the smart speaker when the presence of a human body is detected.

Optionally, the above-mentioned distributed sound collection method also includes:

Sensing the distance to the user who issued said voice command;

Determine the decibel information for playing the voice feedback information according to the distance, and play the voice feedback information with the decibel information.

Optionally, the distributed sound collection method also includes:

Sensing heat source information within a specific range, and sending the heat source information to the smart speaker.

Optionally, sending the voice command to the smart speaker includes:

The voice instruction is directly sent to the smart speaker in the form of an analog audio signal.

Optionally, sending the voice command to the smart speaker includes:

Converting the voice command from an analog audio signal to a digital audio signal, encrypting the digital audio signal, and sending the encrypted digital audio signal to the smart speaker.

The present invention provides an intelligent external device, an intelligent speaker system and a distributed sound collection method. According to the embodiment provided by the present invention, an intelligent external device is set up to collect sound for the intelligent speaker at a distance, and the intelligent external device will receive the The user's voice command is sent to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker analyzes the above voice command, executes the operation corresponding to the voice command, and returns the corresponding voice feedback information, and then the smart external device receives and plays the above voice feedback information. The technical solution provided by the invention solves the problem in the prior art that the user cannot communicate with the smart speaker due to the long distance between the user and the smart speaker, and further solves the problem that the user cannot hear the smart speaker due to the long distance between the user and the smart speaker. voice feedback information for questions.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present invention. In order to better understand the technical means of the present invention, it can be implemented according to the contents of the description, and in order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable , the specific embodiments of the present invention are enumerated below.

Those skilled in the art will be more aware of the above and other objects, advantages and features of the present invention according to the following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the alternative embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating alternative embodiments and are not to be considered as limiting the invention. Also throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same components. In the attached picture:

Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram of an intelligent external device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of an intelligent external device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a functional block diagram of an intelligent external device according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic frame diagram of an intelligent speaker system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of interaction between an intelligent external device and an intelligent speaker according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flow diagram of a distributed sound collection method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic flow diagram of a distributed sound collection method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a method for distributed sound collection according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided for more thorough understanding of the present disclosure and to fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.

It should be noted that the technical features in the embodiments and preferred embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other on the premise of no conflict.

In order to solve the problems in the prior art that the user cannot communicate with the smart speaker and the user cannot hear the voice feedback information of the smart speaker due to the long distance between the user and the smart speaker, an embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent external device that can When the speaker is far away from the user, the user's voice command is transmitted to the smart speaker and the voice feedback information of the smart speaker to the user's voice command is played.

Fig. 1 is a functional block diagram of an intelligent external device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the intelligent external device 100 according to this embodiment includes:

The receiving module 120 is configured to receive a voice instruction from the user;

The transmission module 140, coupled with the receiving module 120, is configured to send the above-mentioned voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker parses the voice command, executes the corresponding operation of the voice command, and returns corresponding voice feedback information;

The playing module 160 is coupled with the transmission module 140 and is configured to receive and play the above-mentioned voice feedback information.

The smart external device 100 provided by the embodiment of the present invention is specially used to collect sound for the smart speaker at a place far away from the smart speaker. The smart peripheral 100 will send the received user's voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker will analyze the above-mentioned Voice command, and perform the operation corresponding to the voice command, and return the corresponding voice feedback information at the same time. The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention solves the problem of inability to communicate between the user and the smart speaker due to the long distance. The problem of not receiving voice feedback information from smart speakers.

In a specific implementation, the receiving module 120 may be implemented based on a microphone or other devices with similar functions, and the playback module 160 may be implemented based on a speaker or other devices with similar functions.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned voice feedback information covers a wide range, including the voice feedback given by the smart speaker itself, as well as the audio results brought about by executing voice commands, such as audio information such as music played, speech, etc. , these contents can all be played by the smart external device 100 .

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the receiving module 120 may also be configured to detect the decibel information corresponding to the voice command after receiving the voice command from the user. After the transmission module 140 sends the voice command to the smart speaker, the smart speaker analyzes the voice command, executes the operation corresponding to the voice command, and returns the corresponding voice feedback information, and the playback module 120 can also be configured to play the above-mentioned decibel information The voice feedback information.

In this preferred embodiment, an optional smart function is provided, that is, the smart external device 100 is set to use the voice command provided by the user as a standard, and play the voice feedback information returned by the smart speaker at the same decibel information or volume. This can provide the user with a very comfortable dialogue environment, avoiding the user from setting the volume of the smart speaker too high or too low, resulting in unexpected high or low volume, which brings a bad user experience to the user.

For example, the smart external device 100 is located in the living room where there are many people, and the smart speaker is located in the master bedroom. At this time, the user wants to start the smart speaker, and the user sends "××(speaker name), hello" to the smart external device 100. The smart external device 100 will send the voice command to the smart speaker in the master bedroom, and the smart speaker will analyze the voice command and generate corresponding voice feedback information, that is, "Hello, I am here". In this case, if the smart external device 100 does not have the decibel information for detecting and sending the voice command, it cannot use the decibel information to play the voice feedback information of the smart speaker to the voice command, and the smart external device will use the decibel information of the last reply as To be accurate, this may cause the problem that when the smart external device 100 plays the voice feedback information, the sound is loud enough to disturb other people, or the sound is so small that the user needs to concentrate to hear it. Based on the technical solution provided in this preferred embodiment, the user can obtain voice feedback information corresponding to the decibel information when he sends the voice command, so that the user can send a voice command with a certain decibel information according to his own needs, effectively avoiding the user. Awkward situations and improved user experience.

Fig. 2 is a functional block diagram of an intelligent external device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 2, the intelligent external device 100 may also include a human body sensing module 110 coupled with a transmission module 140 and configured to sense whether there is The human body, when the presence of the human body is detected, the information of the presence of the human body is sent to the smart speaker.

In this preferred embodiment, the human body sensing function can be realized by ultrasonic sensing technology. The human body sensing module 110 can continuously send out ultrasonic waves. Doppler effect, based on the above physical characteristics, the human body sensing module 110 can sense whether there is a human body within a specific range, and can also determine the distance to the human body according to changes in ultrasonic waves. It should be noted that other human body sensing technologies that can realize the above functions can be used here, and the present invention does not list them one by one.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned human body sensing module 110 can also be configured to sense and issue the distance between the user and the intelligent external device 100; the playback module 160 can also be configured to determine and play the voice feedback according to the distance. The decibel information of the message, and play the voice feedback information in the decibel information.

In this preferred embodiment, another optional smart function is provided, that is, the smart external device 100 can determine the decibel information for playing the voice feedback information according to the distance from the user who issued the voice command, and play the Voice feedback information. Here, the correspondence between the distance from the user who issued the voice command and the decibel information for playing the voice feedback information may be preset. This correspondence is one-to-one correspondence. The greater the distance value, the greater the decibel value. In this way, it can be more adapted to the user's needs when the distance between the user and the smart speaker is far away, and avoid the problem of playing voice feedback information because the user is far away from the smart external device 100 and the decibel information of the voice received by the smart external device 100 is small. The decibel information is also small, and the user cannot hear the corresponding voice feedback information.

For example, the distance between the smart peripheral device 100 and the user is 8 meters, and the user sends a voice command with a decibel information of 60 decibels. Due to the long distance, the smart peripheral device 100 receives a voice command of 30 decibels. The device 100 also plays the voice feedback information at 30 decibels, which will inevitably cause the user to hear or not hear the voice feedback information. However, according to the technical solution provided in this embodiment, the intelligent external device 100 can The corresponding relationship determines that the distance of 8 meters corresponds to 60 decibels, and then determines to play the voice feedback information at 60 decibels, so that the long-distance users can clearly hear the corresponding voice feedback information, which greatly improves the user experience.

Fig. 3 is a functional block diagram of an intelligent external device according to another preferred embodiment. As shown in Fig. 3, the intelligent external device 100 may further include: a heat source sensing module 130, coupled with a transmission module 140, configured to sense a heat source within a specific range information, and send the heat source information to the smart speaker.

In this preferred embodiment, the above-mentioned heat source sensing function can be realized by an infrared sensor. In fact, an ordinary human body emits infrared rays with a specific wavelength of about 10um. and location. It should be noted that other heat source sensing technologies that can realize the above functions can be used here, and the present invention does not list them one by one.

Optionally, the above-mentioned transmission module 140 can be configured to directly send the voice command to the smart speaker in the form of an analog audio signal, and the smart speaker can analyze the analog audio signal by itself; optionally, the transmission module 140 can also be configured to first The voice command is converted from an analog audio signal to a digital audio signal, and the digital audio signal is encrypted, and then the encrypted digital audio signal is sent to the smart speaker.

In specific implementation, the transmission module 140 can be configured to directly send voice instructions to the smart speaker in the form of analog audio signals, which is easier to implement. Nowadays, the wireless communication technology of analog audio signals is relatively mature, such as walkie-talkie technology, which can be easily It is conveniently applied to the technical solutions provided by the present invention. However, the transmission mode of analog audio signals has certain hidden dangers in information security, that is, the analog audio signals are easily intercepted. Therefore, if there is a higher requirement on information security, the transmission module 140 can also be configured to first convert the voice command from an analog audio signal to a digital audio signal, and encrypt the digital audio signal, and then convert the encrypted The digital audio signal is sent to the smart speaker, so that the information security will be more guaranteed.

Based on the above smart external device 100, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a smart speaker system. Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a smart speaker system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 4, the intelligent speaker system in the present embodiment includes: a plurality of above-mentioned intelligent external devices 100, intelligent speaker 200, and intelligent external device 100 is connected with intelligent speaker 200 (wired or wireless), wherein

The smart external device 100 is configured to receive a voice command from the user, and send the voice command to the smart speaker 200; and receive and play the voice feedback information returned by the smart speaker 200;

The smart speaker 200 is configured to analyze the voice command, execute the operation corresponding to the voice command, and return voice feedback information to the smart external device 100 .

This embodiment provides a smart speaker system, wherein the smart external device 100 is specially used to collect sound for the smart speaker 200 at a place far away from the smart speaker 200, and the smart peripheral device 100 will send the received user's voice command To the smart speaker 200, the smart speaker 200 analyzes the above voice command, executes the operation corresponding to the voice command, and returns corresponding voice feedback information to the smart external device 100 for playback. The solution provided by this implementation solves the problem in the prior art that the user cannot communicate with the smart speaker due to the long distance between the user and the smart speaker, and further solves the problem that the user cannot hear the smart speaker due to the long distance between the user and the smart speaker. voice feedback information for questions.

In a preferred embodiment, the smart external device 100 can also be configured to sense whether there is a human body within a specific range, and when a human body is detected, send human body presence information to the smart speaker 200; and receive and play the warning information returned by the smart speaker 200 The smart speaker 200 can also be configured to return a warning message to the smart external device 100 that sent the human body presence information when receiving the human body presence information within a preset safe time period.

In this preferred embodiment, based on the human body detection function of the smart external device 100, a family security solution is provided. The safe time period here refers to the time period determined and set by the user when there will be no people in the room. And if within the safe time period, the smart speaker 200 receives the human body presence information, it proves that a stranger has entered the room. At this time, the smart speaker 200 will return a warning to the intelligent external device 100 that sent the information according to the received human body presence information. The information, played by the smart external device 100, can serve as a deterrent to drive away strangers, thereby ensuring the personal safety and property safety of the user.

For example, before the user goes to work in the morning, he sets nine in the morning to five in the evening as the safe time period. At ten o'clock in the morning, the smart external device 100 in the living room senses the presence of a human body, which proves that there is a stranger at home, and the smart external device 100 will This information is transmitted to the smart speaker 200, and the smart speaker 200 will return a preset warning message to the smart external device 100 according to this information. This warning message can be: intruder, I have called the police, or similar Voice, by playing the warning message, can play a role in deterring intruders.

In a preferred embodiment, the above-mentioned intelligent external device 100 can also be configured to detect the decibel information of the voice command, and send the decibel information to the smart speaker 200; the smart speaker 200 can also be configured to determine according to the multiple received decibel information maximum decibel information, and return voice feedback information to the smart external device 100 that sent the maximum decibel information for playback.

The technical solution provided by this preferred embodiment is mainly aimed at the situation where multiple smart external devices 100 are configured for one smart speaker 200. At this time, there may be a situation where the voice commands issued by the user can be received by multiple smart external devices 100. In order to avoid When multiple smart external devices 100 play voice feedback information, the smart speaker 200 can determine the highest decibel information among them, and only return the voice feedback information to the smart external device 100 that sent the highest decibel information for playback.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the interaction between a smart external device and a smart speaker according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 5, the outer rectangle is the user's home, and the dotted circle represents the effective interaction range, wherein, the smart speaker, the smart peripheral A and the smart speaker Both the external devices B have their own effective interaction ranges. For example, the effective interaction ranges of the smart external devices A and B are both 5 meters. In the figure, user A is within the effective interaction range of the smart speaker, and the voice command sent by user A can be directly received by the smart speaker. Users B and C are not within the effective interaction range of the smart speaker and cannot directly communicate with the smart speaker. User B is within the voice interaction range of the smart external device A, and the smart external device A can receive user B's voice commands, and the smart external device Device A sends user B's voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker can send voice feedback information to the corresponding smart external device according to user B's voice command, and the smart external device can play the corresponding voice feedback information, or directly play the voice feedback information. Similarly, if user C is within the voice interaction range of smart peripheral device B, smart peripheral device B can receive user C's voice command, and smart peripheral device B can send user C's voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker will respond according to the user's voice command. The instruction sends the voice feedback information to the corresponding intelligent external device, and the intelligent external device plays the corresponding voice feedback information, or directly plays the voice feedback information.

According to the above-mentioned embodiment, when the effective interaction ranges of multiple smart peripheral devices 100 intersect, and the user happens to be in this intersection and starts to send voice commands, because these multiple smart peripheral devices 100 can all receive the user's voice at this time At this time, if each smart peripheral device 100 sends the command to the smart speaker 200, and the smart speaker 200 also sends the same voice feedback information to multiple smart peripheral devices 100 according to each received voice command, it will It causes the user to hear repeated voice feedback information within a certain period of time, which is a very bad user experience.

For example, the smart speaker 200 is located in the master bedroom, and the smart peripheral device A and smart peripheral device B are placed in the living room. At this time, the user issues a voice command in the living room. This voice command can be received by the smart peripheral device A or by Smart Peripheral B receives. Assuming that the voice information sent by the user in the living room is 50 decibels, it is known that there will be a certain decibel loss in the transmission process of the voice command. In this example, the distance between the intelligent external device A and the user is relatively close, and the loss is 10 decibels in the transmission process. What the smart external device A finally receives is a voice command of 40 decibels. The distance between the smart peripheral device B and the user is relatively long, and 20 decibels are lost in the transmission process, and what the smart peripheral device B finally receives is a voice command of 30 decibels. In view of the above situation, when the smart speaker 200 receives the voice commands and decibel information of the smart external devices A and B, it will first determine the maximum decibel information from the decibel information of multiple voice commands, that is, determine that the above-mentioned smart external device A sends The decibel information of the voice command is the maximum decibel information, and then the voice feedback information is sent to the smart external device A for playback.

In a preferred embodiment, the smart external device 100 can also be configured to sense heat source information within a specific range, and send the heat source information to the smart speaker 200; the smart speaker 200 is also configured to determine the maximum The heat source information returns voice feedback information to the smart external device 100 that sent the largest heat source information for playback.

In this preferred embodiment, the smart speaker 200 can determine the maximum heat source information according to the received heat source information, and return the voice feedback information to the intelligent external device 100 that sent the maximum heat source information for playback, so as to meet certain requirements. The user needs in the scenario.

For example, user A is located in the kitchen where smart external device A is installed, smart speaker 200 is located in the living room, and friends of user A are located in the master bedroom where smart external device B is installed. The heat source information within a specific range is sent to the smart speaker 200. At this time, user A wants to play a piece of music for his friend, and the smart external device A receives the message "Please play "Jiangnan" for my friends." After this voice command, the voice command will be sent to the smart speaker 200. After receiving the voice command and analyzing it, the smart speaker 200 will judge which of the received smart external device A and smart external device B sent the heat source information. Large, finally judge that the heat source information sent by intelligent external device B is large, that is, there are many people in the specific range of intelligent external device B, so the voice feedback information (the audio of the song "Jiangnan") is sent to intelligent external device B, and the intelligent External device B plays the music.

Preferably, the above-mentioned smart speaker 200 can also be configured to analyze the received voice instruction to determine whether a specific smart external device 100 is specified to play voice feedback information in the voice command, and if the above-mentioned voice command specifies a specific intelligent external device 100 to play the above-mentioned voice feedback information, the above voice feedback information is returned to the specific smart external device 100 for playback.

The solution provided by this preferred embodiment further provides an intelligent function. When a smart speaker 200 is configured with multiple intelligent external devices 100, different names can be set for each intelligent external device 100, so that specific The smart peripheral 100 plays the voice feedback information. For example, user A is in the master bedroom with smart external device A, user B is in the second bedroom with smart external device B, and the smart speaker 200 is in the living room. At this time, user A wants to play a song for user B , User A sends the voice command of "play "Jiangnan" by smart external device B" to smart external device A. After receiving the voice command from user A, the smart speaker 200 will analyze the content contained in the voice command, determine the playback content and The playback object is to play "Jiangnan" by smart external device B, and then return the corresponding voice feedback information (the audio of the song "Jiangnan") to smart external device B for playback, so that user B can hear user A playing for him song.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the above-mentioned smart external device 100 and the smart speaker 200 can be connected through WiFi, Bluetooth or infrared, or can be connected through a cable, which is not specifically limited in the present invention.

The smart speaker system composed of the smart external device 100 and the smart speaker 200 provided in the above embodiment can effectively expand the range of voice interaction between the user and the smart speaker. At the same time, based on this smart speaker system, multiple smart settings are added, which greatly improves the user experience. experience. Based on the smart external device and the smart speaker system provided by the above-mentioned embodiments, and based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment of the present invention provides a distributed sound collection method, which is applied to the above-mentioned smart external device.

FIG. 6 shows a distributed sound collection method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the distributed sound collection method includes:

Step S602: receiving a voice instruction from the user;

Step S604: Send the voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker analyzes the voice command, executes the operation corresponding to the voice command, and returns corresponding voice feedback information;

Step S606: Receive and play the voice feedback information.

In the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the intelligent external device is specially used for long-distance sound collection. After receiving the user's voice command, the intelligent external device will send the user's voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker will analyze the above voice command , and perform the operation corresponding to the voice command, and return the corresponding voice feedback information at the same time. The technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention solves the problem that the user and the smart speaker cannot communicate due to the long distance. In addition, the smart external device receives and plays the above-mentioned voice feedback information, which further solves the problem that the user cannot hear the smart speaker due to the long distance. Issue with audio feedback from speakers.

Fig. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a method for distributed sound collection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 7, the distributed sound collection method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes:

Step S702, receiving a voice instruction from the user;

Step S704, detecting the decibel information corresponding to the voice command;

Step S706, sending the voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker analyzes the voice command, executes the operation corresponding to the voice command, and returns corresponding voice feedback information;

Step S708, receiving the voice feedback information, and playing the voice feedback information with the above decibel information.

In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: sensing whether a human body exists within a specific range, and sending human body presence information to the smart speaker when the presence of the human body is detected.

Fig. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a method for distributed sound collection according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 8, the distributed sound collection method according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention includes:

Step S802, receiving a voice instruction from the user;

Step S804, sensing the distance to the user who issued the voice command;

Step S806, sending the voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker analyzes the voice command, executes the operation corresponding to the voice command, and returns corresponding voice feedback information;

Step S808: Determine the decibel information for playing the voice feedback information according to the above distance, and play the voice feedback information with the decibel information.

In an optional embodiment, the method further includes: sensing heat source information within a specific range, and sending the heat source information to the smart speaker.

Optionally, in the above step S806, the voice command can be directly sent to the smart speaker in the form of an analog audio signal, or the voice command can be converted from an analog audio signal to a digital audio signal first, and the digital audio signal is processed Encrypt, and then send the encrypted digital audio signal to the smart speaker.

The embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent external device, an intelligent speaker system and a distributed sound collection method. Based on the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, an intelligent external device is set up to collect sound for the intelligent speaker at a distance. The intelligent external device will Send the received user's voice command to the smart speaker, and the smart speaker will analyze the above voice command, execute the operation corresponding to the voice command, and return the corresponding voice feedback information at the same time. Such a solution solves the problem of inability to communicate between the user and the smart speaker due to the long distance, and the smart external device receives and plays the above-mentioned voice feedback information, which solves the problem that the user cannot hear the voice feedback information of the smart speaker due to the long distance. question. Based on the above-mentioned intelligent speaker system, the embodiment of the present invention also provides multiple intelligent settings, so that the intelligent external device can play voice feedback information according to the volume of the user's voice command or the distance from the user, and the user can also specify a specific The smart external device plays voice feedback information, and the smart external device can also realize family safety protection, as well as the identification and response of specific life scenes. The above intelligent settings fully consider the user's usage habits and scenarios, and improve the user experience.

In the above description of exemplary embodiments of the invention, various features of the invention have sometimes been grouped together in a single embodiment, figure, or description thereof. This method of disclosure, however, is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed invention requires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than all features of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the claims following the Detailed Description are hereby expressly incorporated into this Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separate embodiment of this invention.

Those skilled in the art can understand that the modules in the device in the embodiment can be adaptively changed and arranged in one or more devices different from the embodiment. Modules or units or components in the embodiments may be combined into one module or unit or component, and furthermore may be divided into a plurality of sub-modules or sub-units or sub-assemblies. All features disclosed in this specification (including accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) and any method or method so disclosed may be used in any combination, except that at least some of such features and/or processes or units are mutually exclusive. All processes or units of equipment are combined. Each feature disclosed in this specification (including accompanying claims, abstract and drawings) may be replaced by alternative features serving the same, equivalent or similar purpose, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will understand that although some embodiments described herein include some features included in other embodiments but not others, combinations of features from different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the invention. and form different embodiments. For example, in the claims, any one of the claimed embodiments can be used in any combination.

So far, those skilled in the art should appreciate that, although a number of exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described in detail herein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the disclosed embodiments of the present invention can still be used. Many other variations or modifications consistent with the principles of the invention are directly identified or derived from the content. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be understood and deemed to cover all such other variations or modifications.

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1. An intelligent peripheral comprising:

the receiving module is configured to receive a voice instruction sent by a user;

the transmission module is configured to send the voice instruction to an intelligent sound box, the intelligent sound box analyzes the voice instruction, executes the operation corresponding to the voice instruction and returns corresponding voice feedback information, and the voice feedback information is an audio result brought by the execution of the voice instruction;

the playing module is configured to receive and play the voice feedback information;

wherein, still include:

the intelligent sound box comprises a heat source induction module, an intelligent sound box and a voice feedback module, wherein the heat source induction module is configured to induce heat source information in a specific range, send the heat source information to the intelligent sound box, determine the number of people in the specific range according to the heat source information by the intelligent sound box, return voice feedback information to the intelligent external equipment with the largest number of people in the specific range, and play corresponding voice feedback information by the intelligent external equipment;

and the intelligent sound box analyzes the voice command, determines whether the voice command designates a specific intelligent external device to play the voice feedback information, and returns the voice feedback information to the specific intelligent external device to play if the voice command designates the specific intelligent external device to play the voice feedback information.

2. The intelligent external device of claim 1,

the receiving module is also configured to detect decibel information corresponding to the voice instruction;

the playing module is further configured to play the voice feedback information according to the decibel information.

3. The intelligent peripheral of claim 1, further comprising:

and the human body induction module is configured to induce whether a human body exists in a specific range, and send human body existence information to the intelligent sound box when the human body existence is detected.

4. The intelligent peripheral of claim 3,

the human body sensing module is also configured to sense and send the distance between the user sending the voice command and the intelligent external equipment;

the playing module is further configured to determine decibel information for playing the voice feedback information according to the distance, and play the voice feedback information according to the decibel information.

5. The intelligent external device of any one of claims 1-4,

the transmission module is also configured to directly send the voice instruction to the intelligent sound box in the form of an analog audio signal.

6. The intelligent external device of any one of claims 1-4,

the transmission module is further configured to convert the voice instruction from an analog audio signal to a digital audio signal, encrypt the digital audio signal, and send the encrypted digital audio signal to the smart sound box.

7. A smart loudspeaker system comprising a smart loudspeaker, a plurality of smart peripherals according to any one of claims 1 to 6, said smart peripherals being connected to said smart loudspeaker, wherein,

the intelligent external equipment is configured to receive a voice instruction sent by a user and send the voice instruction to the intelligent sound box; receiving and playing voice feedback information returned by the intelligent sound box, wherein the voice feedback information is an audio result brought by executing a voice instruction;

the intelligent sound box is configured to analyze the voice instruction, execute an operation corresponding to the voice instruction, and return the voice feedback information to the intelligent external equipment;

the intelligent external equipment is also configured to sense heat source information within a specific range and send the heat source information to the intelligent sound box;

the intelligent sound box is also configured to determine the number of people in the specific range according to the heat source information, return voice feedback information to the target external equipment with the largest number of people in the specific range, and play corresponding voice feedback information by the target external equipment;

the intelligent sound box is further configured to analyze the voice instruction, determine whether the voice instruction designates a specific intelligent external device to play the voice feedback information, and return the voice feedback information to the specific intelligent external device to play if the voice instruction designates the specific intelligent external device to play the voice feedback information.

8. The smart sound box system of claim 7,

the intelligent external equipment is also configured to sense whether a human body exists in a specific range, and when the human body existence is detected, human body existence information is sent to the intelligent sound box; receiving and playing warning information returned by the intelligent sound box;

the intelligent sound box is further configured to return the warning information to the intelligent external device which sends the human body existence information when the human body existence information is received within a preset safety time period.

9. The smart sound box system of claim 7,

the intelligent external equipment is also configured to detect decibel information of the voice instruction and send the decibel information to the intelligent sound box;

the intelligent sound box is further configured to determine the maximum decibel information according to the received multiple decibel information, and return the voice feedback information to the intelligent external device which sends the maximum decibel information to play.

10. The smart sound box system of any one of claims 7-9, wherein the smart external device is connected to the smart sound box via a WiFi connection, a bluetooth connection, or an infrared connection.

11. A distributed sound reception method applied to the intelligent external device of any one of claims 1-6, comprising:

receiving a voice instruction sent by a user;

sending the voice instruction to an intelligent sound box, analyzing the voice instruction by the intelligent sound box, executing the operation corresponding to the voice instruction, and returning corresponding voice feedback information, wherein the voice feedback information is an audio result brought by the execution of the voice instruction;

receiving and playing the voice feedback information;

wherein, still include:

sensing heat source information in a specific range, sending the heat source information to the intelligent sound box, determining the number of people in the specific range by the intelligent sound box according to the heat source information, returning voice feedback information to the intelligent external equipment with the largest number of people in the specific range, and playing corresponding voice feedback information by the intelligent external equipment;

the intelligent sound box analyzes the voice command, determines whether the voice command designates a specific intelligent external device to play the voice feedback information, and returns the voice feedback information to the specific intelligent external device to play if the voice command designates the specific intelligent external device to play the voice feedback information.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

detecting decibel information corresponding to the voice instruction;

and playing the voice feedback information according to the decibel information.

13. The distributed sound reception method of claim 11, further comprising:

whether a human body exists in the specific range is sensed, and when the human body exists, human body existence information is sent to the intelligent sound box.

14. The distributed sound reception method of claim 11, further comprising:

sensing a distance to a user who issued the voice command;

and determining decibel information for playing the voice feedback information according to the distance, and playing the voice feedback information according to the decibel information.

15. The method of any of claims 11-14, wherein sending the voice instruction to a smart speaker comprises:

and directly sending the voice instruction to the intelligent sound box in the form of an analog audio signal.

16. The method of any of claims 11-14, wherein sending the voice instruction to a smart speaker comprises:

and converting the voice command from an analog audio signal into a digital audio signal, encrypting the digital audio signal, and sending the encrypted digital audio signal to the intelligent sound box.

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