EP3669354A1 - Electrical appliance with voice recognition and method for operating an electrical appliance with voice recognition - Google Patents
Electrical appliance with voice recognition and method for operating an electrical appliance with voice recognitionInfo
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- EP3669354A1 EP3669354A1 EP18755132.0A EP18755132A EP3669354A1 EP 3669354 A1 EP3669354 A1 EP 3669354A1 EP 18755132 A EP18755132 A EP 18755132A EP 3669354 A1 EP3669354 A1 EP 3669354A1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to an electrical appliance, in particular an electronic
- the electrical appliance has a voice input device for detecting a voice command from a user, which is connected to a voice recognition device for evaluating the detected voice commands.
- a voice recognition device for evaluating the detected voice commands.
- DE 10 2014 105 037 A1 it is proposed to place the speech recognition device in a central server which is connected to a plurality of electrical appliances.
- DE 10 2014 115 460 A1 proposes a gesture control or
- Voice control of a household appliance to activate only when an approach of a user to the household appliance is detected.
- DE 10 2015 206 566 A1 discloses a household appliance having a voice input device and a speech recognition device and a camera for recording an image of an operating region in which a user should be located during operation of the voice input device.
- the control of the home appliance determines a security level depending on the captured image indicating the degree of monitoring of the home appliance by the user, and executes the voice command detected by the voice recognition device depending on the determined security level.
- the invention has for its object to provide an improved electrical device and an improved method for operating an electrical device with speech recognition, which ensure a sufficient reliability with a simple structure.
- the electric appliance of the invention has at least one unit for performing program operations of the electric appliance; a voice input device for detecting a voice command from a user; a voice recognition interface via which the voice input device is connectable or connected to a voice recognition device for evaluating the detected voice command; a user-operable actuation component; an action detection device for detecting an operation of the operation component by a user; and a controller connectable or connected to the voice recognition device and connected to the action detecting device.
- the controller is configured in such a way that it controls the at least one unit for performing a program sequence corresponding to the speech command of the user detected by the speech input device and depending on whether the action detection device detects actuation of the actuation component by the user has been.
- the controller can easily cause the execution of a program flow or at least a safety-related program flow depending on whether or not a user is present in the vicinity of the electric appliance.
- the user confirms by the actuation of the actuation component the program sequence selected by his voice command and his presence in the vicinity of the electrical device. Since an actuating component of the electrical appliance is often used with an associated action detector anyway equipped device are required for the inventive concept no additional detectors or similar measures.
- the electrical appliance is preferably an electronic household appliance such as, for example, a food preparation device (oven, stove,
- the voice input device preferably comprises a microphone or integrated microphone device (e.g., smartphone) preferably located on the outside or near a device housing of the electrical device.
- the voice input device is preferably connected to an integrated voice recognition device within the electrical device or can be connected to a separate voice recognition device outside the electrical device.
- the speech recognition device preferably has an A / D converter and a microprocessor. In the case of an integrated speech recognition device, this is connected to the control of the electrical appliance or integrated into the controller or formed by the controller itself.
- the user-operable actuating component is preferably a component of the electrical device that is movable by a user, such as a door for closing an access opening.
- the action detection device is preferably a device for detecting an operating state, a change of operating state, or a movement of the actuating component, such as the opening or closing of a door.
- the actuating component is preferably a component which the user actuates in any case to carry out the program sequence, for example for placing food to be cooked in a preheated oven, for which purpose he opens and closes the oven door.
- the controller controls at least one unit of the electrical appliance.
- the unit is used to carry out program sequences of the electrical appliance.
- the unit is for example, a heater, a pump, a blower, an electric motor or the like.
- a program sequence can - be carried out by one or more units of the electrical appliance - depending on the type of electrical appliance and depending on the program mablauf.
- the control of the at least one unit by the controller takes place in dependence on whether by the action detection device an actuation of the actuating component has been detected by the user. If no actuation of the actuation component has been detected, it is concluded that no user is in the vicinity of the electrical device and therefore there is no sufficient safety for program runs or their safety-relevant sections. As a result, the
- Control in this case, the entire program flow or only a critical part of the program flow through.
- An uncritical part of the program sequence such as a process preparation, a heating or the like can be carried out even in the absence of the user, without jeopardizing the reliability of the electrical appliance.
- the controller is configured to actuate the at least one aggregate depending on whether the action detection device actuates the actuation component by the user within a predetermined time window before and / or after the voice command is detected by the voice input direction has been recorded.
- the action detection device is a secured (“fail safe") action detection device whose functionality is monitored.
- the electrical appliance also has a signal output device which is connected to the controller.
- the controller is preferably further configured to actuate the signal output device for outputting a notification signal to the user if the action detection device within a predetermined time window before and / or after the detection of the voice command by the voice input device no Betä- detected by the user. The user can be pointed out that the program sequence corresponding to the detected voice command will not be performed by the electrical device or at least not completely.
- the inventive method for operating an electrical appliance with at least one unit for performing program sequences of the electrical appliance includes the steps of detecting a voice command from a user; evaluating the detected voice command; detecting, by a user, an operation of a user-operable actuation component of the electrical device; and the driving of the at least one aggregate for performing a program sequence corresponding to the detected and evaluated voice command of the user in dependence on whether an actuation of the actuation component has been detected by the user.
- the at least one unit is controlled in dependence on whether an actuation of the actuation component has been detected by the user within a predetermined time window before and / or after the detection of the voice command.
- an indication signal is output to the user if no actuation of the actuation component has been detected by the user within a predetermined time window before and / or after the detection of the voice command.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of an electronic household appliance according to the present invention.
- Fig. 1 illustrates the structure and operation of an electrical appliance according to the present invention using the example of a baking oven.
- the electrical appliance 10 includes one or more units 12, such as heaters for cooking food. These units 12 are controlled by a controller 14. As a rule, a plurality of program sequences are stored in the controller 14, which programs are selected by a user 24 and whose parameters can be changed by a user 24.
- the electrical appliance 10 further includes an actuatable component 16 to be actuated by a user 24, such as a oven door, which closes an access opening to the interior of the oven.
- An action detection device 18 detects an actuation 19 of this actuation component, such as opening and closing the oven door 16 by a user 24, for example, detecting a state or change of state of the oven door 16.
- This action detection device 18, such as a door switch is connected to the controller 14 to route the detection signals to the controller 14.
- the action detection device 18 is preferably a fail-safe action detection device whose operation is monitored by the controller 14.
- a voice input device 20 which has, for example, a microphone.
- the user 24 can enter a voice command 22 via this voice input device 20.
- the voice input device 20 is equipped with a voice recognition interface 26 for evaluating the voice command 22 detected by the voice input device 20, by means of which it is connected to a voice recognition device 28 of the electrical device 10 in the embodiment shown.
- the speech recognition device 28 which comprises, for example, an A / D converter and a correspondingly programmed microprocessor, is connected to the controller 14.
- the controller 14 is connected to the controller 14.
- Speech recognition device 28 may also be integrated in the controller 14 or be formed by the controller 14.
- the controller 14 preferably also has a timer 30.
- the operation of the voice recognition electronic device 10 is as follows.
- a user 24 enters a voice command 22 into the electrical appliance 10, this is detected by the voice input device 20 and evaluated by the speech recognition device 28.
- the controller 14 determines according to the detected and evaluated voice command a desired by the user 24 program flow for the at least one unit 12th
- the controller 14 monitors in parallel by means of the action detecting means 18 and the timer 30, whether the user 24 within a predetermined time window before and after a detection of the voice command 22 by the voice input device 20 has actuated the actuating component 16.
- the duration and the location of this time window depend on the particular program sequence according to the voice command.
- the controller 14 Only when the controller 14 recognizes that the user has also actuated the actuating component 16 within the predetermined time window before and after the voice command 22 was detected by the voice input device 20 does it control the at least one unit 12 to execute the program sequence or to perform the safety-critical one Parts of the program flow.
- the controller 14 controls the heater 12 for heating the cooking chamber of the oven 10 only when the user 24 has opened the oven door 16 for placing food to be cooked in the oven and then closed again.
- the controller 14 starts heating the cooking chamber by the heater 12 up to a predetermined temperature of, for example, 100 ° C, but then heats the cooking chamber of the oven 10 only if the user 24 the oven door 16 for placing opened to cooking food in the preheated cooking and then closed again.
- the electrical appliance 10 preferably also has a signal output device 32.
- the controller 14 can output to the user 24 an indication signal 34 that it has not detected any actuation of the actuation component 16 within the predefined time window.
- the user 24 can then Ben voice command 22 and its presence in the vicinity of the electrical device 10 by pressing the actuating component 16 confirm so that the controller 14 can start the desired program or resume.
- the electrical appliance 10 may optionally additionally have an operating panel 26 with one or more input and / or display elements. Key inputs 38 by the user 24 may supplement or replace his voice commands 22. In addition, the user 24 further information signals 40 can be output, for example, on the operating state of the electrical device 10 and the program flows.
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DE102017007816.5A DE102017007816A1 (en) | 2017-08-18 | 2017-08-18 | Electronic device with speech recognition and method for operating an electronic device with speech recognition |
PCT/EP2018/000390 WO2019034278A1 (en) | 2017-08-18 | 2018-08-06 | Electrical appliance with voice recognition and method for operating an electrical appliance with voice recognition |
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