JPH02171098A - Voice recognition remote controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for lots of switches and control each electric equipment remotely in voice only by providing a map recognizing an input voice from a microphone and converting the result to an equipment control code and an equipment control section. CONSTITUTION:An input voice 11 enters a voice recognition section 13 from a microphone 12, A/D-converted, voice recognition is applied and the result is sent to the equipment control section 14. The control section 14 loads a voice recognition result equipment control code conversion map stored on an I/C card 26 to a memory 24 via an interface 25 at first. When a voice recognition result 27 is inputted from an input section 21, a retrieval section 23 applies matching between the result 27 and a keyword of the map in the memory 24 and sends the relevant equipment control code 28 to a communication processing section 15 via an output section 22. A processing section 15 processes the equipment control code into a signal receptible to an electric equipment 16, sends the result to attain the remote control in voice.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a remote control device for remotely controlling electrical equipment.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional remote control devices for remotely controlling electrical equipment operate a single device with a single remote control device, and a number of nine switches are attached to the remote control device, and the device control signal is transmitted depending on the pressed state of the switch. Manipulated electrical equipment by selecting and transmitting.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional configuration described above, a large number of switches are present in the remote control device. Additionally, each electrical device requires a separate remote control device.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a voice recognition remote control device that eliminates a large number of switches and has a function of remotely controlling each electrical device by voice.

Means for Solving the Problem To solve this object, the remote control device of the present invention includes a microphone for inputting voice, a voice recognition section for recognizing the input voice, and converting the voice recognition result into a device control code. It is configured to include a rewritable map and a device control section that converts voice recognition results into device control codes.

Effect: With this configuration, voice is input through the microphone, and the input voice is recognized by the voice recognition section. The device control unit converts the result into a device control code by referring to a map for converting voice recognition results into device control codes, and transmits the code, thereby making it possible to remotely control the electrical device by voice. Furthermore, by changing the map that converts the voice recognition results into codes for controlling the equipment, it is possible to operate various types of electrical equipment with a single remote control device.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a voice recognition remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is an input voice, 12 is a microphone that inputs voice, 13 is a voice recognition unit that recognizes the input voice, and 14 is a device control unit that converts the voice recognized code into a signal for controlling electrical equipment. , 15 is a communication processing unit that transmits equipment control signals to the electrical equipment, and 16 is the electrical equipment.

The operation of the voice recognition remote control configured as described above will be explained below.

First, the input voice 11 is input to the remote control device from the microphone 12, and then transferred to the voice recognition section 13. In the speech recognition section 13 , the input speech 11 is subjected to M/D conversion, speech recognition is performed, and the result is transferred to the device control section 14 . The device control unit 14 converts the voice recognition result into a device control code.

Here, a method of converting a device control code as a result of voice recognition will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a device control section in an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 21 is the speech recognition unit 1
2 is an input unit for inputting the voice recognition results from 3; 22 is an output unit for outputting search results that are device control codes; 23 is a search unit for matching voice recognition results with keywords; 24 is a voice recognition result/device control code conversion unit. A rewritable memory for storing a map, 26 an interface between an IC card and the memory, 26 a 10 card for storing a speech recognition result/device control code conversion map, 27 a speech recognition result, and 28 a device control code. .

The operation of the device control section configured as described above will be explained below.

First, the speech recognition result/device control code conversion map stored in the IC card 26 is loaded into the memory 24 in the device control section via the interface 26. When the voice recognition result 27 is input from the input section 21, the search section 23 matches the input result 27 with the keywords in the map on the memory 24, and outputs the device control code 28 corresponding to the matched keyword to the output section. The data is then transferred from the output section to the communication processing section 15.

Finally, the communication processing unit 16 processes the device control code into a signal that can be received by the electrical device 16, and transmits the signal.

Note that this remote control device can also be incorporated into a device, in which case the communication processing section does not transmit a device control signal but directly outputs a signal inside the device.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a device for remotely controlling electrical equipment, which includes a microphone for inputting voice, a voice recognition unit for recognizing the input voice, and a rewriting unit for converting the voice recognition result into a device control code. By providing a possible map and a device control unit that converts voice recognition results into device control codes, it is possible to remotely control electrical devices using voice, and many switches can be removed from the remote control device.

Furthermore, by changing the stored contents of the map, it is possible to operate various types of electrical equipment with a single remote control device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a voice recognition remote controller according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a device control section according to an embodiment of the present invention. 11... Input audio, 12... Microphone,
13...Speech recognition unit, 14...Device processing unit, 15...Communication processing unit, 16...
Electrical equipment, 21...Input section, 22...
Output section, 23... Search section, 24... Memory, 25... Interface, 26...
...IC card, 27...Voice recognition result, 28
・・・・・・Device control code.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A device for remotely controlling electrical equipment, comprising: a microphone for inputting voice; a voice recognition unit for recognizing the input voice;
A function to remotely control electrical equipment using voice by including a rewritable map that converts voice recognition results into device control codes and a device control unit that converts voice recognition results into device control codes by referring to the map. A voice recognition remote control device comprising: