KR100426729B1 - Voice Recognition Home-Automation System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention issues a voice command to a wireless telephone or a wired or mobile phone, and the voice signal is transmitted to the control computer, and the lighting device is a PLC (Power Line Communication) method through the voice recognition processor and the command controller in the control computer. The present invention relates to a voice recognition home automation system that can remotely control general home appliances and light fixtures in a home by using an infrared repeater method.

Description

Voice Recognition Home-Automation System

The present invention relates to a voice recognition home automation system, and to a voice recognition home automation system that can remotely control general household devices and devices connected to a power line by voice recognition in a general wireless cordless telephone or outside the home. It is about.

In general, in order to change a channel of a home appliance, to adjust a volume, or to turn on / off a power supply, a control terminal mounted on a system of a remote controller or a television must be operated.

In modern society, various kinds of home appliances developed with the development of scientific civilization are widely distributed, and these home appliances are able to input various control commands from a remote place through a remote controller for convenience of use. By the way, when using different kinds of home appliances in the same home to use the corresponding number of remote control is not only difficult to manage multiple remote controls, but also when the user wants to select and use a new home appliances It was accompanied by the inconvenience of changing. In order to solve this problem, an integrated remote controller capable of controlling several devices with a single remote controller has recently been proposed, and the integrated remote controller has a problem in that the number of controllers is finite and the storage of data is finite.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 115-23411 discloses voice information supplied from a telephone of an outgoing user through a telephone installed in a home, and outputs the recognition result voice information to the telephone side of the outgoing person according to the recognized voice information. A home automation system is provided, comprising a speaker independent voice recognition circuit for outputting a control signal for controlling a controller to the main controller.

Korean Patent Publication No. 1110-247105 discloses a home automation system and a control method using a general telephone and a TV to perform an interphone function, a burglar alarm function and a gas leakage alarm function using general household appliances. It is,

Korean Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2001-41032 operates by receiving a user's voice input without interference of a sound source in an environment in which a voice input device is mounted for a device to recognize a speaker output sound corresponding to a sound source such as a TV. Device control apparatus using voice recognition is described,

In Publication No. 1011-210111, an A / D converter samples a speech compressed in a preselected period of time at a frequency of 10 kHz and inputs it to a specific extraction circuit, and the specific extraction circuit groups the sampling voices for each frame. An inexpensive speech recognition system is described which comprises a response control circuit that calculates a linear predictive coding parameter for, converts a speech frame into a single byte of data, and converts the data to a time registration mechanism.

Publication No. 117-113033 discloses a chaotic circulatory neural network in which the dynamics of chaotic neurons are composed of a plurality of chaotic neurons whose dynamic properties are determined by their previous state as well as their previous state. The voice recognition system used is open,

Pub. Publication No. 1111-171110 describes a microphone adaptation device of a speech recognition system that can reduce a decrease in speech recognition rate by adapting a new microphone having a different nature from that used in training.

Publication No. 1111-71101111 provides a voice recognition computer wireless input / output device for transmitting and receiving input and output information by radio waves, comprising: input means, output means for confirming the performance of the computer, and the input means and outputs. There is disclosed a wireless input / output device for a voice recognition computer having a communication means for transmitting and receiving information to and from a computer by means of radio waves and allowing input and output to and from the computer main body by wireless transmission and reception within a predetermined distance.

Korean Utility Model Publication No. 111111-3337 compares the high frequency unit outputting a digital signal by amplifying, mixing, and filtering a high frequency call signal input through an antenna, and comparing the digital call signal input through the high frequency unit. Voice recognition and service including a decoder for outputting a comparison result, a display for notifying a call message to a user, a voice output and input unit, a voice recognition circuit for converting a signal, an analog digital converter, a digital analog converter and a controller Wireless call receiver is open

The conventional techniques are not used when the remote control is blocked when an obstacle such as a wall between the remote control and the home appliance, or when the user wants to control the boiler device from the outside of the house, and the remote control for each device Having a separate, there has been a problem of waste of the environment and material resources due to the use of a battery.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and can control the operation of various household devices by voice using a cordless telephone, a general corded cordless telephone, and a mobile telephone with a built-in microphone, and using an infrared repeater The purpose of the present invention is to increase the number of control devices and to provide a voice recognition home automation system with a half infinity of data storage.

1 is a schematic diagram of a voice recognition home automation system according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a control computer of a voice recognition home automation system according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of voice control of the voice recognition home automation system according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram of an infrared repeater of the voice recognition home automation system of the present invention

Explanation of symbols in the drawings

Cordless phones or wireless microphones (1), wired and mobile telephones (2), control computers (3), PLCs (4), infrared repeaters (5), light fixtures (6), home appliances (7), telephone lines (8) Phone data processing unit 9, microphone data processing unit 10, voice recognition processing unit 11, command control unit 12, infrared transmitter 19, infrared receiver 20

In order to achieve the above object, a voice recognition home automation system for controlling one or more home devices by voice using a computer according to the present invention receives a voice command from a user, encodes the voice command, and wirelessly encodes the encoded voice command. One or more wireless telephones for converting and outputting the data into a wireless telephone; receiving the wireless signal from the wireless telephone, transmitting the encoded voice command to the computer, and receiving a control command analyzed by the computer to receive an infrared repeater by wire. The control computer for transmitting to: characterized in that for controlling the one or more remote control home appliances that receive the control command from the control computer by wire and converts it into an infrared signal.

Method of controlling a plurality of home devices by voice using a computer according to the present invention comprises the steps of (a) encoding a voice command from a user, converting the encoded voice command into a radio signal and transmitting it to a long distance: (b) Converting the wireless signal into an encoded voice command and transmitting the encoded audio command to the control computer: (c) analyzing the encoded voice command in the control computer to generate a control command: in the case of a home appliance (d) the control Transmitting a command to an infrared repeater by wire and wirelessly transmitting the command to a place where each home appliance is installed; and (e) controlling the corresponding home appliance by converting and outputting the control command into an infrared control signal: (G) transmitting the control command to a power line communication (PLC) to each lighting device: and (h) transmitting the control command to the PLC unit. And converting the call to control the corresponding lighting device.

A data processor, control computer, one or more data controllers (infrared repeaters, PLCs) and one or more remote controlled home appliances. One or more wireless telephones receive a voice command from a user, encode the voice command, and convert the coded voice command into a wireless signal to output.

The computer includes a voice recognizer that receives and analyzes the encoded voice command and generates a control command for controlling home appliances. One or more controllers (infrared repeater + PLC) receive a control command, convert it into an infrared control signal, and control the corresponding remote control household devices. Therefore, one or more remote control household devices receive an infrared control signal from an infrared repeater and perform an operation required by a user. The wireless microphone receives a voice command for controlling home appliances such as a television, an audio device, an air conditioner, a boiler, and a lighting device from a user. All commands can be executed by voice only (eg, channel, volume, playback, stop), not the existing keypad method. Audio interface is a microphone and speaker that inputs and outputs audio signals, and a digital signal processor that processes digital signals. Connect the action. The digital signal processor encodes / decodes audio signals input and output through the audio interface and controls the operation of the display and the keypad. The wireless transmitter / receiver converts and outputs a signal encoded by the digital signal processor into a wireless signal, and receives the wireless signal from the outside and delivers the signal to the digital signal processor.

The radiotelephone according to the present invention has the following functions.

First, it has a function as a general home digital cordless phone. In other words, various function keys and telephone buttons provided on the keypad are used, or a telephone call is made using a voice command and used as a general telephone. In this case, a unique identifier may be assigned to each of a plurality of multi-radios in the home and used as an internal telephone.

Secondly, it has a function of controlling all home appliances and heating devices that have an infrared remote control function in the home with voice commands. That is, you can select the desired broadcasting channel before the television by voice, select the desired music on the compact disc player, adjust the temperature of the air conditioner or heater by voice, or operate the video tape recorder (VTR) by voice and schedule recording. Set the sound or adjust the luminaire to voice. At this time, the voice command is transmitted to the controller through a microphone, an audio interface, a digital signal processor and a wireless transmitter / receiver. The wireless transmitter / receiver receives an input radio signal, converts it into a digital signal, and transmits the signal to a controller. The wireless transmitter / receiver receives a digital signal from the controller, converts the signal into a radio signal, and transmits the digital signal to one or more wireless telephones.

The infrared repeater 5 used in the present invention has the following functions.

First, it is possible to remotely control a variety of electronic products with a single infrared repeater (5). Since the remote control signal is different for each maker, the remote control for controlling the electronic products is inconvenient to operate only with the corresponding remote control for each electronic product. And it was cumbersome to manage a large number of remote control, but the present technology solved this inconvenience.

Second, electronic products can be controlled indefinitely. The conventional technology has had a limitation of controlling only a limited number of electronic products, or hassle to download down to a PC. However, the present technology reduces the conventional inconvenience and economical by simply learning a new remote control code format.

Third, the infrared output angle and reflection angle are large. The prior art has been inconvenient to operate the remote control several times because the control is not smooth when the obstacles of the close distance or the angle of the electronic product is wrong. However, the present technology can reduce this inconvenience.

Fourth, do not use batteries. The conventional technology was inconvenient to use the battery for economical or change, and the secondary environmental damage caused by the waste battery was made, but the present technology can solve the inconvenience and protect the environment.

The control computer 3 used in the present invention has the following functions.

The control computer 3, which is divided into the telephone data processor 9, the microphone data processor 10, the voice recognition processor 11, the command controller 12, and the like, receives and processes a voice command.

Conventionally, technologies such as a home automation processing device that executes a command, a voice recognizer that processes a voice command, and other peripheral devices have not been combined into one technology, but have been advanced as separate technologies. Improved aspects.

In the present invention can be used without the need to purchase an integrated remote control for new electronic products, it is possible to remotely control a variety of electronic products.

In the present invention, the remote controller does not include a voice recognition function, and the computer issues a control command through voice recognition, and the control command controls one or more controllers in the house, which is not limited. This voice recognition system supports voice recognition as a command used at home, and can store and re-enter voice recognition commands in the home system control computer rather than storing them in a hardware called ROM. It is possible.

The voice recognition home automation system of the present invention can be controlled by voice recognition without any other device. Integrating the remote control of home appliances and cordless phones, which are used most in daily life, aims to make life easier and can provide disposable batteries. The present invention controls the electronics such as rice cookers, lamps, or boilers installed in the home through the phone through the voice recognition from the inside and outside. Normally, the power is cut off and the signal is transmitted through the telephone from the outside. The signal is received and compared with the preset control code signal. Regardless of the number and the similarities between the remote controls, use the integrated remote control for various types of remote controls. In the menu screen of the present invention, a control signal for a device coming in from a voice is not sent by the user to select a remote controller, but a signal for controlling the device by a controller is transmitted. A voice recognition in a remote control computer system comprising a remote controller and a computer main body It is then sent to the main body of the computer.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a voice recognition home automation system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control computer of the voice recognition home automation system of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a voice control of the voice recognition home automation system of the present invention, and FIG. A block diagram of an infrared repeater of a voice recognition home automation system is shown, and a wireless telephone or a wireless microphone (1), a wired and mobile telephone (2), a control computer (3), a PLC (4), an infrared repeater (5), Light device 6, home appliance 7, telephone line 8, telephone data processor 9, microphone data processor 10, voice recognition processor 11, command controller 12, infrared transmitter 19, It can be seen that the infrared receiver 20 is shown.

1 illustrates a connection environment of an embodiment of a voice recognition home automation system in which one or more home devices are controlled by voice using a control computer 3 according to the present invention. ,

A wireless telephone or a wireless microphone 1 and a wired telephone and a mobile telephone 2, a control computer 3 for receiving signals from the wireless telephone or a wireless microphone 1 and a wired telephone and a mobile telephone 2, PLC 4 and infrared repeater 5, which are received by the control computer 3, a lighting device 6 operated according to the signal of the PLC, and a home appliance operated according to the signal of the infrared repeater 5 It consists of (7).

2 shows the control computer 3 in more detail.

A microphone data processing unit 10 for processing signals received by the radio telephone and wireless microphone 1, a telephone data processing unit 9 for processing signals received by the telephone line, the microphone data processing unit 10 and A control computer 3 comprising a voice recognition processor 11 for processing a signal received from the telephone data processor 9 and a command controller 12 for commanding a signal in accordance with the signal processed by the voice recognition processor 11. Is

In accordance with the signal from the PLC 4 and the infrared repeater 5 and the lighting device 6 operated according to the signal of the PLC 4 and the infrared repeater 5 which are received by the control computer 3. It shows a device composed of a home appliance 7 that is operated.

The infrared repeater 5 used in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, is connected to the infrared receiver 20 for inputting a remote control command for the electronic product and a control computer according to a predetermined communication standard. Communication interface (RS232, 485) for introducing the current remote control code to the control computer and infrared transmission unit (19) for wirelessly outputting the remote control code signal.

When the user issues a voice command according to the wired or mobile telephone 2 or the ARS, it can be input to the control computer 3 through the telephone.

FIG. 3 shows a process from the wireless telephone 1 or the mobile telephone and the wired telephone 2 to the controller of the home automation.

First, when a voice command is input to the wireless telephone 1 or the mobile telephone 2, the microphone data processing unit 10 or the telephone data processing unit 9 in the control computer 3 passes through the voice recognition processing unit 11. Check whether the command can be recognized and processed (14), and then the confirmed command is input to the command control unit 12, and the command control unit 12 is a household electric appliance to be commanded is a light fixture 6 After confirming that it is a home appliance (7)

When the command confirmed by the command control unit 12 is a light, control (15, 16) the lighting device 6 to be controlled by sending a signal to the PLC (4),

If the confirmed command is a home appliance, a signal is transmitted to the infrared repeater 5 to control the home appliance to be controlled (18, 20).

As described above, the present invention is easy to use, simple, and already installed in all devices and homes because it can be controlled by inputting a voice to a wireless telephone for all products having a remote control function among general household devices. By communicating over the power lines, installation costs for building a home network can be reduced. Second, multi-remote telephones can be configured by applying general home digital cordless telephones, thus providing convenience to users in that all home remote controllers and telephones in the home can be integrated into one, and the multi-remote telephones are connected to the computer. Therefore, you can remotely control your home devices by dialing from outside, and as an additional function, users can use each other as an interphone by assigning a unique identification number of members in the home to several multi-remote phones, and the computer is turned off. Even if the power supply is provided only to the home automation processing apparatus, it is possible to use a general telephone, and when the computer is in a power saving mode, there is an advantage that the computer can be woken up by using a button provided in the multi-remote telephone.

Claims (5)

delete Encoding a voice command from a user, converting the encoded voice command into a wireless signal, and transmitting the received remote command to the remote computer; converting the wireless signal into an encoded voice command and transmitting the encoded voice command to the control computer: the encoding at the control computer Generating a control command by analyzing the voice command; and transmitting the control command to an infrared repeater by wire in a case of a home appliance, and wirelessly transmitting the control command to a place where home appliances are installed: and the control command as an infrared control signal. In the voice recognition home automation system comprising the steps of controlling the corresponding home equipment by converting and outputting, When the voice command is input (15) to the wireless telephone (1) or the mobile telephone (2), the microphone data processing unit (11) or the telephone data processing unit (9) in the control computer (3) passes through the voice recognition processing unit (11). After recognizing the command 14 and confirming whether it is a command that can be processed, the confirmed command is input to the command control unit 12 and the command control unit 12 is a household electric appliance to be commanded is a lighting device 6. (7) After confirming that, if the command confirmed by the command control unit 12 is a light, it sends a signal to the PLC 4 to control (15, 17) the lighting device 6 to be controlled and to confirm the command. This home appliance is a voice recognition home automation system, characterized in that for controlling the home appliances to be controlled by sending a signal to the infrared repeater (5). In a voice recognition home automation system apparatus, a signal is received from a wireless telephone or a wireless microphone 1 and a wired telephone and a mobile telephone 2, and the wireless telephone or a wireless microphone 1 and a wired telephone and a mobile telephone 2. A control computer (3), a PLC (4) and an infrared repeater (5) receiving a signal from the control computer (3), a lighting device (6) operated according to the PLC (4) signal, and the infrared repeater Consists of a home appliance (7) operated according to the signal of (5), The control computer 3 includes a microphone data processing unit 10 for processing signals received by the radio telephone and the wireless microphone 1, a telephone data processing unit 9 for processing signals received by the telephone line, and the microphone. To a voice recognition processor 11 for processing signals received from the data processor 10 and the telephone data processor 9, and a command controller 12 for commanding a signal in accordance with the signal processed by the voice recognition processor 11; Voice recognition home automation system device, characterized in that configured. delete delete