KR102289144B1 - Method for controlling electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of operating an electronic device, the input unit of a user terminal receiving a command for operating the electronic device from a user, the converting unit mapping the input command to data to convert it into chirp data; and outputting, by an output unit, the chirp data to an electronic device.

Description

How to operate an electronic device {METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a method of operating an electronic device, and more particularly, to a method for operating an electronic device that can easily operate an electronic device having a limited voice recognition function through a simple input to a user terminal having a voice recognition function. it's about

The development of electronic technology has brought many benefits and conveniences to mankind. From large home appliances such as refrigerators and washing machines to small IT products such as digital cameras and navigation systems, human life has been further improved.

Among them, the navigation system identifies the current location of the vehicle based on the location information of the vehicle received through the GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite, then reads the current location data from the built-in or received road database and displays the location of the vehicle on the screen. By displaying it, it is a device that helps the user to identify the location of the current driving road or to easily find a destination when driving on a new road.

Recently, in order to meet the needs of users, advanced technologies such as guiding the estimated arrival time from the origin to the destination when the user sets a destination or suggesting a detour according to the road conditions to the destination have been grafted onto the navigation system to provide the user with the navigation system. More detailed route information is provided.

As described above, various electronic devices including navigation are being developed in a direction to improve user convenience, and as a part of this, HMI (Human Machine Interface) technology for electronic devices is developing.

As a prior art related to the present invention, there is Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-0082352 (published on July 2, 2014, title of the invention: electronic device and its control method).

Recently, as a technology for a user to more conveniently operate an electronic device, an electronic device incorporating a voice recognition technology has been developed.

That is, by recognizing the user's voice in the electronic device and performing a function corresponding to the corresponding voice, a technology is being developed that allows the user to easily operate the corresponding electronic device without performing a complicated operation.

However, since a separate voice recognition device module needs to be added in order to recognize the user's voice in the electronic device itself, there is a problem in that the production cost increases, and there is a problem in that it is impossible to operate the mass-produced device by voice.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method of operating an electronic device, in which an electronic device having a limited voice recognition function can be easily operated through a simple input to a user terminal having a voice recognition function. There is this.

That is, the present invention recognizes a user's voice command through a user terminal having a high voice recognition rate, such as a mobile phone or a smart phone, and returns the result of recognizing the voice command to an electronic device that does not include a voice recognition function or has a low voice recognition rate. An object of the present invention is to provide a method of operating an electronic device that can be easily operated by transferring the device to the device.

A method of operating an electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: receiving, by an input unit of a user terminal, a command for operating the electronic device from a user; converting the input command into data mapping by a conversion unit into chirp data; and outputting the chirped data to an electronic device by an output unit.

The present invention may further include, in the step of receiving a command for operating the electronic device, recognizing, by a voice recognition unit, a voice command included in the voice information if voice information is included in the input command. do.

In the present invention, the user terminal is characterized in that it includes at least one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer) or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) including the voice recognition unit.

In the step of converting the input command to chirp data by data mapping of the present invention, the converter converts the input command into chirp data transmittable in an inaudible frequency band.

The present invention may further include outputting, by the output unit, a command corresponding to the chirped data after outputting the chirped data to the electronic device.

A method of operating an electronic device according to another aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving, by a control unit, chirp data including a command for operation from a user terminal through a receiving unit; Deciphering a command included in the received chirped data through a decoding unit; and performing a function based on the decrypted instruction.

In the step of decoding the command included in the received chirp data of the present invention, the control unit is characterized in that based on the data mapping method stored in the memory unit to decode the command.

The present invention is characterized in that it further comprises the step of outputting the function to be performed through an output unit after performing the function based on the decrypted command.

In the step of receiving the chirp data of the present invention, the control unit is characterized in that it receives the chirp data transmitted in an inaudible frequency band.

In the step of receiving the chirp data of the present invention, the control unit is a user terminal including at least one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer) or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) capable of recognizing the user's voice. It is characterized in that receiving the chirp data from.

According to the present invention, an electronic device that does not include a voice recognition function or has a low performance of a voice recognition function can be easily operated by a simple input to a user terminal.

In addition, the present invention can recognize a user's voice command through a user terminal including a voice recognition function, so that it is possible to operate an electronic device based on voice recognition without adding a voice recognition module to the electronic device, thereby minimizing the development cost can do.

In addition, the present invention outputs the user's command recognized by the user terminal to the electronic device through an inaudible frequency band, so that the electronic device can be freely operated without generating noise.

1 is a functional block diagram illustrating an electronic device and a user terminal for operating the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a control process of a method of operating an electronic device in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a control process of a method of operating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method of operating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of the user or operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

1 is a functional block diagram illustrating an electronic device and a user terminal for operating the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the electronic device 200 includes a receiving unit 210 , a decoding unit 230 , a control unit 250 , an output unit 270 , and a memory unit 290 , and operates the electronic device 200 . The user terminal 100 for this purpose includes an input unit 110 , a voice recognition unit 130 , a conversion unit 150 , and an output unit 170 .

The input unit 110 of the user terminal 100 receives a command for operating the electronic device 200 from the user.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the input unit 110 may include a touch pad, a keypad, a microphone, etc. to receive various types of commands, such as text or voice, from the user.

That is, it is possible for the user to input a command by touching a preset specific position through the touch pad, directly input a desired command in the form of text through the keypad, or directly input a desired command by voice through a microphone. .

When the voice information is included in the command input from the user, the voice recognition unit 130 recognizes the voice command included in the voice information.

That is, since the user terminal 100 according to the present embodiment must recognize a voice command input from the user, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer) or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) including a voice recognition function are included. In addition to the above-described examples, any device capable of voice recognition may be included.

Since the technology for recognizing a voice is a known technology, a description of a more specific implementation method will be omitted.

The conversion unit 150 converts a command input through the input unit 110 into data mapping to chirp data. The chirped data means a signal whose frequency increases (up-chirp) or decreases (down-chirp) with time.

That is, the user terminal 100 according to the present embodiment converts the input of the user's command into chirp data output in the form of sound and transmits it to the electronic device 200 .

Specifically, the conversion unit 150 converts the user's command into chirp data based on a mapping method agreed with the electronic device 200 in advance, so that the electronic device 200 shares the above-described data mapping method through the corresponding command. only allow it to be manipulated.

Also, in the present embodiment, the converter 150 converts a command input through the input unit 100 into chirp data transmittable in an inaudible frequency band.

That is, when outputting chirp data using an audible frequency (16Hz to 20kHz) band that can be heard by humans, a sound is output whenever the electronic device 200 is operated, and the corresponding sound is noise to the user and surrounding people. can be felt as

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the conversion unit 150 converts the user's command into chirp data transmittable in the inaudible frequency band, so that the user does not feel it even if the corresponding data is output.

The output unit 170 outputs the chirped data converted through the conversion unit 150 to the electronic device 200, and in this embodiment, the output unit 170 outputs the chirped data in the form of sound through a speaker (not shown). ) is included.

In addition, the output unit 170 further includes a display unit (not shown) to display a command corresponding to the chirped data output to the electronic device 200, so that the user can check which command has been requested to be performed.

As described above, the user terminal 100 according to the present embodiment includes a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA, and the like, and the electronic device 200 may include a navigation system, which is included in the user terminal 100 . The used voice recognition function has superior performance compared to the voice recognition function included in the electronic device 200 .

Therefore, in this embodiment, the user's voice command is accurately recognized through the user terminal 100 and the result of recognizing the command is transmitted to the electronic device 200, thereby simplifying the function of the electronic device 200 without direct manipulation of the user. can be done

To this end, the receiving unit 210 of the electronic device 200 receives chirped data including a command for a user's manipulation from the user terminal 100, and specifically, the receiving unit 210 to receive the chirped data output in the form of sound. ) may include a microphone.

The decryption unit 230 is a configuration for decoding the command included in the chirped data received through the receiving unit 210, specifically, based on the mapping method agreed with the user terminal 100 in advance to decode the command included in the chirping data do.

That is, in order to perform only a command input from the user terminal 100 sharing the mapping method, it is appropriate for the decryption unit 230 to decode the command included in the chirp data based on a predefined mapping method.

In addition, the present embodiment may include a memory unit 290 for pre-storing the above-described data mapping method.

The control unit 250 performs a function based on the command decrypted through the decryption unit 230 .

Specifically, the electronic device 200 according to the present embodiment may include a navigation system. In this case, the controller 250 may perform a function such as a location search or a route search.

When a function based on the decoded command is performed through the control unit 250 , the output unit 270 outputs the function to be performed so that the user can check which function is performed. Accordingly, when the manipulation command of the electronic device 200 is incorrectly recognized, the user may input a new command.

Also, when the electronic device 200 according to the present embodiment is a navigation device, the output unit 270 may output a result of searching for a current location or a location designated by the user, or a searched route.

Since the memory unit 290 stores in advance a mapping method for converting a command input from the user into chirp data, the decoding unit 230 may decode the command of the received chirp data with reference to the memory unit 290 . can

Also, when the electronic device 200 according to the present embodiment is a navigation device, the memory unit 290 may additionally store map data.

As described above, in this embodiment, by recognizing a command including the user's voice information through the user terminal 100 having a relatively higher voice recognition rate than the electronic device 200 , and transmitting the command to the electronic device 200 , The electronic device 200 that does not include a voice recognition function or the electronic device 200 with a low performance of the voice recognition function can be easily operated.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a control process of a method of operating an electronic device in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control process of a method of operating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the method of operating an electronic device in a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. 2 , first, the input unit 110 of the user terminal 100 receives a command for operating the electronic device 200 from the user. The input is received (S10), and it is determined whether the corresponding command includes voice information (S20).

As a result of the determination, if the corresponding command includes voice information, the voice recognition unit 130 recognizes the voice command included in the voice information (S30).

That is, in the present embodiment, in order to operate the electronic device 200 by recognizing a command including the user's voice information through the user terminal 100 having a relatively higher voice recognition rate than the electronic device 200, voice recognition The user's voice command is recognized through the unit 130 .

Subsequently, the conversion unit 150 converts a command input from the user into chirped data by data mapping ( S40 ).

Specifically, when the command input from the user is in the form of text, the text command is converted into chirp data as it is, and when the command input from the user is in the form of a voice, the voice command recognized through the above-described step (S30) is converted to chirp data. convert

In particular, in this embodiment, the conversion unit 150 converts a user's command into chirp data based on a mapping method promised in advance with the electronic device 200, so that the electronic device 200 shares the above-described data mapping method through the corresponding command. Only the device 200 can be operated.

That is, in order to prevent the phenomenon that all the electronic devices 200 are manipulated according to the user's command, the user terminal 100 and the electronic device 200 in this embodiment in advance convert the user's command into chirp data. The mapping method is shared.

Also, in the present embodiment, the converter 150 converts a command input through the input unit 100 into chirp data transmittable in an inaudible frequency band.

That is, when outputting chirp data using an audible frequency (16Hz to 20kHz) band that can be heard by humans, a sound is output whenever the electronic device 200 is operated, and the corresponding sound is noise to the user and surrounding people. Since it can be felt as , the conversion unit 150 converts the user's command into transmittable chirp data in an inaudible frequency band.

Next, the output unit 170 outputs the chirped data converted through the conversion unit 150 to the electronic device 200 (S50). In particular, in this embodiment, the output unit 170 outputs the chirped data in the form of sound. In order to do so, it may include a speaker (not shown).

In addition, the output unit 170 further includes a display unit (not shown) to display a command corresponding to the chirped data output to the electronic device 200, so that the user can check which command has been requested to be performed.

When the user terminal 100 recognizes a command including the user's voice information through the above steps (S10 to S50) and outputs chirp data for the command, the electronic device 200 performs the user's command through the following steps function according to

Referring to the control process of the method for operating an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. 3 , the control unit 250 includes chirp data including a command for manipulation from the user terminal 100 through the receiving unit 210 . is received (S110).

And the control unit 250 decodes the command included in the chirp data received through the decoding unit 230 (S120).

Specifically, the decryption unit 230 decrypts the command included in the chirp data based on a mapping method previously agreed with the user terminal 100 .

That is, in order to perform only a command input from the user terminal 100 sharing the mapping method, it is appropriate for the decryption unit 230 to decode the command included in the chirp data based on a predefined mapping method.

And, in this embodiment, it includes a memory unit 290 for storing the above-described data mapping method in advance, and the decryption unit 230 is included in the specific chirp data based on the data mapping method stored in the memory unit 290. command can be extracted.

Then, the control unit 250 performs a function based on the decoded command through the decryption unit 230 (S130), and outputs the function performed in the step (S130) through the output unit 270 (S140), the user to check what function is being performed.

According to the present embodiment, an electronic device that does not include a voice recognition function or has a low performance of the voice recognition function can be easily operated by a simple input to the user terminal.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the user's voice command can be recognized through the user terminal including the voice recognition function, it is possible to operate the electronic device based on voice recognition without the need to add a voice recognition module to the electronic device, thus reducing the development cost. can be minimized

In addition, in the present embodiment, since the user's command recognized by the user terminal is outputted to the electronic device through an inaudible frequency band, the electronic device can be freely operated without generating noise.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the art pertains are aware that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. will understand Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

100: user terminal
110: input unit
130: voice recognition unit
150: conversion unit
170: output unit
200: electronic device
210: receiver
230: decryption unit
250: control unit
270: output unit
290: memory unit

Claims (10)

receiving, by an input unit of a user terminal, a command for operating an electronic device from a user;
converting the input command into data mapping by a conversion unit into chirp data; and
outputting the chirped data to an electronic device by an output unit
including,
The electronic device includes a navigation function that performs a location search or route search function based on the output chirp data, but does not include a voice recognition function,
In the step of converting the input command into chirp data by data mapping, the converter converts the input command into chirp data transmittable in an inaudible frequency band.
The method of claim 1,
In the step of receiving a command for operating the electronic device, if the input command includes voice information, the method further comprising the step of recognizing, by a voice recognition unit, a voice command included in the voice information. method of operation.
3. The method of claim 2,
The user terminal comprises at least one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) including the voice recognition unit.
delete The method of claim 1,
After outputting the chirped data to the electronic device, the method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting a command corresponding to the chirped data by the output unit.
A method of operating an electronic device including a navigation system that does not include a voice recognition function, the method comprising:
Receiving, by the control unit, chirp data including a command for manipulation from the user terminal through the receiving unit;
Deciphering a command included in the received chirped data through a decoding unit; and
performing a function based on the decrypted instruction
including,
In the performing step, the control unit performs a function of location search or route search based on the decoded command,
In the step of receiving the chirp data, the control unit is a method of operating an electronic device, characterized in that for receiving the chirp data transmitted in an inaudible frequency band.
7. The method of claim 6,
In the step of decoding the command included in the received chirp data, the control unit is a method of operating an electronic device, characterized in that based on the data mapping method stored in the memory unit to decode the command.
7. The method of claim 6,
After performing the function based on the decoded command, the method of operating an electronic device further comprising the step of outputting the function to be performed through an output unit.
delete 7. The method of claim 6,
In the step of receiving the chirp data, the control unit is the chirp from the user terminal including at least one of a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer) or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) capable of voice recognition of the user. A method of operating an electronic device, characterized in that it receives data.

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