KR20130123610A - Device and method for guiding course with voice recognition - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a voice recognizing navigation device and a method thereof. The navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a voice inputting unit in which audio signals are inputted; a voice recognizing-analyzing unit which extracts voice information from the audio signals and recognizes POI information corresponding to the extracted voice information; a spot search unit which produces search result information corresponding to the POI information; and an output unit which displays a voice command guide screen and first search result information in respect to the POI information through voice input. If alignment voice information in respect to the first search result information is inputted, the output unit displays second search result information that the first search result information is realigned based on the alignment voice information. If selection voice information in respect to the first search result information or the second search result information is outputted, the output unit displays third search result information in respect to the POI information selected by the selection voice information. [Reference numerals] (S210) Output a voice command guide screen to guide a voice command and recognize the inputted voice information;(S220) Output first search result information about the recognized voice information;(S230) Rearrange first search result information and output second search information when alignment voice information in respect to rearrange the first search result information based on predetermined rules is inputted;(S240) Output selected third search result information when selection voice information about selecting one of the outputted first search result information and second search result information is outputted;(S250) Set the outputted third search result information as a destination and output a screen to guide a route to the destination;(S260) End a voice recognition function when the preset ending voice information for ending the voice recognition function is inputted

Description

Device and Method for guiding course with voice recognition

The present invention relates to a voice recognition route guidance device and method.

The route guidance device detects its current location based on the vehicle's location information received through GPS satellites, reads the map data of the current location from the built-in map database, and displays it along with the location of the vehicle on the screen. This is a very useful device that helps you identify the location of the road you are driving or to help you find your destination when driving in an unknown area.

Conventional route guidance apparatus has a problem that it is difficult to recognize the voice for the point of interest, the command for the route guidance, the search for the point of interest is not accurate.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2005-0060910

The present invention was created to overcome the above-mentioned problems, the present invention shows only the results for the voice recognized by the voice recognition and when the voice is terminated, the user must operate in the middle to touch to perform the desired function It provides a stable voice recognition path guidance device and method to eliminate the inconvenience.

The present invention provides a voice recognition path guidance apparatus and method for providing a function as a continuous voice on the screen so that a user can perform a desired search and a desired function.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned can be clearly understood from the following description.

In order to achieve the above object, there is provided a voice recognition path guide device according to an aspect of the present invention.

Voice recognition path guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a voice input unit for inputting an audio signal, voice recognition analysis unit for extracting the voice information from the audio signal, and recognizes the point of interest information corresponding to the extracted voice information, A point search unit for generating search result information corresponding to the point of interest information and a voice command induction screen are output, and first search result information about the point of interest information is output through a voice input, and the first search result information is output to the first search result information. When the sorting voice information is input, the second search result information in which the first search result information is rearranged by the sorting voice information is output, and the selected voice information about the first search result information or the second search result information. If is input, may include an output unit for outputting the third search result information for the point of interest information selected by the selected voice information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a voice recognition route guidance method is provided.

In the voice recognition path guidance method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of outputting the voice command induction screen, the search for the point of interest information through the voice input, the step of outputting the first search result information for the point of interest information, Outputting second search result information rearranging the first search result information by the sorted voice information when the sorted voice information with respect to the first search result information is input; and the first search result information or the second search result information. When the selected voice information regarding the search result information is input, the method may include outputting third search result information about the point of interest information selected by the selected voice information.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG.

The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. It is provided to fully inform the owner of the scope of the invention.

According to the above-described voice recognition path guide apparatus and method of the present invention, the present invention shows only the results for the voice recognized by the voice recognition, and when the voice is terminated, the user must operate in the middle to perform a desired function. It is possible to eliminate the inconvenience and stable speech recognition.

The present invention can provide a function by voice continuously on a screen so that a user can perform a desired search and a desired function.

1 is a view for explaining a voice recognition path guide device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining a voice recognition path guide method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 to 6 are views for explaining in more detail the voice recognition path guide method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Also, when a part is referred to as "including " an element, it does not exclude other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail for the practice of the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining a voice recognition path guide apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the path guide device 100 includes an input unit 110, a voice recognition analyzer 120, a location information generator 130, a point search unit 140, a path guide unit 150, and an output unit. 160 and the storage unit 170.

The input unit 110 may include a voice input unit 112 for inputting a voice for using the voice recognition path guidance apparatus 100, a touch input unit 114 for inputting a touch for touch, and an image input unit 116 for inputting a captured image. ). The voice input unit 112 may be, for example, a microphone, and an audio signal including a human voice is input. The touch input unit 114 may be, for example, a touch sensor or a push button, and a touch signal through contact is input. The image input unit 116 may be, for example, a camera, and the captured image signal is input.

The voice recognition analyzer 110 recognizes and analyzes the audio signal input to the voice input unit 112. The voice recognition analyzer 110 extracts voice information from the audio signal input from the voice input unit 112. The speech recognition analysis unit 110 recognizes the speech information by separating it into search word information.

The voice recognition analyzer 110 may output a voice command guide screen for inducing a voice command and recognize the input voice information. The voice recognition analyzing unit 110 outputs first search result information about the recognized voice information, and when the sorted voice information is rearranged by a preset principle, the first search result information is input. The second search result information may be output by rearranging. The speech recognition analyzing unit 110 may output the selected third search result information when the selected voice information for selecting any one of the output first search result information or the second search result information is input.

The location information generation unit 130 receives a signal from a GPS satellite and calculates a current location of the user to generate location information.

The point search unit 140 separates and searches the recognized point of interest information to generate search result information.

The route guide unit 150 guides the route from the current location to the searched point using the search result information, the location information, and the map information.

The output unit 160 may include, for example, a video output unit 162 for outputting a video signal such as search result information or route guidance information, and an audio output unit 164 for outputting an audio signal such as guide voice information. ).

The output unit 160 outputs a voice command induction screen, and outputs first search result information on the point of interest information through voice input, and inputs sorted voice information on the first search result information. 1 When second search result information in which search result information is rearranged by the sorted voice information is output, and selection voice information for the first search result information or the second search result information is input, Third search result information about the selected point of interest information is output.

The output unit 160 may include a menu for executing at least one of a full command guide command, a help guide command, a function activation command, and a voice end command through a touch input or a voice input on the voice command induction screen.

The output unit 160 may further include a menu for returning to the previous screen through a touch input or a voice input.

The storage unit 170 includes a voice information database 172 through voice recognition, a map information database 174 for route guidance, and a program database 176 for driving the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100.

2 is a view for explaining a voice recognition path guide method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in step S210, the voice recognition path guide apparatus 100 outputs a voice command guide screen for inducing a voice command and recognizes the input voice information.

In operation S220, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs first search result information on the recognized voice information. Here, the first search result information may be list information listed in order of the highest accuracy to the voice information input as the first output search result information.

In operation S230, when the alignment voice information for reordering the first search result information according to a preset principle is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs the second search result information by rearranging the first search result information.

In operation S240, when the selected voice information for selecting any one of the output first search result information or the second search result information is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs the selected third search result information. .

In operation S250, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 sets the output third search result information as a destination, and outputs a screen for guiding a route to the destination.

In operation S260, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 ends the voice recognition function when preset end voice information for terminating the voice recognition function is input.

In step S220 to step S260 described above, when the previous voice information for performing the previous step is input again, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 may return to the previous screen.

3 to 10 are views for explaining in more detail the voice recognition path guide method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step S310, the voice recognition path guide apparatus 100 outputs a voice command guide screen. The voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs a voice command induction screen through activation of the voice recognition function, and activation of the voice recognition function may be executed when preset start voice information is input.

The voice recognition path guide apparatus 100 may execute at least one of a full command guide command, a help guide command, a function activation command, and a voice end command through a touch input or a voice input on the voice command induction screen.

The voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 may execute a point of interest information search or function activation command through a voice input. Here, the point of interest information may be point of interest (POI) information or address information, and the function activation command may activate a function included in the route guidance device, for example, a DMB or a navigation function.

In operation S320, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs first search result information about 'Seoul Station' which is recognized voice information. Here, the first search result information outputs list information listed in the order of highest accuracy in the voice information input as the first search result information, for example, Seoul Station, Seonggi Industry, Seonghwa Enterprise, Seongah Enterprise, Sawol Station, etc. can do. In addition, the voice recognition path guide apparatus 100 may execute a previous screen output command or a voice end command from the first search result information through a touch input or a voice input.

 In operation S330, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 selects 'Seoul Station' through the voice input 'first', and outputs search result information of one of the outputted first search result information.

In operation S340, when the voice “next page” is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs the next page of search result information.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step S410, when a voice of 'call' is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs search result list information of a phone tap. When the voice for any one of a name, a keyword, a theme, an address, and a registration point is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs search result information of the corresponding tab.

In operation S420, when the voice of “name” is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs search result information of the name tab.

In operation S430, when the voice of “distance order” is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 sorts and outputs the search result information in distance order.

In operation S440, when the voice “My Zone” is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs search result information located in a region previously registered as My Zone, for example, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.

Referring to FIG. 5, in operation S510, when a voice “region filter” is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs a user interface for selecting an administrative area and a wide area.

In operation S520, when the voice of 'Gyeongnam' is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs search result information located in the Gyeongnam region.

In operation S530, when the voice of “expansion” is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs the expanded search result for “Seoul Station” and other POI information located in Seoul Station as search result information.

In operation S540, when the voice of “map” is input, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 may output map information including a point where the selected search result information is located and terminate the voice recognition.

Referring to FIG. 6, in steps S610 and S620, when the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 has a voice input of 'direct guidance' for the selected search result information, the route guidance search result information is provided for the search result information. Output The voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 may support a term having a similar meaning, such as 'guide', 'search', 'direction', in addition to the term 'directly guide'.

In step S630 and step S640, the voice recognition route guidance device 100 outputs the route guide search result information for the third position search result information when there is a voice input of 'third guide' to the output search result information. . In addition to the term 'third guide', the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 may also support terms having a similar meaning such as 'third quick guide', 'third search', and 'third wayfinding'.

Referring to FIG. 7, in steps S710 and S720, the voice recognition path guide apparatus 100 outputs a screen showing a full command menu when a voice “full command word” is input from the voice command guidance screen. Voice recognition route guidance device 100 is a menu for the internal command preferentially in the entire command screen, my home, company, interest, gas station, charging station, parking lot, convenience store, restroom, recent search, route cancellation, PIP, PIP release, route Shows a list of commands most frequently used by a user, such as rescanning, and executes at least one of them through touch input or voice input.

In operation S730, when the voice command “external command word” is input from the voice command guidance screen, the voice recognition path guide device 100 outputs a screen showing an external command menu. Voice recognition path guide device 100 is a menu for external commands in the entire command screen, main screen, navigation, navigation end, DMB, DMB end, music, music end, video, video end, photo, photo end, volume up, The volume list shows a list of commands for additional functions other than the route guidance function, such as MUTE, and executes at least one of them through touch input or voice input.

In operation S740, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs a screen showing an additional command menu when a voice of “additional command” is input from the voice command induction screen. Voice recognition path guide device 100 shows a list of commands for additional functions such as KBS execution, KBS STAR execution, KBS HEART execution, KBS MUSIC execution as a menu for external commands in the entire command screen, touch input or voice input At least one of them may be executed through.

Referring to FIG. 8, in step S810, when a voice “Help” is input from the voice command guidance screen, the voice recognition path guide apparatus 100 outputs a screen showing a help menu.

Referring to FIG. 9, in steps S910 and S920, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 may determine the highest probability for an address when a voice “Seoul Siheung-dong” or “Geumcheon-gu Siheung-dong” is input on the voice command induction screen. Branch outputs the address search result information.

In operation S930, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 may select yes or no as a voice input or a touch input when a voice “Do you want to search the route to the same center” is output on the voice command guidance screen.

In operation S940, when the voice “Yes” is input from the voice command guidance screen, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs a search result screen searched based on the movement of the corresponding address.

In operation S950, when the voice “No” is input on the voice command guidance screen, the voice recognition path guide apparatus 100 moves to a screen where the address of the corresponding address can be input.

Referring to FIG. 10, in steps S1010 and S1020, when the voice “gas station” is input on the voice command induction screen, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs a peripheral search result screen for the gas station. When the POI information is voice recognized on the voice command guidance screen, the voice recognition route guidance apparatus 100 outputs POI search result information of the closest position based on the current position.

In operation S1020, the voice recognition path guide apparatus 100 may output the search result information differently according to the input voice as follows on the neighbor search result information output screen. The voice recognition path guide device 100 may show a result within a corresponding distance based on a map location when a voice input of '3km', '5km', and '10km' is input. The voice recognition path guide device 100 may show a list result order based on a name or a distance when voice input is 'name order' or 'distance order'. The voice recognition path guide device 100 may enlarge and reduce the preview (preview) screen shown in the menu when the voice input is 'zoom in', 'zoom out'. The voice recognition path guide device 100 may show a map as a location of a list selected when a 'map' voice is input, and end voice recognition. The voice recognition path guide device 100 may show the results of the next page or the previous page based on the list currently displayed when the voice input of the 'previous page' or 'next page'. The voice recognition path guide device 100 may select a corresponding list from the list when the voice is input 'first selection' to 'fiveth selection'. The voice recognition path guide device 100 may directly guide the position of the selected list at the time of the 'right guide' voice input and end the voice recognition. When the voice recognition path guide device 100 utters the list and the search together when the 'first search' voice is input, the voice recognition path guide device 100 may end the search and the voice recognition as the result position for the first list.

In addition, the above-described voice recognition path guidance method and apparatus may be provided included in a recording medium (eg, hard disk, CD ROM, etc.) that can be read through a computer by implementing a program of instructions for executing the same. It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: route guidance device
110: input unit
120: speech recognition analysis unit
130: location information generation unit
140: point search unit
150: route guidance
160: Output section
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Claims (7)

In the voice recognition route guidance device,
A voice input unit to which an audio signal is input;
A voice recognition analyzer extracting voice information from the audio signal and recognizing point of interest information corresponding to the extracted voice information;
A point search unit for generating search result information corresponding to the point of interest information; And
When the voice command induction screen is output, the first search result information about the point of interest information is output through the voice input, and the sorted voice information about the first search result information is input, the first search result information is displayed. The second search result information rearranged by the sorted voice information is output, and when the selected voice information for the first search result information or the second search result information is input, the point of interest information selected by the selected voice information Voice recognition path guidance device including an output unit for outputting the third search result information.
The method of claim 1,
The output unit voice recognition path guide device comprising a menu for executing at least one function of a full command guide command, a help guide command, a function activation command and a voice end command through a touch input or a voice input on the voice command induction screen. The method of claim 1,
The output unit further includes a menu for returning to a previous screen through a touch input or a voice input.
In the voice recognition path guidance method,
Outputting a voice command inducing screen;
Searching for point of interest information through voice input;
Outputting first search result information about the point of interest information;
Outputting second search result information by rearranging the first search result information by the sorted voice information when the sorted voice information about the first search result information is input; And
When the selected voice information regarding the first search result information or the second search result information is input, the voice recognition path guide includes outputting third search result information about the point of interest information selected by the selected voice information. Way.
5. The method of claim 4,
The voice recognition path guidance method further comprises the step of terminating the voice recognition function when the third search result information is output.
The method of claim 5,
The voice recognition route guidance method further comprises the step of inputting route guidance information when the third search result information is output.
A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for implementing the voice recognition route guidance method according to any one of claims 4 to 6.

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