KR20140070270A

KR20140070270A - Speech Recognition Water Purifier

Info

Publication number: KR20140070270A
Application number: KR1020120138551A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 정광영
Original assignee: 정광영
Priority date: 2012-11-30
Filing date: 2012-11-30
Publication date: 2014-06-10

Abstract

The water purifier according to the present invention includes a voice input unit, a storage unit for storing a command value, and a storage unit for storing a voice signal input to the voice input unit, A control unit for determining a temperature and an amount of water to be supplied according to the verified voice signal, and a supply unit.

Description

[0001] Speech Recognition Water Purifier [

The present invention relates to a water control device for a water purifier, which recognizes a sound and accurately adjusts the temperature and amount of water, and outputs water suitable for user convenience according to a command value inputted in advance.

Conventional water purifiers provide water of a predetermined temperature, so it is difficult to use water of various temperature or accurate temperature, and the amount of water to be supplied is also determined according to the user's eyesight, so there is a disadvantage in that a separate metering is required when an accurate amount of water is required . Further, the image preventive measures are insufficient, and image accidents caused by the water purifier frequently occur.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a water purifier capable of providing water of a desired amount and temperature and suppressing image generation.

The water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a voice input unit, a storage unit for storing command values, a verification unit for comparing a voice signal input to the voice input unit with a command value stored in the storage unit, And a control unit and a supply unit for determining the temperature and the amount of water to be supplied in accordance with the voice signal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit may be configured to: a) determine to provide water corresponding to the temperature and amount according to the voice signal when the voice signal is identified as the temperature and amount of water to be supplied; b) if the voice signal is identified by the type and amount of the food to be cooked, determine to provide water corresponding to the type and amount of the food, and c) if the voice signal is confirmed by the child's voice, It is determined that water of a predetermined temperature or higher is not to be supplied.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the water purifier further includes an infrared position sensor for measuring a user's elongation, and the controller may be configured to determine whether the sensed result of the infrared position sensor is equal to or less than a predetermined height , It is determined that water not exceeding a predetermined temperature is not provided.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the supply unit may include at least one of a sensor for recognizing the maximum height of the container or a sensor for sensing the quantity of the container.

The water purifier according to the present invention can provide the user with an accurate amount and water of suitable temperature by using the voice recognition function and prevent the user from providing the water at a certain temperature or more by preventing water from being supplied to a specific user.

1 is a flowchart of the operation of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a structural view of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as 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. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an operation of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a water purifier 200 includes a voice input unit 210, a storage unit (not shown) for storing a command value, a confirmation unit 230, a control unit (not shown) . In addition, the water purifier 200 may further include a position sensing sensor 250 for measuring a user's elongation, and the water supplying unit 260 may include a water sensing sensor 270. In addition, the audio output unit 220 and the input panel 240 may be additionally provided according to the embodiment. In addition, according to the embodiment, the sound output unit 220 exists at the same position or similar position as the sound input unit 210 and can be implemented differently only in the internal processing.

The water purifier according to the present invention analyzes the contents of the user's voice command S110 input through the voice input unit 210 through speech recognition in operation S130, (S170). In this case, it is possible to provide only the case where the user confirms the temperature and the amount of the water according to the analysis result through the verification unit 230 (S150) However, the analysis result may be output through the sound output unit 220 and the user may input the result of the analysis through the sound input unit 230. The user may also set the desired temperature and amount of water through the input panel 240.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a user may previously store voice signals corresponding to the language characteristics (dialect, etc.) of the user, the temperature and the amount of frequently used water (cooking of a specific food, etc.). For example, when a user uses a dialect, a voice recognition based on a basic DB (Data Base) may have low recognition rate, so a user can create and store a user command DB using his / her voice. In addition, the temperature and amount of water required for the cooking of a particular food may be stored in the user command DB. For example, if it is determined that a voice command "cup of green tea" has been input, it may be set to "provide 100 ml of water at 70 degrees Celsius" to drink a cup of green tea.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the inputted voice command is judged to be below a certain age or a certain age or more, it is possible to set not to provide water above a certain temperature in order to prevent an image of a child or an elderly person. In order to implement this embodiment, not only the age of the user can be determined using the basic DB, but also a user can be provided with a water of a certain temperature or higher for a specific user through speaker recognition for a plurality of users It can also be implemented not to. In addition, a sensor capable of detecting the position of a user, such as an infrared sensor, may be used so that a user having a certain key or less may not be provided with water over a specific temperature. In the above embodiments, the specific age, the specific temperature, and the specific key may vary depending on the use environment of the water purifier, and may be separately set by the user.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the feeder 260 may include a water sensor 270 to measure the size of the container receiving the water and the height of the water contained in the container using the water sensor, It can be implemented to stop the supply before water overflows. At this time, the supply part or the water quantity sensor can move toward the container for easier supply and measurement in the case of water supply.

The basic DB can increase a dialect or an age recognition rate through an Internet update provided by a water purifier manufacturer or the like, and can continuously add and update setting values for newly launched food products.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the water purifier of the present invention, it is explained with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, but the present invention is merely illustrative and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and equivalent other embodiments . Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the appended claims.

200: Water purifier according to the present invention
210:
220: Audio output unit
230:
240: input panel
250: Position sensor
260:
270: Quantity detection sensor

Claims

A voice input unit;
A storage unit for storing command values;
A verification unit comparing the voice signal inputted to the voice input unit with a command value stored in the storage unit and confirming to the user;
A controller for determining a temperature and an amount of water to be supplied according to the identified voice signal; And
A water purifier comprising a supply part.

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit
a) determining, if said voice signal is determined as a temperature and amount of water to be supplied, water corresponding to the temperature and amount according to said voice signal;
b) if the voice signal is identified by the type and amount of the food to be cooked, determine to provide water corresponding to the type and amount of the food,
c) if the voice signal is determined to be a specific user or a specific age range, it is determined not to provide water at a predetermined temperature or higher.

The water purifier of claim 1, further comprising a position sensor for measuring a user's elongation,
Wherein the controller determines not to supply water of a predetermined temperature or higher when the sensing result of the position sensing sensor is equal to or less than a predetermined height of the user.

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the supply unit
A sensor for recognizing the maximum height of the container, or a sensor for sensing the quantity of the water contained in the container.