201209634 六、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 [0001]本發明涉及一種介面，尤指一種遠端控制介面及其遠端 控制方法。 【先前技術】 [0002]201209634 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] [0001] The present invention relates to an interface, and more particularly to a remote control interface and a remote control method thereof. [Prior Art] [0002]
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[0004] [0005] [0006] 隨著數位家電的快速發展，越來越多的家電具備了網路 連線功能，比如wifi、藍牙、紅外線以及3G連線等等， 使用者可以非常便捷的使用這些連線功能來遠端控制數 字家電。但是，目前的技術方絲每一個數位家電都有 著各自的控制台和控制指令’❹者要遠端控制多個數 位家電’就必須使用各個家電職雜㈣藉由其支援 的連線方式來下達控制指令，而g控制台、控制指令 、連線方式在不同的數位家電之間都不盡相同對使用 者而言，這無疑增加了操作的複雜度。 【發明内容】 鑒於以上内容，有必I钽似 脊知供一種簡單*易用的統一的遠端 控制介面及其遠端控制方法。 . 根據本發明的一方面，担加 ^ 知供一種遠端控制介面，所述遠 端控制介面包括： -使用者指令接㈣識_組，用於接收和識別使用者 發出的指令，並將估 之用者指令以一統一的形式來描述和 記錄； 一控制指令生成槿知 ^ 供組’用於將所述使用者指令接收與識 1 ‘發送的使用者指令轉換為數位設備能夠識別的控 099128350 表單編號 A0101 _ 0992049796-0 第3頁/共17頁 201209634 [0007] [0008] [0009] [0010] [0011] [0012] [0013] 099128350 制指令；及 一控制介面模組，用於將所述控制指令生成模組生成的 控制指令藉由數位設備支援的通信方式發送給數位設備 〇 根據本發明的另一方面，提供一種遠端控制方法，該方 法包括以下步驟： 一使用者指令接收與識別模組接收和識別使用者發出的 指令，將該使用者指令以一統一的形式來描述和記錄， 並發送給一控制指令生成模組； 所述控制指令生成模組將所述使用者指令接收與識別模 組發送的使用者指令轉換為數位設備，能夠識別的控制指 令’並將該控制指令發送給一控制介面.模組；及 所述控制介面模組將所述控制指令生成模組發送的控制 指令藉由數位設備支援的通信方式發送給數位設備。 與習知技術相比，上述遠4控制介面及其遠端控制方法 ，由於所述遠端控制介面可接收多讀類型的使用者指令 ，並將使用者指令轉換為數位設備能夠識別和執行的控 制指令，為使用者提供了一個遠端控制數字設備的統一 介面，使得使用者可以用一站式的集中方式遠端管理多 個數位設備’簡單而方便。 【實施方式】 請參閱圖1，示意性的示出了根據本發明一種實施方式的 遠端控制介面的功能模組圖。所述遠端控制介面10連接 一數位設備20，所述遠端控制介面接收使用者指令， 表單編號Α0101 第4頁/共π頁 0992049796-0 201209634 轉換為所述數位设備20能夠識別的控制指令，並發送給 所述數位設備20。 [0014] 所述數位設備20 ’為使用者要遠端操作的物件，可以是 個人電腦、數碼相框、數媽影碟機、數位電視、冰箱、 空調等數位設備，所述數位設備2Q具有網路連線功能， 網路連線方式包括Wifi、藍牙、紅外線以及3G連線等等 〇 [0015] Ο 所述遠端㈣介面1()包括—㈣者指令接收與識別模組 102 ' -控制心令生成樺組1()4及_控制介面模組⑽。 所述使用者指令接收與識別模組^所述控制指令生 成模組104 ’所述控制指令生成模組1()4連接所述控制介 面模組106，所述使用者指令接收與識別模組1〇2還連接 一語音辨識伺服器30，所述控制介面模組1〇6連接所述數 位設備20。 [0016] ❹ 所述使用者指令接收與識別模組^ 〇 2.，用於接收和識別使 用者發出的指令，並將使用者，令以一統—的形式來描 述和記錄。所迷使用者指令接收與城別模組1〇2可接收多 種類型的使用者指令，比如語音指令、按鍵指令、觸控 指令等等。使用者指令包括“行為，，和“物件”，“行 為”是使用者要執行的操作，“物件”是使用者的操作 目標。在本實施方式中，所述統一的形式為使用可延伸 標記語s (XML)來分別描述和記錄使用者指令包括的“行 為”和“對象”。 [0017] 本實施方式以接收語音指令為例來闡述本發明的技術方 099128350 表單編號A0101 第5頁/共17頁 0992049796-0 201209634 案。 [0018] [0019] [0020] [0021] 所述使用者指令接收與識別模組丨〇2包括一語音接收子模 組1 022及一語音辨識子模組1〇24。所述語音接收子模組 1022連接所述語音辨識子模組1〇24，所述語音辨識子模 組1 024連接到所述控制指令生成模組丨〇4。 所述語音接收子模組1〇22，用於接收使用者發出的語音 信號’並將該語音信號發送給所述語音辨識子模組1〇24 。所述語音接收子模組1〇22，可以是任何具有聲音錄入 功能的設備’比如麥克風、有錄音功能的手機等等。 所述語音辨識子模組1 024，用於以所述統一的形式來描 述和記錄該語音信號的語義所代表的使用者指令，並將 該使用者指令發送給所述控制指令生成模組1〇4。在本實 施方式中，使用可延伸標記語言（XML)來描述語義，所述 語音辨識子模組1024進一步將該語音信號的語義拆解為 行為和物件’分別舟可电伸標記雜言來描述。 比如语音信號打開電視機”，命述語音辨識子模組 1024將其語義拆解為“打開β和‘‘電視機，，。 在一實施方式中，所述語音辨識子模組1〇24連接到—語 音辨識词服器3G，連接方式包括多種，比如乙太網、 wm、職路科，所述語音_子肋1()24將接收到 的語音信紐送給料語音辨識她膽。所述語音辨 識祠服器30 ’驗接收所述語音辨識子模組im發送的 語音信號’朗該語音錢的語義，再將該語音信號的 語義發送給所述at音辨識子模組1〇24。所述語音辨識伺 099128350 表單編號A0101 第6頁/共17頁 0992049796-0 201209634 服器30可以是位於局域網内的提供語音辨識服務的飼服 器，也可以位於互聯網上的提供語音辨識服務的伺服器 。在一實施方式中，所述語音辨識伺服器3〇由網路可訪 存多模式介面（WAMI: Web-AccessiMe MultimQdai hterface)提供。網路可訪存多模式介面是由美國麻省 ⑬工學院電職學與人功慧實驗室（GSAIL)開發和維護 的—個位於互聯網上的開放的語音處理介面，提供語音 辨識和語音合成服務。所述語音辨識子模組1〇24藉由 ❹ WAMI提供的網路服務（Web Service)與WAMI伺服器建立 連接，然後向WAMI發送語音辨識請求，該語音辨識請求 包括語音錢和語義語法，該語音信號細^語音辨識 子模組1 024接收自語音接收子模組1〇22的語音信號該 語義語法為所述語音辨識子模組1〇24要求議味回的語 義需要遵守的語法，比如要求WAMI識別並返回的語音語 義拆解為“行為”和“物件”，並以可延伸標記語言來 描述。 I： ^ =-, 〇 [_㈣㈣齡纽餘1Q4，用㈣所述個者指令接收 與識別模組102接收到的使用者指令轉換為所述數位設備 20能夠識別的控制指令，並發送給所述控制介面模組1〇6 。所述控織令包括通道和信令，通道為發送資訊的物 理性通道，為通信媒介，比如藍牙、紅外線、Wifi等等 ’信令為通信實體間傳輸為建立和控制連續的資訊，比 如打開電牙見、增大音量，，等等。所述控制指令生 成模組U)4根據所述數位設備2〇的通道方式和信令規格， 將使用者指令轉換為控制指令。 0992049796-0 099128350 表單編號A0101 第7頁/共17頁 201209634 [0023] [0024] [0025] [0026] [0027] [0028] 所述控制介面模組1〇6，用於將所述控制指令生成模組 Ϊ 〇 4生成的控制指令發送給所述數位設備2 〇。所述控制介 面模組1 0 6按照所述數位設備所支援的通信方式將控制指 々的仏令發送給所述數位設備2〇，所述數位設備2〇在接 收到控制指令之後，執行相應的“行為’，。 μ參閱圖2，示意性的示出了根據本發明一種實施方式中 运^控制方法的流程圖，包括以下步驟： 在步驟S10中，一使用者指令接收與識別模組接收和識別 使用者發出的指令，將該使用者指令以一統一的形式來 插逑和記錄，並發送給一控制指令生成模組。所述統一 的形式為使用可延伸標記語言（XML)來分別描述和記錄使 用者指令包括的“行為，，和“對象”。 在步驟S12中，所述控制指令生成模組將所述使用者指令 接收與識別模組發送的使用者指令轉換為對應數位設備 犯夠識別的控制指令，並將該控制指桃發遽給一控制介 面模組。 在步驟S14中，所述控制介面模組將所述控制指令生成模 、'^發送的控制指令藉由所述數位設備支援的通信方式發 送給所述數位設備。 奮參閱圖3，不意性的示出了根據本發明一種實施方式中 使用者指令接收與識別模組處理語音指令的方法的流程 圖’包括以下步驟： [0029] 099128350 在步驟S1 02中，所述使用者指令接收與識別模組的一語 g接收子模組接收使用者發出的語音信號，並將該語音 表單鵠號A0101 第8頁/共17頁 0992049796-0 201209634 ，發送、‘、σ所述使用者指令接收與識別模組的一 識子模組。 語音辨 [0030] [0031] [0032]θ [0033] [0034][0004] [0006] [0006] With the rapid development of digital home appliances, more and more home appliances have network connection functions, such as wifi, Bluetooth, infrared and 3G connection, etc., users can very convenient Use these connectivity features to remotely control digital appliances. However, the current technology of each of the digital home appliances have their own console and control instructions, 'the remote control of multiple digital home appliances' must use the various home appliances (four) through the support of the connection method to release Control instructions, and the g console, control commands, and connection methods are different for different users in different digital home appliances, which undoubtedly increases the complexity of the operation. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, there is a need for a simple and easy to use unified remote control interface and its remote control method. According to an aspect of the invention, a remote control interface is provided, the remote control interface comprising: - a user command connection (four) identification group for receiving and identifying instructions issued by the user, and The user instructions are described and recorded in a unified form; a control command generates a knowledge set for the user command to receive the user command and the user command to be recognized as a digital device capable of recognizing Control 099128350 Form No. A0101 _ 0992049796-0 Page 3 of 17 201209634 [0007] [0009] [0010] [0012] [0013] 099128350 instructions; and a control interface module, The control command generated by the control command generation module is sent to the digital device by the communication mode supported by the digital device. According to another aspect of the present invention, a remote control method is provided, the method comprising the following steps: The command receiving and identifying module receives and recognizes an instruction issued by the user, describes and records the user instruction in a unified form, and sends the command to a control command generating module; The command generation module converts the user command sent by the user command receiving and identifying module into a digital device, the identifiable control command 'sends the control command to a control interface module; and the control The interface module sends the control command sent by the control command generation module to the digital device by means of a communication mode supported by the digital device. Compared with the prior art, the remote control interface and its remote control method can receive and read multiple user commands from the remote control interface and convert the user commands into digital devices that can be recognized and executed. The control command provides the user with a unified interface for remotely controlling the digital device, so that the user can remotely manage multiple digital devices in a one-stop centralized manner 'simple and convenient. [Embodiment] Referring to FIG. 1, a functional block diagram of a remote control interface according to an embodiment of the present invention is schematically illustrated. The remote control interface 10 is connected to a digital device 20, and the remote control interface receives a user command, and the form number Α0101, page 4/total π page 0992049796-0 201209634 is converted into a control that the digital device 20 can recognize. The instructions are sent to the digital device 20. [0014] The digital device 20' is an object that the user wants to operate remotely, and may be a digital device such as a personal computer, a digital photo frame, a digital DVD player, a digital television, a refrigerator, an air conditioner, etc., and the digital device 2Q has a network. Connection function, network connection methods include Wifi, Bluetooth, infrared, 3G connection, etc. [0015] 远端 The remote (four) interface 1 () includes - (four) command receiving and identification module 102 ' - control heart Let the birch group 1 () 4 and the _ control interface module (10) be generated. The user command receiving and identifying module ^ the control command generating module 104 'the control command generating module 1 () 4 is connected to the control interface module 106, the user command receiving and identifying module A voice recognition server 30 is also connected to the interface 2, and the control interface module 1〇6 is connected to the digital device 20. [0016] 使用者 The user instruction receiving and identifying module 〇 2. is configured to receive and identify an instruction issued by the user, and to describe and record the user in a unified manner. The user command receiving and city module 1〇2 can receive various types of user commands, such as voice commands, key commands, touch commands, and the like. The user instructions include "behavior," and "object", the "behavior" is the operation to be performed by the user, and the "object" is the operation target of the user. In the present embodiment, the unified form is the use of the extendable mark. The language s (XML) to describe and record the "behavior" and "object" included in the user instruction respectively. [0017] The embodiment of the present invention uses the voice command as an example to illustrate the technical side of the present invention 099128350 Form No. A0101 Page 5 / [0019] The user command receiving and identifying module 2 includes a voice receiving sub-module 1 022 and a voice recognition sub-module. [0019] [0020] The voice receiving sub-module 1022 is connected to the voice recognition sub-module 1 〇 24, and the voice recognition sub-module 1 024 is connected to the control command generating module 丨〇 4. The voice receiving The sub-module 1 22 is configured to receive a voice signal sent by the user and send the voice signal to the voice recognition sub-module 1 〇 24. The voice receiving sub-module 1 〇 22 may be any Sound input function device For example, a microphone, a mobile phone with a recording function, etc. The voice recognition sub-module 1 024 is configured to describe and record a user instruction represented by the semantics of the voice signal in the unified form, and the user The instruction is sent to the control instruction generation module 1〇4. In the present embodiment, the semantics are described using an Extensible Markup Language (XML), and the speech recognition sub-module 1024 further disassembles the semantics of the speech signal into The behavior and the object 'can be described separately by the tag. For example, the voice signal turns on the TV set," the speech recognition sub-module 1024 disassembles its semantics into "turning on the beta and the 'television," in one. In an embodiment, the voice recognition sub-module 1〇24 is connected to the voice recognition word server 3G, and the connection manner includes multiple types, such as Ethernet, wm, and occupational road, and the voice_sub-rib 1()24 The received voice message is sent to the voice to identify her. The voice recognition server 30 'receives the voice signal sent by the voice recognition sub-module im 'the semantics of the voice money, and then the voice signal of The semantics are sent to the at-accuracy sub-module 1 〇 24. The speech recognition servo 099128350 Form No. A0101 Page 6 / 17 pages 0992049796-0 201209634 The server 30 can be a voice-providing service located in the local area network. The server may also be located on the Internet to provide a voice recognition service server. In an embodiment, the voice recognition server 3 is provided by a network-accessible multi-mode interface (WAMI: Web-AccessiMe MultimQdai hterface) The network-accessible multi-mode interface is developed and maintained by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Electrical and Human Work (GSAIL), an open voice processing interface on the Internet that provides voice recognition and voice. Synthetic service. The voice recognition sub-module 1 24 establishes a connection with the WAMI server by using a web service provided by WAMI, and then sends a voice recognition request to the WAMI, the voice recognition request including voice money and semantic grammar, The voice signal fine voice recognition sub-module 1 024 receives the voice signal from the voice receiving sub-module 1 22, and the semantic grammar is the grammar that the voice recognition sub-module 1 〇 24 requires to negotiate the semantics to be followed, such as The speech semantics that WAMI recognizes and returns are required to be disassembled into "behavior" and "object" and described in an extensible markup language. I: ^ = -, 〇 [_ (four) (four) age New Zealand 1Q4, using (4) the user command received by the instruction receiving and identifying module 102 is converted into a control command recognizable by the digital device 20, and sent to the The control interface module 1〇6 is described. The control and weaving order includes a channel and a signaling, and the channel is a physical channel for transmitting information, and is a communication medium, such as Bluetooth, infrared, Wifi, etc. 'Signaling is transmitted between the communicating entities to establish and control continuous information, such as opening See your teeth, increase the volume, and more. The control command generation module U) 4 converts the user command into a control command according to the channel mode and the signaling specification of the digital device 2〇. 0992049796-0 099128350 Form No. A0101 Page 7 of 17 201209634 [0023] [0028] [0028] [0028] [0028] The control interface module 〇6 is configured to use the control command A control command generated by the generation module 〇 发送 4 is sent to the digital device 2 〇. The control interface module 106 sends a command of the control finger to the digital device 2 according to a communication mode supported by the digital device, and the digital device 2 performs corresponding after receiving the control command. Referring to FIG. 2, a flow chart of a control method according to an embodiment of the present invention is schematically illustrated, including the following steps: In step S10, a user instruction receiving and identifying module Receiving and recognizing instructions issued by the user, inserting and recording the user instructions in a unified form, and transmitting them to a control instruction generation module. The unified form is using Extensible Markup Language (XML). The "behavior," and "object" included in the user's instructions are separately described and recorded. In step S12, the control instruction generation module converts the user instruction sent by the user instruction and the identification module into a control instruction that is recognized by the corresponding digital device, and sends the control finger to the Control interface module. In step S14, the control interface module sends the control command generation module and the control command sent by the digital device to the digital device through a communication mode supported by the digital device. Referring to FIG. 3, a flowchart of a method for processing a voice command by a user instruction receiving and recognizing module according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in an unintended manner. The method includes the following steps: [0029] 099128350 In step S1 02, The user command receiving and identifying module receives the voice signal sent by the user, and sends the voice form nickname A0101 page 8/17 page 0992049796-0 201209634, ', σ The user command receives and recognizes a sub-module of the module. Speech recognition [0033] [0033] [0033] [0034]
[0035]G 7 1 〇4中，所述語音辨識子模組以所述統一的形式 來描述和’該語音信號的語義所代表的使用者指令。 在步驟Sl〇6巾’所述語音辨識子模組將該制者指令發 送給所述控制指令生成模組。 4參閱814 ’不意性的示出了根據本發明—種實施方式中 曰辨4子模組制語音信_語義的方法的流程圖， 包括以下步驟： a':...::.」 在㈣S1G4_，所述語音辨識子模組將該語音信號發送 給一语音_舰器。在-實財式巾，所述語音辨識 伺服器由網路可訪存多模式介面提供。 ^S1044 t^ βσ義’並將該語義發送給所述語音辨識子模組。 綜上所述，本發明乎料專”·件，爰依 出專射請。惟，以上所述僅為本發明之較佳實施例， 舉凡沾悉本案技藝之人士其所爰依本案之創作精神所作 之等效修飾或變化，皆應涵蓋於以下之中請專利範圍内 [0036] 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1為本發明—種實施方式中的遠端控制介面的功能⑷ 組 圖 [0037] 圖2為本發明-種實施方式中的遠端控制方法的流程 圖 099128350 表單编號Α0101 第9頁/共17頁 0992049796-0 201209634 [0038] 圖3為本發明一種實施方式中的使用者指令接收與識別模 組處理語音指令的方法的流程圖。 [0039] 圖4為本發明一種實施方式中的語音辨識子模組識別語音 信號的語義的方法的流程圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 [0040] 遠端控制介面：10 [0041] 使用者指令接收與識別模組：102 [0042] 語音接收子模組：1022 [0043] 語音辨識子模組：1024 [0044] 控制指令生成模組：104 [0045] 控制介面模組：106 [0046] 數位設備：20 [0047] 語音辨識伺服器：30 099128350 表單編號A0101 第10頁/共17頁 0992049796-0[0035] In G 7 1 〇4, the speech recognition sub-module describes, in the unified form, user instructions represented by the semantics of the speech signal. The voice recognition sub-module sends the maker command to the control command generation module in step S1. 4 814 </ RTI> </ RTI> </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; (4) S1G4_, the voice recognition sub-module sends the voice signal to a voice_ship. In the real money towel, the voice recognition server is provided by a network-accessible multi-mode interface. ^S1044 t^ βσ meaning' and the semantics are sent to the speech recognition sub-module. In summary, the present invention is intended to be dedicated to the specifics of the present invention. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and those who have learned the skill of the present invention are dependent on the creation of the case. Equivalent modifications or changes made by the spirit should be covered in the following patents [0036] [Simple Description of the Drawings] Figure 1 is a diagram of the function of the remote control interface in the embodiment of the present invention (4) FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a remote control method in an embodiment of the present invention. 099128350 Form No. 1010101 Page 9/Total 17 Page 0992049796-0 201209634 [0038] FIG. 3 is a use in an embodiment of the present invention. [0039] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for recognizing the semantics of a speech signal by a speech recognition sub-module according to an embodiment of the present invention. [0040] Remote Control Interface: 10 [0041] User Command Receiving and Identifying Module: 102 [0042] Voice Receiving Sub-module: 1022 [0043] Speech Recognition Sub-module: 1024 [0044] Control Command Generation Module Group: 104 [0045] Control Interface Module: 106 [0046] Digital Device: 20 [0047] Speech Recognition Server: 30 099128350 Form Number A0101 Page 10 of 17 0992049796-0