WO2019114127A1

WO2019114127A1 - Voice output method and device for air conditioner

Info

Publication number: WO2019114127A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/075674
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张新健
Original assignee: 广东美的制冷设备有限公司; 美的集团股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-12-13
Filing date: 2018-02-07
Publication date: 2019-06-20
Also published as: CN108154877B; CN108154877A

Abstract

A voice output method and device for an air conditioner. The voice output method comprises: acquiring user information, the user information corresponding to a user in an environment in which an air conditioner is located; acquiring corresponding voice data according to the user information; and controlling the air conditioner to output the voice data. The method enables content of synthesized voice data to be associated with user information, and controls an air conditioner to output the voice data rather than monotonically outputting pre-stored voice data, thereby facilitating interaction between the air conditioner and a user.

Description

Air broadcaster voice broadcast method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of intelligent control technologies, and in particular, to a voice broadcast method and apparatus for an air conditioner.

Background technique

With the emphasis on the quality of living standards, air conditioners with air purification functions are gradually receiving attention from manufacturers and the public. In order to improve the interaction between the air conditioner and the user, a voice announcement is often performed to remind the user, for example, when the user gives a control command to the air conditioner, the air conditioner responds to the control command and makes a corresponding reminder (such as broadcasting a voice). Data), but the voice data broadcasted in the prior art is often stored in advance, resulting in a single voice data being broadcast.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide a method and device for voice broadcast of an air conditioner, which aims to solve the technical problem of single voice data broadcasted by the air conditioner of the prior art when performing voice broadcast.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a voice broadcast method of an air conditioner, and the voice broadcast method of the air conditioner includes the following steps:

Obtaining user information, wherein the user information corresponds to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located;

Obtaining corresponding voice data according to the user information;

Controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data.

Optionally, the step of acquiring corresponding voice data according to the user information includes:

Obtaining text information to be played, and acquiring corresponding audio parameters according to the user information;

The text information is synthesized according to an audio parameter to obtain the voice data.

Optionally, the step of acquiring the text information to be played includes:

Obtaining text information corresponding to a current scene mode of the air conditioner;

The text information corresponding to the scene mode is used as the text information to be played.

Optionally, the step of obtaining user information includes:

Acquiring user data uploaded by the air conditioner, and identifying the user information according to the user data, wherein when the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies the voice broadcast condition, the user data and the scene mode are acquired and uploaded;

Obtaining corresponding text information according to the scenario mode;

The step of controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data includes:

The voice data is sent to the air conditioner for the air conditioner to play the voice data.

Optionally, the scenario mode includes at least one of simulating a natural, a simulated location, and a simulated health.

Optionally, the user information includes at least one of a user age group, a user type, and a user's health parameter.

Optionally, the audio parameter includes at least one of a speech rate, a volume, a tone, and background music.

Obtaining text information corresponding to the user information;

The text information is synthesized to obtain the voice data.

Optionally, the acquiring user information, wherein the step of the user information corresponding to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located includes:

When the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies the voice broadcast condition, the user data in the environment where the ambient air conditioner of the air conditioner is located is obtained, and the corresponding user information is obtained according to the user data.

Acquiring the user data uploaded by the air conditioner, and identifying the user information according to the user data, wherein when the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies the voice broadcast condition, the user data and the text information to be played are acquired and uploaded;

The step of controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data includes:

Optional,

When the air conditioner receives the control command, determining that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies a voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the control instruction;

When the environmental parameter of the environment in which the air conditioner is located meets the preset environmental condition, it is determined that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies a voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the operating parameter.

Obtaining a user's speech rate, and acquiring voice data in the pre-stored voice data that matches the speech rate, wherein the user information includes a user's speech rate.

Optionally, the user information includes at least one of an age group, a user type, and a health parameter of the user.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a voice broadcast device of an air conditioner, the voice broadcast device of the air conditioner comprising: a memory, a processor, and a memory stored in the memory and in the processor A voice broadcast program of an air conditioner that is operated, the voice broadcast program of the air conditioner being executed by the processor to implement the steps of the voice broadcast method of the air conditioner as described above.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention also provides a voice broadcast method of an air conditioner, and the voice broadcast method of the air conditioner includes:

Obtaining user data of an environment in which the air conditioner is located, and transmitting the user data to a server, where the server acquires user information corresponding to the user data, and according to the operating state of the air conditioner The user information acquires corresponding voice data and feeds back;

The air conditioner plays the voice data fed back by the server.

Optionally, the step of performing the step of acquiring the user data of the environment in which the air conditioner is located and transmitting the user data to the server is performed:

Acquiring the text information to be played according to the running data of the air conditioner, and transmitting the text information to be played to the server, wherein the server synthesizes the text information to be played according to the audio data corresponding to the user information, and obtains The voice data.

Optional,

The voice broadcast method and device of the air conditioner according to the embodiment of the present invention acquires user information when the voice broadcast needs to be performed, and the user information corresponds to the user in the environment where the air conditioner is located, and acquires the corresponding voice according to the user information. Data, while controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data, so that the voice data played by the air conditioner is associated with the user information, instead of playing the stored voice data singly, improving the interaction between the air conditioner and the user.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a device in a hardware operating environment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flow chart of a first embodiment of a voice broadcast method of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

3 is a schematic flow chart of a second embodiment of a voice broadcast method of an air conditioner according to the present invention;

4 is a schematic flow chart of a third embodiment of a voice broadcast method of an air conditioner according to the present invention.

The implementation, functional features, and advantages of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed ways

It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

The main solution of the embodiment of the present invention is:

Obtaining user information, where the user information corresponds to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located, and acquiring corresponding voice data according to the user information;

Controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data.

Since the voice data broadcasted in the prior art is often stored in advance, the voice data broadcasted is single and the interaction is poor.

The present invention provides a solution for acquiring user information when a voice broadcast is required, wherein the user information corresponds to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located, and obtains corresponding voice data according to the user information, and controls the air at the same time. The adjuster plays the voice data to associate the voice data played by the air conditioner with the user information, instead of playing the stored voice data singly, improving the interaction between the air conditioner and the user.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a device in a hardware operating environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The device in the embodiment of the present invention may be an air conditioner or a control device connected to the air conditioner, such as a centralized controller in the home, and the centralized controller is connected to each household electrical appliance to control each household electrical appliance, or The device can also be a server, and the air conditioner can transmit data through the communication module.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus may include a processor 1001, such as a CPU, a communication bus 1002, a communication module 1003, and a memory 1004. Among them, the communication bus 1002 is used to implement connection communication between these components. The network interface 1003 is optionally a wireless interface (such as a WI-FI interface), a Bluetooth interface, and a wireless network interface such as ZIGBEE. The memory 1004 may be a high speed RAM memory or a stable memory (non-volatile) Memory), such as disk storage. The memory 1004 can also optionally be a storage device independent of the aforementioned processor 1001.

The communication module 1003 in the present invention includes a WIFI module or a Bluetooth module that can communicate with a mobile terminal (such as a mobile phone), and can also include an infrared module that communicates with the remote controller.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the terminal structure shown in FIG. 1 does not constitute a limitation to the terminal, and may include more or less components than those illustrated, or a combination of certain components, or different component arrangements.

As shown in FIG. 1, a memory broadcast program of an operating system and an air conditioner may be included in the memory 1004 as a computer storage medium.

In the terminal shown in FIG. 1, when the terminal is a server or an air conditioner, the processor 1001 can be used to call a voice broadcast program of the air conditioner stored in the memory 1004, and perform the following operations:

Controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data.

Further, the processor 1001 may call the voice broadcast program of the air conditioner stored in the memory 1004, and further perform the following operations, and the preset pairing condition includes at least one of the following:

Further, the processor 1001 can call the voice broadcast program of the air conditioner stored in the memory 1004, and also perform the following operations:

Obtaining corresponding text information according to the scenario mode;

The step of controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data includes:

In the terminal shown in FIG. 1, when the terminal is a server or an air conditioner, the air conditioner and the server perform data transmission through the communication module, and the processor 1001 can be used to call the voice of the air conditioner stored in the memory 1004. Broadcast the program and do the following:

The air conditioner plays the voice data fed back by the server.

Obtaining the text information to be played, and transmitting the text information to be played to the server, wherein the server synthesizes the text information to be played according to the audio data corresponding to the user information, to obtain the voice data.

Referring to FIG. 2, a first embodiment of a voice broadcast method for an air conditioner according to the present invention is provided. In this embodiment, the voice broadcast method of the air conditioner includes:

Step S10: Acquire user information, where the user information corresponds to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located;

The user information in this embodiment may include at least one of a user age group, a user type, and a user's health parameter. The age group can be divided into infants, children, middle-aged and old people, and the age group can be determined by the developer; the user type can be divided into male and female, or the user can be classified according to nationality or preference; The health parameters may include the user's sub-health as well as normal, etc., and different health changes may correspond to different broadcast contents.

The user information can be realized by technologies such as image recognition and voice recognition. The image recognition user information can be realized by recognizing the face feature, and the voice recognition user information can be realized by identifying the frequency and the timbre.

Step S20, acquiring corresponding voice data according to the user information;

The voice data may be pre-stored voice data, or may be synthesized by a voice engine, and the content of the voice data corresponding to different user information may be different, that is, the text information corresponding to different user information is not used; or different users The audio parameters of the voice data corresponding to the information are different, for example, the same broadcast content is played by different users using different audio parameters (tone or volume).

The user information may be the speech rate of the user, that is, the step S20 includes: acquiring the speech rate of the user, and acquiring the voice data in the voice data that matches the speech rate, wherein the user information includes the user's speech rate. The speech rate of the user can be obtained by real-time acquisition, for example, obtaining the voice information of the user in the environment where the air conditioner is located, obtaining the speech rate according to the obtained voice information, or the user can preset the speech rate, and the preset speech rate can be The voice information is updated according to the voice information collected within the preset time interval.

Step S30, controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data.

The voice broadcast method of the air conditioner disclosed in this embodiment may be run on a server, and when running on the server, the acquired voice data may be sent to an air conditioner for the air conditioner to play the voice data; or the air conditioner The voice broadcast method of the device can also be run on the air conditioner, and when the air conditioner is operated, the voice data can be directly transmitted to the power amplifier device of the air conditioner to play.

The voice broadcast method of the air conditioner provided in this embodiment acquires user information when the voice broadcast needs to be performed, wherein the user information corresponds to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located, and the corresponding voice is obtained according to the user information. Data, while controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data, so that the voice data played by the air conditioner is associated with the user information, instead of playing the stored voice data singly, improving the interaction between the air conditioner and the user.

Further, a second embodiment of the voice broadcast method of the air conditioner of the present invention is proposed based on the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the step S20 includes:

Step S21, acquiring text information to be played, and acquiring corresponding audio parameters according to the user information;

Step S22, synthesizing the text information according to an audio parameter to obtain the voice data.

The audio parameter may include at least one of a speech rate, a volume, a tone, and a background music. The mapping relationship between the user information and the audio parameter may be preset, and the audio parameter corresponding to the user information may be acquired according to the mapping relationship. Background music is the background music when broadcasting text information, and setting different background music for different users makes the user's experience better.

The text information may correspond to the scene mode, and the different scene modes correspond to different operating parameters, that is, the step of acquiring the text information to be played includes: acquiring text information corresponding to the current scene mode of the air conditioner; The text information corresponding to the mode is used as the text information to be played. Each of the scene modes may be classified. When the scene mode is large, the user may obtain a corresponding scene pattern by classification, and the scene pattern classification may be classified into at least one of simulated natural, simulated location, and simulated health, and the simulated location class corresponds to The scene mode can be divided into corresponding scene patterns of each city, and can also be divided into scene patterns corresponding to different types of locations, such as the seaside to the seaside; the simulated natural scenes can be simulated by natural phenomena, such as fresh after the rain and summer. Japanese inflammation, etc., can also be a simulation of the season and the solar terms; simulated health can be divided into respiratory diseases and rheumatic diseases.

The solution disclosed in this embodiment may be implemented on a server or an air conditioner. When the embodiment runs on the server, step S10 includes:

Obtaining corresponding text information according to the scenario mode;

The step of controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data includes:

The user data may be an image taken by the air conditioner or a voice information collected by the air conditioner. When the user data is received, the user data may be recognized to obtain a user image, and the image recognition may be implemented on the server or may be performed. The image is sent to a dedicated image recognition server, and the recognition result fed back by the image recognition server is received.

In this embodiment, when the operating state satisfies the voice broadcast condition, the air conditioner acquires and uploads the user data and the text information to be played, and the text information is related to the running state, that is, the control command is received at the air conditioner. Determining that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies a voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the control instruction; or when the environmental parameter of the environment in which the air conditioner is located satisfies a preset environmental condition, It is determined that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies a voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the operating parameter.

When receiving the text information and the user data uploaded by the air conditioner, the server acquires the user information corresponding to the user data, and obtains the corresponding audio parameter according to the user information, and synthesizes the received text information according to the obtained audio parameter to obtain the voice. Data, the voice data is sent to the air conditioner for the air conditioner to play the received voice data.

When the embodiment operates on the air conditioner, step S10 includes:

When the air conditioner receives the control command, determining that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies a voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the control command; or, where the air conditioner is located When the environmental parameter of the environment meets the preset environmental condition, it is determined that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies the voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the operating parameter.

The user data may include image data and voice data, and the user data may be uploaded to the user information identified by the identification server. The identification server may be an image server and a voice server. When receiving the user information, the user may obtain corresponding audio parameters according to the user information. At the same time, according to the running state, the corresponding text information is determined, for example, the text information corresponding to the control instruction or the text information corresponding to the environmental parameter, for example, when the air freshness is lower than a preset threshold, the environment parameter of the environment in which the air conditioner is located is satisfied. If the environmental conditions are preset, the corresponding text information needs to be obtained as the prompt information, for example, the air freshness exceeds the standard.

In the technical solution disclosed in this embodiment, different user information corresponds to different audio parameters, and the voice information is synthesized by using different audio parameters to obtain voice data, and when the voice data is played, the voice data corresponding to different users may be different, and the user is improved. Experience.

Referring to FIG. 3, a third embodiment of a voice broadcast method for an air conditioner according to the present invention is provided. In this embodiment, the voice broadcast method of the air conditioner includes:

In step S40, when the operating state of the air conditioner meets the voice broadcast condition, the user data of the environment where the air conditioner is located is acquired, and the user data is transmitted to the server, where the server acquires the user information corresponding to the user data. And obtaining corresponding voice data according to the user information and feeding back;

The user information may include at least one of an age group, a user type, and a user's health parameter, and the user data may include at least one of image data and voice data, and the specific user information acquisition manner refers to the first embodiment and the second embodiment again. No longer. When the air conditioner receives the control command, determining that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies a voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the control command; in an environment where the air conditioner is located When the environmental parameter meets the preset environmental condition, it is determined that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies the voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the operating parameter. The control command may be receiving a freshness adjustment command or receiving a mode switching instruction, for example, switching to a post-rain refresh mode.

When receiving the user data, the server acquires the user information corresponding to the user data, and obtains the audio parameter according to the user information, synthesizes the voice information according to the audio parameter, and transmits the voice data to the air conditioner, and the audio is transmitted to the air conditioner. The parameters include at least one of speech rate, volume, pitch, and background music.

In step S50, the air conditioner plays the voice data fed back by the server.

It can be understood that, while performing the step of acquiring the user data of the environment in which the air conditioner is located and transmitting the user data to the server, performing the step of: acquiring the text information to be played according to the operation data of the air conditioner, And transmitting the text information to be played to the server, wherein the server synthesizes the text information to be played according to the audio data corresponding to the user information, to obtain the voice data.

The running data is related to the running state. For example, when the running state is received, the corresponding running data is the received control command. When the running state is the monitored environmental parameter, the corresponding running data is the monitored environment. parameter.

Further, the air conditioner can play the corresponding animation while playing the voice data to make the interaction more vivid. When the server receives the text information, the animation information corresponding to the text information is acquired, and the synthesized voice data and the animation information can be returned. Air conditioner for air conditioner playback.

The voice broadcast method of the air conditioner disclosed in this embodiment acquires user information when the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies the voice broadcast condition, wherein the user information corresponds to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located, and according to the The user information acquires the corresponding voice data, and the air conditioner plays the voice data, so that the voice data played by the air conditioner is associated with the user information, instead of playing the stored voice data singly, improving the air conditioner and the user. Interaction.

In addition, the present invention also provides a voice broadcast device of an air conditioner, the voice broadcast device of the air conditioner comprising: a memory, a processor, and an air conditioner stored on the memory and operable on the processor The voice broadcast program, the step of implementing the voice broadcast method of the electric air conditioner as described above when the voice broadcast program of the air conditioner is executed by the processor.

Furthermore, the present invention also provides a computer readable storage medium having a voice broadcast program of an air conditioner stored thereon, the voice broadcast program of the air conditioner being implemented by the processor as described above The steps of the voice announcement method of the air conditioner.

It is to be understood that the term "comprises", "comprising", or any other variants thereof, is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or It also includes other elements that are not explicitly listed, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, item, or system. An element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in a process, method, article, or system that includes the element, without further limitation.

The serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for the description, and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the foregoing embodiment method can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, can also be through hardware, but in many cases, the former is better. Implementation. Based on such understanding, portions of the technical solution of the present invention that contribute substantially or to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium (such as a ROM/RAM as described above). , a disk, an optical disk, including a plurality of instructions for causing a terminal device (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, a controlled terminal, or a network device, etc.) to perform the method described in various embodiments of the present invention.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the equivalent structure or equivalent process transformations made by the description of the present invention and the drawings are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields. The same is included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Claims

A voice broadcast method for an air conditioner, characterized in that the voice broadcast method of the air conditioner comprises the following steps:

Obtaining user information, wherein the user information corresponds to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located;

Obtaining corresponding voice data according to the user information;

Controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data.
The voice broadcast method of the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring corresponding voice data according to the user information comprises:

Obtaining text information to be played, and acquiring corresponding audio parameters according to the user information;

The text information is synthesized according to an audio parameter to obtain the voice data.
The method for voice broadcast of an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the step of acquiring text information to be played comprises:

Obtaining text information corresponding to a current scene mode of the air conditioner;

The text information corresponding to the scene mode is used as the text information to be played.
The method for voice broadcast of an air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the step of acquiring user information comprises:

Acquiring user data uploaded by the air conditioner, and identifying the user information according to the user data, wherein when the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies the voice broadcast condition, the user data and the scene mode are acquired and uploaded;

The step of controlling the air conditioner to play the voice data includes:

The voice data is sent to the air conditioner for the air conditioner to play the voice data.
The voice broadcast method of an air conditioner according to claim 3, wherein the scene mode comprises at least one of simulating a natural, a simulated place, and a simulated health.
The voice broadcast method of an air conditioner according to claim 2, wherein the audio parameter comprises at least one of a speech rate, a volume, a tone, and background music.
The voice broadcast method of the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring corresponding voice data according to the user information comprises:

Obtaining text information corresponding to the user information;

The text information is synthesized to obtain the voice data.
The method for voice broadcast of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring user information comprises:

When the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies the voice broadcast condition, the user data in the environment where the air conditioner is located is acquired, and the corresponding user information is obtained according to the user data.
A voice broadcast method of an air conditioner according to claim 4 or 8, wherein

When the air conditioner receives the control command, determining that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies a voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the control instruction;

When the environmental parameter of the environment in which the air conditioner is located meets the preset environmental condition, it is determined that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies a voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the operating parameter.
The voice broadcast method of an air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the user information includes at least one of a user age group, a user type, and a user's health parameter.
The voice broadcast method of the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring corresponding voice data according to the user information comprises:

Obtaining a user's speech rate, and acquiring voice data in the pre-stored voice data that matches the speech rate, wherein the user information includes a user's speech rate.
A voice broadcast method for an air conditioner, characterized in that the voice broadcast method of the air conditioner includes:

Obtaining user data of an environment in which the air conditioner is located, and transmitting the user data to a server, where the server acquires user information corresponding to the user data, and according to the operating state of the air conditioner The user information acquires corresponding voice data and feeds back;

The air conditioner plays the voice data fed back by the server.
The voice broadcast method of an air conditioner according to claim 12, wherein said step of performing said step of acquiring user data of an environment in which the air conditioner is located and transmitting said user data to said server is performed :

Acquiring the text information to be played according to the running data of the air conditioner, and transmitting the text information to be played to the server, wherein the server synthesizes the text information to be played according to the audio data corresponding to the user information, and obtains The voice data.
A voice broadcast method of an air conditioner according to claim 13, wherein

When the air conditioner receives the control command, determining that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies a voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the control instruction;

When the environmental parameter of the environment in which the air conditioner is located meets the preset environmental condition, it is determined that the operating state of the air conditioner satisfies a voice broadcast condition, wherein the text information to be played corresponds to the operating parameter.
The voice broadcast method of an air conditioner according to claim 12, wherein the user information includes at least one of an age group, a user type, and a health parameter of the user.
A voice broadcast device for an air conditioner, characterized in that: the voice broadcast device of the air conditioner comprises: a memory, a processor, and an air conditioner stored on the memory and operable on the processor A voice broadcast program, the step of implementing the voice broadcast method of the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 11 when the voice broadcast program of the air conditioner is executed by the processor.
A voice broadcast device for an air conditioner, characterized in that: the voice broadcast device of the air conditioner comprises: a memory, a processor, and an air conditioner stored on the memory and operable on the processor A voice broadcast program, the step of implementing the voice broadcast method of the air conditioner according to any one of claims 12 to 15 when the voice broadcast program of the air conditioner is executed by the processor.