EP0488733A2
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Method and apparatus for speech recognition
Assignee: Denso Ten Ltd
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Filing: 1991-11-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-11-28
Abstract
Abstract A speech recognizing apparatus compares a speech command from a user with one of registration patterns stored in a storage unit in turn. Then if the speech command coincides with one of the registration patterns, that controls a predetermined electronic apparatus associated with an operation related to the registration pattern. If the speech command does not coincide with any one of the registration patterns, that stores into the first storage unit the speech command as a new registration pattern in which the speech command is related to a manipulation of the electronic apparatus by the user immediately after speech command is produced.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuya Sako
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 20:28
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R16/00; B60R16/02; B60R16/037; B60R16/0373; G; G10; G10L; G10L15/00; G10L15/06; G10L15/063; G10L15/08; G10L15/10; G10L15/22; G10L2015/223; G10L2015/226; G10L2015/228
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
An apparatus for recognizing speech comprising registration means, the registration means including means (23) for storing a registration pattern corresponding to a speech command and a related control operation for an external apparatus, and means (212) for executing the speech recognition processing of a speech command from the user, characterised in that the registration means include first storage means (23) for storing a new registration pattern corresponding to a speech command from the user and a related manipulation of the external apparatus immediately before or after the speech command from the user is produced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said registration means further comprises; confirmation output means (25) providing a confirmation of the result executed by said speech recognizing means; and apparatus control means (24) controlling said external apparatus in accordance with the result executed by said speech recognizing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
179 words
The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said speech recognizing means (22) further comprises analyzing means (207) for analyzing a speech command from a speech input, comparing the analyzed speech command with one of the registration patterns in turn in said first storage means and determining whether there is a registration pattern corresponding to the speech command; confirming means (211) generating a response signal provided with said confirmation output means in order to confirm the result of the speech recognizing processing of the speech command by said speech recognizing means; and control means (210) generating a control signal to control said external apparatus in accordance with the operation related to the registration pattern if the speech command coincides with one of the registration patterns by said analyzing means, and storing into said first storage means the speech command as the registration pattern in which the speech command is related to said external apparatus manipulation immediately after the speech command is produced if the speech command does not coincide with any one of the registration patterns by said analyzing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said confirmation means (211) including a speech synthesizing means generating an audio signal as a confirmation signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said confirmation means (211) further including a display control means generating a display control signal as a confirmation signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said confirmation output means (25) including an audio output means driving an electro-acoustic transducer by the audio signal from said speech recognizing means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said confirmation output means (25) further including a display means displaying the contents of the confirmation produced by said display control signal from said speech recognizing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
116 words
The apparatus according to any one of claim 2 to 7 wherein said apparatus control means (24) further comprising; processing means (217) communicating both of said speech recognizing means and said external apparatus and converting a signal from said speech recognizing means into a signal of said external apparatus, and a signal from said external apparatus into a signal of said speech recognizing means; second storage means (218) having a program means for putting said processing means into operation and a temporary storage means for storing data temporarily; and buffer means (219) for buffering data from said processing means and said external apparatus and converting a transmission speed between said processing means and said external apparatus.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
78 words
The apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said program means of said second storage means (218) further including; means for translating a command from said speech recognizing means to an operation code of a related external apparatus and an event code from said external apparatus to a response format for said speech recognizing means; and means for defining a communication protocol in relation to each of said speech recognizing means and the external apparatus through said buffer means.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
55 words
The apparatus according to any preceding claim said first storage means (23) further comprising; means for storing the registration patterns in which the speech command is related to the manipulation of the external apparatus either immediately before or after the speech command is produced; and means for storing initial setting data or fixed registration patterns.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of recognizing speech, storing a registration pattern corresponding to a speech command and controlling an external apparatus connected to the same in accordance with a result of a speech recognizing processing, comprising the steps of; recognizing a speech command from a speech; comparing the speech command with one of the registration patterns in turn; controlling said external apparatus in accordance with the operation related to the registration pattern if the speech command coincides with one of the registration patterns; characterised by storing the speech command as the registration pattern in which the speech command is related to said external apparatus manipulation immediately before or after the speech command is produced if the speech command does not coincide with any one of the registration patterns.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of confirming the result of a speech recognizing processing of the speech command and the contents of the operation of said external apparatus.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 12 wherein said confirming step including the step of providing an audio response in order to confirm said result and said contents of operation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 12 wherein said confirming step including the step of displaying the contents of the confirmation in order to confirm said result and said contents of operation.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
26 words
The method according to any one of claims 11 to 14,further includinq the step of determining whether or not said registration pattern is to be stored.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 15, further including the step of determining whether or not said apparatus is to be operated.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
25 words
The method according to any one of claims 11 to 16, further including the step of deleting at least one of said designated registration patterns.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
25 words
The method according to any one of claims 11 to 17, further including the step of confirming at least one of said designated registration patterns.
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