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A system and method for voice control STB

A voice control and set-top box technology, applied in voice analysis, voice recognition, signal transmission systems, etc., can solve the problems of difficulty and inconvenience in operating the manual remote control, and achieve the effect of increasing user satisfaction and convenient control.

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-08-06
ZTE CORP
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Although the remote control has the advantages of being easy to learn and easy to operate, it also has disadvantages in many special occasions.
[0004] For users with upper limb disabilities, it is difficult to operate the manual remote control. Even for able-bodied people, if they are doing other things while watching TV, they must free their hands to operate the buttons on the remote control or set-top box if they want to perform channel tuning control. , is also inconvenient

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[0036] The present invention will be described in more detail below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0037] The main idea of ​​the present invention is to add a voice control module on the basis of the existing set-top box, through which the user’s voice recording is received and stored and stored in correspondence with a specific channel. When the user issues a voice control instruction, it is compared with the stored data. , Find the matching data and perform the corresponding operation.

[0038] As shown in Figure 1, it is the internal structure of the voice control module. The module includes a high-gain microphone, an RC filter network, an analog baseband signal processor, a digital baseband signal processor, and a memory that are connected in sequence.

[0039] Among them, a high-gain microphone, also known as a built-in microphone, converts the sound signal into a weak electric signal, which is filtered by an RC filter network, and then directly ...

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The invention provides a system and a method for controlling a set-top box by voice, relating to the digital television set-top box and the IPTV set-top box fields. The system of the invention comprises a voice control module. In a voice recording mode, the voice control module inputs voice recording of a user, processes the voice recording and cods and saves the processed voice recording of the user; in a voice control mode, the voice control module receives an operation command from the user, compares the operation command with the saved voice recording of the user to find out an address corresponding to a matching recording when the matching recording is found, and sends a command for changing channel to a set-top box channel control circuit according to a channel corresponding to the address. The invention comprises a voice inputting step and a voice controlling step. The system of the voice control set-top box and a method thereof ensures that disable users and other users with work in hands can control the set-top box by voice, thereby operating the set-top box more conveniently and increasing the satisfaction of users.

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Technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of digital television set-top boxes and IPTV set-top boxes. Background technique [0002] With the promotion of digital TV and IPTV, the set-top box will become an indispensable device in the family. At present, TV programs are becoming more and more abundant and there are more and more channels. Watching TV will be an important item of home entertainment for a long time. [0003] At present, the operation of the set-top box is mainly realized through a manual remote control. Although the remote control has the advantages of being simple, easy to learn, and convenient to operate, it also has drawbacks in many special occasions. [0004] For users with upper limb disabilities, it is more difficult to operate the manual remote control. Even for a healthy person, if they are doing other things while watching TV, they must free their hands to operate the buttons on the remote control or set-top box if they want to control the ...

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IPC IPC(8): H04N5/00G08C23/02G10L15/08G10L15/28
Inventor 季松涛宋国栋唐纬
Owner ZTE CORP
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