Method for training a consumer-oriented application device by speech items, whilst reporting progress by an animated character with various maturity statuses each associated to a respective training level, and a device arranged for supporting such method
View Patent ↗Training a consumer-oriented application device is based on a plurality of user-presented speech items. A progress measure is reported regarding a training status reached for a particular user person. In particular, the training status is visually represented by an animated character creature which has a plurality of training status representative maturity statuses that are each associated to a corresponding training level.
1. A method for training a consumer-oriented application device, based on a plurality of user-presented speech items, whilst having the device reporting on a progress measure regarding a training level that has been reached for a particular user person,
said method being characterized by visually representing on a display said training level by an animated character creature which has a plurality of status representative maturity statuses that are each associated to a respective user training level.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said creature represents a living being.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said creature represents an animal.
4. A method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said animal is a dog.
5. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said creature has at least three statuses.
6. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said statuses comprise both size and attitude aspects of said creature.
7. A methods as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said statuses comprise dynamic aspects of said creature.
8. A consumer-oriented application device, said device comprising:
a receiver which receives one of a plurality of user-presented speech items;
a processor programmed with voice recognition software and voice recognition training software which trains a user to use the voice recognition software to achieve a plurality of user training levels;
a visual display which visually represents the training level of the user by displaying an animated character creature that has a plurality of maturity statuses, each of the maturity statuses being associated to a corresponding one of the plurality of training levels.
9. A device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the plurality of training levels each correspond to a respective set of voice commands that the processor has been trained to recognize and respond to by executing a corresponding control function of the device.
10. A method for training a consumer oriented-application device to recognize speech of a user, comprising:
with a display device, requesting the user to input at least one of a number of speech items to train the user;
storing each user input speech item onto a storage medium readable by the consumer oriented-application device in a memory;
on the display device, displaying a progress measure based on a training level achieved by the user, the training level being determined by at least one of a sophistication or number of user input speech items stored; and
wherein the progress measure is represented by an animated creature character having a plurality of maturity statuses, each maturity status being associated with the progress measure.
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the consumer oriented-application device recognizes speech from a plurality of users, the method further including:
identifying the user by voice recognition.
12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein each speech item is associated to a command for controlling a consumer oriented device, the method further including:
controlling a functionality of the consumer oriented-application device in accordance with the command associated with a user input speech item.
13. The method according to claim 10 , further including:
in response to successful completing of a training level, changing an attitude aspect of the animated creature to express approval.
14. The method according to claim 10 , further including:
in response to unsuccessful completing of a training level, changing an attitude aspect of the animated creature to express disapproval.
15. The method according to claim 10 , wherein as the user's training level improves, an age maturity of the animated creature increases.
16. The method according to claim 10 , further including:
determining if an input speech item is inconclusive; and
requesting the user to input the inconclusive speech item again.
17. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the animated creature character has at least three maturity statuses.
18. A voice controlled consumer device comprising:
a speech channel which receives user-presented speech items:
a computer readable memory;
a video display;
a processor programmed to perform voice recognition and training including:
during training:
requesting the user to input speech items, storing the speech items on the computer readable memory,
determining a training level of the user from the input speech items,
controlling the video display to display an animated creature with a maturity status corresponding to the determined training level,
after training:
controlling functionality of the consumer device in response to the received speech items.
19. The voice controlled consumer device according to claim 18 , wherein a plurality of training levels exists, each training level being associated to a respective set of operative commands that are presented to control the functionality of the consumer oriented-application device.
20. The voice controlled consumer device according to claim 18 , wherein the processor is programmed to:
in response to successfully completing of a training level, changing an attitude aspect of the animated creature to express approval; and
in response to unsuccessfully completing of a training level, changing an attitude aspect of the animated creature to express disapproval.