Speech dialog control module
A speech dialog control module enhances user operation of a speech dialog system by translating an input signal unrecognizable by a speech dialog system into a recognizable language. A speech dialog control module includes an input device that receives a speech signal in a first language. A controller receives the input signal and generates a control instruction that corresponds to the received input signal. The control instruction has a language that is different from the input signal. A speech-synthesis unit converts the control instruction into an output speech signal. An output device outputs the output speech signal.
1. A speech dialog control module, comprising:
an input device that receives an input signal in a first language;
a controller that receives the input signal and generates a control instruction that correlates to the input signal and that has a language that is different from the input signal;
a speech-synthesis unit that converts the control instruction into an output speech signal; and
an output device that outputs the output speech signal, the output device comprising a mechanical actuating unit that is configured to actuate a push button of a speech dialog system.
2. The speech dialog control module of claim 1 , where the input signal is a speech signal.
3. The speech dialog control module of claim 2 , where the input device comprises a speech detecting unit.
4. The speech dialog control module of claim 1 , where the speech synthesis unit comprises a text-to-speech unit.
5. The speech dialog control module of claim 1 , where the speech synthesis unit comprises a playback unit that generates the output speech signal from pre-recorded speech signals.
6. The speech dialog control module of claim 1 , where the input device further comprises a haptic device.
7. The speech dialog control module of claim 1 , further comprising a memory that stores language profile data.
8. The speech dialog control module of claim 1 , further comprising a memory that stores vehicle profile data.
9. The speech dialog control module of claim 1 , further comprising a positioning system that automatically generates the input signal in response to a detected position.
10. The speech dialog control module of claim 1 , where the output device further comprises a vehicle audio system.
11. A method of controlling a speech dialog system, comprising:
receiving, with at least one processor, an input signal in a first language;
converting, with the at least one processor, the input signal into a control instruction that corresponds to the input signal and that has a language that is different from the input signal;
outputting, with the at least one processor, an output acoustic signal; and
actuating mechanically a push-to-talk button of the speech dialog system before outputting output acoustic signal.
12. The method of claim 11 , where the output acoustic signal is generated by a text-to-speech conversion.
13. The method of claim 11 , where the output acoustic signal is generated by playing back pre-recorded speech.
14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising storing language profile data in a memory.
15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising storing vehicle profile data in a memory.
16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising outputting the output acoustic signal through a vehicle audio system.
17. The method of claim 11 , where the input signal is a speech signal.
18. The method of claim 11 , where the input signal is a machine language signal.