Image capturing device with a voice command controlling function and method thereof
View Patent ↗An image capturing device with a voice command controlling function is provided. The image capturing device includes a voice command input unit and a voice command controlling chip. The voice command input unit receives standard voice commands and common voice commands. The voice command controlling chip determines if a common voice command satisfies a predetermined voice command identification standard, by comparing characteristics of the common voice command with characteristics of each of the standard voice commands. If the common voice command satisfies the predetermined voice command identification standard, the voice command controlling chip generates a controlling command according to the common voice command and drives an image capturing unit to perform a corresponding operation according to the command. A related method is also provided.
1. An image capturing device with a voice command controlling function for controlling operation of the image capturing device, the image capturing device comprising:
a voice command input unit configured for receiving standard voice commands and common voice commands, wherein the standard voice commands comprise speeches pre-recorded by the voice command input unit, and the common voice commands comprise speeches inputted by a user; and
a voice command controlling chip being connected to the voice command input, the voice command controlling chip comprising:
a setting module configured for setting a voice command identification standard for the common voice commands, wherein the voice command identification standard defines a similarity degree between characteristics of each of the common voice commands and characteristics of a corresponding standard voice command;
a voice command information storing module configured for storing the standard voice commands and the voice command identification standard into a storage unit;
a voice command information analyzing module configured for analyzing the characteristics of a common voice command received by the voice command input unit, determining if the common voice command satisfies the voice command identification standard by comparing the characteristics of the common voice command with the characteristics of the corresponding standard voice command, and generating a controlling command according to the common voice command upon the condition that the common voice command satisfies the voice command identification standard; and
a controlling module configured for controlling an image capturing unit to capture one or more images according to the controlling command.
2. The image capturing device of claim 1 , wherein the characteristics of each of the voice commands comprise a frequency, amplitude, a volume and a pulse width of the voice command.
3. The image capturing device of claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured for displaying the one or more images captured by the image capturing unit.
4. The image capturing device of claim 1 , wherein the voice command input unit is either a microphone or a voice command recorder.
5. The image capturing device of claim 1 , wherein the storage unit is selected from the group consisting of a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable, programmable, read only memory (EEPROM), and a random access memory (RAM).
6. The image capturing device of claim 1 , wherein the image capturing unit comprises a charge coupled device.
7. A method for controlling operation of an image capturing device via voice commands, the method comprising:
receiving standard voice commands via an voice command input unit, wherein the standard voice commands comprise speeches pre-recorded by the voice command input unit;
setting a voice command identification standard for common voice commands, wherein the common voice commands comprise speeches of any user, and the voice command identification standard defines a similarity degree between characteristics of each of the common voice commands and characteristics of a corresponding standard voice command;
receiving a common voice command via the voice command input unit;
analyzing the characteristics of the common voice command;
determining if the common voice command satisfies the voice command identification standard by comparing the characteristics of the common voice command with the characteristics of the corresponding standard voice command;
generating a controlling command according to the common voice command if the common voice command satisfies the voice command identification standard; and
controlling an image capturing unit to capture one or more images according to the controlling command.
8. The method of claim 7 , the method further comprising:
storing the standard voice commands and the voice command identification standard into a storage unit.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the storage unit is selected from the group consisting of a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable, programmable, read only memory (EEPROM), and a random access memory (RAM).
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the characteristics of each of the voice commands comprise a frequency, amplitude, a volume and a pulse width of the voice command.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the voice command input unit is either a microphone or a voice command recorder.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the image capturing unit comprises a charge coupled device.
13. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions for controlling operation of an image capturing device via voice commands, when executed by the image capturing device, causing the image capturing device to perform a method comprising:
receiving standard voice commands via an voice command input unit;
setting a voice command identification standard for common voice commands, wherein the voice command identification standard defines a similarity degree between characteristics of each of the common voice commands and characteristics of a corresponding standard voice command;
receiving a common voice command via the voice command input unit;
analyzing the characteristics of the common voice command;
determining if the common voice command satisfies the voice command identification standard by comparing the characteristics of the common voice command with the characteristics of the corresponding standard voice command;
generating a controlling command according to the common voice command if the common voice command satisfies the voice command identification standard; and
controlling an image capturing unit to capture one or more images according to the controlling command.
14. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:
storing the standard voice commands and the voice command identification standard into a storage unit.
15. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the storage system is selected from the group consisting of a read only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable, programmable, read only memory (EEPROM), and a random access memory (RAM).
16. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the characteristics of each of the voice commands comprise a frequency, amplitude, a volume and a pulse width of the voice command.
17. The non-transitory storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the voice command input unit is either a microphone or a voice command recorder.