IP Library Granted Patent US 11,315,555
Granted Patent B2
US 11,315,555 · App. 16/204,823 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Terminal holder and far-field voice interaction system

Inventors: Hong Su (Beijing, CN); Peng Li (Beijing, CN); Lifeng Zhao (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Baidu Online Network Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Xiaodu Technology Co., Ltd.
G10L15/22G10L15/08G10L15/30G10L2015/088G10L2015/223
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Patent No.
US 11,315,555
App. No.
16/204,823
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a terminal holder and a far-field voice interaction system. A specific implementation of the terminal holder includes: a far-field voice pickup device and a voice analysis device. The far-field voice pickup device receives voice sent by a user, and sends the voice to the voice analysis device. The voice analysis device analyzes the voice, determines whether the voice contains a preset wake-up word, and sends the voice to a terminal in communication connection with the terminal holder when the preset wake-up word is contained. This embodiment receives voice sent by a user through the terminal holder supporting a far-field voice pickup function, thereby facilitating the far-field voice control over the terminal.

Claims (24)

1. A terminal holder for holding a terminal placed thereon firmly, comprising a far-field voice pickup device a far-field playback device, a voice analysis device, and a Bluetooth module;

the far-field voice pickup device receiving voice sent by a user, and sending the voice to the voice analysis device;

the voice analysis device analyzing the v01ce, determining whether the v01ce containing a preset wake-up word, and sending the voice to the terminal held by the terminal holder and in communication connection with the terminal holder in response to the preset wake-up word being contained in the voice, for the terminal to perform analysis processing on the voice and determine control information, the control information comprising voice play information;

the Bluetooth module of the terminal holder triggers establishment of a Bluetooth synchronous connection oriented link between a Bluetooth module of the terminal and the Bluetooth module of the terminal holder in response to the voice containing the preset wake-up word, and the terminal holder sends the voice to the terminal through the Bluetooth synchronous connection oriented link; and

the far-field playback device playing the voice play information received from the terminal in communication connection with the terminal holder, wherein the far-field playback device comprises a plurality of speakers of different orientations.

2. The terminal holder according to claim 1 , wherein the far-field playback device comprises a power amplifier for amplifying power of the voice play information.

3. The terminal holder according to claim 1 , wherein the Bluetooth module of the terminal holder sends

the communication link establishment instruction to the Bluetooth module of the terminal when the voice contains the preset wake-up word, to trigger the establishment of the Bluetooth synchronous connection oriented link between the Bluetooth module of the terminal and the Bluetooth module of the terminal holder.

4. The terminal holder according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal holder receives the voice play information from the terminal through the Bluetooth synchronous connection oriented link.

5. A far-field voice interaction system, comprising a terminal and a terminal holder for holding the terminal placed thereon firmly, and the terminal being communicatively connected to the terminal holder;

wherein the terminal holder comprises:

a far-field voice pickup device, a far-field playback device, a voice analysis device, and a Bluetooth module;

the far-field voice pickup device receiving voice sent by a user, and sending the voice to the voice analysis device;

the voice analysis device analyzing the voice, determining whether the voice containing a preset wake-up word, and sending the voice to the terminal held by the terminal holder in response to the preset wake-up word being contained in the voice, for the terminal to perform analysis processing on the voice and determine control information, the control information comprising voice play information;

the Bluetooth module of the terminal holder triggers establishment of a Bluetooth synchronous connection oriented link between a Bluetooth module of the terminal and the Bluetooth module of the terminal holder in response to the voice containing the preset wake-up word, and the terminal holder sends the voice to the terminal through the Bluetooth synchronous connection oriented link; and

the far-field playback device playing the voice play information received from the terminal in communication connection with the terminal holder, wherein the far-field playback device comprises a plurality of speakers of different orientations.

6. The far-field voice interaction system according to claim 5 , wherein the terminal comprises a control device and an executive device;

the control device performs analysis processing on the voice, determines control information corresponding to the voice, and sends the control information to the executive device; and

the executive device performs an operation corresponding to the control information.

7. The far-field voice interaction system according to claim 5 , wherein the far-field voice interaction system comprises a cloud server; and

the cloud server receives voice sent by the terminal, performs analysis processing on the voice, determines control information corresponding to the voice, and sends a control instruction comprising the control information to the terminal, to cause the executive device of the terminal to perform an operation corresponding to the control information.

8. The far-field voice interaction system according to claim 6 , wherein, when the control information comprises voice play information, the terminal sends the voice play information to the terminal holder, and a far-field playback device of the terminal holder plays the voice play information.

9. The far-field voice interaction system according to claim 5 , wherein the terminal comprises a near-field voice pickup device and a near-field playback device, and after a communication link is established between the terminal and the terminal holder, the terminal switches an operating state of the near-field voice pickup device and the near-field playback device to an off state.

10. The terminal holder according to claim 1 , wherein the far-field voice pickup device comprises a microphone array composed of a certain number of microphones.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2021
From: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
To: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.; SHANGHAI XIAODU TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 056811/0772 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2018
From: SU, HONG; LI, PENG; ZHAO, LIFENG
To: BAIDU ONLINE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047628/0351 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810210026.7 · Mar 14, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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