IP Library Granted Patent US 10,872,617
Granted Patent B2
US 10,872,617 · App. 16/678,419 · Granted Dec 22, 2020

User command processing method and system for adjusting output volume of sound to be output, on basis of input volume of received voice input

Inventor: Myeongsoo Shin (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignees: NAVER Corporation; LINE Corporation
G10L25/21G06F3/167G10L15/22G10L17/26G10L25/78G10L2015/223G10L2025/783
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Patent No.
US 10,872,617
App. No.
16/678,419
Granted
Dec 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a user command processing method and system for adjusting an output volume of a sound to be output on the basis of an input volume of a received voice input. A user command processing method may comprise the steps of: receiving a voice input from a user; measuring an input volume of the received voice input; and adjusting an output volume of a sound to be output in response to the received voice input, according to the measured input volume.

Claims (38)

1. A user command processing method comprising:

receiving a voice input from a user;

measuring an input volume of the received voice input;

adjusting an output volume of a sound to be output in response to the received voice input based on the measured input volume; and

determining if an output accuracy for the sound is greater than or equal to an accuracy threshold.

2. The user command processing method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting the output volume of the sound to be proportional to the measured input volume.

3. The user command processing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating control information for outputting visual information corresponding to the sound through a display of another device linked to an electronic device that adjusts the output volume, if the measured input volume is less than or equal to a preset first threshold or if the measured input volume is less than or equal to the preset first threshold and the output accuracy for the sound is greater than or equal to the accuracy threshold; and

transmitting the generated control information.

4. The user command processing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

adjusting the output volume of the sound based on an utterance duration of a keyword when the voice input comprises the keyword for adjusting the output volume of the sound.

5. The user command processing method of claim 4 , wherein the adjusting the output volume comprises increasing or decreasing the output volume of the sound to be proportional to the utterance duration.

6. The user command processing method of claim 1 , wherein the sound to be output comprises at least one of an answer and an audio content in response to the voice input.

7. The user command processing method of claim 1 , wherein the measuring of the input volume of the received voice input comprises measuring an input volume for a keyword that is preset to wake up an electronic device.

8. The user command processing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

measuring a noise volume for ambient noise; and

adjusting the output volume of the sound further using the measured noise volume for the ambient noise.

9. The user command processing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

adjusting the output volume of the sound further using set time information for a current time, the set time information having preset volume control parameters when the current time corresponds to a preset time of the set time information.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to implement the method according to claim 1 on a computer.

11. A user command processing system comprising:

at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to

receive a voice input from a user,

measure an input volume of the received voice input,

adjust an output volume of a sound to be output in response to the received voice input from the user based on the measured input volume, and

determining if an output accuracy for the sound is greater than or equal to an accuracy threshold.

12. The user command processing system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to

generate visual information corresponding to the sound, and

output the visual information through a display linked to an electronic device that adjusts the output volume, if the measured input volume is less than or equal to a first threshold or if the measured input volume is less than or equal to the first threshold and the output accuracy for the sound is greater than or equal to the accuracy threshold.

13. The user command processing system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to adjust the output volume of the sound based on an utterance duration of a keyword for adjusting the output volume of the sound when the voice input comprises the keyword for adjusting the output volume of the sound.

14. The user command processing system of claim 11 , wherein, to measure the input volume of the received voice input, the at least one processor is configured to measure an input volume for at least one keyword preset to wake up an electronic device in the received voice input and adjust the output volume based on the input volume of the at least one keyword preset to wake up the electronic device.

15. The user command processing system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to

measure a noise volume for ambient noise; and

adjust the output volume of the sound by further factoring the measured noise volume for the ambient noise.

16. The user command processing system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to

adjust the output volume of the sound further using set time information for a current time,

the set time information having preset volume control parameters when the current time corresponds to a preset time of the set time information.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2024
From: Z INTERMEDIATE GLOBAL CORPORATION
To: LY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067091/0109 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: Z INTERMEDIATE GLOBAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067069/0467 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF THE ASSIGNEES CITY IN THE ADDRESS SHOULD BE TOKYO, JAPAN PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058597 FRAME: 0303. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062401/0490 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE CITY SHOULD BE SPELLED AS TOKYO PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 058597 FRAME: 0141. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062401/0328 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: LINE CORPORATION
To: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058597/0141 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2021
From: A HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058597/0303 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2019
From: SHIN, MYEONGSOO
To: NAVER CORPORATION; LINE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050998/0347 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0059316 · May 12, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2018004498 · Apr 18, 2018
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