KR200217890Y1 - Computer system equipped with a display device for recognizing voice information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a computer system including a display device for recognizing voice information and a post having a plurality of application programs. It recognizes voice information for executing a plurality of application programs included in the host inside the microcomputer, which is the main control unit of the display device, generates coded information corresponding thereto, and transmits the generated information to the host. The host has a Human Interface Device (HID) driver that connects to execute one of the application programs corresponding to the voice information. And the information transfer between the display device and the host uses a USB system. When voice information is input from the microphone, the host accepts it via a coded USB root hub, which causes the HID drive to run the application. Therefore, a computer system with a more convenient HID function is realized through voice information.

Description

COMPUTER SYSTEM INCLUDING DISPLAY APPARATUS TO RECOGNIZE VOICE SIGNAL

The present invention is specific to a computer system, and more specifically, to a computer system that receives voice information from a display device that recognizes voice information and executes at least one of a plurality of application programs of the host device.

Today's computer systems not only contain basic functions, but also have various functions as multimedia. For example, a CD player, TV reception, telephone or internet communication is various, and in order to use their functions, a computer system is equipped with many application programs corresponding to each function. Therefore, users have to learn how to execute the program and actually spend a lot of time for it.

Referring to FIG. 1, a computer system having various functions of the related art includes a shortcut key input unit 210 for executing each function corresponding to various programs to make execution of an application program easier for the user's convenience.

The computer system is connected to peripheral devices such as the display apparatus 200, the keyboard 120, and the mouse 130 to the host 100 using a USB system.

The display apparatus 200 includes the shortcut key input unit 210 on the front bezel to execute a program of various functions included in the host 100 by using each button. The shortcut key input unit 210 may be provided at the front bezel 110 of the host 100.

FIG. 2 illustrates a connection configuration between a USB hub 220 and a shortcut key input unit 210 included in the display device as an example of the computer system shown in FIG. 1.

The host 100, the keyboard 120, and the mouse device 130 are connected to the hub ports UP1, DP1, and DP2 of the display device 200, respectively.

Each shortcut key of the shortcut key input unit 210 is defined in the host 100 in response to various functions provided in the host 100. For example, a program such as an audio CD play function, a TV reception function, a karaoke function, or an internet access function is defined using a HID (Human Interface Device) drive (not shown) corresponding to each shortcut key. When a shortcut key is input, the corresponding information is provided to the host 100 through the USB system 220, DP1, DP2, and RH1, and the HID drive responds to the information and the corresponding program so that the corresponding program is executed. Connect.

However, launching an application with a hotkey provides convenience to the user, but if the user continues to use a keyboard or mouse, or a wireless input / output device such as a wireless keyboard, the user is away from the computer system, Use is inconvenient.

The present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a display device for recognizing a voice signal for executing a function corresponding to a specific application by the voice signal.

The present invention for solving the above problems is to implement a computer system that receives the data corresponding to the voice signal from the display device for recognizing the voice signal to execute one of a plurality of application programs provided in the host.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a computer system having a HID function by a general shortcut key;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a shortcut key input unit provided in a front bezel of a display device according to one embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a computer system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display device shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of the microcomputer shown in FIG. 4; FIG.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: host 140: USB root hub

150: HID driver 200: display device

212: microcomputer 214: analog-to-digital converter

216: digital-to-analog converter 218: amplifier

220: USB interface 222: microphone

224, 226: Speaker unit 230: Audio board

232: DSP 240: USB Hub

242: USB control unit

According to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems, there is provided a computer system comprising a display device for connecting to a host having a plurality of application programs to transmit information with the host; The display device; A microphone for inputting voice information from an external source and a microphone for determining whether the voice information is voice information for executing at least one program among the application programs and converting the voice information into code data if the voice information corresponds to one of the voice information. A USB interface for transferring a computer and said code data to said host by a USB protocol; And a USB root hub that accepts the code data, and a driver that connects to execute any one of the application programs in response to the voice information.

In a preferred embodiment of this aspect, the microcomputer comprises: analog-to-digital conversion means for receiving analog voice information from the microphone and converting it into digital voice information; Digital signal processing means having a speech recognition algorithm for determining whether the digital speech information corresponds to one of the application programs and converting the digital speech information into code data; Means for converting digital audio information provided from the host into analog audio information.

In a preferred embodiment of this aspect, the digital signal processing means is provided inside the microcomputer.

In a preferred embodiment of this aspect, the USB interface: controls the transmission of information via the USB protocol to input and output information, and in response to the control to provide information provided from the microcomputer to or from the host. Connect to a USB hub to provide the information to the microcomputer.

According to the computer system of the present invention, the display device converts analog voice information input from a microphone into digital voice information, and receives the digital signal processor to determine whether the program corresponds to one of a plurality of application programs included in the host. Determine. Subsequently, if the program corresponds to one program, the digital voice information is converted into code data and provided to a USB interface so that the host executes the program. Thus, the host performs the function by receiving the code data and executing the one program.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a block diagram of a computer system having a display device for recognizing voice information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawing, in the computer system, the display apparatus 200, the keyboard apparatus 140, and the mouse 150 are connected to a host 100 through a USB hub. The display apparatus 200 includes a microphone 222 and speaker devices 224 and 226. The display apparatus 100 transmits display information and voice information to and from the host 100 through a USB hub. As shown in FIG. 5, the host 100 includes at least one application program (160 in FIG. 5) and a Human Interface Device (HID) driver for executing the respective applications 160. 5, 150) and a USB hub 140 are provided.

The HID driver 150 is a method for user-centered information transfer in transferring information such as data and commands between a user and a computer system. For example, the HID driver 150 is provided in a window type operating system program provided in the host 100. . In addition, in order to transfer information between the user and the host 100, the mutual information transmission may be relayed through an input / output device such as a keyboard 140, a mouse 150, or a display device 200. Therefore, it receives one voice information input from the outside and connects it with the corresponding program to execute one of the various application programs.

4 is a block diagram of a display device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The display device 200 includes a novel microcomputer 212, a USB interface 220, and a microphone as a voice information input / output device. 222 and speaker devices 224, 226.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the microcomputer 212 includes an analog-digital converter 214, a digital-analog converter 216, and a digital signal processor 232.

The analog-digital converter 214 receives analog voice information from the microphone 222 and converts the analog voice information into digital voice information.

The digital-analog converter 216 converts the digital audio information and the converted digital voice information provided from the host 100 into analog audio information and transmits the analog audio information to the speaker devices 224 and 226 via the amplifier 218. do.

The digital signal processor 232 includes a voice recognition algorithm therein to recognize voice information for executing various application programs 160 included in the host 100.

Therefore, the microcomputer 212 determines whether the voice information is voice information for executing one of the application programs 160 and if the voice information corresponds to one of the voice information, converts the voice information into corresponding code data. To the host 100. That is, when a single piece of voice information is input from the microphone 222, the digital voice information is received through the analog-to-digital converter 214. In addition, it is determined whether the digital voice information corresponds to one of the application programs 160. If the digital voice information corresponds to one of the applications, the HID driver 150 of FIG. Convert to code data so that it can be driven.

Referring back to FIG. 4, the code data is transmitted from the microcomputer 212 to the host 100 via the USB interface 220.

The USB interface 220 controls the transmission of information by the USB protocol between the microcomputer 212 and the USB control unit 242, and in response to the control, information provided from the microcomputer 212 is transferred to the USB hub ( Information provided from the USB hub 240 or transmitted to the microcomputer 212.

The code data transmitted through the USB interface 220 is provided to the USB root hub 140 of the host 100 through the USB hub 240, and is transmitted from the root hub 140 to the HID driver 150. send. Subsequently, the HID driver 150 connects the code data and the application program 160 to execute an application program corresponding to the code data.

As described above, the present invention more conveniently uses the Human Interface Device (HID) function by executing at least one application program of a computer system having various application programs using voice information provided from a display device. do.

Claims (2)

A computer system comprising a display device connected to a host having a plurality of application programs and transmitting information with the host; The display device; A microphone for inputting voice information from the outside; A microcomputer for determining whether the voice information is voice information for executing at least one program among the application programs, and converting the voice information into code data if the voice information corresponds to one of the voice information; A USB interface for transferring the code data to the host by a USB protocol; The host; A USB root hub that accepts the code data; And a driver for connecting to execute any one of the application programs in response to the voice information. The method of claim 1, The microcomputer is: Analog-to-digital conversion means for receiving analog voice information from the microphone and converting the analog voice information into digital voice information; Digital signal processing means (232) having a speech recognition algorithm for determining whether the digital voice information corresponds to one of the application programs and converting the digital voice information into code data; And digital-to-analog conversion means (216) for converting the digital audio information provided from the host (100) into analog audio information.