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Voice control apparatus of vacuum cleaner and method thereof

US7310603B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
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26Claims
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Filing dateNov 27, 2002
Grant dateDec 18, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0033
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A voice control apparatus of a vacuum cleaner includes: a sense signal detector for detecting a sense signal provided from a user to provide a voice recognizable environment in an ambience; a voice command recognizing unit for temporarily stopping a driving of a motor upon receiving the detected sense signal and, at the same time, outputting a voice command control signal previously set in a voice command set corresponding to a voice command instructed by the user; and a driving command controller for controlling a function and a mode of a vacuum cleaner upon receiving the voice command control signal. By providing a voice recognizable environment, the vacuum cleaner can be effectively controlled through a user's voice command even in an environment with a strong noise.

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