Controller for a mobile drive, and method for controlling a mobile drive
AssigneeDewertOkin Technology Group Co., Ltd.
InventorArmin Hille
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Abstract
A controller for a furniture drive includes an operating device which includes a speech controller. The speech controller includes a speech control subunit operatively connected to an adjustment drive, and a microphone interacting with the speech control subunit. The speech controller includes three speech control subunits arranged in the operating unit, with two of the speech control subunits forming actuators of adjustment functions and one of the speech control units forming an actuator of stopping the adjustment drive.
Claims19
A handheld operating unit for controlling an operating state of a furniture drive by speech input, said handheld operating unit comprising:
- a plurality of speech control subunits arranged in the handheld operating unit, each of the plurality of speech control subunits forming a complete unit including a microphone associated with a speech analysis device and a switching device;
- wherein each microphone converts an acoustic signal into an electrical signal;
- each speech analysis device evaluating the electrical signal from its associated microphone, and extracts speech content by comparison to different stored or predefined speech patterns;
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- each switching device controlling the operating state of the furniture drive when at least one keyword from a set of keywords is recognized by its associated speech analysis device as each electrical signal is evaluated in dependence on the at least one keyword so that each speech control subunit reacts to different spoken words for which each speech control subunit is preset.
A method for controlling an operating state of a furniture drive by a speech input, said method comprising:
- receiving an acoustic signal with a plurality of local speech control subunits arranged in a handheld operating unit, wherein each speech control subunit forms a complete unit including a microphone associated with a speech analysis device and a switching device;
- with each speech control subunit, converting the acoustic signal into an electrical signal with the microphone;
- with each speech control subunit, evaluating the electrical signal from its associated microphone by the speech analysis device and extracting speech content by comparison to different stored or predefined speech patterns;
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- with each speech control subunit, controlling an operating state of the furniture drive with the switching device when at least one keyword from a set of keywords is recognized by its associated speech analysis device as each electrical signal is evaluated in dependence on the at least one keyword so that each speech control subunit reacts to different spoken words for which each is preset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.