A controller includes at least one memory, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to acquire speech, recognize the speech, determine whether the speech is uttered in a quiet voice, and control a movable part of a controlled apparatus in accordance with a result of the speech recognition. The at least one processor is configured to control the movable part of the controlled apparatus such that a sound pressure level of a sound generated by the movable part of the controlled apparatus is lower when it is determined that the speech is uttered in the quiet voice than when it is determined that the speech is not uttered in the quiet voice.

Systems and methods for controlling an operable wall configured to move between a deployed condition and a stacked condition. The method includes receiving a voice command from a user via a microphone and initiating a wall movement of the operable wall based on the received voice command. In response to detecting an object with at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors, the wall movement is stopped and an alert is provided to the user that the wall movement has stopped. When the detected object is no longer detected by the at least one sensor, the wall movement is automatically resumed.

This relates to systems and processes for using a virtual assistant to control electronic devices. In one example process, a user can speak an input in natural language form to a user device to control one or more electronic devices. The user device can transmit the user speech to a server to be converted into a textual representation. The server can identify the one or more electronic devices and appropriate commands to be performed by the one or more electronic devices based on the textual representation. The identified one or more devices and commands to be performed can be transmitted back to the user device, which can forward the commands to the appropriate one or more electronic devices for execution. In response to receiving the commands, the one or more electronic devices can perform the commands and transmit their current states to the user device.

A device implementing a system for responding to a voice request includes a processor configured to receive a voice request for content, the voice request corresponding to a first user account, the device being associated with the first user account, a second user account and a default account. The processor if further configured to determine that the content is unavailable via the first user account, and provide, in response to the determining, the content via at least one of the second user account or the default account.

There is described a building automation system for controlling conditions of a room. The building automation system comprises a room device, a first interface, a second interface, and a managing device. The first interface receives a voice command based on a voice utterance detected in the room by the voice enabled system. The second interface (324) receives a hospitality user profile from a hospitality information system. The hospitality user profile identifies one or more user parameters associated with the room. The managing device of the building automation system includes a guest room profile that identifies one or more room parameters associated with the room. The managing device controls the room device based on the voice command, the hospitality user profile, and the guest room profile.

A method for controlling an electrical appliance, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The control method comprises: receiving a voice control instruction (S101); when the identity of a user who issued the voice control instruction is determined to be a child, acquiring a child knowledge graph (S102); when determined that a control object is a first electrical appliance, determining whether a knowledge expression corresponding to the first electrical appliance exists in the child knowledge graph (S103); if a knowledge expression corresponding to the first electrical appliance doesn't exist in the child knowledge graph, then not responding to the voice control instruction; otherwise, carrying out processing on the voice control instruction according to the knowledge expression corresponding to the first electrical appliance in the child knowledge graph (S104).

An electric tool system, including an electric tool and a charger. The electric tool system includes: a voice obtaining component, obtaining voice information from a user; and a control module, obtaining instruction information generated based on the voice information, and controlling the electric tool system based on the instruction information to perform a corresponding action, where the electric tool system includes: a voice processing component, at least configured to generate information that corresponds to the voice information and satisfies a transmission format of a communications component; and the communications component, sending the information processed by the voice processing component to a server, receiving response information from the server, and providing the response information to the control module, where the instruction information includes the response information. The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: A user may directly send a request by using voice information, thereby conveniently obtaining various required information or implementing various controls, so that an electric tool system becomes a “personal worksite assistant” of the user, thereby extending the functions of the electric tool system.

A display device for controlling a home appliance by using voice recognition according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit, a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the home appliance, and a control unit configured to: receive a voice command; when the intention of the received voice command is to request an object handling method, determine an operation mode of the home appliance for handling an object based on information of the object; and transmit, to the home appliance, a control command for operating the home appliance in the determined operation mode.

This relates to systems and processes for using a virtual assistant to control electronic devices. In one example process, a user can speak an input in natural language form to a user device to control one or more electronic devices. The user device can transmit the user speech to a server to be converted into a textual representation. The server can identify the one or more electronic devices and appropriate commands to be performed by the one or more electronic devices based on the textual representation. The identified one or more devices and commands to be performed can be transmitted back to the user device, which can forward the commands to the appropriate one or more electronic devices for execution. In response to receiving the commands, the one or more electronic devices can perform the commands and transmit their current states to the user device.

Provided is a method for using an intelligent industrial assistant. The method may include receiving package data comprising at least one dialogue template. A natural language input may be received from a user. At least a portion of the natural language input may be mapped to a first dialogue template of the at least one dialogue template. At least one command may be determined based on the first dialogue template. Command data associated with the at least one command may be communicated. A system and computer program product are also disclosed.