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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
May. 11, 2001
Toshinobu Kawasaki, Hirakata, JP;
Yoshiyuki Komoda, Suita, JP;
Yoshihiko Tokunaga, Amagasaki, JP;
Yukio Okada, Toyonaka, JP;
Hirotatsu Shinomiya, Sakai, JP;
Takehito Hayami, Dazaifu, JP;
Toshinobu Kawasaki, Hirakata, JP;
Yoshiyuki Komoda, Suita, JP;
Yoshihiko Tokunaga, Amagasaki, JP;
Yukio Okada, Toyonaka, JP;
Hirotatsu Shinomiya, Sakai, JP;
Takehito Hayami, Dazaifu, JP;
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
A voice control system for managing home electrical appliances includes a home agent server (HAS) connected to the home electrical appliances, a microphone and a speaker linked to the agent server through an in-house network. An transaction processing (TP) program runs on HAS and interprets the user's voice request to find a destined appliance and a manner of control the same, and performs the requested control to the destined appliance. The result is notified to the user by means of a voice message.