• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.1470-1473
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• 2011

최근, 스마트폰 가입자 수가 1000만 명을 넘어설 전망으로 한국은 스마트폰 열풍이며 그중에서도 안드로이드 사용자가 폭발적으로 늘고 있는 추세다. 이러한 추세에 발맞춰 사람과 사람의 관계에 중심을 두는 서비스인 SNS가 급격히 성장하여 모바일의 장점을 살린 음성중심의 모바일SNS, 즉 보이스 채팅 시스템이 많은 인기를 끌고 있다. 그러나 기존 보이스 채팅 시스템의 대화상대 선정, 참여자들 간의 유대감 형성, 발언권 확보와 같은 주요 문제점들을 해결하기 위해 그룹형성, 멤버위치표시, 인원제한을 이용가능하게 하는 CCG(Closed Chatting Group, 폐쇄형 채팅 그룹)라는 '개설자의 현재 위치를 중심으로 형성된 채팅 그룹'을 도입한 CCG기반 보이스 채팅 시스템을 제안한다. 또한 기존의 사용성 낮은 디자인을 사용자 중심의 인터페이스 디자인을 사용하여 편리성을 제공한다. 사용자 중심의 CCG 기반 보이스 채팅 시스템인 SIC는 마음에 맞는 다양한 사람들과 원활한 커뮤니케이션을 할 수 있도록 도와 줄 것이다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.359-364
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• 2013

In order to use a linear vibration motor for the actuator of a haptic interface, the motor must provide a higher reaction rate and longer service life than typical rotational motors with an eccentric mass. In this paper, we propose a linear vibration motor that is equipped with a voice-coil actuator and permanent-magnet springs. To concentrate the magnetic flux in the actuator, a Halbach-style magnetization pattern is used. Permanent-magnet springs replace mechanical springs to help increase the service life. We use the method of equivalent current sheets and the method of images to analyze and model the proposed vibration motor. These methods are validated using finite element analyses and experiments. A prototype motor is designed and fabricated. Tests with the prototype show the feasibility of the proposed linear vibration motor.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.91-97
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• 2020

Use of voice-based interfaces that can interact with users is increasing as AI technology develops. To date, however, most of the research on voice-based interfaces has been technical in nature, focused on areas such as improving the accuracy of speech recognition. Thus, the voice of most voice-based interfaces is uniform and does not provide users with differentiated sensibilities. The purpose of this study is to add a emotional factor suitable for the AI interface. To this end, we have derived emotional factors that should be considered in designing voice interface. In addition, we looked at voice trends that differed from country to country. For this study, we conducted interviews with voice industry experts from Finland and Norway, countries that use their own independent languages.

• Journal of Korea Entertainment Industry Association
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.15-29
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• 2021

Many countries and companies are pursuing and developing Artificial intelligence as it is the core technology of the 4th industrial revolution. Global IT companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Samsung have all released their own AI assistant hardware products, hoping to increase customer loyalty and capture market share. Competition within the industry for AI agent is intense. AI assistant products that command the biggest market shares and customer loyalty have a higher chance of becoming the industry standard. This study analyzed the current status of major overseas and domestic IT companies in the field of artificial intelligence, and suggested future strategic directions for voice UI technology development and user satisfaction. In terms of B2B technology, it is recommended that IT companies use cloud computing to store big data, innovative artificial intelligence technologies and natural language technologies. Offering voice recognition technologies on the cloud enables smaller companies to take advantage of such technologies at considerably less expense. Companies also consider using GPT-3(Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3) an open source artificial intelligence language processing software that can generate very natural human-like interactions and high levels of user satisfaction. There is a need to increase usefulness and usability to enhance user satisfaction. This study has practical and theoretical implications for industry and academia.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.439-441
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• 2001

보이스 포탈(Voice Portal) 서비스란 알고자 하는 정보를 음성으로 전화를 통해 명령하면 원하는 정보를 음성으로 서비스이다. 본 논문에서 구현된 시스템은 원하는 주식 정보를 음성으로 명령하면 Voice XML 서버가 찾고자 하는 주식 종목을 검색하여 다시 음성으로 알려주는 시스템이다. 인증의 절차를 수행하는 SMS(Short Message Service) 서버 모듈, PSTN 망과 Database 서버사이의 인터페이스를 제공하는 CTI(Computer Telephony Integration) 모듈, CTI 서버와 WWW(World Wide Web) 사이의 Voice XML 모듈, 정보를 검색하기 위한 Searching 모듈들이 필요하다. 음성 인식 기술을 기반으로 한 CTI 모듈 설계를 구현하였다. 또한 인정 방식으로 Random한 일회용 패스워드를 기반으로 한 SML 인증을 택하므로 더욱 더 안정된 서비스 제공을 목적으로 하였다.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.49-58
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• 2019

In the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the core technologies in terms of the business strategy among information technology companies. Both international and domestic major portal companies are launching AI search services. These AI search services utilize voice, images, and other unstructured data to provide different experiences from existing text-based search services. An unfamiliar experience is a factor that can hinder the usability of the service. Therefore, the usability testing of the AI search services is necessary. This study examines the usability of the AI search service on the Naver App 8.9.3 beta version by comparing it with the search services of the current Naver App and targets 30 people in their 20s and 30s, who have experience using Naver apps. The usability of Smart Lens, Smart Voice, Smart Around, and AiRS, which are the Naver App beta versions of their artificial intelligence search service, is evaluated and statistically significant usability changes are revealed. Smart Lens, Smart Voice, and Smart Around exhibited positive changes, whereas AiRS exhibited negative changes in terms of usability. This study evaluates the change in usability according to the application of the artificial intelligence search services and investigates the correlation between the evaluation factors. The obtained data are expected to be useful for the usability evaluation of services that use AI.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.91-104
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• 2021

This study explored users' emotional states identified from the wake-up words -"Hi, KIA!"- using a machine learning algorithm considering the user interface of passenger cars' voice. We targeted four emotional states, namely, excited, angry, desperate, and neutral, and created a total of 12 emotional scenarios in the context of car driving. Nine college students participated and recorded sentences as guided in the visualized scenario. The wake-up words were extracted from whole sentences, resulting in two data sets. We used the soundgen package and svmRadial method of caret package in open source-based R code to collect acoustic features of the recorded voices and performed machine learning-based analysis to determine the predictability of the modeled algorithm. We compared the accuracy of wake-up words (60.19%: 22%~81%) with that of whole sentences (41.51%) for all nine participants in relation to the four emotional categories. Accuracy and sensitivity performance of individual differences were noticeable, while the selected features were relatively constant. This study provides empirical evidence regarding the potential application of the wake-up words in the practice of emotion-driven user experience in communication between users and the artificial intelligence system.

• Phonetics and Speech Sciences
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.51-61
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to develop a smartphone based voice therapy program for patients with voice disorders. Contents of voice therapy were collected through analysis of mobile contents related to voice therapy in Korea, experts and users' demand survey, and the program was developed using Android Studio. Content needed for voice therapy was collected through analysis of mobile contents related to voice therapy. The user satisfaction evaluation for application was conducted for five patient with functional voice disorders. The results showed that the mobile contents related to voice therapy in Korea were mostly related to breathing, followed by voice and singing, but only 13 applications were practically practiced for voice therapy. Expert and user demand surveys showed that the patients and therapists both had a high need for content that could provide voice training in places other than the treatment room. Based on this analysis, 'Home Voice Trainer', an smartphone based voice therapy program, was developed. Home Voice Trainer is an application for voice therapy and management based on Android smartphones. It is designed to train voice therapy activities at home that have been trained offline. In addition, the records of voice training of patients were managed online so that patients can maintain voice improvement through continuous voice consulting even after the end of voice therapy. User evaluations show that patients are satisfied with the difficulty and content of voice therapy programs provided by home voice trainers, but lack of a portion of user interface, such as the portion of home button and interface between screens. Further study suggests the clinical application of home voice trainer to the patients with voice disorders. It is expected that the development study and the clinical application of smart contents related to voice therapy will be actively conducted.