Voice-based generic UPnP control point

A concept for a generic voice based Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) control point (client) is presented in this paper which can be used to operate services on remote devices. Generic control points are a powerful alternative to special control points which are tailored to their special purposes. By using such a generic control point it is possible to control each UPnP device via voice without the need of manual adaptations. Starting from the analysis of the UPnP Device Architecture (UDA) and examination of the possibilities of voice supporting technologies we will show the feasibility of a generic voice based UPnP control point realization. The generic user interface is based on the standardized UPnP device and service description. Two different architectures will be introduced (coupled and decoupled solution) and their advantages, disadvantages and application will be discussed. Furthermore, we demonstrate that voice based configuration increases the user friendliness of operating a control point.