Information processing device, information processing method and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10121124-B2
Application number	US-201414294281-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2014
Priority date	Jul 2, 2013
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

There is provided an information processing device including a request transmitting portion that transmits a request, a response receiving portion that receives a response corresponding to the request, a response analyzing portion that analyzes the response, a text output portion that outputs, to the user, text generated based on the response analysis result, a request generating portion that newly generates the request based on the response analysis result or text input by the user, and a timing control portion that controls a timing at which the request is newly generated based on a timing at which the generated text is output.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing device comprising:
a display configured to display visual data including a graphical user interface (GUI);
a touch sensor configured to receive user inputs within the GUI;
a transceiver configured to communicate with a server;
a microphone configured to acquire speech data of a user's uttered speech at the information processing device, wherein the speech data is an electronic signal that is based on sounds generated in a vicinity of the microphone, wherein the sounds include the user's uttered speech; and
a processor configured to:
generate a first request based on the speech data;
transmit, using the transceiver, the first request from the information processing device to a client device via the server;
receive, using the transceiver, a response based on the first request at the information processing device from the client device via the server;
analyze the response based on at least one of a language analysis protocol and natural language processing of semantic content associated with the response;
generate a text based on a result of the response analysis;
output the text on the display of the information processing device;
initiate a timer upon output of the text on the information processing device;
determine if an intervening speech data is received via the microphone at the information processing device;
wherein, when it is determined that the intervening speech data is received from the user of the information processing device prior to expiration of the timer, the processor is configured to generate a second request based on the intervening speech data, and transmit, using the transceiver, the second request to the client device via the server; and
wherein, when it is determined that the intervening speech data is not received from the user of the information processing device prior to expiration of the timer, the processor is configured to generate a third request based on the result of the response analysis, and transmit, using the transceiver, the third request to the client device via the server.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine if an intervening text input is received via a user interface at the touch sensor at the information processing device prior to expiration of the timer.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to, when it is determined that the intervening text input is received from the user of the information processing device prior to expiration of the timer, generate and transmit a fourth request based on the intervening text input to the client device via the server.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to, when it is determined that the intervening text input is not received from the user of the information processing device prior to expiration of the timer, generate and transmit a fifth request based on the intervening text input to the client device via the server.

5. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to initiate the timer based on the response analysis.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to initiate the timer when the response analysis includes negative content associated with a rejection of the first request.

7. The information processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to initiate the timer when the response analysis triggers the third request to include negative content associated with a rejection of the response.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to output the third request on the information processing device in addition to outputting the text on the information processing device.

9. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to output the text as speech.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a user interface configured to receive manual text input at the information processing device; and
generate the first request based on the manual text input.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate the first request based on the speech data and first schedule information of the user of the information processing device, and wherein the response is generated at the client device based on second schedule information of a user at the client device.

12. The information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to initiate the timer in a case of a conflict occurring between the request and the response based on the first schedule information and the second schedule information.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Takeoka Yoshiki
• Ishihara Atsushi
• Kurata Yoshinori
• Senuma Hajime
• Takada Masayuki
• Doi Shouichi
• Morita Masahiro

Classifications

• G06Q10/1093 Primary

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title

• G06Q10/109

  Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting · CPC title

• G06Q10/1095 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title