Voice providing device and voice providing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10820132-B2
Application number	US-201916597394-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2019
Priority date	Apr 10, 2017
Publication date	Oct 27, 2020
Grant date	Oct 27, 2020

Abstract

A voice providing method includes obtaining position information from a voice reproducing device, and performing processing, in a case in which a first position of obtained position information and a second position of a virtual talker are in a predetermined relationship, to cause the voice reproducing device to reproduce voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with a user with content according to the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A voice providing device comprising:
an obtainer to obtain position information from a voice reproducing device;
a provider, in a case in which a first position of the position information obtained by the obtainer and a second position of a virtual talker are in a predetermined relationship, to perform processing to cause the voice reproducing device to reproduce voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with a user with content according to the user; and
an updater to update the second position, wherein:
the voice providing device is used in a plurality of areas each having a congestion status and being divided on a predetermined standard;
the updater detects the congestion status of each area among the plurality of areas; and
the updater updates the second position according to the congestion status of each area.

2. The voice providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the provider causes the voice reproducing device to reproduce, along with reproduction of the voice, a predetermined sound field according to a relationship between the first position and the second position.

3. The voice providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the provider performs processing to reproduce the voice in a case in which the first position and the second position are within a predetermined range.

4. The voice providing device according to claim 3 , wherein the provider performs processing to reproduce the voice in a case in which the first position and the second position are within a range of a predetermined distance and the position of the virtual talker is present in a direction to which the user faces.

5. The voice providing device according to claim 3 , wherein the provider performs processing to change the content of the voice according to a distance between the first position and the second position.

6. The voice providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the provider performs processing to reproduce the voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with the user with content according to an attribute, behavior, biological information, or feeling of the user.

7. The voice providing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of areas each having a specific service;
the updater stores a schedule that is a position and time when the specific service is provided; and
the updater updates the second position according to status of the schedule of each area among the plurality of areas.

8. The voice providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the updater updates the second position according to movement status of the user who is having a dialogue with the virtual talker.

9. A voice providing method comprising:
obtaining position information from a voice reproducing device; and
performing processing, in a case in which a first position of obtained position information and a second position of a virtual talker are in a predetermined relationship, to cause the voice reproducing device to reproduce voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with a user with content according to the user; and
updating the second position, wherein:
the voice providing method is used in a plurality of areas each having a congestion status and being divided on a predetermined standard;
the updating detects the congestion status of each area among the plurality of areas; and
the updating updates the second position according to the congestion status of each area.

10. The voice providing method according to claim 9 , wherein the performing includes performing processing to cause the voice reproducing device to reproduce, along with reproduction of the voice, a predetermined sound field according to a relationship between the first position and the second position.

11. The voice providing method according to claim 9 , wherein the performing includes performing processing to reproduce the voice in a case in which the first position and the second position are within a predetermined range.

12. The voice providing method according to claim 11 , wherein the processing includes performing processing to reproduce the voice in a case in which the first position and the second position are within a range of a predetermined distance and the position of the virtual talker is present in a direction to which the user faces.

13. The voice providing method according to claim 11 , wherein the processing includes performing processing to change the content of the voice according to a distance between the first position and the second position.

14. The voice providing method according to claim 9 , wherein the processing includes performing processing to reproduce the voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with the user with content according to an attribute, behavior, biological information, or feeling of the user.

15. The voice providing method according to claim 9 , wherein the updating includes updating the second position according to movement status of the user who is having a dialogue with the virtual talker.

16. A voice providing method comprising:
obtaining position information from a voice reproducing device;
performing processing, in a case in which a first position of obtained position information and a second position of a virtual talker are in a predetermined relationship, to cause the voice reproducing device to reproduce voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with a user with content according to the user; and
updating the second position, wherein:
the voice providing method is used in a plurality of areas, each of which is provided with a specific service and divided on a predetermined standard;
the updating stores a schedule that is a position and time when the specific service is provided; and
the updating updates the second position according to the schedule of each area among the plurality of areas.

Assignees

• Yamaha Corp
• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Kyoya Miho
• Arita Mitsuki
• OHSHIMA Ikuro
• Uchida Hiroki
• Sugimura Hiroaki
• Tada Yukio

Classifications

• A63G31/00

  Amusement arrangements · CPC title

• G06F3/165

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title

• A63F13/65

  automatically by game devices or servers from real world data, e.g. measurement in live racing competition · CPC title

• A63F13/54

  involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall · CPC title

• A63F13/424

  involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition · CPC title