Sign language action generating device and communication robot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8926329-B2
Application number	US-201213668679-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 5, 2012
Priority date	Nov 4, 2011
Publication date	Jan 6, 2015
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015

Abstract

A sign language action generating device includes: a word string input unit; a trace creation unit that extracts a sign language action data for each word of a pair of words inputted as a word string and creates a trace between an end point position of a sign language action having the same meaning as a prior word of the pair of words and a start point position thereof having the same meaning as a posterior word; an interference determination unit that determines whether or not interference is generated between parts of a robot on each trace; an action connection unit that connects sign language actions; and an action adjustment unit that adjusts a position coordinate or a velocity of the pair of words within a prescribed threshold of a shift amount or an evaluation function within which meanings of the prior word and the posterior word can be maintained.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sign language action generating device which creates a sign language action for each word string by connecting sign language actions for each word used in a sign language performed by a robot, the robot including, as parts thereof, a body, a head, two arms, two legs, and a controller, each of the latter four parts being connected to the body, the sign language action generating device comprising:
a storage unit that stores therein a sign language wor…

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shiina Asuka
• Nagashima Yuji

Classifications

• G09B21/009 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic