Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Voice operation system, voice operation method, and program
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Application No.: US17010298Application Date: 2020-09-02
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Publication No.: US11283944B2Publication Date: 2022-03-22
- Inventor: Takeo Katsuda , Yusuke Mikoshiba
- Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee: KONICA MINOLTA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Priority: JPJP2019-172514 20190924
- Main IPC: H04N1/08
- IPC: H04N1/08 ; H04N1/00 ; G10L15/26 ; G10L15/22

Abstract:
A voice operation system includes: an image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording material; a server that accepts voice information related to an operation on the image forming apparatus, and gives an operation instruction to the image forming apparatus; and a voice input/output device that converts an input voice into voice information, sends the voice information to the server, receives voice information as a response to the voice information related to the operation on the image forming apparatus, and emits a sound of the voice information, wherein the server has a hardware processor that stores information on a part of a function or configuration of the image forming apparatus, and the server determines executability of an operation associated with voice information transmitted from the voice input/output device, and causes the image forming apparatus to execute determination of executability of an operation that is not determinable.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210092243A1 VOICE OPERATION SYSTEM, VOICE OPERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Public/Granted day:2021-03-25
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