公开(公告)号：US11289079B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US16489810

申请日：2018-03-16

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Shinichi Kawano ,  Mari Saito ,  Hiro Iwase

IPC: G10L15/00 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G10L15/18 ,  H04L51/42

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method for enabling a message to be more reliably conveyed to a user. Provided with a presentation unit that presents information to a first user, a detection unit that detects a reaction indicating that the first user has received the information, a search unit that searches for a second user in a case where the detection unit has not been able to detect the reaction, and a request unit that requests the second user found by the search unit to convey a message to the first user. A response promotion message asking for a response is output to the first user in the case where the detection unit has not been able to detect the reaction, and the search unit searches for the second user in the case where the detection unit has not been able to detect the reaction after the response promotion message has been output.

公开(公告)号：US11183167B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16487469

申请日：2017-12-25

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Hiro Iwase ,  Mari Saito ,  Shinichi Kawano

IPC: G10L13/00 ,  G06F40/40 ,  G10L13/047 ,  G06K9/00

Abstract: The problem relates to making a user grasp notification contents more effectively. There is provided an information processing device including a control unit that controls information notification to a user based on notification contents, in which the control unit determines an output position of a subject in the notification contents on the basis of a calculated attention acquisition difficulty level related to the user. In addition, there is provided an information processing method including controlling, by a processor, information notification to a user based on notification contents, in which the controlling further includes determining an output position of a subject in the notification contents on the basis of a calculated attention acquisition difficulty level related to the user.

公开(公告)号：US11138991B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-05

申请号：US16500404

申请日：2018-02-06

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Hiro Iwase ,  Mari Saito ,  Shinichi Kawano ,  Yuhei Taki

IPC: G16H40/63 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G10L25/84 ,  G10L25/60 ,  G10L25/81 ,  G10L25/78

Abstract: [Object] To more flexibly control the affinity of a spoken utterance for a background sound in accordance with the importance degree of an information notification. [Solution] There is provided an information processing apparatus including an utterance control unit that controls an output of a spoken utterance corresponding to notification information. The utterance control unit controls an output mode of the spoken utterance on the basis of an importance degree of the notification information and affinity for a background sound. In addition, there is provided an information processing method including controlling, by a processor, an output of a spoken utterance corresponding to notification information. The controlling further includes controlling an output mode of the spoken utterance on the basis of an importance degree of the notification information and affinity for a background sound.

公开(公告)号：US11081128B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US16485789

申请日：2018-04-12

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Mari Saito ,  Hiro Iwase

IPC: G10L25/84 ,  H04S7/00 ,  G10L25/60

Abstract: A sound state estimating unit detects surrounding sound at a timing at which a notification to a destination user occurs. A user state estimating unit detects a position of the destination user and positions of users other than the destination user at the timing at which the notification occurs. An output control unit controls output of the notification to the destination user at a timing at which it is determined that the surrounding sound detected by the sound state estimating unit is masking possible sound which can be used for masking in a case where the position of the destination user detected by the user state estimating unit is within a predetermined area.

公开(公告)号：US11030979B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16485600

申请日：2018-10-30

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Yuhei Taki ,  Shinichi Kawano ,  Hiro Iwase

IPC: G09G5/38 ,  H04L12/58 ,  G09G3/00

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to enable more proper control of a projection of an object notifying a user of a message on the basis of an attribute of the message. The information processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a message; and a control unit that controls projection of an object notifying a user of the message on the basis of an attribute of the message.