Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of grasping a user intention more accurately. An information processing apparatus includes: an accuracy acquisition unit configured to acquire accuracy information regarding a user intention to a target, the accuracy information being estimated on the basis of an action-recognition result of a user; and a response-induction control unit configured to perform response-induction control of imparting an effect according to the acquired accuracy information, to the target.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to realize more natural dialog between users and a system, the information processing apparatus including: a control unit that selects a feedback mode in response to a speech style of a user from among a plurality of modes in accordance with information related to recognition of speech of the user. The plurality of modes include a first mode in which implicit feedback is performed and a second mode in which explicit feedback is performed. Provided is an information processing method including: selecting, by a processor, a feedback mode in response to a speech style of a user from among a plurality of modes in accordance with information related to recognition of speech of the user. The plurality of modes include a first mode in which implicit feedback is performed and a second mode in which explicit feedback is performed.

Abstract: Achieved is a configuration which reduces false operation by means of the process control that takes into account a risk caused by a process corresponding to a user utterance and the display of an utterance guidance. A limited utterance determination unit that determines whether or not a user utterance is a limited utterance among one or more pre-registered limited utterances, a risk determination unit that, in the case where the result of the determination is that the user utterance is not any one of the one or more pre-registered limited utterances, determines a risk of a process corresponding to the user utterance, and a process execution unit that, in the case where the risk of the process corresponding to the user utterance is not a low risk, outputs a guidance that prompts a user to make a limited utterance included in the pre-registered limited utterances are provided.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a line-of-sight information acquisition unit that acquires line-of-sight information of a user and a calibration execution unit that executes calibration on the basis of a position of a target object in a visual field and the line-of-sight information, the target object has a visual attraction degree higher than a first threshold and a size in a predetermined direction smaller than a predetermined size, in a case where the target object has been detected from the visual field of the user.

Abstract: A method is provided for generating output image data. The method comprises receiving image data representing an input image, the input image containing at least one facial image. The method further comprises recognizing the facial image in the image data, and recognizing facial features of the facial image. The method further comprises generating data representing a makeup image based on the recognized facial features, the makeup image providing information assisting in the application of makeup. The method also comprises generating output image data representing the makeup image superimposed on the facial image.

Abstract: [Object] To provide highly convenient information processing apparatus and information processing method and a program therefor. [Solving Means] An information processing apparatus includes an analysis unit and a notification information generating unit. The analysis unit is configured to analyze, on the basis of information about a plurality of performers capable of performing a habitual action in habitual information including descriptions of habitual actions of a plurality of users, whether at least one performer of the plurality of performers exists in a range in which the at least one performer is capable of performing the habitual action.

Abstract: [Object] It is desirable to provide a technology of enabling a user to easily comprehend one target object whose AR information is presented to the user. [Solution] Provided is a display control device, including: a display control unit configured to control display of information related to a target object located in a field of view of a user, in which, in a case in which it is determined that at least a part of the target object is shielded by another object on the basis of a position of the user, the display control unit controls display of an image related to the target object such that the target object shielded in the field of view is displayed in a form different from a form visually recognized by the user.

Abstract: There is a demand for provision of a technique that enables a user of a notification receiving side or a user of a notification transmitting side to easily understand the situation of his/her counterpart.

Abstract: [Problem] An information processing device, an information processing method, and a recording medium that enable change in display of real space without being noticed by a communicatee are to be proposed. [Solution] An information processing device, including: a determining unit that determines a gazing state or a non-gazing state of a first user present in first real space, for a display object displayed by a display device of the first user, the display object being associated with second real space different from the first real space; and a display control unit that changes appearance of the display object when the gazing state has been changed to the non-gazing state.

Abstract: There is provided an information presenting apparatus to make it easy for the user to understand presentation information that is output as a voice. The information presenting apparatus includes an acquirer that acquires presentation information to be presented to a user, a generator that generates support information to be presented, together with the presentation information, to the user, based on the acquired presentation information, and synthesizes a voice that corresponds to the generated support information, and a presenter that presents the synthesized voice that corresponds to the support information, as an utterance of a first agent. The present technology is applicable to a robot, a signage apparatus, a car navigation apparatus, a watch-over system, a moving-image reproduction apparatus, or the like, for example.

Abstract: To implement an apparatus and method capable of outputting the system utterance at optimal volume by controlling the volume of system utterance on the basis of user distance, user utterance volume, ambient volume, and the like. The output control unit executes volume control of system utterance on the basis of a combination of a user distance that is a distance from the information processing apparatus to a user and user utterance volume that is calculated on the basis of user utterance input by the information processing apparatus. The system utterance volume is increased in the case where the user utterance volume is higher than the ordinary volume corresponding to the user distance, and the system utterance volume is decreased in the case where the user utterance volume is lower than the ordinary volume. In addition, control is performed to make the system utterance volume higher than the volume level of the ambient sound.

Abstract: To make each of a plurality of users clearly perceive input acceptability. Provided is an information processing apparatus including an output control unit configured to control an output based on a result of recognition processing for a user input, in which, in a situation where a plurality of users is present, the output control unit dynamically controls, for each of the users, an output of an executability state of the recognition processing for the user input. Furthermore, provided is an information processing method including, by a processor, controlling an output based on a result of recognition processing for a user input, the controlling further including, in a situation where a plurality of users is present, dynamically controlling, for each of the users, an output of an executability state of the recognition processing for the user input.

Abstract: To more smoothly communicate with a user. Provided is an information processing apparatus including an output control unit configured to control information presentation to a user, in which, in a case where a specific expression in a group including the user is applicable regarding content of information to be presented, the output control unit causes the information presentation including the specific expression to be executed using at least one of a sound or an image. Furthermore, provided is an information processing apparatus including a learning unit configured to learn a recognition target and a linguistic expression regarding the recognition target in association with each other, in which the linguistic expression includes a specific expression in a group including a user, and the learning unit learns the specific expression on the basis of at least one of a collected sound or a collected image.

Abstract: To present task information to a user, which is more easily recalled by the user. Provided is an information processing apparatus including a task management unit configured to register a task to be executed by a user on the basis of a detected utterance, in which the task management unit registers the task and a context acquired along with the utterance and reminding the user of content of the task in association with each other. Furthermore, provided is an information processing method including registering, by a processor, a task to be executed by a user on the basis of a detected utterance, the registering further including registering the task and a context acquired along with the utterance and reminding the user of content of the task in association with each other.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing method for enabling presentation of a more appropriate utterance guide to a user. An information processing device is provided, which includes a first control unit that controls presentation of an utterance guide suitable for a user who makes an utterance on the basis of user information regarding the user. Therefore, a more appropriate utterance guide can be presented to the user. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a voice interaction system.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable provision of information to a user while protecting privacy. An extraction unit that extracts information from an utterance of a user, an inquiry unit that makes an inquiry to another apparatus when a request from the user is given, and a supplementation unit that supplements the information extracted by the extraction unit to inquiry content when the inquiry unit makes an inquiry are provided. A determination unit that determines whether or not the information supplemented by the supplementation unit is information regarding privacy is further provided. The information extracted by the extraction unit is registered to a database in association with a flag indicating whether or not the information is the information regarding privacy. The present technology can be applied to an information processing apparatus that presents information to a user.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device and an information processing method that, when information is conveyed to a user to whom the information is desired to be conveyed, enable to convey the information to the user while the information is concealed from the other users. The information processing device includes a positional relationship detection unit that detects a positional relationship among a plurality of users, a detection unit that detects a blind spot of a first user among the plurality of users, and a display control unit that performs control for displaying information in the blind spot detected by the detection unit. The information processing device further includes a sight line detection unit that detects a sight line direction of a second user, and the display control unit performs control for displaying information in a blind spot located in the sight line direction of the second user.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing method for enabling an appropriate response at the time of occurrence of an interruptive utterance. An information processing device is provided, which includes a control unit that controls presentation of a response to a first utterance by a user on the basis of content of a second utterance temporally later than the first utterance. Therefore, a system can make an appropriate response at the time of occurrence of an interruptive utterance to the utterance of the user. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a voice interaction system.

Abstract: [Problem] Proposed is an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable suitable determination of sensing results used in estimating a user state. [Solution] The information processing apparatus is provided with a determination unit that determines, on the basis of a predetermined reference, one or more second sensing results used in estimating a user state from among a plurality of first sensing results received from a plurality of devices; and an output control unit that controls an output of information on the basis of the one or more second sensing results.

Abstract: [Problem] The problem of the present disclosure relates to proposing an information processing device, an information processing terminal, an information processing method, and a program, which are capable of controlling the output of a voice so as to be adaptive to an action purpose of a user. [Solution] An information processing device including: an inference unit that infers an action purpose of a user on the basis of a result of sensing by one or more sensors; and an output control unit that controls, on the basis of a result of inference by the inference unit, output of a voice to the user performed by an audio output unit.