Abstract: In a robot control system, the operation of a mobile robot that moves autonomously inside a facility is controlled based at least on an image captured by a photographing device that photographs a blind area located at a blind angle to the mobile robot. When entry of the mobile robot into a predetermined area corresponding to the blind area is detected, the amount of information obtainable from an image captured by the photographing device is increased.

Abstract: In a robot control system, the operation of a mobile robot that moves autonomously inside a facility is controlled based at least on an image captured by a photographing device that photographs a blind area located at a blind angle to the mobile robot. When entry of the mobile robot into a predetermined area corresponding to the blind area is detected, the amount of information obtainable from an image captured by the photographing device is increased.

Abstract: A robot control system according to the present embodiment is a robot control system that controls a plurality of transport robots that is travelable autonomously in a facility. The robot control system: acquires error information indicating that an error has occurred in a first transport robot; acquires transported object information related to a transported object of the first transport robot; determines a second transport robot able to transport the transported object of the first transport robot among the transport robots based on the transported object information and the error information; and moves the second transport robot to a transfer location of the transported object of the first transport robot.

Abstract: A robot control system according to the present embodiment is a robot control system that controls a plurality of mobile robots that can autonomously move in a facility. The robot control system acquires error information indicating that an error has occurred in a first transport robot, acquires transported object information related to a transported object of the first transport robot, determines a second transport robot able to transport the transported object of the first transport robot among the transport robots based on the transported object information and the error information, and moves the second transport robot to a transfer location of the transported object of the first transport robot.

Abstract: A mobile robot receives first transmission information transmitted from a server device to manage the mobile robot in a state where wireless communication with the server device is possible, directly executes wireless communication with another mobile robot among the mobile robots and executes a reception process of receiving the first transmission information transmitted from the server device to manage the mobile robot from the other mobile robot in a case where wireless communication with the server device is not possible.

Abstract: An apparatus generates property data with a first context relation set between text display areas contained in a display image of a first webpage, and generates, based on the property data, dialog control data with a second context relation set between pieces of text extracted from structural elements of text display areas contained in a second webpage.

Abstract: A dialogue device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: make an utterance to a user on a basis of data selected from among candidates for the data prepared to generate the utterance to the user, based on context of an utterance of the user; and add first data collected based on a keyword extracted from a dialogue between the user and the dialogue device to the candidates for the data, asynchronously with processing of the utterance.

Abstract: An apparatus estimates, based on an input from a user to an interaction performed during a conversation between the user and the apparatus, an interest degree indicating a degree of interest of the user in a first topic included in the interaction, and estimates, based on the input from the user to the interaction, acceptability of the interaction by the user. The apparatus selects, in accordance with the interest degree and the acceptability, as an operation mode for performing the interaction, one of a first mode of leaving an interaction initiative to the user and a second mode in which the interaction proceeds under an initiative of a system for a specific topic. The apparatus generates interaction data according to the selected operation mode, and causes an output device to output the generated interaction data.

Abstract: An interactive apparatus includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: estimate an interaction state based on content uttered from a user between a user and an interactive apparatus; acquire a strategy corresponding to the estimated interaction state, and select, based on an acquired strategy, content of an utterance to be uttered by an interactive apparatus in an interaction between the user and an interactive apparatus; and utter to a user with the content of the utterance.

Abstract: An interaction control method performed by a computer includes: executing a selection process that includes selecting any of one or more of interaction blocks generated by decomposing content into interaction units, and outputting the selected interaction block; executing a determination process that includes determining a reaction of a user to the outputted interaction block; and executing a response process that includes selecting a next action of the determined reaction based on a result of the determination process.

Abstract: An apparatus estimates, based on an input from a user to an interaction performed during a conversation between the user and the apparatus, an interest degree indicating a degree of interest of the user in a first topic included in the interaction, and estimates, based on the input from the user to the interaction, acceptability of the interaction by the user. The apparatus selects, in accordance with the interest degree and the acceptability, as an operation mode for performing the interaction, one of a first mode of leaving an interaction initiative to the user and a second mode in which the interaction proceeds under an initiative of a system for a specific topic. The apparatus generates interaction data according to the selected operation mode, and causes an output device to output the generated interaction data.

Abstract: A system includes a first apparatus and a plurality of second apparatuses, wherein a first processor of the first apparatus executes a process that includes: obtaining, for each of one or more resources to be used to perform a task, evaluation information about whether the resource is suitable to be used by each of the plurality of second apparatuses; selecting at least one from the plurality of second apparatuses based on the evaluation information; and transmitting a result of the selection to the plurality of second apparatuses, wherein a second processor of each of the plurality of second apparatuses executes a process that includes, when the second apparatus to which the second processor belongs is not selected by the result of the selection received from the first apparatus, outputting information indicating any of the plurality of the second apparatuses which is selected by the result of the selection.

Abstract: A task switching assisting method includes storing, by an information processing apparatus, task information regarding a task executed by a user. An element related to execution of the task is stored in correlation with the task information, an operation related to the task is determined, a work status with respect to the correlated element related to the execution of the task is determined based on the determined operation related to the task, the task is switched by saving or restoring the work status, based on the task information and the work status with respect to the correlated element related to the execution of the task, task execution resource information for executing the task and task saving resource information at a time of saving the task are analyzed on a task basis, and the task information is generated based on a result of the analysis, by the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A scheduling supporting method includes: storing one or more sets of task information and subtask groups each of which corresponds to one set of task information and which is structured to have one or more stages, by a processor; and presenting, at time of presenting each of a plurality of tasks, from among a subtask group corresponding to each task, a subtask of a preset stage according to structure, by the processor.

Abstract: A scheduling supporting method includes: storing one or more sets of task information and subtask groups each of which corresponds to one set of task information and which is structured to have one or more stages, by a processor; and presenting, at time of presenting each of a plurality of tasks, from among a subtask group corresponding to each task, a subtask of a preset stage according to structure, by the processor.

Abstract: An apparatus generates property data with a first context relation set between text display areas contained in a display image of a first webpage, and generates, based on the property data, dialog control data with a second context relation set between pieces of text extracted from structural elements of text display areas contained in a second webpage.

Abstract: An interaction control method performed by a computer includes: executing a selection process that includes selecting any of one or more of interaction blocks generated by decomposing content into interaction units, and outputting the selected interaction block; executing a determination process that includes determining a reaction of a user to the outputted interaction block; and executing a response process that includes selecting a next action of the determined reaction based on a result of the determination process.

Abstract: An information processing method performed by a computer, the method includes: displaying a first flowchart illustrating a series of steps to achieve an object; when one of tasks in the displayed first flowchart is selected, making a notification to a predetermined requested user of an improvement request that requests an improvement of the selected task; and in accordance with a demand from the predetermined requested user responding to the notification, displaying the first flowchart on a terminal of the predetermined requested user with a part corresponding to the selected task being set editable.

Abstract: An information providing method includes: generating, at time of registering know-how with respect to a task defined in task information, a first-type status tag based on a user status including task information of a first task being executed by a first user; storing the first-type status tag in a corresponding manner to the know-how in a memory; generating a second-type status tag based on a user status including task information of a second task being executed by a second user; extracting, from a plurality of sets of know-how stored in the memory, know-how associated to the second-type status tag; and providing the extracted know-how to the second user.

Abstract: A system includes a first apparatus and a plurality of second apparatuses, wherein a first processor of the first apparatus executes a process that includes: obtaining, for each of one or more resources to be used to perform a task, evaluation information about whether the resource is suitable to be used by each of the plurality of second apparatuses; selecting at least one from the plurality of second apparatuses based on the evaluation information; and transmitting a result of the selection to the plurality of second apparatuses, wherein a second processor of each of the plurality of second apparatuses executes a process that includes, when the second apparatus to which the second processor belongs is not selected by the result of the selection received from the first apparatus, outputting information indicating any of the plurality of the second apparatuses which is selected by the result of the selection.