Abstract: [Problem] To realize intuitive control of a viewpoint related to a display image.

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.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method for performing processes on a target of interest corresponding to an operation input more accurately. Processing is performed on a target of interest on the basis of the target of interest and one of a first recognizer or a second recognizer, the target of interest being identified on the basis of status information regarding a user including at least either action information or position information regarding the user, the first recognizer being configured to recognize an operation input of the user, the second recognizer being configured to be different from the first recognizer and to recognize the operation input of the user. The present disclosure may be applied, for example, to information processing apparatuses, image processing apparatuses, control apparatuses, information processing systems, information processing methods, or information processing programs.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an interaction control apparatus and a method that enable more appropriate interaction control to be performed. The interaction control apparatus includes an interaction progress controller that causes an utterance to be made in one or a plurality of understanding action request positions on the basis of utterance text that has been divided in the one or the plurality of understanding action request positions, the utterance inducing a user to perform an understanding action, and that controls a next utterance on the basis of a result of detecting the understanding action and the utterance text. The present technology is applicable to a speech interaction system.

Abstract: [Problem] To allow a user to clearly perceive classification of information even in a case where output of audio that includes information for different purposes is performed. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device including an output control unit that controls output of an audio utterance in an audio conversation with a user, in which the audio utterance includes main content and sub-content accompanied with the main content, and the output control unit causes the sub-content to be output in an output mode different from an output mode of the main content. In addition, provided is an information processing method including controlling, by a processor, output of an audio utterance in an audio conversation with a user, in which the audio utterance includes main content and sub-content accompanied with the main content, and the controlling further includes causing the sub-content to be output in an output mode different from an output mode of the main content.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to present recommendatory information for a plurality of users when a decider exists, and to raise a decision rate. [Solution] An information processing device including a control unit that performs control to present recommendatory information of a recommendation item whose decider exists in a surrounding area among recommendation items of information to be recommended to a group to which one or more identified users who exist in the surrounding area belong.

Abstract: An information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of dynamically changing visibility of a user's view are proposed. An information processing device including: a position of interest estimation unit configured to estimate a position of interest of a user; and a visibility control unit configured to perform visibility control to gradually reduce visibility of a second view opposite to a first view of the user corresponding to the position of interest such that the visibility of the second view of the user becomes lower than visibility of the first view.

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.

Abstract: [Object] To more reliably allow a user to perceive the contents of an information notificationissued through a spoken utterance even during the reproduction of content including an utterance, while maintaining the completeness of the information notification. [Solution] There is provided an information processing apparatus including an output control unit that controls an output of a spoken utterance during reproduction of content including an utterance section. The output control unit extends a non-utterance section in the content, and causes the spoken utterance to be outputted during reproduction of the extended non-utterance section. In addition, there is provided an information processing method including controlling, by a processor, an output of a spoken utterance during reproduction of content including an utterance section.

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: It is desirable to provide a technology capable of performing control such that the user is notified in a manner more desirable for the user in a case where an event occurs. There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an acquisition unit that acquires detected data that includes at least one of an importance level or an urgency level of an event; and a notification control unit that controls a notification object that makes a notification in various ways depending on content of the detected data such that the notification object notifies a user of predetermined notification content, in which the notification control unit controls the notification object to be or not to be positioned in a central field of view or an effective field of view of the user on the basis of the detected data.

Abstract: [Object] It is desirable to provide a technique capable of managing target objects more easily. [Solution] There is provided a display control device, including: a display control unit configured to perform control such that an image corresponding to a state of a management target object located in a field of view of a user is displayed at a position having a predetermined positional relation with a position of the management target object. In a case in which the image is selected, the display control unit controls guidance display of guiding the user to visually recognize a confirmation part corresponding to the state in the management target object.

Abstract: [Object] It is desirable to provide a technique capable of providing more useful information to a user in a case in which there is a target object group in a real world. [Solution] Provided is a display control device, including: a display control unit configured to be capable of controlling display of information related to a first target object which is a group management target and information for managing a target object group including the first target object, in which the display control unit controls a display parameter of each of the information related to the first target object and the information for managing the target object group in accordance with a distance between a user and a second target object included in the target object group.

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: 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.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a voice output device, and a voice output method that allow a user to hear a speech from a home agent unit regardless of where the user is. The voice output device outputs, on the basis of an image and noise from a predetermined noise source which are obtained in a unit capable of outputting a voice toward a user, information indicating hearing difficulty of a voice from the unit at a position of the user. The present technology can be applied to a household voice assistant device that performs a speech to a user.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a learning device, a learning method, a voice synthesis device, and a voice synthesis method configured so that information can be provided via voice allowing easy understanding of contents by a user as a speech destination. A learning device according to one embodiment of the present technology performs voice recognition of speech voice of a plurality of users, estimates statuses when a speech is made, and learns, on the basis of speech voice data, a voice recognition result, and the statuses when the speech is made, voice synthesis data to be used for generation of synthesized voice according to statuses upon voice synthesis. Moreover, a voice synthesis device estimates statuses, and uses the voice synthesis data to generate synthesized voice indicating the contents of predetermined text data and obtained according to the estimated statuses. The present technology can be applied to an agent device.

Abstract: An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a line-of-sight-information acquisition unit, an input-information acquisition unit, and a position presentation unit. The line-of-sight-information acquisition unit acquires first line-of-sight information that indicates a gaze position of a first user with respect to a specified object. The input-information acquisition unit acquires specified input information regarding an input performed by at least one of the first user or a second user. The position presentation unit controls, on the basis of the specified input information, an information providing device to perform a position presentation control for presenting, to the second user, the gaze position of the first user in an invisible state.

Abstract: It is desirable to provide a technology capable of enabling calibration of a line-of-sight to be executed more naturally. Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a line-of-sight information acquisition unit configured to acquire line-of-sight information of a user; and a calibration execution unit configured to execute calibration on the basis of a position of a target object in a visual field and the line-of-sight information, the target object having 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: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program for enabling a message to be more reliably conveyed to a user. Provided with a presentation unit configured to present information to a first user, a detection unit configured to detect a reaction indicating that the first user has received the information, a search unit configured to search for a second user in a case where the detection unit has not been able to detect the reaction, and a request unit configured to request 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. The present technology can be applied to an agent device.