Abstract: A wire bonding apparatus connecting a lead of a mounted member with an electrode of a semiconductor die through a wire comprises a capillary through which the wire is inserted, a shape acquisition part which acquires the shape of the lead to which the wire is connected, a calculating part which calculates an extending direction of a wire tail extending from the end of the capillary based on the shape of a lead to which the wire is connected next, and a cutting part which moves the capillary in the extending direction and cuts the wire to form the wire tail after the lead is connected with the electrode through the wire. Thus, in the wire bonding using wedge bonding, joining part tails (183a, 283a, 383a) formed in continuation to a first bonding point can be prevented from coming into contact with each other.

Abstract: A wire bonding apparatus connecting a lead of a mounted member with an electrode of a semiconductor die through a wire comprises a capillary through which the wire is inserted, a shape acquisition part which acquires the shape of the lead to which the wire is connected, a calculating part which calculates an extending direction of a wire tail extending from the end of the capillary based on the shape of a lead to which the wire is connected next, and a cutting part which moves the capillary in the extending direction and cuts the wire to form the wire tail after the lead is connected with the electrode through the wire. Thus, in the wire bonding using wedge bonding, joining part tails (183a, 283a, 383a) formed in continuation to a first bonding point can be prevented from coming into contact with each other.

Abstract: A digital signage device for outputting a guidance message in response to an inquiry from a user, includes a display including a touch panel and configured to display a guidance screen, an input device through which the user can make speech inputs, an output device through which a guidance message is output, and a processor configured to, when the guidance screen is operated and the speech is input, convert speech data generated by the input device from the speech input into text data, search the text data for one or more particular words and determine a politeness level based on the particular words found in the text data, determine a plurality of response messages based on the text data, select one of the response messages corresponding to the determined politeness level, and control the output device to output the selected response message as a guidance message.

Abstract: A conference server includes a processor configured to acquire a response voice signal according to a command voice signal included in a first input voice signal transmitted from a first communication device that participates in an online conference and output a first output voice signal including a command-excluded voice signal obtained by excluding the command voice signal from the first input voice signal; and a communication interface configured to receive the first input voice signal transmitted from the first communication device, transmit the response voice signal to the first communication device, and transmit the first output voice signal to the other communication device that participates in the online conference.

Abstract: An electronic conferencing system includes a conferencing server that stores first data including one or more first keywords, and a plurality of user terminals connectable to each other via the server for an electronic conference. Each user terminal includes a microphone, and a processor configured to: acquire voice data corresponding to a speech input by a user via the microphone, convert the voice data to text data, and determine whether to output the voice data to another user terminal based on whether a word included in the text data matches one of the first keywords.

Abstract: An input apparatus includes a touch panel and a processor. The touch panel is configured to receive a first input of giving a first instruction that a dot configuring a braille character corresponds to a dotted protrusion through a first operation and a second input of giving a second instruction different from the first instruction of the first input through a second operation different from the first operation. The processor is configured to identify the braille character based on the first input and the second input received by the touch panel and searches for one or more process functions corresponding to the braille character identified by the processor.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a network interface and a processor. The processor is configured to: acquire voice data via the network interface, analyze the acquired voice data, based on a result of the analysis, determine a search condition including one or more keywords for searching for one or more items, perform a search using the determined search condition, generate a first text indicating an item found by the search, and controls the network interface to output the generated first text. The processor is further configured to, when two or more items are found by the search, generate a second text suggesting another keyword other than said one or more keywords that have been used for the search, and controls the network interface to output the generated second text.

Abstract: A voice recognition device includes a memory that stores dictionary data in which likelihoods that each of registered words precedes other registered words are stored, and digital voice data corresponding to a voice signal input through a microphone, and a processor configured to perform voice recognition and acquire a first character string corresponding to the digital voice data, when a first letter of the first character string is a vowel letter, generate a plurality of first words that precede a second word in the first character string according to the dictionary data, each of the first words having a different first letter, and select one of the first words based on the likelihoods and output the second character string that is a combination of the selected first word and the second word.

Abstract: A server includes a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The communication interface communicates with a first terminal device that transmits voice data generated from an input voice and a second terminal device that outputs a voice based on the voice data received from the first terminal device. The memory stores voice recognition results by the first and second terminal devices for the input voice input to the first terminal device and the second terminal device respectively. The processor determines a difference between the input voice input to the first terminal device and the voice output based on the voice data of the input voice received by the second terminal device from the first terminal device based on a comparison between the voice recognition result by the first terminal device and the voice recognition result by the second terminal device.

Abstract: A speech sound response device includes a microphone, a processor, and a speaker. The microphone is configured to acquire sound. The processor is configure to detect a voice in the sound, generate a response to the voice, determine a response volume for outputting the response based on (i) a voice volume of the voice in the sound and (ii) an environmental volume of an environmental sound other than the voice, and control the speaker to output the response at the response volume.

Abstract: A wire bonding apparatus connecting a lead of a mounted member with an electrode of a semiconductor die through a wire comprises a capillary through which the wire is inserted, a shape acquisition part which acquires the shape of the lead to which the wire is connected, a calculating part which calculates an extending direction of a wire tail extending from the end of the capillary based on the shape of a lead to which the wire is connected next, and a cutting part which moves the capillary in the extending direction and cuts the wire to form the wire tail after the lead is connected with the electrode through the wire. Thus, in the wire bonding using wedge bonding, joining part tails (183a, 283a, 383a) formed in continuation to a first bonding point can be prevented from coming into contact with each other.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a network interface and a processor. The processor is configured to: acquire voice data via the network interface, analyze the acquired voice data, based on a result of the analysis, determine a search condition including one or more keywords for searching for one or more items, perform a search using the determined search condition, generate a first text indicating an item found by the search, and controls the network interface to output the generated first text. The processor is further configured to, when two or more items are found by the search, generate a second text suggesting another keyword other than said one or more keywords that have been used for the search, and controls the network interface to output the generated second text.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an information processing terminal including a voice input device and a processor. The voice input device receives a voice input. The processor calculates feature data related to the voice input, determines whether the voice input device is blocked, based on the feature data calculated, and generates a notification that the voice input device is blocked according to a determination result indicating that the voice input device is blocked.

Abstract: A voice recognition device includes a memory that stores dictionary data in which likelihoods that each of registered words precedes other registered words are stored, and digital voice data corresponding to a voice signal input through a microphone, and a processor configured to perform voice recognition and acquire a first character string corresponding to the digital voice data, when a first letter of the first character string is a vowel letter, generate a plurality of first words that precede a second word in the first character string according to the dictionary data, each of the first words having a different first letter, and select one of the first words based on the likelihoods and output the second character string that is a combination of the selected first word and the second word.

Abstract: A voice recognition device includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to store in the memory, digital voice data corresponding to a voice signal input from a voice input unit, recognize a spoken voice utterance from the voice data after a voice input start instruction is received, determine whether to correct the recognition result of the spoken voice utterance based on a time interval from a time when the voice input start instruction is received to a time when the voice signal is input via the voice input unit, and correct the recognition result of the voice utterance based on the time interval.

Abstract: The disclosure includes: a first lifting step for bonding a wire at a first position (13) with a capillary and for lifting the capillary up to a first height H1 while feeding the wire; a circular arc lifting step for carrying out a circular arc motion for moving the capillary in a circular arc toward a second position (14) by a first distance (L5), and then carrying out a lifting motion for lifting the capillary while feeding the wire; a circular arc motion step for moving the capillary in a circular arc toward the first position (13) by a second distance (L3+L4); a second lifting step for lifting the capillary up to a second height H4; and a looping step for looping the capillary to the second position (14), thereby forming a wire loop having a predetermined height on a substrate by bonding the wire at the second position (14).

Abstract: A steering lock device includes a position detector that detects a position of a lock member. The position detector includes a first unlock detecting portion of a digital output type that detects that the lock member is located in an unlock position and a second unlock detecting portion of an analog output type that detects that the lock member is located in an intermediate position, which is between a lock position and the unlock position. A position determination portion determines whether or not the lock member is located in the unlock position based on a detection signal of the first unlock detecting portion and a detection signal of the second unlock detecting portion, which has a parabolic output waveform that changes in accordance with movement of the lock member.

Abstract: A shopping support server comprises a communication interface through which a code of an item to be purchased is received, and a processor. The processor is configured to associate a first name with a second name, which is the name of the item to be purchased, if prior shopping lists having an item with the first name and associated with the item to be purchased satisfy a predetermined condition, and register as purchased an item in a current shopping list that has the first name.

Abstract: The disclosure includes: a first lifting step for bonding a wire at a first position (13) with a capillary and for lifting the capillary up to a first height H1 while feeding the wire; a circular arc lifting step for carrying out a circular arc motion for moving the capillary in a circular arc toward a second position (14) by a first distance (L5), and then carrying out a lifting motion for lifting the capillary while feeding the wire; a circular arc motion step for moving the capillary in a circular arc toward the first position (13) by a second distance (L3+L4); a second lifting step for lifting the capillary up to a second height H4; and a looping step for looping the capillary to the second position (14), thereby forming a wire loop having a predetermined height on a substrate by bonding the wire at the second position (14).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: a wire tail forming step of forming a wire loop 130 between a first bonding point and a second bonding point with a bonding tool 40, and then cutting a portion of a wire 42 extending from a tip of the bonding tool 40 to thereby form a wire tail 43 at the tip of the bonding tool 40; and a wire tail bending step of bending the wire tail 43 so as to direct a tip 43a of the wire tail 43 upward by descending the bonding tool 40 toward the second bonding point with the wire loop 130 formed thereat and pressing the wire tail 43 against a portion of the wire loop 130 located above the second bonding point. Thus, the wire tail can be bent easily and efficiently.