Abstract: An information-object designation system in which two character strings, a character string expressive of a name of each of information objects stored in an information processing system, and a character string based on externally inputted information, are compared, and in which when a match of the two character strings has been detected, an event is commenced for the information object having the name expressed by the matching character string.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information speech system that can reduce the time that the user waits for connection to the network in a so called mobile environment. Menu information is transmitted from an information station to a mobile terminal by utilizing text broadcasting, so that the number of times of connection of the mobile terminal to the network can be reduced.

Abstract: A speech recognition system wherein a word being the most similar to an inputted voice is delivered as a recognized result; in order to assist a user in entering a voice input, words being subjects for the recognition of the inputted voice are automatically displayed, or recently displayed ones of words which have been displayed up to the present are extracted as words to become subjects for recognition and are automatically displayed as the subjects for the recognition of the input voice.

Abstract: A speech recognition system recognizes voices from sequence data which is expected to be input in a regular, predetermined order. The speech recognition system includes a unit generating a recognition reference word by adding items of dummy data to each item of the sequence data, and a unit recognizing and outputting from among a set of recognition reference words that recognition reference word which is the most similar to an externally input voice. The recognition reference word is output as a recognized result on the basis of a feature of the input voice. Moreover, the dummy data are neighboring data which lie in a neighborhood of all items of the sequence data, thus forming the set of recognition reference words available for speech recognition.

Abstract: A speech recognition system wherein a word being the most similar to an inputted voice is delivered as a recognized result; in order to assist a user in entering a voice input, words being subjects for the recognition of the inputted voice are automatically displayed, or recently displayed ones of words which have been displayed up to the present are extracted as words to become subjects for recognition and are automatically displayed as the subjects for the recognition of the input voice.

Abstract: A system having a relative coordinate input unit for inputting relative coordinates of an object to a viewer point, a data storage unit for storing plural pieces of data of attribute information (audio information, video information, etc.) of the object according to plural sets of relative coordinates corresponding to the viewer point, and a data preparing unit for reading out and delivering the data of attribute information on the object corresponding to the relative coordinates according to the inputted relative coordinates, in which the attribute information given by the object to the viewer point corresponding to the relative position of the object to the viewer point is presented in real time if the object moves very fast.

Abstract: A computer including an extraction unit for extracting source signals of surround sound from data received via a medium, and a processor for decoding and converting the source signals into audio signals of a plurality of channels. The processor includes the function of correction a sound field of a plurality of speakers which are arranged approximately concentrically together with a display unit about an operating position of a user operating the computer.

Abstract: A three-dimensional information visualizer for displaying a logical three-dimensional space on a display device for two-dimensional images, in which a user can by virtual reality move in the logical three-dimensional space and read information displayed on the logical three-dimensional space, includes a registration instruction input receiving part for receiving from a user an input for instructing to register a bookmark, a storage device for storing one or a plurality of sets of information indicating a position of the user in the logical three-dimensional space and information indicating a sight line orientation of the user in the logical three-dimensional space as bookmark information, an information acquiring part for acquiring the bookmark information at a time when the registration instruction input receiving part receives an input, and a registering part for registering information acquired by the information acquiring part in the storage device.

Abstract: A reproduction speed of speech sound changing apparatus which reproduces speech data at a speed in which essential part thereof can be caught so that the outline of the speech sound can be grasped even when changing the reproduction speed, besides remarkably reduces the whole reproducing time wherein a reproducing speed in each predetermined period is calculated according to a parameter value in every predetermined period of speech data in accordance with such a manner that a part having a high parameter value such as high power, high pitch or the like of speech data is judged to be the part, where important contents are involved, and such part of important contents is reproduced at such a speed that the contents can be caught, while the parts other than that described above are reproduced either at such a speed that the whole reproduction of speech data can be completed within a required time, or reproduced by skipping over the parts if at thus determined reproduction speed, reproduced speech sound cannot be

Abstract: A speech recognition apparatus generates an output which is displayed on a display. The speech recognition apparatus includes a recognition device for recognizing an input speech and for outputting a recognition result or a response corresponding thereto. A delay device is provided, coupled to the recognition device, for delaying the recognition result or the response output from the recognition device by a predetermined time. The delay device also supplies the delay recognition result or response to the display as an output of the speech recognition apparatus.

Abstract: A speech recognition method and apparatus enable the use of the same recognition software for speaker dependent recognition under various running environments such as different computers. The speech recognition method operates in the form of computer software to detect at least one running environment of hardware. The hardware running environment may include processing speed of a computer. Recognition parameters are then determined which correspond to the detected running environment. Next, the speech recognition method converts an input analog speech signal into a digital speech signal. The digital speech signal, in the form of extracted feature data, is then compared with digital feature data in a dictionary. The speech is then recognized in response to a match of the data.

Abstract: A speaker adapted speech recognition system achieving a high recognition rate for an unknown speaker, comprises a plurality of acoustic templates of speakers for managing correspondence between an acoustic feature of the speech and a content of the speech, a converting portion for converting the acoustic feature of the speech managed by the acoustic templates according to a set parameter, a learning portion for learning the parameter, at which the acoustic feature of the acoustic template as converted by the converting portion is approximately coincidence with the acoustic feature of a corresponding speech input for learning when the speech input for learning is provided, a selection portion for selecting one or more of the acoustic templates having the closest acoustic features to that of a speech input for selection; the acoustic features of which are converted by the converting portion by comparing the corresponding acoustic feature of the speech input for selection with the corresponding acoustic features

Abstract: A dictionary order sorter resorts character strings of recognition candidates stored in a high-ranking candidate memory in the order of distance into a dictionary order (character code order). Upon receipt of a sort termination signal a display controller displays the character strings of recognition candidates stored in the high-ranking candidate memory in the dictionary order and their ranking numbers in order on a display. Where an attribute-dependent sorter is provided in place of the dictionary order sorter, the character strings of recognition candidates stored in the distance order in the high-ranking candidate memory are sorted (grouped) according to attribute information of categories, such as parts of speech, concepts, etc., which are stored in a template memory for each of the recognition candidates and then displayed classified into groups. The categories of attribute information can arbitrarily be specified by the user.

Abstract: A voice recognition system includes a microphone for converting a voice to an electrical voice signal including voice and non-voice sound portions. An acoustic processing unit detects power and spectrum of the electrical voice signal, and outputs power time-series data and spectrum time series data. A voice section detection unit uses the power time-series data to detect a start point and an end point of the voice sound portion, and outputs an end decision signal indicative of such end point. A word dictionary stores word labels ordered in accordance with frequency of use, as well as word numbers and word templates. A recognition unit receives the feature time-series data and calculates a degree of similarity between the voice and the word templates. A sorting unit sorts data calculated in the recognition unit in accordance with the degree of similarity.

Abstract: An output layer in a layered neural network uses a linear function or a designated region (linear region) of a threshold function instead of the threshold function to convert an input signal to an analog output signal When the basic unit uses the linear function, a limiter for limiting the output to a region between 1.0 and 0. When the basic unit uses the designated linear region of the threshold function, a limiter limits the output to a region between 0.8 and 0.2. Upon a learning operation, the error propagation coefficient is determined as a constant value such as 1/6 and when the majority of the desired values are 1 or near 1, an error value regarding the opposite desired value 0 is amplified, and when the output values become equal to or more than 1, it is deemed that there is no error with regard to the output of more than 1 in case of many outputs 1, thereby speeding up an operation of updating the weight.

Abstract: A speech recognition device for recognizing a speech by analyzing an input speech characteristic portion extracted from the input speech and comparing the extracted characteristic portion with speech dictionary templates, the device including a speech holding unit for receiving and storing the received input speech, a speech division detection unit connected with the speech holding unit for detecting divisions of the speech read from the speech holding unit, and an instruction signal supply unit for supplying an instruction for recognizing the speech read from the speech holding unit, wherein the instruction signal supply unit is operated after an input of a speech to be recognized, and based on the operation of the instruction signal supply unit, a recognition processing of only a correct input speech is carried out.

Abstract: A voice recognition system for selecting word templates necessary for voice recognition from among a plurality of word templates. The system includes an input phoneme extraction unit for extracting distinctive phonemes which can be clearly recognized from an input pattern of the voice, and all phonemes possibly existing in the input pattern, and a dictionary phoneme extraction unit for extracting the distinctive phonemes which can be clearly recognized and can be previously determined at each word template, and all phonemes possibly existing at each word template. A pre-selector selects valid word templates for performing voice recognition based on phoneme information extracted by the input phoneme extraction unit and the dictionary phoneme extraction unit.