Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes]: a connected device information management module; a connected device information sending module; an operation state sending module; and a connected device operation module. The connected device information management module is configured to manage function information of an external device connected to the electronic device. The connected device information sending module is configured to send the function information of the external device to a portable terminal in response to a transmission request from the portable terminal. The operation state sending module is configured to send an operation state of the electronic device with respect to the external device in response to the transmission request from the portable terminal. The connected device operation module is configured to perform a functional operation of the external device specified by a request sent from the portable terminal.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image signal processing apparatus includes a connecting module, a controller and a display controller. The connecting module is configured to be capable of being connected with a pointer operating device. The controller is configured to be controlled in a state of performing pointer operation with a remote control while being in a non-connected state of a pointer operating device to the connecting module and to be controlled in a state of performing pointer operation with the pointer operating device in a connected state of the pointer operating device to the connecting module. The display controller is configured to display a image which indicates the pointer operating device is connected to the connecting module on a screen during a time period of the connection of the pointer operating device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes: a display controller configured to display a screen comprising input regions to which information is capable of being input, on a display; a transmitter configured to transmit the information input to at least one of the input regions to an external device; a prohibition module configured to acquire attribute information indicating display or non-display of the information in the input region for each of the input regions and prohibit, when the attribute information of the input region to which the information to be transmitted is input indicates the non-display of the information, transmission of the information to the external device.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a speech interactive apparatus includes an output unit to output a first prompt; a receiving unit to receive a start instruction of a speech input as a reply to the first prompt; a response control unit to stop the output of the first prompt when the start instruction is received while the first prompt is being output; and a deciding unit to decide on a first determination period, which is used in determining whether a silent state has occurred, based on whether the start instruction is received while the first prompt is being output or based on the timing of receiving the start instruction. When the response is not input during a period starting from the reception of the start instruction till an elapse of the first determination period, the response control unit instructs the output unit to output the first prompt again.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrnic device includes]: a connected device information management module; a connected device information sending module; an operation state sending module; and a connected device operation module. The connected device information management module is configured to manage function information of an external device connected to the electronic device. The connected device information sending module is configured to send the function information of the external device to a portable terminal in response to a transmission request from the portable terminal. The operation state sending module is configured to send an operation state of the electronic device with respect to the external device in response to the transmission request from the portable terminal. The connected device operation module is configured to perform a functional operation of the external device specified by a request sent from the portable terminal.

Abstract: A spoken dialogue apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a speech recognition unit, a retrieval unit, a calculation unit, and a selection unit. The speech recognition unit performs speech recognition of an input speech to obtain a recognition candidate. The retrieval unit updates a retrieval condition by use of the recognition candidate and outputs a retrieval result. The calculation unit calculates estimated numbers of data as costs concerning a first response and a second response based on the retrieval condition and the retrieval result. The selection unit selects a response having a lowest cost and presents the response to the user.

Abstract: An input voice detect is detected after starting a voice input waiting state; the detected voice is recognized; an elapsed time from the start of the voice input waiting state is counted; an informative sound which urges a user to input the voice is outputted when the elapsed time reaches a preset output set time; and the output of the informative sound is stopped when the elapsed time at the time of inputting the voice is shorter than the output set timedetect.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a speech interactive apparatus includes an output unit to output a first response; a receiving unit to receive a start instruction of a speech input as a reply to the first response; a response control unit to stop the output of the first response when the start instruction is received while the first response is being output; and a deciding unit to decide on a first determination period, which is used in determining whether a silent state has occurred, based on whether the start instruction is received while the first response is being output or based on the timing of receiving the start instruction. When the input speech is not input during a period starting from the reception of the start instruction till an elapse of the first determination period, the response control unit instructs the output unit to output the first response again.

Abstract: An audio processing apparatus includes a first capture module, a limitation module, a second capture module, and a release module. The first capture module is configured to capture an external input. The limitation module is configured to transmit a sound volume limitation command to at least one external device including an audio output function when the first capture module captures the external input. The second capture module is configured to capture a sound input after the first capture module captured the external input. The release module is configured to transmit, after the second capture module captured the sound input, a release command for the sound volume limitation on the one or more external devices limited by the limitation module at a timing that differs according to the sound input captured by the second capture module.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image signal processing apparatus includes a connecting module, a controller and a display controller. The connecting module is configured to be capable of being connected with a pointer operating device. The controller is configured to be controlled in a state of performing pointer operation with a remote control while being in a non-connected state of a pointer operating device to the connecting module and to be controlled in a state of performing pointer operation with the pointer operating device in a connected state of the pointer operating device to the connecting module. The display controller is configured to display a image which indicates the pointer operating device is connected to the connecting module on a screen during a time period of the connection of the pointer operating device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a spoken dialogue apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect speech of a user; a recognition unit configured to recognize the speech; an output unit configured to output a response voice corresponding to the result of speech recognition; an estimate unit configured to estimate probability variation of a barge-in utterance, the probability variation of the barge-in utterance being the time variation of the probability of arising the barge-in utterance interrupted by the user during outputting the response voice; and a control unit configured to determine whether to adopt the barge-in utterance based on the probability variation of the barge-in utterance.

Abstract: A dialog apparatus includes a dialog unit configured to perform a dialog with a user and to collect a plurality of items to be referred to in accordance with the dialog as the dialog continues, a dividing unit configured to divide the items into normal items related to any usable application and unusable items related to any usable application deleted, a managing unit configured to manage the items which the dialog unit refers to during the dialog with the user, in the normal items and the unusable items, an applying unit configured to apply a plurality of changes in the items to managing of the normal items and the unusable items, and a referring unit configured to refer to the managing unit in accordance with the items collected by the dialog unit and to determine to output a use-disapproval notice when the collected items include at least one unusable item.

Abstract: An input voice detect is detected after starting a voice input waiting state; the detected voice is recognized; an elapsed time from the start of the voice input waiting state is counted; an informative sound which urges a user to input the voice is outputted when the elapsed time reaches a preset output set time; and the output of the informative sound is stopped when the elapsed time at the time of inputting the voice is shorter than the output set timedetect.

Abstract: A spoken dialogue apparatus which retrieves desired data from a data storage unit storing data in association with attribute values concerning a plurality of attributes of the data, includes a calculation unit configured to calculate estimated numbers of data as costs concerning a first response and a second response based on the retrieval condition and the retrieval result, the data being included in retrieval result after narrowed retrieval performed in accordance with an input speech corresponding to the first response asking the user to input an attribute value of an attribute which has not been input and corresponding to the second response ascertaining the truth of an attribute value of an attribute which has been input, and a selection unit configured to select a response having the lowest cost and present the response to the user.

Abstract: A spoken dialog system stores a history of dialog states in a memory, outputs a system response in a current dialog state, inputs a user utterance, performs speech recognition of the user utterance, to obtain one or a plurality of recognition candidates of the user utterance and likelihoods thereof with respect to the user utterance, calculates a degree of state conformance of each of the current and the preceding dialog states stored in the memory with respect to the user utterance, selects one of the current and the preceding dialog states and one of the recognition candidates based on a combination of the degree of state conformance of each dialog state and the likelihood of each recognition candidate, and performs transition from the current dialog state to a new dialog state based on dialog state selected and recognition candidate selected.

Abstract: A dialog apparatus includes a dialog unit configured to perform a dialog with a user and to collect a plurality of items to be referred to in accordance with the dialog as the dialog continues, a dividing unit configured to divide the items into normal items related to any usable application and unusable items related to any usable application deleted, a managing unit configured to manage the items which the dialog unit refers to during the dialog with the user, in the normal items and the unusable items, an applying unit configured to apply a plurality of changes in the items to managing of the normal items and the unusable items, and a referring unit configured to refer to the managing unit in accordance with the items collected by the dialog unit and to determine to output a use-disapproval notice when the collected items include at least one unusable item.

Abstract: An acquiring unit acquires a first search criterion from outside. A first searching unit extracts a first search result that satisfies the first search criterion from a storing unit that stores information to be searched. A first output unit outputs the first search result to a first output device. A changing unit changes the first search criterion to a second search criterion based on a predetermined condition. A second searching unit extracts a second search result that satisfies the second search criterion from the storing unit. A second output unit outputs the second search result to a second output device that is different from the first output device.

Abstract: A natural language dialogue apparatus. A blank data memory stores blank data to blank a question element being a decision object for a value of truth or falsehood in a question to ask the value of truth or falsehood. If the input sentence is the question, a question data conversion section estimates the question element in the input sentence, and converts the input sentence to question data in which the question element is blanked by referring to the blank data memory. A problem solution section retrieves a solution for the question element blanked in the question data and generates a response in which an answer for the value of truth or falsehood is not included according to the solution.

Abstract: A hash dictionary stores identifiers of word-class sequences by unit of the word-class and appearance number. A node of each word in word-lattice includes the word-class, an interprocessing list, lists of next nodes and unprocessed antecedent nodes. The interprocessing list of the node directly linked from a start node stores the identifiers of word-class sequences for the word-class and the appearance number “1” in the hash dictionary. A list of processing nodes stores the nodes directly linked from the start node.

Abstract: In the multi-modal interface apparatus of the present invention, a gaze object detection section always detects a user's gaze object. The user inputs at least one medium of sound information, character information, image information and operation information through a media input section. In order to effectively input and output information between the user and the apparatus, a personified image presentation section presents a personified image to the user based on the user's gaze object. A control section controls a reception of the inputted media from the media input section based on the user's gaze object.