Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a voice analysis unit which performs an analysis process for a user speech; and a data processing unit which is input with analysis results of the voice analysis unit to determine a process which is to be performed by the information processing apparatus, wherein in the case where a factor of inhibiting process continuation occurs in a process based on the user speech, the data processing unit performs a process of generating and outputting feedback information corresponding to a process stage in which the factor of inhibiting occurs.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an information gathering unit gathering information relating to a user, an information constructing unit constructing, from the information gathered by the information gathering unit, personal information on the user based on information disclosed by the user, and an information disclosure control unit dynamically changing a disclosed content of the personal information constructed by the information constructing unit, depending on another user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an image analyzing unit performing a process of analyzing an image shot by a camera, a voice analyzing unit performing a process of analyzing voice input from a microphone, and a data processing unit receiving inputs of an analysis result of the image analyzing unit and an analysis result of the voice analyzing unit and controlling information to be output to a user. The data processing unit determines an output mode of the information to be provided to the user based on user information obtained from at least either one of the image analysis result and the voice analysis result, and system state information, and outputs the information to the user in the determined output mode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an image analyzing unit performing a process of analyzing an image shot by a camera, a voice analyzing unit performing a process of analyzing voice input from a microphone, and a data processing unit receiving inputs of an analysis result of the image analyzing unit and an analysis result of the voice analyzing unit and controlling information to be output to a user. The data processing unit determines an output mode of the information to be provided to the user based on user information obtained from at least either one of the image analysis result and the voice analysis result, and system state information, and outputs the information to the user in the determined output mode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that constructs an information analysis processing configuration to be applied to information analysis processing in a target area including uncertainty is disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a voice analysis unit which performs an analysis process for a user speech; and a data processing unit which is input with analysis results of the voice analysis unit to determine a process which is to be performed by the information processing apparatus, wherein in the case where a factor of inhibiting process continuation occurs in a process based on the user speech, the data processing unit performs a process of generating and outputting feedback information corresponding to a process stage in which the factor of inhibiting occurs.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus configured to generate metadata corresponding to content including, a data output, a data input section, a control section, an interaction execution section, an interaction metadata generation section, and a content control section.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information-processing apparatus for constructing an information analysis processing configuration to be applied to information analysis processing in an observation domain including an uncertainty. The information-processing apparatus includes a data processing unit for: taking a Partially Observable Markov Decision Process as a basic configuration; taking each of elements included in every information space defined in the Partially Observable Markov Decision Process as a unit; analyzing relations between the elements; and constructing an Factored Partially Observable Markov Decision Process, which is a Partially Observable Markov Decision Process including the relations between the elements, on the basis of results of the analysis.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for performing a grounding process using the POMDP are provided. The configuration is designed so that, in order to understand a request from a user through the utterances from the user, a grounding process is performed using the POMDP (Partially Observable Markov Decision Process) in which analysis information acquired from a language analyzing unit that receives the utterances of the user and performs language analysis and pragmatic information including task feasibility information acquired from the task manager that performs a task are set as observation information. Accordingly, understanding can be efficiently achieved, and high-speed and accurate recognition of the user request and task execution based on the user request can be provided.

Abstract: A sentence generating method and apparatus for generating a joke sentence set having a dual meaning. A predetermined word in a selected first idiom is stored in a W list. A word of analogous sound having the pronunciation same as or analogous with the word in the W list and also being of the same word class as the word in the W list is stored in a RW list. It is then checked whether or not the subject word stored in the P list has a semantic relationship with the word of the analogous sound in the RW list. If the result of check is affirmative, a first joke sentence having the subject word in the P list and composed of the subject word of the P list and the first idiom is generated. A second idiom, corresponding to the first idiom, in which the word in the W list is replaced by the word of the analogous sound in the RW list, is generated, and a second joke sentence composed of the subject word of the P list and the second idiom is generated.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that constructs an information analysis processing configuration to be applied to information analysis processing in a target area including uncertainty is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information-processing apparatus for constructing an information analysis processing configuration to be applied to information analysis processing in an observation domain including an uncertainty. The information-processing apparatus includes a data processing unit for: taking a Partially Observable Markov Decision Process as a basic configuration; taking each of elements included in every information space defined in the Partially Observable Markov Decision Process as a unit; analyzing relations between the elements; and constructing an Factored Partially Observable Markov Decision Process, which is a Partially Observable Markov Decision Process including the relations between the elements, on the basis of results of the analysis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a program that allows a conversation to be performed with a user in a natural and human-like manner. Each of response candidate generating modules 54a through 54c generates response candidate data based on its own rule, in response to voice data input from the outside through an input module 51 and a response selecting module 52, and calculates a score of the response candidate data based on the response candidate data, the voice data and internal status data recorded in an internal status recording module 55, and then supplies the score to a response selecting module 52. In response to the supplied score, the response selecting module 52 selects, as response data responsive to the input voice data, one piece of response candidate data, and outputs the one piece of response candidate data through a response output module 53. The present invention is applicable to a voice interactive apparatus mounted on a robot, etc.

Abstract: A robot (1) is provided which includes a situated behaviors layer (SBL) (58). This SBL (58) is formed in the form of a tree structure in which a plurality of schemata (behavior modules) is connected hierarchically in such a matter that the schemata are highly independent of each other for each of them to behave uniquely. A patent schema can define a pattern in which child schemata are connected, such as an OR type pattern in which the child schemata are caused to behave uniquely, AND type pattern in which the plurality of child schemata are caused to behave simultaneously or a SEQUENCE type pattern indicating a sequence in which the plurality of child schemata should behave, thereby permitting to select a behavior pattern of the robot (1). Also, a new child schema can additionally be included in the SBL (58) without having to rewrite the schemata connection in the tree structure, whereby a new behavior or function can be added to the robot (1).

Abstract: A dialogue system (8) comprises a plurality of memory units (4) each of which is able to store an information unit and at least one logical connection between two or more of said memory units (4). An information unit is stored in one memory unit (4) at the time of occurrence of the information unit, and at least one logical connection to at least one other memory unit (4) is assigned to said memory unit (4) after storage of the information unit and said at least one logical connection is stored in said memory unit (4).

Abstract: A robot (1) is provided which includes a situated behaviors layer (SBL) (58). This SBL (58) is formed in the form of a tree structure in which a plurality of schemata (behavior modules) is connected hierarchically in such a matter that the schemata are highly independent of each other for each of them to behave uniquely. A patent schema can define a pattern in which child schemata are connected, such as an OR type pattern in which the child schemata are caused to behave uniquely, AND type pattern in which the plurality of child schemata are caused to behave simultaneously or a SEQUENCE type pattern indicating a sequence in which the plurality of child schemata should behave, thereby permitting to select a behavior pattern of the robot (1). Also, a new child schema can additionally be included in the SBL (58) without having to rewrite the schemata connection in the tree structure, whereby a new behavior or function can be added to the robot (1).

Abstract: A sentence generating method and apparatus for generating a joke sentence set having a dual meaning. A predetermined word in a selected first idiom is stored in a W list. A word of analogous sound having the pronunciation same as or analogous with the word in the W list and also being of the same word class as the word in the W list is stored in a RW list. It is then checked whether or not the subject word stored in the P list has a semantic relationship with the word of the analogous sound in the RW list. If the result of check is affirmative, a first joke sentence having the subject word in the P list and composed of the subject word of the P list and the first idiom is generated. A second idiom, corresponding to the first idiom, in which the word in the W list is replaced by the word of the analogous sound in the RW list, is generated, and a second joke sentence composed of the subject word of the P list and the second idiom is generated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a program that allows a conversation to be performed with a user in a natural and human-like manner. Each of response candidate generating modules 54a through 54c generates response candidate data based on its own rule, in response to voice data input from the outside through an input module 51 and a response selecting module 52, and calculates a score of the response candidate data based on the response candidate data, the voice data and internal status data recorded in an internal status recording module 55, and then supplies the score to a response selecting module 52. In response to the supplied score, the response selecting module 52 selects, as response data responsive to the input voice data, one piece of response candidate data, and outputs the one piece of response candidate data through a response output module 53. The present invention is applicable to a voice interactive apparatus mounted on a robot, etc.

Abstract: A dialogue system (8) comprises a plurality of memory units (4) each of which is able to store an information unit and at least one logical connection between two or more of said memory units (4). An information unit is stored in one memory unit (4) at the time of occurrence of the information unit, and at least one logical connection to at least one other memory unit (4) is assigned to said memory unit (4) after storage of the information unit and said at least one logical connection is stored in said memory unit (4).

Abstract: In spontaneous speech, utterances are often ungrammatical and/or poorly modeled by conventional grammars, keyword spotting for detection of relevant words sequences could be ineffective and the recognition task cannot be improved. Therefore, a key-subword spotting strategy is proposed to catch in-word semantics on basis of a first stage recognition of an unknown word and thus both the speech recognition and the understanding tasks are facilitated by a second stage recognition of the same unknown word on basis of a vocabulary reduced according to the spotted key-subword.