公开(公告)号：US08165317B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-24

申请号：US12498012

申请日：2009-07-06

Applicant: Osamu Ichikawa ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Masafumi Nishimura

Inventor： Osamu Ichikawa ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Masafumi Nishimura

IPC: H04R3/00

CPC classification number: G01S5/30 ,  H04R3/005

Abstract: A position detection method, system, and computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing the method for detecting the position of a sound source using at least two microphones. The method includes the steps of: emitting a reproduced sound from the sound source; observing the reproduced sound and an observed sound at the microphones; converting the reproduced sound and the observed sound into electrical signals; transforming the signals of the reproduced sound and of the observed sound into frequency spectra by a frequency spectrum transformer apparatus; calculating Crosspower Spectrum Phase (CSP) coefficients of the frequency spectra of the signals by a CSP coefficient calculator apparatus; and calculating distances between the position of the sound source and the positions of the microphones based on the calculated CSP coefficients by a distance calculating apparatus, thereby detecting the position of the sound source.

Abstract translation: 一种有形地体现用于执行用于使用至少两个麦克风来检测声源的位置的方法的计算机可读指令的位置检测方法，系统和计算机可读制品。 该方法包括以下步骤：从声源发射再现的声音; 观察麦克风上再现的声音和观察到的声音; 将再现的声音和观察到的声音转换成电信号; 通过频谱变换装置将再生声音和观测声音的信号变换为频谱; 通过CSP系数计算装置计算信号频谱的交叉频谱相位（CSP）系数; 并且通过距离计算装置基于所计算的CSP系数来计算声源的位置与麦克风的位置之间的距离，从而检测声源的位置。

公开(公告)号：US08554841B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-08

申请号：US13406954

申请日：2012-02-28

Applicant: Gakuto Kurata ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Michiaki Tatsubori

Inventor： Gakuto Kurata ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Michiaki Tatsubori

IPC: G06F15/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/167 ,  A63F13/30 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G10L17/005 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04N7/157

Abstract: A dialog server which provides dialogs made by at least one user through their respective avatars in a virtual space. A method and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing the steps of the method are also provided. The dialog server includes: a position storage unit which stores positional information on the avatars; an utterance receiver which receives at least one utterance of avatars and utterance strength representing an importance or attention level of the utterance; an interest level calculator which calculates interest levels between avatars based on their positional information; a message processor which generates a message based on the utterance in accordance with a value calculated from the interest levels and the utterance strength; and a message transmitter which transmits the message to the avatars.

Abstract translation: 对话服务器，其提供由至少一个用户通过虚拟空间中的各自化身所形成的对话。 还提供了一种有形地体现用于执行该方法的步骤的计算机可读指令的制造方法和计算机可读制品。 对话服务器包括：位置存储单元，其存储头像上的位置信息; 一种话语接收器，其接收表示话语的重要性或注意力水平的至少一种化身的发音和话语强度; 兴趣级别计算器，其基于它们的位置信息来计算化身之间的兴趣水平; 消息处理器，其根据从兴趣等级和话语强度计算的值，基于话语生成消息; 以及将消息发送到化身的消息发送器。

公开(公告)号：US20100008516A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-14

申请号：US12498012

申请日：2009-07-06

Applicant: Osamu Ichikawa ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Masafumi Nishimura

Inventor： Osamu Ichikawa ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Masafumi Nishimura

IPC: H04R3/00

CPC classification number: G01S5/30 ,  H04R3/005

Abstract: A position detection method, system, and computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing the method for detecting the position of a sound source using at least two microphones. The method includes the steps of: emitting a reproduced sound from the sound source; observing the reproduced sound and an observed sound at the microphones; converting the reproduced sound and the observed sound into electrical signals; transforming the signals of the reproduced sound and of the observed sound into frequency spectra by a frequency spectrum transformer apparatus; calculating Crosspower Spectrum Phase (CSP) coefficients of the frequency spectra of the signals by a CSP coefficient calculator apparatus; and calculating distances between the position of the sound source and the positions of the microphones based on the calculated CSP coefficients by a distance calculating apparatus, thereby detecting the position of the sound source.

Abstract translation: 一种有形地体现用于执行用于使用至少两个麦克风来检测声源的位置的方法的计算机可读指令的位置检测方法，系统和计算机可读制品。 该方法包括以下步骤：从声源发射再现的声音; 观察麦克风上再现的声音和观察到的声音; 将再现的声音和观察到的声音转换成电信号; 通过频谱变换装置将再生声音和观测声音的信号变换为频谱; 通过CSP系数计算装置计算信号频谱的交叉频谱相位（CSP）系数; 并且通过距离计算装置基于所计算的CSP系数来计算声源的位置与麦克风的位置之间的距离，从而检测声源的位置。

公开(公告)号：US07493252B1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-17

申请号：US09612136

申请日：2000-07-07

Applicant: Tohru Nagano ,  Tetsuya Nasukawa

Inventor： Tohru Nagano ,  Tetsuya Nasukawa

IPC: G06F17/27

CPC classification number: G06F17/3061 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99935

Abstract: Useful knowledge is acquired from a large amount of data by extracting concepts of a unique characteristic. The present invention comprises a concept extractor and a unique concept extractor. The concept extractor extracts categorized concepts from the data. The unique concept extractor is a device for extracting unique concepts from those extracted concepts, and extracts in the categorized concepts, of the concepts belonging to the same category, a concept whose statistical characteristic is distinguished beyond a threshold with respect to the set in which it belongs.

Abstract translation: 通过提取独特特征的概念，从大量数据中获取有用的知识。 本发明包括概念提取器和独特的概念提取器。 概念提取器从数据中提取分类概念。 独特的概念提取器是从这些提取的概念中提取独特概念的设备，并且提取属于相同类别的概念的分类概念，其统计特征被超出阈值的概念相对于其中的集合 属于

公开(公告)号：US20080177543A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-24

申请号：US11945900

申请日：2007-11-27

Applicant: Tohru Nagano ,  Masafumi Nishimura ,  Ryuki Tachibana ,  Gakuto Kurata

Inventor： Tohru Nagano ,  Masafumi Nishimura ,  Ryuki Tachibana ,  Gakuto Kurata

IPC: G10L15/04

CPC classification number: G10L15/04 ,  G10L13/04

Abstract: Training wording data indicating the wording of each of the words in training text, training speech data indicating characteristics of speech of each of the words, and training boundary data indicating whether each word in training speech is a boundary of a prosodic phrase are stored. After inputting candidates for boundary data, a first likelihood that each of the a boundary of a prosodic phrase of the words in the inputted text would agree with one of the inputted boundary data candidates is calculated and a second likelihood is calculated. Thereafter, one boundary data candidate maximizing a product of the first and second likelihoods is searched out from among the inputted boundary data candidates, and then a result of the searching is outputted.

Abstract translation: 训练表示训练文本中的每个单词的措辞的语言数据，训练表示每个单词的语音特征的语音数据，以及指示训练语音中的每个单词是韵律短语的边界的训练边界数据。 在输入边界数据的候选者之后，计算输入文本中的单词的韵律短语的边界中的每一个与输入的边界数据候选中的一个一致的第一可能性，并计算第二似然。 此后，从输入的边界数据候选中搜索最大化第一和第二似然性的乘积的一个边界数据候选，然后输出搜索结果。

公开(公告)号：US20120316880A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-13

申请号：US13591733

申请日：2012-08-22

Applicant: Tohru Nagano ,  Masafumi Nishimura ,  Ryuki Tachibana

Inventor： Tohru Nagano ,  Masafumi Nishimura ,  Ryuki Tachibana

IPC: G10L15/04

CPC classification number: G10L15/1807 ,  G10L15/05

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer readable non-transitory storage medium for analyzing words reflecting information that is not explicitly recognized verbally. An information processing method includes the steps of: extracting speech data and sound data used for recognizing phonemes included in the speech data as words; identifying a section surrounded by pauses within a speech spectrum of the speech data; performing sound analysis on the identified section to identify a word in the section; generating prosodic feature values for the words; acquiring frequencies of occurrence of the word within the speech data; calculating a degree of fluctuation within the speech data for the prosodic feature values of high frequency words where the high frequency words are any words whose frequency of occurrence meets a threshold; and determining a key phrase based on the degree of fluctuation.

Abstract translation: 一种信息处理装置，信息处理方法和用于分析反映未被口头明确识别的信息的单词的计算机可读非暂时性存储介质。 一种信息处理方法，包括以下步骤：将用于识别语音数据中包括的音素的语音数据和声音数据提取为单词; 识别语音数据的语音频谱内由暂停包围的部分; 对识别的部分进行声音分析，以识别该部分中的一个单词; 为这些单词生成韵律特征值; 获取语​​音数据内词的出现频率; 计算高频字的韵律特征值在语音数据内的波动程度，其中高频字是发生频率满足阈值的任何字; 以及基于波动程度确定关键短语。

公开(公告)号：US20120197644A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-02

申请号：US13360905

申请日：2012-01-30

Applicant: Tohru Nagano ,  Masafumi Nishimura ,  Ryuki Tachibana

Inventor： Tohru Nagano ,  Masafumi Nishimura ,  Ryuki Tachibana

IPC: G10L15/04

CPC classification number: G10L15/1807 ,  G10L15/05

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer readable non-transitory storage medium for analyzing words reflecting information that is not explicitly recognized verbally. An information processing method includes the steps of: extracting speech data and sound data used for recognizing phonemes included in the speech data as words; identifying a section surrounded by pauses within a speech spectrum of the speech data; performing sound analysis on the identified section to identify a word in the section; generating prosodic feature values for the words; acquiring frequencies of occurrence of the word within the speech data; calculating a degree of fluctuation within the speech data for the prosodic feature values of high frequency words where the high frequency words are any words whose frequency of occurrence meets a threshold; and determining a key phrase based on the degree of fluctuation.

公开(公告)号：US20120158879A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13406954

申请日：2012-02-28

Applicant: Gakuto Kurata ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Michiaki Tatsubori

Inventor： Gakuto Kurata ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Michiaki Tatsubori

IPC: G06F15/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/167 ,  A63F13/30 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G10L17/005 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04N7/157

Abstract: A dialog server which provides dialogs made by at least one user through their respective avatars in a virtual space. A method and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing the steps of the method are also provided. The dialog server includes: a position storage unit which stores positional information on the avatars; an utterance receiver which receives at least one utterance of avatars and utterance strength representing an importance or attention level of the utterance; an interest level calculator which calculates interest levels between avatars based on their positional information; a message processor which generates a message based on the utterance in accordance with a value calculated from the interest levels and the utterance strength; and a message transmitter which transmits the message to the avatars.

Abstract translation: 对话服务器，其提供由至少一个用户通过虚拟空间中的各自化身所形成的对话。 还提供了一种有形地体现用于执行该方法的步骤的计算机可读指令的制造方法和计算机可读制品。 对话服务器包括：位置存储单元，其存储头像上的位置信息; 一种话语接收器，其接收表示话语的重要性或注意力水平的至少一种化身的发音和话语强度; 兴趣级别计算器，其基于它们的位置信息来计算化身之间的兴趣水平; 消息处理器，其根据从兴趣等级和话语强度计算的值，基于话语生成消息; 以及将消息发送到化身的消息发送器。

公开(公告)号：US20090210804A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-20

申请号：US12389073

申请日：2009-02-19

Applicant: Gakuto Kurata ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Michiaki Tatsubori

Inventor： Gakuto Kurata ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Michiaki Tatsubori

IPC: G06F3/048

CPC classification number: G06F3/167 ,  A63F13/30 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G10L17/005 ,  H04L51/04 ,  H04N7/157

Abstract: A dialog server which provides dialogs made by at least one user through their respective avatars in a virtual space. A method and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing the steps of the method are also provided. The dialog server includes: a position storage unit which stores positional information on the avatars; an utterance receiver which receives at least one utterance of avatars and utterance strength representing an importance or attention level of the utterance; an interest level calculator which calculates interest levels between avatars based on their positional information; a message processor which generates a message based on the utterance in accordance with a value calculated from the interest levels and the utterance strength; and a message transmitter which transmits the message to the avatars.

Abstract translation: 对话服务器，其提供由至少一个用户通过虚拟空间中的各自化身所形成的对话。 还提供了一种有形地体现用于执行该方法的步骤的计算机可读指令的制造方法和计算机可读制品。 对话服务器包括：位置存储单元，其存储头像上的位置信息; 一种话语接收器，其接收表示话语的重要性或注意力水平的至少一种化身的发音和话语强度; 兴趣级别计算器，其基于它们的位置信息来计算化身之间的兴趣水平; 消息处理器，其根据从兴趣等级和话语强度计算的值，基于话语生成消息; 以及将消息发送到化身的消息发送器。

公开(公告)号：US20070185904A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-09

申请号：US10933657

申请日：2004-09-02

Applicant: Hirofumi Matsuzawa ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Takayuki Itoh ,  Yumi Yamaguchi

Inventor： Hirofumi Matsuzawa ,  Tohru Nagano ,  Takayuki Itoh ,  Yumi Yamaguchi

IPC: G06F7/00

CPC classification number: G06F16/9024

Abstract: Provides graphics display apparatus, systems and methods for effectively presenting information obtained by data mining, and to improve the visibility of the display of individual data elements and attributes of data included in a particular category while allowing an overview of whole large-scale hierarchical data to be provided. An example embodiment includes an aggregation unit for performing aggregation of attributes of nodes in the hierarchical data according to given aggregation criteria; a filtering unit for filtering the result of aggregation performed by the aggregation unit according to given filtering criteria to select nodes to be displayed from the hierarchical data; and a visualization unit for generating a graphics image that includes the nodes to be displayed selected by the filtering unit and reflects the hierarchical structure of the hierarchical data.

Abstract translation: 提供用于有效地呈现通过数据挖掘获得的信息的图形显示装置，系统和方法，并且提高单个数据元素的显示和特定类别中包括的数据的属性的可视性，同时允许将整个大规模分层数据概述到 提供。 示例性实施例包括：聚合单元，用于根据给定的聚合标准执行分层数据中的节点的属性的聚合; 过滤单元，用于根据给定的过滤标准过滤由聚合单元执行的聚合结果，以从分层数据中选择要显示的节点; 以及可视化单元，用于生成包括由所述过滤单元选择的要显示的节点的图形图像，并且反映所述分层数据的分层结构。