公开(公告)号：US20220293010A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-15

申请号：US17309973

申请日：2019-11-11

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： HIDEAKI WATANABE ,  NORIKO TOTSUKA ,  CHIE KAMADA ,  YUKI TAKEDA ,  KAZUYA TATEISHI ,  YUICHIRO KOYAMA ,  EMIRU TSUNOO ,  AKIRA TAKAHASHI ,  AKIRA FUKUI ,  KAN KURODA ,  HIROAKI OGAWA ,  YOSHINORI MAEDA ,  JUNYA SUZUKI

IPC: G09B21/00 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit that generate second setting information related to a first setting item and a second setting item different from the first setting item of a second object used by the user based on first setting information related to the first setting item of a first object acquired when the user uses the first object.

公开(公告)号：US20220075881A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17310778

申请日：2020-01-24

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： YUICHIRO KOYAMA ,  KAZUYA TATEISHI ,  HIROAKI OGAWA ,  CHIE KAMADA ,  EMIRU TSUNOO ,  NORIKO TOTSUKA ,  YUKI TAKEDA ,  KAN KURODA ,  AKIRA TAKAHASHI ,  YOSHINORI MAEDA ,  AKIRA FUKUI ,  HIDEAKI WATANABE

IPC: G06F21/60 ,  G06F21/62

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a behavior detector that detects a behavior performed by a user when the user makes a request to an information providing apparatus with respect to information from the user, and a response determination section that determines a response to be made by the information providing apparatus to the request.

公开(公告)号：US20230254620A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18004738

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： YOHEI SAKURABA ,  YOSHIHIRO TAMURA ,  HIDEAKI WATANABE ,  KAZUHIRO MATSUTANI ,  YASUHIKO KATO ,  TAKESHI YAMAGUCHI

IPC: H04R1/08 ,  H04R1/26 ,  H04R1/32 ,  H04R3/00

CPC classification number: H04R1/083 ,  H04R1/265 ,  H04R1/326 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2430/20

Abstract: Audio signal processing that satisfies both sound quality and cost is enabled.
A processing unit that performs processing based on an output audio signal of a first microphone unit focusing on sound quality and an output audio signal of a second microphone unit focusing on cost is included. For example, the processing performed by the processing unit includes processing of obtaining a beamforming output and processing of obtaining a sound source separation output. Furthermore, for example, the processing performed by the processing unit may include processing of generating a first audio signal on the basis of an output audio signal of the first microphone and processing of generating a second audio signal on the basis of output audio signals of a plurality of the second microphone units.

公开(公告)号：US20220223167A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17609314

申请日：2020-03-25

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： AKIRA TAKAHASHI ,  KAZUYA TATEISHI ,  YUICHIRO KOYAMA ,  HIROAKI OGAWA ,  CHIE KAMADA ,  NORIKO TOTSUKA ,  EMIRO TSUNOO ,  YUKI TAKEDA ,  YOSHINORI MAEDA ,  KAN KURODA ,  AKIRA FUKUI ,  HIDEAKI WATANABE

IPC: G10L21/0232 ,  G10L15/30 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R1/40

Abstract: A device and a method capable of performing audio recognition based on clear user speech by removing an external apparatus output sound from audio input through the audio input unit are realized. The device includes a user spoken voice extraction unit that extracts a user spoken voice from a microphone input sound. The user spoken voice extraction unit analyzes a sound source direction of an input sound, determines whether the input sound includes an external apparatus output sound on the basis of sound source directions of external apparatus output sounds recorded in a database, and removes a sound signal corresponding to a feature amount, for example, a frequency characteristic of the external apparatus output sound recorded in the database, from the input sound to extract a user spoken voice from which the external apparatus output sound has been removed upon determining that the input sound includes the external apparatus output sound.

公开(公告)号：US20220076671A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17309650

申请日：2019-12-13

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： EMIRU TSUNOO ,  HIROAKI OGAWA ,  CHIE KAMADA ,  AKIRA TAKAHASHI ,  NORIKO TOTSUKA ,  KAZUYA TATEISHI ,  YUICHIRO KOYAMA ,  YUKI TAKEDA ,  YOSHINORI MAEDA ,  HIDEAKI WATANABE ,  AKIRA FUKUI ,  KAN KURODA

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G10L15/30 ,  G06F16/9532

Abstract: An information processing terminal according to the present disclosure includes a control unit (100) that performs a process of transmitting inquiry information on a specific device to a server on the basis of a spoken content of a user or a state of the specific device that is voluntarily collected, a process of outputting answer information when receiving, from the server, the answer information based on an answer database in which answer information prepared in advance is registered, and a process of making an inquiry to an operator with respect to the inquiry information if the answer information is not detected in the server.

公开(公告)号：US20220108693A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17309983

申请日：2019-11-29

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： YOSHINORI MAEDA ,  NORIKO TOTSUKA ,  CHIE KAMADA ,  YUKI TAKEDA ,  KAZUYA TATEISHI ,  YUICHIRO KOYAMA ,  EMIRU TSUNOO ,  AKIRA TAKAHASHI ,  HIDEAKI WATANABE ,  AKIRA FUKUI ,  KAN KURODA ,  HIROAKI OGAWA

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/14

Abstract: A response processing device includes a reception unit configured to receive input information being information that triggers generation of a response by an information device, a presentation unit configured to present to a user each of the responses generated by a plurality of the information devices for the input information, and a transmission unit configured to transmit user's reaction to the presented responses, to the plurality of information devices. For example, the reception unit receives the voice information from the user, as the input information.

公开(公告)号：US20250008195A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18707185

申请日：2022-09-26

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： HIDEAKI WATANABE

IPC: H04N21/81 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/442

Abstract: [Problem] Provided is a new and improved information processing apparatus capable of further improving a viewing experience of a user in a content including a sound. [Solution] An information processing apparatus includes an information output unit configured to output sound control information on a basis of an analysis result of first time-series data included in content data and an analysis result of second time-series data indicating a situation of a user, in which the sound control information includes information for controlling sound image localization of a voice of another user output to a user terminal used by the user or a sound included in the content data.

公开(公告)号：US20220351600A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17593277

申请日：2020-03-11

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： HIROAKI OGAWA ,  CHIE KAMADA ,  EMIRU TSUNOO ,  YOSHINORI MAEDA ,  AKIRA TAKAHASHI ,  NORIKO TOTSUKA ,  KAZUYA TATEISHI ,  YUICHIRO KOYAMA ,  YUKI TAKEDA ,  HIDEAKI WATANABE ,  AKIRA FUKUI ,  KAN KURODA

IPC: G08B21/18 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06V20/52 ,  G10L25/51

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control unit that performs a process of detecting, as sensing information, information that indicates an operation status of a device, and a process of judging, when the sensing information has been detected, by referring to a storage unit that stores therein response content associated with the sensing information, whether to notify a user of the operation status of the device.

公开(公告)号：US20220101850A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17425444

申请日：2020-01-17

Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

Inventor： AKIRA FUKUI ,  HIROAKI OGAWA ,  YOSHINORI MAEDA ,  CHIE KAMADA ,  EMIRU TSUNOO ,  AKIRA TAKAHASHI ,  NORIKO TOTSUKA ,  KAZUYA TATEISHI ,  YUICHIRO KOYAMA ,  YUKI TAKEDA ,  HIDEAKI WATANABE ,  KAN KURODA

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/28 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that enable intuitive voice operation.
An information processing device according to an aspect of the present technology presents first information indicating that voice input for voice operation is possible and second information representing a domain of utterance in which voice operation is possible in response to an occurrence of a predetermined state transition, and performs voice recognition for voice input by a user. The present technology can be applied to various apparatuses equipped with a voice assistant function.