Control device, control method, program and information storage medium

• US 10,339,928 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Issued: 07/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tamura, Keigo, Ogiso, Toru, Aoki, Toshimasa
• Primary Examiner(s): Saint Cyr, Leonard
• Application Number:
  US15/508,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20170287479A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,405 Days
• Field of Search: 704246, 704247, 704251, 704252, 704275
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/215 comprising means for detecting acoustic signals, e.g. using a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/32 using local area network [LAN] connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/424 involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/209 characterized by low level software layer, relating to hardware management, e.g. Operating System, Application Programming Interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/162 Interface to dedicated audio devices, e.g. audio drivers, interface to CODECs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/10 using distance or distortion measures between unknown speech and reference templates
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/28 Constructional details of speech recognition systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

Provided are a control device that prevents performance of a process different from a desired process in response to a voice input, a control method, a program, and an information storage medium. A voice acceptance section accepts voice. An output control section performs control such that voice accepted by the voice acceptance section is output to a program capable of performing a process using the voice. The output control section performs control such that if it is recognized that the voice accepted by the voice acceptance section represents given information, voice accepted by the voice acceptance section thereafter is not output to the program capable of performing the process using the voice.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processing device operating to execute a plurality of programs simultaneously, each program responding to a plurality of user commands to affect execution thereof;

a voice acceptance section adapted to accept voice commands from the user; and

an output control section adapted to perform control such that the voice commands are selectively output to the plurality of programs such that;

(i) when a specific set of the voice commands do not include a predetermined voice command, the specific set of the voice commands are output to the plurality of programs in a predetermined order of priority, whereby the specific set of the voice commands are not output to at least one first of the plurality of programs; and

(ii) when the specific set of the voice commands include the same predetermined voice command, the specific set of the voice commands are output to the plurality of programs in a different order of priority, whereby the specific set of the voice commands are not output to at least one second of the plurality of programs.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output control section performs control such that:

(i) when the voice commands do not include the predetermined voice command, the at least one first of the plurality of programs receives silence instead of the voice commands; and

(ii) when the voice commands include the predetermined voice command, the at least one second of the plurality of programs receives silence instead of the voice commands.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of programs run separately and independently of a voice recognition section that recognizes the voice commands.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one first of the plurality of programs are one or more non-system level program, and the at least one second of the plurality of programs are one or more system level programs.

5. A control method comprising:

executing a plurality of programs simultaneously, each program responding to a plurality of user commands to affect execution thereof;

accepting voice commands from the user; and

selectively outputting the voice commands to the plurality of programs such that;

(i) when a specific set of the voice commands do not include a predetermined voice command, the specific set of the voice commands are output to the plurality of programs in a predetermined order of priority, whereby the specific set of the voice commands are not output to at least one first of the plurality of programs; and

(ii) when the specific set of the voice commands include the same predetermined voice command, the specific set of the voice commands are output to the plurality of programs in a different order of priority, whereby the specific set of the voice commands are not output to at least one second of the plurality of programs.

6. A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to carry out actions, comprising:

executing a plurality of programs simultaneously, each program responding to a plurality of user commands to affect execution thereof;

accepting voice commands from the user; and

selectively outputting the voice commands to the plurality of programs such that;

(i) when a specific set of the voice commands do not include a predetermined voice command, the specific set of the voice commands are output to the plurality of programs in a predetermined order of priority, whereby the specific set of the voice commands are not output to at least one first of the plurality of programs; and

(ii) when the specific set of the voice commands include the same predetermined voice command, the specific set of the voice commands are output to the plurality of programs in a different order of priority, whereby the specific set of the voice commands are not output to at least one second of the plurality of programs.