Information processing device and information processing system

• US 10,438,577 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2016
• Issued: 10/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamabe, Yushi, Matsumoto, Kyosuke, Asada, Kohei, Wada, Jo, Suzuki, Satoshi, Yabuki, Keiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Paul, Disler
• Application Number:
  US15/763,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20180301135A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,139 Days
• Field of Search: 381 716- 717, 381 74, 381 77- 82, 381 56- 57, 381106, 381103, 235380, 224579
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/40 Processing or translation of natural language natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/58 Use of machine translation, e.g. for multi-lingual retrieval, for server-side translation for client devices or for real-time translation
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10009 sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17823 Reference signals, e.g. ambient acoustic environment
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17873 using a reference signal without an error signal, e.g. pure feedforward
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 11/17885 additionally using a desired external signal, e.g. pass-through audio such as music or speech
• CPC Class Codes: G10K 2210/1081 Earphones, e.g. for telephones, ear protectors or headsets
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/005 Language recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1016 Earpieces of the intra-aural type
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1041 Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements switches in general H01H
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2225/61 Aspects relating to mechanical or electronic switches or control elements, e.g. functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2430/01 Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in sound systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2460/07 Use of position data from wide-area or local-area positioning systems in hearing devices, e.g. program or information selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/505 using digital signal processing
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 25/603 : of mechanical or electronic switches or control elements

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device including: a holding section configured to hold a card that stores personal information; and a main body that is provided with the holding section and connectable to a strap section including a sound collection unit and an acoustic output unit, in which the main body encloses a sound signal processing unit configured to process a sound acquired at least by the sound collection unit and a processing unit configured to execute predetermined processing on a basis of the personal information stored in the card held by the holding section.

Claims

1. An information processing device, comprising:

a holding section configured to hold a card that stores personal user information;

a main body that includes the holding section, wherein the main body is connectable to a strap section that includes a sound collection unit and an acoustic output unit;

a display screen on a surface of the main body, wherein the display screen is configured to display the personal user information;

a sound signal processing unit configured to process sound acquired by the sound collection unit; and

a control unit configured to;

execute a specific process based on the personal user information; and

hide the personal user information displayed on the display screen based on analysis of the sound acquired by the sound collection unit,

wherein the main body encloses the sound signal processing unit and the control unit.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the holding section is further configured to hold the card such that a surface of the card is visible.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the holding section is further configured to hold the card such that the card is inside of the main body.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the display screen comprises a touch sensor configured to detect a user input.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the main body has a rectangular plane of a shape substantially identical to a shape of the card, and

the main body includes a plurality of joint sections connectable to a joint member of the strap section at one of:

a central portion of one longer side of a peripheral part of the rectangular plane, or

a central portion of one shorter side of the peripheral part of the rectangular plane.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein

the joint member of the strap section is a multi-contact single-head plug, and

the plurality of joint sections are configured to:

transmit a multiplexed signal via one of a plurality of terminals in the joint member; and

receive the multiplexed signal via one of the plurality of terminals.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the control unit is further configured to set, based on the personal user information, an acoustic profile that represents setting information of an acoustic signal processing operation, and

the sound signal processing unit is further configured to execute the acoustic signal processing operation on the sound based on the acoustic profile.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the sound signal processing unit includes:

a sound enhancement processing unit configured to enhance the sound; and

an output switching/synthesizing unit configured to control an output sound from the acoustic output unit.

9. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the sound signal processing unit includes a noise cancellation signal generation unit configured to generate a noise cancellation signal that cancels out noise in the sound.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes a storage unit configured to store the sound.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an external terminal via near-field wireless communication.

12. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the main body further includes at least one sensor configured to acquire first user information.

13. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to:

recognize a language associated with the sound, and

change language of the personal user information on the display screen based on the recognized language.

14. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the card is an employee identity (ID) card.

15. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to display the hidden personal user information based on user location information.

16. An information processing system, comprising:

a strap section including a sound collection unit and an acoustic output unit, wherein the sound collection unit is configured to acquire sound;

an information processing device including;

a holding section configured to hold a card that stores personal user information;

a main body that includes the holding section, wherein the main body is connectable to the strap section;

a display screen on a surface of the main body, wherein the display screen is configured to display the personal user information;

a sound signal processing unit configured to process the sound acquired by the sound collection unit; and

a control unit configured to;

execute a first specific process based on the personal user information; and

hide the personal user information displayed on the display screen based on analysis of the sound acquired by the sound collection unit,

wherein the main body encloses the sound signal processing unit and the control unit.

17. The information processing system according to claim 16, wherein

the strap section is user wearable,

the strap section further includes at least one sensor and a first processing unit,

the at least one sensor is configured to acquire first user information, and

the first processing unit is configured to:

output the first user information to the information processing device; and

process input information input from the information processing device, and

the information processing device further includes a second processing unit configured to execute a second specific process based on the first user information.

18. An information processing system, comprising:

a strap section configured to output authentication information that specifies a user,

wherein the strap section includes a sound collection unit and an acoustic output unit, wherein the sound collection unit configured to acquire sound; and

an information processing device including;

a main body connectable to the strap section;

a display screen on a surface of the main body, wherein the display screen is configured to display personal user information;

a sound signal processing unit configured to process the sound acquired by the sound collection unit; and

a control unit configured to;

execute a specific process based on the authentication information; and

hide the personal user information displayed on the display screen based on analysis of the sound acquired by the sound collection unit, and

wherein the main body encloses the sound signal processing unit and the control unit.

19. The information processing system according to claim 18, wherein

the strap section includes a biometric information sensor configured to acquire user biometric information,

the biometric information sensor is configured to output the user biometric information to the information processing device as the authentication information, and

the control unit is further configured to:

specify the user based on the user biometric information; and

display the personal user information of the user on the display screen based on the specified user.