Information processing system
First Claim
1. An information processing system comprising a transmitting apparatus for transmitting news information, and a receiving apparatus communicably connected to said transmitting apparatus for receiving the news information, wherein said receiving apparatus includes:
- voice output means for outputting the content of the received news information as voice in an order predetermined based upon the content of the news information; and
display means for displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice.
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Abstract
The system includes a computer for transmitting news information and a computer communicably connected to the computer for receiving the news information. The computer outputs the content of the news information as voice in an order predetermined based upon the content of the received news information, and displays an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the voice output. The user is thus capable of acquiring desired news information with facility.
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29 Claims
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1. An information processing system comprising a transmitting apparatus for transmitting news information, and a receiving apparatus communicably connected to said transmitting apparatus for receiving the news information, wherein said receiving apparatus includes:
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voice output means for outputting the content of the received news information as voice in an order predetermined based upon the content of the news information; and
display means for displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice.
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2. A receiving apparatus, which is communicably connected to a transmitting apparatus that transmits news information, for receiving the news information from said transmitting apparatus, comprising:
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voice output means for outputting the content of the received news information as voice in an order predetermined based upon the content of the news information; and
display means for displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information processing method comprising:
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a step of transmitting news information via a communication path;
a step of receiving the news information;
a voice output step of outputting the content of the received news information as voice in an order predetermined based upon the content of the news information; and
a display step of displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice.
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8. An information processing method comprising:
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a step of receiving, via a communication path, news information from a transmitting apparatus that transmits the news information;
a voice output step of outputting the content of the received news information as voice in an order predetermined based upon the content of the news information; and
a display step of displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice.
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9. A program for causing a computer to function as the following means, wherein said computer, which is communicably connected to a transmitting apparatus that transmits news information, receives the news information from said transmitting apparatus:
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voice output means for outputting the content of the received news information as voice in an order predetermined based upon the content of the news information; and
display means for displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice.
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10. An information processing system having a first communication apparatus for transmitting news information, and a second communication apparatus communicably connected to said first communication apparatus for receiving the news information from said first communication apparatus, wherein said second communication apparatus includes:
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voice output means for outputting the content of the received news information as voice;
display means for displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice; and
acceptance means for accepting a designation of type of the news information by voice;
wherein said voice output means outputs content of the news information, which belongs to the designated type, as voice preferentially. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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11. An information processing system having a first communication apparatus for transmitting news information, and a second communication apparatus communicably connected to said first communication apparatus for receiving the news information from said first communication apparatus, wherein said second communication apparatus includes:
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voice output means for outputting the content of the received news information as voice;
display means for displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice;
acceptance means for accepting a designation of type of the news information by voice; and
notification means for notifying said first communication apparatus of the type of news information designated;
wherein said first communication apparatus transmits the news information, which belongs to the designated type of which it has been notified by said second communication apparatus, to said second communication apparatus preferentially. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23)
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12. A communication apparatus, which is communicably connected to a transmitting apparatus that transmits news information, for receiving the news information from said transmitting apparatus, comprising:
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voice output means for outputting the content of the received news information as voice;
display means for displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice;
acceptance means for accepting a designation of type of the news information by voice; and
notification means for notifying said first communication apparatus of the type of news information designated;
wherein said voice output means outputs content of the news information, which belongs to the designated type, as voice preferentially.
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17. A communication apparatus, which is communicably connected to a transmitting apparatus that transmits news information, for receiving the news information from said transmitting apparatus, comprising:
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voice output means for outputting the content of the received news information as voice;
display means for displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice;
acceptance means for accepting a designation of type of said news information by voice;
notification means for notifying said communication apparatus of the type of news information designated.
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24. An information processing method comprising:
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a step of transmitting news information via a communication path;
a voice output step of outputting the content of the received news information as voice;
a display step of displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice; and
an acceptance step of accepting a designation of type of the news information by voice;
wherein content of the news information that belongs to the designated type is output as voice preferentially at said voice output step.
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25. An information processing method comprising:
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a transmitting step of transmitting news information via a communication path;
a voice output step of outputting the content of the received news information as voice;
a display step of displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of said voice;
a step of accepting a designation of type of said news information by voice; and
a notification step of notifying the source of transmission of the news information of the type of news information designated;
wherein the news information that that belongs to the type designated in said notification step is transmitted preferentially at said transmitting step.
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26. An information processing method comprising:
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a step of receiving news information, via a communication path, from a transmitting apparatus that transmits the news information;
a voice output step of outputting the content of the received news information as voice; and
a display step of displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of the voice;
an acceptance step of accepting a designation of type of said news information by voice; and
wherein content of the news information that belongs to the designated type is output as voice preferentially at said voice output step.
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27. An information processing method comprising:
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a step of receiving news information, via a communication path, from a transmitting apparatus that transmits the news information;
a voice output step of outputting the content of the received news information as voice;
a display step of displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of the voice;
an acceptance step of accepting a designation of type of said news information by voice; and
a step of notifying the transmitting apparatus of the type of news information designated.
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28. A program for causing a computer to function as the following means, wherein said computer, which is communicably connected to a transmitting apparatus that transmits news information, receives the news information from said transmitting apparatus:
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voice output means for outputting the content of the received news information as voice;
display means for displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of the voice; and
acceptance means for accepting a designation of type of the news information by voice;
wherein said voice output means outputs content of the news information, which belongs to the designated type, as voice preferentially.
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29. A program for causing a computer to function as the following means, wherein said computer, which is communicably connected to a transmitting apparatus that transmits news information, receives the news information from said transmitting apparatus:
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voice output means for outputting the content of the received news information as voice;
display means for displaying an animation, which imitates a speaking individual, in conformity with the output of the voice;
acceptance means for accepting a designation of type of said news information by voice; and
means for notifying the transmitting apparatus of the type of news information designated.
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