Edit device, edit method, and recorded medium

• US 20020137425A1
• Filed: 08/27/2001
• Published: 09/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Furumura, Kyoko
• Granted Patent: US 7,063,591 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/175
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 3/008 based on physical entities controlled by simulated intelligence so as to replicate intelligent life forms, e.g. based on robots replicating pets or humans in their appearance or behaviour

Abstract

In the case where the user'"'"'s approach is always the same, a robot device performs the same actions and shows the same growth, and there is a problem that the user gets tired of the robot device. In an editing apparatus and an editing method, the action of the robot device which acts in accordance with the predetermined behavioral model is visibly displayed, and the behavioral model which is visibly displayed is edited by the user'"'"'s operation. Also, in an editing apparatus and an editing method, the growth of the robot device which grows up in accordance with the predetermined growth model is visibly displayed, and the growth model which is visibly displayed is edited by the user'"'"'s operation.

Claims

1. An editing apparatus comprising:

display means for visibly displaying the predetermined behavioral model of a robot device which acts in accordance with the behavioral model; and

editing means for editing said behavioral model which is visibly displayed, in accordance with the user'"'"'s operation.

2. An editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein;

said display means visibly displays said behavioral model of said robot device as a graph.

3. The editing apparatus comprising:

display means for visibly displaying the predetermined growth model of a robot device which grows up in accordance with the growth model; and

editing means for editing said growth model which is visibly displayed, in accordance with the user'"'"'s operation.

4. The editing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein;

said display means visibly displays said growth model of said robot device as a graph.

5. An editing method comprising:

the first step of visibly displaying the predetermined behavioral model of a robot device which acts in accordance with the behavioral model; and

the second step of editing said behavioral model which is visibly displayed, in accordance with the user'"'"'s operation.

6. The editing method according to claim 5, wherein;

at said first step, said behavioral model of said robot device is visibly displayed as a graph.

7. An editing method comprising:

the first step of visibly displaying the predetermined growth model of a robot device which grows up in accordance with the growth model; and

the second step of editing said growth model which is visibly displayed, in accordance with the user'"'"'s operation.

8. The editing method according to claim 7, wherein;

at said first step, said growth model of said robot device is visibly displayed as a graph.

9. A recording medium characterized by;

storing a program for performing the editing processing, said program comprising,

display step of visibly displaying the predetermined behavioral model of a robot device which acts in accordance with the behavioral model, and

editing step of editing said behavioral model which is visibly displayed, in accordance with the user'"'"'s operation.

10. The recording medium according to claim 9, wherein;

at said display step, said behavioral model of said robot device is visibly displayed as a graph.

11. A recording medium characterized by;

storing a program for performing the editing processing, said program comprising,

display step of visibly displaying the predetermined growth model of a robot device which grows up in accordance with the growth model, and

editing step of editing said growth model which is visibly displayed, in accordance with the user'"'"'s operation.

12. The recording medium according to claim 11, wherein;

at said display step, said growth model of said robot device is visibly displayed as a graph.