Information processing apparatus and information processing method

• US 20020156830A1
• Filed: 03/28/2002
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Gayama, Shinichi
• Granted Patent: US 7,107,259 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/0631 Creating reference templates; Clustering
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/228 of application context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13096 Digital apparatus individually associated with a subscriber line, digital line circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13175 Graphical user interface [GUI], WWW interface, visual indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13337 Picturephone, videotelephony
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13376 Information service, downloading of information, 0800/0900 services
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13378 Speech recognition, speech analysis
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99934 Query formulation, input preparation, or translation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99935 Query augmenting and refining, e.g. inexact access

Abstract

Three information groups divided by type into the general information, the system-inherent information, and user information, are utilized to give operational directions to the information processing apparatus, and the information processing apparatus selects one or more best information from a plurality of input information based on the three information groups, whereby the best information can be selected with flexibility and higher reliability.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus incorporated into an applied system, for utilizing three information groups divided by type into a general information which is independent of a user and the applied system, a system-inherent information which is independent of the user but dependent on the applied system, and a user information which is dependent on the user but independent of the applied system, wherein the apparatus comprises:

an input device for inputting a plurality of information; and

a selecting device for selecting one or more best information from the inputted plurality of information based on the information groups.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selecting device narrows the plurality of input information down to the one or more best information based on an order in which the information groups are utilized.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selecting device includes:

a first device for narrowing the plurality of information down to one or more specific information based on the general information;

a second device for further narrowing the one or more specific information narrowed by the first device down to one or more specific information based on the system-inherent information; and

a third device for still further narrowing the one or more specific information narrowed by the second device down to the one or more best information based on the user information.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selecting device outputs a command signal to operate the applied system according to the selected one or more best information.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the applied system comprises a voice recognition device, and wherein the selecting device selects one or more best information from a plurality of information provided by the voice recognition device.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a updating device for updating the user information based on operation conditions of the user of the applied system.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user information can be commonly utilized by apparatuses incorporated into applied systems of different type.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a updating device for updating the system-inherent information based on changes in environments involving the applied system.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the system-inherent information can be commonly utilized by apparatuses incorporated into applied systems of same type, used respectively by users.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information groups are stored, in part or in whole, in a database managed by a server built on a network commonly accessible by apparatuses incorporated into applied systems, and

the apparatus acquires and utilizes required one or ones of the information groups from the database via the network.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the selecting process narrows the plurality of input information down to the one or more best information based on an order in which the information groups are utilized.

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the selecting process includes:

a first process of narrowing the plurality of information down to one or more specific information based on the general information;

a second process of further narrowing the one or more specific information narrowed by the first process down to one or more specific information based on the system-inherent information; and

a third process of still further narrowing the one or more specific information narrowed by the second process down to the one or more best information based on the user information.

6. An information processing apparatus incorporated into an applied system, for utilizing three information groups divided by type into a general information which is independent of a user and the applied system, a system-inherent information which is independent of the user but dependent on the applied system, and a user information which is dependent on the user but independent of the applied system, wherein the apparatus comprises:

an input device for inputting a plurality of information; and

a ranking device for ranking the inputted plurality of information in a most appropriate order based on the information groups.

7. An information processing apparatus incorporated into an applied system, for utilizing three information groups divided by type into a general information which is independent of a user and the applied system, a system-inherent information which is independent of the user but dependent on the applied system, and a user information which is dependent on the user but independent of the applied system, wherein the apparatus comprises:

an input device for inputting an abstract information; and

an adding device for adding a concrete information to the inputted abstract information based on the information groups.

13. An information processing method for utilizing three information groups divided by type into a general information which is independent of a user and the applied system, a system-inherent information which is independent of the user but dependent on the applied system, and a user information which is dependent on the user but independent of the applied system, wherein the method comprises:

an input process of inputting a plurality of information; and

a selecting process of selecting one or more best information from the inputted plurality of information based on the information groups.

16. An information processing method for utilizing three information groups divided by type into a general information which is independent of a user and the applied system, a system-inherent information which is independent of the user but dependent on the applied system, and a user information which is dependent on the user but independent of the applied system, wherein the method comprises:

an input process of inputting a plurality of information; and

a ranking process of ranking the inputted plurality of information in a most appropriate order based on the information groups.

17. An information processing method for utilizing three information groups divided by type into a general information which is independent of a user and the applied system, a system-inherent information which is independent of the user but dependent on the applied system, and a user information which is dependent on the user but independent of the applied system, wherein the method comprises:

an input process of inputting an abstract information; and

an adding process of adding a concrete information to the inputted abstract information based on the information groups.