Robot apparatus, information display system, and information display method

• US 20030056252A1
• Filed: 09/16/2002
• Published: 03/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ota, Osamu, Ogure, Satoko
• Application Number:
  US10/149,149
• Publication Number:
  US 20030056252A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 11/00 Self-movable toy figures
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls

Abstract

In a personal computer, a robot apparatus (1) exploits the information stored in a memory card or data of a database stored in e.g., a storage device to display an original message text (110) and its translation (111), a picture (112) and a user'"'"'s message 113, as a diary picture.

Claims

1. A robot apparatus in which the information acquired is displayed in an information display device, said apparatus comprising:

information acquisition means for acquiring the information adapted for being demonstrated in said information display device; and

information transfer means for transferring the information acquired by said information acquisition means to said information display device.

2. The robot apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said information display unit is an information processing device having a display unit.

3. The robot apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said information acquisition means acquires the information from outside.

4. The robot apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said information acquisition means is image pickup means.

5. The robot apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said information acquisition means acquires the information from inside.

6. The robot apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the robot apparatus behaves based on a feeling state changed with the external information and/or with the inner state, and wherein said information acquisition means acquires said feeling state as said inner information.

7. The robot apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the robot apparatus behaves based on an instinct state changed with the external information and/or with the inner state, said information acquisition means acquiring the instinct state as said inner information.

8. The robot apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the robot apparatus behaves based on a growth state changed with the external information and/or with the inner state, said information acquisition means acquiring the growth state as said inner information.

9. The robot apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the robot apparatus behaves autonomously, said information acquisition means acquiring the results of the autonomous behavior as said inner information.

10. The robot apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the information transfer means is removable external storage means;

and

wherein said external storage means having stored therein the information acquired by said information acquisition means, and said information display device displaying the information based on the information thus stored in said external storage means.

11. An information displaying system comprising:

a robot apparatus including information acquisition means for acquiring the information and information transfer means for transferring the information acquired by said information acquisition means; and

an information processing device for displaying a sentence in an information display unit by exploiting a sentence pattern, provided from the outset, based on the information acquired by said information acquisition means and transferred by said information transfer means.

12. The information displaying system according to claim 11 wherein said information processing device displays the language proper to the robot'"'"'s world, provided from the outset, in said information display unit, in conjunction with said sentence, based on the information acquired by said information transfer means.

13. The information displaying system according to claim 11 wherein said information processing device displays on said information display unit a human character or an animal character behaving responsive to the information displayed on said information display device.

14. The information displaying system according to claim 11 wherein said information processing device also adaptively uses the information on the database it owns to display the sentence on said information display unit by exploiting the sentence pattern provided from the outset.

15. The information displaying system according to claim 11 wherein said information processing device provides a plurality of sentence patterns classified into a plurality of groups having the priority order attached thereto;

and

wherein said information processing device selects the groups based on the information acquired by said information transfer means and said priority order and displays the sentence in said information processing unit by exploiting the sentence pattern in said group.

16. The information displaying system according to claim 15 wherein said groups are those related at least with the birthday, anniversary, growth, input/output information of the robot apparatus, personal character and feeling/instinct of the robot apparatus;

and

wherein the priority order attached to said groups is the birthday, anniversary, growth, input/output information of the robot apparatus, personal character and feeling/instinct of the robot apparatus, arranged in the ranks of decreasing priority.

17. The information displaying system according to claim 11 wherein said information acquisition means acquires the information supplied from outside to the robot apparatus.

18. The information displaying system according to claim 17 wherein said information acquisition means is image pickup means;

and

wherein said information processing device displays the image picked up by said image pickup means on said information display unit.

19. The information displaying system according to claim 11 wherein said information acquisition means acquires the inner information of the robot apparatus.

20. The information displaying system according to claim 19 wherein said robot apparatus behaves based on a feeling state changed responsive to the external information and/or inner information;

and

wherein said information acquisition means acquires the feeling state as said inner information.

21. The information displaying system according to claim 19 wherein said robot apparatus behaves based on an instinct state changed responsive to the external information and/or inner information;

and

wherein said information acquisition means acquires the instinct state as said inner information.

22. The information displaying system according to claim 19 wherein said robot apparatus behaves based on a growth state changed responsive to the external information and/or inner information;

and

wherein said information acquisition means acquires the growth state as said inner information.

23. The information displaying system according to claim 19 wherein said robot apparatus behaves autonomously;

and

wherein said information acquisition means acquires the results of the autonomous behavior as said inner information.

24. The information displaying system according to claim 11 wherein said information transfer means is removable external storage means;

wherein said robot apparatus holds the information, acquired by said information acquisition means, in said external storage means; and

wherein said information processing device displays a sentence in said information display unit, based on the information stored in said external storage means, by exploiting the sentence pattern provided from the outset.

25. A method for displaying the information comprising:

acquiring the information by a robot apparatus; and

displaying the sentence in an information display unit of an information processing device, based on the information as acquired by said robot apparatus, by exploiting the sentence pattern provided from the outset.

26. A robot system comprising a robot apparatus, which behaves autonomously, an information processing device for processing the information pertinent to said robot apparatus, and picture display means for displaying the contents relevant to the information processed by said information processing device, wherein said robot apparatus includes information acquisition means for acquiring the activity information relevant to activities of said robot apparatus and storage means for storing the activity information acquired by said information acquisition means;

wherein said information processing means including message pattern storage means holding a plurality of messages or sentences and diary forming means for forming a diary relevant to said robot apparatus; and

wherein said picture display means displaying said diary formed by said diary forming means.

27. The robot system according to claim 26 wherein said message pattern storage means is set on the Internet.

28. The robot system according to claim 26 wherein said activity information includes the picture information;

and

wherein said diary being made up by said messages or sentences and said picture information.

29. An information displaying method comprising:

acquiring the activity information relevant to activities of a robot apparatus, behaving autonomously, by said robot apparatus; and

forming a diary relevant to said robot apparatus, by an information processing device, based on a plurality of messages or sentences in message pattern storage means, holding said messages or sentences, and on said activity information, for display on picture display means.

30. A computer-controllable recording medium having stored thereon a program for forming a diary relevant to an autonomously behaving robot apparatus from the activity information relevant to activities of said robot apparatus and from plural messages or sentences.