Information processing method, information processing system, information processing apparatus, health care terminal apparatus, and recording medium
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1. An information processing method in which by an information processing system comprising a storing unit storing question information, an output unit outputting the question information and an accepting unit accepting a voice, the question information stored in the storing unit is outputted, an answer to the outputted question information is accepted by voice, acoustic features associated with the accepted voice are extracted, and information accompanying the voice is presumed based on the extracted acoustic features, said information processing method comprising the steps of outputting, from said output unit, a first piece of question information and a second piece of question information previously stored in said storing unit and correlated with each other;
- accepting answers to the outputted first and second pieces of question information by voice;
extracting character string information from a voice associated with the accepted answer to the first piece of question information;
extracting at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features from a voice associated with the accepted answer to the second piece of question information;
storing the extracted character string information and feature information so as to be associated with each other;
setting a correlation between the stored character string information and feature information; and
identifying, when a voice associated with an answer to the second piece of question information is newly accepted by said accepting unit, character string information correlated with at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features extracted from the accepted voice, based on the piece of feature information and the set correlation.
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A question as to the physical condition and a question as to the feeling are asked, answers are accepted by voice, acoustic features are extracted from the answer to the question as to the physical condition, and character string information is extracted from the answer to the question as to the feeling. A correlation between the acoustic features and the character string information is set, and character string information is identified from a newly accepted acoustic feature, thereby performing feeling presumption. Feeling is presumed from the voice in response to the subject'"'"'s severalty and changes in the subject'"'"'s age and physical condition. A medical examination by interview on the mental condition is performed on the subject by voice output and voice input, and the subject'"'"'s mental condition is diagnosed based on the contents of the subject'"'"'s answer and analysis of the answer by voice.
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1. An information processing method in which by an information processing system comprising a storing unit storing question information, an output unit outputting the question information and an accepting unit accepting a voice, the question information stored in the storing unit is outputted, an answer to the outputted question information is accepted by voice, acoustic features associated with the accepted voice are extracted, and information accompanying the voice is presumed based on the extracted acoustic features, said information processing method comprising the steps of
outputting, from said output unit, a first piece of question information and a second piece of question information previously stored in said storing unit and correlated with each other; -
accepting answers to the outputted first and second pieces of question information by voice;
extracting character string information from a voice associated with the accepted answer to the first piece of question information;
extracting at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features from a voice associated with the accepted answer to the second piece of question information;
storing the extracted character string information and feature information so as to be associated with each other;
setting a correlation between the stored character string information and feature information; and
identifying, when a voice associated with an answer to the second piece of question information is newly accepted by said accepting unit, character string information correlated with at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features extracted from the accepted voice, based on the piece of feature information and the set correlation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information processing system comprising:
- a first storing unit storing question information;
a first output unit outputting the question information stored in said first storing unit; and
a first accepting unit accepting a voice, in which an answer to the question information outputted from said first output unit is accepted by voice, and information accompanying the accepted voice is presumed based on acoustic features extracted from the accepted voice, said information processing system comprising;
a second output unit outputting a first piece of question information and a second piece of question information previously stored in said first storing unit and correlated with each other;
a second accepting unit accepting answers to the outputted first and second pieces of question information by voice;
a character string information extracting unit extracting character string information from a voice associated with the accepted answer to the first piece of question information;
a feature information extracting unit extracting at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features from a voice associated with the accepted answer to the second piece of question information;
a second storing unit storing the extracted character string information and feature information so as to be associated with each other; and
a setting unit setting a correlation between the stored character string information and feature information, wherein when a voice associated with an answer to the second piece of question information is newly accepted by said second accepting unit, character string information correlated with at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features extracted from the accepted voice is identified based on the piece of feature information and the set correlation. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
- a first storing unit storing question information;
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9. An information processing system comprising a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus connected through a communication network, said first information processing apparatus comprising:
- a first storing unit storing question information; and
a first transmitting unit transmitting the question information stored in said first storing unit, said second information processing apparatus comprising;
a first receiving unit receiving question information transmitted through the communication network;
a first accepting unit accepting an answer to the received question information by voice; and
a second transmitting unit transmitting voice information associated with the accepted voice, said first information processing apparatus presuming information accompanying the voice information received through the communication network based on acoustic features extracted from the voice information,wherein said second information processing apparatus comprises;
a second receiving unit receiving, through the network, a first piece of question information and a second piece of question information previously stored in said first storing unit of said first information processing apparatus and correlated with each other;
a first output unit outputting the received first and second pieces of question information;
a second accepting unit accepting answers to the outputted first and second pieces of question information by voice; and
a third transmitting unit transmitting voice information associated with the accepted voice,wherein said first information processing apparatus comprises;
a character string information extracting unit extracting character string information from voice information associated with the received answer to the first piece of question information;
a feature information extracting unit extracting at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features from voice information associated with the received answer to the second piece of question information;
a second storing unit storing the extracted character string information and feature information so as to be associated with each other; and
a setting unit setting a correlation between the stored character string information and feature information, andwherein when voice information associated with an answer to the second piece of question information is newly received from said second information processing apparatus, character string information correlated with at least one piece of features information associated with the acoustic features extracted from the received voice information is identified based on the piece of feature information and the set correlation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a first storing unit storing question information;
a first output unit outputting the question information stored in said first storing unit; and
a first accepting unit accepting a voice, in which an answer to the question information outputted from said first output unit is accepted by voice, and information accompanying the accepted voice is presumed based on acoustic features extracted from the accepted voice, said information processing apparatus comprising;
a second output unit outputting a first piece of question information and a second piece of question information previously stored in said first storing unit and correlated with each other;
a second accepting unit accepting answers to the outputted first and second pieces of question information by voice;
a character string information extracting unit extracting character string information from a voice associated with the accepted answer to the first piece of question information;
a feature information extracting unit extracting at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features from a voice associated with the accepted answer to the second piece of question information;
a second storing unit storing the extracted character string information and feature information so as to be associated with each other; and
a setting unit setting a correlation between the stored character string information and feature information, wherein when a voice associated with an answer to the second piece of question information is newly accepted by said second accepting unit, character string information correlated with at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features extracted from the accepted voice is identified based on the piece of feature information and the set correlation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a first storing unit storing question information;
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19. An information processing apparatus being connectable to a communication network, having a first receiving unit receiving voice information, and presuming information accompanying the received voice information based on acoustic features extracted from the received voice information, said information processing apparatus comprising:
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a second receiving unit receiving answers to a first piece of question information and a second piece of question information correlated with each other as voice information through the communication network;
a character string information extracting unit extracting character string information included in the voice information associated with the received answer to the first piece of question information from the voice information;
a feature information extracting unit extracting at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features from voice information associated with the received answer to the second piece of question information;
a storing unit storing the extracted character string information and feature information so as to be associated with each other; and
a setting unit setting a correlation between the stored character string information and feature information, wherein when voice information associated with an answer to the second piece of question information is newly received, character string information correlated with at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features extracted from the received voice information is identified based on the piece of feature information and the set correlation. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable recording medium on which a computer program is recorded that causes a computer to extract acoustic features associated with inputted voice information and presume information accompanying the voice information based on the extracted acoustic features,
wherein a computer program is recorded that comprises: -
a step of causing the computer to output a first piece of question information and a second piece of question information correlated with each other;
a step of causing the computer to accept answers to the outputted first and second pieces of question information by voice information;
a step of causing the computer to extract character string information from the voice information associated with the accepted answer to the first piece of question information;
a step of causing the computer to extract at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features from the voice information associated with the accepted answer to the second piece of question information;
a step of causing the computer to store the extracted character string information and feature information so as to be associated with each other;
a step of causing the computer to set a correlation between the stored character string information and feature information; and
a step of causing the computer to identify, when voice information associated with an answer to the second piece of question information is newly accepted, character string information correlated with at least one piece of feature information associated with the acoustic features extracted from the accepted voice information, based on the piece of feature information and the set correlation.
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26. A health care terminal apparatus comprising:
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a medical examination unit performing a medical examination by interview on a mental condition;
a diagnosing unit diagnosing the mental condition based on a result of the medical examination by interview;
a storing unit storing a plurality of processing programs for improving the mental condition; and
an executing unit selecting one processing program from among the stored processing programs and executing the selected program. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A health care terminal apparatus aiding a subject'"'"'s health care, comprising:
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an output unit outputting a voice to perform a medical examination by interview on a mental condition on a subject;
an input unit inputting the subject'"'"'s answer by voice in the medical examination by interview;
a diagnosing unit diagnosing the subject'"'"'s mental condition based on the subject'"'"'s answer by voice;
a storing unit storing a plurality of processing programs for improving the subject'"'"'s mental condition; and
an executing unit selecting one processing program from among the stored processing programs and executing the selected program. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable recording medium on which a computer program causing a computer to aid health care is recorded,
wherein a computer program is recorded that comprises: -
a step of causing the computer to perform a medical examination by interview on a mental condition;
a step of causing the computer to diagnose the mental condition based on a result of the medical examination by interview; and
a step of causing the computer to select one processing program from among a plurality of stored processing programs for improving the mental condition and execute the selected program. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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Current AssigneeSanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneeSanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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InventorsMonchi, Rie, Asano, Masakazu, Genno, Hirokazu
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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US Class Current704/237
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CPC Class CodesG10L 15/22 Procedures used during a sp...G10L 17/26 Recognition of special voic...G10L 2015/227 of the speaker; Human-fact...G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical tri...G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, ...G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for m...
