IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20080140417A1
• Filed: 10/12/2007
• Published: 06/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nakagawa, Kenichiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,970,617 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/270.1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence

Abstract

When registering speech onto an object, an information processing apparatus selects identification information from an identification information database and stores information including the object, speech for registration, and the selected identification information in a registration database. When a user performs a speech call, the information processing apparatus outputs identification information that is included in the information called by the user.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a registration target obtaining unit configured to obtain data to be registered;

a first speech obtaining unit configured to obtain speech for registration;

a selecting unit configured to select identification information from an identification information database that stores a plurality of identification information when the first speech obtaining unit has obtained the speech for registration;

a storing unit configured to store, in a memory, selected identification information, the speech for registration, and the obtained data to be registered in association with each other;

a second speech obtaining unit configured to obtain speech for calling;

a search unit configured to search the memory based on the speech for calling obtained by the second speech obtaining unit and to obtain identification information and data to be registered stored in association with speech for registration corresponding to the speech for calling; and

a first output unit configured to output the identification information obtained by the search unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selecting unit randomly selects identification information from identification information which is not stored in the memory by the storing unit among identification information stored in the identification information database.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the selecting unit selects identification information which is determined by the number of times of past registration thereof from among identification information stored in the identification information database.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second output unit configured to output identification information selected by the selecting unit.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a first analyzing unit configured to analyze speech information of the speech for registration,

wherein the selecting unit selects identification information based on the speech information analyzed by the first analyzing unit.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the speech information includes at least one of a length of speaking time, a fundamental frequency, speech content, or a speaker class.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the registration information includes at least one of a type of object, a type of Uniform Resource Locator (URL) domain, a graphical user interface (GUI) layer, or content of a setting value.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second analyzing unit configured to analyze the obtained data to be registered,

wherein the selecting unit selects identification information based on the analysis result of the second analyzing unit.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data to be registered includes at least one of a command sequence, a channel number in a television viewing application, television program information, a search query in a search application, a search result, or a set of input values in an application which enters information into a form.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification information includes at least one of an image, sound, text, a vibration pattern of a vibrating device, or a flashing pattern of light.

11. A method comprising:

obtaining data to be registered;

obtaining speech for registration;

selecting identification information from an identification information database that stores a plurality of identification information when the speech for registration has been obtained;

storing, in a memory, the selected identification information, the speech for registration, and obtained data to be registered in association with each other;

obtaining speech for calling;

searching the memory based on the speech for calling to obtain identification information and data to be registered stored in association with speech for registration corresponding to the speech for calling; and

outputting obtained identification information.

12. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable process steps, the computer-executable process steps causing a computer to execute the method of claim 11.