ROBOT CHATTING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20090157223A1
• Filed: 09/12/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Cho, Hyun Sook, Chung, Byung Ho, PARK, Joong-Ki
• Application Number:
  US12/209,628
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157223A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/246
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• 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

A robot chatting system includes an interface for generating a chatting text including robot motion having a text part and a motion part; a robot chatting server for providing a robot chatting service between chatting persons, using the chatting text including robot motion; a first unit for generating motion control data corresponding to the motion part of the chatting text including robot motion; a second unit for converting the text part of the chatting text including robot motion into speech data; and a robot for outputting the speech data through a speaker and simultaneously motioning based on the motion control data. Therefore, when the user inputs text and its corresponding motions and sends the input text, the other user'"'"'s robot reads the text and performs the relevant motions, thereby providing the robot chatting service of good quality.

Claims

1. A robot chatting system comprising:

an interface for generating a chatting text including robot motion having a text part and a motion part;

a robot chatting server for providing a robot chatting service between chatting persons, using the chatting text including robot motion;

a first unit for generating motion control data corresponding to the motion part of the chatting text including robot motion;

a second unit for converting the text part of the chatting text including robot motion into speech data; and

a robot for outputting the speech data through a speaker and simultaneously motioning based on the motion control data.

2. The robot chatting system of claim 1, wherein the first unit is built in the robot chatting server.

3. The robot chatting system of claim 1, wherein the first unit and the second unit are built in the robot chatting server.

4. The robot chatting system of claim 1, wherein the first unit is built in the robot.

5. The robot chatting system of claim 1, wherein the first unit and the second unit are built in the robot.

6. The robot chatting system of claim 1, wherein the first unit is built in a separate terminal connected to the robot by wire or wirelessly.

7. The robot chatting system of claim 1, wherein the first unit and the second unit are built in a separate terminal connected to the robot by wire or wirelessly.

8. The robot chatting system of claim 1, wherein the interface provides a menu in a top down mode to designate the motion part.

9. The robot chatting system of claim 1, wherein the motion part is expressed by using an emoticon, a special character which is distinguished from the text part, or a predefined code.

10. The robot chatting system of claim 1, wherein, when the number of the text part is two or more and the number of the motion part is two or more, the robot chatting server uses an ID between the motion control data corresponding to the motion part and the speech data corresponding to the text part, to be provided to the robot.

11. A robot chatting method comprising:

receiving a chatting text including robot motion having a text part and a motion part, generated by chatting terminals in a robot chatting server;

generating robot control data including speech data and motion control data, using the chatting text including robot motion;

transmitting the robot control data to a robot operatively connected to the chatting terminals; and

operating the robot to speak based on the speech data and to motion based on the motion control data.

12. The robot chatting method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing the chatting text including robot motion to the chatting terminal; and

after generating the robot control data using the chatting text including robot motion in the chatting terminal, providing the robot control data to the robot.

13. The robot chatting method of claim 11, further comprising:

providing the chatting text including robot motion to a robot connected to at least one receiver chatting terminal; and

after generating the robot control data using the chatting text including robot motion in the robot, controlling the robot to speak and motion based on the robot control data.

14. The robot chatting method of claim 11, wherein, when the number of the text part is two or more and the number of the motion part is two or more, the generating of the robot control data comprises using an ID between the motion control data corresponding to the motion part and the speech data corresponding to the text part, to be provided to the robot.