DIALOGUE APPARATUS, DIALOGUE SYSTEM, AND DIALOGUE CONTROL METHOD
First Claim
1. A dialogue apparatus configured to carry out a dialogue with a driver who is driving a vehicle, comprising:
- a storage unit configured to maintain a preference database in which a dialogue candidate to be a candidate of content for a dialogue with the driver and a dialogue effect indicating a degree of improving the driver'"'"'s degree of concentration on driving due to a dialogue by the dialogue candidate are associated with each other;
a concentration degree measuring unit configured to measure the driver'"'"'s degree of concentration on driving; and
a dialogue unit configured to select a dialogue candidate based on the dialogue effect in the preference database when the degree of concentration measured by the concentration degree measuring unit falls below a predetermined threshold, and then, carry out a dialogue by the selected dialogue candidate, and based on the degree of concentration before carrying out the dialogue and after carrying out the dialogue, calculate the dialogue effect of the dialogue, and update the dialogue effect of the preference database.
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Abstract
Dialogue apparatus configured to carry out a dialogue with a driver and including storage, concentration degree measuring and dialogue units. The storage unit maintains a preference database in which a dialogue candidate of content for a dialogue with the driver and a dialogue effect indicating a degree of improving driver'"'"'s degree of concentration on driving, are associated with each other. The concentration degree measuring unit measures the driver'"'"'s degree of concentration on driving. The dialogue unit selects a dialogue candidate based on the dialogue effect in the preference database when the degree of concentration measured by the concentration degree measuring unit falls below a predetermined threshold, then carries out a dialogue by the selected dialogue candidate, and based on the degree of concentration before and after carrying out the dialogue, calculates the dialogue effect of the dialogue, and updates the dialogue effect of the preference database.
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13 Claims
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1. A dialogue apparatus configured to carry out a dialogue with a driver who is driving a vehicle, comprising:
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a storage unit configured to maintain a preference database in which a dialogue candidate to be a candidate of content for a dialogue with the driver and a dialogue effect indicating a degree of improving the driver'"'"'s degree of concentration on driving due to a dialogue by the dialogue candidate are associated with each other; a concentration degree measuring unit configured to measure the driver'"'"'s degree of concentration on driving; and a dialogue unit configured to select a dialogue candidate based on the dialogue effect in the preference database when the degree of concentration measured by the concentration degree measuring unit falls below a predetermined threshold, and then, carry out a dialogue by the selected dialogue candidate, and based on the degree of concentration before carrying out the dialogue and after carrying out the dialogue, calculate the dialogue effect of the dialogue, and update the dialogue effect of the preference database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A dialogue system configured to carry out a dialogue with a driver who is driving a vehicle, comprising:
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a concentration degree measuring unit configured to measure a driver'"'"'s degree of concentration on driving, at a vehicle side; and a storage unit configured to maintain a preference database in which a dialogue candidate to be a candidate of content for a dialogue with the driver and a dialogue effect indicating a degree of improving the driver'"'"'s degree of concentration on driving due to a dialogue by the dialogue candidate are associated with each other; and a dialogue unit configured to select a dialogue candidate based on the dialogue effect in the preference database when the degree of concentration measured by the concentration degree measuring unit equipped to the vehicle side falls below a predetermined threshold, and then, carry out a dialogue by the selected dialogue candidate, and based on the degree of concentration before carrying out the dialogue and after carrying out the dialogue, calculate the dialogue effect of the dialogue, and update the dialogue effect of the preference database, at a side of a server which is connected with the vehicle via a network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A dialogue control method to be carried out in a dialogue apparatus configured to carry out a dialogue with a driver who is driving a vehicle, comprising:
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maintaining a preference database in which a dialogue candidate to be a candidate of content for a dialogue with the driver and a dialogue effect indicating a degree of improving driver'"'"'s degree of concentration on driving due to a dialogue by the dialogue candidate are associated with each other; measuring the driver'"'"'s degree of concentration on driving; selecting a dialogue candidate based on the dialogue effect in the preference database when the degree of concentration falls below a predetermined threshold, and then, carrying out a dialogue by the selected dialogue candidate; and calculating the dialogue effect of the dialogue based on the degree of concentration before carrying out the dialogue and after carrying out the dialogue, and updating the dialogue effect of the preference database.
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