DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PURCHASE SETTLEMENT METHOD
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1. A device control method, comprising:
- acquiring voice information;
obtaining a spoken command indicating a control instruction as to a device based on the acquired voice information;
identifying speaker information relating to a speaker which has uttered the acquired voice information, based on the acquired voice information;
identifying, out of a plurality of devices, a device to be controlled, based on the spoken command and the speaker information; and
controlling the identified device to be controlled.
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Abstract
A device control method includes acquiring voice information, obtaining a spoken command indicating a control instruction as to a device based on the acquired voice information, identifying speaker information relating to a speaker which has uttered the acquired voice information, based on the acquired voice information, identifying, out of a plurality of devices, a device to be controlled, based on the spoken command and the speaker information, and controlling the identified device to be controlled.
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1. A device control method, comprising:
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acquiring voice information; obtaining a spoken command indicating a control instruction as to a device based on the acquired voice information; identifying speaker information relating to a speaker which has uttered the acquired voice information, based on the acquired voice information; identifying, out of a plurality of devices, a device to be controlled, based on the spoken command and the speaker information; and controlling the identified device to be controlled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15)
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12. A display control method of controlling a display device that displays information relating to a plurality of devices controlled based on voice from a speaker, the method comprising:
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controlling the display device to display a list of first information relating to a plurality of devices that can be controlled by voice; and controlling the display device to display second information, indicating that control of the device by voice is not accepted with regard to a particular speaker, at a predetermined position from the first information corresponding to the device regarding which control is not accepted. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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16. A purchase settlement method comprising:
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acquiring voice information; obtaining a spoken command indicating a control instruction as to a device based on the acquired voice information; identifying, in a case where the spoken command is a spoken command relating to purchase settlement, speaker information relating to the speaker who has spoken the acquired voice information, based on the acquired voice; determining whether or not the identified speaker information is speaker information of a speaker permitted to perform purchase settlement by referencing a table in which is correlated speaker information of speakers permitted to perform purchase settlement, and information necessary for purchase settlement; and performing purchase settlement processing, in a case of determining that the identified speaker information is speaker information of a speaker permitted to perform purchase settlement, using the spoken command and the information necessary for purchase settlement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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