CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20170287479A1
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Published: 10/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tamura, Keigo, Ogiso, Toru, Aoki, Toshimasa
• Granted Patent: US 10,339,928 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/215 comprising means for detecting acoustic signals, e.g. using a microphone
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/32 using local area network [LAN] connections
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/424 involving acoustic input signals, e.g. by using the results of pitch or rhythm extraction or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/209 characterized by low level software layer, relating to hardware management, e.g. Operating System, Application Programming Interface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/162 Interface to dedicated audio devices, e.g. audio drivers, interface to CODECs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/10 using distance or distortion measures between unknown speech and reference templates
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/28 Constructional details of speech recognition systems
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

Provided are a control device that prevents performance of a process different from a desired process in response to a voice input, a control method, a program, and an information storage medium. A voice acceptance section accepts voice. An output control section performs control such that voice accepted by the voice acceptance section is output to a program capable of performing a process using the voice. The output control section performs control such that if it is recognized that the voice accepted by the voice acceptance section represents given information, voice accepted by the voice acceptance section thereafter is not output to the program capable of performing the process using the voice.

Claims

1. A control device comprising:

a voice acceptance section adapted to accept voice; and

an output control section adapted to perform control such that voice accepted by the voice acceptance section is output to a program capable of performing a process using the voice, wherein

the output control section performs control such that if it is recognized that the voice accepted by the voice acceptance section represents given information, voice accepted by the voice acceptance section thereafter is not output to the program.

2. The control device of claim 1, wherein

the output control section performs control such that voice data representing voice accepted by the voice acceptance section is output to a program that uses the voice data, and

the output control section performs control such that if it is recognized that the voice accepted by the voice acceptance section represents given information, voice data representing silence is output to the program thereafter rather than voice data representing the voice accepted by the voice acceptance section.

3. The control device of claim 1, wherein the program is a program that runs separately and independently of a voice recognition section that recognizes the voice.

4. The control device of claim 1, wherein the output control section controls whether or not the voice accepted by the voice acceptance section is output to a program capable of performing a process using the voice based on a result of comparison between a priority set for the program and a priority set for a system program.

5. A control method comprising:

accepting voice;

performing control such that voice accepted is output to a program using the voice; and

performing control such that if it is recognized that the voice accepted represents given information, voice accepted thereafter is not output to the program.

6. A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to carry out actions, comprising:

by a voice acceptance section, accepting voice;

by an output control section, performing control such that voice accepted is output to a program using the voice; and

by the output control section, performing control such that if it is recognized that the voice accepted represents given information, voice accepted thereafter is not output to the program.

7.