Edit device, edit method, and recorded medium

• US 7,063,591 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2000
• Issued: 06/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Furumura, Kyoko
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, KIEN T
• Application Number:
  US09/914,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20020137425A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,000 Days
• Field of Search: 446/175, 446/484, 446297-303, 446/330, 446/354, 446/319
• US Class Current: 446/484
• 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

In the case where the user'"'"'s approach is always the same, a robot device performs the same actions and shows the same growth, and there is a problem that the user gets tired of the robot device. In an editing apparatus and an editing method, the action of the robot device which acts in accordance with the predetermined behavioral model is visibly displayed, and the behavioral model which is visibly displayed is edited by the user'"'"'s operation. Also, in an editing apparatus and an editing method, the growth of the robot device which grows up in accordance with the predetermined growth model is visibly displayed, and the growth model which is visibly displayed is edited by the user'"'"'s operation.

Claims

1. An editing apparatus for editing a growth model of a pet robot;

wherein the growth of said pet robot is determined in accordance with the growth model;

comprising;

removable storage means for storing edit data corresponding to the growth model of said pet robot;

display means for graphically displaying a growth model edit screen based on the edit data stored in the removable storage means; and

editing means for editing the edit data based on the displayed growth model edit screen, thereby editing the growth model of said pet robot.

2. A method of editing a growth model of a pet robot;

wherein the growth of said pet robot is determined in accordance with the growth model;

comprising the steps of;

inserting a removable storage device containing edit data corresponding to the growth model of said pet robot;

graphically displaying a growth model edit screen based on the edit data stored in the removable storage device;

editing the edit data based on the displayed growth model edit screen, thereby editing the growth model of said pet robot; and

storing the edited edit data in the removable storage device.

3. An editing apparatus for editing a behavioral model of a pet robot;

wherein the actions of said pet robot are determined in accordance with the behavioral model;

comprising;

removable storage means for storing edit data corresponding to the behavioral model of said pet robot;

display means for graphically displaying a behavioral model edit screen based on the edit data stored in the removable storage means; and

editing means for editing the edit data based on the displayed behavioral model edit screen, thereby editing the behavioral model of said pet robot.

4. A method of editing a behavioral model of a pet robot;

wherein the actions of said pet robot are determined in accordance with the behavioral model;

comprising the steps of;

inserting a removable storage device containing edit data corresponding to the behavioral model of said pet robot;

graphically displaying a behavioral model edit screen based on the edit data stored in the removable storage device;

editing the edit data based on the displayed behavioral model edit screen, thereby editing the behavioral model of said pet robot; and

storing the edited edit data in the removable storage device.