Speech recognition dictionary creation apparatus and information search apparatus
First Claim
1. A speech recognition dictionary creation apparatus for creating and storing recognition dictionaries for speech recognition, comprising:
- a dictionary creating unit operable to create a plurality of recognition dictionaries with different contents depending on presence/absence of user experience;
an action history word obtaining unit operable to obtain an action history word recognized based on an action of a user;
an action history word storage unit operable to store the obtained action history word;
a fixed word storage unit operable to store fixed words set previously;
a word extracting unit operable to extract new recognition words recognized from inputted data,wherein the dictionary creating unit creates one of the plurality of recognition dictionaries by selecting new registration words from the new recognition words, the fixed words and the action history word, registering the new registration words in the recognition dictionary and adding, to the new registration words, information indicating pronunciations and parts of speech of the new registration words.
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Abstract
A program guidance apparatus includes a recognition word storage unit (105) operable to store a past recognition word that is recognized by speech recognition in the past, a viewing history word storage unit (106) operable to store viewing history words that are the information of a viewed program and a dictionary creating unit (103) operable to create a customized recognition dictionary that is created by adding the past recognition word and viewing history words that are not included in the basic recognition dictionary to the basic recognition dictionary and another customized recognition dictionary to which weights are assigned using “item weight coefficient” according to the categories of words and “history weight coefficient” according to whether or not the word is recorded as a past recognition word or viewing history words.
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35 Claims
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1. A speech recognition dictionary creation apparatus for creating and storing recognition dictionaries for speech recognition, comprising:
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a dictionary creating unit operable to create a plurality of recognition dictionaries with different contents depending on presence/absence of user experience; an action history word obtaining unit operable to obtain an action history word recognized based on an action of a user; an action history word storage unit operable to store the obtained action history word; a fixed word storage unit operable to store fixed words set previously; a word extracting unit operable to extract new recognition words recognized from inputted data, wherein the dictionary creating unit creates one of the plurality of recognition dictionaries by selecting new registration words from the new recognition words, the fixed words and the action history word, registering the new registration words in the recognition dictionary and adding, to the new registration words, information indicating pronunciations and parts of speech of the new registration words. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An information search apparatus for creating and storing recognition dictionaries for speech recognition and searching information using a speech signal based on speech of a user, comprising:
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a dictionary creating unit operable to create a plurality of recognition dictionaries depending with different contents on presence/absence of user experience; a speech recognition unit operable to recognize a specific word from the speech signal by referring to one of the recognition dictionaries; a data storage unit operable to store inputted data; and a control unit operable to search the data for a word that is recognized by the speech recognition unit and output corresponding information an action history word obtaining unit operable to obtain an action history word recognized based on an action of a user; an action history word storage unit operable to store the obtained action history word; a fixed word storage unit operable to store fixed words previously; a word extracting unit operable to extract new recognition words recognized from inputted data; and a dictionary storage unit operable to store the created recognition dictionary, wherein the dictionary creating unit creates the recognition dictionary by selecting new registration words from the new recognition words, the fixed words and the action history word, registering the new registration words in the recognition dictionary and adding, to the new registration words, information indicating pronunciations and parts of speech of the new registration words. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A speech recognition dictionary creation apparatus for creating storing recognition dictionaries used for speech recognition, comprising:
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an action history word obtaining unit operable to obtain an action history word recognized based on actions of a user; an action history word storage unit operable to store the obtained action history word; a fixed word storage unit operable to store fixed words set previously; a word extracting unit operable to extract new recognition words recognized from inputted data; a dictionary creating unit operable to create the recognition dictionary by selecting new registration words from the new recognition words, the fixed words and the action history word, registering the new registration words in the recognition dictionary and adding, to the new registration words, information indicating pronunciations and parts of speech of the new registration words; and a dictionary storage unit operable to store the created recognition dictionary.
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32. A speech recognition dictionary creation method for creating storing recognition dictionaries used for speech recognition comprising:
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creating a plurality of recognition dictionaries with different contents depending on presence/absence of user experience; obtaining an action history word recognized based on an action of a user; storing the action history word; storing fixed words set previously; extracting new recognition words recognized from inputted data; storing the plurality of created recognition dictionaries, wherein one of the plurality of recognition dictionaries is created by selecting new registration words from the new recognition words, the fixed words and the action history word, registering the new registration words in the recognition dictionary and adding, to the new registering words, information indicating pronunciations and parts of speech of the new registration words.
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33. An information search method for creating and storing recognition dictionaries used for speech recognition and searching information obtained from a speech signal based on speech of a user, comprising:
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creating a plurality of recognition dictionaries with different contents depending on presence/absence of user experience; recognizing a specific word from the speech signal by referring to the recognition dictionaries; and
searching the inputted data for a word recognized by the speech recognition unit and outputting corresponding data;obtaining an action history word recognized based on an action of a user; storing the action history word; storing fixed words set previously; extracting new recognition words recognized from inputted data; storing the plurality of created recognition dictionaries, wherein one of the plurality of recognition dictionaries is created by selecting new registration words from the new recognition words, the fixed words and the action history word, registering the new registration words in the recognition dictionary and adding, to the new registration words, information indicating pronunciations and parts of speech of the new registration words.
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a computer to execute a process of creating and storing recognition dictionaries used for speech recognition, comprising;creating a plurality of recognition dictionaries with different contents depending on presence/absence of user experience; and obtaining an action history word recognized based on an action of a user; storing the action history word; storing fixed words set previously; extracting new recognition words recognized from inputted data; storing the plurality of created recognition dictionaries, wherein one of the plurality of recognition dictionaries is created by selecting new registration words from the new recognition words, the fixed words and the action history word, registering the new registration words in the recognition dictionary and adding, to the new registration words, information indicating pronunciations and parts of speech of the new registration words.
- A program stored on a computer readable storage medium for causing”
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- A program stored on a computer readable storage medium for causing”
a computer to processes of creating and storing recognition dictionaries for speech recognition and searching information obtained from a speech signal based on speech of a user, comprising;creating a plurality of recognition dictionaries with different contents depending on presence/absence of user experience; storing the plurality of created recognition dictionaries; recognizing a specific word from the speech signal by referring to one of the recognition dictionaries; and searching the inputted data for words recognized by the speech recognition unit and outputting corresponding information obtaining an action history word recognized based on an action of a user; storing the action history word; storing fixed words set previously; extracting new recognition words recognized from inputted data; storing the plurality of created recognition dictionaries, wherein one of the plurality of recognition dictionaries is created by selecting new registration words from the new recognition words, the fixed words and the action history word, registering the new registration words in the recognition dictionary and adding, to the new registration words, information indicating pronunciations and parts of speech of the new registration words.
- A program stored on a computer readable storage medium for causing”
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