Command processing apparatus and program product executed thereby

• US 7,571,103 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2005
• Issued: 08/04/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Nintendo Company Limited
• Inventors: Inagaki, Yoji, Ajioka, Yoshitaka, Mizuki, Kiyoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Smits; Talivaldis I
• Assistant Examiner(s): BORSETTI, GREG
• Application Number:
  US11/269,631
• Publication Number:
  US 20060217986A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,364 Days
• Field of Search: 704/275, 318/3, 463/1, 463/23, 382/103
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• 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 2300/1081 Input via voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6072 of an input signal, e.g. pitch and rhythm extraction, voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/8058 Virtual breeding, e.g. tamagotchi
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

A command processing apparatus includes an LCD. A manual trick action instruction to a dog object displayed on the LCD is accepted through a touch panel. The dog object performs a trick according to the accepted trick action instruction. An arbitrary voice command is fetched by a microphone in relation to the trick action. A voice command being coincident with the fetched voice command is retrieved from among the registered voices in a RAM through a voice verification process by a CPU core. When the verification process fails, a verification result indicates “−1”. The fetched voice command is assigned to the current trick. On the other hand, if the voice command found by the verification process is the voice command that is assigned to the current trick, a degree of relation corresponding to the trick is incremented. The dog object performs a different action depending on the degree of relation.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus having a display screen for displaying an object, comprising:

image displaying programmed logic circuitry for displaying an object on said display screen;

designating programmed logic circuitry for designating an arbitrary position within said display screen;

accepting programmed logic circuitry for accepting an action instruction directed to said object based upon a designation from said designating programmed logic circuitry;

first requesting programmed logic circuitry for requesting said object to perform an action corresponding to the action instruction accepted by said accepting programmed logic circuitry;

fetching programmed logic circuitry for fetching an arbitrary voice command in association with the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry;

retrieving programmed logic circuitry for retrieving a voice command being coincident with the voice command fetched by said fetching programmed logic circuitry from among the voice commands which are assigned to actions of said object;

first assigning programmed logic circuitry for assigning the voice command fetched by said fetching programmed logic circuitry to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry when said retrieving programmed logic circuitry fails in the retrieving process;

increasing programmed logic circuitry for increasing a degree of relation indicating a highness in relevance between the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry and the voice command fetched by said fetching programmed logic circuitry when the voice command retrieved by said retrieving programmed logic circuitry is the voice command which is assigned to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry; and

first display programmed logic circuitry for displaying said object in a different manner depending on a level achieved by the degree of relation increased by said increasing programmed logic circuitry.

2. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a second requesting programmed logic circuitry for requesting said object to perform an action corresponding to the voice command.

3. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising disabling programmed logic circuitry for disabling said fetching programmed logic circuitry when the degree of relation corresponding to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry satisfies a condition.

4. An image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said increasing programmed logic circuitry increases a numerical value indicating said degree of relation, and said disabling programmed logic circuitry disables said fetching programmed logic circuitry when the numerical value indicating said degree of relation reaches a threshold value.

5. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining programmed logic circuitry for determining whether or not the degree of relation corresponding to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry indicates a default value when said retrieving programmed logic circuitry fails in the retrieving process; and

first decreasing programmed logic circuitry for decreasing the degree of relation noted by said determining programmed logic circuitry when the determination result by said determining programmed logic circuitry is negative, wherein said first assigning programmed logic circuitry suspends the assignment operation when the degree of relation noted by said determining programmed logic circuitry is larger than said default value.

6. An image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

second decreasing programmed logic circuitry for decreasing the degree of relation corresponding to the voice command retrieved by said retrieving programmed logic circuitry when said voice command retrieved by said retrieving programmed logic circuitry is different from the voice command assigned to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry; and

second assigning programmed logic circuitry for assigning the voice command fetched by said fetching programmed logic circuitry to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry in place of the voice command retrieved by said retrieving programmed logic circuitry when the degree of relation decreased by said second decreasing programmed logic circuitry indicates the default value.

7. An image processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising second display programmed logic circuitry for displaying a message as to the decrease of said degree of relation.

8. A recording medium which records an image processing program to be executed by a processor of an image processing apparatus having a display screen for displaying an object, wherein said image processing program comprises:

an image displaying instruction for displaying an object on said display screen;

a designating instruction for designating an arbitrary position within said display screen;

an accepting instruction for accepting a manual action instruction directed to said object based upon a designation of the arbitrary position within the display screen;

a first requesting instruction for requesting said object to perform an action corresponding to the action instruction accepted by said accepting instruction;

a fetching instruction for fetching an arbitrary voice command in association with the request by said first requesting instruction;

a retrieving instruction for retrieving a voice command being coincident with the voice command fetched by said fetching instruction from among the voice commands which are assigned to actions of said object;

a first assigning instruction for assigning the voice command fetched by said fetching instruction to the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction when said retrieving instruction fails in the retrieving process;

an increasing instruction for increasing a degree of relation indicating a highness in relevance between the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction and the voice command fetched by said fetching instruction when the voice command retrieved by said retrieving instruction is the voice command which is assigned to the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction; and

a first display instruction for displaying said object in a different manner depending on a level achieved by the degree of relation increased by said increasing instruction.

9. A recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said image processing program further comprises a second requesting instruction for requesting said object to perform an action corresponding to the voice command.

10. A recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said image processing program further comprises a disabling instruction for disabling said fetching instruction when the degree of relation corresponding to the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction satisfies a condition.

11. A recording medium according to claim 10, wherein said increasing instruction increases a numerical value indicating said degree of relation, and said disabling instruction disables said fetching instruction when the numerical value indicating said degree of relation reaches a threshold value.

12. A recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said image processing program further comprises:

a determining instruction for determining whether or not the degree of relation corresponding to the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction indicates a default value when said retrieving instruction fails in the retrieving instruction; and

a first decreasing instruction for decreasing the degree of relation noted by said determining instruction when a determination result by said determining instruction is negative, wherein said first assigning instruction suspends the assignment operation when the degree of relation noted by said determining instruction is larger than said default value.

13. A recording medium according to claim 8, wherein said image processing program further comprises:

a second decreasing instruction for decreasing the degree of relation corresponding to the voice command retrieved by said retrieving instruction when said voice command retrieved by said retrieving instruction is different from the voice command assigned to the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction; and

a second assigning instruction for assigning the voice command fetched by said fetching instruction to the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction in place of the voice command retrieved by said retrieving instruction when the degree of relation decreased by said second decreasing instruction indicates the default value.

14. A recording medium according to claim 12, wherein said image processing program further comprises a second display instruction for displaying a message as to the decrease of said degree of relation.

15. A command processing apparatus, comprising:

accepting programmed logic circuitry for accepting a manual action instruction directed to an object;

first requesting programmed logic circuitry for requesting said object to perform an action corresponding to the action instruction accepted by said accepting programmed logic circuitry;

fetching programmed logic circuitry for fetching an arbitrary voice command in association with the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry;

retrieving programmed logic circuitry for retrieving a voice command being coincident with the voice command fetched by said fetching programmed logic circuitry from among the voice commands which are assigned to actions of said object;

first assigning programmed logic circuitry for assigning the voice command fetched by said fetching programmed logic circuitry to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry when said retrieving programmed logic circuitry fails in the retrieving process;

increasing programmed logic circuitry for increasing a degree of relation indicating a highness in relevance between the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry and the voice command fetched by said fetching programmed logic circuitry when the voice command retrieved by said retrieving programmed logic circuitry is the voice command which is assigned to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry;

first output programmed logic circuitry for outputting a different message depending on a level achieved by the degree of relation increased by said increasing programmed logic circuitry,

determining programmed logic circuitry for determining whether or not the degree of relation corresponding to the action according to the request by said first requesting programmed logic circuitry indicates a default value when said retrieving programmed logic circuitry fails in the retrieving process; and

first decreasing programmed logic circuitry for decreasing the degree of relation noted by said determining programmed logic circuitry when the determination result by said determining programmed logic circuitry is negative, wherein said first assigning programmed logic circuitry suspends the assignment operation when the degree of relation noted by said determining programmed logic circuitry is larger than said default value.

16. A recording medium which records a game program to be executed by a processor of a command processing apparatus, wherein said game program comprises:

an accepting instruction for accepting a manual action instruction directed to an object;

a first requesting instruction for requesting said object to perform an action corresponding to the action instruction accepted by said accepting instruction;

a fetching instruction for fetching an arbitrary voice command in association with the request by said first requesting instruction;

a retrieving instruction for retrieving a voice command being coincident with the voice command fetched by said fetching instruction from among the voice commands which are assigned to actions of said object;

a first assigning instruction for assigning the voice command fetched by said fetching instruction to the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction when said retrieving instruction fails in the retrieving process;

an increasing instruction for increasing a degree of relation indicating a highness in relevance between the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction and the voice command fetched by said fetching instruction when the voice command retrieved by said retrieving instruction is the voice command which is assigned to the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction;

a first output instruction for outputting a different message depending on a level achieved by the degree of relation increased by said increasing instruction,

a determining instruction for determining whether or not the degree of relation corresponding to the action according to the request by said first requesting instruction indicates a default value when said retrieving instruction fails in the retrieving process; and

a first decreasing instruction for decreasing the degree of relation noted by said determining instruction when a determination result by said determining instruction is negative, wherein said first assigning instruction suspends the assignment operation when the degree of relation noted by said determining instruction is larger than said default value.