Method for processing information

• US 20020111794A1
• Filed: 02/13/2002
• Published: 08/15/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Hiroshi, Ohdaira, Toshimitsu
• Application Number:
  US10/075,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20020111794A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/200
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/08 Text analysis or generation of parameters for speech synthesis out of text, e.g. grapheme to phoneme translation, prosody generation or stress or intonation determination
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/24 Speech recognition using non-acoustical features
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/26 Recognition of special voice characteristics, e.g. for use in lie detectors; Recognition of animal voices

Abstract

A first information processing apparatus extracts information expressing a characteristic of input information, changes the input information to character data, subjects the character data to prescribed processing based on the information expressing a characteristic, and sends the character data subjected to the prescribed processing to a network. A second information processing apparatus receives character data via a network, extracts prescribed information from the character data, changes the character data to other information, and subjects the character data or other information to prescribed processing based on the extracted prescribed information. The communication using the first and second information processing apparatuses is, for example, rich and enjoyable, and accompanied by, for example, emotions. The first and second information processing apparatuses enable smooth communication, without an increase in the amount of information that is mutually exchanged.

Claims

1. A method for processing information, comprising:

extracting information expressing a characteristic of speech information;

converting the speech information to character data; and

subjecting the character data to prescribed processing based on the information expressing the characteristic.

2. A method for processing information according to claim 1, wherein

the prescribed processing changes a character form of the character data.

3. A method for processing information according to claim 1, wherein

the prescribed processing changes a control code of the speech information.

4. A method for processing information according to claim 1, wherein

the extracting step extracts information expressing an emotion from the speech information.

5. A method for processing information according to claim 1, further comprising:

sending the character data processed by the prescribed processing to a network.

6. A method for processing information including character data, comprising:

extracting from the character data at least a prescribed character code and one of a prescribed word and a prescribed phrase as prescribed information;

converting the character data to speech information; and

subjecting the character data or speech information to prescribed processing based on the extracted prescribed information,

wherein the prescribed processing performs either processing to add a word expressing an emotion or processing to perform conversion to a word expressing an emotion.

7. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

an information extractor which extracts information expressing a characteristic of speech information;

an information converter which changes the speech information to character data; and

a processor which subjects the character data to prescribed processing based on the information expressing the characteristic.

8. An information transmission system, comprising:

a first information processing apparatus which captures input information, extracts information expressing a characteristic of the input information, changes the input information to character data, subjects the character data to prescribed processing based on the information expressing the characteristic, and sends the character data subjected to the prescribed processing to a network; and

a second information processing apparatus which receives character data via the network, extracts prescribed information from the character data, changes the character data to other information, and subjects the character data or other information to prescribed processing based on the extracted prescribed information.

9. A computer-readable recording medium in which is recorded an information processing program to be executed on a computer, the information processing program comprising:

extracting information expressing a characteristic of speech information;

converting the speech information to character data; and

subjecting the character data to prescribed processing based on the information expressing the characteristic.

10. An information processing program to be executed on a computer, comprising:

extracting information expressing a characteristic of speech information;

converting the speech information to character data; and

subjecting the character data to prescribed processing based on the information expressing the characteristic.