Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and storage medium

• US 20030236673A1
• Filed: 06/13/2003
• Published: 12/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Hiroki, Nakagawa, Kenichiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,424,429 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/277
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

The correspondence between input fields and grammars is obtained (S102), and a speech utterance example is displayed using a grammar corresponding to a portion (field) designated by an input instruction (S106). Also, a speech recognition process is executed using this grammar (S108). The speech recognition result is displayed in the field designated by the input instruction (S109). Upon reception an instruction for transmitting input data to an application, the input data is transmitted to the application (S110).

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus for displaying a plurality of input fields used to input data, and achieving a predetermined task on the basis of data input to the input fields, comprising:

designation means for designating at least one of the plurality of input fields;

speech recognition means for recognizing speech externally input for the purpose of inputting data to the input field designated by said designation means using a grammar corresponding to the input field; and

utterance example output means for visibly or audibly outputting an utterance example upon inputting data to the input field designated by said designation means.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

holding means for holding data which indicate the input fields used to input data, and data which indicate grammars corresponding to the input fields in association with each other.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

generation means for generating data of the utterance example, and

wherein said generation means generates data of the utterance example using a speech recognition grammar corresponding to the input field designated by said designation means.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

generation means for generating data of the utterance example, and

wherein said generation means uses text data corresponding to the input field designated by said designation means as the data of the utterance example.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said utterance example output means outputs the utterance example upon an elapse of a predetermined period of time after designation by said designation means.

11. A program for making a computer function as an information processing apparatus of claim 1.

13. A storage medium storing a program of claim 11.

6. An information processing apparatus comprising:

display means for displaying a plurality of input fields used to input data from a user;

designation means for designating at least one of the plurality of input fields displayed by said display means; and

presentation means for presenting the input example upon inputting data to the input field designated by said designation means.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

holding means for holding data indicating a plurality of input fields used to input data, and input examples upon inputting data to the input fields in association with each other.

8. An information processing method for displaying a plurality of input fields used to input data, and achieving a predetermined task on the basis of data input to the input fields, comprising:

a designation step of designating at least one of the plurality of input fields;

a speech recognition step of recognizing speech externally input for the purpose of inputting data to the input field designated in the designation step using a grammar corresponding to the input field; and

an utterance example output step of visibly or audibly outputting an utterance example upon inputting data to the input field designated in the designation step.

12. A program for making a computer execute an information processing method of claim 8.

14. A storage medium storing a program of claim 12.

9. An information processing method comprising:

a display step of displaying a plurality of input fields used to input data from a user;

a designation step of designating at least one of the plurality of input fields displayed in the display step; and

a presentation step of presenting the input example upon inputting data to the input field designated in the designation step.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

a holding step of holding, in a memory, data indicating a plurality of input fields used to input data, and input examples upon inputting data to the input fields in association with each other;