INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PORTABLE DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20120299824A1
• Filed: 02/04/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Hoshuyama, Hideo, Akiya, Hiroyuki, Umeyama, Kazuya, Nitta, Keiichi, Uwai, Hiroki, Sekiguchi, Masakazu
• Granted Patent: US 9,013,399 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/258 Data format conversion from or to a database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6254 by anonymising data, e.g. decorrelating personal data from the owner's identification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2113 Multi-level security, e.g. mandatory access control
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/06 Decision making techniques; Pattern matching strategies
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces

Abstract

To take security into account and increase user friendliness, an information processing device includes: an input unit to which information is input; an extracting unit extracting predetermined words from the information input to the input unit; a classifying unit classifying the words extracted by the extracting unit into first words and second words; and a converting unit converting the first words by a first conversion method and converting the second words by a second conversion method, the second conversion method being different from the first conversion method.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

an input unit to which information is input;

an extracting unit extracting predetermined words from the information input to the input unit;

a classifying unit classifying the words extracted by the extracting unit into a first word and a second word; and

a converting unit converting the first word by a first conversion method and converting the second word by a second conversion method, the second conversion method being different from the first conversion method.

2. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein

the input unit includes a communication unit communicating with an external information processing device, and

a result converted by the converting unit is transmitted to the external information processing unit by the communication unit.

3. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the input unit includes an audio input unit to which audio information is input.

4. The information processing device of claim 3, further comprising

a text data generating unit generating text data from the audio information,

wherein the extracting unit extracts the predetermined words from the text data generated by the text data generating unit.

5. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the input unit includes a text data input unit to which text data is input.

6. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the classifying unit classifies a word to be used in a business situation as the first word, and a word to be used in one'"'"'s private time as the second word.

7. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the converting unit converts the first word and the second word into words with broad concepts, and converts the first word into a word with a broader concept than the second word.

8. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein the converting unit converts at least part of the first word and the second word into an initial.

9. The information processing device of claim 8, wherein the converting unit varies length of a portion to be converted into the initial between the first conversion method and the second conversion method.

10. The information processing device of claim 9, wherein,

when a word to be converted by the converting unit is a person'"'"'s name,

both a first name and a family name are converted into initials by the first conversion method, and

one of the first name and the family name is converted into an initial by the second conversion method.

11. The information processing device of claim 1, wherein,

when a word to be converted by the converting unit is a place name,

the place name is converted into information about a predetermined zone by the first conversion method, and

the place name is converted into information about a smaller zone than the predetermined zone by the second conversion method.

12. An information processing device comprising:

a display unit displaying information;

an input unit to which a voice is input; and

a control unit controlling the display unit to display information related to the voice, in accordance with a result of an analysis on the voice.

13. The information processing device of claim 12, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display the information related to the voice, in accordance with a result of an analysis carried out by an analyzing unit analyzing a voiceprint of the voice.

14. The information processing device of claim 13, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display information related to a predetermined word contained in the voice, in accordance with the result of the analysis carried out by the analyzing unit.

15. The information processing device of claim 14, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display the information related to the predetermined word, in accordance with a frequency at which a voice is input together with the predetermined word to the input unit.

16. The information processing device of claim 12, further comprising

a location detecting unit detecting location information,

wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display information in accordance with the location information detected by the location detecting unit when the voice is input, the information being contained in the information in accordance with the result of the analysis on the voice.

17. The information processing device of claim 16, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display information in accordance with location information about a predetermined region, the information being contained in the location information detected by the location detecting unit when the voice is input.

18. The information processing device of claim 12, further comprising

a location detecting unit detecting location information,

wherein the control unit changes a display form on the display unit, in accordance with an output from the location detecting unit.

19. The information processing device of claim 18, wherein, when the voice input from the audio input unit contains information about a location detected by the location detecting unit, the control unit controls the display unit not to display the information related to the location.

20. The information processing device of claim 12, further comprising

a time detecting unit detecting time-related information,

wherein the control unit performs the display on the display unit, taking into account the time-related information from the time detecting unit.

21. The information processing device of claim 20, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display information in accordance with a time detected by the time detecting unit when the voice is input, the information being contained in the information in accordance with the result of the analysis on the voice.

22. The information processing device of claim 21, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display information input within a predetermined period of time after the time detected by the time detecting unit when the voice is input.

23. The information processing device of claim 12, further comprising

a portable device including the display unit and the input unit.

24. The information processing device of claim 12, wherein, when the voice input from the audio input unit contains date information, the control unit performs the display on the display unit based on the date information.

25. The information processing device of claim 12, further comprising

a calendar unit outputting date information,

wherein the control unit performs the display on the display unit, based on the date information output from the calendar unit.

26. The information processing device of claim 12, further comprising

a text data generating unit converting the voice input from the audio input unit into text data.

27. The information processing device of claim 12, wherein, when the input information contains a specific keyword, the control unit converts the specific keyword into a different term, and controls the display unit to display the different term.

28. The information processing device of claim 12, wherein the control unit determines whether to perform the display on the display unit, based on whether the voice contains a fixed word, and on an intonation of the voice.

29. The information processing device of claim 12, wherein

the control unit includes a weighting unit performing weighting based on at least one of volume, frequency, and meaning of the input voice, and

a display form on the display unit is changed, based on the voice input from the audio input unit and the weighting performed by the weighting unit.

30. The information processing device of claim 29, wherein the weighting unit uses at least the frequency of the voice to identify a person who has emitted the voice, and performs the weighting in accordance with the person.

31. The information processing device of claim 29, wherein the weighting unit performs the weighting in accordance with a confidentiality determined from the meaning of the voice.

32. The information processing device of claim 29, further comprising

a time detecting unit detecting time-related information,

wherein the control unit performs the display on the display unit, putting priority to a result of the weighting performed by the weighting unit over the time-related information detected by the time detecting unit.

33. The information processing device of claim 29, further comprising

a calendar unit outputting date information,

wherein the control unit performs the display on the display unit, putting priority to a result of the weighting performed by the weighting unit over the date information output from the calendar unit.

34. The information processing device of claim 29, further comprising

a text data input unit to which text data is input,

wherein the weighting unit performs the weighting on the text data.

35. The information processing device of claim 34, wherein the control unit performs the display on the display unit, based on the weighting performed on the text data.

36. The information processing device of claim 29, wherein the control unit changes a sequence to display the input information, based on a result of the weighting.

37. The information processing device of claim 29, further comprising

a changing unit changing settings in the weighting unit.

38. The information processing device of claim 29, wherein the control unit changes at least one of color, display size, and display font, based on a result of the weighting.

39. The information processing device of claim 29, further comprising

a setting unit allowing a user to set the weighting.

40. An information processing device comprising:

an audio input unit to which a voice is input;

a text data generating unit capable of converting the input voice into text data; and

a control unit starting a conversion by the text data generating unit, in accordance with at least one of information related to the voice and information related to a user.

41. The information processing device of claim 40, wherein, when the audio input unit inputs a specific frequency, the control unit starts the conversion by the text data generating unit.

42. The information processing device of claim 41, wherein, when the audio input unit inputs a telephone-related frequency, the control unit starts the conversion by the text data generating unit.

43. The information processing device of claim 41, wherein, when a frequency of a voice of a specific person is input, the control unit starts the conversion by the text data generating unit.

44. The information processing device of claim 40, further comprising

an acquiring unit acquiring a schedule,

wherein the control unit starts the conversion by the text data generating unit, in accordance with the schedule acquired by the acquiring unit.

45. The information processing device of claim 44, wherein the control unit detects an ending time of the schedule, and, in accordance with the ending time, starts the conversion by the text data generating unit.

46. The information processing device of claim 40, wherein the control unit starts the conversion by the text data generating unit, based on biometric information about the user.

47. The information processing device of claim 46, further comprising

a biometric information input unit to which the biometric information about the user is input.

48. The information processing device of claim 40, further comprising

a time detecting unit detecting time information related to a time,

wherein, when the time information detected by the time detecting unit matches a specific time, the control unit starts the conversion by the text data generating unit.

49. The information processing device of claim 40, further comprising

a location detecting unit detecting location information,

wherein the control unit prohibits the conversion by the text data generating unit, in accordance with a result of the detection performed by the location detecting unit.

50. A portable device comprising:

an input unit performing an input;

a display unit displaying information related to the input;

a detecting unit detecting at least one of location information and time information; and

a control unit restricting the display on the display unit, in accordance with the information detected by the detecting unit.

51. The portable device of claim 50, wherein

the detecting unit is a location detecting unit detecting location information about the display unit, and

when the control unit determines that security is not guaranteed based on an output from the location detecting unit, the control unit restricts the display on the display unit.

52. The portable device of claim 51, wherein, when the control unit determines that security is guaranteed based on the output from the location detecting unit, the control unit lifts at least part of the restriction on the display on the display unit.

53. The portable device of claim 50, wherein

the detecting unit is a time detecting unit detecting time-related information, and

when the control unit determines that security is not guaranteed based on an output from the time detecting unit, the control unit restricts the display on the display unit.

54. The portable device of claim 53, wherein, when the control unit determines that security is guaranteed based on the output from the time detecting unit, the control unit lifts at least part of the restriction on the display on the display unit.

55. The portable device of claim 50, wherein the input unit is an audio input unit to which a voice is input.

56. The portable device of claim 55, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display information putting a restriction on the input voice.

57. The portable device of claim 50, wherein the input unit is a keyboard device performing an input through a keyboard.

58. The portable device of claim 57, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display information putting a restriction on information input from the keyboard.

59. An information processing system comprising:

the portable device of claim 50; and

a conversion device putting a display restriction on at least part of information input from the portable device.

60. An information processing system comprising:

an input unit to which a voice is input;

a text data generating unit generating text data, based on the voice input to the input unit;

an analyzing unit analyzing voiceprint data of the voice input to the input unit; and

an erasing unit erasing the voice from which the text data has been generated by the text data generating unit, in accordance with a result of the analysis carried out by the analyzing unit.

61. The information processing system of claim 60, further comprising:

an extracting unit extracting predetermined words from the voice input to the input unit;

a classifying unit classifying the words extracted by the extracting unit into a first word and a second word;

a converting unit converting the first word by a first conversion method, and converting the second word by a second conversion method, the second conversion method being different from the first conversion method.

62. The information processing system of claim 60, wherein

the analyzing unit carries out an analysis to determine whether voiceprint data of the voice is voiceprint data of a registered user, and

the erasing unit erases a voice of a person other than the registered user, based on the result of the analysis carried out by the analyzing unit.

63. The information processing system of claim 60, wherein the erasing unit varies the period of time from the analysis carried out by the analyzing unit to the erasing, between a voice of the registered user and a voice of a person other than the registered user.

64. The information processing system of claim 60, further comprising

a warning unit issuing a warning when the text data generating unit fails to generate text data from the voice.

65. The information processing system of claim 60, further comprising

a reproducing unit reproducing the voice when the text data generating unit fails to generate text data from the voice,

wherein the erasing unit erases the voice reproduced by the reproducing unit, in accordance with the result of the analysis carried out by the analyzing unit.

66. The information processing system of claim 65, wherein, after a predetermined period of time has passed after the reproduction, the erasing unit erases the voice reproduced by the reproducing unit, in accordance with the result of the analysis carried out by the analyzing unit.

67. The information processing system of claim 60, further comprising

a portable-terminal housing including the reproducing unit, the portable-terminal housing being portable.