SPEECH INTERACTION APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A speech interact ion apparatus for performing an interaction with a user based on a scenario, the apparatus comprising:
- a speech recognition unit that recognizes a speech of the user and generates a recognition result text;
a determination unit that determines whether or not the speech includes an interrogative intention based on the recognition result text;
a selection unit that, when the speech includes the interrogative intention, selects a term of inquiry from a response sentence in the interaction in accordance with timing of the speech, the term of inquiry being a subject of the interrogative intention; and
an execution unit that executes an explanation scenario including an explanation. of the term of inquiry.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a speech interaction apparatus for performing an interaction with a user based on a scenario includes a speech recognition unit, a determination unit, a selection unit and an execution unit. The speech recognition unit recognizes a speech of the user and generates a recognition result text. The determination unit determines whether or not the speech includes an interrogative intention based on the recognition result text. The selection unit selects, when the speech includes the interrogative intention, a term of inquiry from a response sentence in the interaction in accordance with timing of the speech, the term of inquiry being a subject of the interrogative intention. The execution unit executes an explanation scenario including an explanation of the term of inquiry.
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1. A speech interact ion apparatus for performing an interaction with a user based on a scenario, the apparatus comprising:
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a speech recognition unit that recognizes a speech of the user and generates a recognition result text; a determination unit that determines whether or not the speech includes an interrogative intention based on the recognition result text; a selection unit that, when the speech includes the interrogative intention, selects a term of inquiry from a response sentence in the interaction in accordance with timing of the speech, the term of inquiry being a subject of the interrogative intention; and an execution unit that executes an explanation scenario including an explanation. of the term of inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A speech interaction method for performing an interaction with a user based on a scenario, the method comprising:
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recognizing a speech of the user and generates a recognition result text; determining whether or not the speech includes an interrogative intention based on the recognition result text; selecting a term of inquiry from a response sentence in the interaction in accordance with timing of the speech when the speech includes the interrogative intention, the term of inquiry being a subject of the interrogative intention; and executing an explanation scenario including an explanation of the term of inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium. including computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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recognizing a speech of the user and generates a recognition result text; determining whether or not the speech includes an interrogative intention based on the recognition result text; selecting a term of inquiry from a response sentence in the interaction in accordance with timing of the speech when the speech includes the interrogative intention, the term of inquiry being a subject of the interrogative intention; and executing an explanation scenario including an explanation of the term of inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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