Information output apparatus, information output method, and computer-readable medium
First Claim
1. An information output apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
a voice input unit operable to receive voice input;
a first output unit operable to display information;
a second output unit operable to output information by other than screen display; and
a computing device operable to perform functions comprising;
detecting a position of the information output apparatus at a time when the voice input unit receives the voice input;
storing, in the memory, the detected position of the information output apparatus at the time when the voice input unit receives the voice input;
detecting a position of the information output apparatus at a time to output a response to the voice input;
judging whether the position of the information output apparatus at the time to output the response to the voice input is the same as the stored position of the information output apparatus at the time when the voice input unit received the voice input; and
selectively controlling one of the first output unit and the second output unit to output the response to the voice input, based on a result of the judging.
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Abstract
To perform information output suitable for the state of a user. A mobile terminal 1 includes an input unit 17, an output unit 18, a response generation unit 53, a position monitoring unit 52, and an output control unit 54. The input unit 17 receives voice input. The output unit 18 displays information, or outputs information by a method other than screen display. The position monitoring unit 52 detects the position of the mobile terminal 1 at the time of the voice input to the input unit 17. The output control unit 54 controls the output unit 18 to display a response to the voice input generated by the response generation unit 53 in the case where, at the time of the output of the response, the position monitoring unit 52 detects the position at the time of the voice input to the input unit 17, and controls the output unit 18 to output the response to the voice input in the case where, at the time of the output of the response, the position monitoring unit 52 detects a position other than the position at the time of the voice input to the input unit 17.
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17 Claims
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1. An information output apparatus comprising:
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a memory; a voice input unit operable to receive voice input; a first output unit operable to display information; a second output unit operable to output information by other than screen display; and a computing device operable to perform functions comprising; detecting a position of the information output apparatus at a time when the voice input unit receives the voice input; storing, in the memory, the detected position of the information output apparatus at the time when the voice input unit receives the voice input; detecting a position of the information output apparatus at a time to output a response to the voice input; judging whether the position of the information output apparatus at the time to output the response to the voice input is the same as the stored position of the information output apparatus at the time when the voice input unit received the voice input; and selectively controlling one of the first output unit and the second output unit to output the response to the voice input, based on a result of the judging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information output method executed in an information output apparatus that includes:
- a memory;
a voice input unit operable to receive voice input;
a first output unit operable to display information; and
a second output unit operable to output information by other than screen display, the information output method comprising;detecting a position of the information output apparatus at a time when the voice input unit receives the voice input; storing, in the memory, the detected position of the information output apparatus at the time when the voice input unit receives the voice input; detecting a position of the information output apparatus at a time to output a response to the voice input; judging whether the position of the information output apparatus at the time to output the response to the voice input is the same as the stored position of the information output apparatus at the time when the voice input unit received the voice input; and selectively controlling one of the first output unit and the second output unit to output the response to the voice input, based on a result of the judging. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- a memory;
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium in which a program is stored, the program causing a computer for controlling an information output apparatus including:
- a memory;
a voice input unit operable to receive voice input;
a first output unit operable to display information; and
a second output unit operable to output information by other than screen display, to perform functions comprising;detecting a position of the information output apparatus at a time when the voice input unit receives the voice input; storing, in the memory, the detected position of the information output apparatus at the time when the voice input unit receives the voice input; detecting a position of the information output apparatus at a time to output a response to the voice input; judging whether the position of the information output apparatus at the time to output the response to the voice input is the same as the stored position of the information output apparatus at the time when the voice input unit received the voice input; and selectively controlling one of the first output unit and the second output unit to output the response to the voice input, based on a result of the judging. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
- a memory;
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