Sound output control device, sound output control method, and sound output control program
A sound output control device includes: an information acquiring unit that acquires agent information provided from each of a plurality of applications having a voice agent function; a reporting control unit that causes a reporting unit to report a voice message to which different sound effects are imparted in accordance with an application of the plurality of applications, the different sound effects are different between the plurality of applications, and the application is a providing source of the agent information acquired by the information acquiring unit; and a presentation control unit that presents, to a user, an application list indicating the sound effects corresponding to each of the plurality of applications.
1 . A sound output control device comprising:
a memory; and
a processor operatively connected to the memory, wherein
the processor is configured to:
acquire, as information to be provided to a user, agent information to be output from an agent device, the agent device being capable of outputting the agent information having one of a plurality of different categories;
cause a speaker to output a voice message corresponding to the agent information to be output,
acquire the agent information to be output from the agent device comprising a plurality of applications each of which is capable of providing the corresponding agent information;
change a timbre of voice of the voice message in accordance with the category of the agent information to be output, regardless of which application of the plurality of applications the agent information is provided from, wherein different sound effects are respectively set for the plurality of applications;
execute control for causing the speaker to report the voice message while imparting, to the voice message, the sound effects according to an application of a providing source that provides the agent information to be output from among the sound effects that are different between the plurality of applications; and
present, to the user, an application list indicating the sound effects corresponding to each of the plurality of applications,
wherein the category of the agent information is output with reference to a category group database that associates timbre characteristics of the timbre of voice with each of the plurality of different categories.
2 . The sound output control device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
execute control for causing the speaker to report the voice message while imparting, to the voice message, additional sound effects according to the category of the agent information to be output from among the plurality of different categories.
3 . The sound output control device according to claim 1 , wherein
each piece of the agent information acquired from the agent device is imparted with corresponding category identification information that identifies a category of the corresponding agent information, and
the processor is further configured to:
change the timbre of the voice of the voice message in accordance with the category indicated by the category identification information imparted to the agent information to be output.
4 . The sound output control device according to claim 1 , wherein each piece of the agent information acquired from the agent device is imparted with corresponding application identification information that identifies an application of the providing source providing the agent information, and
the processor is further configured to:
execute control for causing the speaker to report the voice message while imparting, to the voice message, the sound effects according to the application indicated by the application identification information that is imparted to the agent information to be output from among the plurality of applications.
5 . A sound output control method executed by a sound output control device, the method comprising:
acquiring, as information to be provided to a user, agent information to be output from an agent device, the agent device being capable of outputting the agent information having one of a plurality of different categories, wherein the acquiring comprises acquiring the agent information to be output from the agent device comprising a plurality of applications each of which is capable of providing corresponding agent information;
causing a speaker to output a voice message corresponding to the agent information to be output;
changing a timbre of voice of the voice message in accordance with the category of the agent information to be output, regardless of which application of the plurality of applications the agent information is provided from, wherein different sound effects are respectively set for the plurality of applications;
executing control for causing the speaker to report the voice message while imparting, to the voice message, the sound effects according to an application of a providing source that provides the agent information to be output from among the sound effects that are different between the plurality of applications; and
presenting, to the user, an application list indicating the sound effects corresponding to each of the plurality of applications,
wherein the category of the agent information is output with reference to a category group database that associates timbre characteristics of the timbre of voice with each of the plurality of different categories.
6 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a sound output control program executed by a sound output control device comprising a processor, the sound output control program causing the processor to implement:
acquiring, as information to be provided to a user, agent information to be output from an agent device, the agent device being capable of outputting the agent information having one of a plurality of different categories, wherein the acquiring comprises acquiring the agent information to be output from the agent device comprising a plurality of applications each of which is capable of providing corresponding agent information;
causing a speaker to output a voice message corresponding to the agent information to be output;
changing a timbre of voice of the voice message in accordance with the category of the agent information to be output, regardless of which application of the plurality of applications the agent information is provided from, wherein different sound effects are respectively set for the plurality of applications;
executing control for causing the speaker to report the voice message while imparting, to the voice message, the sound effects according to an application of a providing source that provides the agent information to be output from among the sound effects that are different between the plurality of applications; and
presenting, to the user, an application list indicating the sound effects corresponding to each of the plurality of applications,
wherein the category of the agent information is output with reference to a category group database that associates timbre characteristics of the timbre of voice with each of the plurality of different categories.
7 . The sound output control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sound effects are different between the plurality of applications with reference to an application type database that associates the sound effects with each of the plurality of applications.