IP Library Granted Patent US 11,373,648
Granted Patent B2
US 11,373,648 · App. 16/569,847 · Granted Jun 28, 2022

Control device, control system, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Inventor: Koichi Sato (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G10L15/22G10L15/30G10L2015/223
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Patent No.
US 11,373,648
App. No.
16/569,847
Granted
Jun 28, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device includes a first receiving unit that receives an operation instruction given by voice or generated from voice; a second receiving unit that receives information concerning a sound volume of the voice input to a voice input unit provided corresponding to a target apparatus; a target apparatus specifying unit that specifies a target apparatus on a basis of the information concerning the sound volume received by the second receiving unit; and a transmitting unit that transmits an operation command based on the operation instruction received by the first receiving unit to the target apparatus specified by the target apparatus specifying unit.

Claims (45)

1. A control device comprising:

a processor programmed to act as:

a first receiving unit that receives an operation instruction given by voice or generated from voice;

a second receiving unit that receives information concerning a sound volume of a voice input to a voice input unit provided corresponding to a target apparatus;

a target apparatus specifying unit that specifies a target apparatus on a basis of the information concerning the sound volume received by the second receiving unit; and

a transmitting unit that transmits an operation command based on the operation instruction received by the first receiving unit to the target apparatus specified by the target apparatus specifying unit, wherein

the target apparatus specifying unit specifies a target apparatus for which a sound volume of the voice input to the voice input unit is largest.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the target apparatus specifying unit specifies a target apparatus for which a sound volume of the voice input to the voice input unit is largest in a case where the second receiving unit receives information concerning a sound volume of the voice from voice input units of a plurality of target apparatuses within a predetermined period.

3. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

in a case where the operation instruction received by the first receiving unit includes a specific word, the target apparatus specifying unit specifies a target apparatus for which a sound volume of the voice input to the voice input unit is largest.

4. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

in a case where the operation instruction received by the first receiving unit does not include designation of a target apparatus, the target apparatus specifying unit specifies a target apparatus for which a sound volume of the voice input to the voice input unit is largest.

5. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the operation instruction received by the first receiving unit includes a specific word concerning a distance, and the target apparatus specifying unit specifies a target apparatus on a basis of the specific word concerning a distance and the information concerning the sound volume received by the second receiving unit.

6. The control device according to claim 5 , wherein

in a case where the second receiving unit receives information concerning a sound volume of the voice from respective voice input units of a plurality of target apparatuses, and the specific word concerning a distance is a word concerning a short distance, the target apparatus specifying unit specifies a target apparatus for which the sound volume of the voice received by the second receiving unit is larger than other target apparatuses.

7. The control device according to claim 5 , wherein

in a case where the second receiving unit receives information concerning a sound volume of the voice from respective voice input units of a plurality of target apparatuses, and the specific word concerning a distance is a word concerning a long distance, the target apparatus specifying unit specifies a target apparatus for which the sound volume of the voice received by the second receiving unit is smaller than other target apparatuses.

8. The control device according to claim 6 , wherein

in a case where the second receiving unit receives information concerning a sound volume of the voice from respective voice input units of a plurality of target apparatuses, and the specific word concerning a distance is a word concerning a long distance, the target apparatus specifying unit specifies a target apparatus for which the sound volume of the voice received by the second receiving unit is smaller than other target apparatuses.

9. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the target apparatus specifying unit does not specify any target apparatuses in a case where sound volumes of the voice received by the second receiving unit that correspond to all target apparatuses are smaller than a predetermined value.

10. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the target apparatus specifying unit specifies a target apparatus in a case where the information concerning a sound volume of the voice input to the voice input unit is acquired within a predetermined period from a time of receipt of the operation instruction by the first receiving unit.

11. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein

the target apparatus specifying unit does not specify any target apparatuses in a case where the information concerning a sound volume of the voice input to the voice input unit is not acquired within a predetermined period from a time of receipt of the operation instruction by the first receiving unit.

12. A control system comprising:

a voice receiving device that receives voice; and

a control device that controls a target apparatus on a basis of information concerning a sound volume of the voice received by the voice receiving device,

wherein the control device includes:

a first receiving unit that receives an operation instruction given by the voice or generated from voice from the voice receiving device;

a second receiving unit that receives information concerning a sound volume of a voice input to a voice input unit provided corresponding to a target apparatus;

a target apparatus specifying unit that specifies a target apparatus on a basis of the information concerning the sound volume received by the second receiving unit; and

a transmitting unit that transmits an operation command based on the operation instruction received by the first receiving unit to the target apparatus specified by the target apparatus specifying unit, wherein

the target apparatus specifying unit specifies a target apparatus for which a sound volume of the voice input to the voice input unit is largest.

13. The control system according to claim 12 , wherein

the voice receiving device further includes a voice output unit that outputs voice; and

the voice output unit outputs, as voice, identification information for identifying the target apparatus to which the operation command is transmitted.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

receiving an operation instruction given by voice or generated from voice;

receiving information concerning a sound volume of a voice input to a voice input unit provided corresponding to a target apparatus;

specifying a target apparatus on a basis of the received information concerning the sound volume; and

transmitting an operation command based on the received operation instruction to the specified target apparatus, wherein

the specifying the target apparatus is specifying a target apparatus for which a sound volume of the voice input to the voice input unit is largest.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2019
From: SATO, KOICHI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050365/0994 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-178334 · Sep 25, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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