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Granted Patent B2
US 10,820,132 · App. 16/597,394 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

Voice providing device and voice providing method

Inventors: Miho Kyoya (Kawasaki, JP); Mitsuki Arita (Hamamatsu, JP); Ikuro Ohshima (Hamamatsu, JP); Hiroki Uchida (Ota-ku, JP); Hiroaki Sugimura (Ota-ku, JP); Yukio Tada (Iwata, JP)
Assignees: Yamaha Corporation; Fujitsu Limited
H04S7/303H04S3/008A63J19/006H04S2400/01H04S2400/11
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Patent No.
US 10,820,132
App. No.
16/597,394
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A voice providing method includes obtaining position information from a voice reproducing device, and performing processing, in a case in which a first position of obtained position information and a second position of a virtual talker are in a predetermined relationship, to cause the voice reproducing device to reproduce voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with a user with content according to the user.

Claims (37)

1. A voice providing device comprising:

an obtainer to obtain position information from a voice reproducing device;

a provider, in a case in which a first position of the position information obtained by the obtainer and a second position of a virtual talker are in a predetermined relationship, to perform processing to cause the voice reproducing device to reproduce voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with a user with content according to the user; and

an updater to update the second position, wherein:

the voice providing device is used in a plurality of areas each having a congestion status and being divided on a predetermined standard;

the updater detects the congestion status of each area among the plurality of areas; and

the updater updates the second position according to the congestion status of each area.

2. The voice providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the provider causes the voice reproducing device to reproduce, along with reproduction of the voice, a predetermined sound field according to a relationship between the first position and the second position.

3. The voice providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the provider performs processing to reproduce the voice in a case in which the first position and the second position are within a predetermined range.

4. The voice providing device according to claim 3 , wherein the provider performs processing to reproduce the voice in a case in which the first position and the second position are within a range of a predetermined distance and the position of the virtual talker is present in a direction to which the user faces.

5. The voice providing device according to claim 3 , wherein the provider performs processing to change the content of the voice according to a distance between the first position and the second position.

6. The voice providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the provider performs processing to reproduce the voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with the user with content according to an attribute, behavior, biological information, or feeling of the user.

7. The voice providing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of areas each having a specific service;

the updater stores a schedule that is a position and time when the specific service is provided; and

the updater updates the second position according to status of the schedule of each area among the plurality of areas.

8. The voice providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the updater updates the second position according to movement status of the user who is having a dialogue with the virtual talker.

9. A voice providing method comprising:

obtaining position information from a voice reproducing device; and

performing processing, in a case in which a first position of obtained position information and a second position of a virtual talker are in a predetermined relationship, to cause the voice reproducing device to reproduce voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with a user with content according to the user; and

updating the second position, wherein:

the voice providing method is used in a plurality of areas each having a congestion status and being divided on a predetermined standard;

the updating detects the congestion status of each area among the plurality of areas; and

the updating updates the second position according to the congestion status of each area.

10. The voice providing method according to claim 9 , wherein the performing includes performing processing to cause the voice reproducing device to reproduce, along with reproduction of the voice, a predetermined sound field according to a relationship between the first position and the second position.

11. The voice providing method according to claim 9 , wherein the performing includes performing processing to reproduce the voice in a case in which the first position and the second position are within a predetermined range.

12. The voice providing method according to claim 11 , wherein the processing includes performing processing to reproduce the voice in a case in which the first position and the second position are within a range of a predetermined distance and the position of the virtual talker is present in a direction to which the user faces.

13. The voice providing method according to claim 11 , wherein the processing includes performing processing to change the content of the voice according to a distance between the first position and the second position.

14. The voice providing method according to claim 9 , wherein the processing includes performing processing to reproduce the voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with the user with content according to an attribute, behavior, biological information, or feeling of the user.

15. The voice providing method according to claim 9 , wherein the updating includes updating the second position according to movement status of the user who is having a dialogue with the virtual talker.

16. A voice providing method comprising:

obtaining position information from a voice reproducing device;

performing processing, in a case in which a first position of obtained position information and a second position of a virtual talker are in a predetermined relationship, to cause the voice reproducing device to reproduce voice for the virtual talker to have a dialogue with a user with content according to the user; and

updating the second position, wherein:

the voice providing method is used in a plurality of areas, each of which is provided with a specific service and divided on a predetermined standard;

the updating stores a schedule that is a position and time when the specific service is provided; and

the updating updates the second position according to the schedule of each area among the plurality of areas.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2023
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: YAMAHA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065714/0235 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2020
From: KYOYA, MIHO; ARITA, MITSUKI; OHSHIMA, IKURO; UCHIDA, HIROKI; SUGIMURA, HIROAKI; TADA, YUKIO
To: YAMAHA CORPORATION; FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 051404/0010 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-077348 · Apr 10, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2018011554 · Mar 22, 2018
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