IP Library Granted Patent US 11,403,060
Granted Patent B2
US 11,403,060 · App. 16/916,128 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Information processing device and non-transitory computer readable medium for executing printing service according to state of utterance

Inventor: Takafumi Haruta (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
G06F3/16G06F3/126G06F3/1284
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Patent No.
US 11,403,060
App. No.
16/916,128
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing device is provided with a processor configured to receive, as an utterance, an instruction for executing a service, and cause the received service to be executed according to a setting determined using a state of the utterance.

Claims (50)

1. An information processing device comprising:

a speech input and output (I/O) device, and

a processor coupled to the speech I/O device and configured to

receive, from the speech (I/O) device, as an utterance, an instruction for executing a printing service,

cause the received printing service to be executed according to a setting comprising one of a printing resolution, a paper size, and a number of sheets which is determined using a state of the utterance comprising one of a pitch, a loudness, and a speed of speech in the utterance,

determine the state of the utterance to determine which of a plurality of processes comprising a first process and a second process is to be executed for a function related to the printing service, wherein a first state corresponds to the first process and a second state corresponds to the second process, and

when the setting is the loudness, the processor is further configured to cause the received service to be executed according to the first process in response to having determined that the utterance is in the first state and cause the received service to be executed according to the second process in response to having determined that the utterance is in the second state,

wherein in response to the loudness of the utterance being larger than a threshold value, the utterance is determined as being in the first state, and in response to the loudness of the utterance being equal or smaller than the threshold value, the utterance is determined as being in the second state.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to

cause the received service to be executed more times in response to louder speech in the utterance.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to

cause the received service to be executed with a larger setting value in response to louder speech in the utterance.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to

determine the setting using a past utterance.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to

specify a speaker who gives the instruction, and

determine the setting using the utterance received in the past from the speaker who gives the instruction.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to

specify the speaker who gives the instruction by voice authentication when receiving the instruction for executing the service as an utterance, and

determine the setting using the utterance received in the past from the speaker who gives the instruction.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to

cause the service to be executed according to a setting determined using schedule information about a speaker who gives the instruction.

8. The information processing device according to claim 7 , wherein

in a case where the setting determined using the state of the utterance and the setting determined using the schedule information are different,

the processor is further configured to

additionally receive a selection of which setting to use.

9. The information processing device according to claim 7 , wherein in a case where the setting determined using the state of the utterance and the setting determined using the schedule information are different,

the processor is further configured to

cause the service to be executed according to the setting determined using the schedule information.

10. The information processing device according to claim 7 , wherein

the schedule information is schedule information related to the received service.

11. The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein

the schedule information is schedule information related to the received service.

12. The information processing device according to claim 9 , wherein

the schedule information is schedule information related to the received service.

13. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to

additionally cause the service and content of the determined setting to be presented.

14. The information processing device according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to

additionally receive an utterance by a speaker who gives the instruction in response to the presentation of the service and the setting.

15. The information processing device according to claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to

cause the service and the setting to be presented in a case where a volume of noise occurring together with the utterance is higher than a predetermined level.

16. The information processing device according to claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to

cause the service and the setting to be presented in a case where a volume of noise occurring together with the utterance is higher than a predetermined level.

17. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause an image forming device to execute the received service according to the setting determined using the state of the utterance.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer comprising a processor and a speech input and output (I/O) device to execute functions comprising:

receiving, from the speech (I/O) device, as an utterance, an instruction for executing a printing service;

causing the received printing service to be executed according to a setting comprising one of a printing resolution, a paper size, and a number of sheets which is determined using a state of the utterance comprising one of a pitch, a loudness, and a speed of speech in the utterance,

determine the state of the utterance to determine which of a plurality of processes comprising a first process and a second process is to be executed for a function related to the printing service, wherein a first state corresponds to the first process and a second state corresponds to the second process, and

when the setting is the loudness, the processor is further configured to cause the received service to be executed according to the first process in response to having determined that the utterance is in the first state and cause the received service to be executed according to the second process in response to having determined that the utterance is in the second state,

wherein in response to the loudness of the utterance being larger than a threshold value, the utterance is determined as being in the first state, and in response to the loudness of the utterance being equal or smaller than the threshold value, the utterance is determined as being in the second state.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2021
From: YOUB, BRUCE, MR.
To: STICHTING IP-OVERSIGHT
Reel/Frame 057939/0239 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 27, 2021
From: IP OVERSIGHT CORPORATION
To: STICHTING IP-OVERSIGHT
Reel/Frame 057946/0089 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 19, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056294/0245 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2020
From: HARUTA, TAKAFUMI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053114/0659 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-015709 · Jan 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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