IP Library Granted Patent US 12,536,997
Granted Patent B2
US 12,536,997 · App. 17/419,537 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Information processing device and information processing method

Inventor: Teruyuki Tanaka (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SATURN LICENSING LLC
G10L15/22G10L2015/223
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Patent No.
US 12,536,997
App. No.
17/419,537
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A user is assisted in performing a voice operation appropriately. A situation determination section determines a situation. A state control section controls a voice command appropriate for the determined situation to put the voice command into a receivable state. For example, the user is informed of what the voice command in a receivable state is, by means of display or voice output. The user can utter a voice command without performing a user action to prevent false recognition, such as the utterance of a wake word. This reduces the troublesomeness and burden of the user.

Claims (33)

1 . A television comprising:

circuitry configured to

acquire situation information from an external apparatus;

determine, using the acquired situation information, a situation;

automatically put, into a receivable state, a voice command appropriate only for the determined situation without a television user action performed while visually and audibly notifying a television user of the voice command appropriate for the determined situation; and

wherein

the visual notification to the television user is displayed on the television in a visually recognizable manner and the audible notification is through a speaker in an auditorily recognizable manner, and

the television user action is a button pressing operation function or an utterance of a wake expression for reception of the voice command.

2 . The television according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to determine a situation of an application function, and the situation includes the determined situation of the application function.

3 . The television according to claim 2 , wherein the application function includes an application function of a smart television or a smart speaker.

4 . The television according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to sense a situation, wherein the situation includes a situation sensed by a sensor circuitry.

5 . The television according to claim 4 , wherein the situation includes a situation of a user.

6 . The television according to claim 1 , wherein the external apparatus includes a camera.

7 . The television according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to execute a voice command in a case that the voice command is the voice command appropriate for the situation.

8 . The television according to claim 1 wherein in a case when the voice command appropriate for the determined situation is not a command that the television user intends to utter, the television will respond to the wake expression.

9 . The television according to claim 1 , wherein the external apparatus is an Internet of Things apparatus.

10 . The television according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to employ an interactive Artificial Intelligence assistant.

11 . A television operational method comprising:

acquire situation information from an external apparatus;

determine, using the acquired situation information, a situation;

automatically put, into a receivable state, a voice command appropriate only for the determined situation without a television user action performed while visually and audibly notifying a television user of the voice command appropriate for the determined situation; and

wherein

the visual notification to the television user is displayed on the television in a visually recognizable manner and the audible notification is through a speaker in an auditorily recognizable manner, and

the television user action is a button pressing operation function or an utterance of a wake expression for reception of the voice command.

12 . The television operational method according to claim 11 wherein in a case when the voice command appropriate for the determined situation is not a command that the television user intends to utter, the television will respond to the wake expression.

13 . The television operational method according to claim 11 , wherein the situation includes the determined situation of an application function.

14 . The television operational method according to claim 13 , wherein the application function includes an application function of a smart television or a smart speaker.

15 . The television operational method according to claim 11 , wherein the situation includes a situation sensed by a sensor circuitry.

16 . The television operational method according to claim 15 , wherein the situation includes a situation of a user.

17 . The television operational method according to claim 11 , wherein the external apparatus includes a camera.

18 . The television operational method according to claim 11 , further comprising executing a voice command in a case that the voice command is the voice command appropriate for the situation.

19 . The television operation method according to claim 11 , wherein the external apparatus is an Internet of Things apparatus.

20 . The television operation method according to claim 11 , wherein the voice command appropriate for the determined situation is recognized through processing utilizing cloud services.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2023
From: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 062451/0005 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2021
From: TANAKA, TERUYUKI
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 056715/0783 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-000497 · Jan 7, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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