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US 12,380,886 · App. 18/013,451 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Voice operation device, voice operation method and voice operation program

Inventors: Hidetaka Koya (Musashino, JP); Makoto Komiyama (Musashino, JP); Akira Kataoka (Musashino, JP); Masashi Tadokoro (Musashino, JP)
Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
G10L15/22G10L15/26G10L2015/223G10L2015/228
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Patent No.
US 12,380,886
App. No.
18/013,451
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A task determination unit determines a type of processing being operated, on the basis of an operation situation of an existing system. A conversion unit converts voice data input during a predetermined operation of an HID into text data, and determines whether the text data is used for a command determination or a setting parameter according to operation content of the HID. A command determination unit determines a command by using the text data and the type of processing being operated, when it is determined that the text data is used for the command determination. An operation unit executes an operation corresponding to the determined command with respect to the existing system by using the text data as a parameter, when it is determined that the text data is used for the setting parameter.

Claims (21)

1. A voice operation device comprising:

a processor configured to perform operations comprising:

determining a type of processing being operated, on a basis of an operation situation of an existing system;

converting voice data input during a predetermined operation of a human interface device (HID) into text data, and determine whether the text data is used for a command determination or a setting parameter according to operation content of the HID;

determining a command by using the text data and the type of processing being operated, in response to determining that the text data is used for the command determination; and

executing an operation corresponding to the determined command with respect to the existing system by using the text data as a parameter, in response to determining that the text data is used for the setting parameter; and

a memory configured to store a rule for determining the type of processing and the command corresponding to the type of processing, wherein the rule further includes information for designating a parameter to be set in correspondence to the command.

2. The voice operation device according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store a key operation setting for specifying the operation content of the HID.

3. The voice operation device according to claim 1 , further comprising a monitor configured to monitor the operation situation of the existing system.

4. A voice operation method executed by a voice operation device, the voice operation method comprising:

determining a type of processing being operated, on a basis of an operation situation of an existing system;

converting voice data input during a predetermined operation of a human interface device (HID) into text data, and determining whether the text data is used for a command determination or a setting parameter according to operation content of the HID;

determining a command by using the text data and the type of processing being operated, in response to determining that the text data is used for the command determination; and

executing an operation corresponding to the determined command with respect to the existing system by using the text data as a parameter, in response to determining that the text data is used for the setting parameter, wherein:

determining the type of processing and the command corresponding to the type of processing is performed based on a rule stored in a memory, wherein the rule further includes information for designating a parameter to be set in correspondence to the command.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that, when executed, cause a voice operation device to perform operations comprising:

determining a type of processing being operated, on a basis of an operation situation of an existing system;

converting voice data input during a predetermined operation of a human interface device (HID) into text data, and determining whether the text data is used for a command determination or a setting parameter according to operation content of the HID;

determining a command by using the text data and the type of processing being operated, in response to determining that the text data is used for the command determination; and

executing an operation corresponding to the determined command with respect to the existing system by using the text data as a parameter, in response to determining that the text data is used for the setting parameter, wherein:

determining the type of processing and the command corresponding to the type of processing is performed based on a rule stored in a memory, wherein the rule further includes information for designating a parameter to be set in correspondence to the command.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 14, 2025
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 072412/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2022
From: KOYA, HIDETAKA; KOMIYAMA, MAKOTO; KATAOKA, AKIRA; TADOKORO, MASASHI
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062229/0697 →
Continuity (1)
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