Sound output device, network system, and sound output method
Provided herein is a sound output device 200 that includes a microphone 270 , a speaker 280 , and a processor 210 . The sound output device 200 continues a conversation either autonomously or in accordance with an instruction from a server when the message accepted via the microphone 270 does not correspond to a first emotion, and ends a conversation either autonomously or in accordance with an instruction from a server when the message accepted via the microphone 270 corresponds to the first emotion.
1. A sound output device comprising:
a microphone;
a speaker; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to continue a conversation with a user via the speaker when a message accepted via the microphone does not correspond to a first emotion, and to end a conversation with a user when a message accepted via the microphone corresponds to the first emotion; and
wherein the processor is configured to execute the following acts:
determining that the message does not correspond to the first emotion;
generating a conversational output message comprising a repetition sentence and an emotion sentence;
before ending the conversation, generating a check exit message and receiving a positive return message from the user.
2. The sound output device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first emotion includes at least one of relief, content, curiosity, eagerness, happiness, affection, and respect, and
wherein the processor is configured to determine that the message corresponds to the first emotion when the message contains a word that corresponds to at least one of relief, content, curiosity, eagerness, happiness, affection, and respect.
3. The sound output device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is configured to continue a conversation via the speaker when any of a plurality of messages accepted a plurality of times via the microphone does not correspond to the first emotion, and
wherein the processor is configured to end a conversation when a plurality of messages accepted a plurality of times via the microphone corresponds to the first emotion.
4. The sound output device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is configured to continue a conversation via the speaker when at least one message accepted via the microphone during a predetermined time period does not correspond to the first emotion, and
wherein the processor is configured to end a conversation when at least one message accepted via the microphone during the predetermined time period corresponds to the first emotion.
5. The sound output device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is configured to continue a conversation via the speaker when at least a predetermined proportion of messages accepted a predetermined number of times via the microphone does not correspond to the first emotion, and
wherein the processor is configured to end a conversation when at least a predetermined proportion of messages accepted the predetermined number of times via the microphone corresponds to the first emotion.
6. The sound output device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is configured to continue a conversation via the speaker when at least a predetermined proportion of at least one message accepted via the microphone during a predetermined time period does not correspond to the first emotion, and
wherein the processor is configured to end a conversation when at least a predetermined proportion of at least one message accepted via the microphone during a predetermined time period corresponds to the first emotion.
7. The sound output device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is configured to make the speaker output a message that agrees with the message input through the microphone.
8. The sound output device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is configured to make the speaker output a message that has substantially the same meaning as the message accepted via the microphone.
9. The sound output device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor is configured to make the speaker output a word that expresses an emotion corresponding to the message accepted via the microphone.
10. The sound output device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the processor in ending a conversation is configured to make the speaker output a message that indicates an upcoming action of the sound output device.
11. The sound output device according to claim 1 , further comprising a communication interface for communicating with a server,
wherein the processor received from the server via the communication interface a message to be output from the speaker.
12. A network system comprising:
a sound output device that includes a microphone, a speaker, a first processor, and a first communication interface; and
a server that includes a second processor, and a second communication interface for communicating with the sound output device,
wherein the first processor is configured to send the server a message accepted via the speaker, the message being sent via the first communication interface, and
wherein the second processor is configured to send data for continuing a conversation with a user to the sound output device via the second communication interface when the message received does not correspond to a first emotion, and to send data for ending a conversation with a user to the sound output device when the message received corresponds to the first emotion; and
wherein the processor is configured to execute the following acts:
determining that the message does not correspond to the first emotion;
generating a conversational output message comprising a repetition sentence and an emotion sentence;
before ending the conversation, generating a check exit message and receiving a positive return message from the user.
13. A server comprising:
a communication interface for communicating with a sound output device; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to receive a message from the sound output device via the communication interface, and
wherein the processor is configured to cause via the communication interface the sound output device to continue a conversation with a user when the message does not correspond to a first emotion, and to end a conversation with a user when the message corresponds to the first emotion; and
wherein the processor is configured to execute the following acts:
determining that the message does not correspond to the first emotion;
generating a conversational output message comprising a repetition sentence and an emotion sentence;
before ending the conversation, generating a check exit message and receiving a positive return message from the user.
14. A sound output device comprising:
a microphone;
a speaker; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to continue a conversation with a user via the speaker when a message accepted via the microphone corresponds to a second emotion, and
wherein the processor is configured to end a conversation with a user when a message accepted via the microphone does not correspond to the second emotion; and
wherein the processor is configured to execute the following acts:
determining that the message corresponds to the second emotion;
generating a conversational output message comprising a repetition sentence and an emotion sentence;
before ending the conversation, generating a check exit message and receiving a positive return message from the user.
15. A network system comprising:
a sound output device that includes a microphone, a speaker, a first processor, and a first communication interface; and
a server that includes a second processor, and a second communication interface for communicating with the sound output device,
wherein the first processor is configured to send the server a message accepted via the speaker, the message being sent via the first communication interface, and
wherein the second processor is configured to send data for continuing a conversation with a user to the sound output device when the message received corresponds to a second emotion, and to send data for ending a conversation with a user to the sound output device when the message received does not correspond to the second emotion; and
wherein the processor is configured to execute the following acts:
determining that the message corresponds to the second emotion;
generating a conversational output message comprising a repetition sentence and an emotion sentence;
before ending the conversation, generating a check exit message and receiving a positive return message from the user.
16. A server comprising:
a communication interface for communicating with a sound output device; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to receive a message from the sound output device via the communication interface, and
wherein the processor via the communication interface is configured to cause the sound output device to continue a conversation with a user when the message corresponds to a second emotion, and to end a conversation with a user when the message does not correspond to the second emotion; and
wherein the processor is configured to execute the following acts:
determining that the message corresponds to the second emotion;
generating a conversational output message comprising a repetition sentence and an emotion sentence;
before ending the conversation, generating a check exit message and receiving a positive return message from the user.