Information processing apparatus and information processing method, and robot apparatus

1. An information processing apparatus for performing processing related to a device configured to autonomously behave to an object identified by an identifier, the information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to:

acquire a state of the identifier;

decide a behavior of the device on a basis of the state;

determine a decline in identification performance for the identifier identifying a user; and

decide a behavior of the device for identifying a cause for a decline in identification performance, and control the identifier to handle data newly acquired from the user along with a decline in the identification performance,

wherein, in a case where the circuitry identifies that the cause is attributed to a temporary change of the user, the circuitry controls the identifier to use newly-acquired data only temporarily.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry acquires identification performance of the identifier for an object, and

the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for resolving a cause for which the identification performance is low.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry acquires a state of data to be used by the identifier for identification of an object, and

the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for acquiring data from an object of which data for identification is insufficient.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the identifier includes a speaker identifier configured to identify a speaker from voice data of a user, and

the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for collecting voice data from a user whose voice data is insufficient.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the circuitry acquires whether voice data for user identification is sufficient or insufficient for each phonological voice or each phoneme, and

the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for collecting voice data including a lacking phonological voice or phoneme, from a user.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein the circuitry acquires a state of an identifier configured to identify a user on a basis of biological information, and

the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for acquiring biological information from a user whose biological information is insufficient.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the circuitry generates a question sentence to the user for identifying a cause for a decline in the identification performance, and identifies a cause by analyzing a response from the user.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein, in a case where the circuitry identifies that the cause is attributed to a lasting or continuing change of the user, the circuitry instructs the identifier to replace with newly-acquired data.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the identifier includes a face identifier configured to identify a face image of a user, and

the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for collecting face image data of a user whose face image data is insufficient.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the circuitry acquires whether face data for user identification is sufficient or insufficient for each face orientation, and

the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for collecting a face image in a lacking face orientation.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein, in a case where an amount of data to be used by the identifier for identification of the user under a certain environment is insufficient, the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for acquiring data under the environment from the user.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for acquiring data from a user whose data for identification has become old.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuitry acquires states of a plurality of identifiers, and

the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for acquiring data to be used by at least one of the plurality of identifiers for object identification, on a basis of respective states of the plurality of identifiers.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13 ,

wherein, in a case where data for identifying, by a second identifier, an object that has been identified by a first identifier is insufficient, the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for acquiring data to be used by the second identifier for identification, from the object.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13 ,

wherein, in a case where a checking score of data for identifying, by a second identifier, an object that has been identified by a first identifier is low, the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for acquiring data to be used by the second identifier, from the object.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15 ,

wherein the identifier includes a speaker identifier configured to identify a speaker from voice data of a user, and a face identifier configured to identify a face image of a user,

in a case where a checking score of voice data for identifying, as a speaker, a user whose face has been identified is low, the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for acquiring voice data from the user, and

in a case where a checking score of face image data for identifying a face of a user who has been identified as a speaker is low, the circuitry decides a behavior of the device for acquiring face image data from the user.

17. An information processing method for performing processing related to a device configured to autonomously behave to an object identified by an identifier, the information processing method comprising:

acquiring a state of the identifier;

deciding a behavior of the device on a basis of the state;

determining a decline in identification performance for the identifier identifying a user; and

deciding a behavior of the device for identifying a cause for a decline in identification performance, and controlling the identifier to handle data newly acquired from a user along with a decline in the identification performance,

wherein, in a case where it is identified that the cause is attributed to a temporary change of the user, controlling the identifier to use newly-acquired data only temporarily.

18. A robot apparatus comprising:

a sensor;

a driver;

circuitry configured to:

identify an object on a basis of an output of the sensor;

decide a behavior that uses the driver, on a basis of a state of the circuitry;

determine a decline in identification performance for the sensor identifying a user; and

decide a behavior of the robot apparatus for identifying a cause for a decline in identification performance, and control the sensor to handle data newly acquired from a user along with a decline in the identification performance,

wherein, in a case where the circuitry identifies that the cause is attributed to a temporary change of the user, the circuitry controls the identifier to use newly-acquired data only temporarily.