公开(公告)号：US20200293563A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：US16640144

申请日：2018-08-14

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： YASUSHI TSURUTA ,  HIROAKI OGAWA ,  KEISUKE TOUYAMA ,  SHINOBU KURIYA ,  KANA NISHIKAWA ,  JUNKI OHMURA

IPC: G06F16/332

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processor and an information processing method that enable an improvement in a quality of an interactive system. An information processor is provided that includes a generating section that generates a question directed to obtaining high-order information on the basis of first-order information that is primary information, the high-order information being higher in order than the first-order information and corresponding to an answer from a user. This makes it possible to obtain information higher in order than the primary information. Such an information processor enables an improvement in the quality of the interactive system. The present technology is, for example, applicable to a voice interactive system.

公开(公告)号：US20200228445A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16641690

申请日：2018-08-22

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： KANA NISHIKAWA ,  JUNKI OHMURA ,  HIROAKI OGAWA ,  KEISUKE TOUYAMA ,  YASUSHI TSURUTA ,  SHINOBU KURIYA

IPC: H04L12/725 ,  H04L12/18 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processor, an information processing method, and a program that are able to convey information with a higher reliability. An information processor according to an aspect of the present technology generates a conveyance route as a route to a node of a conveyance destination, the conveyance route including, as transit nodes, a node of a device and a node of a person, and outputs information that indicates a conveyance content along the conveyance route. The present technology is applicable to an agent apparatus that assists an action of a user.

公开(公告)号：US20200152191A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16633361

申请日：2018-07-18

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： KEISUKE TOUYAMA ,  JUNKI OHMURA ,  HIROAKI OGAWA ,  KANA NISHIKAWA ,  SHINOBU KURIYA ,  YASUSHI TSURUTA

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G10L25/84

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processor and an information processing method that enable presentation of a response to a user with an appropriate amount of information in a voice interaction system. Provision of an information processor including a processing unit that adjusts an amount of information in a response with respect to desired information of a user, in accordance with a certainty factor of the user himself/herself that is estimated for the desired information makes it is possible to present the response to the user with the appropriate amount of information in the voice interaction system. The present technology is applicable to a voice interaction system, for example.

公开(公告)号：US20200151765A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16633308

申请日：2018-04-26

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： HIROAKI OGAWA ,  KANA NISHIKAWA ,  JUNKI OHMURA ,  KEISUKE TOUYAMA ,  YASUSHI TSURUTA ,  SHINOBU KURIYA

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L17/22

Abstract: [Problem] There are proposed an information processing device, an information processing method and a program which can adaptively control outputting of an advertisement message for virtual agent's virtual use of one or more products. [Solution] An information processing device includes: an information acquisition unit which acquires advertisement information selected based on information related to virtual agent's virtual use of one or more products; and an output control unit which controls outputting of an advertisement message including the information which is determined based on an attribute of the advertisement information and a character setting of the virtual agent, and is related to the virtual agent's virtual use of the product associated with the advertisement information.

公开(公告)号：US20180020971A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15552577

申请日：2015-12-16

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： YASUSHI TSURUTA

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  G06K9/62 ,  A61B5/16

CPC classification number: A61B5/4812 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/165 ,  A61B5/4815 ,  A61B5/486 ,  A61M21/00 ,  G06K9/6262 ,  G16H50/00

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including: a sleep environment controlling unit configured to, when exerting control of, on the basis of a result of forecast of a transition of a depth of sleep of a user at least in a period from a first time to a second time, a sleeping environment of the user such that the depth of sleep at the second time falls below a first depth-of-sleep threshold value estimated as an upper limit of a first depth-of-sleep region in which the user is likely to awake, decide a temporal pattern of the control in the period from the first time to the second time in accordance with a temporal pattern of the transition.