Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080235031 | Interface apparatus, interface processing method, and interface processing program - An interface apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes: an operation detecting section configured to detect a device operation; a status detecting section configured to detect a status change or status continuance of a device or in the vicinity of the device; an operation history accumulating section configured to accumulate a operation detection result and a status detection result in association with each other; an operation history matching section configured to match a status detection result for a newly detected against accumulated status detection results, and select a device operation that corresponds to the status detection result for the newly detected; and an utterance section configured to utter as sound a word corresponding to the selected device operation. | 09-25-2008 |
20090063083 | Method of estimating support state of an electronic apparatus housing and electronic apparatus - In a method of estimating one of mechanical supporting states of a housing for an electronic apparatus, a drive signal is supplied to an oscillation device from which first oscillation is applied to the housing. A sensor detects a second oscillation transferred through the housing in response to the first oscillation to generate an oscillation signal, and a measurement response characteristic is obtained based on the drive signal and the oscillation signal, and is compared with reference response characteristics which are correlated with the mechanical supporting states, respectively, to estimate one of the mechanical supporting states of the housing. | 03-05-2009 |
20090210227 | VOICE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING VOICE RECOGNITION - A voice recognition apparatus includes: a voice recognition module that performs a voice recognition for an audio signal during a voice period; a distance measurement module that measures a current distance between the user and an voice input module; a calculation module that calculates a recommended distance range, in which being estimated that an S/N ratio exceeds a first threshold, based on the voice characteristic; and a display module that displays the recommended distance range and the current distance. | 08-20-2009 |
20090240496 | SPEECH RECOGNIZER AND SPEECH RECOGNIZING METHOD - According to one aspect of the invention, a speech recognizer includes: an audio data acquiring portion configured to acquire audio data via a microphone; a speech section detecting portion configured to detect a talking start time and a talking end time based on the audio data; a spoken word identifying portion configured to identify the audio in a speech section from the talking start time to the talking end time; and a noise suppressing portion configured to suppress a generation of a noise from an electrical noise source for the speech section. | 09-24-2009 |
20100076753 | DIALOGUE GENERATION APPARATUS AND DIALOGUE GENERATION METHOD - A dialogue generation apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a first text from a dialogue partner, an information storage unit configured to store profile information specific to a person who can be the dialogue partner and a fixed-pattern text associated with the person, a presentation unit configured to present the first text to a user, a speech recognition unit configured to perform speech recognition on speech the user has uttered about the first text presented to the user, and generate a speech recognition result showing the content of the speech, a generation unit configured to generate a second text from the profile information about the dialogue partner, fixed-pattern text about the dialogue partner, and the speech recognition result, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the second text to the dialogue partner. | 03-25-2010 |
20110072902 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING SUPPORT STATE OF AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HOUSING AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - In a method of estimating one of mechanical supporting states of a housing for an electronic apparatus, a drive signal is supplied to an oscillation device from which first oscillation is applied to the housing. A sensor detects a second oscillation transferred through the housing in response to the first oscillation to generate an oscillation signal, and a measurement response characteristic is obtained based on the drive signal and the oscillation signal, and is compared with reference response characteristics which are correlated with the mechanical supporting states, respectively, to estimate one of the mechanical supporting states of the housing. | 03-31-2011 |
20110301950 | SPEECH INPUT DEVICE, SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND SPEECH RECOGNITION METHOD - A device for speech input includes a speech input unit configured to convert a speech of a user to a speech signal; an angle detection unit configured to detect an angle of the speech input unit; a distance detection unit configured to detect a distance between the speech input unit and the user; and an input switch unit configured to control on and off of the speech input unit based on the angle and the distance. | 12-08-2011 |
20120245932 | VOICE RECOGNITION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a voice recognition apparatus includes a determination unit, an estimating unit, and a voice recognition unit. The determination unit determines whether a component with a frequency of not less than 1000 Hz and with a level not lower than a predetermined level is included in a sound input from a plurality of microphones. The estimating unit estimates a sound source direction of the sound when the determination unit determines that the component is included in the sound. The voice recognition unit recognizes whether the sound obtained in the sound source direction coincides with a voice model registered beforehand. | 09-27-2012 |
20140340326 | DRAWING APPARATUS AND DRAWING SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, a drawing apparatus includes a casing including a tip; and a drive unit configured to vibrate the drawing apparatus. The drive unit is positioned within a range of 10 to 80 mm from the tip. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340328 | DRAWING APPARATUS AND DRAWING SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, a drawing apparatus includes a drive unit, a distance acquisition unit, and a drive controller. The drive unit vibrates the drawing apparatus. The distance acquisition unit acquires a distance between the drawing apparatus and a device. The drive controller drives the drive unit at a first amplitude when: the drawing apparatus is in a drawing mode, the drawing apparatus and the device are determined to be within a first distance based on the acquired distance, and the drawing apparatus is determined to be moving. The drive controller drives the drive unit at a second amplitude greater than the first amplitude when: the drawing apparatus is in the drawing mode, the drawing apparatus and the device are determined to be in contact with each other based on the acquired distance, and the drawing apparatus is determined to be moving. | 11-20-2014 |