Sony Corporation

Ayako Okita

Tomoaki Kasuga

Tetsuya Konishi

Tadashi Otsuki

Yaeko Fujita

Tsunetaro Matsuoka

Toshiya Ogura

Kunio Takemoto

Takeshi Hashimoto

Kaoru Yamanoue

The robotic apparatus is designed to act in a wider variety of manners, which will motivate the user of the robotic apparatus to purchase more products to the robotic apparatus. More specifically, a robotic apparatus () which acts autonomously recognizes a bar code (BC) or the like appended to a canned juice () and acts in a predetermined manner. This is only enabled under a predetermined contract made between a product manufacturer and robotic apparatus manufacturer. The contract coverage is that the product manufacturer shall append the bar code (BC) to a specific product while the robotic apparatus manufacturer shall provide a robotic apparatus () which can act in a predetermined manner when having recognized the bar code (BC).

Automatic apparatus, information server, robotic apparatus and commercial transaction method for performing an action based on information

Robot-related information held at a robot user and data held at a robot manufacturer are used to enhance the user's sense of attachment to the robot. Each terminal device is operable to send information about the robot to a telecommunication line and to receive answer information sent from a server to the robot user via the telecommunication line. The server generates answer information on the basis of robot-related information sent from the personal terminal device and previously stored reference information corresponding to the robot-related information; and sends the answer information to the personal terminal device&mdash;via the telecommunication line. The answer information is for example a diagnostic report on the robot.

Robotic device management system and method, and information management apparatus

The robotic apparatus is designed to act in a wider variety of manners, which will motivate the user of the robotic apparatus to purchase more products to the robotic apparatus. More specifically, a robotic apparatus ( ) which acts autonomously recognizes a bar code (BC) or the like appended to a canned juice ( ) and acts in a predetermined manner. This is only enabled under a predetermined contract made between a product manufacturer and robotic apparatus manufacturer. The contract coverage is that the product manufacturer shall append the bar code (BC) to a specific product while the robotic apparatus manufacturer shall provide a robotic apparatus ( ) which can act in a predetermined manner when having recognized the bar code (BC).

System and method for generating an action of an automatic apparatus

A robot-related information held at a robot user ad data held at a robot manufacturer as well as to enhance the user's sense of attachment to the robot. Each of personal terminal devices ( A to D) has both a function to send information on a robot to a telecommunication line ( ) and a function to receive answer information sent from a server ( ) to the robot user via the telecommunication line, and the server ( ) generates answer information on the basis of robot-related information sent from the personal terminal devices ( A to D) via the telecommunication line and reference information previously stored in an information storage device and corresponding to the robot-related information and sends the answer information to the personal terminal devices ( A to D) via the telecommunication line. The answer information is a diagnostic report on the robot.

Robot managing system, robot managing method, and information managing device

In an authoring system, a user creates and edits a scenario for a robot by using a GUI screen and a mouse. An authoring tool converts the scenario into a mnemonic code called &ldquo;RCODE&rdquo;. When an RCODE action-control program is debugged, the RCODE program is extracted and encrypted step by step. The encrypted program is sequentially transferred to the robot by means of radio communication. The interpreter of the robot performs debugging by sequentially interpreting and executing the transferred program.

Authoring system and method, and storage medium used therewith

The present invention provides a sound source controlling device in which the processing load required for interpretation of music data may be varied, depending upon the CPU load. The interval of music data interpretation is changed, without changing the music data itself, and the reproduced music composition is not changed in tempo. A system load judgment unit 152 compares the system load information acquired by a system load information acquisition unit 151, with a threshold value stored in a system load threshold value holding unit 153, and accordingly selects a timer interrupt interval held by a timer interrupt interval holder 131. A time information supervisor 143 supervises the acquisition of music paper data held by a music paper data holder, responsive to the timer interrupt interval held by an internal resolution holder 145. A sound enunciation/sound erasure information controller 144 controls a sound source based upon the acquired music paper data.

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Tokyo, Japan

Ayako Okita