Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Ayumi Kato

Yusuke Nakagawa

Ikuo Yamano

Tsubasa Tsukahara

Shinichi Kawano

Yuhei Taki

Kei Takahashi

Shunichi Kasahara

Jun Kimura

Osamu Ito

Kunihito Sawai

Ryo Yokoyama

Takeshi Ogita

Kosuke Yoshitomi

Takeshi Matsui

Seiji Muramatsu

Maki Imoto

Shuhei Miyazaki

Ryoko Amano

Yosuke Matsuzaki

Taku Tomita

Risa Takahashi

Yugo Takeda

An information processing apparatus capable of controlling vibration in accordance with a situation in a case where the vibration is generated on the basis of an audio signal. The information processing apparatus can include: a vibrator; and a controller configured to detect a state of the information processing apparatus and control a state of the vibrator based on a detection result, in which the controller controls vibration the vibrator in accordance with reproduction of content while the content is being reproduced in the information processing apparatus, and, in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, restricts vibration of the vibrator even while the content is being reproduced in the information processing apparatus.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program product for controlling vibration

The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device, a signal processing method, and an electronic device that are capable of providing user interface having better operability. The signal processing device includes an input information acquisition unit that acquires input information input through a touch operation by a user, and a feedback control unit that outputs mutually different kinds of feedback control in accordance with a kind of the input information continuously acquired in response to movement of a position touched through the touch operation. In addition, the signal processing device further includes an operation speed calculation unit that calculates an operation speed at which a touched position through the touch operation moves, and the feedback control unit changes the output of feedback control in accordance with the operation speed. The present technology is applicable to, for example, an electronic device including a touch panel.

Signal processing device, signal processing method, and electronic device

There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an information processing system capable of causing a user of a destination apparatus to be aware of arrival of delivered information without the destination apparatus communicating directly with the peripheral apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: a notification processing unit that generates notification information for causing a user of a destination apparatus to be aware of arrival of delivered information, which is directed to a peripheral apparatus that is estimated to be located within a predetermined range from the destination apparatus of the delivered information on a basis of positional relationship information; and a communication unit that transmits the notification information generated by the notification processing unit.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system for generating notification information

There is provided an information processing device to achieve more flexible correction of a recognized sentence, the information processing device including: a comparison unit configured to compare first sound-related information obtained from collected first utterance information with second sound-related information obtained from collected second utterance information; and a setting unit configured to set a new delimiter position different from a result of speech-to-text conversion associated with the first utterance information on a basis of a comparison result obtained by the comparison unit. There is also provided an information processing device including: a reception unit configured to receive information regarding a new delimiter position different from a result of speech-to-text conversion associated with collected first utterance information; and an output control unit configured to control output of a new conversion result obtained by performing speech-to-text conversion on a basis of the new delimiter position.

Information processing device and information processing method

There is provided an information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program capable of causing convenience in a situation in which messages are exchanged between users to be improved. The information processing apparatus includes: an output control unit that controls an output of information indicating a waiting status of a first user in relation to a reply from a second user who uses a text input, on a basis of detection of speech of the first user who uses a sound input. Input messages are exchanged between the first user and the second user.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

There is provided an information processing device to further improve the operability of user interfaces that use a voice as an input, the information processing device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire context information in a period for collection of a voice; and a control unit configured to cause a predetermined output unit to present a candidate for character information obtained by converting the voice in a mode in accordance with the context information.

Information processing device and information processing method for presenting character information obtained by converting a voice

For attaining the object described above, an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes an acquisition unit and a generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires information related to a notification to a user. The generation unit generates control information for changing an outer shape of a wearable device on a basis of the information.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

To provide a structure capable of causing a user to perceive a desired tactile stimulus more reliably. A control device including: an information acquisition unit configured to obtain first information regarding a tactile stimulus transferred from a first tactile stimulus generation source and second information regarding a tactile stimulus which a user is caused to perceive; and a control unit configured to control output of a tactile stimulus of a second tactile stimulus generation source different from the first tactile stimulus generation source on a basis of the first information and the second information. Further, a control method using a processor and a computer system program.

Control device and a control method to cause a user to perceive a tactile stimuli

There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program, in which a database in which unknown words are registered is able to be efficiently created, the information processing apparatus including: an identifying portion that identifies a word uttered according to a predetermined utterance method, from within utterance information of a user, as an unknown word; and a processing portion that performs processing to register the unknown word that has been identified.

There is provided an information processing device to further improve the operability of user interfaces that use a voice as an input, the information processing device including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire context information in a period related to collection of a voice; and a control unit configured to cause a predetermined output unit to output output information related to the collection of the voice in a mode corresponding to the acquired context information.

Controlling a direction in which a housing is to be vibrated causes a user to easily recognize that the housing is vibrating. An information processing apparatus includes a housing, a sensor, a vibration unit, and a control unit. The housing has a first direction, and a second direction different from the first direction. The sensor is provided in the housing. The vibration unit is capable of vibrating the housing in the first direction and the second direction. The control unit determines a current situation of the housing on a basis of output from the sensor, and controls, on a basis of the current situation of the housing, the vibration unit to vibrate the housing in one of the first direction and the second direction.

An information processing apparatus includes an estimating unit configured to estimate behavior of a user by comparing data detected by a detecting unit worn on a head of the user and configured to detect motion of the head with a behavior characteristic amount calculated based on learning data, and a control unit configured to perform control according to the behavior estimated by the estimating unit.

Performing output control based on user behaviour

There is provided an information processing apparatus including an information acquiring unit provided in the information processing apparatus to be worn on a head of a user, the information acquiring unit being configured to acquire facial expression information of the user, and a control unit configured to perform certain control depending on whether or not the facial expression information of the user acquired by the information acquiring unit agrees with facial expression information of a partner.

Controlling a device based on facial expressions of a user

There is provided an information processing device including: a gaze position acquisition unit configured to acquire a gaze position of a user; a determination unit configured to determine whether the acquired gaze position corresponds to an application-related position; and a processing unit configured, when the gaze position is determined to correspond to the application-related position, to control a state of an application.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Ayumi Kato