Sony Corporation

Tsunetaro Matsuoka

Tetsuya Konishi

Tomoaki Kasuga

Tadashi Otsuki

Ayako Okita

Yaeko Fujita

Kunio Takemoto

Toshiya Ogura

Masahiro Fujita

Makoto Inoue

Masashi Takeda

Hideki Noma

Katsuya Muramatsu

Noritoshi Inoue

The present invention makes it possible and easier to serve optimum robot components/devices/accessories by means of an information service system including personal terminal devices (A toC) connected to an information communication network via a telecommunication line, and a server () connected to the information communication network via the telecommunication line to cumulatively store information on components/devices/accessories available from a plurality of manufacturers (and) (third party) of components/devices/accessories of a robot, as classified according to the attributes of the components/devices/accessories and send, to the personal terminal devices (A toC) connected thereto, options information prepared based on the attribute of the cumulatively stored components/devices/accessories information and including a plurality of items for selection of a robot component.

Information providing system, information providing device, and system for controlling robot device

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

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Tsunetaro Matsuoka