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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yusuke Kudo, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuya Hyodo, Kanagawa, JP;
Daisuke Nakata, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryo Fukazawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H04N 5/60 (2006.01); G10L 13/033 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/04 (2013.01); G02B 27/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G10L 13/033 (2013.01); H04N 5/602 (2013.01); G10L 13/0335 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a sound information obtaining unit, and a sound synthesizer unit. The sound information obtaining unit is configured to obtain a plurality of sound information items, the plurality of sound information items being on sounds indicating a plurality of user-selectable candidates, respectively. The sound synthesizer unit is configured to synthesize the plurality of sound information items such that output sounds indicating the plurality of candidates, respectively, at least partially overlap one another.