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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hirokazu Kubota, Otsu, JP;
Junichi Hase, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00209 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04N 1/00403 (2013.01); H04N 1/00954 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
A voice information processing apparatus includes: a hardware processor that: receives a user question; acquires answer information responsive to the received question; acquires state information on a user state; and selects an output mode of the answer information from among a plurality of output modes, based on the answer information and the state information, the plurality of output modes including a voice output mode; and an output device that outputs the answer information in the selected output mode.