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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Noriko Totsuka, Tokyo, JP;
Michael Hentschel, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuharu Asano, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Chika Myoga, Tokyo, JP;
Masanobu Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Kana Nishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Chie Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an information processing apparatus that performs processing of presenting an explanation for a reason why a control-target apparatus has performed an automatic operation. The information processing apparatus includes a determination unit that determines processing in a control-target apparatus corresponding to sensor information, a generation unit that generates an explanation for a reason for the processing, and an estimation unit that performs an estimation with respect to a reaction from a user. The generation unit controls presentation of the explanation on the basis of a result of the estimation with respect to the reaction from the user. The generation unit controls, on the basis of the result of the estimation, contents of the explanation or a method of presenting the explanation.