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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2000
Kiichiro Yamagishi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Toshihiko Murata, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Takeshi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihide Fujimaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kiichiro Yamagishi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Toshihiko Murata, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Takeshi Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihide Fujimaki, Tokyo, JP;
Adin Research, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention includes a microphoneinputting voice uttered by a user; a voice recognition processing sectionrecognizing the voice inputted by the microphone, and converting the recognized voice into an input symbol string; a conversation pattern processing sectioninputting the input symbol string from the voice recognition processing section, and outputting an output symbol string corresponding to the input symbol string based on a conversation pattern described in advance; a voice synthesis processing sectionconverting the output symbol string from the conversation pattern processing sectioninto voice; a speakeroutputting and uttering the voice from the voice synthesis processing section; and a conversation learning sectiongrasping conversation characteristics of the user based on the input symbol string from the conversation pattern processing section, and changing the output symbol string in accordance with the grasped conversation characteristics.