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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Hiromi Wakaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Sumita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroko Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiaki Ariga, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiromi Wakaki, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuo Sumita, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroko Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiaki Ariga, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, an information retrieving apparatus includes a housing; an input-output unit to perform dialogue processing with a user; a first detecting unit to detect means of transfer which indicates present means of transfer for the user; a second detecting unit to detect a holding status which indicates whether the user is holding the housing; a third detecting unit to detect a talking posture which indicates whether the housing is held near the face of the user; a selecting unit to select, from among a plurality of interaction modes that establish the dialogue processing, an interaction mode according to a combination of the means of transfer, the holding status, and the talking posture; an dialogue manager to control the dialogue processing according to the selected interaction mode; and a information retrieval unit to retrieve information using a keyword that is input during the dialogue processing.