Apparatus and method for dialogue generation in response to received text

摘要

A dialog generation apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a first text from a dialog partner, an information storage unit configured to store profile information specific to a person who can be the dialog partner and a fixed-pattern text associated with the person, a presentation unit configured to present the first text to a user, a speech recognition unit configured to perform speech recognition on speech the user has uttered about the first text presented to the user, and generate a speech recognition result showing the content of the speech, a generation unit configured to generate a second text from the profile information about the dialog partner, fixed-pattern text about the dialog partner, and the speech recognition result, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the second text to the dialog partner.

主权项

1. A dialogue generation apparatus comprising:
a reception unit configured to receive a first text from a dialogue partner; an information storage unit configured to store profile information specific to a person who is the dialogue partner and a fixed-pattern text associated with the person; a presentation unit configured to present the first text to a user; a speech recognition unit configured to perform speech recognition on speech the user has uttered about the first text presented to the user, and generate a speech recognition result showing content of the speech; a generation unit configured to generate a second text from the profile information about the dialogue partner, fixed-pattern text about the dialogue partner, and the speech recognition result; a transmission unit configured to transmit the second text to the dialogue partner; a communication unit configured to communicate with a household information appliance the user uses, and acquire use history information representing the user's use of the household information appliance; a use history storage unit configured to store the use history information; and a template storage unit configured to store an additional template including the use history information and an additional text, wherein the generation unit generates the second text by utilizing the additional text and the result of the speech recognition performed on the user's speech about the additional text, wherein the additional text recites a user's way of living, is estimated from the use history information, and is, at least in part, randomly generated.