VOICE OUTPUT DEVICE AND VOICE OUTPUT METHOD

摘要

A voice output device for ensuring that text and voice information are conveyed to the user so as to improve reliability of the interface between the device and the user, comprising a display part (107) for displaying, in text, device communication information to be conveyed to the user; and delay (105) and voice output (106) parts for estimating a delay time (T) required for the user to start reading and understand the text displayed on the display part (107) and for outputting, in voice, the device communication information when the estimated delay time (T) has elapsed since the appearance of the text for display.