An intelligent automated assistant system engages with the user in an integrated, conversational manner using natural language dialog, and invokes external services when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions. The system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the web, email, smartphone, and the like, or any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the system is based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks, and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact.

Intelligent Automated Assistant

A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program

A method and apparatus are provided for building an intelligent automated assistant. Embodiments of the present invention rely on the concept of “active ontologies” (e.g., execution environments constructed in an ontology-like manner) to build and run applications for use by intelligent automated assistants. In one specific embodiment, a method for building an automated assistant includes interfacing a service-oriented architecture that includes a plurality of remote services to an active ontology, where the active ontology includes at least one active processing element that models a domain. At least one of the remote services is then registered for use in the domain.

Method and apparatus for building an intelligent automated assistant

An electronic device may capture a voice command from a user. The electronic device may store contextual information about the state of the electronic device when the voice command is received. The electronic device may transmit the voice command and the contextual information to computing equipment such as a desktop computer or a remote server. The computing equipment may perform a speech recognition operation on the voice command and may process the contextual information. The computing equipment may respond to the voice command. The computing equipment may also transmit information to the electronic device that allows the electronic device to respond to the voice command.

Electronic Devices with Voice Command and Contextual Data Processing Capabilities

A method for operating a voice trigger is provided. In some implementations, the method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving a sound input. The sound input may correspond to a spoken word or phrase, or a portion thereof. The method includes determining whether at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to a predetermined type of sound, such as a human voice. The method includes, upon a determination that at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to the predetermined type, determining whether the sound input includes predetermined content, such as a predetermined trigger word or phrase. The method also includes, upon a determination that the sound input includes the predetermined content, initiating a speech-based service, such as a voice-based digital assistant.

Voice trigger for a digital assistant

The present invention is intended to provide an apparatus and a method for realizing the presentation of a content list and the reproduction of content in accordance with proper user preference on the basis of date and time at which content is viewed. Content preference values that change with time are computed. On the basis of the computed content preference values, a content list is generated for presentation to the user. For example, preference values are computed on the basis of daily time zone, holiday, weekday, and day-of-the-week and a content list in accordance with the computed preference values is generated for presentation to the user. The novel configuration allows the presentation of an optimum content list on the basis of date and time at which content is viewed, thereby realizing the selection and viewing of content that properly reflects user preference.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program

An information processing system, an information processing device and method, a recording medium, and a program that allow programmed recording information to be exchanged among terminals. A user device (3-2) registers generated programmed recording information together with information on its providee, with a server (2-1) via a network (1). When the programmed recording information is registered, the server (2-1) sends a notification to a user device (3-1) that is the providee. The video recorder/player (11) of the user device (3-1) accesses the server (2-1) via the network (1) and, from among the broadcast programs registered as programmed recording information, specifies a broadcast program the programmed recording of which is wanted. The server (2-1) sends the programmed recording information on the specified broadcast program to the video recorder/player (11) via the network (1). The video recorder/player (11) receives this information and, according to the programmed recording information, executes programmed recording. The present invention is applicable to a hard disk video recorder.

Information processing system, information processing device and method, recording medium, and program

Information processing methods to make it possible to reserve recording of a program without imposing a large burden on a user A server transmits program attribute information to a video recording and reproducing apparatus via a network The program attribute information includes program attribute names and program attribute retrieval conditions The video recording and reproducing apparatus causes a display apparatus to display a list of the program attribute names The user selects from the list a program attribute name to which a program that the user wishes to reserve for recording seems to be most closely related The video recording and reproducing apparatus compares the retrieval conditions corresponding to the selected program attribute name and EPG (electronic program guide) information and, when the retrieval conditions are satisfied, records a program represented by the EPG in a recording reservation list The methods can be applied to a hard disk video recorder

Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

An information processing device for improving the use efficiency of advertisement video. A service server (3) creates meta-data to which a CM mark needed to extract an advertisement video (CM) contained in a content and broadcast together and stores it in a meta-data database (302). The meta-data is transmitted to a reception terminal (2) and stored in a meta-data database (204). The reception terminal (2) extracts, on receving a broadcast content, the content with the CM mark as a CM according to the meta-data stored in the meta-data database (204) and stores it in a CM database (202). The present invention can be applied to a server for distributing an advertisement video.

Information providing system; information provding de and method; information processing device and method

Recording of a broadcast program can be programmed without imposing a heavy burden on a user. A server (2-1) sends broadcast program attribute information to a video recording/playback device (11) via a network (1). The broadcast program attribute information comprises a broadcast program attribute name and a broadcast program attribute search condition. The video recording/playback device (11) allows a display device (12) to display a list of broadcast program attribute names. The user selects a broadcast program attribute name, which seems to be most closely related to a broadcast program to be recorded, from this list. The video recording/playback device (11) compares a search condition corresponding to the selected broadcast program attribute name with EPG information. If the search condition is satisfied, the broadcast program specified by the EPG is recorded in the record list. The present invention is applicable to a hard disk video recorder.

Kensuke Ohnuma

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Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program

Information processing system, information processing device and method, recording medium, and program

Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

Information providing system; information provding de and method; information processing device and method

Information processing device and method, recording medium, and program