Dialogue Device Profile Selection by Timestamp

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing dialogue devices struggle to maintain user intimacy and satisfaction when multiple profile data sets are available, as they often rely on previously acquired profiles, leading to decreased user engagement.

Innovation Solution

A dialogue device equipped with an input information acquiring unit, focus information acquiring unit, user profile storing unit, and speech generating unit that prioritizes profile information based on date and time of registration to generate relevant and engaging speech information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If profile data is stored without date and time information, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ability to determine appropriate profile information deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprofile storage structureVSAvoidprofile selection accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent embeds date and time information within the profile data structure itself, creating a nested organization where temporal metadata is contained within each profile record. This allows the system to maintain profile information with selection capability without requiring a separate complex time-management system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary organization of profile data by date and time during the data storage phase. By pre-tagging profiles with temporal information when they are created or updated, the system eliminates the need for complex real-time profile selection algorithms, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining accurate profile retrieval.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Device complexity

If only previously acquired profile data is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the degree of intimacy with user deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprofile management systemVSAvoiduser intimacy
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic profile selection mechanism that automatically adapts to the current time context. The system dynamically determines which profile to use based on the relationship between stored profile timestamps and current time, enabling the device to evolve its interaction style over time while maintaining a relatively simple underlying architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the temporal parameter of profile data by introducing date and time stamps. This parameter change enables the system to distinguish between different states of user information over time, allowing for more adaptive and intimate user interactions without requiring a fundamentally complex profile management system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Speed

If profile information is selected without considering date and time, then the processing speed is improved, but the user satisfaction deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprofile retrieval speedVSAvoiduser satisfaction
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

By pre-organizing profile data with date and time information during storage, the system enables rapid profile retrieval through simple temporal comparison rather than complex real-time analysis. This preliminary action maintains high processing speed while significantly improving user satisfaction through contextually appropriate profile selection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The introduction of temporal parameters transforms the profile selection process from a static choice to a time-aware decision. This parameter change allows the system to quickly determine the most appropriate profile based on simple timestamp comparisons, thereby maintaining fast processing speeds while enhancing user satisfaction through contextually relevant interactions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11604831B2Interactive device
Publication Date: 2023.03.14 NTT DOCOMO INC
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AI summary

A dialogue device enabling speech capable of improving a degree of intimacy with a user or a user satisfaction is provided. An input information acquiring unit (101) configured to acquire input information from a user, a focus information acquiring unit (103) configured to acquire focus information representing a focus in the input information, a user profile DB (110) configured to store profile information of the user and date and time information at which the profile information is registered in association with each other, a profile information acquiring unit (107) configured to acquire the profile information in accordance with a priority level determined on the basis of the date and time information from a user profile corresponding to the focus information stored in the user profile DB (110), and a speech generating unit (108) configured to generate a speech sentence (speech information) corresponding to the user profile are included.