Speech Information Processing Apparatus for Organization-Based Categorization

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Solution Overview

Problem

In collaborative research and development settings, speech information generated across multiple organizations is difficult to categorize and manage, as existing systems struggle to identify speakers and their respective organizations, leading to the need for whole speech information storage and manual categorization by administrators.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus with a receiving unit, speaker identifying units, and an organization identifying unit that receives speech information, identifies speakers, and outputs categorized information to corresponding organizations, utilizing speech recognition and AI machine learning to associate speakers with their respective organizations and manage speech data accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If speech information from multiple organizations is stored without categorization, then all speech data can be preserved, but manual categorization by administrators is required and organization identification becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeech information storageVSAvoidmanual categorization
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic categorization of speech information by organization through speaker identification and organization association. The speech information processing unit automatically stores speech data with organization identifiers without requiring administrator intervention, making the system self-categorizing and eliminating manual sorting operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual administrative categorization with automated speech recognition and organization identification systems. By substituting human administrators with automated processing units that identify speakers and their organizations, the system eliminates the need for manual categorization while maintaining complete speech information storage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Loss of information

If whole speech information is stored for all speakers, then complete data is preserved, but data management complexity increases across multiple organizations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespeech information completenessVSAvoiddata management
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments speech information storage by organization, creating separate storage regions for each organization's speech data. The speech information processing unit divides incoming speech information into organization-specific segments based on speaker identification, reducing cross-organization data management complexity while preserving complete speech information within each organizational context.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary speech information processing unit that acts as a mediator between speech input and storage. This intermediary automatically identifies speakers, determines their organizations, and routes speech information to appropriate storage locations, simplifying data management while maintaining information completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Device complexity

If speaker identification is not implemented, then speech information can be processed simply, but organization identification from speakers becomes impossible

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing simplicityVSAvoidorganization identification
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary speaker identification before organization determination. By first identifying the speaker and then using that information to identify the associated organization, the system enables accurate organization identification while maintaining relatively simple processing through a staged approach rather than requiring complex simultaneous analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11087767B2Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
Publication Date: 2021.08.10 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, one or more first identifying units, a second identifying unit, and an output unit. The receiving unit receives speech information. The one or more first identifying units identify a speaker from the speech information. The second identifying unit identifies an organization to which the speaker belongs. The output unit outputs information regarding the speech information to an output destination corresponding to the organization.