Voice Interaction Life Plan Chart Generation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for creating life plan charts rely on keyboard and mouse input, making it difficult to reflect spontaneous user questions and utterances in the planning process.

Innovation Solution

An information processing method and system that utilizes voice interaction to display and update plan information based on user reactions, incorporating AI to correct and generate life plan charts dynamically.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If keyboard and mouse input methods are used to create life plan charts, then the input process is simple and controllable, but user questions and utterances cannot be reflected in the life plan chart

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinput simplicityVSAvoidreflection of user questions
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical input system (keyboard and mouse) with a voice interaction system. The voice recognition unit captures user speech, and the semantic analysis unit processes the meaning to extract plan information. This substitution enables natural communication while maintaining input simplicity, allowing users to express questions and preferences through speech rather than manual typing.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of the voice recognition unit and semantic analysis unit between the user and the life plan chart generation system. This intermediary translates voice inputs into structured plan information, enabling the system to understand and reflect user questions and utterances in the generated life plan chart.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If voice interaction is used to create life plan charts, then user utterances and reactions can be reflected in the life plan chart, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereflection of user utterancesVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the voice interaction system into distinct functional units: a voice recognition unit for capturing and transcribing speech, and a semantic analysis unit for interpreting meaning and extracting plan information. This segmentation allows each unit to be optimized independently and simplifies the overall system architecture by dividing complex functions into manageable components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The semantic analysis unit serves multiple functions: it analyzes voice inputs, extracts plan information, identifies user reactions, and processes line-of-sight data. By making this unit multi-functional, the patent reduces the need for separate specialized components, thereby managing system complexity while maintaining high adaptability to various user input types.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Ease of operation

If conventional keyboard and mouse input is used, then the input method is straightforward, but the life plan chart cannot reflect spontaneous user questions and reactions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinput method simplicityVSAvoiduser reaction information
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements continuous voice interaction during the life plan chart generation process. The voice recognition and semantic analysis units operate continuously to capture spontaneous user questions, reactions, and utterances as they occur. This continuous action ensures that no user feedback is lost, and the life plan chart reflects real-time user thoughts and reactions throughout the interaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms where the system processes voice inputs and line-of-sight information to dynamically update the life plan chart. User reactions captured through voice and visual attention provide feedback that continuously refines the plan information, ensuring the chart accurately reflects the user's spontaneous questions and preferences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20250014577A1Information processing method, information processing device, and information processing program
Publication Date: 2025.01.09 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

In an information processing method performed by a computer (200) comprises: displaying plan information, the plan information representing a future plan and being generated based on basic information on a user and an ideal plan of the user in consultation on the future plan of the user through a voice interaction; and correcting the future plan and updating the plan information in accordance with information on reaction of the user to the plan information that has been displayed.