JP2002330365A - Personal interactive type navigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a personal interactive type navigation system with enhanced operability that allows even an unskillful person to easily make operations. SOLUTION: The personal interactive type navigation system is provided with a character operation database(DB) 22a in which character operation data for each recognition result of language are registered, a character voice database(DB) 22b in which voice data of characters for each recognition result of language are registered, a voice recognition device 26 which recognizes the language, a navigation application 27 which selects program guide data or recommended program data, operation data, voice data, and a video/audio mixing device 29 which composites the selected operation data, program guide data or recommended program data into current TV image data respectively, composites the selected voice data into current TV voice data and outputs the current TV image data and the current TV voice data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal conversational navigation apparatus using an electronic program guide technology.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as a program guide for television broadcasting, a radio / TV section of a newspaper (hereinafter referred to as a latte section) is used.
In addition, paper media such as program guide magazines are widely used.

However, in recent years, in addition to these methods,
2. Description of the Related Art An electronic program guide EPG system for electronically providing a program guide has been widely used.

In such an electronic program guide, a previously transmitted latitudinal program guide information is stored in a memory of a TV device,
This is a method in which the program guide information in the memory is read out and displayed on the TV screen if desired.

According to this electronic program guide, for example, HI
It is possible to provide a viewer with a latte-column program guide in response to pressing of an arrow key or a numeric button of a remote controller as a (Human Interface).

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned electronic program guide technology uses a program guide in the form of a latte column and a push operation of a remote control device, and is not suitable for the future multi-channel era. there is a possibility.

For example, when the multi-channel era has entered and the number of channels and services has reached the order of one thousand or ten thousand,
In a program guide like a latte column, for example, the program guide does not fit on one screen, so that it is necessary to switch the screen many times. Have difficulty.

Further, when one channel is selected from 1000 channels, it is necessary to press the arrow keys and numeric buttons many times, but such a large number of pressing operations are difficult as described above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide an interpersonal conversation type navigation device capable of improving operability so that even a person unfamiliar with machine operation can easily operate it. I do.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a TV is connected to or mounted on a TV device, and the TV is displayed on a TV screen of the TV device.
An interpersonal conversational navigation device for guiding a program, wherein the interpersonal conversational navigation device combines video data of the TV screen with program guide data or recommended program data based on a language input by voice. As described above, since the program guide is performed by voice input, operability can be improved so that a person unfamiliar with machine operation can easily perform the operation.

In a second aspect based on the first aspect, a character motion database in which motion data for displaying a predetermined character motion is registered for each of the language recognition results, and a character motion database for each of the language recognition results. A character voice database in which voice data for outputting a predetermined character voice is registered, voice recognition means for recognizing the voice-input language, and distribution in advance based on a recognition result by the voice recognition means. Data selecting means for selecting the selected program guide data or recommended program data, selecting motion data from the character motion database, and selecting voice data from the character voice database, and motion data selected by the data selecting means. And the program guide data or recommended program data, respectively,
Interpersonal conversation comprising: screen synthesizing means for synthesizing V screen data and outputting a synthesis result; and voice synthesizing means for synthesizing or replacing the audio data selected by the data selecting means with current TV audio data and outputting the same. Type navigation device.

Thus, in addition to the operation of the first invention, TV operation and program introduction can be achieved by communication between the viewer and the character (pseudo-person), thereby realizing a device that is more comfortable and gentle to humans. Can be done.

[0013] In a third aspect based on the second aspect, the speech recognizing means uses a language closest to the speech input language among a plurality of languages registered in advance as a recognition result. Accordingly, the interpersonal conversation type navigation device obtains the same recognition result for a plurality of languages of the consonant expression.

Thus, in addition to the effect of the second invention, by responding to a wide range of linguistic expressions instead of responding to fixed voices, it is possible to realize a navigation device that is more comfortable for the viewer.

[0015] In a fourth aspect based on the second or third aspect, the data selection means is an interpersonal conversation type which partially selects the program guide data based on a speech recognition result by the speech recognition means. It is a navigation device.

Thus, in addition to the operation of the second or third aspect, the program guide data to be displayed is obtained by filtering the program guide data in response to a viewer's request for excessive program guide data in a latte column. Can be narrowed down.

In a fifth aspect based on the second to fourth aspects, voice data relating to the program guide data or recommended program data and voice data relating to daily conversation are registered as the character voice database. It is an interpersonal conversation type navigation device.

Thus, in addition to the effects of the second to fourth aspects of the present invention, the character can be made more familiar through daily conversation other than the main purpose, and a healing effect or the like can be given to the viewer.

A sixth invention is the interpersonal navigation device according to the second to fifth inventions, wherein the character motion is a motion relating to a character having at least an eye or a mouth.

Thus, in addition to the effects of the second to fifth inventions, the added value of the TV itself can be improved.

A seventh invention is a remote control device used in each of the first to sixth inventions, wherein the microphone converts a speech input language into an electric signal, and encodes the electric signal obtained by the microphone. And an infrared transmitting means for transmitting an infrared signal based on the encoding result.

As described above, by mounting the microphone on the remote control device which is considered to be present at hand, it is possible to improve the voice recognition rate and the usability.

According to an eighth aspect, in the seventh aspect, a housing accommodating the microphone and the infrared transmitting means, and a wristband portion attached to the housing and attached to and detached from a wrist of a human are provided. Remote control device.

Thus, in addition to the operation of the seventh aspect, the trouble of searching for the remote control device can be omitted, and the usability can be improved by fusing it with a wristwatch.

[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an interpersonal conversation type navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention and its peripheral configuration. This interpersonal interactive navigation device includes a remote control device 10 and a set top box (Set Top Box) 20.
, And a TV device 30
Is connected.

Here, the remote control device 10 has a wireless microphone function of converting a viewer's voice into an infrared signal and transmitting the infrared signal. Specifically, the utterance button 11, the microphone 12, the infrared An encoder 13 and an infrared transmitter 14 are provided. However, the remote control device 10 may be configured to be able to operate by using a numeric button or the like in addition to the voice. In this case, the infrared signal is transmitted even in response to the pressing operation of the numeric button or the like.

The utterance button 11 is used to put the microphone 12 into a sound acquisition standby state by a pressing operation of the viewer. The utterance button 11 is not limited to a button, and any switch such as a slide switch or a lever, a sensor, or the like can be used.

The microphone 12 has a function of converting the input voice into an electric signal and inputting it to the infrared encoding device 13 when the microphone 12 enters a voice acquisition standby state by pressing the utterance button 11.

The infrared encoding device 13 includes the microphone 1
2 is encoded, and the obtained encoded signal is transmitted to the infrared transmitting device 14. here,
As an encoding method, for example, VSELP (Vector Sum Excited Linear Predictio
Standard encoding techniques such as n) are applicable.

The infrared transmitter 14 converts the encoded signal transmitted from the infrared encoder 13 into an infrared signal and transmits it. Here, when transmitting an infrared signal, IrDA (Infrared D) which is an infrared data communication standard is used.
ata Association) "IrDA1.1" etc. can be used.

On the other hand, the set-top box 20
The video signal and the audio signal are converted to T based on the video / video input of the TV broadcast received from the antenna 31.
In addition to the function of outputting to the V-device 30, based on the infrared signal received from the remote control device 10, the video data and the audio data of the characters such as the program guide are mixed with the TV broadcast video and audio signals and output to the TV device 30. It has a function to do.

Specifically, the set-top box 20
Recognition voice DB (Database) 21, character motion DB2
2a, character voice DB 22b, graphics library 23, EPG DB 24, infrared receiver 25,
Voice recognition device 26, navigation application 2
7, TV control device 28, video / audio mixing device 29
It has.

Although the set-top box 20 has a separate TV configuration connected to the TV device 30 here, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a TV integrated type mounted on the TV device 30. In this case, the present invention may be expressed as a TV device with an interpersonal interactive navigation function.

As shown schematically in FIG. 2, the recognition speech DB 21 stores a plurality of sets of index values, character data of speech of a viewer, and speech coded data. , The encoded pattern of the audio signal is collated bit by bit, and an index value corresponding to the closest registered encoded audio data is determined by the speech recognition device 2.
6 is provided. However, the voice DB for recognition
Reference numeral 21 may not be one piece of encoded voice data for each index value, and a plurality of pieces of encoded audio data of a consonant expression and its character data may be registered for each index value.

The recognition voice DB 21 stores voice coded data relating to conversation for program guidance from the viewpoint of providing program guidance and voice coded data relating to greetings and daily conversation from the viewpoint of providing a human-friendly human interface. Are registered. FIG. 2 is a partial example, and a large number of data are actually registered. The same applies to the following FIGS. 3 to 5 and the like.

As shown schematically in FIG. 3, the character motion DB 22a stores at least one motion data of a character for each index value. Is transmitted to the navigation application 27.

Here, the motion data is data of an animation image of a moving character, and GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) animation, Flash (registered trademark), or the like can be applied as a data format.

Characters include pets, people, animals,
Plants, fish, birds, insects, creatures, robots, fairies, goods,
Any characters can be applied without being limited to examples of symbols and the like, but it is preferable that the character has at least eyes or a mouth from the viewpoint of having a smooth conversation with the viewer. In addition, if there is at least a face part, it is not necessary to display the whole body, and it may be grown or changed over time. Further, the character need not be a single character, and a plurality of characters may be displayed.

As shown schematically in FIG. 4, the character voice DB 22b stores character voices (replies) for each index value.
One or more pairs of character data and its voice-encoded data are registered.
, And sends a set of any of the voice character data and the voice encoded data to the navigation application 27 out of the pair of the voice character data and the voice encoded data corresponding to the index value. Has a function.

It should be noted that a plurality of sets of voice encoded data and character data to be registered with respect to the same index value may be expressions that at least make a conversation, but from the viewpoint of smooth conversation, Synonymous expression (different words with the same meaning)
It is preferable that the following relationship is satisfied.

For example, in response to the viewer's "What is today's recommended program?", The index value "2" is "Today's recommended program is this!""This is a special select program" is a mutually consensual expression, and the conversation proceeds smoothly regardless of which is selected. In addition, the index value "2""Which one to look at today?"
Is an example of an expression that is not a consensual expression but that establishes a conversation. Note that the character voice DB 22b may be replaced with one that performs the same operation, for example, a well-known natural conversation engine.

The graphics library 23 has a GUI
(Graphical User Interface), etc.
For example, character voice DB2
Graphic data such as balloons for surrounding and displaying the character data of 2b are registered.

The EPG DB 24 holds program guide data as shown in FIG. 5 (a) and recommended program data as shown in FIG. 5 (b). For example, when a broadcast wave is distributed in the same manner as the content like a CS digital broadcast and received by the TV antenna 31, the content stored in the EPG DB 24 is updated to the received latest program guide data and recommended program data. You. However, the program guide data and the recommended program data are not limited to broadcast waves, and may be distributed by any means such as a telephone line.

The EPG DB 24 may not be provided in the set-top box 20, but may be provided, for example, on the TV device 30 side. DB for EPG
24, each element 2 in the set-top box 20
1 to 29 may be provided on the TV device 30 side as appropriate. That is, even if the arrangement of each of the elements 21 to 29 is appropriately changed, as long as they have the same function as a whole, they are included in the scope of the present invention.

Here, the program guide data indicates a set of time information (at least the start time) and program contents (eg, title, cast, paid / free, outline, etc.) for each channel. It shows the contents of a normal latte column. In the program guide data, in FIG. 5A, each channel is arranged in each row, and each time information is arranged in each column.
The present invention is not limited to this, and each time information may be arranged in each row, and each channel may be arranged in each column.

The recommended program data is data indicating a program recommended by the system operator to the viewer. More specifically, the recommended program data comprises at least a set of time information, a channel, and a program title. Person, paid / free, outline, etc.). It is preferable that the recommended program data be contained within one screen from the viewpoint of improving operability. The recommended program data is not limited to the recommended contents, and presents a combination of recommended programs that cannot be viewed in the same time zone, such as a set of a plurality of channels and a program title in the same time information. You may.

The infrared receiving device 25 is
Has a function of receiving the infrared signal transmitted from the voice recognition device 26 and transmitting it to the speech recognition device 26 as an electric coded signal. The infrared data communication standard IrDA or the like may be used when receiving the infrared signal.

The voice recognition device 26 includes an infrared receiving device 25
Has a function of searching the speech DB 21 for recognition for speech coded data that is most similar to the coded signal input from, and transmitting the obtained index value to the navigation application 27.

The navigation application 27
A GUI application on a TV screen, based on an index value received from the voice recognition device 26, (i) motion data in the character motion DB 22a, (ii) voice encoded data in the character voice DB 22b, and (iii) character A combination of voice character data in the voice DB 22b and balloon data in the graphics library 23, (i
v) A function of selecting program guide data or recommended program data in the EPG DB 24, a function of transmitting the selection result to the video / audio mixing device 29, and a TV control based on the index value received from the voice recognition device 26. And a function of selecting control of the device 28.

The navigation application 2
7 selects the program guide data in the EPG DB 24 based on the index value received from the voice recognition device 26.
The contents of the program guide data may be partially selected. For example, only the time information and / or the channel portion corresponding to the index value may be selected from the program guide data.

The TV control device 28 has a TV tuner (not shown), and has a function of switching the channel and increasing / decreasing the audio volume with respect to the TV device 30 in accordance with the control selected by the navigation application 27.

The video / audio mixing device 29 converts the TV video signal and the TV audio signal obtained by the TV tuner of the TV control device 28 and the data (i) to (iv) obtained by the navigation application 27 for each video. And a function of synthesizing each sound and outputting the synthesis result to the TV device 30.

Note that such a set-top box 2
0 may be realized by a software configuration as shown in FIG. 6, for example. That is, the operating system OS 20a as the basic software and the navigation application 2 as the upper application
The software configuration in which each software (infrared communication 25, character voice DB 22b, character motion DB 22a, video / audio mixing 29, TV control 28, graphics library 23) is located as middleware between the software and the middleware.

The TV device 30 is a well-known television device, and displays a TV screen based on video data received from the set-top box 20 and outputs audio based on audio data received from the set-top box 20. is there.

Next, the operation of the interpersonal conversational navigation device configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, when the utterance button 11 is pressed by the viewer 40, the remote control device 10 puts the microphone 12 into a sound acquisition standby state (ST).
1).

Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the viewer 40 speaks into the microphone 12 of the remote control device 10 in a natural language or a language (word or the like) similar thereto.

In the remote control device 11, for example, "What is today's recommended program?" Is input from the microphone 12 as the voice 41 spoken by the viewer 40 (ST2). The voice spoken by the viewer 12 is not limited to the voice related to the program guide, but may be a daily conversation.

When this sound "What is today's recommended program?" Is input as an electrical signal to the infrared encoder 13 by the microphone 12, it is converted into an encoded signal by digital encoding (ST3).

The coded signal is converted into an infrared signal by the infrared transmitting device 14 and transmitted, and received by the infrared receiving device 25 of the set-top box 20 (ST4).

The infrared receiving device 25 converts this infrared signal into an electric coded signal and inputs it to the speech recognition device 26 (ST5).

The speech recognition device 26 searches for the most similar speech encoded data in the speech DB 21 for recognition as shown in FIG. 2 based on the encoded signal, and obtains the obtained speech encoded data “today's. An index value "2" corresponding to "What is the recommended program?" Is obtained (ST6).

The voice recognition device 26 sends the index value “2” to the navigation application 27 (ST)
7).

The navigation application 27
Based on the index value "2", the motion data "appear walking from the right side of the screen and take a pose" is selected from the character motion DB 22a as shown in FIG. 3 (ST8). FIG. 10 shows an example of the character and the pose.

Here, the selected operation data is not always limited to the same operation data, but is operation data that is randomly selected from a plurality of operation data corresponding to the index value. This makes it possible to create a more familiar character because the character action has randomness.

The navigation application 2
7 is based on the index value “2”, and the voice coded data “010010...” Is read from the character voice DB 22b as shown in FIG.
0101 (This is today's recommended program!) ”(ST9). Similarly, this character voice is not always limited to the same voice, but may be one of a plurality of voice encoded data corresponding to the index value. The audio encoded data is randomly selected.

The navigation application 2
7 selects the control of the TV control device 28 based on the index value "2" (ST10). This index value "2" is an inquiry for a recommended program, and does not require channel control and / or audio volume control. So nothing is selected.

Further, the navigation application 2
7 selects a combination of character data "Today's recommended program is this!" And character data in the graphics library 23 in the character voice DB 22b as shown in FIG. 4 based on the index value "2". Then, the recommended program data in the EPG DB 24 is selected as shown in FIG. 5B (ST11).

Then, the navigation application 27 sends the selection results of steps ST8, ST9 and ST11 to the video / audio mixing device 29.

The video / audio mixing device 29 is the same as that shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 13, the operation data D1, the combination of the character data D2 and the balloon data D3 received from the navigation application, and the recommended program data D4 are transmitted to the TV.
By combining with the original screen data D5 of the broadcast, FIG.
The video data for displaying the synthesized TV screen D6 shown in (1) is created and transmitted to the TV device 30 (ST12).

At the same time, the video / audio mixing device 2
No. 9 transmits to the TV device 30 voice encoded data of the character received from the navigation application 27, instead of the TV broadcast voice (ST13).

The TV device 30 displays a TV screen based on the video data as shown in FIG. 13, and similarly outputs a character voice based on the voice data.

At this time, the character on the screen is displayed as an animation having a motion corresponding to the index value in the character motion DB. The character voice is output as a voice corresponding to the index value in the character voice DB.

Thereafter, by repeating steps ST1 to ST13, the program guide proceeds as if by communication between a person (viewer) and a character (pseudo person) in the TV screen. In addition to the program guide, daily conversation with the character can be enjoyed, and pseudo communication can be achieved.

The character is automatically deleted after the completion of the program guide during the program guide, and is deleted by a predetermined button operation during the daily conversation.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the program guide is performed based on the voice input, the operability can be improved so that even a person who is unfamiliar with machine operation can easily operate.

Further, since the program guide is performed by using the character, it is possible to provide a comfortable and gentle human interface between the viewer and the character (pseudo-person), deviating from the conventional human interface between the viewer and the product.

For example, by a configuration in which a conversation is made with a character,
Even people who are unfamiliar with machine operation, such as the elderly, the elderly, people with disabilities such as hands and fingers, can easily operate the machine.

Further, by having conversations other than the program guide and TV operation, it is possible to make the character more familiar and to obtain a secondary effect that heals the viewer's heart.

[0080] The added value of the TV itself can be improved by the human interface having such characters, and the viewer can be motivated to purchase.

As a technique close to the present invention, there is interpersonal conversation type navigation realized by car navigation. This interpersonal conversation navigation of the car navigation performs voice recognition and guidance by characters on the screen in the same manner as the present invention. However, unlike the present invention, the following screen is provided so as not to pay attention to the screen from the viewpoint of traffic safety. It has properties (a) and (b). (A) Allowed linguistic expressions are narrow. It is specialized in car navigation, and there is no daily conversation such as greeting. (B) The character on the screen is a still image or almost a still image, and does not move.

On the other hand, the present invention is a technique on the premise that attention is paid to the screen, and has the following properties (A) and (B). (A) Allowable linguistic expressions are wide. Also, it does not specialize in program guides, but also supports everyday conversations. (B) Characters on the screen can operate by animation.

Therefore, the present invention is different from the prior art in that the electronic program guide EP in the era of healing is different from the conventional ones.
G can be realized.

In addition, the navigation application 27 partially selects the contents of the program guide data based on the index value. As a result, the program guide data can be narrowed down at the request of the viewer for the excessively large program guide data in the latte column, and the electronic program guide EPG in the multi-channel era can be realized.

Further, by mounting the microphone 12 on the remote control device 10 which is considered to be present at hand, it is possible to improve the voice recognition rate, the usability, and the like.

The method described in each of the above embodiments is
Magnetic disks (floppy (registered trademark) disks,
Hard disk, etc.), optical disk (CD-ROM, D
VD, etc.), a magneto-optical disk (MO), and a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory.

The storage medium may take any form as long as it can store a program and can be read by a computer.

Also, an OS (Operating System) running on the computer based on the instructions of the program installed in the computer from the storage medium,
MW for database management software, network software, etc.
(Middleware) or the like may execute a part of each process for realizing the present embodiment.

Further, the storage medium in the present invention is not limited to a medium independent of a computer, but also includes a storage medium in which a program transmitted through a LAN, the Internet or the like is downloaded and stored or temporarily stored.

Further, the number of storage media is not limited to one, and the case where the processing in the present embodiment is executed from a plurality of media is also included in the storage medium of the present invention, and any media configuration may be used.

The computer according to the present invention executes each processing in the present embodiment based on a program stored in a storage medium. An apparatus such as a personal computer and a plurality of apparatuses are connected to a network. Any configuration such as a system described above may be used.

The computer in the present invention is
It is not limited to a personal computer, but also includes a processing device, a microcomputer, and the like included in an information processing device, and generically refers to a device and a device capable of realizing the functions of the present invention by a program.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified in the implementation stage without departing from the gist of the invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the recognition voice DB 21 and the voice recognition device 26 are accommodated in the set-top box 20 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. The present invention can be implemented in the same manner and the same effect can be obtained even when the reset device 10 is provided with a voice recognition function provided between the infrared encoding device 13 and the infrared transmitting device 14 in the device 10. Can be.

In the above embodiment and this modification,
The remote control device 10 is assumed to be held by the viewer. However, the present invention is not limited to this. A housing containing the utterance button 11, the microphone 12, the infrared encoding device 13, and the infrared transmitting device 14, Remote control device 10 having wristband part for attaching and detaching to and from human wrist
Even if it is transformed to, the same effect as the present invention can be obtained,
Further, the trouble of searching for the remote control device can be omitted, and the usability can be improved by fusing it with a wristwatch.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the character is displayed only when necessary, such as at the time of program guidance and daily conversation, has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be displayed at all times. In the case of this training game, the character may be moved to a display unit or the like of the remote control device while watching the TV program, and the character may be returned to the TV screen at the time of program guidance.

Further, the embodiments may be combined as appropriate as far as possible, and in this case, the combined effects can be obtained. Further, the above embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriate combinations of a plurality of disclosed configuration requirements.
For example, when an invention is extracted by omitting some constituent elements from all constituent elements described in the embodiment, when implementing the extracted invention, the omitted part is appropriately supplemented by well-known conventional techniques. It is something to be done.

In addition, the present invention can be variously modified and implemented without departing from the gist thereof.

[0098]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operability can be improved so that a person unfamiliar with machine operation can easily operate the machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an interpersonal conversational navigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention and its peripheral configuration.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a recognition voice DB according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a character motion DB according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a character voice DB in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining program guide data and recommended program data in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a software configuration according to the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining motion data of the character in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram for explaining a combination of character data and balloon data and recommended program data in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram for explaining an original screen of a TV broadcast in the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram for explaining a TV screen after composition in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 remote control device 11 utterance button 12 microphone 13 infrared encoder 14 infrared transmitter 20 set-top box 21 recognition voice DB 22 a character motion DB 22 b character voice DB 23 graphics library 24 EPG DB 25 ... Infrared receiver 26 ... Speech recognition device 27 ... Navigation application 28 ... TV control device 29 ... Video / sound mixing device 30 ... TV device 31 ... TV antenna D1 ... Operation data D1 D2 ... Character data D2 D3 ... Bubble Data D3 D4 ... Recommended program data D4 D5 ... Original screen D6 ... TV screen

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A TV connected to or mounted on a TV device,
An interpersonal conversational navigation device for guiding a TV program on a TV screen of the device, the interpersonal navigation device synthesizing video data of the TV screen with program guide data or recommended program data based on a language input by voice. Interactive navigation device. 2. The interpersonal interactive navigation device according to claim 1, wherein a character motion database in which motion data for displaying a predetermined character motion is registered for each of the language recognition results, and the language recognition. For each result, a character voice database in which voice data for outputting a predetermined character voice is registered, a voice recognition unit for recognizing the language in which the voice is input, and a recognition result obtained by the voice recognition unit Data selection means for selecting pre-distributed program guide data or recommended program data, selecting motion data from the character motion database, and selecting voice data from the character voice database; Action data and program guide data or recommended program data Screen synthesizing means for synthesizing video data of the V screen and outputting a synthesis result; and voice synthesizing means for synthesizing or replacing the audio data selected by the data selecting means with current TV audio data and outputting the same. An interpersonal conversational navigation device characterized by the following. 3. The interpersonal conversational navigation device according to claim 2, wherein the voice recognition unit is configured to:
An interpersonal conversational navigation apparatus characterized in that the closest language among a plurality of languages registered in advance is used as a recognition result, so that the same recognition result is obtained for a plurality of languages having a consonant expression. 4. The interpersonal navigation device according to claim 2, wherein the data selection unit partially selects the program guide data based on a recognition result by the voice recognition unit. A personal conversational navigation device characterized by the following. 5. The interpersonal conversation type navigation device according to claim 2, wherein the character voice database includes voice data relating to the program guide data or recommended program data and voice relating to daily conversation. An interpersonal navigation device characterized in that data and data are registered. 6. The interpersonal conversation type navigation device according to claim 2, wherein the character operation is an operation relating to a character having at least eyes or a mouth. Type navigation device. 7. The remote control device used in the interpersonal navigation device according to claim 1, wherein the microphone converts a speech input language into an electric signal, and the microphone. Encoding the electrical signal obtained by
A remote control device, comprising: an infrared transmitting unit that transmits an infrared signal based on the encoding result. 8. The remote control device according to claim 7, further comprising: a housing accommodating the microphone and the infrared transmitting means; and a wristband unit attached to the housing and attached to and detached from a human wrist. A remote control device, characterized in that: