JP2004341811A - Information transmitting method, device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To draw attention to information or impress information to enable the passive receipt of the information regardless of a delivery medium of information. <P>SOLUTION: A substantial character takes an action such as singing a song of text information of a content, speaking or waving the hand when it enters or exits. After the entering operation is ended, information is transmitted while cooperating the substantial character with an image character to communicate therewith. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is applied to a device for displaying information. In particular, the present invention relates to a technique for alerting a viewer of information to information and impressing information.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In media such as television, radio, and street advertising, as a way of calling attention to information or impressing information, use popular celebrities, use designs by popular designers, and add sound effects. , Content is produced by reputable producers and editors, etc.
[0003]
When trying to obtain information using a personal computer, the user needs to actively search for information. However, as a browser used when browsing information on the Internet, there is known a technology for providing a voice interface, such as a character speaking by a synthetic voice as an agent or a user inputting voice.
[0004]
As a method for generating a synthesized voice, for example, a voice synthesis method disclosed in Patent Document 1 is disclosed. However, the conventional synthesized speech has a problem that it cannot always be said to be a natural sound close to humans, and a method of displaying an agent on a screen has been used as an interface for solving the problem.
[0005]
As one application example of voice synthesis, there is a singing voice message generation / distribution method and apparatus for synthesizing a singing voice (for example, see Patent Literature 2). A method of synthesizing and distributing is being performed.
[0006]
As a display device that attracts attention, for example, there is a wall surface movement performance device disclosed in Patent Document 3, which provides a wall surface movement performance device having a high effect of attracting public attention by freely moving around a wall surface.
[0007]
As an advertisement distribution method, for example, there is an electronic advertisement system disclosed in Patent Literature 4, in which only an advertisement viewer who actually views an advertisement displayed on an advertisement terminal can change advertisement data displayed on the advertisement display terminal. In this way, an electronic advertisement system is provided that is effective for increasing the interest of advertisement viewers in advertisement.
[0008]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-6-308997
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2002-132281
[Patent Document 3]
JP-A-7-140919
[Patent Document 4]
JP-A-2002-150130
[Patent Document 5]
JP-A-11-202883
[Patent Document 6]
JP-A-10-139323
[0009]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In information transmission devices and methods such as televisions, radios, street advertisements, personal computers, etc., the improvement of the effect of calling attention to information to the viewer and impressing the information has been achieved by manually increasing the content. It relies on the experience of its creators and editors. Therefore, there is a problem that it takes time and cost.
[0010]
In the present invention, the viewpoint is changed, not the production or editing of the content itself, but the effect of evoking information or impressing the information by the movement of the character, etc., and improving the effect of newly created content as well as the content which has existed before. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a high value-added service such as information distribution by expanding the range of adaptation.
[0011]
Further, when trying to obtain information using a personal computer, the user must actively search for information, and it is difficult to passively receive information. Therefore, an object of the present technology is to enable passive reception of information regardless of the information distribution medium.
[0012]
Furthermore, with regard to synthesized speech that has been considered to be unnatural, the purpose is to output sound from a substantial character and make it appear more natural by making it appear as if the actual character itself is talking. .
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Devices for transmitting information, such as televisions, radios, street advertisements, and personal computers, and information transmission methods therefor are widely known. In such an information transmitting apparatus and method, it is important to call attention to information to a viewer and further impress the information. In addition, when trying to obtain information using a personal computer, the user needs to actively search for information.
[0014]
The present invention relates to an information transmission apparatus and method for transmitting information that enhances the effect of attracting attention to a viewer and improves the persistence of impressions or enhances the distribution that enables passive acquisition of information. Apparatus and method.
[0015]
As means for achieving the above object, a real character and an image character are used. A real character performs appearance and exit operations, and an image character performs appearance and exit operations.
[0016]
When the real character appears and exits, the character performs operations such as singing, speaking, and waving the text information of the content. After the appearance operation is completed, information is transmitted while the real character and the image character are linked to communicate with each other.
[0017]
Regarding synthesized speech that has been regarded as unnatural until now, sound is output from a substantial character, it looks as if the real character itself is talking, and by linking the real character and the image character, The conventional method of reading out a synthesized voice using an image character is shown more naturally.
[0018]
In other words, in addition to the information transmission method that the agent has done so far, the real character performs the appearance and exit action, singing, talking, waving, etc. It is possible to raise the awareness of the information.
[0019]
When the real character appears and leaves, singing, speaking, waving, etc., the text information of the content, the auditory and visual effects are further enhanced to alert and alert Can be impressed. In addition, by using a method of singing and talking, information is transmitted by voice, so that the viewer does not need to follow text information with his / her eyes, and can passively receive information. Further, after the appearance operation is completed, the real character and the image character are linked to each other so that the content becomes more interesting and the content of the information can be impressed.
[0020]
Regarding synthesized speech that has been regarded as unnatural until now, sound is output from a substantial character, it looks as if the real character itself is talking, and by linking the real character and the image character, It is possible to make the conventional method of reading out the synthesized voice by the image character look more natural.
[0021]
The present invention is a method of distributing information that appears by a signal from a real character control device that has detected new arrival information in response to a notification from an information management device, further transmits information, and then exits. It has the effect of attracting attention to each piece of information by dropping or leaving.
[0022]
The present invention is an information transmitting unit in which a character reads out information. By transmitting information in this manner, for example, even if information has been actively collected and acquired so far, such as when using a Web browser, It has the effect of providing an environment that can be passively received.
[0023]
The present invention is an information transmitting means in which a character sings information as a song. However, depending on the content of the information to be transmitted, some characters, such as sports news, can be more enjoyable when made into a song, but it is not appropriate to make a song. There is an effect of selecting information transmission means according to the characteristics of the information, and transmitting the information more accurately.
[0024]
That is, a first aspect of the present invention is an information transmitting method, which is characterized by a step of collecting information, and a word or a sentence representing the title and content of the information from the collected information. Selecting a genre of the information based on the selected word or sentence, selecting a text example for creating a text manuscript based on the determined genre, and selecting the selected text. Rearranging the words or sentences selected in the step of selecting the words or sentences based on the manuscript creation sentence example, and creating a text manuscript by linking the sorted words or sentences. And a step of reading out the created text manuscript by voice, and a character responding to the reading out. There is to be run and operating the motor (claim 1).
[0025]
Further, the step of operating the character includes executing a step of selecting an operation pattern of the character according to the genre determined by the step of determining the genre, and the step of reading out is determined by a step of determining the genre. A step of selecting an utterance pattern at the time of reading out according to the performed genre can be executed (claim 2).
[0026]
Also, a plurality of the characters are provided, and the reading step executes a step of dividing the contents of the text document and assigning the contents to the plurality of characters, and reading them out with different voices. A step of operating the plurality of characters in cooperation in accordance with the content can be executed (claim 3).
[0027]
Further, one of the plurality of characters may be a doll driven by a motor, and the other may be an image displayed on a display.
[0028]
The step of rearranging the sentences is a step of classifying the word or the sentence selected by the step of selecting the word or the sentence based on its attribute, and the step of sorting the word or the sentence according to the attribute. Inserting at a predetermined arrangement position (claim 5).
[0029]
Further, the step of operating in cooperation with the character of the doll has entered the display as a character of the image, or the character of the image has jumped out of the display as a character of the doll. (See claim 6).
[0030]
Alternatively, the step of operating in cooperation may execute the step of operating so that the plurality of characters seem to be interacting with each other (claim 7). At this time, the conversation partner can be a doll character, or yes, an image character, or an image character and a doll character.
[0031]
The reading out step may include a step of generating a melody and a step of reading out the text document as a song according to the melody (claim 8).
[0032]
A second aspect of the present invention is an information transmitting apparatus, which is characterized by a means for collecting information, and a word representing the title and content of the information from the information collected by the collecting means. Or means for selecting a sentence, means for determining the genre of the information based on the word or sentence selected by the selecting means, and selecting a text manuscript creation sentence example based on the genre determined by the determining means Means for reordering the words or sentences selected by the means for selecting the words or sentences on the basis of the text document creation example sentence selected by the selecting means, and performing the sorting Means for creating a text manuscript by connecting the words or sentences rearranged by the means, and Means for reading out a text document by voice, is in place and means for operating the character in response to reading of the spoken means (claim 9).
[0033]
Further, the means for operating the character includes means for selecting an operation pattern of the character according to the genre determined by the means for determining the genre, and the means for reading out is determined by the means for determining the genre. Means for selecting an utterance pattern at the time of reading out according to the genre can be provided (claim 10).
[0034]
The character is provided in plurality, and the reading means includes means for dividing the contents of the text document and allocating to each of the plurality of characters, and reading the text with different voices. The means for operating the character includes the contents of the reading. (Claim 11).
[0035]
Further, the means for rearranging the sentence includes: means for classifying the word or sentence selected by the means for selecting the word or sentence based on its attribute; and means for pre-determining the word or sentence in accordance with the attribute. Means for inserting the device into a predetermined position.
[0036]
The reading means may include a means for generating a melody and a means for reading the text document as a song according to the melody (claim 13).
[0037]
A third aspect of the present invention is a program. A feature of the present invention is that the program is installed in an information processing apparatus to cause the information processing apparatus to execute each step of the information transmitting method of the present invention. There. Alternatively, by installing in an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus realizes a function corresponding to each means of the information transmitting apparatus of the present invention (claims 14 and 15).
[0038]
Since the program of the present invention is recorded on a recording medium, the information processing apparatus can install the program of the present invention using the recording medium. Alternatively, the program of the present invention can be directly installed on the information processing apparatus from a server holding the program of the present invention via a network.
[0039]
By using the information processing device, instead of creating or editing the content itself, the effect of evoking information and impressing the information by the movement of the character is improved, and newly created content as well as It expands the scope of adaptation to existing content, provides high value-added services such as information distribution, and enables passive reception of information regardless of the information distribution medium. Realized an information transmission method and device that can output more natural sound by outputting sound from a character with a substance with regard to synthesized speech that has been regarded as natural and making it appear as if the substance character itself is talking. can do.
[0040]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An information transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an information transmission device using characters according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the basic procedure of the information transmission method using characters according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing details of the information processing procedure among the basic procedures of the character information transmission method of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a dictionary for determining the genre of information in the basic procedure of the information transmission method using characters according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure for generating a text for reading out by rearranging, among the basic procedures of the information transmission method using characters according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a sentence embedded in the flag of the text for reading out of the basic procedure of the information transmitting method by the character of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of character action determination in the basic procedure of the character information transmission method of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing, for each genre, details of character action determination in the basic procedure of the character information transmission method of the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a substantial character operation in the information transmission method using characters according to the present embodiment.
[0041]
As shown in FIG. 1, the information transmitting device of the present embodiment selects an information processing unit 10 for collecting information and a word or a sentence representing the title and content of the information from the information collected by the information processing unit 10. An information selection unit 11, a genre determination unit 12 that determines the genre of the information based on the word or text selected by the information selection unit 11, and a text original creation text based on the genre determined by the genre determination unit 12 A sentence example selection unit 13 for selecting an example, and information sorting for sorting the words or sentences selected by the information selection unit 11 based on the text example for text original creation selected by the sentence example selection unit 13 Unit 14 and a text for creating a text document by linking the words or sentences rearranged by the information rearranging unit 14 A text preparation unit 15, a text reading unit 16 that reads out a text document prepared by the text preparation unit 15 by voice, and a character control unit 2 that operates a character in response to the reading of the text reading unit 16. (Claim 9).
[0042]
The character control unit 2 includes a character motion determination unit 20 that selects a motion pattern of the character according to the genre determined by the genre determination unit 12. The text-to-speech unit 16 determines the genre determined by the genre determination unit 12. An utterance pattern selection unit 17 is provided for selecting an utterance pattern at the time of reading out in response.
[0043]
A plurality of the characters are provided. In the example of FIG. 1, one is a real character and the other is an image character. The text-to-speech unit 16 includes a text-to-speech character allocating unit 18 that divides the contents of the text document and allocates the divided characters to the plurality of characters, and reads out the texts with different voices. The character is operated in cooperation (claim 11).
[0044]
Also, as shown in FIG. 6, the information rearranging unit 14 classifies the word or the sentence selected by the information selecting unit 11 based on its attribute, and sorts the word or the sentence in advance according to the attribute. It is inserted into a predetermined arrangement position (claim 12).
[0045]
The text-to-speech unit 16 includes a melody generating unit 19 that generates a melody, and can read out the text document as a song according to the melody.
[0046]
The present invention can be realized as a program that functions as the above-described information transmission device by being installed in a general-purpose information processing device (claims 14 and 15). This program is recorded on a recording medium and installed in the information processing device, or installed in the information processing device via a communication line, whereby the information processing device can function as the information transmitting device of the present embodiment. .
[0047]
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a basic procedure of the embodiment of the present invention. The information is detected and processed by the information processing unit in step S1, the character motion is determined by the character motion determination unit in step S2, and the information transmission operation unit performs an operation for transmitting information in step S3. In the information transmission device shown in FIG. 1, step S1 is performed by the information processing unit 1, step 2 is performed by the character control unit 2, and step S3 is performed by the display unit 3. The display unit 3 includes an image character, a real character, and a speaker, and transmits information from the speaker.
[0048]
In the information processing in step S1 in FIG. 2, a necessary portion is selected from the information, a title, a genre, a keyword, and the like of the information are extracted, and the information is rearranged based on the extracted data to create a text document for reading aloud. I do. FIG. 3 shows the details of the processing procedure of step S1 in FIG. First, information is collected over a wide range to some extent in step S101. In step S102, necessary information is selected from the information. In step S103, the genre of information is determined based on the selected information. The selected information is rearranged in step S104, and the read information is read in step S105 (claim 1).
[0049]
Here, as an example of selecting necessary information in step S102, determining a genre in step S103, rearranging information in step S104, and creating a text manuscript for reading in step S105, the contents of a news site on the Internet are described. This procedure is described below. For example, when browsing a typical news site, Asahi.com (http://www.asahi.com), each news is composed of a title and a main body, and in some cases, an image and a short text explaining the image. . The title consists of an average of 23.7 characters and the body consists of approximately 250 to 450 characters and a few paragraphs (investigating 10 sites in the Asahi.com randomly selected by the inventor). .
[0050]
FIG. 3 shows a procedure for reconstructing a text having a length suitable for reading when information read as such a reading material is read, for example, in step S1. In step S102, of the title, the main text, and the text around the image, the title is selected from the title, the first sentence of each paragraph is selected from the text, and the full text around the image is selected. Next, in step S103, in the text selected in step S102, the genre of this information is determined to be sports, weather, special cases, etc. based on the presence or absence of a keyword in a dictionary prepared in advance. FIG. 4 shows an example of the dictionary.
[0051]
For example, in the case of a sports dictionary, there are sports, baseball, golf,..., Etc., and if there is a word corresponding to these, the genre of information is determined to be sports. If neither dictionary keyword is included, the genre is determined as others. Next, in step S104, the sentences selected in step S102 are rearranged in the procedure shown in FIG. 5 in step S103.
[0052]
A text file is created in step S104-01, a head flag is written in step S104-02, and a title is written in step S104-03. In step S104-04, the presence or absence of an image is determined. If there is an image, the flow advances to step S104-05 to write an image flag, and the text near the image is written in step S104-06. If there is no image, the flow advances to step S104-07 to determine whether there is a paragraph. If there is a paragraph, the flow advances to step S104-08 to write a text flag, and in step S104-09, the first sentence in the paragraph is written. If there is no paragraph, end processing is performed. The above procedure is sequentially performed as shown in the flowchart. Finally, in step S105, a text document for reading out is completed (claim 5).
[0053]
Here, for each genre of this information determined in step S103, sports texts for sports, weather texts for weather, and other texts for special cases and other genres are based on the text examples shown in FIG. Write for each flag. The text manuscript for reading out is created by the above procedure. For example, a text manuscript for reading aloud for sports using this procedure is as follows.
[0054]
"I have sports news. What kind of sports did you have today?""Yankees Matsumoto practice at the Toronto Sky Dome.""Look at this picture. "It's Matsumoto who sweats by stretching.""The content of this news is that the Yankees Matsumoto played a practice game at the Sky Dome in Toronto, Canada, ahead of the opening game on the next day, 30" I practiced hitting for two hours and checked the feel of the dome. "
FIG. 7 shows details of the processing procedure of step S2 in FIG. In step S202, the action of the character is determined in accordance with the type of information to be transmitted, and in step S203, a method of speaking, singing, or reading out the character is determined in accordance with the type of information to be transmitted (claim 2). In step S204, a negotiating method is determined according to the type of information to be transmitted. At this time, in step S201, the content is changed according to the genre of the information determined in step S103. FIG. 8 shows an example of the correspondence between the genre and the content, which will be described in detail below.
[0055]
If the information is sports, the character's action is set to be large and frequently, and the way of speaking is spoken. The character sings a song that combines the contents of the text with a song. Negotiations should be comical, such as blurring and plunging. When the information is the weather, the movement of the character is moderate. Speak in spoken language. Negotiations are in the form of a question, so that the viewer can more easily remember the information. When the information is a special case or another genre, the movement of the character is reduced and the frequency is also reduced. Speak like an announcer and focus on communicating the content. The number of negotiations is reduced, especially in special cases, where negotiations are not used at all and only the contents are read aloud alternately.
[0056]
Here, a processing procedure relating to both a real character and an image character is shown (claim 4). There are an operation by the real characters, an operation by the combination of the real character and the image character, and an operation by the image characters. Of the real character and the image character, characters of the same type are linked to each other, and the image character appears on the screen in response to the real character leaving and hiding, and conversely, the image character appears on the screen. When the real character appears in response to being hidden such as disappearing from the display, an operation is performed as if the character were moving back and forth between the real world and the screen.
[0057]
When transmitting information, the character performs an appearance / leaving action. At this time, the character performs an appearance / leaving action while waving, talking, or singing a song, thereby calling attention to the information. I do.
[0058]
FIG. 9 shows the movement of the real character. As indicated by the arrows, the movement M1 in the character body is the neck, the movement M2 is the face, the movement M3 is the mouth, the movement M4 is the hand, the movement M5 is the body, the movement M6 feet, and the movement of the base of the movement M7 character. These movements are performed in a composite manner, and the appearance, exit, or utterance-like operation at the time of utterance is performed to alert the viewer to the information. For example, when it is determined in step S103 that the information to be transmitted is a sport, the pedestal moves M7 at a high speed at the time of appearance, and the hand movement M7 raises and shakes the hand. When the appearance is over and the content is transmitted, raise the hand so that it looks as if walking with foot motion M6, face the screen with body motion M5, and at the same time point the content with arm motion M4. , The content is viewed using the neck and face movements M1 and M2.
[0059]
The user utters the contents of the content while accompanied by the mouth movement M3. During the utterance, the head and head movements M1 and M2 frequently repeat looking at the viewer and facing the content, and the hand movement M4. The movement of the torso is performed by adding the movement M6 of the trunk M5 and the movement M6 of the foot. At the time of exit, as in the case of appearance, the hand is raised with the hand motion M7 and the hand is waved, or it appears as if it is jumping with the foot motion M6.
[0060]
Realization of higher-quality information in the form that matches the content of the content by using both synthetic speech and the use of actual utterances when reading or singing songs I do.
[0061]
If the content of the information to be transmitted is in the form of a manual or Q & A (question and answer), the characters are negotiated with each other (claims 3 and 7). By taking the form of a spoken dialogue such as "Why is it?" Or "That's why, it's because it's so," information is more comprehensible and impressive than a text-only manual or Q & A. provide.
[0062]
When the content of the information to be transmitted is particularly a dialogue, by assigning roles to the respective characters, it becomes possible to receive the information in the form of the dialogue in the same way as the actual dialogue.
[0063]
The following three methods are used to determine the operation.
[0064]
1) The action is determined according to the type of musical scale. Among the music generated by the information processing unit 1 and the music prepared in advance, the character control unit 2 determines the operation method according to the type of the scale of the selected music.
[0065]
2) Gather information from the text and determine the type of action. At that time, information is collected from the text and the type of operation is determined, for example, by using the synthetic voice message editing and creating method disclosed in Patent Document 5.
[0066]
3) For example, the operation is determined by applying Patent Document 5. Assuming the types of characters, a dictionary suitable for each character is prepared, and a fun, sad, etc. action is determined according to the determined word type in the dictionary.
[0067]
For example, the synthesized voice message editing and creating method of Patent Literature 5 and Patent Literature 6, the synthesized voice by the device and the recording medium on which the method is recorded have a sense of incongruity as imitating human utterance from the sound quality, There was a problem that it could not be heard naturally. However, by applying the information transmission method by the character of the present invention, attention when listening to sound is dispersed by being directed to the character, or the character that is originally made looks natural because it seems to be talking. May be.
[0068]
For example, a song is generated by adding music to the text for reading prepared by the information processing unit 1 using the voice message generation / distribution method and the apparatus of Patent Document 2 (claim 8).
[0069]
The present invention creates a text manuscript for reading aloud based on viewing information originally recognized and recognized, such as text and images, and adds viewing information for causing a character to read or sing a song. Even when you are doing things, you can get information passively just by listening to the sound.
[0070]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the effects of evoking information and impressing information, to enable passive reception of information, and to provide a synthesis that has been considered to be unnatural. Sound can be provided as more natural.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exemplary view showing an information transmission device using characters according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a basic procedure of an information transmission method by a character according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing details of an information processing procedure among basic procedures of a character information transmission method according to the embodiment;
FIG. 4 is an exemplary view showing a dictionary for determining a genre of information in the basic procedure of the information transmission method using characters according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of generating a text for reading out by rearranging among basic procedures of the information transmission method using characters according to the embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a sentence embedded in a flag of the text for reading out of the basic procedure of the information transmission method using characters according to the embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a view showing a detailed flow of character action determination in a basic procedure of a character information transmission method according to the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing, for each genre, details of character action determination in a basic procedure of a character information transmission method according to the embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an exemplary view showing an actual character operation in the information transmission method using characters according to the embodiment;
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Information processing unit
2 Character control unit
3 Display
10 Information Collection Department
11 Information selection section
12 Genre decision section
13 Sentence example selector
14 Information sorting unit
15 Text manuscript creation department
16 Text-to-speech section
17 Utterance pattern selector
18 Speaking character assignment unit
19 Melody generator
20 Character motion decision unit

Claims (15)

Collecting information;
Selecting from the collected information a word or sentence representing the title and content of the information;
Determining the genre of the information based on the selected word or sentence;
Selecting a text manuscript writing example based on the determined genre;
Rearranging the word or sentence selected by the step of selecting the word or sentence based on the selected text original creation sentence example;
Concatenating the sorted words or sentences to create a text manuscript;
Reading out the created text manuscript by voice;
Operating the character in response to the reading aloud. The step of operating the character executes a step of selecting an operation pattern of the character according to the genre determined by the step of determining the genre,
2. The information transmitting method according to claim 1, wherein the reading step includes a step of selecting an utterance pattern at the time of reading according to the genre determined in the step of determining the genre. The character is provided in plurality,
The reading aloud step executes a step of dividing the content of the text document and assigning each of the plurality of characters to each of the plurality of characters, and reading each of the plurality of characters with a different voice.
The information transmitting method according to claim 1, wherein the step of operating the character includes the step of operating the plurality of characters in cooperation with each other in accordance with the content of the reading. 4. The information transmitting method according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of characters is a doll driven by a motor, and the other is an image displayed on a display. The step of rearranging the sentences,
Classifying the word or sentence selected by the step of selecting the word or sentence based on its attribute;
Inserting the word or sentence at a predetermined arrangement position determined in advance according to the attribute of the word or sentence. The step of operating in cooperation is such that the character by the doll has entered the display as a character by the image, or such that the character by the image has jumped out of the display as a character by the doll 5. The information transmitting method according to claim 3, wherein a step of performing a visual operation is performed. 4. The information transmitting method according to claim 3, wherein the step of operating in cooperation includes executing the step of operating the plurality of characters so that they appear to be interacting with each other. The reading out step includes:
Generating a melody;
Reading out the text original as a song according to the melody. Means for collecting information;
Means for selecting a word or a sentence representing the title and content of the information from the information collected by the collecting means,
Means for determining the genre of the information based on the word or sentence selected by the selecting means;
Means for selecting a text example for creating a text manuscript based on the genre determined by the determining means;
Means for rearranging the words or sentences selected by the means for selecting the words or sentences based on the text example for text manuscript creation selected by the selecting means;
Means for creating a text document by linking the words or sentences sorted by the means for performing the sorting,
Means for reading out the text document created by the creating means by voice,
Means for operating the character in response to the reading of the reading means. The means for operating the character includes means for selecting an operation pattern of the character according to the genre determined by the means for determining the genre,
10. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the reading means includes means for selecting an utterance pattern at the time of reading according to the genre determined by the genre determining means. The character is provided in plurality,
The reading means includes means for dividing the contents of the text document, assigning the contents to the plurality of characters, and reading the contents with different sounds.
The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the means for operating the character includes means for operating the plurality of characters in cooperation with each other in accordance with the content of the reading. The means for rearranging the sentences,
Means for classifying the word or sentence selected by the means for selecting the word or sentence based on its attributes;
10. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising: means for inserting the word or the sentence into a predetermined arrangement position predetermined according to its attribute. The reading means is
Means for generating a melody;
10. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising: means for reading out the text original as a song according to the melody. A program which, when installed in an information processing apparatus, causes the information processing apparatus to execute each step of the information transmission method according to claim 1. A program which, when installed in an information processing apparatus, causes the information processing apparatus to realize a function corresponding to each unit of the information transmitting apparatus according to any one of claims 9 to 13.

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