JP2022032671A - Information processing device, control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable exercises of solving listening questions in the same environment as tests that are actually performed by using an information processing device.SOLUTION: An information processing device includes input parts 120, 131, a voice output part 140 for outputting a voice, and a control part 100 for controlling timing for causing the voice output part 140 to output a voice of voice data on the basis of information showing a waiting time until the reproduction of the voice data associated with a selected question is started in the case that there is the voice data associated with the question selected by the input parts 120, 131. The information processing device can be an electronic dictionary 1. The question associated with the voice data can be a question of listening to and answering the voice.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The disclosure herein relates to information processing devices, control methods, and programs.

As a learning system that can be used for learning a language such as English, there is a learning system that uses a computer and a network. In this kind of learning system, when setting repetitive playback, a silent section can be inserted, and the set part can be repeatedly uttered and practiced (for example, Patent Document 1). See).

In addition, information processing devices such as electronic dictionaries and smartphones can be used for learning about language tests such as TOEIC (registered trademark) and Eiken (registered trademark). The user of the information processing device can prepare (learn) for the language test by executing the learning contents including the problems and the similar problems given in the past language test on the information processing device. The learning content includes a listening problem that listens to the sound output from the information processing device and solves the problem displayed on the information processing device.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-242107

In the actual language test, a method of reading the contents and options of the listening question before the audio of the listening question is played (for example, called look-ahead) is often used.

However, when the information processing device is used to solve the listening problem included in the learning content, in the conventional information processing device, after selecting the problem, the selected problem is displayed on the information processing device and at the same time, the sound is reproduced. It will be started. Therefore, when solving a listening problem using an information processing device, it has not been possible to reproduce an environment similar to that of an actual test.

Based on the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of practicing solving listening problems in an environment similar to an actual test by using an information processing device. It is to be.

When the information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention has an input unit, an audio output unit that outputs audio, and audio data associated with the problem selected by the input unit, the selected problem is solved. Information characterized by including a control unit that controls the timing of outputting the voice of the voice data to the voice output unit based on the information indicating the waiting time until the playback of the associated voice data is started. It is a processing device.

The control method according to one aspect of the present invention is when an information processing apparatus including an input unit and an audio output unit that outputs audio has audio data associated with a problem selected by the input unit. , The timing of outputting the voice of the voice data to the voice output unit is controlled based on the information indicating the waiting time until the playback of the voice data associated with the selected problem is started. It is a control method.

A program according to an aspect of the present invention is when an information processing apparatus including an input unit and an audio output unit that outputs audio has audio data associated with a problem selected by the input unit. Based on the information indicating the waiting time until the playback of the audio data associated with the selected problem is started, the process of controlling the timing of outputting the audio of the audio data to the audio output unit is executed. It is a featured program.

According to the above aspect, the information processing apparatus can be used to practice solving listening problems in an environment similar to that of an actual test.

It is a perspective view which illustrates the appearance structure of the electronic dictionary which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which illustrates the functional structure of the electronic dictionary which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the data about the content of the problem collection stored in the storage part. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of a question control information. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process performed in the electronic dictionary which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure explaining an example of the screen transition in an electronic dictionary. It is a figure explaining the timing which the sound is reproduced when a listening problem is selected. It is a figure which shows an example of the question control information used in the electronic dictionary which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process performed in the electronic dictionary which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the process performed in the electronic dictionary which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of the question control information which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of the question control information which concerns on 4th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, an electronic dictionary capable of outputting voice is given as an example of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention. In the following description, detailed description of known configurations, functions, operations, and the like in electronic dictionaries capable of outputting voice will be omitted.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance configuration of the electronic dictionary according to the first embodiment.

The electronic dictionary 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a first housing 2 in which a plurality of keys 4 are arranged, and a second housing 3 in which a touch panel display 5 is arranged. The first housing 2 and the second housing 3 are a surface in which a plurality of keys 4 are arranged in the first housing 2 and a surface in which a touch panel display 5 is arranged in the second housing 3. It is rotatably engaged in a manner in which the angle of the can be changed.

The plurality of keys 4 arranged in the first housing 2 include a power key, a cursor key, a character input key, an enter key, and a shortcut key. The power key is a key for turning on / off the power of the electronic dictionary 1. The cursor key is a key for moving the cursor or the selected item displayed on the touch panel display 5 up / down / left / right in the display screen. The character input key is a key used for inputting characters in the character input field displayed on the touch panel display 5. The decision key is a key for confirming an operation such as selection or input performed on the electronic dictionary 1. The shortcut key is a key for executing a predetermined content among a plurality of contents that can be executed in the electronic dictionary 1. The plurality of keys 4 may include a key to which a function different from the above-mentioned key is assigned. Further, some keys such as a character input key are assigned a plurality of functions, and one of the plurality of functions can be selected by combining with another key (for example, a shift key or a function key). May be good.

The touch panel display 5 arranged in the second housing 3 is an input / output device in which a digitizer (position detector) is superposed on the display surface of a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The touch panel display 5 in the electronic dictionary 1 may have, for example, a selection area adjacent to the display surface of the display device, and a digitizer may be arranged on the display surface of the display device and over the selection area. The digitizer of the touch panel display 5 is an example of the input unit of the electronic dictionary 1. In the following description, the touch panel display 5 is referred to as a touch panel 5.

Further, in the electronic dictionary 1 illustrated in FIG. 1, a speaker 6, an earphone terminal 7, and a microphone 8 are provided in the first housing 2.

In the electronic dictionary 1 illustrated in FIG. 1, for example, a predetermined key among a plurality of keys 4 or a touch panel 5 can be used to select and execute a desired content among a plurality of contents. The plurality of contents include, for example, the contents of a dictionary such as a Japanese dictionary (Japanese dictionary), an English-Japanese dictionary, and a Japanese-English dictionary. In addition, the plurality of contents include, for example, the contents of a collection of language test questions such as TOEIC and Eiken. This type of electronic dictionary 1 reproduces, for example, audio data included in the contents of a dictionary or a collection of problems, and outputs audio from an earphone (not shown) connected to a speaker 6 or an earphone terminal 7. Can be done. Further, in the electronic dictionary 1 illustrated in FIG. 1, for example, the sound emitted by the user of the electronic dictionary 1 can be picked up by the microphone 8. Therefore, the user of the electronic dictionary 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 can use the electronic dictionary 1 to practice pronunciation of English and solve listening problems of a language test, for example.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the electronic dictionary according to the first embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the electronic dictionary 1 includes a control unit 100, a storage unit 110, a key input unit 120, a position detection unit 131, a display unit 132, a voice output unit 140, and a sound collection unit 150.

The key input unit 120 corresponds to a plurality of keys 4 described with reference to FIG. 1 and accepts an input operation using the plurality of keys 4. The position detection unit 131 and the display unit 132 correspond to the digitizer (position detector) and the display device of the touch panel 5 described with reference to FIG. 1, respectively, and display various screens by the display unit 132 and in the electronic dictionary 1. The touch position is detected by the position detection unit 131 that functions as one of the input units. The audio output unit 140 corresponds to the speaker 6 and the earphone terminal 7 described with reference to FIG. 1, and outputs audio from the speaker 6 or the earphone connected to the earphone terminal 7. The sound collecting unit 150 corresponds to the microphone 8 described with reference to FIG. 1 and converts the sound around the electronic dictionary 1 into an electric signal.

The control unit 100 controls the operation of the entire electronic dictionary 1. The control unit 100 corresponds to, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes various programs including an OS (Operating System) program. The program executed by the processor includes a program for executing the contents of the problem collection, which includes a process of adjusting (controlling) the reproduction start time of the audio data in the listening problem, which will be described later.

The control unit 100 in the electronic dictionary 1 of the present embodiment includes a search unit 101, a display processing unit 102, a determination unit 103, and a voice reproduction processing unit 104.

The search unit 101 searches the storage unit 110 based on the input operation received by the key input unit 120, the position detected by the position detection unit 131, and the like, and extracts the corresponding data. For example, the search unit 101 searches the storage unit 110 using a phrase input during execution of the contents of the dictionary as a keyword, and extracts data indicating the meaning of the phrase. Further, the search unit 101 searches the storage unit 110 using the problem number selected during the execution of the content of the problem collection as a keyword, and extracts the problem data of the problem number.

The display processing unit 102 performs a process of displaying screen data on the display unit 132.

The determination unit 103 makes various determinations in various processes performed in the electronic dictionary 1, including a process of determining whether or not the problem selected during execution of the contents of the problem collection is a listening problem. The audio reproduction processing unit 104 reproduces audio data and causes the audio output unit 140 to output audio. When the determination unit 103 determines that the listening problem has been selected, the audio reproduction processing unit 104 of the present embodiment is selected after a predetermined waiting time has elapsed after the selected problem is displayed on the display unit 132. Start playing the audio data associated with the problem. The predetermined waiting time may be a time set by the user of the electronic dictionary 1 or a predetermined time. Further, the predetermined waiting time may be changed by the control unit 100, for example, based on the time required from displaying the question on the display unit 132 to inputting the answer by the user.

The storage unit 110 stores various programs executed by the processor as the control unit 100, contents such as dictionary contents and problem collection contents, usage history of the electronic dictionary 1, and the like. The storage unit 110 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) and a ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage unit 110 illustrated in FIG. 2 has a first storage area 111 in which data of the first content (content A) is stored, and a second storage in which the data of the second content (content B) is stored. It has a plurality of storage areas including the area 112. In the first storage area 111, for example, data of the contents of a collection of questions related to an English test is stored.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of data relating to the contents of the problem collection stored in the storage unit. FIG. 3 illustrates some of the data of the content of the English exam questions stored in the first storage area 111. The content of the problem collection illustrated in FIG. 3 is content including a listening problem and a reading problem, and includes screen data 20, voice data 21, and question control information 22. The listening question is a problem in which the English voice is played at the time of the question, and the reading problem is a problem in which the English voice is not played at the time of the question.

The screen data 20 includes the selection screen data 20a and the problem screen data 20b. The selection screen data 20a is screen data for selecting a question, and includes, for example, data on a large question selection screen for selecting a question type and data on a question selection screen for selecting a question number. The question screen data is screen data that displays question sentences, answer options, and the like. The voice data 21 is voice data to be reproduced in the listening problem, and includes, for example, a plurality of voice data individualized for each question. For example, the first audio data (audio 1) 21a is audio data to be reproduced in one of the listening problems, and the second audio data (audio 2) 21b is another of the listening problems. It is audio data to be reproduced by one problem. The question control information 22 is information related to the display of the display unit 132 and the control of the voice output by the voice output unit 140 at the time of questioning.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of question control information.

In the question control information 22 in the content of the question collection related to the English test, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, information for identifying the question screen data is associated with each question number. Further, in the question control information 22 illustrated in FIG. 4, the questions with question numbers 1 to N are listening questions. Therefore, each of the question numbers from 1 to N is associated with the information for identifying the question screen data and the information for identifying the voice data to be reproduced at the time of questioning. On the other hand, in the question format information 22 illustrated in FIG. 4, the question whose question number is from N + 1 to N + M is a reading question. Therefore, only the question screen data is associated with the question numbers from N + 1 to N + M. For example, when the question number 1 is selected, the electronic dictionary 1 displays the screen data of the question 1 on the display unit 132 and reproduces and outputs the voice data of the voice 1 based on the question control information 22. Further, for example, when the question number N + 1 is selected, the electronic dictionary 1 displays the screen data of the question N + 1 on the display unit 132 based on the question control information 22, and does not output the voice.

The question control information 22 may include information related to the display of the display unit 132 and the control of the voice output by the voice output unit 140 at the time of questioning, and may be in a format different from the format illustrated in FIG. There may be. For example, in the problem screen data, one screen data contains a plurality of problems, and the selected problem part in the screen data including the selected problem is located at a predetermined position (for example, the top) in the display unit 132. It may be displayed.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing performed by the electronic dictionary according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 shows an example of the flow of processing performed in the electronic dictionary 1 from executing the contents of the question collection related to the English certification test to inputting the answer to one question.

When the content of the question collection related to the English test is selected and executed, the electronic dictionary 1 first displays the large question selection screen on the display unit 132 (step S1), and determines whether or not the large question has been selected. (Step S2). Step S1 is performed by the display processing unit 102 of the control unit 100. The large question selection screen is, for example, a screen that accepts the selection of large questions in which the questions included in the contents of the question collection are classified according to the question format and type. For example, in the case of the contents of the question collection related to TOEIC, the selection button corresponding to the seven major questions from Part 1 to Part 7 is displayed on the large question selection screen. Step S2 is performed by, for example, the determination unit 103 of the control unit 100. The determination unit 103 determines whether or not the operation of selecting a large question has been performed based on, for example, the detection result of the touched position by the position detection unit 131 or the input operation received by the key input unit 102. If the operation for selecting a large question has not been performed (step S2; NO), the determination unit 103 repeats the determination in step S2.

When the operation of selecting a large question is performed (step S2; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 then determines whether or not the selected large question is a large question of the listening question (step S3). The determination in step S3 is performed by, for example, the determination unit 103.

When the big question of the listening question is selected (step S3; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 displays the question selection screen and the playback waiting time setting screen on the display unit 132 (step S4), and the playback waiting time is set. It is determined whether or not it is completed (step S5). The reproduction waiting time is the waiting time from displaying the problem screen of the selected listening problem on the display unit 132 to starting the reproduction of the audio data related to the listening problem. Step S4 is performed by the display control unit 102. The display control unit 102 causes the display unit 132 to display, for example, a display screen in which a playback waiting time setting screen is superimposed on a problem selection screen including a problem number belonging to the selected large question. The determination in step S5 is performed by the determination unit 103. Whether the determination unit 103 has performed an operation for setting the playback waiting time and an operation for completing the setting based on, for example, the detection result of the touched position by the position detection unit 131 or the input operation received by the key input unit 102. Judge whether or not. When the setting of the reproduction waiting time is not completed (step S5; NO), the determination unit 103 repeats the determination in step S5.

When the setting of the reproduction waiting time is completed (step S5; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 hides the reproduction waiting time setting screen, for example, and determines whether or not the problem is selected (step S6). The determination in step S6 is performed by the determination unit 103. The determination unit 103 determines whether or not an operation for selecting a problem has been performed based on, for example, the detection result of the touched position by the position detection unit 131 or the input operation received by the key input unit 102. If no problem is selected (step S6; NO), the determination unit 103 repeats the determination in step S6.

When a question is selected (step S6; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 displays the question screen of the selected listening question on the display unit 132 (step S7), and determines whether or not the set playback waiting time has elapsed. (Step S8). Step S7 is performed by the display control unit 102. For example, the display control unit 102 causes the display unit 132 to display the screen data of the question associated with the selected listening question number in the question format information 22. The determination in step S8 is performed by the determination unit 103. The determination unit 103 determines, for example, whether or not the elapsed time from displaying the problem screen has reached the set playback waiting time. The determination unit 103 may, for example, activate a timer for the reproduction waiting time when the problem screen is displayed, and determine whether or not this timer has timed out. If the reproduction waiting time has not elapsed (step S8; NO), the determination unit 103 repeats the determination in step S8.

When the reproduction waiting time elapses (step S8; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 reproduces, for example, the voice data associated with the selected listening question number in the question format information 22 (step S9). Step S9 is performed by the audio reproduction processing unit 104. After the listening question is selected, the voice reproduction processing unit 104 acquires the voice data associated with the number of the selected listening question at a predetermined timing. Then, when the reproduction waiting time elapses, the audio reproduction processing unit 104 reproduces the acquired audio data and causes the audio output unit 140 (the speaker 6 or the earphone connected to the earphone terminal 7) to output the audio.

After reproducing the voice data, the electronic dictionary 1 determines whether or not an answer to the selected listening question has been input (step S13). The determination in step S13 is performed by, for example, the determination unit 103. The determination unit 103 determines whether or not an operation for inputting an answer has been performed based on, for example, the detection result of the touched position by the position detection unit 131 or the input operation received by the key input unit 102. When the answer is not input (step S13; NO), the determination unit 103 repeats the determination in step S13. When the answer is input (step S13; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 ends the process for one selected question.

On the other hand, when the large question selected from the large question selection screen is not a listening problem (step S3; NO), the electronic dictionary 1 displays the display unit 132 on a non-listening problem belonging to the selected large question (for example,). A question selection screen for selecting a question (reading question) is displayed (step S10), and it is determined whether or not the question is selected (step S11). Step S10 is performed by the display processing unit 102. The display processing unit 102 causes the display unit 132 to display a problem selection screen including a problem number belonging to the selected large question. The determination in step S11 is performed by the determination unit 103. The determination unit 103 determines whether or not an operation for selecting a problem has been performed based on, for example, the detection result of the touched position by the position detection unit 131 or the input operation received by the key input unit 102. If no problem is selected (step S11; NO), the determination unit 103 repeats the determination in step S11.

When a question is selected (step S11; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 displays the question screen of the selected question on the display unit 132 (step S12), and determines whether or not the answer to the selected non-listening question has been input. Determination (step S13). When the answer is input (step S13; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 ends the process for one selected question.

If an operation to end the content (for example, an operation to return to the menu screen or the screen for selecting the content) is performed in the middle of the process according to the flowchart of FIG. 5, the electronic dictionary 1 ends the content. When the operation to be performed is performed, the process according to the flowchart of FIG. 5 is terminated, and the screen associated with the performed operation is displayed on the display unit 132.

Further, after the answer to the selected question is input and the processing for the selected question is completed, the electronic dictionary 1 continuously displays, for example, the question screen of the next question, and the next question is displayed. You may accept input of the answer to the question. In this case, the electronic dictionary 1 performs steps S7 to S9 and S13 when the next problem is a listening problem, and steps S12 and S13 when the next problem is a non-listening problem. .. Further, in the electronic dictionary 1, after the answer to one selected question is input, the display unit 132 displays a large question selection screen including the question, a screen for determining the correctness of the input answer, and the like. You may.

Specific examples of the transition of the screen displayed on the display unit 132 and the timing at which the sound is reproduced while the processing according to the flowchart of FIG. 5 is performed will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen transition in an electronic dictionary. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the timing at which the sound is reproduced when the listening question is selected.

When the content of the question collection related to the English test is selected, for example, the large question selection screen 30 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display unit 132 of the electronic dictionary 1 (step S1). On the large question selection screen 30 illustrated in FIG. 6, selection buttons 31 to 37 corresponding to each of the seven large questions from Part 1 to Part 7 are displayed. Further, on the large question selection screen 30 illustrated in FIG. 6, the four large questions from Part 1 to Part 4 are listening problems, and the three large questions from Part 5 to Part 7 are reading problems (non-listening problems). It is shown. The four major questions from Part 1 to Part 4, which are listening questions, differ in the type of question (for example, the combination of the question questioning method and the answering method, the length of the question sentence, the difficulty level of the question, etc.). The three major questions from Part 5 to Part 7, which are reading questions, differ in the type of question (for example, the combination of the question questioning method and the answering method, the length of the question sentence, the difficulty level of the question, etc.).

The operation of pressing one of the seven large question selection buttons 31 to 37 in the large question selection screen 30 (for example, the large question selection button 33 of Part 3) of the listening question is performed in the electronic dictionary 1. When the user performs this, for example, the display unit 132 displays a display screen 40 on which the playback waiting time setting screen 42 is overlapped on the problem selection screen 41 for selecting the problem of Part 3 (step S4). In the reproduction waiting time setting screen 42 illustrated in FIG. 6, the reproduction waiting time is described as a look-ahead time. The reproduction waiting time (look-ahead time) can be set, for example, from 0 seconds to a dozen seconds (or a few tens of seconds) in units of one second. When the playback waiting time (look-ahead time) is set on the playback waiting time setting screen 42, the playback waiting time setting screen 42 is hidden so that the question number can be selected from the question selection screen 41 displayed on the display unit 132. become. The question selection screen 41 illustrated in FIG. 6 allows the question to be selected from 21 questions from Q32 to Q52, but the user can select the question by performing a predetermined operation. You can change the range of possible problem numbers.

When the user of the electronic dictionary 1 selects a question number from the question selection screen 41, the question screen of the selected question number is displayed on the display unit 132. For example, when the user selects Q32 while the question selection screen 41 illustrated in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display unit 132, the question screen of the selected Q32 is displayed on the display unit 132, and the question 32 is displayed. The audio associated with the problem is output. In a conventional electronic dictionary, when an operation for selecting a listening question is performed, playback of audio data associated with the selected question is started at almost the same timing as when the question screen of the selected question is displayed on the display unit 132. .. Therefore, when a listening problem is selected and solved in a conventional electronic dictionary, audio output is started at substantially the same timing as the problem screen is displayed on the display unit 132.

On the other hand, in the electronic dictionary 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the playback waiting time setting screen 42 is used to reproduce the audio data associated with the listening question after the selected listening question is displayed. You can set the waiting time until you start. Therefore, in the electronic dictionary 1 of the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the listening question is selected, the set waiting time elapses after the question screen 50 is displayed, and then the voice output is started. .. As described above, in the electronic dictionary 1 of the present embodiment, when there is voice data associated with the problem selected by the key input unit 120 or the position detection unit 131, the voice data is based on the set waiting time. It is possible to control the timing at which the audio is output to the audio output unit 140. As a result, the user of the electronic dictionary 1 according to the present embodiment pre-reads the question sentence 51 such as the content of the selected question and the answer options during the period from the display of the question screen 50 to the output of the voice. can do. By pre-reading, the user of the electronic dictionary 1 can guess, for example, which part of the output voice should be carefully listened to before the voice is output. Pre-reading such problems is also performed in actual certification tests as one of the methods for efficiently solving listening problems. Therefore, by using the electronic dictionary 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to solve the listening problem in the same environment as the certification test actually performed.

Further, in the electronic dictionary 1 of the present embodiment, the reproduction waiting time can be freely set within a predetermined time range by using the key input unit 120 or the touch panel 5. Therefore, for example, it is possible to practice to improve the speed of pre-reading the problem by gradually shortening the playback waiting time according to the speed at which the user reads his / her own English sentence.

The timing for setting the playback waiting time is not limited to when the above-mentioned listening problem is selected, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the playback waiting time may be set in the setting screen for the content of the problem collection being executed in the electronic dictionary 1.

[Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment, an example in which the reproduction waiting time is predetermined for each type of the selected listening problem will be described. The functional configuration and hardware configuration of the electronic dictionary 1 according to the present embodiment may be the same as the functional configuration (see FIG. 2) and the hardware configuration described in the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of question control information used in the electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment.

The question control information 23 exemplified in FIG. 8 is alternative information of the question control information 22 described with reference to FIG. 4 in the first embodiment, and is information for identifying a large question, information for identifying a problem number, and a problem. Includes information that identifies screen data, information that identifies audio data, and playback waiting time. The information for identifying the problem number of the question control information 23, the information for identifying the problem screen data, and the information for identifying the voice data according to the present embodiment are the problems of the question control information 22 described with reference to FIG. 4, respectively. It is the same as the information for identifying the number, the information for identifying the problem screen data, and the information for identifying the voice data.

The information for identifying the major question of the question control information 23 is information for identifying the type of the question included in the content of the question collection, and for example, from Part 1 to Part 7 corresponding to the major question selection screen 30 illustrated in FIG. Includes 7 major questions. Each of the information identifying the question number is associated with one of the seven major questions.

As described in the first embodiment, the playback waiting time of the question control information 23 is the waiting time from displaying the question screen of the listening question to starting the playback of the voice data associated with the listening question. Is. In the question control information 23 illustrated in FIG. 8, the playback waiting time is set in advance for each large question. For example, when the listening question included in the large question Part 1 is selected, the playback waiting time is set to 5 seconds. There is. This playback waiting time is set based on, for example, the type of question for each major question (for example, the number of characters of the question sentence per question displayed on the question screen), the average value of the speed of reading English sentences, and the like. To. In this way, when the playback waiting time is set in advance based on the type of the problem, the process of setting the playback waiting time described in the first embodiment is omitted, and the problem screen is displayed and the sound is output. Will be possible.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing performed in the electronic dictionary according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 shows an example of the flow of the processing performed in the electronic dictionary 1 from the execution of the contents of the question collection related to the English certification test to the input of the answer to one question.

When the content of the question collection related to the English test is selected and executed, the large question selection screen 30 as illustrated in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display unit 132 (touch panel 5) of the electronic dictionary 1. When the user of the electronic dictionary 1 performs an operation of selecting a large question, the electronic dictionary 1 displays a question selection screen on the display unit 132 (step S21) and determines whether or not the question has been selected (step S22). ). Step S21 is performed by the display processing unit 102 of the control unit 100. The question selection screen includes, for example, the question number of the question belonging to the selected large question, as in the question selection screen 41 described with reference to FIG. Step S22 is performed by, for example, the determination unit 103 of the control unit 100. The determination unit 103 determines whether or not an operation for selecting a problem has been performed based on, for example, the detection result of the touched position by the position detection unit 131 or the input operation received by the key input unit 102. If the operation for selecting the problem has not been performed (step S22; NO), the determination unit 103 repeats the determination in step S22.

When the operation of selecting a question is performed (step S22; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 then determines whether or not the selected question is a listening question (step S23). The determination in step S23 is performed by, for example, the determination unit 103. The determination unit 103 uses, for example, the question control information 23 illustrated in FIG. 8 to determine whether or not the problem is a listening problem based on the presence or absence of voice data associated with the selected problem number.

When the listening question is selected (step S23; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 acquires the playback waiting time associated with the selected question number (step S24), and displays the question screen on the display unit 132 (step S24). S25). For example, the determination unit 103 performs step S24, and the display processing unit 102 performs step S25. Steps S24 and S25 may be processed in reverse order or may be performed in parallel.

After displaying the problem screen, the electronic dictionary 1 determines whether or not the playback waiting time has elapsed (step S26). The determination in step S26 is performed by the determination unit 103. The determination in step S26 corresponds to the determination in step S8 described with reference to FIG. 5 in the first embodiment. If the reproduction waiting time has not elapsed (step S26; NO), the determination unit 103 repeats the determination in step S26.

When the reproduction waiting time elapses (step S26; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 reproduces, for example, the voice data associated with the selected listening question number in the question control information 23 (step S27). Step S27 is performed by the audio reproduction processing unit 104. Step S27 corresponds to step S9 described with reference to FIG. 5 in the first embodiment.

After reproducing the voice data, the electronic dictionary 1 determines whether or not an answer to the selected listening question has been input (step S29). The determination in step S29 is performed by, for example, the determination unit 103. The determination in step S29 corresponds to the determination in step S13 described with reference to FIG. 5 in the first embodiment. When the answer is input (step S29; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 ends the process for one selected question.

On the other hand, when the question selected from the question selection screen is not a listening question (step S23; NO), the electronic dictionary 1 displays the question screen of the selected question on the display unit 132 (step S28). It is determined whether or not the answer to the selected question has been input (step S29). When the answer is input (step S29; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 ends the process for one selected question.

If an operation to end the content (for example, an operation to return to the menu screen or the screen for selecting the content) is performed in the middle of the process according to the flowchart of FIG. 9, the electronic dictionary 1 ends the content. At the time when the operation to be performed is performed, the process according to the flowchart of FIG. 9 is terminated, and the screen associated with the performed operation is displayed on the display unit 132.

Further, after the answer to the selected question is input and the processing for the selected question is completed, the electronic dictionary 1 continuously displays, for example, the question screen of the next question, and the next question is displayed. You may accept input of the answer to the question. In this case, for example, after the answer is input, the electronic dictionary 1 changes the question number to the next question number (that is, adds 1), and returns to the determination in step S23.

As described above, in the electronic dictionary 1 of the present embodiment, when the user selects the listening question, the predetermined playback waiting time is set after the problem screen is displayed without asking the user to set the playback waiting time. The audio data can be played after the lapse of time. In addition, by setting the playback waiting time for each large question with a different question type, the selected question type (for example, the combination of the question method and the answer method, the length of the question sentence, the difficulty level of the question, etc.) can be set. It is possible to start playing the audio data and output the audio at a timing suitable for pre-reading the problem. Therefore, the user of the electronic dictionary 1 of the present embodiment can solve the listening problem in an environment closer to the actual test, without setting the playback waiting time during the practice of solving the problem.

The question control information 23 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration illustrated in FIG. 8, and can be appropriately changed. For example, the reproduction waiting time in the question control information 23 is not limited to each major question, but may be set individually for each question.

Further, the electronic dictionary 1 according to the present embodiment may have a reproduction waiting time included in the question control information 23 as an initial value, and the user of the electronic dictionary 1 may be able to change to a desired reproduction waiting time. By doing so, for example, if the playback waiting time included in the question control information 23 cannot finish reading the question sentence, the playback waiting time is lengthened, and after reading the question sentence, the voice is heard and the answer is answered. You can practice doing. Further, for example, when the playback waiting time included in the question control information 23 is too long for the user, the playback waiting time is shortened, and the waiting time from the end of reading the question sentence to the output of the voice is shortened. You can practice solving listening problems efficiently.

[Third Embodiment]
In the third embodiment, when the content of the problem collection executed by the electronic dictionary 1 is content that can select a plurality of problems on the problem selection screen and solve the selected problems in succession. An example of the processing performed in the electronic dictionary 1 will be described. The functional configuration and hardware configuration of the electronic dictionary 1 according to the present embodiment may be the same as the functional configuration (see FIG. 2) and the hardware configuration described in the first embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing performed in the electronic dictionary according to the third embodiment. FIG. 10 shows an example of the flow of processing performed in the electronic dictionary 1 until the input of the answer to the selected question is completed by executing the contents of the question collection related to the English certification test. .. Further, it is assumed that the content of the problem collection executed by the electronic dictionary 1 is the content including the question control information 23 described in the second embodiment.

When the content of the question collection related to the English test is selected and executed, the large question selection screen 30 as illustrated in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display unit 132 (touch panel 5) of the electronic dictionary 1. When the user of the electronic dictionary 1 performs an operation of selecting a large question, the electronic dictionary 1 displays a question selection screen on the display unit 132 (step S41) and accepts the question selection (step S42). Step S41 is performed by the display control unit 102 of the control unit 100, and step S42 is performed by the reception unit (not shown in FIG. 2) of the control unit 100. The question selection screen displayed in step S41 includes, for example, a button for completing the selection. The process of step S42 ends by pressing the button for completing the selection after performing the operation of selecting the problem on the screen.

When the process of accepting the selection of the question is completed, the electronic dictionary 1 then determines whether the selected question is one question or a plurality of questions (two or more questions) (step S43). In the case of a plurality of questions (step S43; a plurality of questions), the electronic dictionary 1 sorts the selected questions by major questions (step S44) and determines the question order of the selected questions. Step S44 is performed by, for example, a sorting unit (not shown in FIG. 2) of the control unit 100. In step S44, for example, a plurality of selected questions are sorted in ascending order of question numbers and grouped by major questions.

When the selected question is one question (step S43; one question), or after the processing of step S44 is completed, the electronic dictionary 1 sets the value of the variable n to 1 (step S45) and is selected. We accept questions and answers for questions.

The electronic dictionary 1 first determines whether or not the nth question is a listening problem (step S46). The determination in step S46 is performed by the determination unit 103. For example, in the question control information 23, the determination unit 103 determines whether or not the question is a listening question based on whether or not the voice data is associated with the question number of the nth question.

When the nth question is a listening question (step S46; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 then acquires the playback waiting time (step S47) and displays the question screen on the display unit 132 (step S48). Steps S47 and S48 correspond to steps S24 and S25 described with reference to FIG. 9 in the second embodiment, respectively. After displaying the question screen of the nth question (listening question), the electronic dictionary 1 determines whether or not the playback waiting time has elapsed (step S49). When the reproduction waiting time elapses (step S49; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 reproduces the voice data (step S50). Steps S49 and S50 correspond to steps S26 and S27 described with reference to FIG. 9 in the second embodiment, respectively. After reproducing the voice data, the electronic dictionary 1 determines whether or not the answer to the nth question has been input (step S52). The determination in step S52 corresponds to step S29 described with reference to FIG. 9 in the second embodiment.

On the other hand, when the nth question is not a listening question (step S46; NO), the electronic dictionary 1 displays the question screen of the nth question (step S51), and the answer to the nth question is input. It is determined whether or not it has been done (step S52).

When the answer to the nth question is input (step S52; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 determines whether or not there is the next question (step S53). The determination in step S53 is performed by the determination unit 103. For example, when the question selected in step S42 includes a question for which an answer has not been input (in other words, a question for which the question screen is not displayed), the determination unit 103 determines that there is the next question. .. When there is the next problem (step S53; YES), the electronic dictionary 1 adds 1 to the variable n (step S54) and makes a determination in step S46. If there is no next question (step S53; NO), the electronic dictionary 1 ends the process of accepting the input of the answer to the selected question.

If an operation to end the content (for example, an operation to return to the menu screen or the screen for selecting the content) is performed in the middle of the process according to the flowchart of FIG. 10, the electronic dictionary 1 ends the content. At the time when the operation to be performed is performed, the process according to the flowchart of FIG. 10 is terminated, and the screen associated with the performed operation is displayed on the display unit 132.

As described above, in the electronic dictionary 1 of the present embodiment, when a plurality of questions are selected and the questions and the input of the answers are continuously accepted, the question order of the selected multiple questions is arranged for each large question. Instead, determine the order of questions. Therefore, when a plurality of listening questions are selected, a large question (playback waiting time) can be set for each set of the same listening questions. Therefore, even if the questions are not selected in numerical order, the questions can be solved for each major question. Therefore, for example, it is possible to prevent a decrease in learning efficiency due to practice of solving the problem while paying attention to the length of the playback waiting time for the listening problem.

When solving the problem of the contents of the problem collection by using the electronic dictionary 1 according to the present embodiment, the processing performed by the electronic dictionary 1 is not limited to the processing according to the flowchart of FIG. 10, and can be appropriately changed. For example, if the playback waiting time is different between the listening question for which the answer is entered and the listening question for which the question screen is displayed next, the playback waiting time will change when the next question screen is displayed. You may notify the person. As a result, the user of the electronic dictionary 1 can pre-read the problem in consideration of the timing at which the voice is output, and for example, prevents mistakes in listening to the voice due to the output of the voice at an unexpected timing. You can do things. The method of notification is arbitrary, and may be, for example, a method of displaying a specific playback waiting time on the display unit 132, or displaying information (character string) indicating a large question associated with the playback waiting time in the display unit 132. It may be a method of displaying in.

[Fourth Embodiment]
In the fourth embodiment, a reproduction waiting time setting method different from the reproduction waiting time setting method described in the first to third embodiments will be described.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a first example of question control information according to a fourth embodiment.

The question control information 24 exemplified in FIG. 11 includes information for identifying a large question, information for identifying a question number, a voice reproduction time, an initial value of a reproduction waiting time, and an average answer time. Although not shown in FIG. 11, the question control information 24 may include information for identifying the problem screen data described in the first to third embodiments, and information for identifying voice data.

The information for identifying the big question of the question control information 24, the information for identifying the problem number, and the initial value of the reproduction waiting time are the large of the question control information 23 described with reference to FIG. 8 in the second embodiment, respectively. Corresponds to the information that identifies the question, the information that identifies the problem number, and the playback waiting time.

The voice reproduction time of the question control information 24 is the time length of the voice when the voice data associated with the problem (number) is reproduced and output at the standard speed. The average answer time of the question control information 24 is the average of the time from displaying the question screen associated with the question (number) until the answer is input. The average answer time is calculated based on, for example, the time from displaying the question screen to the input of the answer, which is derived when the user of the electronic dictionary 1 solves the question.

When the pre-reading described in the first embodiment is performed when solving the listening problem, for example, the content of the voice output from the content of the pre-read problem sentence can be inferred. Therefore, by performing the look-ahead, it is possible to efficiently listen to the voice, and for example, it is possible to shorten the time from the end of the output of the voice to the input of the answer.

The problem of question number 1 in the question control information 24 illustrated in FIG. 11 is that the voice reproduction time is 3 seconds and the initial value of the reproduction waiting time is 5 seconds. Therefore, when the problem of problem number 1 is solved by using the initial value of the playback waiting time, the sound output is started 5 seconds after the problem screen is displayed, and the sound of 3 seconds is output. Therefore, when inputting an answer after listening to the voice, the answer time from displaying the question screen to completing the input of the answer is about 8 seconds at the shortest.

However, beginners and the like who are not accustomed to reading English sentences may not be able to finish reading the problem sentences within the playback waiting time of 5 seconds. If you cannot finish reading the question within the playback waiting time, you will have to read the question again after listening to the voice, so from the end of the voice output to the completion of the answer input. The time (that is, the answer time from displaying the question screen to completing the input of the answer) becomes long. For example, in the question control information 24 illustrated in FIG. 11, the average answer time associated with question number 1 is 13 seconds, and the time from the end of audio reproduction to the completion of answer input is about 5 seconds. be.

Therefore, the electronic dictionary 1 described in the second embodiment and the third embodiment uses, for example, the average answer time of the question control information 24 illustrated in FIG. 11, and the reproduction waiting time is different from the initial value. It may be possible in time. For example, when the value obtained by subtracting the sum of the voice reproduction time and the initial value of the reproduction waiting time from the average answer time is equal to or more than the threshold value, the reproduction waiting time is lengthened. The threshold value is set in consideration of the time required from the end of voice output to the completion of answer input (for example, 2 seconds).

In the question control information 24 illustrated in FIG. 11, the average answer time associated with question number 1 is 13 seconds, and the value obtained by subtracting the sum (8 seconds) of the voice reproduction time and the initial value of the reproduction waiting time is 5. Seconds. Therefore, when the threshold value is set to 2 seconds, the next time the problem with problem number 1 is selected and solved, the reproduction waiting time is made longer than the initial value (5 seconds).

On the other hand, in the question control information 24 illustrated in FIG. 11, the average answer time associated with the question number 32 is 14 seconds, which is a value obtained by subtracting the sum (13 seconds) of the voice reproduction time and the initial value of the reproduction waiting time. Is 1 second. Therefore, when the threshold value is set to 2 seconds, the playback waiting time is set to the initial value (8 seconds) the next time the problem with problem number 32 is selected and solved.

In this way, by setting the playback waiting time using the average answer time, it is suitable for the user according to the ability (proficiency level) of the user of the electronic dictionary 1 and the strengths and weaknesses of each type of question. You can practice solving listening problems with the playback waiting time.

The initial value of the reproduction waiting time can be changed as appropriate, and is not limited to one specific value, and may be changed according to the proficiency level of the user.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a second example of the question control information according to the fourth embodiment.

The question control information 25 exemplified in FIG. 12 includes information for identifying a large question, information for identifying a problem number, and an initial value of a playback waiting time. Although not shown in FIG. 12, the question control information 25 may include information for identifying the problem screen data described in the first to third embodiments, and information for identifying voice data. Further, the question control information 25 may include the voice reproduction time and the average answer time shown in the question control information 24 of FIG.

The information for identifying the large question of the question control information 25 and the information for identifying the problem number are the information for identifying the large question of the question control information 23 described with reference to FIG. 8 in the second embodiment, respectively. Corresponds to the information that identifies the problem number.

The initial value of the reproduction waiting time of the question control information 25 is set to a different value for each proficiency level by classifying the proficiency level of the user into three stages of beginner, intermediate, and advanced level. The speed of reading English sentences (question sentences) generally increases as the proficiency level increases (that is, in the order of beginner, intermediate, and advanced). Therefore, the initial value of the playback waiting time of each problem is lengthened in the order of advanced, intermediate, and beginner. In the question control information 25 of FIG. 12, the reproduction waiting time of the beginner, the intermediate person, and the advanced person is set for each big question, and the combination of the set times is different.

In this way, by setting the initial value of the playback waiting time, which has different lengths according to the proficiency level, the user can effectively practice solving the listening problem with the playback waiting time according to his / her proficiency level. It can be carried out.

The electronic dictionary 1 that uses the question control information 24 described with reference to FIG. 11 or the question control information 25 described with reference to FIG. 12 is used, for example, as described in the first embodiment. It may be possible to set a desired reproduction waiting time by the operation of a person.

Further, the electronic dictionary 1 using the question control information 25 described with reference to FIG. 12 automatically adjusts the proficiency level based on, for example, the average answer time, the voice reproduction time, and the set reproduction waiting time. It may be possible to change. For example, when practicing to solve a listening problem with an intermediate level of proficiency, if the value obtained by subtracting the sum of the audio playback time and the set playback waiting time from the average answer time is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the electronic The dictionary 1 may change the proficiency level to a beginner to increase the playback waiting time. When practicing to solve listening problems with an intermediate level of proficiency, the value obtained by subtracting the sum of the audio playback time and the set playback waiting time from the average answer time is almost the same as the threshold value. For example, in the electronic dictionary 1, the proficiency level may be changed to an advanced person to shorten the playback waiting time.

Further, when the playback waiting time is changed by using the average answer time as described in the present embodiment, for example, before changing the playback waiting time, the user is notified as the recommended waiting time (for example, the display unit 132). (Displayed in) and let the user decide whether or not to change. By doing so, for example, the user intentionally continues practicing with a long playback waiting time in order to improve the accuracy of look-ahead, or the playback waiting time in order to improve the speed of look-ahead. It is possible to continue practicing with the length shortened.

The above-described embodiment shows a specific example for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. The information processing device, control method, and program can be variously modified and changed without departing from the description of the claims.

For example, the functional configuration of the electronic dictionary 1 exemplified in the above-described embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG. 2, and can be appropriately changed. For example, one or more of the search unit 101, the display control unit 102, the determination unit 103, and the voice reproduction processing unit 104 in the control unit 100 of the electronic dictionary 1 includes a function of performing a process different from the above-described process. But it may be. Further, the control unit 100 of the electronic dictionary 1 may include a functional block that performs processing different from the search unit 101, the display control unit 102, the determination unit 103, and the voice reproduction processing unit 104. Further, the control unit 100 of the electronic dictionary 1 may integrate a plurality of functional blocks of the search unit 101, the display control unit 102, the determination unit 103, and the voice reproduction processing unit 104 as one functional block.

Further, the information processing device according to the present invention is not limited to the electronic dictionary 1 exemplified in the above-described embodiment, and may be a dedicated device for executing the contents of the problem collection. Further, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention may be a general-purpose computer capable of executing the contents of the problem collection, such as a smartphone, a tablet computer, and other forms of a computer. When a general-purpose computer is used as an information processing device, problem screen data 20, voice data 21, and question control information (any one or some of the above-mentioned question control information 22, 23, 24, and 25) in the contents of the problem collection are used. One or more of the information) may be stored in an external device communicably connected to the information processing device (general-purpose computer). Further, the program for causing the general-purpose computer to execute the contents of the problem collection is not limited to the program that includes the process described in the above-described embodiment as it is, and may obtain the same process result as the process described in the above-described embodiment. Just do it.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the electronic dictionary 1 capable of displaying the image of the selected problem on the display unit 132 is exemplified as the information processing device, but the information processing device is not limited to this, and is selected. Any device that can output the audio associated with the problem will do. For example, the information processing apparatus may omit the function for displaying the image of the selected problem. In the information processing apparatus in which the function for displaying the image in question is omitted, for example, information indicating the playback waiting time may be output by voice and notified to the user.

In addition, the content of the question collection related to the English certification test exemplified in the above-described embodiment is only an example of the content in which the playback waiting time can be set. The content for which the playback waiting time described in the above-described embodiment can be set may be the content of a collection of questions related to certification tests in other languages including Japanese. Further, the problem to which the voice data is associated is not limited to the problem of the problem collection such as the above-mentioned certification test, and may be, for example, an example sentence in the first language (for example, Japanese) in the content such as English conversation. ..

Hereinafter, the inventions described in the scope of claims at the time of filing the application of the present application will be added.
[Appendix 1]
Input section and
An audio output unit that outputs audio and
If there is audio data associated with the problem selected by the input unit, the audio data is based on information indicating a waiting time until the audio data associated with the selected problem starts playing. A control unit that controls the timing of outputting audio to the audio output unit,
An information processing device characterized by being equipped with.
[Appendix 2]
In the information processing apparatus described in Appendix 1,
The control unit is an information processing device characterized in that the voice of the voice data is output to the voice output unit after the waiting time has elapsed since the problem was selected.
[Appendix 3]
In the information processing apparatus described in Appendix 1 or 2,
The information processing apparatus, characterized in that the waiting time can be changed based on the information input by the input unit.
[Appendix 4]
In the information processing apparatus according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 3,
An information processing device characterized in that the problem to which the voice data is associated is a problem of listening to and answering the voice.
[Appendix 5]
In the information processing apparatus described in Appendix 4,
With the input unit, one or more questions can be selected from a plurality of questions of different types, which are questions to be answered by listening to voice.
The information processing apparatus, characterized in that the waiting time is set for each type of the problem.
[Appendix 6]
In the information processing apparatus described in Appendix 5,
The information processing device is characterized in that the types of questions are classified according to one or more of a combination of a question questioning method and an answering method, a question sentence length, and a question difficulty level.
[Appendix 7]
In the information processing apparatus according to any one of Supplementary note 4 to 6,
When two or more questions are selected by the input unit, the control unit groups the selected two or more questions by the type of the question and determines the questioning order of those questions. An information processing apparatus characterized in that the voice of the voice data associated with the question is output to the voice output unit in the determined question order, and the input unit accepts the input of an answer.
[Appendix 8]
In the information processing apparatus described in Appendix 7,
After receiving the input of the answer by the input unit, the control unit receives the input of the answer, and if the type of the next question is different from the type of the question for which the input of the answer is accepted, the voice associated with the next question. An information processing apparatus comprising outputting information indicating the waiting time in the next problem before starting reproduction of data.
[Appendix 9]
In the information processing apparatus according to any one of Supplementary note 4 to 8,
The control unit sets the waiting time for the question in which the answer is input, based on the answer time from the end of the output of the voice by the voice output unit to the input of the answer by the input unit. An information processing device characterized by doing.
[Appendix 10]
In the information processing apparatus described in Appendix 9,
The control unit is an information processing device characterized in that the waiting time is output before the waiting time is set.
[Appendix 11]
In the information processing apparatus according to any one of Supplementary note 4 to 10.
The information indicating the waiting time for the audio output of the audio data associated with the problem includes a plurality of waiting times.
The control unit is an information processing device that controls the timing at which the voice of the voice data is output to the voice output unit based on the selected waiting time among the plurality of waiting times.
[Appendix 12]
In the information processing apparatus according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to 11.
It also has a display unit that displays images.
The control unit is an information processing device characterized in that the voice of the voice data is output to the voice output unit after the waiting time has elapsed after the image of the problem is displayed on the display unit.
[Appendix 13]
An information processing device equipped with an input unit and an audio output unit that outputs audio
If there is audio data associated with the problem selected by the input unit, the audio data is based on information indicating a waiting time until the audio data associated with the selected problem starts playing. A control method comprising controlling the timing of outputting voice to the voice output unit.
[Appendix 14]
An information processing device equipped with an input unit and an audio output unit that outputs audio,
If there is audio data associated with the problem selected by the input unit, the audio data is based on information indicating a waiting time until the audio data associated with the selected problem starts playing. A program characterized by executing a process of controlling the timing of outputting voice to the voice output unit.

1 Electronic dictionary 2, 3 Housing 4 Key 5 Touch panel display 6 Speaker 7 Earphone terminal 8 Microphone 100 Control unit 101 Search unit 102 Display processing unit 103 Judgment unit 104 Sound playback processing unit 110 Storage unit 111, 112 Storage area 120 Key input unit 131 Position detection unit 132 Display unit 140 Audio output unit 150 Sound collection unit 20 Screen data 20a Selection screen data 20b Problem screen data 21, 21a, 21b Audio data 22, 23, 24, 25 Question control information 30 Question selection screen 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 Large question selection button 40 Display screen 41 Question selection screen 42 Playback waiting time setting screen 50 Question screen 51 Question text

Claims (14)

Input section and
An audio output unit that outputs audio and
If there is audio data associated with the problem selected by the input unit, the audio data is based on information indicating a waiting time until the audio data associated with the selected problem starts playing. A control unit that controls the timing of outputting audio to the audio output unit,
An information processing device characterized by being equipped with. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The control unit is an information processing device characterized in that the voice of the voice data is output to the voice output unit after the waiting time has elapsed since the problem was selected. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
The information processing apparatus, characterized in that the waiting time can be changed based on the information input by the input unit. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An information processing device characterized in that the problem to which the voice data is associated is a problem of listening to and answering the voice. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 4,
With the input unit, one or more questions can be selected from a plurality of questions of different types, which are questions to be answered by listening to voice.
The information processing apparatus, characterized in that the waiting time is set for each type of the problem. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 5,
The information processing device is characterized in that the types of questions are classified according to one or more of a combination of a question questioning method and an answering method, a question sentence length, and a question difficulty level. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 6.
When two or more questions are selected by the input unit, the control unit groups the selected two or more questions by the type of the question and determines the questioning order of those questions. An information processing apparatus characterized in that the voice of the voice data associated with the question is output to the voice output unit in the determined question order, and the input unit accepts the input of an answer. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 7,
After receiving the input of the answer by the input unit, the control unit receives the input of the answer, and if the type of the next question is different from the type of the question for which the input of the answer is accepted, the voice associated with the next question. An information processing apparatus comprising outputting information indicating the waiting time in the next problem before starting reproduction of data. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 8.
The control unit sets the waiting time for the question in which the answer is input, based on the answer time from the end of the output of the voice by the voice output unit to the input of the answer by the input unit. An information processing device characterized by doing. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 9,
The control unit is an information processing device characterized in that the waiting time is output before the waiting time is set. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 10.
The information indicating the waiting time for the audio output of the audio data associated with the problem includes a plurality of waiting times.
The control unit is an information processing device that controls the timing at which the voice of the voice data is output to the voice output unit based on the selected waiting time among the plurality of waiting times. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
It also has a display unit that displays images.
The control unit is an information processing device characterized in that the voice of the voice data is output to the voice output unit after the waiting time has elapsed after the image of the problem is displayed on the display unit. An information processing device equipped with an input unit and an audio output unit that outputs audio
If there is audio data associated with the problem selected by the input unit, the audio data is based on information indicating a waiting time until the audio data associated with the selected problem starts playing. A control method comprising controlling the timing of outputting voice to the voice output unit. An information processing device equipped with an input unit and an audio output unit that outputs audio,
If there is audio data associated with the problem selected by the input unit, the audio data is based on information indicating a waiting time until the audio data associated with the selected problem starts playing. A program characterized by executing a process of controlling the timing of outputting voice to the voice output unit.

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