Toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha (20240194199). INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE simplified abstract

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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

Organization Name

toyota jidosha kabushiki kaisha

Inventor(s)

Eiichi Maeda of Asaka-shi (JP)

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240194199 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

Simplified Explanation: The patent application describes a control unit that acquires a user's spoken request for a music piece, searches for a suitable sound source wirelessly, evaluates the sound quality of available music pieces, selects the best one, and plays it for the user.

Key Features and Innovation:

  • Acquiring user utterances for music requests
  • Searching for sound sources wirelessly
  • Evaluating sound quality of music pieces
  • Selecting the best music piece based on sound quality
  • Reproducing the selected music piece

Potential Applications: This technology can be used in smart speakers, music streaming services, and personal assistant devices to enhance user experience in accessing and playing music.

Problems Solved: This technology addresses the challenge of finding and playing high-quality music pieces in response to user requests, improving the overall music listening experience.

Benefits: Users can enjoy high-quality music playback without the need to manually search for the best sound source, making music listening more convenient and enjoyable.

Commercial Applications: Title: "Enhancing Music Playback Experience with Automated Sound Quality Selection" This technology can be commercialized in smart home devices, music streaming platforms, and personal assistant devices to attract music enthusiasts and improve user satisfaction.

Prior Art: Researchers can explore existing patents related to sound quality evaluation in music playback devices and wireless communication technologies for music streaming.

Frequently Updated Research: Stay updated on advancements in voice recognition technology, wireless communication protocols, and sound quality evaluation algorithms to enhance the performance of this innovation.

Questions about Music Playback Technology: 1. How does the control unit determine the sound quality of music pieces? 2. What are the potential limitations of wireless communication in delivering high-quality music playback?


Original Abstract Submitted

a control unit is provided to execute: acquiring a user's utterance; searching a first sound source capable of providing a first music piece via wireless communication in response to a request for reproducing a first music piece being included in a user's utterance; acquiring information regarding the sound quality of the first music piece for each of the plurality of first sound pieces in response to the plurality of first sound pieces being present; selecting a second sound piece having the highest sound quality among the plurality of first sound pieces; and reproducing a first music piece provided from the second sound piece.