Patent ID: 8639518
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. An information retrieving apparatus comprising: a housing; an input-output unit configured to perform dialogue processing with a user; a first detecting unit configured to detect means of transfer which indicates present means of transfer for the user; a second detecting unit configured to detect a holding status which indicates whether or not the user is holding the housing; a third detecting unit configured to detect a talking posture which indicates whether or not the housing is held near the face of the user; a selecting unit configured to select, from among a plurality of interaction modes that establish the dialogue processing, an interaction mode according to a combination of the means of transfer, the holding status, and the talking posture; a dialogue manager configured to control the dialogue processing according to the selected interaction mode; and an information retrieval unit configured to retrieve dialog based information by using a keyword that is input during the dialogue processing and by using a search scope on the dialog based information that is narrowed down according to the selected interaction mode; and an output unit configured to provide an output to the user based on the retrieved information.