Patent ID: 6792406
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A63F,G06N,G10L

Abstract:
An electronic pet apparatus characterized in that said apparatus comprises:voice input means for inputting a voice output by the user; voice recognition means for recognizing a voice received from said voice input means and for outputting a result of voice recognition in conformity with a predetermined recognition rule; emotion generation means for generating an emotion parameter, which indicates an emotion in a pseudo manner as well as varies at least in accordance with a result of voice recognition and varies with the lapse of time, in conformity with a predetermined emotion-parameter generation rule; response generation means for generating a response to a result of voice recognition in conformity with a predetermined response generation rule based on at least said emotion parameter; response output means for outputting said response; and communication means for carrying out processing to update said recognition rule, said emotion-parameter generation rule and said response generation rule by connection to a predetermined network; or communication means for carrying out processing to update data necessary for said recognition rule, said emotion-parameter generation rule and said response generation rule by connection to said predetermined network.