Patent Publication Number: US-10325616-B2

Title: Intention emergence device, intention emergence method, and intention emergence program

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is a U.S. National Stage application claiming the benefit of prior filed International Application Number PCT/JP2017/012398, filed on Mar. 27, 2017, in which the International Application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application Number 2016-068827 and Japanese Patent Application Number 2017-054238, filed on Mar. 30, 2016 and Mar. 21, 2017, respectively, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to an intention emergence device, an intention emergence method, and an intention emergence program. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Attempts have been made to reproduce reactions such as a double-loop and a triple-loop which occurs in a human brain determination process, using techniques of the related art such as a Von Neumann computer, artificial intelligence, a neural network, and deep learning. 
     On the other hand, techniques for estimating the state of a human, such as emotion or physiology, without using a calculation method (that is, binary system) using a huge number of switches have been proposed. For example, in Patent Document 1, a deviation amount of homeostasis in a test subject is obtained using information indicating the physiological state of the test subject and information indicating emotions and organ activities, such as the brain, of the test subject, and energy which involves in emotions and organ activities of the test subject is calculated from the obtained deviation amount. In Patent Document 1, a technique is proposed in which a plurality of gears indicating the emotions and each of the organ activities of the test subject are rotated in a virtual space using the calculated energy to estimate the pathology of the test subject from the state of rotation of each gear. 
     PRIOR ART DOCUMENT 
     Patent Document 
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2015-128579 
     DISCLOSURE 
     Problems to be Solved 
     However, in a method using a Von Neumann computer of the related art, or the like, it is possible to cope with only the probability and differentiation in calculation means using a binary system, and thus the calculation is repeated infinitely. For this reason, in a method using a Von Neumann computer or the like, it is difficult to maintain a calculation amount within a range of the storage capacity of a memory or the like without diverging calculations (a reaction such as a double-loop) to be repeatedly executed, as in a human brain determination process. That is, in the method using a Von Neumann computer or the like, it is difficult to reproduce a reaction such as a double-loop in the human brain determination process and to decide a timing for deciding intention, determination, and the like (a timing for converging a reaction (calculation to be repeatedly executed) such as a double-loop). In addition, in the method using a Von Neumann computer or the like, it is difficult to decide various intentions, determinations, and the like according to one&#39;s own mood, conditions, scenes, and the like. These are known as frame problems of artificial intelligence. 
     In an aspect, an intention emergence device, an intention emergence method, and an intention emergence program of the present disclosure are intended to be capable of making emergence various intentions. 
     Means for Solving the Problems 
     An intention emergence device according to an aspect includes an acquisition unit acquiring data including at least sound information uttered by a subject; a detection unit detecting feelings of the subject using the acquired data; a decision unit deciding weighting coefficients for the data acquired in accordance with the detected feelings of the subject; a calculation unit calculating energy which involves in human emotions and organ activities with the data and the coefficients; a plurality of elements, each of which has a material changing a state in accordance with input of the energy calculated by the calculation unit, outputting signals each of which indicates the change in the state of the material as homeostasis in each of the human emotions and the organ activities; an emergence unit deciding feelings and intentions in accordance with the change in the state of the material included in the signals output from each of the plurality of elements; and a control unit performing phase transition of the state of the material in each of the plurality of elements when an amount of change in the state of the material in at least one element among the plurality of elements is equal to or less than a predetermined amount or when the state of the material in at least one element among the plurality of elements is in a predetermined state. 
     An intention emergence method according to another aspect includes acquiring data including at least sound information uttered by a subject; detecting feelings of the subject using the acquired data; deciding weighting coefficients for the data acquired in accordance with the detected feelings; calculating energy which involves in human emotions and organ activities with the data and the coefficients: inputting the calculated energy to each of a plurality of elements which has a material changing a state in accordance with the input, and outputting, from each of the plurality of elements, signals each of which indicates the change in the state of the material as homeostasis in each of the human emotions and the organ activities; deciding feelings and intentions in accordance with the change in the state of the material included in the signals output from each of the plurality of elements; and performing phase transition of the state of the material in each of the plurality of elements when an amount of change in the state of the material in at least one element among the plurality of elements is equal to or less than a predetermined amount or when the state of the material in at least one element among the plurality of elements is in a predetermined state. 
     An intention emergence program according to still another aspect causes a computer to execute a process including acquiring data including at least sound information uttered by a subject; detecting feelings of the subject using the acquired data; deciding weighting coefficients for the data acquired in accordance with the detected feelings; calculating energy which involves in human emotions and organ activities with the data and the coefficients; inputting the calculated energy to each of a plurality of elements which has a material changing a state in accordance with the input, and outputting, from each of the plurality of elements, signals each of which indicates the change in the state of the material as homeostasis in each of the human emotions and the organ activities; deciding feelings and intentions in accordance with the change in the state of the material included in the signals output from each of the plurality of elements; and performing phase transition of the state of the material in each of the plurality of elements when an amount of change in the state of the material in at least one element among the plurality of elements is equal to or less than a predetermined amount or when the state of the material in at least one element among the plurality of elements is in a predetermined state. 
     An intention emergence device, an intention emergence method, and an intention emergence program of the present disclosure are capable of making emergence various intentions. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating an intention emergence device according to an embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a chain of homeostasis in a human being. 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram illustrating an example of an element unit illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating an example of an emergence table illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram illustrating an example of an intention emergence process in the intention emergence device illustrated in  FIG. 1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates an intention emergence device according to an embodiment. 
     An intention emergence device  100  illustrated in  FIG. 1  is a computer device including an execution processing device such as a central processing unit (CPU) and a storage unit  80  such as a hard disk drive, or the like. The intention emergence device  100  is connected to a measurement device  1  and an output device  2  in a wired or wireless manner through an input-output interface included in the intention emergence device  100 , or the like. 
     The measurement device includes, for example, at least a microphone, and measures a sound signal uttered by a subject PA to be detected, as sound information. The measurement device  1  outputs data including the measured sound information on the subject PA to the intention emergence device  100 . Meanwhile, the measurement device  1  includes a plurality of apparatuses such as a heart rate meter, an electrocardiograph, a sphygmomanometer, a clinical thermometer, a skin resistance meter, a camera, and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, and also measures physiological information such as the blood pressure and body temperature of the subject PA. The measurement device  1  outputs data including the measured physiological information on the subject PA and the sound information to the intention emergence device  100 . In addition, the measurement device  1  may include an acceleration sensor, an electronic gyroscope, or the like. 
     Meanwhile, the physiological information on the subject PA which is measured by the measurement device  1  includes, for example, a heart (pulse) rate, a heart rate fluctuation, blood pressure, body temperature, the amount of perspiration (skin resistance, skin potential), the motion of an eyeball, a pupil diameter, and the number of times of winking. In addition, the measured physiological information includes, for example, sighs, hormone, and secretions in the body such as biomolecules, brain waves, functional MRI (fMRI) information, and the like. 
     For example, the heart (pulse) rate is measured using the heart rate meter included in the measurement device  1 , or the like, and there is a property that a heart rate increases by an increase in the amount of adrenalin secreted in the body due to excitement or tension. 
     For example, the heart rate fluctuation is acquired by executing spectrum analysis such as fast Fourier transform (FFT) on an electrocardiographic waveform of the subject PA which is measured using an electrocardiograph included in the measurement device  1 . It is possible to acquire the level of excitement or tension of the subject PA by comparing the amount of low frequency components LF (for example, 0.04 hertz to 0.14 hertz) with the amount of high frequency components HF (for example, 0.14 hertz to 0.5 hertz) of the heart rate fluctuation. Meanwhile, there is a property that the low frequency components LF of the heart rate fluctuation increase mainly in association with the activity of sympathetic nerves and the high frequency components HF increase in association with the activity of parasympathetic nerves. 
     For example, the blood pressure is measured using the sphygmomanometer included in the measurement device  1 , and there is a property that the blood pressure rises by contraction of a blood vessel of the subject PA and an increase in resistance to bloodstream in association with excitement or tension. 
     For example, the body temperature is measured using the clinical thermometer included in the measurement device  1 , or the like, and there is a property that heat is generated in the body due to an increase in a heart rate, an increase in a blood sugar level, the occurrence of muscular tension, and the like in association with excitement or tension, which leads to an increase in body temperature. 
     For example, the amount of perspiration (skin resistance, skin potential) is measured using the skin resistance meter included in the measurement device  1 , or the like, and there is a property that perspiration is promoted due to excitement or tension, which leads to a decrease in skin resistance. 
     For example, the motion of an eyeball, a pupil diameter, and the number of times of winking are measured using an eye electrometer or the camera of the measurement device  1 , or the like. There is a property that the motion of an eyeball becomes intense due to excitement or tension, the pupil diameter is increased due to excitement or tension, and the number of times of winking is increased due to excitement or tension. 
     For example, the sighs are measured as the number of sighs, speed, displacement, and the like from the amount of breathing and a breathing sound using a breathing meter (breathing flow meter) included in the measurement device  1 , a spirometer, a microphone, or the like, and there is a property that the number of sighs, speed, and displacement are increased due to excitement or tension. 
     For example, the secretions in the body such as hormone and biomolecules are measured using the analysis device included in the measurement device  1  by performing chemical analysis of saliva, blood, lymph, sweat, digestive juices, urine, or the like which is taken from the subject PA. In addition, the secretions in the body may be measured by the measurement device  1  from a peripheral vessel, digestive system, muscle potential, skin temperature, blood flow rate, immune system, or the like of the subject PA. In addition, with regard to the secretions in the body, there is a property that the amount or quality of hormone or biomolecules secreted in the body changes due to excitement or tension. 
     For example, the brain waves are measured using a brain activity meter, such as an optical, magnetic, or potential type meter, included in the measurement device  1 , and there is a property that a waveform changes due to excitement or tension. 
     For example, the fMRI information is measured by the MRI device included in the measurement device  1 , and includes a blood flow rate and distribution of oxygenated hemoglobin in each activity region in the brain. With regard to the fMRI information, there is a property that an activity region in the brain changes due to excitement or tension. For example, excitement or tension related to an emotion appears as a change in a blood flow rate in a limbic system (amygdala), hypothalamus, cerebellum, brainstem, hippocampus, or the like. Such a change in a blood flow rate changes the distribution of oxygenated hemoglobin in the brain. 
     The output device  2  includes a display such as an organic electro-luminescence (EL) display or a liquid crystal display, a speaker, or the like. The output device  2  receives data indicating feelings and intentions which is created by the intention emergence device  100 , displays the received data on the display, or outputs the received data from the speaker as a sound. 
     Meanwhile, the output device  2  may be provided inside the intention emergence device  100 . In addition, the output device  2  may be another robot, another artificial intelligence (that is, another intention emergence device  100 ), or the like which is connected to a network. In addition, the output device  2  may be a portable communication terminal such as a smartphone, an automobile, or the like. 
     The intention emergence device  100  illustrated in  FIG. 1  includes an acquisition unit  10 , a detection unit  20 , a decision unit  30 , a calculation unit  40 , an element unit  50 , an emergence unit  60 , a control unit  70 , and a storage unit  80 . Functions of the detection unit  20 , the decision unit  30 , the calculation unit  40 , the emergence unit  60 , and the control unit  70  may be realized by an intention emergence program to be executed by the execution processing device of the intention emergence device  100 , or may be realized by hardware. 
     The acquisition unit  10  is an input-output, interface or the like, and acquires data including sound information and physiological information on the subject PA from the measurement device  1 . The acquisition unit  10  outputs the acquired data to the detection unit  20 . 
     Meanwhile, the acquisition unit  10  may acquire data including at least the sound information on the subject PA from the measurement device  1 , and may acquire character information, such as an instruction command input from the subject PA, through an input device such as a keyboard included in the intention emergence device  100 . In addition, the acquisition unit  10  may include a network interface, and may acquire information which the subject PA may be interested in, together with the data of the sound information on the subject PA through a network. 
     The detection unit  20  detects feelings of the subject PA using the sound information among the pieces of data of the subject PA which are acquired by the measurement device  1 . For example, the detection unit  20  defects feelings such as “anger”, “sorrow”, “normal”, and “pleasure” using a feeling table generated using a technique disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-29464 and stored in the storage unit  80 , and the sound information on the subject PA. The detection unit  20  outputs detection results on the feelings of the subject PA to the decision unit  30 . In addition, the detection unit  20  stores the detection results on the feelings of the subject PA in the storage unit  80  together with the acquired data. 
     Meanwhile, in order to generate the feeling table, the intention emergence device  100  makes each of a plurality of persons hear sounds extracted in units of utterance in daily conversation, television drama, and the like in a random order, and makes the person determine which feeling a speaker receives from a sound in each utterance unit. The intention emergence device  100  extracts a sound in an utterance unit having a feeling common to determination results, and calculates values of parameters such as the intensity, fundamental frequency, frequency distribution, and intonation of a sound waveform in each utterance unit. 
     The intention emergence device  100  calculates information equivalent to feelings and psychological attributes resulting from information on vocabulary and syntax equivalent to feelings and psychological attributes by using means for acquiring language information from sounds such as sound recognition. The intention emergence device  100  analyzes in what value ranges a plurality of parameters in each sound are distributed to show changes with time and what combination of the parameters is used, as the reason sounds are determined to be in respective feeling conditions. The intention emergence device  100  generates conditions of the feelings as the feeling table by listing the values of the parameters and combinations patterns based on analysis results, and stores the generated feeling table in the storage unit  80 . 
     In addition, the detection unit  20  may detect utterance contents uttered by the subject FA from the sound information on the subject PA. That is, when the subject PA utters “kyou wa ii tenki desune” (in Japanese), the detection unit  20  extracts breaks for each phoneme like “kyo/u/wa/i/i/te/n/ki/de/su/ne” (in Japanese). Further, the detection unit  20  breaks for each word from the sound information on the subject PA. For example, when sound information of “kyou wa ii tenki desune” (in Japanese) is input, the detection unit  20  extracts breaks for each word like “kyo/u/wa/i/i/te/n/ki/de/su/ne” (in Japanese). 
     The detection unit  20  executes recognition and syntax analysts for each word included in a sound of the subject PA, based on information indicating a phoneme and breaks of a word in the extracted sound of the subject PA. That is, the detection unit  20  recognizes information indicating 5W1H of “who”, “what”, “when”, “where”, “why”, and “how” from a sound of the subject PA, and ascertains contents of the sound of the subject PA as a natural language. In addition, the detection unit  20  may detect conditions or a situation where the subject PA lies, from the sound of the subject PA based on the ascertained contents of the sound. The detection unit  20  stores the detected utterance contents, conditions, and the like of the subject PA in the storage unit  80  together with the feelings of the subject PA. 
     For example, the decision unit  30  determines weighting coefficients for parameters such as intensity and fundamental frequency obtained from the sound information in accordance with the feelings of the subject PA which is detected by the detection unit  20  and parameters such as blood pressure and body temperature included in the physiological information. 
     Meanwhile, the feelings of the subject PA which is detected by the detection unit  20  is not so simple as to be classified into any one of feelings, and a plurality of feelings are detected in a mixed form. In addition, the feelings of the subject PA changes according to the conditions or situation where the subject PA lies. For this reason, it is preferable that the decision unit  30  decides weighting coefficients for the sound information and the physiological information on the subject PA in accordance with the feelings of the subject PA, in consideration of the utterance contents, conditions, and the like of the subject PA which are detected by the detection unit  20 . 
     For example, when the detected changes in the feelings of the subject PA with time are consistent with changes with time showing specific changes with time determined in advance, that is, changes with time showing a “strong impression” state, the decision unit  30  decides weighting coefficients for the sound information and the physiological information on the subject PA to be a large value. When a change in the detected feelings is large, the same utterance contents are repeatedly detected at frequent intervals, or the utterance contents are easy to be impressed, the decision unit  30  considers a “strong impression” state and decides weighting coefficients for the sound information and the physiological information on the subject PA to be a large value. In this case, it is preferable that the detected feelings, utterance contents, and the like of the subject PA are held in the storage unit  80  as intense memories of the past in human memory even when time passes. 
     On the other hand, when changes in the detected feelings of the subject PA with time are not consistent with changes with time determined in advance, that is changes with time showing a “strong impression” state, that is, are changes with time showing a “weak impression” state, the decision unit  30  decides weighting coefficients for the sound information and the physiological information on the subject PA to be a small value. In addition, when a change in the detected feelings is small or utterance contents are detected once or a plurality of times, the decision unit  30  considers a “weak impression” state and decides weighting coefficients for the sound information and the physiological information on the subject PA to be a small value. In this case, the detected feelings and utterance contents of the subject PA are erased from the storage unit  80  with the lapse of time, as vague memories of the past in human memory. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the amount of data stored in the storage unit  80 . 
     Meanwhile, the decision unit  30  may decide weighting coefficients for the sound information and the physiological information on the subject PA using any one of a signal output by the element unit  50  to be described later and feelings of the intention emergence device  100  which is decided by the emergence unit  60 , and the detected feelings of the subject PA. Thereby, the personality and individuality of the intention emergence device  100  can be changed based on influence inside the intention emergence device  100  together with influence from the outside such as the subject PA. 
     The calculation unit  40  calculates energy which involves in human emotions and organ activities with using the data acquired from the measurement device  1  and the coefficients decided by the decision unit  30 . The operation of the calculation unit  40  will be described in  FIGS. 2 and 3 . 
     The element unit  50  includes a plurality of elements, such as a metamorphose element and spintronics, which changes the state of a material in accordance with an input of the energy calculated by the calculation unit  40 . The element unit  50  outputs a signal indicating a change in the state of a material in each of the plurality of elements to the emergence unit  60  and the control unit  70  as homeostasis in each of human emotion and organ activities. The operation of the element unit  50  will be described in  FIGS. 2 and 3 . 
     The emergence unit  60  decides feelings and intentions in accordance with a change in the state (homeostasis) of the material included in the signal output from each of the elements of the element unit  50 , for example, using an emergence table ET stored in the storage unit  80 . The operation and the emergence table ET of the emergence unit  60  will be described in  FIG. 4 . 
     The control unit  70  monitors the operation of the plurality of elements included in the element unit  50 , and performs phase transition of the state of the material in the plurality of elements when the amount of change in the state of the material in at least one element among the plurality of elements is equal to or less than a predetermined amount. The operation of the control unit  70  will be described in  FIG. 3 . 
     The storage unit  80  is a hard disk drive, a memory, or the like, and stores data such as the emergence table ET together with an intention emergence program. In addition, the storage unit  80  stores the data including the sound information and the physiological information on the subject PA which is acquired by the acquisition unit  10 , and the feelings, utterance contents, and the like of the subject PA which are detected by the detection unit  20 . Meanwhile, the storage unit  80  is disposed inside the intention emergence device  100 , but may be disposed outside the intention emergence device  100 . In this case, it is preferable that the storage unit  80  is connected to the intention emergence device  100  through a network or the like. 
     Meanwhile, the intention emergence program can be recorded in a removable disc, such as a compact disc (CD) or a digital versatile disc (DVD), and distributed. In addition, the intention emergence device  100  may download the intention emergence program form a network through a network interface included in the intention emergence device  100 , and may store the downloaded program in the storage unit  80 . 
       FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a chain of homeostasis in a human being. In  FIG. 2 , for example, a circulation system  200  is configured by representing a balance of homeostasis of the entire human body by the rotation of a circular figure. The circulation system  200  further includes, for example, a plurality of circulation systems K (K 1  to K 10 ) such as materials and organs forming a human being. In  FIG. 2 , the circulation systems K 1  to K 10  are represented by the rotation of circles that are linked together to maintain a balance of homeostasis and are smaller than the circulation system  200 . For example, the circulation system K 1  indicates the homeostasis of human emotions based on a sound uttered by the human being through the vocal cords. For example, the circulation system K 2  indicates the homeostasis of the heart of the human being based on a heart rate, a heart rate fluctuation, and the like. For example, the circulation system K 3  indicates the homeostasis of the digestive system of the human being such as the stomach, the small intestine, or the large intestine. For example, the circulation system K 4  indicates the homeostasis of the immune system that protects the human being from illness or the like. For example, the circulation system K 5  indicates the homeostasis of hormone that transmits information for adjusting the movement of an organ included in the living body of the human being. 
     In addition, for example, the circulation system K 6  indicates the homeostasis of biomolecules such as a plurality of types of protein generated by a gene of the human being. For example, the circulation system K 7  indicates the homeostasis of a gene of the human being. For example, the circulation system K 8  indicates the homeostasis of activity of ceils forming the human being. For example, the circulation system K 9  indicates the homeostasis of activity of the limbic system of the human being which includes amygdala and the like in the brain which is closely related to an emotion. For example, the circulation system K 10  indicates the homeostasis of a neurotransmitter that mediates the transmission of information at synapses. 
     The intention emergence device  100  illustrated in  FIG. 1  obtains homeostasis in the circulation system  200  of the intention emergence device  100  using the element unit  50 , in order to operate as artificial intelligence. 
     Meanwhile, the circulation system  200  is configured to include ten circulation systems K 1  to K 10 , but may include any number of plurality of circulation systems other than ten. In addition, each of the circulation systems K may further include a plurality of circulation systems. For example, the circulation system K 1  of the vocal cords may include a plurality of circulation systems indicating emotions such as anger, normal, sorrow, and pleasure of a human being. In addition, for example, the circulation system K 2  of the heart may include a plurality of circulation systems indicating a heart rate, a heart rate fluctuation, and the like of a human being. 
     In addition, the circulation system  200  indicates homeostasis in the entire human body, but may indicate homeostasis in one part such as a human brain or may indicate homeostasis in human society such as a company or a nation. For example, when the circulation system  200  indicates homeostasis in a human brain, each circulation system K indicates homeostasis in each nerve cell of the brain. In addition, when the circulation system  200  indicates homeostasis in human society, each circulation system K indicates homeostasis in individual human beings. 
     In addition, the chain of homeostasis in human beings has been shown like the circulation system  200  illustrated in  FIG. 2 , but is not limited thereto and may be shown in other forms. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates an example of the element unit  50  illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The element unit  50  includes N elements  51  ( 51 ( 1 ) to  51 (N)) and a supply unit  52 . 
     For example, the element  51  is a metamorphose element including a material such as a metal oxide or a polymeric hydrogel that changes (phase transition) between a solid and a liquid according to a voltage, a temperature, and the like which are input from the outside. The element  51  such as a metamorphose element outputs a signal indicating a change in the state of the material to the emergence unit  60  and the control unit  70 . Meanwhile, since the state of the material continuously changes between a solid and a liquid in the element  51 , it is possible to output a signal having a value continuously changing in accordance with the change in the state of the material. Since homeostasis in each circulation system K also changes continuously, a value indicating the change in the state of the material in the signal output by the element  51  can be used as the homeostasis in each circulation system K. The intention emergence device  100  reproduces a reaction such as a double-loop in a human brain determination process by using the N elements  51 . 
     Consequently, the intention emergence device  100  illustrated in  FIG. 1  sets each element  51  to be each circulation system K (for example, N=10) illustrated in  FIG. 2 , and uses the signal indicating the change in the state of the material output by the element  51  as the homeostasis in each circulation system K. Meanwhile, since the circulation systems K have an influence on each other, and thus the elements  51  are connected to each other so as to be capable of transmitting and receiving the signal indicating the change in the state of the material to and from each other. 
     The supply unit  52  is, for example, a power supply, a light source, a heat source, a sprayer, or the like. For example, when the supply unit  52  is a power supply, the supply unit supplies a voltage, a current, or the like according to the energy calculated by the calculation unit  40  to the N elements  51 . In addition, when the supply unit  52  is a light source, the supply unit irradiates the N elements  51  with electromagnetic waves having intensity and frequency according to the energy calculated by the calculation unit  40 . In addition, when the supply unit  52  is a heat source, the supply unit supplies thermal energy according to the energy calculated by the calculation unit  40  to the N elements  51 . When the supply unit is a sprayer, the supply unit sprays a solvent having concentration and temperature according to the energy calculated by the calculation unit  40 . 
     The calculation unit  40  calculates energy TE which involves in emotions and organ activities when the intention emergence device  100  operates as artificial intelligence, for example, using the data acquired by the acquisition unit  10 , the coefficients decided by the decision unit  30 , and Expression (1). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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     Meanwhile, a i  denotes the value of a parameter such as intensity or fundamental frequency in the sound information obtained by the detection unit  20 , and the value of a parameter such as blood pressure included in the physiological information measured by the measurement device  1 . In addition, w i  denotes weighting coefficients for the value ai of each parameter. In addition, M denotes the number of parameters. 
     Meanwhile, the calculation unit  40  has calculated the energy TE using Expression (1), but may calculate the energy TE using a function F (a i , w i ). It is preferable that the function F (a i , w i ) is appropriately decided in accordance with personality and individuality desired to be added to the intention emergence device  100 . 
     In addition, the energy TE calculated by the calculation unit  40  may be set to a negative value. In this case, for example, the supply unit  52  may apply a negative voltage to the element  51 , and may cool the element  51 . 
     Meanwhile, the element  51  changes the state of a material by the energy TE supplied through the supply unit  52 , but the state of the material may converge to a predetermined state with the lapse of time. In this case, the amount of change in the state of the material in the element  51  is decreased (that is, homeostasis in the circulation system K is deteriorated). 
     In order to avoid this, the control unit  70  monitors the change (homeostasis) in the state of the material in each element  51 , based on a signal output from each element  51 . When the amount of change in the state of the material of at least one element  51  among the N elements  51  is set to be equal to or less than a predetermined amount for a predetermined period of time or more, the control unit  70  determines that homeostasis is deteriorated. The control unit  70  outputs an instruction for performing phase transition of the state of the material, for example, from a solid portion to a liquid or from a liquid portion to a solid, to all of the elements  51 . Thereby, the intention emergence device  100  can avoid the deterioration of homeostasis. 
     In addition, an operation in which the control unit  70  gives an instruction for performing phase transition to the N elements  51  is equivalent to the change of mood such as a rest or a walk, for example, when work, discussions, and the like have come to a standstill in a case of a human being (a reaction such as a double-loop in a human brain determination process is repeatedly executed). By changing the mood, the human being may converge reactions such as a double-loop in the brain and conceive thinking and ideas of new viewpoints. Consequently, the control unit  70  gives an instruction for performing phase transition to the N elements  51 , and outputs a signal indicating a change in the state of the material different from that before the phase transition to the elements  51 . The emergence unit  60  decides feelings and intentions different from those before the phase transition, based on the change in the state of the material different from that before the phase transition which is included in the signal of each of the elements  51 . That is, the intention emergence device  100  sets the instruction for performing phase transition given by the control unit  70  to be a timing for converging reactions such as a double-loop in the intention emergence device  100 , and decides new feelings and intentions different from those before the phase transition. Thereby, the intention emergence device  100  can decide various intentions, determinations, and the like according to its own mood, conditions, scenes, and the like. 
     Meanwhile, it is preferable that the predetermined amount and the predetermined period of time are appropriately set in accordance with personality and individuality desired to be added to the intention emergence device  100 . In addition, the predetermined amount, and the predetermined period of time may be set to values different for each element  51 . 
     In addition, it is preferable to appropriately set the number of elements  51  in which the amount of change in the state of the material when the control unit  70  outputs an instruction for performing phase transition is set to be equal to or less than the predetermined amount, in accordance with personality and individuality desired to be added to the intention emergence device  100 . For example, as the number of elements  51  decreases, the intention emergence device  100  can react to data input from the subject PA in a shorter period of time. On the other hand, the intention emergence device  100  reacts to the data input from the subject PA more slowly as the number of elements  51  increases, but can show a more appropriate reaction to the subject PA. 
     In addition, the control unit  70  may output an instruction for performing phase transition to all of the elements  51  when the state of the material in at least, one element  51  among the N elements  51  is a predetermined state. Meanwhile, it is preferable that the predetermined state is appropriately set in accordance with personality and individuality desired to be added to the intention emergence device  100 . In addition, the predetermined state may be set differently for each element  51 . 
       FIG. 4  illustrates an example of the emergence table ET illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The emergence table ET includes storage regions for feelings and intentions and storage regions for the elements  51 ( 1 ) to  51 (N). 
     In the storage regions for feelings and intentions, combinations of feelings and intentions such as “anger, suppress”, “anger, retort”, “normal, converse”, and “normal, agree” are stored. 
     In each of the storage regions for the elements  51 ( 1 ) to  51 (N), a combination of changes (homeostasis) in the state of the material indicated by a signal output by each element  51  for the emergence unit  60  to decide feelings and intentions stored in the storage regions for feelings and intentions is stored. Meanwhile, a storage region having “−” stored therein indicates that the storage, region is not included in conditions of feelings and intentions decided by the emergence unit  60 . 
     Regarding a change in the stare of the material which is stored in the storage region for each element  51 , a change in the state indicated by the material of the element  51  for a predetermined period of time is set in advance based on results of simulation, for example, by executing the simulation disclosed in Patent Document 1. Meanwhile, it is preferable that a change in the state of the material which is stored in the storage region for each element  51  is appropriately set in accordance with personality and individuality desired to be added to the intention emergence device  100 . 
     In addition, a change in the state of the material which is stored in the storage region for each of the elements  51 ( 1 ) to  51 (N) may be changed in accordance with the weighting coefficients decided by the decision unit  30 , the feelings and the intentions decided by the emergence unit  60 , and the like. In addition, the order of changes in the states of the materials stored in the storage regions for the elements  51 ( 1 ) to  51 (N) may be changed in accordance with the weighting coefficients decided by the decision unit  30 , the feelings and the intentions decided by the emergence unit  60 , and the like. Thereby, the personality and individuality of the intention emergence device  100  can be changed based on a change inside the intention emergence device  100  together with influence from the outside such as the subject PA. 
     The emergence unit  60  decides feelings and intentions based on the emergence table ET stored in the storage unit  80  and the change in the state of the material included in the signal output from each of the N elements  51 . The emergence unit  60  outputs results of the decided feelings and intentions to the output device  2 . For example, when the storage unit  80  stores an utterance table storing sound data, which is uttered by the intention emergence device  100  in accordance with the utterance contents of the subject PA detected by the detection unit  20  and the decided feelings, and intentions and character data, the emergence unit  60  extracts the sound data corresponding to the detected utterance contents of the subject PA and the decided feelings and intentions, and the like from the utterance table. The intention emergence device  100  outputs the extracted sound data from the speaker included in the output device  2 . Thereby, the intention emergence device  100  can have a conversation with the subject PA. 
     In addition, the intention emergence device  100  outputs the feelings and intentions received through the utterance of the subject PA and an impression of the subject PA to the output device  2  based on the results of the feelings and intentions decided by the emergence unit  60 . The intention emergence device  100  may output a communication advice or the like for the subject PA to the output device  2  so that the subject PA can grasp atmosphere of the place and perform communication. Thereby, it is possible to improve a communication ability of the subject PA. 
     In addition, when the subject PA suffers from a psychiatric disorder or the like, the intention emergence device  100  may output an advice on the psychiatric disorder or the like for the subject PA, or the like to the output device  2  in accordance with the results of the feelings and intentions decided by the emergence unit  60 . Thereby, the intention emergence device  100  can achieve an improvement in a medical condition of the subject PA. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates an example of an intention emergence process in the intention emergence device  100  illustrated in  FIG. 1 . The processing illustrated in  FIG. 5  is realized by executing an intention emergence program stored in the storage unit  80  by the execution processing device of the intention emergence device  100 . That is, the processing illustrated in  FIG. 5  indicates an embodiment of an intention emergence program and an intention emergence method. Meanwhile, the processing illustrated in  FIG. 5  may be realized by hardware mounted on the intention emergence device  100 . In this case, the detection unit  20 , the decision unit  30 , the calculation unit  40 , the emergence unit  60 , and the control unit  70  illustrated in  FIG. 1  are realized by circuits disposed inside the intention emergence device  100 . 
     In step S 100 , the acquisition unit  10  acquires data including the sound information and the physiological information on the subject PA which are measured by the measurement device  1 . The acquisition unit  10  outputs the acquired data to the detection unit  20 . 
     Next, in step S 110 , the detection unit  20  detects a feeling such as “anger” or “normal” in the subject PA using the sound information on the subject PA in the data acquired in step S 100 . The detection unit  20  outputs a detection result on the feeling of the subject PA to the decision unit  30 . 
     Next, in step S 120 , the decision unit  30  decides weighting coefficients for the sound information and the physiological information on the subject PA in accordance with the feelings of the subject PA which is detected in step S 120 . 
     Next, in step S 130 , the calculation unit  40  calculates energy TE which involves in human emotions and organ activities, with the data acquired in step S 100 , the coefficients decided in step S 120 , and Expression (1). 
     Next, in step S 140 , the element unit  50  supplies the energy TE calculated in step S 130  to the N elements  51  through the supply unit  52 . Each of the elements  51  changes the state of the material in accordance with the supplied energy TE, and outputs a signal indicating a change in the state of the material to each of the emergence unit  60  and the control unit  70  as homeostasis in each circulation system K. 
     Next, in step S 150 , the control unit  70  receives the signal output from each of the elements  51  in step S 140 , and monitors a change (homeostasis) in the state of the material in each of the element  51 . The control unit  70  determines whether or not the amount of change in the stare of the material in at least one element  51  among the N elements  51  is equal to or less than a predetermined amount. When the amount of change in the state of the material of the element  51  is equal to or less than the predetermined amount for a predetermined period of time or more, the processing of the intention emergence device  100  proceeds to step S 160 . On the other hand, when the amount of change in the state of the material of the element  51  is not equal to or less than the predetermined amount for the predetermined period of time, the processing of the intention emergence device  100  proceeds to step S 170 . 
     In step S 160 , the control unit  70  outputs an instruction for performing phase transition of the state of the material to all of the elements  51 . The processing of the intention emergence device  100  proceeds to step S 170 . 
     In step S 170 , the emergence unit  60  decides feelings and intentions based on the emergence table ET stored in the storage unit  80  and the change in the state of the material included in the signal output from each of the N elements  51 . Alternatively, the emergence unit  60  decides feelings and intentions based on the change in the state of the material included in the signal output from each of the elements  51  and the emergence table ET, after the phase transition is performed in step S 160 . The emergence unit  60  outputs results of the decided feelings and intentions to the output device  2 . For example, when an utterance table storing sound data, which is uttered by the intention emergence device  100  in accordance with the utterance contents of the subject PA which are detected by the detection unit  20  and the decided feelings and intentions, and character data is stored in the storage unit  80 , the emergence unit  60  extracts the sound data corresponding to the detected utterance contents of the subject PA and the decided feelings and intentions, and the like from the utterance table. The intention emergence device  100  outputs the extracted sound data from the speaker included in the output device  2 , and has a conversation with the subject PA. 
     In addition, the intention emergence device  100  may output the feelings and intentions received through the utterance of the subject PA and an impression of the subject PA to the output device  2  based on the results of the feelings and intentions decided by the emergence unit  60 . The intention emergence device  100  outputs a communication advice or the like for the subject PA to the output device  2  so that the subject PA can grasp atmosphere of the place and perform communication, to thereby achieve an improvement in a communication ability of the subject PA. 
     In addition, when the subject PA suffers from a psychiatric disorder or the like, the intention emergence device  100  outputs an advise on the psychiatric disorder or the like for the subject PA, or the like to the output device  2  in accordance with the results of the feelings and intentions decided by the emergence unit  60 , to thereby achieve an improvement in a medical condition of the subject PA. 
     The intention emergence device  100  terminates the intention emergence process. The intention emergence device  100  repeatedly executes the processes of steps S 100  to S 170  whenever receiving the data of the subject PA from the measurement device  1 . 
     Meanwhile, in the processing illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the processes of steps S 100  to S 140  and the processes of steps S 150  to S 170  may be executed in parallel. 
     As described above, in the embodiment illustrated in  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 5 , the decision unit  30  decides weighting coefficients for the sound information and the physiological information included in the data acquired by the acquisition unit  10 , in accordance with the feelings of the subject PA which is detected from the sound information on the subject PA by the detection unit  20 . The element unit  50  inputs the energy TE calculated by the calculation unit  40  using the weighting coefficients decided by the decision unit  30  to the N elements  51  through the supply unit  52 . Each of the elements  51  outputs a signal including a change in the state of the material to the emergence unit  60  and the control unit  70  as homeostasis in each of human emotions and organs. The emergence unit  60  decides feelings and intentions in accordance with a change in the state, of the material indicated by the signal output from each of the elements  51 , and the control unit  70  outputs an instruction for performing phase transition to the N elements  51  and performs phase, transition of the state of the material when the amount of change in the state of the material in at least one element  51  among the N elements  51  is equal to or less than a predetermined amount. 
     That is, the intention emergence device  100  sets the instruction for performing phase transition given by the control unit  70  to be a timing for converging reactions such as a double-loop in the intention emergence device  100 , and decides new feelings and intentions different from those before the phase transition. Thereby, the intention emergence device  100  can decide various intentions, determinations, and the like according to its own mood, conditions, scenes, and the like. 
     In addition, the subject PA may be another intention emergence device  100  instead of a human being. In this case, data acquired by the intention emergence device  100  from another intention emergence device  100  may be only sound information output by the other intention emergence device  100 , or a signal output by each element  51  of the other intention emergence device  100  may be used as physiological information. Thereby, the intention emergence device  100  can simulate the development of communication in a human being. 
     Meanwhile, the intention emergence device  100  illustrated in  FIG. 1  may be applied to psychological counseling such as psychoanalysis, behavior prediction, or behavior analysis and an interview or prescription in psychiatric care or general medical care. For example, the intention emergence device  100  may be applied to a robot, artificial intelligence, a vehicle, a call center, entertainment the internet, a portable terminal device application or service of a smart phone, a tablet type terminal, or the like, and a retrieval system. In addition, the intention emergence device  100  may be applied to a diagnostic device, an automatic inquiry device, a disaster triage, and the like. In addition, the intention emergence device  100  may be applied to a financial credit management system, behavior prediction, a company, a school, a government agency, a police, the military, information analysis in information collection activity or the like, psychological analysis leading to lie detection, and organization group management. In addition, the intention emergence device  100  may be applied to a system for managing the health of the mind and behavior prediction of a member, a researcher, an employee, a manager of an organization, or the like, a system for controlling environment such as a house, an office, an airplane, or a spacecraft, or means for knowing the state of the mind or behavior prediction of a family member or a friend. In addition, the intention emergence device  100  may be applied to music, movie distribution, general information retrieval, information analysis management, information processing, or customer sensibility preference market analysis, a system that manages these through a network or on a stand-alone basis, and the like. 
     The many features and advantages of the embodiments are apparent from the detailed specification and, thus, it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such features and advantages of the embodiments that fall within the true spirit and scope thereof. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the inventive embodiments to exact construction and operation illustrated and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope thereof. 
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               1  MEASUREMENT DEVICE 
               2  OUTPUT DEVICE 
               10  ACQUISITION UNIT 
               20  DETECTION UNIT 
               30  DECISION UNIT 
               40  CALCULATION UNIT 
               50  ELEMENT UNIT 
               51 ( 1 ) TO  51 (N) ELEMENT 
               52  SUPPLY UNIT 
               60  EMERGENCE UNIT 
               70  CONTROL UNIT 
               80  STORAGE UNIT 
               100  INTENTION EMERGENCE DEVICE 
               200 , K 1  TO K 10  CIRCULATION SYSTEM 
             ET EMERGENCE TABLE