Realization of Speech Rate Converted Conversation System Conveying Speaker's Intention by use of Time Management Model and Modifying Emotional Impression

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26330232
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Human interface and interaction
• Research Institution: Tokyo Denki University
• Principal Investigator: SAITO Hiroto 東京電機大学, 情報環境学部, 准教授 (00328519)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 話速変換 / 順番交替 / 音声フィードバック / 視覚フィードバック

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The study analyzes three party conversations with speech rate conversion technology，and developed a novel speech rate conversation system that enable the participants to recognize timing to begin their utterances. First, we propose an insertion of speaker’s loop-back voice for him/her in speech rate converting conversation system that enable the speaker to recognize hearer’s listening end time. Then, we propose and developed a visual feedback functions that can share the listening end time information for facilitating turn-talking among conversation participants. The experimental results show that proposed method was effective for decreasing response latency. It suggests that the proposed method contributes to smoothing turn-takings and also to performance improvements of conversations.

Free Research Field

信号処理，インタフェース