Inventors:
Yasuo Uehara - Ann Arbor MI, US
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. - Erlanger KY
International Classification:
G10L 13/08
US Classification:
704260, 725131, 715235, 715229, 704277, 704275, 704200, 701 1, 382284, 382209, 382181, 382128, 382115, 382101, 370487, 358 328, 348 1415
Abstract:
The present invention is a method and system for extracting messages from a person using the body features presented by a user. The present invention captures a set of images and extracts a first set of body features, along with a set of contexts, and a set of meanings. From the first set of body features, the set of contexts, and the set of meanings, the present invention generates a set of words corresponding to the message that the person is attempting to convey. The present invention can also use the body features of the person in addition to the voice of the person to further improve the accuracy of extracting the person's message.