Information processing system and information processing method for speech recognition

An information processing method, comprising:

• in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one sensor and at least one processor:
• detecting, by the at least one sensor, an operation of a user;
• setting, by the at least one processor based on the detected operation of the user, a first word as an activation word to activate a function, wherein
• the activation word is uttered by the user, and
• a count of activation words is based on the setting of the first word as the activation word;
• executing, by the at least one processor, a speech recognition operation on a speech uttered by the user;
• recognizing, by the at least one processor, the activation word from the speech uttered by the user;
• recognizing, by the at least one processor, a direction of a hand of the user;
• recognizing, by the at least one processor, a second word from the speech uttered by the user, wherein the second word indicates an arbitrary object;
• recognizing, by the at least one processor, an object in front of the hand of the user as the arbitrary object, wherein the arbitrary object is recognized in the direction of the hand of the user;
• and
• executing an output operation corresponding to the recognized object.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• detecting, by at least one sensor, an operation of a user;
• setting, based on the detected operation of the user, a first word as an activation word to activate a function, wherein
• the activation word is uttered by the user, and
• a count of activation words is based on the setting of the first word as the activation word;
• executing a speech recognition operation on a speech uttered by the user;
• recognizing the activation word from the speech uttered by the user;
• recognizing a direction of a hand of the user;
• recognizing a second word from the speech uttered by the user, wherein the second word indicates an arbitrary object;
• recognizing an object in front of the hand of the user as the arbitrary object, wherein the arbitrary object is recognized in the direction of the hand of the user;
• and
• executing an output operation corresponding to the recognized object.