Dialogue establishing utterances without content words

A dialogue method carried out by a dialogue system that performs a dialogue with a user, the dialogue method comprising:

• an utterance receiving step in which an input part receives a user utterance performed by the user;
• a first presentation step in which a presentation part presents a dialogue-establishing utterance, wherein the dialogue-establishing utterance is presented to the user utterance, the dialogue-establishing utterance is a nodding, and no utterances are presented between the user utterance and the dialogue-establishing utterance;
• and
• a second presentation step in which the presentation part presents, after the dialogue-establishing utterance, a second utterance which is an utterance determined with a predetermined rule that considers words included in a generation target utterance, wherein the generation target utterance is one of (i) the user utterance and (ii) the user utterance and one or more utterances performed before the user utterance, and no utterances are presented between the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance,
• wherein
• the first presentation step and the second presentation step are executed where an utterance candidate generated in association with the generation target utterance does not meet a prescribed standard, wherein the prescribed standard is whether or not the utterance candidate has inappropriate contents as a reply to the user utterance,
• the second utterance is the utterance candidate that does not meet the prescribed standard.

A dialogue system that performs a dialogue with a user, the dialogue system comprising:

• an input part that receives a user utterance performed by the user;
• an utterance determination part that determines a dialogue-establishing utterance and a second utterance which is an utterance determined with a predetermined rule that considers words included in a generation target utterance, wherein the dialogue-establishing utterance is presented to the user utterance, the dialogue-establishing utterance is a nodding, and the generation target utterance is one of (i) the user utterance and (ii) the user utterance and one or more utterances performed before the user utterance;
• and
• a presentation part that presents the dialogue-establishing utterance determined by the utterance determination part and presents the second utterance determined by the utterance determination part immediately after presenting the dialogue-establishing utterance, wherein no utterances are presented both between the user utterance and the dialogue-establishing utterance and between the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance
• wherein
• the presentation part presents the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance where an utterance candidate generated in association with the generation target utterance does not meet a prescribed standard, wherein the prescribed standard is whether or not the utterance candidate has inappropriate contents as a reply to the user utterance,
• the generation target utterance includes L words,
• the utterance candidate is generated using M words included in the L words, and
• the second utterance is generated using N words included in the L words, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 1, M and L are integers equal to or greater than 2, and N<M≤L.

A dialogue apparatus that determines an utterance presented by a dialogue system comprising at least an input part that receives a user utterance which is an utterance from a user and a presentation part that presents an utterance, the dialogue apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:

• determine a dialogue-establishing utterance, wherein the dialogue-establishing utterance is presented to the user utterance, the dialogue-establishing utterance is a nodding, and no utterances are presented between the user utterance and the dialogue-establishing utterance;
• and
• determine a second utterance which is an utterance presented after the dialogue-establishing utterance and is an utterance determined with a predetermined rule that considers words included in a generation target utterance, wherein the generation target utterance is one of (i) the user utterance and (ii) the user utterance and one or more utterances performed before the user utterance, and no utterances are presented between the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance
• wherein
• the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance are presented where an utterance candidate generated in association with the generation target utterance does not meet a prescribed standard, wherein the prescribed standard is whether or not the utterance candidate has inappropriate contents as a reply to the user utterance,
• the generation target utterance includes L words,
• the utterance candidate is generated using M words included in the L words, and
• the second utterance is generated using N words included in the L words, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 1, M and L are integers equal to or greater than 2, and N<M≤L.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium including computer executable instructions that make a dialogue system perform a dialogue method, wherein the dialogue system performs a dialogue with a user, the dialogue method comprising:

• an utterance receiving step in which an input part receives a user utterance performed by the user;
• a first presentation step in which a presentation part presents a dialogue-establishing utterance, wherein the dialogue-establishing utterance is presented to the user utterance, the dialogue-establishing utterance is a nodding, and no utterances are presented between the user utterance and the dialogue-establishing utterance;
• and
• a second presentation step in which the presentation part presents, after the dialogue-establishing utterance, a second utterance which is an utterance determined with a predetermined rule that considers words included in a generation target utterance, wherein the generation target utterance is one of (i) the user utterance and (ii) the user utterance and one or more utterances performed before the user utterance, and no utterances are presented between the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance,
• wherein
• the first presentation step and the second presentation step are executed where an utterance candidate generated in association with the generation target utterance does not meet a prescribed standard, wherein the prescribed standard is whether or not the utterance candidate has inappropriate contents as a reply to the user utterance,
• the generation target utterance includes L words,
• the utterance candidate is generated using M words included in the L words, and
• the second utterance is generated using N words included in the L words, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 1, M and L are integers equal to or greater than 2, and N<M≤L.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium including computer executable instructions that make a dialogue apparatus perform a method, wherein the dialogue apparatus determines an utterance presented by a dialogue system comprising at least an input part that receives a user utterance which is an utterance from a user and a presentation part that presents an utterance, the method comprising:

• determining, by processing circuitry of the dialogue apparatus, a dialogue-establishing utterance, wherein the dialogue-establishing utterance is presented to the user utterance, the dialogue-establishing utterance is a nodding, and no utterances are presented between the user utterance and the dialogue-establishing utterance;
• and
• determining, by the processing circuitry of the dialogue apparatus, a second utterance which is an utterance presented after the dialogue-establishing utterance and is an utterance determined with a predetermined rule that considers words included in a generation target utterance, wherein the generation target utterance is one of (i) the user utterance and (ii) the user utterance and one or more utterances performed before the user utterance, and no utterances are presented between the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance
• wherein
• the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance are presented where an utterance candidate generated in association with the generation target utterance does not meet a prescribed standard, wherein the prescribed standard is whether or not the utterance candidate has inappropriate contents as a reply to the user utterance,
• the generation target utterance includes L words,
• the utterance candidate is generated using M words included in the L words, and
• the second utterance is generated using N words included in the L words, where N is an integer equal to or greater than 1, M and L are integers equal to or greater than 2, and N<M≤L.

A dialogue system that performs a dialogue with a user, the dialogue system comprising:

• an input part that receives a user utterance performed by the user;
• an utterance determination part that determines a dialogue-establishing utterance and a second utterance which is an utterance determined with a predetermined rule that considers words included in a generation target utterance, wherein the dialogue-establishing utterance is presented to the user utterance, the dialogue-establishing utterance is a nodding, and the generation target utterance is one of (i) the user utterance and (ii) the user utterance and one or more utterances performed before the user utterance;
• and
• a presentation part that presents the dialogue-establishing utterance determined by the utterance determination part and presents the second utterance determined by the utterance determination part immediately after presenting the dialogue-establishing utterance, wherein no utterances are presented both between the user utterance and the dialogue-establishing utterance and between the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance
• wherein
• the presentation part presents the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance where an utterance candidate generated in association with the generation target utterance does not meet a prescribed standard, wherein the prescribed standard is whether or not the utterance candidate has inappropriate contents as a reply to the user utterance,
• the second utterance is the utterance candidate that does not meet the prescribed standard.

A dialogue apparatus that determines an utterance presented by a dialogue system comprising at least an input part that receives a user utterance which is an utterance from a user and a presentation part that presents an utterance, the dialogue apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to:

• determine a dialogue-establishing utterance, wherein the dialogue-establishing utterance is presented to the user utterance, the dialogue-establishing utterance is a nodding, and no utterances are presented between the user utterance and the dialogue-establishing utterance;
• and
• determine a second utterance which is an utterance presented after the dialogue-establishing utterance and is an utterance determined with a predetermined rule that considers words included in a generation target utterance, wherein the generation target utterance is one of (i) the user utterance and (ii) the user utterance and one or more utterances performed before the user utterance, and no utterances are presented between the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance
• wherein
• the dialogue-establishing utterance and the second utterance are presented where an utterance candidate generated in association with the generation target utterance does not meet a prescribed standard, wherein the prescribed standard is whether or not the utterance candidate has inappropriate contents as a reply to the user utterance,
• the second utterance is the utterance candidate that does not meet the prescribed standard.