Voice notification system, voice notification method, and recording medium

A voice notification method of causing a talking device, of at least one talking devices, to provide a voice notification of information about a notification target, of at least one notification targets, that is an information source device about which information is notified by the talking device or an information source service about which information is notified by the talking device, the voice notification method comprising:

• detecting a change regarding notification details or a change regarding a notification method;
• and
• causing the talking device to provide a voice notification of information about the change regarding the notification details or the change regarding the notification method when the change regarding the notification details or the change regarding the notification method is detected,
• wherein the causing further includes at least one of:
• (i) when an increase is detected in a total number of the at least one notification targets, each of which is the notification target, causing the talking device to provide a voice notification of information about the increase in the total number of the at least one notification targets, and when a decrease is detected in the total number of the at least one notification targets, causing the talking device to provide a voice notification of information about the decrease in the total number of the at least one notification targets;
• or
• (ii) when an increase is detected in a total number of the at least one talking devices, each of which is the talking device, causing at least one of the talking devices after the increase to provide a voice notification of information about the increase in the total number of the at least one talking devices, and when a decrease is detected in the total number of the at least one talking devices, causing at least one of the talking devices after the decrease to provide a voice notification of information about the decrease in the total number of the at least one talking devices.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the voice notification method which causes a talking device, of at least one talking devices, to provide a voice notification of information about a notification target, of at least one notification targets, that is an information source device about which information is notified by the talking device or an information source service about which information is notified by the talking device, the voice notification method comprising:

• detecting a change regarding notification details or a change regarding a notification method;
• and
• causing the talking device to provide a voice notification of information about the change regarding the notification details or the change regarding the notification method when the change regarding the notification details or the change regarding the notification method is detected,
• wherein the causing further includes at least one of:
• (1) when an increase is detected in a total number of the at least one notification targets, each of which is the notification target, causing the talking device to provide a voice notification of information about the increase in the total number of the at least one notification targets, and when a decrease is detected in the total number of the at least one notification targets, causing the talking device to provide a voice notification of information about the decrease in the total number of the at least one notification targets;
• or
• (ii) when an increase is detected in a total number of the at least one talking devices, each of which is the talking device, causing at least one of the talking devices after the increase to provide a voice notification of information about the increase in the total number of the at least one talking devices, and when a decrease is detected in the total number of the at least one talking devices, causing at least one of the talking devices after the decrease to provide a voice notification of information about the decrease in the total number of the at least one talking devices.