Method for acquiring at least two pieces of information to be acquired, comprising information content to be linked, using a speech dialogue device, speech dialogue device, and motor vehicle

A method for acquiring pieces of information including information content to be linked, the method comprising:

• acquiring the pieces of information, using a speech dialogue device, by natural voice input data and by extracting respective pieces of information from the natural voice input data using a speech recognition algorithm;
• producing, by the speech dialogue device, a voice output between each acquisition of the pieces of information;
• generating, by the speech dialogue device when a repetition condition has been satisfied, a natural speech summary output and producing a voice output including a natural voice reproduction of the natural speech summary output which includes at least a part of at least one previously acquired piece of information or a derived piece of information derived from the at least one previously acquired piece of information, a necessary condition for the satisfaction of the repetition condition being that an initially satisfied interrupt condition, during the satisfaction of which the acquiring of the pieces of information is interrupted, is no longer satisfied;
• determining, by the speech dialogue device when a plurality of pieces of information have been acquired when the repetition condition was satisfied and based on a repetition parameter for the plurality of pieces of information, whether the natural voice reproduction of at least a part of the plurality of pieces of information or a derived piece of information derived from the plurality of pieces of information is incorporated into the natural speech summary output;
• determining, by the speech dialogue device, at least one of a duration of the interrupt condition and a complexity value corresponding to a measure of a load on a user by an event causing the interrupt when the interrupt condition is satisfied;
• and
• determining the repetition parameter based on at least one of the duration and the complexity value.

A speech dialogue device for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a voice input device configured to acquire natural voice input data;
• a voice output device configured to produce a voice output between each acquisition of pieces of information extracted from the natural voice input data;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• acquire the pieces of information, including information content to be linked, by extracting the pieces of information from the natural voice input data using a speech recognition algorithm,
• generate, when a repetition condition has been satisfied, a natural speech summary output and produce a voice output including a natural voice reproduction of the natural speech summary output which includes at least a part of at least one previously acquired piece of information or a derived piece of information derived from the at least one previously acquired piece of information, a necessary condition for the satisfaction of the repetition condition being that an initially satisfied interrupt condition, during the satisfaction of which the acquiring of the pieces of information is interrupted, is no longer satisfied,
• determine, when a plurality of pieces of information have been acquired when the repetition condition was satisfied and based on a repetition parameter for the plurality of pieces of information, whether the natural voice reproduction of at least a part of the plurality of pieces of information or a derived piece of information derived from the plurality of pieces of information is incorporated into the natural speech summary output,
• determine at least one of a duration of the interrupt condition and a complexity value corresponding to a measure of a load on a user by an event causing the interrupt when the interrupt condition is satisfied, and
• determine the repetition parameter based on at least one of the duration and the complexity value.

A motor vehicle, comprising:

• a chassis;
• and
• a speech dialogue device including:
• a voice input device configured to acquire natural voice input data;
• a voice output device configured to produce a voice output between each acquisition of pieces of information extracted from the natural voice input data;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• acquire the pieces of information, including information content to be linked, by extracting the pieces of information from the natural voice input data using a speech recognition algorithm,
• generate, when a repetition condition has been satisfied, a natural speech summary output and produce a voice output including a natural voice reproduction of the natural speech summary output which includes at least a part of at least one previously acquired piece of information or a derived piece of information derived from the at least one previously acquired piece of information, a necessary condition for the satisfaction of the repetition condition being that an initially satisfied interrupt condition, during the satisfaction of which the acquiring of the pieces of information is interrupted, is no longer satisfied,
• determine, when a plurality of pieces of information have been acquired when the repetition condition was satisfied and based on a repetition parameter for the plurality of pieces of information, whether the natural voice reproduction of at least a part of the plurality of pieces of information or a derived piece of information derived from the plurality of pieces of information is incorporated into the natural speech summary output,
• determine at least one of a duration of the interrupt condition and a complexity value corresponding to a measure of a load on a user by an event causing the interrupt when the interrupt condition is satisfied, and
• determine the repetition parameter based on at least one of the duration and the complexity value.