In recent years we are beginning to see the convergence of three distinct research fields:
augmented reality (AR), intelligent virtual agents (IVAs), and the Internet of things (IoT). Each …

An aging society has gradually become a worldwide topic. To assist elderly people in daily
dialogue and aid memory, a virtual caregiver with dialogue agents has been actively …

This article is aimed to describe the method of testing the implementation of voice control
over operating and technical functions of Smart Home Come. Custom control over operating …

Human society is encountering a new wave of advancements related to smart connected
technologies with the convergence of different traditionally separate fields, which can be …

A method for generating a user interface with a user interface device in a distributed
automation system includes receiving a service message from a home automation device in …

In this article a process of animation of 3D models is proposed to transform them into virtual
agents or avatars with the possibility of being used in Human-Computer interaction …

Speech interfaces have become an increasingly popular input method for smartphone-
based virtual assistants, smart speakers, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. While they …

In order to achieve intuitive and easy operations for home network system (HNS), the
authors have previously proposed user interface with virtual agent (called HNS virtual agent …

In this paper, we propose one solution to enable voice control within the existing home
automation system. The solution integrates the available online voice recognition engine …

In order to achieve intuitive and easy operations for home network system (HNS), we have
previously proposed user interface with virtual agent (called HNS virtual agent user …