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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuya Nishimura, Okazaki, JP;
Yoshihiro Oe, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoki Uenoyama, Nisshin, JP;
Hirofumi Kamimaru, Fukuoka, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); G10L 15/18 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G10L 15/18 (2013.01); G10L 15/26 (2013.01); G10L 15/30 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a voice output apparatus, an acquisition unit acquires a speech of an occupant of a vehicle. A determination unit determines whether or not the acquired speech is asking for repetition or rephrasing. A classification unit classifies, when it is determined that the speech is the asking, the speech according to a type of asking. An output unit outputs a voice sound in accordance with the classified type of the asking based on a content of a voice sound that is a target of the asking.