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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Katsuo Senmyo, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G10L 15/24 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G10L 15/24 (2013.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01); G10L 2015/227 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus to be used in a vehicle controllable on the basis of a voice input includes a determination unit and an input unit. The determination unit is configured to determine whether a main operator of the vehicle is in a predetermined state where the main operator is not possible to perform an operation or is not performing an operation. The input unit is configured to accept an operational input based on a voice of the main operator, as well as to accept an operational input based on a voice of a passenger of the vehicle in a case where the determination unit has determined that the main operator is in the predetermined state.