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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2021
Image capturing apparatus capable of recognizing voice command, control method, and recording medium
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Kawakami, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/695 (2023.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/695 (2023.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 40/161 (2022.01); G06V 40/174 (2022.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04N 23/611 (2023.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject, a driving unit configured to drive a driving member configured to change an imaging direction of the image capturing unit, and a detection unit configured to detect a first voice command for performing specific processing and a second voice command for starting the detection of the first voice command. The driving unit limits the driving of the driving member in response to the detection of the second voice command by the detection unit.