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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Seong Soo Yae, Hwaseong-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A vehicle may accurately recognize a voice command of a speaker by identifying the speaker who desires to use a voice recognition function. In particular, the vehicle includes: a microphone array including a first microphone and a second microphone; a button configured to activate a voice recognition system; a sensor configured to detect a contact area of a finger pressing the button. The voice recognition system is configured to: determine a location of a speaker who presses the button based on the contact area; select the first microphone and the second microphone as a main microphone and an auxiliary microphone, respectively, based on a determination that the speaker is located in a first seat; and select the second microphone and the first microphone as the main microphone and the auxiliary microphone, respectively, based on a determination that the speaker is located in a second seat.