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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shota Izumi, Kawagoe, JP;
Masahiro Iwata, Kawagoe, JP;
Yohei Onuma, Kawagoe, JP;
Kotaro Fukui, Kawagoe, JP;
Assignee:
PIONEER CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3629 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a voice output device, the storage unit stores priority predetermined for each type of marks used in voice guidance at guidance points. The guidance voice generation unit determines the mark to be used for voice guidance at the guidance point based on the priority, for each of the guidance points included in a guide route of a mobile body, and generates guidance voice using the determined mark. The voice output unit outputs the generated guidance voice at an utterance point where the guidance voice for the guidance point is to be uttered.