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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2023
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
An apparatus for speech recognition includes a user prompt playback unit configured to change a user prompt that induces utterance for speech recognition into a sound source and to play the sound source. The apparatus further includes a microphone detection signal extraction unit configured to extract a microphone detection signal when a user's speech is received as a speech signal through a microphone. The apparatus also includes a user prompt removal unit configured to remove the user prompt from the microphone detection signal. The apparatus further includes a speech recognition unit configured to recognize a speech based on a value from which the user prompt is removed. The apparatus also includes a response output unit configured to output a response related to the speech based on a result of recognizing the speech.