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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1996
Kazuo Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Eiji Yamamoto, Saitama, JP;
Miyuki Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Kakuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuharu Asano, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Omote, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuki Minamino, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Voice processing for recognizing a predetermined voice such as a place name is performed by a voice processing section 14 from an audio signal inputted from a microphone 11 on the basis of an operation of a talk switch 18. When a map display is based on the recognized place name is performed, an incorrect reading and a place name commonly mistaken can be also recognized. Accordingly, a high grade operation of a navigation apparatus can be simply performed without obstructing an operator driving while a car.