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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2007
Nobuo Hataoka, Sagamihara, JP;
Hiroaki Kokubo, Higashimurayama, JP;
Takeshi Homma, Fuchu, JP;
Hirohiko Sagawa, Kokubunji, JP;
Hisashi Takahashi, Sagamihara, JP;
Nobuo Hataoka, Sagamihara, JP;
Hiroaki Kokubo, Higashimurayama, JP;
Takeshi Homma, Fuchu, JP;
Hirohiko Sagawa, Kokubunji, JP;
Hisashi Takahashi, Sagamihara, JP;
Xanavi Informatics Corporation, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a technique, by speech input, to specify a location, even when a name or the like of the location is not accurately known, while driving. An in-vehicle apparatus mounted in a vehicle has a speech recognition function, and stores information shown on a signboard and a noun substitute in storage. If speech inputted from a speech input device includes a noun substitute and further includes at least a part of the information shown on the signboard, a response is decided according to the information shown on the signboard, and the decided response is outputted from an output device.