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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Kazushige Ouchi, Saitama, JP;
Miwako Doi, Kawasaki, JP;
Ryohei Orihara, Itabashi-ku, JP;
Daisuke Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Kazushige Ouchi, Saitama, JP;
Miwako Doi, Kawasaki, JP;
Ryohei Orihara, Itabashi-ku, JP;
Daisuke Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/00 (2013.01); G10L 15/28 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 15/28 (2013.01); H04S 2400/15 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for speech input includes a speech input unit configured to convert a speech of a user to a speech signal; an angle detection unit configured to detect an angle of the speech input unit; a distance detection unit configured to detect a distance between the speech input unit and the user; and an input switch unit configured to control on and off of the speech input unit based on the angle and the distance.