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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2011
Kazushige Ouchi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Akinori Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Sakai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kaoru Suzuki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yusuke Kida, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazushige Ouchi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Akinori Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Sakai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kaoru Suzuki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Yusuke Kida, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a speech input unit, an indication input unit, a speech recognition unit, and a control unit. The speech input unit is configured to input a speech. The indication input unit is configured to input an indication to start speech recognition from a user. The speech recognition unit is configured to recognize the user's speech inputted after the indication is inputted. The control unit is configured to execute an operation command corresponding to a recognition result of the user's speech. The control unit, if a volume of the television apparatus at a timing when the indication is inputted is larger than or equal to a threshold, temporarily sets the volume to a value smaller than the threshold while the speech recognition unit is recognizing.