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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2015
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Nobuyuki Kunieda, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
An operation assisting method comprising, comparing an input spoken voice with a preliminarily stored keyword associated with an operation target to obtain an evaluation value of likelihood that the keyword is included in the spoken voice, and determining whether or not the keyword was spoken, based on the evaluation value of likelihood where it is determined that the keyword was spoken if the evaluation value of likelihood exceeds a threshold value, detecting whether or not eyes of a user are directed at the operation target. A threshold value is decreased in cases where the eyes of the user are directed at the operation target and where the evaluation value of the spoken voice falls within a predetermined range.