Apparatus and method for recommending function of vehicle

A method for recommending a function of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• detecting, by an input module, a conversation,
• obtaining, by a processor, intention information indicating an action associated with each of a plurality of sentences, nuance information indicating a positive, neutral, or negative meaning included in each of the plurality of sentences, and one or more keywords for executing a function associated with the intention information among a plurality of functions embedded in the vehicle by analyzing each of the plurality of sentences, the plurality of sentences included in the conversation among a plurality of users;
• determining, by the processor, a task, associated with the function, to be recommended to at least some of the plurality of users, based on the intention information, the nuance information, and the one or more keywords;
• and
• outputting, by an output module, a message of recommending the task, where an end of the conversation is recognized,
• wherein the obtaining the intention information, the nuance information and the one or more keywords includes:
• obtaining, by the processor, intention information from a first sentence among the plurality of sentences;
• obtaining, by the processor, intention information from a second sentence subsequent to the first sentence among the plurality of sentences;
• and
• disregarding or deleting, by the processor, intention information, nuance information, and one or more keywords obtained from each of sentences preceding the second sentence, where the intention information obtained from the first sentence differs from the intention information obtained from the second sentence.

An apparatus for recommending a function of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

• a microphone configured to detect speaking of one or more users;
• a memory storing information associated speaking;
• an output module;
• and
• a processor communicatively connected with the microphone, the memory, and the output module,
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• perform speech recognition for a plurality of sentences included in the speaking;
• obtain first information including intention of each of the plurality of sentences, second information including nuance of each of the plurality of sentences, and one or more keywords associated with at least one of a plurality of applications embedded in the vehicle based on a result of the speech recognition;
• determine a task to be executed using the at least one of the plurality of applications, based on the first information, the second information, and the one or more keywords;
• execute the task using the at least one of the plurality of applications, where an end of the speaking is recognized;
• obtain intention information from a first sentence among the plurality of sentences;
• obtain intention information from a second sentence subsequent to the first sentence among the plurality of sentences;
• and
• disregard or delete intention information, nuance information, and one or more keywords obtained from each of sentences preceding the second sentence, where the intention information obtained from the first sentence differs from the intention information obtained from the second sentence.