Image capturing apparatus capable of recognizing voice command, control method, and recording medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakashi Kawakami
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Abstract
An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject, a driving unit configured to drive a driving member configured to change an imaging direction of the image capturing unit, and a detection unit configured to detect a first voice command for performing specific processing and a second voice command for starting the detection of the first voice command. The driving unit limits the driving of the driving member in response to the detection of the second voice command by the detection unit.
Claims15
An image capturing apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject;
- a driving unit configured to drive a driving member configured to change an imaging direction of the image capturing unit;
- and
- a detection unit configured to detect a first voice command for performing specific processing and a second voice command for starting the detection of the first voice command,
- wherein the driving unit limits the driving of the driving member in response to the detection of the second voice command by the detection unit,
- wherein, in a case where the driving unit limits the driving of the driving member, the driving unit drives the driving member at a speed lower than a driving speed of the driving member immediately before the detection of the second voice command by the detection unit, and
- wherein the image capturing unit, the driving unit, and the detection unit are implemented by the one or more processors.
A control method for an image capturing apparatus, the control method comprising:
- capturing an image of a subject;
- driving a driving member configured to change an imaging direction in the capturing;
- detecting a first voice command for performing specific processing and a second voice command for starting the detection of the first voice command;
- and
- limiting the driving of the driving member in response to the detection of the second voice command,
- wherein, in a case where the driving of the driving member is limited, the driving member is driven at a speed lower than a driving speed of the driving member immediately before the detection of the second voice command.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a program for causing an image capturing apparatus to perform a control method comprising:
- capturing an image of a subject;
- driving a driving member configured to change an imaging direction in the capturing;
- detecting a first voice command for performing specific processing and a second voice command for starting the detection of the first voice command;
- and
- limiting the driving of the driving member in response to the detection of the second voice command,
- wherein, in a case where limiting the driving of the driving member, the driving member is driven at a speed lower than a driving speed of the driving member immediately before the detection of the second voice command.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.