Speech processing unit with priority assigning function to output voices
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasako Ota, Kazuhiro Yokouchi
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Abstract
A speech processing unit assigns priority either to voice guidance processing or to speech recognition processing to be carried out previously, when a speech input requesting for the speech recognition processing is accepted while the voice guidance processing is being carried out. It can solve a problem of a conventional speech processing unit in that when a user operates a speech input button requesting for the speech recognition processing, the currently output voice guidance is interrupted, or the voice guidance scheduled to be output is not produced, thereby hindering the user from obtaining truly necessary information.
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A speech processing unit comprising:
- voice guidance means for carrying out voice guidance processing in response to conditions;
- speech recognition means for carrying out speech recognition processing by accepting a speech input;
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- processing control means for assigning priority to one of processing of said voice guidance means and processing of said speech recognition means to be carried out previously, when said speech recognition means accepts the speech input while said voice guidance means is carrying out or scheduling the voice guidance processing.
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