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US 2020/0298412 A1Published application
Communication system and method for controlling communication system
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMina Funazukuri, Wataru Kaku
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Abstract
A communication system according to the present disclosure includes a camera configured to be able to photograph a user who is a communication partner and a microphone configured to be able to form a beam-forming in a specific direction. The control unit identifies a position of the mouth of a user using an image of the user taken by the camera and controls a position of a head part so that the identified position of the mouth of the user is included in a region of the beam-forming.
Claims7
A communication system, comprising:
- a main body part;
- a head part attached to the main body part so that the head part can be displaced with respect to the main body part;
- a control unit configured to be able to control a position of the head part with respect to the main body part;
- a camera provided in the head part and configured to be able to photograph a user who is a communication partner;
- and
- a microphone provided in the head part and configured to be able to form a beam-forming in a specific direction, wherein
- the control unit identifies a position of a mouth of the user using an image of the user taken by the camera and controls the position of the head part so that the identified position of the mouth of the user is included in a region of the beam-forming.
4 more elements
A method for controlling a communication system, the communication system comprising:
- a main body part;
- a head part attached to the main body part so that the head part can be displaced with respect to the main body part;
- a camera provided in the head part and configured to be able to photograph a user who is a communication partner;
- and a microphone provided in the head part and configured to be able to form a beam-forming in a specific direction, the method comprising:
- photographing a user who is a communication partner;
- identifying a position of a mouth of the user using the photographed image of the user;
- and
- controlling a position of the head part so that the identified position of the mouth of the user is included in a region of the beam-forming.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.