US 12,444,416 B2
Vehicle and control method thereof
Seong Soo Yae, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/070,688.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0181322 (KR), filed on Dec. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0197076 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. G10L 15/22 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC G10L 15/22 (2013.01) [B60R 11/0217 (2013.01); B60R 16/0373 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0012 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a microphone array comprising a first microphone and a second microphone;
a voice recognition system configured to be activated by a button disposed between the first microphone and the second microphone;
a contact area sensor configured to detect a contact area of a finger that is generated on the contact area sensor when the finger presses the button;
a first weight sensor configured to detect a weight of a first occupant sitting in a first seat; and
a second weight sensor configured to detect a weight of a second occupant sitting in a second seat,
wherein the voice recognition system is configured to:
estimate a location of a speaker based on the contact area,
estimate a location of the speaker based on the weight of the first occupant and the weight of the second occupant,
determine the location of the speaker based on the location of the speaker estimated based on the contact area being identical to the location of the speaker estimated based on the weight of the first occupant and the weight of the second occupant,
select the first microphone as a main microphone and the second microphone as an auxiliary microphone when the speaker is located in the first seat based on the determined location of the speaker, and
select the second microphone as the main microphone and the first microphone as the auxiliary microphone when the speaker is located in the second seat based on the determined location of the speaker.