US 12,447,996 B2
Method and apparatus for controlling vehicle using voice or facial expressions
Jung Seok Suh, Yongin-si (KR); and Yu Na Lee, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, South (KR); and Kia Corporation, South (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/316,636.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0157360 (KR), filed on Nov. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0166234 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 60/001 (2020.02) [B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/174 (2022.01); B60W 2040/089 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2540/043 (2020.02); B60W 2540/21 (2020.02); B60W 2540/215 (2020.02)] 18 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a vehicle using a vehicle control apparatus, the method comprising:
determining whether one or more occupants are in the vehicle;
determining whether to change a route based on a conversation between a main occupant and a non-main occupant, a voice of the main occupant, and a facial expression of the main occupant;
providing a determination result to the main occupant or the non-main occupant, wherein the determination result is displayed or announced by voice; and
driving the vehicle based on the determination result,
wherein determining whether to change the route comprises:
recognizing contents related to autonomous driving in the conversation between the main occupant and the non-main occupant based on text mining;
determining whether the main occupant is affirmative or negative based on the voice of the main occupant and the facial expression of the main occupant; and
determining whether to change the route based on whether the main occupant is affirmative or negative.