MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617091139 A) filed by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha on July 27, 2026, for Speech Operation Device, Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium, And Method.
Inventors include Maeda Eiichi; Gomi Reona; Kubo Chikage; Nakano Keiko; Yamada Kaori; and Terada Masatoshi.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: The present invention improves a technology for speech-operating on-vehicle equipment provided in a vehicle. This speech operation device is in a vehicle, and comprises a control unit. When an occupant requests operation of on-vehicle equipment by using speech, the control unit identifies a first seat position of the occupant who has made an utterance, and when the on-vehicle equipment of which the speaker demands the operation is not provided at a position corresponding to the first seat position, the control unit executes operation of on-vehicle equipment associated with a second seat position .
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