Agent device, agent presentation method, and storage medium
US11176948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2499/13
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An agent device includes a display unit, a microphone configured to collect a voice in an occupant compartment, a plurality of speakers configured to enable localization of a sound image through a combination of outputs, and an agent controller configured to cause the display unit to display an agent image and cause the speakers to output sounds, wherein the agent controller is configured to identify a speaking person who has spoken the voice collected by the microphone among occupants in a vehicle and to cause the agent image to be displayed in a mode of talking to the occupant in a partial area of the display unit near the speaking person while causing a sound image to be localized at a display position of the agent image.
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