Title:
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2022026458
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide an image forming apparatus that can prevent the occurrence of a malfunction due to the inability to correctly receive an initial portion of an acoustic signal.SOLUTION: An image forming apparatus operating according to an operation instruction by the voice of an operator comprises: a plurality of microphones with variable directivity; and a direction control unit 124 that determines a new sound collection direction with reference to a past operation history having the operator as one of recording items, and controls the plurality of microphones to form directivity in the determined sound collection direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Inventors:
YAMAMOTO KENZO
Application Number:
JP2020129940A
Publication Date:
February 10, 2022
Filing Date:
July 31, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA INC
International Classes:
G06F3/16; G06F3/01
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Business Corporation Nakajima Intellectual Property Integration Office