Patent Document ID: 9953654
Application ID: 14616270

Base Claim:
1. A voice command recognition apparatus, comprising: audio sensors placed at different locations in the voice command recognition apparatus; a context determiner configured to determine user context based on a voice received at the audio sensors, wherein the context comprises a vocalization from a user; and a command recognizer configured to activate to recognize a voice command or remain inactive according to the recognized context, wherein the context determiner further comprises a user recognizer configured to determine whether the voice is from a pre-stored specific user, a distance calculator configured to, in response to a determination that the voice is from the specific user, calculate a distance from the user based on an arrival time of the voice to the audio sensors, and wherein the command recognizer is further configured to activate to recognize the voice command or remain inactive according to the calculated distance.

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Claim 2:
2. The voice command recognition apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the context determiner further comprises a distance calculator configured to calculate a distance from the user based on a time the voice reaches the audio sensors, wherein the command recognizer is further configured to activate to recognize the command from the voice or remain inactive according to the calculated distance.