Abstract: A recommendation device recommendation device acquires a moving route of the vehicle driven by a target user; specifies one or a plurality of driver assistance functions recommended to be used on the moving route and use recommended areas where the driver assistance functions are recommended to be used; evaluates a use record of the target user regarding the driver assistance functions specified; and outputs recommendation information for recommending: the driver assistance functions remaining after excluding the driver assistance functions for which an evaluation result of the use record of the target user corresponds to a prescribed condition from the driver assistance functions specified; and the respective use recommended areas of the driver assistance functions.

Abstract: A recommendation device is a device that recommends a driver assistance function available for a user who is driving a vehicle. The recommendation device includes: an information collection unit configured to collect information related to the use of the driver assistance function in a plurality of the vehicles; an aggregation unit configured to aggregate the information related to the use collected by the information collection unit; a prescribed area specification unit configured to specify, among areas where the driver assistance function is expected to be used, a prescribed area where an aggregation result acquired by the aggregation unit corresponds to a prescribed condition; and a recommendation unit configured to output recommendation information for recommending the prescribed area and the driver assistance function expected to be used in the prescribed area in an associated manner.

Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus capable of executing a function by a voice instruction, comprises an input unit configured to input a voice, and a control unit configured to enable the voice recognition apparatus to accept a voice instruction for executing a function, if a voice input by the input unit is an activation phrase. The voice recognition apparatus comprises a recognition unit configured to, if a voice input by the input unit after the control unit has enabled the voice recognition apparatus to accept the voice instruction contains the activation phrase, recognize the voice instruction by excluding the activation phrase from the voice.

Abstract: A voice recognition apparatus capable of executing a function by a voice instruction, comprises an input unit configured to input a voice, and a control unit configured to enable the voice recognition apparatus to accept a voice instruction for executing a function, if a voice input by the input unit is an activation phrase. The voice recognition apparatus comprises a recognition unit configured to, if a voice input by the input unit after the control unit has enabled the voice recognition apparatus to accept the voice instruction contains the activation phrase, recognize the voice instruction by excluding the activation phrase from the voice.