Setting change assist apparatus

Abstract

Provided is a setting change assist apparatus for a vehicle configured to: determine whether a setting change request for changing a setting state of driving support control is issued; when determining that the setting change request is issued, notify a driver of confirmation information including information on a content of the setting change request and information on a predetermined approval operation with respect to the setting change request; and change the setting state of the driving support control in accordance with the setting change request when the driver performs the approval operation.

What is claimed is: 
     
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         8 . A setting change assist apparatus comprising:
 an operating device configured to be operable by a passenger, said operating device including a first operating part and a second operating part; and   a controller configured to:
 execute voice recognition processing for recognizing an utterance of said passenger; 
 determine whether a setting change request for changing a setting state of driving support control is issued by said utterance; 
 when it is determined that said setting change request is issued by said utterance, discriminate said setting change request; 
 determine based on said discriminated setting change request that an operation for said first operating part is an approval operation and disable an operation for said second operating part; and 
 change said setting state of said driving support control in accordance with said discriminated setting change request, when said approval operation is carried out. 
   
     
     
         9 . The setting change assist apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein,
 said operating device includes a third operating part; and   said controller is configured to:   when it is determined that said operation for said first operating part is said approval operation,
 disable said second operating part without disabling said first operating part and said third operating part; and 
 change said setting state of said driving support control in response to a function assigned to said third operating part, when an operation for said third operating part is carried out. 
   
     
     
         10 . The setting change assist apparatus according to  claim 9 , wherein,
 said setting change request includes an on request which is a request for changing said operating state of said driving support control from an off state to an on state, and an off request which is a request for changing said operating state of said driving support control from said on state to said off state; and   said controller is configured;   when said controller determines that said on request is issued by said utterance as said setting change request,
 determine that said operation for said first operating part is said approval operation for said on request, and disable said operation for said second operating part; 
 when said operation for said first operating part is carried out, change said setting state of said driving support control from said off state to said on state; and 
 when said operation for said third operating part is carried out, change said setting state of said driving support control from said on state to said off state.