Audio detection for hands-free wireless
First Claim
1. A method of determining the presence of a signal output from a wireless communications device, comprising:
- receiving a received signal by signal determining circuitry from a wireless communications device;
analyzing said received signal related to determining whether said received signal comprises at least a first predetermined signal that includes an audible frequency.
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Abstract
Wireless communications relative to a vehicle using a wireless communications device, a pocket for holding the wireless communication device and a docking station in communication with the pocket are provided. The pocket can include a processor for translating communications between the wireless communications device and the docking station. A subsystem for detecting selected audible signals and muting other audible signals may be provided as part of the pocket. The docking station has processing capability and can communicate with different pockets and thereby different wireless communications devices. In at least one embodiment, the docking station manages voice recognition and text-to-speech commands to facilitate hands-free communications in the vehicle. The docking station can function as a communications hub involving a number of vehicle subsystems. In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle subsystems are separately addressable using the docking station and/or other processing hardware/software. However, in communicating over the Internet, a vehicle IP address is utilized.
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1. A method of determining the presence of a signal output from a wireless communications device, comprising:
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receiving a received signal by signal determining circuitry from a wireless communications device;
analyzing said received signal related to determining whether said received signal comprises at least a first predetermined signal that includes an audible frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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15. An apparatus for determining the presence of a signal output from a wireless communications device to control an audio system, comprising:
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determining circuitry for receiving a received signal from the wireless communications device and processing said received signal to provide an output signal, said received signal including an audible signal; and
control circuitry in operative communication with said determining circuitry that receives said output signal and generates a control signal to control an audio system located in a vehicle.
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23. A method for detecting audio signals from a wireless communications device, comprising:
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receiving at a docking station at least a first signal from a wireless communications device;
processing said at least a first signal; and
analyzing said at least a first signal, wherein in response to determining that said at least a first signal contains at least a first audible frequency, an in-call mode is entered.
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