Methods for controlling processing of inputs to a vehicle wireless communication interface
First Claim
1. A method of operating a communication system in a first vehicle having a plurality of push-to-talk switches and a microphone, comprising:
- having an occupant in the first vehicle press one of the plurality of push-to-talk switches; and
physically steering the microphone in the direction of the pressed push-to-talk switch.
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Abstract
An improved system and procedure for organizing communications in a vehicular wireless communication system. In one embodiment, methods and systems are disclosed for operating a communication system in a first vehicle in which a microphone or microphones are selectively enabled to preferentially pick up the voice of only a particular participant in a vehicle. In other embodiments, user IDs are associated with the speaking participants, which allows a recipient receiving the voice communications to known who in the vehicle is speaking, and to block or modify such communications if necessary.
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1. A method of operating a communication system in a first vehicle having a plurality of push-to-talk switches and a microphone, comprising:
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having an occupant in the first vehicle press one of the plurality of push-to-talk switches; and
physically steering the microphone in the direction of the pressed push-to-talk switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a communication system in a first vehicle having a plurality of push-to-talk switches, each push-to-talk switch being associated with a microphone, comprising:
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having an occupant in the first vehicle press one of the plurality of push-to-talk switches; and
enabling at least one microphone associated with the pressed push-to-talk switch to send voice data from the occupant to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a communication system in a first vehicle having a plurality of microphones, comprising:
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having an occupant in the first vehicle speak;
electronically steering the microphones to enable at least one of the plurality of microphones that are nearest to the speaking occupant to receive voice data; and
associating a user ID with the enabled at least one microphone. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of operating a communication system in a first vehicle, comprising:
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having a first occupant speak in the first vehicle to provide voice data;
associating the voice data with the occupant'"'"'s user ID; and
wirelessly transmitting the voice data and the user ID to a user interface. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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