Handwritten and voice control of vehicle components
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1. An apparatus for controlling at least one appliance within a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a voice recognition unit to receive a voice input and to associate said voice input with at least one first command from at least one command data set;
a handwriting recognition unit to receive a handwritten input and to associate said handwritten input with at least one second command from said at least one command data set; and
a control unit to receive said at least one first command and at least one second command and to communicate a command signal associated with one, the other or a combination of both of said voice and handwritten inputs to said at least one appliance.
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Abstract
A recognition system for use in a vehicle or the like includes a handwriting recognizer and a voice recognizer for receiving handwriting and voice signals and a control unit to communicate a command signal associated with one, the other or a combination of both of the voice and handwritten inputs to at least one appliance. Such appliances may include, but are not limited to, car alarms, electronic windows, personal computers, navigation systems, and audio and telecommunications equipment.
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1. An apparatus for controlling at least one appliance within a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a voice recognition unit to receive a voice input and to associate said voice input with at least one first command from at least one command data set;
a handwriting recognition unit to receive a handwritten input and to associate said handwritten input with at least one second command from said at least one command data set; and
a control unit to receive said at least one first command and at least one second command and to communicate a command signal associated with one, the other or a combination of both of said voice and handwritten inputs to said at least one appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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