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Apparatus for communicating with a vehicle during remote vehicle operations, program product, and associated methods

  • US 20060190097A1
  • Filed: 03/16/2006
  • Published: 08/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus to enhance command communication in a high-noise environment between a user and user vehicle mobile data computer system, the apparatus comprising:

  • a vehicle computer adapted to be positioned within a user vehicle and having memory to store data therein to define a mobile data computer adapted to communicate with a remote host computer and in communication with at least one audio speaker and at least one audio input device;

    a mobile data communications application program stored in the memory of the mobile data computer adapted to communicate with the remote host computer through the mobile data computer and to transmit and receive data through the remote host computer; and

    a voice command interface program product stored in the memory of the mobile data computer and in communication with the mobile data communications application program to enhance user communication with the remote host computer through the mobile data computer, the voice command interface program product including instructions to perform the operations of receiving as audio input through the at least one audio input device a voice command from the user representing a command input, identifying the voice command by analyzing the received audio input, echoing the identified voice command through the at least one audio speaker, and transmitting the command input to the mobile data communications application program, the echo including a preselected audio message verbally representing the identified voice command.

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