ADAPTIVE VOICE CONTROL AND VEHICLE COLLISION WARNING AND COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A safety system for a host vehicle comprising:
- a voice sensor detecting voice signals from at least one vehicle occupant;
an occupant classifier determining a state of mind of said at least one vehicle occupant; and
a controller performing a safety countermeasure in response to said state of mind comprising transmitting said state of mind to at least one target vehicle.
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Abstract
A safety system (10) for a host vehicle (12) includes a voice sensor (38) that detects voice signals from a vehicle occupant. An occupant classifier (30) determines a state of mind of the vehicle occupant. A controller (13) performs a safety countermeasure in response to the state of mind of the occupant including the transmission of the state of mind to a target vehicle. A vehicle voice control system (24) includes the voice sensor (38), which detects voice signals from the vehicle occupant. A speech classifier (32) monitors a speech characteristic, including a vehicle occupant identifiable and associated speech characteristic, in response to the voice signals and associates the voice signals with a vehicle related task in response thereto. A controller (13) performs the vehicle related task in response to the voice signals and the association.
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20 Claims
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1. A safety system for a host vehicle comprising:
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a voice sensor detecting voice signals from at least one vehicle occupant;
an occupant classifier determining a state of mind of said at least one vehicle occupant; and
a controller performing a safety countermeasure in response to said state of mind comprising transmitting said state of mind to at least one target vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle voice control system comprising:
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a voice sensor detecting voice signals from at least one vehicle occupant;
a speech classifier monitoring at least one speech characteristic comprising a vehicle occupant identifiable and associated speech characteristic in response to said voice signals and associating said voice signals with at least one vehicle related task in response thereto; and
a controller performing said at least one vehicle related task in response to said voice signals and said association. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of performing a safety countermeasure within a host vehicle comprising:
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detecting voice signals from at least one vehicle occupant;
monitoring at least one speech characteristic in response to said voice signals including a vehicle occupant identifiable and associated speech characteristic;
identifying said at least one vehicle occupant;
determining a state of mind of said at least one vehicle occupant in response to said voice signals and said identification; and
performing the safety countermeasure in response to said state of mind comprising transmitting said state of mind to at least one target vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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