VOICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A voice guidance system for a vehicle for providing voice guidance about operation procedures for an in-vehicle system, comprising:
- a use checking means for checking whether the in-vehicle system will be used;
a voice outputting means for outputting the voice guidance;
an operation result checking means for checking whether a user has performed predetermined operation on the in-vehicle system;
a determination result storing means for storing a result of determination by the operation result checking means; and
a changing means that, when the use checking means determines that the in-vehicle system will be used, causes the voice outputting means to output the voice guidance when it is not stored in the determination result storing means that the user has performed the predetermined operation and prevents the voice outputting means from outputting the voice guidance when it is stored in the determination result storing means that the user has performed the predetermined operation,wherein the determination result storing means erases that a user has performed the predetermined operation when it is stored that the user has performed the predetermined operation and the operation result checking means determines that the user has not performed the predetermined operation.
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Abstract
A voice guidance system for a vehicle includes a transmitter, a tuner, a touch sensor, a smart ECU, a D-seat speaker, and a P-seat speaker, which are all mounted in a vehicle. It is used for an in-vehicle system, such as a smart entry system, which performs intercommunication with a portable unit. In this guidance system, a smart ECU stores in a memory information indicating that a user has performed predetermined operation with the smart entry system. When it is determined that a user will use the smart entry system, the following processing is performed: voice guidance about the operation procedures for the system is outputted from a driver seat speaker or a passenger seat speaker when information indicating that the user has performed the predetermined operation in the past is not stored in the memory; and voice guidance is disabled when information indicating that the user has performed the predetermined operation is stored.
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8 Claims
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1. A voice guidance system for a vehicle for providing voice guidance about operation procedures for an in-vehicle system, comprising:
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a use checking means for checking whether the in-vehicle system will be used; a voice outputting means for outputting the voice guidance; an operation result checking means for checking whether a user has performed predetermined operation on the in-vehicle system; a determination result storing means for storing a result of determination by the operation result checking means; and a changing means that, when the use checking means determines that the in-vehicle system will be used, causes the voice outputting means to output the voice guidance when it is not stored in the determination result storing means that the user has performed the predetermined operation and prevents the voice outputting means from outputting the voice guidance when it is stored in the determination result storing means that the user has performed the predetermined operation, wherein the determination result storing means erases that a user has performed the predetermined operation when it is stored that the user has performed the predetermined operation and the operation result checking means determines that the user has not performed the predetermined operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A voice guidance system for a vehicle for providing voice guidance about operation procedures for an in-vehicle system, wherein the in-vehicle system is so constructed that intercommunication is performed and a plurality of portable units send back response signals containing respective different ID codes in response to a request signal transmitted from a vehicle unit, and the vehicle unit thereby receives a response signal from any of the plurality of portable units, verifies the ID code contained in the response signal against registered codes registered beforehand, and controls vehicle-mounted equipment according to a result of the verification, the voice guidance system comprising:
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a use checking means for checking whether the in-vehicle system will be used; a voice outputting means for outputting the voice guidance; a changing means for changing, when the use checking means determines that the in-vehicle system will be used, the mode of the voice guidance outputted by the voice outputting means with respect to each portable unit of the plurality of portable units; and a position detecting means for detecting position of the portable unit, wherein the changing means causes the voice outputting means to output the voice guidance in a position corresponding to the position of the portable unit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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