APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTEGRATING WIRELESS TELEPHONES IN VEHICLES
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method of integrating a wireless telephone in a vehicle are provided. The system, apparatus and method consist of installing a parabolic speaker in the vehicle that has a focused listening area at a location where an operator of the vehicle may he situated. The parabolic speaker may further have an integrated microphone. When a wireless telephone is placed in a cradle, that may be available in the vehicle for receiving the telephone, the telephone will be integrated in the vehicle. Consequently, the telephone will interact with the vehicle'"'"'s on-board computer (OBC). The OBC may then route all in-coming signals from the wireless telephone to the parabolic speaker. Further, the OBC may route all out-going signals from the integrated microphone to the wireless telephone.
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20 Claims
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14. A method of providing access to available features in a vehicle by occupants comprising the steps of:
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installing a plurality of microphones in the vehicle, the microphones connected to an on-board computer (OBC); determining, when a voice command to access a feature is received from an occupant, whether the occupant is allowed access to the feature; and executing the command if the occupant is allowed access to the feature. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computer program product on a computer readable medium for providing access to available features in a vehicle by occupants comprising:
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code means for determining, when a voice command to access a feature is received from an occupant at a plurality of microphones in the vehicle, the microphones connected to an on-board computer (OBC), whether the occupant is allowed access to the feature; and code means for executing the command if the occupant is allowed access to the feature.
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17. An apparatus for providing access to available features in a vehicle by occupants comprising:
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means for determining, when a voice command to access a feature is received from an occupant at a plurality of microphones in the vehicle, the microphones connected to an on-board computer (OBC), whether the occupant is allowed access to the feature; and means for executing the command if the occupant is allowed access to the feature. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system for providing access to available features in a vehicle by occupants comprising:
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at least one storage device for storing code data; and at least on processor for processing the code data to determine, when a voice command to access a feature is received from an occupant at a plurality of microphones in the vehicle, the microphones connected to an on-board computer (OBC), whether the occupant is allowed access to the feature, and to execute the command if the occupant is allowed access to the feature. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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