INTERACTIVE PHONE MESSAGE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. Interactive phone message control apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a communication link with a nomadic communication device carried by a driver of the vehicle when the driver is in the vehicle, the nomadic communication device having a message access function for retrieving text or voice messages sent to the driver;
condition sensors for detecting vehicle operating conditions;
a HMI including a configurable display apparatus selectively actuated to communicate a check-message inquiry to the driver, and an input device selectively manipulated by the driver to accept said check-message inquiry; and
a HMI-controller coupled to said communication link, said condition sensors and said HMI for sampling said condition sensors to identify prescribed vehicle operating conditions, actuating said configurable display apparatus to communicate said check-message inquiry when said prescribed vehicle operating conditions are identified, and activating said nomadic communication device via said communication link to retrieve said messages for presentation to the driver upon driver-manipulation of said input device to accept said check-message inquiry.
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Abstract
A motor vehicle includes control apparatus for establishing an interactive human-machine interface (HMI) between a vehicle driver and an on-board communication system that is wirelessly coupled to a nomadic communication device carried by the driver. The on-board communication system has the ability to activate the nomadic communication device to check for messages, and the interactive HMI includes a configurable display through which check-message inquiries are selectively communicated to the driver, and an input device selectively manipulated by the driver to accept a check-message inquiry. An HMI controller responsive to sensed vehicle operating condition data and driver manipulation of the input device determines if and when a check-message inquiry should be communicated to the driver.
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19 Claims
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1. Interactive phone message control apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising:
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a communication link with a nomadic communication device carried by a driver of the vehicle when the driver is in the vehicle, the nomadic communication device having a message access function for retrieving text or voice messages sent to the driver; condition sensors for detecting vehicle operating conditions; a HMI including a configurable display apparatus selectively actuated to communicate a check-message inquiry to the driver, and an input device selectively manipulated by the driver to accept said check-message inquiry; and a HMI-controller coupled to said communication link, said condition sensors and said HMI for sampling said condition sensors to identify prescribed vehicle operating conditions, actuating said configurable display apparatus to communicate said check-message inquiry when said prescribed vehicle operating conditions are identified, and activating said nomadic communication device via said communication link to retrieve said messages for presentation to the driver upon driver-manipulation of said input device to accept said check-message inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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