VOICE ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A voice acquisition system for a vehicle, said voice acquisition system comprising:
- an interior rearview mirror assembly attached at an inner portion of the windshield of a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly;
said interior rearview mirror assembly including at least two microphones for receiving audio signals within a cabin of the equipped vehicle and generating an output indicative of said audio signals;
a control in the vehicle, said control responsive to said output from said at least two microphones, said control at least partially distinguishing vocal signals from non-vocal signals present in said output; and
wherein said at least two microphones provide sound capture for at least one of a hands free cell phone system, an audio recording system and a wireless communication system.
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Abstract
A voice acquisition system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly attached at an inner portion of the windshield of a vehicle equipped with the interior rearview mirror assembly. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes at least two microphones for receiving audio signals within a cabin of the vehicle and generating an output indicative of the audio signals. A control is in the vehicle and is responsive to the output from the at least one microphone. The control at least partially distinguishes vocal signals from non-vocal signals present in the output. The at least two microphones provide sound capture for at least one of a hands free cell phone system, an audio recording system and a wireless communication system.
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1. A voice acquisition system for a vehicle, said voice acquisition system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly attached at an inner portion of the windshield of a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly; said interior rearview mirror assembly including at least two microphones for receiving audio signals within a cabin of the equipped vehicle and generating an output indicative of said audio signals; a control in the vehicle, said control responsive to said output from said at least two microphones, said control at least partially distinguishing vocal signals from non-vocal signals present in said output; and wherein said at least two microphones provide sound capture for at least one of a hands free cell phone system, an audio recording system and a wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A voice acquisition system for a vehicle, said voice acquisition system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly attached at an inner portion of the windshield of a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly; said interior rearview mirror assembly including at least two microphones for receiving audio signals within a cabin of the equipped vehicle and generating an output indicative of said audio signals, wherein said at least two microphones generate outputs indicative of sound generated within the vehicle cabin; a control in the vehicle, said control responsive to said output from said at least two microphones, said control at least partially distinguishing vocal signals from non-vocal signals present in said output, wherein said control is operable to distinguish said vocal signals present in said output from said non-vocal signals by a ratio of at least 10;
1; andwherein said at least two microphones provide sound capture for at least one of a hands free cell phone system, an audio recording system and a wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A voice acquisition system for a vehicle, said voice acquisition system comprising:
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an interior rearview mirror assembly attached at an inner portion of the windshield of a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly comprises an interior electrochromic rearview mirror assembly having electrically variable reflectivity; said interior rearview mirror assembly including at least two microphones for receiving audio signals within a cabin of the equipped vehicle and generating an output indicative of said audio signals; a control in the vehicle, said control responsive to said output from said at least two microphones, said control at least partially distinguishing vocal signals from non-vocal signals present in said output; and wherein said at least two microphones provide sound capture for at least one of a hands free cell phone system, an audio recording system and a wireless communication system; wherein said interior rearview mirror assembly includes at least one user input; and wherein said voice acquisition system includes connection to a vehicle bus network of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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