INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20120135714A1
• Filed: 11/29/2010
• Published: 05/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: King, Charles Joseph II
• Application Number:
  US12/955,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20120135714A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3608 using speech input, e.g. using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

An information system for a motor vehicle is provided. The information system can include an on-board information system operable to accept input information, conduct a search and provide output information to an individual within the motor vehicle. In addition, an on-board hands free phone system can be included and be operable to communicate with an off-board phone and record and/or stream an utterance communicated by a user of said off-board phone. The on-board hands fee phone system can record/stream the utterance using a recording and/or streaming function, e.g. through the use of a Record and/or Stream button and/or a voice activated Record and/or Stream command. The recorded and/or streamed utterance can be provided to a voice recognition system that can translate the utterance into input information for the on-board information system which can then conduct the search and provide output information for an occupant of the motor vehicle.

Claims

1. An information system for a motor vehicle in communication with an off-board phone comprising:

an on-board information system having at least one of a navigation system, a radio, a compact disc (CD) system and an internet interface system;

an on-board hands free phone system operable to communicate with the off-board phone and record/stream an utterance communicated by a user of the off-board phone;

a voice recognition system having a translation module operable to translate said recorded/streamed utterance and a delivery module operable to deliver said translated recorded/streamed utterance as input information to said on-board information system;

said on-board information system operable to accept said input information from said delivery module, conduct a search and provide output information to an individual within the motor vehicle.

3. The information system of claim 1, wherein said input information is selected from a group consisting of an address, a restaurant name, a retail store name, a school name, a sporting facility name, an airport name and an entertainment facility name, and said output information is directions to said input information.

5. The information system of claim 1, wherein said input information is selected from a group consisting of a radio station name, a talk show title, a musical song title and a musician name.

7. The information system of claim 1, wherein said input information is selected from a group consisting of a topic of interest, a place of interest, a stock market symbol, an airline flight number, a train number, a subway number and a restaurant menu item.

8. The information system of claim 1, wherein said on-board hands free phone system has a recording/streaming function.

9. The information system of claim 8, wherein said recording/streaming function is in the form of a Record/Stream button.

10. The information system of claim 8, wherein said recording/streaming function is voice activated.

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11. A process for a driver of a motor vehicle to obtain and use off-board information, the process comprising:

providing an on-board information system having at least one of a navigation system, a radio, a compact disc (CD) system and an internet interface system;

providing an on-board hands free phone system operable to communicate with an off-board phone and record/stream an utterance communicated by a user of said off-board phone;

providing a voice recognition system having a translation module operable to translate said recorded/streamed utterance and a delivery module operable to deliver said translated recorded/streamed utterance as input information to said on-board information system said on-board information system operable to accept said input information from said delivery module, conduct a search and provide output information to an individual within the motor vehicle;

using the on-board hands free phone system to communicate with a remote party using the off-board phone;

recording/streaming an utterance provided by the remote party;

providing the recorded/streamed utterance to the voice recognition system, the voice recognition system translating the recorded/streamed utterance and providing input information; and

providing the input information to the on-board information system, the on-board information system conducting a search and providing output information to the individual.

12. The process of claim 11, wherein the utterance is selected from a group consisting of an address, a restaurant name, a retail store name, a school name, a sporting facility name, an airport name and an entertainment facility name, and the output information is a set of driving directions.

13. The process of claim 11, wherein the utterance is selected from a group consisting of a radio station name, a talk show title, a musical song title and a musician name, and the output information is a radio station identifier.

14. The process of claim 11, wherein the utterance is selected from a group consisting of a topic of interest, a place of interest, a stock market symbol, an airline flight number, a train number, a subway number and a restaurant menu item and the output information is an internet search result.