ACCESSING AN AUTOMOBILE WITH A TRANSPONDER

• US 20140156283A1
• Filed: 02/05/2014
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Seong Sang Investments LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Himmelstein, Richard B.
• Granted Patent: US 9,406,300 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/257 Voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/08 Use of distortion metrics or a particular distance between probe pattern and reference templates
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/24 the user being prompted to utter a password or a predefined phrase
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

An automobile to detect a signal, having a security code, from a mobile transponder within range of the automobile is disclosed. The automobile may determine that the security code is valid to process an audible command from a user. The audible command may correspond to an automobile function. The automobile may also determine if the audible command matches a voiceprint of the user and process the automobile function accordingly. The automobile function may provide customized user settings for utilization of the automobile.

Claims

1. An automobile comprising:

the automobile configured to detect a signal from a mobile transponder within range of the automobile, wherein the signal has a security code;

the automobile further configured to determine that the security code is valid;

the automobile further configured to process an audible command from a user, corresponding to an automobile function, on a condition that the security code is valid;

the automobile further configured to determine if the audible command matches a voiceprint of the user;

the automobile further configured to perform the automobile function if the command matches the voiceprint; and

wherein the automobile function provides customized user settings for utilization of the automobile.

2. The automobile of claim 1 wherein the command is a password or the security code is an identification code.

3. The automobile of claim 1 wherein the mobile transponder is at least one of a piece of jewelry, a watch, a remote keyless entry device, or a credit card.

4. The automobile of claim 1 wherein the mobile transponder is a phone.

5. The automobile of claim 1 wherein the automobile stores the audible command.

6. The automobile of claim 1 wherein the automobile and an automobile computer system utilize at least one of the security code or the audible command to control a level of access of the user.

7. The automobile of claim 1 wherein the automobile uses the mobile transponder to automatically log the user in and out.

8. The automobile of claim 1 wherein the signal is a bluetooth signal.

9. A method performed by an automobile, the method comprising:

detecting, by the automobile, a signal from a mobile transponder within range of the automobile, wherein the signal has a security code;

determining, by the automobile, that the security code is valid;

processing, by the automobile, an audible command from a user, corresponding to an automobile function, on a condition that the security code is valid;

determining, by the automobile, if the audible command matches a voiceprint of the user;

performing, by the automobile, the automobile function if the command matches the voiceprint; and

wherein the automobile function provides customized user settings for utilization of the automobile.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the command is a password or the security code is an identification code.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the mobile transponder is at least one of a piece of jewelry, a watch, a remote keyless entry device, or a credit card.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the mobile transponder is a phone.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein the automobile stores the audible command.

14. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

utilizing, by the automobile and an automobile computing system, at least one of the security code or the audible command to control a level of access of the user.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein the automobile uses the mobile transponder to automatically log the user in and out.

16. The method of claim 9 wherein the signal is a bluetooth signal.

17. A computer-readable storage medium with stored instructions executable by a computing system in an automobile, the instructions comprising:

instructions to detect, by the computing system and the automobile, a signal from a mobile transponder within range of the automobile, wherein the signal has a security code;

instructions to determine that the security code is valid;

instructions to process an audible command from a user, corresponding to an automobile function, on a condition that the security code is valid;

instructions to determine if the audible command matches a voiceprint of the user;

instructions to perform the automobile function if the command matches the voiceprint; and

wherein the automobile function provides customized user settings for utilization of the automobile.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 wherein the mobile transponder is at least one of a phone, a piece of jewelry, a watch, a remote keyless entry device, or a credit card.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 wherein the automobile stores the audible command.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 further comprising:

instructions to utilize, by the computing system and the automobile, at least one of the security code or the audible command to control a level of access of the user.