CAR A/V SYSTEM WITH TEXT MESSAGE VOICE OUTPUT FUNCTION

• US 20140207461A1
• Filed: 01/24/2013
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shih-Yao Chen
• Original Assignee: Shih-Yao Chen
• Inventors: CHEN, Shih-Yao
• Application Number:
  US13/749,338
• Publication Number:
  US 20140207461A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/260
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3629 Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech text to speech systems per se G10L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems

Abstract

A car A/V system head unit includes a text message receiving and decoding device for receiving a text message sent by an external communication device and decoding the text message into a decoded data signal, a display device including a display zone for display the decoded data signal and function selection touch zones selectively touchable by a person to select different functions, a text/voice converter for converting the decoded data signal into a voice signal, and a voice output system for outputting the voice signal. Thus, the car A/V system head unit can convert each received text message into a voice signal and output the voice signal directly in the car, avoiding distracted driving and enhancing driver safety.

Claims

1. A car A/V system head unit, comprising:

a text message receiving and decoding device adapted to receive a text message sent by an external communication device and to decode said text message into a decoded data signal;

display device comprising a display zone adapted to display said decoded data signal, and a plurality of function selection touch zones selectively touchable by a person to select different functions;

a text/voice converter adapted to convert said decoded data signal into a voice signal; and

a voice output system adapted to output said voice signal.

2. The car A/V system head unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said text/voice converter comprises at least one voice table for converting said decoded data signal into a digital voice signal, a reading device electrically connected to said at least one voice table and adapted to read in said digital voice signal, and a digital/analog converter electrically connected to said reading device and adapted to convert said digital voice signal into an analog voice signal for output.

3. The car A/V system head unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display device comprises a first function selection touch zone clickable to read out said text message by voice, a second function selection touch zone clickable to temporarily store said text message for reading at a later time, and a third function selection touch zone clickable to stop reading out said text message.

4. The car A/V system head unit as claimed in claim 3, wherein said display device further comprises a fourth function selection touch zone clickable to reply to said text message.