Vehicle accessory control with manual and voice response
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1. A vehicle accessory system responsive to voice and manual commands, comprising:
- a vehicle accessory for performing accessory functions;
a microphone;
voice recognition means coupled to said microphone for recognizing predetermined commands spoken into said microphone and generating a respective voice command signal;
manual activation means consisting of a single pushbutton for generating a manual command signal in response to a manual activation; and
controller means coupled to said voice recognition means, said manual activation means, and said vehicle accessory for controlling said vehicle accessory, said controller means characterized by controller states wherein said controller means is responsive only to said manual command signal and said voice command signal to proceed from a present state to a respective succeeding state, at least two of said controller states being responsive to said manual command signal to activate an accessory function;
whereby said controller means performs multiple control functions in response to said manual command signal.
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Abstract
A voice controlled vehicle accessory system is responsive to voice commands and/or manual commands, wherein the manual commands are entered via a single pushbutton having multiple functions depending upon the instantaneous state of a system controller. The present invention provides an accessory control which avoids false activation of the system by the voice recognition unit while improving accessability of the accessory to a user by providing manual control.
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1. A vehicle accessory system responsive to voice and manual commands, comprising:
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a vehicle accessory for performing accessory functions; a microphone; voice recognition means coupled to said microphone for recognizing predetermined commands spoken into said microphone and generating a respective voice command signal; manual activation means consisting of a single pushbutton for generating a manual command signal in response to a manual activation; and controller means coupled to said voice recognition means, said manual activation means, and said vehicle accessory for controlling said vehicle accessory, said controller means characterized by controller states wherein said controller means is responsive only to said manual command signal and said voice command signal to proceed from a present state to a respective succeeding state, at least two of said controller states being responsive to said manual command signal to activate an accessory function; whereby said controller means performs multiple control functions in response to said manual command signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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