Voice confirmation system and method for a vehicle
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1. A method for providing voice confirmations corresponding to actions of passengers in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- detecting an action by an occupant of the vehicle by monitoring at least one existing vehicle system to detect an indicia representing data generated by the at least one existing vehicle system during the action, the action being a user command to control the at least one existing vehicle system by contact or remote control;
identifying a corresponding voice confirmation that corresponds to a particular detected action from among a plurality of pre-stored voice confirmations, wherein the at least one existing vehicle system comprises at least one of an audio or visual entertainment system, environmental control system, or cruise control; and
audibly reproducing the corresponding voice confirmation.
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Abstract
A method for providing voice confirmations corresponding to actions of passengers in a vehicle includes the step of detecting an action performed by an occupant of the vehicle. A corresponding voice confirmation is identified from among a plurality of pre-stored voice confirmations. The corresponding voice confirmation is audibly reproduced. The reproducing step may include the step of synthesizing the corresponding voice confirmation, or the step of playing back a pre-recorded voice confirmation as representative of the corresponding voice confirmation.
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1. A method for providing voice confirmations corresponding to actions of passengers in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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detecting an action by an occupant of the vehicle by monitoring at least one existing vehicle system to detect an indicia representing data generated by the at least one existing vehicle system during the action, the action being a user command to control the at least one existing vehicle system by contact or remote control;
identifying a corresponding voice confirmation that corresponds to a particular detected action from among a plurality of pre-stored voice confirmations, wherein the at least one existing vehicle system comprises at least one of an audio or visual entertainment system, environmental control system, or cruise control; and
audibly reproducing the corresponding voice confirmation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21)
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8. A system for providing voice confirmations corresponding to actions of passengers in a vehicle, comprising:
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a processor adapted to detect an action to control at least one existing vehicle system by contact or remote control, performed by an occupant of the vehicle, by monitoring the at least one existing vehicle system to detect an indicia representing data generated by the at least one existing vehicle system during the action;
a processor further able to identify a corresponding voice confirmation that corresponds to a particular detected action from among a plurality of pre-stored voice confirmations, the action being one of a user command to control at least one existing vehicle system by contact or remote control, or user inquiry, wherein the at least one existing vehicle system comprises at least one of an audio or visual entertainment system, environmental control system, or cruise control; and
an acoustic reproduction device adapted to audibly reproduce the corresponding voice confirmation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
a remote control adapted to output a control signal corresponding to the action performed by the occupant of the vehicle; and
a remote eye operatively coupled to said processor, adapted to receive the control signal, and wherein said processor is further adapted to detect the action based upon the control signal.
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16. The system according to claim 8, further comprising a keypad operatively coupled to said processor, adapted to output a control signal corresponding to the action performed by the occupant of the vehicle, and wherein said processor is further adapted to detect the action based upon the control signal.
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17. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for providing voice confirmations corresponding to actions of passengers in a vehicle, said method steps comprising:
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detecting an action to control at least one existing vehicle system by a contact or remote control, performed by an occupant of the vehicle, by monitoring the at least one existing vehicle system to detect an indicia representing data generated by the at least one existing vehicle system during the action, the action being one of a user command or a user inquiry;
identifying a corresponding voice confirmation that corresponds to a particular detected action from among a plurality of pre-stored voice confirmations, wherein the at least one existing vehicle system comprises at least one of an audio or visual entertainment system, environmental control system, or cruise control; and
audibly reproducing the corresponding voice confirmation wherein reproduction comprises the step of synthesizing the corresponding voice confirmation. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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