Handwritten and voice control of vehicle components
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1. An apparatus for controlling at least one appliance within a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a voice recognition unit to receive a voice input and to associate said voice input with at least one first command from at least one command data set;
a handwriting recognition unit to receive a handwritten input and to associate said handwritten input with at least one second command from said at least one command data set; and
a control unit connected to both said recognition units and capable of receiving said at least one first command and said at least one second command and of communicating a command signal to said at least one appliance, said command signal being associated with a combination of said at least one first command and said at least one second command when both said at least one first command and said at least one second command are received, with said at least one first command when only said at least one first command is received and with said at least one second command when only said at least one second command is received.
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Abstract
A recognition system for use in a vehicle or the like includes a handwriting recognizer and a voice recognizer for receiving handwriting and voice signals and a control unit to communicate a command signal associated with one, the other or a combination of both of the voice and handwritten inputs to at least one appliance. Such appliances may include, but are not limited to, car alarms, electronic windows, personal computers, navigation systems, and audio and telecommunications equipment.
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1. An apparatus for controlling at least one appliance within a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a voice recognition unit to receive a voice input and to associate said voice input with at least one first command from at least one command data set; a handwriting recognition unit to receive a handwritten input and to associate said handwritten input with at least one second command from said at least one command data set; and a control unit connected to both said recognition units and capable of receiving said at least one first command and said at least one second command and of communicating a command signal to said at least one appliance, said command signal being associated with a combination of said at least one first command and said at least one second command when both said at least one first command and said at least one second command are received, with said at least one first command when only said at least one first command is received and with said at least one second command when only said at least one second command is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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Current AssigneeNuance Communications Israel Ltd. (Microsoft Corporation)
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Original AssigneeNuance Communications Israel Ltd. (Microsoft Corporation)
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InventorsIlan, Gabriel, Giloh, Benjamin Dov, Kadosh, Arie
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Primary Examiner(s)Beaulieu, Yonel
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Application NumberUS11/295,495Publication NumberTime in Patent Office293 DaysField of Search701/36, 701/45, 701/49, 704/275, 704/200, 704/246, 307/9.1, 715/728US Class Current701/49CPC Class CodesB60R 16/0373 Voice control in general G10L
