Hands-free circuit and method for communicating with a wireless device
First Claim
1. A hands-free circuit for communicating with a wireless device, comprising:
- a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver that receives at least wireless device information form the wireless device;
memory including voice tag information associated with stored wireless device information;
a speech processor, operatively coupled to the wireless local area network transceiver and to the memory, and operative to;
receive the voice tag information associated with the stored wireless device information and in response produce audio information corresponding to the voice tag information when the received wireless device information corresponds with the stored wireless device information contained in the memory; and
speech synthesize the received wireless device information to produce the audio information when the received wireless device information does not correspond with the stored wireless device information contained in the memory.
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Abstract
A hands-free circuit (10) and method produces audio information (90) corresponding to voice tag information (60) stored either in the hands-free circuit (10) or in a wireless device (320). The hands-free circuit includes a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver (20), memory (40) and a speech processor (30). For example, the wireless local area network transceiver (20) may be a Bluetooth transceiver that communicates with the wireless device (320) and receives wireless device information (80). The wireless device information (80) may represent caller identification information, call processing information relating to the status of a call, phone status information or any suitable information. The speech processor (30) produces audio information (90) corresponding to the voice tag information (60). According to one embodiment, the speech processor (30) produces speech synthesized wireless device information (80), in-band ring tone information or any suitable information.
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21 Claims
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1. A hands-free circuit for communicating with a wireless device, comprising:
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a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver that receives at least wireless device information form the wireless device; memory including voice tag information associated with stored wireless device information; a speech processor, operatively coupled to the wireless local area network transceiver and to the memory, and operative to; receive the voice tag information associated with the stored wireless device information and in response produce audio information corresponding to the voice tag information when the received wireless device information corresponds with the stored wireless device information contained in the memory; and speech synthesize the received wireless device information to produce the audio information when the received wireless device information does not correspond with the stored wireless device information contained in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A hands-free circuit comprising:
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a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver that receives at least wireless device information; memory including; voice tag information associated with stored wireless device information; and wireless device profile information of a wireless device to indicate that the wireless device includes remote voice tag information associated with remotely stored wireless device information; a speech processor, operatively coupled to the wireless local area network transceiver and to the memory, and operative to; receive the voice tag information associated with the stored wireless device information, and in response produce audio information corresponding to the voice tag information, when the received wireless device information corresponds with the stored wireless device information; receive the remote voice tag information as the received wireless device information, and in response produce the audio information corresponding to the remote voice tag information when the received wireless device information does not correspond with the stored wireless device information and when the wireless device profile information in the memory indicates that the wireless device includes the remotely stored wireless device information corresponding to the received wireless device information; speech synthesize the received wireless device information to produce the audio information when the received wireless device information does not correspond with the stored wireless device information contained in the memory; produce in-band ring tone information as the audio information when the received wireless device information corresponds to in-band ring tone information; and produce local ring tone information when the received wireless device information corresponds to ring tone information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A communication apparatus, comprising:
a housing having coupled therewith; a speaker and microphone; a hands-free circuit within the housing operatively coupled to the speaker and microphone and comprising; a wireless local area network transceiver that receives at least wireless device information; memory including voice tag information associated with stored wireless device information; a speech processor, operatively coupled to the wireless local area network transceiver and to the memory, and operative to; receive the voice tag information associated with the stored wireless device information and in response produce audio information corresponding to the voice tag information when the received wireless device information corresponds with the stored wireless device information contained in the memory; and speech synthesize the received wireless device information to produce the audio information when the received wireless device information does not correspond with the stored wireless device information contained in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An in-vehicle communication system comprising:
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a WLAN antenna; a hands-free circuit comprising; a wireless local area network transceiver, operatively coupled to the WLAN antenna that receives at least wireless device information; memory including voice tag information associated with stored wireless device information; a speech processor, operatively coupled to the wireless local area network transceiver and to the memory, and operative to; receive the voice tag information associated with the stored wireless device information and in response produce audio information corresponding to the voice tag information when the received wireless device information corresponds with the stored wireless device information contained in the memory; and speech synthesize the received wireless device information to produce the audio information when the received wireless device information does not correspond with the stored wireless device information contained in the memory; an audio system including; a tuner stage operative to receive a transmitted audio signal and in response to produce an audio signal; an amplifier, operatively coupled to the tuner stage, and operative to receive the audio signal, and in response to produce an amplified audio signal; and at least one speaker, operatively coupled to the amplifier, and operative to receive the amplified audio signal and in response to acoustically produce the amplified audio signal; wherein the hands-free circuit includes; a transmitter, operatively coupled to the speech processor, and operative to receive the audio information, and in response to produce the transmitted audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for an in-vehicle communication system:
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receiving wireless device information from a wireless device within a vehicle; receiving voice tag information associated with stored wireless device information when the received wireless device information from the wireless device corresponds with the stored wireless device information contained in memory, and in response producing speech synthesized information; speech synthesizing the received wireless device information to produce the speech synthesized information when the received wireless device information does not correspond with the stored wireless device information contained in the memory; and outputting the speech synthesized information through a speaker in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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