Controller for use with a motor vehicle
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1. A controller for use in a vehicle having a number of modules configured to operate as a function of information carried in a microphone signal, wherein each module includes voice recognition capabilities that allow the modules to translate the microphone signal into a command signal sufficient to control operation of the module, the controller comprising:
- a router configured to receive the microphone signal from a microphone in the vehicle and to simultaneously route the microphone signal to each of the modules such that each module receives the same microphone signals prior to the microphone signals being translated into command signals; and
a microprocessor for transmitting a microphone authorization signal for authorizing one of the modules to process the routed microphone signal such that only the authorized module processes the microphone signal, wherein the processing of the microphone signals includes translating the microphone signals into command signals sufficient to control operation of the module.
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Abstract
A controller for use in a vehicle having a number of modules that can listen to a microphone signal. The controller comprises a router and a microprocessor. The controller can route the microphone signal to each of the modules. The microprocessor can authorize at least one of the modules to listen to the microphone signal.
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1. A controller for use in a vehicle having a number of modules configured to operate as a function of information carried in a microphone signal, wherein each module includes voice recognition capabilities that allow the modules to translate the microphone signal into a command signal sufficient to control operation of the module, the controller comprising:
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a router configured to receive the microphone signal from a microphone in the vehicle and to simultaneously route the microphone signal to each of the modules such that each module receives the same microphone signals prior to the microphone signals being translated into command signals; and a microprocessor for transmitting a microphone authorization signal for authorizing one of the modules to process the routed microphone signal such that only the authorized module processes the microphone signal, wherein the processing of the microphone signals includes translating the microphone signals into command signals sufficient to control operation of the module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, the system comprising:
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a vehicle having a number of modules configured to support voice recognition, the voice recognition being used to translate information carried in a microphone signal into module control commands; and a controller configured to receive the microphone signal and simultaneously route the received microphone signal to each of the modules so that each module receives the same microphone signal, and which is further configured for transmitting a microphone authorization signal for authorizing one of the modules to translate the microphone signal, the authorized module translating the microphone signal into a module control command and automatically executing the translated command without requiring further authorization from the controller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for use in a vehicle having a number of modules configured to translate audible signals into module control commands, the method comprising:
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routing the audible signals to each of the modules, each module receiving the same audible signals; preventing the modules from translating the received audible signals until authorized; and authorizing at least one of the modules prevented from translating the audible signals to translate the audible signals, the non-authorized modules never translate the received audible signals. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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