System and method for activating vehicular electromechanical systems using RF communications and voice commands received from a user positioned locally external to a vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for activating electromechanical systems of a vehicle, said system comprising:
- at least one antenna coupled to a vehicle and configured to receive wireless communications signals;
at least one microphone coupled to the vehicle and configured to receive sounds external to the vehicle;
a control unit in communication with said at least one antenna and configured to receive the wireless communications signals, wherein the control unit includes programming instructions for operation in two modes, the two modes including sleep mode and wake up mode; and
a voice recognition system in communication with said at least one microphone, wherein the at least one antenna includes of antennas and the at one microphone includes plurality of microphones, and wherein the plurality of antennas are arranged such that antenna coverage patterns overlap microphones coverage patterns of the plurality of microphones and each of the antenna coverage patterns is associated with a microphone of the plurality of microphones.
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Abstract
A system and method for activating electromechanical systems of a vehicle may include at least one antenna coupled to a vehicle and configured to receive wireless communications signals. At least one microphone may be coupled to the vehicle and configured to receive sounds external to the vehicle. A control unit may be in communication with the antenna(s) and be configured to receive the wireless communications signals. A voice recognition system may be in communication with the microphone(s). A transponder/keyfob may be utilized to determine when a user is locally external to the vehicle and, in response to determining that the user is locally external to the vehicle, the microphones may be polled to receive a voice command from the user to activate an electromechanical system.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for activating electromechanical systems of a vehicle, said system comprising:
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at least one antenna coupled to a vehicle and configured to receive wireless communications signals; at least one microphone coupled to the vehicle and configured to receive sounds external to the vehicle; a control unit in communication with said at least one antenna and configured to receive the wireless communications signals, wherein the control unit includes programming instructions for operation in two modes, the two modes including sleep mode and wake up mode; and a voice recognition system in communication with said at least one microphone, wherein the at least one antenna includes of antennas and the at one microphone includes plurality of microphones, and wherein the plurality of antennas are arranged such that antenna coverage patterns overlap microphones coverage patterns of the plurality of microphones and each of the antenna coverage patterns is associated with a microphone of the plurality of microphones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for activating electromechanical systems of a vehicle, said method comprising:
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determining that a user is locally external to a vehicle; activating a voice recognition system in response to determining that the user is locally external to the vehicle, the voice recognition system including a plurality of antennas and a plurality of microphones, the plurality of antennas arranged such that antenna coverage patterns overlap microphones coverage patterns of the plurality of microphones and each of the antenna coverage patterns is associated with a microphone of the plurality of microphones; determining what microphone will receive a voice command from the user based on the antenna coverage pattern the user is located in; and in response to receiving a voice command from the user external to the vehicle, activating an electromechanical system of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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