Method of controlling dialing modes in a vehicle
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1. A method of controlling an input mode of a telematics unit in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) prompting a vehicle occupant for a query response;
(b) establishing a temporal window during which the vehicle occupant can respond to the query;
(c) monitoring for both an audible query response received via a microphone and a manual query response received via a tactile device;
(d) detecting the manual query response using the tactile device; and
(e) adjusting the temporal window based on the detection of the manual query response.
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Abstract
A dialing mode of a telematics unit in a vehicle is controlled by monitoring for dialing digits from a vehicle occupant, determining whether the type of dialing digits are continuous dialing digits or discrete dialing digits, establishing a continuous mode for receiving continuous dialing digits or a discrete mode for receiving discrete dialing digits based on the determination, and if the type of dialing digits changes, switching the established mode.
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1. A method of controlling an input mode of a telematics unit in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) prompting a vehicle occupant for a query response; (b) establishing a temporal window during which the vehicle occupant can respond to the query; (c) monitoring for both an audible query response received via a microphone and a manual query response received via a tactile device; (d) detecting the manual query response using the tactile device; and (e) adjusting the temporal window based on the detection of the manual query response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling an input mode of a telematics unit in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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(a) prompting a vehicle occupant for a query response; (b) establishing a temporal window during which the vehicle occupant can provide the query response via speech inputted into a microphone within the vehicle; (c) detecting a manual input indicating that at least a part of the query response is being supplied by manual input rather than via the microphone; and (d) adjusting the temporal window based on the detection of the manual input. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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