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Vehicular speech recognition grammar selection based upon captured or proximity information

  • US 9,487,167 B2
  • Filed: 12/29/2011
  • Issued: 11/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle comprising:

  • at least one memory configured to store a plurality of grammar elements associated with audible commands for the vehicle;

    at least one microphone;

    at least one user input capture device, wherein the at least one user input capture device comprises a sensor that detects a proximity of an arm, a hand, or a finger of a user to a vehicle function control input element; and

    one or more processors configured to;

    identify, based upon information received from the sensor, a user input associated with the vehicle function control input element;

    select, based at least in part upon an evaluation of the identified user input, a function associated with the vehicle function control input element, wherein the function is associated with a subset of the plurality of stored grammar elements;

    receive audio input from the at least one microphone;

    identify, based upon an evaluation of the received audio input, a grammar element associated with the selected function; and

    output information associated with the identified grammar element.

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