Voice transmission starting system and starting method for vehicle

• US 9,891,067 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2013
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Hong, Gi Beom, Kim, Sung Un, Oh, Kwang Myung, Min, Jungsang
• Primary Examiner(s): Shin, Seong Ah A
• Application Number:
  US14/144,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20140278442A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,506 Days
• Field of Search: 704275, 345156, 345177, 381 92
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/0373 Voice control in general G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3608 using speech input, e.g. using speech recognition

Abstract

A voice transmission starting system and starting method for a vehicle are provided to start a voice transmission device through recognition of a motion. The method includes outputting, by a controller, an ultrasonic wave having substantially uniform amplitude and recognizing the output ultrasonic wave as an input. In addition, the controller generates a signal based on information regarding the recognized ultrasonic wave and transmits the signal to start the voice transmission device.

Claims

1. A voice transmission starting system for a vehicle, comprising:

a memory configured to store program instructions;

a speaker mounted within the vehicle and configured to output an ultrasonic wave having a substantially uniform amplitude;

a microphone mounted within the vehicle and configured to receive the ultrasonic wave; and

a processor configured to execute the program instructions, the program instructions when executed configured to;

control the speaker to output the ultrasonic wave;

control the microphone to receive the ultrasonic wave;

recognize the ultrasonic wave received by the microphone as an input;

analyze the input to extract information regarding the ultrasonic wave; and

output a signal based on the information regarding the ultrasonic wave to start a voice transmission device, wherein

operation of the microphone is simultaneously started with operation of the speaker and the operation of the microphone and the speaker is maintained until the voice transmission device is started,

the microphone is arranged to face the speaker with a space therebetween in which a straight pass is disposed,

the processor is further configured to recognize an amplitude change of the ultrasonic wave induced by an interference of a gesture which is performed at a position on the straight pass between the microphone and the speaker as a request for starting the voice transmission device, and

in response to recognizing the amplitude change of the ultrasonic wave, the processor is further configured to output the signal to start the voice transmission device.

2. The voice transmission starting system of claim 1, wherein the operation of the microphone and the speaker starts.

3. A voice transmission starting method for a vehicle, comprising:

controlling, by a controller, a speaker to output an ultrasonic wave having substantially uniform amplitude;

receiving, by a microphone, the output ultrasonic wave;

recognizing, by the controller, the output ultrasonic wave received by the microphone as an input; and

generating, by the controller, a signal based on information regarding the recognized ultrasonic wave and transmitting the generated signal to start a voice transmission device, wherein

operation of the microphone is simultaneously started with operation of the speaker and the operation of the microphone and the speaker is maintained until the voice transmission device is started,

the microphone is arranged to face the speaker with a space therebetween in which a straight pass is disposed,

the controller recognizes an amplitude change of the ultrasonic wave induced by an interference of a gesture which is performed at a position on the straight pass between the microphone and the speaker as a request for starting the voice transmission device, and

in response to recognizing the amplitude change of the ultrasonic wave, the controller outputs the signal to start the voice transmission device.

4. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a controller, the computer readable medium comprising:

program instructions that control a speaker to output an ultrasonic wave having substantially uniform amplitude;

program instructions that control a microphone to receive the output ultrasonic wave;

program instructions that recognize the output ultrasonic wave as an input; and

program instructions that generate a signal based on information regarding the recognized ultrasonic wave and transmitting the generated signal to start a voice transmission device, wherein

operation of the microphone is simultaneously started with operation of the speaker and the operation of the microphone and the speaker is maintained until the voice transmission device is started,

the microphone is arranged to face the speaker with a space therebetween in which a straight pass is disposed,

the controller recognizes an amplitude change of the ultrasonic wave induced by an interference of a gesture which is performed at a position on the straight pass between the microphone and the speaker as a request for starting the voice transmission device, and

in response to recognizing the amplitude change of the ultrasonic wave, the controller outputs the signal to start the voice transmission device.