Manual barge-in for server-based in-vehicle voice recognition systems

• US 20030212562A1
• Filed: 05/13/2002
• Published: 11/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Patel, Kaushik A., Morse, Timothy J.
• Application Number:
  US10/144,575
• Publication Number:
  US 20030212562A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/275
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/222 Barge in, i.e. overridable guidance for interrupting prompts
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/30 Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/227 of the speaker; Human-factor methodology

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for controlling wireless data transmission from a telematics service center to a voice recognition system in a mobile vehicle. The telematics service call center transmits data to the mobile vehicle over a connection, and monitors said connection for a predetermined barge-in tone. When the telematics service call center receives the user-initiated barge-in tone, it stops data transmission and may request additional commands from the user.

Claims

1. A method for controlling wireless data transmission from a telematics service call center to a voice recognition system in a mobile vehicle, comprising:

transmitting data from the telematics service call center to the mobile vehicle over a connection;

monitoring the connection for a predetermined barge-in tone at the telematics service call center;

receiving a user-initiated barge-in tone at the telematics service call center; and

stopping transmission of the data from the telematics service call center in response to the barge-in tone.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending data from the telematics service call center in response to the barge-in tone; and

prompting a user for further input.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the received barge-in tone is sent in response to a user pressing a button.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the barge-in tone is not audible in the mobile vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the barge-in tone is a DTMF tone.

6. A computer usable medium including a program for controlling wireless data transmission from a telematics service call center to a voice recognition system in a mobile vehicle, comprising:

computer program code to transmit data from the telematics service call center to the mobile vehicle over a connection;

computer program code to monitor the connection for a predetermined barge-in tone at the telematics service call center;

computer program code to receive a user-initiated barge-in tone at the telematics service call center; and

computer program code to stop transmission of the data from the telematics service call center in response to the barge-in tone.

7. The computer usable medium of claim 6 further comprising:

computer program code for sending data from the telematics service call center in response to the barge-in tone; and

prompting a user for further input.

8. The computer usable medium of claim 6 wherein the received barge-in tone is sent in response to a user pressing a button.

9. The computer usable medium of claim 6 wherein the barge-in tone is not audible in the mobile vehicle.

10. The computer usable medium of claim 6 wherein the barge-in tone is a DTMF tone.

11. A system of controlling wireless data transmission from a telematics service call center to a voice recognition system in a mobile vehicle comprising:

means transmitting data from the telematics service call center to the mobile vehicle over a connection;

means for monitoring the connection for a predetermined barge-in tone at the telematics service call center;

means for receiving a user-initiated barge-in tone at the telematics service call center; and

means for stopping transmission of the data from the telematics service call center in response to the barge-in tone.

12. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

means for sending data from the telematics service call center in response to the barge-in tone; and

means for prompting a user for further input.