SELECTIVE VEHICLE COMPONENT CONTROL
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1. A method for selective vehicle accessory component control, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a voice command to disable one or more features on a vehicle accessory component while leaving the vehicle ignition active, wherein the voice command is received at a speech recognition engine of a vehicle telematics unit;
verifying that the received voice command is a valid voice command; and
disabling the one or more features on the vehicle accessory component in response to the verified voice command such that the one or more features cannot be activated until an enable command is received at the vehicle accessory component.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for selective vehicle component control. Receiving a speech recognition engine activation signal activates a speech recognition engine in an in-vehicle telematics unit. A voice command is then received at the speech recognition engine of the in-vehicle telematics unit. A vehicle component control command is sent to a control entity from the in-vehicle telematics unit based on the voice command received. Another aspect of the invention provides a computer usable medium that includes a program for selective vehicle component control.
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1. A method for selective vehicle accessory component control, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a voice command to disable one or more features on a vehicle accessory component while leaving the vehicle ignition active, wherein the voice command is received at a speech recognition engine of a vehicle telematics unit;
verifying that the received voice command is a valid voice command; and
disabling the one or more features on the vehicle accessory component in response to the verified voice command such that the one or more features cannot be activated until an enable command is received at the vehicle accessory component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for selective vehicle accessory component control, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a voice command at a speech recognition engine of a vehicle telematics unit to enable one or more features on a vehicle accessory component;
verifying that the received command is a valid voice command and verifying that the one or more features of the vehicle accessory component are currently disabled, and, if so, enabling the one or more features on the vehicle accessory component. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for selective vehicle accessory component control, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a voice command to disable at least one feature on a vehicle accessory component while leaving the vehicle ignition active, wherein the voice command is received at a speech recognition engine of a vehicle telematics unit;
verifying that the voice command was received from an authorized user;
processing the received voice command into a vehicle accessory control command;
routing the vehicle accessory control command to a control entity for the vehicle accessory component based upon a selection table comparison; and
disabling the at least one feature on the vehicle accessory component by executing the vehicle accessory control command, wherein the at least one feature cannot be activated until an enable command is received at the vehicle accessory component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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