Method of programming a telematics unit using voice recognition

• US 7,006,819 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2002
• Issued: 02/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Hichme, Michael A., Mazzara, William E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Feild, Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): Afshar, Kamran
• Application Number:
  US10/141,430
• Publication Number:
  US 20040203691A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,392 Days
• Field of Search: 455418-420, 455/422.1, 455/411, 455/415, 455/569.2, 455424-425, 340/426.14, 340/426.2, 704/208, 704/231, 704/270, 701/36, 701/1, 379/88.04, 379/88.07, 379/88.16
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/271 controlled by voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6083 by interfacing with the vehicle audio system

Abstract

The invention provides a method for programming a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle. A command signal may be received in response to a predetermined voice-recognition command. A cellular programming mode may be activated based on the command signal. A predetermined mobile phone identification number may be received in response to at least one voice-recognition entry. An operations mode may be activated in response to the received mobile phone identification number.

Claims

1. A method of programming a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle, comprising:

receiving a command signal sent in response to a predetermined voice-recognition command;

activating a cellular programming mode based on the command signal;

receiving a predetermined mobile phone identification number sent in response to at least one voice-recognition entry; and

activating an operations mode in response to the received mobile phone identification number.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a predetermined personalized identification number sent in response to at least one voice-recognition entry.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the predetermined personalized identification number is based on a serial number of the telematics unit.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending a digitized voice confirmation request message associated with each voice-recognition entry; and

receiving a voice-recognition entry confirmation response.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending a digitized voice confirmation request message associated with the mobile phone identification number; and

receiving a voice-recognition entry confirmation response.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing the mobile phone identification number in memory.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the operations mode is selected from a group consisting of a confirmation mode, a call ready mode, a call origination mode, a system identification table update mode, a preferred roaming list update mode, a unit ready mode, and a vehicle parameter adjustment mode.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

sending a digitized voice message based on the operations mode.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the digitized voice message comprises a digitized voice menu presentation.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

activating a predetermined function of the operations mode in response to a voice-recognition entry.

11. A computer usable medium including a program to program a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle comprising:

computer program code to receive a command signal sent in response to a predetermined voice-recognition command;

computer program code to activate a cellular programming mode based on the command signal;

computer program code to receive a predetermined mobile phone identification number sent in response to at least one voice-recognition entry; and

computer program code to activate an operations mode in response to the received mobile phone identification number.

12. The computer usable medium of claim 11 further comprising:

computer program code to receive a predetermined personalized identification number sent in response to at least one voice-recognition entry.

13. The computer usable medium of claim 11 further comprising:

computer program code to send a digitized voice confirmation request message associated with each voice-recognition entry; and

computer program code to receive a voice-recognition entry confirmation response.

14. The computer usable medium of claim 11 further comprising:

computer program code to send a digitized voice confirmation request message associated with the mobile phone identification number; and

computer program code to receive a voice-recognition entry confirmation response.

15. The computer usable medium of claim 11 further comprising:

computer program code to store the mobile phone identification number in memory.

16. The computer usable medium of claim 11 further comprising:

computer program code to send a digitized voice message based on the operations mode.

17. The computer usable medium of claim 11 further comprising:

computer program code to activate a predetermined function of the operations mode in response to a voice-recognition entry.

18. A system for programming a telematics unit in a mobile vehicle comprising:

means for receiving a command signal sent in response to a predetermined voice-recognition command;

means for activating a cellular programming mode based on the command signal;

means for receiving a predetermined mobile phone identification number sent in response to at least one voice-recognition entry; and

means for activating an operations mode in response to the received mobile phone identification number.

19. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for receiving a predetermined personalized identification number sent in response to at least one voice-recognition entry.

20. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for sending a digitized voice confirmation request message associated with each voice-recognition entry; and

means for receiving a voice-recognition entry confirmation response.

21. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for sending a digitized voice confirmation request message associated with the mobile phone identification number; and

means for receiving a voice-recognition entry confirmation response.

22. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for storing the mobile phone identification number in memory.

23. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for sending a digitized voice message based on the operations mode.

24. The system of claim 18 further comprising:

means for activating a predetermined function of the operations mode in response to a voice-recognition entry.