Intelligent floor mat with email text to voice processing
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1. A floor mat comprising:
- a mat portion, the mat portion being sized and shaped to fit a driver side floor portion of an automobile, the driver side floor portion having a three dimensional shape, the mat portion including at least one indentation corresponding to the driver side floor portion; and
a circuit attached to the mat portion, the circuit comprisinga transceiver, the transceiver being configured to communicate with a wireless email device;
a control unit connected to the transceiver;
a memory device connected to the control unit;
a sound device connected to the control unit; and
a speaker connected to the sound device;
wherein the control unit is configured to perform a text-to-voice conversion process on an email received from the wireless email device and output a signal representative of the contents of the email to the sound device to produce an audible, spoken representation of the contents of the email via the speaker.
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Abstract
A floor mat suitable for a vehicle is shown in FIG. 1 includes a circuit for operating remotely controllable devices both inside a vehicle or outside a vehicle. In another embodiment of the invention, a floor mat receives email from a wireless email device such as a BLACKBERRY, performs a text-to-voice recognition process on the contents of the email, and outputs a voice signal to a speaker such that the email is read to the user. This allows a user to review email messages without taking his or her eyes away from the road.
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1. A floor mat comprising:
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a mat portion, the mat portion being sized and shaped to fit a driver side floor portion of an automobile, the driver side floor portion having a three dimensional shape, the mat portion including at least one indentation corresponding to the driver side floor portion; and a circuit attached to the mat portion, the circuit comprising a transceiver, the transceiver being configured to communicate with a wireless email device; a control unit connected to the transceiver; a memory device connected to the control unit; a sound device connected to the control unit; and a speaker connected to the sound device; wherein the control unit is configured to perform a text-to-voice conversion process on an email received from the wireless email device and output a signal representative of the contents of the email to the sound device to produce an audible, spoken representation of the contents of the email via the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An automobile comprising:
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an automobile body, the automobile body including a driver side floor portion having a three dimensional shape; and a floor mat, the floor mat including a mat portion, the mat portion being sized and shaped to fit a driver side floor portion of an automobile, the driver side floor portion having a three dimensional shape, the mat portion including at least one indentation corresponding to the driver side floor portion; and a circuit attached to the mat portion, the circuit comprising a transceiver configured to communicate with a wireless email device, a control unit connected to the transceiver, a memory device connected to the control unit, a sound device connected to the control unit, and a speaker connected to the sound device; wherein the control unit is configured to perform a text-to-voice conversion process on an email received from the wireless email device and output a signal representative of the contents of the email to the sound device to produce an audible, spoken representation of the contents of the email via the speaker. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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