Accessing an automobile with a transponder

• US 9,406,300 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2014
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Himmelstein, Richard B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Han, Qi
• Application Number:
  US14/173,426
• Publication Number:
  US 20140156283A1
• Time in Patent Office: 909 Days
• Field of Search: 704/275, 704/270.1, 704/273, 704/231, 704/250, 704/251
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/257 Voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/08 Use of distortion metrics or a particular distance between probe pattern and reference templates
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/24 the user being prompted to utter a password or a predefined phrase
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

An automobile to detect a signal, having a security code, from a mobile transponder within range of the automobile is disclosed. The automobile may determine that the security code is valid to process an audible command from a user. The audible command may correspond to an automobile function. The automobile may also determine if the audible command matches a voiceprint of the user and process the automobile function accordingly. The automobile function may provide customized user settings for utilization of the automobile.

Claims

1. An automobile comprising:

a receiver configured to detect a signal from a mobile transponder within range of the automobile, wherein the signal has a security code;

a processor configured to determine that the security code is valid;

the processor configured to process an audible command from a user, corresponding to an automobile function, on a condition that the security code is valid;

the processor further configured to determine if the audible command matches a voiceprint of the user;

the processor further configured to perform the automobile function if the audible command matches the voiceprint; and

wherein the automobile function provides customized user settings.

2. The automobile of claim 1, wherein the audible command is a password or the security code is an identification code.

3. The automobile of claim 1, wherein the mobile transponder is a piece of jewelry, a watch, a remote keyless entry device, or a credit card.

4. The automobile of claim 1, wherein the mobile transponder is a phone.

5. The automobile of claim 1, wherein the automobile stores the audible command.

6. The automobile of claim 1, wherein the automobile and an automobile computer system utilize the security code or the audible command to control a level of access.

7. The automobile of claim 1, wherein the automobile uses the mobile transponder to log the user in and out.

8. The automobile of claim 1, wherein the signal is a bluetooth signal.

9. A method performed by an automobile, the method comprising:

detecting, by the automobile, a signal from a mobile transponder within range of the automobile, wherein the signal has a security code;

determining, by the automobile, that the security code is valid;

processing, by the automobile, an audible command from a user, corresponding to an automobile function, on a condition that the security code is valid;

determining, by the automobile, if the audible command matches a voiceprint of the user;

performing, by the automobile, the automobile function if the audible command matches the voiceprint; and

wherein the automobile function provides customized user settings.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the audible command is a password or the security code is an identification code.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the mobile transponder is a piece of jewelry, a watch, a remote keyless entry device, or a credit card.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the mobile transponder is a phone.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the automobile stores the audible command.

14. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

utilizing, by the automobile and an automobile computing system, the security code or the audible command to control a level of access.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the automobile uses the mobile transponder to log the user in and out.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the signal is a bluetooth signal.