| US 7,468,652 B2 | ||
| Voice acquisition system for a vehicle | ||
| Jonathan E DeLine, Raleigh, N.C. (US); Niall R Lynam, Holland, Mich. (US); Ralph A Spooner, Holland, Mich. (US); and Philip A March, Holland, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Donnelly Corporation, Holland, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/374,347. | ||
| Application 11/374347 is a continuation of application No. 10/792360, filed on Mar. 03, 2004, granted, now 7,012,507. | ||
| Application 10/792360 is a continuation of application No. 10/270830, filed on Oct. 15, 2002, granted, now 6,717,524. | ||
| Application 10/270830 is a continuation of application No. 09/903336, filed on Jul. 11, 2001, granted, now 6,466,136. | ||
| Application 09/903336 is a continuation of application No. 09/396179, filed on Sep. 14, 1999, granted, now 6,278,377. | ||
| Application 09/396179 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/382720, filed on Aug. 25, 1999, granted, now 6,243,003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0172717 A1, Aug. 03, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); G08B 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—425.5 [340/815.4; 381/86; 381/110; 381/365; 455/569.1; 455/575.9] | 67 Claims |
| 1. A voice acquisition system for a vehicle comprising:
an interior rearview mirror assembly attached at an inner portion of the vehicle;
said interior rearview mirror assembly including at least one microphone for receiving audio signals within a cabin of the
vehicle and generating an output signal indicative of said audio signals, said at least one microphone providing sound capture
for at least one of a hands free cell phone system, an audio recording system and an emergency communication system;
a control operable to receive said output signal from said at least one microphone, said control being operable to distinguish
the presence of vocal signals from non-vocal signals;
said interior rearview mirror assembly including at least one accessory selected from the group consisting of a global positioning
system antenna, a motion sensor, a rain sensor, a video device, a light, an automatic toll booth transducer, a security system
status indicator, a compass display, a compass sensor, a temperature display, a temperature sensor, a tire pressure indicator
display, a seat occupancy detection antenna, a seat occupancy detection transducer and a loudspeaker; and
wherein said system comprises a learning mode wherein a vocal characteristic of a particular driver or occupant of the vehicle
is learnt.
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