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US 2025/0168268 A1Published application
Vehicle immersive communication system
AssigneeValue8 Co., Ltd.
InventorOtman A. Basir
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Abstract
A vehicle communication system facilitates hands-free interaction with a mobile device m a vehicle or elsewhere. Users interact with the system by speaking to it. The system processes text and processes commands. The system supports Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free use. The system handles telephone calls, email, and SMS text messages. The user can customize the device via a user profile stored on an Internet web server.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a user interface, of a vehicle, configured to handle inputs and outputs related to a user;
- and
- a control unit, of the vehicle and operatively connected with the user interface, configured to cause:
- activation of a connectivity function that provides wireless or wired connectivity with respect to the inputs and outputs related to the user, the connectivity function configured to support mobile phone connectivity and e-mail account connectivity;
- and
- processing of, in cooperation with the connectivity function, voice-based or audible inputs and outputs that provide the user with an immersive environment having hands-free interaction and seamless access to information that are based on preferences or settings in at least one user profile that is accessible via at least one among the mobile phone connectivity and the e-mail account connectivity, depending upon characteristics of a user profile,
- whereby a combination of the user interface and the control unit provides improved hands-free interaction and improved seamless access to information when compared to an apparatus that lacks the combination.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a user interface, in a communication system of a vehicle, that handles user inputs and outputs;
- and
- a control unit, in the communication system of the vehicle, operatively connected with the user interface, that causes:
- activation of a connectivity function that provides wireless connectivity with respect to the user inputs and outputs, the connectivity function configured to support mobile phone connectivity and e-mail account connectivity;
- and
- processing of, in cooperation with the connectivity function, voice-based or audible inputs and outputs that provide a user with an immersive in-vehicle environment having hands-free interaction and seamless access to information that are based on preferences or settings in at least one user profile that is accessible via at least one among the mobile phone connectivity and the e-mail account connectivity, depending upon characteristics of a user profile,
- wherein the control unit supports multiple types of data compression or encoding formats and supports personalization or customization for user-tailored information used in handling of, at least one among:
- scheduling, notification alarms, custom alerts, time-sensitive rules, vehicle-awareness actions, text-to-speech settings, speech recognition performance, and multiple user support, in providing the immersive in-vehicle environment.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a user interface, of a communication system, configured to handle user inputs and user outputs;
- a control unit, of the communication system and operatively connected with the user interface, configured to cause:
- activation of a connectivity function that provides wireless connectivity with respect to the user inputs and outputs, the connectivity function configured to support mobile device connectivity and e-mail account connectivity, and
- processing of, in cooperation with the connectivity function, voice-based or audible inputs and outputs that provide a user with an immersive communication mode environment having interaction and access to information that are based on preferences or settings in at least one user profile that is accessible via at least one among the mobile device connectivity and the e-mail account connectivity, depending upon characteristics of the user profile;
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- a built-in intelligent assistant, operatively connected with the user interface and the control unit, configured to suggest possible actions and provide help with the interaction and access to information to support the immersive communication mode environment, wherein for the connectivity function, at least one among the user interface, the control unit, and the intelligent assistant are further configured to additionally support server connectivity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.