US 6,529,608 B2 · Speech recognition system

Abstract

A speech recognition system 7 for an automotive vehicle 10 is provided including a microphone receiver 12 for receiving a voice audio signal and converting the same to an analog signal 13, a microphone aimer for giving the microphone receiver 12 a locational bias for reception, an analog to digital converter 15 for converting the analog signal to a digital signal, a speech recognizer 17 for recognizing a voice from the digital signal received from the analog to digital converter 15, an occupant restraint system 22 having an occupant informational system 60/18 to control deployment of the occupant restraint system 22 resultant upon an occupant condition, an occupant restraint system signal generator 18 for signaling the occupant condition to the microphone aimer to locationally bias the reception of the microphone receiver 12.

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Dependent claims

A speech recognition system for an automotive vehicle comprising:

a microphone receiver for receiving a voice audio signal and converting the same to an analog signal;
a microphone aimer for giving said microphone receiver a locational bias for reception;
an analog to digital converter for converting said analog signal to a digital signal;
a speech recognizer for recognizing a voice from said digital signal received from said analog to digital converter;
an occupant restraint system having an occupant informational system to control deployment of said occupant restraint system resultant upon an occupant condition;
an occupant restraint system signal generator for signaling said occupant condition to said microphone aimer to locationally bias said reception of said microphone receiver.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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