Voice recognition shift control
AssigneeDura Global Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDan Strait, Brian Douglas Howe
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Abstract
An electronic control system for a transmission includes a transmission controller selectively actuating the transmission between a plurality of gear positions including a reverse position and at least two forward positions, a manually-operable gear shifter selectively providing first command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between at least a portion of the plurality of gear positions, and a voice recognition system selectively providing second command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between only a portion of the plurality of gear positions. Preferably, the voice commands actuate the transmission only between the forward gear positions.
Claims20
An electronic control system for a transmission, said system comprising, in combination:
- a transmission controller selectively actuating the transmission between a plurality of gear positions including a reverse position and at least two forward positions;
- a manually-operable gear shifter selectively providing first command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between at least a portion of the plurality of gear positions;
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- a voice recognition system selectively providing second command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between only a portion of the plurality of gear positions.
An electronic control system for a transmission, said system comprising, in combination:
- a transmission controller selectively actuating the transmission between a plurality of gear positions including a reverse position and at least two forward positions;
- a manually-operable gear shifter selectively providing first command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between only a portion of the plurality of gear positions;
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- a voice recognition system selectively providing second command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between at least a portion of the plurality of gear positions.
A method of shifting a transmission, said method comprising the steps of, in combination:
- providing a transmission controller selectively actuating the transmission between a plurality of gear positions including a reverse position and at least two forward positions;
- manually-operating a gear shifter to selectively provide first command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between at least a portion of the plurality of gear positions;
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- issuing voice commands to a voice recognition system to selectively provide second command signals to the transmission controller to actuate the transmission between only a portion of the plurality of gear positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.