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US 8,712,781 B2Granted
System and method for customized prompting
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsMark Zeinstra, Richard J. Chutorash, Jeffrey Golden, Jon M. Skekloff
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Abstract
A method for providing an audible prompt to a user within a vehicle. The method includes retrieving one or more data files from a memory device. The data files define certain characteristics of an audio prompt. The method also includes creating the audio prompt from the data files and outputting the audio prompt as an audio signal.
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A control system for mounting in a vehicle, the vehicle including an audio system, the system comprising:
- a memory device configured to store at least one data file, the at least one data file defining a characteristics of an audio prompt;
- a processing device coupled to the memory device, the processing device being configured to generate the audio prompt from the data file;
- wherein the processing device is configured to cause the audio prompt to be output by the audio system;
- wherein a processing circuit is configured to allow a user to manipulate a user profile setting to set one or more triggering vehicle events to result in the audio prompt being output by the audio system.
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A method for providing an audible prompt to a user within a vehicle having an audio system, the method comprising:
- retrieving at least a first data file from a memory device, the at least first data file defining certain characteristics of a first audio prompt;
- receiving a first user profile setting, wherein the first user profile setting includes one or more triggering vehicle events that result in the first audio prompt;
- creating the first audio prompt from the at least first data file;
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- outputting the first audio prompt as an audio signal in response to the one or more triggering vehicle events.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.