Determination of signal-processing approach based on signal destination characteristics
View Patent ↗A comprehensive system and method for telematics including the following features individually or in sub-combinations: vehicle user interfaces, telecommunications, speech recognition, digital commerce and vehicle parking, digital signal processing, wireless transmission of digitized voice input, navigational assistance for motorists, data communication to vehicles, mobile client-server communication, extending coverage and bandwidth of wireless communication services, and noise reduction.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, with an electronic device, a voice signal from a source over a network;
determining, with the electronic device, a destination address included in the received signal;
determining, with the electronic device, a signal processing algorithm from a plurality of signal processing algorithms based on the determined address;
processing, with the electronic device, the voice signal according to the determined algorithm; and
sending, with the electronic device, the processed signal to the destination address.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the processing algorithm comprises finding in memory a signal processing algorithm that is associated with the determined destination address.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the originator of the voice signal, if the determined destination is a human recipient; and
if the determined originator is a computer-based system, alerting the recipient that the voice signal is from a computer-based system.
4. A computer-based device comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a voice signal from a source over a network;
a processor configured to determine a destination address included in the received signal, determine a signal processing algorithm from a plurality of signal processing algorithms based on the determined address, and process the voice signal according to the determined algorithm; and
a transmitter configured to send the processed signal to the destination address.
5. The device of claim 4 , further comprising memory configured to store addresses with an associated signal processing algorithm, wherein the processing component finds in memory a signal processing algorithm that is associated with the determined destination address.
6. The device of claim 4 , further comprising an alert component configured to alert the recipient that the voice signal is from a computer-based system, if the source is a computer-based system.
7. An apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a voice signal from a source over a network;
means for determining a destination address included in the received signal;
means for determining a signal processing algorithm from a plurality of signal processing algorithms based on the determined address;
means for processing the voice signal according to the determined algorithm; and
means for sending the processed signal to the destination address.