VOICE STAMP-DRIVEN IN-VEHICLE FUNCTIONS

1 . A system, comprising:

a plurality of microphones disposed in a vehicle, each of the microphones disposed in a portion of the vehicle defined by a zone;

a central controller of the vehicle, the central controller including a computer processor; and

logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to implement a method, the method comprising:

receiving a voice communication from an individual via one of the microphones;

identifying the zone in the vehicle occupied by the individual;

identifying the individual by comparing a voice stamp from the voice communication to a database of voice stamps; and

implementing at least one vehicle electronic component in the zone based on user preferences associated with the voice stamp.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the microphones are disposed in at least one of a vehicle dashboard, headrests of vehicle seats, B-Pillars, and roof.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle includes a display device and the logic is further configured to implement:

prompting the individual to select the user preferences with respect to the at least one vehicle electronic component;

storing the user preferences in a database; and

assigning an identifier to the voice stamp and mapping the identifier to the user preferences.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one vehicle electronic component includes at least one of:

vehicle seating;

heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation system components;

an infotainment system; and

lighting.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the logic is configured to implement:

creating the voice stamp by receiving utterances from the individual, and performing a spectral analysis on a recording of the utterances.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the utterances from the individual are based on pre-defined phonetically balanced sentences.

7 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the spectral analysis is a Fast Fourier Transform algorithm.

8 . A method, comprising:

receiving, at a computer processor, a voice communication from an individual via one of a plurality of microphones disposed in a vehicle;

identifying the zone in the vehicle occupied by the individual;

identifying the individual using a voice stamp from the voice communication; and

implementing at least one vehicle component in the zone based on user preferences associated with the voice stamp.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the microphones are disposed in at least one of a vehicle dashboard, headrests of vehicle seats, B-Pillars, and roof.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the vehicle includes a display device, the method further comprising:

prompting the individual to select the user preferences with respect to the at least one vehicle electronic component;

storing the user preferences in a database; and

assigning an identifier to the voice stamp and mapping the identifier to the user preferences.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one vehicle electronic component includes at least one of:

vehicle seating;

heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation system components;

an infotainment system; and

lighting.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

creating the voice stamp by receiving utterances from the individual, and performing a spectral analysis on a recording of the utterances.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the utterances from the individual are based on pre-defined phonetically balanced sentences, and the spectral analysis is a Fast Fourier Transform algorithm.

14 . A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a storage medium having computer program instructions embodied thereon, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement a method, the method comprising:

receiving a voice communication from an individual via one of a plurality of microphones disposed in a vehicle;

identifying the zone in the vehicle occupied by the individual;

identifying the individual by comparing a voice stamp from the voice communication to a database of voice stamps; and

implementing at least one vehicle electronic component in the zone based on user preferences associated with the voice stamp.

15 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the microphones are disposed in at least one of a vehicle dashboard, headrests of vehicle seats, B-Pillars, and roof.

16 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the vehicle includes a display device and the logic is further configured to implement:

prompting the individual to select the user preferences with respect to the at least one vehicle electronic component;

storing the user preferences in a database; and

assigning an identifier to the voice stamp and mapping the identifier to the user preferences.

17 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the at least one vehicle electronic component includes at least one of:

vehicle seating;

heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation system components;

an infotainment system; and

lighting.

18 . The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:

creating the voice stamp by receiving utterances from the individual, and performing a spectral analysis on a recording of the utterances.

19 . The computer program product of claim 18 , wherein the utterances from the individual are based on pre-defined phonetically balanced sentences.

20 . The computer program product of claim 18 , wherein the spectral analysis is a Fast Fourier Transform algorithm.