UNIVERSAL VEHICLE VOICE COMMAND SYSTEM
Methods and systems are presented for accepting inputs into a vehicle or other conveyance to control functions of the conveyance. A vehicle control system can receive gestures and other inputs. The vehicle control system can also obtain information about the user of the vehicle control system and information about the environment in which the conveyance is operating. Based on the input and the other information, the vehicle control system can modify or improve the performance or execution of user interface and functions of the conveyance. The changes make the user interfaces and/or functions user-friendly and intuitive.
1 . A method for controlling a function in a conveyance, comprising:
a vehicle control system, including a processor, identifying a user within a conveyance;
the vehicle control system determining a location of the user within the conveyance;
the vehicle control system retrieving a user profile for the user based on the identity and the location of the user, wherein the user profile includes one or more settings associated with the user;
the vehicle control system receiving an audible command from the user, wherein the audible command is one of the setting associated with the user; and
the vehicle control system modifying a function of the conveyance based on the audible command.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the location of the user is in one of two or more areas defined in the conveyance.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein a first function is controlled if the audible command is received in a first area.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein a second function is controlled if the audible command is received in a second area.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the location of the user is in one of two or more zones defined in the conveyance.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein a third function is controlled if the audible command is received in a first zone.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein a fourth function is controlled if the audible command is received in a second zone.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein a fifth function is controlled if the audible command is received from a first user.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein a sixth function is controlled if the audible command is received in from a second user.
10 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
the vehicle control system determining if the audible command is a search function; and
if the audible command is a search function, the vehicle control system searching for another audible command based on information in the received audible command.
11 . A conveyance comprising:
a processor operable to execute one or more modules, the modules comprising:
a user identification module operable to:
identify a user within a conveyance;
determine a location of the user within the conveyance;
retrieve a user profile for the user based on the identity and the location of the user, wherein the user profile includes one or more settings associated with the user;
a voice control module operable to:
receive an audible command from the user, wherein the audible command is one of the setting associated with the user; and
modify a function of the conveyance based on the audible command.
12 . The conveyance of claim 11 , wherein the location of the user is in one of two or more areas defined in the conveyance, wherein a first function is controlled if the audible command is received in a first area, and wherein a second function is controlled if the audible command is received in a second area.
13 . The conveyance of claim 11 , wherein the location of the user is in one of two or more zones defined in the conveyance, wherein a third function is controlled if the audible command is received in a first zone, and wherein a fourth function is controlled if the audible command is received in a second zone.
14 . The conveyance of claim 13 , wherein a fifth function is controlled if the audible command is received from a first user, and wherein a sixth function is controlled if the audible command is received in from a second user.
15 . The conveyance of claim 14 , wherein the voice control module is further operable to:
determine if the audible command is a search function; and
if the audible command is a search function, search for another audible command based on information in the received audible command.
16 . A non-transitory computer readable medium stored on a storage medium and having instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the instructions comprising:
instructions to identify a user within a conveyance;
instructions to determine a location of the user within the conveyance;
instructions to retrieve a user profile for the user based on the identity and the location of the user, wherein the user profile includes one or more settings associated with the user;
instructions to receive an audible command from the user, wherein the audible command is one of the setting associated with the user; and
instructions to modify a function of the conveyance based on the audible command.
17 . The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the location of the user is in one of two or more areas defined in the conveyance, wherein a first function is controlled if the audible command is received in a first area, and wherein a second function is controlled if the audible command is received in a second area.
18 . The computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the location of the user is in one of two or more zones defined in the conveyance, wherein a third function is controlled if the audible command is received in a first zone, and wherein a fourth function is controlled if the audible command is received in a second zone.
19 . The computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein a fifth function is controlled if the audible command is received from a first user, and wherein a sixth function is controlled if the audible command is received in from a second user.
20 . The computer readable medium of claim 19 , further comprising:
instructions to determine if the audible command is a search function; and
if the audible command is a search function, instructions to search for another audible command based on information in the received audible command.