Patent ID: 9583096
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G10L

Claim:
1. A method of automatically controlling a plurality of components of a vehicle in an in-vehicle system comprising at least one processor capable of controlling the plurality of components, the in-vehicle system storing a plurality of macros, each of the plurality of macros specifying a plurality of preset commands corresponding to the control of at least one of the plurality of components, each of the plurality of components having at least one parameter according to which the respective component may be configured, the system having a current state characterized by values at which the at least one parameter of each of the plurality of components are set at a given moment in time, the method comprising: in response to receiving a first voice command to execute a first macro and before executing the first macro, automatically saving, upon receiving the first voice command, a current state of the system when the first voice command is received, by storing values at which at least one parameter of each of the plurality of components were set when the first voice command was received, the first macro including a plurality of commands that instruct the system to change the at least one parameter of at least one of the plurality of components to a specified value such that, when the first macro is executed by the system, a state transition of the system from the current state to a different state characterized by a different resulting configuration of the plurality of components is achieved; executing the first macro to transition the system from the current state to the different state; and in response to receiving a second voice command to restore the current state, restoring the system to the current state that was automatically saved upon receiving the first voice command and prior to executing the first macro, wherein the plurality of components capable of being controlled comprises at least two of: at least one window; a sound system; windshield wipers; an air conditioning unit; a heating unit; and at least one seat, wherein the second voice command is not specific to the current state.