Patent ID: 6230138
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
A speech recognition system in an automobile having at least one voice activated accessory and a passenger cabin having seats defining a plurality of speaking locations, comprising:a plurality of push-to-talk controls mounted within said passenger cabin so as to correspond to said plurality of speaking locations, each of said plurality of push-to-talk controls supplying a location signal when operated;a plurality of microphones mounted within said passenger cabin so as to correspond to said plurality of speaking locations, each of said plurality of microphones being capable of receiving a spoken utterance from a speaker at said plurality of speaking locations and providing a corresponding audio signal;a plurality of speech engines, each having different recognition parameters, for recognizing said audio signal as a speech command for controlling said at least one voice activated accessory; anda selector coupled to said plurality of push-to-talk controls, microphones and speech engines, said selector selecting one of said plurality of speech engines according to said location signal and providing said audio signal to said selected speech engine.