Patent ID: 6111964
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B60R,H04B,H04M,H04R

Abstract:
A navigation system in a motor vehicle for guiding a position of the motor vehicle having a driver's seat and a pillar positioned obliquely in front of the driver's seat, comprising:a speech recognition unit for recognizing sounds from a driver to control the navigation system; anda microphone assembly pivotally mounted on the pillar for movement between a first position substantially parallel to the pillar and a second position substantially perpendicular to the pillar, wherein the microphone assemble in the second position does not interfere with the vision of a driver in the driver's seat, for picking up a voice sound from the driver and transmitting a speech signal based on the voice sound to said speech recognition unit, wherein the microphone assembly includes a base mounted on the pillar, an arm pivotally attached at one end to the base, a sound pickup unit mounted on another end of the arm, and a switch housed in said base, whereby the microphone is energized to pick up the voice sound when the arm is angularly positioned in the second position most remotely from said pillar.