Patent ID: 7012507

Claim:
A voice acquisition system for a vehicle comprising: a module attached at an inner surface portion of the windshield of the vehicle; said module including at least one microphone for receiving audio signals within a cabin of the vehicle and generating an output signal indicative of said audio signals, said at least one microphone providing sound capture for at least one of a hands free cell phone system, an audio recording system and an emergency communication system; a control operable to receive said output signal from said at least one microphone, said control being operable to distinguish the presence of vocal signals from non-vocal signals; said module including at least one additional accessory selected from the group consisting of a global positioning system antenna, a motion sensor, a rain sensor, a video device, a light of the vehicle, an automatic toll booth transducer, a security system status indicator, a compass display, a compass sensor, a temperature display, a temperature sensor, a tire pressure indicator display, a seat occupancy detection antenna, a seat occupancy detection transducer and a loudspeaker; and wherein said module attaches at said windshield by at least one of a mechanical attachment and an adhesive attachment.