Patent Document ID: 8004392
Application ID: 12339746

Base Claim:
1. A voice acquisition system for a vehicle, said voice acquisition system comprising: an interior rearview mirror assembly attached at an inner portion of the windshield of a vehicle equipped with said interior rearview mirror assembly; said interior rearview mirror assembly including at least one microphone for receiving audio signals within a cabin of the vehicle and generating an output 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 a wireless communication system; a control in the vehicle, said control responsive to said output from said at least one microphone, said control at least partially distinguishing vocal signals from non-vocal signals present in said output; and said interior rearview mirror assembly including at least one accessory selected from the group consisting of an antenna, a video device, a security system status indicator, a tire pressure indicator display and a loudspeaker.

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Claim 4:
4. The voice acquisition system of claim 1 , wherein said control is operable to distinguish said vocal signals present in said output from said non-vocal signals by a ratio of at least 10:1.