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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2021
Applicant:
GM Cruise Holdings Llc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventor:
Brian Vaughn Gilbert, Fairfax, CA (US);
Assignee:
GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); G10L 25/78 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting a convenient time to play an audible announcement. The techniques described herein can be implemented for audible announcements in various settings, including, for example, audible announcements in an autonomous vehicle and audible announcements from a mapping service on a mobile device. In an autonomous vehicle, interior microphones can be used to detect voices within the vehicle and identify pauses in conversation. Audible notifications and announcements within the autonomous vehicle can then be made during the pauses.