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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2001
Applicant:
James J. Piwowarski, Holly, MI (US);
Inventor:
James J. Piwowarski, Holly, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and code on a computer readable medium are provided for constructing and operating a vehicle communication unit that is adapted for enunciating an audio signal to the cabin of a vehicle, and for simultaneously receiving the enunciated audio signal and a voice-command from a user speaking in the cabin of the vehicle, and for generating a DTMF signal in response to the voice-command without muting or otherwise interrupting the enunciated audio signal.