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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:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Mark Zeinstra, Holland, MI (US);
Richard J. Chutorash, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey Golden, Holland, MI (US);
Jon M. Skekloff, Holland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Zeinstra, Holland, MI (US);
Richard J. Chutorash, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Jeffrey Golden, Holland, MI (US);
Jon M. Skekloff, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 21/00 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for providing an audible prompt to a user within a vehicle. The method includes retrieving one or more data files from a memory device. The data files define certain characteristics of an audio prompt. The method also includes creating the audio prompt from the data files and outputting the audio prompt as an audio signal.