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Patent No.:

US 8884788 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2013
Applicant:

Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Kevin C. McCarthy, Tucson, AZ (US);

Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);

Assignee:

Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/123 (2006.01); B60R 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01S 19/14 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/04 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); G01C 21/36 (2013.01); G01C 21/3608 (2013.01); G01C 21/3629 (2013.01); G01C 21/3688 (2013.01); G06Q 20/32 (2013.01); G06Q 20/327 (2013.01); G06Q 20/341 (2013.01); G07F 7/0886 (2013.01); G07F 7/1008 (2013.01); G01C 21/00 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1284 (2013.01); G01S 19/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

An automotive communication system for a vehicle includes a global positioning system and a display device disposed at an interior portion of a vehicle. Data is wirelessly communicated to and is received by electronic circuitry of the vehicle and the data is at least in part customized to the geographic location of the vehicle as determined by the global positioning system. Information derived at least in part from the data is displayed by the display device and is viewable by a driver of the vehicle. A user input for the wireless communication is operable within the interior cabin of the vehicle. The automotive communication system includes at least one of (i) voice input, (ii) voice detection, (iii) voice recognition and (iv) voice generation.


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