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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Arun Dutta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G10L 25/63 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10L 25/63 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a microphone programmed to capture sounds in a passenger compartment of a vehicle and output a sound signal. A speech analyzer analyzes the sound signal for distressed speech and for action words. The speech analyzer outputs an alert signal if distressed speech and action words are detected. A processing device receives the alert signal and initiates contact with an emergency service provider in response to the alert signal.