Monitoring of vehicle window vibrations for voice-command recognition

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11180098
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16598079

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Method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring of vehicle window vibrations for voice-command recognition. An example vehicle includes a window, an outer layer, a vibration sensor coupled to the window to detect audio vibrations, an audio actuator coupled to the outer layer to vibrate the outer layer, and a controller. The controller is to detect a voice command from a user via the vibration sensor, identify an audio response based upon the voice command, and emit the audio response to the user via the audio actuator.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC330 TOWN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 800 SOUTH DEARBORN MI 48126

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Amman, Scott Andrew Milford, US 34 382
Busch, Leah Berkley, US 11 77
Huber, John Edward Novi, US 23 189
Rangarajan, Ranjani Farmington Hills, US 19 122
Wheeler, Joshua Trenton, US 36 146

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