Abstract:
A system (20) is provided for controlling personalized settings in a vehicle (10). The system (20) includes a microphone (22) for receiving spoken commands from a person (16A) in the vehicle (10), a location recognizer (80) for identifying location of the speaker (16A), and an identity recognizer (84) for identifying the identity of the speaker (16A). The system (20) also includes a speech recognizer (82) for recognizing the received spoken commands. The system (20) further includes a controller (24) for processing the identified location, identity and commands of the speaker (16A). The controller (24) controls one or more feature settings based on the identified location, identified identity and recognized spoken commands of the speaker (16A). The system (20) also optimizes the grammar comparison for speech recognition and the beamforming microphone array used in the vehicle (10).
Abstract:
A terrestrial receiver (58) and method for recovering universal services in a spot beam satellite radio transmission system (46) including at least two discrete signal sources (48 and 50) producing first and second adjacent or overlapping spot beam loci (52 and 54) within a coverage area (42), wherein the signals (60 and 62) forming the spot beams (52 and 54) each contain repeating time aligned universal services having a master synchronizing frame, at least one common channel, and at least one spot specific channel with differing frequency and/or polarization. The receiver (58) switches among a plurality of antenna elements (12) to receive a signal. At least a portion of plurality of antenna elements (12) receive a transmitted signal, such that the transmitted signal includes a plurality of sub-channels that are transmitted in predetermined time intervals. A switching device (14) is in communication with the plurality of antenna elements (12), and switches among single antenna elements (12) to receive the transmitted signal. A controller (16) is in communication with the switching device (14), and commands the switching device (14) to select each of the antenna elements (12) separately in predetermined periods of time based upon the predetermined time intervals of each of the master synchronizing frames. A power level of the transmitted signal is determined during the predetermined period of time that corresponds to the predetermined time intervals, and the controller (16) commands the switching device (14) to switch to an antenna element (12) based upon the determined power level.
Abstract:
Long time interleaver and listenable audio performance enhancements for a satellite receiver are presented. One enhancement includes comparing a correlation and a predetermined threshold value and blocking satellite signal data transmission from entry into long time interleaver (LTI) device circuitry and forward error correction (FEC) circuitry when the correlation value is the same as, or less than the predetermined threshold value. Another enhancement includes using Reed-Solomon codeword error checking to prevent erroneous baseband signal data from being accepted as good baseband signal data. A further enhancement includes storing symbol timing and frequency data during a strong signal condition of the satellite receiver and using this stored data when the satellite receiver encounters a weak signal condition. Another enhancement includes mitigating DC offset noise in a satellite receiver having a zero-IF tuner.
Abstract:
A system (20) is provided for controlling personalized settings in a vehicle (10). The system (20) includes a microphone (22) for receiving spoken commands from a person (16A) in the vehicle (10), a location recognizer (80) for identifying location of the speaker (16A), and an identity recognizer (84) for identifying the identity of the speaker (16A). The system (20) also includes a speech recognizer (82) for recognizing the received spoken commands. The system (20) further includes a controller (24) for processing the identified location, identity and commands of the speaker (16A). The controller (24) controls one or more feature settings based on the identified location, identified identity and recognized spoken commands of the speaker (16A). The system (20) also optimizes the grammar comparison for speech recognition and the beamforming microphone array used in the vehicle (10).
Abstract:
A terrestrial receiver (58) and method for recovering universal services in a spot beam satellite radio transmission system (46) including at least two discrete signal sources (48 and 50) producing first and second adjacent or overlapping spot beam loci (52 and 54) within a coverage area (42), wherein the signals (60 and 62) forming the spot beams (52 and 54) each contain repeating time aligned universal services having a master synchronizing frame, at least one common channel, and at least one spot specific channel with differing frequency and/or polarization. The receiver (58) switches among a plurality of antenna elements (12) to receive a signal. At least a portion of plurality of antenna elements (12) receive a transmitted signal, such that the transmitted signal includes a plurality of sub-channels that are transmitted in predetermined time intervals. A switching device (14) is in communication with the plurality of antenna elements (12), and switches among single antenna elements (12) to receive the transmitted signal. A controller (16) is in communication with the switching device (14), and commands the switching device (14) to select each of the antenna elements (12) separately in predetermined periods of time based upon the predetermined time intervals of each of the master synchronizing frames. A power level of the transmitted signal is determined during the predetermined period of time that corresponds to the predetermined time intervals, and the controller (16) commands the switching device (14) to switch to an antenna element (12) based upon the determined power level.
Abstract:
A method (300) is presented to extend a frequency lock range of a received RF signal in a satellite receiver (12). One step (300) in the method includes analyzing data information (143a) of a preamble (145a) associated with the received satellite RF signal (302). Another step (304) includes determining an estimated frequency value (304) that is a function of the analyzed data information (143a) that further includes at least a portion of the frequency error formed therein. A further step (306) includes comparing the determined estimated frequency value (184) to a predetermined threshold value (123). Another step (308) includes using the determined estimated frequency value (184) when the determined frequency value (184) is greater than the predetermined threshold value (123) to operatively control tracking mode electronic circuitry (190) disposed in the satellite receiver (12) to attain frequency lock on the received satellite RF signal.
Abstract:
A method (300) is presented to extend a frequency lock range of a received RF signal in a satellite receiver (12). One step (300) in the method includes analyzing data information (143a) of a preamble (145a) associated with the received satellite RF signal (302). Another step (304) includes determining an estimated frequency value (304) that is a function of the analyzed data information (143a) that further includes at least a portion of the frequency error formed therein. A further step (306) includes comparing the determined estimated frequency value (184) to a predetermined threshold value (123). Another step (308) includes using the determined estimated frequency value (184) when the determined frequency value (184) is greater than the predetermined threshold value (123) to operatively control tracking mode electronic circuitry (190) disposed in the satellite receiver (12) to attain frequency lock on the received satellite RF signal.