11. A method for recognizing speech received from a vehicle occupant at a microphone mounted in a vehicle using a control system for mounting in the vehicle, the speech relating to a data file stored in a portable electronic device, the method comprising: establishing a wireless communication link between the control system and the portable electronic device; retrieving the data file from the portable electronic device over the wireless communication link, the data file including text data; identifying the text data; generating a phonemic representation of the text data; comparing the generated phonemic representation to a signal received from the microphone at the control system, the signal representing the speech; and causing the portable electronic device to establish a phone call based on a result of the comparison.
11. A method for recognizing speech received from a vehicle occupant at a microphone mounted in a vehicle using a control system for mounting in the vehicle, the speech relating to a data file stored in a portable electronic device, the method comprising: establishing a wireless communication link between the control system and the portable electronic device; retrieving the data file from the portable electronic device over the wireless communication link, the data file including text data; identifying the text data; generating a phonemic representation of the text data; comparing the generated phonemic representation to a signal received from the microphone at the control system, the signal representing the speech; and causing the portable electronic device to establish a phone call based on a result of the comparison. 13. A method according to claim 11 , further including the step of converting the text data of each data file into an audible speech representation of the text data.