Vehicle speaker systems and methods
First Claim
1. A vehicle audio system coupled to a vehicle, the vehicle audio system comprising:
- a first speaker system located above a first seat of the vehicle and configured to emit a first sound based on a first audio file; and
a second speaker system coupled to the vehicle and configured to emit a second sound based on a second audio file that is unrelated to the first audio file while the first speaker system emits the first sound,wherein the first speaker system is communicatively coupled to a first media player such that the first speaker system emits the first sound based on the first audio file from the first media player, and the second speaker system is communicatively coupled to a second media player such that the second speaker system emits the second sound based on the second audio file from the second media player,wherein the first media player is a portion of the vehicle, and the second media player is a portable media player configured to be transportable by a passenger of the vehicle once the passenger reaches a drop-off location and leaves the vehicle.
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Abstract
Vehicle speaker systems described herein enable different people to simultaneously hear different sounds while traveling in the same vehicle (without using headphones). This revolutionary result is based on novel speaker configurations and uses. Some vehicle audio systems include a first speaker system located above a first seat of a vehicle and configured to emit a first sound based on a first audio file. Vehicle audio systems can also include a second speaker system coupled to the vehicle and configured to emit a second sound based on a second audio file that is unrelated to the first audio file while the first speaker system emits the first sound.
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28 Claims
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1. A vehicle audio system coupled to a vehicle, the vehicle audio system comprising:
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a first speaker system located above a first seat of the vehicle and configured to emit a first sound based on a first audio file; and a second speaker system coupled to the vehicle and configured to emit a second sound based on a second audio file that is unrelated to the first audio file while the first speaker system emits the first sound, wherein the first speaker system is communicatively coupled to a first media player such that the first speaker system emits the first sound based on the first audio file from the first media player, and the second speaker system is communicatively coupled to a second media player such that the second speaker system emits the second sound based on the second audio file from the second media player, wherein the first media player is a portion of the vehicle, and the second media player is a portable media player configured to be transportable by a passenger of the vehicle once the passenger reaches a drop-off location and leaves the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22)
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20. A vehicle audio system coupled to a vehicle, the vehicle audio system comprising:
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a first speaker system located above a first seat of the vehicle and configured to emit a first sound based on a first audio file; and a second speaker system coupled to the vehicle and configured to emit a second sound based on a second audio file that is unrelated to the first audio file while the first speaker system emits the first sound, wherein the first speaker system is communicatively coupled to a first media player of the vehicle by a first cable, and the second speaker system is communicatively coupled to the first media player by a second cable, wherein a portable media player is wirelessly communicatively coupled to the first media player such the first media player is configured to receive the second audio file from the portable media player and then send a signal via the second cable to the second speaker system to enable the vehicle audio system to simultaneously play a first audio from the first media player via the first speaker system and play a second audio from the portable media player via the second speaker system such that the first audio is primarily directed to the first seat and the second audio is primarily directed to a second seat of the vehicle to enable a first passenger sitting in the first seat to primarily hear the first audio and to enable a second passenger sitting in the second seat to primarily hear the second audio. - View Dependent Claims (21, 27, 28)
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23. A vehicle audio system coupled to a vehicle, the vehicle audio system comprising:
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a first speaker system located above a first seat of the vehicle and configured to emit a first sound based on a first audio file; and a second speaker system coupled to the vehicle and configured to emit a second sound based on a second audio file that is unrelated to the first audio file while the first speaker system emits the first sound, wherein the vehicle comprises a first directional antenna located in a front half of the vehicle and a second directional antenna located in a back half of the vehicle, wherein the first directional antenna and the second directional antenna are communicatively coupled to a signal processor configured to measure signal strength from a portable media player located in the vehicle to determine if the portable media player is located closer to the first seat or closer to a second seat of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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