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Method and apparatus for managing audio signals in a communication system

  • US 10,595,127 B2
  • Filed: 11/22/2016
  • Issued: 03/17/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing audio signals within a communication system, comprising:

  • receiving an audio signal on two or more independent audio paths within a vehicle, the audio signal on the two or more independent audio paths originating from both a mobile radio seated within the vehicle, the mobile radio having a plurality of vehicular speakers mounted within the vehicle, and a portable radio seated within the vehicle, the portable radio having a speaker, the audio signal on the two or more independent paths being the same audio signal;

    identifying, by a controller of at least one of the mobile radio and the portable radio, an audio source ID associated with the audio signal, wherein the audio source ID comprises at least one of;

    a talkgroup ID;

    an individual ID; and

    a channel ID associated with the audio signal; and

    mixing the audio signal from the two or more independent audio paths on two or more speakers so that the audio signal is spatially resolved to play out at a single unique perceived location within the vehicle based on the audio source ID, and the mixed audio signal being spatially separated from other audio signals being played out within the vehicle.

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