In-vehicle entertainment sound system

• US 20070030980A1
• Filed: 01/09/2006
• Published: 02/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bryan Goodman, Kenneth Varnum
• Original Assignee: Bryan Goodman, Kenneth Varnum
• Inventors: Varnum, Kenneth, Goodman, Bryan
• Granted Patent: US 8,290,175 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/86
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 15/026 by using processor, e.g. microcomputer
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/003 with radio receiver

Abstract

A method of recording a recommended plurality of audio signals (40) in an entertainment sound system (42) associated with an automotive vehicle (12)includes a central server (14) for processing a plurality of data (16) associated with a plurality of audio signals (18). A data input (22) within the vehicle (12) receives the plurality of data (16). An audio input (20) within the vehicle (12) receives the plurality of audio signals (18). The plurality of data (16) is transmitted from the central server (14) through said data input (22) to a controller (24) within the automotive vehicle (12). Furthermore, the plurality of data (16) is transmitted through the data input (22) to the controller (24). A preferred plurality of audio signals (34) received from the audio input (20) is acoustically played on the entertainment sound system (42). Then, a preferred plurality of data (36) associated with the preferred plurality of audio signals (34) is recorded onto a user profile stored on an electronic medium (30). Finally, a recommended plurality of audio signals (40) having a preference vector congruent to the user profile is recorded onto the electronic medium (30).

Claims

1. A method of recording an audio signal on a vehicular entertainment sound system comprising the steps of:

identifying an adverse driving condition that prevents the driver from listening to a complete audio program;

recording that audio program for later payback; and

playing back such recorded audio program.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said adverse driving condition involves a driver conversation.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said adverse driving condition involves an unfavorable road condition.

4. A vehicular entertainment sound system recording and playing back a plurality of audio signals within an automotive vehicle comprising:

a controller encoding said audio signals and detecting system power up; and

a time delay actuator, prompting said controller to record said audio signals.

5. The vehicular entertainment sound system of claim 4, further comprising a recorder recording said encoded audio signals to an electronic medium when said system is not powered up.

6. The vehicular entertainment sound system of claim 4, further comprising a user interface receiving user preferred audio signals when the system is powered up.

7. The vehicle entertainment sound system of claim 4, wherein said controller measures the length of time the user plays said audio signals, those audio signals played more than a predetermined minimum length of time composes user preferred audio signals.

8. The vehicular entertainment sound system of claim 4, wherein said controller determines user preferred audio signals from said plurality of audio signals, said controller encoding said preferred audio signals and commands said recorder to record said user preferred audio signals.

9. A personal audio recording system associated with an automotive vehicle, the personal audio recording system comprising:

an audio input associated with the automotive vehicle, said audio input transmitting a preferred plurality of audio signals;

a controller receiving said preferred plurality of audio signals;

an entertainment sound system acoustically playing said preferred plurality of audio signals received from said audio input, said entertainment sound system disposed within the automotive vehicle; and

a recorder actuated by said controller to record said preferred plurality of preferred plurality of audio signals, said recorder actuated by said controller.