ADAPTIVE INITIAL VOLUME SETTINGS FOR A VEHICLE AUDIO SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A vehicle audio system, comprising:
- an input for receiving audio speech signals;
a user-adjustable volume selector; and
a speaker, said audio system playing said audio speech signals via said speaker at a volume that is adjustable via the volume selector between a minimum volume setting and a maximum volume setting;
wherein, at the beginning of a speech session, said audio system plays said audio speech signals at an initial speech session volume that is within a range bounded by at least one initial volume setting that is between said minimum and maximum volume settings, and wherein said audio system adjusts said initial volume setting following one or more speech sessions in which the volume is manually adjusted via the volume selector to a user-selected volume that is past the initial volume setting and out of the range.
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Abstract
A vehicle audio system such as a vehicle radio is integrated with a vehicle speech system so that outputted speech by the vehicle speech system is played through the audio system. When a speech session begins, the audio system mutes any entertainment audio being played and outputs audio speech received from the vehicle speech system at an initial volume that is constrained to be between minimum and maximum initial volume settings. These initial volume settings are automatically adjusted by the audio system if it detects that the user has a tendency to repeatedly adjust the volume past one of these settings each time a speech session is carried out.
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15 Claims
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1. A vehicle audio system, comprising:
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an input for receiving audio speech signals; a user-adjustable volume selector; and a speaker, said audio system playing said audio speech signals via said speaker at a volume that is adjustable via the volume selector between a minimum volume setting and a maximum volume setting; wherein, at the beginning of a speech session, said audio system plays said audio speech signals at an initial speech session volume that is within a range bounded by at least one initial volume setting that is between said minimum and maximum volume settings, and wherein said audio system adjusts said initial volume setting following one or more speech sessions in which the volume is manually adjusted via the volume selector to a user-selected volume that is past the initial volume setting and out of the range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle audio system, comprising:
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an input for receiving audio speech signals; a user-adjustable volume selector; and a speaker; wherein said audio system provides entertainment audio via said speaker at a volume that is adjustable via the volume selector; wherein, during receipt of the audio speech signals, said audio system automatically inhibits playing of the entertainment audio over said speaker and plays said audio speech signals over said speaker at an initial speech session volume that can be subsequently changed via said volume selector; wherein said audio system selects said initial speech session volume such that it is not less than a minimum initial volume setting; and wherein said minimum initial volume setting is automatically adjusted by said audio system based on one or more previous speech session volume settings. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. Vehicle electronics, comprising:
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a vehicle speech system that includes a microphone for receiving user speech input and an output that provides audio speech signals; and an audio system having an input operatively connected to said output to receive the audio speech signals, said audio system including a user-activated volume selector and one or more speakers such that said audio system provides entertainment audio via said speaker(s) at a volume that is adjustable via the volume selector; wherein, during receipt of audio speech signals from said vehicle speech system, said audio system automatically inhibits playing of the entertainment audio via said speaker(s) and plays said audio speech signals over said speaker(s) at an initial speech session volume that can be subsequently changed via said volume control device; wherein said audio system selects said initial speech session volume to be within a range of volumes bounded by a minimum initial volume setting and a maximum initial volume setting, and wherein said initial speech session volume is selected to be equal to the greater of the minimum initial volume setting and a previous speech session volume existing at termination of a previous speech session and to be equal to the lesser of the maximum initial volume setting and the previous speech session volume; and wherein at least one of the initial volume settings is automatically adjusted by said audio system based on a plurality of previous speech session volume settings that were used during a corresponding plurality of previous speech sessions.
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