Method and Apparatus for an Active Vehicle Sound Management System
First Claim
1. An active sound management system for a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of zones defined in the vehicle, each zone including at least one speaker and at least one microphone associated therewith; and
a control unit operatively connected to the plurality of zones, the control unit having an input line for receiving an input signal from the at least one microphone of each of the plurality of zones and an output line for sending an output signal to the at least one speaker of each of the plurality of zones;
wherein the control unit is capable of selectively communicating with at least one of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle in at least one of a plurality of selected modes, the plurality of selected modes being selected from a group consisting of a noise cancellation mode, a speech amplification mode, a voice privacy mode, an audio/multimedia mode, a voice recognition mode, and a cell phone interface mode, whereby the control unit is operative to manage the sound in the vehicle in the at least one of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle when in the at least one of the plurality of selected modes.
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Abstract
An active sound management system for a vehicle includes a plurality of zones defined in the vehicle, each zone including at least one speaker and at least one microphone associated therewith, and a control unit operatively connected to the plurality of zones, the control unit having an input line for receiving an input signal from the at least one microphone of each of the plurality of zones and an output line for sending an output signal to the at least one speaker of each of the plurality of zones. The control unit is capable of selectively communicating with at least one of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle in a plurality of selected modes, the plurality of selected modes being selected from a group consisting of a noise cancellation mode, a speech amplification mode, a voice privacy mode, an audio/multimedia mode, a voice recognition mode, and a cell phone interface mode, whereby the control unit is operative to manage the sound in the vehicle in the at least one of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle when in the at least one of the plurality of selected modes.
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20 Claims
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1. An active sound management system for a vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of zones defined in the vehicle, each zone including at least one speaker and at least one microphone associated therewith; and a control unit operatively connected to the plurality of zones, the control unit having an input line for receiving an input signal from the at least one microphone of each of the plurality of zones and an output line for sending an output signal to the at least one speaker of each of the plurality of zones; wherein the control unit is capable of selectively communicating with at least one of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle in at least one of a plurality of selected modes, the plurality of selected modes being selected from a group consisting of a noise cancellation mode, a speech amplification mode, a voice privacy mode, an audio/multimedia mode, a voice recognition mode, and a cell phone interface mode, whereby the control unit is operative to manage the sound in the vehicle in the at least one of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle when in the at least one of the plurality of selected modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operation for an active sound management system for a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a plurality of zones defined in the vehicle, each zone including at least one speaker and at least one microphone associated therewith; (b) providing a control unit operatively connected to the plurality of zones, the control unit having an input line for receiving an input signal from the at least one microphone of each of the plurality of zones and an output line for sending an output signal to the at least one speaker of each of the plurality of zones; and (c) operating the control unit whereby the control unit selectively communicates with at least one of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle in a plurality of selected modes, the plurality of selected modes being selected from a group consisting of a noise cancellation mode, a speech amplification mode, a voice privacy mode, an audio/multimedia mode, a voice recognition mode, and a cell phone interface mode, whereby the control unit is operative to manage the sound in the vehicle in the at least one of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle when in the at least one of the plurality of selected modes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operation for an active sound management system for a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a plurality of zones defined in a vehicle, each zone including a speaker and a microphone associated therewith; (b) providing a control unit operatively connected to the plurality of zones, the control unit having an input line for receiving an input signal from the microphone of each of the plurality of zones and an output line for sending an output signal to the speaker of each of the plurality of zones; and (c) operating the control unit whereby the control unit selectively communicates between at least two of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle in a plurality of selected modes, the plurality of selected modes being selected from a group consisting of a noise cancellation mode, a speech amplification mode, a voice privacy mode, an audio/multimedia mode, a voice recognition mode, and a cell phone interface mode, whereby the control unit is operative to manage the sound in the vehicle between the at least two of the plurality of zones defined in the vehicle when in the at least one of the plurality of selected modes. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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