Vehicle Communication System
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1. A method of communicating through a vehicle communication system associated with a vehicle, the vehicle including at least a first zone and a second zone, the method comprising:
- determining, by a vehicle communication system controller, a signal strength of a wearable personal communication device; and
determining, by the vehicle communication system controller, if the wearable personal communication device is in the first zone within the vehicle based, at least in part, on a comparison of the signal strength with a first threshold.
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Abstract
A vehicle communication system detects the presence of a passenger wearable communication device. The system receives audio signals from multiple sources inside or outside of a vehicle. The system processes the signals before routing the signals to multiple destinations. The destinations may include wearable personal communication devices, front and/or rear speakers, and/or a remote mobile device.
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1. A method of communicating through a vehicle communication system associated with a vehicle, the vehicle including at least a first zone and a second zone, the method comprising:
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determining, by a vehicle communication system controller, a signal strength of a wearable personal communication device; and determining, by the vehicle communication system controller, if the wearable personal communication device is in the first zone within the vehicle based, at least in part, on a comparison of the signal strength with a first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for communicating in a vehicle, the vehicle including at least a first zone and a second zone, the system comprising:
a vehicle communication system controller, the vehicle system controller for determining a signal strength associated with a wearable personal communication device, and determining if the wearable personal communication device is in the first zone of the vehicle based, at least in part, on a comparison of the signal strength with a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product for communicating through a vehicle communication system associated with a vehicle, the vehicle including at least a first zone and a second zone, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, the computer readable program code comprising:
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computer code for determining a signal strength of a wearable personal communication device; and computer code for determining if the wearable personal communication device is in the first zone within the vehicle, based, at least in part, on a comparison of the signal strength with a first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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