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USING EXTERNAL SOUNDS TO ALERT VEHICLE OCCUPANTS OF EXTERNAL EVENTS AND MASK IN-CAR CONVERSATIONS

  • US 20150137998A1
  • Filed: 11/21/2013
  • Published: 05/21/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicular audio system comprising:

  • an audio detector configured to sense ambient sounds external to a vehicle; and

    an audio processing module configured to;

    receive one or more signals representing the ambient sounds from the audio detector,process the ambient sounds to identify an event external to the vehicle and corresponding to at least one sound within the ambient sounds, wherein the at least one sound is generated by the event, andprovide an alert associated with the event to an occupant in the vehicle.

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