System and methods for vehicle sound font creation, playback, and networking
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1. A system for utilizing vehicle sound fonts to augment the engine sounds of a vehicle, comprising:
- memory for storing at least one vehicle sound font;
a processor operative to;
retrieve a vehicle sound font from the memory as a result of receiving a sound font selection corresponding to the vehicle sound font, andinitiate playback of at least one recording from the vehicle sound font in response to vehicle acceleration or deceleration;
an audio player operatively associated with the processor, wherein the audio player is further operative to;
simultaneously play more than one recording from a vehicle sound font corresponding to different recording locations, andtransmit the simultaneous playbacks on separate channels for playback on separate speakers;
means for detecting vehicle acceleration and deceleration;
means for monitoring real-time audio from the vehicle'"'"'s engine;
means for transmitting vehicle acceleration and deceleration detections and the real-time audio from the vehicle'"'"'s engine to the processor, wherein the processor is further operative to compare the vehicle sound font to the real-time audio from the vehicle'"'"'s engine and augment the playback of the at least one recording from the vehicle sound font to more closely resemble at least one source audio for the at least one recording from the vehicle sound font.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide for the creation of vehicle sound fonts, for utilizing the vehicle sound fonts to augment the engine sounds of a vehicle, and for establishing a network for sharing and controlling the playback of vehicle sound fonts and other media. The systems install in automobiles and play simulated engine sounds of other recorded vehicles in a controlled manner synchronized with the engine spark frequency of the playback vehicle. Automobiles with these systems may network together to share media and to coordinate playback in a synchronized manner among all vehicles of the network.
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1. A system for utilizing vehicle sound fonts to augment the engine sounds of a vehicle, comprising:
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memory for storing at least one vehicle sound font; a processor operative to; retrieve a vehicle sound font from the memory as a result of receiving a sound font selection corresponding to the vehicle sound font, and initiate playback of at least one recording from the vehicle sound font in response to vehicle acceleration or deceleration; an audio player operatively associated with the processor, wherein the audio player is further operative to; simultaneously play more than one recording from a vehicle sound font corresponding to different recording locations, and transmit the simultaneous playbacks on separate channels for playback on separate speakers; means for detecting vehicle acceleration and deceleration; means for monitoring real-time audio from the vehicle'"'"'s engine; means for transmitting vehicle acceleration and deceleration detections and the real-time audio from the vehicle'"'"'s engine to the processor, wherein the processor is further operative to compare the vehicle sound font to the real-time audio from the vehicle'"'"'s engine and augment the playback of the at least one recording from the vehicle sound font to more closely resemble at least one source audio for the at least one recording from the vehicle sound font. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for establishing a media sharing network in an environment comprising a plurality of vehicles, each vehicle having a system for storing and sharing media, the method comprising:
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receiving at a first receiver of a first vehicle a beacon transmission associated with at least a second vehicle announcing participation in a network; at the first vehicle, establishing a communications link between at least the first receiver of the first vehicle and a second transmitter of the second vehicle and between a first transmitter of the first vehicle and a second receiver of the second vehicle; determining if there is new media available through any established communications link of the network, wherein new media comprises media that is not stored at the first vehicle prior establishing the communications link; determining a location for each of the plurality of vehicles; determining whether each of the plurality of vehicles has at least one of the stored media selected for playback; and displaying, in each of the plurality of vehicles, the location and the at least one of the stored media selected for playback for each of the plurality of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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