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Positional audio in a vehicle-to-vehicle network

  • US 8,682,004 B2
  • Filed: 03/07/2008
  • Issued: 03/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for controlling distribution of audio data to speakers in a first vehicle participating in a vehicle-to-vehicle network in which participating vehicles generate audio data that is transmitted to other participating vehicles, comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of audio data streams comprising an audio data stream received from each of a plurality of vehicle-to-vehicle network participant vehicles of the vehicle-to-vehicle network;

    providing indications of the received plurality of audio data streams to a user of the first vehicle to allow selection of audio data streams received from the plurality of vehicle-to-vehicle network participant vehicles to play over a speaker system of the first vehicle;

    receiving an input from the user of the first vehicle selecting one of the received plurality of audio data streams received from a second vehicle participating in the vehicle-to-vehicle network;

    establishing a geographic bearing of the second vehicle relative to the first vehicle using geographic position information of the first vehicle and the second vehicle;

    mapping the established geographic bearing of the second vehicle relative to the first vehicle onto specific speakers of the speaker system of the first vehicle;

    selecting the specific speakers in the first vehicle to distribute the selected audio data stream received from the second vehicle in accordance with the mapped established geographic bearing; and

    distributing the selected audio data stream received from the second vehicle to the selected specific speakers in the first vehicle in accordance with the established geographic bearing.

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