Audio system for a motor vehicle
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1. An audio system for a motor vehicle comprising:
- an output device configured to output audio signals;
a computing unit and a software product that, when running on the computing unit instructs the computing unit to perform the following;
retrieve at least one music item from at least one storage device;
determine an audio profile for the at least one music item;
classify the at least one music item in at least one of a music categories on the basis of the determined audio profile;
determine at least one driving parameter that characterizes a current driving behavior of the driver of the motor vehicle;
classify the current driving behavior of the driver on the basis of the at least one determined parameter;
select a category from the plurality of predefined music categories on the basis of the classified current driving behavior of the driver; and
output the at least one music item included in the selected category via the output device,wherein the software product instructs the computing unit to determine a stage profile for a stage of a journey currently being travelled by the vehicle, and wherein the selection of the category from the plurality of predefined music categories is made on the basis of the classified current driving behavior of the driver and on the basis of the determined stage profile.
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Abstract
An adaptive audio system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The audio system is operable to retrieve a music item from a storage device, classify the music item in a predefined music category the basis of a determined audio profile, select a category from a plurality of predefined music categories on the basis of a current driving behavior of the driver, and output a music item included in the selected category via an output device. The driving behavior of the driver is understood to mean the mode or style in which the driver drives.
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1. An audio system for a motor vehicle comprising:
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an output device configured to output audio signals; a computing unit and a software product that, when running on the computing unit instructs the computing unit to perform the following; retrieve at least one music item from at least one storage device; determine an audio profile for the at least one music item; classify the at least one music item in at least one of a music categories on the basis of the determined audio profile; determine at least one driving parameter that characterizes a current driving behavior of the driver of the motor vehicle; classify the current driving behavior of the driver on the basis of the at least one determined parameter; select a category from the plurality of predefined music categories on the basis of the classified current driving behavior of the driver; and output the at least one music item included in the selected category via the output device, wherein the software product instructs the computing unit to determine a stage profile for a stage of a journey currently being travelled by the vehicle, and wherein the selection of the category from the plurality of predefined music categories is made on the basis of the classified current driving behavior of the driver and on the basis of the determined stage profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a software product that, when running on a computing unit of an audio system in a vehicle having an output device configured to output audio signals, instructs the computing unit to perform the following:
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retrieve at least one music item from at least one storage device; determine an audio profile for the at least one music item; classify the at least one music item in at least one of a plurality of predefined music categories on the basis of the determined audio profile; determine at least one parameter that characterizes a current driving behavior of the driver of the motor vehicle; classify the current driving behavior of the driver on the basis of the at least one determined parameter; select a category from the plurality of predefined music categories on the basis of the classified current driving behavior of the driver; and output the at least one music item included in the selected category via the output device, wherein the software product instructs the computing unit to determine a stage profile for a stage of a the vehicle is going to travel, and the selection of the category from the plurality of predefined music categories is based on the classified current driving behavior of the driver and the determined stage profile.
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12. A method for operating an adaptive audio system in a motor vehicle comprising:
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retrieving at least one music item from a music storage device; determining an audio profile for the at least one music item; classifying the at least one music item in at least one of a plurality of predefined music categories on the basis of the audio profile; determining at least one driving parameter characterizing a current driving behavior of the driver of the motor vehicle; classifying the driving behavior on the basis of the at least one driving parameter; selecting a category from the plurality of predefined music categories on the basis of the classified current driving behavior of the driver; and outputting the at least one music item included in the selected category via an audio output device in the motor vehicle and beginning the output of the at least one music item at a predefined point in the music item. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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