Audio system with parental maximum volume control
First Claim
1. An audio system for a vehicle having a plurality of speakers, the speakers including front speakers and other speakers, the system comprising:
- a user interface that enables adjustment of a volume level of an audio signal being reproduced on at least a portion of the audio system to a desired maximum volume level, said interface further enabling said desired maximum volume level to be established as a set maximum volume level;
an audio signal generator that generates the audio signal corresponding to the volume level during the adjustment of the volume level to the desired maximum volume level; and
a processor electrically interconnected with said user interface and adapted to limit the volume level at which audio programs are reproduced on the front speakers to said set maximum volume level, the processor being adapted to limit the volume level on the front speakers but not on all of the speakers.
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Abstract
A user interface (104) of an audio system (100) enables adjustment of a volume level of an audio signal being reproduced on at least a portion of the audio system to a desired maximum volume level. The user interface further enables the desired maximum volume level to be selected as a set maximum volume level. A processor (102) electrically interconnected with the user interface limits the volume at which audio programs are reproduced on at least a portion of the audio system to said set maximum volume level. An audio signal is generated, a volume level of the audio signal is adjusted to a desired maximum volume level in response to a user input, and the desired maximum volume level is established as a set maximum volume level for audio programs played on at least a portion of the audio system (100).
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22 Claims
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1. An audio system for a vehicle having a plurality of speakers, the speakers including front speakers and other speakers, the system comprising:
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a user interface that enables adjustment of a volume level of an audio signal being reproduced on at least a portion of the audio system to a desired maximum volume level, said interface further enabling said desired maximum volume level to be established as a set maximum volume level; an audio signal generator that generates the audio signal corresponding to the volume level during the adjustment of the volume level to the desired maximum volume level; and a processor electrically interconnected with said user interface and adapted to limit the volume level at which audio programs are reproduced on the front speakers to said set maximum volume level, the processor being adapted to limit the volume level on the front speakers but not on all of the speakers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An audio system for a vehicle having a plurality of speakers, the system comprising:
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a user interface that enables adjustment of a volume level of an audio signal being reproduced on at least a portion of the audio system to a desired maximum volume level, said interface further enabling said desired maximum volume level to be established as a set maximum volume level; an audio signal generator that generates the audio signal corresponding to the volume level during the adjustment of the volume level to the desired maximum volume level; and a processor electrically interconnected with said user interface and adapted to limit the volume level at which audio programs are reproduced on selected ones of the speakers to said set maximum volume level, the processor being adapted to limit the volume level on the selected speakers but not on all of the speakers, the selected speakers that are adapted to play audio programs subject to the maximum volume level being selectable by a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating an audio system including a plurality of zones of speakers, the method comprising:
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generating an audio signal; adjusting in response to user input a volume level of the audio signal to a desired maximum volume level; receiving a selection from a user of one of the zones of speakers to which the desired maximum volume is to be applied; and establishing the desired maximum volume level as a first maximum volume level for an audio program played on the selected zone of speakers of the audio system without establishing a second maximum volume level for the audio program played on any other zone of the zones of speakers of the audio system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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